After another quarter of an hour, a message came out from the mansion, asking Mr. Fang to enter the mansion. Then a servant led Fang Yingwu inside, but instead of going to the study room that Fang Yingwu was familiar with, he came to the side garden and the waterside corridor.
Above the pavilion.
From a distance, Fang Yingwu saw Liu Mianhua lying on his back on a bamboo chair. Four domestic slaves next to him were holding big banana fans, fanning them rhythmically. Fang Yingwu subconsciously felt that at this moment, Lao Taishan did not look like a national prime minister.
Auxiliary, more like a wealthy landlord...
When Mrs. Liu saw Fang Yingwu coming over, she complained: "This old man is really confused, but I don't understand the important affairs of the country. Your husband-in-law speaks first." Then she got up and left.
He hurried over and called a few more times at the gate of Liu's Mansion. With this buffer, Fang Yingwu's inner anger had been offset by most of it. One of his strengths is that he is good at adapting to the environment. He can even adapt to time travel. What else can't he accept?
of?
Fang Yingwu was not stupid enough to ask Lao Taishan face to face, "Why are you avoiding me?" He only asked: "The matter has been decided and cannot be changed?"
Liu Mianhua was still lying down, humming: "Is the imperial decree child's play? There is no need to change it."
Fang Yingwu sighed and rubbed his forehead. Why did this old Taishan become so unreliable like his biological father?
The job of going to Jiangnan to supervise grain is first of all very difficult, not to mention clearing the fields; secondly it is not easy to achieve results, and it is necessary to do it well. It is natural to collect debts. If you do not do it well and the treasury continues to be tight, you will be punished.
Scolding, if tens of thousands of officials in the capital cannot pay their salaries, who are you scolding if you don’t scold yourself?
"So... what happened in this process? I hope Lao Taishan can tell the truth." Fang Yingwu asked again.
Liu Mianhua began to speak hesitantly: "I went to the cabinet yesterday and asked the minister to find your leave request. I said it in the lobby of Wenyuan Pavilion. It is the seventieth birthday of Senior Shang, and it is time for the imperial court to send an envoy to express condolences. It is just right.
Just let you go. Then Liu Jue said, Fang Yingwu is too young.
The old man refuted him and said: The boat and carriage traveled thousands of miles, and the journey was very hard. If you don't send young people, why send old people? Moreover, Fang Yingwu has long experience, rich experience, young but not immature, how can he not be an imperial envoy?
What's more, Fang Yingwu was born in Tsinghua University and has a dignified appearance. He is extremely suitable to be an envoy and can support the court's appearance. The most important thing is that Fang Yingwu is idle at home. With such a ready-made candidate, why choose another person and waste the court's manpower?
And public funds?
After my reasonable and reasonable refutation, Liu Jue was speechless and stopped talking, and the matter was settled like that."
Hearing this, Fang Yingwu vaguely guessed the following drama. It was probably that Lao Taishan was dug into a hole. It can be said that he hunted geese all day long but was pecked in the eye by geese...
Liu Mianmian took two sips of tea and continued: "When we were discussing the matter later, Liu Jue suddenly said that Yin Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu was reviewing the matter of sending an imperial envoy to supervise the grain supply, and he recommended Fang Yingwu as the imperial envoy.
Of course I think it’s not possible. The money and food in the southeast are related to military and national affairs, and the imperial court has its branches in the southeast. How can it allow a young official like Fang Yingwu to go there?
But Liu Jue said: He has long experience and rich experience. He is young but not immature, how can he not be an imperial envoy? Moreover, Yin Shangshu suggested that young people should be young and strong, with strong morale and familiarity with the southeast.
Being strong is actually an advantage.
What's more, Fang Yingwu was born in Tsinghua University and had a dignified appearance. Being an imperial envoy was enough to support the imperial court. More importantly, Fang Yingwu was idle at home. With such a ready-made candidate, he was about to go south.
After annexation, why choose another person and waste the court's manpower and public funds?"
Fang Yingwu raised his forehead with his hands, which was like using his spear to attack his shield. Sure enough, the bad thing was here! He heard Liu Mianhua say again:
"I insist that on such important errands, we must send ministers who are familiar with money and food and have high moral character. Otherwise, how can we control the place?
But Liu Jue added that Fang Yingwu had been the magistrate of the county for three years, so he was naturally proficient in local financial and food affairs. Moreover, he was from Zhejiang, not far from Su Song, and he was naturally familiar with the water and soil of the southeast.
Moreover, Fang Yingwu is known as the Little Qingtian of the capital, and everyone knows his official reputation, so why not go to supervise the food supply? Being younger is not a disadvantage, and being aggressive is more suitable for the imperial envoy to supervise the food supply.
Just when I was about to roll up my sleeves and argue with Liu Jue for three hundred rounds, another cabinet minister, Peng Hua, added that I had heard that Fang Yingwu was not very close to the people in Suzhou, so it would be great to go to Jiangnan to supervise grain..."
Fang Yingwu vomited three liters of blood after hearing this. This last-ditch attack was so amazing that it left people speechless.
As we all know, going to supervise grain will inevitably cause conflicts with the local people. Jiangnan, especially the core area of Suzhou Prefecture, has a developed culture. In recent years, the imperial examination has gradually flourished, and there are many big bureaucrats and gentry. If you have a good relationship with the Suzhou Gang, you will be entangled in favors when you go to Jiangnan to supervise grain.
, it’s really possible that I can’t make the move.
Therefore, although the imperial court did not state it publicly, in the unspoken rules, the imperial envoy sent to supervise the food supply must send ministers who have a bad relationship with the Suzhou Gang, so as to achieve the effect. Just like another matter, although it is not disclosed in the imperial regulations
Records, but the Minister of Household Affairs must not be someone from Suzhou.
Fang Yingwu, known as Xiao Qingtian, is recognized as having a very average relationship with the Suzhou Gang. Because of the relationship between his teacher Shang Xianggong, Fang Yingwu was extremely discordant with Wang Hao, the second leader of the Suzhou Gang, so his relationship with the Suzhou Gang was also not good.
Very cold.
Originally, Fang Yingwu was also good at copying poems and composing lyrics to gain fame, but after many years in the capital, he had almost no contact with the Suzhou Clan who were good at literature. This is enough to explain everything.
Today's number one leader of the Suzhou Gang is Wu Kuan, the number one scholar. He has a good personality, elegant writing, and is good at dancing. He is modest and prudent in every aspect. He is very popular and has no enemies.
Therefore, among the famous people in the court, it is really not easy to find someone who has a bad relationship with the Suzhou Gang. Apart from Fang Yingwu, it is difficult to find a suitable candidate in a hurry.
Finally, Liu Mianhua concluded: "What everyone said is reasonable and reasonable, I am speechless... But I also have to blame you. Originally, the princes did not want to go to you, but you made a fuss and sent a memorial to the south, so it caused the incident."
Attention, cabinet, remember that you are the number one candidate."
Fang Yingwu was speechless. How could all this look like the will of God? From the time he worshiped the Prime Minister of Shang six years ago, to the time he made a fuss about returning to his hometown...this mission was destined to happen.
Falling on yourself?
Or in a sense, are you digging a hole and burying yourself? This is what Buddhism calls sowing a cause and getting a result?
Seeing Liu Mianmian lying on the bamboo chair sighing and looking very guilty, Fang Yingwu couldn't help but comforted him and said: "I just accepted this job. A living person can choke to death by urinating. Why should Lao Taishan be so stubborn about this?"
Huai? My son-in-law can shoulder this responsibility, so Lao Taishan doesn’t need to mind!"
Liu Mianmian murmured to himself, "In the past ten years, have I ever suffered the disadvantage of being dumb in the cabinet? But this time I was tricked. I am so shameless and extremely annoying! After thinking about it, I am also the second deputy.
, because of being temporarily carried away and being careless!”
Is he ashamed because he caused trouble for himself, or is he ashamed because he has lost face? Fang Yingwu was speechless for a moment, but he expressed his understanding. A person who prided himself on being shrewd was embarrassed by someone else's calculations.
It is estimated to be more than ten times that of ordinary people.
Then Fang Yingwu smiled bitterly and said: "You should continue to be embarrassed here. My son-in-law is sorry." (To be continued...)
