When he entered the inner hall from the Donghua Gate, Wu Shaogang no longer had any sense of novelty, and as for the solemnity that he could still feel a little before, he also disappeared without a trace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

After people's mentality changes, they will feel different when they look at everything.

When following the officials of the Ministry of Rites and walking towards the Vertical Arch Hall in small steps, Wu Shaogang didn't even bother to look up.

Cai Siwei and the others were different, with excitement and excitement on their faces, looking up at their surroundings from time to time.

The performance of Cai Siwei and others made Wu Shaogang not very happy, but he would not blame him, the idea of imperial power has lasted for thousands of years, and Cai Siwei and others are still courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty at this time after all, and they must be excited to see the emperor.

The surroundings were very quiet, the early dynasty had ended, and many officials had returned to the official office.

When they came to the outside of the vertical arch hall, Wu Shaogang and others were waiting outside, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites went in to report.

Soon, a lieutenant of the Inner Chamberlain Province appeared outside the Vertical Arch Hall.

The lieutenant officials of the Inner Servant Province are eunuchs, and the lieutenants of the Southern Song Dynasty are generally not allowed to interfere in politics, and the Inner Servant Province is mainly responsible for many complicated things in the Inner Palace, the key is how to wait for the emperor comfortably, of course, the eunuchs of the Great Song Dynasty also have officials, and even lead the army to fight, such as the famous Tong Guan.

However, since the founding of the Southern Song Dynasty, it has always been in an embattled situation, and in this case, it is impossible to reuse the middle officials, so the middle officials of the Southern Song Dynasty are basically unknown.

Wu Shaogang habitually stretched out his hand, and there was an ingot of gold in his palm.

Zhongguan didn't have the habit of shaking hands, and when he saw Wu Shaogang stretching out his hand, he was slightly stunned, but he still hurriedly stretched out his hand.

When he started with gold, of course the Zhongguan felt it, and he probably didn't expect that Wu Shaogang, who was in the middle of the day, would also give him gold, an inconspicuous Zhongguan of the Inner Serving Province.

A smile immediately appeared on the lieutenant's face, and this smile was sincere.

Not to mention whether the lieutenant official is poor in money, the key is that Wu Shaogang showed respect, which made the lieutenant very happy.

The lieutenant officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs do not interfere in politics, which does not mean that they are dispensable, many times they are waiting by the emperor's side, occasionally saying a few words, if the emperor listens, it is still very effective.

The most obvious example is that the right prime minister and privy envoy Jia Nidao is very good to the lieutenant officials of the internal service province, and Jia Nidao can know a lot of things about the inner province by befriending the lieutenant officials.

When he walked into the vertical arch hall, the lieutenant beside Wu Shaogang reminded a few words in a low voice, saying that the emperor was in a good mood.

Wu Shaogang smiled at the Zhongguan, don't underestimate this reminder, knowing that the emperor is in a good mood, Wu Shaogang can put forward his own ideas to some extent, as long as it is not too excessive, there will be no big problem, but if the emperor is in a bad mood, then don't think about anything.

This is the second time Wu Shaogang has seen the emperor.

The face is slightly fat, the complexion is pale, the eye circles can even be faintly seen blue, the beard is basically white, and there is not much majesty on his body, if he sees it on the street, he can't believe that the old man in front of him is the emperor.

The first time I saw the emperor was when Wu Shaogang was in the front of the palace, but at that time, Wu Shaogang didn't really see the emperor, standing at the back of the line, it was impossible to really see the emperor.

The emperor's face was truly presented in front of him, and even made Wu Shaogang feel a little unreal.

History's evaluation of Zhao Yun of Song Lizong is very poor, faint and mediocre is synonymous with it, although he wants to be able to do some things, he can appoint traitorous ministers during his reign, such as Ding Daquan and so on, which led to a substantial decline in the national strength of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Lizong's reign is very long, a total of 40 years, the first ten years, because of the dictatorship of Prime Minister Shi Miyuan, almost equivalent to a puppet emperor, after really controlling power, he also wanted to be able to do some things, but because of improper employment, he ultimately fell short.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Wu Shaogang knew that there was a wine-colored emperor in front of him, and too much pleasure had hollowed out the emperor's body, it should be said that the emperor's time was running out, and he couldn't support it for long.

"Wu Shaogang, the deputy envoy of the Sichuan system, the defense envoy of Chengdu Fulu, and the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, will meet with the officials."

"All the armies in front of the imperial army of Chenhe Prefecture are under the control of Cai Siwei and meet the officials."

"Wu Zhizhi deputy envoy and Cai Du don't need to be polite, come and sit."

Wu Shaogang was not polite, and quickly sat down, and when he saw Wu Shaogang sit down, Cai Siwei, who was a little hesitant, also sat down.

There was no one around the emperor to accompany him, which made Wu Shaogang feel strange, at least the right prime minister and privy envoy Jia Nidao should be with him here, you must know that the emperor, who is not in good health, is very dependent on Jia Nidao, even if Jia Nidao's implementation of the Gongtian Law offended too many powerful people in the court, the emperor still supports and trusts Jia Nidao.

"Wu Zhizhi deputy envoy, Cai Du is in charge, you have done a good job in Sichuan, defeated the Mongol Tatars, recovered Chengdu Fu Road, Lizhou West Road, and many Fuzhou counties on Lizhou East Road, I am very pleased, if the court and the central government are ministers like you, I will feel a lot more at ease."

"The praise of the official, the minister does not dare to be, this is what the minister should do."

Wu Shaogang secretly despised in his heart, Zhao Yun has been the emperor for forty years, and he should be very clear about the big and small matters in the court, the inaction of the minister of Chinese and martial arts in the dynasty has a direct relationship with the emperor, and the effect is downward, if the emperor thinks of playing and entertaining every day, spending all day and drinking, how can he ask the courtiers below to do things well.

Wu Shaogang wouldn't have known, his calmness made Zhao Yun also feel surprised.

Zhao Yun already knows the basic situation of Wu Shaogang, his background is very ordinary, he has not passed the imperial examination, he is a pure soldier, and he is not very old, in his early twenties.

It is said that such a young man, when he enters the inner hall, should be sincerely frightened, and he can't even speak, but Wu Shaogang in front of him is completely different, he is generous and has no restraint.

Judging from the temperament shown by Wu Shaogang, it is much stronger than those civil officials who were born in school.

There are such courtiers in the court, of course Zhao Yun is happy.

"Deputy envoy Wu, the stability of Sichuan, the imperial court will rely on you, I hope you can take on the heavy responsibility."

"The minister must do his best, do his best, and live up to the trust of the official."

Wu Shaogang stood up and saluted the emperor.

In the next conversation, the atmosphere was much more relaxed, Zhao Yun asked Wu Shaogang about many situations, including several battles, Wu Shaogang said very clearly, but by no means verbose.

Rao is like this, and Zhao Yun also listened to it with relish.

Time flashed by, half an hour later.

The lieutenant looked inside several times, and finally came out and reminded the emperor in a low voice that there were other government affairs to be dealt with.

Although the emperor is still unsatisfied, he can only do it.

Leaving the palace, it was still the middle official who led the way.

It is said that if it is sent to the outside of the vertical arch hall, the lieutenant can go in, but such a lieutenant can congratulate Wu Shaogang in a whisper, and he still follows by his side.

Wu Shaogang did not refuse, and talked to the lieutenant in a low voice.

From the mouth of the official, Wu Shaogang knew that the emperor attached great importance to the victory in the battle of Sichuan, and was very happy, thinking that Sichuan had basically stabilized, and the Privy Council had received the resignation of Yu Xing, the envoy of Sichuan.

This is extremely important information, and Wu Shaogang basically has the bottom in his heart.

Leaving Ouchi, Wu Shaogang went straight back to the post house.

Cai Siwei beside him was very strange, and couldn't help but ask.

"My lord, this is a rare opportunity, why don't you go home and have a look."

Cai Siwei was naturally referring to Li Tingzhi, but Wu Shaogang would not go now.

"Cai Siwei, I can't go now, if my prediction is good, the emperor will have a holy decree soon, or wait until the holy decree comes down, and then go to see my father-in-law, now is not the time."

Although Cai Siwei didn't say anything, he obviously couldn't understand it.

The speed of the holy decree was beyond Wu Shaogang's imagination.

Wu Shaogang served as the envoy of the Sichuan system, and was awarded the title of General of Germany from the Sanpin, and his wife Li Hanwei was appointed as the wife of the Sanpin.

Cai Siwei was enshrined as General Xuanwei from the fourth grade.

Wu Shaogang was rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold, and Cai Siwei was rewarded with 200 taels of gold.

After receiving the holy decree, Wu Shaogang heard the news of other official changes before he had time to rejoice.

Li Tingzhi sent people to the Ministry of Officials, and Lu Wende sent people to make envoys to the two Huai systems.

In terms of grade, the official department Shangshu and the two Huai system envoys are both from the second grade, but in terms of power, the power of the two Huai system envoys is much greater.

The envoy of the two Huai systems is the official of the feudal territory, and he is the first feudal official in the court, Wu Shaogang, the envoy of the Sichuan system, is incomparable with the envoy of the two Huai systems, after all, the two Huai belong to the important land of the Song Dynasty.

The power of the official department is also very large, but the situation of the imperial court is too special, the right prime minister, the privy envoy Jia Nidao is autocratic, the first thing is to seize the power to appoint officials, so the official department of the book cannot have too much authority.

The relationship between Li Tingzhi and Jia Yidao is still good, but who knows how it will develop in the future.

Lu Wende must have been complacent, after all, he became the No. 1 feudal official in the imperial court.

From another aspect, the contradiction between Wu Shaogang and Lu Wende will be alleviated to a certain extent, after all, Lu Wende has also left the capital, but in the long run, there will be a bigger and more fierce collision between Wu Shaogang and Lu Wende.

Back at the pavilion, looking at the brocade plate on the table and the lady's clothes, Wu Shaogang fell into deep thought.

In the future, there will be less and less time to go to the capital, is it necessary to find a way to relocate the family and so on to Sichuan, and the emperor's decree has a very unique place, that is, other officials in Sichuan have not yet been appointed, such as the Chengdu Fulu Defense Envoy, Chengdu Prefect, etc., which obviously means that Wu Shaogang, the new Sichuan envoy, put forward a suitable candidate. (To be continued.) )