"What should I do with Su Zi's status? It's early February now, and there's still one month before March 15th. If we use the distance to delay Su Zi's participation in the examination, Eunuch Zhao is keeping an eye on it, so this must not happen." "It is even more impossible to find a charge against Eunuch Zhao."
"But the way he doesn't even show his face now means he hates me. I have to deal with it!"
"Or should I take a risk, hint with others, and deliberately suppress it during the interview?"
The risk is too great. Interfering with the imperial examinations, once discovered, is a crime of beheading. In the examination fraud case in the eighth year of Yuanheng Dynasty in the previous dynasty, seventeen people including the examiner were executed. Even the university scholar Xiao Congbo was executed.
He was taken to the execution ground and beheaded on the spot. This is a lesson learned from the past.
The imperial examination is a national ceremony and the most important matter. The previous dynasty handled it this way, and this dynasty will not take it lightly.
Just when we were helpless, a soldier suddenly came in and reported: "Sir, Su Zi has come to see you."
Cui Zhaoquan's eyes suddenly lit up and he stood up subconsciously: "Please come in quickly!"
After taking a step forward, he came back to his senses and immediately looked at the subordinate who was giving a report to him. When he saw his expression of surprise, he was suddenly shocked to realize that he had lost his composure and slowly sat back down.
He stroked his beard and pretended that nothing happened just now.
When the official saw it, he thought about it and resigned to Cui Zhaoquan.
Cui Zhaoquan nodded and agreed.
When the official went out, he met the young man brought in by the soldiers. The young man was dressed in a green shirt, with dark hair and a wooden crown, and eyes like dotted paint. The moment he met his face, he made people's hearts melt.
"This is Su Ziji. I have only seen him from a distance a few times before. I didn't expect that up close, he doesn't look like a villain at all. Is this the so-called people should not be judged by their appearance?"
The official was Cui Zhaoquan's attaché, so he naturally knew about Su Ziji's previous close contacts with eunuchs.
As a civil servant, he often looked down upon eunuchs. Therefore, although he was a little puzzled by Cui Shangshu's reaction just now, he did not speak to Su Ziji. He just glanced at him and passed by.
Su Ziji didn't even look at him, and just went over with the soldiers.
After walking a few steps, he arrived outside the cabin. A soldier stood outside the door. As soon as he entered, he bowed to Cui Zhaoquan who was sitting there: "Student Su Ziji, pay your respects to your lord."
"You came to see me, but something happened?" Although Cui Zhaoquan was feeling troubled in his heart, he didn't show it on his face and just asked lightly.
"Could it be that you have something to ask of me?" This was originally a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart, but now he brought it out, which was considered a bit of ridicule.
Unexpectedly, Su Ziji immediately raised his head and looked at him with clear eyes and a sincere expression: "Sir, the student does have something to ask for."
On an imperial envoy ship not far away, Supervisor Zhao Da Ci was sitting on a chair, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and the old man was drinking tea.
This time I returned to Beijing and gained a lot. Not only did I get a windfall through Sun Baihu, but the money was not hot, so I felt very at ease with it.
He also took revenge on Qian Zhidong for cheating him. Based on his understanding of the emperor, this old man would most likely die when he arrived in the capital.
By the way, he also achieved military exploits. Although for eunuchs, military exploits are far less useful than windfalls, but they can increase their weight in the emperor's heart. A chief eunuch like himself has everything he should have, and what he doesn't have, he will never have again in this life.
, not only can you gain wealth, but also please the emperor, this is the most important thing.
The only thing that made him unhappy was probably Cui Zhaoquan, an old man.
This person had a conflict with him in the southwest, and although it didn't make a big fuss, it was still firmly remembered by Inspector Zhao.
It’s just that there is no fatal link now. Civil servants are different from military generals and cannot be killed with one blow. It is easy for ministers of this level to retaliate.
"Oh, I can only endure it for now, because our family is just a eunuch."
"As for Su Ziji." Inspector Zhao was lost in thought, looking at the sea water, and murmured for a long time: "I can't guess, but I always feel that there is a temperament that cannot be restrained by heaven or earth."
"This kind of temperament is a heroic temperament. If he were a minister, I would advise the emperor to stay away. No, there is no need for me to say it. If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. If you behave above others, everyone will reject it. This son is in the southwest.
My repeated suggestions have aroused people's jealousy. Without me saying anything, I will most likely be slandered and slandered..."
"Only one or two out of ten stand out, and they don't end well."
"Although I am a father-in-law, I also know that since ancient times, prime ministers can only be obtained by those who have not done meritorious service."
Except for the founding of the country, no one of the prime ministers in the past dynasties has made any outstanding achievements. This actually illustrates the principles of the imperial court.
"Su Ziji is indeed young, and he may have thought that he was hiding his talents. In fact, being an official is about being a human being. Talents are three-thirds, and personnel are seven-thirds sharp."
"In our opinion, one point of talent is enough to achieve the same goal."
"But Su Ziji is of the prince's bloodline, or the emperor has other ideas, but it's hard to say."
Inspector Zhao suddenly remembered the past events of the prince's past. He couldn't help but be stunned. He held a sip of tea in his mouth and swallowed it for a long time. He felt cold again, so he vomited it. Before he could vomit it out, someone came over in a hurry and bowed.
Report from the body: "Eunuch, Su Juren has just gone to Cui Zhaoquan's imperial ship."
"What? Su Ziji went to see Cui Zhaoquan? Go and find out what's going on!"
After sending people out, he finally couldn't drink the tea any more. He put the teacup on the table with a clang, and said with an ugly expression: "Are you actually trying to have both sides, trying to make friends with our family and at the same time please old man Cui Zhaoquan?" p>
If this is the case, you should think carefully about Su Ziji's political wisdom. This career will not last long!
Even eunuchs like him despise capricious villains. Even if they take advantage of him, they will not treat him sincerely. How can Cui Zhaoquan tolerate it?
After a while, the man turned back again and reported the situation to Supervisor Zhao.
The source of this information was not obtained from the imperial envoy's ship, but from the ship where Su Ziji lived.
No one is hiding the fact that Shao Sisen is dead. It will be known once we investigate.
Su Ziji stopped the people who took away Shao Sisen's body and went to see Cui Zhaoquan. When he asked about it, he naturally knew it.
I thought that Su Ziji was here for the future, thought that Su Ziji was here to ask for advice, and thought about the various reasons why Su Ziji came to seek a meeting with Cui Zhaoquan, Supervisor Zhao really didn’t expect that it would be such a reason!
He was so surprised that he stood up: "You mean, he went to apologize for Shao Sisen?"
When you ask this, you will know that you are asking too much.
Apart from this reason, at this juncture, why would Su Ziji go to see Cui Zhaoquan?
I really want to ease the relationship with Cui Zhaoquan. Which day in the past ten days can’t I go to?
Several times, Cui Zhaoquan even vaguely wanted to pass the ladder, but Su Ziji ignored it. He also knew this.
Inspector Zhao stopped talking and walked a few steps in the large cabin: "I thought you had a steel neck and refused to lower your head, but now you still lower your head?"
The words were a bit sarcastic, but the visitor was surprised to find that the supervisor sighed like this, seemingly dissatisfied, but there was an obvious smile on the corner of his mouth.