Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Ping An is going to Maoxin Hall to meet Zhao Can.

When Zhao Can came to ask him to print the collection of poems and essays before, Ping An didn't tell him about the difficulties he encountered, but in the end it was him who helped.Now that the results have come out, of course Ping An will go to meet him first and thank him by the way.

In the end, Zhao Can took the initiative to come to him without waiting for him to hand over the work of the factory clearly.

As soon as we met, he said, "Congratulations."

Having said that, the expression on his face was indifferent, and there was no congratulations.

Pingan didn't care either, Zhao Can always looked a little cold and sharp in front of him.He once saw his well-behaved appearance in front of the queen mother, and it was completely different.But Ping An felt that he was more real this way.

"Thank you this time." He said.

Zhao Canhun didn't care, "I'm just doing it for myself, I don't intend to help you." I don't know whether the birthday gift won the Emperor's favor, or whether it was the birthday gift that made the Emperor happy, anyway, on the Longevity Festival, the Emperor rarely Open your mouth and praise him.Although there is no real meaning, the attitude of everyone in the palace towards him is much better these few days.

"In short, I want to accept this favor." Ping An insisted.

Zhao Can then asked, "You look happy? Didn't you say before... that you just want to live in peace?"

"People's hearts will always change." Ping An lowered his head and looked at his palm.

Zhao Can's eyes moved, yes, people's hearts can change.He suddenly laughed, "Now that you have been promoted, you have a very important position. I am afraid that I will ask you for more help in the future."

"There is still a long way to go." Ping An knew himself very clearly, "I don't know how long it will take to get to the point you mentioned, if I don't go there now and learn more from others."

"I can't afford to wait." Zhao Can said, "Or are you unwilling to agree?"

Ping'an knew what Zhao Can meant, the palace was always coming and going, and only by helping each other could we go a long way.Zhao Can has already done what he should do, and now it's up to him.Although he was unwilling to link the relationship between the two of them simply with the exchange of interests, he had to admit that... Interests are the most stable bridge to maintain the relationship between people.

Besides, this person is still Zhao Can, why is he unwilling?Compared with others, he is more willing to help Zhao Can.

"I'm just afraid I'll disappoint you." Pingan said, "You know, I don't have any big ambitions, so I can only pay attention to the details."

This was an implicit promise, and Zhao Can was very satisfied.He looked at Ping An, and suddenly said, "Are you going back to the imperial city tomorrow? Have you ever gone out for a stroll while you're out of the palace?"

Ping An was taken aback.He immersed himself in movable type printing, and he never went out once.It seems that in this short period of time, he has also gotten used to being a "person in the palace" and never thought about going out.

What a great irony.When he first entered the palace, he was still thinking about how to leave.

It was really the atmosphere of the factory, which always made him feel that he was still in the palace, and even if he wanted to go out for a stroll occasionally, he would feel inconvenient, so he suppressed the thought.

But now he is going back, and if he doesn't go out for a walk, he may not have another chance.Besides, the work of managing the factory has been handed over, and now no one will care where he goes.

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Can said, "I rarely have the chance to leave the palace, why don't we go out together?"

Ping An Nian agreed without much hesitation.

So the two walked out in such a swaggering way, and no one came up to stop them.After leaving the factory, they found a place to change their clothes, and then they walked towards the bustling street.

Because of the existence of the imperial palace, the layout of the entire capital is centered on it and radiates in all directions.From the inside to the outside is the inner palace where the concubines lived, the courtiers went to work and the outer city occupied by 24 yamen.Further outside are some factories that are attached to the 24 Yamen, such as Jingchang, and do not need to be placed outside the city, as well as lower-level departments such as the Huanyi Bureau that do odd jobs for the 24 Yamen.

Further outside is the residential area, where the royal family lives in the east, the noble family lives in the south, and the official family lives in the west.As for the north, it is the place where Shanglin Garden is located, stretching for tens of miles, it is the Royal Forbidden Garden.

Where there are people living, there will naturally be businesses.From the time they left the imperial city, there were people who were engaged in various businesses, among which the food sellers were the most. Even the corridors on both sides of the Royal Street were filled with various stalls selling snacks.Ping An bought the food from these places when he was running the factory.

Further outside, because there are houses of dignitaries and nobles, the houses on both sides of the street have been converted into shops, selling everything from rare treasures to daily necessities.There are even some people peddling more distinctive things along the street.

So Ping An and the others strolled all the way, and they could see vendors almost everywhere.And with commerce, there will naturally be popularity, and this place is much more lively than inside.Cars and horses come and go, tourists are like weaving, it really is a prosperous and prosperous scene.

This scene is very nostalgic for Heian.Because in the metropolis in the previous life, there were almost such scenes of crowds and traffic everywhere, except that everyone wore different clothes and there were no high-rise buildings around, there seemed to be no difference.

He thought that Zhao Can would be a little uncomfortable. After all, he was rich and precious, and he was raised in a deep palace, so he probably didn't like such noise and excitement, especially when people accidentally bumped into or squeezed him.But after observing Ping An for a long time, Zhao Can's expression remained normal.

After walking for a while, Zhao Can saw scones on the side of the road, and even stopped to buy one. "I ate it last time, and it tasted good," he said.

Ping An took the half cake he handed over, "I thought you wouldn't eat these things." After all, it is a small vendor, and hygiene issues have been questionable since ancient times.

Zhao Can sneered, "Then what should I eat? Warm fire food from the imperial dining room? I think the taste is not as good as the food of these ordinary people."

Ping An stopped talking.As a prince, Zhao Can could say this, but it would be disrespectful for him to say that.

But Zhao Can didn't seem to understand Ping'an's worries at all, and continued, "Actually, I sometimes envy these people. Although they may not be rich and prosperous, they don't make life difficult. The most important thing is family harmony and beauty, fathers are kind and sons are filial."

That's what's on his mind.Ping An didn't dare to answer casually, so he could only say, "As the saying goes, every family has its own hard-to-read scriptures. If you look at them well, how can you know the suffering in their hearts?"

"It's true. Outsiders may look at me like this, and I'm afraid they will be surprised why I am so dissatisfied." Zhao Can laughed at himself.

Ping An endured it, endured it again, and finally said unbearably, "Do you think it's appropriate to say this in front of me?"

It's very pitiful to Zhao Can. Although he has everything he needs as a prince, he just doesn't love his parents. Instead, he suffers from indifference in the palace.But can these compare with peace?I don't know whether my parents died or they were sold by my parents. In short, I was forced to become a eunuch and entered the palace to serve their masters. They were also trapped in the deep palace. Who is more pitiful?

Pingan felt that Zhao Can was full of food and leisure, and always felt that he was the most miserable person in the world, and the whole world felt sorry for him!Why don't you compare yourself first?

Only now did Zhao Can think of Ping An, and her face was a little embarrassed.

In fact, he just wanted to make Pingan sympathize with him by complaining, so as to draw the relationship between the two closer.But I didn't expect to be self-defeating.Ping An is not such a foolish person.

"Cough...don't talk about that." He had no choice but to say, "Do you want to buy some things and send them back to your colleagues? After all, you are going to work in a new place."

This proposal is not bad, but... Ping An said helplessly, "I have no money."

These words were really frank, and Zhao Can couldn't help but choked.He didn't ask where Ping An's money went, because he knew it well.He just shook his head and said, "You can't say that, you are penniless, how do you deal with other people?"

After speaking generously, he handed the money bag hanging around his waist to Pingan, "There are more than a dozen taels of silver here, you can take it for self-defense."

Ping An thought about it and did not refuse.

Zhao Can also breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, although the process was not smooth, the goal of closer relationship was finally achieved.Otherwise, even if Ping An is in distress, he will not accept his gift.

In the following time, Pingan said that he was going to buy some things, Zhao Can let him do whatever he wanted, and followed behind.Watching Ping An carefully choose what to give away, Zhao Can suddenly felt a little dazed.He suddenly realized that he seemed to be a little too concerned about safety.

Although he went to the Supervisor of Rituals safely, he was able to help him to some extent, which is very rare for him who has no foundation now.But it is not necessary for him to spend so much thought, after all, he is just a little eunuch, he does not know where his future is, and it is not clear whether he can help.His thoughts, even if he applied them to the eunuch Wang Lixin, the supervisor of ceremonies, would probably be enough to move him.

It's just that besides this, it seems that there should be something else that makes him care about safety so much.It's just that Zhao Can couldn't figure it out for a moment.Could this be the fate between people?

Zhao Can didn't think about it deeply because he didn't think it was necessary.Because in the process of being so concerned about peace, he seems to have gained something.That being the case, even if Ping An can't help in the future, these thoughts are not in vain.

When Ping An finished picking things and turned back, he had already recovered his usual calmness.

……

The yamen of the Supervisor of Rituals is located in the 24th row north and south where the [-]th yamen is located, but in fact the real office is in a small courtyard between Tiangan Palace and Chengshu Palace.There is only one entrance to this courtyard. There are three large rooms in the main room and two rooms in the east and west wing rooms.The courtyard is square, with a jujube tree planted in it, which looks inconspicuous on the surface.

It would be difficult for those who don't know to guess that this is the important place where the Supervisor of Rituals, who can separate power from the prime minister, is located.Perhaps only the garrison wandering around the courtyard can reveal a little bit of clues here.

When Ping An saw it for the first time, he also found it hard to believe.After all, it is said that the Supervisor of Ceremonies is so powerful that even occupying the entire palace is easy, but he is only confined to this small courtyard, which is unexpected.

But after going to the Chengshu Palace once, he was no longer so surprised.The name of Gein Chengshu Palace sounds high-end and grand, and it is the place where several prime ministers usually work. According to Ping An, even if it is slightly worse than Tiangan Palace, it should not be far behind.

The results of it?The room is small and cramped, and the house is also very simple. In winter, it is said that there will be air leakage. Several old ministers have to prepare their own warm clothes.That's all, because the location of the Chengshu Hall is in the shadow of the Huangji Hall, and the sunlight is blocked most of the time, so the light is dim, cold and humid.

It is indeed admirable that the power center of the entire country is such an inconspicuous and even dilapidated place.It is said that in the past, it was not that Zaifu planned to repair it, but the imperial court had a fixed amount of money, which was used here and there was less.Although the repaired palace is for the personal use of the prime ministers, it is precisely because of this that they cannot make decisions without authorization, and the courtiers must first give their opinions.

As a result, it is conceivable that there are no other people working in it, and no one wants to reduce a part of the budget originally allocated to themselves, let alone the ministers and assistants, so as not to damage their reputation.So things just fell apart.

Speaking of which, the history of the Chengshu Hall is much longer than that of the Supervisor of Rituals.So Ping An felt that maybe their move was inspired by Chengshu Hall.After all, anyone who knew that Prime Minister of Yiguo actually worked in such a place could not help sighing a few words about honesty, and such a reputation naturally came to him.

The inspector of ceremonies originally competed with the prime minister for power. Just imagine if their value-for-sale house is magnificent, and when others compare it, if they don’t say anything, they will surely murmur in their hearts.Eunuchs were considered greedy for money, wouldn't their reputation be even worse?So...they were able to control such a large amount of power for a long time, not just relying on the emperor's favor and checks and balances.

Ping An also works in this value room.Of course, since he was new here, all he could sort out were the memorials sent by the eunuchs, and the place where he was on duty was also in the West Wing.

He already knows now that the main room is full of memorials from Beijing officials, those in the east wing are sent by officials from all over the country, and the west wing is more mixed. , are sorted here. —In a word, they are all unimportant.

When Ping An first came here, he thought that he would be assigned that kind of errand work, after all, it was more tiring.But later I realized that that was the job everyone was rushing to do.

Running errands is nothing more than going to the Chengshu Hall to pick up the books, or sending the sorted books to the Primordial Hall.No matter which one is very revealing, the former has the opportunity to strengthen the people in the Chengshu Hall—of course it cannot be the prime ministers, but the clerks who do odd jobs for them.The latter has the opportunity to get acquainted with people from the original hall, who are all popular people in front of the emperor.Occasionally, when the great luck comes, others are too busy, and there may be shoulders.

It is said that in the past, someone was running errands to deliver memorials, but it happened that the emperor asked a question that no one knew the answer to, and when he answered, the emperor Long Yan was very happy, and he was left in the original palace to wait on him.

Such great good luck, of course, not everyone can have it, but it does not prevent everyone from dreaming, and when they talk about it, they are full of yearning.

In Ping An's heart, he just thought it was funny, because he knew very well that what is lacking in this world is not opportunities, but people who can seize opportunities.

Regardless of whether the legend is true or not.Assuming it is true, just imagine that it can be difficult for eunuchs, eunuchs, eunuchs and eunuchs who are full of knowledge, how can it be solved by a random eunuch?

That person was able to succeed because he was prepared, so when the opportunity came, he seized it.

So the most important thing is to seize the opportunity.It's like... the book that he is holding in his hand now.

Ping An quietly walked to Eunuch Tian's side, and said in a low voice, "I'm not sure about a copy, please read it carefully." Then he presented the memorial with both hands.

Eunuch Tian looked up at him, and said with a smile, "It's safe. Why are you undecided?"

Although Eunuch Tian had been stuck in Ping An's memorial, from his point of view, there was no problem, because he had no obligation to help Ping An.He originally thought that Ping An was young and would fight against him when he was promoted suddenly, but Ping An was very humble, and showed his favor to him through the relationship with An An.Smart people are not willing to make enemies casually, and the previous conflicts will naturally be wiped out.

Later, eunuch Tian found out that Ping An was indeed a smart person, and he sorted the memorials quickly and well. After asking, he found out that Ping An always sorted the memorials into categories first, and then arranged them in order of priority.In the results he sorted out, Eunuch Tian usually had nothing to change.

It really is a talent, no wonder the emperor also praised it.This method was first promoted in the West Wing, and then extended to the East Wing. It is said that it has already started to be used in the Upper Wing. As expected, the speed of organizing memorials is much faster.

In addition, Ping An is knowledgeable and interesting, and has a very good relationship with his peers. Although he has only been here for three months, he has already established a firm foothold and fully integrated into it.

For such a person, what is there that he can't make up his mind about?

Eunuch Tian opened the memorial and looked at it for a few times, then his face became serious.It turned out that this was written by a foreign relative, who was named Marquis of Boning, was the elder brother of Concubine He Shu, who was demoted as a commoner in the palace.

The prime minister, He Youjun, contracted a cold a month ago. Because of his old age, although the emperor gave him imperial doctors and medicinal materials, he has not recovered.This Bo Ning Hou submitted the book, hoping to take the disused concubine He, who was in the cold palace, home, so that the father and daughter could see each other for the last time.