Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In the early morning of the next day, when Lin Neichen finished reading the imperial edict with a red face, except Kou Zhun, Li Di and others who had already known about it, their faces were still calm, and the faces of other officials were completely at a loss.

The official family will recuperate from illness, and the prince will supervise the country?

When they finally realized that the sky above their heads had quietly changed its appearance, a stone suddenly caused a thousand waves, and they didn't care about the ban on talking to each other, and they all talked excitedly.

Both Wang Qinruo and Ding Weiju looked at Kou Zhun tacitly first, and saw that although he was calm and relaxed, no matter whether it was his upright tactics or the vague complacency on his brows, they all interpreted the four characters of "spirited and vigorous" vividly .

The two felt bitter.

This Old Kou Xier, His Majesty has long had to breathe!

Ding Wei was okay, when he was out of pocket, he had a vague premonition that he was going to steal the chicken without losing money.In addition, what bothers him recently is not that he didn't take Kou Zhun into account, but that his allies, who are "reversing the bandits", have ridiculous suspicions and suspicions about each other because of this.

Especially Liu Shengren, who was left in the cold for a few days by the emperor looking for a reason, could be said to be very anxious. He didn't think that the failure of the plan was due to her problems.

So when he was anxious, he hated Ding Wei and others who were incompetent but still implicated him.

However, no matter how powerful Liu Shengren is at present, it is only limited to the harem, and it is completely based on the favor of the officials for her, there is no stability at all.

Her resentment, not only did not affect Ding Wei and others who still enjoyed high officials and generous salaries even if they failed, but instead cut off the allies and wings she had just developed.

In addition, she was too eager to express her position, and after some self-defeating, Zhao Heng, who didn't care much about power, began to subconsciously guard against her in terms of imperial power.

——If what happened to Empress Wu happened again in the current dynasty, Zhao Heng thought to himself that he would be ashamed to see his ancestors.

Although Kou Zhun and the officials were called to join forces to hide it to death, they read the imperial edict directly at the court, which caught most people by surprise, but soon, the two major factions headed by Ding Wei and Wang Qinruo unanimously revived , to take a good share of the pie.

Ding Wangji was puzzled by the fact that the officials would choose Kou Zhun to keep a secret, but if they were to believe it, the officials had regained the sincerity and sincerity in Kou Zhun that they had talked about more than ten years ago. , and absolutely impossible.

That being the case, Kou Zhun must not be the only one to choose when the crown prince supervises the country!

Kou Zhun remained calm and listened to their impassioned speeches without saying a word. The officials ran out of patience and directly announced the decision that Li Di would become the third prime minister.

Not only Wang Qinruo, but Ding Wei almost went mad with anger.

He's done all the planning and planning, isn't it just for the purpose of becoming a prime minister one day?

It was obviously only a short distance away, but Li Di, who was very mediocre, took away the fruit he had been looking forward to for a long time!

Li Di was also taken aback, he never expected that this honor, which is the dream of scholars all over the world, would come to him so suddenly.

Whether it was true or false, his first reaction was a decisive refusal.

After a few words of symbolic persuasion, Zhao Heng let Zhao Zhen, who was waiting in the inner hall, go out, and saluted the official family without any haste, saying: "Thank you, Father, for letting Li Binke be the prime minister." .”

The court did not expect such an incident, and it became completely silent for a while.

Zhao Zhen looked at Li Di, the guest of the Eastern Palace, with gentle eyes, which made the veteran who was much older than him startled, and his eyes gradually became hot.

Zhao Heng just added a sentence: "The crown prince has said so, Li Xiang, do you still want to refuse?"

Li Di hastily closed his eyes, and let the tears that were about to roll down fall straight to the ground.

If at this point, he still makes excuses, it is an out-and-out hypocrisy, not a gentleman's self-effacing.

What's more, being able to become a chancellor, even if it's just a secondary minister, is a long-cherished wish for the well-being of the people of the world, can be famous in history, and countless people in the world have studied hard for ten years. How can he be an exception?

Li Di was very moved and took the order to take office.

A big drama came to an end, and Zhao Heng, who could be regarded as a logical escape from the complicated state affairs, happily announced that he was leaving the court and was ready to concentrate on 'recovering'.

Although Zhao Zhen was dazed, terrified, and even flustered in his heart, he still had a serious expression on his face.

The stern bun face fell into the eyes of the courtiers who looked at him vaguely, making them unable to help but nod in approval.

Sigh that he is so mature and stable at such a young age, no wonder he can be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

And the officials of the East Palace are honored: Doesn't the excellence of His Highness the Crown Prince prove that they are good at teaching?

Only Lu Ci, who knew Zhao Zhen's temperament best, could see at a glance that his student seemed to be as stable as an old dog, but he was actually panicking a lot.

He smiled slightly, stared at Zhao Zhen whose cheeks were getting redder from nervousness for a while, and after attracting his attention, he blinked at the student a few times very quickly.

After Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, Lu Ci rushed out of the hall with other officials.

He slowly lowered his eyes, thought bluntly for a while, and suddenly pursed his lips, showing a small smile.

For some reason, although he was still a little nervous and flustered, after a few seemingly insignificant blinks, he suddenly realized that he was not alone.

Zhao Zhen, who was sweet in his heart, didn't know that Lu Ci, who gave him infinite comfort in one moment, was in a good mood to sell the post of 'Prince Zuo Yude' the next moment.

A few months passed in the blink of an eye, and Lu Ci had only completed less than one-third of the progress of the painting. Now the little prince will use the practice mode to replace the previous cramming lectures. Zuo Yude, who only served as an assistant, was naturally no longer needed, but he could devote himself wholeheartedly to his work so that when spring came, the river water could be treated as planned.

Regarding what happened to Zhao Zhen, Lu Ci looked at it from the eyes of modern people, of course he had full sympathy for himself who was driven away from the shelves, and he also knew that this move was suspected of spoiling the growth.

But in Da Song, who should start a family and start a business at the age of 15, it is too early to say, so it doesn't count.

What's more, Zhao Heng occasionally stares at the top, no matter how ambitious the subordinates are, they can only escort him, and dare not go past him.

After thinking this way, Lu Ci was completely relieved, and devoted himself to painting in the free afternoon, so that he could complete this inexplicable task as soon as possible.

But when he was enjoying himself, Zhao Zhen obviously didn't forget his little teacher.

After experiencing the flurry and being clueless in the first few days of Jian Guo, he gradually got used to it, and he began to miss Lu Ci, the former Zuo Yude, who hadn't spoken properly for a long time.

Especially after he had the courage to take advantage of his power to secretly find out the little wooden turtle Simon and the "Bianjing Wanhua Tu" that his father confiscated from him for no reason, and took it back as his own, and after satisfying some "selfish desires"...

He missed Zuo Yude more and more, who had brought him a glimmer of hope during the boring study period.

Only before making a new appointment, Zhao Zhen carefully discussed with the two prime ministers for a long time, but failed to come up with a good idea.

Because he saw that Zhao Zhen's main purpose was to keep Lu Ci by his side, it was best to ask questions at any time and watch him all the time. Kou Zhun relied on this when making suggestions.

But those who can get along with the emperor day and night, except for the ministers and ministers, the official positions are either too high or too low, and there is really no one who can be directly opposite to the fourth rank of Zuo Yude, who Lu Ci once served.

Neither Kou Zhun nor Li Di had any hostility towards Lu Ci, so they naturally didn't want to hinder his future, and recommended him to the Hanlin Academy of Painting maliciously like Wang Qinruo and others.

But they also knew that if they rashly bestowed too high an official position, even if they were lucky enough to pass the hundred officials, it would be tantamount to setting Lu Ci on fire, and they might not be able to stay in Beijing for long.

The suggestions given by the two cautiously are all functions that can stay with the prince for a long time, but most of them revolve around daily life, and all of them are below the fifth rank.

Zhao Zhen understood the truth, but he just kept silent.

He is not happy.

When Lu Ci was working in the East Palace, as Zuo Yude, his official position was under the fourth rank.

And with him watching, no one dares to neglect the other party.

If it's just a flat tone, it's just a matter of reluctance, and now it's just because of himself that he wants to keep the other party by his side, so that Lu Ci will not be promoted but demoted, and people who don't know will laugh at him.

Lu Cixu didn't care if people went to high places and water flowed to low places, but he couldn't bear it in his heart.

In Zhao Zhen's mind, the most suitable official position for Lu Ci at present should be a third-rank Hanlin bachelor who also knows how to make patents.

He actually had this idea long ago, but he didn't show it. Instead, he first invited the two prime ministers who would least object to his promotion of Lu Ci, and politely tried it out.

After all, no matter how much he loves Lu Ci, and he also knows that Lu Ci is extremely talented, but when he first told his father the truth and met a thorn in his face, he learned to hide his true thoughts first.

Seeing that even the two prime ministers pushed down Lu Ci's official rank one after another, Zhao Zhen was a little disappointed, so he put down the words first.

After Kou Zhun and Li Di resigned, Zhao Zhen pondered for a while alone, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and made two decisions one after another.

One is to fully support Lu Ci's flood control in secret, and the other is to send people to prepare for the April tribute ceremony.

Influenced by Lu Ci, Zhao Zhen's idea of ​​dealing with difficult problems was very simple, direct, and effective when his strength was insufficient.

The qualifications are not enough, and the merits come together.

After all, it may not be enough to rely on Caihe water alone.

Coincidentally, the new year comes after the beginning of spring, and it has been three years since the last tribute ceremony, and it is time to recruit the handsome men in the world.

During this period, Zuo Yude should still be idle, and he can also see the progress of water control and arrange other ministries accordingly.

The more Zhao Zhen thought about it, the more he felt it was feasible, and while making noises about his small calculations, his mood became better.

Lu Ci didn't know it, he, who was used to arranging friends, had already been arranged by enthusiastic students for a quick promotion.

After half a month of concentrating on painting, he managed to reach [-]% of the progress, and got the inside news from Yan Shu that he was about to open a tribute.

To this good news, his first reaction was to enthusiastically write letters to several candidates who were still sinking in the sea of ​​suffering.

Yi Shu and Zhong Yuan, who fought again, couldn't escape, and Di Xiaobuer from Fenzhou, although he couldn't end, Lu Ci still wrote a special letter to invite him here, wanting to show him the different stories of the capital. The warm atmosphere of the place can stimulate the enthusiasm of learning.

As for the travel expenses along the way, Lu Ci attached it by post. In case Di Qing refused to accept it, he also specially noted that it was the money he owed for buying wild animals in the past.