The news that Cai Que will return to his hometown soon spread like wildfire.
Many ministers are envious of him.
"It is truly a great favor from the emperor to be able to return home as prime minister and leave the country." Zhang Dun said with envy.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was only one Duke, Han Zhongxian, who could rule over his hometown and state after he retired from the position of prime minister.
Unexpectedly, Cai Chizheng also took advantage of this opportunity.
Although the news from the palace is that it is only for a one-year term.
The town will be changed in a year!
But this is also a great grace.
Especially for ministers personally, as prime minister, they return to their hometown and receive courtesy from their elders!
This is what everyone dreams of.
The best thing is that the one-year term is neither long nor short, just enough to ensure that the prime minister will only do good things and not do bad things.
"No..." Cai Jing poured a glass of wine for Zhang Dun: "The lower officials and others are also envious of him!"
"If I can receive this grace even if I am a low-ranking official in my lifetime, I will die in peace!"
I returned to my hometown in great glory, and then, surrounded by my elders, I visited the mountains and rivers of my hometown.
Then, he did ten or eight good deeds for his hometown, and then reluctantly embarked on the road to the imperial court in the farewell of his hometown elders.
Nothing can stimulate the heart of a scholar-bureaucrat more than this.
Therefore, today all the officials in Bianjing City are eating.
Especially the Fujian officials are the most jealous.
Many people are thinking: Han Qi, Han Zhong and Xian Gong have the honor of supporting three emperors and supporting two emperors. Why do you, Cai Chizheng, have this honor?
Of course, everyone is just thinking about it in their hearts, and no fool will say it out loud.
Cai Que today, I will be tomorrow.
Judging from the preferential treatment given by today's officials to Confucian ministers, especially the elders.
Maybe in the future, as long as he is a minister he likes, everyone will have a share.
Therefore, Han Jiang, who had some intention of retreating after Cai Que returned to the court, was resurrected with full health.
He also wanted to go back to Zhending Mansion before leaving his official career, even if it was just to show his name - it was the place where the Lingshou Han family started, and where the ancestral graves were.
No scholar-official refused to receive this honor.
Zhang Dun took a sip of the wine poured by Cai Jing and sighed: "I also want to go back to Jianzhou!"
He thought of the wind and moon in Pucheng and the mountain roads in his hometown.
It reminds me even more of those village elders I met when I was a child.
If he can return to Jianzhou, he will definitely run the business well and provide as many policies and preferential treatment to his elders as possible.
However, Zhang Dun knew in his heart that this kind of thing was far from as easy as others thought.
Now in the capital, apart from Cai Que, I am afraid that only Han Jiang can have a chance to fight for it.
the reason is simple.
Cai Que returned to his hometown with a mission.
Moreover, as one of the participants, Zhang Dun knew very well what Cai Que did when the late emperor was seriously ill.
At least, Zhang Dun knew that Cai Que had contacted Empress Dowager Xiang.
He also did many, many things in private.
Some things he and Zhang Dun had hinted at, some not, but who was Zhang Dun?
He knows it all.
During the dozens of days and nights when the late emperor was seriously ill, Cai Que could be said to have gambled with his fortune and life in order to support the current official family.
The things Cai Que did were clear to the Queen Mother.
Naturally, in Zhang Dun's eyes, this is a reward based on merit.
Maybe, mother and son have already communicated in private, and they understand clearly in their hearts.
So, this is what Cai really deserves.
However, Zhang Dun would not tell anyone these things. He would only pretend to be envious and jealous.
So, Zhang Dun raised his wine glass: "Come on, come on, everyone, please drink this glass to the full. When Cai Xianggong's farewell banquet is held after his resignation, we will go and toast him with a few more glasses!"
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As the envy of everyone in the capital.
Cai Que had also calmed down by this time.
Therefore, he is thinking about what he will do after taking office.
First of all, officials hope that he will preside over the construction of the Municipal Shipping Department.
This must be put first!
At the same time, as a Quanzhou native, Cai Que also knew very well that Quanzhou people were eager to establish a shipping company.
Only with the establishment of the Shipping Department can Quanzhou open its port openly and accept merchant ships from all over the world.
With the gathering of merchant ships, people in Quanzhou can do business everywhere.
Needless to say, the benefits of this are.
It is also a good thing for the country and society.
Taking the Guangzhou Shipping Department as an example, it is not a problem to collect commercial taxes of hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.
that is……
"Zijing..." Cai Que shook his head as he read the name of the Fujian transfer envoy.
What exactly did Wang Zijing do in Fujian?
Cai Que knew it clearly in his heart.
This time, the official's holy will also meant that he should go to Fujian to investigate this matter clearly.
This means that Cai Que can also taste one, two, and three things.
First of all, the good name of the late emperor must be maintained, secondly, an explanation must be given for the Fujian incident, and finally, the chaos must be rectified.
So, this matter is very difficult!
Cai Que was thinking about how to find an entry point so that he could accomplish what he wanted to do without tarnishing the late emperor's good name.
Outside the door, his son Cai Wei knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
Cai Wei walked up to Cai Que cautiously and whispered: "Sir, there is a minister outside the door who claims to be an 'old friend' and wants to see him..."
"Minister?" Cai Que frowned: "Or an old friend?"
"The other party is not wearing the clothes of a minister, but just a civilian..." Cai Wei said: "My son just guessed that he was a minister from the way he spoke and his tone..."
Cai Que immediately hesitated. Meeting with his ministers privately was taboo for a prime minister like him who was about to find out!
Cai Wei said quickly: "The other person claimed that his surname was Yan. He said that when you hear his name, you will naturally know who he is?"
When Cai Que heard this, he immediately stood up and said to Cai: "Take him to the side room... no... to Pipa's small courtyard... I will be there later!"
Pipa is Cai Que's concubine and his favorite woman. She can even be said to be a confidant.
Therefore, if there was something important, Cai Que would usually do it in Pipa's courtyard.
Cai Wei nodded and went down.
Cai Que became extremely serious.
The surname is Yan, an internal minister, an old friend... There is only one person who meets the conditions - Yan Shouqin, who is beside the Queen Mother.
He was also the person who had frequent contact with Queen Mother Xiang a few months ago.
After the reserve position was confirmed and the official ascended the throne, Yan Shouqin and him tacitly severed contact.
Now, Yan Shouqin came to visit specifically, and Cai did understand that it was either the Queen Mother's will or the current official's will.
So, after tidying up his clothes, he went to the courtyard of his concubine Pipa.
"Where is he?" Cai Que asked the concubine Pipa who came up to him as soon as he entered the door.
Pipa whispered: "Lang Jun, I have been taken to the wing by the slave..."
"Remember to guard the door and don't let anyone get close!"
"Even my sons and my wife, don't let them get close!"
This is a matter of wealth and life, and there is no room for error.
Pipa nodded and said: "Don't worry, Sir, I know it!"
Note: This concubine of Cai Que was affectionate and loyal to him and stayed with him through life and death. On the contrary, it was Cai Que's wife who decisively chose to divorce him after he was in trouble.
