In the early spring of February, when it was warm and cold, the yamen of the Beijing division were opened one after another, and the operation of the imperial court gradually returned to normal.

Half of the courtyard is half moss, and the peach blossoms are clean and cauliflower blooms. Where is the Taoist priest who planted peaches, the former Liu Lang is here again... With the quatrain of the former sages in his heart, Li Daguan stepped into the ministry happily. Well, he admits that the first three sentences are not very appropriate, but what he wants is the last sentence.

Liu Lang came again today, and the old officials in the vestibule hall of the Ministry of Officials saw Li You, and they did feel this way-

In the autumn of the seventh year of Jinghe, this person squatted in the ministry for more than half a month; At the end of February of the eighth year of Jinghe, this person was dismissed, and he was hurriedly appointed in the Ministry of Officials and demoted from Beijing; In August of the ninth year of Jinghe, this person came back again, and once again squatted for more than half a month with the officials as his home; In December of the ninth year of Jinghe, this person was dismissed again.

Now in February of the tenth year of Jinghe, this person came to handle the recovery again. In just two or three years, with several ups and downs, this person is really unwilling to be lonely as an official.

However, it was said that Li You entered the lobby and went straight to the desk of the clerk, at this time someone was talking to the clerk in front of the case, and there were a few waiting behind, eighty percent of whom were officials who came to handle the election procedure.

Li Youhun, who was eager to return to work, didn't care, stepped forward and interjected to the scribe: "Mr. Sun! Do I have any news here? ”

Before the old scribe could reply, he annoyed the official who had been talking to the scribe before, and when he saw that it was a young "scholar" who had no official uniform, he thought that he was a first-time candidate for an official or something, so he shouted and reprimanded: "Where did you come from, a rude person! She doesn't know the rules! ”

Li You glanced at the official a few times when he heard this, he was a third-grade official, and he should be a senior official who came to Beijing from other places to elect officials, and nine out of ten were envoys or participated in politics. Asked with interest, "Shodai?" Politics? Thank you! ”

Seeing that the two sides were not going to deal with each other, the scribe hurriedly answered, "Lord Li! I can't do your thing. You go to the back and talk to Lord Zuo in person! ”

Could something have gone wrong? Li You nodded in greeting. Where was he still in the mood to ridicule the Sanpin master next to him, and hurriedly turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard of the ministry.

Seeing that the scribe spoke to Li You first, the third-rank official felt that he was despised. He asked angrily, "Who is this?" ”

The scribe raised his eyelids: "You foreign officials may not know something, it is Li Xujiang, who is known as the imperial history of the big tree!" ”

If you don't know, you don't know, but it's impossible to say that you don't know. The three-rank senior who came to elect the official immediately fell silent. The Dark Dao Jingshi really crouched Tiger, Hidden Dragon everywhere, and casually scolded a man who looked like a white-bodied scholar, but he was a hard-pierced guy.

Li You found the Wenxuan Division familiarly, entered the room of the Wenxuan Division, and asked straight to the point after meeting him: "I heard the previous scribe say that I still have to talk to you about the next matter, is there something wrong?" ”

Zuo Langzhong invited Li You to sit down in the small hall next to him, and only after serving tea did he say: "The matter of your official reinstatement, the Son of Heaven will inquire about it." The result was rejected! ”

Li Daguan was surprised, as if he had been poured a bucket of cold water on his head, thinking that it was an easy and natural thing. How was it denied?

Yuan Ge Lao said to the Son of Heaven. Right now, your prestige in the capital is too high, and you're in the limelight. Therefore, it is not suitable to continue to serve as a ground official in Beijing at this time, otherwise Yi Shengwei will not be able to lose the momentum of coercing the imperial court. Most of the elders, including Xu, Peng, and Jin, agree with this statement, so..."

Depend on! Li You couldn't help but sigh with emotion, is this a side effect of brushing your prestige? Others just paid it back, this Peng Ge Lao who kept his status turned his face really fast!

It is no wonder that officials have to occupy positions as much as possible, with positions there is everything, and without positions is like fish on the chopping board, with no initiative at all. Even if he is as strong as Xu Cifu, once he leaves his position and returns to his hometown, it will become unknown when he returns.

Lord Zuo continued to introduce the situation: "Elder Yuan Ge also said to His Majesty, you are still young, and you don't know how to hide yourself. From the perspective of cultivating talents and caring for talents, it is not appropriate to immediately re-assume such an important position as the Admiral of the Five Cities Imperial History, otherwise it will harm you. Therefore, it is necessary to press it appropriately to avoid the tragedy of showing off the wood in the forest or being too rigid and easy to break, so that the foundation of your career path is more solid..."

It's really a high-sounding and impeccable cliché, as if everything is for your good, everything is for your sake, and the actual situation can only be known by God. If it weren't for Li You's clear heart, maybe he would have been grateful for Yuan Ge's love.

All in all, after being punched and kicked by Li You, the first generation of the Admiral, the Imperial History of Wucheng took the judicial power of criminal names in the capital from the Criminal Department, and the authority developed too much, and Li You himself was in full swing from officialdom to various prestige among the people, which was even more powerful.

Most of the courtiers may praise Lord Li in their mouths, but in their hearts, they can't rest assured that he will be reinstated. An existence that has the potential to break the balance is a threat to anyone, could anyone be stronger than Duan Zhien?

Don't go a few hundred years, he Li You has become Bao Longtu in the opera lyrics, but others are dumbfounded when they innocently incarnate as a background character like Pang Taishi.

Thinking about this, Li You sighed, the knowledge of officialdom is really getting deeper and deeper, and today I learned another lesson. The invincibility of intoxication may be just an illusion, and the premise is to fight with "people", but in the face of the "potential" of water impermanence, no one has to be helpless.

It is easy to shake the mountain, but it is difficult to shake the general trend, and the difficulty lies in this "potential" that is not transferred by human will, and may change at any time, and has countless possibilities and is unpredictable.

Li You has always been familiar with current affairs, and immediately stopped being entangled, and asked: "If you can't be reinstated, what position is there?" ”

Lord Zuo sighed, "Your original position is listed as Siqing, and the quality is too high, and it is very difficult to arrange it when you convert to other official positions, so I am worried!" Now it seems that either he will be transferred to the sixth department as the fifth rank of Langzhong, or he will be promoted to other temple supervisors as the fourth grade, but these two options are too difficult for people. As for the Cilinfang Bureau, don't even think about it..."

"What the hell?" Li You interrupted Lord Zuo's complaint and asked anxiously.

Zuo Langzhong twisted his beard and said: "The General Administration Department lacks a right general administration to manage the newspaper..."

Li You thought, this seems to be good, it can directly manipulate the mouthpiece of the imperial court and influence public opinion in the world, which is quite suitable for him to do it himself, not to mention that he was in charge of the Di Bao at the beginning, and he is very familiar with the situation.

Today, the population of the country is at least 100 million, and it is easy to accumulate 9.87 million followers in a few years to become an opinion leader!

"But it was rejected by the court!" Zuo Langzhong blatantly shattered Li You's illusions. Of course, Yuan Ge Lao and the others are not stupid, and put Li You, a big troll, in the position of the director of the Di Bao, isn't that looking for abuse.

Without waiting for Li You to ask, Zuo Langzhong said again: "At present, there is still a lack of Shaoqing of Dali Temple..."

Li You was overjoyed in his heart, this is the position responsible for reviewing all serious cases in the world and conducting the second trial of the cases of the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Criminal Department, which is quite good. Although with the weakness of Dali Temple, there is gradually a suspicion of decoration, but it is man-made, and it is not impossible to re-develop it in their own hands, how to say that it is also Jiuqing Yamen!

"But it was still denied." Zuo Langzhong said expressionlessly.

Of course, Yuan Ge Lao and the others did not lose their minds, how could this kind of position, which could theoretically restrain the preliminary trial and be responsible for the final trial, be handed over to Li You. Although there is only one name left now, as long as the famous Li You has fame and righteousness, what can't he do?

Li You lost his temper, "What is the result?" ”

Zuo Langzhong said helplessly: "I have rejected two of them, and the third suitable position is still being sought, from the fifth to the fourth grade, and there are only a few that match your identity, it is not easy to move a position to install you, I don't want to arrange you to the official position of Shanglin Yuan Supervisor." So please wait for the good news. ”

"I think the five-grade university scholar is good, you might as well propose that I be a university scholar." Seeing that he was going to run for nothing today, Li You threw down his words angrily and got up to say goodbye.

Lord Zuo greeted again: "Although your affairs are not harmonious, Ambassador Lu's reinstatement and Lord Zhou's release are not a big problem, you can rest assured!" ”

Out of the ministry, Li You thought about it, and went to the Ten Princes' Mansion in the northeast direction to ask the eldest princess of Guide if she had any good ideas.

At this time, the weather is getting warmer, and the daylight is good, the eldest princess and a cadre of palace eunuchs are like stars holding the moon in the garden around Xiao Liu'er, coaxing him to learn to walk.

When Li You arrived, he was invited to the pavilion, and the eldest princess waved away from the left and right, and said with a smile: "Your teacher is very incompetent, and you have abandoned my son's studies for more than a month." ”

"Some time ago, it was either a lot of things or the New Year, how could there be a gap. Have you shown Your Majesty the Emperor's secret decree in your hand? ”

The eldest princess replied: "Look, the effect is not bad, and sure enough, there is really no mustard." But then again, I really didn't expect..."

Li You thought of his work problem and asked for help: "These days, the business at hand has almost been sorted out, and you can just take care of the debts of those eunuchs yourself." I can't always be hidden in the city like this, and I have to get back on track after all, but now there is some trouble on the side of the court, do you have any good ideas? ”

Hearing this, His Royal Highness Chitose's eyes lit up and promised: "At this time, Yi'er, do it with a gesture!" Go back with confidence and wait for my good news! ”

"Thank you over there." After Li You thanked him, he always felt that something was wrong, and this promise was too happy, and he was too sure?

Zhao Shangshu, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, plus Wenxuan Shilang, Zhongzuo Bangrui, are not so easy to help him transfer to a good position, is it true that Guide Chitose has more say in the promotion of civil officials than these two people combined?

"What are your plans? Can you explain? Li You asked.

The eldest princess of Guide said mysteriously: "When the time comes, you will know, and there is no worry!" ”

Li You suddenly realized that there must be something wrong here! Because His Royal Highness Chitose is more refreshing in doing things, there is one thing to say, and he doesn't like people who sell Guanzi very much. Today this is abnormal, and if there is an abnormality, it is a demon.

Then he resolutely said: "Don't make a fool of yourself, otherwise I will definitely reject you." ”

The eldest princess of Guide said helplessly: "There is a Shaofu Shaoqing of the fourth grade beckoning to you. Judging from the past two months, you are too talented in business, especially good at being an official and businessman who borrows power, which is exactly the talent that my young government urgently needs. ”

You almost created a fait accompli, how can you stoop down to be a foreign steward for the royal family? Li You got up and turned his head to leave, "I understand your kindness, but on this issue, I don't have a common language with you. ”