Lu Zuo saw Gao Yun lowering his head and said nothing, so he smiled and said, "There's nothing bad to say. I'm just worried about the martial arts competition!"
"Brother, how do you know?" Gao Yun asked with his eyes widened.
"You! It's all written on your face!" Lu Zuo pointed to the chair next to him, "Sit down and say it!"
After Gao Jun sat down, there was another moment of silence. He originally promised his eldest brother that he would win the handsome position, but now he went back on his word for his brother's sake. He had spoken first, but now he was unjust, so how could he bring up this matter?
Lu Zuo saw through his mind and smiled: "Did your brother tell you something?"
"he lets me……"
"I told you not to participate in the competition, right?"
"Yes!"
"You agreed?"
Gao Yun nodded, "Brother, I'm sorry..."
"What you did was not wrong, so why do you need to apologize?"
When Gao Yun saw her elder brother speaking so lightly, the guilt in her heart became even stronger, "Brother, do you really not blame me?"
"This is not your fault. I also know who your brother is!" Lu Zuo said calmly.
"So, my brother is really from the prince?" Gao Yun said with a frown.
Lu Zuo nodded firmly, "I'm sure of this!"
Gao Yun lowered his head and murmured: "It turns out to be true, no wonder!"
"What's the wonder?" Lu Zuo asked.
"No...nothing!"
Lu Zuo continued: "If I guess correctly, the prince has probably expressed his intentions towards you to your brother."
"Brother, don't worry about this! I will never let my brother follow the prince."
Lu Zuo shook his head and smiled: "I'm afraid it's not up to you. Gao Han must have said something else in front of the prince!"
Gao Yun actually knew in his heart that if he tried to dissuade his brother from leaving the prince, the result would be minimal, "Then... what should I do, little brother?"
"Come on, come here with your ears!"
The two whispered a few words. Gao Yun frowned while listening. After listening, he frowned and said, "Is this appropriate?"
Lu Zuodao: "Do you know that the reason why the prince re-appoints your brother is because you hold a high position in Jinwu Guard! As long as you do as I say, there will be no harm to him. I have already arranged the people, and now everything only needs to be done If nothing goes wrong according to the plan, and everything can go smoothly, then you and your brother may be as stable as a rock in the court, otherwise relying on anyone will be useless in the end."
On the first day of August, His Highness Xuanzheng and all the civil and military officials were already lined up. The head official of the palace shouted: "The Emperor has arrived!"
The voices of the mountains inside and outside the Xuanzheng Hall resounded throughout the world.
"My dear friends, please forgive me!"
Many veteran ministers have served the Han Emperor for so many years, and they have almost developed a skill, that is, how to observe the Han Emperor with the corner of their eyes without being discovered by others. Many veterans found that the Han emperor looked good today and seemed not to be affected by the martial arts competition. So several veterans began to report on their work, describing the recent situation of various departments, and asking for the emperor's decision.
Even when Pei Yuanjin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, left his post, he was trembling because of his old age and said: "Old minister Pei Yuanjin has this memorial!"
The Emperor of the Han Dynasty looked at His Highness Pei Yuanjin curiously. Mr. Pei had not attended the morning court for a long time because of old age and frailty. Today, he suddenly came. He must have something urgent to report, so he asked: "Oh! Why did Mr. Pei come to the morning court today?" Do you have anything to say?"
"According to reports from various places on July 27, due to two consecutive days of heavy rain, the water in the middle section of the Yellow River swelled to a height of one foot, and the water overflowed the trough. All the houses and fields along the river were washed away. In the middle section, up to 11 The prefecture and county are besieged by the river. Please help your majesty with urgent needs!" After Pei Yuanjin finished speaking, he coughed several times.
"Water and fire are merciless!" Emperor Han thought thoughtfully, then stood up and paced back and forth in the palace, then scolded, "The Yellow River will flood several times every year during the flood season, but after the dams and embankments are built every year, , you all say that this dam can control floods for several years, but it will not help in the first and second years. The funds allocated every year are at least one million taels of silver. After spending so much silver, will the money be used? Really spend it on the people! You said..."
All civil and military officials were furious when they saw Long Yan, and everyone quickly knelt on the ground, "I am guilty!"
Pei Yuanjin knelt down and gasped, looking at Emperor Han with an innocent and helpless face, "Your Majesty, this is my fault!"
"Okay, Mr. Pei, there is no need to blame yourself. You have been with me for so many years, and I know your character clearly."
Xu Bingde, the Minister of the Ministry of War, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I know that last year, Liu Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was in charge of building the dam and embankment at the mouth of the river. Now he has died of illness and no one can be found, and Mr. Pei, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is already old. , who do you think is suitable to send?"
The officials in the hall suddenly began to discuss among themselves. Emperor Han pondered for a moment and asked, "Does Mr. Pei have anyone to recommend?"
Just when Pei Yuanjin was about to say something, he coughed twice. At this interval, Duke Xun Yu of the State of Wei came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, I do have a candidate. Gao Han, the inspector of the Ministry of Industry, is a good candidate. I have long heard that he is dedicated and diligent in his work at the Ministry of Industry. If he is allowed to fill the vacancy of the Minister of Industry, Mr. Pei will be able to worry less!"
Emperor Han thought: "Gao Han? Oh! Is it the Gao Han who ranked second in the first class of Changke this year?"
Xun Yu replied: "Exactly!"
Emperor Han asked Pei Yuanjin again: "Mr. Pei, what do you think of this person?"
At this time, Ning Wang Liu Xun glanced at Xun Yu with dissatisfaction, knowing that they had ulterior motives and recommended Gao Han to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry. If successful, it would definitely be bad news for him. So Liu Xun stepped forward and said: "Father, I think Gao Han is just a small school inspector and a foreign minister, and he doesn't have much political achievements. If he suddenly jumps to the position of fourth-grade minister, how can he convince the public? ? I recommend Yao Qian, a doctor in the Yu Heng Division of the Ministry of Industry. Yao Qian has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years and has rich experience, which makes him qualified for a big job."
Emperor Han rolled his eyes, Yao Qian? It is true that he has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years, but he still can't make up his mind. "You don't have to argue. Mr. Pei, you are more familiar with the Ministry of Industry. It's up to you to express your opinion at this time!"
After Pei Yuanjin heard them finish talking about their candidates, he felt a little hesitant in his heart, but it was only for a moment, but sweat began to break out on his forehead, so he forced himself to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, Yao Qian is mature and prudent, but Gao Han is also very diligent. Since I have been inconvenienced, Gao Han has been able to help me in many ways, so if I choose one of the two, I am really inconvenient and hard to say, so it is best for your majesty to make the decision himself."
