Before Cao Kesheng could figure it out, Yuan Zhi, who was sitting at the back of the tiger case, had already opened a stack of materials from the desk, which were all about Cao Kesheng's resume and political achievements.

He read it aloud:

"Cao Kesheng, the half-brother of Cao Qichang, the imperial examination jinshi, entered the Hanlin Academy as an editor in the same year, and a year later was delegated to the locality, successively serving as the prefect, the county, the county guard, the mansion, until the prefect, the state and so on."

"After nine years of training at the grassroots level, after Cao Qichang's protection, you returned to the capital to serve as the right attendant of the ministry, with the third rank, and you are a young and promising courtier, and the scenery is infinite since then."

"This resume, since you entered the imperial examination, has been in the locality, successively served as a county, county, prefecture administrative official, nine years later into the six central departments, and is the right servant of the official department, with detailed political records."

"From the perspective of resume growth, you yourself are indeed talented, and you can do errands in a down-to-earth manner, and in just ten years, you have gone from a new jinshi to a three-rank right waiter, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve."

"You must know that a civilian official is different from a military general, as long as he has military merits, in less than 30 years, he may be a general with a three-rank military position, and in the civil official system, he is appointed as a three-rank right attendant at the age of 33, which is rare in the political arena."

"It is not difficult to find from your entire career that every time you leap forward, Cao Qichang single-handedly recommends and arranges for you, if there is no accident, after serving as the right attendant of the ministry for a few years, you will most likely be promoted to the left attendant, about forty years old, will be a certain Shangshu master in the six departments, enter the second grade sequence of the current dynasty, if it can continue to this day, maybe it will be a cabinet member."

"However, the problem has arisen, just a year after you arrived at the right servant of the Ministry of Officials, you were suddenly deposed to the Hejian Renjun Cheng, and then the magistrate, from the third rank of the master to the end, back to the seven-grade sesame official, more than ten years of career once wiped out, Lone is very curious, that year above the court, what happened?"

The prince read and commented on this long story, Cao Kesheng had no expression on his face, but he was a little apprehensive in his heart.

As for the last question raised by the crown prince, he had to answer it immediately.

He swallowed his saliva, took a few deep breaths, got up and arched his hand, and said:

"Returning to His Royal Highness's words, he was demoted back then, because Weichen's idea of reforming the official system was not accepted by today's saints."

Is it really that simple?

Yuan Zhiqian smiled and said indifferently:

"Your idea can be submitted to His Majesty's Imperial Case, which shows that your Shitu mentor, that is, the eldest brother who is fifteen years older than you, agreed in advance, why did you become a victim?"

The prince's words hit the nail on the head, Cao Kesheng's body trembled slightly, sighed lightly, and said with a lonely expression:

In retrospect, it should be the conflict between Wechen and the concept of the court, but Wechen was very naïve at the time, and when the court argued with reason, he angered His Majesty and was reprimanded and reprimanded... But..."

"However, you didn't understand it at the time, this is actually a mutual game between the imperial power and the relative power, your plan has a clear theme and the right direction, but there are some small flaws, which were infinitely magnified by His Majesty and used to open the knife, Cao Qichang had no choice but to cut his love, pushed you out to block the thunderous wrath of the Son of Heaven, and became the cannon fodder of this battle."

Without waiting for Cao Kesheng to finish speaking, Yuan Zhi did not hesitate to directly peel the skin and cramp, and came naked.

"Your Highness, it's not exactly like this, some..."

After Cao Kesheng heard this, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly explained to cover it up.

He never expected that the crown prince would be so ruthless, even his father's face would not be hidden, and he would reveal the inside story of the court struggle with a sharp point.

"Master Cao, this is the West Study of the East Palace, and no one dares to eavesdrop on the conversation between you and me, so you don't have to have any scruples, be honest, how about it?"

Yuan Zhi's words dispelled Cao Kesheng's concerns.

"Weichen obeyed the order, as His Royal Highness said, I also left the capital in anger, thinking that I returned everything to the eldest brother, from now on the two do not owe each other, I am willing to rely on my own efforts from the level of the county, and slowly get His Majesty's approval, but..."

"However, you soon found out that without Cao Qichang's support, everyone in the world knows that you made mistakes and were degraded, even if you go to a small county, this life is not satisfactory, and it can even be said that it is difficult to move an inch, yes or no?"

The prince's words made Cao Kesheng speechless.

In six years, he was transferred to five counties, all of which were remote and impoverished.

was exposed by the prince, Cao Kesheng's face was ashamed, and he couldn't hold his face, he defended:

"Wechen doesn't regret it, there are many things at the grassroots level, and officials need to do extensive research and respond in a timely manner in order to benefit the people. It's just that the wives and children in the family are suffering, which makes Weichen feel uncomfortable. ”

Yuan Zhi just laughed and said nothing when he heard this.

Regarding Cao Kesheng's beautiful words, the prince will most likely not believe it, at least not completely.

A child of a wealthy family like Cao Kesheng, although he is a concubine and has no family power and property inheritance rights, his education and training since childhood is the same as that of his children.

Reading the books of the sages is to achieve fame and fame in the future, rather than wandering between the countryside all day long, wasting the years.

After being demoted for six years, he finally realized how serious the sequelae of cannon fodder were.

Cao Qichang failed to invest in him, abandoned him like a dog, and no longer paid attention to him.

In the eyes of Emperor Jiye, the label of Cao Qichang's party has been deeply rooted, and it is absolutely impossible to reuse him.

So in his life, he ended up on both sides, with a bad fate and a bleak career.

Then, the desire and magic of power remain, and the six roots are not purified.

People who have never tasted power don't know whether it's good or bad, but once they have tried it, they are addicted to the taste of the marrow, and it is difficult to put it down.

Cao Kesheng is not a saint, and of course he longs for power.

Although others are at the grassroots level in the countryside, their hearts yearn for Beijing all the time.

He has been in the court for more than two years, often walking in front of the palace, and Cao Kesheng has some experience in speculating about the meaning of the upper position.

He saw some clues from the prince's sudden recruitment of him to Beijing, to today's meeting alone in the west study, and reading out his resume.

Cao Kesheng took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, got up and hugged his fists and said, "Your Highness can't trust Weichen?" ”

Yuan Zhi was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why did Lord Cao say this? ”

Cao Kesheng said in a deep voice:

"The relationship between Weichen and the Prime Minister of the Cabinet is confusing in the eyes of the outside world, the half-brother, although it is a side branch but the blood is connected, and the little daughter of Weichen is still fostered in the Anguo Mansion, in fact, the estrangement between me and the eldest brother has always been tacit, and each other has no intention of breaking it."

But this time, under the order of the prince, isn't it just going to be broken?

The prince secretly wondered.