Chapter 2: The transformation of the ichthy and the dragon(2/4)
Hong Ji smiled. Perhaps this is one of the differences between Seeds and Hansu’s background. His mind and nature are different. However, they are both from my Dali Border Army and are the captains of my Northern Yamen!
Walking out of the house together, Hong Ji deliberately slowed down and was one step higher than them. He then raised his arms, stretched out his hands to wrap his necks of the two captains, and whispered: "Never are bad, I didn't embarrass the Beiya!"
Situ Dianwu smiled and said with a smile: "Deputy General Qin, it's better to be promoted to two levels in a row. You can touch your conscience by yourself. When you blocked the door, what did you say? I'm cursing with people there, are you embarrassed?"
Qin Piao patted Commander Hong's arm like an iron hoop, and said with a stern face: "How can the Little Beiya Captain talk to the deputy general of Yizhou?"
Wang Yongjin, the magistrate of Yongtai County, was taken into the house by Rong Yu.
However, he was more tough than the Yu family's son who served as secretary of the National Teachers' Mansion and had no convulsions in his hands and feet.
Chen Ping'an was silent for a moment and asked, "What do you say?"
Wang Yongjin said with a sad expression: "There is no greater crime for the lower officials, so let the national teacher punish him."
Chen Ping'an narrowed his eyes and asked, "What do you say?"
Wang Yongjin's scalp was numb, his body trembled, his mind was blank, and he couldn't speak at all.
Rong Yu sneered: "The literary courage of Dali Jingcheng? A light bone!"
Wang Yongjin knelt down with a pounce, but couldn't get up.
Chen Ping'an asked, "Either be a high-ranking official or something big happens. So if you want to be a high-ranking official, don't think about making big money. Who said these two sentences?"
Wang Yongjin cried and said in a deep voice: "I dare not hide it from the National Master. It was the heartfelt words that the lower official had just been promoted to the magistrate of Yongtai County and said to a fellow villager who regarded him as his own. However, it was not the lower official who first invented this statement, but from the reading of Mr. Yulu's book, he deeply agreed with it and regarded it as the standard."
Chen Ping'an said: "I like being an official?"
Wang Yongjin kept his forehead pressing against the ground and said in a muffled voice: "I like it."
Chen Ping'an said slowly: "Such a good name."
Wang Yongjin was confused.
Chen Ping'an said: "Then let you be the magistrate of Yongtai County for another thirty years."
Wang Yongjin raised his head, puzzled.
Chen Ping'an said, "Get up and answer."
Wang Yongjin stood up tremblingly.
Chen Ping'an said: "I'm tired of being a man and I feel that I've been vomiting. When I want to resign, I don't have to say hello to anyone. Leave a seal, and leave it. You are the sixth-rank Beijing official at the foot of the emperor. If you don't deserve the gold of Wang Yongjin, there are still a lot of people who want to be."
Wang Yongjin walked out of the "house" in a daze, went down the steps and left the yard. The officials of the government office looked at this man who was not sure whether he was the magistrate.
Wang Yongjin calmed down his emotions, walked to them, took the horse, and said calmly: "Go back to the yamen."
It was not the worst ending or the best result that he was able to remain in Yongtai County. Besides, it seemed that he was destined to work in this position until the day he retired and returned home. After turning on the horse, Wang Yongjin was filled with grief and joy. On a trip to Laoying Lake, this young and powerful official who was once a simplified emperor seemed to have explained his great career and bright future in the garden.
When Rong Yu came to the water pavilion, only Han Yi felt like he was facing a great enemy. As for Wei Feng, who opened a restaurant in Changpu River, a girl named Chen Xi, she didn't feel much about it because she didn't get involved in the officialdom.
Rong Yu smiled and said, "You are all together. But the National Teacher will chat with Director Han later."
Walking in front with the girl, Rong Yu asked, "Chen Xi, do you want to go back and rest first?"
Chen Xi shook his head, thinking it would be better to be with Sister Rong Yu.
The girl raised her courage and asked timidly: "Sister Rongyu, is he really Master Chen?"
Rong Yu smiled and said, "We dare not pretend to be a national teacher and cheat. Han agents are all smart and not easy to cheat, right? Even if Boss Wei, who runs a restaurant, doesn't speak loudly in the garden, he is still versatile when he reaches the Changpu River and is used to making plans."
The girl covered her mouth and smiled. Yes, when Sister Rongyu left the Shuixi Pavilion just now, Manager Wei invited her to help at his restaurant. She was still hesitating. The main reason was that Manager Wei gave her a little too big, and she was in charge of more than ten people, and her monthly salary was too much. She was grateful to him and admired Manager Wei's courage, so she didn't think she was unlucky.
Following Han Yi behind, Wei Feng asked in a low voice: "Han Liuer, is the National Master going to my restaurant to have some drinks?"
Otherwise, the fat man would really not understand what he would do when he saw such a waste.
Han Yi took a deep breath and forced a smile, "What do you think?!"
Wei Feng said: "I think it's totally OK. I can go to the kitchen and show my hands..."
Han Yi reached out and grabbed the fat man's arm hard, lowered his voice and said, "When you enter the house, say less to me, think about your father, your family. Even if you can't shine on your family, don't cause unnecessary trouble for them... Forget it, you can do it yourself. Remember, you must always go through every word you say twice in your mind..."
Wei Feng was shocked, "I know, I know!"
Rong Yu took them to the yard, and Han Yi went inside to meet the national teacher first.
Wei Feng looked at his friend's back and saw that he was a bit generous in his opinion? Fatty Wei felt heartbroken. If he hadn't invited him to drink here, how steadily Han Liuer would be an official.
After entering the room, the young master sat in the chair in the main seat and asked Han Yi to sit down, and Han Yi sat down silently.
Chen Ping'an asked straight to the point, "At that time, whether to ban the Jinyufang's learning of books on the border, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College held their own opinions, among which there is Hong Chongben, the founder of this science. The Ministry of Rites felt that it was necessary to strictly control it, and this opening must not be opened. Once you follow the example, you are not afraid of the widespread spread of several books, but you are afraid that more and more down-and-out literati who failed the imperial examinations will be famous, and they will become more and more local and literary scholars. If you come to manage it, it will be difficult to manage it. I think your Imperial College has a good reputation. I
However, the Ministry of Rites wants to clean up the mess with the Ministry of Justice. As for the Imperial College, I still feel that it shouldn't be taken care of. I think that our Dali is not afraid of even the wild demons that pour into Baopingzhou like a tide, but are still afraid of a few words in a few books? So what if you open a few hundred books? To put it bluntly, the people in the court of the court were really pulled by several books, which means that there are problems everywhere in the Dali court. I guess King Luo is discussing this matter with them in the C-font yard. Han Yi, as the acting magistrate of Changning County, you have made a paste. Why?"
Han Yi said: "There are 5 people and nine books in total. I want to strictly control four of them and their seven books, and all of them are strictly banned. Not only that, I also want to invite them all to the Changning County Office... to have some tea. Just because they are about the Dali Fan and the countries south of Dadu, their minds and books are in their minds, books, and bones. They are arrogant and weak in their past. They should not say what the court shouldn't say. The book says that they think it is unnecessary to do what the Dali War Department should have done."
Chen Ping'an had a expressionless face, "Why are you afraid that you will pick out two works of Mr. Yulu alone and ban the rest. In the end, you will gain a reputation in the officialdom of bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
Han Yi's face was bitter and nodded slightly, "The officials dare not hide it from the national teacher. Han Yi does have this selfish intention."
Hong Chongben was not only a guest of the Yuan family of Shangzhu Kingdom, but also a close friend of Yuan Chong of the Censorate. He was also a master scholar of the dynasty with profound academic skills and works. It is not an exaggeration to say that Lao Fuzi was one of the most powerful people in the literary world of Dali.
Chen Ping'an was silent for a moment, and Han Yi was always sitting upright, not daring to explain anything, and explanation was just a concealment.
Chen Ping'an said, "Go and call Wei Feng in."
Han Yi immediately stood up, and after a moment, Rong Yu took Fatty Wei into the house. She held back her smile and said, "Chen Xi said she didn't dare to come in."
Chen Ping'an laughed in silence, "You go and accompany her."
Rong Yu left the house.
Chen Ping'an said, "Brother Wei, we meet again. Sit down and chat."
When Wei Feng heard the name "Brother Wei", he wanted to laugh. But when he saw Han Yi's nervous look, Fatty Wei immediately bowed and pretended to say, "Wei Feng, please pay homage to the national teacher."
Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "Caomin? You are a child of an official from Yichi Lane. You are a child with Shilang Cao. Isn't it reasonable?"
Wei Feng sat on the chair beside Han Yi and said carefully: "I am not good at studying and have no fame yet. When my father and uncles and uncles gathered together, they said that they were afraid that the ancestors and clans would be so angry that the coffin board could not be covered, so they gave me the only place for the Imperial College student, a big nephew, and I cheated him by the way... "
Han Yi blushed and lowered his head to cover his mouth and coughed.
Wei Feng immediately changed his words and said, "When I say 'grass and people', I always praised myself. When I got home, I didn't treat me as a serious person."
Wei Feng hesitated for a moment and said truthfully: "When I was very young, I heard from my grandfather that those who are truly high-ranking officials are all individuals, and they also have their own joys, sorrows and sorrows. When they see them, they don't have to be too reserved. Anyway, they can only deceive them at all. Just because of their different temperaments, backgrounds, study experiences and official careers, they have one thing in common. High officials with great knowledge, cultivation, and talents are just like playing with people. There are no need to listen to what we say. They can see the heels at a glance. My grandfather also said that there are not many such top-notch and powerful figures in the Dali Dynasty, so I don't have to be afraid, anyway, I will never see them in my life... My grandfather hasn't said it completely, and I will see it for me today."
Chen Ping'an smiled and nodded, "Putting aside the last sentence, every sentence is the golden and good words of an old man in the officialdom. If an old man in the family is like a treasure, the ancients may have lie a lot, but the ancients never lie to others."
Wei Feng whispered: "Every national teacher knows who my grandfather is?"
Chen Ping'an asked back: "How many years have your grandfather been the top leader of Tongzheng Department? How can I not know about him?"
Wei Feng scratched his head and whispered: "My grandfather said that it is normal for people to leave and tea to be cold. Once he stepped down, let alone all kinds of Beijing officials, even those disciples would not recognize him the next day."
It was a bit sad. When his grandfather passed away, the capital said that he was the one who left the most unpopular. There were very few wreaths, elegiac couplets, and guards.
After all, he is the chief official of Tongzhengsi, and he can participate in the second rank of the Imperial Study Club of the Dali Dynasty.
Chen Ping'an asked, "Wei Xiang, what kind of official do you think your grandfather is?"
Wei Feng thought about it and shook his head, "I don't know that grandpa himself said that he is a good official. There are occasional comments in the capital. Maybe he is a clean official. No matter how good he says, there will be nothing."
Chen Ping'an said, "Let your father and uncle arrive at the National Master's Mansion before tomorrow afternoon. You can send them another message. If you want to complain, you can write it in the booklet."
Han Yi's eyes were shining.
Wei Feng was creepy and asked with a bitter face: "Master National Master, what did I say the wrong thing? My father and others are also honest officials. Really, I can swear to God. Master National Master, don't think that I am a person who speaks unreliable, but just misunderstand that my father and others are not clear when they are officials... They are a little confused, otherwise they will never be such a big official in their life."
Speaking of this, Fatty Wei's voice became smaller and smaller, and he was crying and trembling.
Han Yi reached out and rubbed his eyebrows. Damn, it was so twists and turns when Fatty Wei talked to the national master, and it was so exciting...
Chen Ping'an smiled angrily and said, "Don't talk to me about anything or not. Just send a message home. Remember to leave the house and ask County Magistrate Han to review it with you. I'm so surprised. We are both chatting in Dali Mandarin, right?"
Wei Feng didn't even glance at Han Yi from the corner of his eyes. The fat man felt relieved. Listen, this is the familiar smell. It's smooth and you've passed the test!
After leaving the yard, Wei Feng was excited and suddenly felt guilty. He looked at Han Yi, as if the national teacher did not mention Han Liuer's "acting agent".
But Wei Feng was surprised to find that Han Yi seemed to be more excited than himself, but he could hide his emotions well after years of practicing in the public sector.
Han Yi was really excited at this moment. It’s not important to be an agent or not. I’m really going to be a big deal.
Rong Yu laughed softly and said, "Chen Xi, the national master said that when you encounter something in the capital in the future, you can go directly to the national master's mansion to complain to him."
Chen Xi didn't think much about it. She just said whatever she thought of, "It would be even better if she found an official like Magistrate Han."
Rong Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this. The girl seemed quite suitable to go to the National Master's Mansion.
Chen Ping'an stood on the steps and waited for Mr. Yulu Hong Chongben to join his student Xu Mi.
After entering the house and each took their seats, Chen Ping'an asked the girl a question first, "A fox country was lost in Qingfeng City, and the city lord also fell from the upper fifth realm to the Nascent Soul. It can be said that his vitality is severely damaged. As a child of the Xu family in Qingfeng City, how do you feel?"
Xu Mi said, "I used to hate it, but now I don't hate it so much. When I hated it, I always wanted to succeed in my studies and come out. The first thing I did was to ask for justice from Master Chen Shan and Liu Jianxian. But to be honest, I didn't think about taking revenge on you by any means. Some hatred and anger were pretending to be the elders of the Xu family. The gentleman taught me some principles of dealing with people and I remember them in my heart."
Chen Ping'an asked with a smile: "What is your husband teaching you? Let's listen to it, give an example."
Xu Mi was stunned and said, "For example, the saying "If you do something, you should not look for it," is my motto when I was studying, such as inkstones, folding fans, and jade pendants. If the national teacher doesn't believe it, you will know it once you check it."
The young national teacher nodded and smiled and said, "The tutor is better than I thought."
Xu Mi was very happy when she heard this, but she thought about it again and finally got back to the topic! No, is it a good thing?! Whether it is the Yuan family in Yichixiang or the Xu family in Qingfeng City, she followed her husband to study in the study school in the mountain.
To be continued...