Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Since Wang Zeng took the initiative to say hello, of course Lu Ci would not insist on standing still, but sat down graciously.

After taking a seat on the bench facing Wang Zeng, he naturally brought the steaming tea to him, bowed his head slightly, sniffed it, and sighed, "Good tea."

"Thank you." Wang Zeng smiled faintly: "I brewed it."

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Although I have been impeached and suspended, it is not a loss for me to have such a rare blessing."

"Stop being glib."

Wang Zeng glanced at him, and his whole body also changed from the rigid and serious that he deliberately created just now to the state of gradually relaxing, and mercilessly exposed: "I'm afraid only those people inside are really scared. As for you, I'm afraid it's you." It’s not even a false alarm, is it?”

After interrogating the cadre officials, Wang Zeng didn't know where. No matter how Lu Ci did it, the evidence in favor of the other side is overwhelming, and the grounds used by the officials are absolutely nothing. Without a basis, it will be self-defeating.

It is conceivable that after some routine interviews, records, and written statements, the so-called "troublesome" Lu Ci will soon be able to relax, and the official will be restored to his original post, which may even make the little emperor feel distressed for a while up.

Lu Ci smiled calmly: "Anyway, I have worked with Han Zhongcheng for so long, and I can somewhat guess that it is only a mere thing that can keep him dreaming and obsessed recently, and keep him awake at night."

Although Lu Ci didn't say it clearly, it's impossible for Wang Zeng not to guess the general situation.

"He did have plans, but because he miscalculated you, he was tricked by someone with superior skills. After that, he didn't talk about his face for a while, and he couldn't look good." Wang Zeng shook his head, feeling very narrowed by him. The words made me laugh: "Don't say these words in front of him."

Lu Ci nodded: "That's natural."

Wang Zeng summoned Lu Ci, except for the deliberate play when he entered the door, after that it was just a sit-in with occasional chats.

When the time was almost up, Wang Zeng ordered Lu Ci to be taken to an empty room and stayed overnight, so that he could send someone to check them one by one while writing a letter the next day.

Before getting up to send Lu Ci away, Wang Zeng gave him a meaningful look, and asked in a tone of surprise, regret, and incomprehension: "Yu Yu is very popular and has a lot of friends. I've heard it. It's just that you think about it, and sometimes you can't take care of yourself, let alone take care of your friends. Even if you don't feel physically and mentally exhausted, the other party is willing to appreciate it. Sooner or later, there will be a moment when you can't do it, so what should you do then?"

Hearing this, Lu Ci couldn't help but be surprised.

Wang Zeng has always been indifferent to people and does not have deep friendship with those who set up cliques. After this phone call, although most of them were curious, there was also a suspicion of shallow conversations, which was not like his usual style.

After feeling slightly stunned, Lu Ci pursed his lips and smiled, and answered calmly: "Wang Shenzheng has misunderstood. Even if you are a parent, there is absolutely no reason to take care of your children for life, let alone I am just a friend of Brother Liu and the others?"

Wang Zeng smiled lightly, obviously questioning his words.

"I don't want to hide the king's participation in politics," Lu Ci also smiled, and said frankly: "The reason why I put so much effort this time is to protect myself, and secondly, to do my best to have a clear conscience."

He has neither the will nor the possibility to be concerned about his official career for his friends all the time-not to mention that he has never had the arrogance of 'calculating everything'.

This time it was within sight and power, and he would also be implicated.

So why not give a little advice?

Friends treat him with sincerity, and he also repays with sincerity. It will depend on each person's fate in the future.

Wang Zeng nodded lightly and said nothing more.

After Lu Ci was led into the small room, he looked around first.

After all, they were not treated as prisoners, but only sent for investigation and questioning. Therefore, in addition to preventing them from communicating and colluding, it is certainly impossible for the Kaifeng government to abuse their punishment.

Looking at the conditions of the temporary shelter, Lu Ci nodded in satisfaction.

--good.

Because he was harmed by the shipping department, he was in prison at that time and he was at ease, let alone Kaifeng, where everyone is polite?

There is no need to suffer from hunger or cold, and even because of fear of freezing these weak civil servants, the petty officials also allocated a small charcoal basin to each house as instructed by their superiors.

The charcoal fire flickered on and off, and the small room was warm and harmonious.

Lu Ci first opened the wooden window a little for ventilation, and then sat on the small bed leisurely.

Even if there is silence, there is no one to talk to, and there is nothing to relieve his boredom, he doesn't feel sad, he just closes his eyes and rests in peace.

The only thing I miss is the little lover who was imprisoned with him last time, but who was young and cute and took care of him everywhere.

——I don't know how Di Qing is now, has he arrived in Qinzhou safely?

Thinking of the reluctance of the little lover when they parted, Lu Ci's heart instantly became soft, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his lips.

Unlike Liu Qi, who is full of confidence in Teng Zongliang and Zhu Shuo, he knows that these few friends who seem to be free and easy-going, or restrained and self-restraining, will immediately turn into iron heads when it comes to principles or their own ideas. A reckless man, even if he hit his head and broke his blood, he didn't hesitate.

On the contrary, Di Qing and him share the same mind and care for each other, and they are more similar in how they handle things, and they are much more prudent and rational.

If you really want to talk about taking care of him, I am afraid that Di Qing will take care of Teng Zongliang.

Lu Ci sighed amusedly, and fell asleep without knowing it.

Because the case is simple, the truth is clear, and the evidence is sufficient, Wang Zeng, who never procrastinates in dealing with things, waited for the results of the actual deduction the next day, sorted out all the written documents overnight, and submitted them directly.

The little emperor himself was worried about the little master who was being questioned by the officials, and he didn't rest for two consecutive nights. As soon as he got the case presented by Wang Zeng, he immediately ordered someone to light a lamp, and while he was dressed by someone, he stared closely at him. Text on paper.

He didn't care about the details, and turned to the last few pages without hesitation. After reading the results, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief when he saw that it was indeed a false accusation.

He knew that the little master was a gentleman who couldn't be more upright, how could he instigate others to steal official papers!

After reading the ins and outs of the matter, Zhao Zhen was filled with righteous indignation.

The little master has served as an official abroad for many years, and recently he returned to Beijing under the call of his opposite idea, and gathered with friends in private, not only dissuaded Su Shunqin and others from being confused for a while, and made them rein in the precipice, even the so-called "ugliness full of embarrassment" afterwards. He paid for the banquet where the prostitutes sat.

From the beginning to the end, I have never even called a singer, and the poems I wrote are not out of the ordinary, so why are the rumors so unbearable? !

"As the censor Zhongcheng, because of his own personal grievances, he fabricated things to attack the chief. He was so unscrupulous that he didn't take the majesty of the censor into consideration..."

With Lu Ci's conviction of innocence, Zhao Zhen could confidently show an angry look when facing the ministers of Zhongshu Province the next day: "How can you condone it?" "

Kou Zhun and Li Di looked at each other, with the corners of their mouths twitching.

It is not a day or two for Yushitai to act like this.Looking at Chaowenwu, who hasn't been stared at by the sharp eyes of the officials, caught some trivial mistakes, and criticized to the point of infidelity?

After all, no one is perfect, not to mention that it is impossible to be perfect in public affairs, and there is no pure gentleman in private affairs after returning home and closing the door every day.

However, regardless of official or private matters, as long as the Yushitai pinches the wrong place, he can immediately put it on the line, spitting and criticizing the official position as worthless, and he has to admit his mistake or demote him in exchange for the other party's high-spirited 'let go' Pass'.

Among them, the "victims" suffered the most, apart from the official family who had gradually developed a thick skin and smiled from one ear to the other, they were the first assistant and the second assistant.

How could everyone, including the officials, suffer it all? When it was Lu Qiaotong's turn, the officials were more aggrieved than he was "screamed", so they had to rectify it with great fanfare?

Although Li Di also kept a respectful distance from the officials, but after thinking about it, he still said a few fair words for Yu Shitai in the official's anger, so as to prevent the young and energetic little emperor from thinking too hard and acting too hard: " Han Zhongcheng wrote a letter of impeachment this time. If he really retaliated against the minister with grievances, he should not be condoned and should be severely punished. He should be the only person involved in this case. As for most of the officials in Taiwan, they should not be reprimanded because of their duties. .”

It doesn't matter whether Lu Ci came to the fore and planned to plan, or escaped from the catastrophe by taking precautions. With many iron proofs of his innocence, it is no longer important.

It's just that what the censor said was not all lies - after careful push by the Kaifeng government, Su Shunqin did indeed sell a batch of old paper in the courtyard for a small amount of money, only after Lu Ci persuaded him to sell the paper Buy them all back and return them to Zhao.

Now that he has reined in the precipice, Wang Zeng, who is well aware of the behavior of many museums and courtyards in Beijing that are similar to "supervisors stealing themselves", did not write a special letter on this point, and only proposed a small punishment: big Greedy and petty greed are all greedy. Although there are old rules, but now that it has been exposed, it must not be the first of its kind, but should be killed as an example to others.

To what Li Di said, Zhao Zhen didn't say anything for a long time.

In his heart, of course he disagreed with this statement.

Accompanied by Han Jiang's letter to impeach Lu Ci, there were also several officials in Taichung.

Those Taiwanese officials have always been friends with Han Jiang, and would be willing to be involved in it. Could it be that, as Li Di said, there is no involvement, but to perform their duties?

However, the censor's actions are determined by the previous emperors. Even if he wants to make changes, he can't act too hastily, he can only make it slowly.

After Zhao Zhen figured it out, he returned to his amiable appearance, and nodded in approval: "What Xianggong said is true, I was too hasty."

So this time, the "introduction to court case", which was initiated by Li Dinggaomi and made a big splash by Han Jiang and others, quietly came to an end in the eyes of everyone with the posture of "big thunder and little rain".

Lu Ci was innocently involved, so he returned to his original post immediately. The other library staff just went to a well-regulated private banquet, and there was no violation of the rules, and they returned to their respective duties.

Only Su Shunqin once moved the idea of ​​exchanging the remaining goods of the department, but repented in time, and did not really constitute a loss to the court, so he was resigned from the post of supervisor and demoted to secretary Cheng.

Regarding this sentence, although Su Shunqin, who knew that all courts in Beijing acted in this way, was a little dissatisfied, but he also knew that if he made a report, he would be guilty of public outrage.

And he also knew that this was the result of making an allowance for himself, and he was indeed at fault, so he simply accepted the punishment honestly and took a new job.

After all, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. The speculation about Li Ding's informant quickly spread like wildfire in the museum, and his own life became sad under the intentional or unintentional crowding out of his colleagues.

As all the dust settled, Lu Ci, who was supposed to return to the calm, unexpectedly received a letter from Mizhou.

—— Mother Lu is seriously ill.