Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

When Zhao Can came back, Ping An had already fallen asleep.

Don't look at his seemingly relaxed appearance today, but his heart has always been hanging.Now that the matter was finally settled, he naturally relaxed completely.It was in the (decoration) environment that I was most familiar with, so I fell asleep without knowing it.

Someone had already reported Zhao Can, so he was not surprised, but seeing Ping An sleeping soundly, he couldn't help but smile.He thought for a while, moved the person to the bed, and then went to work by himself. , Ping An was awakened by the smell of food.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Zhao Can standing in front of her with a smile, and the table behind her was full of food.

Ping An twitched the corners of his mouth, but Zhao Can was already smiling and said, "Are you awake? Let's get up and eat."

"What time is it?" Ping An sat up and asked.

Zhao Can said, "It's almost right."

Ping An couldn't help but raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. It was just past time when he came back, so it was two and a half hours of sleep?

People who don't have the habit of taking a nap on weekdays, if they take a nap occasionally, they will feel groggy and unable to lift their energy.Ping An is like this now.

After getting up and washing up, I felt refreshed, but I still lost my appetite.Ping An just sat there and ate every mouthful. By the way, he told Zhao Can about his experience today. Of course, the focus was on the latter part, about the concept of heavenly secrets.

"I heard that the past masters of the Tianji Temple can spy on the secrets. Is it true or not? What do the royal family think?" He asked Zhao Can.

Zhao Can said, "During the time of the first emperor, for a long time, he devoted himself to Taoism. He even wore Taoist robes in the palace, fasted and practiced, and did not care about state affairs. What's more, it cost a lot of money to open a furnace to make alchemy. He also worshiped Taoist priests and even gave them In the palace, the entire court and the palace were filled with smog. Probably because I have witnessed these things, so I don’t believe in these things today. If we work together, the wind of worshiping Dao in Beijing will be greatly reduced.”

"So, your Majesty doesn't believe this? It's a pity, I planned to use their help to give you a reputation of 'not suitable for early marriage'." Ping An sighed.

Zhao Can slightly raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, but she didn't expect Ping An to have such a plan.But if you think about it carefully, you can't refute it.People who believe in this kind of thing will naturally believe it, and they don't even know how to refute it.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if His Majesty doesn't believe it, as long as others believe it. However, the concept of Tianji on Zhongnan Mountain is actually different."

"Why is it different?"

"When my emperor Chu founded the country, the Temple of Heavenly Secrets already existed. There are folk rumors that Emperor Taizu had the help of the real Tianxing, the master of the temple at that time, in order to be able to control the pole." Zhao Can said.

"Is this true?" Ping An was very interested in this kind of gossip, and asked enthusiastically.

It is said that every founding emperor must have a little auspiciousness, and even if there is no auspiciousness, he must create it himself.Many people in later generations believed that these were forged.Is there really something miraculous in it?

Zhao Can smiled and said, "There is no record in the history books, but I have seen it in the royal family's collection. After the founding of the country, the Taizu visited Zhongnan Mountain three times and visited Tianji Temple. I don't believe it if there is no problem in it."

"Your Majesty can also see this collection of books?" Ping An asked.

Zhao Can nodded.The emperor has the authority to see more things than him, and naturally knows more things than him, "Besides, the late emperor issued several edicts to invite the Changchun real person to come out of the mountain to be the national teacher. It is said that the Changchun real person wrote a letter to reprimand the late emperor. I don’t know if this matter is true or not, but in His Majesty’s eyes, the view of heaven’s secrets should be different from other common customs.”

It's no wonder that this view of heaven's secrets has been able to exist until now, and even though they don't like Taoism today, they can still be popular. This style is really vigorous.

But... he likes it.

"In that case, let's go to Tianji Temple tomorrow to ask Master Changchun for help." Ping An said.

I thought this method was useless, but since it worked, of course I couldn't let it go.

"...Changchun Immortal is highly respected, I'm afraid he won't lie for us, right?" Zhao Can looked at Ping An helplessly.Although the idea is good, it is basically impossible to succeed.

Ping An said, "I've already thought about it. Anyway, Changchun Daoist is an outsider, it is impossible to go to His Majesty to say something. Even if other people doubt it, it is impossible to confront Changchun Daoist. So - as long as Changchun Daoist is willing I can do the math for you, but as for the result, why don’t we say it casually?”

Zhao Can was dumbfounded, and was so frightened that he could hardly speak, "You, you are too courageous!" If someone finds out, there is really no way out.

But if you think about it, it's not impossible.

Because the facts are exactly as Ping An thinks, Changchun real person may not care what they said at all, after all, what they fake is just to recruit money and not to marry early, and it is not that he is the reincarnation of a real dragon.Firstly, no one would believe that they would cheat on this, and secondly, other people would never ask Changchun Master about the authenticity of this matter.In this way, the possibility of wearing a band is naturally avoided.

It may seem daring and risky, but it is actually feasible.

After finalizing this matter, Ping An started to fight at night again, planning to write out the plan for the library.

Anyway, he slept too much during the day, and now he can't sleep at all.After finishing writing, when I go to the mountain tomorrow, I will take it to Fu Yan and Feng Zhang by the way.

Sitting next to him, Zhao Can looked through the proposal from the Ministry of Education.Because there are so many ideas of Ping An, even Zhao Can can't know them all before they are put into practice.After all, the two rarely see each other now.

Ping An briefly mentioned this plan to him once, and Zhao Can's suggestion at that time was: once successful, the power of the Ministry of Rites will inevitably be divided, and this point must be paid attention to.

Originally, scholars in the world were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.Of course, the Ministry of Rites is also in charge of many other messy things.However, Zhao Can felt that this part was the most important to the Ministry of Rites.

As long as a scholar is admitted to fame, then his file will be in the hands of the Ministry of Rites. In the future, he will continue to take the upgrade examination, the provincial examination and the palace examination, all of which will be held by the Ministry of Rites. It can be said that he has mastered the advancement of scholars.

Moreover, the examinations at all levels are presided over by the inspectors selected by the Ministry of Rites to go to various places. In this way, the scholars who take the examinations in that session must call each other a teacher.

It seems to be just a title, but the intricate relationship in the officialdom itself comes from this way.The teachers will support their students, because they also have their own relationships in the court, and the students' road will naturally go more smoothly.And students will have achievements in the future, so naturally they can't forget the teacher.

It is precisely because this kind of teacher-student relationship can easily lead to courtiers forming cliques, so after the general examination, the emperor personally presided over the palace examination was added. In order to prevent this hidden danger.

But actually?How many scholars would really think that they are the emperor's students?The examiners at the next level are also their instructors.

So although it is a matter for the Ministry of Officials to confer officials after being admitted to Jinshi, the Ministry of Rites is the ladder for these people to get here step by step, which cannot be ignored.So its importance is self-evident.

Now that Ping An wants to set up the Ministry of Education separately, it is tantamount to dividing this most important function from the Ministry of Rites.In the future, the Ministry of Etiquette will really only be able to formulate those cumbersome etiquettes, and will be pulled out to support the facade when necessary.

At that time, the person who made this suggestion and the person in charge of the matter will definitely become a thorn in the side of the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Ping An adopted Zhao Can's suggestion, so he decided to find someone with extraordinary status, outstanding ability, and someone who could hold him back to preside over the matter.He originally chose Fu Yan, but later changed it to Feng Zhang.

After reading the plan, Zhao Can thought about it, and couldn't help laughing, "Ping An, I found out that every time you lay the groundwork, make a plan, and then push things to others. Such a big Credit, isn't it a pity?"

"Who doesn't know that this is my credit?" Ping An said, "That's enough. Besides, I don't have so much time and energy to take care of all these things. It's better to leave it to others, and they will do it wholeheartedly." It will definitely be better than me.”

Besides, Ping An also has a theoretical level. If he is really asked to take charge of these things by himself, the complicated relationship in the officialdom alone will be able to confuse him. At that time, he will not be able to do much, and he will be stuck in it instead.

Zhao Can nodded and said, "It's good if you can think like this."

Ping An turned to look at him and said, "Besides, I always remember what my goal is. If I want to succeed, the more helpers I have, the better. Since there are so many people who are suitable for doing these things, I am naturally willing to share things with you." Leave it to them. In this way, when they get the benefits, they will naturally suffer less resistance in the future."

In fact, it's not that the resistance has become smaller, but that there are more people who can help him share the resistance.

It is everyone's nature to maintain vested interests.At that time, there is no need for Ping An to say anything, these people will help him spontaneously.

With such power, what he wants to do can be successful.Otherwise, if everyone is staring at him, what else can he do?

Zhao Can looked at Ping An with a smile, feeling a burst of pride in her heart.This is his peace, fame, wealth, power, glory... these things, as long as he wants, he can easily get them.But he didn't care about it.

Because his vision is more long-term, and his vision is wider.

If it wasn't for safety, Zhao Can felt that he might still be trapped in the struggle for imperial power and couldn't get out.But now, he also felt that those things were meaningless.

There are so many things waiting for him to do.

The next morning, Ping An went to the palace to ask for the imperial decree for Fu Yan and Feng Zhang.

When the emperor heard that he actually persuaded two people here to come out of the mountains within a few days to serve the court of Great Chu, his expression was simply brilliant.Afterwards, it was natural to ask what kind of method Ping An used to get them to agree.

Then Ping An took advantage of the situation and handed over his plan.

——This time, what Ping An did was empty-handed and white-wolf work.

Before this, he only mentioned a little to Zhao Can about the Ministry of Education, and the others didn't know anything about it.However, Ping'an had kicked several times in front of the emperor, seemingly inadvertently, and he was preparing for something, but he didn't have a clue yet, so he couldn't make a decision.

The reason why he didn't speak for a long time was because Ping An knew that what he said would definitely be opposed.

For example, at this moment, the emperor frowned, looking at the plan in his hand with a heavy face.He thought more deeply than Zhao Can, and he naturally knew how a brand new, newly established department would have a great impact on the original court structure.

The entire Great Chu court, except for a few Zhongshu Zaizhi, is headed by six ministers, all of whom can pre-empt state affairs.When the emperor discusses military and state affairs, in addition to the chief executives, he will also call six ministers to join the party.

It can be said that the great Chu world is jointly governed by the emperor and these people.Even the emperor, no matter what he wants to do, he can't get around them.

But now, in Ping An's plan, the Ministry of Education is one of the six departments.This also means that there will be one more person from the top group of people in the entire Great Chu.

In fact, this thinness is not only the power of the Ministry of Rites, but the interests of everyone including several ministers and six ministers!It's just that the Ministry of Rites is particularly unlucky because their terms of reference overlap with those of the Ministry of Education.

So when he saw this plan, the emperor's first reaction was that he could not agree.

However, when he saw the candidate for the Minister of Education, he calmed down again.

Feng Zhang.

The emperor knew how important this name was.

What the emperor valued the most was not how talented he was.Because the emperor also understood very well that a person with talent and virtue may not necessarily be suitable for an official.Just like Fu Yan, the emperor just wanted to erect him as a signboard.In the past, when he was recruited, most of the people who had been recruited were Zhi Zhi Zhi Gao, Hanlin Bachelor Cheng Zhi, and various honorable positions such as Grand Bachelor.

Feng Zhang is different. He has acquaintances all over the world, and many scholars who live in seclusion regard him as a close friend. Even many ministers in the court have close relations with him.The most important thing is that he was an official in his early years.

It was the time of the Xiandi Dynasty. After Feng Zhang passed the Jinshi examination, he was dispatched as a county magistrate, and then showed extremely dazzling political talents.Everywhere he went, he was regarded as his father and mother by the local people. Under his rule, he never closed his house at night and never picked up lost things on the road.

It's a pity that a powerful official at that time was afraid of his talent and spared no effort to suppress him.At that time, Feng Zhang, who was still a junior official, had to resign from his official position and return to his hometown amidst the political turmoil. He devoted all his ambitions to academic research, teaching and educating people.Only then did Feng Zhang, the great Confucian who later had peaches and plums all over the world.

Once such a person is willing to enter the court, the benefits he will bring are almost incalculable!

It is very cost-effective to pay for the post of Minister of Education for this.Even if Ping An didn't propose this plan, the emperor felt that he might have to make room for him.

The emperor's reaction was also expected by Ping An.Although he still has some scruples in his heart, it is impossible for the emperor to reject this result, so he can only accept his own plan.

This is Ping An's calculation: when he mentioned his plan to Feng Zhang and Fu Yan, those two people probably didn't think about it at all. In fact, the emperor didn't know about this plan at all, right?After receiving the reply from the two, he handed over the plan to the emperor in turn, and these two became the heaviest part of the bargaining chip.

There is absolutely no way to refuse.

After a long while, the emperor sighed, and looked up at Ping An with no kindness in his eyes, "Ping An, you have created a problem for me!"

"Your Majesty is wise, he will definitely make a decision." Ping An hastily offered a flattery.

The emperor snorted, but he didn't mean to pursue peace.First of all, according to Ping An, after meeting these two great scholars, he had a whim to use this immature plan to impress them, but he did not expect it to succeed.

Secondly, because of this price, the emperor could afford it.

Although the emperor had said that to Pingan before, he actually didn't have any expectations for this matter.As a result, Ping An really made it. The emperor actually liked his intelligence very much.Since you like it, you will naturally be eccentric.Even if he felt that Ping An was a bit bolder, he didn't take it seriously.

Anyway, Ping An is doing things for the court and himself, isn't it?

After successfully persuading the emperor, it is natural to ask for his will.However, Ping An planned to let Zhao Can go to Zhongnan Mountain with him, and he couldn't bypass the emperor.So... is there a better way than letting Zhao Can deliver the decree?

Generally speaking, the decree for the courtiers is sent by the Ministry of Rites or the Imperial Academy to announce the decree.But if the other party's status is high enough, such as Zaifu, he will also send important officials there to show the emperor's favor.

In the case of Feng Zhang and Fu Yan, it would have been appropriate to send an important minister.But since he knew that his loyal ministers were likely to be dissatisfied with the appearance of these two people, the emperor didn't even dare to go through Zhongshu, so how could he let them issue the decree?So the best choice is naturally to let his son go.

Moreover, he must be a prince who has established a firm foothold in the court, has enough face, and may inherit the throne in the future.In this way, the other party will be grateful for the emperor's grace, instead of feeling that he has been neglected.

So Zhao Can became the edict officer without much effort.

Of course, the two of them could not be the only ones going to announce the decree, and there was also a very formal guard of honor.A group of people took the imperial decree to Mount Zhongnan, first went to Feng Zhang and Fu Yan's place, and after finishing their work, when they passed the Tianji Temple, Zhao Can pretended to be casual and said that he planned to go in and burn a stick of incense.

He opened his mouth, what else can others say?Nature can only keep up.

As soon as Ping An entered the door, he saw Qin Haoran. He was wearing a Taoist robe and a crown, standing at the door solemnly.Seeing Ping An, he blinked at him.As a result, when he turned his head and saw Zhao Can, his eyes immediately froze as if he had been struck by lightning.

He still remembered that yesterday Ping An said with affectionate eyebrows and a smile, "It's the person I like."

meaning!middle!people!

Don't tell him that he is His Highness the Seventh Prince!

Afterwards, when exchanging greetings, Qin Haoran's reaction was always slow, which surprised the people around him.But he just stared at Ping An and Zhao Can with a dazed look on his face.

Fortunately, after exchanging a few pleasantries, the master Changchun Daoist came out to welcome him.

Seeing Ping'an, Master Changchun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately held his hand enthusiastically, "This Tanyue has a predestined relationship with my Dao, do you want to come into my door and participate in the Dao together?"

The corner of Ping'an's mouth twitched, what about the agreed-upon worldly master and immortal character?

Who is this person with a warm and silly smile who looks like a scammer?

Also, he often sees the saying "this benefactor is destined for my Buddha" in novels and TV dramas. When does Taoism need to save ordinary people? !

He stared at Qin Haoran suspiciously.Is this your master who is said to be an expert in the world?No matter how you look at it, it feels unreliable!

In fact, Qin Haoran also couldn't bear to look directly at him. His master is usually very cold, and he doesn't pretend to talk to anyone. Who knows what kind of wind this is?He couldn't help but look at Ping An a few times. Could it be that this person is really related to Taoism?

But... wait!Why is Ping An wearing eunuch clothes? !

Qin Haoran also looked back at Ping An with a look of horror.

Her identity is a eunuch, and her lover is a prince.The amount of information is too much, Qin Haoran can't react at all.He doesn't seem to know such a shocking secret at all!Could it be that he will be executed by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince on the grounds of secrecy later?

With a dark face, Zhao Can broke the hand of Master Changchun holding Ping An.

It was only then that Master Changchun realized that there were other people around him. He turned to look at Zhao Can, he was taken aback, and even took a light breath.

Pingan was keenly aware of this, and immediately seized the opportunity to ask, "Why is the real person so surprised? I have heard that the real person in Changchun is the best at divination and making faces. Could it be that there is something different about the Seventh Prince's face?"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help looking at Zhao Can and Master Changchun.

To be honest, everyone is very curious about this kind of extraterrestrial expert.Although they were not being met by themselves, they all stared at them with great interest.Being able to witness such a scene will be enough to be proud of in the future.

If it was someone else who asked the question, Master Changchun must have refused very coldly.

he does not!yes!Calculate!Life!of! !

That's spying on the sky!To see it once is to lose one's life!Therefore, it is impossible for him to act casually for others to calculate, because the damage is all his own name.So what Changchun Daoist hates the most is that others regard him as a fortune teller.

However, he still has the idea of ​​shocking Ping An and letting Ping An see his magic. Maybe after Ping An sees it, he will cry and want to worship under him?

So Master Changchun hesitated for a while, and said, "Then please tell His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince."

He actually agreed!Everyone around became excited.

The Seventh Prince's luck is also very good, right?Or is this the treatment of nobles in Tianhuang?But I heard that Changchun Daoist was an existence that even the late emperor dared to scold!

Zhao Can and Ping An followed Master Changchun into the palace, and the others had to crowd outside the door to eavesdrop.

After each of them sat down on the futon, Master Changchun first looked at his face, then asked Zhao Can to stretch out his hand, looked at his palm, and finally said with a serious face, "Your Highness has a great future and is very honorable. It's only in the year of birth, and there may be disasters in life and death." .”

Safety:"……"

Ping'an now suspects that Master Changchun is the babysitter he invited, otherwise why did he say exactly what he wanted to hear?