"Ahem, you can't say that." Besides, he coughed twice and said, "You see that I don't have a backer, didn't I become such a big official?" ”

"You don't have a backer, are you embarrassed to say that? Is the emperor your backer, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong are your backers, even Xu Jie is half of your backer, and you still say that you don't have a backer, you have to drown in people's saliva when you say this. Zhou Dingcheng was not angry.

After Lian Daning came, the three of them seemed to have returned to the way they were when they were in Suzhou and Nanjing, and Zhou Dingcheng's old cynical mistake was committed again.

"Lord Gao and Master Zhang are my backers, but they don't want me to be an official, they all want me to go home to study, how can the emperor be my backer, I don't know the emperor." Besides, he argued strongly.

"Then who knows, anyway, the emperor is optimistic about you and takes the initiative to be your backer, otherwise you will die with that kind of trick as a death." Zhou Dingcheng sneered.

"Oh, I see." Lian Daning nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Sophisticated, let me tell you, this kid just doesn't want to be an official, he never forgets to go back to Nanjing to be a talent, and after taking office, he began to die tricks and poke the sky into a hole, just for the emperor to dismiss his official, but unfortunately the emperor spoils him too much, he doesn't bother to do anything, and he willingly wipes his ass, do you say the emperor is his backer?" Zhou Dingcheng continued.

Lian Daning also smiled bitterly, he really didn't understand the truth in this.

"It can't be the old master's affection, right?" Lian Daning asked.

"No, the old master yells at the emperor every day, begging the emperor to let his disciples go back to study. The emperor was embarrassed to reply directly, so he had to let Master Zhang come forward to say yes. "Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"What is the reason for that?" Lian Daning was completely stunned.

"Maybe I'm too talented and handsome." Besides, he scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

"Bullshit, there are many more talented than you, isn't Wang Shizhen more talented and famous than you? That's the overlord of the literary world, or the same year as Zhang Juzheng, and now he hasn't even mixed up with a political envoy, if you want to say that you are handsome, you can pick out dozens of those who are more handsome than you among your guards. Zhou Dingcheng said disdainfully.

Besides, he smiled: "But the handsome ones are not as talented as me, and the talented ones are not as handsome as the nests, I am both talented and handsome." ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and they were also a little emotional, to say that the highest talent in the literary world is, of course, Wang Shizhen, known as the hegemon, much more famous than the four great talents in Jiangnan, and it is not an equivalent level at all, but unfortunately the official fortune is not prosperous, and now he is still participating in politics in the political envoy Yamen in Henan.

The political arena does not appreciate talented people, few talented people in all dynasties have been big officials, Wang Shouren is extremely talented, or a great master of science, but he also failed to enter the center of the imperial court, became a scholar, and can only end up depressed in the governor of Guangxi. Those who really become big officials are not famous for their articles and poems, but for government affairs.

At noon, besides, he and Zhou Dingcheng continued to accompany Lian Daning to drink, this time looking for the best and most expensive restaurant in the capital.

Lian Daning's subordinates are also non-pulling, all of whom are accompanied by Ji Chang, and there is one more Zhao Yang.

Zhao Ergongzi heard that Lian Daning was a probationary envoy, so he didn't look down on it in his heart, but when he heard that he was a teacher, he simply hid away, so as not to accidentally offend this person and be scolded again. He knew that he attached great importance to the relationship between teachers and students and friends, so he simply surrendered his identity and chatted happily with several of Lian Daning's subordinates.

Lian Daning's subordinates knew that this was a little marquis, and they were all very stammering, and the two sides chatted very speculatively.

When drinking, he talked about Zhang Whale taking him to make python robes in the morning.

Zhou Dingcheng was surprised: "No, although the python robe is simpler than the dragon robe, if it can't be done in one or two months, it will take about a year to complete one, and it will take at least three years to make one dragon robe, I know this." ”

"Impossible, could it be that the emperor only has a dragon robe to wear for three years?" And I don't believe it.

"Really, it does take three years to make a dragon robe, but it is not a few people who make a dragon robe for the emperor, it is thousands of people, and tens of thousands of people add weaving and spinning, although it is completed in three years, there are more dragon robes that can be made, and the emperor can't wear one a day." Lian Daning Road.

"Isn't it a show to make me a python robe? Time simply ran out. ”

"Maybe measure your size and go back to find a ready-made one." Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"It must be the case, the teacher has also been given a special python robe by the emperor, all of which are ready-made, and the teacher also found a master who specializes in making dragon robes in Guanglu Temple to change it. Ordinary people don't pay much attention to whether it fits or not, as long as they dress decently. Lian Daning said with a smile.

Besides, shaking his head, he felt that this was not the case, Zhang Whale said that he would make him a full set of clothes, more than one python robe. But he didn't want to say much about it.

"You haven't done anything bad lately, and the emperor is going to reward you again?" Zhou Dingcheng wondered.

"What is the meaning of rewarding if you do evil, the emperor is not so confused." Lian Daning was amused by him.

"Really, don't believe it, this guy will either be promoted or get rich when he makes trouble."

"Uh-huh." Lian Daning nodded with a smile, obviously he had also heard a lot of glorious deeds.

"It's not what you think, it's to negotiate and make clothes for me, saying that I am negotiating with dignity on behalf of the imperial court, and I can't let those turtles of Tatar underestimate me." Besides, I'm embarrassed.

"Does the court really want to reopen negotiations with the Tatars?" Lian Daning asked.

After he entered Beijing, he heard about this incident, and said that he was going to negotiate secretly, but the old man who sold roasted sweet potatoes on the streets of Beijing knew about it, and he thought that the news was so widespread that it must be a rumor.

"That's true, but the candidate hasn't been finalized yet, and it may be, I don't know, I just know that I've been selected." Besides.

"He is still a plenipotentiary negotiating ambassador, so it is not too much for the emperor to reward him with a python robe, after all, I heard that the negotiating ambassador sent by the Tatar side is a prince." Zhou Dingcheng explained.

Since the other party is a prince-level person, of course, the court must also send a person of the corresponding level, and of course the prince cannot be sent out to participate in the negotiation, which will destroy the ancestral system, and the reward is probably a prince-level python robe to give the Tartars an illusion, and the negotiation object is also a prince-level person.

"Ambassador Plenipotentiary, can you do it?" Lian Daning was really worried.

Such a heavy burden can't be borne at all, not to mention, even he can't bear it, only a member of the six squire level can bear it.

This is not a question of whether the officials are big or small, but besides, they have no experience in negotiating at all, let alone the experience of negotiating with the Tatars, and they don't know anything about the outside world.

Besides, he said with a smile: "This is all the emperor's concern, I don't care what those does, anyway, what the emperor asks me to do, I just do it." ”

"If you don't do it well, you're going to kill your head." Lian Daning's face changed.

"I know, but if I don't do it, I'll be beheaded." Besides, he approached Lian Daning and said in a low voice.

"This ......" The wine Lian Daning drank turned into a cold sweat, and his hand holding the wine glass trembled a little.

"The teacher doesn't have to worry about me, the things that should be considered have been thought about for a long time, I just should be named, and the specific negotiation will be in charge of the specialists." Besides, he laughed.

"That's good, that's good." Lian Daning drank a glass of wine violently to suppress the shock.

He now finally understood what path he had taken, not a single-plank bridge, but a tightrope walk.

If this is the case, it is difficult to say how much content is included in the emperor's grace, but this doesn't make sense, if you want to harm the situation, just one sentence is enough, there is no need to promote first and then suppress like this, spend such brains, not to mention that the emperor's ninety-five honor will not start with a showman.

Could it be that the problem lies with the teacher Chen Musa?

Chen Musa and Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Longqing's father and son can be called friends, but then it seems that it is not very happy, Chen Musa is still under house arrest on the central island of Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, saying that it is to reward Chen Musa with an island so that he can study and study with peace of mind, but the real intention is known to passers-by.

Besides, he was smiling bitterly in his heart, now it is not a question of whether the emperor will kill him, but a question of whether the king will kill him after the negotiations collapse. All the arrangements and all the means he made were based on the fact that the king of Altan would not kill him immediately, and if the king of Altan were angry and killed him on the spot, he would not be able to save his life even if he had more talismans, unless another miracle happened.

"The teacher just knows about this, don't let anyone know, including them." Besides, he whispered, and pointed to Lian Daning's subordinates on the table next to him.

"I know, don't worry." Lian Daning said again and again.

Besides, knowing that Lian Daning was cautious, he dared to tell him the truth.

In fact, no one really dared to leak out this kind of top-secret thing on purpose, even the big-mouthed Zhao Yang learned to be obedient, his mouth was closed tightly, and no one wanted to get the truth out of his mouth.

"I thought that my official position was dangerous enough, but I didn't expect you to be more dangerous here." Lian Daning Road.

"It's not that dangerous, the court has secretly negotiated with the Tatars many times, but they have not been able to negotiate, and those who negotiate have not been punished, but many have been promoted." Besides, he comforted Lian Daningdao.

"I hope so. But this time is different, you are an envoy to the house of the king of Altan to negotiate, and you are the hand of life and death. ”

"It's okay, they also have hostages in our hands." Zhou Ding became enlightened.

"Why don't I accompany you and help you take the helm." Lian Daning suddenly felt a passion and wanted to share the risk for the students.

"No, no, no, the candidates are all determined by the emperor and the cabinet." Besides, he laughed.

"Oh, how sure are you?" Lian Daning asked again.

"I dare not say how sure the negotiation will be successful, but there is still a certainty that I will come back safely." Besides.

"That's fine, as long as it's not risky."

Lian Daning broke out in a cold sweat while drinking, all for the sake of it, although he drank a lot, he was not drunk at all, and it all turned into a cold sweat.