Shang Cheng arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials early in the morning. He first found Zuo Shilang, who was in charge of the civil official Dethroned, and said that the predicament he was currently facing was the disagreement between Lu Ji and Di Xu. The officials obviously knew about these situations, and Zuo Shilang was also more sympathetic to Shang Cheng's current situation. However, whether it is him personally or the ministry, there is nothing he can do to help him, and a local official like Lu Jidi Xu, who is in charge of one side, as long as there is no special reason, it is difficult to transfer once he is appointed. In addition, although there are contradictions between Lu Di and the two, it has not affected local government affairs, and the current situation in Yanshan is still very good; The imperial court was very satisfied, and the six departments also spoke highly of the two people.

Shang Cheng had no choice but to explain: there is no impact now, that is because Tao Qi and Tao Mengchang are the prefects of Yanzhou, and he can play a role in balancing and easing between Lu Di and the two; But now that Tao Taishou has been transferred by the imperial court, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future. He hoped that the ministry could appoint a person who could play the role of Tao Qi to Yanzhou.

Zuo Shilang was embarrassed. As the fake governor of Yanshan, Shang Cheng had the right to recommend someone to serve as the prefect of Yanzhou, or to make requests for personnel appointments; Moreover, under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Officials will not reject such recommendations and requests. But Shang Cheng's current requirements are too high, and the Ministry probably can't find such a person among the large number of officials waiting for duty. He thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Is there anyone Yan Du can recommend?" ”

"I heard that Pan Lian, the former waiter of the Ministry of Officials, has no specific arrangements yet." Shang Cheng said bluntly, "Can you appoint him to Yanzhou?" ”

Neither Zuo Shilang nor the official department dared to express his position casually on this matter. However, they all said that if Shang Cheng could get the prime minister's public office to approve and teach the right minister Zhang Pu to nod, then the officials would definitely not prevent Pan Lian from going to Yanshan.

Shang Cheng immediately went to find Zhang Pu. As soon as he talked about the actual situation in Yanshan and talked about his thoughts, Zhang Pu could only nod. Although Zhang Pu was reluctant in his heart, Shang Cheng's words were all reasonable, he couldn't do it without nodding, and he couldn't ignore the problem of personnel disputes and let Yan Shanwei leave a hidden danger, right? In addition, he is also a little jealous of Shang Cheng, for fear that a mishandling will make this person jump out of the excuse and poke things again. This blind businessman is so capable of causing trouble! Dong Quan's group of radical officials were about to lose power, but because of a military plan suddenly thrown out by Yan Shanwei, they are all active again......

Seeing that Shang Cheng brought back the note written by Zhang Pu in less than half an hour, the official Shangshu and Zuo Shilang were full of surprise that they couldn't hide. They couldn't understand how the right minister, Zhang Pu, suddenly became so easy to speak. You must know that although Pan Lian did not wear a pair of pants with Dong Quan, he and Zhang Pu are not all the way, and in the court's opposition to "first the south and then the north", Pan Lian's voice is not much lower than Dong Quan......

After completing Pan Lian's appointment as the prefect of Yanzhou, Shang Chengcheng returned to the post house on Hanhuai Street, ate something casually and fell asleep. He slept until the end of the night. Calculating that the time was almost up, he got up and cleaned up, changed into a solemn shirt for visitors, and took two guards to Chen Pu's mansion.

The Changsha Princess's Mansion located in the inner city is of course much more magnificent than his house in Yanzhou, not to mention, just the courtyard wall of the second high blue brick hanging eaves that occupies almost half of the street is not comparable to the ordinary rich and noble families. The two-headed hedgehog carved in stone at the door is even more vivid, the male lion is hideous and the female lioness is mighty, and the momentum of opening teeth and dancing claws is extraordinary; It is that between the fingers and claws of the lion's back, you can't see the shades of gray and white traces and moss accumulated by the sun and rain all year round, and it is obvious that it has not been carved for much time.

He met Chen Pu's personal guard Jiao'er outside the princess's mansion.

As soon as Jiao'er saw him, she immediately said apologetically that the general had something to delay for a while, so he couldn't rush back in time.

Shang Cheng didn't ask Chen Pu what was delayed. He smiled and said, "Since the general has something, then I will come back another day." Although he said it kindly, his face was ugly, and his heart was very uncomfortable. Tomorrow is the day off stipulated by the imperial court, so according to the custom, today's officials can almost go down after noon; It's already the beginning of the Shen Dynasty, maybe even the prime ministers like Tang Xing and Zhang Pu have gone home from a break, Chen Pu is a nominal soldier of the military department, what other national affairs can she deal with? Obviously, the so-called delay is just an excuse for not wanting to see him temporarily!

Jiao'er saw that he was not happy, and hurriedly said to him: "Don't worry, general, our princess really has something that can't be turned around immediately!" Yiyi She originally wanted to entertain you in the mansion, so she didn't even agree to Princess Nanyang inviting her to the fence garden. It was because someone in the palace spread the word after noon that Concubine De wanted to see her. Before leaving, she repeatedly told me that you should sit back and wait, and she would try to come back as soon as possible. ”

Shang Cheng nodded, and a little smile appeared on his face. He accepted the reason. He had already heard from Guo Biao that Chen Pu's biological mother was this Concubine De, and Princess Nanyang, who had made a lot of noise in the capital in the past two years, was also born to Concubine De; In addition, Concubine De also has a king and a little princess who has not yet been officially titled, and she is probably only eight or nine years old......

According to Chen Pu's instructions before leaving, Jiao'er welcomed Shang Cheng into the outer study of the mansion.

This is probably the place where Chen Pu handled official business when he was in Beijing, and there are official documents and files on the desk and the bookshelf behind the chair, and there is a wooden shelf on the wall, on which is hung the geographical map of Da Zhao. To Shang Cheng's delight, there was no brazier in the house, and there was no burning dragon or warm wall, and it was full of a pleasant cold atmosphere. Seeing this, the last bit of unhappiness in his heart was gone. Obviously, Chen Pu really wanted to be a good student to receive him as a guest, otherwise she would not have thought about it so carefully and thoughtfully, not only did she not let him sit and wait in the hierarchical living room, but also thought about his eye disease......

After the maid offered tea, Jiao'er stood aside and spoke to Shang Cheng without saying a word.

But what can she and Shang Cheng say? At most, the life world of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl is almost as big as the princess's mansion, and the things she cares about are no different to another world for Shang Cheng, so it is naturally impossible to find any topics that everyone cares about, so after saying a few words, she wrung her hands in embarrassment, completely at a loss.

Shang Cheng smiled: "You go and do your job, don't worry about me." He casually picked up a document from the case and made it look like he had something to do.

"When the general went out, he commanded, he wanted me, he wanted me to ......" Chen Pu explained "Don't snub Yandu", but she really couldn't convey this to Shang Cheng.

Shang Cheng pinched the military newspaper and said jokingly: "It's okay, you can go." I'm not comfortable with you here. ”

Seeing that Jiao'er left hesitantly, Shang Cheng also put down the expired military report. He didn't touch the paperwork either, and of course it was only some less important documents that would be placed here, and he wouldn't have any interest. He walked around the room, hoping to find something to pass the time.

He was soon disappointed. In this room, in addition to the documents asking for food, there are files related to training equipment, or some old war reports, and looking at the titles on the files can make people want to doze off. It seems that this outer study is indeed an outer study, and it is indeed a study open to the outside world......

The only thing that made him a little more energetic was a word on the case:

"When the minister hears and asks for the elder of the wood, he will consolidate his roots; Those who want to flow far will dredge their springs; Those who think about the safety of the country will accumulate their virtues. The source is not deep and looks far away, the root is not solid and seeks the length of the wood, the virtue is not thick and the rule of the country, although the minister is foolish, he knows that he can't, and the situation is clear? The human monarch is the weight of the artifact, and the great dwelling in the domain will be extremely ......"

A block script ends abruptly here. The last "extreme" character is written very sloppily, and the horizontal drag on the lower right is very long, making the whole character loose and loose, without the spirit of discipline. Obviously, Chen Pu was a little flustered when he wrote this, and he didn't control it in his pen, and took the word "extreme" out of shape. It is estimated that she was also bored, so she simply practiced calligraphy to pass the time, but Wei Zheng's "Ten Thoughts of Emperor Taizong" was written at the beginning, and her mother, Concubine De, sent someone to call her away.

He had seen Chen Pu's words when he was in Yanshan, but they were all instructions on official documents, and the upright fly-headed Xiaokai couldn't see any fame. Of course, he didn't think that a woman's character like Chen Pu could have any fame; That is, it is just a little more beautiful than the words of the vast majority of officials. However, there was nothing to do now anyway, so he walked to the back of the case, copied his hands, bent over, and carefully admired the "calligraphy" of Princess Changsha.