I studied in modern times

Chapter 850 Ascension
"Sir, Censor Shu is here..."

Zeng Bu put down the Bian Jing Yi Bao in his hand and looked towards the door of the command hall.

Shu Tan's figure has appeared in sight.

"Imperial edict: Supervisory Censor Li Xing Shu Dan pays a visit to the provincial governor!"

Zeng Bu hummed and nodded slightly: "I believe Master Xindao is here, please come in!"

"Thank you, Shengzuo!" Shu Tan bowed again and then walked into the command hall and arrived at the main hall.

"Please take a seat, Master Daoist!" Zeng Bu stood up and said.

"Thank you, Governor!" Shu Tan bowed again and then sat on a chair on the side of the hall.

Then he raised his head and looked straight at Zeng Bu who was sitting above him.

Zeng Bu looked at Shu Tan, not caring about the other party's attitude.

He was very clear that he had grudges against Shu Tan.

When he jumped out and clearly opposed the Market Exchange Law, he was met with a counterattack from the entire New Party.

Therefore, he was first demoted to Raozhou and then moved to Tanzhou. It was not until the first year of Yuanfeng that he finally got a respite and was appointed as the governor of Guangzhou by the Jixian Academy.

Even so, he never got the chance to return to the court.

After three years of mourning for his mother who passed away, he returned to Beijing in December of the seventh year of Yuanfeng and was appointed as a Hanlin scholar.

During this process, the Censorate controlled by the New Party was the group that attacked him most fiercely.

Whenever the late emperor intended to recall him, the crows in the Censorate would jump up and make a fuss about him backstabbing Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing.

However, at that time, Shu Tan was one of the people in the Censorate who attacked him most fiercely.

So, strictly speaking, they are political enemies!
only……

How can there be so many enemies in politics?

During the Qingli New Deal, the Qingli gentlemen fought fiercely against the "powerful ministers and treacherous ministers" headed by Lu Yijian.

The results of it?
When the Xining Reform began, the two sides quickly merged.

Ministers such as Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang, who firmly supported the New Policies of the Qingli Period, quickly united with former enemies such as Wang Gongchen.

"I hope you are well, Master Xindao!" Zeng Bu said calmly.

"Thank you for your concern, I am fine!" Shu Tan just replied calmly.

"Trust the Taoist..." Zeng Bu looked at Shu Tan and said directly, "I have received your order to supervise the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, and work with Kaifeng Prefecture to investigate the cases of officials harming the people..."

"Therefore, I have invited Lord Dao to meet me in the capital hall today. I want to ask Lord Dao to come out of seclusion and assist me in trying the criminals and interrogating the case, so that the case can be closed as soon as possible to comfort the emperor and the queen mother!"

Having said this, Zeng Bu stood up and bowed solemnly in the direction of Baoci Palace.

"How dare I disobey the order from the provincial governor?" Shu Tan accepted the task without any hesitation.

"Besides, this matter concerns the safety of the country..."

"In that case, thank you, Master Daoist!" Zeng Bu bowed in thanks.

"I dare not complain about my hard work in serving the court!"

……

Walking out of the hall, Shu Tan looked back at the peppers decorated on the outer walls of the hall.

"Zeng Zixuan is a man who can accomplish great things!" he thought.

Letting go of past grudges and making good use of people are necessary qualities for those who want to achieve great things.

If you are hiring people, you still have to care about past grudges.

Then, there is no need to do anything in this world and just fight among yourselves every day.

However, many people do not understand this truth.

Therefore, Shu Tan knew that Zeng Bu's invitation to him to the capital today and entrusting him with an important task was both a recruitment and a statement of his attitude to the court and the whole court - I can forgive Shu Tan, who had offended me, impeached me, and kept him in the prefecture for several years, and I can give him an important task.

So, what about those people who have been friends with me and done me favors?

This thousand gold coins can buy horse bones!

Zeng Bu has great ambitions!

Logically speaking, Shu Tan was also motivated.

In official circles, following a good big brother and holding on to a stable thigh are crucial to advancement.

how...

Shu Tan took out the Bian Jing Yi Bao from his arms and looked at the words on the front page.

"Mr. Pu's vision is far beyond that of ordinary people!"

Shu Tan knew that once this article was published, Pu Zongmeng's reputation would reach an unprecedented height.

It's not just the city of Bianjing.

The wealthy businessmen in the six routes of the southeast, those scholars who made a living by doing business... would all praise Pu Zongmeng, even to a height that did not belong to him.

As a person from Zhejiang Road, one of the six roads in the southeast.

Shu Tan was well aware that the people's hearts and voices in the six southeastern routes had always been alienated from Bianliang.

The people in Zhejiang have always been dissatisfied. The imperial court asked for too much, took too much, and left too few resources for this area.

As long as Pu Zongmeng's article appears in the southeast, it will surely be like a spring breeze coming overnight, and thousands of households will be filled with joy!

"Mr. Pu was able to write this article..." Shu Tan narrowed his eyes and looked at the towering palace behind the dutang.

"It must have been approved by the Sacred Heart!"

This is critical.

Without the consent of the Supreme Will, who dares to write these things? Who dares to say these words?
And even if you write or say it, if the emperor doesn't listen or use it, it would be in vain.

As Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty said: If used, it becomes a dragon; if not used, it becomes a bug.

so……

Pu Zongmeng dared to write and submit articles, and the Bian Jing Yi Bao dared to publish and distribute them.

This in itself shows the attitude of the palace.

Shu Tan could not help but think of those merchants in his hometown who were persuaded to invest in the shipbuilding industry or to form a joint venture with Xie and Dou Niu to go out to sea to do business.

I remembered Chen Mu, who blatantly took the two taxes and commercial taxes collected by the Mingzhou government and lent them to the shipyards at low interest, and even openly recruited pirates at sea and granted them official positions...

He already knew what he should choose.

Zeng Bu is very good and looks very organized.

But I'm sorry, I'm closer to Mr. Pu.

Of course, he now knows very well that he is not qualified to choose.

All he could do was to assist Zeng Bu wholeheartedly, handle the case well, remove the suffix of "lihang", become a real censor, and then talk about other things.

……

The next day, June Guimao (23).

Liang Congji escorted the relevant prisoners from Chenliu County back to Bian Jing.

After handing over the relevant criminals to the Dali Temple, he brought Zong Ze to Zhao Xu to report.

"Everyone, I have fulfilled my mission and captured all the people involved in the case in Chenliu County. I have been ordered to transfer them to the Dali Temple..."

Zhao Xu looked at the old eunuch who was kneeling before him.

This veteran with great military achievements!

"Feng Jing, quickly help the old guard up!" Zhao Xu ordered with a smile.

Liang Congji bowed again to express his gratitude.

Zhao Xu looked at Zong Ze, the hero who was highly respected in modern times, the prime minister who left a lament of "Cross the river! Cross the river!" in history books.

Now he is in his prime, looks no more than twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, tall and strong with a sturdy physique.

"Zongsheng is now the upper house student, right?" Zhao Xu asked.

"I, Zong Ze, bow my head and wish His Majesty the Emperor good health!" Zong Ze bowed respectfully, then replied, "I have been promoted to the upper dormitory this year!"

"Good!" Zhao Xu clapped his hands and praised: "I already know about Zongsheng's affairs!"

"When seeing injustice, he draws his sword to help. Zongsheng has inherited the legacy of Lord Henei!"

Zong Ze listened, his face flushed and he was very excited.

Henei Gong is Zilu, a spiritual role model for Confucian scholars.

A gentleman shall not take off his hat even when he dies!

For thousands of years, Zilu's deeds have inspired countless passionate Confucian scholars.

Naturally, this also includes Zong Ze.

He bowed again and said, "How dare I accept your majesty's praise?"

Zhao Xu chuckled: "I talked about Zongsheng with my mother some time ago. I said that Zongsheng has the talent and courage of Zhang Guaiya!"

"Your Majesty, thank you so much. I am unworthy of your kindness!" When Zong Ze heard these words, his heart was suddenly filled with emotion.

A word of praise from the emperor is better than all political achievements.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the words spoken by the emperor in the palace today get out, he will definitely select one of the positions for officials to be released from the Imperial College this year!
The students of the Upper She of the Imperial College were released from their official positions and were commonly known as: Zouma Shangshe.

Their treatment is directly comparable to that of the top three in the imperial examination, or even directly comparable to that of the number one scholar. When they are first appointed, they may skip the selection and be directly appointed as officials in the capital.

Moreover, from now on, appointments and delegations would no longer go through the Ministry of Personnel, but would be done in the hall, or even directly by the emperor himself!

In other words, this is ascension!
(End of this chapter)