Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

It was naturally impossible for Zhao Can to agree to such an absurd proposal.

The ancestral mausoleum was placed there. I believe that the local government in Luozhou would not dare to neglect such a place.Besides, the palace and the ancestral mausoleum were originally guarded. Even when King Qi was there, he didn't need to make any effort. It would be even more nonsense to send his confidants there.

Furthermore, he is also very clear that the purpose of these people is not the ancestral mausoleum, but peace.

Wanting to transfer Ping An away from him, as for guarding the ancestral mausoleum, it was just an excuse.In addition to this one, I am afraid they will find more various reasons, hoping to convince him.

Facts proved that Zhao Can's idea was not wrong, because in the next period of time, he received many memorials one after another, all of which were full of various ideas, some of which seemed very reasonable, and seemed to be inconsistent It's hard to tolerate; some don't know anything, or are weird, but the purpose of all the memorials is to let them leave the palace safely, or even leave the capital.

Generally speaking, these methods are still mainly persuasion, which can be regarded as relatively mild.

The courtiers thought that such an approach had left a lot of room for Zhao Can and Ping An.After all, Zhao Can could agree to marry a wife, so everyone would turn a blind eye to such a safe matter.Or he sent Ping An away to prevent the possibility of the two of them interacting, and Ping An would naturally not be involved in the next thing.

From this point of view, it actually just shows that the real purpose of the courtiers is not to let Zhao Can marry a wife.

Otherwise, even if they left safely, as long as Zhao Can disagreed, the matter would not be resolved.It is impossible for all the ministers to be so confused that they can't even remember their purpose clearly.

However, Zhao Can had to admit that they had indeed chosen a good way.

It's just that they don't know that dragons have reverse scales, which will make them angry.And peace is where his backlash lies.

Even if they directly attacked Zhao Can himself, he would not be so angry, and he might even praise his courage.But pointing the finger at Ping An is something that Zhao Can absolutely cannot tolerate.

He once promised to Ping An that he would protect him, and made a wish in his heart more than once, hoping that he could bear all the storms and setbacks for Ping An, so that he only needs to do what he wants to do with peace of mind—even if Ping An is not at all. He needs such protection, or in other words, it is because of peace that he does not need such protection.

Zhao Can was proud and uneasy about Ping An's ability, and desperately hoped that he could do something for him, so that Ping An could know his intentions and hold him back.So knowing that the origin of this matter was due to him, Zhao Can naturally had to go all out, hoping to resolve this matter before safety intervenes.

So for these memorials, he did not leave them as he did last time, but disposed of them all.

Zhao Can called several prime ministers directly to such a proposal that was out of the ordinary and completely ignorant, and handed over the memorial to them, "I don't know, so this is how the courtiers in my court usually do things? These people Is it a talent selected from thousands of people by my big Chu once every three years? It's a joke!"

"Your Majesty..." Several prime ministers looked at each other for a moment, and had no choice but to speak tentatively.

They naturally knew what Zhao Can was doing when he called them here.These memorials were written so absurdly that they couldn't even read them.But now that everyone is on the same front, it is natural to keep these people alive.But Zhao Can was clearly aware of this, so he handed over the memorial to them, meaning to let them handle the matter.

Although everyone knows what Zhao Can means, but on the bright side, this is still a kind of decentralization by Zhao Can.If they disregarded Zhao Can's wishes and kept this group of people, I am afraid that the next time Zhao Can gets angry, people who think "cannot do things" will become them.

Although the atmosphere in the court hall is still tense, it is impossible to really tear the skin apart and completely confront each other. You must know that the monarch and his ministers have a share, and they will not be able to gain the upper hand.

So after thinking for a while, these people gritted their teeth and agreed, "This is really outrageous. Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will handle this matter well."

"It's best." Zhao Can said coldly.

However, now that the matter has come to this point, several prime ministers are unwilling to waste this opportunity, so they persuade them, "Although the proposals of these officials seem absurd, they are still devoted to protecting His Majesty. Zuo stretches the plan, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Think twice?" Zhao Can smiled, "Why don't I know that a small servant can even shake my Great Chu Guozuo? Could it be that my Great Chu's tens of thousands of officials, and all the lords, even a little bit?" It's useless, let Guozuo be determined by one person?"

When Zhao Can said this, the prime ministers had no choice but to retreat in embarrassment.Otherwise, if they continue to insist, doesn't it mean that they really think that tens of thousands of officials are not as good as one peace, and they will let him destroy Dachu?

I'm afraid even the emperor himself doesn't have such ability?Placing this kind of crime on Ping An is really... his heart is to be punished!

Coming out of the original hall, the four prime ministers looked at each other with worry in their eyes.Zhao Can's protection of Ping'an was far beyond their imagination. They thought it was just... a plaything that would not cause much backlash, so they had to start with him. Now it seems that this choice may not be correct.

It's just that there is no turning back when you shoot the bow, not to mention that Zhao Can is pure-hearted, and there are really few people around him who can target him.Conversely, the more he cares about peace, the more likely he will be shaken.It's just that in this way, they are bound to have to face the next emperor's wrath.

In this regard, the four adults smiled wryly.Don't look at them as prime ministers, one person is under ten thousand people, but as long as that "one person" is still there, they can only be controlled forever.The balance can still be maintained now, but because the emperor is a wise emperor, neither side wants to fall into a bitter struggle.

But if the emperor is provoked, no one knows what will happen.

However, in fact, even the emperor who was not angered was not easy to provoke.After handing over those nonsensical memorials to the prime ministers to deal with, Zhao Can did not intend to let the rest go.

His solution is very simple. Since the other party's proposal is reasonable, and the place they said really needs manpower, then send the proponent himself there!Anyway, because Ping An is a celebrity in front of the imperial court, in order not to offend the emperor, the places and errands they chose looked very good, and they would not mind going there if they wanted to.

...that's weird!

Beijing officials and external officials are two completely different treatments.There is a saying that "Beijing official ranks first", and the gap can be seen.

Not to mention the prosperity of the capital, the various conditions of staying here are definitely better than going outside, and there is no need to travel long distances.It is said that there are more opportunities to stay in the capital, but it is far inferior to going outside.

The emperor has a lot of things to do every day, and his energy is actually very limited. There are not many people who can make him remember.Either he often brushes his presence in front of him to impress him.Or he can only do something earth-shattering, so that he has to remember.It goes without saying which of the two is easier.

Moreover, the promotion of Beijing officials is also the fastest among all officials.Because no matter what achievements you have, you can be seen by the court.After being released to the outside world, unless something major happened in the territory under its jurisdiction, it would basically not be reported to the capital, and it could only be promoted step by step according to the evaluation procedures of the Ministry of Officials.

All in all, even important ministers are unwilling to let it go.Even if it is to be the governor of a province?It is true that the power is great, and there are not many constraints, but it is far away from the center, far away from the emperor, and cannot control the various changes in the court in time. Who knows what will happen in the court three years later?Maybe when I go back, I no longer have my own place.

But anyone with some ambitions in their official career will try their best to stay in the capital.And it's hard to say that those who can show such eagerness in the matter of safety will not have any ambitions.

However, the emperor Jinkou Yubi, there is nothing wrong with the handling of the matter. There are indeed vacancies, and capable people are needed to fill them. This is what they said. The emperor let them go. It is a kind of trust and grace, except to thank the Lord Long En Other than that, there is no choice.

However, Zhao Can's handling method aroused the anger of the ministers.

They finally realized that it was impossible to use gentle methods to make Zhao Can act according to their wishes. ——Actually, they had expected this point, but they were unwilling and wanted to try it.

Now Zhao Can's approach is to clearly let them know that the majesty of the emperor is not so easy to offend!

But it is impossible for the civil servants to stop because of this, otherwise everything they did before would really become a joke.So after much deliberation, they decided to get a big one.

Maybe even God is on their side.

Anping seven years, summer, June, the southeast earthquake.Soon, the south of the Yangtze River was flooded.

Official memorials from all over the country are first sent to Zhongshu, where they will be screened, and then sent to Zhao Can after the prime ministers draft the papers.Of course, major events naturally cannot stick to such a process, and the prime ministers usually come to the original palace to meet the emperor and discuss the matter.

However, this time, after the memorial of the Southeast Earthquake was sent to Zhongshu, Prime Minister Wu Xuzhi felt his heart skip a beat after looking through it, and subconsciously stuffed the memorial into the pile that had not yet been approved. at the bottom.

These parts are all unimportant memorials picked out by the following documents, and it will be the turn after the others are approved.Maybe today it won't be seen at all.

This action was just a subconscious behavior, and Wu Xuzhi suddenly realized it after he finished it.But he stared at the stack of memorials for a while, and finally looked away pretending to be calm.

At this time, Cao Zikun, the clerk of the secretariat of the Benchu ​​Hall, walked in from outside the hall, and happened to see his last expression.

Since the establishment of the secretariat, in order to allow them to adapt to Zhao Can's style as soon as possible and handle many trivial matters, although Ping An did not interfere with specific affairs, it did not completely let them go, but Haosheng trained them a lot.Be sure to make them a good secretary candidate for the boss.

Someone taught, and after so many years of training, although the positions of these clerks are not obvious, they are not less involved in the big facts of the country.They are definitely His Majesty's people now, as long as they do a good job, they will be released to practice in a few years, and then return to the capital, I am afraid that even the few who entered the Imperial Academy before can not compare.

So naturally, Cao Zikun also had a heart towards Zhao Can, and it was impossible for him to be unaware of the recent undercurrents in private.It's just that it involves the emperor's private affairs, and it's not time to express their views, so they can only pretend that they don't know anything.

Seeing Wu Xuzhi's expression now, he couldn't help but feel weird.

Especially when Wu Xuzhi turned his head and saw him as if he saw a ghost, and almost didn't jump up directly, Cao Zikun believed in his heart that something must be wrong with him.

"Wu Xiang, come here to pick up the memorial presented to Yulan." He took a step forward and stared at Wu Xuzhidao.

Wu Xuzhi had already adjusted, pointed to the stack of memorials beside him in a calm tone, and said, "It's here."

Cao Zikun stepped forward to take the memorial.At that moment, he didn't know whether it was a flash of inspiration or a blessing to his heart. In short, when he stretched out his hand, he accidentally touched another stack of memorials beside him.As a result, he saw with his own eyes that the expression on Wu Xuzhi's face changed, his eyes widened as if he wanted to stop him, but he held back in the end.

This kind of performance made Cao Zikun even more suspicious, and hurriedly took the memorial and left.

When he walked halfway, he happened to meet another colleague. He quickly handed over the memorial to him, lied that he was going to pay tribute, and then quietly turned back to the main hall where the Zhengshitang was located, and quietly observed in a hidden place.

Sure enough, not long after, Wu Xuzhi hurried out the door with a look of worry and surprise on his face.

Cao Zikun hesitated for a moment, and chose the latter between following him and asking for help.

Wu Xuzhi had seen him just now, if he caught up with him, he might startle him.I don't know what happened now, if it is affected by me, it will be bad.

After thinking about it, he didn't go back to the Primordial Hall to tell Zhao Can what happened, but went to find Ping An.

This was mainly because he didn't know what happened, and if he alarmed Zhao Can, it turned out to be nothing serious in the end, and he couldn't bear the responsibility.Anyway, Ping An, as the secretary-general, was their immediate boss, so there was nothing wrong with finding him.

Ping'an's thinking was the same as Cao Zikun's. It must be because of something that caused Wu Xuzhi's performance to be so gaffe.

He thought for a while, and said, "I know about this, go back and act as if nothing happened."

After Cao Zikun left, he arranged for someone to watch Wu Xuzhi's whereabouts, and asked someone to go to the gate of the palace to ask if there was an urgent report today.

According to Cao Zikun, there was no one around Wu Xuzhi at the time, so the only thing that could change his color was the memorial.And to send the memorial to the palace, it always has to go through the palace gate, if it is urgent, it is impossible to have no clues at all.

In fact, the reason why the prime ministers were able to conceal some things and not report them on weekdays was that the emperor didn't know about it and didn't want to ask about it.Otherwise, as long as you listen a little, you will be able to get the news.

Sure enough, someone from the palace gate soon reported that it was an urgent report from Southeast today.As for the content of the memorial, it is unknown.

But that's enough.Zhao Can has done so much before, Wenchen Group will definitely make some moves.And the political game is naturally carried out through various political wrestling.So it wouldn't be surprising if Wu Xuzhi suppressed an urgent report.

However, if he did so, it would be of no benefit to him once he was exposed. It stands to reason that if something happened, it should be sent up so that Zhao Can can have a headache.

If possible, Ping An would like to go to the Zhengshitang to look through the memorial.But once you come there, there are people on duty all day long, even at night, it is impossible not to alarm people.Secondly, with so many memorials, no one knows where Wu Xuzhi has hidden, and it is not so easy to find them.

Fortunately, soon, the person sent to investigate Wu Xuzhi's whereabouts returned.

"Qin Tianjian?" Hearing this unexpected answer, Ping An couldn't help being surprised, "What is he doing there?"

Because he was too surprised, he even forgot to cover up his volume so that Zhao Can could hear this sentence.

"Ping An, what are you talking about?" Zhao Can asked.

Pingan thought about it, and then told him, "Wu Xuzhi went to Qin Tianjian, what is he doing there at this time?"

On the contrary, Zhao Can's complexion quickly darkened.He is much more sensitive than Pingan about this kind of thing. When he mentioned Qin Tianjian, he probably guessed Wu Xuzhi's purpose, "I'm afraid the southeast is in disaster."

"A disaster... Qin Tianjian..." Ping An took a breath, "You mean, they are going to use 'God's Will' to suppress you?"

The emperor is the "son of heaven", and the monarchy is granted by heaven.However, the ancients did not know the causes of various natural disasters, so they took it for granted as "God is angry".Now that the heavens are angry, it is obvious that they are dissatisfied with his spokesman on earth, the "son" emperor.

Therefore, every natural disaster is a torment for the emperor sitting on the throne.Not only do you want to rescue disasters and save people, but you also have to reflect on whether you have done something wrong and provoked the wrath of God.This introspection is not just casual talk, it is very formal. In addition to issuing an edict of guilt, one has to avoid living in a side hall, not being subject to early court, reducing diet or even not eating, to show that one knows one's mistakes.

But these are only superficial behaviors. The real huge impact is that such things will greatly shake the reputation of the royal family among the people, and even make courtiers question his majesty. ——The emperor even issued an edict of guilt, that is to admit that he was wrong.

Now that he has done something wrong, he naturally no longer needs to be so awed.Furthermore, since you have done something wrong, you have to get rid of it quickly.And what is Zhao Can doing wrong now?

Just such a matter, if not handled properly, it is very likely that Zhao Can will be forced into a dilemma.

At that time, Zhao Can has only two choices, one is to admit his mistake and issue an imperial edict to settle the matter.However, in this way, my prestige will definitely suffer a huge blow.The second is to introduce a scapegoat and put all the charges on him.And who else is more suitable than Ping An?Even if it wasn't him, someone would push the flames and draw attention to him.

No matter what kind of result it is, it is a victory for the civil servants group against Zhao Can.At that time, they will be able to take the initiative and wait for the opportunity to turn around.

After all, in political games, either the west wind overwhelms the east wind, or the east wind overwhelms the west wind.

After guessing this result, it becomes clear at a glance why Wu Xuzhi went to see Qin Tianjian.At this time, ordinary people are not allowed to observe the astronomical phenomena. Only the Qin Tianjian, as an officially licensed department, can observe star trails, survey and map star maps, calculate the almanac, and predict good and bad luck.

Wu Xuzhi concealed the memorial of the disaster and did not report it. Obviously, he wanted to join forces with Qin Tianjian to put on a show.

First let Qin Tianjian report that there is an anomaly in the sky, or that the guest star offends the host, or that the star is guarding the star, etc., and then expose the disaster report. At that time, this matter will become a warning from heaven.Although the sequence was only adjusted, the effect achieved was astonishing.If the disaster report came first, Qin Tianjian would not be convincing if he said this again.

When he received the report, he could immediately think of such a method and put it into action, which shows that Wu Xuzhi is indeed a capable minister.If Cao Zikun hadn't just passed by and discovered something, I'm afraid he would have made it happen!

"God's will. Is it God's will to be manipulated by a few traitors?" Zhao Can threw the pen in his hand on the table, "It's really my loyal minister!"

Wu Xuzhi, in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty, was actually not that kind of particularly eye-catching, stunningly talented existence.In fact, in the past few decades, he has been suppressed by Xu You and others, and he can't stand out everywhere.

But even so, he was still able to climb to the position of Zai Zhi by his own ability, which shows his heart and ability.

And in the end, he got rid of his opponents one by one, easily got the position of Prime Minister, and quickly moved closer to Zhao Can's side, acting as if the new emperor would lead the way.In the past few years, he has also contributed a lot to the implementation of new policies.Although he is not a direct descendant, Zhao Can is quite satisfied with him.

So even in this matter now, as the head of civil servants, he stood on the opposite side of Zhao Can, Zhao Can didn't take it to heart.

Who would have thought that he was actually so active in this matter, and it was even possible that he was behind everything?