Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 80 This official seems to be tailor-made for him

Several days passed quickly after the day Zhao Qi'an entered the palace to meet the emperor.

In the blink of an eye, it was early June.

The weather in Kyoto has gradually become warmer. No one is seen wearing cotton jackets on the streets during the day anymore. They have all changed into lighter gowns.

The Jingzhou bloody case has gradually spread in Kyoto city in recent days.

Five days after the court meeting that day, General Ling Fang led the elite members of the Astronomical Patrol to Jingzhou. Accompanying them were two major generals from the Astronomical Patrol, "Bailixue" Bai Yuchuan and "Ren Tu" Li Shengtian. He took away two of the three major generals in the Patrol at once, leaving only "Yanzun" Qilianzhi to command the Astronomical Patrol in the capital.

In addition, those accompanying him included Lin Dongcheng, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wei Sanyin, the Governor of the Eastern Depot.

Although judging from the imperial edict, they were only asked to find out whether the news from Jingzhou was true or not.

But judging from the situation, it is clear that they have already made up their minds and are ready to overturn the entire Jingzhou.

It is worth mentioning that Zhao Guanxiang has been released from the prison of the Dali Temple. His immediate superior Qi Lianzhi had finally managed to get him an opportunity to go to Jingzhou with General Ling Fang to assist in handling the case.

This opportunity is rare. It can be said that even if Zhao Guanxiang went to Jingzhou and did nothing, and just followed the general obediently, he could still get some credit.

Not to mention anything else, at least Zhao Guanxiang, who was demoted to the seventh rank, can always be restored to his original sixth rank.

If you make some achievements, it may not be impossible to move up.

But I don’t know what Zhao Guanxiang’s considerations were, but he refused without even thinking about it.

Qi Lianzhi was so angry that he was ready to lock him up in the prison of the Astronomical Observatory to clear his head. As a result, Zhao Guanxiang had been hiding in Zhao Nishang's Fuxiang Tower for the past few days. He didn't even dare to go to the prison for duty. He asked two of his servants to report for duty on his behalf every day.

Zhao Qi'an also felt a little regretful about this.

Now that Gong Xinying, the idle man, has returned to Jingzhou, a lot of news about the inside of Jingzhou has come.

Zhao Qi'an had originally wanted to take this opportunity to have his fourth adopted son go to Jingzhou to make some merit and climb up the ranks in the Astronomical Observatory.

But Zhao Guanxiang had his own ideas, and he sent a letter to the princess's mansion, stating the reason on the letter.

After reading the letter, Zhao Qi'an showed some worry on his face.

He was in his study, picking up a pen to write a reply. As he picked up the pen, he had thousands of words in his mind that he wanted to express.

But in the end, what ended up on the paper were just two short sentences:
"It's hard to be a good person in this world."

"But you are my adopted son, Zhao Qi'an, so just go ahead and do it. I'll take care of everything else."

……

Zhao Qi'an waited in the mansion for several days, and finally someone from the palace came to deliver an imperial decree.

The person who delivered the imperial edict was none other than Eunuch Li, who had come to the mansion to read out the imperial edict last time.

"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, proclaims:"

"I inherit the order of heaven and rule the world. The prosperity of the country depends on virtuous people to assist; the peace of the royal family requires loyal and upright people to govern. Now there is Haiqing Viscount Zhao Qi'an, who is both talented and virtuous, has a good character, a loyal heart, and a diligent virtue."

"I see his talent and believe he is worthy of the important task. I hereby appoint Zhao Qi'an as the Secretary of the Zongzheng Temple, a position of the sixth rank. I hope he will perform his duties conscientiously, assist the Zongzhengqing in managing the affairs of the royal family, compile genealogies well, strictly enforce the clan rules, carefully protect the purity of the royal bloodline, and diligently manage the affairs of the Zongzheng Temple. I will make sure that the royal family is harmonious and the relatives are orderly, so as to show my grace and the prestige of the country.

"I decree this." After reading the decree, Eunuch Li smiled and congratulated Zhao Qi'an, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Now that Your Majesty has been appreciated by the Emperor, you will surely have a bright future."

"Come here, why don't you quickly present the Prince Consort's official uniform and seal?"

After Zhao Qi'an received the order, he ordered someone to take down his official uniform and seal, and sent someone to get a bag of "wedding money" and hand it to Eunuch Li.

This time is new, the second time is familiar.

Eunuch Li did not refuse and accepted it skillfully. Then he looked at the people behind him, waved his hand and ordered: "You all go wait outside the mansion."

"Yes."

After everyone from the palace had retreated outside the mansion, he pulled Zhao Qi'an aside and said with a wry smile, "My Lord, the officials in Kyoto are so few and far between. Whenever there is a vacancy, all the parties in the court will fight over it."

"So don't think this position is too low. Zongzheng Temple is not short of people. His Majesty increased the number of positions of temple assistants from two to three in order to accommodate you."

This guy is realistic.

Just now Eunuch Li was congratulating hypocritically, but after receiving these few ingots of silver, he opened up his heart and was willing to say a few words of personal concern to this generous prince consort.

Zhao Qian'an didn't feel disappointed, he had even expected it.

After all, he had no achievements, and was constrained by his status as a royal consort. The court was controlled by the "Wu Party" from Yu and Liang states. Not only was the Yangzhou gentry weak, but the upstarts like the Zhao family were not tolerated by the Yangzhou aristocratic families...

To sum up, there is no need for him to even think about joining the six ministries of the imperial court. There is no place for him in the Censorate where the upright censors are located. The Observatory and the East Factory, which are directly under the imperial power, will not open their doors to the outside world because of his sensitive identity.

After much thought, the only options available are the Nine Temples.

As for the official rank, there is a huge gap between the sixth rank and the fifth rank. Without sufficient qualifications and merits, it is impossible to be promoted.

When he first entered the official career, he was promoted to the sixth rank, which was the highest official position that could be awarded.

But the reason why Eunuch Li comforted Zhao Qian'an with such kind words and even looked at him with some sympathy in his eyes was that the problem was that the place this prince consort was going to was the "Zongzheng Temple".

The so-called Zongzheng Temple is the government office responsible for managing the affairs of the royal family. Those who can serve as officials there are all princes and nobles, and most of them have the surname "Ji".

But Zhao Qian’s surname is “Zhao”, which is a foreign surname.

The most important thing is that the current emperor is heartless and does not get close to his relatives, which is known to everyone.

This has resulted in the royal family, who were once high and mighty, now being so destitute that they can barely afford to eat.

The status of the Zongzheng Temple also plummeted. Although it was one of the nine temples in Beijing, its influence on the court was minimal.

If this isn’t a fire pit, what is?
It would be a thankless job for Prince Consort Zhao to enter the Zongzheng Temple.

There is no room for advancement, and all he is busy with are the family matters of the royal family. And because he is a royal family member, some things that could be easily handled become difficult.

Even the experienced Eunuch Li could not give any good advice. Considering the heavy silver in his arms, he could only comfort her with kind words.

Zhao Qi'an saw Eunuch Li's sympathy and comfort, so how could he not know what he was thinking?
But the Zongzheng Temple, which is a "fire pit" to others, is a treasure land in Zhao Qian'an's eyes.

This official position seemed to be tailor-made for him.

(End of this chapter)