Just as he was talking, the old servant Lao Li walked in from the front yard again.
Yu Yuanwei is indeed a clean figure. Although he has now reached the rank of Minister of the Ministry of Industry, he is still only served by Lao Li and two maids in the mansion.
"Invite him in."
Yu Yuanwei said with a smile.
Then he said to Lu Fang: "I was going to introduce you to your senior brother in the Yamen, but he just went out to do business today. Haha, it seems that I heard the news that you were coming just after I came back, so
Just follow us and come here."
He also said: "Senior brother of yours, although he is a little more utilitarian, he is still a very good person. He is passionate about serving the country and the people, and he also takes good care of his fellow brothers."
"How could you say that about your own students?"
His wife said beside him: "Hongbo is young, of course he wants to go further. Besides, if he is not in a high position, how can he achieve his revenge?"
Yu Yuanwei listened to his wife's words and just shook his head and chuckled.
It's certainly a good thing to be enterprising, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to control myself and end up sacrificing the last.
Lu Fangze said: "I have also heard about Senior Brother Ran's name. Among our Dayu officials, he is a unique mainstay. And following you, teacher, I think that after a while, Dayu will spread the word about Teacher and
A good story about my senior brother."
He heard what Yu Yuanwei meant.
However, he and Yu Yuanwei's wife had similar ideas.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.
It doesn't matter whether Ran Hongbo has utilitarianism or not. As long as he doesn't lose himself, he can accomplish a lot.
In fact, Yu Yuanwei naturally admired this proud disciple. Hearing this, a slight smile appeared on his face.
At this time, Ran Hongbo was also led into the house by Lao Li.
"Students pay homage to their teacher, Master."
Different from Lu Fang's casualness, he greeted him respectfully when he entered the room. He was orderly and could not find any faults.
The respect in his eyes is also genuine.
"Don't pay attention to these etiquette at home."
Yu Yuanweidao.
His wife asked Ran Hongbo to sit down.
Ran Hongbo looked at Lu Fang, "Is this my junior brother?"
Lu Fang stood up and saluted Ran Hongbo, "Lu Fang has met senior brother."
The friendship of the same family can be compared with that of real brothers in this era.
Although he has never met Ran Hongbo, with Yu Yuanwei's relationship, he naturally wants to get close to him.
However, Lu Fang did not intend to have too much contact with this senior brother, so as not to implicate him. As for Yu Yuanwei, there was nothing he could do about it.
Moreover, Yu Yuanwei has been an official in the court for many years, so he will not be implicated because of himself. After all, even if his identity is exposed in the future, it is not only Yu Yuanwei who has a close relationship with him, but also Liang Dong and others.
Liang Hanmin will not hold all of them accountable, right?
"No need to be polite."
Ran Hongbo smiled and said, but sat down in his seat, "I just returned to the Yamen when I heard someone said that the junior brother was here, so I quickly chased the teacher. Haha, the junior brother has not yet arrived, and his reputation has already spread in Kyoto.
Ah! Young talent! Unparalleled poetic talent! After reading my junior brother's poetry collection, I have always wanted to meet my junior brother and ask him for advice on how to write poems. I have also written some poems over the years, but compared with my junior brother's poems
Get up, it’s almost impossible to see!”
Then he said to Yu Yuanwei's wife: "Master, you have to have the audacity to beg for dinner here today."
"You kid, what are you talking about?"
Yu Yuanwei's wife smiled and said, "I'll get ready right now."
Then he walked outside the house, giving the master and apprentice space to talk.
Lu Fang said to Ran Hongbo: "I was just doing it blindly."
Ran Hongbo smiled, "With such an innocent heart and no restraints, without so many rules and regulations, the poems produced are just natural!"
Then he looked at Yu Yuanwei and said, "Teacher, it seems that I will never be able to catch up with my junior brother in poetry writing in this life."
He speaks very skillfully.
The understatement made both Lu Fang and Yu Yuanwei feel comfortable. In fact, in the final analysis, they still have to listen to good words, but if they don't seem deliberate, they will have to pay more attention to their eloquence.
Of course, the most important thing is his identity.
Yu Yuanwei chuckled, "A ruler is shorter than an inch, but an inch is longer. He is a geek, and his poetry writing is far inferior to mine. You have to compete with him."
"The teacher is absolutely right."
Lu Fang took over Yu Yuanwei's words and said, "I have only written a few poems. Only talented people like our teachers and senior brothers are the humerus of our Dayu."
Of course he would also say nice things.
"Junior brother is too modest."
Ran Hongbo smiled and said: "You are already the Jieyuan of Jingnan County at such a young age. When the examination is over and you enter the officialdom, your junior brother will definitely shine."
After saying this, he paused and suddenly said to Yu Yuanwei: "Teacher, how about we report to the Emperor and ask the Emperor to arrange for our junior brother to be admitted to our Ministry of Industry?"
These words made Yu Yuanwei and Lu Fang slightly stunned.
At Ran Hongbo's age, most of the words he says, even if they seem unintentional, are probably not that simple. As the saying goes, weighing gains and losses has become a matter of course.
This is the city mansion.
Then Lu Fang just chuckled and said: "Thank you for the recommendation, senior brother, but we should wait until the examination is over."
Yu Yuanwei put it more bluntly, "I know you are interested in your junior brother's talent, but if you want him to be your right-hand man, forget it. Your junior brother has no desires or desires, even me , even that may not persuade him to become an official!"
There are two meanings in this statement.
The first is to tell Ran Hongbo not to take advantage of Lu Fang. The second is to blame Lu Fang.
Lu Fang was naturally dumbfounded.
It's hard to say anything, so I can only smile.
Ran Hongbo's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look.
Is this junior brother of mine not interested in an official career?
This is truly a waste of resources.
He indeed had the idea of introducing Lu Fang to the Ministry of Industry, and even came up with this idea after learning that Lu Fang had won the title of Jieyuan of Jingnan County.
Lu Fang has both fame and talent. What's missing now is just opportunity and polish. He will definitely be able to stand out in the future.
He just wanted to take this opportunity to deepen his relationship with Lu Fang. With the grace of recommendation and putting Lu Fang under his hands, no matter how promising this junior fellow apprentice is in the future, he, as a senior fellow apprentice, will be able to gain a lot of benefits. .
But now it seems that Yu Yuanwei loves this junior brother very much.
At that moment, Ran Hongbo gave up the idea.
Later, when he and Yu Yuanwei were talking about things in the Ministry of Industry, Lu Fang couldn't get in the middle of the conversation.
I just observed this senior brother secretly.
Sleek.
Meticulous.
These are the two deepest impressions Ran Hongbo left on Lu Fang.
Furthermore, there are actually some edges and corners in the bones.
This can be heard from the conversation between him and Yu Yuanwei. In fact, both teachers and students are stubborn. Because of a certain decision, they even fought for space in front of Lu Fang.
This is probably the reason why Ran Hongbo became Yu Yuanwei's favorite disciple?
Smooth but persistent. With such a character, it is no wonder that he can flourish in the official circles of Dayu.
Smoothness is for the people below to see, persistence is for the people above you to see.