Chapter 180: Seeking a Position
"Grass people Zhao Mingqi, see the emperor!"
You said that the Zhao family has countless glory in Donglin, but he has no fame on him, so he can only call himself a grass people.
"I heard that you got a token from the Great Prince?"
The emperor had just come down, and although he was sitting at the desk, his eyes were closed and he was about to fall asleep at any time.
"The grass people made a bet with the eldest prince, if the grass people can stand at the gate of the palace, when he goes to court, he will recommend the grass people."
What happened in the small square in front of the palace today, Zhao Mingqi did not hide it at all, this is to tell the emperor in disguise that he has nothing to do with the eldest prince.
"You are a child of the Zhao family, why do you call yourself a grass citizen in front of me?"
In the capital city of Donglin, various families are entrenched, and the rich second-generation sons and brothers can see a lot of them everywhere on the street, but this Zhao Mingqi is different from those people, and he moved out of his family without meeting anyone.
"The glory of the family is accumulated by the ancestors, and the grass people are nothing at present, so they naturally dare not walk outside as the children of the Zhao family, if the ancestors have spirits in the sky, and they are afraid that they will be disappointed when they see such descendants."
Zhao Mingqi's answer, which was called a sonorous and powerful emperor, couldn't help nodding frequently.
"Why did you enter the palace today?"
should be satisfied with him, and the emperor is willing to listen to him a few more words.
"Grass people are here to find jobs."
Zhao Mingqi did not hide his purpose at all.
"Oh? Job? Then why don't you let the head of the Zhao family come and talk to me? ”
The emperor glanced at him in surprise, since he was a child of the Zhao family, he should know how favored his family master was in front of him.
If he really wants any position, why don't he just tell Zhao Zhaoming?
"If the head of the family arranges for the grass people, it is inevitable that there will be a suspicion of tongue, so the grass people do not want to make the head of the house embarrassed, and it is precisely because of the status of the head of the house that it is easier to cause turmoil."
Zhao Mingqi replied fluently.
"Oh? I have to be curious, what kind of turmoil will it cause if Zhao Aiqing arranges a position for you? ”
The emperor sat up straight and looked at him with interest, it turned out that this Zhao Mingqi came to see him, not because of the courage of a horseman, but because he thought clearly.
"The emperor's favored ministers are still arbitrarily arranging positions for the people of the family, so what is the atmosphere of this officialdom? It inevitably leads to conjecture. ”
"And among them, I am afraid that the most criticized will be you, the emperor, and there will inevitably be ignorant people who will say that the emperor favors foreign ministers and allows a minister to control the government."
Although Zhao Mingqi's words are a bit exaggerated, there is nothing wrong with what he can say.
"I can't see that you still think about others, what official position do you ask, say it and listen to me."
His actions made the emperor impressed, thinking that as long as his request was not too much, he would allow him.
"The grass people know that in a few days, it will be the time when the envoys of the Mu State will arrive in my Donglin, and the grass people will ask for the grass people to serve as the envoys of the Donglin to go to the Mu country."
"In addition, the head of the family explained the matter of the grass people and the country, although the grass people do not have an official and a half-position now, but as a Donglin person, they should share the worries of the emperor, as long as the grass people can enter the land of the country of Mu openly, the country of Mu can only obediently slow down the current momentum."
When he said this, Zhao Mingqi was full of self-confidence.
It's not that he trusts it, but that he really has the ability.
"If you mess up, what are you going to do?"
I didn't expect Zhao Zhao's old puppet to tell him such a confidential matter.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, it seemed that he still underestimated this young man.
"Then the grass people can only apologize with death."
Saying this, Zhao Mingqi was very calm, as a small person, he didn't have any bargaining chips to talk to the emperor, if he lived up to the emperor's trust, then he really had to apologize with death.
"I gave you this chance, but I want you to succeed."
The determination in his body made the emperor see it, and he was willing to believe in him and give him this opportunity.
"Weichen takes the order!"
With the emperor's approval, Zhao Mingqi immediately changed his name.
"The hospitality of the envoys of the Muguo country, you can follow along."
With that, the emperor waved his hand lightly, signaling that he could go.
"Wechen retired."
Bowing down and exiting the imperial study, the expression on Zhao Mingqi's face did not change at all, even though he had now changed from a Bai Ding to an envoy who was about to go to Mu Kingdom.
"You entered the palace today?"
Zhao Mansion, Zhao Mingqi had just stepped into the gate, and was called by Zhao Zhao.
"Yes, my nephew went to ask the emperor to let my nephew serve as an envoy."
For Zhao Zhao, Zhao Mingqi did not hide it at all, after all, this person was his biggest support in the Zhao family, and it was also his biggest support in the entire Donglin.
"The emperor agreed?"
Although it is a question, there are many positive elements in it.
He naturally has great trust in Zhao Mingqi, otherwise he would not have chosen him among the many children of the Zhao family.
"Yes, the emperor also allowed his nephew to receive him when the envoys of the Mu Kingdom arrived."
Speaking of the arrival of the envoys of the Mu Kingdom this time, the person in charge of receiving them was the eldest prince, and this was the first time that the two of them had worked together in Donglin.
"That's very good, then you can go down and get ready."
Zhao Zhao didn't ask why he went straight to the palace to apply for a job from the emperor, instead of letting himself arrange for him.
"My nephew is leaving."
Leaving the main courtyard, Zhao Mingqi returned to his Qingzhuxuan, and the mask on his face finally cracked.
He lay tired on the couch in the cloister, his mind carefully calculating what to do next.
Receiving this envoy's errand was only one step further in his plan.
The rest of his thinking is how to find a crack to break through in the country of Mu, who has nowhere to start.
The royal family of Muguo is extremely simple, with only three princes and two princesses.
Among them, two princes and one princess were born to Queen Xia.
Therefore, the competition for the throne is not as terrifying as other countries.
Zhao Mingqi really can't think of any other way than the change of power that can make a country chaotic.
It's just that, the boat must be straight when it reaches the bridge, and it is useless for him to worry about it now.
Soon the envoys of the Mu State arrived, and they came this time, nominally to promote cultural exchanges between them, but in fact, they were just afraid that when the Mu State was fighting with the Great Liang, Donglin would step on it and make them suffer from the enemy.
Since the time had not yet come, Zhao Mingqi was not appointed as an envoy, and the emperor just arranged a position for her casually, so that he could work with the people from the Ministry of Rites to arrange the reception of the envoys.
But in this way, Zhao Mingqi is already satisfied, as long as he can get involved in Donglin's officialdom, in what capacity?