It's getting late, but Luoyang's North Palace is probably one of the most well-lit locations in the world at night.

However, under a brazier on the west side of the North Palace, the actual controller of the former North Palace, the former Great Changqiu Cao Festival, was treated almost humiliatingly.

"Cao Gong!" A small yellow door replied cautiously. "Zhao Changshou said that His Majesty was about to go to the Dragon Garden outside the West Gate, and he was afraid that he would not have time to see you, so he said that he would ask you to come back."

"Oh." Cao Jie rolled up his sleeves and bowed slightly, but he didn't mean to be angry at all. "I see, but I'm here with some Meng Lang...... However, why did Your Majesty go to the Dragon Garden at this time? ”

"Return to Gong Cao." Xiao Huangmen didn't dare to take it big, so he quickly replied. "I'm a slight person, and I don't know the specifics, but Your Majesty has been liking to go to the Dragon Garden recently. However, I heard that Zhao Changzhi and his servants have often persuaded His Majesty to build new pavilions and pavilions in the Dragon Garden, and to build a hot spring water pavilion. ”

Cao Jie bowed slightly, but he could understand, after all, pleasing the Son of Heaven was the basic skill of Zhao Zhong and others.

"And." The little yellow door stepped forward slightly and whispered. "I heard that Zhao Changzhi also suggested that His Majesty build a treasury in the Dragon Garden to store money and goods......"

"Stay." Cao Jie frowned slightly and asked. "Where do you get so much money to store?"

"Don't hide it from Cao Gong." Xiao Huangmen's voice became lower and lower. "I also heard from people that His Majesty is going to collect official money, and then let people directly transport it to the Dragon Garden for storage."

"What is official money?" Cao Jie also became more and more puzzled.

"It is said that it is modeled on the precedent of this dynasty, and the Lang official and the marquis are sold together......"

"Isn't this just donating officials and donating knights, and what official money is there?" Cao Jieden laughed. "I don't know how many times this dynasty has been sold, but this Lang official has always been valued by scholars, and it will inevitably be a little messy at that time."

"It's not all." This little yellow door shook his head again and again, looking at him like that, he seemed to be a well-informed person. "I heard that Xia Changshou first made such a statement, but His Majesty thought that the money was too slow according to the old practice, and then Zhao Changshou and they said together that the whole world is the property of the Son of Heaven, and after the court appoints officials normally, they should hand over some money before taking office according to the level of their official positions, fat and thin, so as to 'donate' to the Son of Heaven to build the Dragon Garden! It is said that the price is based on 2,000 koku and 20 million yuan, 100000 koku and 400 million yuan......"

Rao is Cao Jie is well-informed, and he couldn't help but be stunned at this time: "The Son of Heaven agrees...... What if a poor man from a poor family is elected an official? ”

"Yes." Xiao Huangmen continued to explain. "The Son of Heaven said that the method of your permanent servants is good, but it must be adapted to local conditions and different from person to person! If someone already has a reputation for being honest and capable, they can make a discount, or even make another discount. Moreover, if the family is really poor, you can go to work first, and then make up for it when you have money during your tenure! ”

Cao Jie was speechless for a while.

"It's not all." The more Xiao Huangmen spoke, the more proud he became. The Son of Heaven also said that the price of poor places can be less, and the price of rich places can be more expensive, and although the minister is noble, his tenure is too short, so the public can be 10 million, and the secretary can be 5 million...... In short, all affairs must be comprehensive, and we must be fair, just and open, so that the people of the world are convinced! ”

Cao Jie bowed slightly, but couldn't help but snort: "I understand, that's the case, you go in and wait, I'll go first!" ”

"Cao Gong looked at the road." Xiao Huangmen hurriedly replied, and then, he couldn't help but add half a sentence. "Gong Cao doesn't have to worry, I have been favored by you many times, and when I see the opportunity, I will definitely speak for your old man in front of the Son of Heaven......"

Cao Jie turned around and smiled slightly, then turned around and left, but he smeared and went to the court to find a nobleman. However, in the residence of He Guiren, he still encountered a closed door.

"Cao Gong!" After a little yellow door ran out, he said timidly. "He Guiren is chatting with Zhang Changshi, and it is said that he is talking about some family affairs......"

"Oh." Cao Jie was stunned again. "Well, it's a misfortune that I'm here. However, I haven't been in the palace for a long time, so I don't know if He Guiren is okay now? ”

Xiao Huangmen breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help laughing: "Look at what you said, you don't know the character of the nobleman, everything is going first, now that Queen Song has been abolished, she is naturally energetic all day long, and she is bent on going further, where do you have the mind to 'be in bad health'?" ”

Cao Jie couldn't help laughing.

"Still." The little yellow door suddenly said again. "The noble man has not been without any worries recently, she has always wanted her eldest brother He Zhonglang to come back from Nanyang as soon as possible, but He Zhonglang first delayed repeatedly, but after coming back yesterday, he didn't know who he listened to, so he actually persuaded her to collect the body and bury it in the violent room first, so as to stabilize people's hearts, which made the nobleman quite dissatisfied."

Cao Jie recalled He Guiren's eldest brother in his mind, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, and then said goodbye again: "I know, I'll leave now, you can go back and serve!" ”

"Cao Gong walks slowly." The little yellow door of this court is still respectful. "If you are sent, don't shy away from it."

Cao Jie smiled slightly, and then set off again in the dark, and went to see the Empress Dowager Dong alone. And this time, he actually met a 'righteous master'.

Cheng ...... Waiter! Cao Jie actually took the lead in bowing to Yangqiu's 'father-in-law' Cheng Huang.

"Cao ......" Cheng Huang, who had just come out of the Empress Dowager Dong, was startled at first when he saw Cao Jie, but immediately covered his mouth and smiled. Cao Changshou, why do you have time to go back to the palace today? ”

"Cheng Gong!" Cao Jie's face immediately turned bitter. "Why do you say, wasn't it forced by your son-in-law? Although I am not in the case, but a Wang Fu died on the left, a Chen Jiu died on the right, a Zhang Feng went forward, and a Yuan Yu went later, where do I dare to stay at home? Please also ask Cheng Gong to help me with a few kind words! ”

Cheng Huang, that is, 'Master Cheng' and Cheng Changshi, laughed even more happily when he heard the words: "Look at what Cao Changshou said, I have been in the palace for a long time, and I am the oldest and longest among the waiters, so whenever someone in the palace asks for help, I have always been able to help...... However, then again, Cao Changzhi is not in the case, what are you afraid of? ”

Cao Jie couldn't help laughing, but pointed to the palace where Empress Dowager Dong lived.

"Ah," Seeing this, 'Lord Cheng' hurriedly covered his mouth again. "It's better not to see the Queen Mother today, her old man has just rested."

"I see." Cao Jie hurriedly bowed his head. "Then I won't go, Cheng Chang will go back, and I will go back to my room to rest."

"Cao Chang, please first." Cheng Huang didn't know why, but he suddenly became polite.

Of course, Cao Jie knew that the other party would not be at ease if he didn't see him leave...... However, he really didn't plan to see the Empress Dowager Dong, but really left here and went far away.

Of course, Cao Jie didn't really go to his residence in the North Palace, in fact, when he stepped into the darkness, he went directly to a secluded place in the palace.

This time, no one stopped him, on the contrary, when the owner of the place heard that he was coming, he immediately invited him in.

"Is the old lady well?" As soon as Cao Jie entered this place, he worshiped on the ground. "Cao Jie has asked Yu Guiren for peace."

"Cao Gong is also an old man." Under the candle that had just been lit, an old woman with silver hair came out with a smile while putting on her outer robe. "Why bother with this big gift, hurry up!"

Cao Jie thanked for the grace, and then sat up and faced this person.

"Gong Cao," the noble man waited until the other party was seated, and then asked eagerly. "Why are you coming to me so late?"

Cao Jie looked at the noble person in front of him who was much older than himself, but he wanted to speak and stopped.

"You all get out!" Yu Guiren reacted immediately.

As soon as these words came out, the few elderly palace maids around naturally bowed down and retreated together.

"Actually," seeing that there was no one else in the room, Cao Jie's expression darkened. "The old slave came today to say goodbye to the nobleman...... Don't hide it from the nobles, in the future, I am afraid that you and I will meet under the nine springs. ”

Yu Guiren was neither angry nor sad when he heard this, but he actually smiled slightly: "Gong Cao, after decades of life, at the age of you and me, are you still afraid of death?" ”

Cao Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "As the noble man said, if this age can die of old age, there is naturally nothing to say." But it's not a secret, the old slave is now desperate, I'm afraid that nine times out of ten he will die, and then die and the clan will be wiped out, so he specially entered the palace to say goodbye to the nobles...... Now in this North Palace, the old decay that was there when Emperor Xianshun was in the past, except for the old disgust of Lord Cheng, there are only nobles and me. ”

Yu Guiren couldn't help but shake his head: "Don't mention Cheng Changshi's old disgust, Gong Cao, you also know that I am separated from His Majesty by three emperors, so I have always sat in this palace and don't ask anything superfluous...... So, what's wrong with you now? The Son of Heaven has just come of age, so I haven't heard of any relatives who are powerful, right? Could it be that the case of Queen Song was involved with you a few days ago? ”

"Definitely." Cao Jie's expression was still gloomy. "It's because the Son of Heaven wants to kill me, and it has nothing to do with Queen Song."

Hearing this, this noble Yu nobleman, who is also the concubine of Emperor Shun of Han and the biological mother of Emperor Chong of Han, couldn't help but move in his heart at first, and then shook his head again and again: "Why does Duke Cao lie to me?" If you are not a person who does not know how to advance and retreat, where will the Son of Heaven kill you for no reason? It must be that the eunuchs in the palace are especially infighting, and the newcomers want to get rid of you! ”

Cao Jie immediately smiled awkwardly: "It's a joke for the nobles." ”

"In that case." Yu Guiren asked again. "Doesn't Cao Gong have a way to fight against one or two?"

PS: First of all, the mentality collapsed...... My bad. Then when the code code reached more than nine o'clock, he suddenly found that his legs were sore and weak, and he went to the hospital to check it

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