Yupo Yunhun and the Man-made King

Chapter 43 First choice

The principal Zhang glanced at Zhao Tao, and said: "Master Yan, it's all trivial work here in a lowly position. It's too condescending for His Highness to do these things."

Yan Luan said: "Although His Royal Highness has a high status, he has never been in charge of affairs independently. You just need to teach His Royal Highness with your heart."

Master Zhang answered yes, and led Zhao Tao to the value room of the masters.

In the evening of that day, Zhao Ying hosted a banquet for the five ministers of officials, rites, workers, punishments and soldiers for dinner.Yang Chao, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Cao Jixun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Lu Guan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, and Xia Zhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, arrived successively.Seeing that there is no small table like the old banquets in the side hall, there is only a big round table in the middle of the side hall, for some reason, they dare not sit down, just stand there chatting.At this moment, seeing Yan Luan walking in from outside the hall, Yang Chao smiled and said, "Ling'an, you have finally arrived, what does the emperor mean by this? Could it be that the emperor is having dinner and asked us to stand by and serve?" Yang Chao Chao's father was a disciple of Old An Wang, and he also studied with Zhao Ying since he was a child, so he spoke more casually than other ministers.

Yan Luan smiled and said: "I've just arrived too, you'll know when the emperor comes soon?" Then he said to a little eunuch next to him: "Tell Eunuch Yan that all the adults have arrived."

Not a moment later, Zhao Ying came out from the inner hall, and everyone knelt down to salute.Zhao Ying said with a smile: "Everyone who loves you should be at peace, I asked them to set up a round table today, just because I don't want everyone to be too restrained."

Everyone declined for a while, seeing Zhao Ying's insistence, they sat down, Yan Luan took the first place on Zhao Ying's left hand, and Yang Chao took the first right hand seat.

Zhao Ying raised his glass and said with a smile: "My dear friends, the one who has known me for the longest time is Tingxi. It has been more than [-] years. Those who have known me for a short time, Bo Nian and Shi Liang, are also with me. I have been an official in the same dynasty for more than ten years. Let me offer you a toast today."

Several people hurriedly got up and drank the wine.

Zhao Ying said: "From now on, no one is allowed to stand up, otherwise we will be punished according to the decree of resistance." Seeing a few people sitting down, Zhao Ying laughed again: "Before, everyone was in the same position or opposed. I know it all. Why don’t you tell me directly if you have something to say now, and you still need Master Yan to pass it on?”

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Don't blame the emperor. I know that the emperor trusts me, so I put the second highness on the board of the Ministry of Rites. However, I have little talent and morality. I really feel that I have failed the emperor's entrustment, and I am afraid that the second highness will be delayed. Yan and the emperor asked for Ling'an after speaking directly."

Zhao Ying said with a smile: "Tingxi and we have been playing together since we were four or five years old. Do you use such a big circle to tell me? I know that the Pope's son has always been a thankless job. If the prince gets into any trouble, If you don't do it well, you will be punished along with me, and I don't blame you if you don't want to." Then he said to Lu Guan: "Bo Nian, Wang Zhixiong is corrupt and broke the law, it is your duty to arrest him. You have always been upright, and you have many different ideas from me in the past. You dare to say what you said in court, why don't you tell me now?"

Lu Guan blushed slightly, and said with a smile, "It's because I was not very loyal to the emperor...that's why I didn't dare to tell the emperor."

Zhao Ying smiled and said: "You are also being used by others, I don't blame you, from now on, if you have anything to do, you can just tell me directly."

At this time Cao Jixun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Since the emperor said so, the minister is not afraid of offending others, so he is telling the truth. Since the emperor ascended the great treasure, it is natural that all people return to him. But the ministers are always not so serious in their work. Happy, some people always want to suppress Chen and other people who were not close to the emperor before. Chen is now seventy years old, and he will return to his hometown in less than two years. But they are still young, always like this, they will Even if you have the ability, you can’t use it.”

Zhao Ying said: "Old Cao, I understand what you said, and I also know that Lao Xie is a bit stubborn. So I didn't call him today, but I also want to have a good chat with all my lovers."

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you change the chief assistant? I also want to tell you that I have been friends with Lao Xie for more than ten years. Among the five people present, except for the minister, who has not been angry with Lao Xie?"

Zhao Ying said with a smile: "Then Tingxi, who do you think is suitable to be the chief assistant?"

Yang Chao said: "This is a matter for the emperor to decide. I dare not talk too much, but the emperor can follow Taizong's old rules." There are ten cases in Shangshu that are all chief assistants.

Yan Luan had no choice but to answer: "Master Xie is our boss, it's not good for Tingxi to talk like this."

Yang Chao laughed and said, "What's the point of talking a few gossips in front of the emperor?"

Yan Luan said: "Old Xie is a bit prejudiced against us, but he hasn't reached the point of throwing things away because of people. He was already the second assistant during the Xintai period, and now he is the most suitable candidate to be the first assistant."

Yang Chao said with a smile: "Then someone was still a grand master during the Xintai period, why can't he be the chief assistant?"

Yan Luan's face turned red and white when he heard this, and he said with a half smile and half annoyed: "Tingxi, I know that you and the emperor have been friends since childhood, when you are alone with the emperor, even if you say that I rebelled, I can't care if I can't hear it. But now I'm sitting here, don't make fun of me all the time."

Yang Chao hurriedly picked up his wine glass, and said to Yan Luan: "I said something wrong, this glass of wine is right to make amends with you, I do it, you can do whatever you want." He drank the wine in one breath, and said to Zhao Ying: " Your majesty, I have every word from my heart, if the chief minister makes things difficult for my ministers in the future, you will have to make the decision for me." Everyone who said a word laughed.

Zhao Ying said with a smile: "I understand the meaning of the love ministers, and I must carefully consider the matter of the chief assistant."

After they left, Zhao Ying said to Yan Luan: "Is Lao Xie so unpopular?"

Yan Luan said: "No, they are all like human beings, don't you think about what you mean?"

Zhao Ying said: "You see clearly." Then he laughed and said: "I was in Wuchang before, I really wronged you."

Yan Luan was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why did you say that? If you say that you are wronged, you are wronged. This world should have been yours more than ten years ago."

Zhao Ying said: "In the past in Wuchang, I felt that the two of us were together every day, and it was like a fairy. Thinking about it now, in fact, I couldn't give you anything at that time."

Yan Luan said: "Are you talking about the chief assistant? I really don't want to..."

Zhao Ying said: "I know you don't want to, but I'm just afraid that when the time comes, you won't be able to hide if you want to. We'll talk about this later, it's all changed, go to sleep."

On the third day when Zhao Tao came to be the director of the Ministry of Officials, Yan Luan called Director Zhang and Zhao Tao to his valet, and said, "How is the file arrangement of His Highness the Second Highness?"

Zhao Tao took the notebook he had organized and handed it to Yan Luan.

Yan Luan flipped through a few pages and said, "Why are everyone's records incomplete? This one's place of origin only goes to the province, without counties and townships; this one doesn't write age; and this one, I know he was promoted by the salt class. son, but you didn’t mark it.”

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