Zhu Pingan walked into the courtyard, and was standing on both sides of the doorway of the brocade guards checked once, viewed the seal of Zhu Pingan and the Ministry of Justice official documents before being allowed to enter.
Entering the courtyard, Zhu Pingan’s attire also attracted the attention of the crowd, too chicken and cranes, all the people are official uniforms, Zhu Pingan is a regular clothes also slung a cloth bag, want not to attract attention is difficult.
Just now, when Zhu Pingan was verified by the brocade guards at the door, the crowd had already noticed, especially when they knew that Zhu Pingan was one of the protagonists of today’s show, it was even more appealing to the crowd’s attention.
“You are Zhu Pingan?”
Just as Zhu Pingan walked into the courtyard, an official in his forties came over, with a long beard and wearing a third grade red peacock official uniform, with a gloomy gaze, he walked up to Zhu Pingan and asked in a condescending manner.
“Your humble servant, Zhu Pingan, meet Your Excellency.”
One look at the peacock parka of the official uniform, Zhu Pingan knew that this was a full third-grade official, a vice-ministerial level official. Thus, Zhu Pingan avoided half a step to the right, bowed low, and saluted twice with a long bow and clasp of hands to greet him.
In Daming, when a subordinate official meets a superior official, it is customary to move to the right side and bow twice to salute and greet. The so-called handshake refers to the two arms together straight forward, the right hand slightly curved, the left hand on the right hand, the arm from the top of the forehead down to the chest, in the handshake when the body bowed forty-five degrees.
Of course, if the difference in official positions is particularly great, and you have to go further to show respect or flattering words, you can also perform the head or bowing head salute, head and bowing head is a kind of kneeling. Of course, they are not forced, and are purely voluntary. If you do it, no one will stop you; if you don’t do it, no one will say you are rude.
After Zhu Pingan bowed his hands and saluted, he heard a cold snort of dissatisfaction from above his head.
Hearing the cold snort, Zhu Pingan did not wait for this person to answer the salute, but smiled slightly and straightened his spine. Anyway, his manners are in place, you can do whatever you like, I’m sorry for not serving you. No matter how respectful he was, he would not be able to satisfy a person who already had prejudices against him.
See Zhu Pingan straighten up, in front of the third grade officer is even more dissatisfied, exudes a cold breath, hummed, looked at Zhu Pingan grimly chastised, “Who did you learn the etiquette from, why not kneel when you see this official? Where is the official etiquette?”
Kneel?
Now is the Great Ming, and not slavery remnants of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty, you are the third grade officer, I at least is the sixth grade, have merit in the body, and not white, why should slavishly kneel you.
“My humble servant does not understand what your lordship means.”Zhu Pingan slightly hooked his lips and shook his head.
“According to my Daming etiquette, the hundred officials are divided into superior and inferior according to rank, where the inferior two or three ranks, the person who meets the honourable person performs a salute, the honourable person sits and receives the salute, and if something happens, then he kneels and worships. And the Great Ancestor’s training said: where the division subordinate officer rank is inferior to the superior officer, endowment is kneeling.”The Third Grade Senior Officer stared at Zhu Pingan with a gloomy gaze and said slowly, the cold light in his eyes was like the tip of an open blade, slowly gulping out coldness.
The Third Grade Senior Member’s entire body was like a blade stabbing over, testing pressure on Zhu Pingan.
The exchange of words between the Third Grade Senior Official and Zhu Pingan naturally attracted the other officials in the courtyard, all of them focusing their eyes over.
“Thank you, Your Excellency, for telling me.”Zhu Pingan arched his hand.
Just when the crowd thought that Zhu Pingan had gone soft, they heard Zhu Pingan ask another rhetorical question, “I don’t know where your lordship’s high position is?”
“This official is as the left minister of the Ministry of War.”The third ranked officer glanced at Zhu Pingan and proudly returned.
Oh, no wonder you bit me as soon as we met, so you are Zhao Dajing’s uncle, Zhao Qiu.
“So it is the lord of the Ministry of War …….”Zhu Pingan nodded at his words, then his words turned, “Just now, listening to your lordship’s words, I thought that your lordship was the superior officer of the Hanlin Academy.”
“Eh?”
Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Pingan.
The other officials Ye shook his head slightly, this newly promoted scholar groom really doesn’t know enough about official etiquette ah, the head of the Hanlin Academy is only the fifth grade, people Lord Zhao is the left minister of the Ministry of War, how obvious is the peacock on the official uniform parka ah, the peacock parka is the sign of a third grade official, how could it be that he is the superior officer of the Hanlin Academy.
“Just now the adults also said, all division subordinate officer rank sub superior officer, endowment matter is kneeling. Adults are the superior officer of the Ministry of War, the subordinate officer is the Hanlin Academy service reading, the division belongs to the Hanlin Academy, not the Ministry of War, and the subordinate officer at this time is not endowed with things. Therefore, there is no need to ……”
Zhu Pingan smiled slightly, explaining to no need to say no more, we all know what is the meaning of the back.
No need to kneel down.
Taizu’s instruction is where the subordinate officer rank is inferior to the superior officer, endowment is kneeling; that is to say, the same department of the subordinate, to the superior endowment thing, to kneel. It was only applicable to the same department. And this admonition of the Great Ancestor was not really carried out, just like the Great Grant he issued, when the Great Ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang was alive, every family had a copy of it, but when Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, it lost its legal effect and became a scrap of paper.
Zhao Qiu originally wanted to give Zhu Pingan a dismounted, so that Zhu Pingan in the Chen not yet started to lay the decadence, thinking that Zhu Pingan is not very old, the psychological are more fragile, in this kind of pressure will generally collapse, I did not expect that Zhu Pingan is not very old psychological quality is out of their own expectations.
Their own quotes, did not expect to be countered by his spear to attack his shield.
However, it does not matter, although some accidents, but also in control, this official still have a backhand, Zhao Qiuqiu slightly smiled, and then his eyes once again looked at Zhu Pingan, slowly said: “I think you are to receive the Ministry of Justice official documents to come over, this Ministry of Justice by my Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Justice, Jin Yiwei, the Da Lisi, the joint main trial. This official is the left minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs, representing the Ministry of Military Affairs, and is precisely one of the chief examiners of this Chenxin.”
“I believe that Your Excellency will surely preside over the trial impartially.”Zhu Pingan said without humbling himself.
“Of course.”Zhao Qiu nodded, then continued, “This official will naturally judge impartially. This official has carefully studied the case of Chenxin, you impeached Zhao Dajing for killing a good man and taking advantage of his merits, and Zhao Dajing also sued you for falsely accusing a good man and taking personal revenge. In order to show fairness and impartiality and seriousness of official discipline, during the period of the case, you and Zhao Dajing were all temporarily dismissed from their official positions, and will be rewarded and punished after the case is investigated. So see this official, how to salute, do not need this official continue to say it.”
You do not hold your own reputation not kneel, then I will first temporarily remove your reputation, do not say unfair, did not listen to me, I even Zhao Dajing’s reputation is also a piece of leather, now you do not have a problem with it.
Now you have no problem with it. A person with no merit, will he not kneel down when he sees this official? Zhao Qiu looked straight at Zhu Pingan, without saying a word.
“My Daming legislation distinguishes between reward and punishment, and determines punishment for offences in accordance with the Daming Law and other laws. There has never been a direct conviction and punishment without a trial. Now, before the trial has even begun, before the culpability has been determined, Your Excellency has temporarily dismissed my official’s merit, what is the reasoning, and what law is it based on?”
Zhu Pingan swept a glance at Zhao Qiu and shook his head slightly, Is merit a title that you can dismiss just because you say so? There has to be a procedure. In order to give himself a downward spiral, he didn’t even want to lose face!
“There are precedents.”Zhao Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Own previous examples also meant that there had been examples before, as for whether it was a few years ago or a few hundred years ago, whocare.
Zhao Qiu wasn’t afraid to eat ugly, on one hand, it was to give Big Eyes a chance to get angry, on the other hand, this was a time to show loyalty to Yan Ge Lao, it didn’t matter if it was ugly or not, as long as the wind blew into Yan Ge Lao’s ears, it would be worth it.
Well, this is playing a rogue, but who wouldn’t play a rogue ah.
“You ……”Zhao Qiu looked at Zhu Pingan, angry and annoyed, and finally whisked his sleeve away, and the matter of saluting was left unsettled.
The officials in the courtyard could not help but look at Zhu Pingan a few more times.
