Chapter 265 What's the hurry?
"Who plotted against you? Could it really be Li Rui? Does he have the brains to do that?"
Facing King You's question, King Han said leisurely, "Whether it's Li Rui or not, the rumors are spreading that it's him. Li Xuanjing can't be moved, so what else can he do? If I don't do something, wouldn't it be embarrassing?"
King You narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that there are people behind us who want to muddy the waters. I just don't know which one of them it is..."
There are eight princes serving as regents. Provoking a conflict between the King of Han and Li Xuanjing will benefit all the princes except the King of Han.
It's not me. There are six others. Prince Chun is unlikely. Li Xuanjing is unlikely to plot against himself, but it's not certain. Prince Rui doesn't have the means. Prince Gong is even dumber than Prince Rui. The other princes...
King You was thinking, but he saw that King Han was looking at him.
After he came to his senses, he angrily asked, "Do you doubt this king?"
The King of Han waved his hand and said, "If you say it's not true, then it's not true..."
King You looked at him and said, "Let me remind you again, this matter ends here. Don't be so smart. He was the first to discover it, but he may not be the last..."
The King of Han nodded and said, "I know, I know..."
Soon, a cloaked figure quietly left from the back door of the Prince of Han's Mansion.
At about the same time, Zhao He also returned home.
Today is the second happiest day since he came to Chang'an. His mood is second only to when he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi.
Instead of pinning your hopes on the pitiful fellow-townsman relationship with Jingzhao Yin, it would be better to take the initiative to cling to a stronger thigh.
He had always admired this fellow townsman, who was able to come out of the remote Liangzhou and rise to the position of Jingzhao Yin step by step. In his hometown of Shahe County, Lin Fuzhi was undoubtedly a legend.
Zhao He grew up listening to his stories when he was in school.
He also regarded it as his role model.
At that time, he would never have imagined that one day he would push the person he regarded as a role model into the grave with his own hands.
A hint of cruelty appeared on Zhao He's face.
Lin Fuzhi, oh Lin Fuzhi, don't blame me for not caring about the friendship between us as fellow townsmen. You forced me to do all this!
Zhao He walked into the yard and was about to return to his room when his expression suddenly changed. He looked into the darkness of the yard and asked warily, "Who?"
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early morning.
Ministry of Personnel.
Not long after Song Zhe arrived at the government office, he received an official letter from Jingzhao Prefecture.
The official letter was stamped with the seal of Jingzhao Yin, who hoped to transfer an official from the Ministry of Personnel.
It was common for ministries to write to the Ministry of Personnel when they were short of staff, but it was not common to specifically name important people, and in principle it was not allowed.
But principles are principles and reality is reality.
In this situation, those who are transferred are generally children of aristocratic families or relatives of powerful people. They will be arranged to be around their own people so that they can accumulate merits and get promoted faster.
The Jingzhao Yin is the chief official of the Jingzhao government and a big shot in the court. The Ministry of Personnel usually gives him this face.
The person he wanted to transfer was Zhao He, the head of the Ministry of Personnel's case library. Song Zhe had some impression of this person, but not a deep one.
No one knew what the relationship between the two was, but the Jingzhao Yin wanted to transfer him to be the Gongcao.
The six ministries are generally the absolute confidants of the chief officer, not to mention the Gongcao who is in charge of personnel. He was promoted twice from Zhanggu to Gongcao of Jingzhao Prefecture, from the ninth rank to the seventh rank, which is an absolute promotion and reuse.
As a doctor, he cannot make the decision on such matters.
He handed the letter to the Minister of Personnel. After reading it, the Left Minister of Personnel said, "I just remembered that Zhao He is a fellow countryman of Lord Lin from the same prefecture and county. It was Lord Lin who asked me to arrange Zhao He for the Ministry of Personnel. It seems that Lord Lin is ready to take care of this fellow countryman..."
When Song Zhe heard this, he was not surprised at all.
Daxia had more than a hundred states and a thousand counties, but during the four-year imperial examination period, only dozens or hundreds of Jinshi were admitted, and they were all concentrated in a few major states.
It is very rare for people from the same state and county to serve as officials in the same court. Generally speaking, the seniors who entered the court earlier will take better care of the juniors who entered the court later.
Although there are some reasons for sticking together, the friendship from the hometown is also very important.
It is impossible for the Ministry of Personnel not to give face to the Jingzhao Yin. It is just a promotion for a small Zhang Gu, an official position below the seventh rank, and the Ministry of Personnel can make the decision without going through the three provinces.
Document library.
Feng Lingshi walked in quickly and said, "Master Zhao, Master Zhao, this is great news. You have to treat us to a drink this time!"
After entering the government office, he saw that only Fang Zhanggu was there. He paused and asked in confusion, "Hey, where is Zhao Zhanggu?"
Fang Zhanggu was reading a book. He looked up and said, "I don't know. Lord Zhao didn't come to the yamen this morning. Maybe he asked for leave."
Feng Lingshi found a chair and sat down, saying with regret: "That's really unfortunate. He didn't get to hear such great news first."
Fang Zhanggu asked doubtfully, "What good news?"
Feng Lingshi said with envy: "You may not know yet, but Lord Zhao is going to be promoted. He will soon be appointed Gongcao of Jingzhao Prefecture, which is a promotion of two levels!"
Fang Zhanggu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it true?"
Feng Lingshi said: "The news I just received from the doctor, how could it be false? The official letter sent by Jingzhao Yin to the Ministry of Personnel should be issued by this afternoon at the latest. Lord Zhao and Jingzhao Yin are from the same hometown. He didn't tell us such an important thing..."
Fang Zhanggu then realized that what Zhao He said about knowing an important person was actually true.
Feng Lingshi asked, "It's good to have someone behind you. Are you envious?"
Fang Zhanggu smiled. He was a little envious, but he was also very satisfied with himself now. The higher his rank, the more danger he faced. He was not as ambitious as Zhao Zhanggu. He just wanted to do his job well and safely...
Feng Lingshi stood up and said, "When I get off the government office at noon, I will go to Zhao Zhanggu's house to look for him. With this big tree, he will surely rise to great heights in the future. I must hold on to this big thigh in advance..."
At this time, Jingzhao Prefecture.
A gray-haired official walked out of the Jingzhao Yin's office.
In fact, he still had one year before retirement, but his superiors asked him to leave early, and he couldn't force him to stay.
Many people had their eyes on the position of Gongcao of Jingzhao Prefecture, but they did not expect that in the end, the position was handed over to an outsider, leaving countless people empty-handed.
Inside the government office, Jingzhao Yin slowly stood up.
Yesterday, Zhao He came to see him and mentioned the matter of promotion again. Although he refused, he thought about it later and felt that it was indeed too long for a young man to waste five years in the case library.
Twenty years after him, Shahe County produced another Jinshi.
The Ministry of Personnel could have someone else to keep an eye on it, so it would be better to transfer him to our side and fulfill his dream of promotion.
He should be satisfied with being promoted two levels at a time.
Thinking of Zhao He's mood when he learned of this surprise today, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
At this time, a figure walked into the yamen and said, "Master Lin, the prince wants to see you."
Although it was time to go to the government office, he was the most important person in the Jingzhao government office, and no one dared to ask where he was going.
Jingzhao Yin came to the Prince of Han's palace in a sedan chair. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw the Prince of Han with a grim expression.
He rarely saw the King of Han show such an expression, so he asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
The King of Han looked at him and said coldly, "What's wrong? You dare to ask me what's wrong? It's all because you don't know how to judge people. I told you many times to deal with that official, but you didn't listen. It almost caused a disaster, don't you know?"
After a while, after listening to the King of Han's account of what happened, Jingzhao Yin trembled and asked in disbelief, "What? He went to see King You?"
The King of Han waved his sleeves and said, "Fortunately, he was looking for King You. If he had been looking for Li Xuanjing, you and I would have been in the Sky Prison of the Mingjing Division today!"
Jingzhao Yin was silent for a long time before asking, "How did Your Highness deal with it?"
The King of Han gritted his teeth and said, "There is no need for me to deal with him. King You has already arranged for someone to deal with him last night. This is the fate of an informer. He should have gone to see the King of Hell with his damned secret!"
Jingzhao Yin did not speak again, but fell into a long silence.
The King of Han wanted to reprimand him a few more times, but seeing that he just stood there blankly without saying a word, he swallowed his words and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Fuzhi, I'm not blaming you. It's just that this matter concerns our lives and property. We must be extremely careful and cannot make any mistakes. You should listen to me in the future and don't be soft-hearted anymore..."
After a long time, when he walked out of the Hanwang Mansion, Jingzhao Yin looked up at the sky and sighed: "You, why are you so anxious..."
During lunch, only his wife Yiren and Fenghuang were there, and Li Nuo did not see An Ning.
She didn't return home until after dinner, and she looked a little tired.
After taking a shower, Li Nuo asked her to lie on the bed, gently pressed the acupuncture points on her head, and asked, "Is the Ministry of Justice busy today?"
Li Anning comfortably enjoyed Li Nuo's massage and said, "A murder occurred in Chang'an last night. The victim was an official of the imperial court. The Ministry of Justice investigated for a whole day..."
(End of this chapter)
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