Fortunate Young Gentleman

Chapter 476 of the main text volume of Ruyi Little Man. Master Tang said that the emperor's heart is unpredictable, and this sentence is not false at all.

The position of Right Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was vacant, and everyone thought that the person to take over this position would be either Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, or Li Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but Emperor Chen chose Jingzhao Yin Sunqian.

King Duan and King Kang had a fight, but no one gained. Thinking of the way King Kang looked at him before leaving just now, as if he was dissatisfied because he didn't choose Li Yan, Tangning twitched her lips. King Kang was such a white-eyed wolf. , I used to be very happy to give him gifts, but since he came back from Chu State and failed to propose marriage on his behalf, he has not shown any expression, and now he is treating me coldly because of this trivial matter...

Facts have proved that Tang Ning is very accurate in judging people. He had felt a long time ago that even the seemingly unreliable King Huai was more reliable than the two of them.

I waved goodbye to King Huai in front of the palace gate. When I returned home, I found that someone was already in the palace.

Emperor Chen was always so efficient in doing things. There were several times when Tangning people had already received their rewards before they came back from the palace.

Xiaoyi's wife's rank increased with him, and she became a fourth-grade one, and Xiaoru also became a fifth-grade one. Tang Ning noticed that her mother-in-law's eyes were a bit envious, and her father-in-law could only cough to cover up his embarrassment.

Previously, Emperor Chen granted her a fifth-grade imperial edict because of her father-in-law's outstanding political achievements, but Xiaoyi was now in the fourth grade, and as a mother was not as good as a daughter, she naturally felt uncomfortable.

Xiao Jue, who was not accompanying Lu Ya recently, always ran to him. He walked over from the pavilion and looked at Tang Ning and asked, "When I came to see you just now, they said you had gone to the palace. Why does Your Majesty want to see you?"

Tang Ning said: "About slandering Liu Feng in the newspaper."

Xiao Jue was shocked: "Did you admit it?"

Tangning nodded and said, "I admit it."

Xiao Jue asked: "How did your Majesty punish you, a salary or a suspension?"

"I wasn't fined or suspended from my job. I was rewarded with some things..." Tang Ning pointed to the pile of things piled in the yard that Emperor Chen had given him, and said, "They're all there."

Xiao Jue walked around the yard a few times, looked at him, and murmured: "Do you think His Majesty is crazy? You did something wrong, but instead of punishing you, he rewarded you... How can there be such a thing? "

This is something that a straightforward person like Xiao Jue cannot understand. In the eyes of the emperor, there is no clear boundary between wrong and right, right and wrong. If you do something wrong, you will not be punished but rewarded. If you do something right, you will not be rewarded but punished. , it couldn’t be more normal. The old foxes in the court knew this very well. Fortunately, Xiao Jue was a military commander. If he had fought wits and courage with those old foxes in the court, without the protection of Emperor Chen, he would have been tricked to death in a few days.

"I understand." Xiao Jue touched his chin without a beard and said: "This is called the emperor's mental skill. You don't have to be rewarded if you have merit. If the credit is too great and the master is shocked by the merit, even if you have merit, there will be no good end. , you don’t have to be punished if you have made a mistake. If it is just a small mistake, if you don’t punish but reward, you can win people’s hearts..."

Although Xiao Jue's understanding was shallow and the actual situation was much more complicated than this, there was no deviation in his understanding. His revenge on Liu Feng because of the Dabi incident was nothing in the eyes of Emperor Chen, but if it was for the sake of the officials, The position of minister, participating in party struggles and attacking dissidents, has a completely different meaning.

If it's the former, even if he beats Liu Feng hard, he won't receive any serious punishment. If it's the latter, he might be thrown into the sky prison because he stepped first with his right foot when entering the palace today...

Xiao Jue looked thoughtful, then looked at Tang Ning and said, "Tell me, if Lu Ya and I catch Ling Feng and the others and beat them up, will His Majesty also reward me?"

…

As the end of the year approaches, there are no major events in the court. The only thing that everyone cares about is who will take over the position of Right Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Among the six departments, the Household Department is in charge of money and the Personnel Department is in charge of power. If nothing goes wrong, the future of officials who can sit in these two positions is not limited to being a minister.

Obviously, neither King Duan nor King Kang was willing to let go of such an important position. They had gone through countless overt and covert struggles before, trying to arrange their own people into it.

But no one expected that His Majesty did not choose Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, or Li Yan, the Minister of Works. These two people who had the highest voices and were considered the most likely to take over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would still stay in their original positions. superior.

On the other hand, Jingzhao Yin Sun Qian, who was ignored by everyone, was transferred inexplicably. Jingzhao Yin's official position was not low, and his power was not small, but he was actually an aggrieved official. From the perspective of official position, he was transferred this time, but In fact, it was an unusual promotion.

His Majesty’s thoughts are really elusive...

In the Tang family, Liu Feng stood with his hands down, a look of defeat on his face. He originally thought that he was a sure shot at being promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Although there were some twists and turns in the process, he quickly regained the victory. But who would have thought that he would be prepared against all odds. Li Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, failed to guard against Yin Sunqian of Jingzhao...

This time the layout that the Tang family valued very much failed. Even His Royal Highness Prince Duan came to the Tang family in person. Liu Feng raised his head and glanced at the young man sitting on the main seat, and even his breathing slowed down.

"How could it be Jingzhao Yin Sun Qian..." Tang Qi paced in the hall and murmured: "In terms of qualifications, even if this position is not given to Liu Shilang, it should be given to Li Yan. It shouldn't be Sun Qian. move……"

"That's the opposite." Tang Huai picked up the tea cup and said: "When the news is released, the higher Li Yan is praised, the less His Majesty will choose him. Even if Your Majesty does not give this position to Li Yan, it should be given to Liu Feng. No. It’s Sun Qian.”

Prince Duan looked at Liu Feng with a sullen face and said, "I have to ask Minister Liu. Why did you provoke Tang Ning for no reason?"

Tang Qi was stunned when he heard this, looked at Prince Duan and asked, "What does this have to do with Tang Ning?"

Prince Duan looked at Liu Feng, gritted his teeth and said, "If you hadn't embarrassed him in public that day, how could he have retaliated against you now? He lost his position as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in vain just to show off his words!"

Tang Qi was confused and asked, "What's going on?"

King Duan looked at him and said: "Liu Feng embarrassed him in public that day, so he promoted Li Yan and belittled Liu Feng in the newspaper, making the matter a mess. King Kang used this as an excuse to argue with me in the palace today. Even King Huai spoke for him. Perhaps it was for this reason that my father gave up on these two people and chose Sun Qian. "

After hearing what Prince Duan said, Tang Qi looked at him in astonishment and asked, "He admitted this in front of His Majesty. Not only did Your Majesty not punish him, but he also rewarded him?"

Liu Feng looked at Prince Duan blankly, still a little unbelievable.

Just because of his words that day, he actually took revenge like this. How stingy is this person?

What made him even more depressed was that despite the fact that he was the one who was wronged, His Majesty rewarded Tang Ning and removed him from his position as Minister of Civil Affairs. Is there any royal law in the world?

"It was still a miscalculation." Tang Huai stood up and said, "The harder we fought, the more ferocious we became. Instead, we lost the opportunity with His Majesty, which gave Sun Qian an advantage."

"I have a chance to test it out and see if I can win him over." Tang Qi thought for a while and then said: "However, King Huai has always been moderate, but this time he will favor King Huai. You need to be careful about him in the future..."

"Why should he be careful?" King Duan waved his hand and said, "He doesn't have a single confidant in the court, so he can't cause any trouble. The one who needs to be careful is King Kang, who has repeatedly ruined our affairs. This account , sooner or later you will have to get it back..."

In Prince Kang's Mansion, Prince Kang also had an angry look on his face and said coldly: "It doesn't matter to me whether my father chooses Sun Qian or Li Yan, but I have already hinted to him just now. Even Prince Huai chose Li Yan. , He actually doesn’t help me. Is this person really loyal to me?”

A middle-aged scribe next to King Kang looked at him and said: "Your Highness does not know something. Your Highness and Prince Duan can speak about this matter, but foreign ministers cannot. Otherwise, in His Majesty's eyes, it will be participating in party strife. Tang Dynasty This is the safest thing to do, sir.”

He paused and then said: "It can be seen from what happened to Mr. Liu this time that Mr. Tang was a little... careless about something. His Highness gave him a cold reception this time. I'm afraid he will remember it in his heart. Once he If you have a grudge in your heart, it will be even more difficult to win over him. "

"Based on his relationship with the Tang family and Prince Duan, how dare he bear grudges against me? Who else can he seek refuge with besides me?" Ever since Tang Ning failed in her marriage proposal and returned from the Chu Kingdom, Prince Kang had expressed his hatred for him. He was very dissatisfied, and even more angry today. He waved his hand and said, "Invite him over tonight. I want to ask him what he is thinking!"

…

"Prince Kang invites you to a banquet?" Tang Ning from Tang Mansion looked at the invitation handed over by the steward of Prince Kang's Mansion and said calmly: "If you don't go, just say I'm not free."