Return to the Qing Dynasty 67

In the blink of an eye, it was around the New Year. As soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, Lin Yutong began to be busy with festive ceremony. Not only the officials in the capital but also the local officials had to make people feel the great grace of the emperor.

Although Dong Xiaowan is familiar with it, the situation this year is different from that of a year. Often, the amount and weight of this reward represent the Fourth Master's satisfaction with the officials. This is not something she can decide.

But Lin Yutong himself has many things that he is not sure about, so he can only ask the Fourth Master.

After washing up at night, the Fourth Master found out that he had another task to rate the officials. Everyone's name was followed by five small stars and thought it was a few stars and just draw a ticker on which star.

Of course this is not impossible, but it just makes people feel awkward.

"This is our private evaluation, and it has nothing to do with the court." Lin Yutong said without any pressure and took it directly from his hand, "Lying down, closing your eyes, I'll read you and listen..."

Then Lin Yutong reported a name and he said a number. The cooperation was very tacit.

There are so many officials who are stunned and no one is something he can't remember. If this continues, it will be so exhausting.

After reading for a while, she took a break and reached out to massage him. "The muscles in her body are hard and it's almost the annual leave, so I really have to take a few days off."

After a long time, the Fourth Master spoke. He looked down and fell asleep again.

Even Lin Yutong was looking forward to the holiday, and you can imagine what the minister who had been enslaved for a year was thinking. Several times he went to deliver food to the Fourth Master, and he heard the officials in Hou Jianshi muttering to each other and said that they were all about the holiday. When this time, they would come to my house. I had good wine, so we barbecue and drink without getting drunk. That would be better to pull it off. I didn’t want to do anything else, so I wanted to stay in bed for three days and three nights. Immediately, someone next to me deliberately joked that the person said, "You are the newly acquired concubine, don’t have time to accompany me, three days and three nights, then you have to be more at ease. Then there was a burst of laughter.

Lin Yutong's mouth raised. She didn't know if the adult had a newly-accepted concubine. She knew that whether it was ancient or modern, the mood of looking forward to the holiday was exactly the same. Anyway, it was not even time yet, so she began to plan for what happened after the holiday.

When she turned around, Lin Yutong saw the books that the Fourth Master had placed at her hand and opened the folded place. She blinked her eyes and felt from the bottom of her heart that the Fourth Master was indeed a bit unauthentic.

Why do you think so?

Lin Yutong held the Hanlu in her hand, and the fourth master drew a paragraph drawn with a pen. It translated it as: The officials were on vacation every five days. It means that government staff can rest for one day every four days apart.

Another book is Sima Qian's record of the grandfather, which is a biography of millions of kings. There are also regulations on holidays, saying that officials take baths and return to their relatives every five days." Compared with the regulations of the Western Han Dynasty, the "rest" at this time can not only take a bath, rest, etc., but also go home to visit the elderly and the couple reunite.

Putting these two books aside, Lin Yutong felt that the Fourth Master would never stipulate the holiday according to this. It would be too beautiful to do four days off.

Sure enough, there are still a few books on the other side.

"In the three years of Yonghui, the world is safe, and all officials are simple. Every ten-day holiday, they are not allowed to take care of things, and they are lenient to all officials." Lin Yutong said with a sound in her mouth. Yonghui was the year name of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, which is a reading of the history of the Tang Dynasty. From this time, officials worked for ten days to rest for one day, that is, one day in the first, mid and late months. These three days of rest time were called "Huan", and from then on, the title of "Huan" was given to the holiday. Huan and Mu Yiqu work the same, both mean washing. Anyway, it is quite vivid. It means taking a bath, changing clothes and cleaning yourself.

For the local officials, this day is of course not important. For this type of official, the family lives in the back yamen, and the front yamen is the office. This is actually no different from being at home. But for the lower-level officials, such as the staff yamen runners, these people cannot go home and live in the class room. They are allowed to go home every ten days, which is just like the school-based students who have to go home every week. It is really not possible to lose it. Even Beijing officials, those who are far away from home, are working in the class room.

There are 365 days a year, and based on this, it is 36 legal holidays a year.

Too little.

Looking further, it is a miscellaneous book of this article, which is the history of the Song Dynasty. It records that in addition to the ten-day holidays, the New Year is the Spring Festival, the Cold Food Festival, and the Winter Solstice, each with seven-day holidays, the Chinese New Year, the Heavenly Festival, the Summer Solstice, the Beginning of Spring, the Ren Day, the Zhonghe Festival, the Qingming Festival, the Qixi Festival, the Chinese Day, and the Last Fu are also on holidays. In this way, the legal holidays of a year reach 74 days, plus the thirty-six days of ten-day holidays, a total of 110 days... This is closer to the legal holidays in later generations.

Yuan Shi was left aside by the Fourth Master and didn't look at it. This was not of reference value. Lin Yutong remembered that it seemed that the Fourth Master had said something a few days ago. She was watching the child at that time, but she didn't take it to heart. Now, after she turned it over, she realized that she only had sixteen days of vacation all year round. This was a bit ruthless.

But although they did not agree with the history of the Yuan Dynasty, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, they were somewhat affected by the Yuan Dynasty, and government officials did not have the relaxed vacation system in the Han, Tang and Song dynasties. The "New Year's Day" system was gradually reduced or even cancelled, and only three holidays were retained throughout the year, namely the Spring Festival, the Winter Solstice and the Emperor's birthday. Specifically, there were three days of monthly vacations, plus New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Zhongyuan, and Winter Solstice and other festivals, and there were only more than fifty days off each year. The vacation system in the early Qing Dynasty basically followed the Ming Dynasty. Now the Fourth Master's birthday is not enough. It is estimated that these people are not feeling sorry for the birthday gift, but regretting that they have lost another day of vacation.

When the Fourth Master comes back, she will ask the Fourth Master with this, "Do you want to change the current rest system?"

The Fourth Master brought the book over and took a look, "This needs to be discussed with the cabinet."

Lin Yutong complained: "...This system is too ruthless for people to use."

The Fourth Master looked at her forehead, "It's not as simple as you thought. If this is the case, I don't need to read the history books here." He calculated with Lin Yutong with his fingers, "Don't think there are few legal holidays, but except for legal holidays, the "temporary leave request" system at this time is very relaxed. Let me give you an example. What should I do if an official cannot return to the office in time because of an emergency? The regulation is that those who are urgently vacant for one month are urgent, and those who are within a thousand miles of illness are limited to 60 days, and those who are within a thousand miles of illness will be extended for 20 days."

In other words, five emergency leave is allowed in a month. The total number of days in a year cannot exceed 60 days. If the trip is delayed due to illness, it can be 20 days. The total number is 80 days. That is, an average of six or seven days of extra vacations can be added to one month. These 80 days of leave are fine, if you want to use them separately and then use them together. This is simply unimaginable in later generations. Whether it is a public institution or a corporate institution, you have never heard of it.

The Fourth Master was surprised to see her and said, "...There are those parents who live three thousand miles away, and there are 30 days off every three years. This does not include the time spent on the way. If the parents are five hundred miles away, and there are 15 days off every five years. When the children have a wedding, there are nine days off, not including the journey. Other close relatives have weddings, the holidays are five days, three days, one day, and one day their parents die, and a mandatory holiday for three years. If they are in military positions, it is one hundred days..."

All together, the holidays are really quite long.

Lin Yutong felt that if this was the case, the holiday system would really be changed. It would be more humane! After all, there is nothing wrong with anyone. Although it is better for later generations, it is better for individuals to go from 9 to 5 when it is okay. If there is something to do at home, the parents at home are sick and the children need to be taken care of. Whoever gets married, whoever gets married, whoever gets married, whoever gets married, whoever gets married, whoever gets away from home, is useless. People get away from others and are also related to these. People get busier and busier, they can't meet once a year, and they can't say a few words together. Although it is easy to contact with the phone, it is still different.

Then the two of them muttered for half a night, and the matter was temporarily put on hold.

Let’s talk about it next year.

After all, many things are difficult to change. For example, the Fourth Master is indecisive for three years after his parents died? Except for special circumstances, it is really difficult to change now.

In the sixth year of Yongzheng, everyone came in a hurry.

During the Chinese New Year last year, Lin Yutong did not show up, and the child had not been around for a hundred days. She was in the confinement period and had been on the verge of three months. But this year, it was not easy to show up again.

As soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, he followed the Fourth Master back to the palace. Last year, the Fourth Master went back alone. The ones that should be worshipped were returned, and he went back to the garden after that, and he didn't spend the night in the palace at all. He went back and forth several times. This time the child was still young, so the Fourth Master didn't ask the child to make trouble, so he would just go back to the palace. These four young people have never come back.

The New Year banquet for women was held in Changchun Palace.

First, we entertained the royal family, then the noble family, and then the destiny. One group after another, one group a day, and one group a day. The procedures are the same. First, we pay homage, then salute, and then sit down to drink tea and talk together. There is really nothing to say. In order not to be embarrassed, we go to the theater to listen to the opera, eat some snacks and tea, and take the mouth and eat the ears. It is impossible to be better. Finally, we don’t have to find flattering words anymore. We are so tired that we talk to the queen. Not only do we have to find different words, we also have to be careful, thinking about whether this is a taboo.

So no one lacks plays, but everyone can watch the plays in the palace seriously.

Lin Yutong never learned to listen to opera in her lifetime.

The person who said that Niu Pianqin was her number. It was just like that before, just follow others to watch. She smiled and implicitly said that she was singing well. She rewarded her with rewards, but no one could see that she knew nothing about the show. But now this move is not working. Everyone dared not applaud her, and they had to wait for themselves to applaud first before they dared.

But Lin Yutong was so excited that she was so excited that she had long forgotten about this. So when she was entertaining the family of these officials and the court wife, the atmosphere seemed a little dull. The royal family and the noble family were much better two days ago. Many of them could talk to Lin Yutong, and the sisters-in-law got together and said endless things. When she was entertaining the family of the noble family, such as Jueluo and the Queen Mother's family, they were talking and laughing while sitting together. They only sang on the stage, which was just background music. It felt good to chat with everyone below. But when these ministers and families got together, Lin Yutong could only say that she was really unfamiliar with it. So it became embarrassing.

Lin Yutong was really distracted, and then she suddenly heard someone sobbing softly. She woke up suddenly. What's wrong? What kind of plays were staged on the stage and made people cry. During this New Year, there are some specialties. They didn't dare to sing such dramas that were singing.

I woke up and went to the stage to take a look. I didn’t know what kind of scene it was. Anyway, it was a clown, and his movements were so funny that it made people tilt the corners of their mouths. Can this scene make people cry?

She frowned and looked in the direction of the sound, and many ladies next to her followed Lin Yutong's gaze.

Who can't hear such a loud sound?

After several rows of people, a wife who looked like she was dressed as a fourth-rank Gongren, could not see clearly when she was old. It was not that Lin Yutong had poor eyesight, but she was really the one who had just started to wipe tears on her face with a veil, and then when Lin Yutong saw it, she stood up and knelt down immediately. The sound of sobbing with her head low became louder.

I didn't dare to sing again on the stage, and I knelt down and was trembling. I didn't know why the nobles were upset today.

Lin Yutong knew that these people were not easy. If they acted in the palace, one of the bad things was the crime of beheading. She waved her hand and called Dong Xiaowan, "Go on and ask them to take a break first... I saw that there were many children coming. You told the headmaster that you don't need to restrain your children. If you are thirsty and hungry, just eat and drink."

Dong Xiaowan responded and whispered to Lin Yutong: "That lady is Fang, the wife of the youngest Zhan Shishi Mansion, Lord Lin..."

Lin Yutong nodded in a clear mind and told Dong Xiaowan to go busy. Then she ordered Zhang Qilin to invite Mrs. Fang over.

Fang stood up and didn't dare to speak. He kept his head down when he walked. He was afraid of looking at it, and his feet were floating. He came over and knelt down with a thud, "I've seen... I've seen... the Empress... I'm guilty..."

Lin Yutong asked someone to help her up and sit down, "Why are you crying so well? Just say anything wronged..."

As soon as he said this, Fang's tears fell down his face, and he slid down from the chair as soon as he sat firmly. "Empress, I am wronged... My daughter died unjustly..."

A murder case has occurred.

There are so many people here, looking at Fang like a fool. With your big deal, you shouldn't have made a fuss in front of the queen at this time.

Fang seemed to be very excited because of her daughter's death, "...I just can't help it..."

Lin Yutong waved her hand, "It's okay! Human life is as great as the sky, and I feel sorry for parents in the world. I ask the whites to send black people... Get up. Get up and talk carefully."

"My daughter is nineteen this year. A month ago, I received the news that my daughter is gone..."

As she was speaking, Lin Yutong interrupted her, "Who is your daughter's husband's family?" She is nineteen years old, and according to the current worldly love, she has already married. Also, this lady uses a strange word, what does it mean to receive a message saying that her daughter is gone. This daughter is gone, and she should have to report the death. It is not said that the two mothers' families do not inform them. This is not reasonable. Therefore, this question came up. According to the common saying of her daughter, her daughter's husband's family is at least a fourth-rank official. There is also the saying that a high-ranking family is married to a daughter. Now she says it is wronged, so this must be the family of the in-laws than their family.

The expression on Fang's face was a little awkward for a moment, and his voice was obviously lowered, "The little girl is not married..."

Not married?

If you haven't gotten married, you should be at home. How can you say you have received the message?

She didn't say anything, just listened to her and see what was going on in her family.

"The little girl entered the palace five years ago..." Fang said this.

Entering the palace?

What's the meaning?

It sounds like her surname is a Han family. The situation of Han girls entering the harem is quite special. Except for the emperor and the prince who are taken back, there is basically no way to enter the palace privately. If the Han girls are not selected, even if there is a Han girl, it is still from the Han military flag. The surname is represented by a certain Jia family. Dong Xiaowan is talking about Lord Lin and Fang family, which can only mean that they are Han ministers. How did that daughter enter the palace?

Even if you choose a palace maid, you will also choose a selection from the Baoyi family. So this matter is even more unreasonable.

When she asked this, Fang's face looked a little embarrassed and annoyed, "I can't explain clearly what's going on? I just said that it was the palace who wanted to choose someone..."

That's wrong! If the palace wants to choose a person, he will not dare to go to Hanchen's house. If her husband does not allow it, this matter will not be done. But whether it is this Lord Lin, it is active or passive. But whether it is active or passive, the Ministry of Internal Affairs cannot escape the relationship.

Lin Yutong didn't interrupt her and listened to her continue to talk.

"... The little girl entered the palace, and later she heard that she was assigned to the prince's office and served the fourth prince... The news was very little in the past two years. It was not until a month ago that the person was gone... I felt sorry for him. I was gone. Why was he gone? I must understand clearly. Then I took some information everywhere and heard from those who were handling the corpse. I didn't have a good piece of flesh on my body, and I was beaten to death..."

This is a big problem. Don’t care how the person came in. But when this person died, he was still beaten to death. He didn’t pass the Shenxing Department to punish him privately, and even the queen did not have the right to do so.

Lin Yutong looked at Fu Cha, who was standing aside. Several daughters-in-law were here today, helping Lin Yutong receive guests.

Fucha's heart skipped a beat when he heard the prince serving the fourth prince just now. Now when the queen looked at her, her face turned pale and she knelt in front of Lin Yutong with a thud, "Daughter-in-law... I don't know. The daughter-in-law is not good, please punish the emperor's mother."

Lin Yutong called Fu Cha to get up, but turned around and asked Fang, "What's your daughter's name?"

"... The little girl's name is a girl..." Fang looked at Fu Cha timidly and whispered.

Fu Cha frowned, "I have never heard of Fanghua's name, and there is no such person in the mansion's roster." As he said that, he paused, "and there are no maids with foot binding in the mansion..."

That’s right! The girl from Man family doesn’t bind her feet. But the daughters of Han people have never seen ones who don’t bind her feet. Therefore, this feature is particularly obvious. If there is really, Fucha dares not want it.

Fang's expression was even more unnatural, "...The little girl lived in the countryside with her parents-in-law when she was young, and she had no foot binding..."

Lin Yutong looked at Fang with a little less pity. This Lord Lin must have been from a poor family. More than ten years ago, either had not passed the exam or had no official position. It was nothing to keep his children in his hometown. But later he went to a high position, but the daughter of the Han family did not tie her feet and could not get any good marriage. After saying that, the daughter of his family entered the palace, and Fang family could not know nothing. She probably wanted to enter the palace to fight for a future.

Fu Cha observed his words and expressions, and knew that the queen had no good impression of Fang, so she immediately asked: "Then do you have any obvious characteristics in your daughter..."

"A rouge mole between the little girl's eyebrows..." Fang said hurriedly.
To be continued...