There is nothing to argue about this question, after all, not everyone is as familiar with history as he is, and knows the general trend of history before and after Chongzhen's years.

Liu Ruozai sees things quite thoroughly, but he still maintains an optimistic attitude towards the situation in Daming. No matter what they think, they would never have thought that ten years later, the Ming Dynasty would change and the sky would collapse.

If I tell them this now, although I don't mean playing the piano to a cow, no one will believe it.

Liu Ruozai sighed and said slowly: "When it comes to doing things, I am indeed willing to do things." But there is also a selfishness of the official. The fact that this matter has been able to come to this point is the result of the joint efforts of you and me. The return of the Chahar Department to the Ming Dynasty is the most proud thing that this official has done in his life. I also want to do it well, from the beginning to the end. If Chahar Lu returned to the Ming Dynasty, but he was angry and suffered a loss on the side of the Ming Dynasty, and was even blackmailed by the ministers he was sent, so if there was any more incident, the sin of the official would be great! In this life, this official will never forget this incident. ”

"It's not safe for others to be the official in this matter, and the official is reluctant to let his hard work go to waste because of others. Therefore, after the Chahar Ministry arrives at the Xiashui Sea, the trade between the Chahar Department and the Ming Dynasty must be done by me, and it can only be done by me! ”

Liu Ruozai looked straight ahead, his eyes were firm, and his tone was resolute, but there was a bit of unwillingness and annoyance in his expression.

Dong Ce's heart moved, and he suddenly thought, "Could something have changed?" Liu Ruozai will have such a reaction, with Liu Ruozai's city government in the past day, he should not say so much, and he will not talk to this point. ”

He was silent for a moment, and asked tentatively, "My lord, has Jingzhong placed you in some places?" ”

Liu Ruozai sighed, nodded and said, "I can't hide anything from you, and it's not an exaggeration to say that you are a seven-trick exquisite heart." ”

Dong Ce smiled: "My subordinates don't dare. ”

Liu Ruozai said: "There is indeed news in Beijing, when the emperor discussed with the cabinet, it has been decided, and the official is about to be promoted to the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites." When this time the official took the nobles of the Chahar Department to the capital, he did not follow them back, and stayed in the capital to accept the appointment, and then went to Hebei Province again, handed over the matter, and lived in the capital for a long time. ”

Dong Ce was moved: "My lord, this is a good thing, a great thing!" ”

Liu Ruozai was promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites from a five-grade Hebei military preparation road, and Shanxi was promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, from the fifth grade to the third grade, so that the matter of being promoted to three levels in a row is extremely rare in the dynasty. The civil system of the Ming Dynasty has lasted for more than 200 years, and by the time of Chongzhen, it was already extremely stable and perfect. The system is huge, different from top to bottom, and the hierarchy is strict! In this huge civil service system, the promotion of the vast majority of people can only go up step by step. It is already very rare to rise several levels in a row.

And Liu Ruozai was promoted three levels in a row this time, which shows that the emperor's trust is important.

But as soon as Dong Ce's words came out, he understood why Liu Ruozai had such feelings today, and why he looked like this. Although the official position of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites is high, I am afraid that it is not what Liu Ruozai wants.

Liu Ruozai smiled bitterly: "You can see it too, right?" Yes, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, this is a dignified and upright three products! It stands to reason that to be able to jump to this position, the official should be content, but it's a pity that the official doesn't want to enter the court, the official still wants to stay in Xuanda, and he also wants to contact the Chahar Department, and he also wants to do this thing without a trace of mistakes, and it is perfect! ”

"In fact, the position that this official wants to sit on the most is the governor of Datong or the governor of Xuanfu, not the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites who enters the court to be a Laoshizi."

He sighed: "It's a pity, God doesn't fulfill people's wishes!" ”

The news came from Xie Sheng, the official in the capital, that the imperial court had the imperial court's post road system, and these senior officials in the capital also had their own means to contact their colleagues abroad.

Due to the chaos of thieves in Shaanxi and southeast Gansu, the traffic roads were blocked, so the imperial court's expedited express came slowly. And the people sent by Xie Sheng arrived in Suzhou Wei only four days later than the express report of the imperial court. It's just that after they arrived in Suzhou, they pounced, and Liu Ruozai had already led people to Dacaotan.

So these people simply rushed to the big grass beach and sent Xie Sheng's handwritten letter to Liu Ruozai.

The content of the discussion between the emperor and the cabinet is naturally an extremely confidential matter, but Xie Sheng, as a secretary of the ministry, is impossible to say that he doesn't even have the ability to get this bit of news. Liu Ruozai is about to be promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and he is already one of the prominent officials in the court, and he has a lot more weight than before, so Xie Sheng also spared no effort to find out the news this time, and appointed people to go out of Beijing to deliver a message to him.

You must know that Xie Sheng sent someone out for a trip, it was not so easy to simply go back and forth, and the cost was quite amazing.

Dong Ce was silent for a moment and said, "Could it be that it can't be thought of now?" ”

To be honest, he didn't want Liu Ruozai to leave Xuanda and rush to the capital, he could foresee that no matter how Liu Ruozai was, at least he would not be able to leave the ground of Datong Town in a short time. And if Liu Ruozai stays here and continues to be in a high position, it will naturally be of great benefit to Dong Ce's development. But if Liu Ruozai goes to the capital, people go to tea and cool, and the emperor is far away, he can't shelter him, and he can't say that Dong Ce will be suppressed!

Liu Ruozai sighed: "Unthinkable! Unthinkable! You don't know, because of the great achievements made this time, Xie Sheng Xie Shangshu was able to enter the cabinet as a scholar of the East Pavilion University, and the only vacancy in the court that can be worthy of this official is Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. ”

"This official is quite the governor of Datong, but unfortunately, although the governor of Datong, Lord Jiao, has been a little anxious these days, but he has finally disposed of it properly, and it is unlikely that he will lose his official position in a short period of time, and there is indeed no place in this Datong town that can accommodate me."

He glanced at Dong Ce, suddenly smiled, and said with a hint of joking: "This official didn't get this Datong governor to do it this time, and I have to blame you for it!" ”

Dong Ce made him confused, and deliberately made a look of sincere fear, and said, "My lord, my subordinates are really wronged!" I don't know what happened. ”

Liu Ruozai nodded and said with a smile: "You are the most cunning, and you don't need to pretend in front of this official, this official is just talking, and he won't really blame you." ”

He said with a smile: "This official also learned recently, during our time in Gansu Town, the White Lotus Sect was established in Northern Hebei Province. ”