An official ship flying the flag of the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi slowly docked at the dock outside Jiangdongmen.
"Sir, we've arrived." A young man in Tsing Yi opened the cabin door curtain.
A man in his forties, dressed as a Confucian scholar, with an ordinary appearance and a stubborn and strong chin walked out of the cabin. It was none other than the famous "Gang Ling" Zeng Tai.
He was actually quite unhappy along the way. But it was normal. The dignified Jiangxi chief envoy, a second-grade feudal official, was doing a good job, but he was suddenly transferred to the capital by an imperial edict to become the son of Lao Shizi and learn from Zuo Si.
Industry.
It was dropped eight levels in a row. No one is happy about the change.
Jiangxi's official circles were so out of control that when they saw him off, they were all at a loss for words. Could it be that they said, 'Welcome to send the feudal lord off to Beijing for a low salary'?
But it doesn't seem like he is going to be unlucky. He is the top general from the East Palace, and the prince will definitely protect him. He never knows who will make a comeback one day.
So I can only wish him a safe journey...
Zeng Tai actually arrived at the gate of Nanjing with smooth sailing.
Walking out of the cabin and standing on the deck, he immediately saw His Royal Highness King Chu in casual clothes on the pier, and Miss Liu Li, waving to him with a smile on their face.
Seeing His Highness come to greet him in person made Zeng Tai's damaged self-esteem extremely satisfied. He quickly straightened his clothes, bowed his hands, and said: 'How dare I bother His Highness to personally greet you? I'm really killing my subordinates...'
But as soon as he said "how dare", he heard a girl's surprised voice above his head: "Brother Six, Liu Li, how did you know I'm here today!"
Zeng Tai suddenly remembered that the wife and daughter of Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi were also on the boat.
I remember that Miss Wang and Miss Liu seemed to be handing each other handkerchiefs, so it was not surprising that Miss Liu came to pick her up.
‘His Highness may not have come to pick me up...’ But Zeng Tai still had some thoughts. After all, he was the general appointed by Lao Liu himself. It was reasonable for His Highness to show his respect and come to pick him up in person.
Therefore, his posture did not change and his smile remained frozen.
However, the sixth man didn't see him at all, only Miss Wang.
Then they saw the guards from the Chu Palace quickly boarding the boat and forming two human walls to separate Miss Wang and her daughter from the rest of the crowd.
Zeng Tai was naturally included in the latter group. He could only watch helplessly as Lao Liu picked up the Wang family's mother and daughter and walked away without even looking at him...
As a result, Zeng Tai's little heart was shattered all over the floor again.
"Master, let's get off the boat." The boy on the side was so embarrassed that he almost dug his toes into the boat to make it leak.
"Alas..." Zeng Tai let out a long and depressed sigh, he was really not a kind person.
Just as he sadly got off the boat and was about to walk to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to register, he saw a carriage stopping steadily in front of him.
An old man with four eyes smiled and said: "Where are you going, may I give you a ride?"
"Oh, isn't this Teacher Luo?" Zeng Tai was stunned for a moment before realizing it. He said with relief: "It turns out that His Highness has not forgotten me."
"Haha." The visitor was naturally Luo Guanzhong. He smiled and invited Zeng Tai to the driveway: "Your Highness has something to do today and is unable to get away. He specifically asked me to pick you up."
"..." The corner of Zeng Tai's mouth twitched, and he thought that the more important thing is to pick up the girl? How can such a long love between children be a big deal?
But then I thought about it, it seems that in my position as the sixth child, I can’t plan for big things. Only when I plan for big things will things really happen.
But at least he still remembered himself and sent someone to pick him up, which finally allowed Zeng Tai to regain some dignity.
Little did he know that it was Lao Liu who caught a glimpse of him and suddenly remembered that Zeng Gangtou had also arrived on the same boat, so he quickly asked Teacher Luo to pick him up.
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"Why did Your Highness go to the Imperial College?" On the way, Zeng Tai looked at the familiar street scene outside the window and asked casually.
"It's all the emperor's arrangement." Luo Guanzhong didn't want to say more. Even though he was beaten by Lao Liu all day long, he was actually quite qualified as a master.
"Then it was the emperor's arrangement to transfer me to Beijing?" Zeng Tai asked.
"It belongs to His Highness." Teacher Luo said slowly: "First of all, His Highness needs talents like you to check and balance Song Ne Song Jiu."
If you can describe "argument" as "check and balance", the writer still has something.
"What does it mean at first?" Zeng Tai's spirit soul was instantly triggered. "Isn't it needed now?"
"Now, Your Highness will personally serve as the priest, and Song Ne will be demoted to the position of Siye." Teacher Luo said, "If you go there again, you can only be the Xuecheng. It's such a waste." And he has no intention of giving up this position again.
go out.
"The division of business is divided..." Zeng Tai retorted.
"In short, you don't have to go to Guozi to study now." Luo Guanzhong said helplessly: "You have been reassigned to Zhongshu Province."
"No, am I a ball?" Zeng Tai said displeased: "Can I kick it around?"
"No, you are not." Luo Guanzhong said that you were a "gangster", but he said calmly: "This is the arrangement of His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Oh?" Zeng Tai's expression softened slightly, but he did not dare to praise or criticize the prince behind his back. "Then what position do I hold in Zhongshu Province?"
"I don't know." Luo Guanzhong shook his head.
"Is there any vacancy among the prime ministers?" Zeng Tai asked again.
"I've never heard of it." Luo Guanzhong shook his head again and said: "Zuo Cheng is still Shang Hao, and You Cheng is still Peng Geng. These two are Hu Xiang's two generals."
"Hiss..." Zeng Tai was confused again.
Since the ninth year of Hongwu, when Zhongshu Province abolished Pingzhang and Shenzhi affairs, only the left and right prime ministers of the first rank and the left and right prime ministers of the second rank were left.
Further down, there is the fifth-grade Zhongshu doctor... We can't let him, a second-grade official, become a doctor, right?
It would be better to go to the Guozi School to work as a clerk. Although he is a sixth-rank official, he can still comfort himself by working under the prince.
"Hahaha," seeing Zeng Tai worrying about gains and losses, Luo Guanzhong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Zeng is in trouble. You were ordered by my Highness personally and arranged by His Highness the Crown Prince himself. How could there be no follow-up?"
"That's right, I made Teacher Luo laugh." Zeng Tai smiled sheepishly, but this time he didn't argue.
"It doesn't matter. If you are concerned, you will be confused. If it is none of my business, how can it be the same?" Luo Guanzhong gave him a step down and asked with concern:
"Has your accommodation been arranged? If not, I will arrange it for you."
"Oh, thank you very much, brother. But I have already agreed with Brother Wu to stay at his house temporarily." Zeng Tai thanked him hurriedly.
"Okay. Then you can enjoy the glory if Brother Yu takes over, right?" Luo Guanzhong said with a smile.
"Of course, of course, thank you, brother." Zeng Tai naturally would not postpone it any longer.
Luo Guanzhong was not surprised that Zeng Tai would live in Wu Bozong's home. In fact, the reason why His Highness changed his mind and did not use Zeng Tai as a clerk was mainly because he learned from Brother Qianfu's confession that Wu Zhuangyuan seemed to be the "Prince".
The party's leader considers himself.
Before knowing the relationship between Zeng Tai and Wu Bozong's group, Lao Liu would not use him rashly.
After all, the premise of "employing people without doubting them" is always "doing without doubting people." In the past, there was no way to do it without conditions, but now there are conditions, and the situation is complicated, so you still have to be more careful.
