"Fatty, don't you give me any 'sarcasm' set!" The little emperor immediately stopped him.

Zhu Zhan Rong smiled like a cracked cold melon: "How dare you, Your Majesty knows this little bit of goods in the stomach of the minister!" ”

"Humph!" Zhao Tuo proudly closed the scroll, beckoned Zhu Zhan to come closer, and asked softly, "Fatty, do you want to be promoted?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Zhan was stunned by his sudden question, and felt a layer of frost on his greasy fat face: "This, this ......, why did Your Majesty suddenly ......?" ”

"Qing doesn't need to panic, I have no other intentions." Zhao Tuo took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and everywhere his eyes swept was controlled by the guards, and no one around could hear the conversation.

"Since I was a child, Qing has been by my side, playing together, naughty together, and reading together, and now I have encountered a difficult matter and need Qing's help.

The downside is that you can't rest as you do now, and the good thing is that you'll be a member of the cabinet, and after three years, I'll allow you to come back and manage the book.

Not only books, but also books, books, books, books, How is it? Zhao Tuo said, jokingly stabbing Zhu Zhandong's big belly with his thumb.

"Into the cabinet, me?" Zhu Zhandong's fat lips opened widely.

Zhao Tuo looked at him angrily and funny: "Yes, don't you want to be a big official?" ”

"But ......, Your Majesty, am I too young? Look at the old men in your cabinet, all of them have white beards and white eyebrows, how can there be someone like me? Zhu Zhan looked at his chubby, round arms in embarrassment.

"You're thirty, not small! The sons are both ....... Besides, you meet the conditions, three grades, straight bachelors, there are a lot of them.

When it comes to etiquette, allusions, and laws, they may not be your opponents. Why are you so unconfident in yourself? Zhao Tuo poked his stomach again.

According to the rules of this dynasty, cabinet ministers must be pavilion scholars of the third rank or above. The so-called pavilion refers to the name of the courtyard, pavilion, pavilion, of which the level of the courtyard is the highest, the level of the pavilion is the lowest, the pavilion generally has no real power but is noble and elegant.

The institute has two levels: bachelor and bachelor, and the pavilion has bachelor's and bachelor's degree. Those with these titles are called cabinet ministers, the group closest to the emperor, and can also be regarded as an alternate group of cabinet ministers.

Zhu Zhandong's position is a direct bachelor of Huiwenguan, and his official title is Taichang Siqing of the third grade, so Zhao Tuo said that he meets the requirements for being a cabinet minister.

Zhu Zhandong's grandfather Zhu Di, the former commander of the Hebei Wuxin Army, was seriously injured and killed in the fourth year of his tenure with Taizong's Northern Expedition to Qingcheng.

The former was given to Zhu Zhandong's father Zhu Gaochi, and the latter was given to his second uncle Zhu Gaochu.

Zhu Gaochi therefore had the opportunity to be selected as Emperor Xuanzong's bodyguard, and when Xuanzong went on a northern expedition to Shacheng, he blocked an arrow for the emperor because of his desperate efforts, and his eldest son Zhu Zhanji commanded thousands of households with the merit of saving his grandson, and Zhu Zhandong, the second son, was the corrected Shu Yin and accompanied by King Li.

Eight years ago, Zhao Tuo promoted Zhu Zhandong, who had been in the household department for three years because of the seventh place in the first class of Jinshi, to be a member of the Zhongshu House.

Then I found an inexplicable head and was demoted to the deputy lifting, lifting, and writing experience of the Household Treasure Banknote Lifting Division, and then he was the director of the Ritual Department of the Ministry of Rites, the director of the Yunnan Qing Officials Division of the Criminal Department, the left temple of Dali Temple, the left temple of Cheng, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and the Zhengqing of Taichang Temple.

Almost all the ministers thought that the little emperor just wanted to show his power and give back to his friends privately, so they should coax him to be happy, anyway, Zhu Zhan was just a harmless bookworm.

No one put this plump and amiable, likable and cute expert at ease, and as a result, this Taichang Siqing and Huiwenguan straight bachelor who presided over the court meeting and had a festive face quietly rose to the ranks of the senior ministers of the empire without people noticing.

It is precisely because of his good popularity that Zhao Tuo feels that the fat man is an excellent lubricant, and it is beneficial and harmless for him to enter the cabinet.

"Your Majesty is wise, but ......." Zhu Zhandong's small eyes looked around in horror, and then asked softly, "What are you going to do this time?" ”

"Look at you like this, as if I would harm you. That's right, last time you went home a few times because you were demoted, but this time it's 'up'! Isn't it everyone's dream to be in the cabinet?

Even if it's not the first assistant or the second assistant, it's still a deputy relative right? Now the old man will not be angry anymore, he should set off firecrackers for the ancestral tablet, that is the most glamorous thing for your Zhu family, it is a great glory! ”

The little emperor lobbied: "Don't worry, I just don't want Zheng Shou or Xie Minhongzhi to enter the pavilion this time, so I'm going to block you from him." ”

"That's only for a while, but not for long." The little fat man Zhu Zhan was not stupid, he persuaded softly: "No matter the qualifications, level, or popularity, there are better candidates than ministers."

You used the ministers this time, and you will not appoint them from among them next time? Otherwise, the province of Zhongshu will dare to refute your will, so why bother? ”

"Although Qingyan is reasonable, I only know one of them!" Zhao Tuo sighed slightly, turned around and sat on the square bench that Eunuch Liu brought for him, pressed his hand and let Zhu Zhan Yuan also sit on the ground, and after thinking about it, he said:

"You know, now these old ministers are all people left by the emperor, they only know how to be conservative and do not want to forge ahead, and they shout every day 'It is difficult to keep their jobs, it is difficult to keep their jobs', and none of them have given me ideas or ways to see how those faults and holes can be repaired.

I'm disappointed in them! But I have only been in power for a short time, and there are few trustworthy courtiers in my hands, and even if I have, my qualifications and grades are not enough to be promoted now, so I came up with such a bad idea as letting you in and occupy the pit, which is really helpless.

State affairs are difficult, on the one hand, the people I am optimistic about still need time to sharpen, and on the other hand, those who are qualified to enter the cabinet are those who are good at intrigue, just as the people say 'the season of green and yellow'.

I don't have enough courtiers at my disposal, just like a warrior without the right weapons, what can I do?

So I'm going to find a way to delay these people coming into the cabinet to take power, and you're doing the same. After he finished speaking, he leaned down and asked, "Why, would you like to help me?" ”

"The minister wants to serve His Majesty," Zhu Zhanyuan said with a wink of small round eyes: "But my ability is limited, and I am afraid that if I don't do it well, it will not be beautiful if I miss Your Majesty's big things." ”

"Don't worry about this, I have an arrangement." Zhao Tuo patted his knee happily when he agreed: "I found a good guest for Qing, if Qing makes friends with him, this person can help a lot."

It's inconvenient for me to interact with him, but I can. This son is quite strategic, and if you consult him more about everything during the cabinet, you will be able to keep the secretary safe! ”

"Huh?" Zhu Zhan hurriedly asked: "Why is Your Majesty so inconvenient, but because of the strict palace ban?" ”

"Definitely! It's just because he is still young and has no merit in his body. However, because of his military exploits, I have given him a knighthood. ”

"Young?" Zhu Zhan Rong repeated, looked up at the emperor suspiciously, and said these four words from his mouth, how big can that be?

"Well, he's sixteen!"

"What, only sixteen?" Zhu Zhan Rong grinned: "Then, isn't that still a little Yanei?" ”

Zhao Tuo knew that he was too young, so he rolled his eyelids and asked, "I remember that Brother Qing's eldest son is serving in Jiangxi, has your nephew received a letter recently?" ”

Zhu Zhan didn't know why he suddenly asked this, he was stunned, and replied with a smile:

"That baby, the minister sent a housekeeper to send some seasonal vegetables and fruits to the eldest brother a few days ago, and the eldest brother replied that the child in Qizhen had a good life and had achieved a thousand households, and also said that he participated in the battle to recover Dongxiang and captured many thieves.

This baby is now the highest official among the children of my Zhu family, and His Majesty Lao still remembers it. But why did you suddenly mention him? ”

"Hehe," Zhao Tuo told him with a mysterious face, "Do you know which subordinate he is?" ”

"Jiangxi Governor Admiral Military Zhao Chongbi."

"Chongbi is the commander of the bandits, this time to fight the Yang Hejiang bandits, Zhu Qizhen was assigned to the first road to act together with the second brigade of the Jiangxi regiment.

The entire battle plan to recover Dongxiang and relieve Fuzhou came from the hands of Li Dan, the training envoy of the Jiangxi regiment, who was the de facto deputy general of Chongbi, and this is what I just said to Heqing. After Zhao Tuo finished speaking, he took out a notebook from his arms and handed it over to signal him to look.

After Zhu Zhanyuan handed it over, it was the book "On Mine Management and Supervision" handed over by Zhao Chongbi.

After reading it, he returned it to the emperor with both hands, thought about it carefully, and said in a low voice: "I didn't expect a sixteen-year-old boy to have such a theory of seeking the country through the world. Your Majesty, this person is also very talented! ”

"Well, even so, I can't use him now."

"Uh, what do you mean by that?" Zhu Zhanyuan asked in surprise.

"One is that he is indeed younger, and he has not experienced the dangers of the imperial court and the storms of the political situation;

Second, although those old ministers said that Qin Ganluo was a beautiful talker, it was not easy for them to accept a sixteen-year-old boy;

The three stories of this kind of monarch and minister are really appalling, and I don't want to make the world's life happy. ”

"The minister understands, so it is also prudent for His Majesty to ask the minister to come and associate with him?"

"Yes!" Zhao Tuo nodded heavily, and immediately said, "But don't start arranging it immediately, try to be as natural as possible." I also sent people to observe him, and I will find a good master to take him with in the future.

It's all going to unfold invisibly, and I don't want him to notice the traces too soon. Qing followed this line of thought when he contacted him, fortunately, you can see me often when you enter the cabinet in the future, and it is more convenient to bring his affairs and opinions over.

After all, Chongbi is a clan, and it is not very appropriate for him to do this. ”

"The minister obeys!" Zhu Zhan was surprised and surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the emperor to not only come to pull him into the cabinet, but also stuff a guest over, and even instructed how to treat and cultivate Li Dan.

"Then, when does Your Majesty plan to announce the entry of the minister into the cabinet?" He asked.

The emperor thought for a moment: "Three more days." The cabinet should be in a hurry to decide the main examination for next spring, and in three days I will announce the candidates and your business. By the way, are you interested in doing the main exam? ”

"Huh?" Zhu Zhan was taken aback, this is an incomparably honored, but ...... Can I do it myself? His heart beat violently, he took a deep breath to gradually calm down, looking at the emperor's expectant gaze, he suddenly understood, and hurriedly bowed: "The minister obeys His Majesty's arrangement." ”

Zhao Tuole, this little fat man is really honest on the outside, smart on the inside, and sensible as always.

"Okay, then I have the names of two books here, you can go back and find them and send someone to copy them and send them to the palace." Today, we will only talk about book management and new book collection, and nothing else. ”

"The minister knows, Your Majesty can rest assured."

The big thing was done, and Zhao Tuogao went out happily. But he finally came out, he didn't want to return to the palace so early, after all, young people love to play by heart.

was looking around on the shore of the lake, and suddenly saw a pile of people in the Baoyue Pavilion at the head of Shixian Bridge from a distance, so he looked back at Liu Funian and asked, "Send someone to see, what are those people doing?" ”

After a while, the guards sent back and said that the scholars were in the poetry meeting. Zhao Tuo suddenly remembered the group of people just now, and suddenly became interested, and waved his hand: "Go, go, watch them compose poems!" ”

Liu Funian was stunned for a moment, but he thought that there would not be much problem with the literati and ink customers, so he gave a person a look and asked him to adjust the back to follow, and he and Eunuch Liu followed the emperor quickly, keeping a distance of one foot.

When I got closer, I saw more than a dozen scholars either bowing their heads and pondering, or shaking their heads at the willows on the grass bank, and some of them seemed to be scrutinizing the use of words, and they were in different forms.

Several guards held back laughter when they saw it, but the emperor was full of interest, stepped forward to greet a scholar, and asked softly: "This brother, are you in the poetry club?" ”

"Huh?" The scholar looked a little unhappy that he was pulled out of his thoughts, but he still replied politely, "Exactly." ”

"The little brother is quite interested, I don't know what the topic is today?"

The scholar looked him up and down and said, "Oh, the brother of the society has shaded the prisoner of the country, and we will congratulate this poetry meeting, and the topic is the beautiful scenery of the East Lake." If you can compose poems, you are naturally welcome! ”

"Brother Han has entered the national prison? Isn't he going to participate in next year's Spring Festival? Zhao Tuo asked.

"Hey, do you recognize Han Huizhi?"

"One side," Zhao Tuo smiled: "I don't know if people still remember this poor little brother?" ”

The scholar also smiled when he heard this: "It's okay, they are all seeds of reading, where are these high and low?" You must thank Brother Han with a poem, although his family is solid, he is not such a snobbish person. ”

As he spoke, he dusted off his hem: "Look, I'm not also a coarse cloth shirt?" We only talk about talent, not about the splendid clothes. Right? ”

"Yes, yes." Zhao Tuo was impressed and asked for his name.

"My surname is Xu, my name is Baozhong, the word is Wuyun, and I am from Anyang, Henan."

Seeing that although Zhao Tuo was young, he was polite, humble, and well-behaved, so he introduced himself, and pointed to the young man beside him with burning eyes and said, "This is my friend, the son of Fang in Yantai, Shandong." ”

"The word is far away." The young man whispered and asked, "Dare to ask what the virtuous brother is called?" ”

"Zhili Xiaosheng Dragon City, the word guards the stone." Zhao Tuo made it up casually, and Eunuch Liu thought to himself that these two nerds wouldn't really believe it, right?

"Oh, my brother is a native of Zhili? Long admiration, long admiration! They took it seriously, looked behind him again, and asked, "Who are these two?" ”

"My housekeeper, this is Mr. Liu, who lives in our mansion."

Liu Funian had no choice but to give it up: "Liu Ji of Dezhou, Shandong, the word Fu Nian." ”

"It turned out to be a fellow villager, and Mr. knows martial arts?" Unexpectedly, after he finished introducing himself, Fang Wei said this, Liu Funian looked at him in surprise: "Gongzi actually saw that he was in Xia Huiwu?" ”

"He likes to make friends with knights." Xu Baozhong said with a smile.

Fang Yu Heyan shook his hand: "Ye Gong is just a good dragon, and he has learned fencing for a few days to strengthen his body." After a little enlightenment, it's too late to memorize those scriptures, how can there be kung fu to practice martial arts? Mr. is different from the rest of the world, better than in the next far! ”

As he was talking, someone suddenly called for a stick of incense, and the time was up, and whoever had a poem could come up and write it. As soon as the words fell, a gentleman went up to cast the first stroke, and then the presiding officer read aloud:

The ten-mile causeway is covered with green waves, and the herons fly into the broken smoke.

Only now there is no wind on the lake, and the waves hit the bow of the ship and there is a lot of powder.

As soon as I finished reading, I heard someone shout: "The fat Buddha has also been written, come, come, it's rare to be quick today, and listen to him!" ”

Then I saw a fat man get up, hold the paper in his hand and shake his head and read:

The green willow causeway is full of smoke at dawn, and the blue lake is clear and round.

The mountains are far away and there is no land, and the water is empty!

"Hey, bow to you, how are you getting your brain up today? Listen to me and see if I can compare you to you? A man in brocade stood up and shouted.

As soon as he heard his accent, Zhao Tuo smiled and said, "I remember, what is this person's name Deng Gongzi, a brocade peacemaker!" ”

"That's right, Deng Xun Deng Ziqi, a native of Mianyang. Have you seen it too? Xu Baozhong said softly.

"It was he who was with Brother Han last time."

"Oh!"

I saw Deng Xun pick up the wine cup and drink a bowl, wipe his mouth, pick up what he wrote, and read:

The swallow is over the long causeway, and the green willows are even, and the flat shore of Yingzhou is sparkling.

The smoke contains a thousand layers of green, and the sun shines on the high forest and ten thousand points of green.

"Good!" The crowd applauded. Xu Baozhong looked at Fang Wei and said with a smile: "This Deng Ziqi vowed to be the second Taibai, I listen to the poetry style now, it really means a little too white."

It seems that he has to find more good wine, and he can't say that this dynasty will also produce an eternal poet immortal, with the name of this bridge, it is another good story! ”

Fang Wei told him seriously: "Don't comment on the country, hurry up and think that your poems are serious." Even Lin Bowru wrote, if you and I can't take it out, are we ashamed? ”

Some people died, but not completely......