Dashang Palace.
King Yunyi walked out, and in front of him, carriages from Buyi Prince's Palace and Haiqing Gong Palace came one after another.
In front of the palace, Li Ziye got off the carriage and saw King Yunyi in front of him who was just leaving the palace, with a smile on his face.
It seems that it has been done.
In front of the palace gate, King Yunyi looked at the two people walking one after another, and said, "King Buyi, Duke Hai Qing, your majesty has already rested, so you two should go back first. If you have anything to do, we will talk to you in court tomorrow."
Li Ziye didn't find anything strange when he heard what King Yunyi said. Emperor Shang had already met King Yunyi. At this time, it would be a problem if he still wanted to see them.
Of course, after hearing what King Yunyi said, Duke Hai Qing, who was anxious to meet the Holy Spirit, did not look so good.
"Since His Majesty does not want to meet, I will go back first. King Yunyi, I will see you at the court tomorrow."
Li Ziye apologized politely, then turned around and got into the carriage and left in front of the palace.
"King Yunyi."
After Li Ziye left, Hai Qinggong suppressed the anger in his heart, stared at the head of Dashang Prison in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Why?"
"Mr. Hai Qing, I am only doing things according to the law."
King Yunyi responded in a calm tone and said, "The whole city is aware of the incident in Jingmu. I, the king, cannot show favoritism and I dare not show any favoritism."
Hai Qinggong's expression changed again and again. He looked back at the carriage going away, and his expression became more and more gloomy.
Only now did he understand why the Commoner King made such a big deal out of a trivial matter a few days ago that the whole city knew about it.
This is forcing His Majesty and King Yunyi to deal with this matter seriously.
At such a young age, one is so scheming!
On the street, carriages rumbled past, and Li Ziye closed his eyes, quietly thinking about the next arrangements.
The two elders later were the hardest to deal with.
This kind of calculation is most useful when dealing with people who have agendas. The two old men like Lu Siqing and Zhang Qizheng are honest and upright officials and have almost nothing to exploit.
However, it all depends on people. If you want to push Xu Hanlin to the position of Jingmu, if one of the two bosses can express his position, you will be much more confident.
Of the two, Zhang Qizheng is the more stubborn and probably difficult to deal with.
I picked up the hard persimmon and pinched it, to test Master Zhang's attitude first.
reason?
It’s just close!
Not long after, the carriage stopped in front of a simple mansion, and the boy spoke and reminded, "Your Majesty, Master Zhang's mansion has arrived."
In the carriage, Li Ziye came back from his thoughts, opened his eyes, and walked out.
Zhang Mansion.
A servant came quickly and saluted respectfully, "Sir, the King of Commoners wishes to see you."
In the study, Zhang Qizheng looked stunned. After a moment, he came back to his senses and said, "Please."
"yes!"
The servant took the order and turned to leave.
Not long after, Li Ziye, led by his servants, walked over and saw the admonishing minister Zhang Qizheng in the study at a glance.
She is in her forties and almost fifty, and due to years of hard work, most of her hair on her temples has turned gray.
"Master Zhang."
Li Ziye entered the study room, cupped his fists and saluted, saying politely.
"The commoner king."
Zhang Qizheng immediately stepped forward, returned the salute, and said, "The King of Common Clothes has come to visit us, and I am sorry to hear you come from afar. I hope that the King of Common Clothes will forgive me."
"Master Zhang said something serious."
Li Ziye looked calm and said, "I came here uninvited to disturb Mr. Zhang."
Having said this, Li Ziye paused and said directly without beating around the bush, "Master Zhang, I am here to ask for something."
Zhang Qizheng looked surprised when he heard this and said, "What's the matter?"
"The candidate for the position of Jingmu."
Li Ziye said truthfully, "Master Zhang must have heard about Jingmu's case. King Yunyi has verified the evidence of Jingmu's crime. It is inevitable to be dismissed from office and imprisoned. I want to recommend someone to be the next Jingmu. However, this person is now He has just been promoted to the rank of sixth grade, and being directly promoted to the position of Jingmu will definitely arouse opposition from many people, especially Duke Hai Qing and his disciples."
"King Commoner, the appointment of the post of Jing Mu is decided by your Majesty. As ministers, it is best for us not to overstep our bounds."
Zhang Qizheng said with a hint of impatience in his heart when he heard that the commoner king in front of him wanted to take the opportunity to develop his own power.
"Master Zhang misunderstood."
Li Ziye said calmly, "Although the person I want to recommend has some relationship with me, it is definitely not what Lord Zhang thinks."
After saying that, Li Ziye handed over some files and said seriously, "Master Zhang, you can take a look. The political achievements of the people I want to recommend are all here."
Zhang Qizheng frowned, took the file, and read it carefully. Gradually, a look of surprise appeared on his old face.
After twelve years of such outstanding political achievements, he is still just a foreigner.
"Things in these files can be easily found. Xu Hanlin's political achievements are more than enough to be promoted to the post of Jingmu. However, because he is not good at officialdom, he has not been promoted once in twelve years. Lord Zhang, the court selected ministers said It is about appointing people on merit, but in fact there are many twists and turns, most of them are nepotism. If the king does not recommend him, Xu Hanlin will not have any chance of promotion in his life."
Li Ziye looked at the old minister in front of him and said sternly, "Master Zhang should be very aware of the darkness in this journey. As the saying goes, you should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. Xu Hanlin needs this opportunity. The Great Shang Dynasty also needs Xu Hanlin. A minister as upright and upright as Mr. Zhang!"
Zhang Qizheng was silent after hearing the former's words. After a long time, he said, "If the King of Commoners wants to promote this person, he can do it step by step. Such a step will break the rules of the court."
"Master Zhang, what are the rules?"
Li Ziye asked back, "The rules are for things to develop for the better, not to restrict talented people from coming forward. When I was granted the title of Marquis, I also broke the rules. Why no one objected? That's because there are two King Wu supports me, but now Xu Hanlin is just promoted from the sixth grade to the fourth grade Jingmu, and it is so difficult. The reason is not because of any rules, but because Xu Hanlin does not have a strong backing and background."
"The Commoner King is determined to promote him?" Zhang Qizheng asked with his eyes slightly focused.
"That's right."
Li Ziye said solemnly, "Tomorrow in court, I will definitely do my best to promote Xu Hanlin to the position of Jing Mu."
"If I don't help you, what do you decide to do?" Zhang Qizheng asked.
"Go find Mr. Lu."
Li Ziye did not hide anything and said truthfully, "In the court, Master Lu and Master Zhang have the highest prestige among the civil servants. If Xu Hanlin can get the support of one of you two, the resistance to his promotion to the position of Jingmu will be reduced." Much smaller.”
"What if Lu Siqing doesn't help you?" Zhang Qizheng continued.
Li Ziye was silent, and after a moment, he said softly, "If the two adults sit back and ignore it, then it will be meaningless whether Xu Hanlin will be promoted to Jing Mu. This court will no longer see any light."
