Although he wanted to destroy Xixia, Zhao Ning still had many doubts in his mind.

He was in no hurry to express his opinion.

I just asked Zhang Shuye to properly arrange rewards and punishments, and there was also the issue of pensions.

Zhao Ning knew that this year's Song Dynasty was very special.

In the first half of the year, Annan was recovered and the Annan Protectorate was established.

Recovering a place means replenishing that place with corresponding officials.

This involves personnel appointments.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Every major personnel appointment means changes in the structure between the upper and lower courts, the central court and local governments.

Countless people below will put forward some seemingly reasonable opinions with their own purposes.

Zhao Ning wanted to hear more.

It snowed lightly at noon on November 23rd.

A carriage stopped at the door of Prince Kang's Mansion. A middle-aged man got off the carriage and walked into Prince Kang's Mansion with a smile on his face.

"Your Highness."

"You're back." Zhao Gou was very happy to see this person.

Zhao Gou liked Wang Boyan more than Qin Hui.

No matter how Qin Hui tried to hide it, Zhao Gou could vaguely see the wolfish ambition in Qin Hui.

But Wang Boyan is different, he really wants to rely on himself.

"Thanks to His Highness, I can stay in the capital and serve in the capital after I am dismissed."

The two of them walked all the way in, and the fire in the house was burning brightly.

"Sit down, sit down and let's talk slowly." Zhao Gou said.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wang Boyan sat down.

"I have always missed you very much!"

"Same as the lower official."

"A lot has happened in these years." Zhao Gou said, "What do you think of the current situation?"

After a while, tea came.

Wang Boyan took a sip of tea and then said: "His Highness is actually in a very dangerous situation now."

"Why do you say that?" Zhao Gou asked doubtfully.

He is now the Governor of Kaifeng Prefecture and the Chief Protector of Annan Prefecture, and has achieved outstanding political achievements.

As for the matter of handing cash to the countryside, as well as the Agricultural Bank of China, everything is going smoothly.

Wang Boyan still had a smile on his face and said, "When did His Highness receive the title of Governor of Kaifeng Prefecture?"

"Two and a half years ago?" Zhao Gou said.

"What happened then?"

"What happened at that time?" Zhao Gou became confused and recalled the year before last, "Luoyang case?"

"What happened in the Luoyang case?"

"A group of conservatives were purged."

"Your Highness, think about it again."

Zhao Gou thought about it again, his face became a little gloomy, and he said: "The prince has been deposed."

"That's right, the prince was deposed." Wang Boyan said.

"What does this matter have to do with me?" Zhao Gou asked knowingly.

However, Wang Boyan spoke frankly: "The prince was deposed, and the country could not live without a prince for a day. All the ministers reported the matter of removing the prince. Later, His Highness was appointed as the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and was responsible for handing over banknotes to the Agricultural Bank of China."

"That's right."

"This year, the Governor of Annan was appointed again." Wang Boyan said, "There are more and more people in the court who are willing to rely on His Highness. I wonder who in the official department is willing to make friends with His Highness?"

"Ministry of Staff?"

"Yes, officials."

"Last time, Mo Chou sent someone to deliver some gems purchased from merchants in the Western Regions."

"Mo Chou is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, responsible for the assessment and selection of civil servants. With his help, His Highness can recommend many people to important places."

"Yes, I have indeed recommended a group of people to positions in the New Deal in the past two years."

"That's why Your Highness is in danger."

"How do you say this?"

"The reason why Your Majesty entrusted Your Highness with such an important task is because the prince is still too young and the prince has just been deposed. Your Majesty does not want any prince to participate in court struggles or even be approached by someone with ulterior motives before he grows up."

"You mean, Your Majesty is using me to shield the future prince?"

Wang Boyan said firmly: "That's right!"

Zhao Gou took a deep breath and fell into deep thought.

Zhao Gou didn't want to believe this fact, because in his mind, Zhao Gou was a kind, sincere brother who treated him very well.

Zhao Gou dislikes his father Zhao Ji because Zhao Ji is an extremely selfish and indifferent person.

But Zhao Gou had a different mentality towards the Zhao Guan family. He regarded the Zhao Guan family as a role model.

He recalled the things he had done over the years, many of which were very fulfilling, and many of them were done with the encouragement of Zhao Guan's family.

Even if he made a small mistake sometimes, Zhao Guanjia didn't say anything and still encouraged himself.

He didn't want to trust his kind brother, so he deliberately used himself as a shield.

Zhao Gou's tone was a little cold: "Don't say such nonsense, you are trying to sow discord between me and the officials!"

"Your Highness, I came back just to assist Your Highness. How could I say such nonsense?"

Zhao Gou stopped talking, but the joints of the hand holding the teacup turned a little white.

He was silent for a long time, then put down the tea cup and said: "Even so, so what, I am conscientious in my work and never overstep my bounds."

"Your Highness." Wang Boyan still had a smile on his face, "In a place of power, people cannot help themselves."

"Can't help myself?"

"Even the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs has helped you to deal with the relationship, and I have made good friends with you when I was in power. Countless people below are your people, Prince Kang."

"Nonsense! It's all for His Majesty's New Deal!"

"You think so, but they also think so?" Wang Boyan made it very clear, "You can see His Majesty, and they can see Tianyan? For many of them, Your Majesty is too far away, so you

If they are satisfied, they can be promoted and make a fortune."

Zhao Gou took a deep breath. Every word Wang Boyan said went straight to Zhao Gou's heart.

This year, Zhao Gou was twenty-six years old.

A 26-year-old young man, after working in politics for several years, already has his own team.

However, Zhao Gou still had a too high starting point and a high background.

He doesn't understand what the people below are thinking.

Under the influence and encouragement of Zhao Guan's family, he, Zhao Gou, wanted to be an idealist, but those below may not think so.

"I don't care what they think, they just have to do their part."

"Your Highness, you cannot truly know whether they have done their job well. The documents submitted can be whitewashed, but they are truly your people, and more and more of them are already in the court.

It has formed a force that cannot be ignored, pushing you to the front.”

Wang Boyan continued: "As long as your political performance in the Annan Protectorate is good, someone will write a letter to His Majesty in the next step and make you the crown prince."

"I have no interest in the crown prince."

Wang Boyan could not judge whether Zhao Gou's words were true, and he did not need to judge.

"It doesn't matter whether you are interested or not, but there are many people who are very interested in you being selected as the crown prince."

"Why?"

"Some people want to sit in the position of Zhao Ding in the future, some want to be ministers, some want to go to Beijing, and even lower level people want to be promoted to prefects."

"What should I do, should I resign?"

"No, no," Wang Boyan said, "I am not telling His Highness to resign. Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. I just hope that Your Highness can clearly understand the current situation. Only in this way can we do the next thing."

"What's next?"
Chapter completed!