Daliang Palace City.

East Government Hall.

In the first duty room on the left, a decent-looking man is making tea skillfully.

Although it was only late October, the ground dragons were already burning in the duty room, and it was as warm as spring. Compared with the former Wei Dynasty, the Daliang Tianjia treated important officials in the court well. At least the ruling military aircraft of the two governments did not have to squeeze into the cramped duty room.

In the room, I endured the torment of coolness in winter and heat in summer.

On both sides of the long table, facing each other, sat two governors.

The man on the right is probably in his early forties, with handsome features, a long beard, and the court uniform on his body is as sharply creased as if it were brand new. He looks gentle and elegant, with a poetic and elegant temperament. Many young nobles will be attracted by this when they meet for the first time.

His appearance deceived him into thinking that he was the kind of pedantic official who only knew how to drop his book bag.

His name is Luo Ting, and he comes from a poor family. He ranked first in the high school examination at the age of nineteen. He has had a prosperous official career and is now the right-hand ruler of Dongfu.

There is a saying in Kyoto official circles, "Don't provoke Wen Luoting and Wugu Liang."

The person who has the deepest understanding of this sentence should be Wang Pingzhang. Before Luo Ting entered the East Mansion and was still serving as the Yushi Zhongcheng in the Yushitai, he impeached him in person for "ulterior motives" and bluntly stated in the imperial edict that there were "three evils and six crimes" in the army.

", causing shock in the court. Afterwards, Wang Pingzhang had to go to court to defend himself. Although Emperor Kaiping did not reprimand him, but instead rewarded him with a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to show his favor, everyone with a discerning eye knew that Luo Ting had won.

The reason is simple - in the sixth year of Renxuan's reign, Luo Ting was promoted to the Dongfu Government Hall and served as a political official. Two years later, he took over the power of Yuan You who retired from old age and returned to his hometown, and strode onto the highest stage of the Liang Dynasty Hall.

From then on, Luo Ting began to display his political talents. Although sometimes he was a little impatient and his style was tough, he could make the national treasury full day by day, and the administration gradually became clearer. Even his political opponents could not say a single word of disparagement.

Word.

Luo Ting looked at the imperial edict in his hand, his brows furrowed into the Chinese character "Chuan", and after holding back for a moment, he still slightly angrily rebuked: "This is simply nonsense!"

As he spoke, he pressed the imperial edict on the table.

The person standing next to him looked at his nose and heart, as if he was used to such a scene.

The old man opposite Luo Ting took a sip of tea and said to Shiren in a gentle manner: "You go down."

"yes."

Shiren quietly left the duty room and closed the door.

There were only two governors left in the duty room. They controlled the fate of the empire in their hands. Countless decrees were born from here and then sent to all the thirteen states in Daliang. This small duty room was the center of power for the imperial government.

, except for the two rulers, only three political officials can enter for discussion, and the others are not even qualified to enter the six ministers.

As for the nobles, there are plenty of places in the West Mansion for them to drink and curse, but they are strictly prohibited from entering the official offices of the East Mansion.

Luo Ting looked at the old man opposite and said solemnly: "Jun Xing Gong, please forgive me for speaking frankly, Dongfu cannot allow this imperial edict to be sent out."

The old man's name is Mo Haoli, and his courtesy name is Junxing. He is 4 in 60 this year, and he is from Jianglu, Yuzhou.

He is a veteran of the four dynasties, and has been through Taizong, Zhongzong, Renzong and this dynasty. Now he is an official in the east and is in power. Although he does not have the name of prime minister, he has the reality of being a prime minister. Except for Emperor Kaiping, all the princes in the Manchu dynasty can suppress

He was the only one who got Luo Ting. In fact, if Mo Haoli was not at the center and acted in a style like Luo Ting's, there would soon be an uproar.

The old man coughed several times. Winter was coming, and he obviously felt that his body was not as good as in previous years.

Sometimes he envied Wang Pingzhang's copper pea. Although he was only two years younger than himself, he looked more like a strong middle-aged man. When he was young, he also tried to practice martial arts, but after all, he had no talent in that area, and in the end he could only

Give up. Listening to the anger in Luo Ting's tone, he smiled and asked, "Why?"

Luo Ting said bluntly: "The imperial title is so precious, how can it be given at will? If the Pei family does not have a good ancestor, what qualifications does he have to get this viscount? I don't believe that a fourteen-year-old boy can have any real ability. I don't believe that he is a general.

Stars descend to earth.”

Mo Haoli spoke a little slowly, as if he had thought through every sentence: "Although it is not stated in detail in the imperial edict, you should know that Pei Yue contributed a lot to the Beijing camp to annihilate the Hengduan Mountain bandits this time. If Your Majesty does not reward him generously,

Then why are you coming to the capital to march into the army?"

Luo Ting sneered and said: "Your Majesty is eager to suppress the thieves. He is just worried that he will not be able to explain to the ancestors of the Tian family at the end of the year. That's why he insists on going his own way. Wang Pingzhang acted as a military machine and had no sense of responsibility or loyalty. He could not directly advise him. This is what he said.

It’s a joke. The so-called mountain bandit is just a crime committed by Wang Pingzhang back then, so he should be allowed to perform meritorious service for his crime. How can there be any talk of military merit?”

Mo Haoli burst out laughing when he heard this, shook his head and said: "They say that you, Luo Jiyu, are a firecracker that never goes off. I don't think so. If you hadn't known that His Majesty would not send someone to keep an eye on this room, how dare you say these words?"

Talk outside?"

Luo Ting was speechless, thought for a while and said confidently: "In front of Mr. Jun Xing, a lower official will not make false promises."

Mo Haoli did not continue to tease, and sighed softly: "There is no need to mention what happened back then. Even I feel guilty. As for the reward this time, we don't want to interfere too much. After all, if the bandits are not eliminated, Kyoto will suffer.

The common people in the periphery. Wang Pingzhang and the Beijing camp are two different concepts. We cannot erase the merits of the soldiers in the Beijing camp because of him, as that will chill the hearts of these soldiers in serving the country."

"Ji Yu, I am fortunate to have had your help over the years, but I have to say something long. It is not difficult to sit in our position for a long time. If you want to do well, you have to keep the people of Daliang in mind."

Luo Ting's face became solemn and he said seriously: "Younger generation, please be taught."

Mo Haoli waved his hand: "Actually, you know the truth, and you have always done a good job. It's just that sometimes when your temper comes up, you will inevitably be a little careless. Regarding the case of Pei Rong in Dingguo Mansion and the Fengcheng Marquis Mansion that Shen Shen Yun submitted.

Don’t worry about Li Zijun’s case. Don’t worry about it. I know that you are close to those censors. You can go say hello and say hello to them in the next few days.”

Although Luo Ting respects the old man in front of him very much, he will not blindly follow him. This is one of the reasons why he can stand out from the courtiers.

After listening to the old man's instructions, he thought for a moment and nodded slightly to agree with the other party's opinion: "There is really no need to get involved in the bullshit between these nobles. Let them enjoy themselves. However, the Pei family is knighted.

Regarding this matter, I hope you will do it justice and think about it for a moment or two."

Mo Haoli did not take Li Zijun's case seriously. It was just a fight between dandy boys. He was not qualified to discuss it in this valuable room. He just mentioned it casually. But Pei Rong's weight

Different, after all, he is the current head of the Dingguo Mansion. No matter how useless he is, his identity is still there.

He knew the emperor very well. When he knew that the other party had temporarily suppressed Pei Rong's case and wanted to confer a viscount on Pei Yue, he already understood what Emperor Kaiping was thinking. Now that Pei Yue had been conferred the title of viscount, Pei Cheng had previously succeeded him as a third-class viscount. Ding Yuanbo, this means that Pei Rong's fate has been decided, and Emperor Kaiping will not let him go lightly.

The glory of a double noble family is enough to offset the negative impact of convicting and convicting the country's master.

Therefore, if you want to prevent the viscount from giving it, you will undoubtedly be going against the emperor.

The old man looked at Luo Ting, who had bright eyes, and knew exactly what this junior was thinking.

A fourteen-year-old Viscount would not actually disturb Chao Gang, but behind him stood a military leader like Gu Liang, who was also closely associated with Shen Moyun. For civil servants who naturally disliked the noble group, there was no one. I would like to see the emergence of such a military upstart.

Even though he is still very young, he is still far from being able to stir up troubles.

After thinking for a long time, Mo Haoli said calmly: "Reward must be rewarded for meritorious service, but it depends on how to reward. It cannot violate the laws of the imperial court."

He paused and said slowly: "If that young man wants to get this title legitimately, these achievements alone are not enough. He must make some more efforts for the court, and at least complete this matter. "
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