On the third day of the second month of the fourth year of Chongning in the Song Dynasty, the first time Xu Zheng was engraved, and the mansion of Cai Taishi of Bianliang was inaugurated.

A delicate red sandalwood table is placed in the middle, and two Taishi chairs are placed on both sides. Cai Jing and Tong Guan sit on the Taishi chairs in a steady manner.

This style of seat is called the Taishi Chair. It was the first time I met in the Song Dynasty, and it is very likely that it started from Cai Jing's house.

Because in the Song Dynasty, when it was particularly particular about status, there was no one else except Cai Jing who met the status and family conditions of the Taishi Chair.

The palace and the princes had a high status and were mostly rich, but they did not have the name of the Grand Tutor.

Moreover, although the Taishi had a high status, he was obviously not as noble as the royal family and the royal relatives. In the Northern Song Dynasty, which had a strict hierarchy, they could not have been able to demote themselves.

In their eyes, the Grand Master Chair, which is extremely respected by ordinary people, is far inferior to the Prince Chair, the Prince Chair, and the Prince Chair.

Those big merchants have material conditions. Although they are rich enough to compete with their country, they have no status.

If you dare to take the blame for the world, you claim that you are sitting on the Grand Master's chair under your butt, that is, you are a transgression. I guess you feel comfortable sitting on your butt, but your head falls off.

Unless they are stupid, ignoring their heads and butts, they will perish themselves; but how can fools accumulate so much money? Are they stupid and flying to his house?

Therefore, Taishi Cai should be the most qualified and qualified to use Taishi chair, so she can sit peacefully and steadily.

Tong Guan is Cai Jing's guest, and he also sat steadily, and he was obviously at ease and was not restrained by the guests at all.

That's because he can compete with Cai Jing, no matter whether it is at his own home or at Cai Jing's home, there is no difference.

The main reason is that in front of the emperor, the two of them were almost equal in positions, and they had a close relationship with the emperor, and they were very harmonious.

So when the two mentioned each other in front of the emperor, they both praised each other for their loyalty and served the royal family.

The two never slander each other, nor do they say bad things about each other. The coordination and cooperation between the two are also a temporary example.

Because both of them knew in their hearts that it was not a competitive match with a talented and talented person like the other party, it would be hard to find a partner who cooperated with each other like this.

The two of them cooperated closely and tacitly, not only did they know each other's minds, but they were also well-known.

At least there is no doubt at the feet of the emperor in the capital.

At present, in Bianliang City, everyone agrees with each other, calling Cai Jing the "Public Prime Minister" and Tong Guan the "Mother Prime Minister".

It means that the two people exist at the same time and echo each other, which means that one male and one female are indispensable.

Everyone knows that Cai Jing is the only one in the officialdom, so he is the prime minister.

However, the things that cannot be put on the stage, as well as the harem and secret internal affairs, are Tong Guan's hands covering the sky, so he is a mother.

Prime Minister means prime minister, who is in charge of overall affairs, and of course the actual power of both of them is higher than that of ordinary routine prime ministers.

The main relationship between the two is mutual cooperation and yin and yang coordination, and on the surface, Tong Guan must comply with Cai Jing's management.

But in secret, only the two of them knew whether the yin was strong or the yang was weak.

However, although the two met today in a private meeting in a private residence, it was for business.

It is for the reason why Zhang Shangying was missing from Yuanyou Party members today. The emperor was furious and wanted to investigate thoroughly.

The completion of the matter is to satisfy the Zhao family. It is the top priority for the two and it is urgent.

The two felt embarrassed and had to investigate thoroughly, otherwise it would be difficult to explain to themselves.

The mother-in-law who was the best was fooled by a little Zhang Shangying, and she must save her face.

So although the two of them worked hard for a day, they still didn't take care of An Shu, so Tong Guan ran over and got together with Cai Jing to discuss the matter.

If you are an ordinary minister, you can just leave the two to your subordinates to do it, but Zhang Shangyin is also a veteran of the three dynasties, and his position at the high glory moment is no lower than that of the two.

Ordinary operators may be difficult to deal with, and the people involved must be good, and there may be royal families and high-level officials in the temple.

Those ordinary operators even bite hedgehogs - they have nowhere to mouth.

In other words, if the iron mouth and steel teeth like Tong Guan are so angry that the emperor dares to bite them. Whether they can be bitten successfully is another matter, and they can be poked to the end.

He knew that this matter could not be implicated by the emperor because it was something the emperor told him, so there would be no problem if he implicated it.

The two of them greeted each other and then sat down in court. There was no distinction between a host and a guest. Anyway, each person sat very safely with a chair.

At that time, the Taishi Chair and the modern Taishi Chair are all available in all the basic elements, and they are particularly focused on their solemn and steady characteristics.

When it was created, Cai Jing probably had predicted that some of his personal personalities could be on par with him.

Even if there are differences on the surface, he can make him on an equal footing in order to show respect for his guests.

This shows his mentality and shows how Zhou Gong spits out his chest and treats the wise and the inferior, so that the world can be remembered.

In his heart, among his three or five confidants, he compared himself to Duke Zhou without hesitation.

It is this kind of mind that makes him unyielding and determined, so that he will never give in and continue to fight.

Of course, he still couldn't fall out in the end, and it was still the end of the treacherous minister.

I guess he would regret to start over again, so he would not be a treacherous minister, because even if he was a treacherous minister, it would be difficult to change even if he was a treacherous minister.

The Taishi chair stood firmly on both sides, first of all, four thick chair legs were grabbed onto the ground forcefully, as strong as a tiger coming out of the mountain.

That kind of majestic momentum can knock down a mountain.

The legs of the chair are made of wood, purple and red. At first glance, they look like old woods, extremely strong. I don’t know how many years have spent in the deserted mountains and forests.

This thick and steady four chair legs laid a strong foundation for the Taishi chair, so that two people sat on it, as stable as Mount Tai.

Both of them have fat figures and are in their own nest. They feel relaxed in their hearts and sit on them, but the chair is not moving at all!

At the upper end of the chair, there is a large protective ring. When the two of them sit on, they can protect them as their chests.

At the same time, the front ends of the two ends of the protective ring just allow the two of them to lean on their hands, saving the strength of holding their arms.

This function is particularly important to the two, because their daily work is to point fingers and their arms are inevitably exhausted, and this makes them very comfortable.

Cai Jing was happy and decided to return the old craftsman who built the Taishi Chair and gave him five taels of silver.

While happy, I glanced at Tong Guan, and the old friend was relaxing with his eyes closed.

I don’t know what I was thinking, but my face changed a little, and my mood was unstable.

Cai Jing couldn't help but admire him for being able to remain as stable as this time.

Originally, he saw that his old friend had a close relationship with the emperor, so he naturally developed a jealous attitude.

But in the moment he understood that jealousy was a manifestation of envy.

If there is no envy, how can we be jealous?

I haven't heard of a person who is particularly annoying, you will be jealous of him at the same time.

Even if you develop jealousy because of envy, and if you cut it apart, then there is only envy.

Thinking calmly, Cai Jing had to envy Tong Guan, and one of the basic reasons for his envy was that he admired him.

This kind of admiration is definitely not ordinary, because Cai Jing himself is an absolute hero, even worse than Cao Cao. How could he admire anyone casually?

He thought about it carefully and found that apart from Tong Guan, he really had no one to admire.

Even if the few emperors he dealt with were too many, they were just afraid and afraid. I admire them? There really wasn't.

First of all, the first thing he admired Tong Guan was that Tong Guan’s success today was achieved only by overcoming unimaginable and willingness to achieve it.

Cai Jing is also very capable and is not afraid of difficulties. There are also many political enemies who want to beat them until they step on their bodies, but that is all ordinary suffering.

But Tong Guan, he is different because of his identity and because he is a eunuch!

This identity led to his achievements today, crossing mountains that countless people cannot cross. This is the iron rule that Taizu Taizong set up to prohibit eunuchs from interfering in politics!

But what about Tong Guan?

Not only did he break this iron rule, but he not only interfered in politics, but also did even the emperor.

The things he did made the brave Cai Jingdu burst into cold sweat.

Cai Jing absolutely dared not do that, he was worried about being exterminated by the nine clans.

Speaking of this, Cai Jing gave Tong Guan a great envy.

He is a eunuch, no matter how serious the crime he committed, he will only destroy himself.

The so-called "I am willing to sacrifice myself and dare to take down the emperor" is the most suitable for eunuchs like Tong Guan.

Don’t think of such a good thing, destroy your nine clans! Destroy your ten clans!

Regarding Tong Guan, Cai Jing can be said to be aware of others and good at placing him. His journey is inseparable from Cai Jing's appreciation and support, and it can be regarded as mutual appreciation.

From this we can see that Cai Jing also has something that ordinary people cannot reach, that is, they do not see the origin of people, but only talent is to take advantage of them.

People like Tong Guan can be identified and promoted from the internal officials for their own use, and deserve his success in the officialdom and gain unconditional trust from the emperor.

Because the emperor trusted Tong Guan, he also trusted Cai Jing, whom Tong Guan trusted.

Not only do the loyalty, treacherous likes and dislikes, the establishment of this relationship makes those old-fashioned and unparalleled.

Simply put, people are guys who do bad things together, can you compare?

In fact, sometimes it looks amazing, but there is no profound mystery. It is just that some simple human nature plays a key role.

Of course, the profound avenues such as the unity of man and nature and the induction of man and nature will eventually work, but how many people can understand the way they work.

The people's firewood, rice, oil and salt, and the way of survival of villains in the market reflect much more laws of nature than the long and rumored literati.
To be continued...