After chatting with Gu Tingye, many of Sheng Changbai's doubts were solved.

Gu Tingye's experience also illustrates that even if a person is really unlucky and a pie does fall from the sky, he must take the initiative to catch it in order to catch the pie.

Sheng Hong is also a person who takes the initiative to pick up the pie.

Because when the two kings were fighting, Sheng Hong had always been a neutral faction and was not involved in any way by King Yong or King Yan.

Now his attitude toward Zhao Zongquan is quite positive.

In addition, he presided over the renovation of Qingning Palace. Although Zhao Zongquan went to the old emperor's bedside to serve as a patient after he was crowned prince, he actually never lived in Qingning Palace.

But favors to Zhao Zongquan still mattered. After a wave of Yuzhou's confidants were promoted to positions and titles, and rewards were given, the first wave was Sheng Hong's turn.

"...Doctor Taizhong, right minister of the Ministry of Power and Industry."

Officials from the fourth rank, dispatched from the fourth rank.

For the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the fifth rank could only be regarded as a mid- to high-ranking official, stepping into the fourth rank could be said to have completely entered the sequence of high-ranking officials.

Although the Ministry of Works of the Zhou Dynasty actually did not have much power, almost all of the Ministry of Works' powers were usurped by the three departments, and it was not the Ministry of Works' turn to intervene in the management of national projects.

However, since the Minister of Industry has only an honorary title and does not go to work in the Yamen, the Ministry of Industry is basically managed by two ministers.

The left is noble and the right is light. Sheng Hong, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, is already the second-in-command of the Ministry of Industry. Although he does not have much power, Sheng Hong has to take a big step forward in terms of status.

Sheng Hong's expectations for his career had never considered how much power he would have.

I just hope to raise my level and be able to wear a purple robe and retire with grace, that's enough.

"Congratulations, father."

Sheng Hong's promotion this time was expected, and Sheng Hong didn't fall into any important position. In fact, there was really no big surprise.

But apart from the fact that the Ministry of Works had less power, it was actually appropriate for the emperor to let Sheng Hong be an official of the Ministry of Works.

Although Sheng Hong is not particularly capable in engineering, he is an official in charge of engineering.

Not meddling in things or being corrupt is already rare enough and good enough.

Sheng Changbai was promoted just a few months ago, and now he is enjoying the benefits of being directly promoted.

As the old emperor mourned and the new emperor ascended the throne, Sheng Changbai was also very busy.

Zhao Zongquan gave him ten pieces of Shu brocade, verbally praised him, and sent him away.

Ten pieces of Sichuan brocade is not a small amount, but it is really not a lot. Hai Chaoyun, Wang Ruofu, the old lady, the three orchids at home, or the married Hualan, there is no way that each of them can get two pieces.

The new emperor was diligent and frugal, not only for himself, but also for his ministers.

After he came to power, he only gave generous rewards to his close friends in Yuzhou, including a mansion in the inner city, a royal estate in the suburbs of Beijing, and official slaves and maids.

After spending all the money, I became diligent and thrifty towards others.

In the next period of time, Sheng Changbai can be temporarily free.

Although there is still a state examination that requires Sheng Changbai's supervision, it is enough to keep paying attention.

Because the children of officials all took special examinations, scholars from poor families were unable to engage in large-scale imperial examination fraud.

The key lies in state test fraud, and the risks and benefits are actually not proportional at all.

If the benefits are not big enough, there will naturally not be that many people who choose to take desperate risks.

After all, the state examination determines whether the candidate is qualified to take the provincial examination or whether it is a one-time qualification.

Merely being a successor will not bring any direct benefits.

Speaking of this state examination, the new emperor succeeded to the throne in October, and only then did he issue a notice to each state capital.

Encore will be launched next year, allowing each state government to organize and arrange state examinations as soon as possible.

For readers, this time is quite unfriendly.

One is in October or November, when the state exam is held, the weather is much colder.

After the second state test results were released, the time left for scholars to rush to Bianliang was also much shorter.

In fact, it also affected the economy of Kaifeng Prefecture, if the state examination had not been held late.

It’s time to take action in October and bring your goods to Kaifeng to set up a stall and sell them early.

Then all kinds of cultural gatherings, activities, hook-up houses and brothels in Tokyo will become popular early on.

Of course, due to the funeral of the old emperor, entertainment venues cannot operate openly and openly.

Even if Juzi could come early, the scene would not be as popular as in previous years.

But if more than 10,000 people move to Beijing, Bianliang's economy can still be prosperous because of the people who come here to spend money.

Although Sheng Changbai was also idle this time, he was not bored.

Because the new emperor had just ascended the throne, the court was much busier than usual.

The power struggle in the court was much more lively than the debate over whether to establish a crown prince or not when the old emperor was still alive.

Originally, after the emperor ascended the throne, there should be a power game with the prime minister.

But because Zhao Zongquan was in the imperial court, he had no foundation.

It can't be said that getting the position is very justified.

After all, when it comes to the distance and distance of blood, there are many people who are more qualified to succeed than Zhao Zongquan.

It was just that the old emperor was worried that all the clans in the capital would be controlled by King Yan.

That's why I couldn't find Zhao Zongquan of Yuzhou, who couldn't live in Bianliang and was the closest to Bianliang.

In order for Zhao Zongquan to be able to mobilize his troops in an orderly manner, he appointed Zhao Zongquan as the crown prince.

The old emperor had no choice but to do so, and Zhao Zongquan could be said to have made a mistake.

Now, in order to secure his position, Zhao Zongquan had to stand high legally and not let anyone in the clan have different intentions and take advantage of himself. My mother, the Queen Mother, was invited to come out behind the curtain to listen to the government.

It is also an old tradition in the Zhou Dynasty that the Queen Mother listens to politics behind the curtain. The old emperor who died when he succeeded to the throne in his early ten years was also held behind the curtain by the Queen Mother for more than ten years.

The old emperor was also in his twenties. He finally overcame the death of the Queen Mother and gained the highest power in the country.

A pair of cheap mother and son, because they need each other, you help me correct my position, and I give you my rights, they get along well, and now they can be said to be truly loving mothers and filial sons.

It became a three-legged situation in the court.

Prime Minister Han Daxiangong was in trouble, and most of the courtiers were on the Prime Minister's side.

After all, Mr. Han represents the interests of the scholars.

Restricting imperial power is what civil servants have always done.

The nobles of the old era, headed by the Queen Mother, are a force, and the interests of these people are to maintain the rights in their hands.

A group of nobles of the new era in Yuzhou, headed by the emperor, is also a political group.

These people followed Zhao Zongquan into power, and of course they hoped that their group would have the most power.

The biggest force in the court now is of course the civil servant group headed by the prime minister.

The combined power of the emperor and the queen mother was enough to compete with the prime minister.

Prime Minister Han Daxianggong is a standard Confucian scholar, and may not have the intention to be a powerful minister.

But the Queen Mother, a woman in the harem, doesn't know how to govern the country or major national affairs.

Holding the highest power in the country is just enjoying this desire for power and a sense of existence.

After all, the life of a widow with no children and a dead husband is indeed a bit boring.

The Queen Mother was coaxed by the old nobles around her and safeguarded the interests of the old nobles.

In order to secure his position, Zhao Zongquan could only please and support the Queen Mother.

It doesn't matter if these two people control the court and don't do business, the prime minister can act on their behalf.

But he only wants to protect the interests of the old nobles. How can a prime minister with a strong personality endure this?

Of course, the Queen Mother and the Emperor cannot be allowed to act recklessly, and they must be held back by two people.

So now in the court hall, there is always a scene where the emperor supports the queen mother and bows to the prime minister.

In this situation, we still have to wait until Zhao Zongquan feels that his throne is stable.

He no longer needs the Queen Mother to help him stay in power, and he can only change after he wants the Queen Mother to withdraw her letter and return to the court.

How can we abide by the laws and regulations, be reasonable, and not get angry, and take back the chaos of the Queen Mother and the Emperor?

This is a science that seems very meaningful. Sheng Changbai really needs to learn more.

The reason why Sheng Changbai had time to watch the show was that these three people got together. Neither of them knew how to govern the country.

In terms of major national policies, Prime Minister Han Daxiangong still makes the final decision.

Some of the benefits that the Queen Mother fought for for the old nobles were mostly personal promotions, local transfers, policy inclinations, and financial rewards.

These aspects, relatively speaking, have little impact on the overall situation of the country.

The three of them got together and did some serious business.
To be continued...