Chapter 201
When Xu Ping heard Chen Zhizhong say these eight words, he suddenly seemed to understand something. The personnel changes in the Sansi Yamen were probably not from the meaning of the prime ministers, but from Zhao Zhen. As for why he did this, Xu Ping had a rough answer in his mind, but he was not sure.
After talking for a while, Xu Ping handed over the business affairs of the Salt and Iron Company with Wang Bowen and walked around the yamen. Seeing that it was getting late, he left the Sansi Office and went to the Da Nei to prepare to say goodbye to Zhao Zhen.
Xu Ping's doubts in his heart will definitely be resolved when facing this time.
When he arrived outside the Chuigong Hall, Li Zhang, who was on duty at the door, hurriedly came up, pulled Xu Ping aside, and asked him: "Brother, have you heard of the personnel changes in the morning today? Most of the people from the Sansi have changed!"
"I heard that, there weren't many people in fact, and there was basically no change in the judge's level."
Li Zhang shook his head repeatedly and was amazed: "Kou Rong was actually appointed as the priest. Who dared to believe it a year ago? I'm afraid he himself would not dare to think of this day! Ding Wei was defeated for the first time, and everyone called him a tragic dog, but he was also the priest!"
Xu Ping smiled and said nothing. This was Zhao Zhen's repayment for Kou Yu's shelter for Xu Ping in the Sansi this year, and his career ended here. It was enough for him. Ding Wei's remnants, he was the first to emerge.
There were tens of thousands of civil and military officials in the court, and how many people dared to expect the position of the prime minister? Kou Wang's life was enough.
After sighing for a while, Li Zhang said to Xu Ping again: "Brother was promoted to Xiaolong. I am afraid that I will not be able to return to the capital for a year or two. Naturally, I will take care of you at home, but my sister-in-law is about to give birth. What should I do?"
"What can I do? When the child is born, in a few months, I will take the child to Luoyang with me after I have recovered."
"But you are also sick now and you can't help but beside you."
Xu Ping was silent for a while and said to Li Zhang: "Tan Hu has arrived in the capital. He has been with me for many years and is very effective in using it. When I leave, I will transfer him to Jingxi Road together, and there is no shortage of people around me."
Li Zhang opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally sighed and didn't say it out loud.
Xu Ping's direct scholar in Longtu Pavilion was not promoted in vain. This time, he was afraid that he would have to be a full term before he could come back, otherwise he would not have a suitable position in the capital. With the same official position, Chen Zhizhong could already be the envoy of the Three Divisions. What Xu Ping lacked now is qualifications. Only by filling up his qualifications can he gain a foothold in the court.
Generally speaking, if you are at or above the post or above, you will not be promoted according to the MoQing Method. But this does not mean that the MoQing Method will not work. Even if you become the prime minister, the relevant qualifications still determine each person's ranking and specific affairs. Also, if you are a political affairs officer, you have a higher qualification than others, and you will be more effective in speaking than others. When you are in court, you will be ahead of others. The emperor still has the right advice to consult with his seniority.
Wang Zeng was prime minister again, why did Lu Yijian willingly give him the position of prime minister to him? The simplest thing is that Wang Zeng has deeper qualifications and speaks more weighty. It was just that Zhao Zhen did not agree because of the need for the prime minister to balance each other. Even so, Lu Yijian did not form cliques and could not suppress Wang Zeng in the political affairs hall.
The country has been in good faith for a long time, and the promotion of officials has been routine. There is a route to follow if the dispatch is appointed and if the dispatch is taken, how to advance step by step. The most important thing for officials to form a clique is to work together to occupy a favorable position in advance. After blocking those key positions, they will lead step by step from then on.
The three departments are busy with affairs, but they are not the key to promotion. The positions of transshipment, judge, and deputy envoy can be held as long as they have served. The most important things on the road to promotion are the Censorate, the Censorate, and the Sherenyuan. They can be promoted quickly on these springboards, much faster than local officials and other yamen. The emperors and the prime ministers often arrange the people they are optimistic about in these positions and make arrangements for the future court situation.
Li Shu, the current Zhizhizhizhi, was particularly worried that the Song Qi and Song Xiang brothers would be promoted faster than him. They were all known for their literature, and once these two people became Hanlin Bachelor's College first, they would be suppressed. So he tried every means to prevent these two people from entering the Sheren Academy. As long as he served as Zhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhizhi
Xu Ping could not walk that path. Even if Zhao Zhen intentionally cultivated, he had no choice but to let him go out and make up for the lack of qualifications. One is the transferee, and the other is the prefect. Xu Ping must make up for the two missing items, so that he can enter the two governments and become the magistrate in the future. The earlier the completion, the more chance he has.
Perhaps this is the original intention of Zhao Zhen to put Xu Pingwai as the transfer envoy of Jingxi Road. The local area is not as good as the court, and the promotion of official positions will be slower. Why just take the position before leaving?
A guard of the gate hurried over and said to Li Zhang: "Yanei, it's time for you, go and get the reward!"
Xu Pingqi said: "What day is today? Why are the rewards given?"
"The stars changed last night, today the amnesty was made. The government sent out the internal treasury and rewarded the soldiers in Beijing. Brother is here for a while, and I will come." Li Zhang said, hurriedly running towards the Hemen.
Star changes? Amnesty? Xu Ping was thinking in his mind, his mind was changing.
Li Zhang came back after receiving the reward and talked with Xu Ping for a while. At that moment, he sent Xu Ping into the palace.
After entering Yanhe Hall, he performed the ceremony as usual, and Zhao Zhen ordered a seat of tea.
Xu Ping then raised his head to look at Yue Zhen. Seeing his yellow face and listless look, he sighed: "I haven't seen His Majesty for a few days, and I don't want to encounter this disaster!"
Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "I have been raising my body for a few days, and now I feel much better." Speaking of this, he pointed to his face. "You have to wrap it here like a rice dumpling. I heard it was written by Doctor Wang? How do you feel?"
"I am trauma in my skin. It looks scary, but it's not a problem. But your Majesty's illness is in the inner body, not as relaxed as me. Your Majesty is just young and strong, and I hope to take care of the dragon's body, and I can't neglect it."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Why, do you want to advise me like the ministers in the court? Today, the women in the palace were sent out by nearly a hundred times. Even if you advise me, you have nothing to send them."
Xu Ping shook his head: "I'm young and close to women. The court officials have already said a lot. Your Majesty must be clear in his mind. I will talk about it again. It's just a dog-tailed marten, so it's better not to talk about it. What I want to talk about is some other health preservation methods."
"Oh, let's talk about it." Zhao Zhen became interested and asked with his body forward.
"As far as I know, the reason why Your Majesty's illness in the past few days is not only because of the female sex, but also because of his usual diet. Moreover, most of the reason is probably because of the diet, not the female sex."
"I haven't said this! - Xu Ping, you didn't mean to use this kind of words to make me happy, right?"
Xu Ping sighed: "Your Majesty, my character, knows very well that you have ever done such a thing? What I want to say is that it is really closely related to Your Majesty's body. If Your Majesty listens, there is something to offend, and I hope to forgive you!"
"Tell me, speak, say whatever I want! I'm not afraid to tell you, no matter how ugly I hear these days, I've heard so many things! Not only the ministers in the court, but also the palace, from the empress dowager to the eunuch, buzzing in my ears every day!"
Imagine this situation, and Xu Ping couldn't help but smile. A big man was told to rarely touch women, and everyone talked about it when they met. I don't know how Zhao Zhen endured the embarrassment.
After rectifying his thoughts, Xu Ping said: "Your Majesty, I wish you a bluntly, your body is really fatter. Fatty people are prone to illness, which is what ordinary people call a disease of wealth and honor, and you need to be careful in daily life."
"What kind of fat people are rich and powerful! I haven't heard of it! It's said that if you are poor and thin, you are prone to illness, and if you are fat people are prone to illness!"
Yes, this era is normal for most people to not have enough food, and being fat is a sign of health. But this is what the poor say is different for emperors who are frugal.
Xu Ping said: "Your Majesty, every sentence I said is true. You can tell if it is effective. I know that the imperial physicians in the palace must have the technique of breathing and guiding, but for Your Majesty, those are far from enough. Because Your Majesty handles government affairs all day long and lives in the deep palace, it is difficult to move his legs and feet, and illnesses are prone to accumulate day by day. I give Your Majesty nine words: Eat less meat, eat more vegetables, and exercise frequently. Especially those foods with heavy oil and water, such as fat and tender lamb and seafood, although sweet, they are mostly poisonous, which is particularly harmful to Your Majesty's health."
Zhao Zhen frowned and asked, "What you said is really reasonable? You should eat less seafood, the imperial physician said. But you should eat less mutton in warm and tonic? Besides, why should you eat more vegetables?"
Just like your body, you should try to minimize fat, cholesterol, and purine. But how can you explain this to Zhao Zhen? After thinking about it, Xu Ping couldn't help laughing.
Holding the scepter in both hands, Xu Ping said: "I am not hiding your Majesty. I know nothing about medical skills, but I have some experience in health care. Why are you fat? Because there are too many toxins in the meat, and the vegetables are detoxified and are incompatible. In the future, as long as you eat less meat and eat more vegetables, you can slowly adjust them. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the taste of the vegetables. There are quite a few green recipes of green vegetables in my family, which tastes great. I have taught Li Zhang and I will give him a present in the future. Also, Your Majesty should move more in the future and not be on the table every day. It is best to set the time every day, when to eat, and when to mix meat and vegetables. When to move, whether it is Cuju or shuttlecock, as long as you move, you will be healthy."
"It's not difficult for you to say, but I'll tell you if there is any reason."
Xu Ping spread his hands: "It's really hard for me to explain this principle clearly, but it must be useful. Anyway, it's not difficult. Why don't your Majesty try it for a year or two? If you're in good health, how much trouble will you save?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Xu Ping and laughed: "Okay, okay, I'll try it for the first half of the year! If it's really useful, I'll praise it again. - Xu Ping, after talking about these things, we should talk about the serious business."
Xu Ping held the scepter: "I am now full of doubts, and I don't know why I suddenly got rid of the deputy envoy of salt and iron."
"It's not easy for the capital city, let you go outside to relax." Zhao Zhen said this, his expression was a little lonely. "I saw that you wanted to abandon the Xishui Mofu a few days ago, and it seemed that in your opinion, this matter was very important. However, every move in the capital city was too involved, and this matter was really impossible. If you go to the state army outside, you would do these things just a little work. Over the past year, I have seen your hard work in the Sansi, and I don't want to get colder your mind, nor do I want to give up what you did in the Sansi. Other roads are too far away, Jingxi Road is close to Luoyang, and it's convenient to get from the capital city, so I let you go there to continue to do the unfinished things of the Sansi. My health is not good, so I will have to rely on the prime minister for government affairs in the future. It will be difficult for you to do anything else in the Sansi. It's better to go to the outside road."
After hearing the last sentence, Xu Ping understood the situation.
Zhao Zhen had this illness, and whether he was willing or not, part of his power would be given to the priests. Without Zhao Zhen's direct support, why should Kou and Xu Ping block the pressure of the priests? Not to mention continuing reform, even if they can't do it. In the future, the three departments will receive more and more orders from the Secretariat and cannot make the decision by themselves.
Kou Jingding said that the identity of the remaining party was there. With the emperor's direct support, the Sansi would no longer have him to make the decision. Promoting him to rule was a reward for his hard work for a year. The real purpose was to let Chen Zhizhong take charge of the Sansi.
Although Chen Zhizhong is not old, he has a deep experience and is the son of Chen Shu and has a great support for Zhao Zhen. These can help protect the achievements of this year. Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Zhizhong has no relationship with Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, and is Zhao Zhen’s own person.
Wang Bowen's replacement of Xu Ping also means the same thing. Although it is the Longtu Pavilion waiting to be organized, Wang Bowen's speech is much more important than Xu Ping in the court. This is the influence of qualifications, and his voice is not only related to official positions.
When Xu Ping arrived at Jingxi Road, he could continue what he wanted to do. As for what he did, Zhao Zhen really didn’t have the energy to ask about it now, because trust was just that.
Thinking about this, Xu Ping held Zhao Zhen's scepter: "Your Majesty is worried, how dare I take it?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "You must have a lot to do when you go to Jingxi Road. For convenience, I don't want you to live under Li Ruogu and make an exception and promote you to a direct bachelor's degree. Xu Ping, when you go to Jingxi Road, you must do things beautifully and not let me be ridiculed. You are the first person in the dynasty as a little dragon in your twenties!"
"Your Majesty is so kind that I am ashamed of my command, and I will never let you down!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen was already feeling a little tired and said to Xu Ping: "It's not too early. If there is nothing else, you should leave the palace. This time, it's too tight to go to the west of Beijing, so you have to go home and prepare."
Xu Ping was about to thank him for goodbye, but suddenly remembered something and held the scepter to Zhao Zhen: "I was outside the hall just now. I heard that because the stars changed last night, I am amnesty today?"
"Not bad. But you don't have to worry, the mistake Yang Jingzong made last time is too outrageous and is not included in the list of pardons."
Zhao Zhen thought Xu Ping was worried that Yang Jingzong would be pardoned because of this, so he said it first.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ping shook his head: "Your Majesty, you will naturally deal with this matter properly. However, when I mentioned this matter, I had nothing to do with Taiwei Yang, but suddenly remembered that Ding Wei had been in Daozhou for many years."
Zhao Zhen looked at Xu Ping, frowned, and said nothing.
Xu Ping said again: "When I returned to Beijing from Yongzhou, Ding Wei came to visit Daozhou. He was already an octogenarian and no longer had the desire to fight for power in the past. He just wanted to spend the rest of his life."
Zhao Zhen said in a deep voice: "Xu Ping, what do you want to say?"
"I want to say that Ding Wei's remaining party has gone now, but it's just an ordinary old man. What he is thinking about is to return to the Central Plains before he grows old. According to Ding Wei's past bad deeds, he naturally cannot allow him to return to the capital, but I wonder if he can be placed near the Binzhou Army? For example, Guangzhou and Tangzhou, etc., he has fulfilled his wish and will not return to the court to do evil again! Your Majesty's amnesty is a saintly virtue, so why not do this extra?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Xu Ping and didn't say anything for a while. After a long time, he nodded: "What you said makes sense. Now that Ding Wei's party members are scattered, what can he do? Thinking of his hard work in the past, it is also necessary to move to the Binzhou Army."
As long as Ding Wei moves to the capital, he doesn't know how many people will be frightened. Didn't he dislike himself and think about controlling the Three Divisions? Then let Ding Wei get closer and see how the priests think.
In the Political Affairs Hall, Wang Zeng may be the least afraid of Ding Wei. If he could defeat him once, then he would naturally be able to defeat him again now. But Lu Yijian is different. What is the cultivation of party members and monopolizes the power, this is what Ding Wei plays with back then. When talking about grasping people's hearts and being sensitive to things, including his ability to do things, and his human feelings, Lu Yijian is still a distance away from Ding Wei.
The priests should stop worrying about the Sansi in the future and find someone to have a headache for them.
(Note: Renzong's illness and amnesty are recorded in history, and they were not deliberately settled here.)
Chapter completed!