Ancient promotion routine

Zhang Yanjin went out of the palace and looked at the sun outside. Although it was harsh, it didn't feel warm on her body. It might be getting colder this day.

"My lord, are we going home?" Redford asked beside the carriage.

"Have you found the carriage?" Zhang Yanjin originally came to court on horseback in the morning. He is not a general, so naturally he prefers to ride in a carriage.

It's just that the carriage was lost on the street that day, but Zhang Yanjin never expected to find it back.

"Master Tingwei asked someone to send it back." Ruifu said.

"Really? Then let's go to Tingwei Mansion to thank Mr. Han." Zhang Yanjin got on the carriageway.

"General Zhao has already come to thank you." Ruifu explained.

He thought that Zhang Yanjin's thank you was really because of the carriage. The carriage of this mansion should have been sent back by the Tingwei Mansion. After all, staying there was also in accordance with the case handling requirements of the Tingwei Mansion.

"Ruifu, when did you get so wordy? I said go to Tingwei's mansion to thank you, so I went to thank you. There is a saying that it is not surprising that people are so polite, but people are helpful. Naturally, we should thank you more." Zhang Yanjin guessed naturally What is Ruifu thinking.

However, regarding today's court affairs, he always felt that Han Wei must have said something to the emperor, and the emperor made such a change.

If Zhao Wang really has the ability to design the emperor, if he is not bold, he will eat the bear's heart and leopard's courage.

No matter from which direction you look at it, it doesn't seem like something that King Zhao can do. It's strange that the emperor may have guessed it, so he will act like this.

"My lord came to see your Lord Tingwei, please inform me." Ruifu stepped forward and said to the guards in Tingwei's mansion.

After the informant went in, Ruifu immediately stood beside Zhang Yanjin.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Yanjin asked after seeing Ruifu's escort.

"My lord, didn't you see that there are four guards at the gate of Tingwei's mansion. Our Zhang mansion has few people, but we can't lose our momentum." Ruifu whispered.

The body stood straight behind Zhang Yanjin, not like a follower, but a pillar.

"Where did you learn this? We came to thank you, not to compare." Zhang Yanjin laughed.

After hearing the adults' words, Ruifu immediately straightened his back. He knew that his adults liked simplicity and low-key, but if he lost the momentum of the Zhang family in front of others, wouldn't it be a joke to turn around.

"If you don't have any pain in your waist later, just keep standing up." Seeing Han Wei coming out of the door, Zhang Yanjin quickly finished talking to Ruifu, and the smile on his face became brighter.

"Master Shangshu, please." Han Wei saw this Lord Shangshu smiling so enthusiastically for the first time, although he was curious, but the color of his face remained unchanged, his black face and white teeth looked like a judge.

Zhang Yanjin followed Han Wei to the backyard of Tingwei's mansion. The front was where the case was handled, so naturally idlers could not go in casually.

"Thank you, Mr. Han." Zhang Yanjin took the tea handed by Han Wei, and said: "I came here today to thank you in person, to thank Mr. Han for sending Fuzhong Chema back, and secondly, I want to talk to Han about something I don't understand. My lord, ask for advice."

"This is Han's job. You don't need to thank you. As for what you want to ask, Han knows what to say. You don't need to be polite."

Han Wei still acted according to the law, and seemed to have no personal relationship to speak of.

Zhang Yanjin came here today not to handle the case, not to go through the back door. He was just a little confused. It would be best for Han Wei to answer. If he couldn't, it would take him some time to get the answer. Han Wei's attitude didn't matter to Zhang Yanjin Influence.

On the contrary, Zhang Yanjin still has a little appreciation for this person. He is not afraid of power and enforces the law impartially, which is a rare quality.

"Did those assassins commit suicide or homicide?" Zhang Yanjin felt that the most direct way for Han Wei to get the news was the assassins that day. Except for the people from Tingwei Mansion, no one else went to the first scene to see those assassins at the first time.

"He killed." Han Wei's words were very direct, giving him the same impression, concise and not procrastinating.

"Did all the assassins you saw lose their breath? What did the assassin say when he was dying?" Zhang Yanjin asked.

"Dead." Han Wei lifted the lid of the teacup and wrote a word on the table with the tea juice.

Zhang Yanjin couldn't help being startled when he saw the word "Zhao". He looked up and saw that Han Wei seemed to be shaking his head to the right, and knew that things were not that simple. Seeing that Han Wei was not going to say more, Zhang Yanjin got up and said goodbye.

Although this trip to Tingwei's mansion did not prove his guess, it at least showed that the purpose of this assassination was not the emperor, but the King Zhao from the beginning.

Judging from the current situation, it is Zhao Wang who has benefited the most, and the most controversial one is also Zhao Wang. The focus of all things is on Zhao Wang, and the emperor does not completely trust Zhao Wang at this time. What exactly do people want to do?

It is obviously impossible for King Wei to be completely unaware, could it be King Jin?

Zhang Yanjin's guess almost included all the people who might compete for the crown prince's position.

"My lord, this way is not going back to the mansion, are you going to a restaurant?" Ruifu asked, seeing that the lord was about to bump into someone's stall, he quickly grabbed Zhang Yanjin.

Zhang Yanjin looked up and looked around, and found that there was a restaurant in front of him, but he didn't pay attention to the road.

"Let's go to the restaurant."

Zhang Yanjin hadn't been to the restaurant since the last saffron incident, and today was just a chance to see the situation of the restaurant.

"Adults, please."

Zhang Yanjin shook his head and laughed when he saw Li Ying's playful appearance. This kid is so enthusiastic, so there must be no problem with the recent operation of the restaurant.

After the imperial examinations, Zhang Yanjin arranged for Li Ying to start helping to set up a new Xianggong Academy. The Gongyuan was only a special examination room and could not provide candidates with a long-term learning place. The original quality of the academies in the capital was uneven. It is still not a place where the common people can enter at will, and the situation monopolized by the family cannot be broken for a while.

Zhang Yanjin's idea was to build a folk academy that could compete with Taiyuan Academy. He named it Xianggong Academy and asked Li Ying to help with the preparation.

"Couldn't it be that you've been soaking in this pile of wine recently, how is the business I asked you to help with?"

Zhang Yanjin asked, Li Ying was sometimes too evasive, so he had to ask a few more questions.

"The house has already been set up by someone, and the expenses are recorded in the restaurant. That boy Chen Su said that he would also buy a share, and that he would also do something good." Li Ying said.

"That's fine, but don't make too much noise. Have you found the teacher of the academy?" Zhang Yanjin was most concerned at this time. If there were only students and no teachers, the academy would not be able to open.

"I posted the teacher's words, but a few old masters came to ask, but the dean really didn't have any suitable people. I also asked my father two days ago, but he just said wait, and didn't give a reply. I think Still need to ask more questions.”

Hearing what Li Ying said, Zhang Yanjin also had a comparison in her heart. If she wanted to achieve the strength of the Taiyuan Academy, the dean was naturally not something that ordinary people could take on.

"Why don't you invite Chu Chigong to be the dean of this academy? Recently, hasn't Chu Chigong said that he has nothing to do all day long and hasn't gone out for several days?" Li Ying suggested.

"You have a good idea. The Duke recently asked for leave even for court affairs. I'm afraid it's just because I'm free. I'll talk to him tomorrow." Zhang Yanjin clapped her hands in praise.

The dean of the academy does not need to teach in person, but he must be able to shake the overall situation and drive the academy internally and externally. Chu Chigong is undoubtedly not the most suitable candidate.

"Okay, okay, everyone is here, sit down and have a drink?"

Li Ying said that he was going to get the wine, but Zhang Yanjin was still in the mood to drink at this time, he didn't understand what happened to King Zhao, and the threads that were tied together hadn't been cut yet.

"I still have something to do today, let's do it another day." Zhang Yanjin got up and said, he walked out of the room and turned back suddenly.

"Why did you change your mind?" Li Ying stepped forward and said with a smile.

"I just said that you haven't tasted your own medicinal wine properly, so you can try it."

"This is the bank note given by King Wei, do you want it?"

"Did you really go to Prince Wei's Mansion to collect debts?" Li Ying turned over the bank note and found that the seal on it was indeed from Prince Wei's Mansion, "You are really amazing."

Li Ying showed a thumbs up to Zhang Yanjin, who dared to ask King Wei for money, which is not something ordinary people would dare to do.

Now that the situation in the court is unclear, if King Wei becomes the emperor in the future, wouldn't this block another big rock in his way.

This stone is not only big, but also shocking.

Now Li Ying felt a little awkward for Zhang Yanjin.

"Naturally, I'll go back first." Zhang Yanjin gave Li Ying the bank note that had been on her body for several days, feeling a lot lighter all of a sudden.

"Walk slowly, don't give it away." Li Ying happily nodded the bank notes, these bank notes were for King Wei to come to eat and drink for another ten days and a half months, not much worse.

Li Ying originally thought that Zhang Yanjin was getting the silver ticket this time, but he didn't expect that King Wei would just come later.

"My lord." Seeing Zhang Yanjin enter the mansion, General Zhao strode forward.

His expression was very anxious, and his movements were a little uncoordinated.

"What's going on?" Zhang Yanjin asked.

"The general received an urgent call to go to the border today. I told you, my lord, that you should go to the Ningguo mansion for the time being so that you can take care of him. The general is worried that there will be changes in the border. When the time comes, there will be people in the capital. The Ningguo mansion has guards who can be dispatched. It can guarantee the safety of adults and wives and sons.

"What happened at the border? Is it the Huns attacking or something else?"

Zhang Yanjin asked anxiously, this uncle went to the border alone but left the forwards in the capital to take care of them, it is really worrying.

"The urgent report said that people at the border were robbed of food and property by the Huns. The battle has not yet started, but the Huns are just pretending to be powerful. Zhang Jun's trip is to go back to warn and frighten the Huns and others. Besides, the emperor didn't make a statement. , These two countries are not willing to play tricks and fight casually, so don’t worry, my lord.” Seeing Zhang Yanjin’s unsteady expression, General Zhao made a rough guess.

Early in the morning on the second day, someone read Zhang Zhongqian's book.

This is not someone else, but Liu Yanyan, who had previously quarreled with Zhang Yanjin.

Liu Yanyan is a man who loves to hold grudges and revenge.

"Reporting to the emperor, Zhang Zhongqian's trip was not to start a war at the border, but because some people in the border were wronged, so he went back to find out the situation."

Naturally, Zhang Yanjin couldn't allow Liu Yanyan's green mouth and white teeth to slander casually.

"My lord Zhang, the emperor didn't order troops to send generals. Zhang Zhongqian's move clearly did not take the emperor seriously."

Liu Yanyan's words didn't hold any leeway, and he insisted on Zhang Zhongqian's charge of leaving Beijing without authorization.

"My lord Liu, there are priorities. The food and grass of the imperial court were robbed, and the people at the frontier were humiliated. If the emperor heard this news, he would definitely feel uneasy. Zhang Zhongqian was just to relieve the worry of the holy one. Why did you say the crime? If you can list what Zhang Zhongqian said What crime to commit, let the emperor decide."

Zhang Yanjin said, Liu Yanyan clearly did it on purpose. Uncle just left the capital yesterday, and logically speaking, the excerpts should be in the hands of the emperor this morning. Could it be that someone secretly tampered with them.

"Don't argue, Liu Aiqing. Zhang Zhongqian's departure from Beijing was approved by me. This matter cannot be discussed any further."

Liu Yanyan was unconvinced when he heard the emperor's words: "Without laws and regulations, there are no rules, and without rules, there are no rules. If everyone behaves like Mr. Zhang, they will all mess up."

Liu Yanyan turned his finger on Zhang Yanjin, meaning that he had no rules and committed the following offenses.

"Of course I know these things. Liu Aiqing is so knowledgeable, so I want to ask Aiqing a question?"

The emperor said.

"Please speak, Your Majesty." Liu Yanyan thought highly of himself, so naturally he would not be afraid of the Emperor's questions.

"May I ask whether the pig came first or the dog?"

Hearing the emperor's question and answer, Zhang Yanjin laughed inwardly. Is the emperor mocking the imperial envoy doctor as a pig and a dog?

"The difference between the two is the same in my opinion." Liu Yanyan said.

"Then you must understand Liu Aiqing's thoughts in your heart."

The courtiers couldn't help holding back their laughter when they heard it below, Liu Yanyan's face was ashen, but it was not others who made fun of him, but the emperor.

"The ministers are here today to discuss the princess's marriage." The emperor said seriously.

He has endless memorials in the imperial study every day, but these ministers are always thinking of finding fault with others.

"This should be presided over by the Ministry of Etiquette."

Gao Shijie stepped forward and said that the princess must pay a large sum of money when she gets married, and now that the household department is losing money, he naturally wants to kick the ball farther away.

"Your Majesty, although the Ministry of Rituals has some rules to check, but the princess has to arrange for her to become a monk, and her succession needs the concerted efforts of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs." Zhang Yanjin didn't want to take all the responsibilities When it comes to the Ministry of Rites, Princess Yuyang is not a worry-free person. If she provokes a thorn, the little people in the Ministry of Rites will not be able to bear the princess' anger.

According to Zhang Yanjin's thinking, it is best for the Ministry of Rites not to get involved in this matter, but this is undoubtedly a fantasy.

"Okay, then the six departments will cooperate and each perform its duties."

After an imperial decree came down, the six ministries began to prepare for Princess Yuyang's marriage.

The job assigned by the etiquette department was to preside over the wedding ceremony, and Zhang Yanjin assigned the job to the waiter in charge of etiquette in the etiquette department, which was regarded as a handover.

The Ruiguo Mansion also began to prepare for the wedding in full swing, although the princess could not live in the Ruiguo Mansion.But this façade aura has to be lacking.

There are lights and festoons everywhere, so lively.

"Sister, do you really want to marry Zhou Qihui?" King Wei came to the princess mansion. He heard that Liubu had received the imperial decree today, only to realize that Princess Yuyang's illness was not a joke. He is not good enough for his compatriot sister Yuyang.

"What's the matter? My sister is going to get married sooner or later. King Wei should bless me." Princess Yuyang smiled as she picked out the ornaments on the desk.

"If my sister was doing it for me, she wouldn't have to win over Duke Narui's mansion. Now King Zhao is suspected by his father, and what King Jin has done has also been heard by his father. As long as his people find out what they did , the position of crown prince is naturally mine, and at that time, sister can choose whatever kind of gentleman she wants."

King Wei spoke sincerely.

"You are so naive. Father doubted King Jin and King Zhao, so wouldn't he doubt you and me?" Princess Yuyang raised her head and stared at King Wei.

King Wei looked at Princess Yuyang with eyes that were empty, as if he wanted to suck people into that boundless black hole.

"Although Chen Guogong was punished for the grain and grass case, the emperor did not stop there, but continued to investigate secretly. A few days ago, my people were almost caught by the emperor. No matter what, this big wedding is an opportunity. Now That Zhang Zhongqian was lured out of the capital, Zheng Guogong and Rong Guogong are too old to lead soldiers, as long as we win this time, you can take that seat, why bother to compromise like this." Yuyang's voice was cold, What you say can even freeze people directly.

King Wei couldn't help stepping back when he heard the footsteps here.

"Why are you refunding, I did all this for you." Princess Yuyang grabbed Wei Wang's neck and said in a low voice.

"It's not for me, you are for yourself." King Wei has never understood these sisters, but what Yuyang said today made King Wei wake up. Yuyang's ambition seems to be stronger than what he saw. big.

Although he knew about the affairs of King Zhao and King Jin, he did not intervene. Now it seems that Yuyang must have intervened.

"No matter who it is for, you are still sitting on the throne."

Zhang Yanjin thought of what happened in court today, so she asked General Zhao to help write a letter to the army, so that his uncle would know the situation, so as not to have a countermeasure at that time.

"My lord, in fact, the general was sent by the emperor to the capital, but it was done in secret, and no one else knew about it." General Zhao said.

"Why is this?"

If the emperor sent his uncle to the border, he would definitely issue an edict. Without an imperial edict and a tiger charm, his uncle couldn't mobilize the 30 troops.

"For the purpose of investigating the case, the food and grass at the border gate were robbed, and the emperor's people have already found out the source. Now the general is going to arrest him and bring him to justice."

General Zhao said,

The general said that he would tell the adults about this after he left the capital, and he was afraid that the adults would be required to accompany him in this scene.

"How many princes are related to Liang Draft?" Zhang Yanjin asked.

Today the emperor made such a fuss on purpose, and then suddenly said that he would arrange Princess Yuyang's marriage.

"I'm not sure yet. The emperor's last assassination showed that someone couldn't sit still, so the emperor joined forces with the general to perform these scenes." Seeing Zhang Yanjin looking at him, General Zhao quickly waved his hand and said, "I am also the general before leaving." Just told me.

Zhang Yanjin did not expect that the emperor would be involved in such a deep issue.

It’s not easy for him to tell General Xiangliu that I’ve already guessed about it. He already knew the truth, but he’s still figuring it out by himself, and he’s always lagging behind by more than a little bit.

"By the way, the ink has been delivered, do you want to use it now?"

Seeing that Zhang Yanjin was silent, General Zhao began to feel an air of embarrassment in the air.

"Try it."

Zhang Yanjin spread the ink evenly on the white paper, and found that the words Zhao and Jin were written on it.

The princess got married, and the palace was full of celebrations. The princess returned to the courtyard where she lived when she was a child and was ready to be married. She married from the palace to the princess mansion instead of Ruiguo mansion.

This saved a lot of work for Duke Ruiguo's mansion. Duke Ruiguo only asked his servants to hang red cloth and red lanterns instead of replacing all the furniture and door beams.

The palace is full of flowers, and it is rumored that the princess loves beautiful things the most, so on the day of the wedding, the emperor ordered people to pick half of the flowers in the imperial garden to make a carpet, and the rest was used for decoration.

Since King Wei quarreled with Yuyang that day, Princess Yuyang had put him under house arrest. It was not until this morning that Princess Yuyang asked King Wei to be released from the room.

Prince Wei is rather weak-tempered, and he is used to asking Princess Yuyang first about everything, which led to Princess Yuyang's control over him.

"Don't talk nonsense later. If you don't want me as a sister, you can go outside and tell me about me." Princess Yuyang was dressed in a red dress, looking very dignified and beautiful.

King Wei bowed his head and did not speak, neither agreeing nor disapproving.

Princess Yuyang smiled when she saw this, she patted King Wei on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Look at you, my sister just made a joke and scared you, my sister just wants you to be more courageous in the future, Don't be so soft."

Princess Yuyang took King Wei to sit down and poured him a glass of wine. The wine tasted sweet and pleasant.

"Come on, after drinking this glass of wine, even if this matter is over, my sister will apologize to you."

Princess Yuyang was the first to drink the wine in her hand. Seeing this, King Wei had no doubts and drank the wine in the glass too.

After King Wei drank, he originally wanted to say that he also forgave the princess, but found that his voice was speechless.

"Don't worry, it will be fine tomorrow, come and take the prince down to rest."

Seeing that Princess Yuyang said it so easily, King Wei couldn't help being shocked. Yuyang's own sister could do such a thing to him. If Yuyang said the truth, then the father is in danger soon?

The servants arranged by Princess Yuyang are very strong, and it is impossible for King Wei to break free.

King Wei smiled wryly. After all, he didn't understand his sister's mind. He originally thought that as long as his father was disappointed with King Zhao and King Jin, his sister would be satisfied.

He trained the hidden guards until his sister sold the food and secret recipes of the Great Wei, and he also knew that his sister was doing it for him to become the crown prince.

But if my sister did such a king-killing thing today, how could he dare to step into that position.

Zhang Yanjin came to the palace early, if he wasn't the minister of the Ministry of Rites, he would definitely not have come to join in the fun today. Although the princess's wedding is grand, it is a trouble for Zhang Yanjin.

"Is everyone here?" Zhang Yanjin asked Zhou Hao, holding Zhou Hao back.

"Not yet, I'm about to salute, where did King Wei go?"

It was only half an hour before the salute, King Wei disappeared at this juncture, Zhou Hao was so anxious that he forgot his dignity.

"Don't worry, I'll help you find it together."

At this time, Princess Yuyang's sedan chair had already set off to the rooftop. As Princess Yuyang's direct brother, King Wei naturally wanted to help Princess Yuyang get off the sedan chair.

This auspicious time, the people from the Ministry of Rites had to calculate for three days before they managed to come up with a conclusion. If they missed today's noon hour, the Ministry of Rites would have to bear the blame.

Why did King Wei disappear at this time? Zhang Yanjin and General Zhao searched for possible places where King Wei could go.

Wait, there's another place I haven't found.Over there is Princess Yuyang's room.

Zhang Yanjin patted his head, remembering that Princess Yuyang and King Wei had a very good relationship, if King Wei happened to go to see Princess Yuyang at this time but just missed the sedan chair, thinking of this possibility, Zhang Yanjin and General Zhao went straight to Princess Yuyang's room .

"My lord, be careful." Xiao Liu looked at the palace man in front of him, feeling something was wrong.

"Do the maids in the palace cultivate their skills?" General Zhao asked.

"I've never heard of it." Zhang Yanjin said.

"Then it's better for the lord to wait for me in front. The postures of these court ladies walking and doing things are not like ordinary people."