Chapter 844 The Beating of Officials

The official sighed, glanced at the people around him, and waved to the waiting chamberlain to go out and stay.

The chamberlain walked out of Wende Palace and carefully closed the door. The official glanced at Li Zhan and said.

"I am also tired, so I decided to follow the wishes of the great ministers and choose one between King Yong and King Yan to be the crown prince!"

Li Zhan frowned. He didn't know what the officials meant by this. Why did they suddenly want to establish a crown prince? If the officials really appointed one of the two kings of Yong and Yan as the crown prince, then there would be nothing wrong with Zhao Zongquan in the future. But that’s interesting.

The official stared at Li Zhan closely, observing Li Zhan's reaction, and continued speaking word by word.

"Now King Yong and King Yan are the candidates that the Grand Prime Minister and the others like. I can't decide who to choose, so I want to ask Aiqing for your opinion!"

Li Zhan's heart sank. Where is this? This is the Wende Palace of the Imperial Palace. The place where officials handle government affairs is the place where all the courtiers are watching. If he expresses his position on the candidate for the throne today, even though there are only officials in the palace at this time. With him at home, as long as the official family makes any statement tomorrow, they will be hated by the dissatisfied King Yong and King Yan. How can Li Zhan express his opinion on such a major matter related to the country's foundation.

Li Zhan's face was full of panic. He stood up suddenly, accidentally knocking over the seat under his hands, and bowed to the official's house.

"The establishment of a crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. It is a family matter of the official family. How can I allow the officials to comment and ask the official Sacred Heart to rule!"

The official looked deeply at Li Zhan, who was saluting, without saying a single glance. The atmosphere suddenly became solemn. Li Zhan did not raise his head, but stood quietly, waiting for the official's reaction.

After a long time, the official laughed, regained his former generosity, and said to Li Zhan.

"My dear, what are you doing? We, the king and the ministers, are just chatting. Why do you have to do this? Please get up quickly!"

Li Zhan wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief. Then he straightened up, took a careful look at the official's house, straightened the seat beside him that had fallen on the ground, and carefully sat down again.

The official glanced at the cold sweat on Li Zhan's forehead, and teased with a smile on his lips.

"What's wrong with you, dear? It's not the dog days of summer yet, why are you sweating all over?"

The corner of Li Zhan's mouth twitched, and the sweat on his forehead was actually caused by him. Because of this, he stood up again with a look of fear on his face, raised his hands and replied to the official.

"The power of the official family makes the ministers fear it!"

The smile on the official's lips became more obvious. He waved his hand to signal Li Zhan to sit down and comforted him again.

"I scared you!"

Li Zhan was about to get up from his seat, but was stopped by the officials, so he could only sit down and reply.

"I am a coward and have lost my manners before you. Please forgive me!"

"It's just chatting, there's nothing inappropriate about it!"

The official was very satisfied with Li Zhan's stance and said very kindly.

Li Zhan walked on the main road of the palace, pacing slowly. At this time, he was no longer afraid when he was in Wende Hall. His face was calm, and a trace of thought flashed in his eyes. He understood that today's official test was both a This kind of respect is also a kind of beating, in order to keep him neutral and not to interfere with the establishment of the throne. This is also the official's love for him.

Nowadays, Li Zhan has been honored as Yushi Zhongcheng, a high-ranking official of the third rank. He has naturally come into the sight of King Yong and King Yan. He is the one they urgently need to win over. The officials are afraid that he will not be able to withstand the win over and make a mistake. , will deliberately beat him to make him fearful, dare not place bets easily, and remain neutral.

Li Zhan slowly left the palace and walked on the still bustling streets of Bianjing. He softly uttered something that only he could hear.

"The officials may not be deliberately showing their majesty in front of themselves!"

In the past, the official family treated Li Zhan with great respect and never showed authority. They treated Li Zhan with love and tolerance like a nephew. Now that Li Zhan is a third-rank official in the imperial court and has become a very important person, the official family has to change their attitude towards Li Zhan. Zhan's attitude distanced him somewhat, becoming more of a monarch and a minister and less of a close relationship.

After thinking clearly, Li Zhan smiled freely, quickened his pace, and stepped on the carriage not far away. He didn't care about the changes in the official's attitude at all. He himself was unwilling to pay attention to the disputes in the court. He mostly kept silent and just did his best. own job. Moreover, he did not want to stay in the court like a dog, what he wanted to do was to seize the wolf as his subordinate, and horse to trample the enemy chieftain. He was too lazy to get involved in such nonsense, so whether it was the official's probing or beating, or the wooing and blows of King Yong and King Yan, Next door cares.

Since Li Zhan experienced this temptation from the official family, he has basically stayed in the dark and kept it simple. He was extremely silent in the court and became a transparent person. At the same time, he even communicated with Sheng Hong and made him certain. Don't show any stance on the matter of establishing a reserve, just focus on doing your job well.

Sheng Hong naturally understood what Li Zhan meant. He stayed at the Ministry of Industry all day long and never went out. He rarely attended banquets among his colleagues. He was cautious and did not dare to say much. For a time, the two of them were called Weng and son-in-law. As a mute official, he gained a small reputation.

However, after the officials heard about it, they felt quite sorry for their son-in-law and wanted to make amends. And because Li Zhan was already a third-rank official, they had no choice but to express their gratitude to Sheng Hong and promoted Sheng Hong to the position of Sinong Qing of Sinong Temple. After becoming the fourth rank, Sheng Hong was proud of his officialdom for a while. He understood the thoughts of the official family better. He did not dare to have any closeness to King Yong and King Yan. He also strictly required his children and servants at home not to discuss the government affairs indiscriminately. , be cautious.

Sheng Mansion, Sheng Hong Study Room.

Sheng Hong and Li Zhan sat at the top, while Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng stood bowed.

Li Zhan glanced at the two of them and saw that Sheng Changbai's face was expressionless, like an old monk, while Sheng Changfeng's eyes were rolling around, constantly observing the changes in his and Sheng Hong's expressions. He understood in his heart and waved the two of them out of the study room. Go to class.

Sheng Changbai bowed respectfully and left the place leisurely, while Sheng Changfeng gave a perfunctory bow and left in a hurry.

Li Zhan took all this into consideration with cold eyes. When the two figures disappeared, Sheng Hong looked at Li Zhan and asked eagerly.

"Ziqing, what do you think?"

Today happened to be the day when Li Zhan and Sheng Hong were taking a break. Because Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng were going to take the provincial examination, Sheng Hong invited Li Zhan to the Sheng Mansion and asked him to test their academic performance to see if they could be named on the gold list.

Li Zhan thought for a moment and looked at Sheng Hong with a somewhat embarrassed brow, as if he didn't feel comfortable speaking directly.

Sheng Hong's heart sank, but he remained calm and spoke bluntly.

"Ziqing, we are all a family, and they are all your brothers-in-law. If you have something to say, it doesn't matter, so that I can have some peace of mind!"