After chatting with Gu Tingye, many of Sheng Changbai's doubts were solved.
Gu Tingye's experience also illustrates that even if a person is really unlucky and a pie does fall from the sky, he must take the initiative to catch it in order to catch the pie.
Sheng Hong is also a person who takes the initiative to pick up the pie.
Because when the two kings were fighting, Sheng Hong had always been a neutral faction and was not involved in any way by King Yong or King Yan.
Now his attitude toward Zhao Zongquan is quite positive.
In addition, he presided over the renovation of Qingning Palace. Although Zhao Zongquan went to the old emperor's bedside to serve as a patient after he was crowned prince, he actually never lived in Qingning Palace.
But favors to Zhao Zongquan still mattered. After a wave of Yuzhou's confidants were promoted to positions and titles, and rewards were given, the first wave was Sheng Hong's turn.
"...Doctor Taizhong, right minister of the Ministry of Power and Industry."
Officials from the fourth rank, dispatched from the fourth rank.
For the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the fifth rank could only be regarded as a mid- to high-ranking official, stepping into the fourth rank could be said to have completely entered the sequence of high-ranking officials.
Although the Ministry of Works of the Zhou Dynasty actually did not have much power, almost all of the Ministry of Works' powers were usurped by the three departments, and it was not the Ministry of Works' turn to intervene in the management of national projects.
However, since the Minister of Industry has only an honorary title and does not go to work in the Yamen, the Ministry of Industry is basically managed by two ministers.
The left is noble and the right is light. Sheng Hong, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, is already the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry. Although he does not have much power, Sheng Hong has to take a big step forward in terms of status.
Sheng Hong's expectations for his career had never considered how much power he would have.
I just hope to raise my level and be able to wear a purple robe and retire with grace, that's enough.
"Congratulations, father."
Sheng Hong's promotion this time was expected, and Sheng Hong didn't fall into any important position. In fact, there was really no big surprise.
But apart from the fact that the Ministry of Works had less power, it was actually appropriate for the emperor to let Sheng Hong be an official of the Ministry of Works.
Although Sheng Hong is not particularly capable in engineering, he is an official in charge of engineering.
Not meddling in things or being corrupt is already rare enough and good enough.
Sheng Changbai was promoted just a few months ago, and now he is enjoying the benefits of being directly promoted.
As the old emperor mourned and the new emperor ascended the throne, Sheng Changbai was also very busy.
Zhao Zongquan gave him ten pieces of Shu brocade, verbally praised him, and sent him away.
Ten pieces of Sichuan brocade is not a small amount, but it is really not a lot. Hai Chaoyun, Wang Ruofu, the old lady, the three orchids at home, or the married Hualan, there is no way that each of them can get two pieces.
The new emperor was diligent and frugal, not only for himself, but also for his ministers.
After he came to power, he only gave generous rewards to his close friends in Yuzhou, including a mansion in the inner city, a royal estate in the suburbs of Beijing, and official slaves and maids.
After spending all the money, I became diligent and thrifty towards others.
In the next period of time, Sheng Changbai can be temporarily free.
Although there is still a state examination that requires Sheng Changbai's supervision, it is enough to keep paying attention.
Because the children of officials all took special examinations, scholars from poor families were unable to engage in large-scale imperial examination fraud.
The key lies in state test fraud, and the risks and benefits are actually not proportional at all.
If the benefits are not big enough, there will naturally not be that many people who choose to take desperate risks.
After all, the state examination determines whether the candidate is qualified to take the provincial examination or whether it is a one-time qualification.
Merely being a successor will not bring any direct benefits.
Speaking of this state examination, the new emperor succeeded to the throne in October, and only then did he issue a notice to each state capital.
Encore will be launched next year, allowing each state government to organize and arrange state examinations as soon as possible.
For readers, this time is quite unfriendly.
One is in October or November, when the state exam is held, the weather is much colder.
After the second state test results were released, the time left for scholars to rush to Bianliang was also much shorter.
In fact, it also affected the economy of Kaifeng Prefecture, if the state examination had not been held late.
It’s time to take action in October and bring your goods to Kaifeng to set up a stall and sell them early.
Then all kinds of cultural gatherings, activities, hook-up houses and brothels in Tokyo will become popular early on.
Of course, due to the funeral of the old emperor, entertainment venues cannot operate openly and openly.
Even if Juzi could come early, the scene would not be as popular as in previous years.
But if more than 10,000 people move to Beijing, Bianliang's economy can still be prosperous because of the people who come here to spend money.
Although Sheng Changbai was also idle this time, he was not bored.
Because the new emperor had just ascended the throne, the court was much busier than usual.
The power struggle in the court was much more lively than the debate over whether to establish a crown prince or not when the old emperor was still alive.
Originally, after the emperor ascended the throne, there should be a power game with the prime minister.
But because Zhao Zongquan was in the imperial court, he had no foundation.
It can't be said that getting the position is very justified.
After all, when it comes to the distance and distance of blood, there are many people who are more qualified to succeed than Zhao Zongquan.
It was just that the old emperor was worried that all the clans in the capital would be controlled by King Yan.
That's why I couldn't find Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou, who couldn't live in Bianliang and was the closest to Bianliang.
In order for Zhao Zongquan to be able to mobilize his troops in an orderly manner, he appointed Zhao Zongquan as the crown prince.
The old emperor had no choice but to do so, and Zhao Zongquan could be said to have made a mistake.
Now, in order to secure his position, Zhao Zongquan had to stand high legally and not let anyone in the clan have different intentions and take advantage of himself. My mother, the Queen Mother, was invited to come out behind the curtain to listen to the government.
It is also an old tradition in the Zhou Dynasty that the Queen Mother listens to politics behind the curtain. The old emperor who died when he succeeded to the throne in his early ten years was also held behind the curtain by the Queen Mother for more than ten years.
The old emperor was also in his twenties. He finally overcame the death of the Queen Mother and gained the highest power in the country.
A pair of cheap mother and son, because they need each other, you help me correct my position, and I give you my rights, they get along well, and now they can be said to be truly loving mothers and filial sons.
It became a three-legged situation in the court.
Prime Minister Han Daxiangong was in trouble, and most of the courtiers were on the Prime Minister's side.
After all, Mr. Han represents the interests of the scholars.
Restricting imperial power is what civil servants have always done.
The nobles of the old era, headed by the Queen Mother, are a force, and the interests of these people are to maintain the rights in their hands.
A group of nobles of the new era in Yuzhou, headed by the emperor, is also a political group.
These people followed Zhao Zongquan into power, and of course they hoped that their group would have the most power.
The biggest force in the court now is of course the civil servant group headed by the prime minister.
The combined power of the emperor and the queen mother was enough to compete with the prime minister.
Prime Minister Han Daxianggong is a standard Confucian scholar, and may not have the intention to be a powerful minister.
But the Queen Mother, a woman in the harem, doesn't know how to govern the country or major national affairs.
Holding the highest power in the country is just enjoying this desire for power and a sense of existence.
After all, the life of a widow with no children and a dead husband is indeed a bit boring.
The Queen Mother was coaxed by the old nobles around her and safeguarded the interests of the old nobles.
In order to secure his position, Zhao Zongquan could only please and support the Queen Mother.
It doesn't matter if these two people control the court and don't do business, the prime minister can act on their behalf.
But he only wants to protect the interests of the old nobles. How can a prime minister with a strong personality endure this?
Of course, the Queen Mother and the Emperor cannot be allowed to act recklessly, and they must be held back by two people.
So now in the court hall, there is always a scene where the emperor supports the queen mother and bows to the prime minister.
In this situation, we still have to wait until Zhao Zongquan feels that his throne is stable.
He no longer needs the Queen Mother to help him stay in power, and he can only change after he wants the Queen Mother to withdraw her letter and return to the court.
How can we abide by the laws and regulations, be reasonable, and not get angry, and take back the chaos of the Queen Mother and the Emperor?
This is a science that seems very meaningful. Sheng Changbai really needs to learn more.
The reason why Sheng Changbai had time to watch the show was that these three people got together. Neither of them knew how to govern the country.
In terms of major national policies, Prime Minister Han Daxiangong still makes the final decision.
Some of the benefits that the Queen Mother fought for for the old nobles were mostly personal promotions, local transfers, policy inclinations, and financial rewards.
These aspects, relatively speaking, have little impact on the overall situation of the country.
The three of them got together and did some serious business.
After Zhao Zongquan felt that his position was more stable, he immediately sent his eldest son Zhao Jiying and Gu Tingye to lead his army south to put down the rebellion.
Although Zhao Zongquan sent the imperial army to encircle and suppress the rebellious people, he was suspected of giving military merit and prestige to his eldest son.
However, this group of rioters has been causing trouble for two years. It is indeed time for the imperial court to send people to suppress the rioters.
No matter what the starting point is, as long as you can get things done.
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First of all, ordinary students must pass the state examination, and officials and officials must pass the special examination.
Only Sheng Changfeng from the Sheng family participated, and Sheng Laosan passed the special examination easily, ranking in the middle of the ranks of officials and scholars.
In line with Sheng Changfeng's strength, there are no surprises or surprises.
Looking at Sheng Changfeng's ranking in this first exam, we know that there are not many problems in this exam, and there is unlikely to be too much fraud.
After these two exams, it can be said that Sheng Changbai has finished all the tasks assigned by the court this year.
Whether or not to do anything in the remaining time depends on Sheng Changbai's own choice.
If Sheng Changbai had made his own choice, of course he would have taken advantage of this period of time, when the prime minister was in power, to dig out more moths.
It's Zhao Zongquan's fault that he doesn't have any available manpower.
It has nothing to do with Sheng Changbai, the supervisory censor.
Some time ago, the old emperor died and the new emperor succeeded, so there were a lot of things going on in the court.
It would make people very busy, but now the court has entered a stable stage.
In the present situation of the Zhou Dynasty, one thing was managed by several yamen.
Even if half of the redundant staff are removed, each yamen will be busier and will not be unable to operate.
"Changbai, come here and let me introduce you. This is the Sanlang of your Wu Shibo family, and this is the Dalang of your Liu Shishu family... Both of them have just passed the state examination and came to Tokyo in advance to prepare for the provincial examination.
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The two people Sheng Hong helped Sheng Changbai introduce were sons of Sheng Hong's same age and former colleagues.
In the same year as Sheng Hong, there were not many officials in Bianliang, and most of them held local posts.
The sons of these colleagues in the same year went to Beijing to take exams, so they inevitably had to visit their old friends' homes.
Sheng Hong is a good friend and has many colleagues in the same year.
It is indeed necessary to make more friends in the officialdom. Even when the prime minister is in court, he needs someone to help wave the flag and shout.
Not to mention those with lower official positions, it is more necessary to share resources and help each other.
When these people come to visit, they are polite on the one hand, but of course they also want to take care of them.
After all, people who come to Tokyo to take exams just don’t cause any trouble and need official attention.
There is also a need to become famous. With Sheng Hong and Sheng Changbai's current positions, even a few simple compliments are enough for these people to gain some fame among their peers.
Of course, because you have to pay attention to your reputation, only those who are really talented can show off and help make their name famous.
In this case, one can gain the reputation of being a discerning person and a good judge of people.
If you brag about people without talent and work as a junkie, it may be because you don't have the ability to recognize people, which will affect your career.
"Father, why don't you call Sanlang over? They are all candidates who have to take the exam, and it's time to have more contact and exchanges. Chang Feng knows more candidates, so he can take them to participate in more cultural gatherings."
After greeting, seeing that several people were a little embarrassed, Sheng Changbai suggested to Sheng Hong.
Although Sheng Changbai took the imperial examination only a few years ago, these are also Sheng Changbai's peers.
But because Sheng Changbai has been an official for several years, it is difficult to play with these unfamiliar moves on a regular basis.
The parents of these people did not even have a high official position as Sheng Changbai, so it was difficult for them to feel comfortable in front of Sheng Changbai.
"I have sent people to look for Chang Feng."
If Sheng Changfeng was not at home, of course he would still go to the cultural gathering.
If you can't have fun, then you can't play music, watch singing and dancing, and don't drink alcohol. You can also hold cultural gatherings in the same way.
After confirming that Sheng Changfeng was running away with him again, Sheng Hong was not very strict in supervising Sheng Changfeng.
Sheng Changfeng wanted to make friends with Juzi, so Sheng Hong followed Sheng Changfeng.
Mainly because the entertainment venues have not yet opened their doors, the current cultural events are relatively simple.
There is no harm in getting to know more potential stocks.
From that day on, several candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam came to visit my home one after another.
Not only Sheng Hong's son of the same age, but also Sheng Changbai's son of the same age came to Beijing to take the exam, especially to visit Sheng Changbai.
After all, there is no age limit for the imperial examination, and we both won the Jinshi in the same year.
It is not surprising that someone has a son who is older than Sheng Changbai.
"Changbai, there are people coming from Youyang's hometown today." After returning home that day, Hai Chaoyun said to Sheng Changbai.
"Who is from Yuyang's hometown?" Sheng Changbai asked.
"It's said that he is Uncle Youyang Wei's natal nephew. He knows the old lady, brought a lot of gifts to her door, and even paid a visit to the old lady." Hai Chaoyun replied.
"But Li Yu?"
Sheng Changbai asked in surprise. There was no news from Li Yu for a while, and Sheng Changbai almost forgot about this person.
This person is quite good and has good conditions in all aspects. No matter which Lan is assigned to him, he will be suitable.
