Chapter 259 Officials, when they should not be deserved
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It was already dusk at the palace of Runan County Prince. Gan Qi, Zhao Zongshi and Zhao Zonghan sat down together, without even a few greetings.
Zhao Zongshi said directly: "Daojian, I invite you here this time because there was news in the palace that Concubine Chen gave birth to a daughter."
The emperor gave birth to another daughter, but it was not surprising. Gan Qi thought about it and replied: "The general should not go out at home or meet guests recently. He must not show any joy, as usual."
Zhao Zongshi nodded. He knew the truth of Gan Qi's words, but heard him say again: "There is another difficult thing, I want to ask Daojian's meaning."
"Please speak for yourself, General."
Zhao Zongshi looked a little embarrassed and said, "Someone asked me to be the Zhizong Temple again. The last time I refused, I used the young and inexperienced to refuse, and I couldn't bear the heavy responsibility to refuse, but this time I didn't know how to refuse. Daojian helped me think about it and see how to refuse this time."
Gan Qi felt that this matter was really difficult. The official Zongzheng Temple was not so easy to be. He mentioned the reason before. According to convention, the royal chief was for respected people in the royal family, and it was impossible for the emperor to become this official. It also means that if he becomes this official, he would be unable to become a official even if he had the throne.
Zhao Zonghan, who was standing beside him, also said, "Daojian, think of a solution quickly and see how to refuse. If the official family gave birth to a man this time, it would be fine. I won't think about some things. Now... I can't be a official now. My father has been this official for so many years."
Zhao Zonghan became more and more honest and straightforward in front of Gan Qi, and everything was put on the table. This is the relationship between people. When many important things become more and more honest and direct, the relationship is getting closer and closer.
Nowadays, there are more than a few hundred people qualified to receive the throne, and it is time to really fight.
There is no doubt that some people in the court don’t like Zhao Zongshi. The one who dislikes Zhao Zongshi the most is Empress Cao. This official position is tailor-made for Zhao Zongshi, probably just to make Zhao Zongshi lose his heart.
Gan Qi thought for a long time and slowly spoke: "If you don't do it today, you will be treated tomorrow. If you don't do it tomorrow, you will be treated the next day. It's not a big deal to refuse again and again."
Zhao Zong was really anxious: "What does Taoist mean?"
Gan Qi's face turned upright and said, "There is nothing wrong with Zhizongzheng Temple. There is also benefits to it. At least the descendants of the royal family will respect you three points, and everyone will be under your jurisdiction."
Zhao Zongshi was a little surprised, and Zhao Zonghan quickly asked again: "Daojian, how can this official be a lie? Look at the previous Zhizong Zheng Temple, which one can still..."
Zhao Zonghan is really considering this brother and is not fake at all. Zhao Zonghan is a sincere person.
Gan Qi said slowly: "The last time you asked you to be this official, someone who is interested proposed it, but have you ever thought about it? If the official does not nod, it is impossible. The reason why this happened is that the court really wants the general to be the Zhizong Zheng Temple is because the official also agreed to the matter. Why would the official agree to the matter?"
When Zhao Zonghan heard Gan Qi say this, he became even more anxious and asked: "Does the official family want the Thirteenth Brother... Is the official family not happy with the Thirteenth Brother? This... This... The Thirteenth Brother entered the palace at the age of six and has been listening to the teachings under the official family... The official family... The official family..."
Zhao Zonghan became more and more anxious as he spoke. Zhao Zongshi raised his hand and pressed him down, saying, "Xianfu, keep calm, don't say much, listen to Taoist Jian."
Gan Qi looked at the two brothers and continued, "Xianfu, whether the official family likes the general or not is just a matter of two things. Since the official family has done this, it must have a deep meaning after agreeing to this matter. At this moment, the general should not refuse again and again. Do you understand this principle?"
"Daojian, I don't understand why the government doesn't like Thirteenth Brother? Thirteenth Brother has not done well for so many years? What has happened to the government dislike?" Zhao Zonghan shook his head.
"No, the government does this, and ten things are testing the general." Gan Qi expressed his guess.
"What are you trying to test? After so many years, what else do you need to test? How can the government not know what kind of person Thirteenth brother is?" Zhao Zonghan asked.
"Test whether the general is really a person with noble character, whether he is really a person with elegant temperament. He is so greedy for power and staring at the throne." Gan Qi said his words clearly. He was guessing the thoughts of Renzong Zhao Zhen. If a person with moral character like Renzong, he must consider morality, and hope to find an emperor who is as benevolent and righteous as him.
How to choose such a person? How to distinguish between a true gentleman or a hypocrite?
Let Zhao Zongshi be the Zhizong Temple to distinguish whether Zhao Zongshi is a true gentleman or a hypocrite. If Zhao Zongshi is willing to be, it means that Zhao Zongshi is a true gentleman with noble character and is not focused on staring at the throne. If Zhao Zongshi is not willing to be, then I will say it.
"Daojian, if you really say this, if the Thirteenth Brother goes to become the Zhizong Temple, then will he really be out of luck?" Zhao Zonghan became entangled.
Zhao Zongshi has been silent.
"Xianfu, there is a clear statement that Zhizong Zhengshi cannot become the crown prince? He must not succeed the throne?" Gan Qi was a little stubborn before. What kind of conventions does this court and the world mean? Isn't it just a matter of the emperor's words even if there is a clear statement, it's not a matter of the emperor's words?
Gan Qi had never thought about this before. Those who asked the emperor to arrange for Zhao Zongshi to be Zhizongzheng Temple did not think about this, thinking that as long as Zhao Zongshi became this official, he would be far away from the throne.
At this time, Gan Qi suddenly thought about it from another aspect. This is not what we consider. The perspective of consideration of this matter is actually only in one person, that is the intention of Emperor Zhao Zhen. No matter what conventions or official positions are meaningless.
There is nothing impossible to be both a father and a mother, and there are more people in the future. Emperor Zhao Zhen is far smarter than many people imagine.
"Daojian has no explicit regulations, but it's a habit of doing this. This must be because someone wants to harm my brother, so he is so tricky in front of the official family." Zhao Zonghan saw one, but not the other.
"Since there is no explicit regulation, what is the practice? As long as Your Majesty values the general, nothing is a matter. This official must be, and you must be happy. Anyone who asks, the general must show great glory and be serious and do it seriously." Gan Qi said.
Zhao Zonghan was still a little worried and anxious, and was about to ask a few more questions.
But Zhao Zongshi said firmly: "Daojian is right. I have become this official. Not only should I be happy and glorious, but I also should be serious and good."
Zhao Zonghan looked at Zhao Zongshi, then looked at Gan Qi, and said nothing about his worries.
Zhao Zongshi said again: "Thank you, Daojian. Even my father said that he would never be an official, but Daojian felt that he must be an official. If Daojian had not analyzed it so thoroughly with me, I really didn't understand the meaning. I thought I would say Daojian to my father, and my father thought he should be an official. Thank you Daojian again."
There are still some things that Gan Qi didn't know or remember. Zhao Zongshi in history rejected this official again and again, and refused it for various reasons. Until later, Zhao Zongshi didn't know if he had figured it out, or if there was a master's guidance, he accepted the official position. Not long after accepting this official position, Zhao Zongshi was made the prince, the only prince under Renzong's knees. Then he immediately changed his name to Zhao Shu and waited for the throne.
Now, Gan Qi made Zhao Zongshi accept this official position that he seemed not to have accepted early.
Zhao Zongshi bowed to thank him, and Gan Qi naturally returned the courtesy: "The general doesn't have to be so polite. With my relationship with the royal palace, this is all my duty. It is even more important to be able to help the general make some plans."
Zhao Zongshi laughed and said, "Yes, there is nothing to say about the relationship between Daojian and his mansion. If Daojian can marry my little sister, it would be a good thing to marry her. I think Daojian knows the virtuousness of my little sister now. What do you think Daojian thinks?"
Zhao Zongshi said this sentence in a blunt manner. If you listen to it casually, it was Zhao Zongshi's emphasis on Gan Qi. Perhaps it was Zhao Zonghan and Zhao Zongshi who said something that made Zhao Zongshi feel that it should be appropriate to raise this matter at this time.
However, if you analyze this sentence carefully, it is Zhao Zongshi's emphasis on Gan Qi, but the perspective of emphasis will be different. Zhao Zongshi wants to completely tie Gan Qi to his own ship. The word "relationship" has a deep meaning in China. Gan Qi's marriage to Zhao Xiaomei is like taking insurance in this relationship.
Gan Qi naturally understood this, and he also knew that the royal family was the royal family after all, and the royal family could not live without these things. The royal family affairs could never be a simple matter. It would not be said that they were intrigues. In Zhao Zongshi's heart, this was a relative and a happy couple, and there was no malice.
But Gan Qi has a hurdle in his heart, a difference in concepts. In Gan Qi's life and marriage, it is not the words of his parents' orders, or the decision he made with his elders today. It is his inner heart, his own preferences, and his own feelings.
To put it in a suitable and not so appropriate, it is "free love". After all, it is to marry yourself and live a lifetime. In Gan Qi's subconscious, such a thing should not be decided by negotiation.
Gan Qi hesitated a little.
The Zhao brothers looked at Gan Qi with anticipation, waiting for Gan Qi's "node".
Chapter completed!