Chapter 183 Ou Qing Stays
The first time I attended a morning court session, I went with the leaders of various departments to wake up the emperor. It was a really exciting experience.

In order to make himself appear less prominent, Ou Zanghua decisively chose to continue supporting Xia Sheng.

"Mr. Ouke, I can do it."

"No, Senior Xia, you are too weak. Let's walk slowly."

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According to the "Huang Ming Zu Xun", I use the Qianqing Palace as my main bedroom. I enter after the evening court and leave at dawn when the stars appear. Except when I am sick, I dare not be lazy in times of peace and prosperity. This is why I fear the heavens and the people, and it is the reason why the country prospers. It means that I should be careful when attending court.

This is Old Zhu, who worked hard to govern the country and was diligent in government affairs. He stipulated that there would be three court sessions a day, namely morning court, noon court and evening court.

In order to save time, the office and bedroom were built together, which is called front living and back sleeping.

Fortunately, the Qianqing Palace is large enough and has twenty-seven beds. The emperor can choose a bed according to his own preferences. What a considerate ancestor!

At this moment, Emperor Zhengde was sleeping soundly on the bed, and the entire Qianqing Palace was quiet.

On the small square outside the Qianqing Palace, Yang Tinghe said to Zhang Yong, "Please ask Eunuch Zhang to come into the palace and make an announcement."

"Oh" Zhang Yong didn't know whether to sigh or respond, so he could only walk into the Qianqing Palace helplessly.

He walked all the way to the bedside of Emperor Zhengde and waited for a while. Seeing that his majesty's eyelids trembled a little, he knew that his majesty had woken up and just wanted to stay in bed.

He came closer, knelt down and said softly, "Your Majesty, the civil and military officials are waiting outside the palace!"

Emperor Zhengde yawned and said, "Didn't I say that I would not attend court today because I was not feeling well?"

"Mr. Yang has also brought Li Zongzhou, the director of the Imperial Hospital."

"Ok??"

Emperor Zhengde became a little more awake. Didn’t Yang Tinghe and the old man intend to let him have a good sleep?

However, Zhengde was in no mood to intrigue with Lao Yang, so he casually said, "Zhang Banban, go out and tell them that I will definitely attend the court early tomorrow!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Yong felt relieved after hearing what the emperor said.

"By the way, did Lord Ou also come to the morning court today?" Emperor Zhengde suddenly remembered the Ming Dynasty's top scholar whom he had personally cultivated, and asked.

"Your Majesty, I saw Lord Ou and Lord Xia standing together."

"Well, let everyone else go back! Ou Qing stay." After Emperor Zhengde said this, he turned over and fell asleep again.

Zhang Yongze stood up and took a few steps back before turning around and leaving.

Outside the Qianqing Palace, Yang Tinghe saw Zhang Yong coming out and immediately went to greet him.

Without waiting for Old Yang to speak, Zhang Yong immediately said, "Your Majesty has ordered that I will hold court tomorrow morning. All the ministers should go back! Lord Ou from the Honglu Temple, please stay."

After hearing Zhang Yong's words, the big guys who were still bowing looked back and found that Ou Zanghua and Xia Sheng had walked more than ten feet away.

When the censor on the side saw this scene, he immediately wrote in his little notebook: The Ministers of the Honglu Temple Xia Sheng and Ou Zanghua have behaved disrespectfully in front of the emperor!
"Huhu."

Xia Sheng, who was almost dragged away by Ou Zanghua, said with some panting: "Mr. Ou Keqing, don't support me next time."

"I'm sorry, Senior Xia. I'll carry you next time."

"No, I think I can live two more years if I leave on my own."

Fu Gui, the Minister of Rites who had just taken office in December, looked at the two and frowned slightly, reminding them: "Xia Dongqing, Ou Keqing, this is outside the Qianqing Palace, please be careful about your words and actions."

"Thank you, Lord Chunqing, for your advice. Ahem. My Honglu Temple ahem has its own rules." Xia Sheng blocked Ou Zanghua behind him and fought back fearlessly. Anyway, the Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites had a lot of troubles to begin with, and they had quarreled before.
Even though I didn’t win the argument, I can’t lose the momentum!

Fu Gui looked at Xia Sheng, who was more than ten years younger than him but extremely weak, and for a moment he didn't know whether to confront him or not.

Liang Chu, the Minister of Personnel and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, turned his head and looked over here, and said in a calm tone: "Jingxi, Jingyu, Bangrui has no other intentions, you two should indeed be careful in your words and actions."

"Thank you for your advice, Tianguan. We have a lot of things to do in the Honglu Temple. We are both dedicated to the public, so we are a little anxious." However, Xia Sheng bowed and also did not give Liang Chu any face.

Because the Minister of Rites in November was Liang Chu, and the two had a confrontation in the main hall in October.

What's more, Xia Sheng had already resigned from his post, and the Ministry of Personnel could do nothing to him.

Ou Zanghua looked at Senior Xia in admiration, is this the aura of the Minister of the Temple of Rites?
No matter whether you are the minister of one of the six ministries or a cabinet minister, just confront you and the matter will be settled!
Fortunately, Yang Tinghe stepped forward and after some persuasion, he, Liu Zhong and Fei Hong led the civil and military officials back to the duty room.

These cabinet ministers wish there were twenty-four hours in a day, so it is naturally impossible for them to waste time here for a long time.

Besides, the emperor has already made concessions, so their goal has been achieved.

Ou Zanghua wanted to help Xia Sheng walk a few steps, but Master Xia just moved to the side, put his hands behind his back and said seriously: "Mr. Ou, I don't need your help, I can do it!"

"Really?" Ou Zanghua asked hesitantly.

"With your intelligence, can I scare you?"

"That makes sense! Senior Xia, take care."

Xia Sheng nodded. It was obvious that he wanted to walk faster, but unfortunately his strength did not allow it.

All the civil and military officials had left, leaving Ou Zanghua standing alone outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He looked around, walked up to Zhang Yong, bowed, and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, is there a place where I can sit for a while?"

Zhang Yong looked at Ou Zanghua with a smile and said, "Without the order of His Majesty, Lord Ou cannot even move."

"Hehe." Ou Zanghua smiled awkwardly and then returned to his original position.

Fortunately, Emperor Zhengde did not make him wait long. He only stood for half an hour before an announcement was sent to let Ou Zanghua enter the palace.

Emperor Zhengde got dressed with the help of palace maids. He sat in front of a big table and ate breakfast. Ou Zanghua took a quick look and found that Emperor Zhengde had a rich meal, including fried mutton, pan-fried goose with minced meat, braised vegetables with clear sauce, twice-cooked fried fish, oven-roasted meat, bamboo shoot noodles, soft-boiled chicken soup, fragrant rice, bean soup and more than ten other dishes.

"Your humble servant Ou Zanghua pays respect to Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Ou, have you had breakfast?" Emperor Zhengde looked up at Ou Zanghua and asked with a smile.

Ou Zanghua said decisively: "Not yet."

"Then come and eat with me, Zhang Banban, and add a stool for Lord Ou." Emperor Zhengde ordered upon hearing this.

Naturally, Ou Zanghua would not be polite to the boss. He sat down and started eating. Then he was stunned. This breakfast was unexpectedly delicious.

Emperor Zhengde noticed the change in Ou Qing's expression and explained, "The food made by Guanglu Temple and Taichang Temple is too unpalatable, and the food supervisor is not much better. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I recruited a group of cooks, and arranged the men to the Shangshan Bureau and the women to the Shangshi Bureau. Since then, my food has improved."

Ou Zanghua understood. No wonder the food this time tasted so much better than the last time he took the palace examination.

He immediately said, "Your Majesty, the fried goose and roasted meat here are delicious. Please allow me to take some home."

Zhang Yong, who was serving Emperor Zhengde dinner, was stunned. He couldn't help but admire Ou Zanghua. This guy not only wanted to eat, but also wanted to take!

"Hahaha." After hearing this, Emperor Zhengde laughed and said, "Mr. Ou really has good taste. I also think these two dishes are delicious. Zhang Banban, ask the Imperial Kitchen Bureau to make two more servings for Mr. Ou to take home."

"Yes," Zhang Yong replied, then stepped aside and gave a few instructions to a young eunuch, asking him to go down and make arrangements.
(End of this chapter)