The ministers below were obviously aware of this problem, but King Jing had already opened his mouth, so how could he take it back? So as I thanked him loudly, all the ministers had to accept the fact that I not only had a third-grade military position, but also a third-grade civil servant. After I got up, King Jing laughed and said to the person next to him: "Xianwen, starting today, you and Deng Aiqing will be responsible for establishing the Ministry of Labor. He is more experienced in this matter, and those in Shangling can have the experience." Deng Aiqing deserves a lot of credit for the current situation. You have to put down your airs and study more!" After King Lei said this, I realized that that person was actually the current eldest prince Zhou Xianwen. I didn't expect that there was already someone At such an old age, I feel relieved when I think about it: in Da Zhou, men usually got married and had children when they were seventeen or eighteen years old. As for the royal family of Dazhou, as long as they canonize a prince, they will usually choose a prince concubine at the age of eighteen. If a prince is not selected, the princes will choose to get married and have children after they are eighteen years old. If they can give birth to a son, This was also the political capital that helped them ascend to the throne. In the previous generation of emperors, King Jing was crowned prince when he was ten years old, so it is not strange to have such an old prince now. And King Jing now asked the eldest prince to join the Ministry of Labor and to be in charge of the Ministry of Labor together with me. He probably saw the reason why I was able to have both sides between the grand master and the prime minister, and wanted the eldest prince to get closer to the ministers on both sides. At the same time, the Ministry of Labor is a department that is relatively close to ordinary people, and the influence and popularity of the Eight Princes of Shanling and the Four Families among the people also allowed King Jing to see the future of the Ministry of Labor. So, does what King Jing did mean that he has made up his mind to make the eldest prince the crown prince? If that's the case, it must be that the incident involving the third prince last time made King Jing very dissatisfied, so he planned to make him the prince after the eldest prince gained support from ministers and ordinary people at the Ministry of Labor. Although I knew the reason, I felt a little unhappy. I was used to giving orders by myself. Now that the eldest prince was by my side, it was like there was a thorn in my throat. It hurt but I couldn't pull it out. Although I don¡¯t know what kind of person this eldest prince is now, at least I know one thing. In order to ascend to the throne in the future, he will definitely work hard to win support among officials. In order to prove his worth and talents, for me If you give an order, he will definitely have different opinions, or simply oppose it. And with his background as a eldest prince, officials will definitely be more afraid of him than I am. As time goes by, the orders I issued no longer have any prestige among ministers, or have no value at all. Similarly, this is also an opportunity for me. Being close to the eldest prince will give me a better chance of gaining his trust. If he ascends the throne in the future, then I will most likely become his right-hand man. And now that King Jing has spoken, what else can I say? Although I felt a little uncomfortable, I had no choice but to regard the Ministry of Labor as a stepping stone for the eldest prince to ascend to the throne in the future. Even if it is an investment for the future, the risk of this investment is slightly higher, and I don¡¯t know whether it can be recovered. "Deng Aiqing, do you have any opinions?" King Jing asked after seeing that I didn't speak for a long time. "No!" I immediately replied respectfully, "It is really an honor for the Ministry of Labor to have the eldest prince join the Ministry of Labor! It's too late for me to be happy, so how can I have any opinions?" King Jing laughed and said, "That's good! Then the Grand Master and the Prime Minister, please confirm the list of all officials to be elected to the Ministry of Labor today and organize them as soon as possible!" "I obey the order!" the Grand Master and the Prime Minister replied in unison. Seeing that the matter was resolved, King Jing was relieved and left the court early after no other ministers had anything to report. When I saw that it was still early, and I couldn't help the Grand Master and the Prime Minister in selecting the following officials, I thought about it in my mind and decided to go to the dock to see if those workers had been sent away. After all, Feixue and others Still a little worried about going. Just as I was about to leave, I heard someone calling me from behind. When I turned around, I saw that it was the eldest prince Zhou Xianwen. I quickly turned around and bowed: "I see you, Your Highness!" "No need to be polite!" He smiled slightly, helped me up, and said, "From now on, we won't need to use the name of the eldest prince when we meet in private. Calling him the eldest prince would seem unfamiliar." This is not allowed!" I said seriously: "There is a difference between the king and his ministers. The king is the king and the minister is the minister. How can he be out of position?" When I said this, I actually patted his horse secretly. The so-called king, if he specifically refers to the royal family The word generally refers to the king. Although the eldest prince was happy in his heart, there was an unhappy look on his face, and he reproached: "What? Are you deliberately betraying me?" "I don't dare!" I said quickly. "Don't you dare?" the eldest prince pretended to be angry, "Then you are not allowed to call me eldest prince in private from now on. Violators will be severely punished!" "I obey your orders!" I said seriously. The prince was speechless. He looked me up and down and said with a smile, "They say Deng Long is not an ordinary person, and it is true." "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness, I am an ordinary mortal, no different from others." I said. It's still the standard official tone. Unexpectedly, he smiled instead of being angry and said: "Don't talk too much about me. I'm committed to you today. I'll go wherever you go."?, don¡¯t try to push me away! "I was speechless. In fact, what I said just now was just a joke with him, and I also wanted to test his character. However, the rogue method used by others was really clever. He is a dignified eldest prince and is used to the palace dogma. It¡¯s really embarrassing for him to say such a thing because of his lack of formal etiquette education. At the same time, he said he was committed to me, so I couldn¡¯t leave him alone and leave. However, since he has committed to me, then he It would be a pity if the identity of the eldest prince is not used. "Okay! "I said respectfully, "Weichen is going to send a group of workers back to Shanling now. I wonder if His Highness is interested in going to the dock with me? ""good! "He agreed happily, and then took my hand. He seemed to be more anxious than I was. But I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. If the one holding me now was one of Feixue and the others, I would definitely be It was very comfortable, but now that the person pulling me was a man, I felt awkward no matter what. When I arrived at the gate, someone naturally pulled Zhui Dian up. Mainly because I thought the sedan was slow, so I rode Zhui Dian here today. The eldest prince Looking at Zhui Dian, his eyes lit up and he said: "You can actually subdue this horse? "The tone was full of surprise. "Surrender? I smiled slightly, gently stroked the horse's head, and said, "I didn't surrender it, it followed me on its own." " Zhui Dian also neighed lowly at this time, as if he agreed with my statement, and rubbed his head against me. The eldest prince's eyes were full of surprise, and he said: "I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. The fierce horse that no one in the palace can subdue actually follows you obediently? It¡¯s incredible! "In addition to sighing, there was also deep envy in his words. "Haha! I laughed and said, "How can Zhui Dian be compared with ordinary bad horses?" What it wants is not a master who can subdue him, but a friend! "Making friends with horses?" The eldest prince's eyes widened, and then he sighed, "What a strange person." "Strange person? I smiled slightly. They were used to being in high positions. It was impossible for them to make friends with ordinary people, let alone a horse. I didn't force him to understand, so I turned over and chased the lightning. , said: ¡°Your Highness, please come with me! "Besides the Fengtian Gate, there is also a special place for the royal family to keep horses. This is to prevent the palace people from being unable to find someone to take care of them due to emergencies when they go out. While we were talking, someone had already brought the horses over. The eldest prince took the reins, got on the horse, shook the reins, and the horse sped up a few steps and walked with me. There was a street outside Fengtian Gate, so our speed was not very fast. The eldest prince looked at the street while walking. The people doing business on both sides suddenly sighed, "Do you think the capital can become like Shanling? "I wonder what your Highness means?" "I turned around and asked. "I've been to Shanling! He replied quietly, "Just a few days ago, my father asked me to go to Shanling alone, but he didn't tell me what to do, he just asked me to go and see!" "I don't understand the reason why he sent me to Shanling. When I got there, I experienced for the first time what fairness is and what it means to be fair. In order to verify the price of the same product, I ran all over the streets and shops in Shanling." Lane, what surprised me was that the price difference between the products was only three cents, and the price of that product was one hundred and fifty taels of silver. "The people in Shanling seem to have no worries. Even when they treat a stranger like me, they all greet me with a smile." As for the government officials there, I actually saw them helping people wash clothes. "In just a few days, what Shang Ling left for me was not only surprise, but also envy. If I had to use one word to describe what I saw in Shang Ling, it would be a fairyland on earth!" "And the person who created such a legend is" He turned his head and looked at me deeply, and said, "It's you Deng Long!" In those few days, I also saw your popularity among the people, not to mention your huge statue. Even your fake tomb has an endless stream of people visiting it every day. When I went there, it was the Big Four who announced the news that you were not dead. You don¡¯t know that after the announcement, Shangling City was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, which was more lively than the Chinese New Year. Later, I went to Grandpa Eighth¡¯s home. When talking about this matter, he only said two words: people¡¯s support! And what my father let me know first was probably these two words. "Today, my father asked me to join your Ministry of Labor. This is probably what he meant. He wanted me to learn how to win the hearts of the people!" "