Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

"You mean, His Majesty remembered my master because he saw a field of poppies?" Ping An couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling a little bad feeling in his heart.

I thought it hadn't been mentioned in the past few years, and the emperor might have left Xu Wenmei behind, but I didn't expect that he still remembered it.

Strange to say, since he still remembers Xu Wenmei, he didn't send anyone to look for her, and he also treated Ping An, Xu Wenmei's apprentice, with grace, so that Ping An couldn't understand what he was thinking.

Zhao Can nodded, "Yes. You heard about His Majesty's illness last year, right? In the past few months, he has aged rapidly, and now he seems to be in his twilight years. When you get old, you miss the old days. It's also easy to soften your heart, and I thought of your master, so I called you back."

Although Zhao Can didn't want to curse the emperor by saying "a man who is about to die speaks kindly", but there is indeed no more plausible explanation than this.

Pingan thought for a while and asked, "Do you think it is possible for His Majesty to force me to hand over Master?"

Xu Wenmei's life in Jiangnan is quite good now, Ping An sincerely hopes that the emperor will completely forget him, and never think about it, let alone disturb him.

Zhao Can shook her head, "I don't know." But this possibility is unlikely.In fact, Zhao Can had another guess in his mind, "The incident in Jiangnan is such a big mess, I doubt... His Majesty may have known about it long ago."

If Xu Wenmei hid in the south of the Yangtze River for the first one or two years without making any noise, it was naturally not easy for the emperor to find someone.But later he started to run a newspaper, frequented Wen's house, and communicated with many literati in the south of the Yangtze River.For such an important person, Zhao Can would never believe that the emperor didn't know about it at all.

If even these information cannot be found, the Imperial City Division is not an intelligence agency established by Ping An himself.

"What?!" Ping An was taken aback and almost jumped out of bed.It is conceivable that the pain in the waist was once again affected, so I had to lie down on the bed again.

"Don't worry." Zhao Can explained his speculation to him.

When Ping An heard it, he also felt very reasonable.After all, the emperor is the emperor, unless the people below did not bring their portraits and names when reporting, otherwise the emperor would definitely know.Thinking about it this way, Ping An couldn't help regretting it.

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have asked Master to go to Jiangnan to do these things." He frowned, "I'm to blame for my lack of consideration, I just thought he would like the atmosphere of Jiangnan, but he forgot that Jiangnan is also the place that the court pays the most attention to. How could a new character not be discovered?"

"Things may not be so bad." Zhao Can said hastily, "If His Majesty knew, he should have known. If he hasn't done anything yet, he obviously doesn't intend to break the balance."

The reason why Ping An has been neglecting this point is also because the emperor did not show any signs of losing his composure, nor did he intend to do anything.After a long time, the defense in his heart will naturally decrease, and after he is often away from the capital, he can't worry about it.

Moreover, Xu Wenmei herself didn't seem to have thought about this point. It stands to reason that with his meticulous thinking, it is impossible to completely miss it.

I am afraid that there is already a tacit understanding between the two.

Thinking about it this way, Ping An's mood is very delicate.

"Well, if that's the case, the situation isn't too bad, it's even better than our original assumption that the emperor doesn't know anything." Ping An thought for a while and said helplessly.

The emperor knew where Xu Wenmei was, but he never looked for her, nor did he have any intention of alarming him. It was better than forcing Pingan to hand her over now that he didn't know anything.After all, in that case, Ping An would appear very passive.

Besides, he didn't bother Xu Wenmei before, so he shouldn't want to bother now, right?In this way, Ping An was naturally relieved a lot.

If something happens to him, it's right.

"Then I'll go to the palace tomorrow." Pingan recalled Zhao Can's previous question, and said, "I'll see you sooner or later. Since I'm back in Beijing, let's do it as soon as possible."

In fact, he originally planned to enter the palace today, but in the end Zhao Can acted too hard, and ended up like this in the end.It is difficult for Ping An to even get out of bed, let alone enter the palace.If you are disrespectful in front of the emperor, you might as well go one day later.

"Okay." Zhao Can nodded and said, "Let me rub your waist for you, it will heal faster."

"Are you sure?" Pingan turned to stare at him suspiciously.

Is it really not because I have some beastly thoughts that I plan to do something bad?

Zhao Can was helpless, "You have to go to work tomorrow, even if I'm really dissatisfied with my desires, I won't do it all the time, don't worry."

Putting it so clearly made Pingan feel embarrassed.He tried his best to turn his head as if nothing had happened, and said, "Then tell me about the changes in the capital over the past few years. Maybe a lot of things happened in the court?"

Forget about other things, the changes between Zhao Can's brothers should be known clearly before it is easier to act.

"The biggest thing in the court is the previous one. Ji Qian was demoted and thrown to the Southwest Road—have you met anyone there?" Zhao Can said, "There are still some minor changes, I can't tell at the moment. Later, I will ask Tianshu to compile a list and give it to you."

"Okay." Ping An nodded, "I haven't met Ji Qian, but I have heard of his name. It is said that he is discouraged and writes poems every day to vent his complaints."

"It's quite suitable for him." Zhao Can commented pertinently.All his talents seem to be focused on poetry, and he has made no achievements in politics.And the people who write poetry seem to be more impoverished, the more inspired they are.So Zhao Can felt that after being demoted, Ji Qian might not be able to write something that would be passed down through the ages.

As for his brothers, Zhao Can was even more merciless when he commented, "Since the Queen Mother passed away, Zhao Rong's power has not been as good as before. Especially recently they have attacked each other, and Zhao Rong's side has been A lot of people are targeting him, and he is no longer the eldest son of the emperor who was so popular."

Zhao Can still remembers the scene when Zhao Rong galloped towards the shooting range not long after he was reborn. At that time, it seemed that everyone could only be eclipsed in front of him, including Zhao Xuan, who was the descendant of the great ancestor.

Zhao Xuan's situation is not optimistic.No matter how bad others are, at least there are concubines and wives to help, but he is different.Although Xu You supported him, but because Xu You demanded perfection everywhere, naturally he would not openly express his position on this kind of matter.In the eyes of many people, although he has the second son of the emperor as his grandson, he is an out-and-out royalist.

In this way, Zhao Xuan's situation will not be so good.

The three brothers Zhao Guan, Zhao Wen, and Zhao Qi had completely torn their skins apart. A while ago, the emperor was annoyed by this incident, and they were all confined in his mansion to prevent them from wandering around.I'm afraid that little favor born from loving Wu and Wu is almost gone.

As for the two younger brothers behind Zhao Can, they are ambitious, but with several older brothers on top, it is not so easy to get ahead.

So in fact, there is no one who can threaten Zhao Can's status now, if you think about it carefully.

"Your handwriting is indispensable in these things, right?" Ping An joked with a smile after hearing this.

Zhao Can is very skillful in making the best use of the situation and fishing in troubled waters.Especially the three Zhao Guan brothers, without his push, they probably wouldn't be so quick to tear their faces apart.After all, sometimes, there are many advantages to giving outsiders the illusion that they are still united.

Zhao Can said, "You can't say that. I'm just a prince who is dying, and everyone is waiting to see how I die!"

Pingan frowned fiercely, and at the same time reached out to cover Zhao Can's mouth, "What nonsense! Hurry up and spit it out! The childish words are blown away by the wind..."

Zhao Can: "...I'm 23 years old, I'm safe."

No matter how you look at it, it is absolutely impossible to appear in the ranks of "Tong Yan Wu Ji", right?

"Then don't talk nonsense." Ping An was very angry.

In Zhao Can's impression, Ping'an never cared about this so-called taboo. If he said a word of death, would he really die?Obviously impossible.But after he thought about it, he understood that maybe his own life and death, Ping An was more nervous and worried than himself?

That's why I even care about this kind of thing.

"It's my fault." Zhao Can immediately apologized, but still said, "But you don't have to worry too much about safety, the battle for succession has always been very fierce, even if there is no real Changchun, I will be careful." Here, his eyes gradually became sharper, "How can a person capsize in the same place twice, what do you think?"

"There is nothing wrong with being careful." Pingan said, "But I believe you will be fine. It's just that after hearing such words, I still feel uncomfortable, so don't say it in the future."

"Understood." Zhao Can said, and suddenly sighed.

Ping An asked, "What's the matter?"

"If you enter the palace tomorrow, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back." Zhao Can said.

The emperor was so concerned about safety that he called him back on purpose, obviously not just for a meeting.Now that Ping An has returned to the capital, the emperor will not let him go in order to show that his favor has not been lost.The most likely thing is to rejoin the imperial court and become an accompanying eunuch.

In this way, the two of them will naturally become the state they were before, and they can only gradually gradually when Ping An is not on duty.

Moreover, as the birthday approached, there were countless people who were staring at Zhao Can openly and secretly, planning to wait for his unlucky luck and stepping up to make up for it.

Ping An was silent for a while before saying, "Your Majesty... just this year or two?"

The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and Zhao Can's life and death are also at this time, obviously, his days will not be too many.

Speaking of this, Zhao Can had already seen through the so-called paternal love, and no longer had any expectations for the emperor, and couldn't help but feel depressed, "It's this winter."

To be precise, it was the fifth day of the first lunar month in the 25th year of Xiping.Before the year was over, the emperor ended his life in a hasty and desolate way.Because when he was dying, his sons were not worrying about serving before the sick bed, but secretly fighting each other, fighting each other, and no one saw the king who was already lying on the sick bed unable to get up.

It is hard to avoid being embarrassing to say, after all, life, old age, sickness and death are inevitable in one's life. When you see others, you will naturally see yourself.

Zhao Can didn't specify the exact date, because just like the emperor didn't faint when offering sacrifices to heaven during the Winter Solstice Festival, some things have changed, and the time he remembers may not be accurate.

Ping An naturally heard something wrong in Zhao Can's voice.Parents' close relatives and blood relationship are always the most wonderful things in this world.Even if you obviously don't have any feelings, or only have disgust and dissatisfaction, you will still be moved when you hear the news of the other party's death.

Ping An remembered that when he heard the news of the death of those two people, he also sighed with complicated expressions.

So he was not surprised by Zhao Can's performance.After thinking about it, he said, "It's winter now, so it's only two or three months. Everything will be fine."

Zhao Can nodded. In fact, he only had some feelings, but it was definitely not deep enough.After all, it has already been experienced once.But hearing Ping An comforting himself like this, he still couldn't help but be moved.

He entered the palace safely the next morning.

Only after meeting the emperor did he know why Zhao Can's expression would be that way when he mentioned that the emperor was old.

The emperor in Ping An's memory was only three or four years ago. Although he looked middle-aged, he was still full of energy and had a good complexion.When he speaks, his tone is firm and his voice is loud. As the monarch of this world, he is in control of everything and appears extremely confident.

But in just three or four years, his temples have turned gray, his complexion is dull, and his whole person looks dull. Even when looking at people, his eyes are cloudy and not as sharp as before.

And within a quarter of an hour of talking to the emperor, the other party lost his mind four times, and Zhang Dongyuan came forward to remind him before he came back to his senses.

Ping An has always known that time can change a person to the greatest extent, but such a big change is still unexpected.

After telling the emperor about what he had seen and heard outside during this period, Ping An praised Da Chu for his good life, which made the emperor very happy.His personal ability is actually not outstanding, and he is a mediocre king from beginning to end.It's not stupid, but it's obviously not very hard work.

But for a conservative king, it is very good to be able to do nothing.After all, it is easy to start a business and difficult to keep it, and the emperor himself is proud of it.In addition, during his tenure, Dachu also expanded its territory, which was not done by previous generations of emperors, so the emperor was naturally very satisfied.

Hearing these words from Ping An naturally made me feel very good.

But even if Ping An can talk nonsense, it will be over soon.The emperor waved his hand to make everyone else retreat, and then asked Ping An, "Where is the jade pendant that your master gave you before?"

Ping An was stunned for a moment, never expecting the emperor to ask such a question.Fortunately, the things that the master sent, if possible, he always carried with him, so he quickly took them out and handed them to the emperor, "here."

The emperor looked at it for a while, took the net on it, and returned the jade pendant to Ping An, "He made this thing, leave it to me."

Ping An suddenly felt a sore heart.

He didn't sympathize with the emperor, not from the start.It's not his fault that he doesn't know how to love and how to love someone.But she obviously has her own place, and married the harem Sanqian, and even found a so-called double, so she can only be called a scumbag.

Ping'an even rejoiced that the emperor never woke up to his feelings, so that Xu Wenmei could leave cleanly.

But at this moment, seeing the emperor's actions and hearing his words, he still felt his heart ache.

This is probably... a feeling similar to sympathy, right?Pingan has a lot of things to say in his heart, such as poor people must have something to hate, such as why he knew this before, but now, he can't say a word.

Perhaps, at the end of his life, when recalling his own life, the emperor himself already knew that he was wrong.But those times that have been lost, it is impossible to come back.

Ping An took the jade pendant and put it away, without any intention of questioning.

The emperor glanced at him again, with a look of tiredness on his face, "Okay, you go down first." Before Ping An agreed, he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said, "Zhang Dongyuan, after Ping An, we should go back to Li Come, the prisoner. You can handle this matter."

"Yes." Zhang Dongyuan replied, "Come with me safely."

Pingan was a little surprised that the emperor didn't ask anything about Xu Wenmei.It can be seen that Zhao Can's speculation was correct, he already knew where Xu Wenmei was and how she was doing, so there was no need to ask about safety.

Following Zhang Dongyuan out of the original hall, the two walked quietly for a short distance, Zhang Dongyuan sighed softly, "Your Majesty is in a better mood after seeing you today."

"Looking at His Majesty's complexion is indeed a bit bad." Ping An said, "Boss Zhang, don't worry about it."

"In the future, you will also be in front of the imperial court, so you must pay more attention." Zhang Dongyuan said, "I am getting old, and it will be your young people's business in the future."

"Boss Zhang said such a thing, I can't bear it. How can you be considered old?" Ping An narrowed his eyes and smiled.

Zhang Dongyuan didn't reply immediately.

Ping An received the message conveyed in this silence, and felt a little bleak for a while.

This is especially true for the close servants.Courtiers may also be reused by the new emperor because of their abilities, and the elders of several dynasties are even respected by everyone.However, after the death of the old master, the servants usually do not end well.

The reason is that the ministers are the ministers of the country, and the emperor is the master of the country.When the country changed hands, they naturally changed their loyalties.But the servants are the emperor's servants, has anyone ever seen someone who likes to use other people's servants?

Even if he was his own son, he probably wouldn't want to use someone his father left behind.After all, it is easier and more at ease to use the position close to one's own confidant.

If it's just an ordinary servant, it's fine, after all, the status is not important, and no one will say anything if the master is changed.But many of the emperor's close servants like Zhang Dongyuan would choose to be buried after the emperor's death. For them, this is already a better ending.

After all, as the people left behind by the former emperor, the new emperor could not allow them to occupy the position, nor could he take action against them openly, so he would naturally connive at the people below to pull them down and get rid of them.After all, there are many people waiting for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

So it doesn't matter if Zhang Dongyuan is old or not, but the emperor's health is not good. For him, this road is coming to an end.

Such a sensitive topic, Zhang Dongyuan said in front of Ping An, is actually a kind of temptation.

This is not to say that he knows which prince Ping An is related to. The main reason is that Ping An is still very young and capable. dreaded.He didn't have such worries as Zhang Dongyuan, so he could choose a new master to serve as his allegiance.

From Zhang Dongyuan's point of view, the master who can be selected by Ping'an is also very likely to occupy that position.

With the development of the death situation to the present, it is naturally impossible to say that it is completely impossible to guess.But Zhang Dongyuan will never break through.Anyway, Ping An must know it in his heart.The reason why he opened his mouth was mainly because he hoped to find a favor here in Ping An.

This remark is equivalent to expressing his position, he will not occupy this position and compete with Ping An, but he hopes that Ping An can give him a favor in a timely manner so that he can leave the palace safely.Anyway, he has accumulated half his life, and he can live a good life outside the palace.

Zhang Dongyuan thought that Ping An was a kind person, and the relationship between the two was also good. There was no need for Ping An to kill him, so he said this.

Thinking that the emperor is not dead yet, and the people around him are already planning for the future, Ping An can't help feeling a little embarrassed.But Zhang Dongyuan's approach is understandable, after all, he didn't rush to switch to the new owner immediately, he just hoped to find a way out for himself.Ping An himself is such a person, and he has no position to criticize him.

I just can't help but think about my future.People are bound to die, and Zhao Can will die one day. At that time, he will be like Zhang Dongyuan, planning carefully to survive?

It's heartbreaking to think about.

Ping An turned to look at Zhang Dongyuan, "Who else is in Mr. Zhang's family?"

"I have a younger brother who is worthless, and he gave birth to three nephews. He said he could adopt one of them to me." Zhang Dongyuan was shocked when he heard the words, and immediately said.

"I think Director Zhang will be blessed in his later years." Ping An nodded.

This is the promise. A look of joy flashed across Zhang Dongyuan's face, and he said modestly, "It's just waiting to die. Fortunately, although my nephew is stupid, he has a simple and honest temperament. I don't expect him to be very promising, and he can support me until the end of my life." Just fine."