Tang Ning's sick leave application officially took effect after Han Shilang and Qian Shangshu signed and archived.

After returning to Duzhiya and saying hello to Chen Langzhong, he left the household.

Chen Shilang likes to hear about this, Tang Ning is nominally his subordinate in Duzhiya, but this subordinate, he, the official, can not afford to offend.

Moreover, in the days when he left Jingshi, under the leadership of the other party, Duzhi Ya unbelievably completed the impossible task in his opinion, and the officials in the Yazhong respected him and obeyed him, but he was redundant in Langzhong.

The officials of the Duzhi Ya walked out of the yamen one after another to say goodbye.

Although Director Tang has not been in the government for a long time, he has used his knowledge and mind to impress everyone in the ya.

Of course, the most important thing is that after he leaves, they will fall back to cabbage steamed buns from the delicacies of the mountains and seas......

Tang Ning's departure made the officials above Tobe Langzhong breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as he is in the household department, all those who are higher than his official position must have a heart, and one day will add a strong stroke to his achievements.

Tang Ning was originally a redundant head of the household department, and his departure only caused some storms in the household department, and the entire Beijing division was still as calm as ever.

No one noticed his departure, just as everyone would not notice, in the middle of the night, the closed gate of the Beijing Division suddenly opened, and more than ten horsemen rushed out of the palace and secretly went out of the Beijing Division.

Since officially joining the Hanlin Academy, Tang Ning is the first time to be so idle.

Of course, although there was nothing important to do, he did not let himself be idle.

I have long wanted to learn the method of poisoning with the old beggar, which may not be used to harm people, but at least I can guarantee that I will not be tricked.

At this time, it has been ten full days since he took a vacation, and there is still no movement in Beijing, but the secret spies sent out by the imperial court must have already arrived in Bozhou and other places, if the itinerary goes well, I am afraid that they have already set off to return to Beijing.

The people of Beijing still work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and no one knows that behind this seemingly calm, a bloody storm has been brewing.

I don't have to go to work, in addition to practicing and studying every day, I live a life without shame, and I am relaxed and comfortable.

After more than half a year's effort, Liu Lao Er has integrated all the beggars in Jingshi, and the beggars have changed from loose to organized and disciplined, of course, organized beggars are still beggars, they are not of much use for the time being, and Tang Ning has not used their place, so he will let Liu Lao Er develop freely for the time being.

The old beggar took Xiaoxiao out, saying that he wanted to take her through three days of training to learn some survival skills in the wild.

The old beggar had already taught the qin, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry and wine a combined technique, whether it was two or three people, or five or six people, there were different formation moves.

Although the girls have no martial arts foundation, they have a good dancing foundation, and they can learn quickly.

From this point of view, over time, when they are small, there is no problem in protecting Xiaoru and Xiaoyi.

He sat in the pavilion and looked at the book of poison that the old beggar casually threw to him, Xiao Jue walked in from outside, walked to his side, and said mysteriously: "I had a dream last night." ”

When he said this, his face was a little red, but it was not shy, it was obviously excited.

Dreams are a normal manifestation of a boy's adolescence, but for Xiao Jue, it is the first time that the iron tree has blossomed.

After tossing and turning for nearly a year, he finally had the appearance of a man, no matter how excited and happy he was, it was not surprising.

Tang Ning arched his hand and said, "Congratulations." ”

I didn't think that one day, he would actually congratulate others on his dreams, this feeling is really strange.

Xiao Jue patted him on the shoulder excitedly and said, "In the evening, you wait for me for a while, I'll come to you, and we'll go over together." ”

Tang Ning didn't expect that Xiao Jue's excitement alone was not enough, he actually wanted to set up a wine to celebrate, and to celebrate this kind of thing, the entire Jingshi, no, the entire Chen State, except for him, there was no one else.

After Xiao Jue shared the news and left, Qing'er jumped in from outside, handed Tang Ning an invitation, and said, "Uncle, this is from the person who often gives us gifts." ”

Tang Ning opened the invitation card and realized that tonight was King Kang's dinner.

In recent months, King Kang can be said to be proud of the spring breeze, and his activities are quite frequent, whether it is the people or the court, public opinion is biased towards him.

Anyway, there is nothing to do in the evening, so it's good to go to the natural residence for a meal, and then go to Su Mei's place to sit down after eating......

Natural dwelling.

When Tang Ning and Xiao Jue came in, King Kang personally stood up to greet him, "Lord Tang, Captain Xiao, you are here, sit down quickly, ......"

The two closest positions on King Kang's side were reserved for Tang Ning and Xiao Jue.

Most of the other people in the banquet have been seen by Tang Ning, but he only knows their names, and he doesn't know which family they belong to.

However, King Kang's main supporters are the magnates in Beijing, and it is not easy to think that the fathers and families of these people will not be simple.

During the banquet, King Kang, as the host, was toasted a lot, and after three rounds of wine, King Kang put down the wine glass and sighed a little depressed.

Someone said in surprise: "Your Highness is now in the limelight, and has won the support of many courtiers. ”

King Kang poured the cup full of wine again and said: "Although this king has temporarily gained some advantages, but King Duan has not broken his muscles and bones, with the Tang family as a pillar, they have many henchmen in the court, almost all over the six departments, this king is far inferior to him." ”

Someone said: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the henchmen of the Tang family have not been slowly drawn together for so many years, His Royal Highness is now the most prestigious in the court, but the Tang family and King Duan are losing and retreating, and the courtiers are all smart people, as long as His Royal Highness pays enough sincerity, they know how to choose." ”

King Kang thought for a moment and said, "What do you mean......"

The man said: "The world is bustling, all for profit, King Duan can buy them, we can also buy them, now King Duan is in a downturn, it is a good time for His Royal Highness to attract people's hearts, why not allow it to be profitable, and win a few people from the six departments to come over for our use?" ”

"Heavy profit?" When King Kang heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he glanced at Tang Ning with a vague look on his face.

The man hurriedly said: "Your Highness, everything in this world has to pay a price, if you choose well, what we invested in the early stage can come back......"

King Kang thought about it, seemed to be moved, and said: "Then in your opinion, among the six departments, who should we woo?" ”

The man thought about it carefully and said: "The Ministry of Rites is the back garden of the Tang family, we can't plug it in, besides, it's useless to win over the people of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War is the door, we can't win over, we don't dare to win over, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Punishment have no need to win over, if you want to win over, you still have to win over the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, as long as Your Highness can win over a waiter, it will be much more convenient to do things in the future." ”

King Kang knew that if someone from the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households could stand with him, it would undoubtedly be a great joy, but the squires of these two departments still have real power above the other ministries, and they are actually so easy to win over?

He glanced at the man and asked, "Who else can win over the household department and the official department?" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the four servants of the household department and the official department, the Fang family accounts for two, but the Fang family has never been involved in party disputes, and it is not easy to speak, but Han Ming, the household servant, is an excellent target to woo, the Han family does not have a deep background in Beijing, and it is not a Duanwang family, if His Royal Highness can win him, it will be of great benefit to His Highness's future events......"

"This guy is a good candidate." King Kang suddenly looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Lord Tang is now in the household department, I don't know if I can talk to this Han Shilang......

Tang Ning hadn't swallowed a mouthful of food yet, and King Kang immediately said: "The status of the household department is extraordinary, this king can't take action in person, and he still needs to trouble Lord Tang, this king will prepare a generous gift tomorrow, and Lord Tang can first try to help this king win over Han Shilang......"

Tang Ning finally swallowed the food and said, "Your Highness, this ......"

The man who came up with the idea for King Kang said, "It's just a word, Lord Tang won't refuse too, right?" ”

Tang Ning looked left and right, and found that everyone's eyes were looking at him, and King Kang's eyes were full of expectations, if he refused at this moment, without a convincing reason, he would immediately become the target of public criticism.

But this matter, for the time being, is still a secret among secrets, and not a word can be revealed.

He took a sip of water to moisten his throat, looked at King Kang and the others, nodded, and said, "Then I'll try ......"