"In that case, you two have no meaning in this piece, and admit that it was written by the two of you yourself." Li Hong let go of the brush that was broken into two pieces in his palm, and let the two pieces of brush fall on the piece of the case, and Hua Meng on the side also hurriedly handed over a warm wet wipe.

"Yes, Your Highness." The excitement on the faces of Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi has not disappeared, and they have never noticed the changeable atmosphere above the court.

At this time, the other officials above the court, these officials who have been selected and promoted in the crowd one by one, and who have become extremely popular ministers, have all been keenly aware of the subtle undercurrent that is forming in the court.

It has to be said that in China's 5,000-year history, whether they are loyal ministers or good generals, they have always had a keen sense of sensitivity in political struggles, especially those officials whose official positions are getting bigger and bigger, and their understanding and grasp of the subtle forms of officialdom have reached the point of perfection.

Therefore, in history, no matter which dynasty it is, when newly promoted officials want to integrate into a group, a force, or after entering the so-called three-rank high-ranking officials, they often face pressure not the pressure of things, but the balanced resistance between the group and the forces.

Whether you can enter the Sanpin Group or not, often the royal support occupies part of the reason, and part of the reason is that it depends on whether you know how to be a person, and whether you know how to be a colleague with other Sanpin officials.

Di Renjie is one of the best, he has been able to go from serving as the secretary of Dali Temple to the present, and has become a bigwig figure above the court, in addition to his achievements in Dali Temple, he also understands the flexibility and trade-offs of officialdom.

Sleek, able to walk between various forces, even in the struggle between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Pei, Di Renjie is still able to play his golden mean with ease, choosing not to stand in line and not offend people.

Even now, everyone knows that Di Renjie is not a close confidant of His Royal Highness the Prince, and everyone knows that Di Renjie did not participate in the rebellion of King Pei Li Xian, although he has done a few things for the queen, but now that the prince is in power, Di Renjie's position in Dali Siqing is still majestic, and even no one can shake it.

In the struggle of officialdom, a keen sense of touch can often determine whether you are suitable to become a real high-ranking official and become a real mainstay above the court, and this is the root of the way of being an official.

Know how to be flexible, know how to meet the source, know how to adapt to the times, know how to observe words and colors, above the officialdom, ability is definitely not the most important factor in determining a person's career promotion, it is just in the process of your promotion, it plays an auxiliary role.

Therefore, when the court is above the court, these officials who are qualified to participate in the early dynasty have been keenly aware that the atmosphere above the court has changed from relaxed to dignified, indicating that there is a big change, or when His Royal Highness the Prince is going to be angry, the two temples of Zongzheng Temple and Taichang Temple are still dreaming of their promotion.

The two officials from the sixth rank, until now, still haven't noticed the strange atmosphere in the court, and they are still looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with anticipation.

"Give them both." Li Hong's voice sounded faintly: "I'll have lunch here today, I have already instructed the Shang Food Bureau, and I will send lunch over soon." ”

Hua Meng bowed down, and then turned around, only to see two palace maids holding two hoes in their hands and two shovels in their hands, and then handed them to Hua Meng and the stinger together.

The two walked quickly to Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi, divided the hoe and shovel to the two, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Hou, Wang Daren, please." ”

"This ...... Your Highness....... ”

"If there is a cause, there must be an effect, and since the cause is triggered, then you have to dig up the fruit to be borne by yourself, and the place is ready for you, go." Li Hong didn't even raise his head, and after reading the last piece of scarlet-stained music, he threw it to Shangshu Province, Menxia Province and the approval, and the next thing was that Shangshu Province assigned the execution related to the six departments.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince meant by giving each of them a hoe and a shovel after asking two questions.

But at this time, Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi reacted much faster than others, and their hearts were like mirrors, understanding that their recitals had touched the bottom line of the royal family, and in an instant, the two of them had already snorted and cried, and under the solemn looks of the ministers, they were taken out by Hua Meng and other eunuchs.

Li Hong summoned the palace maid who served next to him, handed her the piece of music, and said lightly: "You are probably still wondering, right?" Don't be in a hurry to speak, let's talk about it after reading the recital. Give them and let them pass it on. ”

Seeing that the palace maid took the lead in handing the chapter to the Zhongshu Provincial Servant Zhongshangguanyi, Li Hong continued: "I know that some people want to make meritorious contributions, want to be performed in front of His Majesty, and hope to be able to open up their own career paths, but if they can only blindly slap their beards and flatter them, but they can't make any contribution to the court and the Tang Dynasty, all this is in vain. ”

stood up, stretched, and then continued: "Now there is indeed a problem in the royal family, my father has never been in the throne, and the person in charge of the country is the prince, which gives some people a chance to take advantage of the opportunity, thinking that as long as you please Your Majesty and bypass the prince of my prison country, then you can rise to the top and rise to the top, so you began to do everything, there are still some concerts on this case, or rather, these concerts are all obtained from Your Majesty, as for who is on it, I think you know very well in your hearts, But fortunately, among these movements, you have not yet destroyed human nature and have not violated the way of heaven, so I will not pursue it anymore, and no one will see these movements again. It's just that...... I am here to advise you, especially those fourth-grade officials, if you want to step into the third-grade high-ranking officials and take the crooked path, whether it is now or in the future, it will never work again, unless you can make any contribution to the Tang Dynasty and the Jiangshan Society, of course, just like Ge Xiyuan and Shi Zangjie back then, Anxi and Annan are now lacking civil officials in the government, if anyone wants to go, they think they have enough ability, I completely agree. But the ugly words are ahead, if anyone dares to interfere in the unexpected military affairs of his duties after he arrives in office, and dares to slack off in his position, then don't blame me, the prince of the state, for not showing you mercy. ”

Lunch was slowly served by the palace people, but in the entire Xuanzheng Palace, except for the officials above the third grade, the other officials ate food without knowing the taste, and the taste was the same as chewing wax.

But even Li Hong had to deny that the atmosphere that appeared in the court today had a close relationship with him.

If it weren't for his unwillingness to inherit the throne too soon, none of this would have happened.

After all, today's Tang Empire is equivalent to two emperors holding the power of the Tang Dynasty, although there is a big discrepancy between this and the facts, but in the eyes of some courtiers, he, the prince of the prison country, is still the prince after all, and he is not the real ruler of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, some courtiers took advantage of the situation that the two powers of the royal family were combined, and began to secretly look for other ways to be promoted, that is, to offer flattery to His Majesty the Emperor, who had been recuperating in the harem, so that with the appreciation of His Majesty the Emperor, he could naturally bypass the prince of the prison country, so as to achieve the purpose of promotion.

After all, it was not without precedent before this, such as Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, who were just in their twenties, and sat in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Although he has been removed from his post this year, and there is a relationship between the emperor's relatives and relatives in it, there is no absolute, if he can make a speech in front of His Majesty, and write all kinds of shortcomings and disadvantages that he thinks he sees in the court, and write a recital directly to His Majesty, once His Majesty approves it, won't he become a talent, and he will not be able to directly get His Majesty's promotion and appointment?

Li Hong, who hastily finished eating, took the warm towel handed over by the palace maid, wiped his mouth, and made it easy for a group of officials in the Xuanzheng Palace, either who were really full, or who pretended to be full, and walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall and came to the railing in front of the hall.

The white marble railing flickered brightly, and at the same time exuded the unique coldness of winter, and no one would want to hold on to the cold railing in front of them with their hands at this time, because their attention was on the open space of the bluestone slabs under the steps, in the square in front of the hall.

The bluestone slab that was opened has been taken away by the workers, and at this time, under the urging of Hua Meng and others, Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi, are holding a hoe in the plowing of the ground, and the land that has been frozen for a winter by the cold winter is extremely hard, plus this is the square in front of the palace of Daming Palace.

"Your Highness......."

"Needless to say, the matter between the two of you, we will discuss it after the first day, it must have nothing to do with the two of you, right? Or are you two letting me down too? Li Hong turned his head, the white marble railing behind him, looked at Zongzheng Siqing and Taichang Siqing behind him, and asked lightly.

"Your Highness, the ministers are not careful, so that there is such a big rebellion and ruthless person in Taichang Temple, and I ask Your Highness to punish him." Taichang Siqing respectfully bowed, and his old face was already blue and red.

"Burial of the living!"

If it weren't for the fact that in the Xuanzheng Hall just now, Hou Sizhi and Wang Hongyi swore to His Highness that this recital was indeed written by them, and he couldn't believe it, how could anyone put forward such a suggestion that violated heavenly principles and people.

(End of chapter)