After Zhao Ding stayed in the palace for a while, he hurriedly said goodbye and left, he was really aggrieved in the palace, the candidate in Li Jing's heart Zhao Ding knew, but that candidate was too unexpected for Zhao Ding, and the accident made him dare not speak.

"Since Your Majesty has a candidate in your heart, why don't you say it, I believe that with Your Majesty's prestige, the ministers in the court will not refuse." Zhao Xiaoman waited for Zhao Ding to leave, and couldn't help but say.

"This person chooses me naturally, but I'm afraid that many people will not agree with this candidate, look at your father, old and cunning, I haven't opened my mouth yet, he doesn't dare to answer." Li Jing smiled bitterly: "The rules formed over thousands of years can not be changed by me alone, or I dare not say it easily. ”

Zhao Xiaoman thought about it, his phoenix eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but say, "Why did Your Majesty choose him?" This one? Obviously, Zhao Xiaoman also guessed the candidate in Li Jing's heart, the boss with a tempting little mouth and a frightened look.

"Who does he choose?" Li Jing said with some dissatisfaction: "Isn't there a problem that the dignified political affairs hall doesn't have a plan?" Although there are some problems with his identity, as long as he is loyal to the king, he has some talents, and I think he can use them. "Li Jing's favorite person is Cao Jing, but Cao Jing's identity is problematic, he is just a businessman, above the court, and those Jinshi and the like are too different, no wonder his prestige in the court is not high, and even Zhao Ding opposes Cao Jing's entry into the political hall.

"It's a pity, I'm afraid that no one in the world will want to do this person, Cao Jin is a more stable person, but after all, his background is not good, His Majesty uses this person, I'm afraid it will be easy to cause criticism." Zhao Xiaoman was silent for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "The concubine is a woman, and she doesn't understand these things, but she also knows that even if Cao Jin has the support of His Majesty, but without the support of the ministers of the court, what can he do in the political hall?" ”

Li Jin couldn't help but nodded, at any time, although it is claimed to be the rule of law, it is actually the rule of man, the relationship between officials is intertwined, and no one knows who is behind it, but one thing is certain, Cao Jin is a lonely minister, even if he is now a household secretary, there are a group of people who accept it, but these people are not of great use, they can do things, but it is impossible to support Cao Jin.

"Then you mean to use Zheng in the center?" Li Jin still has some resistance to the officials of the Song Dynasty, and the reason why Zhao and Song perished is actually a lot to do with the infighting between these officials, and Zheng Juzhong is actually the best of them.

"Your Majesty, why don't you use it first and give it a try." Zhao Xiaoman said tentatively. Whether this person can be used or not is not what Zhao Xiaoman said, but it is also not what Li Jing said.

"Yes." Li Jing nodded, and couldn't help but smile: "Concubine Ai is right, it's a mule or a horse, just pull out the facts first, whether it's Cao Jing or Zheng Juzhong, who can do it in the end depends on how many merits the two can establish." ”

"It's still Your Majesty." Zhao Xiaoman hurriedly said.

"However, what kind of person Cao Jing is, I still need to meet him." Li Jing thought for a while and said: "I am going to go to see Cao Jing, these years are also because of Cao Jing's existence, so that I don't have to worry about money and grain and grass when I use soldiers, Concubine De is in Jiangnan, it is also because of Cao Jing, there will be no shortage of grain and grass, and it can support until now, which has a lot to do with Cao Jing." This time, he was only named a marquis, but it was a little worse. ”

"Your Majesty can make him a marquis, it is already a great favor, I believe Cao Jing must be very grateful to Your Majesty in his heart." Zhao Xiaoman looked at his son lying on the crib on the side, and there was a hint of kindness in his eyes. Li Jing canonized the ministers and has already been crowned the king of the county, which means that his son will be indispensable to a prince in the future.

"I'm afraid that some people are still not satisfied." Li Jing couldn't help but shake his head, when people's hearts are not satisfied, Li Jing canonizes many ministers, there must be times when there is partiality, and there are also times when there are injustices, and the ministers below are unwilling, and it is normal for them to be unwilling in their hearts.

"People's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, everyone thinks that they have made meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, how much credit has been established, others don't know, doesn't His Majesty the Emperor know? I think I was just a businessman back then, and I was afraid that one day I would die at the hands of bandits and thieves, and only when I met Your Majesty would I have today, and now I am a scholar of the household department, even those who read books are not as good as me. I'm already very content, and now I only hope that I can serve Your Majesty for 20 years, and I don't hesitate to do anything, no matter what I say outside, as long as I do my best. Cao Jing sat on a chair in the hall, and kneeling on the ground was his son Cao Rui.

Cao Rui's face was blue and purple, and there was dust on the brocade robe on his body, faintly tearing a few gaps, obviously because of the beating of others.

"Father, you are loyal to His Majesty the Emperor, and your son naturally has nothing to say, but you can't tolerate others bullying your father like this, saying bad things about your father behind your back, what kind of businessman's family, profit-seeking people, full of copper smell, standing above the court, just scolded by the world, damaging Your Majesty's prestige or something? Father, isn't His Majesty the Emperor actually also merchant-oriented? His Majesty was also a businessman back then, and these thieves clearly slandered His Majesty and did not take His Majesty in their eyes. Cao Rui couldn't help but retort loudly.

"His Majesty the Emperor is His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty the Emperor is wise and martial, these people naturally dare not say anything, but who made your father a businessman himself? Because of His Majesty's trust, he was promoted to a high position and became the head of the household, trembling all day long, looking at your father's hair, it has turned gray, isn't it just that he is worried that he will spoil His Majesty's big things? Cao Jing took off the black sand on his head, but saw that the hair below was already half white, you must know that Cao Jing is only in his forties now, and he is already so old, which shows the pressure that Cao Jing is under on weekdays.

"These people are so hateful, don't these people see the pressure that my father is under every day? In these years, my father went to the Yamen for the earliest, and came back the latest, if there was no father, where would Your Majesty have so much money available? Money is needed for war, money is needed for bereavement, money is needed for disaster relief, my father is so hard, don't people in the world see it? Cao Rui's voice choked.

"So Your Majesty canonized me as the Marquis of Linchuan." Cao Jing said with a smile: "A merchant can be a marquis, I'm afraid this is a status that was only available in the previous dynasty, that is, the warrior Tong!" ”

Cao Rui was about to speak, when suddenly the doorman outside broke in, and the old man shouted loudly: "My lord, the holy decree, the holy decree is coming." ”

Cao Jing's face was stunned, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered someone to prepare an incense case to welcome the arrival of the holy decree, he didn't know why the holy decree had just arrived after canonizing the ministers.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, Linchuan Marquis Cao Jing is diligent in royal affairs, loyal, today is crowned as the Qilin Pavilion walking, into the political hall. Chin this! The inner attendant held the holy decree in his hand, his voice was sharp, Cao Jing, who was kneeling on the ground, could no longer hear clearly, and great joy fell from the sky, so that he didn't even know how to receive the holy decree.