Wu Tingzuo had just come out of the palace gate, and before he boarded the carriage, he heard the squeak of the palace gate closing. He couldn't help but shake his head, today is his shift, but something big happened in the palace.

It is said that the little emperor's palace lost something, and Meng Yao, the deputy governor of the Inner Chamberlain, led people to search around the palace like a mad dog. As a result, the thief didn't catch it, but arrested Kang Ze, the deputy capital of Concubine Du's palace.

This Kang Ze didn't have the courage to steal anything from the Little Emperor's Palace, but Meng Yao found a red gold hairpin from his arms.

Kang Ze said that it was rewarded by Concubine Du, and Meng Yao checked and "confirmed" that Kang Ze stole An Concubine's jewelry.

Alas, it is simply absurd, and Wu Tingzuo feels absurd whenever he thinks of it.

As one of the eight ministers of Tuogu, Wu Tingzuo is also an old minister of the Three Dynasties, and although he is not as experienced as Fan Qian, he is also a capable minister who has climbed from the state and county to the high position of the prime minister step by step.

Who is Kangze? That's the big celebrity next to Concubine Du!

Others may not know, but Wu Tingzuo, the prime minister, knows that when the emperor was in the past, the current Empress Dowager Fu is not very favored, but the enchanting and beautiful Concubine Du is particularly favored.

As the saying goes, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven. When the first emperor was there, Kang Ze was a hot eunuch, and he stomped his feet gently, and the ground in the palace probably had to tremble.

Wu Tingzuo thought of this, and couldn't help but sigh heavily, it was impossible for him not to understand the truth of the gods fighting and the little ghosts suffering. It's just that who called him the prime minister who is on duty in the palace today?

The rules in the palace, including the internal servants, can only be deputy governors at most, and all of them are vacant.

Kang Ze is not an ordinary small chamberlain, but a high-grade palace deputy governor, under the jurisdiction of the political affairs hall.

According to the rules of the imperial court, officials of the sixth rank and below can be appointed and dismissed only by the edict of the political affairs hall, without the consent of the palace.

It's such a coincidence, this Kang Ze is a deputy of the sixth grade, and Wu Tingzuo is today's rotating minister. As a result, such a tricky hot potato was handed over to Wu Tingzuo.

Wu Tingzuo is neither a confidant of the Empress Dowager Fu, nor has anything to do with Fan Zhen, to be precise, he is just a servant of the first emperor. Otherwise, how could the first emperor leave an edict and promote Wu Tingzuo to the political hall?

To put it in my heart, Wu Tingzuo has some prejudices about Fan Qian's arbitrariness. Everyone is in the political hall, why can only Fan Zhen have the final say?

It's just that Wu Dinh Zuo clearly understands the overall situation and knows what to advance and retreat, and does not openly fight for power with Fan Qian. With Li Gu and Wang Pu rushing in front, to fight with Fan Zhen to the death, he might as well keep watching coldly and see who can have the last laugh.

Although the problem was in front of him, Wu Tingzuo was not flustered or anxious at all, he just said lightly, such a big matter must be discussed with Fan Xianggong before it can be decided.

It's just that having said that, when Wu Tingzuo disposed of Kang Ze, he also left a back hand, and did not hand him over to Meng Yao for custody, but ordered someone to send him to Dali Temple Prison.

Wu Tingzuo was unwilling and did not dare to openly oppose Fan Qian. It's just that if he can quietly give Fan Zhen some eye medicine and help him add something to block his heart, Wu Tingzuo doesn't have any psychological burden.

Don't suffer from widowhood, only unevenness! Fan Zhen controlled the overall situation of the government in the political hall and ate alone, but it was not only Li Gu and Wang Pu who annoyed him?

Wu Tingzuo sat in the carriage, and the little guy Qinmo, who was originally shrunk in a corner, came over with a very good look, took out the still warm teapot from the warm pot, poured a cup of tea for Wu Tingzuo, and handed it to him.

Today, Wu Tingzuo said a lot in the palace, but he was also a little thirsty, after taking the teacup, he drank it all, and ordered: "Another one." ”

After drinking two cups of warm tea in a row, Wu Tingzuo suddenly remembered one thing, if it weren't for the copper stinker Li Wuyi who invented the method of stir-frying tea, he would probably still think that the so-called group tea with ginger, salt, and even green onions is a delicacy in the world.

It's all tea, but this tea is not the other tea, I'm not afraid of not knowing tea, I'm afraid of tea than tea!

Compared with the fragrant and refreshing fried tea, the so-called group tea with various ingredients is simply unpalatable!

Wu Tingzuo lay on his back on the brocade mattress and closed his eyes to recuperate, and just when Qin Mo almost thought that his master was asleep, he suddenly ordered: "After arriving at the palace, send someone to call Wang Xiaotong, the commander of the defense army, to come to see me." ”

Qin Mo has been serving Wu Tingzuo for many years, and he knows that his master is a very assertive person, and he will not take the initiative to summon his subordinates.

In Qinmo's past experience, Wu Tingzuo summoned his subordinates, and there were only two situations, one was to promote and reuse, and the other was to reprimand and impeach.

As the current Kaifeng Mansion Yin, Wu Tingzuo has the actual power at hand, except for Fan Qian, the rest of the ministers in the political hall really can't compare.

Kaifeng Prefecture is the first government in the world, and is in charge of government affairs inside and outside Gyeonggi. The powerful families inside and outside the city, no matter how powerful they are, if they offend Wu Tingzuo, I am afraid that it will be difficult to move an inch.

If Wu Tingzuo insists on acting according to the charter, hehe, the family is ugly, and the scandal is light, and the heavy one is disgraced and dismissed, which makes the palace annoying.

Wu Tingzuo is respected as the minister of the political hall and concurrently serves as the governor of Kaifeng, which is actually the blessing of the first emperor. Kaifeng Mansion Yin, as usual, can only serve one term, and at most three years will be transferred.

Although Fan Zhen did not say it explicitly, Wu Tingzuo privately understood that Fan Zhen had always wanted to promote his protégé Yang Jiong to the throne of Quanzhi Kaifeng Mansion.

The problem is that the right to know the affairs of the Kaifeng government can take office regardless of the grade, as long as the qualifications are sufficient. However, Wu Tingzuo, the prime minister of the dynasty, is difficult to find a part-time job with more real power than Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

Li Zhongyi, a copper stinky son, once famously said: Three years of Qing Zhizhou, 50,000 yuan of Wenwen, Wu Tingzuo thought deeply of this.

In his two-year career as the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion, Wu Tingzuo has already made no less than 500,000 yuan, which is still his relatively restrained, and he has not taken the initiative to ask for bribes.

The official fortune is almost over, and the financial fortune is also coming to an end, and Wu Tingzuo is not the kind of saint who does not eat the fireworks of the world, how can he not have an opinion on Fan Qian?

It's just that Fan Zhen has won the trust of the Empress Dowager Fu, and he is the prime minister of the first emperor Tuogu, and Wu Tingzuo, whose strength is far inferior to others, can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and it is rare to be confused.

After returning to the mansion, Wu Tingzuo changed his clothes into civilian clothes, and just drank half a cup of tea, he heard a report that Wang Xiaotong was coming and waiting outside the second hall.

Wu Tingzuo didn't plan to see Wang Xiaotong immediately, but just snorted, indicating that he knew, and there was no more follow-up.

Qin Mo didn't know why Wu Tingzuo wanted to see Wang Xiaotong, but he was very familiar with Wu Tingzuo's body language, so he glanced at the subordinate and asked him to go down and wait first.

Wang Xiaotong felt a little strange in his heart, Wu Xianggong had not been in charge of Kaifeng Mansion for a day or two, and he had never been summoned alone, what happened today?

From the beginning of Li Zhongyiquan's knowledge of Kaifeng Mansion, until now, Wang Xiaotong has been nailed to the post of commander of the defense army for several years, and there is no progress in his career.

No matter what others think, Wang Xiaotong did not complain about Li Zhongyi's old boss and did not pull him out of his old boss.

As the saying goes, once a son of heaven is a courtier, someone in the court is good to be an official. Wang Xiaotong is just a poor Qiu Ba who is responsible for firefighting, and not too many people pay attention to him.

Under the sun, Wang Xiaotong had been standing outside the second hall for about half an hour, and only then did the order from the hall call him in.

Wang Xiaotong subconsciously straightened his clothes, hunched his waist, followed behind Qin Mo, and quickly walked into the second hall.

"The commander of the Xiaguan Defense Army is Wang Xiaotong, see Wu Xianggong." Wang Xiaotong's rank and status are too low, and he must attend the ceremony in a proper manner.

"That's it, there's no need to be so polite, just sit down." Wu Tingzuo has never been a talkative person, and in front of his subordinates, he said more than a dozen words in one breath, which is already a special case.

Wang Xiaotong's official position is not high, but he has been in Kaifeng Mansion and often deals with local natives for more than ten years, but he has a lot of eyes.

Just like later generations, a taxi driver in the imperial capital knows astronomy and geography, and he knows the anecdotes of high-ranking officials well, and there are no big and small things they don't know.

These so-called indigenous people like to see people through the cracks in the door, especially in front of the countrymen who have never seen the world, showing their knowledge and their hands and eyes.

It's just that if those guys are really powerful, why drive taxis?

Li Zhongyi once said a famous saying, abnormal affairs are demons, Wu Xianggong, who has always been high-minded, actually personally summoned Wang Xiaotong, a petty official of the eighth grade, alas, the sun didn't come out of the west, right?

Wu Xianggong personally gave up his seat, that is his old man is approachable, if Wang Xiaotong is serious, it is the big mallet of Tianzi No. 1.

"I've heard about you." With Wu Tingzuo's noble status, there is no need to talk nonsense with Wang Xiaotong, his official business is also extremely busy, where can he have so much spare time to accompany him, "There is a shortage of deputy envoys in the Right Army Patrol Academy, you clean up and take office in three days." ”

Wang Xiaotong was taken aback, he and Wu Xianggong are not related, could it be that pies will really fall from the sky, and it will just hit his head?

Without waiting for Wang Xiaotong to kneel down and ask thanks, Wu Tingzuo seemed to have just remembered, and then ordered: "On the side of the defense army, you are in good hands, so let's take care of it for the time being." When you find the right candidate, it's not too late to hand it over. With that, he picked up the teacup.

Originally, there was no rule of serving tea to guests in this dynasty, but since Li Zhongyi Quan knew Kaifeng Mansion, he liked to drink hot tea and moisten his throat after talking about business.

In this way, serving tea and sending guests gradually became popular in the system of the government office.

After all, everyone is a colleague, and after talking about official business, they directly drive their subordinates away, and they are somewhat unbearable.

Zuo Ziguang, who presided over the intelligence plan of the capital, learned the news that Wang Xiaotong was promoted to deputy envoy of the Right Army Patrol Yuan within an hour, and he couldn't help touching his chin and said lightly: "From this point of view, that Wu Xianggong is a person with a heart." ”

PS: I have a little time today, and I'm interested, and I'm going to continue to update 10,000 words!