Liu Shiqing nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you're welcome. If you hadn't helped my master out yesterday, I'm afraid His Majesty wouldn't have made things so difficult for you now."
Li Xiaozheng smiled bitterly and said, "Nephew Liu Xian, in fact, His Majesty is just dissatisfied with me. It has nothing to do with you. You have just joined the cabinet, and the situation in the DPRK is far more complicated than you imagined."
"Brother Liu, what grandpa said is right. I was ill a few days ago and missed Mr. Lu's external examination. It's a pity. I must go to see him today. Let me meet Mr. Lu with you." Xia Wenzhi said sincerely.
Liu Shiqing also smiled and agreed.
Watching the two people leave, Queen Xiaojing said with a hint of doubt, "Father, you can't even solve the problem. Does that Eunuch Lu really have this ability?"
Li Xiaozheng shook his head and said, "No matter what, that Eunuch Lu's literary talents are indeed among the best in the world. Even if we can't help, it would be a good thing if Wenzhi can be friends with him."
"Yes, problems in the court are different from those in external examinations. You can just rely on your words." Queen Xiaojing said.
"Seeing that Liu Shiqing admires him so much, he can still become his teacher. That person must have something special about him. Perhaps, this person is the key to breaking the situation," Li Xiaozheng said with a hint of expectation.
...
In Jingyang Palace, there was joy and laughter at this time.
"Father, your method is too high. You didn't see that what you just asked me to choose is that Li Shoufu's face is uglier than eating shit." A tall man with a tall figure and Xia Jiuyuan's face is The similar man smiled and said.
The person who spoke was none other than Xia Xingbang.
Xia Jiuyuan sat on the front seat, eating the oranges peeled by Concubine Hua, and said with a smile, "Li Xiaozheng, that bitter scholar, openly pulled the ministers against me for the sake of Concubine Li. Didn't he always want to Do you want to support Wenzhi to become the prince? I have to let him hit the wall!"
"Your Majesty, Li Xiaozheng is not doing it for Concubine Li. They are just jealous. You are giving Ningping a title." Concubine Hua said aggrievedly.
"My dear concubine, why don't I know this? How could that bitch Concubine Li have sent someone to touch Li Xiaozheng? I have long been unhappy with those old guys in the cabinet. This time, I am taking the opportunity to frustrate their spirit."
After saying that, Xia Jiuyuan turned to Ning Ping and said, "Has Liu Shiqing already joined the cabinet? Let him perform well. When the time comes, I will let him replace Li Xiaozheng's position as chief assistant."
With surprise on his face, Ning Ping knelt down and said to Xia Jiuyuan, "Thank you, Father."
Saying this, Ning Ping felt bitter in his heart that he couldn't express.
Liu Shiqing is a complete nerd and is completely unaware of her friendship.
Now that he has entered the cabinet, he has become very close to Li Xiaozheng and others.
If Concubine Hua hadn't stopped Ning Ping, she might have been able to get some of Li Xiaozheng's plans out of Liu Shiqing's mouth in the future.
While talking, Eunuch Gao came in from outside.
Xia Jiuyuan quickly asked how the matter he was asked to investigate went.
Eunuch Gao stepped forward and started talking.
"Lu Qian is from Bashu, and his family was considered a prosperous clan during the Daozheng period. Later, due to successive changes in the family, the clan declined. Just five years ago, the Lu family moved to the royal city, but they were intercepted and killed by horse bandits on the way. At the age of thirteen, Lu Qian was sold into the palace and became a eunuch."
"After entering the palace, I was directly assigned to the Liyang Palace and was considered unknown. It was not until a few days ago that I became prominent. There is no problem with my life and background."
Xia Jiuyuan nodded.
Concubine Hua reminded from the side, "Your Majesty, even if there is no problem, he is still Concubine Li's slave for five years. You have also seen that many sour scholars in the court admire that little eunuch very much."
"Li Xiaozheng gave them a great gift last time. If His Majesty reuses that little eunuch, it will inevitably lead to their collusion. By then, I am afraid that all the scribes in Daxia will be under Li Xiaozheng's command."
Xia Xingbang said, "Mother, please remind me. You are not just a stinky scholar who can write a few poems. Whether it is to defend a country or to fight against
A world of peace, what we need is martial arts! Without the bloody battles of the soldiers, how could those stinking Confucians live in peace? "
Xia Jiuyuan nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, it doesn't matter what talent that little eunuch has. He will stay in the Ancestral Temple and guard it for the rest of his life."
...
Liu Shiqing and Xia Wenzhi arrived at the Ancestral Temple.
At a glance, Lu Qian was busy with a group of eunuchs and maids.
"Master!" Liu Shiqing stood at the door and waved to Lu Qian before walking over.
Before Lu Qian could speak, the eunuchs and maids beside him knelt on the ground.
"I've met the eldest prince."
Only then did Lu Qian notice the man next to Liu Shiqing.
The eldest prince? Isn’t he a son who respects the queen?
I was worried that I couldn't get close to Queen Xiaojing, so they came to the door.
I just wanted to kneel down.
"Mr. Lu, you can't..." Xia Wenzhi stepped forward in three steps, supported Lu Qian and said, "Mr. Lu, as a student today, I have something to ask Mr. Lu for advice."
Lu Qian nodded, respectfully made a greeting and said, "Then...the eldest prince, please invite me in the room."
Xia Wenzhi nodded and followed Lu Qian.
"Let me go... Our chief manager is so handsome. Even the eldest prince is so respectful to him."
"Yes. Besides the sacrificial day, when will the prince come to our place? Our chief manager is really a strange person."
"Okay, let's all work hard. As you can see, the General Manager will definitely not stay here for long, and he will definitely be promoted in the future. So everyone behaves well, and maybe you can have a good future with the General Manager in the future." Little Lizi Said to everyone.
Everyone also nodded in agreement.
...
"First Prince, we just built a heating stove here, so it's quite messy. Please forgive me, Prince." Seeing that the room was still a little messy, Lu Qian explained.
"Mr. Lu, you are too polite. Heating stove? What is it? And when I was outside just now, I saw that the coal here is also a little different." Xia Wenzhi asked curiously.
Lu Qian pointed to the newly built heating stove nearby and briefly explained the functions of the heating stove and briquettes.
He also directly lit the briquettes in the heating stove, which took less than a cup of tea.
The whole room became much warmer.
"This... is amazing. Mr. Lu is really a strange person." Xia Wenzhi walked around the heating stove a few times and marveled.
"I don't know, the eldest prince came here specially, what's the matter?"
When Lu Qian asked, Liu Shiqing explained the problem Xia Wenzhi had encountered.
After Lu Qian listened, he pondered for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness, if you trust me, you can tell His Majesty in the palace tomorrow that you will do both of these things!"
Xia Wenzhi thought his ears had heard it wrong, and said to Lu Qian in surprise, "Mr. Lu, what did you say? What's next?"
