Why Li Zhigang was able to enter Nan Study Room? He knows the inside story better than anyone else.
But at the same time, I also had some doubts in my heart. The emperor wanted to choose a sword, so why did he only choose Li Zhigang? There were many suitable swords in the court?
"What are you thinking about?" Li Jinglong whispered.
Xie Jin didn't say anything and looked out the window. He happened to see Xin Yande holding a stack of memorials and slowly walking towards Lezhizhai.
"When it comes to being impartial and impartial, Xin Tongzheng is the number one person in the DPRK!" Xie Jin had something to say.
Li Jinglong understood as soon as he heard it and simply opened it, "Do you know why he is not a knife?"
Xie Jin turned around and waited for the answer.
"Good steel is used on the blade!" Li Jinglong smiled meaningfully.
Suddenly, Xie Jin understood.
The emperor chose Li Zhigang for reuse, but not for cultivation.
Not choosing others is a kind of love.
Xie Jin took a sip of tea and said, "Should I say goodbye first?"
"Where to go?" Li Jinglong asked.
"The first class in the morning, the prince's class!"
"Hey! This can't be delayed!" Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "Oh, by the way, I got a Songtao inkstone from the Song Dynasty. My little ink is not worthy of such a good thing. I will ask someone to send it to your home later!"
Jie Jin, who had just walked out of the door, turned around immediately when he heard the sound, "No, I'll go to your house to get it later!" He said with a smile, "What a good thing, I have nowhere to buy it if I have money!"
"That's it! Song Huizong loved it like a treasure!" Li Jinglong waved his hand.
Then, he looked at Xie Jin's disappearing figure and sighed and shook his head.
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The reception banquet in Nan Shufang has to be postponed, but there is no shortage of people around Li Zhigang to express his congratulations.
Since ancient times, one person has achieved enlightenment, chickens and dogs have ascended to heaven. As soon as the edict was issued, people with similar interests around Li Zhigang gathered together to congratulate him.
Dusk is approaching, and in the back room of a remote private house, we have three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes.
Li Zhigang was a little tipsy, with a proud smile on his face.
Zhang Yong, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, smiled and held the cup, "Come, come, let me give you another drink, Sir. Your Excellency, you are very proud of yourself and have a bright future!"
"Let's see!" Zhang Qian from the Rites Department next to him said in agreement with a smile, "In a few days, I'm afraid it will be called Tianguanbutang!"
Others around him smiled and nodded.
Another member of the staff, Zhang Tai, smiled and said, "Sir, I need your support in the future!"
This is what these people really want to say.
Li Zhigang's face was full of alcohol, but his eyes were clear, and he spoke slowly, "To help you?" He said in a low voice under the expectant eyes of everyone, "There is indeed such an opportunity, it depends on whether you dare... or not!
"
Several people trembled, and Zhang Tai quickly asked, "Sir, I have been keeping you at your side for all these years. Don't you still know what kind of person I am?"
"The ability is there! The transportation is lacking!" Li Zhigang nodded, "Come here with your ears!"
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Like this, after a while, there was silence on the table.
Everyone was holding a glass of wine, didn't know how to speak, and had a look of fear on their faces.
"Why, you don't dare?" Li Zhigang sneered and took a bite of food, "If you want to be promoted, you are still afraid of trouble, and if you want to have power, you are still afraid of getting stuck. You guys, how can there be such a good thing in the world?" He said, and sneered again,
"You guys have been working hard in the Sixth Department all these years. It's not that you have no merit, let alone hard work, but why can't you get up?" He said seriously, "It's because you can't give up!"
"But this matter...?" Someone hesitated.
Li Zhigang glanced at the person who spoke, "If it's not difficult, does Long Live Lord need me?"
The man laughed quickly.
At this time, Li Zhigang looked around him and saw Zhang Sigong, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, "You have been serving as a member of the Foreign Ministry for three years, right?"
"I am ashamed of myself!" Zhang Sigong sighed.
Yuanwailang is not a wolf. He calls a superior official "mother" when he sees him! No matter how big or small an official is, he can be commanded by one person. It's like being under someone else's roof. He has no rights at all and everything depends on the person's face.
"If you are willing to follow me, I will report to the emperor tomorrow and promote you to the head of the Shandong Qing Officials Department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!" Li Zhigang sneered.
"Hiss!" Everyone gasped.
The chief officer of the Shandong Division of the Ministry of Personnel is the supervisor of all Shandong local officials!
That's the most plump position in the civil service department.
"Long live Lord Chrysostom, let me appoint a few talents to plan the new policy together!" Li Zhigang looked at another person, "Xu Liang, are you having a hard time in the Ministry of Household Affairs? I heard that you were just scolded by your superior?"
Xu Liang, a member of the household department, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know why, but Zhang Shangshu just doesn't like me!"
"Do you want to be promoted?" Li Zhigang smiled, "Tomorrow you can be the head of the Shandong Branch of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
"Ah!" Everyone exclaimed, unable to hold back.
This job is equivalent to being in charge of a financial review, a real job.
Xu Liang hesitated for a moment, his eyes flashed with gold, "I would like to thank you, Sir, for your cultivation!"
Someone took the lead, and with the huge benefits, everyone said, "Please cultivate me!"
Li Zhigang smiled proudly, his hunting dog finally had his own minions.
At this time, Zhang Tai suddenly asked, "Sir, why is Shandong?"
"Come here with your ears!"
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This is what everyone gradually understood through Li Zhigang's narration.
"Your Excellency, you want to attack Shandong first, and even the entire north?" Zhang Tai pondered, "But if the move is too big, what will the gentry in the south think?"
"They are not fools. They must know that after you have checked the north, you will check the south. They still understand the truth of the death of lips and teeth!" Xu Liang also said.
"I'm afraid that before your Excellency has finished the investigation in the north, the gentry in the south will start making noises!" Zhang Sigong said, "Can we withstand the criticism from the gentry all over the world?"
"Short-sighted! Stupid! Confused!"
Li Zhigang cursed three times in a row, and then sneered, "A dead lip and a cold tooth? If the gentry understood this truth, more than a hundred years ago, even the Mongolian Yuan could not cross the Yellow River!"
As he spoke, he suddenly smiled and said, "I'm telling you, not only will they not make any noise, they will also watch the fun. Do you believe it?"
Several people looked at each other in confusion.
"There is discord between the north and the south! The imperial examinations are all about the north and the south!" Li Zhigang laughed, "When we investigate the north, whether it is the gentry from the south or the officials from the south in the court, they will add insult to injury and applaud! Who will help the north to stand up! They are eager for the emperor.
The investigation in the north will be inundated with people!"
"At that time, the reputation of the northern gentry will be bad. Naturally, the reputation of northern scholars will also be bad. Then will there be more southerners becoming officials?"
"When we investigate and deal with the north, officials and gentry from the south will not only add insult to injury, but will also lend a helping hand to us, lest the problem is not big enough! Especially the Qingliu people from the south of the Yangtze River have long disliked the officials in the north!"
"It was Ling Han before, now Hou Yong, Zhang Yan are all from the north, Tie Xuan, Han Kezhong..." Li Zhigang couldn't help but sneer, "In the country, except for the nobles of Huaixi, the nobles in the court are all
Jiangnan accounts for half, but what about now?”
Suddenly, Zhang Sigong's eyes lit up, "What your Excellency said is true. If the north is investigated and punished, the clean water in the south of the Yangtze River and the gentry will be happy. Haha, when the south of the Yangtze River is investigated, I am afraid that officials from the north will share the same hatred!"
Li Zhigang picked up the wine glass and said, "I will hand over the recommendations for you all early tomorrow morning!"
"Thank you for your cultivation!"
"Then, starting from the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, the accounts will be audited! The stronger this fire is, the better!"