In the evening sky, it was drizzling.

Chu Tianxiu walked out of the palace with an umbrella and got into the main carriage of Danyang County, which was still waiting outside the palace.

Inside the carriage.

He finally relaxed a little, and lay down on his seat with a tired expression.

His identity as a little dusk marquis, he has set his own position since he was "born", and he can't change it if he doesn't get involved with any faction. Since there is no faction and no department, you can only fight alone.

All of them are opponents, whether it is the Confucian faction or the gate lord noble faction, none of them are their own people.

This time the court struggle, which allowed him to wander between the two factions and reaped a lot of benefits.

forced the Confucian faction to sign two important agreements - Dong Xianliang owes a favor, and the first examiner of the new system in the future.

These two agreements will be of great use in the future.

There is also the "paper instead of Jane" promulgated by the Prime Minister's Office, which brought him huge financial benefits.

It's just that the last time I went to court, I was more tired than fighting.

This court still comes a few times, and after going back, take a good rest in Yuyuan, eat and drink enough to replenish the dead brain cells.

Zu'er sat in the carriage and waited for a long time, looking at Chu Tianxiu's tired face.

She hurriedly pinched his shoulders and forehead with a pair of soft wattles, and asked worriedly, "Uncle, why are you so tired?" Did something big happen in the court? ”

"Uncle Ben, I offended Prime Minister Xie Cheng and made him lose his position.

After I go back this time, I'm afraid the second lady will show me the face again.

Never mind... Let's go in through the side door of the palace, so as not to bump into the second lady. ”

Chu Tianxiu said helplessly.

He wasn't afraid of the second lady, in case of a quarrel, it would inevitably embarrass his father-in-law, King Ping, in the middle.

In this court dispute, the imperial historian Kong Hanyou and Xie Huyong fought for the "year-old system". Attacked and defended several times back and forth.

This was all to be expected.

This time, he was in a hurry, purely just to help Kong Hanyou overthrow the "year-old system", and he didn't expect to bring down Xie Huyong at all.

The most unexpected thing for him was Emperor Xiang Yanran.

It is still the emperor who is not visible, but he is a real generation of emperors, firmly in control of the situation of the Great Chu Dynasty.

seized the fleeting opportunity, and simply and neatly replaced Xie Huyong as the prime minister, and let the imperial historian Kong Hanyou become the prime minister, which greatly increased the strength of the Confucian officials.

However, he transferred Wang Su, the new leader of the gate lord noble faction, to the imperial historian to check and balance Kong Hanyou.

The emperor easily realized his intention to implement the new policy.

Everything in the court is under the control of Emperor Xiang Yanran.

This also proves how important it is to hug Emperor Xiang Yanran's thigh.

As long as he stood on the side of Emperor Xiang Yanran, he showed enough loyalty. Even if it is squeezed out by the officials of the two factions of the court, it is not a big problem.

"Uncle..."

Zu'er's eyes widened in horror and stuck out her tongue.

This is quite serious.

But things in the court are too complicated, and her little head can't figure it out.

The county lord's carriage quietly returned to the Yu Garden of the Ping Wangfu through the side door.

The next few days.

Chu Tianxiu simply stayed in Yu Yuan and didn't go out, either accompanying Li Yu, Zu'er, and Di Er to eat, drink and play in Yu Garden, or writing the second half of "The Story of Stones".

Xiao Duhou's little life as a son-in-law is also fulfilling.

The first half of "The Book of Stones" sold 2,000 copies on the first day. Hurry up and print some more, and sell them as they go, and they are almost sold out.

There are even many traders who come and go from the south to the north to buy "The Stone Record" and resell it to the counties and counties in Dachu, and at least a few hundred copies are sold a day.

As long as this situation lasts for a few months and a half, then his status as a new generation of literary grandmasters will be unbreakable.

It's called fame!

In addition to the entire Jinling City, various counties and counties of Dachu are also asking to buy, and the influence will naturally increase.

...

Xie Fu.

Lobby.

Xie Huyong sat in the lobby with a solemn face.

Hundreds of Xie clansmen and scholars gathered together, looking at the head of the family who had returned to hermit, all with sad and angry faces.

This is the first time that Xie Huyong's gate valve gathering has been held after Xie Huyong's resignation.

Determine the future of Hsieh's gate valve event!

"Although the old man has retired from the position of prime minister, he still has residual heat. In the past, protégés and former officials were all over the government and the opposition, and there were still people who were willing to listen to what they said. The old man Yu Wei is still there, even if he is still a little affectionate in front of the emperor, the Xie family gate valve will not fall down! ”

Xie Huyong said in a deep voice.

After resigning and returning home, he also looked away.

Since you are in the wild, let's cultivate your fame in the wild! A well-known master, even if he is in the opposition, can still affect the overall situation of the court.

When he was in the opposition, he poured more effort into the Xie family's disciples and cultivated more Xie scholars.

Over the years, the children of the Xie family have enjoyed all the blessings, but they are too lazy and degenerate.

"The old man has two big things to announce!"

"The first thing is to decide that the next lord of my Jinling Xie Gate Valve will be the eldest son Xie Xu, and the next one will be the eldest grandson Xie Anran. A large number of network resources of my Xie Gate Valve will be used on Xie Xu and Xie Anran. ”

Xie Xu is already the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his qualifications are mediocre, and it is extremely difficult to be promoted.

The focus is still on the eldest grandson Xie Anran, the second largest gentleman in Jinling, the princess's concubine, who is nostalgic and happy between the painting boats all day long.

"Xie Anran!"

Xie Huyong looked at Xie Anran and said.

"My grandson is here!"

Xie Anran's heart sank, and he bowed down.

"Before, my grandfather was in the imperial court, and the Xie family was at ease, no matter how happy you were in Jinling City.

Now that my grandfather has resigned, the family needs someone to stand up and get through this difficulty, and your eldest grandson must shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Xie family's gate valve and be ready to go out!

In a few days, the emperor will recruit you as an official.

Danyang County Shou has recently been sick and on leave, and it is difficult to perform his duties... How are you guarding Danyang Daijun? Acting for one year, doing a good job, one year later turned into a county guard. Strive to rank nine in five to ten years! ”

Xie Huyong said.

This is the last affection of the old prime minister, asking the emperor to recruit Xie Anran as the county guard of Danyang.

"Acting for the county guard", this official is far taller than other officials of the age, and he has saved at least more than ten years of working hard at the bottom.

Danyang County is on the edge of the imperial capital of Jinling, and it is also close.

Moreover, Xie Anran, as the eldest grandson of the Xie family and the master of the horse, has a huge advantage, that is, Princess Xiang Ling can help him speak in front of the emperor.

This eldest grandson is far more likely to be promoted to Jiuqing than the eldest son.

As long as Xie Anran can be promoted to Jiuqing within ten years, then the position of the Xie family gate valve can be stabilized.

Xie Anran hesitated for a moment, sighed slightly in his heart, and arched his hand: "Yes!" ... The grandson did his best. ”

Whether it is grandfather Xie Huyong, the old prime minister, or Princess Xiang Ling, the emperor can directly recruit him as an official.

As a disciple of the gate valve, this is not up to him to choose.

It can only be out of office to maintain the stability of Xie's door valve.

"The second big thing is that the old man plans to run a newspaper.

Xie Anran and Xiao Duanhou, the prince, Shen Wanbao and others have run the "Da Chu Di Bao" together, and they should know the law of Di Bao.

My grandfather went into seclusion, and he was idle at home.

With some surplus money rewarded by the emperor in hand, he plans to set up a Di Bao, which is called "Xie's Di Bao"!

Grandfather exerted a little residual heat, and still had to stick to the position of our gate lord and noble, and speak out for the world's scholars! Specially publish the news of gate valves and scholars. ”

Xie Huyong said in a deep voice.

The Di Bao invented by Xiao Duhou is indeed a good thing. Even if he is in seclusion, he can still make his voice known.

As for the cost, there is no need to think about it.

He resigned this time and went into hiding, and the emperor rewarded him with 100 catties of gold and 100 hectares of fertile land, which was a good income every year.

There is no need to use the official account of the Xie family, just this extra large amount of money is enough for him to run an influential newspaper.

“...”

Xie Anran was silent for a moment, "Yes!" ”

It is not easy to run a newspaper, and it requires enough people to collect information, paper, and printing.

He is only good at collecting news, and the rest can only rely on Shen Wanbao and Xiao Duhou.

However, his grandfather Xie Huyong had a huge influence among the nobles of the gate valve, and he raised his arms and responded to the crowd, and specially ran a newspaper for the scholars.

Guan is in the internal news channel of the gate lord lord, which is a huge advantage, which "Da Chu Di Daily" can't do. Perhaps, this Xie family report can almost be done.