"From this point of view, loyalty is not enough to save troubled times, but it is enough to avoid wrongdoing. How can we recognize this?"
The cold wind was raging outside the house, beating the door menacingly, as if a thug was about to break in from outside.
But the thugs were finally stopped outside the house, and the fire in the room was burning brightly, dispelling the last bit of chill brought in from Jia Xu. Jia Xu was sitting by the fire, quietly listening to Xun You's words.
Xun You's ordinary face was now illuminated red by the fire in the furnace. He stared at the flickering charcoal fire and said slowly: "Your Majesty once said before that the peace order can be sent directly to the province and reported to the emperor. Although Jia Gong is now
Not in Zhongtai, but in terms of weight alone, it is no less than an ordinary minister."
Jia Xu smiled casually: "It is noble and noble that Mr.
"Ordinary people only see that the servants are always with His Majesty, but few people know that the duties of the servants are complicated, and they also have to handle public servants and clothes, and desecrate the weapons." Xun You smiled, as if he was mocking himself: "There are not many people in the government and the public.
Is it a joke? It is said that if a servant is not serving a saliva pot, he is holding a tiger's cub. Is this still noble and noble?"
Huzi is the drowning pot. At first, the servant often followed the emperor's diet and daily life, and was also responsible for carrying the drowning pot, so there was a saying of "holding the tiger's son" contemptuously.
A smile appeared on Jia Xu's lips. He looked at Xun You and said, "Mr.
"Then according to Duke Jia, who should do such things?"
Xun You paused when he said this. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the warm tea. He couldn't help but pursed his lips and whispered: "This 'tea' is a bit astringent after all."
After that, both of them stopped talking, and the room was so quiet that you could clearly hear the sound of branches breaking in the strong wind outside.
Jia Xu was stunned for a while, then said with a pun: "There will always be someone who will do it."
"Yes, there will always be someone to do it."
Aren't they still responsible for the clerical duties in the palace, and together with the officials of Shang Guan, Shang Yi, Shang Shi, etc., they are collectively called the "Six Shang". But what about now? Times have changed and customs have changed, and today is not what it used to be. Among the servants, the Huangmen Shilang is like this.
The same goes for secretary-supervisors."
Xun You looked at Jia Xu, who was silent and had a calm face, picked up the lacquer tea bowl again, and said, "This is even more true for Jia Gong's Pingzhun prison."
As a humble official, he was appointed as the chief minister.
Most people thought that Jia Xu was transferred from the position of Minister to Pingzhun, far away from the central government, and would be demoted. However, in Xun You's eyes, although Pingzhun was not successful at the moment, in time, he would definitely become a giant in the court.
If it were just a secretarial supervisor, it would be nothing more than a number of consultants, but the quasi supervisor is on the road of supervision and spying, which intersection will he end up at, and what kind of people will he target with his sword?
Xun You didn't need to think about it to understand the emperor's intention of presupposing balance.
He could not stop him, and he could not stop him. He could only look for opportunities to warn and wake up the person in charge, Jia Xu.
It is to leave room for oneself to turn around and escape.
Jia Xu suddenly looked at the tea sets placed on the low table between the two of them and said: "Your Majesty is the first to create a new method of making tea without adding onions, ginger and other things. Although the taste is bland, its taste is bland.
The original flavor is still there, and it’s getting more mellow.”
Xun You was stunned and looked at the tea bowl in his hand, which reflected the red light of charcoal fire.
"This tea has other flavors besides astringency. Mr. Xun, please don't just dislike its astringency and ignore the sweetness after drinking it."
There was a sudden knock on the door outside the house, and the visitor asked Li Jian to speak loudly outside, barely covering up the sound of the wind: "Jun Xun, Duke Jia, the two of you who have been ordered by the state to come in!"
Xun You didn't drink the bowl of tea. He put down the bowl silently and muttered: "You have always been convinced by Jia Gong's contingency plan, and it will be the same in the future..."
Before he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the door.
Jia Xu was still sitting there without getting up in a hurry. He slowly picked up his own tea bowl and brought it to his mouth to dip it. The unique aroma and astringency of the tea immediately entered Jia Xu's mouth and nose, although it had a faint
It was so sweet that Jia Xu did not continue to drink it, so he put it down.
Xun You was just outside the door watching Jia Xu's every move with a smile. His penetrating eyes made Jia Xu inexplicably familiar. The two looked at each other and smiled. Although there were no unnecessary words or actions, they suddenly seemed to have become each other.
They are like good friends who have been friends for many years.
They are by the emperor's side and need to work together to plot against the princes in Guandong and even the entire world, so they must temporarily form a good relationship. But even so, both of them understand in their hearts that as time goes by, the situation in the world will change.
Gradually stabilizing, they will part ways sooner or later.
In the Greenhouse Hall, the two of them had just bowed to the ground and bowed their heads. Before they could do the roll call, they heard the emperor loudly say: "Get up quickly. Don't freeze on the ground in such a cold weather."
To these two confidants, the emperor gave food and tea, which was really attentive. Jia Xu looked at the tea placed in front of him again, suddenly smiled, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Xun You opposite.
The other party acted calmly, picked up the handles on both sides of the teacup with both hands, brought it to his mouth and drank.
When Jia Xu saw it, he also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea under the emperor's gaze.
At this time, the emperor was really like a child who had found something novel and couldn't help but find someone to share it with. Seeing that both Jia Xu and Xun You drank the tea cooked with the method he proposed, he said proudly: "Winter day"
Drinking tea can generate heat and warm the abdomen, calm the mind and nourish qi. The imperial doctor also said that this tea has wonderful effects on people, so you two will take some back later."
He deliberately set an example and promoted the habit of tea drinking among the entire scholar class from top to bottom, and promoted it in various places, even outside the Great Wall, and abroad at a suitable time period. After the demand and market were formed, the emperor proposed tea tea, and combined it with salt and iron.
If we run the business together, it will be a big source of income for the Shaofu.
Jia Xu and Xun You were limited in their knowledge of the times and did not see the emperor as far-sighted as they did. They only thought that this was purely due to the emperor's personal preference and his gratitude to them.
After the two of them thanked each other, the emperor took a sip of tea and suddenly said with mixed emotions: "It's going to snow. Although the snow is falling heavily, there will be a good harvest next year, but now I don't know how many common people will be killed by the cold."
Xun You put down the tea bowl and said loudly: "Your Majesty is worried about the common people who cannot support themselves, and feels sorry for them. You can follow the previous example and issue an edict to give corn, wheat and charcoal for the winter to the widows and widowers in Guanzhong, who are suffering from poverty and cannot survive by themselves."
The emperor laughed after hearing this and said: "Wang Ling's memorial the day before yesterday coincides with what Mr.
Give me three huks of dendrobium millet and five kilograms of charcoal."
Jia Xu kept his duty and did not interrupt, so his attendant Xun You responded.