Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

It didn't cause much loss to Ping An, but instead a few people from his own side went in, and the young man became a lot more honest.

But whether he was really being honest, or holding back other big moves, Ping An didn't know.

But he can't take care of teaching him for the time being, because the Longevity Day is coming.This is a great event for the whole world to celebrate, even places like Jingchang seem to be beaming, and everyone looks very happy—maybe not only the appearance, after all, there will be rewards on this day, which is a very rare extra money.

Ping An didn't care much about Longevity Day, because it was too far away from him.And now, he doesn't have the ability to be a blockbuster in this kind of scene.

But he didn't expect that this Longevity Festival would have something to do with him.

The source is naturally the birthday gift jointly presented by the First Prince and the Seventh Prince.

Everyone's birthday ceremony was announced at the birthday banquet. This is also a good opportunity to make a face and show their presence in front of the emperor. Naturally, no one will give up.No matter inside or outside the palace, everyone racked their brains. Some tried their best to find rare and rare items. Compete for novelty and beauty, and so on.

Of course, there are also those who follow Zhao Can's route and make things with their own hands to show their filial piety.

Even under such a background, Zhao Rong and Zhao Can's birthday ceremony was still very brilliant.

First of all, they are princes, so they have attracted people's attention.Secondly, it is rare for two people to offer their birthdays.It is indeed unexpected that this is the birthday gift.

After all, everyone's gifts are either attached to the aspects of "auspicious" and "auspicious", even if they are not brilliant, they are not confused.Either it is to show their difference and love for the emperor, such as making clothes with their own hands, making food, hand-copying scriptures, etc... Compared with these, the things they send are more practical than the above-mentioned benefits. Movable type printing After all, surgery is a new invention, even if everyone does not know what it is useful for, they have to admit this ingenuity.

After all, the emperor was an emperor, and after reading the gift, he immediately knew the benefits of movable type printing.In addition, this is the filial piety of the two sons, and at the same time reflects the brotherhood, naturally Long Yan is very happy.

So Ping An was also cared about incidentally.

"Is this a new gadget made by the people in the factory? Why don't the people below offer it?" He asked quite easily.

Zhao Can didn't speak.It may be very effective to file a complaint at this time, but it is too inappropriate for me.Besides...Some people will tell him what the emperor needs to know.Furthermore, isn't this a good time to test whether Ping An really has another backer?

Sure enough, Wang Lixin bowed and said, "Your Majesty also knows that the subordinates have a lot of things to do, and I'm afraid there may be negligence for a while. This old slave will be found."

The emperor has a decree, so the people below are naturally active, and immediately someone went to the room where the memorial was arranged to urge.

This time He An made a great contribution, because he received money from Ping An, so he put away the memorial and the book alone, and planned to find a chance to return it to Ping An.As a result, before the opportunity was found, someone from above came to ask for it.

He An immediately took out the book and handed it to the little eunuch who came to pass the decree, saying, "It was supposed to be sent up in two days. The master told me earlier that this thing is ingenious, and the emperor must be happy to read it. It's just In the past few days of Wanshou Festival, memorials from all over the country have been sent here, and if things are not going well for a while, they will be handed over."

The little eunuch took the book and memorial, and eunuch Tian seized the opportunity to go forward and stuffed a letter of money without any trace, "Thank you for making such a trip, it's not easy for everyone to work on errands. I hope you will give us a lot of good words when you go back."

The little eunuch nodded slightly, although he was also a supervisor of ceremonies, but he had to walk in front of the imperial court, and he naturally had a tall posture to his subordinates, without speaking, he turned around and left after receiving the things.

Eunuch Tian wiped off his sweat, turned his head and saw He An, with a flash of appreciation in his eyes, he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "You did a good job today."

"It's all taught well by Master." He An said immediately.

Eunuch Tian let out a "hmm", thinking about this matter in his heart, he still doesn't know what happened over there to make the emperor notice this thing.But since the emperor knows, it means that the other party has other ways.This time, he made a mistake!

The book printed by Ping An is far from the one carefully presented by Zhao Can, but the similarities can still be seen. In addition, there is an introduction to Ping An's memorial, some places that the emperor did not notice just now, are also highlighted.

The eyes finally stopped on the word "Ping An" where the signature was signed. The emperor's eyes flashed, and he laughed loudly and said, "Okay! Wang Lixin, it's rare that this person is so loyal. I will announce him to the original palace for me to see."

As soon as these words came out, other people had their own thoughts not to mention it, but Zhao Can's heart was full of turmoil.Others may not have noticed, but he clearly saw the emperor's expression at that time.I'm afraid he is so happy, not because of the movable type printing, it should be said, because of the person who invented the movable type printing.

The Emperor may have known about Ping'an's existence for a long time, and Zhao Can's heart was agitated by this speculation.If this is the case, then the backer of peace is far beyond my imagination.And...with the emperor's attention, and with this credit, the time to walk in front of the imperial court may not be far away.

Zhao Can lowered her eyes.Ping An has repeatedly exceeded his expectations, and now he can't tell exactly what he feels in his heart.But aside from my own thoughts, this is a good thing, a great thing!

On the second day, when the supervisor of ceremonies came to pass the decree, asking him to go to the original hall to have an audience, Ping An was still a little overwhelmed.The eunuch Xu who came to pass the decree smiled and cupped his hands, "Ping An, you are a lucky one, congratulations!"

It didn't seem like a bad thing, Ping An invited him over to drink tea, and then asked, "I'm confused, do you know what's going on?"

Eunuch Xu said, "On the Longevity Day, His Highness the Seventh Prince's birthday gift was presented using the method of movable type printing. His Majesty was curious and asked you to meet him. This is a great blessing that no one else can ask for! "

"You can enjoy this blessing every day." Ping An complimented.

For those who can show their faces in front of the imperial court, this is what they are most proud of. Ping An's words were poking at the itching spot, and eunuch Xu couldn't help showing his face, and said humbly, "This is the emperor's En Haodang, we can only serve with all our heart, and we have reported it just in case."

"Yes, when should I go there?" Ping An asked for advice.

Eunuch Xu said, "There is no need to delay, you have changed your clothes now, come with me. Later, the emperor will have some free time, I will tell Eunuch Wang for you, so as not to delay for a long time."

You have to strike while the iron is hot, the emperor is interested in him now, but he is an old man with a lot of things to do every day, who knows if he will remember such a thing in three or five days?

Eunuch Xu is willing to sell this favor because he is optimistic about peace.At such a young age, if the emperor favors him, he may have another 30 to [-] years to enjoy, and there is no harm in making friends in advance.

Of course, Ping An accepted his favor, thanked him solemnly, and then went into the house to change clothes.

Although it has been more than a year since he entered the palace, strictly speaking, he has only been to the outer city safely.Even the Shou'an Palace locked by the empress dowager is next to the outer city, and there is still a distance from the inner palace.So this is the first time he has come to the inner palace.

He followed behind Eunuch Xu, walked forward with lowered eyebrows and narrowed eyes, not daring to raise his head casually.Although this is still within the scope of the previous dynasty, it is already within the scope of the Tiangan Palace after all, and it is heavily guarded. If you look left and right, poke your head, you might be arrested by the Imperial City garrison as a spy. There is no reason to speak of that place. .

But Ping An could still notice that compared with the hustle and bustle of the outer city, this place looked much more solemn and solemn.The patrolling garrison can be seen almost all the time, and it is absolutely impossible to sneak in.

Outside the original hall, there was a group of powerful generals standing in front of the hall. These people were specially selected from the garrison: they were tall, with outstanding appearance, equipped with shining golden armor, holding axes and other ritual objects in the hall. On both sides of the door, the backs are straight, and the description is serious, which looks like a heavenly family!

Ping An even relaxed his breathing a bit, and his steps were more cautious.Eunuch Xu did not stop outside the store, but led Ping An around the main hall and into the small hut at the back, and then whispered, "This is where we rest on weekdays. You wait here first, I will Go ahead and have a look, if the emperor is free, I will call you again."

Pingan knew that this was because he took extra care of himself, otherwise he should have stood at the gate of the temple and waited for his call.Even if the courtiers came to see him, they still waited there.But if Ping An really stood there, it would be inappropriate for the courtiers to see him as a eunuch waiting to see him.If the old stubborn people at Yushitai saw it, wouldn't they want to remonstrate with the king again?

It's better to let him wait here than to cause disputes.

"I'll let you worry about it." Ping An said, "I'll just sit here, you go get busy first."

After Eunuch Xu left, Ping An also sat obediently, neither looking left or right, nor getting up to walk around the room.After all, this is the Primordial Hall, even if it is just the housekeeping of the eunuchs, I can't walk around.

Ping An is very clear that this day may become his own starting point, and in this case, no matter how cautious he is, it cannot be overstated.

Anyway, if he can stay here in the end, can he see this room any way he wants in the future?

But sitting until Pingan felt stiff and bored, no one came to announce him.No one came over during the period, and he sat alone.At the beginning, I was still concentrating on what to do next, how to stay, how to behave in the future, how to test the whereabouts of the master, and so on.Later, his thinking became more and more divergent, and he himself didn't know where he wandered.

When eunuch Xu came back to call him, Ping An woke up suddenly, only to realize that he had waited for two hours.After sitting in one position for a long time, his legs and feet were a little stiff, and he almost fell when he stood up.

Eunuch Xu didn't laugh at him either, and hurriedly said, "The emperor is taking a rest at the moment, and you can eat something by the way, you have a quarter of an hour, hurry up and follow." After a pause, seeing Ping An's strange walking posture, he said again, "Don't be disrespectful in front of the imperial court."

Ping An hurriedly stomped his feet to activate his blood vessels, then endured the numbness, and calmly followed Eunuch Xu.

The emperor was not in the main hall of the original hall, but rested in the side hall.

When Ping An entered the room, he took a random glance. He was leaning on the soft couch, and there was a little eunuch kneeling in front of him. He raised the table high with both hands, and there were several plates of delicate snacks on it.Next to him was a little eunuch kneeling on the footrest and beating his legs.It looks very cozy and comfortable.

It was good enough to see so many things at this one glance, Ping An didn't dare to look more, and knelt down behind Eunuch Xu, "Slave Ping An, please greet Your Majesty."

"Get up." The emperor's voice was lazy, as if he had never seen him before, and he didn't know such a person, "Your name is Ping An? So you came up with movable type printing?"

Standing up carefully, Pingan stood up carefully, and replied after deliberation, "Returning to the emperor, yes. The servant is working in the factory and is in charge of the printing process. Although woodblock printing is convenient and fast, it also has many disadvantages. The servant wondered if I could Improvement. Later, I thought of disassembling the characters one by one."

"It's a bit ingenious." After the emperor finished speaking, there was no more to say.

Ping An didn't dare to raise his head, and stood there holding his breath.After a while, hearing the rustling sound, the little eunuch who was holding the table bowed and walked backwards from him to the door, then turned around and backed out.

Then the emperor said, "You have a quick mind and are good at finding clues from small things. In my memorial room, there is a lack of such a person."

Ping An immediately knelt down, "Thank you, my servant, for your kindness."

After coming to ancient times, the knees are no longer my knees.Fortunately, he had expected it a long time ago, and had already prepared for "easy kneeling", otherwise he would have smashed his knees?

The emperor didn't speak any more, eunuch Xu came over, waved to Ping An, and led him back out.Like the little eunuch before, he retreated facing the emperor, and turned around only when he reached the door.This is a respect for the emperor, and he cannot let him watch him leave.

After leaving the door, Eunuch Xu relaxed a lot, and bowed his hands to Ping An again, "Congratulations to Ping An first."

"You are always polite, it's all thanks to your old support." Ping An said, "Plus good luck."

Eunuch Xu said, "Luck is what you can't ask for. Alright, go back and pack your things, and come back here for business. If you are not familiar with the road, you can come here to find me first, and I will lead you there. .But when the time comes, you can’t go from the front, you have to go around from the back.”

"Yes, thank you Eunuch Xu." Ping An said.

Eunuch Xu sent him for a while, and then went back.Ping An stood still for a while, let out a light breath, and then started walking again.

Did the emperor really not remember him?

It stands to reason that it wouldn't be surprising even if he didn't remember, after all, he was just a small person, not worthy of the emperor's attention.But Ping An made an exception to enter the Supervisor of Ceremonies, which was strange in itself, and with the existence of Xu Wenmei, he always felt that the emperor should know about him, which made no sense and had no impression at all.

But... Ping An's eyes darkened. In his guess, the person most suspected of causing the current situation was actually the emperor.In this way, it is not difficult to understand that he pretended that he had never seen himself at all.

Ping An's footsteps are very firm.No matter what, as long as he keeps walking along this road, he can always get the truth.

When the people in the factory knew that Ping An was leaving, they were all overwhelmed.Ping'an's house is filled with guests all of a sudden, and they all come to talk about Xila's relationship.Ping An also greeted everyone with a smile on his face, since he was leaving anyway, why bother to make enemies with others?

Craftsman Zhou and his son were also among these people, and they had mixed feelings about Ping An.If I knew that he had such a future, why bother to make him unhappy for ten taels of silver?

It's just that now, it's useless to say anything.Just looking at Ping'an's smiling face that treated them no differently from others, one knew that he might not have left any affection.

The two were just disappointed, while Hu Zhangsi and Xiao Sanzi were terrified.Director Hu is fine, Ping An won't be able to move him for a while, and he has been sitting in this position for so many years, is it just because he is old and qualified?But the third son is different.

He took action against Ping An before, and Ping An never saw him again after that, and simply ignored his existence.

The matter of recommending him to be his successor, which he had agreed to do in the past, naturally fell through, and what he was more worried about was that Ping An would not let him go, and would take action to suppress himself.At that time, he will definitely not be able to resist.

However, Ping An's attitude towards them was the same as before.

Although what the little third son did was not very good, he reminded Ping An that he was still too immature in his actions, and there was still much room for improvement.Based on this, Ping An will not deal with him, but his future depends on him.

As for Mr. Zhou and his son, Ping An still has arrangements.After sending all the guests away, he left the father and son behind.

"After I left, only you father and son know the movable type printing technique best. If the factory wants to reform this printing technique in the future, it must rely heavily on you. This is your opportunity, but whether you can seize it depends on your own I can't help you with my skills." Ping An said, "After all, I can only talk about this when we work together."

"Thank you Director Qi, thank you Director Qi!" Carpenter Zhou was about to kneel with excitement.

Ping An quickly grabbed him with one hand, "You don't need to thank me, these are all obtained by your own skills. But it is not so easy to keep these things, so you can do it yourself."

When movable type printing is popularized, there will inevitably be a reshuffle of the management and factories, and no one can tell what the pattern will look like.

However, that was no longer something Ping An had to worry about.

Before reporting to the Supervisor of Rituals, he had one more thing to do.