After the table was moved, Huizong returned to sit behind the imperial desk and said, "Hua Ju."

Hua Ju walked to the imperial desk and bowed slightly and said, "The students are here."

Huizong said: "You are an extraordinary talent, and you should serve the imperial court. I now grant you the title of Privy Council."

The privy councilors all accept the decree and are in charge of the internal affairs of the Privy Council from the fifth rank. They are responsible for the promotion of officials below the chief of the Privy Council. They have considerable power.

Just as Hua Ju was about to accept the order and thank him, he saw the old official saying: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council has accepted the order and is an important official position in the Privy Council. Although Hua Ju is talented, he is still young and has no experience in handling matters for an official.

, it is inappropriate for him to hold such an important official position."

The official standing below him immediately said: "Your Majesty, I think what Taishi Cai said is reasonable. The Privy Council has agreed that although the official rank is not high, the responsibilities are important. Hua Ju is not as good as the weak crown. If he only writes a few words,

He painted a picture and asked him to hold such an important position, but it was hard to convince the public."

Master Cai!

Hua Ju looked at the old official and said in his heart: "So this is Cai Jing, the leader of the six thieves. Okay, I will remember you. Sooner or later I will get rid of you old traitor."

Then he looked at the official standing below him. He was tall and tall, with delicate skin and no beard like Old Thief Yang. He looked very powerful, but he had a feminine aura about him.

"Is this guy also a eunuch?" Zhao Ju thought.

Huizong thought for a moment, looked at several other officials and asked: "Gao Qing, Yang Qing, Wang Qing, Liang Qing, Cai Taishi and Privy Council Tong all think it is inappropriate to let Hua Ju serve as Privy Council. What do you think?"

"Privacy Child!"

Hua Ju looked at the man and said to himself: "It turns out that this guy is Tong Guan. No wonder he has a feminine aura about him."

Tong Guan was also born as a eunuch, but he was very good at flattering Huizong, so he was able to rise from an eunuch to the position of privy councilor step by step.

Hua Ju looked down Tong Guan, and combined with Huizong's names for them, he already guessed the identities of these people: Gao Qiu, Wang Fu, and Liang Shicheng were all great traitors like Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Yang Jian.

"With Huizong surrounded by these people all day long, it would be strange for the country to remain undefeated." Hua Ju sighed secretly.

He was not sighing for Huizong, but for the people of the Song Dynasty. If it were not for these traitors, they would not be living in dire straits.

Gao Qiu, Wang Fu, and Liang Shicheng also did not agree with Hua Ju's appointment as Privy Councilor, and only Yang Jian, the old thief, chose to agree in order to win over Hua Ju.

"What official position do you think is suitable for Hua Qing?" Huizong asked.

Cai Jing said: "Officials in this dynasty are promoted from bottom to top. In my opinion, it is better to give him a county magistrate first. If the magistrate can do a good job, he can then be promoted to a higher position. In this way, the ministers in the dynasty will not have any guidance."

Huizong admired Hua Ju's talent very much. He was unhappy when he heard that he was only allowed to be the county magistrate. He said: "The magistrate has wronged Hua Qing so much. He must be the magistrate no matter what."

Yang Jian immediately followed his words and said: "What your Majesty said is that it is too unqualified to serve as magistrate with Wenshan's talent. In my opinion, he can be given a higher official position."

This old thief now regarded Hua Ju as a member of his camp, so he tried his best to speak for him.

Cai Jing glanced at Yang Jian with a gloomy face and said, "What Taifu Yang said is wrong. Being talented in literature and handling official affairs well are two different things. If the court selects talents based on writing and painting, then most of the officials in the court will be dismissed. You

Mr. Yang is no longer qualified to stand here."

Yang Jian's old face turned red after being scolded by Cai Jing, but although he was angry, he did not dare to show it. After all, Cai Jing was the prime minister at the head of hundreds of officials, and his words had more weight than him in front of Huizong.

"Your Majesty, what the old master said is true. What the imperial court needs is talents who can help your Majesty handle court affairs, not literary talents who can only write and draw. If he really has the talent for governance, your Majesty will promote him to an official position.

Not too late." Gao Qiu also agreed.

Liang Shicheng, Wang Fu, and Tong Guan then said the same thing.

Seeing that Cai Jing and others were opposed, Huizong immediately looked at the brothers Zhao Huan and Zhao Ju and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Huan said: "My ministers also agree with Cai Taishi's suggestion. You might as well give him a try in a county to see if he can govern it. If he can govern it well, he will be promoted to an official position. If he cannot govern it well, he will be removed from his post and given a sinecure.

He concentrated on writing and painting to add elegance to his father."

"My son's meaning is the same as that of the emperor." Zhao Kai also said.

Although the two brothers Zhao Huan and Zhao Kai were as talented as their father in calligraphy and painting, they were just as bad at handling government affairs. They trusted Cai Jing very much and believed whatever the old thief said. They had no sense of their own.

Opinion.

Seeing that everyone agreed with Cai Jing's proposal, Huizong had no choice but to give up his original idea and asked: "Is there a vacancy for the county magistrate position under Kaifeng Prefecture?"

Cai Jing said: "This needs to be checked before we can know it."

"Cai Qing made inquiries and told me clearly," Huizong said.

"I respect your decree."

At this time, a eunuch came to report: "Your Majesty, Guo Jinru, the Minister of Household Affairs, is outside asking for an audience."

"Let him in."

Soon Guo Jinru, the Minister of Household Affairs, came in, bowed to Huizong and said, "I, Guo Jinru, see your Majesty."

"Get flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Huizong asked: "Have you ever completed the land allocated for Huaju and the mansion?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the selection has been made."

Guo Jinru presented the selected land and the deed to the house.

Generally, when people buy houses and land, they will have house deeds and land deeds. However, the houses and land awarded by the emperor are allocated from the public property of the imperial court. The property rights belong to the imperial court. The recipients only have the right to use them. Therefore, there are no house deeds and land deeds. They are only issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

The official document of the right of use, that is, the deed.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the recipient does not commit any crime, the family can continue to live in the house and use the land for generations to come, but if he commits a crime, it will be taken back.

Huizong took a look and found that the 500 acres of land were near Shuangsuo Village, 20 miles outside the south city of Bianjing. As for the mansion, it was originally the residence of a fourth-grade prison officer. It was on West Street and the location was very good.

Huizong was very satisfied after seeing it, and then stamped the jade seal on it, because it was a reward from the emperor, and it must have a seal to officially take effect. Once it takes effect, only the emperor has the right to take it back, otherwise no yamen or officials have the right.

Take back.

After giving the deed of the house and the land to Hua Ju, Hua Ju thanked him, everyone excused themselves and came out of Wende Hall. Cai Jing glanced at Hua Ju, said nothing, and walked away with official steps. Tong Guan

, Gao Qiu and others did not say anything, and followed Cai Jing away.

After leaving the palace, Yang Jian asked Hua Ju to get on his carriage and said: "Wenshan, go to Cai Jing, Tong Guan and Gao Qiu's house in the evening."

"Why are you going to his house?" Hua Ju asked.

Yang Jian said: "Do you know why they opposed your appointment as Privy Councilor Chengzhi just now?"

"Didn't they say they were worried that I was young and incompetent?" Hua Ju said.

In fact, he knew that this was not the reason, and he was just pretending to be confused to show this old thief.

"That's just their excuse." Yang Jian said.

"Then what's the real reason?"

Yang Jian sneered and said, "I just want to see if you are sensible."

"Do you understand or not?"

"What does Taifu mean by this?" Hua Ju asked deliberately.

Yang Jian thought that he really didn't understand and said, "You are too young."

"Please give me some advice, Master."

Yang Jian said: "The current imperial court is controlled by Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and others. All important positions in the yamen can only be held by people recognized by them. People who are not recognized by them can only hold some indifferent positions.

Position, idle position. Although you have been praised by His Majesty, you have not yet been recognized by them, so naturally you will not be allowed to hold important official positions."

"Then how can we get their approval?"

"Give me gifts. As long as they accept your gift, they won't embarrass you anymore."

Hua Ju laughed and said: "Your Majesty appoints officials, and you have to give them bribes. In the Song Dynasty, does your Majesty have the final say, or do they have the final say?"

Yang Jian put his hands on his knees and said: "You are right to the point. The Song Dynasty belongs to your majesty, but it is controlled by them. Sometimes even your majesty has to listen to them. Didn't you see it with your own eyes just now?

."

Hua Ju thought of what happened when old thief Yang was scolded by Cai Jing just now, and said: "Master Shicai spoke for Wansheng. Cai Jing scolded you in front of so many people, which is really too much. After all, you have been friends for many years. He

How can you be so careless about your face?"

Yang Jian looked at him curiously and asked, "Who told you that Cai Jing and I are good friends?"

Hua Ju said with a "silly" look: "Isn't it what everyone says? You, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu have a very good relationship."

Yang Jian sneered twice and said, "That's just a rumor. In fact, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Qiu and I are just pretending on the surface, but secretly they are ostracizing us."

"Why do they exclude Tai Tu?" Hua Ju asked, pretending to be surprised.

"They are worried that I have stolen His Majesty's favor from them and taken away their power, so they are ostracizing me everywhere."

Hua Ju asked tentatively: "Then why didn't Taifu fight back against him?"

Yang Jian sighed and said: "Cai Jing is the head of a hundred officials, and his words in front of His Majesty are more important than mine. If I fight back, I will only cause greater embarrassment, so I can only swallow my anger."

Hua Ju heard from the old thief's words that he actually had a lot of resentment towards Cai Jing, but he was not as strong as Cai Jing, so he had to tolerate it. He couldn't help but secretly feel happy, because if he could instigate this old thief to turn against Cai Jing and the others, he would be able to do it once the time came.

Root out these traitors.

"Then the master didn't think of this tone?" Hua Ju asked again.
To be continued...