Chapter 199: It is difficult to use the great craftsman
Chapter 199: It’s hard to use without a great craftsman
After learning about Zhu Bulang's deeds from the petty officials, Li You was envious and a little confused... At first, he thought that Mr. Yuanwailang was from a noble family and had the power of a noble family behind him, so he wanted to make friends with him.
Now that I know the identity of Zhu Bulang's clan, I feel very useless.
Let's talk about this Zhu Bulang in detail, also known as Fanghe, and he is ranked first in the imperial family list. He is indeed a strange person in this dynasty.
During the Wanli period, Emperor Shenzong issued an edict that the descendants of the imperial clan below the rank of Lieutenant Fengguo could take part in the imperial examination. This gave distant relatives without titles a way out, although this way out was extremely difficult. After more than a hundred years, there were not even two or three royal clans.
If you can fight to the end in the examination room, even if you get the Jinshi, you will be the subject of strict caution by the ministers.
Mr. Zhu Fanghe's third prize was the best result among the royal family members in the imperial examination, so he was said to be the royal face. When he participated in the second year of Jinghe, the emperor was only ten years old, but he was very smart. After reading the imperial examination list,
He admired this hard-working distant relative and wanted him to be the top pick, but he was stopped by the ministers. The emperor made a big fuss and finally gave him the top prize.
When being conferred, according to the rules, he should enter the Hanlin Academy, but he continued to be stopped by the ministers. Entering the Hanlin Academy these days is called Yangwang, and he is regarded by the government and the public as the prime minister, and he will be qualified to join the cabinet in the future. In order to consolidate the Ming Dynasty forever, he can
Are relatives of the emperor given the chance to become prime ministers?
After failing to become a member of the Hanlin Academy, the emperor planned to appoint this distant relative of his generation to the Zhongshu Department, but the minister still tried to stop him. The reason was that "the clan should avoid suspicion and not be allowed to enter the imperial family." No matter how much trouble the little emperor made, it would not work.
The Zhongshu Department of the Zhongshu Department, like the Sixth Department of the Cabinet, worked in the Forbidden City. Their main task was to accompany the emperor during court meetings or major ceremonies. They were extremely important and could only be held by Jinshi.
If a clan is placed in the palace, how can the ministers who are loyal to the national policy of suppressing sects rest assured? The consequences of reckless behavior will be disastrous!
However, due to his dual status as the royal family's crown prince, he could not be aggrieved when he was appointed an official. Of course, he could not be allowed to go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The big shots in the imperial court met and sent Mr. Zhu Fanghe to the Ministry of Etiquette.
This Ministry of Rites is the clearest yamen among the six departments, and it will never wrong Tan Hwa Lang. Where is the Qing Dynasty?
The first one is the noblest, where the leaders of the scholarly community are. The official notification of Jinshi officials is issued by the Ministry of Rites, to distinguish them from those who are officials. Li You's official notification is issued by the Ministry of Personnel, and it is low when it is taken out.
Rank. Not to mention that in recent decades, the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites has been the most popular title among all the great scholars.
The second one is the most leisurely, with the least number of things to worry about. It is still just a formality, just follow the rules and go step by step. Things like going to court, offering sacrifices, commending, giving posthumous titles, imperial examinations, etc. have been this way for hundreds of years. There are also Taichang Temple, Hong Kong Temple and so on.
The temple and many other related yamen help with miscellaneous tasks.
The third one is the purest water, not oily water, you know this.
Taken together, the official position in the Ministry of Rites is tailor-made for Mr. Zhu Fanghe.
After taking office, the emperor was still very kind to his distant brother, and he was very close and trusting. Zhu Bulang's son had just learned to walk, so he was awarded the title of "General of the Kingdom", which was only lower than that of Wangjue.
Zhu Bulang himself was promoted from the head of the Ministry of Rites to a foreign minister in just a few years. He was often called to the palace to visit relatives, and he was very good at speaking in front of the young emperor. At the same time, Zhu Bulang often acted to help those in need.
He has a really good reputation in the official circles of the capital, and his status has become increasingly transcendent in the past year or two.
So Li You was troubled. Obviously, this gentleman was destined not to be a second-grade court official or a powerful official, and he didn't even need to think about going outside. His official career would probably stop at the third-grade minister or the idle temple minister.
It is impossible for the court to let the clan become one of the Seven Qings or the Nine Qings. It is even possible that the higher Mr. Zhu's rank, the smaller his right to speak.
In his previous life, Li You had briefly read some history books and treatises due to professional reasons, so he was not confused at this time.
It can be judged that Zhu Bulang, a half-clan and half-civilian freak, has no political power. His current status and popularity are largely an extension of imperial power and are dependent on the emperor's preferential treatment. For this reason, it is a trivial matter.
Of course others gave him face, but Zhu Bulang's own future was destined to be bleak.
Li You also thought that after traveling through time and space until now, he had finally joined the civil service class (although it was the lowest level) after all the hard work. He also had the opportunity to get to know several powerful people, and he was just waiting to be imprisoned.
Bai goes one step further, this is the right path for the future.
At this point, Mr. Li has already laid the mark of the civil service system. If he is close to Zhu Bulang, will the big bosses think that he is delusional about taking a shortcut to the south and hoping to advance? Although such a person seems to be in the government
There are quite a few in them.
The biggest problem lies in the fact that the popular idea in recent years is that the monarch and his ministers rule together... The relationship between the mainstream civil servant group and the emperor is analyzed by the theory of contradiction as two sides of a unified unity of opposites.
So this is not a strange era where everything will go well and the family will be safe just by currying favor with the imperial power. But who can guarantee that the currently weak emperor will not monopolize power to suppress hundreds of officials as he grows older? The most typical example is Emperor Shizong of the Jiajing Dynasty.
Of course, the person riding the white horse may not be a prince, but a Tang monk. There are risks in all choices. But it is very difficult to have both sides like a fish in water, and it is definitely not what Li You can do.
Yesterday he was struggling with the Queen Mother's Party and the Emperor's Party, and today he was struggling with the Civil Service Party and the Imperial Party. He started to have a headache again because he thought too much.
It’s better not to get too close to Zhu Bulang. This gentleman’s identity is too sensitive... Li You decided that after all, he started in the civil service system, and he is still dependent on the civil service system. Without this foundation, he can’t do anything.
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At this point, Mr. Li couldn't help but look up to the sky and sigh. The situation was so complicated and he was so tired in the capital. There would be no benefit if he continued like this. He would suffer from neurasthenia first.
At this moment, someone from behind asked: "Why are you sighing, Mr. Li?"
Li You turned around, and it turned out to be Mr. Zhu Fanghe. When officials see others sighing, they probably just pretend they haven't seen them and won't take the initiative to ask. First, they are afraid that others will ask for something difficult for them, and second,
Worry about causing embarrassment by involving other people's sex...
Mr. Zhu can ask straightforwardly, but Mr. Li cannot answer directly.
Li You, who was about to look around and talk about it, caught a glimpse of a big tree in the courtyard. It was as thick as a few people hugging each other, and its branches were luxuriant. An idea came to his mind, and he pointed his finger and said, "When I see the big tree, I look at things and think about myself. I feel a little emotional."
Lord Zhu wondered: "How can I feel nostalgic for a common tree? Is there anything big to say about it?"
Li You had stored up poems about big trees, so he immediately said: "I have often heard that the capital has few big trees in the old city because the imperial palace uses a lot of wood. Unexpectedly, there is one here. I couldn't help but feel something, so I wrote a poem about big trees."
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"I'm all ears." Master Zhu said. He really wanted to see with his own eyes what level Li You was. Because of his limited status, he didn't have many pursuits. He only wanted to pass down his poems and songs to future generations, so in this regard
That just seems to be fussy.
It's time to witness a miracle again... Li You looked downcast and said in a heavy tone: "The poem says: The branches are high and frost is blowing from the sky, and the shade house is always cool in summer. The leaves fall across thousands of acres of snow, and the flowers bloom once to make the fragrance of the six dynasties. It's not a big day
Craftsmen whose materials are difficult to use will live longer if they live in the mountains. No one knows the name of a strange tree, but only looks to others as its pillars."
Mr. Zhu didn't know why he was dazed for a long time, in a daze. When he came back to his senses, he asked: "Is this poem self-narrating?"
Li You nodded and said: "Your Excellency, you also know that I have a humble background and no fame, so it is difficult for me to get ahead. I have no intention of serving the country, just like this tree hidden in a deep courtyard and cannot be a pillar, so I use it to make myself happy."
In fact, Mr. Li is very satisfied with his small achievements. What does a yamen servant want to do when he reaches the seventh rank...
But when it comes to ambition in front of outsiders, he must show the sadness, anger and desolation of being full of talent but unable to serve the country. This is a crucial image design skill. It is easier to win the sympathy of others. If you meet a kind person, you will be embarrassed to despise him.
His background is too low.
"It's hard to use someone without a great craftsman... Only look at others as pillars... It's hard to use someone without a great craftsman..." Zhu Bulang didn't care about Li You's mood, but couldn't help but recited these two sentences over and over, as if there was some magic in them.
.I recited it seventeen or eight times in a row. The more I recited it, the louder the sound became, as if I was going crazy.
What's going on? After thinking about it, Writer Li finally realized that this poem, which he used as a self-explanation, should have touched Zhu Bulang's heart, otherwise he wouldn't have been like this.
As a talented Jinshi, Mr. Zhu Fanghe should have had the ideal of cultivating himself, regulating his family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. It would have been okay if he didn't get the imperial ranking, but he happened to get it, but he was almost destined to be hopeless for life.
No matter how talented he is, it won't help him. No wonder he was stimulated by this sentence.
Seeing that the other party was going crazy with distress, Li You secretly thought, you are not in the mood to invite me to a banquet today. This is fine to avoid embarrassment... He handed over his hand and said: "I've been bothering you for a long time today, so I'll take my leave now."
Zhu Bulang couldn't help but grab Li You and drag him out, saying: "We are both fallen people from the end of the world. Why should we have known each other before we meet? Come with me."
Li You asked: "Where to go?"
“Hokkeji Temple!”
Damn it! If the emperor knew that such a thing like him had made Brother Tanhua become a monk, he would be completely reduced to ashes when the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder struck him. Li You said anxiously: "My lord, there is no rush to become a monk!"
"Who wants to become a monk? I invite you to go there for a drink! You won't come back if you don't get drunk today, and you won't come back even if you get drunk."
He couldn't refuse this face, so Li You had no choice but to follow. Along the way, he couldn't help but think about it. This time he could only talk about romance and poetry during the drink. He must not mention any more topics such as ambition, promotion, and wealth, so as not to cause trouble.
Accident.
By the way, he also had to think of a way to let others, especially the big guys, know that his gathering with Emperor Zhu was purely to discuss literature and had no other meaning.
It seems that it is impossible not to come up with something eye-catching... Literature is a good thing, and it is not bad to be a literary youth for once.