Film and television started from Yan Jiecheng in the Siheyuan

Chatting with Gu Tingye for a while solved many doubts in Sheng Changbai's mind.

Gu Tingye's experience also shows that even if a person is really going to be unlucky and the pie will fall from the sky, he has to take the initiative to pick it up in order to receive the pie.

Sheng Hong is also a person who takes the initiative to pick up the pie.

Because when the two kings were fighting, Sheng Hong had always been a neutral faction and was not involved in any way by King Yong or King Yan.

Now the attitude towards Zhao Zongquan is quite positive.

In addition, he presided over the renovation of Qingning Palace. Although Zhao Zongquan went to the old emperor's bedside to attend to the sick after he was crowned prince, he never lived in Qingning Palace.

But Zhao Zongquan's favor is still the key point. After Yuzhou's cronies have been promoted to ranks and rewards, the first wave will be Sheng Hong's turn.

"...Taizhong doctor, the right servant of the Ministry of power and industry."

From the official position of the fourth rank, dispatched from the fourth rank.

For the Great Zhou Dynasty, the fifth rank can only be regarded as a mid-to-high-ranking official, and stepping into the fourth rank can be said to have completely entered the sequence of high-ranking officials.

Although the Ministry of Industry in the Great Zhou Dynasty did not actually have much power, almost all the powers of the Ministry of Industry were occupied by the Third Division, and it was completely out of the Ministry of Industry's turn to intervene in the management of national projects.

However, since the Minister of the Ministry of Industry is only an honorary title and will not go to work in the Yamen, the Ministry of Industry is basically managed by two servants.

The left is noble and the right is light. Sheng Hong, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, is already the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry. Although he does not have much power, Sheng Hong has to take a big step forward in terms of status.

Sheng Hong's expectations for his official career had never considered how much power he would have.

Just looking forward to raising the grade, it is enough to be able to wear a purple robe and retire.

"Congratulations father."

Sheng Hong's promotion this time was expected, and it didn't drop Sheng Hong to any important position. In fact, it wasn't much of a surprise.

But aside from the fact that the Ministry of Industry has less power, it is actually appropriate for the emperor to let Sheng Hong work as an official of the Ministry of Industry.

Although Sheng Hong is not particularly capable in engineering, he is an official in charge of engineering.

Not meddling indiscriminately, not corrupt, is already rare enough, good enough.

Sheng Changbai, who was just promoted a few months ago, now enjoys the benefits of being directly promoted.

For the funeral of the old emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor, Sheng Changbai was also busy.

Zhao Zongquan distributed ten bolts of Shu brocade, gave them a verbal commendation, and sent them away.

Ten bolts of Shu brocade are not too small, but they are not too many. Hai Chaoyun, Wang Ruofu, the old lady, the three orchids in the family, and the married Hualan, it is impossible for each person to share two.

The new emperor is diligent and thrifty, not only for himself, but also for his courtiers.

After ascending to the position, he only rewarded his confidantes in Yuzhou, a mansion in the inner city, Huangzhuang farmland in the suburbs of Beijing, and servants and servants.

After spending all the money, I became diligent and thrifty towards others.

For the next period of time, Sheng Changbai can be considered as a temporary leisure time.

Although there is still a state test that needs to be supervised by Sheng Changbai, it is enough to keep an eye on it.

Because the sons and daughters of officials and eunuchs all participated in the Bietou examination, scholars from poor families were not capable of engaging in large-scale imperial examination fraud.

The key is to cheat in the state test, and the risks and benefits are actually completely out of proportion.

If the benefits are not big enough, there are naturally not so many people who choose to take risks.

After all, the state examination will determine whether the candidate is qualified to take the provincial examination, or whether it is a one-time qualification.

A simple identity as a child will not bring any direct benefits.

Speaking of this state examination, the new emperor succeeded to the throne in October, and only then did the papers be issued to various state capitals.

Next year, Enke will be opened, so that the state capitals can organize and arrange state examinations as soon as possible.

For readers, this time is still quite unfriendly.

One is in October or November, when the state test is organized, and the weather is much colder.

After the trial release of the rankings in the second state, the time left for scholars to rush to Bianliang was also much shorter.

In fact, it also affected the economy of Kaifeng Prefecture, if it weren't for the late holding of the state trial.

There should be a move in October, and I will bring the goods to Kaifeng and set up a stall early to sell the goods.

Then all kinds of cultural gatherings, activities, hook-ups and houses, and brothels in Tokyo will become popular early on.

Of course, due to the funeral of the old emperor, entertainment venues cannot operate openly.

Even if Juzi can come early, the scene will not be as hot as in previous years.

However, if more than 1 sons enter Beijing, they can still prosper a lot of Bianliang's economy, and they are all people who come to consume.

Although Sheng Changbai is also idle this time, he will not be bored.

Because the new emperor had just ascended the throne, the court hall was much more lively than usual.

The battle for power in the court is much more lively than the debate about whether or not to appoint a crown prince when the old emperor was there.

Originally, after the emperor ascended the throne, there should be a power game with the prime minister.

But because Zhao Zongquan is in the court, he has no foundation.

Getting the position can't be said to be so justifiable.

After all, in terms of blood relationship, there are many people who are more qualified to succeed to the throne than Zhao Zongquan.

It's just that the old emperor was worried that the clan in the capital was controlled by King Yan.

Only then could we find Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou, who couldn't live in Bianliang and was closest to Bianliang.

In order for Zhao Zongquan to be able to justifiably transfer troops, he made Zhao Zongquan the heir apparent.

The old emperor had no choice but to, and Zhao Zongquan could be said to have picked up on the omissions.

Now, in order to secure his seat, Zhao Zongquan stands on a high ground in terms of legal principles, so as not to let anyone in the clan have a different heart, and invite his old lady, the queen mother, to come out and listen to politics behind the curtain.

It is also an old tradition of the Great Zhou Dynasty that the queen mother listen to the government behind a curtain. The dead old emperor, who succeeded to the throne in his early ten years, was also held behind a curtain by the queen mother for more than ten years.

The old emperor was also in his 20s, and he finally took control of the supreme power of the country after the death of the first queen mother.

A pair of cheap mother and son, because of the need for each other, you help me set the position, I give you the right, get along well, now it can be said that it is a true mother's kindness and filial piety.

The court has become a three-legged situation.

Prime Minister Han Daxiang is a wave, and most of the courtiers are on the side of the prime minister.

After all, Mr. Han Daxiang represents the interests of scholars.

Restricting imperial power is what civil servants have been doing.

The nobles of the old era, headed by the Queen Mother, are a force. The interests of these people are to maintain the rights in their hands.

The Yuzhou group of nobles of the new era headed by the emperor is another political group.

These people followed Zhao Zongquan to the position, of course they hoped that their group would hold the most power.

Now the biggest group of power in the court is of course the civil servant group headed by the prime minister.

The combined power of the emperor and queen mother can almost compete with the prime minister.

Prime Minister Han Daxiang is a standard Confucian literati, and may not have the intention of being a powerful minister.

But the queen mother is a woman in the harem, how can she know how to govern the country and the country's major affairs.

He holds the highest power in the country, but he only enjoys this desire for power and a sense of existence.

After all, a widow with no children and a dead man, life is indeed a bit boring.

The queen mother was coaxed by these old nobles around her, protecting the interests of the old nobles.

In order to secure his position, Zhao Zongquan could only please and support the Queen Mother.

It doesn't matter if these two people control the court and don't do business, the prime minister can act as their agent.

But he only wanted to protect the interests of the old nobles, how could the upright prime minister bear it.

Of course, the Queen Mother and the Emperor cannot be allowed to act recklessly, and they must be held back by two people.

So now in the court hall, there has always been a scene where the emperor supports the empress dowager and breaks heads with the prime minister.

In this situation, we still have to wait for Zhao Zongquan to feel that his throne is stable.

I no longer need the Queen Mother to help me sit in charge, and I want to change it only after the Queen Mother withdraws the book and returns to court.

How can we resist the chaos of the Queen Mother and the Emperor in a legal and reasonable manner without breaking out in public?

This is a subject of knowledge, and it looks very meaningful. Sheng Changbai really needs to learn more.

The reason why Sheng Changbai had time to watch the theater was because these three people got together, and neither of them knew how to govern the country.

In terms of national policy, Prime Minister Han Daxiang is still in charge.

Some of the benefits that the Queen Mother fought for for the old nobles were mostly the promotion of some personal positions, local transfers, policy tilts, and property rewards.

These aspects have relatively little impact on the overall situation of the country.

The three of them got together and did some serious business.

After Zhao Zongquan felt that his position was more stable, he immediately sent his eldest son Zhao Jiying to lead the army south with Gu Tingye to quell the rebellion.

Although Zhao Zongquan sent the imperial army out to encircle and suppress the rioters, he was suspected of giving his eldest son military merit and prestige.

But this group of rioters has been making a fuss for two years, and it is indeed time for the imperial court to send people to wipe out the rioters.

No matter what the starting point is, as long as you can get things done.

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First of all, ordinary students must pass the state examination, and officials and officials must pass the special examination.

Only Sheng Changfeng from the Sheng family participated, and Sheng Laosan passed the special examination easily, ranking in the middle of the ranks of officials and scholars.

In line with Sheng Changfeng's strength, there are no surprises, no surprises.

Looking at Sheng Changfeng's ranking in the other test, he knew that there were no major problems in this test, and there was no possibility of too much cheating.

After these two exams, it can be said that Sheng Changbai has finished all the tasks arranged by the court this year.

Whether he wants to do anything in the remaining time depends on Sheng Changbai's own choice.

If Sheng Changbai chooses himself, of course he should take advantage of this period of time, when the prime minister is in power, to dig out more moths.

Zhao Zongquan's lack of available manpower is Zhao Zongquan's business.

It has nothing to do with Sheng Changbai, the supervisory censor.

Some time ago, the old emperor died and the new emperor succeeded, so there were a lot of things in the court.

It will keep people busy, but now the court has entered a stable stage.

In the current situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one job is managed by several yamen.

Even if half of the redundant staff is removed, the various yamen will be busier, and they will not fail to function.

"Changbai, come here and let me introduce you. This is Saburo from your Wu Shibo family, and this is Dalang from your Uncle Liu's family... Both of them have just passed the state examination. They came to Tokyo in advance to prepare for the provincial examination. of."

The two that Sheng Hong helped Sheng Changbai introduce were the sons of former colleagues in the same year as Sheng Hong.

In the same year of Sheng Hong, there were not many officials in Bianliang, and most of them were local officials.

These colleagues and the sons of the same year went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and it was inevitable that they would visit the family of old friends.

Sheng Hong has quite a lot of good friends, peers, and colleagues.

It is indeed necessary to make more friends in the officialdom. Even when the prime minister is in court, he still needs someone to help wave the flag and shout.

Not to mention lower official positions, resource sharing and mutual help are more needed.

When these people come to visit, etiquette is one aspect, and of course they also want to take care of them.

After all, people who come to Tokyo to rush for the exam just don't cause any trouble and need to be taken care of by officials.

There is also a need to be famous. With Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai's current positions, even a few words of praise are enough for these people to have some fame among the candidates.

Of course, because of the need to pay attention to reputation, only those who are really talented can boast and help to become famous.

In this case, one can gain the reputation of being able to discern pearls and discerning people.

If you brag about talentless people and become a sailor, it may also affect your career because you don't have the ability to know people.

"Father, why don't you call Sanlang over? They are all candidates who have to take the exam, and it's time to have more contact and exchanges. Chang Feng knows more candidates, so he can take them to participate in more cultural gatherings."

After the greeting, Sheng Changbai suggested to Sheng Hong seeing that some people felt a little embarrassed.

Although Sheng Changbai has not participated in the imperial examination for a few years, these are also Sheng Changbai's peers.

But because Sheng Changbai has been an official for several years, it is difficult to get along with these strange moves.

The parents of these people did not even have a high official position as Sheng Changbai, so it was difficult for them to feel comfortable in front of Sheng Changbai.

"I've already sent someone to look for Chang Feng."

If Sheng Changfeng was not at home, of course he would still go to the cultural gathering.

If you can't have a banquet, then you don't play music, watch songs and dances, or drink alcohol. You can also hold literary meetings in the same way.

After confirming that Sheng Changfeng was running with him again this time, Sheng Hong's supervision of Sheng Changfeng was not very strict.

Sheng Changfeng wanted to make friends with Juzi, so Sheng Hong followed Sheng Changfeng.

Mainly because the entertainment venues haven't opened their doors yet, the literary and cultural associations are relatively plain now.

It can't be said that there is any harm in making more potential stocks.

From this day on, a few more students who went to Beijing to catch up for the exam came to visit their home one after another.

Not only Sheng Hong's son of the same age, but also Sheng Changbai's son of the same age went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and specially came to visit Sheng Changbai.

After all, there is no age limit in the imperial examinations, and they were awarded Jinshi together in the same year.

It is not surprising that someone has a son who is older than Sheng Changbai.

"Changbai, someone from Youyang's hometown is here today." After returning home that day, Hai Chaoyun said to Sheng Changbai.

"Who is in Youyang's hometown?" Sheng Changbai questioned.

"It is said that Uncle Youyangwei's natal nephew knew the old lady, brought a lot of gifts to the door, and even went to visit the old lady." Hai Zhaoyun replied.

"But Li Yu?"

Sheng Changbai asked in surprise, there was no news from Li Yu for a while, Sheng Changbai almost forgot about this person.

This person is still very good, with good conditions in all aspects, no matter which Lan he arranges for, it is considered suitable.