Chapter 2278 I can't wait to play with my trousers belt to find a tree with a crooked neck and hang it
Chapter 2278 I wish I could pick up my belt and hang myself from a crooked tree... (Please subscribe and vote)
It's a pity that I have never looked for an opportunity to continue to rise to the top. Otherwise, with my talent and knowledge, how could I be worse than Fang Du?
But today, after being summoned into the palace by His Majesty, Xu Jingzong was sure that, in all likelihood, His Majesty was going to ask about the matter of compiling the history of the country.
Could it be that he was writing a biography for Feng Deyi and mixed a lot of personal information into it, so that his majesty knew about the death and slander of Feng Deyi?
Speaking of this matter, naturally I can't blame myself entirely, it's not because that old guy Feng Deyi can't stand me.
I once told my colleagues that the reason why someone was able to survive was because when faced with Yu Wenhuaji’s butcher knife, he begged for his life with snot and tears, and was finally spared.
This matter was regarded by many colleagues as their own dark history, and Xu Jingzong was certainly not happy about it.
Feng Deyi held a high position and once served as prime minister. At that time, he naturally did not dare to offend.
But after Feng Deyi fell into disgrace, His Majesty asked him to write a biography for him, haha...
With your own sword and pen, if you don't take revenge, how can you be worthy of your full talent and excellent literary talent?
But being called here now made Xu Jingzong secretly beat the drum in his heart, fearing that the secret revenge would be satisfying for a while, but he would stop working after his official career was completed.
I can only pray for the blessings of the gods and Buddhas in the sky. Your Majesty's search for me has nothing to do with this matter.
Xu Jingzong prayed silently in his heart, climbed the steps, and finally entered Wencheng Hall.
Although he did not dare to raise his head, he still saw His Majesty's expression with his peripheral vision.
He looked so calm and wanton at the moment, with no signs of anger, which made Xu Jingzong secretly happy.
He quickly stepped forward and saluted Li Shimin respectfully.
"I see your Majesty..."
Li Shimin looked at this old minister whom he had not seen for a long time, and couldn't help but think of himself in the past when he was His Highness the King of Qin, high-spirited and riding high.
"Xu Qing, please excuse me and come sit down quickly. These days, you have been compiling history for the imperial court, which is very hard."
"In the past, when you entered the palace of Prince Qin, you were still in your prime, but now, your temples are stained with frost..."
After hearing His Majesty's intention to reminisce about the past, Xu Jingzong finally felt relieved. It seemed that the fact that he had made up nonsense for Feng Deyi to bury him should not have been leaked.
As a talented and knowledgeable cultural person, Xu Jingzong is naturally eloquent.
We also took the opportunity to chat about the past events in the Qin Prince's Palace. Sometimes the monarch and his ministers sighed with emotion, sometimes they laughed heartily, and they were very happy.
After recounting the past, Li Shimin began to care about Xu Xu's history compilation work.
Naturally, Xu Xu’s answer was flawless, which made Li Shimin very pleased and nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, okay, I am very pleased that you have worked so hard... Although the compilation of history is a major matter of the country, now I have an important task that I want to entrust to you, but I don't know..."
After hearing this, Xu Jingzong's eyes suddenly lit up. Oops, is this, is this his chance finally arrived?
Think about it, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Yu Shinan, who were the eighteenth bachelors of the Qin Palace with me, all became prime ministers, Yan Xiangshi served as the Minister of Rites, and Su Shenxing became the son-in-law of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty.
That guy Yu Zhining became the Prince Zhan Shi, Kong Yingda was appointed as the Imperial Academy's Minister of Wine, and Gai Wenda was appointed as the Admonishment Officer.
Now, His Majesty finally thought of himself who was nearly sixty years old, which made Xu Jingzong's eyes become a little moist.
He quickly bowed down to His Majesty who was pushing mountains of gold and falling jade pillars.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty and die..."
Seeing Xu Jingzong so excited, Li Shimin was deeply moved and quickly stood up and walked to Xu Jingzong.
I raised up this old minister who had no regrets for many years and who had been diligent and conscientious in his work during the long period of compilation of history.
"I have worked really hard for you these past years, but Xu Qing didn't even ask me what important task I want to entrust you with?"
Haha, do you think I'm stupid? You asked the question first, and then weighed the answer. Would your scheming Majesty think highly of such a minister? Would you really entrust him with such a heavy responsibility?
Xu Jingzong raised his head, his face resolute and righteous.
"Since I am your Majesty's minister and your Majesty's entrustment, no matter how big or small, it is a heavy burden for me."
"As the saying goes, a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. I will definitely do my best to repay the emperor's favor."
Looking at this man with silver hair and beard, he is already showing his age, but he is still such a brave and loyal minister.
Li Shimin nodded with pleasure and patted Xu Jingzong's shoulder heavily with his big hand.
"I, indeed I saw you correctly."
Xu Jingzong showed a confident and calm smile, trying hard to make his face look less wrinkled.
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A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jingzong slowly walked out of Wencheng Hall, raised his head, and looked at the green spring that was already blooming.
His whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice kiln, and his heart was as cold as ice. The thought of his pretentious expression of loyalty.
As a result, what he got in exchange was neither the sudden rise to a high position that he believed in nor being allowed to act as a local official.
It turned out that Luoyang County Magistrate, the assistant officer of Luoyang County Magistrate, who was a few decades older than me, went to work as a deputy to a young man who was almost one-third of his age...
What's that? It's okay to give me the title of magistrate of the capital county, so that I can show Xu's ability to govern.
As a result, I was actually shoved under the notorious Cheng Sanlang's ass as a stepping stone, one of the eighteen bachelors of Prince Qin's palace.
Although Your Majesty keeps saying that you will follow Cheng Sanlang and have sex, haha...
Nima, don’t let Cheng Sanlang, who has an eye smaller than the eye of a needle and is at loggerheads with civil servants, be used as a scapegoat. Thank God, okay?
That boy... When Xu Jingzong thought about the past, when he and his colleagues talked about the Cheng family who often did not receive their salary, they would definitely look down upon them with contempt and ridicule in their words.
And every New Year's Day, a group of colleagues will definitely put up the very powerful "Cheng Family's House Exorcism Picture" on every house.
It can not only exorcise evil spirits from the house, but also watch the old Cheng family look hideous and ugly, which is a secret pleasure.
But now, he has become a subordinate of the Cheng family, who he and his colleagues regard as a disgrace to officials of the Tang Dynasty.
How can I hang around in the civil service circles in the future? How can I hold my head high when seeing those old acquaintances who were eighteenth bachelors of the Qin Palace with me in the past?
Thinking of this, Xu Jingzong couldn't help but feel sad, and his eyes instantly became moist. At this moment, he really had the urge to pick up his belt and find a tree with a crooked neck in the palace to hang the arithmetic ball.
At this moment, Xu Jingzong's mind suddenly cleared up, he trembled, touched his waistband, and stared at Shuzi's sad face, as if he had seen such a scene just now...