My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 449

Zhou Hu came out of the public room almost in a daze.

Another major change in his life made him seem to be still dreaming.

And outside this public house is the reception room. In the reception room, many people are already sitting here, waiting for the colleague to be summoned.

Obviously, there is a shortage of people everywhere, and the Tongzhi Office also needs to transfer a large number of people to fill the vacant posts.

These officials, like Zhou Hu, are waiting to go to other positions.

Zhou Hu only felt a heat in his heart. He seemed to see a bright future under his feet.

No, it’s not just the glory of the ancestors, or the emotional surge brought about by the change of circumstances since then.

What’s more, in the long course of official duties, he has witnessed many new things rise together with him.

And he participated in it, whether it was a civil official or the upcoming post of chief bookkeeper, he seemed to be in this wave. People like him formed monstrous waves, stirring up the wind and clouds, tossing the river and the sea.

Hoo…

He took a long breath and wiped his reddened eyes.

Everyone in the waiting room did not speak, but everyone stared at Zhou Hu who came out of the duty room, as if they wanted to observe the intention of being summoned this time from Zhou Hu’s face.

Zhou Hu tried his best to calm down his mood. He has been an official for many years, and the affairs in the government office have cultivated his mature and prudent temperament. He is used to being mediocre and not showing his emotions.

So with a calm expression, he pursed his lips and left in a hurry.

In the past few days, the appointment of the official selection department is likely to be issued, and there should be a new official to take over his job, and the matter at hand needs to be sorted out before it can be handed over.

There will be a rest in two days. I will take this opportunity to take the children out for a walk. After all, there will not be many opportunities to accompany the children this time.

In addition to this, it is necessary to prepare for packing.

Thinking about all these things, he couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

The New Deal and the Maritime Policy will probably be the main direction for the future of the entire Taiping Mansion. Now that the general trend has come, this kind of reward from the palace and the court has also proved that no one can stop the brilliance of the Taiping Mansion.

This torrential trend, thousands of miles of river waves, will be destroyed.

And he, Zhou Hu… was lucky to be among them, thinking about it now, he is really very lucky.

What he wants to do in the future is to follow His Royal Highness Wuhu County King and continue to work hard until he dies.

At this time, in the county palace.

Like the government office and county government office, a large number of personnel appointments need to be dealt with, and it is the same for Zhang Anshi.

The new Ministry of Maritime Affairs, it can be said that these officials have really played tricks to the point of being like a fire.

I have to reward, but I have to hold back.

Everything that should be given has been given, especially the Ministry of Ocean Affairs, which is on par with the Six Departments. At least His Majesty and Zhang Anshi have nothing to say.

It can be changed to a different way of thinking, relying on the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to temporarily maintain the interests of many officials.

They used the Ministry of Maritime Affairs to set up a firewall. In a sense, they continued to temporarily block the New Deal and Maritime Affairs from the eighteen provinces.

But for Zhang Anshi, with this legitimate status, next, he can control the maritime administration, and he can carry forward the Taiping government’s maritime administration. I’m afraid that if we continue to persevere, sooner or later we will destroy the old-fashioned ministers, scholars, and gentry.

In this world, there is nothing that cannot be resolved without absolute strength, even human hearts.

Of course, the most important thing is the Ministry of Ocean Affairs, which has given up a lot of vacancies.

In a department hall, from the minister to the left and right ministers, to many doctors and principals, and even the marine administration secretary in the government, and the maritime administration office in the county, this means hundreds of official positions.

Obviously, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs cannot allow Jinshi to be contaminated. Therefore, it is obvious that the top and bottom officials of the Taiping Mansion can only fill these vacancies. Zhang Anshi is of course satisfied with this.

After all, over the years, so many people have worked with Zhang Anshi, and there is hard work without credit!

The essence of the New Deal is open source, and everyone will make the cake bigger together.

But the officials are different from other people, making a big cake, but this cake benefits the merchants and many common people. For them, if there is no benefit at all, how can it be possible to teach them to be saddled?

This is like Confucianism. You only let scholars go to study, but you don’t give them the opportunity to become officials in the imperial examination. Are you only supporting yourself by the so-called principles of this sage?

It is precisely because of the fame and the opportunity to become an official in the court that countless scholars were born, and they fought for it, and finally grew and expanded into a group of scholars. In order to defend their vested interests, they became defender of Confucianism.

What Zhang Anshi has to do is to create a group of new groups.

It is impossible to expect to make a big cake with empty words such as the so-called benefiting the world. Everyone must get huge benefits. In this way, they will desperately protect their own interests, and Zhang Anshi is the same as Zhang Anshi. Furious.

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs is naturally set up according to the structure of the six departments. Zhang Anshi came to be the Minister, but because he has too many things to take care of, he must have two capable officers to act as the left and right servants.

As for the candidate for the servant, Zhang Anshi temporarily thought of one person, namely Yang Pu.

Yang Pu has been in charge of the Railway Department, but he was born in the Jinshi Hanlin, and at the same time served as a bachelor of Zhan Shifu. In the Taiping Mansion, he has also done a lot of practical things, no matter his resume or talent, he is enough to take on this great task.

And for Yang Pu, he has always held a relatively noble official position, but he also needs to refresh his resume and become a minister of the ministry! Then, using this as a springboard, there will be a chance to become a marquis and a prime minister in the future.

He may not be very familiar with maritime affairs, but this person is talented, has a strong learning ability, and has rich official career experience. He is mature and prudent enough to become Zhang Anshi’s greatest assistant.

Of course there is another point, that is, Yang Pu is a member of the East Palace and an assistant official of Zhan Shifu. In essence, it is a team set up by the emperor for the prince, and it is responsible for assisting the future emperor.

Yang Pu, the confidant of the prince, once he becomes the minister of the Ministry of Marine Affairs, for Zhang Anshi, he will directly pull the people from Zhan Shifu into his chariot.

As far as His Majesty is concerned, he is naturally very happy to see this result.

The emperor is getting old, and the crown prince may succeed at any time. The close ministers around him need to sharpen a little more, especially in a ministry like the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, which holds countless money and supplies and promotes the New Deal. It could not be better.

The next day, Zhang Anshi entered the palace excitedly to thank him.

Meeting Zhu Di, Zhang Anshi saluted in a regular manner, and said a few words of gratitude.

Zhu Di said: “This is what you should have done. What’s more, my reward is not for you alone, and you don’t have to thank me.”

“Thank you.” Zhang Anshi smiled and said sincerely: “Everyone in the Taiping Mansion is grateful. I hope I can thank His Majesty.”

Zhu Di said: “Up and down? Who are the people up and down here?”

“For example…” After saying these two words, Zhang Anshi was stumped.

There are so many people up and down here, it’s hard to say, so after thinking about it, he smiled and said, “For example, Zhu Zhanji.”

Zhu Di listened, and smiled: “He also thanked me?”

Zhang Anshi said cheerfully: “He is going to be an official of the Maritime Affairs Department this time, and he has been promoted.”

Zhu Di said: “In this world, there are few people who dare to take the nobles of Tianhuang and use them as subordinates for themselves. This is the first time for Zhang Qing’s family.”

The smile on Zhang Anshi’s face suddenly subsided a little, he sighed and said: “Your Majesty, doing this will indeed attract criticism from the people of the world. And… to be honest, there are many people who are now eccentric, saying that the minister is What… what… a traitor.”

“But I know that I can’t do it, and I still grit my teeth, but it’s for Zhanji. Zhanji is young, if he has been taught by a few great Confucians, how can he distinguish the world’s affairs after a long time? During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a disaster. , a minister said to Emperor Hui of Jin that the common people would not be able to eat, but Emperor Hui of Jin said: Why not eat minced meat?”

Zhang Anshi paused for a moment, then continued: “If my nephew is like Emperor Hui of Jin in the future, it will be a real pain for me to be an uncle. Now, while he is young, I think it is a good thing to teach him to do some things. , so that he can know the sufferings of the people in the future, and the ministers around him will not deceive him, but for the soldiers and civilians in the world, it is their great fortune to have an emperor who is familiar with the people’s conditions.”

Zhu Di’s eyes showed a bit of appreciation, he nodded his head deeply and said: “Emperor Taizu Gao educated his children in the same way. But…he is not like you, who arranges so carefully. Please teach him, he is still a child.”

Zhang Anshi quickly said yes.

Zhu Di said again: “How is the prince doing now?”

this…

Zhang Anshi hesitated.

Actually, he doesn’t care about his brother-in-law now. Anyway, if he is sent, his three brothers can follow his method. He didn’t bother to deal with other things.

Now his new minister of the Ministry of Marine Affairs is waiting to be done, and there are many personnel appointments that need to be dealt with. In addition, the new ministry has to be set up quickly. As for the affairs of the maritime affairs, he must quickly get on track. For the time being, all these matters are a little more important than brother-in-law.

Zhu Di looked a little worried, and said: “Hey… I had a dream yesterday. I dreamed that there were pigs eating into the trough, eating too much… so that the pigsty collapsed, and the howling of the pigs shook the sky.”

Zhang Anshi: “…”

Even though Zhu Di is not superstitious, he thinks about it every day and dreams at night, and he attaches great importance to this dream.

People in this era are convinced that dreams are like some kind of sign from heaven.

Zhu Di said that the so-called pig enters the trough and eats too much. Obviously this pig…may have something to do with Zhu.

As for which Zhu…

As for what happened after the pig entered the trough?

Obviously, this is by no means an auspicious omen, but just a bad omen in the future, Zhu Di couldn’t continue talking.

The pigsties are all collapsed. This…pigsty can be compared to a house, or to something, such as…Jiangshan Sheji.

“Your Majesty is overthinking.” Zhang Anshi said in relief, “Dreams are always reversed.”

Zhu Di said: “Maybe it’s because I’m supercilious, but when I think about it carefully, this dream really makes me uneasy. Maybe it’s because I’m old. When I get older, I can’t help being paranoid. This paranoia…is actually worrying.”

Looking at Zhu Di’s appearance, Zhang Anshi softened his heart a bit, and said, “Brother-in-law…”

Zhu Di waved his hand, but did not let Zhang Anshi continue: “Do your best.”

“Follow the order.”

When Zhu Gaochi entered the camp, he thought he would go on a diet.

But soon discovered that he was overthinking.

The meals provided to him in the model camp were even better than those in the East Palace.

Not only eggs, but also goat milk, and even a certain amount of meat and sweet potatoes.

However, there is not much rice, only dinner, no meat, meat is only allowed at noon.

Of course, this is not what tortured him the most.

The training of the model camp is almost day and night.

Except for the short one-and-a-half-hour study session, most of the rest of the time is related to practice.

Except for morning exercises, morning class exercises, and afternoon exercises, there is almost no interruption.

Of course, Zhu Yong was very polite to him.

The only person who was rude was Qiu Song.

Qiu Song found Zhu Gaochi very displeased, and wondered if Zhang Anshi had instructed him specifically.

What Zhu Gaochi couldn’t figure out was that even if Zhang Anshi had instructed Qiu Song, how could this guy… really show his face to the current prince every day!

Although Qiu Song’s father, Qiu Fu, was once close to Zhu Gaoxu, he even strongly supported Zhu Gaoxu as the prince. But no matter how you say it, this is a thing of the past!

Now that his position as the crown prince is unshakable, even Qiu Fu has accepted the reality and has been trying to ease the relationship.

But facing Qiu Song still made him feel uncomfortable. Qiu Song stared at him every day, looking at him like staring at a thief.

During practice, no one beat or scolded Zhu Gaochi.

However… Zhu Gaochi was incorporated into a small team.

There are only seven or eight people in this team, and these seven or eight people are obviously quite honest. Of course, they still take good care of Zhu Gaochi in the team.

It can be said that except for Qiu Song, everyone in the camp is very friendly to him.

Even when sleeping in the barracks, everyone snored, afraid that Zhu Gaochi would not be able to fall asleep, and would be disturbed by their snoring. Everyone kept their eyes open first, resisting the drowsiness, and only fell asleep when Zhu Gaochi fell asleep.

Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, has grown from admiration to these lieutenants to gradually trust them.

But soon, something bad happened.

For each team’s drill, once a captain fails to complete or loses the chain, the whole team is often punished.

And Zhu Gaochi is obviously the kind of person who is taken care of, but loses the chain every time.

So the team he was in was punished again and again almost from early morning.

Every day, this team can be seen obediently standing on the school field with their heads down.

Obviously, no one dared to punish Zhu Gaochi.

But the more so, Zhu Gaochi couldn’t bear it.

In essence, he is a benevolent person. Seeing a group of people, he respects himself very much and serves himself every day. He is allowed to eat first when he has food and sleep first when he has sleep. But because of him, he will always be At the end of each team, a daily penalty is imposed.

Zhu Gaochi felt that his self-esteem had been greatly challenged, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as if he had been kneaded hard.

He couldn’t even accept these fellow team members, receiving this insult every day, especially because of him.

Of course, Zhu Yong, Zhang and Qiu Song were different. They comforted Zhu Gaochi: “Your Highness, it’s all right, it’s all right, it’s none of your business, it’s just the rules in the camp. Your Highness is the prince, so naturally he doesn’t have to be punished. They It’s fine to be punished, anyway, they have rough skin and thick flesh, so they deserve it, and besides, this is what they should.”

Zhu Gaochi: “…”

It’s okay if you don’t listen to this, but it’s obviously worse after hearing it.

Zhu Yong said again: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, we will take care of Your Highness. Your Highness, what would you like to eat for lunch tomorrow? We have…”

Zhu Gaochi couldn’t hold back the shame in his heart anymore, he gritted his teeth and said: “I want to practice!”

“Ah… no, no…” Zhu Yong said with concern: “Your Highness, you are a man of gold, and you come to us, just go through the motions. Your Highness is in our camp, just treat it as the East Palace, and put Zhang Just be the **** by your side.”

Zhang glanced at Zhu Yong sideways, and retorted dissatisfiedly: “Second brother, why am I eggless? Then what are you?”

Zhu Yong patted him on the head, looked at him with contempt and said, “Idiot, what are you making trouble for, this is just a metaphor.”

“Then why…”

Zhu Gaochi has a strong self-esteem.

In fact, this is also understandable. He himself was neglected because of his physical inconvenience and he did not receive much care from his father when he was young.

So he not only has the pride of a nobleman, but also has low self-esteem!

Therefore, he is willing to be kind to everyone, and the thought of someone suffering for him cannot help feeling intolerable.

So he narrowed his eyes slightly, made a certain decision in his heart at this moment, and then said with a bit of generosity: “I can’t finish the drill of the queue properly. At night, the two of you give advice Give me pointers.”

“Ah… this…” Zhu Yong was taken aback by Zhu Gaochi’s sudden seriousness, and then said: “Your Highness… you are really… really… such a thing, and you are willing to do it yourself. No wonder the eldest brother said that your highness is the best in the world Brother-in-law, I wish I had such a brother-in-law. Your Highness, can I call you brother-in-law?”

Zhu Gaochi: “…”

Zhu Yong patted his chest, and said proudly: “Don’t worry, Your Highness, this matter is on us. After dinner, we brothers will personally accompany His Highness to practice well.”

Zhu Gaochi blushed. At this moment, he seemed to…perceived that he seemed to be caught in some trick.

But even though it was a trick, he felt that he had to get into this trap.

So, he simply stopped thinking about it.

After dinner, there was no one in the school yard, and lanterns were hung up. In this desolate school yard, there were only a few shadows, which were constantly elongated by the lights.