Chapter 62: The King of Wu Worrying about Resenting the Immortal Family (2)
Zheng Juzhong looked very distressed.
"Alas! Who would have thought that when Mr. Dongpo holds a press conference for his new collection of works these two days, everyone who is somewhat famous on the 72nd floor will leave in admiration. It would be a shame to invite the rest."
Zhao Ji waved his hand to show that he didn't care, "How dare I compete with Mr. Dongpo for fame? I'm just frustrated. In the end, Guo Shensi took over the Kaifeng Mansion. Thirteenth Brother, I still don't believe in me."
It turned out that this was what happened. Wang Fu and Zheng Juzhong looked at each other and made a plan in their minds.
Officials are not that easy to deal with. He is very generous when it comes to preferential treatment, but he holds on to power very tightly. Especially when selecting candidates for important positions, he is even more cautious.
"Your Highness, Guo Shensi is an old minister of Qiandi, and he has made great contributions to the official family in the northwest. After returning to Beijing, he refused to take up the post of governor of Prefecture Mu County. It was just a talk. He still wanted to express his gratitude to the official family for their kindness. Just like that.
We are grateful to your Majesty for your kindness."
"Stop talking." Zhao Ji became a little irritated after hearing Wang Fu's words, "You guys are riding high and low, but I can't give you anything. I'm ashamed."
In his mind, official positions are objects used to reward merits. Zheng Juzhong and Wang Fu worked hard for him, but they were unable to get them promoted. He really felt ashamed and even more upset.
At this moment, a thought came to him deep in his heart.
It would be great if I became an official. Wouldn't it be so troublesome? What kind of examinations, selections, trainings, and studies should be done? Whoever works hard for me, um, for me, will be re-employed.
To reuse this faction, you cannot dismiss the other side, but you must balance the left and right sides.
I understand this too!
It's a pity that I'm just an idle king and don't have any power. But it's okay, let Brother Thirteen take care of those troublesome things.
"Oh, Brother Thirteen, you are hard-hearted." Zhao Ji said absently, "Well, I heard that he is holding a training class for department officials today?"
"Yes. Except for the important officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning, the Privy Council, and the Kaifeng Prefecture, they are all officials from the central government and local councils, and I heard that they are all young talents under the age of thirty who need to be promoted."
Wang Fu's words were a bit sour. He always believed that his ability to collect money, well, manage money was not inferior to others.
But I couldn't meet a Bole.
He once tried every means to get into this class so that officials could see his financial management ability, but in the end it was difficult to find him.
God is really blind!
"All young talents are not the ones who are in the pockets of Zhang Zihou and eldest grandson Mo Xuanming. I heard that one of them is in the outer court and the other is in the inner court. They join forces inside and outside to form a party and monopolize power, and coax the officials into chaos...
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Zheng Juzhong's words stunned Zhao Ji, "Who said this? Is it true or false?"
"Everyone in the court said so. Everyone said that if you want to be promoted, go to the inner court; if you want to be promoted, go to the outer court. If you want to be promoted, go to the entrustment chief Sun Xuanming. If the money is in place, you will be guaranteed to be promoted from the sixth rank to the fifth rank; if you want to get rich, go to the prime minister of Pucheng
, the etiquette is in place, you can choose the best in the world."
Zheng Juzhong is also a talented person. In such a short period of time, he casually composed a paragraph.
But Zhao Ji still believed it to be true.
"I thought that Thirteenth Brother was inspiring and innovating, and he only promoted virtuous people, but I didn't expect this to be the case?"
"Your Highness, what kind of virtuous people are you? Now that the official family has been deceived by treacherous ministers, and the whole court is full of Min accent, there is no place for virtuous people." Zheng Juzhong said angrily.
Isn't that right! A virtuous and talented person like me has not been reused. The official family must have been blinded by treacherous ministers.
Wang Fu watched Zheng Juzhong performing there alone, and he knew in his heart that Zheng Juzhong wanted to surrender to please Zhang Dun and Changsun Moli, but was venting his anger.
But is this useful?
Even if you criticize someone, they will not lose their temper. The person you are slandering is the King of Wu who has no power and airs and is not an official who keeps his word.
A quarrel came faintly from the backyard, and it tended to get louder and louder.
Zhao Ji frowned, he could hear the concubines making a noise.
If there is anything so noisy, it would be a joke if Wang Shen and the others next door heard it.
He handed Li Yan a message: "Go and see what's going on. Tell them not to make a noise. There are distinguished guests in front of you. Don't lose my face."
"yes."
After a while, Li Yan came back and told Zhao Ji what was going on.
It turned out that there were many concubines, and Zhao Ji was fond of ostentation. Each concubine had a courtyard. The favored Zheng, Wang and Liu also had a courtyard and a garden each.
No matter how big Wu Wangfu is, it is still not an imperial city, so it is not enough.
When it is not enough, conflicts arise. Who occupies the larger courtyard, good location, and beautiful scenery is related to the importance of who has the most important position in the heart of His Highness King Wu.
So these guys used their own methods to fight openly and secretly, and the fight was endless.
Especially the concubines Zheng and Wang, both of whom came from the Qingshou Palace. In front of Zhao Ji, they had a deep love for each other like sisters. When Zhao Ji turned his back, the two of them fought the most fiercely.
Princess Wang is the daughter of Wang Zao, the governor of Dezhou. She is dignified and virtuous. Many servants, including Li Yan, want to please her so that she can support her and gain power in Prince Wu's palace. But the princess refuses to accept anyone.
But it pissed off eggless guys like Li Yan.
He added fuel to the fire, distorted the facts, and turned the princess into a source of strife.
In Li Yan's words, it was because the princess acted unfairly, leaving several concubines with nowhere to complain, and that was why there was such a big fuss.
Zhao Ji was very angry, "A good wife has prospered the family for three generations, and the country has not had a reckless husband to prosper for thousands of years. I hate that the officials are blindly reckless and urgent, and I don't know how much trouble they will cause. I don't have a good wife in my palace, and this has caused such trouble."
The woman's resentment is a joke to outsiders."
Zheng Juzhong got involved with his concubine Zheng and knew some inside information. He advised from the side: "Your Highness, why don't you ask the officials for a favor and grant the Prince of Qin's mansion. I heard that the mansion is the largest among the princes' mansions in Kaifeng City.
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"I would like it too, but unfortunately the officials are very concerned about it and are unwilling to give it to me."
Wang Fu grumbled in his heart, of course the officials refused. The Qiandi Palace has had three emperors from Emperor Yingzong to Emperor Shenzong, and now to the current officials, and its feng shui is very good.
No one would care about random gifts. Even if an official gave birth to a prince, they would not dare to give random gifts. Otherwise, many people would have random thoughts.
"It's better to let money cause the trouble. If I had money, I would buy the houses and yards around them and open them up for expansion. Then I wouldn't have so many worries." Zhao Ji said bitterly.
For him, he didn't want to figure out what was going on in the backyard, he just wanted to find another "better way" to solve the problem.
If you expand the palace, you won't be able to quarrel if you can't see each other. Alas, there is no money to expand the palace. It's really, alas!
Zheng Juzhong and Wang Fu looked at each other and said nothing.
Zhao Si was pretty good to Zhao Ji, his elder brother. He gave his parents a royal salary, allocated thousands of acres of fertile land from the imperial village to him as a "food town", as well as dividends from the Huaiyang Society and profits from several businesses he invested in.
...200,000 to 300,000 yuan are credited every year.
But this man is a big spender and is used to luxury. For example, this Chinese painting conference cost more than 10,000 yuan in one go. Plus there are many chamberlains and purveyors attached to his body to suck blood...
Well, honestly speaking, the money that Zheng Juzhong and Wang Fu received was just "commensurate" with the "hard work" they put in.
Zheng Juzhong and Wang Fu claim to be good people, and they are definitely not like those eggless people who take dirty money for nothing.
Zhao Ji thought for a while, but still couldn't come up with a suitable solution. It was really a penny that stumped the heroic man. He, the great prince of the Song Dynasty, was also stumped by money. It was really a joke.
Therefore, if you become an official, and whoever can bring you a lot of money, you will definitely use him!
But what to do about the current difficulty? Where to find money?
Go to the officials to cry for poverty? Haha, forget it, the officials are too smart to ask for this boring thing.
Use your influence to make some money? But what influence do you have?
Last time Zheng Juzhong told Wang Fu that there was someone in the southeast who wanted to pay a sum of money as a filial piety, just because he could say a few nice words in front of the officials.
Then just accept it and shamelessly go to Brother Thirteen to talk about it. Anyway, I said the nice words, but I can't guarantee whether they have any effect.
Alas, now is the juncture for Thirteenth Brother Ruizhi to innovate. It is better to keep a low profile and not touch his bad luck. After two years, after two years, he must not have the patience anymore.
Of course you have to enjoy being an official. If you have to work so hard every day, who would want to be an official?
Yes, it should be like this. Zhao Ji comforted himself, and stayed through it for two years, and two more years! This chapter has been completed!