It is better to come early than to come by chance.

The second day after Li Ling arrived in Beijing was the day of the small dynasty meeting, so he didn't have to go to the Transport Office to report his duties first, and then submit to the palace, and go through many procedures, and report to His Majesty in person at the dynasty meeting, which saved a lot of time.

The dynasty meetings in the Dayue Kingdom are divided into two types. The dynasty meetings will only be held on the first and second days of the month, which will allow all officials in Beijing to gather on the palace square. The scale is large and grand. Moreover, the ministers must wait outside early before dawn, which is quite time and effort.

Therefore, in addition to this, there is a smaller small dynasty meeting that will only be held once every three or five days. The identities of the participants are also limited, and only officials of fifth rank or above are eligible to participate. However, unlike the ritual nature of the Great Court, the small dynasty meeting is more pragmatic, and the government affairs discussed by the monarch and ministers are also more important.

Of course, in addition to the big and small dynasties, there are also discussions between the courts and the central government, which is even smaller. Only the prime minister and senior officials at the level of the ministry are qualified to participate. That is the key to the real decision of the court and the fortune and disaster of the entire Dayue family. Of course, Li Ling is not qualified to participate in such an important meeting now, even if he has been promoted to the fourth rank and has put on the scorching official uniform.

Unlike the spectacular scene where hundreds of officials gathered outside the palace gate before dawn to enter, today's small court meeting did not arrive one after another until the hour of the year. Li Ling was quite eye-catching among these officials because he was too young and was wearing a robe representing the identity of a high-ranking official.

Although there are many fourth-rank officials who are only thirty years old in Dayue history, there are only one palm in the court now. Li Ling is very stunning among these gray-bearded old men. In other words, Sun Cong, the prince at the front of his minister, can shine with him, but he is only thirty-six...

At this time, the prince and many Eastern Palace officials around him were gazeing back and forth on Li Ling from time to time, but it did not really happen. This made Li Ling, who noticed this point, just smiled faintly and then looked at them without any hesitation.

Just when the atmosphere was a little nervous, the palace gate slowly opened with a melodious bell ringing, but they were allowed to enter the palace.

Li Ling then withdrew his slightly provocative gaze, adjusted his mentality, and walked inward as the team slowly walked in. From this moment on, every move of his actions would fall under the gaze of the censors with sharp eyes on both sides. As long as there was a little mistake, he would receive several impeachments tomorrow. At the very least, he would be reprimanded, and at worst, the salary of a month would be wasted. The small court would have few people, which was a good opportunity for these censors to show their strengths.

But even though he had such an idea, when he passed through the palace gate and saw the general guarding the imperial guards in the inner team, Li Ling still raised his eyebrows unconsciously. The other party also smiled, gave him a wink, and opened his mouth silently, saying to him: "I will come to see you tomorrow." Li Ling did not open his mouth, but nodded gently to show unity.

The one who could make Li Ling meet him was naturally Xiao Chengzhi. He became more and more prosperous in the imperial guards and became a general guarding the palace. In this place, he had to be a military officer of the fourth rank or above.

Li Ling had attended many court meetings before, but at that time they were all major court meetings, and they were mixed among hundreds of officials, so they could only watch the fun. But today it was different. The team of dozens of people walked forward silently and did not stop in the square paved with white marble. Then they headed straight to the majestic palace in the east. When he saw clearly the three words "Jiaotai Hall" written on the plaque hanging high above it, the team stopped, and then the prince and the two prime ministers sang loudly foreman: "I will meet Your Majesty!"

The other ministers also bowed down one after another, and the great gifts were met. Then a feminine but full of energy sounded from it: "Members meet!" They then stood up one after another, walked into the hall in a square step, and then rushed to the emperor who was sitting on the imperial throne and knelt down to pay homage.

After this set of etiquette, it took a cup of tea to go through. It was not until the emperor asked them to be calm and the ministers were arranged on both sides according to the civil and military ranks that the court meeting officially began.

Li Ling followed suit with a straightforward learning and then stood almost at the end of the team, and was not in a hurry to show his feelings, so he asked the ministers to make suggestions one by one.

The small dynasty meeting is indeed much more pragmatic than the big dynasty meeting. There is no too much etiquette and it quickly got to the point. First, the two prime ministers came forward and talked about some of the big and small government affairs that the Zhengshi Hall had taken over in the past few days. Then the chief officials of each major yamen came forward to talk about their own responsibilities.

This process went on quickly. Until someone from the Honglu Temple, located at the end of the Ministry of Commerce, came forward and said nothing happened. The emperor glanced at the ministers and said, "Do you have any other important things to report?"

After more than half an hour of reporting, many people were a little confused, but everyone became more energetic at this time, because the next one was today's main show, and many people even turned their attention to Li Ling, wanting to see how he made a move.

Li Ling also moved slightly, but in the end, there were still people who were faster than him. He was a minister of the Ministry of War: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial. Just yesterday, Huguang sent it to the capital. Speaking of the disaster of locusts in many local counties, many fields were affected. I hope to mobilize surrounding troops to help fight locusts and save food."

"What happened?" The emperor's brows quickly frowned. Huguang is a heavy area in Dayue's granary. Earlier this year, many fields were unable to plant rice and wheat in time because of the withdrawal of civilian power to transport grain to the north. Unexpectedly, this incident happened again in autumn.

After pondering for a moment, he nodded: "It's correct. The Political Affairs Hall, let you handle this matter with the Ministry of War. It is necessary to ensure that the major autumn harvest events in various parts of Huguang will not be wrong!"

Several officials from the Political Affairs Hall headed by Lu Zhen hurriedly bowed to agree, and their expressions became extremely serious. Food was never trivial. It seemed that after the court dispersed, it was time to discuss a constitution as soon as possible.

In fact, not only Lu Zhen and other officials related to this matter, but also the ministers in the palace began to care about the incident in Huguang, thinking about how the court and the local government should deal with it. In this way, the attention to Li Ling was greatly reduced. At this time, Li Ling took the opportunity to step forward: "Your Majesty, I am the young minister of the Transport Department, Li Ling, has a memorial." Since he has returned to the capital, the official position in the northern border has passed.

The emperor was stunned at first, and when he saw the young official standing not far away, he laughed: "Is Li Shaoqing returning from the northern border?"

Just this sentence made everyone look at Li Ling again, and many people even had envy, jealousy and hatred. This treatment is really a rare person. It can make the emperor recognize him at a glance. Now, except for those twenty or thirty people in the court, they are really rare.

You should know that the emperor is getting older and has a lot of troubles. There are many ministers who need to summon every day. Naturally, he cannot really match the appearance of all ministers with his names one by one, especially those who have only met at court several times, which is actually unfamiliar to him.

It is precisely because of this that whenever the ministers meet with the emperor, they will first report their official position name. This is not only a respect for the imperial power, but also a purpose to make the emperor remember his identity.

But Li Ling was so lucky. He had only been an official in the court for a few days, and the emperor remembered it deeply. Such an honor was so jealous.

Li Ling himself didn't think too much, but just answered as usual: "I have not let down Your Majesty's entrustedness, and finally completed the food and fodder in the northern border and returned to Beijing to report his life."

"Well, I have heard about your various actions in northern Xinjiang earlier. It's very good. Not only did you fulfill your responsibilities, but you also made contributions to the country several times. Even the last Yunzhou City was willing to take a big risk and help Dong Gongwang take it down. It's great! I feel very comforted!"

"Your Majesty is too proud, I am just doing my duty." Li Ling quickly said humbly, "As for taking Yunzhou, it is because of General Dong's command and the soldiers of the three armies who dare to fight the enemy, I dare not be greedy for me."

"You are very good." The emperor praised again, but he was stunned by the ministers present. In such a short time, the emperor had already said it three times in a row. He really liked Li Ling so much.

"If you make great contributions this time, the court will definitely reward you with great rewards. Political Affairs Hall, Ministry of Personnel, after Li Ling reported all the related matters, you will discuss a charter to see how to reward him, as well as his subordinate officials." The emperor followed the order and Lu Zhen and other relevant people rushed forward to agree. The old man also had a little appreciation in his eyes when he saw Li Ling.

Only the prince's people felt a little uncomfortable with this situation, and all lowered their heads and no smiles. Li Ling thanked him again and then hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I have come up with many ideas when I walk in the northern border, especially in the northern part of Jinzhou. Now I have written a book to report to Your Majesty. If I can establish military posts and grain stations along the way in various parts of the northern border according to my ideas, it will be much easier for our army to drive north in the future than before. In addition, there is no need to worry about being disturbed by enemies both inside and outside along the way to ensure the safety of the food route..."

Seeing that the emperor appreciated him very much, Li Ling decided to strike while the iron was hot and took out his plan in advance, hoping to get the emperor's approval. Then, the Ministry of Revenue and the Transportation Department could start to arrange the corresponding matters.

However, this time the emperor did not ask him to say too much, and said, "Don't hurry up in advance. Please leave it to the palace and me in a few days. Let's talk to the ministers in detail. Since you have just returned to the capital, you must have suffered a lot during this period of time. I will allow you to go home and rest for half a month before returning to the court to handle the work."

This was the emperor's compassion, and Li Ling naturally thanked him again.
Chapter completed!