Tie Mo couldn't ignore Zhang Yan's affairs, and how could Zhang Yan not know what Tie Mo was thinking about him. Tie Mo knew exactly how many things Zhang Yan had done over the years. If Zhang Yan was allowed to stay in the palace
If he fends for himself, is Tie Mo still a man?
Walking out of the courtyard, he looked at the eunuchs at the door indifferently. These profit-seeking people would probably be useless. The people around Zhang Yan must be replaced by themselves before he can rest assured. If something unexpected happens, he can count on these people to protect Zhang Yan.
Yan, this is simply wishful thinking. If something really happens, these people will burn incense unless they sell Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan also has a good temper, and living in the palace, being too kind may not be a good thing.
The nearby palace maids and eunuchs didn't know that Tie Mo had already remembered them in their hearts, and they were just busy whispering. After leaving Zhang Yan, Tie Mo asked Zhou Dingshan to prepare a few horses, and the group rushed to Tongzhou. Tongzhou
At this time, many people came to the hotel, and Hou Shilu, Minister of the Ministry of War, was among them. Sun Chengzong returned to Beijing this time, and many people came to greet him. No matter what Sun Chengzong's views were, his old man's prestige among the scholars was real.
It exists. Even Cheng Jiming and others cannot deny this. It is precisely because of this that in the early years, Qingliu Qing suppressed the eunuchs and used frequent methods, but they did not dare to cause trouble to Sun Chengzong.
Because of Sun Chengzong's status in the scholarly community, the dignitaries in the court had to give him some face. When he came to the hotel, he exchanged a few words with acquaintances, then went straight to Hou Shilu and said, "My old minister, you
But it’s easy for Tie to find me. I came to discuss something with you before, but I didn’t expect you to arrive in Tongzhou early. The teacher won’t arrive until tomorrow, is it necessary to be in such a hurry?”
Facing his old subordinates, Hou Shilu relaxed a lot and spoke more casually. He pushed the tea cup over and joked: "You are now the governor of three provinces. Why do you want to come to Hou? As for coming to Tongzhou.
Son, do you think I want to come so early? The group of people in the court were so noisy that I was too lazy to argue with them at the court meeting, so I ran out to hide in peace."
Tie Mo wisely served Hou Shiluman tea, and said helplessly: "You old man, please hide in peace, but what can I do? You don't know, those people want me to be Lao Shizi's protocol officer, no, His Majesty also agrees.
Come on, let me go to the Huitong Hall to take care of the ceremony. You old man knows that we, the people, fight and kill without frowning, but we don’t know anything about the ceremony."
"Huh? There is such a thing?" As expected, Hou Shilu looked surprised, but he immediately frowned and snorted, "These people have really worked hard. I think they have quietly discussed it with His Majesty in the past two days, otherwise
It’s impossible for me to not hear any rumors. That’s all, if you accept this job, then you should treat it as if someone has stolen part of your money. Please handle the matter properly to prevent those people from taking the opportunity to cause trouble."
When Hou Shilu thought about it, this matter was indeed very unethical, but when it came to Tie Mo, it didn't seem to be that troublesome. What Tie Mo didn't lack most was money. If he spent some money to hold the ceremony, those people would have nothing to do.
After the ceremony, everyone has benefited. Who dares to say this or that? There is a saying that eating people is soft-spoken and taking advantage of others is short-handed, so just spend money to eliminate disasters.
Hou Shilu thought so, but who was Tie Mo? He nodded on the surface, but he disagreed in his heart. Tie Mo was not the kind of person who easily admits defeat, and no matter how rich he was, he would not spend it like this. He wanted to make him Tie Mo
If people spend money to eliminate disasters, they have to see if they have the ability.
One look at Tie Mo's face, Hou Shilu knew that this confidant and favorite general was flirting again, so he said sternly: "I know that you are not convinced and want to fight with Cheng Jiming and the others, but you have to be measured in your actions.
Governor Sun came to Beijing this time to take care of you, not to wipe your ass. Don't cause trouble for him."
"Ahem, my Lord Hou, what did you say? How can my subordinates still not understand this? Don't worry, I will never cause trouble to you and the teacher!" Tie Mo said solemnly.
, all he had to do was raise his hands and swear a poisonous oath. As for whether Hou Shilu believed it or not, that was unknown. Anyway, Tie Mo had no intention of admitting defeat easily. How could he know the result if he didn't do some things?
At night, he did not return to the city and stayed with Hou Shilu at the Tongzhou Hotel. The next day, the group left the county town and came to the Shuanghe Pavilion next to the official road. They never thought that someone had arrived earlier than Hou Shilu and others.
An ordinary carriage stopped by the road. The old coachman in a cotton-padded jacket leaned on the shaft of the carriage bored. After Hou Shilu and his party appeared, the old coachman knocked on the carriage and said something to the people inside. It didn't take long.
, a woman left the carriage with the help of an old coachman. The woman was tall and good-looking. She was dressed in an ordinary blue cotton-padded coat, but she could not conceal her innate grace. She stood quietly.
Next to the carriage, there was a faint smell of books.
Seeing this woman, Tie Mo couldn't help but show a hint of joy, stepped forward on horseback, and winked at the woman, "Hey, Miaowen, why don't you call me uncle?"
Tie Mo knew this woman, and she seemed familiar to him. She was none other than Sun Miaowen, the granddaughter of his teacher Sun Chengzong. Because they were similar in age, and because Sun Miaowen was familiar with poetry and books, studied six arts intensively, and had a graceful and gentle temperament, Tie Mo always
When I meet Sun Miaowen for the first time, I can't help but make fun of this otherworldly woman.
After listening to Tie Mo's words, Sun Miaowen frowned and just returned a curt greeting, "A civilian girl has seen the Iron Governor. The Iron Governor is a high-ranking official, but a civilian girl cannot reach that high level."
"Ahem, Miaowen, Uncle Tie is so sad when you talk like this." He got off his horse, but did not forget to take advantage of Sun Miaowen. It is said that Tiemo is a student of Sun Chengzong, and is the same generation as Sun Miaowen's father, so Sun Miaowen calls him uncle.
No problem. But the age difference between the two parties is not big, and with Tie Mo's temper, Sun Miaowen cannot say the word "uncle" no matter what, but Tie Mo still likes to take advantage of her.
Tie Mo didn't mean to tease Sun Miaowen, it was because Sun Miaowen was too cold and seemed to be outside the world of mortals, neither sad nor happy. Sun Chengzong was also worried that his granddaughter's cold temperament would be a big problem, so he asked Tie Mo to be more careful.
, Tie Mo has also thought of many ways, but the results are not very good. No matter what he does, Sun Miaowen's reaction is indifferent.
Hou Shilu listened behind for a while, then he couldn't stand it anymore. He came over and slapped Tie Mo on the back, "You idiot, don't talk nonsense, don't bump into others."
Hou Shilu showed up, and Sun Miaowen put aside Tie Mo and bowed respectfully, "Miaowen has met uncle Hou. My niece only arrived in Beijing yesterday. I hope you won't be surprised if you don't have time to visit your uncle in the future."
"Miaowen is so polite. You came to Beijing this time just to meet Superintendent Sun? Hey, it's hard for you to say that. You haven't seen Mr. Sun for more than a year, right?" Hou Shilu was a little concerned about Sun Miaowen's situation.
I understand that this woman has a cold temperament, even a little withdrawn, and rarely talks to her parents. She has a better relationship with Sun Chengzong and talks more. The first two years were fine. Recently, Supervisor Sun was reinstated in Liaodong, and Sun Miaowen could not be replaced.
Take it with you.
Earlier, Governor Sun sent his granddaughter to northern Shanxi, hoping that Tie Mo and Sun Miaowen could relax on the grassland. Perhaps a change of environment could improve Sun Miaowen's temperament. Unfortunately, has Sun Miaowen lived in Zhangbei?
Within half a month, Tie Mo received an order from the court to send troops to suppress the bandits. Therefore, Sun Miaowen and Tie Mo were not strangers.
Sun Miaowen did come to see Sun Chengzong. The reason why she was anxious to come to the capital a few years ago was not only because she missed Sun Chengzong too much, but also because she was forced by her family. Recently, her family was busy getting Sun Miaowen married. Sun Miaowen was already good-looking, and
She is a lady of the family and is proficient in poetry, poetry, and poetry. There are many people who want to get married with the Sun family, and those who want to get married have even crossed the threshold of the Sun family. The Sun family is naturally happy, but Sun Miaowen cannot be happy anymore.
.She did not like any of the so-called young talents, which caused her parents a lot of headaches. However, the marriage could not be postponed and her parents were pressing hard. It happened that her grandfather, Sun Chengzong, had recently returned to Beijing, so she used some excuses to escape to the capital.
At three o'clock, a motorcade came slowly from a distance. After seeing Wu Sangui at the front, he knew that Sun Chengzong had arrived. Tie Mo did his duty, walked at the front, and saluted the carriage respectfully, "
Student Tie Mo is here to greet the teacher."
Lifting the curtain, Sun Chengzong nodded with a smile. Although he was smiling, the tiredness on his face was still obvious. Tie Mo stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "Teacher, look at your complexion, but you are tired from the journey."
?The Ministry of Etiquette has prepared a reception banquet for you, why don't you, student, take care of it for you? Why don't you, old man, just go back to your house and have a good rest?"
Sun Chengzong hummed and left these trivial matters to Tie Mo to deal with. Just as he was about to sit back, he saw Sun Miaowen not far away, so he asked in surprise: "Why is Miaowen here too? It's almost the Chinese New Year.
Why did she come to the capital?"
"Students don't know, Miao Wen just arrived in the capital yesterday, and students just saw him today. Teacher, don't worry, students will ask someone later to see what's going on!" Tie Mo waved his hand and said
Wu Sangui called over and whispered, "Just go to my place. The room has been tidied up. After the arrangements are made, let the teacher have a good rest. If anyone comes to make noise, just stop him outside."
"Don't worry, Supervisor, the general will know." Wu Sangui is also a smart person, otherwise he would not be valued by Tie Mo and Sun Chengzong, and became a general at a young age. Wu Sangui knows more or less about some things in the court, and it must be at this time
We should listen to the Iron Superintendent instead of siding with those in the cabinet.
After Sun Chengzong left, Tie Mo randomly found a reason to turn down the banquet prepared by the Ministry of Rites. To be precise, Tie Mo didn't mean to turn down the banquet. What he said was very clear. Governor Sun was tired from the journey and was unwell.
, he, a student, took care of the banquet. This statement was reasonable and well-founded, and no one could say anything. But how could everyone in the Ministry of Rites hold a banquet to invite Tie Mo to dinner? So, the banquet was canceled directly to avoid the banquet.
At the banquet, everyone was disgusted with each other, and no one was happy.
The banquet ended without any problems, and Tie Mo was happy to relax. Seeing that it was still early, he took people directly to the Imperial College. The Imperial College and Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty were very strange existences if you think about it carefully.
Normally, the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy are the cradle of scholars, and should be the strongest backing for all officials. But sometimes, these young people often rebel against the cabinet, and often even go to Daming Gate to sit in meditation. But carefully
Thinking about it, it doesn't seem surprising. Most of the people in the Imperial College and Imperial College were young people who had not been involved in officialdom. They were familiar with poetry and books and had strong revenge.
What is the mission of a scholar? It is to establish a destiny for the people, to establish a heart for the world, to carry forward the unique knowledge of the saints, and to create peace for all generations. Every young person and every scholar has beautiful ambitions and lofty ideals at the beginning.
Ideals, Cheng Jiming, Qian Qianyi, etc., which official has not passed through this stage? After being tempered by officialdom and being impacted by reality, the ideals of life will be polluted by the world.
Walking into the Imperial College, the strong atmosphere of poetry and calligraphy can make a battle-hardened man like Tie Mo feel a sense of calm. Walking past bricks, one would never imagine that groups of passionate scholars would eventually become
Cheng Qian Qianyi, Cheng Jiming, Zhou Tingru and other court warriors. I wonder if Cheng Jiming and others would feel ashamed whenever they think of their youthful ambitions.
After asking around for a while, I soon arrived at Guo Wenli's residence. It was an ordinary small courtyard, but it was well-kept. The green bamboos, pines and cypresses still looked lush even in winter. Several rooms were connected together.
It is not majestic, but judging from the materials used in the wood and bricks, it is definitely made with care. The pillars in front of you are made of fine pine wood. If you put this kind of red pine wood on the market, it will cost you at least a hundred taels of silver per side.
Gee, this Guo Wenli is indeed a person who knows how to enjoy himself.
As he was standing outside in a daze, a burst of laughter came from the house, "Is the Iron Supervisor here just to admire Mr. Guo's house?"
Tie Mo was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye he saw a man in Tsing Shi Ran walking out of the house. The man was of medium height and average appearance. It could be said that he didn't have a deep impression in any place. This ordinary guy was Guo Wenli.
What?
"But Mr. Guo Wenli Guo?"
"That's right!"
"Oh? Mr. Guo knows that Tie will come?"
"Of course, Guo also has some connections in the Ministry of Rites and knows some things. If the Superintendent takes over the errand of Hui Tong Guan, if he wants to make sure nothing goes wrong, other than coming to me, Guo really can't think of another suitable candidate."
Tie Mo found it very interesting. He followed Guo Wenli into the house and asked straight to the point: "I wonder if Mr. Guo is willing to help?"
"What the Superintendent said is interesting. As long as the Superintendent's price is fair, why doesn't Guo help?"
Guo Wenli's direct answer surprised Tie Mo. Guo Wenli was really direct. He just talked about the price. This gave Tie Mo the illusion that he was looking for a job and negotiating salary.