"The talent of a gentleman is hidden in jade and pearls, and cannot be easily understood by others."
So the next day, Du Zhi came to see Du Ji again and said, "I have inquired for you. Many people said that they were too old, or they were self-conscious about their reputation, and they disdain and did not want to go to the medical department.
They received the same teachings as those imperial students. Therefore, these people are seeking opportunities everywhere, hoping to be recommended and receive official positions directly."
"Is there such a thing?" Du Ji was surprised by Du Zhi's ability to find out information in Chang'an, and he was also surprised by the news: "But the edict has been issued, and even if they find other ways, it is unlikely that anyone will violate the edict."
"Even handling cases must refer to the Spring and Autumn Annals. Blindly following the rules, isn't it the legalist way?" Du Zhi used the attitude of a senior to teach Du Ji his experience, and said proudly: "This kind of thing always happens.
There are people who can talk about it, and there will be some changes. How about I clear the way for you and let you try it? Now the court has to send officials to various places. If you can join the official position earlier, you may be able to get a better official position than those who will come later.
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Du Zhou, Du Ji's ancestor, upheld the principles of Legalism and started his career as a cruel official. Du Zhi only wanted to persuade him to join the officialdom earlier, and for a moment he forgot about Du's entrepreneurial ancestor.
"According to Mr. Du, who should I turn to for this matter?" Du Ji asked in a deep voice, holding back his displeasure.
Du Zhi had thought about this matter for a long time and was well prepared for it. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Why not find Duke Yin Cui of Jingzhao? His uncle and his elder brother all learned calligraphy from their uncle Du Gong. The friendship between the two families still exists.
I should be able to enlist you as a meritorious officer."
The Bodu Gong in his mouth refers to the famous calligrapher Du Cao, who was especially good at cursive calligraphy. He was deeply loved by Emperor Xiaozhang who was also good at cursive calligraphy and served as the Prime Minister of Qi. When he was old, Cui Lie's father Cui Yuan and his brother Cong
Cui Shijun successively worshiped Du Cao and learned cursive calligraphy.
Du Cao is Du Ji's ancestor, and he can be said to have a teacher-student relationship with Cui.
However, several decades have passed, and Cui Yuan and Cui Shi's father and son have passed away long ago. It is still unclear whether Cui Lie is willing to lend a helping hand to Du Ji for this.
Du Ji had great doubts and disbelief in Du Zhi's words that "the friendship between the two families still exists". He did not directly point out that this would embarrass the other party and easily make the other party feel that he did not know what was good or bad.
"It's really a thank you that Duke Cui took the trouble to do this, and I appreciate it very much." Du Ji thanked him first, and then gave the reason for his rejection: "It's just that I think that Cui Gong can be where he is today just by relying on his reputation, just like the family of an eunuch.
The lordship established before me is of no use except to show merit and virtue. Cui Gong has no foundation in the court, so it is better to find someone else to follow him."
Although what the other party said was reasonable and convincing, Du Zhi was still a little unhappy. He lowered his face and said, "Even so, Mr. Cui is also a famous person. Even Mr. Sikong Huang respects him. His subordinates are in charge of Gyeonggi.
This is an important place with great power and responsibilities. How can you find someone better than Mr. Cui?"
He thought for a while and said with some uncertainty: "Is it Jingzhao Weishi? I heard that Wei Xiufu is about to be appointed as the governor of Wudu, and there are few wealthy people in Wudu, so there must be a shortage of people for the positions of meritorious officials, bookkeepers, etc...
…However, the relationship between Wei and Du is not very close, and Wudu is not as good as Jingzhao, and Wei Xiufu’s reputation is not as good as Cui Gong and other celebrities.”
Du Ji couldn't stop laughing in his heart. He was not good at managing politics. He only knew how to talk. He even entrusted the important land of Beijing and Zhaozhao to Wang Ling, the subordinate of Chang'an. He also spent five million to live among the "celebrities" who were addicted to three public affairs... and formed a relationship with this kind of person.
"The righteousness of a monarch and his ministers", and to serve as a meritorious officer under him, Du Ji might as well lose face and become a courier under Wang Ling, who was ten years younger than him.
Of course, although Du Ji had an arrogant temperament, he could not say such things. He coughed dryly and replied: "I wonder how Mr. Zhang, the young master is doing?"
"Has your family ever made friends with Mr. Zhang?"
The Shaofu Zhang Chang was one of the earliest cronies to support the emperor. Whether he initially provided the emperor with enough money and food for the new Northern and Southern armies, or later cooperated with Dong Chengqing to acquire the Shanglin land, he showed the emperor's firmness after he proposed the policy.
Supporters and implementers.
Especially after the Salt and Iron Conference, the emperor reassigned the Yantie Official to the Shaofu and put it under his responsibility, making Zhang Chang even more popular in the court.
In addition to Zhang Chang himself, his younger brother Zhang Meng, as the commander of the Northern Army, was also favored by the emperor.
Such a high-ranking and powerful figure is much better than Cui Lie in name only.
Du Zhi was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the Du family of Du Ling, which had declined long ago, could still have friendship with Zhang Chang. He smiled attentively and asked: "Could Shaofu Zhang have also been under the sect of Nai Zu Bo Du Gong?"
Zhang Chang and his brother Zhang Zhi are both good at cursive calligraphy. In Du Zhi's opinion, it is impossible to say that the Zhang brothers, like Cui Yuan and his son, had learned calligraphy from Du Cao, but he ignored the relationship between the two.
The times are so different.
Sure enough, Du Ji was not reserved and said in a serious tone: "Zhang Shaofu and his family ancestors do not have a teacher-student relationship."
Du Zhi's smile suddenly froze, his beard twitched slightly, and he said with some displeasure: "In that case, why did you mention Shaofu Zhang Gong? Are you just kidding me?"
"I don't dare." Du Ji looked calm and said simply: "I just heard that the Shaofu brothers Zhang Gong loved cursive calligraphy and admired the style of our ancestors. It happens that my family has several authentic works of our ancestors. I can ask the Shaofu
Zhang Gong took a look."
"That's good." After hearing what he said, Du Zhi felt much more at ease and couldn't help but said happily: "Zhang Shaofu doesn't love money, but only loves the art of calligraphy. If there is an authentic work by the ancestors, he will happily accept it from you.
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This is what Du Ji is waiting for. He prides himself on his talents. Even the official administration department can't trouble him. Why should he have to take this path? But who asked him to stay under the fence of others and look at people's faces everywhere? If he could stay away from Du early
If you want to establish your own business, it is okay to take this route, and you can also take advantage of this opportunity to get close to important officials.
But he didn't expect that this would completely disrupt Dong Feng's plan. He originally wanted to instigate Du Zhi and let Du Ji find the path to Huang Wan's subordinate Cui Lie, so that Huang Wan would passively become the first one.
Those who take advantage of the loopholes in official government orders can create the illusion of doing one thing in person and behind the scenes, and secretly disobeying their superiors. In this way, whether Dong Cheng follows closely behind, recruits subordinates, or goes to the top to impeach, Huang can be
Wan suffered a big loss.
Who would have thought that Du Ji accidentally led the disaster that Dong Feng had prepared to throw at Huang Wan to Zhang Chang.
Du Ji Hunruo didn't know the mystery behind this matter. He touched his mustache and thought carefully: "Without further delay, I will pay you a visit right now."
"No rush!" Du Zhi squinted his eyes, suddenly stopped Du Ji, and said mysteriously: "Although Zhang Shaofu is a bit arrogant, his ability as an official is not bad. He may not be willing to pay for these authentic works.
Disobeying the emperor’s decree. If this matter is to be safe, it must be carefully planned..."
Du Ji was slightly stunned, looking at Du Zhi who was squinting and stroking his beard with some confusion.