The emperor was too lazy to listen to her talk of benevolence, righteousness and morality. In fact, he just wanted to sit on his throne.
The emperor lowered his head. Although the empress dowager admired him, he did not get up immediately. Only when the last candle was lit did he stand up with a smile showing fatigue on his face.
"In that case, I will take my leave first. There are still many things to do in the court. With Lord Song gone, I will have more things to do. I am still not familiar with the situation without a capable general."
The young emperor said this deliberately in order to ask the empress dowager to recommend another person to him, to see if there are any other people from the empress dowager's island who are hiding and keeping silent in the court.
After the little emperor finished speaking, he looked at the empress dowager, waiting for his answer. The empress dowager's eyes turned slightly, and she spoke as if she had thought hard before coming up with the answer.
"I remember Lord Jia, the Minister of Rites. He seems to be a good person and reliable. He was the one who organized my birthday party last time. He has good abilities and I think he can be used."
The empress dowager knew that after Song Ping left, the young emperor would definitely ask her to find someone to be by his side, so that he could restrain the regent and Lu Dashin. This has been the case in the court since ancient times, so she had already selected the candidate early on.
Even if the young emperor checked the identity and background of this Lord Jia, he would not be able to find out any connection between him and the Song family, because this Lord Jia's name was Jia Changxu, and he originally came from a poor family.
It's just that when he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he met Song Ping, and with Song Ping's help, he was able to pass the exam and become the second place. Later, he went to work in the Ministry of Rites. He was incompetent and taciturn, but the little emperor's father always thought that he was a useful person, so he became the Minister of Rites in just ten years.
The person that the empress dowager decided to meet caught the young emperor off guard. The young emperor had thought of many candidates, but he had never thought of Jia Changxu, who was taciturn and never took sides in the court. It turned out that Lord Jia was on the empress dowager's side.
Fortunately, we learned the news in advance, otherwise, when the foreign delegation arrived in Beijing, Lord Jia would be the first to know about them.
Moreover, Lu Daxin was in contact with him, openly or secretly, and if there was any cooperation, it would be a disgrace to Dongxia.
The little emperor's eyes flickered. After thinking for a while, he raised his head with a smile and said to the empress dowager, "Thank you, mother, for recommending talents to me. I have always felt that the Minister of Rites is good and a useful talent. In this case, the Minister of Rites is still unfair to him. I have a good position. In this case, I will take my leave first."
After saying this, the little emperor left the empress dowager's bedroom.
That evening, the residence of Lord Jia, the Minister of Rites, received an imperial edict, which was to appoint her as the Minister of War.
In Dongxia, a country with relatively strong military force, although the positions of the six ministers are all of the first rank, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War are considered the highest, while the Ministry of Rites, which manages some unimportant matters, is considered the lower rank.
So any discerning person can see that this is a promotion. Although the Ministry of Rites is a more troubled department compared to other departments, it is also a very important department within the court.
The country could not do without the Minister of Rites, so the emperor promoted Lu Wan to a higher position and he was no longer an active and unknown minor official in the court.
The emperor appointed the former Vice Minister of Rites as the Minister of Rites and Lu Wan as Vice Minister of Rites, promoting them several levels at once.
The next day, after attending court, the little emperor handed Lu Wan's promotion edict to Shen Yan and asked her to take it back to Lu Wan.
In addition to this imperial edict, there is also a list of promotions, and promoted officials will receive some rewards.
Although there is not much on the surface, there is a lot inside.
"Wow, this coral is not small. It's a beautiful coral, and it's red. I like it. And this one, this pony is so cute."
After all the boxes of gifts were moved into Prince Li's Mansion, Lu Wan immediately opened them excitedly, and did not pay much attention to the imperial edict in Shen Yan's hand.
"That is a warm jade pony, made of warm jade. If you touch the pony, you will feel warmth, which is very magical. This was the favorite toy of the little emperor when he was young. I didn't expect that she would give it to you."
Shen Yan explained to Lu Wan that there were many rare treasures here that Lu Wan had never seen before, so he had to rely on Shen Yan to explain them before he could understand them.
"But if I suddenly move from the end of the hall to the front rows, won't it be too conspicuous? I feel really uneasy."
After looking at all the gifts, Lu Wan came back to his senses from the gold, silver and jewelry, and his position on the playground was suddenly moved from the back rows to the front rows.
This means that more people will be able to see him, and I wonder if this will bring them criticism.
"That's not a big deal. There is no law in the history of our dynasty that states that women cannot be officials. There are female officials in the harem, so you don't have to worry." Shen Yan said comfortingly.
Lu Wan is now the Minister of Rites, which is actually a good thing. Although the Minister of Rites is not their official friend, he is actually Lu Dashin's brother. They have been together since childhood, so naturally he will not make things difficult for Lu Wan.
Then there is Lu Daxin, who is currently managing the event concerning Lu Bu's foreign delegation coming to Beijing. From this perspective, Lu Daxin can also take care of Lu Wan. Once he gets used to the entire job, everything will be easy.
"Oh, that's good. I've seen that Minister of Rites before. He's now the Minister of Rites. He looks very upright and handsome. He entered the government with my brother."
Lu Wan said excitedly that Lu Daxin had mentioned this person before. Although he had never actually seen him, Lu Wan must have seen him in the past.
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