Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

After the matter was settled, Zhao Can packed Zhong Ping and sent him to Hebei almost immediately.

It was originally the place where Zhong Ping joined the army, and there are still many old friends in the army.And after so many years of development, they all have some status now.Besides, there are Zhao Can's people around, who can also take care of him.

Of course, the most important thing is that Hebei is bordered by the Changhe Tribe. Now Xirong and Beidi were disabled by the battle a few years ago. Only the Changhe Tribe still has vitality. Naturally, Hebei is the best to earn military merits.

But in fact, the real reason why Zhao Can sent people away so vigorously and did not want to delay at all was that after that conversation, Zhong Ping no longer had any scruples about Zhao Can, and ran by Ping An's side every day. After running away, even if Zhao Can wanted to see Ping An, he had the cheek to follow him, so that even if Zhao Can wanted to get close to Ping An, he couldn't do it.

And at this time, it was already the seventh day since he came to Luozhou.

Zhao Can could only stay for ten or so days, and there were not many days left, and Zhong Ping came to make trouble, how could he not be angry?Simply send people away directly, out of sight, out of mind!

However, from this incident, Zhao Can could also see that Zhong Ping was quite stubborn, and he only believed in the truth he believed in, so he might be a very difficult person in the future.

Zhao Can would be very happy when such a character caused headaches for others, but when it was his turn to make headaches, Zhao Can felt different.

So he secretly sent a message, asking people to practice Zhong Ping for a while, you're welcome!

Can it be regarded as asking for some interest for yourself in advance?

Fortunately, Zhong Ping will not appear in front of Ping An again for three to five years, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.However, Zhao Can thought that he and Pingan might not be able to see each other for three years, and his mood suddenly became terrible, so he pestered Pingan to ask for compensation.

However, after sending Zhong Ping away, Zhao Can failed to live a sweet two-person world with Ping An as he wished.Because King Qi is here.

After Zhao Can came to Luozhou, he behaved too peacefully.

Except for going to the city at the very beginning, she has been staying in the palace honestly since then, seemingly not caring about everything in Luozhou.

It's not that this is bad, after all King Qi doesn't want Zhao Can to get to the bottom of it and find out some of his personal affairs.But he really didn't believe that Zhao Can came all the way here just to worship his ancestors, and he didn't mean anything against himself.

After all, before this, the emperor usually only sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to sacrifice, but this time a prince came, with a completely different weight, so he would naturally have doubts.

Therefore, Zhao Can's standing still made Qi Wang feel a little uneasy, and he always felt that there was something hidden behind him waiting for him. In this way, he was worried about letting Zhao Can stay here alone.After much deliberation, he simply stared at Zhao Can by himself, so there would be no problem.

The reason is also ready-made, the preparations for the sacrificial sweep are over, and the ceremony is about to begin. As one of the clan, King Qi also shoulders the responsibility of guarding the imperial tomb and the ancestral temple, so he naturally wants to attend.By the way, staying in the palace is also a matter of course.

Originally, as long as he got rid of the entourage and was surrounded by his confidants, Zhao Can hardly had to worry about being together with Ping An, because even if other people saw it, they would just treat it as if they couldn't see it.As long as the two of them leave the palace, they will be relatively free.

But when King Qi came, the situation was completely different.

After all, although Luozhou is his territory, in the palace, Zhao Can is the master, there is no reason to leave the guests aside.Besides, since King Qi came to watch people, he would naturally seize every opportunity to stay by Zhao Can's side. In this way, Zhao Can had to think carefully about saying one more word, not to mention being intimate with Ping An.

He can't show too much concern about safety in front of King Qi, but he can't completely ignore it. This speed was originally well handled by Zhao Can, but recently it has become more and more difficult.

How could it be possible to completely hide the love?

I had no choice but to reduce the time to meet Ping An.After all, in the eyes of outsiders, no matter how much I like Ping An, it is impossible to keep it with me all the time.This will also save me from being distracted when I see him.

But after all, he was not in a happy mood. When facing King Qi, Zhao Can naturally behaved politely and distantly, hardly showing any good looks.

Once King Qi came, even Tianshu and others couldn't stay with Zhao Can all the time.After all, size is also an enemy, there is no need to expose your strength in front of him.In this way, they and Pingan can be regarded as sympathetic to each other.

After Ping An found out, he simply called together a few people, "I have an idea."

Although they already knew the relationship between Ping An and Zhao Can, but because they didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays, they felt a little uncomfortable when they faced Ping An. ——The main reason is that I don't know how to call Ping An. Seeing how much His Highness cares about him, it is not an exaggeration to call him Wangfei.But Ping An's identity is special after all, so it is more difficult for people.

"What do you think?" Kai Yang and Ping An were the most familiar, so he asked.

Pingan said, "Didn't King Qi bring a lot of people here? I think his Palace of Qi Palace will not be so heavily guarded. This is an excellent opportunity, maybe we can find something there. Do you have any ideas for a walk around?"

"But Your Highness..." Tianshu opened his mouth to refute.

Kai Yang didn't wait for him to finish, and interrupted, "It's indeed a good opportunity. But how do you know that King Qi wouldn't intentionally put up such a battle to confuse us, but actually set up a net in the palace?"

"...Are you thinking too much?" Ping An twitched the corner of his mouth.

Although King Qi has been committed to recruiting high-ranking people to serve him, he is only a clan after all, and he can barely be regarded as half a vassal.But this identity can only be obtained in the southeast.Out of the southeast, who will buy it?

This is different from Zhao Can and the princes recruiting people.After all, they are princes, and they may ascend to that position in the future, so many people are willing to attach themselves to them, seeking the ethereal merit of being a dragon, or seeking a chance to show their talents.

But King Qi didn't see any future at first glance. If a person with real ability didn't have a deep connection, why would he let the powerful court not go to him, but instead come to attach to him?

So in fact, there are not many really powerful people around King Qi.Otherwise, it would not be Cui Yujun's turn to be the master in Qi Wangfu.

In this way, what a net of heaven and earth is really too exaggerated.Even if King Qi wanted to arrange it, he had to have the ability, with these people!

Pingan believes that the people around Zhao Can must be the best, and it is absolutely impossible to lose to others.

That being the case, this is indeed a good opportunity not to be missed.

Although Zhao Can's permission was not obtained, after hearing Ping'an's analysis, everyone felt that this matter could be done, and they couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Among them, Kaiyang is the most exciting.He had been with Ping An for a longer time, and he was used to obeying Ping An's orders. Anyway, when Zhao Can sent him out, he said that he would follow Ping An's orders in everything. ——Speaking of which, his job is still to protect safety, but in fact he has not returned to Zhao Can's side.It's just that Zhao Can and Ping An are together, which is easily overlooked.

But apart from Kai Yang, although the others were moved, they also hesitated.After all, if you do something without an order, if you let His Highness know, you will definitely be angry.

In the end, Kai Yang explained the mystery, "What are you afraid of? Isn't there still peace? His Highness will not blame him for what he asked us to do."

Everyone suddenly became enlightened.Everyone knows that Zhao Can attaches great importance to Ping An, and even Kai Yang was given to him, obviously never seeing outsiders.Think about it, is it more serious to "listen to the words of peace and do things without permission" or "not to listen to the words of peace" to be more unlucky?

In the past few years, everyone has seen Zhao Can and Ping An come to this day with their own eyes, so how can they not understand the position of Ping An in Zhao Can's heart?

So under Ping An's arrangement, a group of people sneaked into Prince Qi's mansion.

The time I lived there before was really useful, at least the layout of Prince Qi’s Mansion was more or less familiar. This time, I only had to find places where important documents might be stored, which would be more efficient.

But after all, it was just a temporary operation, and it would be best if it succeeded, and if it didn't, it was just a matter of accumulating a little experience in handling affairs.Therefore, Ping An's request to everyone is: try to get in as quietly as possible, without disturbing anyone.It's best if you can find something, and it's okay if you can't find it.

It turned out that their luck was better, and they actually found a small secret compartment in King Qi's study, hidden behind a painting.Inside are the letters between King Qi and the capital.

There are a lot of code words used in the letter, and it may take a while to decipher.But the person who communicated with King Qi was easily determined.

Because he didn't plan to touch King Qi for the time being, Yuheng who found the letter memorized one of the letters, put it back, and left quietly.

King Qi hasn't yet, so naturally Zhao Can hasn't been told about it yet.Ping An led others to decipher the code words in the letter, and by the way, gave these people around Zhao Can a short-term password training, which greatly enhanced the security of long-distance transmission of messages.

When the sacrificial ceremony was over, King Qi learned that Zhao Can would leave in two days, and agreed to see him off at that time, so he went back home in peace.

Ping An naturally handed over the things they investigated to Zhao Can.

"Ji Qian. It's actually him." Zhao Can said after reading the copied secret letter.

Ping An smiled, "I don't believe you didn't suspect him before."

Although Ji Qian is also a member of the political affairs hall and is the deputy prime minister, he actually has almost no sense of presence in the court.This is because his aspect did not come very safely, and it can be regarded as "fortunately advanced".

Although this person's ability to deal with political affairs is very average, but his poems are excellent, and he is known for his talent, and he is very flattering -- and his flattery is not in the way of flattery, but must be praised in poetry, From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the current emperor, the allusions are easy to come by, the words are brilliant, and the praise is subtle and elegant, which will not be offensive.

More importantly, almost all of his articles were written on the spot at the request of the emperor, but he was able to write beautiful articles without feeling jerky at all.

Such a well-behaved official, even if his ability is not particularly outstanding, has not done anything wrong after all, so he especially likes the emperor.

Every year when a banquet is held in the palace during the festival, he will shine brightly and receive countless rewards.

Going all the way up like this, he actually got to the position of deputy prime minister, known as "Mr. Qing Ci".

Probably because he knew that his abilities were limited, so Ji Qian had always kept a low profile in the political affairs hall, and sometimes many people even forgot that there was such a gentleman in the court.

But now it seems that those who can go step by step to where they are today are unlikely to be without a city, let alone ambition.

But no matter how well his articles are written, they can only be said to have a shallow foundation after all.Once the emperor finds out about such things as collusion with King Qi in private, he may be abandoned even faster.

This is the disadvantage of "lucky progress".The favor is only between the emperor's words, and he can't help himself at all.This is also one of the reasons why most ministers look down on Ji Qian.

Even in ancient times, people were very realistic.Although it is a society where imperial power is supreme, as long as one has enough ability, it is not impossible to keep pace with it or even to ride on it.Of course, there are relatively few people who have such thoughts.But even if you are a courtier, if you have real skills, even if you sometimes do things that are not in line with the emperor's wishes, he has to think twice if he wants to deal with it.

For example, Xu You, does the emperor really want to keep him in this position?But he has the ability to stand upright, even the emperor finds it difficult.Another example is the former Prime Minister He Youjun, a veteran of the three dynasties, if he hadn't been implicated because of his daughter's wrongdoing in the palace, he might still stand in front of Xu You until now.

But people like Ji Qian lacked personal ability, so they had to find another way to gain a firm foothold in the court.

Obviously he chose to join forces with King Qi.

Before Ping An and the others guessed that someone in the capital was connected with King Qi, they naturally doubted him.Because only he needs to take this crooked path.

"Actually, our Majesty loves him very much. As long as he keeps his duty, who can shake his position? Really stupid." Zhao Can said.

Pingan smiled and said, "But he may not be willing to be the prime minister for the rest of his life. No matter how much His Majesty likes him, he will not give him too much authority. Among the several prime ministers, he is the one who is the least valued. Besides, His Majesty is old."

So he has to plan for his future.After all, the current emperor likes him, but the future may not.

On the day when he wanted to make a decision, Ji Qian should have expected such an ending.Since I chose this path to walk, I can’t blame others for falling.

"That's all." Zhao Can threw the letter away, "Take it back to Beijing and show it to His Majesty."

Ping An was silent for a while, and said, "Actually, I thought that person would be Xu You at first."

After all, they found Qi Tao and Xu Pingzhi who were in Luozhou at the beginning, so it is really impossible to say that Prince Qi's mansion didn't know anything about it.After all, Xu You's men and horses came over, and the movement of finding someone was not small, and it would definitely alarm the Qi Palace.If there was contact with each other at that time, it would make sense.

In fact, Zhao Can also thought about this, so she was a little surprised when she saw that it was Ji Qian.However, "Xu You is a scheming, cunning and wise man. Even if there is a connection, I'm afraid he won't leave such an obvious clue."

Obviously, his skills are much better than Ji Qian's. How can he do such a thing of giving people a handle?

Ping An's imagination was right, so he stopped talking.

Only then did Zhao Can whisper, "Ping An, the matter here is almost over—I should go back."

Of course Ping An knew it, but when he heard Zhao Can say that, he still couldn't help but feel a little bit of reluctance.

Gathering less and leaving more, such days are actually very torturous. Although I know this is to prepare for the future, it is impossible not to feel uncomfortable in my heart.Ping An said, "I will walk with you when the time comes, and take a turn on Dongnan Road. I won't see you off."

Zhao Can raised her hand and ruffled his hair, "I can't bear you, I really want to take you back to Beijing."

"It's useless to take it back." Ping An said helplessly.

Zhao Can didn't know this, and he knew that he had said something stupid, but he was still unhappy when Ping An exposed him. He blocked Ping An's mouth, "Don't talk, don't make me angry."

Ping An had no choice but to follow him.

For the next two days, the two of them were always tired of being together, and they rarely even went out of the house.Everyone around Zhao Can knew what was going on, and they didn't dare to disturb him except to deliver food.Not only that, but also specially sent someone to guard at the door, saying that His Highness was too tired and was recuperating, and no one else was allowed to disturb him.

However, no matter how reluctant, the two days were short after all, and it passed by in a flash, and it was time to part.

Zhao Can got up early in the morning, woke Ping An up, and kissed him hard, "I'll be waiting for you in the capital, come back early."

"Yeah." Wrapped in the quilt, Ping An looked at him with big eyes blinking, "Be careful on the road, write to contact."

Zhao Can stood by the bed and stared at him for a while, then turned around and strode out.Ping An stared at the ceiling in a daze, and couldn't help but sighed, but before he could finish his sigh, his eyes were covered by shadows.Looking back, Zhao Can actually came back.

Ping An looked at him in surprise.

Zhao Can rushed over and kissed the man, turned around and left after the kiss, without saying a word.

Ping An: "..." He was stunned for a while before finally realizing it, and couldn't help laughing.

Why is Zhao Can so cute?

He definitely couldn't fall asleep right now, so Ping An got up soon.He didn't really want to stay alone in this place where he lived with Zhao Can, it would only cause sadness, so he also planned to leave.

It's just that Zhao Can rode a horse when he left, and he rode a carriage when he left.

This is something that can't be helped, last night Zhao Can was a little bit ruthless, and now Ping'an still has a sore back.Fortunately, during this period of time, the two of them spent a lot of time making out, and they were used to it.So the appearance can still be strong enough to prevent people from seeing anything.As soon as he got into the carriage, he immediately got on the ground.

Kaiyang drove the car, and the two left Luozhou unsteadily and headed for Yuanzhou.

It was still early summer when Zhao Can left Beijing for Luozhou, but when he came back, summer was almost over.After entering the city, he first went to the gate of the palace to pay the order.No matter how high or low your status is, if you come back after going out to do errands, you must first register here and wait for the emperor to summon you before you can go home.Before the emperor summons, he can only live in the post house.

Of course, with Zhao Can's status, the emperor must have met him immediately.Not to mention that since the emperor sent him to investigate, he was naturally eager for answers.

Zhao Can didn't waste too much nonsense, and handed the letter to the emperor, "The person who went to find it memorized it and wrote it down. The real original copy is still in the secret compartment of Prince Qi's study."

For the emperor to read, it is natural to have a translated version, otherwise it would be a disadvantage for him to guess the meaning of the secret letter.

The content of this letter is not explosive, but it mentions the tax bank and several official positions. Although the emperor is old, he has a tight grip on power. After a little thought, he knows what's going on.The terms of these officials will expire at the end of this year. It seems that they need to make preparations in advance and appoint all the people in these positions!

"What a Ji Qian!" After the emperor read it, he was not furious. Thinking about it, he has seen countless things more absurd than this over the years, and such things are not enough to move him.He put down the secret letter, asked about Zhao Can's journey, and then mentioned Ping An, "I heard that you had a close relationship with him when you were in Luozhou?"

"There is one matter that I need to ask Father to decide." Zhao Can said calmly.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zhao Can then told the story of Ping'an pitting King Qi, and said, "Ping'an thought of this matter, but it still needs the cooperation of the court. So after my son arrived in Luozhou, he came directly to find him. Minister, I hope to get the court's promise. This matter dare not be self-determined, so I ask my father to decide."

He purposely spoke vaguely, so that it seemed that he and Ping An were together to discuss business matters.

The emperor obviously thought so too, and was very interested in the solution that Ping An came up with. After asking many details in detail, he said, "This Ping An, as expected, can't settle down wherever he goes. Let's do it like this. "

To be able to solve the southeast issue without breaking the skin was the thought of several generations of kings of Dachu, but it was only now that Ping An came up with a reasonable plan, and the emperor was naturally happy.In a few years, I might still be able to wait.

Zhao Can nodded, and said, "After learning about this, I was a little inspired. This method can be used not only in the southeast, but I think that if Xirong and Beidi can also be used, maybe we don't need to fight." And the day when the soldiers who subdue the enemy and make the Quartet come to court is not far away."

"Is it really possible?!" The emperor was startled when he heard this, and stood up almost in a gaffe.