"Why panic!"
"The sky hasn't fallen yet!"
Seeing Ding Qi fidgeting, Ding Wei couldn't help but frown and scolded him.
"How do I teach you on weekdays?"
"Every big event requires calmness!"
"me……"
Ding Qi's face turned red, and she murmured a few times without uttering a complete sentence.
There is no way, in this family, what he fears most is his father, especially after his father became the Prime Minister, his power became more and more powerful.
"Okay, you go down."
Ding Wei glared at his son angrily and warned him.
"Don't go out and fool around these days. If there's nothing urgent, just stay at home!"
"Yes, daddy."
Ding Qi nodded on the surface, but she felt bitter in her heart.
Not being able to go out would cost him half his life.
But how dare he violate his father's instructions.
Therefore, even though he was depressed, he still responded.
After a while, Ding Qi walked out of the study. The moment he stepped out of the study, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead.
Although Dad didn't say anything, it was not difficult to judge based on Dad's reaction that the matter might not work out.
Otherwise, dad wouldn't have gotten angry at him for no reason.
'Jingyun, Jingyun, I was harmed by you this time. '
Jingyun is one of Ding Qi's henchmen and has always been quick-witted. It was Tang Jingyun who suggested changing the tea method.
However, Tang Jingyun's original intention was just to get more profits for Ding Qi.
Ding Qi disagreed at first because he knew who his father was, and in his opinion, his father would probably not help him.
However, what he didn't expect was that his father actually agreed this time and helped him perfect the plan.
At that time, Ding Qi was overjoyed.
Then he started to wait, and waited, until today.
As a result, the good news did not come. Instead, I received a scolding from my father and a grounding order.
In the study, Ding Wei let out a long sigh. He didn't know whether he was lamenting that his three sons were useless, or that his plan was not having the expected results.
Ding Wei is from Changzhou, Suzhou. Although his grandfather once joined the Qian family in Wuyue, his position was not high.
Strictly speaking, his family can only be considered a poor family.
However, Ding said that he had a literary reputation when he was young and had a good talent for reading, although he only passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-seven.
But he was fourth on that list.
Because of his high ranking, he was directly appointed as a capital official (Dali Temple judge, ninth grade), bypassing the selection stage and not having to go through county-level ministry.
In the early days of his official career, Ding Wei was very diligent. In addition to his good abilities, in just over three years, he climbed several levels and became a Fujian transit envoy (equivalent to a feudal official, a senior provincial official).
Ding said that he had done a good job in office, and soon he was recalled to the capital and served as the judge of the third division of household affairs.
(The Third Division was the highest financial institution in the early Northern Song Dynasty. It was divided into three divisions: Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu. The Sansi Hubu magistrate was one of the chiefs of the Sansi Hubu.)
However, Ding Wei's good luck has come to an end.
In other words, his father-in-law's kindness has been exhausted by him.
Although Ding Wei was born into a poor family, his father was good at dancing. He met Dou Kai, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, and they became in-laws.
Dou Kai later became an official and participated in political affairs. As his son-in-law, Ding Wei naturally inherited Dou Kai's connections in the officialdom.
Unfortunately, Dou Kai died after only serving as a political advisor for half a year.
That year was the seventh year of Taiping and Xingguo (982). Although Dou Kai died, his legacy has always been kind to Ding Wei.
It was not until the fourth year of Zhidao (997), that is, fifteen years later, that Ding Wei's official career ushered in a major turning point, which was also an important turning point in his life.
In the third year of Zhidao, Ding Wei returned to the court and served as the judge of the household department of the third division. He was in charge of the household division of the third division. At that time, he had a bright future and was only a few steps away from the third division envoy (the highest official of the third division).
However, in the fourth year of Zhidao, turmoil broke out in the Sichuan-Shaanxi area, and Ding Wei was directly sent to the Sichuan-Shaanxi area.
The Sichuan-Shaanxi region is located on the border. Whether it was counterinsurgency in the past or serving as a consul in the past, it was a hard job.
Although Ding Wei's past identity was that of a border official, how could a consul in a border area be as noble as a magistrate from the Third Division of Household Affairs?
Not only that, Ding Wei stayed there for five years.
These five years have also made Ding Wei deeply understand the truth that there are people in the court who are easy to be officials.
Without the legacy of his father-in-law, he was an official from the south, even though he was very capable and had quite a literary reputation in Shilin.
But he still has no control over his destiny.
(PS: Although Ding Wei has a bad reputation in history, his talent is also real. Wang Yucheng, a famous minister during the reign of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Zhenzong, once strongly recommended Ding Wei and praised his articles as being in the style of Han and Liu, namely Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.
Moreover, Ding Wei is also one of the main poets of Xikun style, and has close friendship with Yang Yi, Liu Jun and Qian Weiyan.
It is precisely because of this experience that after the fall of Kou Zhun, Yang Yi, a member of the Kou party, was saved from being demoted and left the capital.
PS2: Xikun style is a famous genre in poetry circles in the early Song Dynasty. It mainly learned from Li Shangyin. It has harmonious music, beautiful lyrics, exquisite use of allusions, and neat antithesis)
Five years later, Ding Wei returned to the court, but he was no longer the same person then.
He relied on his contribution to stationing in Sichuan and Shaanxi and his literary reputation as a scholar to make many friends, all just to climb up.
Climb to the top!
With the help of his talent in financial management, Ding was able to reform the shortcomings of the Third Division. During his time in charge of the Third Division, the national treasury became increasingly full.
It is precisely because the treasury is full that Zhenzong has the financial foundation to carry out large-scale image projects.
After all, whether it is to seal the East and West, or to build the Jade Qing Zhao Ying Palace, a lot of money is needed.
Taking advantage of the trend of offering sacrifices to the east and offering sacrifices to the west, Ding Wei finally became an official and participated in political affairs, followed in the footsteps of his father-in-law, and initially took control of his own destiny.
However, unlike Ding Wei's expectation, he did not have a smooth journey to Zaizhi.
After five years in office, he was excluded from the post of Zhongshu by Wang Dan, the prime minister at the time.
During the period when the East was sealed and the West was worshiped, Ding Wei desperately catered to his superiors, acting like a sycophant. This behavior naturally made Wang Dan unhappy.
At that time, Wang Dan was in poor health and was no longer able to undertake state affairs. Before he recovered from his illness, he naturally had to clean up the court and let Ding Wei and other traitorous officials leave Zhongshu.
Later, Wang Dan succeeded, and Ding Wei was dismissed from participating in politics and leaving the country.
This experience made Ding Wei understand another truth.
Even if you become the leader of Zhongshu and participate in politics, you still cannot completely control your own destiny. Only by reaching the highest position step by step can you be considered successful.
At this point, the promising young man in the past is expected to become a writer who will go down in history, and has completely transformed into a creature of power.
The purpose of his whole life is just to pursue power!
Now, Ding Wei's ideal has been realized. He has become the prime minister. After reaching this point in his official career, he has reached the point where he can't make any progress.
However, he discovered that even if he rules the world, he cannot do whatever he wants.
There is always someone standing in his way!
