Zheng Lang didn't pay attention either.

In fact, the princess of the Song Dynasty were not valuable and far less noble than the princess of the Tang Dynasty. If a son had a future, as a father, he was unwilling to marry the princess, and once he married the princess, his future would be gone. Wang Yiyong was an alternative. Even if he was noble, he was actually an invisible prime minister in the court. He did not speak a word and did not dare to act. Otherwise, he would have been overturned by the ministers from the prime minister. But he could not be arrogant. The courtesy of the ministers still had to be kept, and he returned a big gift.

Zhao Niannu said, "Thank you, Mr. Zheng Lang."

"Don't dare."

Zhao Niannu took another step closer and whispered: "You are a good knight."

Zheng Lang was stunned, thinking that she was talking to the child, and smiled. But as the little girl grew taller and became more delicate, she had a little relief in her eyes and looked normal, and she treated her as a close junior and a niece without blood.

The other ministers didn't think of anything.

There is no doubt that the Khitan chose four beautiful women to serve him. Zheng Lang insisted that he would not touch him for more than a year. Such a personality is also unquestionable.

Zhao Niannu retreated.

Zhao Zhenxuan said: "Zeng Qing (Zeng Gongliang was the magistrate of the imperial edict) wrote an edict for me, and ordered Zheng Lang to be the Grand Secretary of the State Council Zhaowenguan Supervisor of the State Council History Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Quan Zhongshu, and the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the Secretariat of the State Council."

All the ministers were shocked.

Prime Minister, absolute Prime Minister.

The Duke of the State is not concerned about this large number of official positions. The imperial court repeatedly granted the Duke of Zheng Lang, but Zheng Lang is not accepted. With his achievements, it is also necessary to be granted the Duke of the State. Don’t take it seriously. He is a civil servant and has no real power. However, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is already a high-ranking official, quite high. Jia Changchao was the head of the Ministry of Works, and the counselor is the official of the Ministry of Works. The problem is not important. The key is one in front and one behind. The highest official position among the officials in the museum is Zhaowenguan, the three great scholars of Jixianyuan of the History Museum, and the most expensive one is the Grand Secretary of the Zhaowenguan, and the Grand Secretary of the State Administration was the Grand Secretary of the State Administration. The Grand Secretary of the State Administration was the highest official position in the Western Palace, and there was also the Grand Secretary of the Secretariat, which was also the Grand Secretary of the State Administration.

This is the emperor's support for Zheng Lang.

Some ministers looked at each other, and it was hard to say that if they were said before, they could still say that they were not qualified enough, but if they looked at the two current governments, who is more experienced than Zheng Lang and Chen Zhizhong? Chen Zhizhong only entered the two governments earlier, and his qualifications may not be as experienced as Zheng Lang. Ding Du, Wen Yanbo and Pang Ji were older than Zheng Lang, strictly speaking, they are still juniors of Zheng Lang.

The worst is age, how can this be said?

They all looked at Zheng Lang.

Zheng Lang also looked at everyone and said, "Your Majesty will not accept it."

“Why?”

"There are three ministers who are still young and have not been in the investigation for the two governments for a long time. They dare not take on this great task. They went on a mission to Khitan and did something bad to escape," Zheng Lang said as he took off his official hat. This head shape is very strange, and some ministers lowered their heads and enjoyed secretly regardless of the occasion.

"Your Majesty, although it is not a big mistake, there are minor mistakes that are not punished and promoted. The court's rewards and punishments are unclear, so the two of me dare not accept it. When I went to the Khitan to fight against Xixia, I saw many things, things, people and customs, and thought more about the military, so the Secretariat is not suitable for me for the time being. With these three, I dare not accept it."

This is the brain that has broken down.

Zhao Zhen did not believe in gentlemen, and did not believe in the few people he chose. This is a reason.

Some ministers have doubts about themselves because of Zhou Ji's age, which is two reasons. The two governments are very swelling and cannot do good things. There are three reasons.

There are still people.

Although Xia Shu is not hostile, he will also want to get on the throne and gain power. Not only Xia Qiu, but even Chen Zhizhong may not be able to let go. Is Xia Qian's tricks powerful?

There are still people.

Pang Ji's methods were even more powerful. Although Jia Changchao was powerful, he was eventually inferior. What could he do by framed people? As long as he gained this reputation, he would never turn around in his life. Unless he pushed the time fifty or sixty years later, until the era of Emperor Huizong of Song.

Pang Ji did not frame many people. On the contrary, he saved some people moderately, but his ability to grasp the current situation was almost unmatched. This is the best method.

And Wen Yanbo.

This person should not be underestimated. When he was the prefect of Chengdu last year, he was a scholar-official and liked romanticism, which was the fashion of this era. Chengdu was also the famous wealthy place in the Song Dynasty, so he liked to have fun and made beautiful girls in Sichuan. Wen Yanbo followed the customs and gathered many swallows, and invited everyone to have prostitutes to have a banquet.

Moreover, he was very capable and had excellent governance of Chengdu. He was more popular and promoted. The news was very shaky and spread to the capital. Zhao Zhen was a little unhappy after hearing this, so he asked the censor He Shengcong to go to Chengdu to investigate on the grounds of asking for leave.

Wen Yanbo heard that his aide Zhang Shaoyu pretended to be a good reception from his fellow villager, welcomed Hanzhou, held a drink and greeted each other, and described the feelings of fellow villager during the banquet. Many prostitutes in camp to cheer them up. The atmosphere was very hot. He Shengcheng lost his way and saw a prostitute in the Yang family good at dancing and beautiful appearance. So he fell in love with him and gave her a stage name, Yang Tailiu. Zhang Shaoyu took the iron and posed a poem on the Yang family Luopa. The beautiful woman in Shu Kingdom was named Xi Yao, and the censor of the Dongtai was beautiful. From now on, he called Yang Tailiu, and danced thousands of east winds.

He Shengcong was very happy to let Yang sing with Liuzhi's lyrics and sing very much.

He Sheng has come to Chengdu and is preparing to investigate and rectify the Chengdu official atmosphere. Wen Yanbo warmly entertains, greetings, or cultivating contracts, but still cannot impress He Shengcong. One day at the banquet, Wen Yanbo invited a group of prostitutes to accompany him and sing and dance. Suddenly, a song came out, which was the song Yang Tailiu, and the person who sang was the Yang family.

He Shengcong fainted, you are a good official, you are the five good young men of the Song Dynasty, and the most perfect talent in the Song Dynasty. When he returned to the capital, he not only did not belittle Wen Yanbo, but instead praised Wen Yanbo. So Wen Yanbo was only awarded the deputy prime minister of Ganxi Prefecture by Zhao Zhen this year

But the problem is that He Shengcong was secretly inspected. Few people came to know how Wen Yanbo got the news from far away in Chengdu?

It is precisely because of this method that even Xia Shu was a little vague about it.

In such a court, you will be a companion minister, the Prime Minister of the Western Prefecture and the No. 2 figure in the country. With his achievements today, there will be no big problems, but if you become the Prime Minister, you will wait to find the sage.

If you can't do anything, you will not only be able to do anything, but on the contrary, you will be knocked off the stage in a few months at most.

Of course, what he said was also the reason, and it was also the reason, although it was not the main reason.

Zhao Zhen said: "Zheng Qing, you have come all the way to see the hands of the people?"

I am not asking you to be the prime minister, but also for the sake of national emergency.

Zheng Lang replied slowly, "Your Majesty, I saw it. I have told Your Majesty before that our dynasty attaches importance to internal governance, population expansion, and water and soil destruction in the north. There will be many disasters in the future, and we can only accumulate surplus in the year of famine and emergency relief. Moreover, our dynasty has been the first of all dynasties, but there is no large surplus in the past, nor does it have large surplus in the year of disaster. The year of disaster will be gathered, which is the time to build water conservancy, roads, and city walls. There will be no delay in disasters. In addition, these years have been considered peaceful and wind

The rain is good, and the new warehouse has many warehouses for grain reserves. There should not be any problems. However, Your Majesty valued Jia Changchao as prime minister. This person has low authority over the administration, but there are many means to frame others. The top and bottom are effective, and the officialdom gradually becomes dark from top to bottom. Even the new warehouse is corrupted by officials again, with grain on the books and no grain in the warehouse. As soon as the disaster occurs, he is at a loss. Jia Changchao has left the court and sent good officials to rectify the warehouse and punish dirty officials severely. The crisis is not too serious."

What are the differences between the two sides and the three tigers and four glaring, the root cause of the problem is still in Jia Changchao.

Zhao Zhen did not speak.

Zheng Lang also said: "Your Majesty, this is not a crisis in the Song Dynasty. The crisis is still in the West and the North. The two northwest enfeoffers are eyeing each other and have to garrison a large number of soldiers on the border. Without this force, it will not only reduce the crisis of food supply, but also save a lot of expenses for the country. This is the strategy of Chang'an in the Song Dynasty."

Zhao Zhen said: "How about that Khitan king?"

"It is not considered the king of the king, but the ruler of the preservation. The Khitan will not have a crisis in his hands, but the depravity will be even worse. At this time, the Khitan government is quite similar to our dynasty. The powerful and nobles are content to enjoy themselves, regardless of the future of the country, squeeze the national fiscal revenue and damage the national strength. The barbarians in the north and the eastern Khitan are fierce and good at fighting, and sooner or later the beacon will rise and replace them."

Zhao Zhen was silent again.

Zheng Lang said again: "However, I saw another strange phenomenon in Youzhou."

Tell us about the situation of the four major families.

"Can you win over?"

"Your Majesty, the four major families have severely transformed Khitan, and many Hu subdued Hu customs. Many of them have become generals in the clan. They have close relatives with Khitan powers and even marry princesses. It is not easy to win over them. But I vaguely see that there are some opportunities to use, but I haven't figured it out clearly. Furthermore, although the Khitan soldiers are fierce, there are some capable and loyal ministers..." Zheng Lang's mind came to Yelu Yixian's kneeling and said: "It's a pity that the Liao master has no eyesight and has not used these people well. On the contrary, some charming ministers and mediocre ministers are used more than one because they are noble sons. At this time, if the general's command ability is not much different and the troops are similar, the Khitan may not be the opponent of our army."

To put it objectively, unless you encounter a hero like Yelu Dashi. Under normal circumstances, since the reign of Emperor Xingzong of Liao, the combat effectiveness of the Khitan army may not have the upper hand than the Song Dynasty. But don’t let eunuchs and civil officials command, otherwise there will be more and more good luck.

Zheng Lang said again: "Over the past year, I have gone to many places in the Khitan, seen many, heard a lot, and wrote memorials again, and reported to Your Majesty in detail."

Some ministers were horrified.

This is the real good minister, with an extremely lofty heart.

"That King Liang..."

Zheng Lang smiled and said that he had a master-disciple relationship. This was a personal relationship and could not be brought to the national level. He replied: "I like hunting, like Buddhism and Confucianism, and are not good at distinguishing people. He actually trusts his ministers very much. If he ascends to the throne in the future, he will not be a tyrant or an immortal..."

Without further ado, everyone understands it, so don't expect to be a good emperor.

This is good news, Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, and the greatest pressure on the Song Dynasty was still the Khitan.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zeng Gongliang again, Xia Ji and Chen Zhizhong, Zheng Lang seemed to refuse to be the prime minister, so there was no need to hurry up in the future. Who will take the current disaster?

Xia Feng sat upright, and his heart was filled with joy and sorrow. Since he came to the capital, the censors kept impeaching him. Zheng Lang's intention was clearly to steal the seat under his butt. If it was good, he could squeeze into the Secretariat and fight with Chen Zhizhong. If it was not crowded well, he might move out of the place for Zheng Lang and get to the place again. His face was not getting more lustful, but his heart was jumping constantly in Bu Tong.

Other ministers were also thinking that there would be no one to talk about Zheng Lang as Privy Councilor. Also, Xia Zhu, Xia Qiu has become Privy Councilor, and cannot be demoted to the Chief Secretary, and must not be demoted to the Deputy Privy Councilor, let him compete with Chen Zhizhong for the position?

Some people feel bitter in their mouths because they find that no matter which choice Zheng Lang makes, it seems that his hands are not good. Or they advance as prime minister, and some people don’t want to go back, or they retreat, and they become Privy Councilors, so that summer thorns will rise, and they don’t want to.

Zheng Lang lowered his head to laugh, but he faintly heard the sound of a small abacus beads twirling. High, Mount Everest is so high, and he didn't know how many people's plans had been broken after retreating. Besides, what good stalls are left by Jia Changchao, who will take it will be hot. If you take it at this time, your head will be broken.

To be continued
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