Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Such a competent official, entering Beijing will benefit the country."

"That's right, but the leader of the local Fan Department appreciates Ding Wei very much, so he has stayed with him for five years. His Majesty intends to let him enter Beijing, so he has to choose someone to replace him."

"Your Majesty has chosen someone?"

"Ding Wei has recommended Master Xue Yan, a doctor of Guozi, and His Majesty thinks he is suitable for the post, so he is going to decree to promote him to be a member of the Yu Department, Wai Lang, and a transit envoy for Kuizhou Road."

"Then the prince is still reading this book?"

"It's to give Ding an official position. His Majesty said that the third department, the official department, and the household department are all fine. I want the lonely king to see which one is more suitable for him."

"The prince wants him any job?"

"The Deputy Envoy of Yantie of the Third Division of Quan, Ding Wei, is very capable in expropriation, and also has unique insights on money and food. Gu Wang once read a collection of his performances. The thorough analysis is really unforgettable. , All these years of working in Fandi, he has not made any negligence in appeasing the border people, which shows that this person is an official, and the matter of the third division, salt and iron, is very important, and there are still vacancies at present."

"In this way, if he takes office, he will definitely be able to make political achievements."

"I will. Ding Wei was a Jinshi Jiake in Chunhua for three years. He was a judge in Dali and judged Raozhou at the beginning. His grandfather, Ding Shoujie, was once the staff of Qian Wenfeng, the Jiedu envoy of the Wuyue Kingdom. Tuiguan. I heard that Ding said that he read and recited the scriptures, and he was good at talking and laughing, and he knew everything about poetry, calligraphy, painting, chess and rhythm."

"Hearing this, the concubine feels that it is a little low to only give him three deputy envoys of salt and iron."

Hearing this, Defang smiled, "Madam is still very powerful. Your Majesty said that when he arrives in Beijing, he will be granted a patent and sentenced to Liu Neiquan from the Ministry of Officials."

"If he goes to the Ministry of Officials, Xu'er can ask many capable officials for advice."

"It couldn't be better." Defang nodded, put away the book and stood up, "Madam, let's go back to the dormitory and rest."

Concubine Di just got up when Baili said at the door, "My lord, Mr. Nangong is back."

Defang opened the door, Nangong Wen cupped his hands, "My lord, I have news."

"Come in and say..." Nangongwen walked into the study, and several people came to the inner room. Defang asked, "How? What did you find?"

"Returning to the lord, Liu Meiren's brother is from Shu. He was an apprentice in a silver shop at the beginning. He entered Beijing in the seventh year of Taiping Xingguo and worked as a silversmith in a jewelry shop. I found out that Liu Mei's real surname is Gong, and his name is Gong Mei."

"Surname Gong? Isn't his surname Liu?"

"Yes, my lord, the villain found out that Gong Mei did bring a woman with her when she came to Beijing. They lived in a farmhouse outside the city. The children of this farmhouse also remembered that they were not brother and sister, but they didn't know if they were husband and wife. "

"What is this nonsense?"

"Because they only call each other Brother Gong and A'e. Although they often go in and out together on weekdays, they have no intimate trips. There are two beds in the house they live in. The farmer asked, but the woman just shook her head and said nothing, so the farmer didn't know. Are they married or not?"

"Have you heard rumors about them?"

"Yes, it was originally reported from the jewelry shop, because the owner of the jewelry shop knew that Gong Mei came to Beijing with a woman, and Gong Mei once said that she was his wife, but soon after, the woman entered the palace, and Gong Mei also left. A year later, the owner of the accessory shop met him again, but Gong Mei said that the owner had misunderstood the person, and her name was Liu Mei."

Defang frowned upon hearing this, "It sounds more like a husband and wife, but... Why do husbands and wives sleep in separate beds? Why don't they show their intimacy? There is also some ambiguity in calling each other. Are they siblings or husband and wife?"