It is said that the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and this sentence is not false at all.

The position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials is vacant, and everyone thinks that the one who takes over this position is either Liu Feng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites or Li Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Officials, but Emperor Chen chose Jingzhao Yin Sun Qian.

King Duan and King Kang had a fight, but no one benefited, thinking of King Kang's eyes when he was leaving just now, it seemed that he was dissatisfied because he did not choose Li Yan, Tang Ning pulled the corners of his mouth, King Kang, a white-eyed wolf, used to give gifts very happily, since he came back from Chu State, he did not succeed in courting for him, he did not say anything, and now he is even more cold because of this trivial matter......

Facts have proved that Tang Ning is still very accurate in seeing people, and he felt a long time ago that even King Huai, who seemed to be very unreliable, was more reliable than the two of them.

He waved goodbye to King Huai in front of the palace gate, and when he returned home, he found that someone had already come to the palace.

Emperor Chen has always been so efficient in doing things, and there have been several times that the Tangning people have not returned from the palace, and the reward has already arrived home.

Xiaoyi's life level has improved with him, and it has become a fourth-grade fate, and Xiaoru has also become a fifth-grade fate, Tang Ning noticed that his mother-in-law's gaze was a little envious, and his father-in-law could only use a dry cough to hide his embarrassment.

In the past, Emperor Chen was awarded the five-grade edict because of his father-in-law's outstanding political achievements, but Xiaoyi is now a fourth-grade person, and her mother is not as good as her daughter, so she naturally feels uncomfortable.

Xiao Jue didn't accompany Lu Ya recently, he always ran to him, walked over from the pavilion and looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "When I was looking for you just now, they said that you went to the palace, what is Your Majesty looking for you?" ”

Tang Ning said: "About slandering Liu Feng in the newspaper. ”

Xiao Jue exclaimed: "You admit it?" ”

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I admit it." ”

Xiao Jue asked: "How did Your Majesty punish you, fine or suspended?" ”

"I didn't pay a penalty or be suspended, I was rewarded with some things...... Tang Ning pointed to the pile of things that Emperor Chen had rewarded in the courtyard, and said, "It's all there." ”

Xiao Jue paced around the courtyard a few times, looked at him, and muttered: "Did you say that Your Majesty is crazy, you did something wrong, he didn't punish you, but rewarded you ......, how can there be such a thing?" ”

This is something that Xiao Jue is incomprehensible to his rectum, in the eyes of the emperor, wrong and right, right and wrong, in fact, there is no clear boundary, if you do something wrong, you will not be punished and rewarded, and if you do something right, you will not be rewarded and punished, it is no longer normal, those old foxes in the court are well versed in this, and fortunately, Xiao Jue is a military general, if you fight wits and courage with those old foxes in the court, without the protection of Emperor Chen, you will be killed by others in a few days.

"I see." Xiao Jue touched his chin without a beard, and said: "This is called the emperor's mental technique, merit does not have to be rewarded, if the merit is too great, the merit is high, even if it is meritorious, it will not end well, and if there is a fault, it does not have to be punished, if it is just some small mistakes, it will not be punished but rewarded, but it can buy people's hearts......"

Although Xiao Jue's understanding is shallow, the actual situation is much more complicated than this, but there is no misunderstanding deviation, he retaliated against Liu Feng because of Dabi's matter, which is nothing in the eyes of Emperor Chen, but if it is for the position of the right servant of the ministry, participate in the party struggle, and fight against dissidents, the meaning is completely different.

If it is the former, even if he beats Liu Feng hard, he will not receive any big punishment, if it is the latter, he may be sent to the prison because he entered the hall today with his right foot......

Xiao Jue's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he suddenly looked at Tang Ning and said, "You said, if Lu Ya and I catch Ling Feng and beat them, will Your Majesty reward me too?" ”

……

Approaching the end of the year, there is no major event in the court, and the only thing that everyone can care about is who will take over the position of the right attendant of the ministry.

Among the six ministries, the household department is in charge of money, and the officials are in charge of power, and the officials who can sit in these two positions, if nothing else, their future is not limited to one squire.

Obviously, such an important position, neither King Duan nor King Kang is willing to let go, and they don't know how many open and secret battles they have gone through before, and they want to arrange their own people into it.

But no one expected that His Majesty did not elect Liu Feng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, these two people with the highest voices and were considered to be the most likely to take over the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and they still stayed in their original positions.

Jing Zhao Yin Sun Qian, who was ignored by everyone, was transferred inexplicably, Jing Zhao Yin's official position is not low, and his power is not small, but he is really a wronged official, this time it is a flat adjustment from the official position, but in fact, it is an abnormal promotion.

Your Majesty's mind is really elusive......

Tang family, Liu Feng stood with his hands down, full of defeat, he thought that this time he was promoted to the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials, although there were a little twists and turns in the middle, but he quickly won back a city, but who would have thought that thousands of precautions were prevented, and Li Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, did not prevent Jingzhao Yin Sun Qian......

This time, the layout that the Tang family valued very much failed, and even His Royal Highness King Duan came to the Tang family in person, Liu Feng looked up at the young man sitting on the main seat, and even his breathing slowed down a little.

"How can it be Jingzhao Yin Sun Qian......" Tang Qi paced in the hall and muttered: "In terms of qualifications, even if this position is not given to Liu Shilang, it should be given to Li Yan, and it should not be Sun Qian......"

"That's the other way around." Tang Huai picked up the teacup and said: "Those news are released, the higher Li Yan is praised, the more His Majesty will not choose him, even if His Majesty does not give Li Yan this position, it should be given to Liu Feng, not Sun Qian." ”

Duan Wang had a calm face, looked at Liu Feng, and said, "This is going to ask Liu Shilang, for no reason, why do you want to provoke that Tang Ning?" ”

Tang Qi was stunned when he heard this, looked at King Duan and asked, "What does this matter have to do with Tang Ning?" ”

King Duan looked at Liu Feng, gritted his teeth and said: "If it weren't for you embarrassing him in public that day, how could he take revenge on you at this moment, and in order to take advantage of his tongue, he lost the position of the servant of the ministry in vain!" ”

Tang Qi was confused when he heard this, his face was puzzled, and he asked, "What's going on?" ”

King Duan looked at him and said: "Liu Feng embarrassed him in public that day, he raised Li Yan in the newspaper, belittled Liu Feng, and made a mess of things. ”

After listening to King Duan's words, Tang Qi looked at him with a stunned face and asked, "He admitted this matter in front of His Majesty, and His Majesty not only did not punish him, but also rewarded him?" ”

Liu Feng looked at Duanwang in a daze, still a little hard to believe.

Just because of his words that day, he actually retaliated so much, how stingy is this person, this person?

What made him even more depressed was that he was obviously wronged, but His Majesty rewarded Tang Ning and erased his position as a servant of the ministry, is there still a royal law in this world?

"It's still a miscalculation." Tang Huai stood up and said, "The more we fight, the more fierce we become, but we lost the opportunity at Your Majesty, but we cheapened Sun Qian." ”

"There's a chance to test and see if we can bring him over." Tang Qi thought for a while, and then said: "However, King Huai has always been modest, this time he will help King Huai, you need to be careful of him in the future......"

"What's he so careful about?" King Duan waved his hand and said: "He doesn't have any cronies in the court, he can't afford to make any waves, what needs to be careful is King Kang, who has repeatedly ruined our affairs, this account will have to be recovered sooner or later......"

King Kang's Mansion, King Kang also looked angry, and said coldly: "My father's choice of Sun Qian or Li Yan is the same for this king, but this king has already hinted at him just now, even King Huai chose Li Yan, he actually didn't help this king, is this person really sincere to this king?" ”

A middle-aged scribe beside King Kang looked at him and said, "Your Highness doesn't know anything, Your Highness and King Duan can speak about this matter, but the ministers can't, otherwise in the eyes of Your Majesty, it is to participate in the party struggle, and Lord Tang's move is the safest." ”

He paused in his tone, and then said, "From what happened to Liu Shilang this time, it can be seen that Lord Tang is a little ...... There are some calculations, His Royal Highness treated him coldly this time, I am afraid that he will remember it in his heart, once he has something in his heart, it will be even more difficult to win him over. ”

"With his relationship with the Tang family and the relationship with King Duan, does he dare to hold a grudge against this king, except for this king, who else can he take refuge in?" Since Tang Ning's failed courtship and his return from the Chu State, King Kang has been very dissatisfied with his performance, and today he is even more angry, waving his hand and saying: "Tonight, invite him over, this king wants to ask him what he thinks in his heart!" ”

……

"King Kang's invitation?" Tang Mansion, Tang Ning looked at the invitation handed over by the housekeeper of King Kang's Mansion, and said lightly: "If you don't go, just say I'm not available." ”