Chapter 109 Li Lin promoted

Li Lin never dreamed that the emperor intended to make him the position of the Minister of Zongzheng Temple. The former Minister of Zongzheng Temple, Li Che, is over 70 years old and will retire in March this year. Everyone thought that it would be the successor of King Xue, who was fully recommended by the prince, who would take over, but unexpectedly it would be him.

Walking out of the palace city, Li Lin let out a deep sigh. From this sigh, the heavy load of shame and depression left his spirit, and he had never felt relaxed before. Before this moment, he didn't know how heavy it was! Li Lin lay in the carriage with her eyes closed and she thought, not wanting to say a word.

The carriage drove lightly along Chengtianmen Street, and Li Lin's heart began to calm down. He was savoring the emperor's words in his mind:

"I apologize to my elder brother, and I cannot repay him during my lifetime."

"You have worked as a private driver in Yizhou and have experience in becoming an official."

"You are impartial and have a fair position"

"Li Qing is a talent, how many years do you take care of him for me?"

The reasons are really untenable. I apologize to my elder brother, why didn’t he feel guilty when he let his daughter go to marry him? Besides, my father has been dead for several years. Now, is it a little late? It’s even more unrestrained. He is just a prince, and he is the most experienced prince, but he lets him manage the royal family. When will he be fair in his position?

It seems that the real reason is that he is the prince's person. The emperor does not like to inherit King Xue, so he changed to the same princeling. As for Li Qing, Li Lin shook her head and made him a minister of Zongzheng Temple for him. It is inconsistent with emotion and reason. However, the emperor's words do have other meanings. He has a different relationship with Li Qing. This is indeed true, but why didn't he lead the prince, but for him? Li Lin smiled slightly. It seems that this kid was attracted by the emperor. Li Lin remembered the young boy who came to talk to him about business with only 30 pounds of coins. He thought he was just a passerby in his life journey, but he didn't expect that he would become a fellow traveler in the end.

This may be the difference in ability. If the same thing happens, Li Linfu, Li Heng, or Li Qing will understand that Li Longji actually has another meaning, but unfortunately Li Lin himself did not expect it.

The night was dark, and the stars were twinkling in the sky, and misty milky fog rose from the wet streets. It was boundless, like a vast ocean. The guards of hundreds of cavalry guards were guarding a carriage through the fog. The sound of hoofs broke through the tranquility of the night. When driving in the imperial city, there were more than a hundred people guarding it. This could only be Li Linfu's carriage.

Li Lin quickly whispered to the coachman, "Let's stop and let them go first!"

The carriage immediately stopped aside, and soon Li Linfu's carriage passed by. A large area of ​​light flashed in front of the car window, and the sound of hooves suddenly rang in his ears and disappeared quickly in the distance. Li Lin looked over and saw that the carriage was driving towards the direction of the palace city. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart that it was so late, what else would Li Linfu have to do with the emperor.

Li Linfu did have a big deal to report to Li Longji. He had just sent off Prince Yu Chengjie of Nanzhao and gave him two maids. After only one night's contact, he saw through this person. He was flamboyant and vanity, but ambitious. He wanted to do big things, but his opponents were mean and polite. This was what Li Longji wanted. Li Linfu did not dare to be negligent and went to the palace to report the matter overnight. This was related to whether he could successfully gain the dominance of Nanzhao affairs.

When the two carriages were staggered, Li Linfu saw the sign of the Ning Prince's Mansion on the carriage through the carriage. This must have been the successor of King Ning Li Lin. He gave way to his humility. As Li Linfu expected, Li Lin had to enter the East Palace once every three days on average. However, since the marriage between Princess Pingyang, from the Shangyuan Festival to the present, he has only been to the East Palace once in total. After less than an hour of staying in it, Li Linfu's spies were recorded one by one. Only from these details, Li Linfu can infer that Li Lin's relationship with the prince was alienated and his desire to be strong with the enemy was weakened, so he would definitely give way to him.

"If you have time another day, you can visit him." Li Linfu's eyes flashed, and a smug smile appeared on his cheeks. Li Lin is a famous rich man in Chang'an. If he could cut off his financial support, it would be a major blow to Li Heng. As long as it could cause disadvantages to Li Heng, he would be happy to do it no matter how big or small the matter was.

Just as Li Linfu was thinking, the carriage arrived at the palace gate. A Yulin Army captain came forward to inquire. He touched the car window casually, but a roll of paper tube slipped from his fingers.

"The Prime Minister is here so late, but I want to see the Emperor?"

Li Linfu did not answer. He gently unfolded the scroll of paper, and there was only one sentence on it, "The Emperor has already stayed with Empress Yang," Emperor Yang naturally refers to Yang Yuhuan. This is the note sent by Li Linfu in the palace. Every time he entered the palace, he had to know what the emperor was doing. If there was a report of a major event, he had to first understand what the emperor was reading or whose memorials the emperor was reading. Only by fully understanding these can he measure Li Longji's thoughts at this time. This is the key to Li Linfu's good at saving people's hearts.

Now that the emperor is with Yang Yuhuan, he naturally cannot disturb him. Li Linfu laughed and said, "The emperor is probably already asleep, I'll come again tomorrow."

"The sound of the morning rumbles and the sound of the evening rumbles and the sound of the moon rises."

In all neighborhoods in Chang'an, drums are set up, opening the door and closing the door, and drums are always sounded. This has also become the basis for all officials to attend court. The official street drums are ringed on time at 5:00 a.m. every day (equivalent to around 5:00 a.m. today), which is also the time for officials to attend court.

Early in the morning, the morning was hazy, and the sky was not dawn, and the people were still asleep. The streets were extremely quiet. At this time, the drum sound of 'dong! dong! dong! ' was heard almost at the same time in Chang'an. The lights of many deep-dwelling courtyards were lit up. Carriages or sedan chairs began to appear on the streets. Lanterns led the way in front, and orange halos floated everywhere in Chang'an.

Li Qing's mansion was no exception. At the beginning, the lights in the curtain room must have been on. She combed it briefly and started to get busy. She first asked Li Qing to get up, comb his hair, and then arranged breakfast. It was not until Li Qing got in the car and left. She went back to the house to clean up and wash. Although today was the second day she came, she developed this habit long ago in Yibin County, so she was not busy.

The rules of the Tang Dynasty government officials were extremely strict. When they were late, the salary for the month was gone, and the serious ones were even lost. Unlike now, they still shouted from nine to five that they couldn't bear it.

Although Li Qing was a sixth-rank official and did not have to go to court to meet the emperor, he had to go to the office. He would go to the office and then turn to the east palace. When he went out, there were already carriages on the street, and officials above the ninth-rank must report to the office on time. But today the situation is a bit special. Officials above the sixth-rank official have to gather at Chengtian Gate. Today is the day when the envoy of the Nanzhao Kingdom meets the Heavenly Dynasty. There is a grand worship ceremony at Chengtian Gate.

It was getting darker and only the monotonous and dull sound of the Xuanli official was heard outside Chengtian Gate. From time to time, drums sounded, reminding the officials who were daydreaming. This made all the court officials wonder. The Nanzhao pilgrimage envoys have never been as grand and formal as they are today, and they are not Piluoge himself.

The long and complicated etiquette made the court officials drowsy. With the last bell ringing, the Nanzhao envoy was introduced to Chengtian Gate of Tai Chi Palace. The ceremony ended. The elderly ministers beat their almost stiff thighs and dispersed in groups of three to one, and returned to the official office. The Dali Temple Minister Cui Qiao looked around and finally found Li Qing who was sleeping soundly against the wall. His hat covered his eyes and stood seriously. If everyone around him had not been exposed, he would not know that he was sleeping. Cui Qiao was angry and funny. If he was about to be seen by the Jinwu Guard, he would have to pull him down and beat the board.

"Hey! Li Qing, wake up," Cui Qiao shouted softly.

Li Qing suddenly laughed twice, grabbed Cui Qiao's arm and pulled it into his arms. He really didn't know what he dreamed of. Seeing that people were about to expose, Cui Qiao raised his hand and slapped him in the face, and his hat was knocked to the ground. Li Qing opened his eyes in a daze, but found that Cui Qiao and he were facing each other, less than one foot apart, which scared him and immediately woke up. He looked around and said, "What, is the ceremony over?"

"It's over long ago!" Cui Qiao pulled his hand and said, "Come with me."

The two of them turned behind a bronze tripod. Cui Qiao hesitated for a moment before asking, "I heard that your family is here?"

Li Qing narrowed his eyes and he immediately understood what Cui Qiao meant. He was asking him about Jian'er, but Jian'er came yesterday. How could he know? Could it be Cui Liuliu, she came yesterday?

"Haha! It's getting late now, I'm going to rush to the East Palace, but I'm on duty today."

Li Qing did not wait for Cui Qiao to speak, Gong Gong said goodbye. Cui Qiao kept staring at his back and disappeared. The corners of his mouth twitched, his eyes cleared, and the only thing left was sadness. He sighed and dispersed with the last few people lonely.

The Tang Dynasty government officials went to work early and got off work early. They thought they would get off work around three o'clock now. In short, it happened to be eight hours. Perhaps this is the best time for the human body to bear.

Li Qing left the imperial city and did not go home, but went directly to Li Lin's mansion. He had already made an appointment to have dinner tonight. Of course, Li Qing was not drunk. When Li Lin heard that he was coming, he came out to greet him with a smile, "My nephew came so early, may he want me to have breakfast?"

"Uncle Shi was joking. My nephew came long ago to talk about the restaurant."

Although I feel a little embarrassed, if I have to say what I should say directly, I can show my sincerity.

Li Lin smiled slightly, "You are so obsessed with money. I knew you were here for this matter. I said ugly things first, and the price is different from that of Wangjiang Restaurant."

Li Qing beat him up and begged with a smile: "Uncle Shi's root hair is thicker than my waist. Do you still care about my copper coins? Just give me some money to leave some money for my nephew to get married!"

Li Lin laughed, "Let's go! Go to my study to talk."

After saying that, he kindly took Li Qing's arm, and took him to the study.

A maid served tea. Li Lin picked up the teacup and blew it gently, as if she was casually saying, "The emperor is going to let me be the Minister of Zongzheng Temple." He raised his eyes and watched Li Qing's expression change.

If it were in the past, Li Qing would have stood up to congratulate him, but now he has tried the depth of the officialdom and knows that some things seem good, but they may not be worthy of celebration. Especially Li Lin, who is just a prince, and he just won the title two years ago, how can he control the domineering princes in the capital and their children, and they will become rats in the bellows if they are accidentally inadvertent. Doesn’t the emperor understand such a simple truth?

Li Qing looked up at Li Lin, and saw that he looked dull but his eyes were hot, obviously deliberately suppressing his inner excitement. Li Qing understood his mood. This was really something he had been looking forward to for a long time, but he had to say something.

"Does the emperor have no conditions?"

If Li Lin wants to continue doing it smoothly, she must get the strong support of Li Longji, but Li Lin is the prince’s person!

Seeing that Li Lin was not happy, she looked solemn and her joy gradually withdrew. Although Li Qing was a junior, his vision and skills were not inferior to him at all, and even more so. Otherwise, the prince and the emperor would not value him that way. Li Lin thought about it and told him all the conversations between Li Longji and him last night, just concealing that the emperor intended to match him with his daughter.

Gradually, Li Qing could already hear something, "Just the stance". He could not understand what this sentence meant. Seeing that Li Lin seemed to be unaware of it, he couldn't help but sigh that it was indeed the conspiracy of the authorities.

"Uncle Shi, I'm afraid the emperor still has the conditions."

Li Lin felt awesome in his heart, and he felt something was wrong, but the clouds in front of him made him unable to see Li Longji's intentions. Now Li Qing could see that he didn't care about the face of his elders and asked directly: "Nephew, I'm a little confused, you might as well explain it clearly."

Li Qing smiled slightly, "Uncle Shi is not confused, but the authorities are confused. The emperor's condition is to let you leave the prince, and even want me to leave the prince, so he asked Uncle Shi to take me."

He picked up the teacup, drank it lightly and smiled: "I guess the emperor thinks the prince has too much money and is a little jealous."

Li Lin suddenly realized that the emperor wanted to cut off the prince's wealth and let him be the Zongzheng Temple Minister who needed the most qualifications. This trick to get rid of the firewood from the cauldron was indeed brilliant, but if he really abandoned the prince, would the prince let him go? He suddenly felt that his head was ten times bigger and looked at Li Qing as if he wanted help.

Li Qing seemed to be a worm in his stomach, and he smiled, "If Uncle Shi transfers all his property to me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will naturally not need Uncle Shi to visit him."
Chapter completed!