The candles in each mansion were almost never extinguished in the second half of the night.
The next morning court session.
Zhao Lin, Fu Chengwang, Li Xingye and Fu Wenqi simply set off together.
When the four of them got out of the carriage together, the officials waiting there fell silent.
These four are too arrogant.
One was the Minister of Rites, and the other was the Grand Secretary of the Chongwen Academy and the Prefect of Shengjing Prefecture. Both of them were members of the cabinet.
Although the remaining two are a little inferior, one is the newly appointed Governor of National Rivers and the other is the Governor of Jiangbei, and they are also well-known figures.
If these four get together, the direction of the entire court will change.
"Master Fu, congratulations! One family, one minister, two governors."
A minister came over and said.
Zhao Lin took a look, and Fu Wenqi immediately said, "Mr. Bai, the Minister of Rites."
Fu Chengwang smiled and said, "It is all due to your Majesty's kindness. These two juniors have no ability but have secretly occupied high positions. I was just about to decline the offer from the Emperor."
Bai Hongbin smiled and said, "Master Fu is too modest. If Master Fu and Master Zhao were incompetent, at least half of the civil and military officials in the court would be gone. Master Zhao, congratulations!"
Zhao Lin quickly returned the greeting: "I should have come to thank Master Bai, but things have delayed me these past few days. Please don't blame me, Master."
Zhao Lin was talking about the last time he was promoted to Governor-General of Jiangbei.
When Emperor Chengping asked them, Bai Hongbin gave his support.
It's always a sentiment.
Besides, Bai Shiyuan had also visited Zhao Lin in the Heavenly Prison.
Bai Hongbin smiled and said, "Master Zhao, you are too polite. His Majesty has made a decision, and we are just following His Majesty's wishes. However, if you have time, Master Zhao is welcome to visit our house."
"Of course, of course. Mr. Bai and I have an appointment to have a drink together." Zhao Lin said.
"Haha." Bai Hongbin laughed, very satisfied.
The officials around nodded secretly.
Although Zhao Lin has achieved a high position at a young age, he is not arrogant. He is polite to these old guys and even remembered his invitation to drink with Bai Shicheng. No wonder the emperor likes him so much.
He is really good at dealing with people.
Bai Shiyuan came over and said with a wry smile, "Master Zhao is really a good man. It makes me look like I'm meddling."
He was the governor of Jiujiang and was also qualified to attend the morning court.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "It's not convenient to tell others, please don't blame me, Lord Bai."
"Lord Zhao is leaving so soon. The people of our two provinces are reluctant to see him go." Chi Qiaoyu said as he stepped out from the crowd.
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "I can't bear to leave Master Chi either. Master Chi, why don't you give up your post as Governor of Beiyuan and come with me?"
Chi Qiaoyu said awkwardly, "Forget it, I don't have Mr. Zhao's ability, so I can't do that."
Everyone secretly despised him.
When Zhao Lin was in prison, Bai Shiyuan went to see him, but you didn't even show up. It would be nothing but shame to come out now.
Many officials came over to greet him.
Some of these people were acquaintances of Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye, some were members of the Chu Party, and some came to curry favor with the new governor of the river.
A group of people surrounded Zhao Lin.
The Crown Prince and Prince Yu also came.
They looked at Zhao Lin across the crowd and shook their heads and sighed.
Such a good opportunity, but I didn't seize it.
If I speak up for Zhao Lin, I can completely win him over, right?
Governor of the National Rivers!
This status rose immediately.
Otherwise, the governor of the national rivers can mobilize the grain transport troops along the river at will, which is of great help to their fight for the throne.
What a pity, what a pity!
The prince thought about it and walked over.
The crowd immediately parted and bowed to the prince and greeted him.
The prince responded as he came up to Zhao Lin and said with a smile, "I knew that Lord Zhao was a lucky man. As expected, everything is fine."
Zhao Lin bowed and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
The prince grabbed Zhao Lin's hand and said in a friendly manner, "It's not easy to be the governor of the river. After the court session, come to me and I will ask Prince Rui to give you some advice."
The so-called Prince Rui he referred to was the former Hedong Governor Li Zhengnian.
It is naturally a good thing to have guidance from your predecessor.
But it was Zhao Lin who pushed Li Zhengnian down, so even if the prince stepped in, it might not work.
Sure enough, a cold snort was heard from the crowd!
Li Zhengnian also came early to celebrate Emperor Chengping's birthday, but he didn't expect that he would lose his position as governor without doing anything.
He was even planning to cry and complain when he went to court, asking Emperor Chengping to revoke his decision.
Now seeing that the prince was actually trying to win over the new river governor and throwing himself, the former river governor, aside, and even wanted him to instruct Zhao Lin, Li Zhengnian suddenly became furious.
If it wasn't the prince who spoke, he would have hit him long ago.
When had Li Zhengnian ever suffered such humiliation?
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but Prince Rui seems reluctant."
If there is eye drops, use them immediately; this is Zhao Lin’s principle.
The Crown Prince had not expected Zhao Lin to be so petty, flattering Prince Rui in front of so many ministers. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Prince Rui is in a bad mood. I will try to persuade him after the court is dismissed."
Prince Yu also squeezed over and said, "Congratulations, Lord Zhao. You have become a first-rank official at such a young age. This is truly rare in the world."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "It's all thanks to the prince."
Prince Yu said, "Lord Zhao, if you have time, you can come to the palace and I will introduce some people to you."
After a pause, Prince Yu smiled and said, "Just think of it as going home."
Everyone didn't understand what Prince Yu meant, but Fu Chengwang and the others understood.
This is because we know that Zhao Lin is the biological son of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Zhao Lin smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll bother His Majesty some other day."
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