Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 175 Conditions for becoming Prime Minister!Fang Lezhong shocked the head of the Fang family!
"Until now, I still can't imagine it."

Zhang Shunyi's eyes were shocked, "There is a secret passage in the Imperial Academy, and Mr. Yan is actually yours..."

Lou Youzhi smiled lightly, returned to the main seat and sat down, "Sit down, we still have a lot to talk about."

"Yes."

Zhang Shunyi nodded, and entered the guest seat with seriousness.

"Have you calculated how long it will take you to join the cabinet?"

Lou Youzhi asked.

"The lower officials have never thought about the future."

Zhang Shunyi shook his head, "It's more important to do the current thing well."

"Oh?"

Lou Youzhi raised his eyebrows, "Let me do the math for you."

"You have stayed in the library once, and you have been promoted from editing to lecture."

"Three years later, I will be a bachelor of the fifth rank."

"For another three years, there are two directions."

"One is to stay in the museum and be promoted to a fifth-rank Hanlin bachelor. After three years, he will be transferred to Zhanshifu to be a fourth-rank Shaozhan. After another three years, he will be a third-rank Zhanshi. After that, he will be transferred to a sixth-rank department and serve as a servant."

"The second is to enter the General Administration Department, starting from the counselor of the fifth rank, and climbing up to the general administration envoy of the third rank, and then transfer to the sixth department and serve as the servant."

"No matter which one it is, it must be at least ten years old."

"As for the minister to go up, he has to wait for the minister to make a mistake and be dismissed from office, or to retire from office in old age."

"When you really sit in the position of a department hall, you will be eligible to be pushed into the cabinet by the court."

"But even if you join the cabinet on the first day as Shangshu, according to the seat, you will be the last."

"You need to live long enough, be cautious enough, and be patient enough to survive all the cabinet ministers including Lu Zhong and me before you can finally take the position of Chief Assistant."

"How many years will it take here?"

"And this also refers to the situation where everything goes well, but if there is a slight mistake, or offends someone, it is likely to lose the opportunity forever."

"Of course, you can also be like me."

Speaking of this, Lou Youzhi pointed to himself, "Combining vertically and horizontally, using all kinds of conspiracies and schemes to stir up battles in the court, so as to greatly shorten the process... However, I don't think you will do this. "

"The wise man."

Zhang Shunyi nodded calmly.

"But now, you have another option."

Lou Youzhi said lightly, "I'll help you and become my next Chief Assistant after I retire."

"This……"

Zhang Shunyi frowned, and after only thinking for a moment, he declined politely: "I don't intend to take any shortcuts. Your Excellency's kindness, I appreciate it."

"You are not such a pedantic person. Are you rejecting me because you are afraid that I will ask you to change your family?"

Lou Youzhi chuckled, "Don't worry, I didn't mean that... Besides, when Lu Zhong just accepted you, he took the initiative to find me and begged me to help you."

"Master Lu?"

Zhang Shunyi was stunned.

"The Lu family has a very wide network and a good reputation, but there is only a lack of clan members who know the way. But this depends on fate, Lu Zhong can only retreat and find a disciple who knows the way."

Lou Youzhi explained, "It means that when he just accepted you, he believed that you could cultivate Taoism, and he also believed that you would provide shelter for the Lu family in the future, so whether it is out of interest or out of responsibility, He will protect your official career and cultivation as smoothly as possible."

"Is that so..."

Zhang Shunyi thought for a while, but still didn't rush to agree, but asked, "I don't know what your lord wants me to do?"

"The prince should have looked for you, right?"

Whether Lou You knew the answer or not, he asked, "Do you remember about Du Qianchuan?"

Zhang Shunyi's face darkened, and he nodded: "Reveal the natural disaster, impeach the late emperor, and finally stain the Tianji Hall with blood."

"What do you think of the matter?"

Lou Youzhi asked again.

"You can't believe it, and you can't believe it all."

Zhang Shunyi looked at Lou Youzhi with inexplicable glare, "It's a pity that those files have been destroyed, and if you want to prove it, you have to wait for the next natural disaster."

"You don't need to try, Du Qianchuan's impeachment of the late emperor, and the destruction of the files by the Supervisor of Rites were all ordered by me."

Lou Youzhi waved his hand, "There are transcripts of those files here, if you want to read them, I'll ask Yan Fang to take you there later."

"Sure enough..."

Zhang Shunyi's heart became tense, and he couldn't help asking: "Why?"

"You'll know it after reading this."

Lou Youzhi pointed at his hand, and a not-so-thick booklet flew towards Zhang Shunyi, "This is the whole story, including me and the others, why they suspected that there was a problem with natural disasters, how to find evidence, and how to deal with it." , and in the end, the results calculated based on natural disasters."

Zhang Shunyi immediately became serious, took the booklet and began to read it carefully.

Soon, he saw a familiar name inside.

Xu Chong.

In addition to Xu Chong, there are some names of people who have met but are not familiar with, or have heard of but have not met.

Jiang Zhihong, Yuan Shouyi, Dou Tianyuan, Du Qianchuan...etc.

Seeing the end, Zhang Shunyi's entire mind was completely filled with shock, unable to speak a word.

After the shock, there was uncontrollable grief and indignation.

Born in Canglong, grew up in Canglong.

And compared to Xu Chong, Zhang Shunyi made many friends in the same department in Zhanghua Mansion during the provincial examination.

Among them, only a few won the exam, and they stayed in the capital in the follow-up imperial examination, and most of them still stayed or returned to Yongzhou.

And these people are basically ordinary people who have not set foot on martial arts.

If Lu Zhong hadn't stopped him stubbornly, he might have returned to Yongzhou as early as the time of the locust plague in Yongzhou to do his part.

The later "Yongzhou Suppression of Bandits" made Zhang Shunyi think about it all the time, with unbearable grief.

But when he suspected that Lou Youzhi was the murderer, Lu Zhong immediately denied it.

Lou Youzhi doesn't even need to open his mouth for a mere amount of grain, as long as he expresses his intention, the whole Daqing will have a steady stream of grain delivered to where he wants to go. How could he slaughter the entire Yongzhou because of this little thing? '

'It's fine for those ignorant and mediocre people to think so. You have already stepped into the court and seen a lot of things. How can you be so dull? '

What's more, Lou Youzhi's character has been understood for decades as a teacher. '

"As a teacher, I believe that Lou Youzhi really planned to do disaster relief in Yongzhou. '

"As for why disaster relief turned into suppression of bandits..."

'You have to improve yourself as much as possible, whether it's realm or status. '

'Because only in this way can you touch the real truth in the future. '

This is what Lu Zhong said at the beginning.

Although Zhang Shunyi was persuaded, he did not seek the truth, but only guessed by himself.

But even if he guessed a thousand times or ten thousand times, he still can't guess the truth is like this...

Jiang Zhihong, who instigated refugees to rebel and was labeled a traitor by the court, was actually Yongzhou's savior?
Lou Youzhi, who was regarded as a traitor by the people, could have been the savior of Yongzhou?
But the real executioner is the one, the Emperor Daqing who is looked up to by tens of thousands of people in the world?
Just to prolong your life?

Also.

Although Xu Chong's plans were not mentioned in the whole booklet, Zhang Shunyi already had the answer in his heart.

Because he clearly remembered what Xu Chong did in Canglong.

"No wonder Brother Xu came to the capital, but he never looked for me once."

Zhang Shunyi didn't know whether he should cry or laugh, "It turned out that he was afraid of involving me, 45 years..."

"45 years is just speculation, we can't be sure whether it will come earlier."

Lou Youzhi finally said, "Letting you take over from me is just a precautionary measure."

Having said all this, Zhang Shunyi no longer hesitated, and quickly made a decision: "How should I cooperate?"

"First step, at the next court meeting, Lu Zhonghui will write a letter, asking His Majesty to grant you a marriage."

Lou Youzhi said lightly.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhang Shunyi was shocked.

Didn't it talk about joining the cabinet? Why did it suddenly involve giving a marriage...

Lou Youzhi saw Zhang Shunyi's doubts, shook his head, and said, "It's no different now than it was back then."

"Back then, if you wanted to be the chief assistant, apart from your state, skill, and ability, you only needed to have a clean background."

"I walked all the way, played with everyone to applaud, and proved these points at the same time, so I became the chief assistant."

"And now it's different."

"With the matter of Yongzhou in mind, His Majesty will definitely think twice about choosing the next Chief Assistant."

"And you have all the other elements. In terms of background, it doesn't seem suitable because of the Lu family."

"But that's just what it looks like."

"During this sensitive period, the background of the Lu family will actually add color to you."

"Because the Lu family doesn't have any way to sit in town, even if they have a lot of money and connections, no one in the entire capital will really be afraid of him."

"Lv Zhong asked His Majesty many times to give offspring in the marriage family, in order to seek the protection of the royal family, but he has not been able to get what he wanted."

"But this time, His Majesty will agree."

"After all, in the eyes of outsiders, you are clean except for your Lu family background."

After speaking, Lou Youzhi paused, and said meaningfully: "It depends on whether you can accept that you are married to a princess who has never met and whose appearance is unknown."

"If His Majesty wants to subdue me, he will definitely not make things difficult on purpose. You should not worry about your appearance."

Zhang Shunyi lowered his head slightly, and pondered: "The only problem is that this princess...if she carries His Majesty's will, I'm afraid she will have to be on guard everywhere in the future."

"I really saw you right."

Lou Youzhi chuckled suddenly, "Actually, the candidate for the princess has already been decided."

"?"

Zhang Shunyi looked up in astonishment.

Make an appointment in advance...

Has Mr. Lou been able to influence the opinions of the royal family?
"You already know the prerequisites for becoming the chief assistant, and the next step is the prerequisites for becoming the prime minister."

Lou Youzhi did not directly respond to Zhang Shunyi's doubts, but instead began to dissect the imperial court's institutions.

"In the folks, the Ministry of Officials is usually regarded as the head of the six departments, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is called the official of heaven."

"Actually, it never was."

"The Ministry of Officials is in charge of matters such as the appointment and removal, examinations, promotions, honors, and transfers of civil servants in the world, and indeed has great power."

"But among the six departments, there is one more important than the official department."

Another one?
Zhang Shunyi was taken aback for a moment, and then he quickly had an answer in his mind: "Is it the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

"Yes."

Lou Youzhi nodded, "To be more precise, it should be the household registration, which is what Xu Chong called barriers to knowledge and vision."

"To be honest, I have never understood why such an important thing is not directly in the hands of His Majesty."

Zhang Shunyi frowned.

"The history is too long, and the specific reasons are no longer available, but the current situation is the most reasonable."

Lou Youzhi explained with a smile, "The entry and change of the household registration of the head of the Ministry of Households, the things that really make the household registration system work, are called the 'Six Agreements', and they are in the hands of the Zong Ren Ling... Zong Ren Ling is a member of the royal family. His status is noble but his responsibilities have nothing to do with the government. There is a clan order to control the six appointments, and the Minister of the Household Department dare not mess around, and messing around is useless."

"I see."

Zhang Shunyi was thoughtful.

"This is where your doubts were just now. Your marriage has been approved by His Royal Highness Qianwang."

Lou Youzhi continued.

"King Qian... What is his relationship with His Majesty?"

Zhang Shunyi couldn't help but guess.

"I don't know, but King Qian told me that the patriarchal orders of the past dynasties respect the Taizu more than His Majesty, and the inheritance of the royal family is more important than government affairs and people's livelihood."

Lou Youzhi explained, "You must be aware of this point."

"Remember, sir."

Zhang Shunyi nodded solemnly.

"In addition to the household department and the clan's mansion, there is also a yamen, which is also the most important thing."

Lou Youzhi squinted his eyes, and slowly uttered three words: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Zhang Shunyi showed doubts.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is in charge of supervision, impeachment and recommendations, and has always been an isolated party in the court.

If it's so important, why is it still isolated?
"Because of Taizu's great edict."

Lou Youzhi gave the answer.

"Great ancestor?"

Zhang Shunyi opened his mouth wide, "Isn't every household has this?"

"You mean printed copies."

Lou Youzhi smiled faintly, "The printed version is just like the early stone carvings and bamboo slips, they are all ordinary things, and the Great Proclamation of Taizu held by the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the original copy written by Taizu himself... Think about it, local The yamen can gather public opinion and become a spiritual place, what about the original Taizu Dagao?"

"This!"

Zhang Shunyi was startled suddenly, and asked: "Taizu Dagao has become a cave?"

"That's not it."

Lou Youzhi shook his head, "There are traces of the birth of the spirit land, but the existence of rules like the blessed land and the cave sky cannot be created by the day after tomorrow."

"Even though Taizu Dagao has condensed the public opinion for countless years, it is just that the spiritual energy is relatively strong, and it has not become a cave.

"Its real ability lies in the 330 laws."

Lou Youzhi took a deep look at Zhang Shunyi, "If you can grasp the complete evidence and details, as long as you reply to the letter, Taizu Dagao will make a judgment on your own."

"!!!"

Zhang Shunyi's scalp tingled instantly.

Self-ruling, self-judgment? !

"Inside the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it was recorded that there was once an imperial edict from Taizu to punish the patriarchal decree who arbitrarily manipulated the Six Agreements."

Lou Youzhi continued, "The result is that the patriarch Ling, whose status is only below the emperor, was deprived of the blood of the Taizu in an instant, and his royal status was removed."

"...This is another method that can restrain the emperor."

Zhang Shunyi let out a deep breath, "Could it be that the old Taizu had expected something?"

"maybe."

Lou Youzhi was noncommittal, "Unfortunately, there must be conclusive evidence including details."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Zhang Shunyi's face was complicated, but his eyes were piercing, "If there is a chance..."

"You misunderstood me."

Lou Youzhi waved his hand and interrupted Zhang Shunyi, "I'm not asking you to find evidence of His Majesty's crimes, but to let you understand that if you want to become the Minister of Power, the Minister of the Household Department, the Yushi of Youdu, and the Order of the Zong Renling, these three people , try to subdue those who can be subdued, and try to make friends with those who cannot be subdued."

"As for the others..."

As he spoke, Lou Youzhi narrowed his eyes, and his calm tone was full of chill: "Shunchang, rebellious."

Zhang Shunyi was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Why don't you establish your own family?"

"I thought about it at first, but I was frightened by Emperor Wenchang before I had time."

Lou Youzhi smiled, "After a long time, I will lose that thought."

"..."

Zhang Shunyi couldn't help but admire him.

Such a person with means, strength, and status can live as the most comfortable person in the world as long as he wants to.

However, he chose to live in crisis and toil.

"Okay, don't gossip."

Lou Youzhi waved his hand, "Get ready to marry the princess. After the wedding, you will be transferred to the household department, and then, in the name of an imperial envoy, you will go to Yongzhou to preside over the restoration of people's livelihood."

"Three years later, the Minister of Rites will become an official, and you will return to Beijing to take over..."

……

……

Spring and Autumn Tomb.

A seemingly ordinary tomb was protected by several Taoist artifacts.

Because, this is the place where Fang Shuyue, the head of the Fang family, lives alone.

Fang Manxia and Fang Lezhong stood outside the tomb, bowing and clasping fists.

"Brother, Le Zhong said that he has something important to do, so he must report it face to face."

"Happy?"

An old and steady voice came from the grave.

"Uncle, this matter is related to the survival of our Fang family, and I dare not be careless in joy."

Fang Lezhong lowered his voice to an extremely low level, and glanced at the empty mountain road with no people walking around.

"come in."

The tomb slowly opened.

Soon, the two saw a figure sitting cross-legged with their backs facing each other on the ground.

"Uncle, please use the Taoist instrument to isolate the internal and external movements."

Fang Le said in a deep voice.

"Oh?"

Fang Shu turned around, his face was old, but his body was majestic, and he looked extremely powerful.

A little surprised, but didn't ask much.

With a wave of his hand, the entire underground space was dyed with a faint blue light.

"You can talk now."

Fang Shu raised his hand to signal.

"The matter of supernatural powers is my nephew's fault, but my nephew suspects..."

Fang Lezhong's tone was cold: "Lin Kuang is not dead at all!"

"what?!"

Fang Shuyue and Fang Manxia exclaimed at the same time.

"Didn't Letian see it with his own eyes? And Jingyan too."

Fang Manxia narrowed her eyes, "Isn't he the one who hid Lin Kuang?"

"will not."

Fang Lezhong shook his head, "Lin Kuang must have really tricked Fang Letian."

"So, you are still entangled in the fact that there is no remaining flesh and blood?"

Fang Manxia showed concern,
"Auntie forgive me."

Fang Lezhong quickly explained, "If it's just this time that he committed suicide in front of Fang Letian, with our understanding of the incarnation outside the body, we really couldn't tell whether it was a real death or a fake death. I really believed it at the time."

"But afterwards, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became."

"Auntie should know that I have been in charge of Lin Kuang's affairs all along, including the Zilei cage outside the pool on the mountainside, which was maintained by me, including the arrest back then, which was also carried out by me."

"I clearly remember that when I tied Zi Lei to him, he was really hurt. His hair was curly and withered, and his flesh was burnt, giving off a meaty smell..."

Speaking of this, Fang Lezhong's face was solemn.

Fang Manxia frowned and asked, "What does this prove?"

"In other words, even if he is indeed just an incarnation outside the body, he still has a real body of flesh and blood!"

Fang Lezhong's eyes flickered, "No matter how you die, it's impossible to leave no ashes."

"Do you suspect that Lin Kuang's death is just an illusion? The real Lin Kuang is still hiding in the Spring and Autumn Tomb?"

Fang Manxia's eyes lit up, and she got up eagerly: "I'm going to gather the whole family and find this Lin Kuang..."

"Auntie must not!"

Fang Lezhong hastily stopped him.

"what happened?"

Fang Manxia was puzzled.

"I suspect that not only Lin Kuang's death is fake, but even Lin Kuang's identity is also fake!"

Fang Le said in a deep voice.

Fang Shuyue's eyes froze: "Continue."

"Yes."

Fang Lezhong nodded and said slowly.

"When I first learned that Lin Kuang was looking for the side ship, I really didn't question his identity."

"Because I believe in Fang Ren's loyalty, and I also believe in Fang Ren's judgment."

"Under my influence, the entire clan elders' association thinks that Lin Kuang has a huge secret, enough for Emperor Qing to keep him alive until now."

Speaking of this, Fang Lezhong's tone was extremely self-blaming, "This is how I later deduced the supernatural powers based on clues."

"You mean that the so-called supernatural powers are nothing but fiction?"

Fang Manxia said depressedly, "Is it completely fabricated by this fake Lin Kuang?"

"No, I think supernatural powers really exist."

Fang Lezhong shook his head, "Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know so much about supernatural powers and be able to correspond with the Tianxuan Chronicle, completely fooling us."

"Exist? That's good..."

Fang Manxia's mood improved again.

Obviously, she didn't think the Fang family couldn't deal with this person.

As long as the opponent is still inside the Spring and Autumn Tomb, it is absolutely possible to find it and catch it, and then do the same as before.

"You say he is not Lin Kuang, what basis do you have?"

As the patriarch, Fang Shu saw deeper problems.

"Because, the matter of supernatural powers was figured out by myself."

"From the beginning to the end, Lin Kuang acted in front of me as if he was reluctant and had to admit the existence of supernatural powers."

"This makes us preconceived, completely immersed in the desire for supernatural powers, ignoring, or letting go of a crucial issue!"

Fang Lezhong's eyes were full of fear: "Lin Kuang, how did you get out of the prison?"

"Prison..."

After thinking about it, Fang Shu became more and more angry: "You mean?!"

Indeed, after completely believing that Lin Kuang had mastered a supernatural power, no matter whether it was the patriarch or the elders, all of them voluntarily gave up their search for escape from the imperial prison, fearing that it would arouse Lin Kuang's rebellion.

So until now, no one knows how Lin Kuang got out of prison.

It would be fine if Lin Kuang really died.

And if this Lin Kuang didn't die, but hid in Chunqiu Tomb...

Then the problem is coming.

Who is this guy?
"I guess, supernatural powers are real, and they are really incarnations outside the body, but Lin Kuang is not Lin Kuang..."

Fang Lezhong said with difficulty: "It was from Lin Kuang that he obtained the supernatural powers of incarnation outside the body, and used it to separate out the incarnation outside the body, and then used the phaseless clothes to transform into the appearance of Lin Kuang...Emperor Qing!"

Fang Manxia: "!!!"

Fang Shuyue: "!!!"

(End of this chapter)