Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

In the first year of Tianwei, Lu Ci re-entered the political affairs hall as a virtuous prime minister.

During the next 30 years, his colleagues came and went and were replaced frequently, but he was as motionless as a mountain.

It would be inappropriate to say that he didn't move at all - after all, in the year when he was about to be full of doubts, as the chief assistant Wang Zeng and the political advisor Lu Yijian both fell from their horses after a fight and were demoted to other places as officials together, After sitting firmly in the position of the second assistant for more than five years, he finally got promoted after a 'long absence', and was promoted to the first assistant, leading the bachelor of Zhaowendian.

No one expected that it would take him 20 years to sit in the position of Zhao Wenxiang.

Lu Ci, who is the ultimate official, occupies the noble position of officialdom, and has been trusted and favored by the emperor for decades, and is admired by scholars all over the world, but he is only thinking about the method of becoming an official.

From the day when he was over forty and half, and he thought that rounding up could be regarded as the year of knowing his destiny, he had to hand in a letter of official appointment at the beginning of each year.

For ordinary people, just based on their current age, they are indeed worthy of being a polite old man.

But whether it's Lu Ci's handsome face as before, or his ever-increasing calmness and courage, no one can see his real age in the slightest—anyone who takes a quick look will only be shocked by his appearance and temperament, at most standing still How can you think about the age of no doubt when you are young?

Even if the scholar bureaucrats pride themselves on their talents, they keep saying that as long as their facial features are correct and their ears are clean, they don't need to pay attention to their appearance... and they can't help but feel jealous of Lu Ci, who is blessed by nature.

It's all right for the emperor to be partial, but why is God completely partial?

Besides, for the prime minister in the political affairs hall, the first minister who has not yet reached fifty is definitely considered to be in the prime of life, and it is the time when he is in the prime of life and should think of ways to show his talents.

Lu Ci ascended to the extreme position of minister early, that's all, but he is so weird, he did such a move against common sense - there is no one in this world who does not love power, and after sitting in this position, he will never give up his wish. Before the age of seventy, he frequently asked for resignation!

When he did this at first, all the officials scolded him in their hearts for putting on a show and retreating to advance, and at the same time they were secretly vigilant, thinking that this scheming Lu fox was about to make another move, and at the same time they had to pinch his nose and follow along. The official's intentions were written to strongly express the intention of retaining them.

How could they have expected that since the beginning of this year, Lu Ci would persevere in handing over the papers every year for various reasons: some said they were getting old and exhausted; some said they were ill and lacked energy; There are many virtuous and talented people, so he should give in... It seems that he will not give up until he achieves the goal of becoming an official.

Aging and lack of energy?

If this nonsense is told to others, Zhao Zhen will believe it a little bit, but when told to the bright-eyed and handsome young master, he can only understand it.

His heart is also unwavering from the beginning to the end - there are things to discuss, but people's words will never be let go.

This is due to the deep relationship between him and the young master, and the reason why Lu Ci himself is also extremely capable, and because after all these years, in his eyes, Lu Ci is simply not good for "auspiciousness".

Although Zhao Zhen hated the theory of gods and ghosts because of the farce of the heavenly script that cost people and money by the late emperor, no matter how slow he was, he could still feel the little master's excellent ability to turn danger into fortune.

Not to mention his own body, he only saw that when his father was still alive, because he valued Lu Ci very much, he was exceptionally promoted to work in the pavilion, which prevented the precious books in the pavilion from being harmed by the fire in the left library; The locust plague in Fenzhou was also foreseen by Lu Ci and prepared early, and the big disaster was turned into a small one, and the small disaster was led to Daliao.

On the other hand, after my father became insane and kicked Lu Ci to Qinzhou, everything went from bad to worse...

It's not easy for Zhao Zhen to tell anyone about this mysterious thought, but he secretly made up his mind: Ren Luci's words are so hypnotic, and he will never let this auspiciousness go unless he has to.

Afterwards, the smoother the development, the more convinced Zhao Zhen was of this: In the third year of Tianwei, the Jiaozhi Kingdom really set off a rebellion. Fortunately, a group of Confucian scholars led by Di Qing guarded Wan Song closely, and promptly dispatched the menacing enemy. Not to mention the repulsion, but with all his strength, he sent troops deep and regained southern Xinjiang in one fell swoop.

The king of Jiaozhi never imagined until his death that Song Ting had already seen through what he saw as sneaking in, and took advantage of the situation to sit on the sidelines.

Due to the complex terrain and turbulent ethnic groups, Di Qing, who is cautious by nature, did not lead his troops to continue to advance southwest. Instead, after consolidating the basic regime of the former Jiaozhi Kingdom and the current Yunzhou, he turned around without hesitation and continued to expand to the southeast sea. trade route.

During his three years in office, he sent people to open nearly a hundred large and small wharves, and built four offices of the Shipbuilding Department to encourage maritime trade to the southeast, and soon increased a lot of tax revenue for the Song Dynasty.

In the sixth year of Tianwei, Di Qing, who had reached the end of his term again, was recalled to the capital because of his success and fame.

In fact, he is just like Lu Ci back then—except for the 'disadvantage' of being too young, looking at his qualifications and resume, he is enough to overlook most of his colleagues in the court.

Di Qing led the post of deputy privy envoy, and then officially settled in Bianjing, where he stayed for three years.

At the end of the three-year period, he was appointed again as the transshipment envoy of the Southwest Main Road... After another three-year period expired, he was finally recalled to Beijing again amidst the admiration of thousands of people, to replace General Cao Wei who had passed away. At the age of 32, he officially became the prime minister.

A teacher and a student have two appearances!

The two are dragons and phoenixes among men, with outstanding demeanor and great political achievements, which make the people talk about it.

Although Di Qing has achieved great success, he has always respected and loved his mentor Lu Ci for ten years. Not only did he go to the court every day, but he even walked with the Prime Minister's house next to each other, so it was very convenient to visit.

For the people of the capital who live near the Imperial Street, the scene of Prime Minister Di Shu waiting in front of Lu Zhaowen's mansion every day, personally helping his mentor to mount a horse, and then entering the palace with his mentor is an uncompromising scene. Buckle up the landscape.

Liu Qi, who actually lived in Lu Cixiang's mansion, heard this rumor at the first glance, and couldn't help complaining bitterly: "I go to court together every day, but there is me, so why do they only see Di Shuxiang?" ?”

Although he is a little older than the two, and his appearance is a little inferior, he can also be called a handsome and handsome man who was sought after by singing girls in the past!

He was completely ignored by this rumor, how could he not let him feel depressed.

Di Qing smiled innocently, without the majestic and stern aura outside at all, while Lu Ci replied calmly: "Brother Qing is very tall, brother Liu is a little smaller, I'm afraid he was blocked .”

Liu Qi frowned, apparently not convinced. Just as he was about to say more, Lu Ci glanced at him slyly, and said with a smile, "Brother Liu, why don't you wear more aprons and make them stronger? Maybe they will be able to see it." .”

Liu Qi patted the table angrily and rolled her eyes.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that there was only a small distance between the two houses separated by a wall, and with General Di's seldom-matched martial arts skills, he wanted to sneak into his lover's house by climbing over the wall and windows under the noses of all the family members. It was as easy as pie.

Every night, as soon as Liu Qi returned to his room and turned off the lights, the upright General Di would eagerly change into his humble night clothes, like a thief stealing fragrance and jade, sneaking into Lu Zhaowen's prime minister's mansion silently, so as to be with him Lovers sleep together.

When the time to go to the palace was approaching, he woke up a little earlier and sneaked back to his prime minister's mansion. After getting well dressed, he came to pick up people in front of Lu's mansion openly.

Di Qing glanced apologetically at Liu Qi, who had been kept in the dark all this time and didn't know that the two of them had kissed each other countless times under his nose, and kept silent sweetly.

Also feeling sweet at this time, there is also the emperor who lives in the palace.

As the wars in the northern and southern borders subsided one after another, and most of the burden of redundant officials and troops was thrown off, the Song Dynasty, whose internal and external situation was completely stable, soon appeared a thriving and prosperous scene.

Seeing the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials who love the people like their sons, they are naturally refreshed.

What made him even more satisfied was that, whether it was a coincidence or true auspiciousness, since his young master stayed in Zhongshu Province honestly, he had three sons and three daughters under his originally empty knees.

Except for the eldest daughter who died unfortunately due to insufficient energy and blood, the other heirs are all in good health, and they are all born of him and Queen Guo.

Empress Guo was born in the general family and the daughter of a military officer. She loved to dance spears and sticks since she was a child, and she was much more energetic than ordinary noble girls.

In addition, the officials agree with her, and the emperor and empress get along harmoniously, so her life goes smoothly, and most of the time when she passes through the crisis of childbirth, it goes smoothly.

Seeing that the eldest son of the emperor was about to reach the age of Kaimeng, Zhao Zhen simply pushed the boat along the way and let Lu Ci take up the post of Tai Tuo again, so as to save the young master from worrying about becoming an official all day long.

Accidentally added the job of teaching the little prince, Lu Ci couldn't laugh or cry when he looked at the guilty emperor.

However, the emperor's kindness is so great that he has no choice but to thank him.

That night, when Di Qing saw Lu Ci's sleepy look, he couldn't help but smile, and without hesitation, he squeezed his lover's shoulders, and sincerely persuaded him: "Qing is satisfied to be able to stay with Gongzu like this, but the world cannot live without Gongzu." , Your Majesty is also reluctant to abandon the grandfather, and even the most important eldest son is entrusted to the grandfather's professor... Why don't you just give up the year of becoming an official and just let nature take its course?"

Although Zhao Zhen has not formally canonized the eldest son of the emperor, Zhao Yi, as the crown prince due to various considerations, it is obvious to all that he loves Zhao Yi deeply.

When the time is right, Zhao Yi will be crowned prince, which is almost a sure thing.

The officials want the crown prince in their hearts to choose their mentor as their teacher. Anyone can see this love and cherishment.

Throughout the court, only Lu Ci has this honor.

Even if there will definitely be more masters to teach Zhao Yi in the future, no one can surpass Lu Ci's resignation.

Di Qing was indeed very satisfied with the current situation.

Thanks to the smooth development of the development of southern border, there were no twists and turns after that, and he walked down smoothly according to the original route, so he was able to return to Beijing to stay in Beijing so quickly.

As long as he can contribute to the country, he actually doesn't care about the size of the power he holds.But there is no doubt that this position of Prime Minister can not only allow him to express his ambitions happily, but also allow him to face his father-in-law day and night, and his life is as good as in a dream.

Lu Ci's eyelids twitched slightly in the arms of Di Qing, who was bubbling with happiness.

What he didn't expose to Di Qing was that the officials asked him to give lectures to the eldest son of the emperor, and there was probably an "unspeakable" intention - it was not easy for the little emperor to sneak out of the palace back then, but now the officials can come out openly. The opportunities in the palace can be counted on one hand.

Zhao Zhen has always yearned for the excitement and joy of the people. Since Lu Ci became Prime Minister, he has used it as an excuse to ask for advice on national policy. There must be two or three days every month, and he will bring a small team of guards and go to the prime minister's mansion to see Lu Ci in disguise. Hang out for a while before heading back to the palace.

Although Lu Ci had discovered his little thoughts early on, he felt sorry for him for being bored for a long time. Not only did he not expose or persuade him, but he even helped to cover it up in front of his courtiers.

Zhao Zhen is even more at ease now, and boldly changed his name to Lu Zhen from time to time, and listened to gossip in teahouses with relish—in order to avoid the upset of Guo Shengren, Qinlou and Chu Pavilion did not dare to go—and cheerfully shared the rumors in the public. The rumored 'Lu Gong anecdote' was shared with Lu Ci, which made Lu Ci helpless.

Now that he is the teacher of the eldest son of the emperor, I am afraid that Zhao Zhen will have more excuses to leave the palace in the future, come to his mansion, and "by the way" play around.

"You are generous," Lu Ci pretended to be surprised, "Aren't you afraid that after eleven or twelve years, when the princess grows up, and your majesty sees that our backyard is still empty, you will fulfill the duty of marrying the princess?" Promise?"

Di Qing: "...?!!!"

Seeing his lover's frightened expression, Lu Ci couldn't hold back anymore and burst out laughing.