Seeing Ding Qi fidgeting, Ding Wei couldn't help but frown and scolded her.
"How do I teach you on weekdays?"
"Whenever big things happen, you need to be calm!"
"me……"
Ding Qi's face turned red, and she murmured several times without uttering a complete sentence.
There is no way, in this family, what he fears most is his father, especially after his father became the Prime Minister, his power became more and more powerful.
"Okay, you go down."
Ding Wei glared at his son angrily and warned him.
"Don't go out and fool around these days. If there's nothing urgent, just stay at home!"
"Yes, daddy."
On the surface, Ding Qi nodded as if he was pounding garlic, but in his heart he felt bitter.
Not being able to go out would cost him half his life.
But how could he dare to violate his father's instructions?
Therefore, even though he was depressed, he still responded.
After a while, Ding Qi walked out of the study. The moment he stepped out of the study, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead.
Although Dad didn't say anything, it's not difficult to judge based on Dad's reaction that it probably didn't work out.
Otherwise, dad wouldn't have gotten angry at him for no reason.
'Jingyun, Jingyun, I will be harmed by you this time.'
Jingyun was one of Ding Qi's henchmen and was known to be quick-witted. It was Tang Jingyun who suggested changing the tea method.
However, Tang Jingyun's original intention was just to get more profits for Ding Qi.
Ding Qi disagreed at first, because he knew who his father was, and in his opinion, his father would probably not help him.
However, what he didn't expect was that his father actually agreed this time and helped him perfect the plan.
At that time, Ding Qi was overjoyed.
Then he started to wait, and waited, and waited until today.
As a result, the good news didn't come, but instead came a scolding from my father and a grounding order.
In the study, Ding Wei let out a long sigh. He didn't know whether he was lamenting that the three sons were useless, or that the plan was not having the expected results.
Ding Wei is from Changzhou, Suzhou. Although his grandfather once joined the Qian family in Wuyue, his position was not high.
Strictly speaking, his family can only be considered a poor family.
However, Ding said that he had a literary reputation when he was young and had a good talent for reading, although he only passed the Jinshi at the age of twenty-seven.
But he is fourth on that list.
Because of his high ranking, he was directly appointed as a capital official (Dali Temple Judge, Ninth Grade), bypassing the selection stage and not having to go through county-level ministry.
In his early days as an official, Ding Wei was very diligent, and with his good abilities, in just over three years, he climbed several levels and became a Fujian transit envoy (equivalent to a feudal official, a senior provincial official).
Ding said that he had done a good job in his post, and soon he was recalled to the capital and served as the judge of the third division of household affairs.
(The Sansi was the highest financial institution in the early Northern Song Dynasty. It was divided into three divisions: Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu. The judge of the Sansi Hubu was one of the chiefs of the Sansi Hubu.)
However, Ding Wei's good luck has come to an end.
In other words, his father-in-law's kindness has been exhausted by him.
Although Ding Wei was born into a poor family, his father was good at dancing. He met Dou Kai, a direct bachelor of the Privy Council, and they became in-laws.
Dou Kai later became an official and participated in political affairs. As his son-in-law, Ding Wei naturally inherited Dou Kai's connections in the officialdom.
Unfortunately, Dou Chan passed away after serving as a political advisor for only half a year.
That year was the seventh year of the Taiping and Xingguo reign (982). Although Dou Kai died, his legacy has always been kind to Ding Wei.
It was not until the fourth year of Zhidao (997), that is, fifteen years later, that Ding Wei's official career ushered in a major turning point, which was also an important turning point in his life.
In the third year of Zhidao, Ding Wei returned to the court and served as the judge of the Third Division of Household Affairs. He was in charge of the Third Division of Household Affairs. At that time, he had a bright future and was only a few steps away from the Third Division Envoy (the highest official of the Third Division).
However, in the fourth year of Zhidao, unrest broke out in the Sichuan-Shaanxi area, and Ding Wei was directly sent to the Sichuan-Shaanxi area.
The Sichuan-Shaanxi region is located on the border. Whether it was counterinsurgency or serving as a consul in the past, it was a hard job.
Although Ding Wei's past identity was that of a border official, how could a consul in a border area be as noble as a magistrate from the Third Division of Household Affairs?
Not only that, Ding Wei stayed there for five years.
These five years have also made Ding Wei deeply understand the truth that there are people in the court who are easy to be officials.
Without the legacy of his father-in-law, he was an official of southern origin, although he was very capable and had some literary reputation in Shilin.
But he still has no control over his destiny.
(PS: Although Ding Wei has a bad reputation in history, his talent is also real. Wang Yucheng, a famous official during the reign of Emperor Taizong and Zhenzong, once strongly recommended Ding Wei and praised his articles for his style of Han and Liu, namely Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.
Moreover, Ding Wei is also one of the main poets of Xikun style, and has close friendship with Yang Yi, Liu Jun and Qian Weiyan.
It is precisely because of this experience that after the fall of Kou Zhun, Yang Yi, a member of the Kou party, was saved from being demoted and left Beijing.
PS2: Xikun style is a famous genre in poetry circles in the early Song Dynasty. It mainly learned from Li Shangyin, with harmonious rhythm, gorgeous lyrics, exquisite use of allusions, and neat couplets.)
Five years later, Ding Wei returned to the court, but he was no longer the same person then.
He relied on his achievements in stationing in Sichuan and Shaanxi and his literary reputation as a scholar to make many friends, all just to climb up.
Climb to the top!
With the help of his talent in financial management, Ding was able to reform the shortcomings of the Three Divisions. During his time in charge of the Three Divisions, the national treasury became increasingly full.
It is precisely because the national treasury is full that Zhenzong has the financial foundation to carry out large-scale image projects.
After all, whether it is to seal the East and West to worship, or to build the Jade Qing Zhao Ying Palace, a lot of money is needed.
Taking advantage of this trend of sealing the East and offering sacrifices to the West, Ding Wei finally became an official and participated in political affairs, followed in the footsteps of his father-in-law, and initially took control of his own destiny.
However, unlike Ding Wei's expectation, he did not have a smooth journey to the throne.
After five years in office, he was ostracized by Wang Dan, the prime minister at the time, and dismissed as Zhongshu.
During the period when the East was enfeoffed and the West was worshiped, Ding Wei desperately catered to his superiors, acting like a sycophant. This behavior naturally made Wang Dan unhappy.
At that time, Wang Dan was in poor health and was no longer able to undertake state affairs. Before he recovered from his illness, he naturally had to clean up the court and let Ding Wei and other traitorous officials leave Zhongshu.
Later, when Wang Dan succeeded, Ding Wei was dismissed from politics and left the local government.
This experience made Ding Wei understand another truth.
Even if you become the leader of Zhongshu and participate in politics, you still cannot completely control your own destiny. Only by reaching the highest position step by step can you be considered successful.
At this point, the promising young man in the past is expected to become a writer who will go down in history, and has completely transformed into a creature of power.
The purpose of his whole life is just to pursue power!
Now, Ding Wei's ideal has been realized. He has become the prime minister and has reached the point where he can no longer make progress as an official.
However, he discovered that even if he rules the world, he cannot do whatever he wants.