Upon hearing the servant's reply, Lu Yijian put down the brush in his hand, and then immediately called to the servant before he left.
"Wait a minute, I'll go over and greet him personally."
The Shangguan judge mentioned by the servant is no one else, but the current Hubu judge (dispatch), Duzhi Yuanwailang (sending salary officer) Shangguan Qi.
Although Shangguan Yi was Ding Wei's son, he and Lu Yijian were also related by relatives. Lu Yijian's eldest son, Lu Gongchuo, was Shangguan Yi's daughter.
Lu Yijian had no other purpose for meeting Shangguan Yi today, just to give Shangguan Yi a vaccination.
It can be predicted that before the tea law is easier to complete, the three divisions will be the center of the storm, and Shangguan Yi himself is the judge of the household department of the three divisions.
Side hall.
Lu Yijian stepped into the hall, smiled and said hello to a man sitting on the chair.
"My dear brother-in-law, long time no see. How are you these days?"
Although Lu Yijian and Shangguan Yi were ministers of the same court, they had not seen each other for a long time since the late emperor ascended to immortality.
Nowadays, the two rarely see each other except when they go to the palace to pay homage to the late emperor.
Shangguan Yi stood up after hearing this and joked happily.
"Well, Lu Longtu, don't you know whether I'm living well or not?"
As he said this, Shangguan Yi sighed slightly.
"The past few days have exhausted my old bones."
Lu Yijian smiled slightly: "How old are you, and you call yourself old?"
"well."
Shangguan Yi shook his head helplessly: "After I've been laid off for the past few days, I only dare to go through the back door when I go home. I'm so annoyed."
Although the tea law was changed by the envoys of the Third Division and supervised by the important ministers of the two governments, Shangguan Yi was a senior official in the Third Division after all.
Those well-informed businessmen always come to the door with their connections and want him to help find out the information.
On the surface, these people are just wealthy businessmen, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that these people are just agents promoted by the people behind the scenes.
The relationship behind it can be said to be intricate.
Therefore, even if Shangguan Yi didn't want to get involved, he didn't dare to offend this group of people too much.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be forced to go home through the back door.
The dignified judge of the household department of the Third Division had to go home through the back door every day after leaving his job. If this matter was exposed, it would be Shangguan Qi who would be disgraced.
Shangguan Yi is a well-known master of seal script. In terms of face, he still has a bit of reputation.
"My dear brother, I have a plan that can solve your urgent need."
After saying this, Lu Yijian suddenly fell silent and showed a mysterious expression.
As soon as he saw Lu Yijian playing a riddle with him, Shangguan Yi immediately waved his sleeves and wanted to leave.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yijian couldn't help but shook her head.
This old guy has no certainty at all. Fortunately, he is a well-known calligrapher. I don't know how he managed to master seal script with such an impatient temper.
"My brother-in-law, you need to change your temper."
"I already know my destiny, why should I change it?"
Shangguan Baiyang said angrily: "Change? It can't be changed!"
Different from other people who attached to Ding Wei, Shangguan Yi did not actively attach to him, but passively became Ding Wei's person.
At that time, when Ding Wei was in charge of the Third Department of Administration, he admired Shangguan Yi's talents so much that he promoted Shangguan Yi many times.
At that time, Ding Wei had not yet had the power to dominate the government and the opposition, nor had he become the leader of the southern scholars. Moreover, when Ding Wei was in charge of the three departments, he reformed many past shortcomings.
In the eyes of others, Ding Wei was still a capable minister at that time.
Therefore, Shangguan Yi and Ding Wei also had many intersections, and their relationship was pretty good.
Lu Yijian smiled and shook his head: "That's all, my dear, I invited you here today just for the tea ceremony."
Hearing this, Shangguan Bai frowned immediately. It was true that he was impatient, but being impatient didn't mean he had no brains.
In the past, he and Lu Yijian never talked about official matters in private interactions.
However, today Lu Yijian broke the convention.
This is very unusual.
"Brother-in-law, what do you mean?"
Lu Yijian smiled and explained unhurriedly.
"Don't be impatient, just listen to me carefully."
Immediately afterwards, Lu Yijian told Shangguan Yi all the causes and consequences of the Changyi tea method, as well as his personal guesses.
Of course, Lu Yijian definitely didn't say anything that couldn't be said.
He didn't say anything about matters involving the officials and the Queen Mother.
He didn't say it, not because he couldn't trust Shangguan Yi. On the contrary, even if the two were not in the same camp, his trust in Shangguan Yi was still very high, even higher than that of some people in the same camp.
He didn't say anything, he just didn't want Shangguan Bai to get involved.
After all, Shangguan Yi's character was really not suitable for being an official in Beijing. In Lu Yijian's view, Shangguan Yi should be a hermit.
Yunbo's treacherous officialdom is not suitable for Shangguan Yi.
"this……"
After listening to Lu Yijian's story, Shangguan Yi couldn't help but stare. No wonder there has been an endless stream of people visiting him in recent days, far more than usual.
It turns out that the root appears here.
Ding Xiang wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of changing the tea method to attack the northern scholars.
"Dear brother-in-law, what I say next comes from my mouth and reaches your ears. It is not meant for outsiders to understand."
After a moment of silence, Lu Yijian said with a serious face and a serious tone.
"This move by Prime Minister Ding is not unsafe. You have to make preparations early. In my opinion, it is best for you, my dear brother-in-law, to ask for a transfer. When the situation in the court is stable, I will try to find a way to help you transfer back."
After pondering for a moment, Shangguan Yi shook his head and said.
"Don't mention this again!"
"Let's go. I definitely won't leave."
Shangguan Yi is a person who accepts death. As long as he is sure of one thing, even ten cows cannot pull him back.
Ding Wei was kind to him, and no matter what Ding Wei was doing now, this could not be changed.
Although he will not blindly follow Ding Wei, he still has his own insistence on certain things.
However, on this occasion, he will not be a deserter.
"well."
Although he had known that Shangguan Yi could not be persuaded, Lu Yijian was still a little disappointed when Shangguan Yi refused without hesitation.
"In that case, be careful."
Shangguan Bai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, father-in-law. I know what's appropriate."
At sunset, Shangguan Yi left the Lu family. Lu Yijian personally walked him to the door. Watching the carriage go away, Lu Yijian let out a long sigh.
He originally wanted to persuade Shangguan Yi to leave today, lest the city gate catch fire and harm the fish in the pond.
At the same time, he also has a little selfishness.
Shangguan Yi is still very popular among scholars. If he leaves, it will be a blow to Ding Wei.
Unfortunately, the plan failed.
In fact, Lu Yijian didn't have other methods, but that method was a bit despicable, and he didn't want to use it on Shangguan Bai.
Although Lu Yijian pursues power, he considers himself a person with a bottom line.
He knew in his heart what things should be done and what things should not be done.