But you are different. Although your qualifications are shallower, your talent is peerless. Who among Wen Yanbo, Song Xiang, Pang Ji, Liang Shi, Liu Hang, Han Qi and others dares to pat their chests and say they are more talented than you?

Once you go up, with your talents, you will definitely be able to make a lot of achievements. Who can stop your way then? Maybe I and Master Wu will have to let you help me in the future."

Zhang Heng smiled bitterly and said: "You and Master Wu have not yet reached the time for my help, but you have to make way for me first. As long as I am in the center in the future, you two will definitely have to take up other posts, and this is not even a year and a half."

The matter of Zai..."

Zeng Gongliang understood the implication of Zhang Heng's words. What Zhang Heng meant was that I am so young. If I serve as the Prime Minister, I may be the Prime Minister for decades to come, and you may not be able to come back.

Zeng Gongliang laughed and said: "You are confident, but this matter is very difficult. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, all the governors have been in and out. How can there be any evergreen trees?"

The official system of the Song Dynasty has always been based on the concept of building up the hierarchy, decentralizing power, checks and balances, and all civil servants and military generals dealt with it in this way. There is no reason for you to stay in a high position for decades, so don't worry about it.

I and you, Master Wu, have already reached the position of prime minister. Even if you are released, you are still a feudal official, and you are still very handsome. After a few years, the officials will release you. When the time comes, we will

Just come back."

Zhang Heng smiled when he heard this and thought, father-in-law, you are looking down on me. I went up, but I didn't want to come down again. I hope you won't regret your decision at this time.

On the way home in the evening, Zeng Youwei said curiously: "My father asked you to come here to discuss something. I see that my father tonight looks proud and helpless."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "I may be promoted to Prime Minister."

Zeng Youwei was surprised when she heard this: "This is a good thing. It's normal for dad to feel proud. After all, you are his favorite disciple, but why is he helpless?"

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "There are no ministers who are prime ministers and sons-in-law who can be prime minister at the same time. If I go up, the teacher will have to take up another post. Do you understand?"

Zeng Youwei said oh, then smiled and said: "No wonder."

Zhang Heng smiled and said: "What, you don't want to fight for your father's injustice?"

Zeng Youwei chuckled: "My husband can be the prime minister. This is the most important thing. My dad, it's not a bad thing to go somewhere for a few years."

Zhang Heng joked: "They say girls are outgoing, and that's really the case."

Zeng Youwei stroked her growing belly and whispered to the fetus in her belly: "Xiao Ping'an, your father is going to be the prime minister. Are you happy?"

Zhang Heng heard the implication of Zeng Youwei's words. Zeng Youwei meant that father is the father, but the father of the child in the womb is the child's future.

Zhang Heng said with emotion: "How can a husband ask for a wife like this?"

Zeng Youwei leaned on Zhang Heng and said softly: "Whether I am a prime minister or a minor official, you are my husband. If you can be a prime minister and do more for the people of the world, my father must be the same."

I'm happy, he is very proud of you."

With the beautiful woman in her arms and the baby in her arms, Zhang Heng felt at peace in his heart.

In mid-May, Zeng Gongliang asked for a foreign post. Zhao Zhen, in addition to Zeng Gongliang's appointment as a counselor of political affairs, went to Yongxing Military Road and replaced Pang as a counselor of political affairs.

In late May, Wu Yu asked for a foreign appointment, and Zhao Zhen, in addition to Wu Yu's deputy privy envoy, went to judge Hedong Road.

After that, Zhao Zhen replaced Zhang Heng as the third envoy and was appointed deputy envoy to the Privy Council, officially joining the ranks of prime ministers!

For a time, the whole world turned their attention.

At that time, Kou Zhun was known as the youngest prime minister of the Song Dynasty, but he was only officially appointed as the Deputy Privy Envoy at the age of thirty, and officially entered the ranks of prime ministers. However, Zhang Heng entered this ranks, only two years ago.

Fourteen years old!

There were rumors in the market that Kou Zhun was the prime minister with a hairpin, but in front of Zhang Heng, this was not enough to boast about.

The allusion to the hairpin flower prime minister comes from Taizong.

There is a custom in Kaifeng that every year in March and April, Jinming Pool in the western suburbs of Kaifeng is open to the public for a period of time.

Jinmingchi is a royal garden with a large water surface and various pavilions.

Whenever Jinmingchi is open, Emperor Taizong will bring his ministers to Jinmingchi.

In the spring of this year, Emperor Taizong took Kou Zhun and a large number of ministers to Jinmingchi. A palace maid brought a large plate of flowers and asked the emperor and the prime ministers to wear them.

Wearing flowers is a custom in the Song Dynasty. Everyone, regardless of gender, old or young, likes to wear flowers.

Emperor Taizong selected the most colorful flower from a plate of flowers and gave it to Kou Zhun. Kou Zhun put the flower on his hat.

Taizong looked at Kou Zhun with a smile in his eyes, and said, "Kou Zhun was young, and it was the hairpin drinking time." It was this sentence that gave Kou Zhun the title of hairpin prime minister among the people.

However, Kou Zhun this year is also thirty-four years old, which is ten years older than Zhang Heng!

These rumors also spread to the palace, and Zhao Zhen also heard about it. After hearing this, Zhao Zhen was also very happy and said: "Taizong's life achievements are so magnificent that it is hard for his descendants to look up at his back, but when it comes to promoting talents,

, my unfilial children and grandchildren are enough to boast about."

Zhao Zhen felt quite complacent for a while.
Chapter completed!