Half an hour later, Xiao Rui was taken into the small study room of Tai Chi Hall.
"Are you the miracle doctor who conquered smallpox?" Li Er buried his head in reviewing the memorial without even raising his head.
I, you...
Xiao Rui cursed secretly, why was he betrayed by a group of guys from the Taiyuan Hospital? When you come to the palace, the last thing you want to meet is the emperor. Now it's better to throw yourself into a trap.
Seeing the surprise and astonishment on Xiao Rui's face, Li Er was very satisfied with the expression. He put down the Zhubu and asked with a smile: "What? Do you still recognize me?"
"Ahem, I've never been to the palace, so I don't know the rules. Should I knock one?"
Pfft... Now it's Li Er's turn to lose his composure. This kid is so courageous. You can never guess what he will do.
"Do you want to kneel?"
Xiao Rui shook his head, "No, I don't like kneeling. My knees are too weak and spineless."
"Oh? No wonder Song Guogong is anxious to find a teacher for you. Someone really needs to teach you etiquette. So, you are quite courageous? Don't your parents and teachers also kneel down?" Li Er said to the school with great interest.
Xiao Rui scratched his head and said, aren't you being arrogant? Who wouldn't kneel to their parents?
"You have an engagement with Xiangcheng. What will you call me after we get married?" Li Er asked.
"Of course I call you father-in-law!"
Yes, Xiao Rui was speechless, lifted up his robe and kowtowed neatly.
Li Er laughed loudly, "You stubborn boy, I heard that you are giving your father a headache. He is about to start a family, so it's time to calm down. Don't be too unscrupulous, and others will laugh at Song Guogong's lack of tutoring. You are all What's the point of staying in a small mountain village fishing when you're really capable? You're just playing around with things and losing your mind. I'll give you an official position and come out and do something."
"Ah? I don't like being an official!" Xiao Rui immediately refused.
"What? Have you been wronged by being an official? Do you want to live your whole life like a hawk and a lackey?" Li Er scolded.
Xiao Rui explained: "It's not that I don't want to contribute to the country. It's that I can't stand the intrigues and intrigues in the officialdom."
"Who told you that there are intrigues and intrigues in the officialdom? Your father is the prime minister, didn't he teach you? The Tang Dynasty was just established, and everything was waiting for prosperity. Everyone was working hard to find jobs, how could there be so much intrigues?"
this……
Xiao Rui was speechless. It is true that no one taught me, but the officialdom will never change.
"Wherever there are people, there will be fights. I am born with a bad temper. If I become an official, I will probably offend everyone in Chang'an City. Please spare me."
Li Er laughed loudly and said: "You are quite crazy. No one dares to make bold statements and offend the officials of Chang'an. You are the first one. I should send you to serve in Yushitai. Don't worry, as long as you You are right, I am your backer, no one dares to bully you."
"Is it okay not to be an official?" Xiao Rui still had to make the final struggle.
"Okay, you're a good guy at making money. Now that the treasury is empty, if you help the treasury earn a hundred thousand taels of silver, you will be free. Choose one of the two, your choice." Li Er was completely sure.
Xiao Rui said with a grimace: "Making money? Not long ago, a batch of my goods was robbed. The Liang division in the north cut off the trade routes, making it impossible to make money. Why don't you send troops to deal with him?"
"Hahahaha, what do you think you are asking for one hundred thousand taels for? One hundred thousand taels of military expenses are just enough to clean up Liang Shidu."
Here……
"Is it okay to work in Taiyuan Hospital?"
"No! The Censor of the Censor's Office, from the sixth rank, will serve under Wei Zheng tomorrow." Li Er made up his mind to hone his lazy son-in-law.
"Prince-in-law, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no one has been able to reach the sixth rank at the age of seventeen. Your Majesty's favor towards you is unprecedented. You must not let down His Majesty's love." Lao Gao, the chamberlain, spoke up to advise.
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes: "From the sixth rank? It's such a big official position, why don't you come?"
I... the chamberlain Lao Gao almost vomited blood. He said in his heart that I have good intentions. Are you a tiger? What are you doing at me?
Li Er waved his hand and said: "If you have nothing to do, go down and get ready. By the way, you take the consort out of the palace and talk to him about common etiquette on the way. He will take office tomorrow, so don't make people laugh."
The implication is that usually others only laugh at Song Guogong Xiao Yu, but it is different now. You are my son-in-law, and you will also laugh at me, my father-in-law.
After leaving the Tai Chi Hall, Xiao Rui looked at Lao Gao, the chattering chamberlain, and asked jokingly: "You don't know how to avenge your personal revenge, are you deliberately trying to punish me?"
I... I don’t dare. This slave has no personal enmity with the Prince Consort, only admiration.
Xiao Rui burst out laughing, patted Lao Gao on the shoulder and praised: "They say the prime minister's belly can support a boat, no wonder everyone calls you the internal minister behind his back."
"Hey, Prince Consort, I haven't finished speaking yet..."
"No need, I don't know the etiquette to rush into an official, or I will be impeached and dismissed from office in three days, no need to bother." Xiao Rui walked away, Lao Gao was stunned, this, this... why didn't you say you didn't want to be an official? Isn't this intentional to trick me?
Returning with an innocent face, Li Er burst out laughing: "I knew this stubborn donkey wouldn't be so obedient, so I went to send a message to Wei Zheng and train this boy well. He was not allowed to resign under any circumstances. "
Xiao Rui couldn't stop complaining when he returned to the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, but my mother, Mrs. Xiao, was overjoyed. My son was just silent. He became a blockbuster. When he first entered the court and became an official, he had a sixth-grade official position. This was the first job for the rich and powerful children of Chang'an.
The imperial court sent official uniforms, and Mrs. Xiao was busy preparing them. Xiao Yu called her son to the study room and told her one by one to be cautious as an official.
Seeing Xiao Rui lowering his eyebrows and leaving after listening, Xiao Yu stroked his beard with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It's really good to start a family and start a career. Rui'er has made progress after all."
Make progress? Silence is the greatest struggle, and this kid is holding back his evil.
At six o'clock in the morning, the imperial censor's office began to light up. Wei Zheng, the censor doctor, was subordinated to two censors of the fifth rank, Zhongcheng, and six more censors from the sixth rank, responsible for different functions.
"Xiao Rui, the imperial censor in the palace, Xiao Rui..." The person who clicked the finger read it several times in succession, but no one responded.
At this moment, snoring began in the corner, and everyone turned to look. A young man wearing a sixth-grade yellow official robe was sitting on the bed, leaning back and sleeping soundly.
"How unreasonable? How dare you sleep soundly in the hall when the censor's desk clicks? Who is so arrogant? Get out of here!" Zhongcheng, the censor on duty, scolded.
Someone whispered: "I don't know him, he seems to be new here."
"New here? Could it be him? He is the new Prince Consort Shi Xiao Rui appointed by His Majesty? The eldest son of Song Guogong?"
"Hmph! How could the Song Dynasty have such a naughty heir when he is the prime minister of the country?"
At this time, Wei Zheng, the censor doctor, spoke, "Everyone, let's continue. Young people are playful and not like us who are used to getting up early. It's his first day here, let's give him a break."
Um? What? ? ? Dr. Wei personally spoke for him? How can this be? In the past, Dr. Wei was known for his strictness and would never allow people in the Yushitai to live in vain and do nothing. What happened today? Is it possible that Dr. Wei can't afford to offend a consort?
"Take your clicks softly, don't disturb Xiao Yushi."
What? ? ? Doctor Wei, what happened to you today? Why do you indulge a newcomer so much?
Wei Zheng chuckled and comforted his subordinates by saying, "He is a child. Let's take him slowly. Don't behave like a child."
Until three o'clock in the morning, when lunch was served, Xiao Rui was woken up by Wei Zheng, "Xiao Yushi, wake up. When it's lunch time, I will take you to the cafeteria to eat."
"Oh...are you going to get off work so soon?" Xiao Rui stretched out and stood up to leave, but Wei Zheng held him back. It's early, there's still half a day in the afternoon.
