Chapter 334: As a minister, he exercises the authority of a minister

Of the six ministries in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, except for the Ministry of Justice, the other five offices were all on the right side in front of Chengtian Gate, which is to the east of Tiananmen Square in later generations.

The Ministry of Personnel is at the main entrance of the National Museum, the Ministry of Revenue is in the National Museum parking lot, and the Ministry of Rites is slightly better, located between Tianan Kaifulai Shopping Mall and Fangshan Restaurant.

Today, Ou Zanghua is sitting in the Ministry of Rites. At that time, the Minister of Rites, Mr. Tian Jingxian, is bedridden due to illness and is recuperating at home, temporarily leaving government affairs.

The Left Vice Minister of Rites, Mr. Mao Ji, was so grief-stricken over the passing of his beloved mother that he returned to his hometown in accordance with ancient customs and observed mourning for three years, fully demonstrating his filial piety.

So the huge Ministry of Rites fell on Ou Zanghua's shoulders.

This is called exercising the power of a minister while holding the status of a vice minister.

The memorial he saw was from the Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Henan.

In this record, Master Fang Zheng stood up with a firm belief in justice and became a solid shield to maintain the order and peace of the martial arts world. He personally led many monks of Shaolin Temple and cooperated with the soldiers of Songshan Guard to wipe out Ren Woxing and his ilk who were entrenched in the First Ancestor Mountain.

They were not given the opportunity to grow bigger and stronger and achieve greater success.

The price he paid was that Master Fang Zheng was seriously injured and was no longer able to preside over the affairs of Shaolin Temple, so he had to abdicate and let others take over.

The person recommended by Master Fang Zheng was his junior fellow apprentice Master Fang Jing.

Ou Zanghua flipped through the pages and found Master Fang Jing's handwriting, which could also be considered Master Fang Jing's way of dealing with the world in the future:
With compassion in mind, one will regard others as oneself, worry about others' worries and be happy about others' happiness. Therefore, it is said that with compassion in mind, the world will be broad. If you help others, your virtue will grow day by day.

Although the language of this article is plain and without any flowery embellishment, every word is precious, revealing that Master Fang Jing has a purer Buddhist heart than Master Fang Zheng.

What surprised Ou Zanghua even more was that Master Fangzheng's injuries were so serious. However, he changed his mind and thought that Dongfang Bubai also came to the capital with a seriously injured body, so it seemed to make sense.

He thought for a while, wrote down his opinion, and placed the memorial in a basket beside him. An official would take it to the cabinet soon.

Next, Ou Zanghua will begin to arrange the year-end ceremonies of worshiping heaven and ancestors.

The annual worship of heaven and ancestors is the top priority of the Ministry of Rites, and requires the coordination and cooperation of multiple departments to complete.

It is easy to understand if we change it to the model of a modern company. The Ministry of Rites is the decision-making group, the Hanlin Academy is the advisory group, the Taichang Temple is the executive group, the Guanglu Temple is the purchasing group, and the Honglu Temple is the reception group.

In addition, there are the Ministry of Industry, the Imperial Kiln Factory, a collaborative department, and the Imperial Observatory, a weather forecast group.

Since the dates for sacrifices are chosen by the Imperial Observatory one year in advance and will not be changed unless there are special circumstances, all departments begin to mobilize in early November.

Ou Zanghua first went to the Taichang Temple and watched the music and dance with Liu Kai, the Minister of Taichang Temple. As for the reading of blessings, setting up seats, ceremonies, and general praises, these were still being rehearsed.

"Sir Liu, I have an idea. We can play a piece of music before the ceremony officially starts." After reading it, Ou Zanghua said, "This way, all the officials present can be prepared."

After hearing this, Liu Kai thought for a while before saying calmly, "Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Ou Zanghua smiled and continued, "I composed a piece of music a few days ago and will send it over later. Sir Liu, please rehearse it first to see how it turns out."

Liu Kai looked at Ou Zanghua speechlessly. So you are so careful!
However, it would not be a big deal to arrange it before the ceremony began, so he said, "I understand. I will be in the Taichang Temple during this period."

"it is good."

Ou Zanghua smiled and nodded. After leaving the Taichang Temple, he went to the Honglu Temple. Today was the day when "The Great Ming Records of Splendor and Heavenly Treasures: Winter Chapter" would be published.

The previous autumn chapter sold very well in Beijing, Tianjin and Nanjing because it included Yang Shen’s "Red Leaves of the Western Hills".

This time, Ou Zanghua chose to start by directly copying Guan Hanqing's "Great Virtue Song: Winter Scene":
The snow is pink and the pear blossoms are dancing. The four or five houses in the smoke-filled village are no longer seen.

The dense rain can be painted, and the crows are chirping in the sparse woods in the evening.

Yellow reeds shade the clear river, with fishing boats moored at an angle.

This song is full of a yearning for a peaceful, tranquil and leisurely life, just like a lightly stained ink painting, outlining a piece of pure land in the soul beyond the hustle and bustle of the world. And those local rich people who have no ability except to enclose land like this tune very much.

Only by understanding the customers’ hearts can we accurately grasp their needs and preferences.

Advertising should be like the gentle spring rain, moistening things silently without anyone noticing.

This is called elegance without losing style.

It begins with "Winter Scene", then introduces the clothing series of "Autumn Moon and Bright Glory" in Weiyang Palace and Imperial Manor, and then talks about winter diet and health care. It takes up more than thirty pages.

After flipping through it, Ou Zanghua nodded with satisfaction and said, "Just make copies according to this version!"

"Yes!" A Mingzan from the Honglu Temple responded, took the magazine and retreated.

After sitting in the Honglu Temple for a while and handling some official business, Ou Zanghua got on the carriage and returned to the Ou Mansion.

Ever since it was confirmed that he would marry Yue Lingshan, he felt that the atmosphere in the backyard was not as comfortable as before.

Liu Qing, in particular, seemed to have no interest in anything, and even politely declined his favorite activity, Chui Wan.

Ou Zanghua was very worried, so he accompanied Liu Qing first after returning from court. Only after she fell asleep would he chat with Yue Lingshan and comfort her.

But the situation is a little different today, because Ou Zanghua wrote a letter asking his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ouyang, to come back and see Liu Qing.

Mrs. Ouyang was originally somewhat dissatisfied with Ou Zanghua's decision to take a concubine, but it was obvious that he still valued Liu Qing as always, so she couldn't really scold him.

She walked straight to the backyard and saw that her daughter was as wilted as an eggplant hit by frost, so she couldn't help but sigh.

Liu Qing turned around and saw her mother. She yawned, smiled innocently and said, "Mom, why are you back?"

Madam Ouyang was stunned and realized that something was wrong with Liu Qing.

She quickly came over and soothed him softly, "Qingqing, don't keep anything in your heart, tell mother."

"Ok?"

Liu Qing was stunned, with a look of bewilderment in her eyes, and said softly: "Mom, I'm really fine. I just feel exhausted lately, as if I can never get enough sleep."

Mrs. Ouyang's heart tightened, she was familiar with this situation!
She immediately said, "It's good that you're alright. Go to sleep if you want. I'll make chicken soup for you."

"Okay, thank you mom. It would have been fine if you didn't say it. Now that you say it, I'm really greedy." Liu Qing immediately smiled and nodded, and couldn't help swallowing.

"Little greedy cat, wait!" Mrs. Ouyang smiled and nodded Liu Qing's head, asking her to go back to her room to sleep, while she went from the backyard to the study.

When she entered the room and saw Ou Zanghua sitting there in a daze, feeling uneasy, Mrs. Ouyang felt better.

"Mom, is Qingqing angry with me?" Seeing Madam Ouyang approaching, Ou Zanghua immediately stood up and asked nervously.

"You." Madam Ouyang shook her head and said, "Send someone to ask Dr. Tan to come over."

"Okay, Qingqing is sick?" Ou Zanghua nodded, then asked nervously.

Madam Ouyang waved her arms and said softly, "Don't worry! He is not sick. I will tell you the specific situation after I ask Dr. Tan to take a look. It would disturb you if I tell you now."

Will it disturb?
What is the logic?

Ou Zanghua didn't understand, so he had to send Hua An to invite Dr. Tan back.

(End of this chapter)