At the gate of the royal city, they gathered together the king's ministers. Their respective interests determine that they always gather together in groups and never act alone.

Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang in later generations, once said: The easiest thing in the world to do is to be an official, if a person can't even be an official, it will be very useless. In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying this, once you enter the officialdom, as long as you find the right circle and organization, then no matter what you do, you will not die too ugly. Of course, those who are on the wrong side at the top of the power struggle, and those who want to find some excitement to go against the sky, the outcome is a different story.

However, being in the center of the circle is not pleasant, because these people surround you and come together from all over the world for the common purpose of promoting and making a fortune. Since it is from all over the world, it is natural to have different thoughts. As the center of this circle, you have to protect the interests of this circle, and if one day you can't protect the interests of this circle, then you yourself will be ruined. It is not difficult to understand that the so-called powerful ministers in history are really jealous of kings because of their status? Of course not, but the power of the interest groups around him is very scary.

However, these people with core interests are not so easy to be, a famous writer once said: No matter what kind of person, once he becomes a fierce person, regardless of the size of his "fierce", I think there are always a few people around him, surrounded by water. The result, among others, is that the fierce man gradually becomes dull and has a tendency to become almost a puppet.

Zhao Cheng didn't know this, but at this moment, he had such feelings.

When Li Dui, who had freshened up yesterday, appeared in front of him again, Zhao Cheng didn't know what to say.

"I've been in prison for a while, I've been a little frightened." There were only two of them in the main hall, not even a single servant.

"It's fine." Li Dui didn't look at Zhao Cheng, and said to himself.

Zhao Cheng frowned slightly, and continued: "This case is already clear and clear, the old man knows that you have been framed, and he has pleaded in front of the king many times, so he has today's errand. ”

Zhao Cheng tried his best to make his tone appear kind, looked at the young man in front of him, and involuntarily returned to the scene where he saw him for the first time. And Li Dui really has some insight, and he has been very useful to Zhao Cheng for a period of time.

"The Lord is so loving and grateful that I am inexplicable. At this moment, I can get out of prison and receive reuse, and it is also the kindness of the Lord that has led to this situation. Li Dui said, got up and bowed deeply to Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Cheng looked at Li Dui, he didn't know why, he felt that the young man who was despise virtue before, after this baptism, had become more urban, and he was obviously grateful to Dade between words, but on the surface, he was very calm and calm, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him.

"So, for the best." Zhao Cheng said embarrassedly, and then arranged for someone to go down to prepare a meal and see Li Du off. When watching this young man with high hopes leave his mansion, Zhao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but he still couldn't be happy.

He knew that Li Dui had already sensed the truth. But because of his identity, he had to lie dormant and didn't dare to confront himself.

Zhao Cheng raised his head and looked around again, these officials who were circling in front of him overlapped with Li Dui, who appeared in front of him yesterday, and slowly became extremely clear, and after a while, they disappeared again.

"Who isn't a pawn?" He muttered.

At today's court meeting, the ministers have all learned the news, and the reward for the Northern Expeditionary Army, which has been delayed for many days, has also been drawn up, and it will be announced today.

Needless to say, Pang Cong and Le Yi are all heroes of the Northern Expedition. The Middle Route Army led by Pang Cong was connected to the three places of Fenglong, the Great Wall and Dongyuan, and the casualties were very small, and the army was rigorous, and the credit was not small.

Not to mention Le Yi, although the Left Route Army is nominally commanded by Zhao Yong himself, but in fact it is this Shangqing who gives advice, and in the whole process of the campaign, Le Yi controls the trend of the campaign with his strong overall view, and there are almost no mistakes, which can be said to be the first hero.

Others, such as Zhao Guang and others, have also been promoted because of their military exploits and have already taken up their posts.

As for Lou and Wu Guang, they have always ensured the dispatch of military supplies and the logistics supply of soldiers, and their importance naturally does not need to be said, and this reward and punishment must also have their part, because the two of them are also full of spring breeze and proud.

In addition to this, there are also a number of people who also appear in the ranks of military attachés.

Lian Wu watched the officials talking to each other, and wanted to get in, but found that he was a little out of place. He still understands these rules of officialdom to some extent, but either because of his status as a military general, or because he is naturally dull to this kind of thing, he is a little at a loss.

"It's good that I'm not the only one who is so embarrassed." He glanced at Zhao Shan not far away, this veteran also didn't often participate in the big court meetings, so there was no one around him.

After the army entered the city that day, Crane Guanzi relieved him for a long time, so that the long-standing depression in his heart was completely relieved, and Crane Guanzi also said that in the past two days, there must be a new order down, so that he must catch it at that time.

Lian Wu is clear about the ability of the crane crown, especially Pang Cong once said that this old man has some divination skills, which is very powerful, and he even went to Zhao Yong to summon Pang Nuan, and his words became a prophecy, which surprised Pang Cong. Now this old man has become Zhao Yong's teacher, and he was placed by Zhao Yong to live in other places, rarely participating in the world, even Pang Nuan and Lian Po rarely go to see him, this time he was able to visit, and Lian Wu also believed seven or eight points. However, Que Guanzi never told him what kind of order it was, which also gave Lian Wu a headache.

Seeing that Lian Wu had no one to care about, Zhao Cheng's heart moved, and he was about to leave the crowd to say hello to Lian Wu, but saw another person walking to Lian Wu's side with a smile. Zhao Cheng suddenly stopped, and some regretted that he was a step late.

Besides, Lian Wu was called when he was stunned, and quickly turned around, but saw Zhao Bao looking at him with a smile. This is a person that Zhao Yong relies on a lot, so he naturally didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly saluted: "Lord Situ." ”

"Less courtesy, less courtesy." Zhao Bao smiled and said, "Today's court meeting, since it is the first time for the school captain, you might as well follow me so that you don't mess up the rules." ”

"Thank you, Lord Situ, for reminding me." Lian Wu said in a panic, but there were some doubts in his heart.

At this moment, the gate of the royal city was opened, and everyone immediately stood up according to their previous habit and rushed in.

Zhao Yong looked at everyone in the audience, and he had mixed feelings for a while. The night of chatting with Que Guanzi made him understand a lot of truths, he had watched so many TV series before the crossing, and he only felt that it was good to be an emperor, but this was a thorough chore, on this road, he was always alone, and no one could be parallel to him. If he knew about time-traveling, he would definitely read more history books to increase his historical insight.

Before this court meeting, Zhao Yong had already asked Situ Fu to order him to stand in strict accordance with the system of parallel civil and military affairs. Zhao Bao Zhao Cheng led the Wenchen, Wu Guang and Pang Cong led the generals, as for Si Kou Feiyi, he and Le Yi Lou Yan and others formed a separate column and stood together with the generals, which also formally represents today's political pattern.

Xi stood in the hall, watched everyone stand up, and after asking Zhao Yong, he took out a book and read it.

The result was not much different from what everyone expected, and there was no secret to speak of.

Zhao Zhuang, as the actual person in charge of the Right Route Army, although he did not have any major military exploits, but since Zhao Yong became the king of Zhao, he has been left out in the cold, and this time he was able to complete the set goals of the Right Route Army very well, and he was promoted to a small level and advanced to the rank of captain.

Zhao Zhuang was secretly very happy, he had previously transferred the Zuo Du Lieutenant according to his military merits, although he was called Du Lieutenant, but the actual rank was still one level smaller, and this time he was able to jump to Du Lieutenant, which was simply a blessing to invite heaven, because it meant that his own Du Lieutenant could be hereditary, but he was just selected from his own family to be hereditary, and he had no right to designate, but in any case, it was already very good.

There is also a promoted officer is Li Yan, who was originally a captain, but last time because of Qiu Li's matter, he was demoted two levels to the right captain, and there was a battle of turbidity deer before, and this time he was on the front line of the south, and he was seriously injured, and he was promoted to the left captain, which is also reasonable.

The rest of the juniors like Zhao Guang, Li Zhuo, Qiu Li and other juniors have also been promoted, but they are still lingering in the school captain, and they can't attract the attention of others in the short term. And people like Zhao Xi, Niu Jian and Pang Cong, who have already been ranked in the position of generals, are mostly rewarded, and they will not be promoted for the time being.

But in addition, there are two other people who have been promoted in addition to everyone's surprise.

"Zhao Shan, the commander of the left, has outstanding pen practice, is known to be loyal, and knows the military, so he was promoted to the captain and the general of Shiyi City;"

"Captain Lian Wu, since he served as the city guard, has worked diligently, repaired the city wall, trained and prepared for war, and has made many achievements. Therefore, he was promoted to the right lieutenant and the deputy general of Qianshiyi City. ”

After reading these two orders, Zhao Shan and Lian Wu came out one after another to bow down and thank you. Zhao Shan is really a veteran, not sad or happy, with an indifferent face. And Lian Wu was pleasantly surprised, not only because of the accurate guess of the Crane Guanzi, but also because of his meritorious guarding, Zhao Yong has not forgotten himself, this time he has stepped from the captain to the captain, and he can be regarded as the backbone general of Zhao State.

And he was convinced that if he followed the advice given to him by the Crane Guanzi, his future would definitely be brighter.

(End of chapter)