Zhong Qing looked at the carriage of Qian Duanli, the governor of the government, and slowly left from the gate of the prince's mansion before signaling Tao Qian to drive the carriage to the door of the prince's mansion.

Zuo Yu and Left Foot are naturally no strangers to Zhong Qing now, and the moment they saw Zhong Qing get out of the carriage, one of the two brothers immediately trotted to the house to report.

Tao Qian is an old oilman, and when Zhong Qing was in Yangzhou, he had already followed Zhong Qing and worked as a porter for three years, so at this time, the eye of the eunuch made him guess at a glance the reason why Zhong Qing frowned.

"The appearance of the governor in the prince's mansion is nothing more than because of the matter of Qian Xiangzu, after Ye Qing left Lin'an, Xiao Zhen, the prefect of Lin'an, recommended Qian Xiangzu to the prince's mansion, and this person is now deeply respected and trusted by the prince's mansion, so the appearance of Qian Duanli, the governor of the governor's office, is naturally for the appointment and dismissal of some officials after the prince ascended the throne." Tao Qian followed behind Zhong Qing and bowed his head and said.

"The crown prince is about to succeed to the throne, and people's hearts are moving, I am afraid that these days, the threshold of this prince's mansion must not be broken." Zhong Qing lowered her head and said with a smile.

It's no wonder that since Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, he hasn't met the crown princess, I'm afraid that the two of them are very busy these days, which makes it difficult for them to see each other, Zhong Qing thought in his mind as he walked forward.

Tao Qian, who was behind him, laughed, and then said: "Not everyone is qualified to come to the Prince's Mansion, compared to the Prince's Mansion, you can go and see the entrance of some officials in Lin'an who have real power in their hands, that is to call an endless stream of overcrowded, large and small officials, are about to break their heads because of this." ”

"So serious?" Zhong Qing was startled and asked.

"That's natural, what you can see is nothing more than the Prince's Mansion, the Imperial Palace, and at the lowest is a high-ranking and powerful court official like Ye Qing, and there are naturally not many people at the door. After all, it is not so easy to climb to the crony of such an official who holds real power and has influence in the imperial court. But in front of the officials of the six ministries and three provinces, such as the squire and the chief bookkeeper, that is the real ...... Every day is making money. Tao Qian continued to follow and whispered as he walked.

"This is also true, no wonder from yesterday to this morning, the door was deserted, only Shi Miyuan handed Ye Qing an invitation." Zhong Qing said thoughtfully.

"Now after all, the old look is going to be renewed, and the court is going to change the heavens and the earth, so people's hearts are fluctuating, and how many officials want to take this opportunity to take the opportunity to find an ideal dispatch for themselves, not only Lin'an officials, but also officials from all walks of life are now like locusts, and there are not a few people who secretly pour into Lin'an City." It seems that Tao Qian has not been wandering around Lin'an City in vain these days, and the name of Bao Inquiring is obviously not groundless, compared with the original old Liu Tou, it can be said to be comparable.

"Aren't they afraid of being on the wrong side of the line when they rush in like this? I am not afraid of ...... when the time comes. Zhong Qing looked at Li Fengniang not far away, and couldn't help but finally turn back to Tao Qian and asked.

"Compared with the promotion of official careers, they will naturally not be as cautious as Ye Qing and other courtiers, walking on thin ice above the court. What's more, they don't have such a long-term vision pattern, after all, the grade is too different from Ye Qing and others, in their hearts, now they can only take this opportunity to gamble, and they can hug the thigh of an important person, which is stronger than anything else, as for whether they hold the wrong leg, I am afraid that they have already weighed and judged it in their hearts, whether they win or lose, then only God knows. After Tao Qian finished speaking with a smile, he followed Zhong Qing and took two quick steps to salute Li Fengniang.

Lin'an City is indeed as Tao Qian said, the streets and alleys are full of officials of all grades looking for a way.

The relationship and means are narrow, and the only way to force the silver to have a relationship with the porter of the Lin'an official, hoping to get a familiar face and get a reminder from the porter in front of the official.

Those who have slightly wider relationships and means are to seize the relatives and concubines of other officials, and so on, and climb the relationship and make money, hoping to take this opportunity to contact officials who can play a role in their career promotion.

Of course, there are also some officials of all grades on the road, who have long had a good relationship with the officials of Lin'an on weekdays, and now after coming to Lin'an, they naturally become the guests of the officials of Lin'an City first.

In short, as the schedule of the crown prince's succession to the throne and the holy Zen throne is getting closer and closer, some foreign officials can always be seen in the restaurant inns and Qinglou casinos in Chang'an City, accompanying the officials of Lin'an to appear in various places, squandering pleasures and using silver to enhance the "feelings" between each other.

Compared with the endless stream of middle- and low-level officials, the doors of the mansions of people like Shi Miyuan, Han Cheng, Zhao Ruyu, Ye Qing and others are now described as deserted.

But no one would think that this was a sign of the decline and decline of the family road when they looked at the dreaded deserted gate, but in their hearts, these deserted gates were powerful gates that they did not even have the qualifications to step on, so that their hearts were full of all kinds of longings, and they really hoped that suddenly the ancestral tomb would be smoking, and these closed majestic gates would suddenly open a small door for him, even if it was a back door.

Li Lifang lingered at the door of Ye Qing's house for a long time, reaching out several times to take a picture of the knocker, but in the end, because of the hesitation in his heart, he had to slowly withdraw his arm, looked at the door and sighed, and then continued to walk back and forth at the door, wondering whether to go in or not.

Ye Qing, who had already gotten off the carriage, stood not far away, watching Li Lifang wandering around at the door of his house, reaching out several times to pat the door knocker, but then withdrawing his hand, he had been standing silently in the corner of the wall not far away, looking at Li Lifang who was walking back and forth like a donkey.

It wasn't until Li Lifang turned his head and suddenly raised his head and looked at Ye Qing who was shining in the corner of the wall at sunset, his face was stunned, and he finally smiled bitterly, and walked towards Ye Qing quickly: "You're back, if you don't come back, I'll really have to go in by myself." ”

"I have a tiger in my house, so scared that you don't even dare to go in?" Ye Qing looked at Li Lifang and asked.

Li Lifang rolled his eyes speechlessly, sighed and said: "Once I was bitten by a snake and I was afraid of the well rope for ten years, I Li Lifang haven't forgotten what happened back then, so ...... I have a long memory, I'm afraid of you, okay. ”

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that after Li Lifang and Tang Hexi were drunk, they broke into his house and then beat Bai Chun, but after so many years, I didn't expect this guy to still remember it now.

"What's the matter, now that the crown prince is about to succeed to the throne, this is a harder backer, so you plan to ask me for guilt and revenge?" Ye Qing teased Li Lifang, and then walked home together.

Bai Chun's appearance made Li Lifang even more cramped, but looking at Bai Chun as if he had forgotten what happened back then, after saluting him casually, Li Lifang was really relaxed while Ye Qing patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"I didn't think about taking revenge on you, revenge on you? I haven't lived long enough! By the way, I heard the crown princess say that on the night of King Xin's death two years ago, it was actually the emperor who wanted to ...... you. After relaxing, Li Lifang immediately inquired about the old secrets.

"It's your business! Why did you suddenly remember to come to me? Ye Qing watched Bai Chun put down the tea in person, and after walking out of the study, he asked Li Lifang.

"There is one thing, I want to ask you for a favor, but this matter should be more suitable for Zhao Ruyu, but...... I always feel that it is better to find you, although Zhao Ruyu is also deeply valued by the Prince's Mansion now, but I still think that you are more valued by the Prince's Mansion, so I came to you. Li Lifang talked for a long time, but he still didn't say his purpose.

"If you don't go looking for the crown princess, you will come to me? Brains are broken, aren't you? Ye Qing was stunned, he didn't know how well Li Fengniang cared for calves, he didn't believe that Li Fengniang would refuse his brother's request.

"It is precisely because the crown princess did not agree that I came to you, the crown princess has always been obedient to you in major matters, ......." Li Lifang spread his hands and said very frankly.

But when he heard this, Ye Qing was in a cold sweat, and he inexplicably felt that his brother-in-law was looking for his brother-in-law to do something.

"No, no, no, you wait a while, don't talk about anything else, can you make it clearer first, princess...... What did your sister refuse to ask you for? Ye Qing subconsciously touched his nose and asked.

"Oh...... I want to get a criminal secretary to do it after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, but the crown princess doesn't agree, so why don't I come to you and ask you to help me figure out a way. Li Lifang was stunned for a moment, and after coming back to his senses, he realized that he hadn't said anything serious, and he just talked about whether the crown princess listened to Ye Qing's opinion.

The secretary of the criminal department is Liang Ke's family, and because of Wang Huai's relationship, he has been in office for many years, and now Li Lifang wants to get a secretary of the criminal department to do it, how can he be sure...... The book of the criminal department will inevitably change hands?

Ye Qing looked at Li Lifang without speaking, Li Lifang dared to directly ask for the position of the secretary of the criminal department, which is enough to show that he must know that after the crown prince succeeds to the throne, Wang Huai and the Liang Ke family will inevitably fall, but now, ...... Could this sign be so obvious that even Li Lifang could see it?

"Why is it the position of the secretary of the criminal department?" Ye Qing asked quietly.

"Majestic." Li Lifang glared and said: "Who doesn't know that the Liang Ke family has been in the post of the secretary of the criminal department for many years, and now once the prince succeeds to the throne, the old appearance will be renewed, and the world will be changed, and he, the secretary of the criminal department, will inevitably change hands, and will be remembered by others, not to mention, what is it called now...... Qian Xiangzu, but he is the prince's favorite candidate, so I should be more qualified than others, right? ”

"Qian Xiangzu?" Ye Qing muttered the name, and couldn't help but think of Qian Duanli, who participated in the governor's political affairs, so it seems that Qian Duanli, who has always had an ambiguous attitude above the court, is now planning to stand directly with the prince.

After all, the Qian family, which has an extremely close relationship with the Zhao and Song royal families, obviously cannot rely on any courtier, if they choose, they must follow the ancestral teachings and have always supported the Zhao and Song royal families.

"In that case, the crown princess has obviously already found other assignments for you before, but you want a more majestic post of secretary of the criminal department?" Ye Qing asked after thinking for a while.

But in my mind, I am still thinking about whether Li Fengniang is a little too anxious, and she has already regarded Wang Huai's decline as a foolproof thing!

"Succeed my father, become the secretary of the Ministry of Works, now my father has already been at home, I have always been the supervisor and the waiter of the Ministry of Works, now, the princess just wants to take this opportunity, it is logical for me to directly serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, but I always feel that the Ministry of Industry is not as majestic as the Ministry of Justice, you think, if I am the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, who will dare to mess with me in Lin'an City in the future, isn't it?" Li Lifang persuaded Ye Qingdao.

"No one dares to mess with you now, does they?" Ye Qing rolled his eyes and glanced at Li Lifang, and then said: "Once the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the crown princess will be the queen of the world of my mother of the Great Song Dynasty, you are the queen's younger brother, who would dare to provoke you in this world, don't you have to give three points of courtesy?" ”

"As a queen, after all, she has to stay in the palace all the time, how can she know all about this outside matter? What's more, after all, I have to rely on the crown princess to help me speak, which is always not as comfortable and calm as holding power in my own hands, isn't it? Li Lifang frowned, thinking that Ye Qing would definitely agree to help him as soon as possible, but it seemed that Ye Qing was not very willing to help.

So after thinking about it for a while, he continued: "You can think about it, once I am appointed as the secretary of the criminal department, and you are in Lin'an...... Think about it, no matter what you do, do you need to be afraid? Even if someone reports to the official that you Ye Qing is using power for personal gain, or bullying the people, I will not accept it at that time, and I will not ...... to investigate it. ”

"I don't need your help." Ye Qing hurriedly waved his hand, then sighed, spread his hands and said: "I can't help, I Ye Qing can't help you in this matter, and you also know that I, Ye Qing, am just a ...... of the Imperial City Division now." ”

"It's because you're the commander of the Imperial City Division that I came to you, because you must know a lot of secret things, so my sister ...... The crown princess will value you, will take your words seriously, and as long as you say a word, ....... After Li Lifang heard Ye Qing's refusal, he stood up directly, ignoring the teacup that would be turned over by his sleeve, walked up to Ye Qing and hurriedly gestured.

"Actually, the Ministry of Industry is not bad, is it? You can take it slowly, and you don't need to rush it. After all, the imperial court has the law of the imperial court after all, and after the new emperor succeeds to the throne, not everything can be perfectly connected immediately, and not every official can be trusted and reused by the new emperor. Ye Qing analyzed for Li Lifang and said.

Li Lifang nodded thoughtfully on the side, although Ye Qing's method was a little slower, and he couldn't shake his majesty immediately after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, but now after he was rejected by the crown princess, Ye Qing's method was also a good way to compromise.

"Is there no other way?" Li Lifang still asked a little unwillingly: "And if Qian Xiangzu has done a good job in the post of secretary of the Criminal Department and is deeply appreciated by the new emperor, then what should I do?" Isn't there no hope at all? In that case, it's better not to give him this chance, right? ”

"Definitely." Ye Qing said calmly: "If Qian Xiangzu is doing a good job in the position of secretary of the Criminal Department, then you can just recommend him to the next level?" What you want is the position of secretary of the Criminal Department, do you want Qian Xiangzu to be dismissed? As long as he no longer obstructs you from serving as the secretary of the Criminal Department, then why not recommend him to replace his father Qian Duanli, and serve as the governor? ”

“…… Or are you insidious! Li Lifang gave Ye Qing a thumbs up and said with sincere admiration: "Why can't I think of such a good idea!" ”