The emperor has been obsessed with elixirs recently and did not even attend the royal court on the first day of May.
When they heard that the regular court ceremony was going to be held, all the civil and military officials were very excited. They packed up their appearance early, rode horses and carriages and went straight to the palace.
But it was really embarrassing. The office building of the Secretary's Office and the surrounding buildings had been demolished. When the ministers went to court, they had to pass by a large construction site.
Cai Jing was old and allowed to ride in the palace.
Although Cai Jing got the job of building the city wall, Cai Jing was not happy at all.
Two months ago, he finally forced Prime Minister He Zhizhong to resign. But the emperor, who was obsessed with elixirs for immortality, suddenly promoted two prime ministers last month, one was Zheng Juzhong and the other was Liu Zhengfu.
Today, the three phases stand side by side.
It is true that Cai Jing is the top leader, but the second and third leaders are all political enemies.
Among the four deputy prime ministers, Hou Meng is Cai Jing's political enemy, Yu Shen, and Xue Ang are Cai Jing's party members. Bai Shizhong, who came to power by virtue of Xiangrui, has always been at both ends, and his factional stance is very unclear.
The seven prime ministers and deputy prime ministers formed a delicate balance.
"Enter!"
Amidst the sound of ritual music, Zhu Ming followed hundreds of officials into the main hall.
After all the ministers congratulated Sheng'an, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was about to demonstrate the movable type printing technology. Jiang You, the imperial censor, suddenly came out: "The appearance of officials and family members is worth ten dollars, which brings disaster to the world and disorder of prices. Common people in the market and farmers in the countryside are all affected.
If it's harmful, please change it from ten to three!"
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty immediately became unhappy and refused to open any pot.
I promoted you to be in charge of Yushitai because I asked you to complain about Tong Guan, Yang Jian, and Cai Jing. You can just complain about others, why do you want to complain about things?
If we don't mint ten pieces of gold, where will the money come from to fight the war? Where will we get the money to carry out large-scale construction projects?
Cai Jing was even more furious. He took the lead in casting big money and it was his most powerful way to please the emperor. How could he tolerate criticism!
Song Huizong still wanted to keep the trolls as dogs, and did not reprimand Jiang You. He just said: "If we don't talk about anything else today, if you have anything to do, you can submit a memorial."
Jiang You said: "Your Majesty, I have submitted three memorials!"
Song Huizong was silent and looked at the many traitors.
Zheng Juzhong and his party rejoiced in the misfortune. They were happy to see Cai Jing defeated. But they did not dare to say anything nonsense, because this matter would definitely offend the emperor.
Cai Jing shook his head gently. Cai Dang, who wanted to jump out, immediately retreated when he saw this.
Party Tsai actually didn’t refute?
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was a little surprised, so he had no choice but to take action on his own, and immediately said: "Ai Qing performed meritoriously and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War. Zhao Yu, the former Minister of the Ministry of War, became a German army."
This appointment was a stroke of genius, and all the ministers were stunned. They really couldn't keep up with the emperor's thinking.
Because of the defeat in the war against Xixia, Zhao Yu, Minister of War, impeached Tong Guan several times last year. The impeachment failed, and he asked to resign.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was unwilling to release him, and wanted to keep an upright minister in charge of the military department.
But Zhao Yu was resolute and either punished Tong Guan or resigned.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty asked Zhao Yu to promote Liquan Temple and go to the Taoist temple to calm down. The Minister of the Ministry of War would take over his duties first, and then come back to manage the Ministry of War after he calmed down.
However, Zhao Yu failed immediately, and Song Huizong was very unhappy.
Today, Jiang You, the chief censor, criticized the money law, so he sent the Ministry of War to replace Zhao Yu. Firstly, he could shut up Jiang You, and secondly, he demoted Zhao Yu to the place where he could be out of sight.
Some people working in the camp cast envious looks at Jiang You.
After just spouting a few words about money, he actually became Minister of the Ministry of War.
Jiang You stood there blankly. If he was transferred to the Ministry of War, he would have no right to criticize others. Moreover, it was not easy to be the minister of the Ministry of War. They were all a group of traitors. He would have been ignored in the past.
Song Huizong glanced at the ministers and said sternly: "Don't discuss other matters!"
The ministers said yes.
Song Huizong finally showed a smile: "Let the officials and craftsmen of the Imperial Academy's library come to the palace."
"The official and craftsman of the library of Xuan Guozijian comes to the palace!"
"The official and craftsman of the library of Xuan Guozijian comes to the palace!"
Shouts one after another spread from inside the temple to outside.
Huang Ai led a group of craftsmen and carried various people into the palace. The ministers were confused about what was going on.
Song Huizong said: "The most important thing in the country is culture and education. Today, destiny is in Song Dynasty, and auspiciousness appears frequently. Dasheng movable type and Dasheng ink are also sent down, making printing books a hundred times easier. Huang Ai!"
"I'm here!"
Huang Ai was so excited that he was shaking all over. He was a small technical officer who was not even qualified to go to court, but he was able to show his face today.
Song Huizong said: "If I want to publish the "Collection of Dasheng Ci", I will type and print a few pages in this hall."
When the "Collection of Dasheng Ci" was published, the works of Zhou Bangyan were naturally at the top of the list.
When the craftsmen were ready, the eunuch recited: ""Crossing the Qin Tower·Water Bath with Clear Toads": Bathing with clear toads in the water, the leaves are noisy and cool, and the sound of horses in the alleys begins to stop. I leisurely lean on the exposed well, laugh at the fireflies, and disturb the paintings.
Luo Qingfan..."
What content will be typed today has been arranged in advance, otherwise tens of thousands of movable type would have to be moved in.
In fact, the craftsmen have rehearsed more than ten times just to perform in front of hundreds of officials.
The word selection and typesetting were very fast. After repeated rehearsals, they could even close their eyes and know which word should be placed where.
After the type plate was pressed, the craftsmen began printing.
Three hundred copies of the first page were printed, and the eunuchs and guards came to help arrange them. When the ink was dry, they were immediately presented to the officials.
Qian Jingzhen, Duke of Kang State, received the newly printed pages and exclaimed in a low voice: "The handwriting is so clear, it is no less impressive than the engraving."
He is a person who loves poetry and has also established a poetry club.
Seeing the improvements in movable type printing, he immediately came up with the idea of publishing a collection of poems.
Even Cai Jing couldn't help but sigh after getting the pages of the book: "This method will greatly benefit the world, and poor scholars can also buy more books."
In addition to clarity, ministers are also concerned about fonts and punctuation.
Nowadays, only commas and periods are engraved, but it has become more convenient for everyone. Especially those with presbyopia, they no longer need to slowly segment sentences, but can scan them at a glance when reading.
The craftsmen were still busy, and Zheng Juzhong quickly came out of the queue, holding up the wat board and saying: "Congratulations to the official family for obtaining this sharp weapon. The achievements in culture and education can be traced back to three generations!"
Bai Shizhong, who became the deputy prime minister by offering auspiciousness, even shouted: "This auspiciousness means that my destiny in the Song Dynasty will last forever!"
Yin Shengzhang of Kaifeng Prefecture quickly echoed: "The officialdom is with us, and the country of the Song Dynasty will be forever solid!"
The compliments and flattery made Song Huizong so high that he was floating in the clouds.
Cai Jing suddenly took the lead and knelt down, once again repeating the concept of "prosperity and prosperity in Yuda".
Chang Chaoyi is not allowed to kneel down. If you violate the rules of etiquette, you will be fined wages.
But Cai Jingdu knelt down, and the emperor was very happy. Would anyone else dare not to kneel down?
Cai Dang all knelt down, Zheng Juzhong and Zheng Dang followed suit, and the other ministers could only kneel down one after another.
Looking at the civil and military officials kneeling in obeisance and the craftsmen still printing, Song Huizong glanced across the hall and felt as if he was looking down on the world.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty laughed: "Ju Ming made great contributions to improving movable type printing. He was promoted to Tongzhilang and had the power to send people to know the affairs of Xiangzhou."
Although Tong Naoro is a genuine eighth-grade man, he has only been promoted one level from the previous eight-grade man.
However, this thing belongs to the court officials!
The first time Ju Ming was appointed, he was a selected person. The second time he was appointed, he was a capital official. The third time he was appointed, he directly became a court official. It only took a year.
However, compared with Cai Hao and Li Bangyan, Ju Ming's promotion speed seems nothing.
Cai Hao was promoted to the fourth rank in nine months.
Li Bangyan, District School Secretary, was directly promoted to Minister of Civil Service, Wailang, and was also in charge of the Bureau of Etiquette.
Ju Ming is still rising too slowly!
Hou Meng couldn't help but remind: "The official family, Xiangzhou and Zhizhou, at this time, his surname is Han."
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was startled and muttered: "I forgot about this, so I sent Quanfa to inform me about Puzhou instead."
Zhu Ming was a little unhappy. He wanted to go to Xiangzhou and know it, so he went to Yue Fei.
Even if you can't find Yue Fei, you can still dig up some oracle bones.
What's the use of becoming the magistrate of Puzhou instead?
But the Han family occupies the position, and if Song Huizong dares to change people, he will be disobeying the late emperor's order.
Generally speaking, to be an official, you need to avoid your place of origin.
The Han family is a special case. Han Qi is from Xiangzhou, but he has served as the magistrate of Xiangzhou many times. Moreover, his direct lineage can be hereditary as the magistrate of Xiangzhou.
Han Qi's eldest son, Han Zhongyan, did not need to take the imperial examination and became an official directly. If his qualifications were sufficient, he became the governor of Xiangzhou.
The same is true for the direct eldest grandson Han Zhi, who currently holds the position of magistrate of Xiangzhou.
Han Xiaozhou, the great-great-grandson, has almost finished his seniority and can only go to Xiangzhou to succeed to the throne after his father is promoted.
The title is nothing, they are guaranteed to be hereditary magistrates, and they can continue to climb the ranks!
After announcing Zhu Ming's appointment, he upgraded Huang Ai's rank by two levels, gave him three hundred coins, and continued to serve as the chief registrar of the Imperial Academy.
Then Song Huizong ran away and called Wang Fu and Li Bangyan.
The emperor and his ministers were all in tune and rode a carriage together to Yanfu Palace. Li Bangyan created a new erotic drama, which he had rehearsed and performed in person together with Wang Fu.
Other ministers gave banquets in the corridor.
Zheng Juzhong, Liu Zhengfu, Hou Meng, and Bai Shizhong, the prime ministers and deputy prime ministers, all came to congratulate Ju Ming.
Everyone can see that the Zhu family's father and son's holy family is growing rapidly, and they must be won over.
Only Cai Jing couldn't be embarrassed. He was rejected by Ju Ming and has become a laughing stock in the streets.
Sheng Zhang took Cai Jing's face into consideration and did not show his kindness immediately, but he would definitely visit Cai Jing some other day.
Han Qi's fifth son, the consort Han Jiayan, and his consort Qian Jingzhen also walked up to Ju Ming: "Congratulations to Tan Hua Lang!"
"I dare not take it seriously." Although Zhu Ming felt unhappy, a smile appeared on his face, "The Han family is hereditary to the state, and I was so presumptuous that I almost had a collision."
Han Jiayan said: "It doesn't matter, the official family really wants to grant the official Xiangzhou, and I, the Han family, will just avoid it for two or three years."
This operation is also possible. Immediately promote Han Zhi, the magistrate of Xiangzhou, and let Han Zhi's son wait for two years, and then Ju Ming can be thrown away. But Song Huizong was too lazy to do this. He didn't know what Yue Fei was, and where did he think Ju Ming would be an official?
it's the same.
Qian Jingzhen said: "Sheng Cheng has been very busy recently, so he doesn't come to my house to play much. It turns out that he is improving his movable type skills. We will hold a banquet another day. Cheng Cheng must come, and it can be regarded as the practice of Cheng Cheng."
"The elders have invited me, but the younger ones dare not refuse." Zhu Ming cupped his hands and said.
Han Jiayan smiled and stroked his beard. He had a granddaughter who was similar in age to Zhu Ming and planned to use Qian Jingzhen as a matchmaker.
The Han family is very noble. Although it is a hereditary position in Xiangzhou, it must be a fish and meat village. But it still wants face, and it is not exploited too harshly. It has to maintain Han Qi's reputation after his death.
They do not cling to the traitors in the DPRK, and at the same time, the traitors do not want to provoke the Han family. They are considered a relatively unique neutral faction.
The Zhu family and his son were favored by the emperor and did not do evil, and their reputation was very good. This kind of behavior was too good for the Han family.
Therefore, Han Jiayan wanted to recruit Zhu Ming as his grandson-in-law.
This chapter has been completed!