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Fu Zhongde heard about Fu Manyan's production of bamboo knives from Wang's family, and he was worried from the bottom of his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info He vaguely felt that it had been very difficult recently. The promotion that was originally certain was delayed, and the house was not peaceful, and my father was in a coma. He can't just quietly stare at his bed every night.

I thought that Cheng Haoran would be able to become the deputy envoy of the General Administration Department of the fourth grade as soon as he was worried, but who knew that Lu Zhong, the supervisor of the Imperial History Observatory, admonished in the early dynasty, "There is no convention to directly promote the fourth grade from the fifth grade, and there is no basis for promotion." The general political envoy is in charge of the cashier's order, the understanding of the lower feelings, and the collection and reading of the provincial inscriptions. It stands to reason that although there are two levels from the fourth rank to the fifth grade, he and Cheng Haoran belong to the same official office, and they are familiar with the various affairs and systems of the political envoys, and it is not completely impossible to be directly promoted. Now the bamboo basket is empty.

The more Fu Zhongde thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and his steps towards the Guogong Mansion became even more hurried. It was already dark, and Grandpa Guo should have already used up the food at this time.

When I arrived at the Pingguo Mansion, the subordinate reported that the grandfather was discussing in the study, and he couldn't be disturbed, so he could only wait. A servant welcomed him to the flower hall and brought him a pot of tea. Fu Zhongde poured himself a drink and drank the whole pot of tea. But the people in the study have not yet come out.

He walked to the corridor and looked at the light in the study, and his heart was surging. When will he be able to enter that group of people, then he can really take the boat of the Guogong Mansion, and then he can be said to be in the same boat. Now, he is just the son-in-law of a concubine of the old country's grandfather, what is it. A father-in-law, everyone knows it, but you coax me and I coax you, and you coax each other to be happy.

He squinted and scanned the entire cornices and vaults of the Guogong Mansion undulating, and under the dark curtain of the night, it was also a grand view, and the momentum was majestic. He suddenly remembered his own mother.

Mother loves her, and has been planning hard for him for decades, so that he can run rampant in the Fu family as a concubine. But sometimes he couldn't help but think that if he was born to Lao Taijun, how simple it would be, and he didn't have to think about anything, the Anping Marquis Mansion was in his bag, and he didn't need to go through all the painstaking calculations.

Or like the third brother, if he comes out of a concubine's belly casually, then he will definitely keep to himself, don't fight for anything, and be satisfied when he grows up.

That's it, it's all to blame on God, let him come out of the belly of a favored concubine, so that he must forge ahead and not back down. Obviously, there is a five- or six-point chance of winning, so why not fight? In the past, his father wanted him to inherit as An Pingbo. It's a pity that my mother's plans are no match for the death of my eldest brother and the grief after death. God won't let him retreat, and won't let him in. The old lady did not agree to record himself in his name in the past, and now it is even more impossible to raise Brother Nian in Songhetang. But my mother said that she would have her own way when the time came, so that he didn't have to rush......

"Qingyuan, what are you thinking about standing here? Father called you. ”

Qingyuan is his word, Fu Zhongde woke up like a dream, oh, it was his eldest brother Pingguo Wang Jing calling him, and not far away stood his father-in-law, Wang Qin, an old prince who was over sixty years old. Fu Zhongde hurriedly bowed his hand.

"No need to be polite, come in and get down to business." The father-in-law's voice was not old, but still sonorous and powerful. If he could do this at the age of sixty, his life would not be in vain. Fu Zhongde cut off the chaotic thoughts in his heart and walked into the study. There were six or seven people in the study, most of them were the protégés of the old Guogong and the close staff of the Guogong Mansion, young and old. Among them, there is a person who Fu Zhongde does not dare to be disrespectful.

The old man began to ask. "Qingyuan, what do you think of the advice of the early dynasty Yushitai?"

"The son-in-law thought that instead of continuing to stay in the tasteless position of the General Administration, it would be better to find a way to move to the Ministry of Officials." Fu Zhongde said the thoughts. The emperor did not attach importance to the General Administration, and now many secret books are passed directly through Xuehuawei.

"If Brother Fu moves to the ministry, I'm afraid that the level will be lowered. Among the positions of the fourth and fifth grades, there is no vacancy in the official department. If you find a subordinate five products, then what's the point? This person is Fu Zhongde's top boss, Wu Ruoshui, the political envoy of Zheng Sanpin, who is in charge of accepting internal and external chapters and refuting them. It's just that many of his errands have now been taken care of by Sulwhasa Weiyue.

Wu Ruoshui abandoned the distinction of rank at this moment and commensurate him with his brother, so that Fu Zhongde did not dare to look at him, and he was silent.

"Lord Wu is reasonable, he knows that the position of the ministry is important, but you can't speak when you go to the ministry, not to mention that now the emperor is watching the ministry closely, and the slightest movement will alarm Xue Huawei. In my opinion, it is better to continue to stay in the General Administration, there is still something to be done. The emperor can't abolish this yamen now. "The prince of Pingguo respectfully said that he wanted to shoot the board. He was born with big eyes, thick lips and wide ears, and it is very easy for people to lower their guard by looking at his appearance. "The deputy envoy of the temporary general administration department will be temporarily replaced, and after the evaluation of the ministry next year, maybe he will be able to really be promoted."

Wu Ruoshui nodded frequently, he had already been with Grandpa Guo all the way, Fu Zhongde was staying in the General Administration, and it was more convenient for him to act.

Fu Zhongde knew that this was a foregone conclusion. It doesn't matter, anyway, going to the ministry is just to make himself more useful, since continuing to stay in the General Administration Department can also increase the bargaining chips of entering the study for secret talks, he just does it.

With a conclusion, it is difficult for Fu Zhongde to continue to stay. He said goodbye with amusement, and went out glancing back at the closed door. Someday, there will be him inside. For that position, his mother did everything he could, and in the future, he had to rely on his own planning.

The secret conversation in the study continued. As soon as Fu Zhongde left, those people spoke much more openly.

Especially Wu Ruoshui, he had already held his breath in his heart, did the emperor order Xue Huawei to do his errand to set him up? His face was full of anger, "Qin Guang of Xuehuawei is dead, Mu Furen can go directly to the top, and when he arrives at the political envoy, this rule can't be used." There is no convention to say, that Lu Zhong is just an eight-grade petty official, and he dares to get along with me. I don't know who gave him the guts? ”

King Pingguo respectfully said: "He's just helping Zheng Ruling's old boy speak out." The emperor is now singing a double reed with him, while letting Xuehuawei investigate the pickling affairs of our noble family, and on the other hand, letting the surnamed Zheng take the opportunity to impeach, this play is not bad. In the eyes of the emperor, now we nobles are not diligent and do not distinguish between the four bodies, so we will be missing arms and legs. The Marquis of Dingguo has been cut off, so hurry up and come up with ideas, if this goes on for a long time, the nobles will not even have a place to stay. ”

Staff member Zhang Yun said: "That should be unharmed, the emperor has been looking for him, and he is about to take over the position of national teacher, why did he disappear for no reason." If you can find him, don't worry about pulling him over. With the emperor's trust in him in the past, there is a lot to be done in the future. ”

"Don't expect to be harmless, he has offended the emperor's reverse scales, even if he finds it, it will be a waste chess." The person who spoke was a fresh face, and none of the staff knew him. However, looking at the eyes of Grandpa Guo, this person should be an important role. He continued, "The spies saw Master Bunian at the gate of the city today. ”

Wang Jing was shocked, "What? That old monk has returned to Beijing? Not good, not good, father, how do you see us acting? Do you want to send a team? ”

The old man's voice was cold, and he said, "Can the dead man kill him?" He is a diviner and has the ability to predict the future. Now that he has returned to Beijing, the emperor will definitely take the time to summon him, and he will be more and more constrained when the time comes. Your hands are going to speed up. ”

Zhou Xun, who has followed the old man for the longest time, said: "My subordinates wondered, is it better to send someone to visit a few princes." If Xungui can form a group with the clan, it will not be so easy for the emperor to be afraid. It's just that which prince still needs to be discussed. ”

There was a lot of discussion at the bottom, and some people said that King Ji Chen of Zhan was young and promising, and he was favored by the Queen Mother, so that he could act in the future; Some people say that Prince Bo Ji Jing has always spent all his time drinking, and the emperor does not value it, and he is the least guarded by the emperor among the kings; There are also people who say that the prince of Yuan, because the king of Yuan is the only remaining prince with a fief, who has the protection of the will of the emperor, and is the emperor's own uncle, and the emperor has the greatest obstacle to moving him. After a discussion, several princes have their own advantages and disadvantages, but it is difficult to decide who to choose. Since it couldn't be decided, everyone had to go back to the previous topic.

Nan'anhou's adviser called Su Guang spoke: "Please forgive the old man for his rudeness." The small one always thinks that it should be harmless, and maybe there can be an opening. He has a master-apprentice relationship with the emperor, and he was once highly valued, and he is only one step away from the position of national teacher. Now that he has turned his back on the emperor, there may be some unknown secrets in it. The emperor went to great lengths to find him, could it be because he knew something. The small ones feel that there is something to be used here, but they are suffering from too little information that can be gathered. If the old man knows some inside stories, we can also set a good plan to deal with it. ”

"Don't hide it from you, the old man is also puzzled by this matter. The emperor has always acted as he pleases, and he doesn't like monks and Taoists, but he trusts and doesn't read; has already stated that he will not let Ying be a national teacher without injury, but he is still looking for it, and the old man can't figure out whether the emperor is reluctant to give up, or wants to kill quickly. The old man was thoughtful for a while, and sighed: "The emperor is very ambitious, and now he neither listens to the noble nor the queen mother, and only believes in Xuehuawei." If it weren't for the Queen Mother's insistence, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been possible. ”

Wang Jing asked: "Father, don't you say that the emperor doesn't want more heirs?" Why have you been reluctant to hold auditions for so many years? ”

"The emperor wants to be a holy king, besides, the emperor is young and healthy, so there is no need to worry about the heirs. What's more, the great teacher is now vacant, who can make the crown prince and teach the future emperor? ”

The fresh face said: "Since the emperor can still listen to the persuasion of the queen mother, he might as well stir up the people of the Yu family." The Queen Mother always has to take care of her mother's family. There are many children and grandchildren of the Yu family, and they can always find a few who are not successful. ”

Wang Jing said: "Reasonable." This method is possible. It's no wonder that the old monk didn't miss him, if the person we picked earlier was accepted as an apprentice, and the position of national teacher would be in our hands, there wouldn't be so much trouble now. ”

The old man looked serious, "Don't make useless words, and there is no need to mention the road that has not been taken." You all look around to see who can find some strange people, and then come into contact with the monk Bunian. The position of national teacher is vacant, and we still have a few opportunities. ”

In the midst of gossip, this secret talk was finally divided into several practical tasks, and Su Guang and that fresh face could also explain when they went back. As soon as the hour passed, the crowd dispersed. The fresh face left last, and before leaving, he had a separate conversation with his old man. Wang Jing also sent him to the end of the corridor outside the study.

After Fu Zhongde returned to the Hou Mansion, he first went to the Buddhist hall to visit Aunt Chang's grandmother, but what he got was still that sentence, so there was no need to worry. I came out of the Buddha hall and went to Woxingzhai, and everything was as usual. In the middle of the night, he walked from the rockery of the green garden again into the secret passage leading to the sleeping salary.