Lao Zhu's words slapped the faces of more than half of the ministers in the court.
The ministers bowed their heads and said nothing, but secretly cursed: Lao Zhu, it's meaningless for you to say that.
People who don't do it for themselves will be punished by heaven and earth.
Even if I am a great minister and do not plan for my children and grandchildren early on, what will they eat when I grow old?
Aren’t you always thinking about your son?
A foolish son wants to be crowned a king, so that he can be prosperous and wealthy even while lying down, and the salaries of his descendants for generations to come are fixed.
However, Liu Lian knelt down and said, "I am scared. I am immoral and incompetent and dare not take on such an important task. I beg the emperor to take back my order."
Lao Zhu looked at Liu Lian calmly.
He was not sure whether Liu Lian really didn't want to take the position, or whether he was pretending to be humble.
But the officials were anxious: Liu Lian, you are a fool.
Old Zhu is promoting you, why shouldn’t you? !
After passing this village, there is no such shop.
Do you think Deng Zhen and Li You are capable?
The butt determines the head, as long as you sit in that position, it will come naturally.
Zhu Bai turned around and took a good look at Liu Lian with interest.
Before in the Imperial College, he had not taken this ordinary-looking person seriously and did not like to talk loudly.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a ruthless and cunning character than me.
Isn't this just retreating in order to advance, testing the speaker's reaction?
If Yan Guan doesn't support him, what if he becomes the first rank? When the time comes, he will be attacked from both sides by Huaixi and Yanguan. Not to mention being unable to sit firmly in the first rank, even the seventh rank may not be able to survive.
Li Cunyi was about to say: "It is rare for Mr. Liu to be so humble. Please give him your permission."
An Ran jumped in front and said, "Master Liu is the eldest son of Uncle Chengyi, and he has received the true biography of Master Liu Ji. Moreover, he has also been trained in the court for more than ten years, and he is enough to take on the position of minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
He is expressing his position to Liu Lian and Lao Zhu on behalf of Yan Guan: Liu Lian will replace Liu Bowen as the leader of Yan Guan, we accept it! !
He is also telling Liu Lian: If you don’t accept it, our official will not agree! Your father won’t agree either! !
Hu Weiyong stepped forward: "Master An is right, I second my opinion."
The Huaixi gang relaxed when they saw Hu Weiyong. What else was going on?
Lao Zhu asked Liu Lian: "Master Liu, what do you think now?"
Liu Lian kowtowed: "In this case, I can only accept it boldly. If I am stupid and can't do it well, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu nodded: "Yes, do it well."
After the court was over, the officials gathered around Liu Lian to congratulate him.
Liu Lian returned the greetings one by one: "I am ashamed to be a low-ranking official, and I need you to give me some advice."
An Ran said: "Master Liu is so polite. From now on, it will be up to Master Liu to advise the emperor."
This means letting Liu Lian take the lead.
Liu Lian hurriedly said: "Master An, I am trying to displease you. I am a junior official and I am afraid that many things will not be handled properly. I need more reminders from you adults. Before my father left Yingtian, he repeatedly told me that I must report to An when anything happens." Your Excellency, I am waiting for you all to ask for advice.”
An Ran was very satisfied with Liu Lian's modesty.
It turns out that he also has the highest official position and the oldest seniority among the officials.
He takes the lead, of course.
Their words reached Lao Zhu's ears in less than a stick of incense.
Lao Zhu waved his hand and waited for the pro-military captain who came to report to go down, then asked Zhu Biao and Zhu Bai: "What do you think about this?"
Zhu Biao shook his head slightly: "I still need to observe it."
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Bai again.
Zhu Bai smiled: "I have no idea."
Judging from the current moves, Liu Lian is definitely smarter than Liu Shengun.
He now let An Ran take the lead. On the surface, he was showing humility, but in fact, he was pushing An Ran out to be taken advantage of.
Just kidding, his father was teased by Hu Weiyong and returned home. If he shows up again now, isn't he looking for death?
This guy is not only brave, but also resourceful, it all depends on his character.
But there was no need for him to talk too much to expose these words.
Because Lao Zhu knew it very well.
Lao Zhu nodded lightly and said in a confused manner: "The leaders of civil and military affairs have all been selected."
Zhu Biao glanced at Lao Zhu.
Does this mean that Liu Lian has been inspected as the future leader of civil servants?
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After Liu Bowen returned home, Lao Zhu sent people to closely monitor Liu Bowen and often asked about Liu Lian's movements.
The pro-military captain said Liu Lian's life was boring.
If it is his turn to be on duty, he will be the earliest among the officials to arrive and the last to leave.
After leaving the official department, he went home directly, not making friends with anyone, not going to restaurants, and not listening to plays.
Liu Bowen occasionally went to the teahouse to have tea and discuss calligraphy and articles with Song Lian.
This Liu Lian is really more serious than his father, living like an ascetic.
The expressions on Lao Zhu's and Zhu Biao's eyes were exactly the same as they listened to the report from the pro-military captain.
Zhu Bai just looked around and played with his fingers in a daze, as if he was not interested at all.
In fact, he knew very well: it was all acting, why take it seriously.
The most terrifying people in this world are those who have no shortcomings or weaknesses.
If Liu Lian was really smart, he shouldn't make himself look like a Bodhisattva.
Then a few days later, the pro-military captain came back to report that Liu Lian liked to play with stones.
All kinds of strange stones. However, he didn't spend money to buy them, he just went to the river beach to pick up stones. I like Yingtian’s Yuhua Stone the most.
Lao Zhu smiled: "This kid has really weird hobbies."
After Liu Bowen returned to his hometown of Qingtian, he stayed behind closed doors on the grounds that he needed to rest due to illness.
Many people who admired his talent and fame came to see him or ask him to meet him, but they all came away disappointed.
But a few days after he returned, he did something big.
He asked the Zhejiang Guanya Bureau to bring a book to Zhu Bai, saying, "This book contains what the common people have learned throughout their lives. The King of Xiang must study it carefully."
The Guanya Bureau did not dare to delay and rushed to deliver it to Zhu Bai.
Zhu Bai received it and gritted his teeth in anger: This old bastard dug a hole for me again! ! !
Whatever I have learned throughout my life, there must be nothing written in it.
Even if I showed it to Lao Zhu to prove my innocence, Lao Zhu might not believe me, and he would think that I hid the book and had evil intentions.
When he was in Yingtian, he clearly had many opportunities for me, but he went back to Zhejiang and went to a lot of trouble to ask the Guanya Bureau to give them to me. This was just making a fool of himself! !
Zhu Bai thought about it and decided to take it apart in front of Lao Zhu.
Zhu Bai was walking leisurely, but he stopped not far from the door. Then he put on a naughty and excited smile that a nine-year-old should have on his face, and trotted to the door.
Zhang Yu and Er Hu silently watched Zhu Bao do all this, then exchanged thoughtful looks, and each stood silently in their positions.
It happened that Zhu Biao was also in the imperial study.
Zhu Bai ran and jumped in front of Lao Zhu, shouting: "Father, Father, Master Liu said that he sent his son a unique book, which said he compiled all he had learned in his life. Guess what's on it? What did you write?"
"Slow down, be careful of falling." Lao Zhu put down the memorial, frowned and said, "Why is it so big and still so unstable?"
Zhu Biao's curiosity was also aroused, and he came over to watch Zhu Bai open the paper wrapped in layers of paper.
