surnamed Wang

Although the capital has entered autumn, the nights are rarely hot and dry, but it is far from the point where autumn nights are as cool as water.

Sitting in the courtyard, Wang Bingquan and Liu Luming drank good wine and ate drunk crabs marinated by old Confucian Jiang Xiuye, feeling very comfortable.

The current Liu Luming is no longer what it used to be. Ever since he was lured into the ordnance factory by Wang Gingquan, he got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog. The days of the second generation ancestor who could not be called a dandy in the past can be forgotten.

But stupid people have stupid blessings, his official position has been promoted again and again, and now he is only in his 20s, and he is sitting in a position that many old people in the court envy.

After the two developed the cannon, the dynasty was very proud in front of Donghan. The emperor was overjoyed and was promoted to the fifth-rank doctor, under the Ministry of Industry's Ministry of Industry and Civil Affairs.

After half a year, perhaps it was because of the kindness of the emperor who cherished his talents, or perhaps because of Wang Gangquan's face, he made an exception and granted the fourth-rank official post of Doctor Zhongshun to this upstart.

Although he is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, his back has become much tougher, and many officials in the court who are higher in rank than him have to be polite when they see him.

In addition to looking at the face of his old man Liu Jianbai, the more reason is to see the potential of this young man.

These veterans who have been in court for many years know a truth: no matter how much they do behind the scenes, they can't compare with the favor of the emperor.

After all, thousands of years ago, there were such absurd things as making a cricket a general. Although the emperor was still young and mostly playful, it was enough to explain some problems.

Compared with an innocuous cricket, it is even more unbelievable that those crickets climbed to high positions by flattery.

In the eyes of some people who are good at making money, Liu Luming has an opportunity that they can't get no matter how sincerely they burn incense and worship Buddha.

And they had to admit that Liu Ge Lao had great achievements in the country, and he was able to sit in the first rank because the highest dynasty was only the first rank.

Compared with those dandies who rely on the shade of their elders, who are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, and only cause trouble for their own fathers, Liu Luming is simply far superior.

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Liu Luming was able to wear Yunyan Buzi's court uniform in his 20s, which was unprecedented in the dynasty. With the death of Emperor Xianen, Emperor Xiaocun was still young.

Just when everyone thought that Liu Luming's official career would stop for a period of time, another major event happened in the entire dynasty-the second prince Wang Bingde blatantly rebelled.

Yan Hanshan, the son of General Zhenyuan, went to crusade and lost the first battle. In order to make the ordnance factory work overtime to make firearms, the Eighth Prince did not hesitate to upgrade Liu Luming to another level, directly promoted from Sipin Wensan to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Industry with real power.

This fact made many officials in the court who had been at the fourth rank and below for nearly ten years look red-eyed. If Wang Quanquan was not easy to mess with, they would have fallen out long ago.

Some of them felt dissatisfied because of this, and secretly colluded with the second prince who was thousands of miles away.

Afterwards, Wang Gangquan personally led his troops to the south of the Yangtze River to fight the rebellion. He was defeated and fell off the cliff to his death. Liu Ge was old and died of cold.

Only then did some officials who complained about this heaved a sigh of relief. Liu Luming, without his two backers, would not only be unable to cause any disturbances, but might even be settled by the second prince who was about to enter the city.

Just when they thought that this young man who had been promoted several times in just one year was about to face bad luck, Liu Luming resigned on his own initiative, and many people in the court who were waiting to watch the fun were inevitably a little disappointed.

Not long after that, the Eighth Prince, who had been missing for more than half a year, returned to Beijing again. Liu Luming not only returned to the court, but also went a step further, directly promoted from the left servant to the right servant.

Although it is only a small step, it means that as long as the minister of the Ministry of Industry retires, he will be the No. 1 choice for the next minister.

After the news spread, those petty officials who had worked hard for half their lives and secretly did a lot of shady deeds but still failed to make it to the top could not help feeling sad, and all of them borrowed alcohol to get rid of it. Worryingly, the sales of alcoholic beverages in major wine shops in the capital have increased a lot due to this.

Some people in the court even speculated that if this young man can become a minister before the age of 40, it is not impossible to become a first rank in this life.

One school with two products, this is what many people dream of...

"Brother Wang, are you free tomorrow? If you have nothing to do, come with me to the ordnance factory." Liu Luming said while eating crabs.

Wang Gangquan shook his head when he heard the words, "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to ask for the will of the marriage, and then I will stop by to visit my mother and concubine. I may not have extra time."

When he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at the other party, but saw that guy was looking at him excitedly, obviously he had misunderstood something.

"Brother Wang, you are my reincarnated parents. As long as this is done, I will be like an ox..."

"Stop taking pictures, it has nothing to do with you." Wang Bingquan said lightly.

"Eh..." Liu Luming was taken aback for a moment, and then he lowered his head like a beating eggplant.

Upon seeing this, Wang Gangquan patted the other party's shoulder, and comforted him:

"Work hard, when you are promoted to Shangshu, the marriage granted by Emperor Shun will be more justified."

Liu Luming lost his energy when he heard the words, "The old man Shangshu is only in his 50s, he can live another 20 years with that attitude, and I don't care if I wait, I'm afraid that Huihui will already be old by then."

Hearing the words, Wang Gangquan was also a little anxious. In fact, Emperor Shun had agreed to the marriage at the beginning, but in the end it was Wang Gangquan who asked him to hold his hand first, saying that the toothpaste could not be squeezed out at once.

Although Emperor Shun didn't understand, he also understood the general meaning, so he only promoted Liu Luming to a half-rank official position.

"Well, I can assure you that within three years, I will keep you married to a beautiful wife." Wang Gangquan said sincerely.

Hearing what he said, Liu Luming regained his spirits.

This matter cannot be entirely blamed on Brother Wang Bingquan. Liu Luming originally had no official status. He was only an eighth-rank official when the Ordnance Institute was first established. The speed of his promotion in the past few years has been shocking enough. If Wang Bingquan blindly favors him, it will be detrimental to his development. .

And this guy's temperament is the most clear, he is a lazy donkey, not only does he excrement and urinate a lot, but he doesn't move any carrots in front of him.

Besides, aren't brothers just for cheating?

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After a night of nothing, Wang Gingquan got up early the next morning and walked towards the palace gate. This time he didn't bring a sword, but was carefully checked by Zou Shun.

The last time he believed the prince's nonsense, Zou Shun really thought he was fine and brought a scabbard into the palace, who would have thought that the sword could fly!

When he saw Wang Bingquan walking out of the imperial study room with a sword, the commander of the Ouchi guards almost peed his pants in fright.

Although Emperor Shun didn't bother him in the end, he was still trembling for several days, so this time he not only searched Wang Gingquan's body "disrespectfully", but even looked up to the sky from time to time, for fear that a flying sword would sneak across his head .

Wang Gangquan didn't know whether to laugh or cry the whole time, until the other party repeatedly confirmed that there was no problem, and then he was allowed to let go.

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