While waiting for the results, he and Mr. Lu kept communicating.
Knowing that he was worried that the Wanmin Umbrella would not be effective, Mr. Lu taught him a trick in the letter in order to reassure him. Let him write a greeting note to the new emperor every month. While flattering the new emperor, he should also report on his governance in Tonghua County.
He also told him that it didn't matter if the results were not available for a while, but he had to submit reports to the emperor regularly, so that the emperor could see his efforts and his progress in governing Tonghua County.
Later, Mr. Lu kept comforting and advising him in his letters, telling him not to be too modest.
He told him that as an emperor, the new emperor was very busy and had to take care of everything. If An Zhezi didn't write this, how would the emperor know about his talents? What aspects stand out? Do you know that he can be of great use?
If no one praises him, he praises himself. He has a background of political achievements, so it is not unreasonable to boast.
During that time, it was not so much the two of them communicating with each other as it was Mr. Lu who was giving him guidance.
Master Lu's advice was truly enlightening to him! He himself was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and his thinking has always been somewhat rigid. Mr. Lu's guidance can be said to have pointed out a path for his official career and allowed him to break free from some self-restraint.
Mr. Lu's help to him was sincere and powerful.
Although he and Mr. Lu do not have the title of master and disciple, they are actually master and disciple.
These ways of being an official are really the best of the best. They are all taught to their own sons and disciples. How can they be easily taught to an outsider?
Therefore, he bowed willingly.
Lu Desheng stretched out his hand and helped him up, "It doesn't have to be like this. In fact, you have already thought of that layer. You just need to poke it open through a thin layer of paper." If you can think of realizing your political achievements in time, you have already touched it. The door is closed.
Zhang Xian really admired him. Thinking about how difficult it was for him at the beginning, it was so easy to solve it in Master Lu's hands.
When mentioning the Wanmin Umbrella, Zhang Xian couldn't help but mention his worries.
He relied on the merits of this Ten Thousand People Umbrella to show his appearance in front of the new emperor. Otherwise, the new emperor would not know who Zhang Xian was. However, this Wanmin Umbrella was somewhat watery, and he felt a little guilty holding it.
"Actually, you don't have to worry about this at all. Anyway, the new emperor will not come to Tonghua County to inspect it in person. Is it a lie that you uprooted Qinglong Village? Is it a lie that the people of Tonghua County will no longer be harmed by bandits? ?Is the people’s gratitude to you fake?”
Lu Desheng asked several questions in succession, and Zhang Xian shook his head.
Lu Desheng picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "So, what else do you have to worry about?" He was just bragging a little bit. Is it illegal to brag?
Lu Desheng continued, "However, if you have such worries and doubts, it is because you have not yet completely established a foothold in front of the new emperor. What I mean by standing firm is the kind of solidity that is impregnable and cannot be shaken by others. The kind that places you in the heart of the new Emperor."
Zhang Xian pondered, is it just like Mr. Lu was in the heart of Emperor Kang Cheng before?
Lu Desheng told him directly, "You can't imitate me and be a lonely minister. Now that you have entered the court and shown your face in front of the new emperor, you must take the opportunity to develop your own team and power. Otherwise, you will not have Good ending."
The new emperor is not Emperor Kangcheng and cannot protect him.
Think about it, in less than two months after the new emperor ascended the throne, he promoted, appointed, dismissed and demoted more officials than when Emperor Kang Cheng was in power for one year, no, more than his father did in two years.
All in all, after the new emperor ascended the throne, there were some ministers.
Zhang Xian looked stern when he heard this.
He stood up again and bowed his head to the end, "Xian thanked Master Lu again for the suggestion."
After Lu Desheng helped him up again, he said calmly, "I won't hide it from you. The reason why I helped you was that I hated Yan Hua and admired you as Zhang Xian. You were really a genius back then. It is a pity that the old thief Yan Hua has wasted all his talents to this end."
When Lu Desheng mentioned Yan Hua, Zhang Xian also had a look of disgust in his eyes.
"In addition, the current minister, Zuo Anmin, was recommended by Xie Zhan, the former Zhongshushe. You have been back in Chang'an for a while, and you should have heard about the kindness of our Qinlu family and Xie Zhao family. Gratitude and resentment. Therefore, I am worried that he will make flattery to the emperor and harm my little girl."
Zhang Xian: That’s not the case, right? Lu Erdu has been exiled to Pingzhou with the Qin family. Will Zuo Anmin still cause trouble for her? In addition, Mr. Lu actually values this second daughter so highly? Moreover, he had recently heard that Mr. Lu actually asked for an external transfer. It was said that he himself had designated the place for the external transfer, and it had to be near Pingzhou.
"Actually, speaking of it, it's all thanks to my little girl that we have such a fate." Lu Desheng decided to make it clear so that he could know who was his noble one.
Zhang Xian was puzzled.
"The person who wrote you the letter and called you uncle Shi was not my youngest son Lu Mingzhi, but my youngest daughter Lu Songli."
Zhang Xian's eyes widened. The person who wrote that letter was actually a daughter?
No wonder, no wonder. Zhang Xian suddenly realized.
After he returned to Chang'an, he thought that a young man as smart and transparent as Lu Mingzhi would become famous in Chang'an.
But what puzzled him was that Lu Mingzhi was famous in Chang'an, but not as good as his second sister. How could he say that his second sister Lu Songli was famous?
Among the younger generation, when you mention her, you can see the admiration and admiration in their eyes. When you mention the reason, the other party doesn't say anything, giving people a feeling of being secretive.
Zhang Xian's return to Chang'an was short, and he still didn't understand many things well.
However, for those old foxes who have been immersed in the court for many years, nearly two months have passed since the death of the late emperor. Over the course of more than a month, through repeated reflection, reflection and analysis on the game between light and darkness that occurred during the transition of imperial power, we have been able to figure out something.
For example, there are experts behind the Lu family. Otherwise, with Lu Desheng's restless temper, how could he escape unscathed among the officials appointed by the late emperor to be buried with him? Lu Desheng's bad mouth is great, but his brain is definitely not that smart!
However, these old foxes in official circles were still very surprised when they found out that the master behind the Lu family was Lu Desheng's youngest daughter Lu Songli.
But no matter how surprising it is, it is what it is.
First, there was the conversation between Qin, Lu, Xie and the Zhao family in front of the gate of Dali Prison. Lu Songli herself admitted that she brought down the Xie and Zhao families as a prisoner.
Moreover, according to the secret of Dali Prison, before the fall of the Xie and Zhao families, Lu Songli met the new emperor who was still the fourth prince at the time, which also confirmed Lu Songli's methods.
Secondly, the Xie family collapsed, and officials from the Xie faction were implicated. Some of them betrayed some of the Xie family's secrets in order to save themselves.
But with the fall of the Xie family, all the information they had originally had became worthless, except for Xie Zhan's analysis of Lu Songli.
The family who sold the information thought it was just a tease at first, but those old foxes thought this information was the most valuable.
Then these old foxes in the officialdom can vaguely deduce the traces of her actions through reverse deduction.
For example, she used an upright conspiracy against the fourth prince. Therefore, the new emperor knew that she was seeking revenge or killing someone with a borrowed knife, but could he refuse? Considering the interests of the new emperor, it would be difficult for him to refuse.
The more the old foxes analyze Lu Songli, the more jealous they become of Lu Desheng. They also feel that the younger generation in the family, who is generally quite pleasing to their eyes, is not as good as this girl in every way.
For a while, these young men and ladies in Chang'an City also felt the critical eyes of their elders. They were both confused and dissatisfied with this. Until the elders told them the reason, they were stunned.
At this moment, Zhang Xian just sighed that Lu Gong was lucky and the children he gave birth to were so smart.
"Lord Lu, you and your daughter have been so kind to me..."
Lu Desheng interrupted him, "Stop, what I just said to you is just to prepare you, not to ask for retribution. You don't have to feel embarrassed now. But I believe that you will be able to do it soon." Understand, you and Zuo Anmin are destined to be different people. Zuo Anmin is not a tolerant person, and he will not tolerate you if you want to be in power."
Lu Desheng's intention was obvious, which was to send Zhang Xian to the throne and compete with Zuo Anmin in the ring. Because he knows very well that pillow wind, bah, is the role of the emperor's close ministers. And he believed that Zuo Anmin and Xie Zhan of the Xie family should be inextricably linked. Since he has arranged people around the emperor, they cannot fall behind.
The little girl was in exile and did not know the situation in Chang'an, but Lu Desheng believed that she sent Zhang Xian to him because she wanted to use him.
Zhang Xian stayed at Lu's house for half an hour before leaving. When leaving, Lu Desheng gave him a brocade box.
After Zhang Xian got home, he opened it and found a booklet inside. The thin booklet recorded Lu Desheng's experience as an official for many years.
