As soon as he walked out of the imperial study, the Minister of War, Zhou Shilang, bowed his hand to Tang Ning and congratulated: "Congratulations, Mr. Tang, on being promoted to Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General..."
He has been staying in the north for the past year and has just returned to the capital. He is not very familiar with the situation in the capital. It was not until just now that he discovered how much His Majesty's connivance towards Mr. Tang has reached.
This further strengthened his belief not to be his enemy. If something happened to Liu Feng, the Minister of Rites, in the coming days, he would have to carry out this belief to the end.
Tang Ning bowed her hands in return, looked at Minister Zhou, and asked, "Listen to what Your Majesty said later, did Mr. Liu from the Ministry of Rites impeach the Magistrate of Ping'an County just now in the palace?"
"Impeachment is not really..." Zhou Shilang looked at Tang Ning. Just as he spoke, his heart suddenly trembled, and he immediately said: "Yes, the education of the prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi Province is under the control of Mr. Liu of the Ministry of Rites. He thinks that the education of Ping'an County Magistrate has
Failed... Mr. Tang doesn't know something. Education is an important item in the assessment of officials. If the education fails for consecutive years, it will range from a fine to a demotion..."
Tang Ning smiled, this Liu Feng is really endless.
Forget about targeting him, he actually wants to target his father-in-law - if his father-in-law fails the assessment and is demoted and transferred to another state, his mother-in-law will definitely go with him, so Xiaoyi will be sad, and when Xiaoyi is sad, he will
I feel bad, the whole family will not be harmonious...
Liu Feng, Liu Feng, actually wanted to destroy his family, it is simply unforgivable!
He turned around and looked behind him. Liu Feng, who was following him, was startled. He immediately stopped and said loudly: "What do you want to do?"
Tang Ning was stunned, looked at him and asked, "Mr. Liu, what are you doing?"
He looked at Liu Feng, suddenly smiled, and said, "Master Liu, you don't think I'm remembering what happened just now, do you?"
Liu Feng said coldly: "You know what you think in your heart!"
Tang Ning waved her hand and said, "Mr. Liu, you are worrying too much. Although you deliberately embarrassed me in front of His Majesty and the courtiers, and although you impeached my father-in-law, this is still your duty. How can I blame you?"
Am I such a stingy person..."
Everyone who came out of the imperial study looked at him at the same time.
The answer to this question is yes. If he was not such a stingy person, or if he was a little more generous, Liu Feng would no longer be the Minister of Rites, but the Minister of Personnel.
Although the two sound similar, the power in their hands is completely different.
Liu Feng glanced at him and said, "It's okay if it's not!"
Tang Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Liu, I am a person who distinguishes between public and private affairs. You must not feel any psychological pressure."
"Farewell!" Liu Feng glanced at him, said a few words, and left in a hurry.
"Impolite guy." Tangning looked back, looked to her side, cupped her hands and said, "Master Fang."
"Master Tang." In just two years, the scholars he met in Lingzhou were already on the same level as him. Fang Hong also bowed his hand to him and said, "I'm afraid I have to congratulate you in advance."
Tangning asked in surprise: "Congratulations for what?"
Fang Hong said: "Your Majesty is not satisfied with any of the lists proposed by the Ministry of Personnel. He must have intended to let Mr. Zhong take over the position of Jing Zhaoyin."
Tangning smiled and said, "This is just a guess. My father-in-law is still relatively junior. How could he be promoted to the third level twice..."
If his father-in-law didn't advance to the third level in a row this time, he might come to him to play chess every day. Tang Ning wanted to lose, but it was obvious that he couldn't lose. This was not only a test of his chess skills, but also a test of his acting skills.
test.
Compared to playing chess with his father-in-law, he preferred to be ravaged by the Tang Fairy. After all, she only tortured the body, not the soul.
That's why he was so brave just now and wanted to fight for a chance for him.
Although it sounds incredible to be promoted from the fifth-rank Ping'an County Magistrate to the fourth-rank Jing Zhaoyin at one time, Chen Huanglian was promoted from the fifth-rank military minister to the fourth-rank Zhonglang.
Everything can be done, what else is impossible?
Fang Hong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty will not take the position without aim. Your Majesty does not want some people to sit in the position of Jing Zhaoyin, nor does he want to have an impact on the court. In fact, promoting Lord Zhong will have the least impact. After all, Jing Zhaoyin
Compared with the Ping'an County Magistrate, Zhaoyin only has greater authority, but in fact, the relationship is of the same origin..."
In a certain hall of the palace, a middle-aged man in simple clothes looked up at Emperor Chen and asked, "Your Majesty has decided to appoint the Magistrate of Ping'an County as Jingzhao Yin?"
Chen Huangdao: "Why, you think it's not possible?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said: "It's not impossible, but it's just that there is no precedent for this kind of thing from the Pingan County Magistrate to Jing Zhaoyin directly, and there is no such rule in our court."
"Rules are set by people, and precedents must be set by someone. Otherwise, how did the original rules and precedents come about?" Emperor Chen looked calm and said, "This time, let me set the precedent."
He put one hand on the table and said: "The current situation seems to be stable, but it is also full of dangers. The grassland, the Chu Kingdom, the Western Regions, and the Western Fan. If I let them fight for each other in the court, I am afraid that even the Chen Kingdom will
We will not perish from the outside, but we will also perish from within, following in the footsteps of the Liang Kingdom..."
The middle-aged man said: "Even in the prosperous times, there are also crises. Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too early. The power of our country, Chen Dynasty, is increasing day by day. In more than ten years, we may already be able to shock all the barbarians..."
"What is coming will come sooner or later. When the time comes, can the two of them, who only know how to fight internally, be able to withstand it?" Emperor Chen sighed and said, "I don't have decades to wait. If God can lend me another hundred years,
, I am confident that I, Chen Guozuo, can continue for hundreds more years..."
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When Tang Ning returned home, he didn't see his father-in-law. He walked to the room, found Xiao Yi, and asked, "Where is your father-in-law?"
Zhong Yi said: "When my husband went to the palace, my father went back to the county government office. It seems that there was something going on in the government office..."
Tangning walked over, held her hand, and said, "Let's go to the county government office too."
Zhong Yi said in surprise: "Didn't we just go there yesterday? What does my husband want to see my father for?"
Tangning pulled her out of the room and said, "Let's go, let's talk as we walk..."
Ping'an County Government.
Two officials in crimson-colored official robes sat on the main seat. Zhong Mingli, the magistrate of Pingan County, stood in the hall, cupped his hands and asked, "I wonder what important matters Xu Shaoyin and Professor Zheng have come to the county government?"
Both of them are officials in the Jingzhao government office. Jingzhao Shaoyin is Jingzhao Yin's assistant. He usually assists Jingzhao Yin in handling government affairs. The professor of Fu Xue supervises the education of the government. He has dealt with both of them.
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Professor Zheng took a sip of tea and said: "Among the thirty-six counties in Gyeonggi Province this year, the educational assessment was generally good. Only Ping'an County failed. It was nominated by the Ministry of Rites, and even affected the government. Ping'an County is the most important county in the capital, and it should be
To set an example for the counties, the reality is actually better. On the contrary, as the magistrate of Ping'an County, doesn't Mr. Zhong have nothing to say?"
Zhong Mingli looked at him and said: "The education assessment does not just look at the number of scholars who take the exam. What's more, the number of candidates who take the exam will fluctuate slightly every year due to different years. I think this is normal..."
Snapped!
Jingzhao Shaoyin slapped his hand on the table and said loudly: "Master Zhong, are you blaming the Ministry of Rites for fabricating the facts, or do you think this matter should be blamed on the Fu Xue, Professor Zheng and me?"
Zhong Mingli looked at the two people. He had been an official for many years and naturally knew that the standards for official evaluation and education could not be measured by numbers. They had always been ambiguous. As long as they did not fail for many consecutive years, nothing would usually happen.
This year, there was a slight fluctuation in the number of scholars taking the examination in Ping'an County. It was impossible to attract Jingzhao Shaoyin and Fu Xue professor to come in person, and their attitude seemed to be intentional.
"father."
Zhong Mingli was about to answer when a voice suddenly came from the door. He turned around and saw Zhong Yi and Tangning walking in.
"Magistrate Zhong!" Jingzhao Shaoyin looked at him, glanced at Tang Ning and Zhong Yi, and said, "Regarding the education assessment, you haven't given me an explanation yet, so let these idle people wait out!"
Tang Ning was about to speak, but she paused when she heard this. She looked at Jingzhao Shaoyin and said, "This sir is..."
Zhong Mingli stepped forward and introduced: "This is Mr. Xu, Jingzhao Shaoyin, and this is Mr. Zheng, professor of Fu Xue."
Tang Ning nodded and said, "It turns out it's Master Xu and Master Zheng..."
Jingzhao Shaoyin frowned, looked at him and asked, "Who are you? Why don't you bow to me when you see me?"
Jingzhao Shaoyin only held a fourth-grade official position. In terms of rank, he was not even as good as Xiaoyi's fourth-grade official title. Tangning looked at him and smiled: "Master Shaoyin, you have such great official authority..."
