Tianhuo saw Li Cheng's vigilance, and hurriedly explained: "Uncle Li Shi, don't get me wrong, the exercises I practice are the exercises for entering the WTO, so I have a good understanding of the world and customs, and I don't deliberately spy on the secrets of the imperial court, and Uncle Shi doesn't need to be nervous." ”

Li Cheng shook his head and said: "My nephew misunderstood, I am not worried that you will spy on the secrets of the imperial court, but I sigh that Brother Xuanji is really a good master, and he can teach you a group of independent and talented disciples, this is the real teaching, which makes me deeply impressed." ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shishu praised me falsely, I am the most disobedient and unlearned of the senior brothers." ”

Li Cheng laughed and said, "Tianhuo, although I have not been in contact with your senior brothers, but in terms of your achievements and the degree of respect of your master, you are definitely the most outstanding of your senior brothers. ”

Tianhuo said embarrassedly: "Uncle Li Shishu has won the award, but in fact, the master taught him well, and the senior brothers are also outstanding." By the way, Uncle Shi knows who will take over your position after you return to the capital? ”

Li Cheng said: "You don't have to worry too much about this, the person who took my place is also a person from the Nineteenth Prince's sect, which has little impact on the overall development of the Xuanji faction and the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce."

Your Xuanji Chamber of Commerce has just made some improvements now, and the Nineteenth Prince will not let the good situation go to waste. ”

Tianhuo looked relieved and said, "That's good, so I'm a lot more relieved." ”

Li Cheng said: "The new prefect's name is Wang Zuojun, and I am a jinshi of the same year, serving in the relevant positions of the Ministry of Transfer and the Ministry of Industry.

The relationship between the Xuanji faction and the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion, as well as the preparation for the establishment of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce, he is an insider and contact, and he can seamlessly link the future work, you don't have to worry, the Xuanji faction just needs to do what needs to be done, and he will fully cooperate with you. ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, your transfer this time is indeed a bit sudden, I don't know if I should congratulate you on your bright future?"

Li Cheng said: "No need to congratulate first, this time in Beijing is unpredictable, the emperor just showed a little bit of the meaning of the prince, the forces of all parties immediately couldn't hold back, the nineteenth prince almost used the power used to get this position for me, I don't know how many people will be criticized and plotted in the future."

There are many people in Beijing who know about my relationship with the Nineteen Princes, and if the Nineteen Princes can become the crown prince, it will be fine, but if other princes become the crown princes, my fate will be very miserable. ”

Tianhuo frowned and said, "Since you are not completely sure, why does the Nineteenth Prince want to fight for this position for you?"

Li Cheng said: "Heaven's will is unpredictable! This is a secret war between the emperor and the princes, the Korean Chinese military clique, and the local Xiuzhen forces, and no one knows what the purpose of the launch will be or what the result will be.

When the Nineteenth Prince first told me about this matter, I thought he just wanted to fight for it, because at that time, he also prepared two positions for me, Deputy Envoy of the General Administration Department and Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and I was afraid that if I couldn't win the position of Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu, I could still have a step to retreat.

As a result, I didn't expect the emperor to agree to my appointment, and he roasted me on the fire at once. ”

Tianhuo asked: "Does the emperor have the idea of appointing the nineteenth prince as the prince?"

Li Cheng sighed and said: "I don't think there is yet, based on historical experience, the first person to be appointed as a prince has a maximum of 30% probability of taking over the throne, so we don't want the 19th prince to be the first to be the first to be pushed out by the emperor and targeted by the public." ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, I don't think you should be so pessimistic. Think about it from another angle, becoming the crown prince still has the possibility of inheriting the throne by thirty percent, and the probability of other princes taking over the throne is less than one percent, whether it is thirty percent or one percent, you think for yourself. ”

Li Cheng was stunned for a moment, thought about it carefully, and suddenly realized: "Nephew, I didn't expect you to see things from such a special angle, after you said it, I actually think that the probability of thirty percent is already very large, not only is it not a disadvantage, but a great advantage!"

Tianhuo said with a smile: "Yes, people always like to magnify their own pain and the happiness of others, so they will have cognitive deviations. ”

Li Cheng muttered to himself: "Amplify your own pain, magnify the happiness of others!"

After repeating it a few times, Li Cheng got up and bowed to Tianhuo, jumped Tianhuo down, hurriedly jumped up and supported Li Cheng and said, "Uncle Li Shi, what are you doing here?"

Li Cheng said: "The words of the nephew made me feel empowered in the next day, and the depressed mood these days immediately opened, and even the resentment accumulated for many years dissipated in an instant, thank you very much." ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, the little nephew just casually said a few words of his own feelings, and he can't stand such a big gift from you." ”

Li Cheng said: "Nephew, you deserve this ceremony, the so-called 'no elder or younger, the master is the first', just with your heart and open-mindedness, you can be a master for most people in the world." ”

Tianhuo hurriedly shook his head and said, "Uncle Li Shi, let's not talk about this, can you tell me more detailed information about Lord Wang Zuojun?"

Li Cheng said: "Okay, I should know everything. This position adjustment was proposed by the Nineteenth Prince, and it was not only me and Wang Zuojun who changed, but also Song Nengzhi County of Wanshui County.

I entered Beijing to serve as the Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu, Wang Zuojun took over the prefect of Xuanwei Mansion, and Song Neng was transferred to the Nineteenth Prince's Mansion to replace Wang Zuojun's military position.

After such a transfer, the Nineteenth Prince successfully installed me in various ministries and courtyards in the capital, and also strengthened his control over North Yunnan Province, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone. ”

Tianhuo said: "Since this is the case, then the little nephew can officially congratulate Uncle Shi on becoming the true confidant of the Nineteenth Prince." ”

Li Cheng shook his head and smiled: "He Xizhi, I'm not so optimistic, my biggest wish and effort to return to Beijing this time is to survive first, don't choose the prince yet, I will be out of the game." ”

Tianhuo said: "With Uncle Li's talent and experience, he will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune and become auspicious in trouble, since Uncle Li has become a more important core figure in the line of the Nineteenth Prince, the little nephew should report to you on the recent plan of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce!"

Although Li Cheng was about to be transferred out of Xuanwei Mansion, he was still very interested in the affairs of the Xuanji faction, and immediately agreed to listen to Tianhuo's report.

Tianhuo reported the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce's plan for this year and the next three years to Li Cheng in detail, Li Cheng nodded again and again when he heard it, and he would be amazed when he heard the subtleties, and he would take the initiative to ask for advice when he heard the novelty and didn't understand.

The two sides communicated for almost an hour before they finished talking about the recent development plan of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce.

Li Cheng was thrilled when he heard this, thinking that he had missed such an interesting thing and let Wang Zuojun pick up such a big bargain for nothing, and he couldn't help but sigh a little.

Tianhuo saw that Li Cheng was in thought, so he waited quietly.

Li Cheng was distracted by a cup of tea, suddenly woke up, looked at Tianhuo with some embarrassment and said, "Nephew, I'm sorry, I've had a lot of things lately, and I was distracted just now." ”

Tianhuo said: "It's okay, Uncle Li Shi, you have recently changed your position, there must be a lot of trivial matters, and you have taken out such a long time to listen to my report, the little nephew is really grateful." ”

Li Cheng looked at the sky and said, "Nephew, have you booked an inn before you come?"

Tianhuo said: "Thank you Uncle Shi for your concern, I came out with two apprentices this time, and the accommodation has been arranged in the Xuanwei Branch of the Xuanji Chamber of Commerce." ”

Li Cheng said: "Well, it's not early, why don't you stay for dinner and come back?"

Tianhuo said, "But my two disciples are still waiting for me to come out." ”

Li Cheng laughed: "Nephew, your two apprentices are far above you in age and cultivation, do you still need to take care of them? Besides, there is a Xuanwei branch, and you can't treat them badly, so you can stay with me and eat before going back." ”

Tianhuo said a little embarrassedly: "Okay, it's all up to Uncle Shi's arrangement, I just have some things I want to ask Uncle Shi for advice." ”

Li Cheng said: "Well, I also have a lot of questions I want to ask my nephew, you wait a minute, I'll let my subordinates arrange the meal." ”

Li Cheng put away those pills and hurriedly went to the back hall, it seemed that he wanted to put these things away.

After a while, Li Chengcheng came back, changed into civilian clothes, and looked even more casual and cordial, and said as soon as he entered the second hall: "Nephew, I've kept you waiting for a long time." ”

Tianhuo said: "Where is it, Uncle Shi is too polite. ”

Li Cheng said: "Nephew, just now you said that you have a question to ask me, I don't know what the problem is, you can ask it now." ”

Tianhuo said: "Uncle Li Shi, I'm just curious for a while, if there is something inappropriate in your question for a while, I hope you don't get angry." ”

Li Cheng said: "But it doesn't hurt to ask, I must tell my nephew what I can say, and I will tell my nephew if I can't talk about it." ”

Tianhuo Zhengse said: "Uncle Li Shi, although the imperial court does not explicitly stipulate that monks are not allowed to enter the court as officials, but when it is implemented, it will still verify whether the officials are monks. With Uncle Shi's cultivation, how could he have risen all the way to the Shaoqing of Zhan Shifu without being discovered?"

Li Cheng said: "I didn't expect my nephew to know so much about the imperial court system and officialdom. It is true that the imperial court does not stipulate that monks cannot be officials, but most monks like to concentrate on cultivation and do not want to waste time and energy on these mundane matters, but there are also a few monks who need to enter the world to cultivate and choose the way of officialdom cultivation.

In practice, all officials who confirm the status of monks will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Daolu Division, and cannot serve as officials close to the people and high-ranking officials in the court, and the period of service cannot exceed one jiazi, these conditions seriously limit the career of monks, so there are not many monks who are really officials.

But as long as it is a system, there will be loopholes, and there are still some ways to avoid the monitoring of the Corridor Records Division. ”

Tianhuo asked curiously: "Uncle Shi, what is the method, the little nephew is very interested, can you tell the little nephew?"

Li Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "This is a big secret, can you promise not to let the third person know?"