Nan Zhijin, a member of Zhongshushe, remembers very well that Shen Mingzhi is the eighth prime minister he sent away, and these people have different performances, some are calm, some are angry, some are wronged, and some are confused...... No matter what, they are duckweed, coming and going, and what doesn't change is the water, which flows endlessly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past few decades, Yin Wuwu has served as the prime minister for the longest time, he is very "lucky", caught up with the eventful autumn, the palace changed the emperor one after another, and each term did not have time to remove him, which is a very unusual thing, in the dying arrangement of Emperor Wu, Yin Wuwu assisted the new emperor for three or five years at most.

Emperor Wu has never disclosed his true intentions, but Nan Zhijin can guess that this is his ability and his duty.

Nan Zhijin came to the Prime Minister's Office to ask for the last batch of official documents, and since then, there has been no public contact between Zhongshu Province and Shen Mingzhi.

Compared with Yin Harmless, who saw the world before he died, Shen Mingzhi looked a little indignant, "Alas, the emperor is too young, too young. ”

Shen Mingzhi sat behind the desk and pushed a stack of official documents over, there were no outsiders, no official rank, he could complain a little, "If you continue to toss like this, there will be another Martial Emperor, Da Chu...... Alas, the emperor was too young. ”

Nan Zhijin carefully checked the official documents one by one, and said without raising his head: "So Shen Da has to make sacrifices, and what you did is of far-reaching significance to Da Chu." ”

Shen Mingzhi stared at this old official, long before he became the prime minister, he knew the importance of Zhongshu Province, but he didn't expect that the most important person was actually an ordinary Zhongshu scholar.

Think about it carefully, everything actually has an omen, the scale of Zhongshu Province is not large, there are only more than 50 officials, Zhongshu Ling, Zhongshu Jian is regularly replaced according to the rules, so many years, the officials under the bottom have also come and gone, and the only person who has not changed seems to be Nan Zhijin.

When Shen Mingzhi first became the prime minister, he did not realize the importance of Nan Zhijin, until the emperor woke up, Han Chou was imprisoned, and Shen Mingzhi was frightened, Nan Zhijin suddenly came to the door and persuaded him to take the initiative to hand over the seal, and Shen Mingzhi understood that there was a hidden force in the court.

He was convinced, there was no other reason, Nan Zhijin knew the emperor, and almost predicted all the actions of the emperor, and if Shen Mingzhi wanted to save his reputation and life, he could only cooperate with this Zhongshu scholar.

"Will Zhuo Ruhe do better than me?" Shen Mingzhi asked.

Nan Zhijin continued to check the official documents, "With just one point - Your Majesty's appreciation and trust, Prime Minister Zhuo can make a difference." ”

Shen Mingzhi was silent, in the face of the current emperor, he had made too many mistakes and could not make up for it.

The official document is right, Nan Zhijin closed the official document and raised his eyes to look at Shen Mingzhi on the opposite side, "I explained to Lord Shen, how difficult it is to 'tame' the emperor, the current emperor was born in troubled times, became in the military, and his ambition is so great that he is better than Emperor Wu, but the foundation of Great Chu is no longer what it used to be, and he can't afford to fight between monarchs and ministers." As courtiers, our only choice is to retreat, obey Your Majesty, help Your Majesty, and when he believes that the entire court can be used for his own purposes, everything will return to normal. ”

"Except for one thing, I'm no longer prime minister." Shen Mingzhi sighed again.

Nan Zhijin didn't speak, he believed that Shen Mingzhi could understand it, picked up the official document, carefully put it into the box he brought with him, and planned to leave.

Shen Mingzhi stretched out his hand and pressed it on the table, leaned forward, and whispered, "What Lord Nan promised...... Nothing can go wrong, right? ”

Nan Zhijin frowned slightly, "My life is in the hands of Lord Shen, any word I say to you will cause death in the ears of Your Majesty, and I also have a wife and children, so I will not take risks with this kind of thing." ”

"I'm sixty and three this year, and Nanda is long-lived?"

"Two years younger than adults."

"I'm afraid that I can't afford to wait, and when the time comes, people will die and the debts will be gone, and the things promised by Nanda people will be meaningless."

Compared with Yin Harmless, Shen Mingzhi is like a marketman who is greedy for small profits, Nan Zhijin put the box on the table, pressed his hands on it, and said with a smile: "Children and grandchildren are successive, how can the debt be eliminated?" Lord Shen will return to his hometown with peace of mind, and in the big test three years later, with the talent of the son of the Shen family, he will definitely be able to top three in high school, and if I can't see it, there will be others to take care of it. ”

"Who?" Shen Mingzhi is most concerned about this matter.

"Lord Shen should understand my difficulties."

Shen Mingzhi waited for a while, and after making sure that Nan Zhijin would indeed not reveal the news, he said: "My requirements are not high, borrow a little momentum, send my son to the court smoothly, and don't trouble others with the rest of the things, just let him work his own." ”

Nan Zhijin picked up the box, "Shen Gongzi is talented, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to play this package ticket." ”

Zhongshu said goodbye, Shen Mingzhi sat alone for a while, and decided to accept the reality and strive to let his son realize his dream of being a prime minister.

Nan Zhijin left the Prime Minister's Mansion, handed over the box to the messenger, and walked back to Zhongshu Province together, with no guards following him, in the eyes of outsiders, this is an ordinary old official.

At the gate of the Yamen of Zhongshu Province, Nan Zhijin saw an acquaintance from a distance, asked the messenger to go back to the Yamen first, and walked into an alley by himself.

Zhuo Ruhe's cronies and entourage immediately followed, and Xiang Nan smiled vigorously: "Finally waiting for the adult, my family is invited, Nan Daren will go with me, right?" ”

Zhuo Ruhe is the new prime minister, and the status of his entourage is rising, so he naturally does not have to be particularly polite to a small Chinese scholar, and he is more casual when he hands it over.

Nan Zhijin smiled and said, "Please go back and tell the Prime Minister that tomorrow afternoon, I will send the official document from the provincial government." ”

The entourage lowered his face, "That's a business matter, and it's a private matter for my family to invite each other." ”

"It's the same, it's the same, the Prime Minister will understand." Nan Zhijin still smiled, said goodbye, and left first.

The entourage was stunned for a while, so he had to go back to his life, and depreciated Nan Zhijin in a roundabout way, only to be surprised to find that the prime minister didn't eat this at all, but nodded and said: "Nan is right, it's me who is too impatient." ”

The next morning, Zhuo Ruhe presided over the affairs of the Qinzheng Palace for the first time as the prime minister, everything was normal, from the emperor to other ministers, no one gave the new prime minister a problem.

In the afternoon, Zhuo Ruhe returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion to deal with government affairs, and after introspection, he found that the Prime Minister was not so difficult to do, thanks to the emperor's trust and the cooperation of his colleagues.

Nan Zhijin arrived on time and sent three full boxes of official documents, divided into categories, sorted by priority, Zhuo Ruhe checked on the spot, and asked Nan Zhijin for advice if he had any doubts.

Time flies, a box of official documents has not been read, it is already dark, Zhuo Ruhe is a new official, enthusiasm is high, order the officials in the palace to go home first, leave a few messengers, buy wine and food from outside, hastily eat a dinner, read at night, be sure to familiarize yourself with the duties of the prime minister as soon as possible.

Nan Zhijin stayed, accompanied the prime minister to dinner, and continued to act as an adviser without complaint.

After the second watch, there were only two people left in the lobby, Zhuo Ruhe sped up, and finally browsed the official documents roughly, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In the past, when I was the county guard, I always felt that local affairs were important, but the court always delayed them, and now I understand that the prime minister reviews so many official documents every day, and there are too many important things, but none of them are important." ”

Nan Zhijin replied: "It's not so many every day, the prime minister has been vacant in the past month, and it has accumulated a lot." ”

There was still cold wine left on the table, Zhuo Ruhe took half a sip and said, "Your Majesty gave me a few ginseng plants." ”

"Hmm."

"Since the news came out that I was going to be the prime minister, there have been people who come to the door every day to give gifts, and I have rejected most of them, but I have left a few good ginseng plants for the princess to recuperate."

Zhuo Ruhe is a colt and is used to calling his wife "princess".

"Hmm."

"I'm wondering, Your Majesty is so well-informed, and even knows about such a trivial matter, will it be ......?"

Nanzhi smiled and said: "It turns out that the Prime Minister is worried about this matter, the Prime Minister is too worried, Your Majesty sometimes understands some things through the close ministers around him, but it has not yet reached the point of catching them all, and it can't be compared with Emperor Wu, even compared with the Empress Dowager Shangguan, it is also a step behind." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't know the connection between us?"

Nan Zhijin said: "With Your Majesty's temper, if he sees a clue, he will never let Lord Zhuo succeed him as prime minister, besides, as the prime minister, I am a member of the Zhongshu House, it is normal to have contact, and there is nothing wrong." ”

Zhuo Ruhe's expression was slightly gloomy, "I still feel guilty, I feel as if I am doing things behind His Majesty's back." ”

The emperor is a child, and the prime minister is just a slightly older child, Nan Zhijin said patiently: "I only ask one thing, does the prime minister support all the actions of His Majesty?" ”

Zhuo Ruhe was silent for a while, "Your Majesty is young and vigorous, and if you want to support the entire Great Chu with your own strength, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it." ”

"So at this time, tell Your Majesty how difficult it is to govern the world, Your Majesty can't listen to it, we can only help secretly, don't let Your Majesty poke out too big a basket."

Zhuo Ruhe was silent for a while, the difference between "secretly helping" and "secretly doing things" is really difficult to distinguish.

Nan Zhijin said again: "Just like I said to the Prime Minister before: Is it easy to please Your Majesty alone, or is it easy to please the entire court?" If you only curry favor with Your Majesty, you may well have to oppose the entire court and make everything go badly; currying favor with the entire court, the prime minister showed his strength, and it was easy to please His Majesty. ”

Zhuo Ruhe didn't like the word "please" very much, but he didn't say anything, when he was still in Yunmengze, someone came to the door, suggesting that he had the opportunity to pay homage and was willing to help, at first he didn't believe it, but as the signs became more and more obvious, he believed it, and after returning to the capital, he got in touch with Nan Zhijin.

"Your Majesty trusts the Prime Minister, this is an opportunity for the Prime Minister, and it is also an opportunity for the Imperial Court and Dachu, let's make good use of it: I am responsible for figuring out the emperor's thoughts, and the Prime Minister is responsible for making meritorious contributions and complementing each other."

"If I can make a contribution, what can Nanda people get?"

Nan Zhijin smiled slightly, he has been in the position of Zhongshushe for decades, and he will not leave if he has the opportunity to be promoted, of course, he has gained a lot.

He pulled out a roll of paper from his sleeve, "The imperial court supports the Prime Minister, and please also ask the Prime Minister to support the imperial court, there are a few people here, it is time to be promoted, they will be of great help to the Prime Minister." ”

Zhuo Ruhe took the paper, and when he opened it, he saw that there were more than a dozen names on it. He has been an official for many years, of course, he knows the background and backers of these people, and at least three of them are protégés of Zuocha Yushi Fengju.

Feng Ju gave up the fight for the phase, he deserved a little reward, Zhuo Ruhe put away the paper, and felt that it was not a big problem, "Your Majesty's mind is unpredictable, Lord Nan is sure, right?" ”

"Did I ever miss it?" Nan Zhijin asked rhetorically, bowed his hand, and arrived home in the middle of the night, not feeling tired at all. (To be continued.) )