In this regard, the Chief Censor became uneasy again - he understood very well that he had made a huge mistake. It should be noted that the civil and military officials were gathered here, and it was no longer the Bagua Mountain where he could deal with everything just by watching the energetic Zhao Ding and paying attention to the extremely cunning scholar Kobayashi!
This is Fangcheng Mountain!
There are only tombs and military camps on Bagong Mountain, while there are more than a dozen Buddhist temples and Taoist temples on Fangcheng Mountain!
Not to mention that Zhang Jun's cunning, which he had suppressed for only a month, was now in an uproar. Hu Yin and Yan Xiaozhong came out together, their eyes met, and they each paused for a moment, neither of them concealing their admiration for the other, and neither of them had any intention of giving in.
At this moment, Liu Ji, the purple-robed Jingxi Transport Commissioner, could no longer bear it. He walked past the two of them and bowed to the throne: "Your Majesty! I would like to ask you, since Fan Zhixu has left, who can be sent to Dengzhou? And since your Majesty has decided to make Nanyang the secondary capital, should Dengzhou be promoted to Nanyang Prefecture, following the old example of Kaifeng Prefecture?"
Zhao Jiu smiled slightly, then stood up from the throne, walked up to Liu Ji and held his hand.
Poor Liu Ji and Liu Zhifu, who were in their forties or fifties, met the emperor for the first time and did not know his temperament and habits. How could they bear this? Their faces immediately turned red.
When Lu Haowen and others saw this, they knew that Liu Ji would either be put to great use or suffer a great loss... However, despite saying this, they still felt a little jealous, because they had worked hard following Emperor Zhao around for more than half a year, and although they had made no contributions, they had worked hard, yet it seemed that they had never been held by the hand of Emperor Zhao.
Not only that, each of these smart people was well-informed, and when they saw Liu Ji just being shaken by the emperor, their faces first turned red, and then tears came down, but they suddenly realized - it turned out that the emperor's handshake with Liu Ji at this time was not a simple and crude favor, but an extremely wise favor!
You should know that the story of shaking hands and talking merrily happened between Emperor Guangwu and his founding hero Li Tong, and the location was near Nanyang.
Among them, the Emperor Guangwu's revival of the country is naturally more appropriate than the Emperor Zhao who was in exile. And what was the opportunity for this incident? It happened when Liu Xiu was being hunted down and had no place to stand, and Li Tong went to find Guangwu and settled him in his home in Nanyang.
Therefore, the performance of Emperor Zhao was not improvised. With just this handshake, he easily attributed the first credit for the preservation of Nanyang to Liu Ji. But Liu Zhifu had always been seeking fame. He almost committed suicide during the Jingkang period. A few days ago, when the army was defeated in Dengzhou and Nanyang was in the most critical situation, he also said that he wanted to die, "to show that there are also envoys in the Song Dynasty who are willing to die for the country."
This kind of person, if he gets such a handshake in such an occasion, he will probably lose his mind. It can only be said that the emperor has recently had a capable person by his side, otherwise, with Emperor Zhao's level of historical knowledge, he would never have thought of this method!
When they thought of this, although they understood that the emperor was putting on a show and winning people's hearts, the other important ministers still became uneasy. The other civil officials who had not even been assigned the two tasks were almost jealous with red eyes... But people like Han Shizhong, who wore a jade belt and always looked down on scholars, were now holding their heads high and looking at the scenery, so they didn't understand what was going on.
It's no wonder that General Han thought that Liu Ji's crying was not a proper behavior.
"Nanyang was saved thanks to Mr. Liu," Zhao Jiu said slowly, holding his hand. "I had thought about Nanyang Prefecture before, and thought that I could just merge Dengzhou and Tangzhou into one, and restore the scale and old system of Nanyang during the Han Dynasty... And I thought at that time that the post of Nanyang Prefecture Governor could only be filled by Mr. Liu."
Upon hearing this, the Prime Minister Wang Boyan who was standing next to him couldn't help but sigh regardless of the occasion... You have to know, back in Hebei, when the emperor was still the Grand Marshal, he, Wang Boyan, personally carried a bow and arrow and led the troops to serve as a guard. When it was generally believed that the capital should be moved to Chang'an, the emperor took his hand and said, 'When I see the emperor one day, I will definitely appoint you as the Prefect of Jingzhao'... In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed.
At this point, I can only borrow the official's witty words in the name of Yi An Jushi: things have changed and people have changed, and everything is over!
However, after sighing, based on this sentence, Wang Boyan instantly concluded that Liu Zhifu had a bright future and might even enter the central government and replace himself as a prime minister in the future. But he would never be able to hold the extremely respected and important position of the Nanyang prefect.
"But I thought about it later. Liu Qing's ability in transportation and construction is really outstanding. There is a key point that is far more important than Nanyang. I must rely on Liu Qing, and I can only rely on Liu Qing." Zhao Jiu held Liu Ji's hand and continued to speak earnestly. "I hope that Liu Qing will serve as the governor of Xiangzhou in his capacity as the pacification envoy of the southwest road of Beijing, and stay in Xiangyang to take charge of the transportation of materials from the Yangtze River and Han River in Shuzhong, the southeast, and Jingxiang for me... You must know that Liu Qing is a person like Xiao He. I want you to take charge of my affairs, so how can I use you as a mere prefect?"
Liu Ji burst into tears and immediately agreed, almost swearing to serve the emperor until his death.
"Let Yan Qingquan, the governor of Tangzhou, take care of the affairs of Nanyang Prefecture!" Zhao Jiu saw that Liu Ji agreed, so he casually gave the order. However, Yan Xiaozhong, who had stepped out earlier to inquire about the matter, also blushed.
"Your Majesty," At this moment, the Imperial Censor Hu Yin beside Yan Xiaozhong could not help but remind him. "Xiangyang's governor Fan Qiong has not arrived yet, and he has taken in the criminal Zong Yin. He deserves death!"
A few steps away, Scholar Kobayashi, who had been feeling uneasy recently, suddenly thought of something - in this way, wouldn't all the old ministers of Nanyang be cleared out in one day?
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