Wu Zhizhong walked into the official office of the Ministry of Rites with square steps, and saw Shilang Chen sitting in a daze outside his official room.
After coughing hard, Chen Shilang was finally brought back to his senses, and Chen Shilang hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
"Shang Shu, I met Zong Rulin yesterday, and I didn't expect to meet Gao Guizhang by chance."
Wu Zhizhong raised his eyebrows, glanced around, and then motioned to Chen Shilang to follow him into the room. As soon as he sat down, he took the initiative to ask.
"But what happened?"
"The young champion invited his subordinates to have a banquet with Zong Rulin. After hearing about Zong Rulin's experience, he decided to help."
Upon hearing this, Wu Zhizhong couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he smiled happily.
"Sure enough, this boy is indeed brave enough to be the first, and he is a very responsible person. I am indeed right about him..."
After making just a few comments, he noticed that Chen Shilang beside him looked at him with a very strange expression and hesitated to speak.
This made Wu Zhi's center suddenly tremble.
"Why, could it be that something unexpected happened later?"
"Xiao Gao, the champion, went to the private room next door to find Cai Liulang and Tong Dalang. After that, he used his sharp tongue to encourage Cai Liulang to be the vanguard and go find trouble with the officials."
"..." Wu Zhizhong looked at Chen Shilang in front of him in bewilderment, listening to this like-minded person with a sly look on his face, telling the story of how Gao Zhang flirted with Cai Liulang.
Hearing Wu Zhizhong inhale repeatedly as if he had a toothache, he was stunned to hear that Cai Liulang took the lead and went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to seek justice for Zongze.
Gao Zhang and Tong Zhisheng went hand in hand to support and support the treacherous lover's beloved son.
Wu Zhizhong wiped the smelly sweat from his forehead, opened his mouth for a long time, and then he let out a cry of joy with his whole body trembling.
It immediately made the man next to him, Chen Shilang, laugh so hard that his hair exploded.
"Wu Shangshu, what are you doing? Can you still laugh at this?"
"Brother, you just said it, and Gao Guizhang has already said it, regardless of whether it is a black or white cat, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat."
"Think about it, now Cai Liulang's father, the traitor Cai Jing, is also in charge of the official department. If Cai Liulang takes the lead on behalf of Zongze, plus Gao Zhang and Tong Zhisheng join the official department,
hey-hey……"
When Shilang Chen saw the evil smile on his immediate boss's face, he really didn't know what to say.
"But the lower official is a little worried about Zong Rulin. It's not like you don't know the nature of my good friend of the same year, Shangshu. If he knows that his promotion is actually because of Liu Lang of the Cai family..."
As soon as he said this, the smile on Wu Zhizhong's face also faded. He stroked his long beard and thought thoughtfully for a long time, and then said to Chen Shilang.
"If things really take a turn for the better after he and Cai Liulang went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, then it's good that you can come forward and have a good chat with Xiao Gao Zhuangyuan.
Since the young top scholar is so generous, I believe he will definitely be willing to help to the end."
After hearing Wu Zhizhong's advice, Chen Shilang was convinced, and then he said goodbye with satisfaction.
Wu Zhizhong stood outside the house, pondered for a long time, and couldn't help but smile with relief.
"Such a difficult problem fell into his hands, but it happened to be so easy and freehand, and it was beyond everyone's expectations. He is truly worthy of his reputation as a prodigy."
Another point is that this boy is really responsible, much better than his father Gao Qiu.
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The early morning court meeting was held as usual. Cai Jing, as the head of the Song Dynasty officials, was surrounded by a large number of party members and minions.
After the usual fawning and flattery, everyone returned to their respective positions, but Zhang Shilang, the official minister, stayed behind.
After hesitating for a long time, wondering whether he should report the matter about Cai Laoliu to his immediate superior, the door of Chui Gong Palace was already open...
A group of important court officials filed in, entered the Chui Gong Hall, and began to discuss the matter.
Everything seemed so normal, even the official was still as absent-minded as usual, and at most he only showed some expressions on certain issues that interested him.
Finally, it was the turn of Zhang Shilang from the Ministry of Personnel to stand up and make a report. After all, the transfer of officials at the magistrate level was related to a high-ranking official from the fifth rank, so he naturally wanted to make a report.
When the old god was there, Cai Jing gave the last word to Zhang Shilang, and the confirmed candidate for the governor of Dengzhou was actually not the official candidate he had previously intended.
It turned out to be a little-known Zong Ze Zong Rulin who had served as county magistrate in two places for more than ten years.
Cai Jing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on Zhang Shilang who continued to act bravely.
Moreover, there was also an official whose expression suddenly changed, as if he wanted to jump out and cause trouble for Chen Shilang.
But after glancing at Cai Jing, he could only gnash his teeth and stand there with an angry look on his face, gathering strength.
When the waiter Zhang finished his report and was about to leave, he saw the official Zhao Ji stroking his short beard under his chin and saying slowly.
"Zong Ze, I remembered that this Zong Qing is quite talented and calm in his work. He has served as the county magistrate for two consecutive counties. He has outstanding political achievements and is indeed a good talent..."
"Well, your officials handled this matter very appropriately."
After hearing this, Zhang Shilang couldn't help feeling secretly happy, and he was relieved. After a few words of humility, he returned to his duties.
At this moment, Cai Jing really couldn't understand. He rubbed his swollen temples, wondering if he had heard wrongly?
Who was that little-known sect, but he was able to win the favor of the officials and be praised by the court?
However, his own henchmen, acting on their own will, made Zhang Shilang, who was in charge of the civil affairs department, make his own decisions without reporting it to him, and placed Na Zongze in the position of magistrate of Dengzhou.
I'm afraid there's nothing strange here.
But even if I have a lot of doubts, I can't jump out and express my objection now.
That person had previously bribed Prime Minister Cai with a large sum of money, hoping that Prime Minister Cai would be accommodating.
The Minister of Household Affairs, who promoted his brother-in-law to the position of magistrate, could only hold his breath in silence and dare not say a word.
And the official Zhao Ji, who was sitting safely behind the imperial cabinet, naturally saw all the changes in the expressions of these ministers and servants.
Thinking of the news that Yang Jian delivered yesterday from the Imperial City Division, he heard that his beloved disciple Gao Zhang persuaded Cai Liulang to stand up for the talents of the imperial court.
In fact, Zhao Ji, an official, was filled with joy and satisfaction. The child obviously still had a lot of problems that he had not yet solved.
However, once a loyal minister of the court is in trouble, he can still stand up immediately and be willing to make suggestions for the other party. I hope that the court can use more capable ministers and officials.
My beloved disciple Xiao Gao not only thinks so, but is also doing it. As his master, it’s okay if I don’t know.
But now that we know it, how can we not reach out to help?
