On April 23, the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, when the time was right, the heavy rain stopped at the beginning, the Beijing division was damp, the water on the streets and alleys was quite deep, the heavy rain for several days almost turned the Beijing division into a city in the water, because of the inconvenience of walking, it was just dark, and the pedestrians on the street were scarce, like this humid weather, the rich people really couldn't get up to play, so there were few carriages coming and going on the street, and the original prosperous Beijing division actually seemed a little depressed. In this dim night, a four-wheeled carriage walked unhurriedly on the East Street, swayed through the mouth of Rouge Alley, bypassed the wall in front of the Yuewangfu, and quietly stopped in front of the summer gate of the palace.

"Li Shilang, please inside." Before Li Qianhe could gain a firm foothold, Li Dequan, the head of the palace, who had been waiting in front of the door for a long time, had already hurried over and greeted him with a smile.

"Oh, there's Grandpa Lao Li." Li Qianhe and Li Dequan are all old acquaintances, and they know that this old eunuch is Concubine Yan De's henchman, so they can't be offended easily, so they hurriedly smiled and returned the salute.

"How dare you, how dare you, please hurry, Mr. Na is waiting in the inner study." Li Dequan is older, and his mouth is broken, at this time, he was very happy to see Li Qianhe so polite to himself, and he smiled while accompanying Li Qianhe to go inside: "A certain family has not seen Li Shilang for a long time, hehe, I miss it, Xiaolinzi said that Li Shilang was coming, but a certain family was in a hurry to come out and wait, just waiting to say hello to Li Shilang, what about you, you are a busy person, not like a certain family is now sitting and waiting for death, hehe, Li Shilang will be a prosperous family in the future, don't forget a certain family." ”

Li Qianhe had something in his heart, and he really didn't want to talk nonsense with this old eunuch with a broken mouth, but it was not easy to offend this old man in the palace, so he had to reply with a smile: "Where, where, Manager Li is the person who listens to His Highness, and he is just an errand runner, so I don't dare to be such a compliment to Manager Li." ”

"Li Shilang is too modest, isn't hehe, if you want a certain family to say, let's go out of the Yue Wangfu, it will also belong to you Li Shilang's honorable position, like a certain family of such people, hehe, ah don't say it, don't say it." Li Dequan said yes and didn't say anything, but he peeked at Li Qianhe's face, but lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Li Shilang, there is a nephew in a certain family, who is eighteen years old, and the first-hand article is very passable, can you see if you can ......?"

Only then did Li Qianhe understand the intention of the old eunuch beside him who was in a hurry to set the approach, and his heart sank suddenly, and he had the intention to scold, but because of his identity as the head of the palace, he frowned quickly, and replied casually quietly: "This official can find a time to meet and then decide?" ”

"Cheng, Cheng, Cheng, so thank you Li Shilang, this nephew of a certain family, that's a talent......" As soon as Li Dequan heard this, his face turned red with joy, and he followed Li Qianhe with a smile, chattering non-stop, until he walked to the door of the inner study and did not stop, but he never thought that two expressionless black-clothed people suddenly flashed out in the dark, and stretched out his hand to block Li Dequan's body left and right.

"Ahh Li Dequan woke up at this time, hurriedly took a few steps back, his face was embarrassed for a while, and he arched his hand at Li Qianhe and said: "Li Shilang, please, a certain family will not accompany you, and another day a certain family will hold a banquet to Li Shilang to express gratitude." As soon as the words fell, he hurriedly turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Li Qianhe didn't say anything, just returned the salute, smiled faintly, strode into the study, and saw Na Long sitting behind the desk, hurriedly stepped forward, and greeted him very politely: "Mr. Na." ”

"Yanting, why be so polite, come, sit down." Na Long got up, returned the salute, smiled and let Li Qianhe to the two Taishi chairs in the corner of the wall in the study, and sat down separately, and the two scholars quietly withdrew after serving the freshly brewed fragrant tea, leaving Li Qianhe and Na Long to sit alone.

"Yan Ting, what is Manager Li looking for you?" Nalong picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and asked seemingly casually.

"Oh, that's right: Mr. Li has a nephew who wants to come to Beijing, and he asks him to find a background for him." Li Qianhe didn't dare to hide it, and hurriedly replied.

"Is there such a thing?" Na Long frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Yan Ting doesn't have to take it to heart, you can do it if you can, and don't worry about it if you can't do it." ”

Li Qianhe has been in the officialdom for a long time, so he can naturally hear that Na Long is quite dissatisfied with Li Dequan's move, which means that this matter does not have to be done, and Li Qianhe didn't want to engage in those favoritism, so he said smoothly: "I know in my heart, I don't know what Mr. Na called today......

Na Long didn't have an interface, but put down the tea bowl and gently puffed out his palms, but when he saw the figure flashing, Yan Da had already appeared in the study, still holding a document in his hand.

"I've met Mr. Na, Li Shilang." Yan Da respectfully saluted the two, and did not wait for the two to return the salute, opened the document in his hand straightforwardly, and read it in a low voice: "Liu Xun, the word Sidao, Jingzhou Jiangling (now Jiangling, Hubei), born in the eighth year of the emperor, the tenth year of the great cause Shi Xiao Milling, first for the counselor, and then for the Huangmen Shilang, Wude returned to the Tang Dynasty in three years, and in September of the year, he was awarded the history of the governor of Nankangzhou (now Ganxian County, Jiangxi); In October of the first year of Zhenguan, he entered the court as a counselor; Zhenguan was promoted to the middle of the matter in August of the seventh year, and was named a man in Qingyuan County; Zhenguan was promoted to the imperial history in July of the tenth year, and the silver Qingguanglu doctor was added, and the scattered riders were always served; In June of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, he was promoted to the Yellow Gate Squire; In October of the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, he was promoted to the provincial servant and the prince of the prince, and in April of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the emperor conquered Goguryeo, which was one of the three auxiliary governments; He is fifty years old and has two sons: the eldest son, Liu Cheng, is twenty-one years old, and is now a doctor of the four gates, and is on the seventh grade; The second son, Liu Min, is eighteen years old, now Xuande Lang, who is a loose official and has no position, and is under the seventh grade; The eldest daughter, Liu Chan, married Cui Qi, the second son of Cui Renshi, the right attendant of the ministry, and had two sons and one daughter; The second daughter Liu Juan, married to Li Bi, the eldest son of Li Wansheng, the assassin of Qizhou, as his wife, Liu Xun is a young talented, proficient in poetry and writing, good at calligraphy, rebellious, negligent in etiquette, and the king of Wei is kind ......"

The more Li Qianhe listened, the more gloomy his face became, it was not that he didn't know Liu Xun's situation, in fact, Li Qianhe's official residence was the left servant of the official department, and he knew the official's file well, and he didn't need to be reminded by Yan Da, the reason why the color changed at this time was because Li Qianhe had already understood the meaning of Yan Da's reading of this file, until Yan Da finished reading the file, Li Qianhe's face turned white, he let out a long breath, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Na, His Royal Highness's intention has been decided?" ”

"Hmm." Naron didn't explain much, just nodded heavily.

"Well, if you want to do something, please ask the gentleman to tell me." Li Qianhe naturally knew that once Li Zhen decided, it was not something that he could veto, so he didn't say more, but took a deep breath, straightened up, and expressed his attitude cautiously.

"Yanting doesn't have to be so nervous." Na Long smiled and said: "Liu Cheng, the eldest son of Liu Shizhong, is not the fourth doctor of the seventh grade, and it is not impossible to be promoted to a member of the household department, what do you say?" ”

"Oh?" Li Qianhe was stunned for a moment, and then came back to his senses and said: "This matter is easy to do, I don't know when Mr. wants to adjust?" ”

"The sooner the better, but this matter must not come forward, let Cui Renshi sign it, what to do, Yanting can grasp it himself." Naron said with a smile.

"I see." Li Qianhe quickly thought about it, nodded and said, "Without further ado, I will find someone to arrange it as soon as possible and say goodbye." ”

"Well, you have to be careful in this matter, don't leave the tail of your hand, Yan Ting be cautious." Seeing that Li Qianhe was leaving, Na Long didn't stay long, got up with a smile, and sent Li Qianhe to the second gate, and then turned back to the inner study.

"Mr. Na." As soon as Na Long turned back to the study, Yan Da turned out of the shadows, and said with a cautious look on his face: "My subordinates still don't understand why His Highness wants to participate in this matter, you must know that as soon as Liu Shizhong falls, Zhu Suiliang is not so easy to deal with, in case it ......, wouldn't it be a wedding dress for nothing?" ”

This is the third time that Yanda has raised this question, before all kinds of matters were not arranged, Nalong never explained much, just let Yanda obey the order, at this time since the preparations have been prepared, Nalong will not let Yanda carry out the task with emotions again, smiled and looked at Yanda with a worried face, walked to the desk and sat down, patted the wide sleeves for a long time, and said slowly: "Your Majesty has set up a big situation, which is nothing more than to replace that useless waste, But who is your Majesty's choice? I'm afraid that except for His Majesty himself, no one can guess it, according to a certain person, His Royal Highness has the greatest hope, but the kings of Wu and Wei are not without opportunities, and in the end, isn't it the same to fight? In this case, why not remove a big arm of King Wei with the hand of the person in the East Palace? As for the prince, he may not be able to see His Majesty's intentions in setting up the situation, even if he himself can't see it, there are people on the side who can see through it, so stability is just a dead end for the prince, what he wants is chaos, only when there is chaos, he can take advantage of the situation to seize power, one to establish authority, and the other to prove to His Majesty, he is also capable of turning the tide, so give him such a chance to perform. ”

"But how can Wu and Wei sit still, now that the East Palace is weak, it is inconvenient for us to intervene openly, if the whole situation is chaotic, Your Majesty is afraid that it will be difficult to explain." Yanda frowned and thought about it, and said with some uncertainty.

"Don't worry about this, since the prince dares to make trouble, he naturally has a way to suppress Liu Shizhong, as for the kings of Wu and Wei, hehe, maybe he will wait for an unexpected surprise for me." Naron smiled confidently.

As if he had remembered something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Oh? You mean that ......"

"Needless to say!" Na Long interrupted Yan Da's words with a wave of his hand, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Yan Da, Li Dequan is staring at the point, don't let this person fool around." ”

"Yes." Yan Da agreed, flashed, and disappeared into the darkness.

Na got up, walked to the window, looked at the dark sky, sighed, shook his head, and muttered to himself, "It's going to rain." ”

It's raining again, the rain around the Dragon Boat Festival is always endless, the air has become wet, even if it is sitting in the spacious hall of the ministry, it is also uncomfortable, not to mention that there are a lot of official affairs to deal with, Wen Xuanqing, the director of the Ministry of Officials, walked into his office early in the morning, and saw the thick stack of documents on the copy, and suddenly he was a little angry, and he hatefully dropped the wet umbrella, pulled off the poncho on his body, and threw it to the corner of the wall with the umbrella, and walked to the copywriter with a gloomy face and sat down. Shaking his sleeves, he moved the document on the corner of the table to his face, stretched, and grinded the ink boredly.

I can't complain that Wen Xuanqing is lazy, anyone like him is already a person who knows the destiny of heaven, and he is just a small master from the eighth grade, and he has not been able to get even one promotion in the tower of the Ministry of Officials for more than 20 years, but I am afraid that it is worse than Wen Xuanqing, of course, Wen Xuanqing, who has long been familiar with all the processes of the Ministry of Officials, is also qualified to be lazy, don't look at the pile of official documents stacked high, in Wen Xuanqing's opinion, it is not a big deal, casually tidy, it can be leveled in one morning, and the boss can not find fault with it, this is the ability, No one else can compare.

"Aha!" Wen Xuanqing, who had finally polished the ink, stretched out his hand to tidy up the pile of official documents, took out a book at random, and passed it at a glance, and signed the last opinion at the bottom of the document to complete his own procedure, and occasionally sent a certain document that didn't look good to the eye back, and asked the colleagues of the Gong Gong Division to reorganize it, just like that, the thick stack of documents quickly disappeared by more than half, and seeing that it could be completed ahead of schedule today, Wen Xuanqing hummed a little song proudly, Quickly finished processing a merit report in his hand, raised his hand to copy, and grabbed a letter of request, only then did he look at it, and suddenly became interested - this document is naturally from the examination department, and it is for the four doctors Liu Cheng's invitation to adjust the excerpt, basically saying that Liu Cheng has performed well in the appointment of the four doctors in the country, and it is recommended that the transfer department be appointed as a warehouse member of the foreign lang.

Dr. Simen is a low-level position in the Guozijian, responsible for disciplining the children of Hou Bozi men above the seventh grade and the talented children of the Shuren, the name is good, in fact, it is a small official of Qingshui in the Qingshui Yamen, and the warehouse member of the household department is a big fat shortage, not everyone can take office, it is difficult to transfer from the Guozijian to the household department itself, not to mention the position that everyone covets to do the warehouse member Wailang, Wen Xuanqing as an old official knows how difficult it is, I couldn't help but feel a burst of injustice in my heart, and I thought that I would send this invitation back to the ticket and make it difficult, but as soon as I picked up the pen, I was suddenly stunned.

There is only one Liu Xun in the Manchu Dynasty, which is the Wen Xuanqing of the old official department, and then look at Liu Cheng's hometown that the column is written in Jingzhou Jiangling, and he is even more shocked, and immediately remembered that this Liu Cheng is the eldest son of Liu Xun in the new servant, and he didn't dare to slack off at this time, and he hurriedly looked at the whole document from beginning to end, and didn't find out too much fault, Wen Xuanqing frowned, or signed his name behind the document, expressing his agreement with the suggestion of his colleagues in the examination department, just put down the document, but suddenly remembered that if he could sell Liu Cheng a good, in case this matter could reach Liu Shizhong's ears, his boss stool for more than 20 years might be able to go up, his heart suddenly warmed up, and he didn't care about correcting other documents.

"Wang Langzhong, Xiaguan has an urgent matter here, please take a look." Wen Xuanqing is very appreciative of the top boss who has just taken office, without him, Wang Taizhong is young, just thirty years old, he is already a high-ranking official from the five grades, and Wen Xuanqing, who is also from the Ming Dynasty, has been working hard for more than 20 years and is only a small principal, and the gap is really too big.

Wang Taizhong, a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, Ming Jing and the first, served as a county magistrate of Wan'an County, Jiangzhou, and later served as a member of the Ministry of Rites, just transferred to the Ministry of Officials not long ago, is considered a rising star in the DPRK, the work style is down-to-earth and hardworking, the requirements for subordinates have always been strict, quite official, for Wen Xuanqing, the old fritter of the Ministry has always looked down on it, and never looks at it with the right eyes on weekdays, this time I saw that this person was running away with a sneaky look, and he didn't have a good voice, pouted, and said coldly: "Take it." ”

The official level can crush people to death, not to mention that Wang Taizhong's official rank is eleven levels higher than Wen Xuanqing, and they are not at the same level as each other, Wen Xuanqing is angry in his heart, and he can only greet Wang Taizhong's family fiercely in his heart, but he still has to smile on his face, and handed over the document at hand in an orderly manner.

Wang Taizhong swept the document from beginning to end, and was stunned to see where the word "urgent" came from, his face immediately became ugly, and he stared at Wen Xuanqing and said, "Is there anything wrong with this document, huh?" ”

Seeing that Wang Taizhong was about to have a seizure, Wen Xuanqing was dissatisfied, so he had to break the key points, looked left and right, and saw that no one was nearby, so he lowered his voice and said: "Wang Langzhong, this Liu Cheng is the eldest son of Liu Shizhong, you see ......."

Wang Taizhong saw Wen Xuanqing's ghostly appearance before, and was about to open his mouth to reprimand angrily, but when he heard Liu Cheng's origin at first glance, he was suddenly startled, and he swallowed back the words that had reached his mouth, rolled his eyes, and said with a calm face: "I know, the documents are left, and you can go back to work." ”

As soon as Wang Taizhong's words came out, he immediately made Wen Xuanqing so angry that there was smoke above his head, without him, according to the procedures of the Ministry of Officials, after Wen Xuanqing signed the document, he handed it over to Lang Zhong after signing, and the principal went to the Ministry of Officials to hand it over, and there was no need for Wang Taizhong, Lang Zhong, to go to the Run, and now Wang Taizhong detained the document, obviously planning to submit this document himself, and the fart in his hand was snatched and photographed by others, Wen Xuanqing was extremely unwilling, but what could he do if he was unwilling, What can you do other than criticize it in your stomach?

"Yes, the subordinate obeys." Wen Xuanqing was full of reluctance as soon as possible, and he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood, and seemed to salute respectfully, and turned back to his office with a blushing face, the anger in his heart could simply melt gold into iron.

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