The court session was dismissed with a light sentence.
Nothing happened in the hall, but the entire dynasty was in a storm. Any single promotion today would be enough to make the capital talk about it for months to half a year. But once it happened, it was easy to make people dumbfounded. Hundreds of court officials stood up and slowly walked out of the hall. Most of the old people went to congratulate Huan Wen, Grandfather Huan, who had been transferred to become the Left Servant of the Province. Regarding Tantanon's promotion, it could be said that they were happy to hear about it. No one was jealous or jealous. Some of the younger and more popular court officials flocked to Jin Lanting, calling him brother. It was very lively. They originally thought that Jin Lanting would polish his position as the Emperor's personal attendant for a few more years before returning to take up an important position. They never thought that he would leap to become the Right Chancellor of the Imperial College left behind by Song Second Master. This was a dignified Secondary third rank in his early thirties. He had even become the leader of tens of thousands of imperial students, becoming famous in one fell swoop. Everyone knew that Jin Lanting, this outsider, was destined to be irresistible in the officialdom. They couldn't help but wonder if he really was the next template of Grand Secretary Zhang.
After Jin Lanting returned the greeting to everyone, he quickened his pace and walked toward Grandfather Huan and the new Left Chancellor, the head of the Yao family. He respectfully bowed with his hands folded in front. The two elders smiled as they helped this young man, who could no longer be described as a new noble. The three of them entered and left the Imperial College. They were originally of the same origin, so their relationship was imperceptibly closer. Moreover, Jin Lanting had long been half of Yao Baifeng's student. Leaving the hall, they formed a circle. These three were the core, and the other was Zhang Julu, Gu Jiantang, and Chen Zhibao. Unexpectedly, no one dared to go up and greet them. Then there were the Lu brothers, Lu Daolin, Lu Baijie, and Lu Shengxiang. In the future, the Ministry of War would form an interesting scene of two Lu Assistant Ministers.
The vassal kings all dispersed, occasionally chatting with the officials of the capital, but it was all superficial, neither painful nor itchy. After Zhao Sui, the King of Jiaodong, found the Crown Prince Zhao Yi, he looked back at the white-haired man who was walking alone. He did not say anything to him. But when the King of Beiliang, whose power was getting weaker and weaker in the Liao Kingdom, cast a glance at him, the Crown Prince of Beiliang cupped his hands and bowed his head. Zhao Sui didn't change his expression. He turned around and walked forward. On the other hand, Zhao Yi, who was also a vassal prince but was unknown, was a little stunned. Hearing his father's light cough, he quickly followed. Hsu Fengnian left in peace and quiet. He glanced at Jin Lanting who was surrounded by people in front of him. The little county magistrate who had been scared to death by him in the past was now flushed with success. His speed of promotion was almost comparable to that of Zaifu Zhang Julu. Hsu Fengnian did not have a good impression of this guy who was good at taking advantage of others. He was afraid that if you wanted to go down in the future, you would not be able to. You could only fall down directly.
In addition to Jin Lanting, there was also Yan Jiexi, who had become a relative of the royal family after betraying Beiliang. He married a daughter and got the status of a relative of the royal family and a real Grand Secretary of the Palace Pavilion. This was a big deal. This old man made up for the Dongyuan Pavilion, one of the Grand Secretaries of the Three Palaces and Three Pavilions. After Huan Wen was made the Grand Secretary of the Palace Pavilion, which was the head of the Three Pavilions, only the Wuying Palace, which was left for Zhang Julu after his death, was still empty. Moreover, Yao Baifeng, whose family roots were close to Beiliang, was pulled into the capital and enjoyed a high position. As a result, the civil officials of Beiliang were likely to be restless. Hsu Fengnian originally wanted to return to Beiliang and pass by the Yao family to see if he could "persuade" the children of the Yao family to enter Beiliang, which urgently needed a large number of middle-level civil officials. In the past, the Yao family only flirted with Beiliang but did not sleep with them. Now that they had openly entered the bed of the Emperor Zhao family, Hsu Fengnian saved himself a lot of trouble.
Unknowingly, Hsu Fengnian fell behind everyone. After crossing the threshold of the main hall, he stood at the top of the stairs and stopped. He saw Yan Chiji, who was newly appointed as the Yellow Gatekeeper, by his father's side. He wanted to walk back a few times, but was pulled back by Yan Jiexi. Hsu Fengnian smiled. It was fortunate that he had the support of his sister, who was about to become the Crown Princess. Otherwise, with this kid's cowardice and kindness, he would have been eaten by the nobles in the capital long ago.
Hsu Fengnian looked up and did not see Kong Wuchi, whom he had not seen in many years. Presumably, his official rank was still not high enough and did not have the qualifications to participate in the court assembly. Hsu Fengnian placed one hand on the dragon-carved railing. He knew that the reason the seven people did not kneel in the court was mostly because of him. More accurately, the Emperor had given Xu Xiao a great deal of face. However, after giving him the sweet date, he was served with a few sturdy sticks. He had poached the corner of the Yao family into the capital and promoted Jin Lanting to disgust the Beiliang. As for Chen Zhibao temporarily taking charge of the Ministry of War, it would not affect his appointment as the Prince of Shu. It was only because the Emperor of the Zhao family favored this person too much that this was the icing on the cake. This kind of behavior was like a man going through untold hardships to chase after a woman he had admired for a long time. He wanted nothing more than to use rouge, powder, gold hairpins, and magnificent clothes on her to show his sincerity. Furthermore, the court could not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Having Chen Zhibao take charge of the iron-clad Ministry of War could not only convince the masses and suppress the rebellious officials of the Ministry of War, it could also give the court a way out for Gu Jiantang. Otherwise, even if Gu Jiantang was the only pillar of the country in the current dynasty, if he handed over such a high position as the Minister of War and no one took over the hot potato, it would be too much of a slap to Gu Jiantang's face. Since the beginning of history, matters in the temple had to be closely linked.
Hsu Fengnian pressed down on the Beiliang knife at his waist and said to himself with a smile, "Master, no wonder you said there are two magic weapons in the temple, a knife and a sword. The knife that hides a knife in the sleeve and the sword that hides a knife in the belly."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
