"I am in the law, the disabled can not be an official, the old minister is worried about the society, I want to share the worries for His Majesty all night, and I am deeply grateful to His Royal Highness King Zhao for remembering the old minister, but this body is already in the last years, I really have a weak heart, but it's a pity that my grandson, who has been with me since he was a child, has learned a lot of learning, but I can't afford to find a good future for him."

Xiao Pei said it so bluntly, King Zhao couldn't ignore it.

"This matter Xiao Gong can rest assured, the vitality of the court is greatly damaged, Your Majesty's first ascension to the great treasure is the time to employ people, Xiao Jiulang is such a young talent is exactly what the court needs, how can there be no suitable time?"

King Zhao thought for a while and said, "Why don't you be a secretary at the secretary desk first?" ”

The secretary Lang is in charge of books and scriptures, and many children of the scholar clan have just entered the officialdom, all of whom start from the secretary Lang.

But Xiao Qingyan estimated that his grandfather didn't look down on him at all.

The room was silent for a long time, Xiao Pei just smiled silently, King Zhao secretly scolded this old fox for having a lot of appetite, your grandson is only fifteen years old, and it is rare to enter the secretary desk at the age of fifteen.

King Zhao is not the only one in the court, if he is too promoted, it will be an endless trouble to be pinched by Yang Xun, unless Xiao Peiken helps him behind his back, it is worth it.

King Zhao pondered and spoke: "Being in the company of those stubborn old people in the secretary desk all day long is indeed wronged Xiao Langjun, what does Xiao Gong think of Shang Shulang?" The Son of Heaven is close to the ministers, and with the guidance of Xiao Gong, the future is unlimited. ”

Xiao Qingyan's slender phoenix eyes flashed by, Shang Shulang is subordinate to Shang Shutai, and he is on the emperor's left and right to handle government affairs, although the official character is similar to that of the secretary Lang, but as King Zhao said, Shang Shulang is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and this alone is not comparable to ordinary official positions.

Shang Shulang can be called a squire after three years, and in Xiao Qingyan's world, he is almost equivalent to the secretary of state at the department level.

For a fifteen-year-old who has just entered the ranks, this is too much of an extraordinary appointment.

In order to win over his grandfather, King Zhao can be regarded as a bloody investment.

"Then the old minister thanked King Zhao." Xiao Pei thanked him lightly.

That's acceptance.

Xiao Qingyan understood and followed thanks.

As far as King Zhao is concerned, as long as the other party is willing to accept his kindness, it is not a complete refusal, and after Xiao Pei said a few more words, King Zhao left satisfied, although his grandfather's words sounded completely ambiguous to Xiao Qingyan.

"Humph!"

There were only two grandparents left in the room, Xiao Pei snorted lightly, and put down the teacup with disdain.

"Just Shang Shulang, if you are so stingy, you are a child, and it is difficult to become a climate."

Xiao Qingyan was embarrassed, she felt that this official position was too big, so wasn't she even more petty than King Zhao?

Xiao Pei said: "Your Majesty is a fictitious puppet, the Son of Heaven has no power, what are the close ministers of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Xiao Qingyan Wan'er: "Grandfather is partial to personal protection, I am only fifteen years old and have no qualifications, but my grandfather thinks that I can be a prince." ”

Xiao Pei laughed heartily, with a proud face: "My Xiao Pei's grandson is not an exaggeration even if he is the king and pays homage to the prime minister!" ”

The old man's words changed: "Do you think that King Zhao was coaxed by my ambiguous words?" ”

Xiao Qingyan thought for a while, and said: "Shang Shulang's position is not big, it is not small, as long as I am by His Majesty's side, whether it is Yang Xun and his party taking the initiative to provoke, or someone with a heart deliberately provocates, once my career is not smooth, grandfather, you will not sit idly by, so it can be regarded as fulfilling King Zhao's wishes." ”

Xiao Pei smiled coldly: "I want to treat our ancestors and grandchildren as chess pieces in his hands, King Zhao thinks too highly of himself." ”

The world is a game, and the superior always wants to treat others as pawns.

"The grandson understood, and as soon as the funeral was over, he sent his mother's coffin back to Yunling to guard filial piety."

King Zhao is indeed a little older than the previous two kings, but it is still not a good choice to serve him.

Grandfather never thought of letting her step into officialdom at this time, but he just wanted to fight for her to get a good official body and add a strong touch to her qualifications, otherwise a yellow-mouthed child with no official position, no qualifications and no qualifications, no matter how talented she is, she is just a white body, and no one will take her seriously.

As long as they have official positions, they will not enter the officialdom, and they will delay for three years in the name of filial piety, and by then King Zhao Xing may have turned into white bones, and his plan for the Xiao family can only fail.

"I'm afraid that King Zhao is not easy to fool, if I have to wait until I come back from Yunling before I am willing to give an order?"

Xiao Pei smiled happily: "Fuling returns to his hometown, and the return of his clothes is the scenery, which can show King Zhao's love for the Xiao family, you don't have to worry about this, I have my own way." ”

Indeed, it is not a difficult matter, just a little bit of appropriation on King Zhao.

Xiao Qingyan didn't ask his grandfather how he did it, but on the second day, the document appointing Xiao Qingyan as Shang Shulang was sent to Xiao's family.

The first year of entering Shangshutai should have started from Shangshulang, and after a year, he could be called Shangshulang, but even this step was omitted in the paperwork.

The document was particularly intimate and proposed that Xiao Qingyan could first return to his hometown with filial piety and help the soul, and then return to Beijing to take up his post after the matter was over.

Xiao Qingyan naturally couldn't delay until then, so he went to Shangshutai to take the post on the same day, and completely set the official status of Shang Shulang.

Returning to Xiao's house from Shangshutai, Xiao Qingyan had just changed into filial piety clothes, and Zhou Shu came to report.

"The head of the family, the king of Yunling County came to the door to offer condolences."

The king of Yunling?

The ancestral home of their Xiao family is under the rule of King Yunling, and they are not only monarchs and ministers, but also fellow villagers.

Although the Xiao family is in decline in Beijing, they are still the head of the local wealthy families in their ancestral hometown of Yunling, and they have maintained a good cooperative relationship with the king of Yunling all year round.

Although King Yunling is the royal family of the Qin family, he belongs to the distant branch, and unlike the kings of the Huaining and Zhao clans, the status of the King of Yunling is not high, despite this, when the Xiao family was in trouble in the past, the King of Yunling also quietly took care of him behind his back.

Three years ago, the old King Yunling passed away, and the son Qin Hanzhang inherited the title and treated the Xiao family as always.

Although the interest factor accounts for most of this, Xiao Qingyan's psychological impression of King Yunling is not bad.

Before he could go out to greet him, Xiao Qingyan learned that King Yunling had entered the mourning hall.

Hurried to the mourning hall, Xiao Qingyan saw a long figure standing inside, with a jade crown and a broad belt, handsome and elegant, not like a noble and honorable prince, but like a simple and chic celebrity.

"Xiao Qingyan visited the king of the county, and the king of the county came to the door, and he was disappointed."

King Yunling turned around, stretched out one hand to support Xiao Qingyan, the imperial green jade ring on his index finger crossed the thick green glow, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen it for many years, but when I grow up, I know the etiquette." ”

What?

Xiao Qingyan looked up puzzled, looking at it so closely, he had to sigh, the royal family is the royal family after all, and no matter how famous it is, the dragon and phoenix watch of the heavenly nobles are also difficult to ignore.