In the inner city of the Eight Dragon City Palace, the Office of Official Supervision (monitors the atmosphere and corruption of officials in Kyushu, organizes and arranges the transfer, promotion and promotion of official positions. It is similar to the Discipline Inspection Commission + Organization Department 10,000 years ago, but it has more power than the two departments combined) .)
The young man wearing a brocade robe strode into the office of the General Administration of Supervision, the center of centralized power for all officials in the world.
In front of the desk, Du Taiping, who was sweating profusely and waving a fan with one hand and reviewing documents with the other, raised his head and looked at the young man with a smile:
"The Eighth Prince is here?"
The person who came was none other than the Eighth Prince Xun Shitian.
Xun Shitian smiled and nodded at Du Taiping, and hurriedly walked forward attentively: "Uncle Du, are you feeling anxious? My little nephew, let me fan you."
Saying that, Xun Shitian snatched the fan without any explanation and took the initiative to help Du Taiping fan it.
Du Taiping was stunned, and quickly snatched the fan back and said, "How unbecoming is this? The eighth prince is of royal blood, and I am from a commoner, so I don't deserve it. Hahaha. Sit down."
Xun Shitian just pretended to be sitting on the guest seat, took a sip of tea and said, "Uncle Du, this plan of yours is simply brilliant."
"Oh? Which plan?"
Du Taiping didn't react for a while. While he was carefully reviewing the official transfer list presented by his subordinates, he asked casually.
Xun Shitian chuckled: "Of course it's a plan to kill three birds with one stone."
"Uncle Du is such a clever strategist. It only takes a small amount of rumors to destabilize the people of Zhongzhou, and he can defeat the arrogance of the princelings, highlight his talents, and highlight his presence. It's amazing."
Du Taiping quickly shook his head: "No, no, you can't say this nonsense. There is no such thing as spreading rumors. I was just talking to my subordinates after drinking, and I accidentally let out some emotions. The Eighth Prince, please don't talk nonsense."
Xun Shitian said nonchalantly: "What are you afraid of, Uncle Du? I have dismissed the people around you, just the two of us. Is there anything we can't talk about openly? My nephew is straightforward, I hope you can be more tolerant."
Du Taiping smiled bitterly and did not answer.
The rumors were indeed related to the Eighth Prince, but the idea was Du Taiping's and the people who handled it were also Du Taiping's people.
If Li Zhen is a princeling, Du Taiping is a real princeling. He is a very shrewd person with an extremely long-term vision. He saw clearly that there were too many people gathered around Prince Xun Shifei. If he joined the princelings, there would be so many people around him that would not be able to show his talents at all and would not be enough to attract his attention.
Du Taiping simply selected a young man like Xun Shitian from among the princes who could stand side by side with the prince. He took the potential route and mainly promoted the prince's party.
He was the first prince to join the Eighth Prince's command, so it was natural that he would stand out from the crowd and would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. If he pushed the Eighth Prince up and usurped Xun Shifei's position as crown prince, Du Taiping could tell with his toes how bright his future would be.
Calculated to the core. He dares to take risks and invest. The eyes are also vicious.
Not to mention, if Li Zhen hadn't come out of nowhere to win the top prize this year. With the vicious Du Taiping paving the way, once the eighth prince becomes the number one scholar, it is really possible that he will immediately shake Xun Shifei's position. They had all planned out... It's a pity that Li Zhen came out of the blue, and everything was in vain. no way.
That thing has happened, and we can only find a way to remedy it. Then, Du Taiping thought of such a very sinister method.
Focus on the main contradiction: spreading rumors to belittle the No. 1 scholar in Kyushu and highlighting Xun Shitian as the No. 2 scholar. The rumors made people think that Li Zhen was chosen as the number one scholar, while Xun Shi was chosen as the number one scholar. It made the people feel that Xun Shitian was a person who had been treated unfairly.
What an irony... It makes the people feel that the prince of the royal family has been treated unfairly. And the villain is a common man in a remote country.
But it worked.
When Li Zhen came out of the Prince's Mansion in Jinzhou County, he succeeded.
Kill three birds with one stone.
Li Zhen was belittled and Xun Shitian was highlighted. The prince was shaken.
Under such rumors, the people of Zhongzhou have developed their unique ability of association. '
Why did Li Zhen get the top prize? Because of opportunism, because there are people in the court. Who are the people in the court? It's the Prince of the East Palace.
Therefore, when Li Zhen arrived in Zhongzhou, he did not go directly to Balong City. Instead, he went to Jinzhou County to see the prince... This was to announce the good news to his master.
Then why did the prince support Li Zhen, and why did he let Li Zhen become the number one scholar? Well, it's because we want to suppress the amazingly talented Eighth Prince...
In this way, all the key points are aligned.
Kill three birds with one stone.
Xun Shitian changed his tone and said with a smile: "He is about to enter Beijing."
"So I still have a plan to kill four birds with one stone."
"oh?"
"Continue to intensify this conflict, and continue to make the number one scholar in Kyushu become the worst number one scholar in Kyushu?"
"What kind of cruel method?"
Du Taiping laughed and answered the question quietly: "When the world thinks that Li Zhen is a princeling, if he continues to use rumors to belittle Li Zhen, making him despised by the people, despised by the officials, and despised by the world. Then I would hate him The whole world will think that since the princelings are so low-level, they can use their words to shake the prince's position."
Xun Shitian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter: "And he is not a princeling at all. Uncle Du's way of diverting misfortune to the east is really clever. I can imagine that the world will say that he is a princeling." Man, everyone in the world says that he was the number one scholar who got it through some eccentric means. You tell me, how much the world despises my brother, the prince."
"But... I am a little hesitant now. I still need to intensify the conflict and try to see if he is related to the prince."
Xun Shitian sneered: "How can a poor scholar be related to the prince? Although I look down on my brother, he is still a prince after all, and he will not be reduced to being associated with this poor scholar."
"But he stayed in Jinzhou County for one night."
"So what? Uncle Du is probably thinking too much. Not just any cat or dog can join the party at will."
"Um… "
Du Taiping nodded thoughtfully.
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Ten thousand years ago, Xi'an.
There was still some time before school started, so Zhang Zhi decided that he needed to take a good tour of this ancient capital of sixteen dynasties.
Wearing a white sun hat and floral dress. Youthful, yet simple and capable.
Zhang Zhi's appearance is not bad, but he is far from being considered as a charming person. In the capital of Shaanxi Province, it is not enough to attract the attention of passers-by. But on the bus, I also encountered many teenagers who looked askance at me.
With a smile on his face, he felt calm and cool in Xi'an's unique sauna. Every scenery outside the window seemed to cause visual and auditory hallucinations. It seems like everyone can see his figure.
"I haven't dreamed about you for two days, which was abnormal in the past. Is it because you are close to me?"
Zhang Zhi said with some doubts.
It had been two days since she had seen each other in her dream, but there was a special throbbing in her heart, as if she could feel her beloved getting closer and closer to her.
This feeling is indescribable.
It's like two magnets. As they get closer, the attraction becomes stronger and stronger. You can't see the attraction between magnets. Therefore, it is impossible to explain the mutual attraction between the two people.
"Hello passengers, we've arrived at Liuting Road, please get off at the back door..."
Zhang Zhi woke up from the sound of the reminder. She felt that the name of this road sounded good, and she subconsciously left her seat without any purpose.
As soon as I left my seat, I felt very strange: "Why should I get off here?"
He shook his head strangely, but thought that the back door had been opened and he had already stood up. That's all, there's no purpose, just wandering around.
She doesn't go to any scenic spots, and she doesn't bother to go to landmark buildings. To understand a city, you should start from the most inconspicuous corner of the city...
Fortunately, there is basically no scorching sun in Xi'an in July.
Unfortunately, the dark clouds in the sky that blocked the sun made the day even hotter. The temperature is the same in the shade and in the open air, and the experience is the same. Without air conditioning, the temperature inside and outside is the same. The temperature is the same with and without an electric fan.
Just standing on the roadside, sweating like rain. It is sweating from the inside out.
Zhang Zhi wiped her face, her makeup was all gone, and she couldn't figure out why it was so hot.
Moving forward in the sweltering heat, there are rolling waves ahead.
Looking at the majesty, one can vaguely feel the desolate atmosphere, and I can't help but murmur:
"Three hundred miles across the river. The ancient emperor's throat."
When she got closer, she saw that the river was turbid. She smiled and said, "It's now 200 miles away from the Bahe River..."
Standing across the river, the majestic Ba Bridge.
Zhang Zhi, who was familiar with history, stood on the bridge with constant traffic, stepped on the ground that had been renovated more than ten times since ancient times, and blurted out: "Yong Lu" says: The most important point of Chang'an, from the west to the east, The road must follow..."
Inexplicably, my heart skipped a beat.
Zhang Zhi's face was frozen, and he murmured, covering his chest, where his heart was.
(End of chapter)