Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Seeing that Liu Qi was both sad and indignant, and even wiped the wet corners of his eyes with his sleeve when it came to the emotional part, Lu Ci was moved, but still couldn't laugh or cry.

He had made up his mind to speak out to remonstrate, and he had said it out loud, so he was naturally ready to take responsibility and pay the price for it.

What's more, in Bianjing, although it is easier to be recognized and promoted more frequently, but also due to the turbulent undercurrents in the government and the opposition, you will be involved in party struggles anytime and anywhere, and you need to think carefully every step of the way.

Over the years, it really made him feel a little tired and bored.

Seeing that the prince is in the prime of life, his thoughts are clear and clear, and with the dedicated assistance of a group of virtuous ministers, he is already in a state of full-fledged wings.

After this incident, he must be able to realize something from his situation with half-teacher friendship, at least he will not be like before, ignorant of filial piety and benevolence.

As long as the crown prince can stabilize the foundation and progress step by step, Zhao Heng's troubles, which are sometimes good and sometimes bad, sometimes clear and sometimes chaotic, will only be tempered, not destroyed.

Seeing that Liu Qi, who was always sentimental and devoted to love and righteousness, had red eyes and moist eye sockets, Lu Ci couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, took his hand and sat down, and explained in a good voice: "I'm just planning for a rainy day, so I need to know more about it. It's not that you've decided to go to Lingnan, why are you so anxious to get angry?"

Zhu Shuo also sat down silently, put his hand on Liu Qi's comfortingly, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Liu Qiyou was not angry, and couldn't help stabbing: "If you are willing to show some of your usual cleverness and tact, no matter whether you care about your future, wealth or life, I really want to believe that you will not go to Lingnan." !"

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Lingnan is not a land of tigers and wolves that people can't go to. However, few people go there, so it's just a lie. Don't you see someone who once wrote a poem, "Eat three hundred lychees a day, and don't hesitate to grow up as a Lingnan native." ?'”

Although the great lyricist who wrote this narrow poem seems to have not yet been born.

Liu Qi was almost pissed off, but in the end he smiled instead: "Good, you little glutton. Back then, you tricked me and Brother Zhu into coming to this exam willingly by saying that you were alone in Beijing, with no one to accompany you. I just wanted to live with you. Now you are lucky, you want to be a native of Lingnan?!"

Lu Ci said sincerely: "Not necessarily. In Lingnan, there are fresh oysters, scallops and shrimps that are rare in Beijing..."

Liu Qi couldn't bear it anymore, closed the folding fan with a snap, and was about to hit Lu Ci on the head: "Just because of the fact that the disaster has lasted for a thousand years, you really won't die on the way to Lingnan!"

Zhu said An'an and listened quietly.

At first he believed Brother Liu's words, thinking that Brother Lu was most likely trying to keep his friends from worrying about him, so he pretended to be optimistic and calm every day, looking forward to being an official abroad.

now……

Zhu said he looked at Liu Qi, then at Lu Ci, and couldn't help laughing.

Brother Lu, who has always loved food the most, is probably really looking forward to the hardships of relegation that allow him to experience delicious food from all over the world.

What Lu Ci and his friends did not expect was that because of Zhao Heng's sudden suspicion against Liu E and the prince's unprecedented fierce counterattack, the tug-of-war between the DPRK and China would take longer than everyone imagined.

It was not until May of the fifth year of Tianxi that Liu E was confiscated from the queen's seal and confined in the palace, Li Wanyi was canonized as a concubine, Zhao Yunchu was sent back to the Eight Great Palaces, the crown prince was removed from the power of supervising the country, and Kou Zhun was demoted to the deputy envoy of the privy , Ding Wei was demoted to the last assistant, and the second assistant was vacant as a result, and the curtain came to an end.

At first glance, it looks like a loss-losing ending, but whether it is the official family, Zhao Zhen's faction, or Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei's party, they all feel relieved, and even satisfied.

Although the officials hated Liu E for playing tricks on him, so they no longer cared about the relationship between husband and wife for many years, but after all, the abolition of the empress is an earth-shattering event that shakes the well-being of the people. They have always been cautious when it comes to respecting gods and worshiping Buddha and the luck of the country. Zhao Heng naturally didn't want to take this risk.

Anyway, the person has been confined in the palace, and the seal of the presiding officer has also been withdrawn. From now on, she can neither block her eyes in front of her, nor make trouble anymore.

It's okay to leave her with an empty title and a life.

Zhao Heng's concern also lies in that although Liu E's real crimes have been shaken off, the obstacles after the abolition will be greatly reduced, but the scandal of being fooled by women for many years will also be known to the world, and it will not be good for his face and reputation. Big loss?

The gain outweighs the loss, it is better to swallow this bad breath and beat her back to her original shape.

As far as Zhao Zhen is concerned, being able to restore the reputation of his biological mother, and going to the palace to pay her respects in an open and aboveboard manner in the future, and calling her sister instead of the estranged 'Li Wanyi', is already the greatest consolation for the mother and child who have been forced to give birth for many years up.

Concubine Li Chen, who thought that she was doomed not to be able to recognize her husband for the rest of her life, didn't care about her status promotion, but was ecstatic to see her own flesh and blood.

When she hugged Zhao Zhen, who came to pay her respects for the first time, tears streaming down her face, and she was incoherent because of being too happy, and she still couldn't say a complete sentence.

Although Zhao Zhen inevitably felt sorry for being taken back to supervise the country, he could accept it calmly.

And according to the judgment of Li Di and Kou Zhun, Zhao Heng, who has been in a slump since he noticed the betrayal of Liu E's "beloved wife", is afraid that he will return to his old ways soon, and return to his old ways for three days. posture.

If that was the case, the crown prince would only lose a formally appointed supervisor of the country, but the duties he performed would still be to supervise the country on behalf of his father, which was no different from before.

Kou Zhun, who was relegated to the position of deputy privy envoy, reacted beyond everyone's calmness.

When he learned of this 'revenge', he didn't even show any unruliness on his face, he just bowed down calmly and bowed down, and he accepted this new appointment with joy.

He even teased Ding Wei, who had been an enemy for a long time: "It's a pity that the public is a little shorter and thinner, otherwise the official robes that have been replaced are still new, and if they are transferred to the public, it may save a fortune. expenses."

Ding Wei glanced at him suspiciously, but didn't answer.

Ding Wei was well aware of the recent frequent attacks by the officials, so he naturally guessed that Liu E's sudden calamity might have the same cause as the change in him.

So he became more and more cautious, trying to reduce his sense of existence as much as possible, so as not to hit the blade.

And his guilt was indeed divided by Liu E, who was closer to Zhao Heng. In addition, Kou Zhun's jumping up and down, Zhao Zhen's sudden toughness, all caught Zhao Heng by surprise, so that this After the turmoil, he was lucky to only be promoted from the second assistant to the last assistant, and he was no longer involved.

The one who feels the most regret is obviously Wang Qinruo's faction - he has always been unable to see through the situation, and dare not make a big move, even His Majesty, who is not sure whether he is conscious or not, dare not follow closely like before, for fear that the benefits will not be reaped, and he will end up in the end Lu Ci's end.

After he saw through it, it was too late to make a move.

Although Wang Qinruo was very heartbroken about the missed second assistant position, he also had some consolation: Although he didn't get any extra benefits, he didn't suffer any losses. He saw a good show.

Lu Ci, who was the instigator, was robbed of most of the limelight by this vigorous turmoil that involved all the officials in the court. Only the officials and the prince's faction still remembered him clearly.

And when Zhao Zhen took the initiative to take a step back and asked himself to resign from the post of supervisor, the first thing he asked for was to beg Lu Ci to return to the post of Zhizhigao earlier.

Lu Ci, who offended him so much, should be protected by the crown prince and retreat unscathed. How could Zhao Heng be willing?

However, when Zhao Zhen raised this point, under the persuasion of Kou Zhun, Li Di and others, he knew that it was impossible to achieve it, and it was just for the convenience of bargaining.

Under Zhao Zhen's insistence, Secretary Lu Ci's status as a third-rank official was retained after all, but his job was changed from knowing Zhizhi to Qinzhou Zhizhou, and he had to start that month.

After learning of the new appointment, everyone couldn't help raising their eyebrows.

The emotion towards Lu Ci changed from jealousy and envy to subtle sympathy and pity in an instant.

Where is Qinzhou?

Located in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, it is rejecting Xixia, the people are strong, the wars are frequent, and the military frontier is desolate and barren!

Although Xixia has behaved fairly honestly since Li Jiqian's death, it is definitely not a good place to go.

Compared with it, even the small and inconspicuous Fenzhou that Lu Ci knew before could barely be called a blessed land.

And the one who wanted to send Lu Ci to that barren land was none other than Zhao Heng himself who loved Lu Ci so much and was repeatedly promoted.

In the eyes of people who don't know the inside story, this Lu Sanyuan is undoubtedly digging his own grave, and he is about to suffer bad luck-everyone knows that if His Majesty cares about him in such a way, he really has no hope of promotion in his life.

In the eyes of those who know the truth, they are full of regret and admiration for Lu Ci.

Even if he only knew a few words, judging from Zhao Heng's fierce reaction, it was not difficult to deduce the general idea.

When they chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb and turned a blind eye, such a young talent who was proud, did not covet power, did not care about fame, and dared to speak out, a pillar of the country, was dispatched to the military for hurting His Majesty's face. border state...

It is really time to make the scholars who do nothing in the world feel ashamed and ashamed.

Zhao Zhen still wanted to fight for Lu Ci to stay in Beijing, but Zhao Heng's heart was as firm as a rock. No matter what Zhao Zhen said, he would never let Lu Ci stay in Beijing to hinder his eyes, and he must send it away from afar. Just give up.

"I didn't expect me and everyone to work hard, but still failed to keep Secretary Lu."

After Zhao Zhen failed in the last fight, knowing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, he tried his best to keep his face as usual and returned to the East Palace. When he summoned Li Di and Kou Zhun in the palace room, he indulged himself to show frustration: "Daddy's heart has been changed." No matter what I try to persuade, I can't shake him."

If the little master hadn't stood up for him and spoke out, how could he have angered his father?

And he knew that it was his father's fault, but after protecting his biological mother as he wished, he still couldn't protect his little wife Zhouquan, who had made the most contribution, so what face would he have to see his little wife again...

Kou Zhun smiled: "Instead of thinking wildly, why didn't His Highness call Lu Ci into the palace to have a talk?"

Zhao Zhen hesitated for a long time.

After discussing the business with Kou Zhun and Li Di and seeing them off, he stayed in the palace for a while, but still made up his mind to tell Lu Ci about the unsatisfactory result.