Otherwise, there is someone in the court who is easy to get things done. Relying on Princess Pingning's friendship in the palace, Qi Heng, who has just completed the imperial examination.
Then he was assigned to Jianyuan as Shi Yushi, and his position from the sixth rank was the same as that of Li Hao.
But the problem is that Li Hao was ranked third in the rankings at the time, while Qi Heng was ranked 11th in the first-class league. Are you saying this is fair?
Moreover, in addition to the official position of serving as censor, Qi Heng also had the official position of storyteller as prince.
Of course, the position of prince storyteller has no real power, and its rank is also very low.
But this position still makes many people envious. After all, the position of crown prince has not been truly finalized yet, and Zhao Zonghan has no chance of ascending to the throne.
If you get lucky, then this is the emperor's teacher, so this status is extraordinary.
And because of Qi Heng's identity, people are even more speculating on Zhao Zhen's intentions.
You must know that although the Duke of Qi's palace has been in decline in recent years, and the current Duke of Qi does not have much real power, their family is after all an old noble in Bianjing City, and they are intricately connected to many families.
Moreover, Princess Pingning had been raised in the palace since she was a child, and she had always had a close relationship with Zhao Zhen.
At this sensitive stage, Zhao Zhen allowed Qi Heng to establish a relationship with Zhao Zonghan, which caused countless speculations in Bianjing City.
Not to mention that the other companion is Li Hao. Nowadays, the power represented by Li Hao is more effective than the name of the Duke of Qi.
And if we compare Li Hao and Qi Heng with Zhao Zongquan's companion reading and storytelling, the difference is too obvious.
The two people paired with Zhao Zongquan were both bachelors from the Hanlin Academy. They were certainly not bad at learning, at least they were definitely better than the two stupid young men Li Hao and Qi Heng.
But the problem is that these two people have spent their whole lives in the Hanlin Academy and have no real power or corresponding connections.
The comparison between these two inevitably makes people feel that Zhao Zhen is biased and is helping Zhao Zonghan pave the way.
Therefore, a large number of speculators wanted to take refuge in the crown prince in advance before the position of the crown prince was confirmed, and seize the opportunity to follow the dragon.
But Zhao Zonghan lived in the palace, and it was impossible for these people to express their loyalty directly.
Therefore, as the two teachers of Zhao Zonghan, Li Hao and Qi Heng became the best candidates for these people to express their feelings.
As a result, Li Hao's home and the Duke of Qi's mansion received waves of guests, basically all of whom came to build relationships and show loyalty.
But can Li Hao get involved in this matter? Of course it can't be done. After all, Zhao Zongquan and Han Qi have learned from their mistakes, so Li Hao will naturally not commit this taboo.
The same goes for the Duke of Qi's Mansion. Princess Pingning and Duke of Qi are not people who can't see the situation clearly, so the two families invariably closed the door and thanked the guests.
It's just that this person can hide and disappear, but there is no other way because people are jealous.
Not only these officials who wanted to speculate, but also Zhao Zongquan himself was also worried at this time.
So I made an appointment with Han Qi to discuss how to deal with Zhao Zhen's decision.
But by this time, Han Qi also figured it out and knew where he went wrong, which caused Zhao Zhen to have such a big reaction.
So when they met this time, Han Qi was a simple person. He made an appointment with Zhao Zongquan in a secret place and met quietly.
Han Qi came alone, while Zhao Zongquan only brought Zhao Ceying with him.
Zhao Zongquan was obviously really panicked at this time, and said anxiously: "Master Han, now the official family has made Li Hao and Qi Heng become Zhao Zonghan's companions and storytellers.
That would be equivalent to letting Grand Prime Minister Ouyang, Duke Yingying, Duke Qi, and a group of noble ministers related to them all stand behind Zhao Zonghan. Could it be that the officials really wanted to make him the crown prince. "
Han Qi shook his head and said: "Kuni Lai Changjun, the officials know this truth.
If the official family really intends to make someone else their heir apparent, then the prince will definitely be chosen from an older member of the clan, rather than a four-year-old child. His Highness does not need to worry too much. "
In fact, Zhao Zongquan can also think of this truth, but it is just rumored by the outside world
The words were becoming more and more outrageous, which made him really uneasy.
Now that he heard Han Qi's words in person, Zhao Zongquan felt more at ease.
However, Zhao Zongquan continued to ask: "But even if the official family does not have this idea now, what about Grand Prime Minister Ouyang and the others? Will they push the official family to let him have this idea?"
Using oneself to save others, Han Qi naturally believed that what Zhao Zongquan said was possible. After all, if he could put an emperor on the throne, the rewards would be huge.
So he said: "This matter must be guarded against. In fact, Qi Heng is not worried. Although the Duke of Qi's government has a great reputation, it can't actually be done.
On the contrary, Li Hao was the key. He had a close relationship with Ouyang Xiu, was the son-in-law of a British official, and was familiar with many noble families in Bianjing City.
In addition, he is deeply trusted by officials and can speak out among officials.
To a certain extent, his attitude is a trend. There are probably many people in Bianjing City who are watching his choice. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zongquan thought thoughtfully and said, "That being said, we still have to pull him over.
But last time I asked Zhao Ceying to go to Li Hao. Whether it was the marriage that was mentioned at the beginning or the appointment of a crown prince later, he deliberately refused. "
Han Qi said: "Li Hao is a person who knows the importance of things. With his current age and current position of power.
It allows him to sit firmly on the fishing boat without having to rush to join any party.
Just like now, although he did not move closer to us, wasn't he also pushing away those officials who wanted to move closer to Zhao Zonghan?
It turned out that we thought wrong. We don't have to ask him to join us, as long as we can keep him neutral. "
After listening to Han Qi's words, Zhao Zongquan realized that it was time to change his strategy.
So he said to Zhao Ceying: "The task of making good friends with Li Hao is still up to you, as long as he remains neutral."
Zhao Ceying naturally agreed to this, after all, it was not difficult.
As for Han Qi himself, he actually planned to repair his image in Zhao Zhen's heart at this time.
So after some discussions, Han Qi took the initiative to ease the relationship with Ouyang Xiu in the court hall at the back, and firmly stood on the side of the New Deal reform again.
Immediately dispatched personnel to Yongxing Military Road to provide summary support for the implementation progress of the local land tax law.
In addition, he approached Li Hao and expressed concern about how to deepen the salt tax reform, and said that he would stand firmly on Li Hao's side and support Li Hao's continued reform of the salt tax.
This series of abnormal actions really made Li Hao feel that Han Qi had been beheaded.
However, when Zhao Ceying came to visit him later, Li Hao realized that it seemed that Grand Xianggong Han and Zhao Zongquan had changed their strategies and began to show their kindness to him.
As for this change, Li Hao was naturally happy. Originally, Li Hao had no intention of going against them, but they had to make things very clear to themselves.
Now that their attitude has softened, it just so happens that Li Hao also wants to continue the stalled salt tax reform.
For this reason, Li Hao even went to Ouyang Xiu's house to hear his opinion.
Here, Ouyang Xiu actually received an olive branch from Han Qi, but Ouyang Xiu knew more about Han Qi's character.
So after Ouyang Xiu heard Li Hao's question, he said directly: "Master Han is used to having a strong personality, how can he really bow his head so easily.
Today's temporary success or failure cannot change his character, so you can listen to his promises, but you must not believe them all, otherwise you will suffer a loss. "
Hearing what Ouyang Xiu said, Li Hao understood that his reform path seemed to be hopeless in a short time.
However, the situation is now generally stable, and at least there is no need to worry about changes in a short period of time.
This will give Li Hao more free time, so Li Hao can think carefully about what lessons he wants to teach Zhao Zonghan while managing the third division.
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But before that, Li Hao had to meet with Qi Heng to discuss how they should divide the work.
This meeting was also the first since Qi Heng went to Li's house to question Li Hao last time.
In addition, Li Hao learned at this time that Qi Heng was engaged to the daughter of Shen Tugang, the minister of Cao Cao in Shangshu Lie, who was Qi Heng's second wife in the play.
To say that Princess Pingning has a good vision, the Shen family is also a Qingliu family that has been around for generations, and its family background is somewhat better than that of the Hai family.
Just looking at it this way, it seems that Qi Heng has never escaped from the palm of Princess Pingning.
So when the two met, Li Hao joked: "My young master has just decided to marry a noble girl. I am here to celebrate my young master in advance."
Qi Heng actually didn't feel much about this marriage, maybe since he confirmed that Minglan would not marry him.
Qi Heng had already lost his yearning for love, so he was too lazy to answer Li Hao's teasing.
Then he got directly to the topic and said: "The officials have ordered you and me to give lectures to the young prince. You have returned to the capital with him, so you want to know something about him.
Why don't you tell me first, what should we tell him? "
Li Hao replied: "Although the little prince is still young, his personality is quite calm and he can do well.
In addition, when he was in Xiangzhou, although he had already learned to read and write, he was not formally enlightened and could only recite some surnames of hundreds of families and poems of thousands of families. "
Upon hearing this, Qi Heng said: "Okay, in that case, let us enlighten him.
The official's intention is that we should start teaching the little prince as soon as possible. I intend to start before the end of the month. What do you think? "
Hearing this, Li Hao hurriedly said: "Of course I have no objection to this, but the Salt and Iron Department has many things, so I may not have much energy to spend on lectures.
This matter may require a lot of trouble from the young master. I hope he won't be offended. "
But obviously Qi Heng didn't quite buy it, and said directly: "The Salt and Iron Division is busy with things, isn't it possible that things at Jian Yuan are not busy?
Mr. Li has something to do, so I have nothing to do. Giving lectures to the prince is a duty given by the officials. If Mr. Li feels there is a problem, he might as well go to the officials to ask for mercy. "
After hearing this, Li Hao couldn't help but feel that Qi Heng had become sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued after not seeing him for a long time.
However, Li Hao didn't answer, so Qi Heng directly assigned the task. Anyway, according to the time allocation, the two of them set their own time.
Li Hao didn't have any objections to this. Anyway, those were the normal enlightenment reading materials, so Li Hao just asked Qi Heng to teach him.
As for himself, Li Hao planned to do some extra work, such as getting the Three Character Classic out in advance.
After all, among the three hundred thousand, Li Hao still felt that the Three Character Classic was the best reading material for enlightenment, and as he was not busy right now, Li Hao could use this to increase his literary reputation.
However, the version circulated in later generations has been continuously supplemented, and many allusions to characters after the Song Dynasty have been added to it. These required Li Hao to adjust before they could be released.
So in the next few days, Li Hao hid in his study to sort out the Three Character Classic as soon as he returned home. He hurriedly hurriedly finished it before class.
Of course, Li Hao couldn't just take it to teach Zhao Zonghan. Instead, he handed it over to Zhao Zhen first and asked him to look over it and make sure there were no problems.
As for this Three Character Classic, Zhao Zhen gave a very good evaluation after reading it.
Said: "It seems that I have chosen the right person to entrust the prince to you to teach him.
You also put your heart into this matter.
This Three-Character Classic draws on a wide range of materials, including astronomy and geography, human ethics, loyalty, filial piety, moral integrity, etc. "If you read the Three-Character Classic carefully, you can know things through the ages."
It is rich in content and at the same time catchy and easy to understand, which is much better than the existing articles for children's enlightenment.
I think you were able to write this book not just on the spur of the moment. "
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "Reporting to the official family, I have been studying hard since I was a child, and I am well aware of the hardships involved.
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I have always had the idea of re-editing an enlightenment book, and many of the contents of this book were originally written by me.
This time it happened that the official asked me to teach the young prince how to read, so I spent some time to sort out this three-character classic. "
Zhao Zhen still believed Li Hao's explanation because it was only reasonable.
It would be strange if it really took Li Hao a few days to come up with this.
And the more Zhao Zhen reads this book, the more he feels that it is really well written. Of course, this does not mean that the Three Character Classic is really better than those works by everyone.
But if it is used to enlighten children, then Zhao Zhen believes that this book is better than the current elementary school books.
Then he said: "As for the prince, the Qing family can come directly to teach you this Three Character Sutra.
In addition, I also plan to distribute this Three-Character Sutra to the elementary schools for the enlightenment of elementary students all over the world. I wonder if the Qing family has any opinions. "
Isn't it exactly what Li Hao wanted to achieve by spreading the Three Character Classic to the world? Does Li Hao have any opinions on this?
Naturally, he agreed and said: "This is my honor. I only hope that this Three-Character Sutra can enlighten Meng Tong and add more useful materials to the court."
Zhao Zhen naturally liked hearing this. In order to reward Li Hao for his contribution to the book, Zhao Zhen gave Li Hao many rewards.
However, it is a pity that these rewards were all material, that is, some farm buildings and some frivolous wealth were given, but Li Hao was not promoted.
This made Li Hao feel a little regretful. You must know that more than half a year has passed since he came back from the salt tax inspection, and his position has not moved yet.
Compared with the original speed of promotion, I really lost my patience.
But then I thought about other people. Normally, they only get one promotion opportunity every three years.
And in the past three years, I have been promoted from the sixth grade to the fourth grade, crossing five steps. Thinking about it, I seem to be content.
Thinking of this, I felt much better immediately, so I left the palace and returned home with the things Zhao Zhen had given me.
In the following days, Li Hao returned to normal. He was either giving lectures to Zhao Zonghan in the Salt and Iron Division or in the palace, and then having drinks with Zhao Ceying from time to time.
Gu Tingye also took care of Gu Tingyu's funeral, but Gu Yankai's body was not as good as before after this blow.
So Gu Tingye and Minglan's marriage was put in front of them and could not be delayed any longer.
Of course, Gu Yankai thought so too. He also wanted to see Gu Tingye get married and have children as soon as possible, so he rescheduled their wedding for three months.
