"Mr. Cai, thank you for the one hundred taels." Ye Yongjia smiled and took out another banknote from his arms and handed it to him. "Fortunately, he doesn't have a big appetite. If he wants more, I will
It’s really not enough.”
"Tinglong is really disappointed." Cai Xianqing took back the bank note, "I have been acting for half my life, and I have saved a lot of money in the box. Is this one hundred taels missing? Anyway, there is no written record.
I'll give you a write-off and forget it."
Ye Yongjia thanked him deeply, and then said: "Although Lu Zhixian was bribed easily, according to this strategy, only those Jinshi who had just entered the official career were recruited. I do not deny their talent and learning, but their experience."
If you are all shallow, you will not be steady in your actions. How can you do great things?"
Cai Xianqing walked on the sidewalk: "Now is the time to strengthen our power, so these things should wait until later. Besides... there are many talented and enlightened people in the world, maybe they can figure it out with just a few clicks."
"Then we can only count on Minghui's bright eyes to recognize talents..." Ye Yongjia sighed, "I hope he doesn't have any prejudices in his heart."
Lu Zhixian accepted the money with joy. He was willing to put aside those sectarian opinions at this time, not because he was 'rebellious' because of profit, but because this matter was extremely easy to handle. Not only was there no risk, but he could not break his relationship with Chen Dang.
, it can be said that it kills two birds with one stone, how can there be any reason to refuse? It’s too late
In the meantime, he went to the palace to report to the emperor. After explaining today's situation, he followed Ye Yongjia's words and requested to postpone the date of the official appointment. The emperor did not care much about this and agreed clearly. Lu Shangshu Fang
After being convinced, he left the forbidden area and reported the news to the Ministry of War.
By the time Ye Yongjia received the news, it was already early morning tomorrow. Along with the news was Lu Tingci, whom Ming Huiguang had highly recommended to him. He and the second-place finisher didn't even exchange a few words before he felt the solemnity of the other party.
He was deeply moved by these extraordinary qualities. He originally wanted to have a long talk with them, but the official affairs of the ministry were heavy, so he had to say
After saying some polite words, he asked the other party to leave. He quickly asked Cai Xianqing how he was. Cai Xianqing had no expression on his face and replied slowly: "I think he is better than Ming Huiguang. Although this Lu Enyan also comes from a good family, he does not
Those who are self-respecting, steady in conversation, thorough in etiquette, and unyielding will have a place in the court." Ye Yongjia deeply agreed.
Of course, just one person is not enough. Ming Huiguang continued to recruit talents in the Hanlin Academy by using both kindness and power, which was very effective. In a few days, three scholars with real talents and knowledge were recruited. The first one was named
The name is Dong Sheng, whose courtesy name is Congming. He comes from a poor family, is capable in his actions, and is very good at figuring out people's opinions. The second one is named Gu Zheng, who is good at presenting national policies and making open-minded discussions. The third one is named Wan Yuzhi.
They were also born into ordinary families. They were familiar with the art of war, liked to speak out, and had a tendency to criticize their husbands. These three people all had different temperaments, but their ambitions were not low at all. They were young and strong, and they were quickly appreciated by Ye Yongjia.
The first one was promoted to the army, and the second department of punishment arranged some small errands. Only Lu Tingci entered the censor station and became the censor, and planned to be promoted to the censor doctor in the future, in charge of public opinion.
Seeing Ye Yongjia's great power, all the officials in the capital joined him one after another, and the number of flatterers increased day by day. Those who had joined Chen's party early were in awe of Ye Yongjia and did not dare to provoke him.
While Ye Dang was making a fuss, Cui Yi became anxious at home. He stretched out his fingers and counted every day, and it was already the day of seven, seven and forty-nine. This was his sister Cui's family.
On the day when I am about to enter the Ye Mansion, where can Mr. Ye
There was no news, which made him upset. He had no choice but to hold on to his temper and stay for a few more days. He still didn't hear the messenger Zhou coming to report the news. He couldn't bear it this time. He immediately resigned from his sister, took off his white hat, and quietly
Went to Brother Zhou's house and asked for details.
"I'm not saying that Mr. Cui is too impatient," Zhou Chaoyi looked at him straightly and said seriously, "The word filial piety is the most important. Three years of filial piety is an old rule set by all dynasties. Are you here?
During this period, if you don’t remember your parents’ spirits in heaven, how can you get away if someone notices you? After three years, everything is justifiable, isn’t it uncomfortable?”
Cui Yi waved his hand and sighed: "Hey, the rules are the rules, but my Cui family still needs to live! If we don't rely on Lord Ye's big tree as soon as possible, how can we have a foundation in the capital? What if...
Don’t get me wrong, I’m talking about what if! If Ye Bingbu abandons my sister, then I won’t be successful in my life, I won’t be famous, and I won’t be able to live up to my father’s spirit in heaven.”
Officer Zhou scratched his beard and said, "That's right. But if you want to be an official in the future, you will inevitably face criticism in this regard."
"What criticism am I afraid of?" Cui Yi sneered, "When Brother Zhou took me to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, those clerks and clerks looked at me like a monster and blamed me for everything; I was in the city
When I teach children outside, I have to listen to what others say and receive cold looks from them. To be honest, without these people, my ears are quiet, but my heart is not used to it yet."
Captain Zhou was puzzled and asked, "Aren't you an official just to stand out and have them bow their heads and flatter you? If it's the same as before, why would you be an official... What's the point?"
"Brother Zhou, I only serve as an official for two things," Cui Yi raised two fingers at him. "First, to live up to my father's former reputation, which shows that my son is not bad, and is even better than ordinary people; second, he is worthy of his father's reputation.
It is to establish a career, for oneself, to leave a name in the history of the world, and for the public, it is also to let the people live a peaceful life for a few days. Brother Zhou, you know, although I am an official, I have been reluctant to get close to the scholar-bureaucrats since I was a child.
,At once
I like to hang out in the market, so I got a little bit of hooliganism, and I also learned a lot about the sufferings of the people. I made a lot of friends who were called traffickers and pawns by my father. They traveled everywhere and had a wider vision than me, but they
I’m used to seeing corpses lying next to each other on the road, and I’m used to seeing the people who farm being displaced and starving to death in the fields one after another. So I take life and death lightly, and I’m even less afraid of it than you and me.”
"But now that you are rich, why don't you support those friends?" Zhou Chaoyi was very interested and asked.
"To tell you the truth, I haven't met them for three or four years. One of them is helping people smuggle salt. I heard news recently..." At this point, Cui Yi suddenly shut up and stopped talking.
"Tell me," Officer Zhou became confused, "Why, it's hard to tell?"
Cui Yi paused for a moment and then said slowly: "The smuggler of salt was caught. He was implicated and asked the government to put him in jail. He hadn't eaten for three days at that time... Let's hit the board a few times.