Two hundred and thirteen chapters of the consequences of the fast tongue
Chapter 213 The Consequences of Speaking Quickly
Lin's consort has not been invited over yet, and the chat between Li You and Zhu Bulang is still going on. Li You suddenly remembered that he had logged in to the Ministry of Etiquette in order to study in prison, and it would be troublesome not to log out.
The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel each have their own registration management system. There is no interconnected information platform these days. If someone with good intentions appears one day and takes the prison registration list to accuse him of playing truant without any reason, then
That’s funny. Theoretically, this can be criminalized...but it’s really and truly proven.
So Li You requested: "My name registered in the Ministry of Rites can be cancelled, because I have to go to the Ministry of Personnel for selection."
Zhu Bulang was very surprised and said: "You don't want to go to school? It's not often that you can survive until you drop out of school and get promoted."
Immediately, Mr. Zhu thought that Li You had some relationship with the Minister of Civil Affairs, so he thought about it and asked without any hesitation: "Can the Heavenly Officials use you? Where can I ask you to go?"
Having said this, Li You pondered for a moment, weighed Zhu Bulang's character a few times, and then replied: "Yue Mo is from Zhongshu She."
"The winner of the split ticket?" Zhu Bulang guessed it immediately.
Li You nodded and admitted.
Although Zhu Bulang and Zhu Tanhua were prevented from serving in the Imperial Academy by the court officials, they often went to the Wenhua Hall to give lectures and tutor the emperor in his studies. Originally, his clan wanted to avoid suspicion, so the ministers were not at ease when an imperial relative gave lectures to the emperor.
Shi, what should I do if my butt is crooked? Ideological issues cannot be ignored.
However, the emperor trusted Zhu Bulang and summoned him frequently. In the end, he compromised internally and externally and gave Zhu the title of a lecturer. He was only allowed to lecture on poetry and calligraphy but not on classics and history.
All in all, Zhu Bulang, who often visited the palace, had some knowledge of the trends in the inner court, so he guessed very accurately. The person who could make Li You give up the chance of being imprisoned and promoted was definitely not an ordinary person with a knife and a pen.
It couldn't be a member of the Zhongshu Keshe who was in an important position. He must be the newly added Zhongshu who had been issued a decree by the Queen Mother.
"I don't want Xu Libu to really value you..." Zhu Bulang sighed with emotion but then dissuaded him: "Don't sign your name first. The matter of splitting the votes is attracting attention at home and abroad, and it is very unpredictable. Although Xu Libu controls Quan Cao's political affairs, but
There is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen. If not, what will you do? It is better to move to any other position than to go to jail and get a promotion."
Li You frowned and thought deeply... Master Zhu is right. Who can be completely sure about such a sensitive matter? Still, we should not trust Xu Shangshu too blindly.
Zhu Bulang added: "What's more, in my opinion, setting up a separate ticket to write a letter is just a temporary measure. When the cabinet comes out with the first minister, the split vote to write a letter will naturally be useless, or it will be abolished or exist in name only and become useless.
If your name is in the Imperial College register, you can withdraw and go to prison at any time, and it is always good to have a way out."
Zhu Bulang's suggestion is actually in line with Li You's conservative mentality of thinking about retreating before encountering an unexpected situation, anticipating defeat before winning, and seeking stability in everything.
However, it is not difficult to go to the Imperial College to study. According to the new supplementary prison system, just find a fourth-grade official who has not used the quota to recommend him. Li You asked: "The imperial court is supplementing the prison this year. Let me wait.
If you are born and have the opportunity to learn from the saints, if everything goes wrong, you can find an elder to recommend you to prison. Now there is no need to keep your name, right?"
"You still know too little about the affairs of the imperial court." Zhu Bulang replied: "There are many people in the government and the public who criticize Zaliu as a prisoner. To be honest, I am also strongly opposed to it. However, Pei Ge, the second assistant at that time,
He has always looked for wise ideas for the country and advocated for this matter. Now that he has become an official, it is inevitable that someone will leave the government."
In this way, the opportunity to study in prison is quite precious. If you miss this opportunity and go to prison, you don't know if you will get it next time... Li You, who originally knew a lot of important people from all parties and relied on him, but didn't cherish being in prison, suddenly
Extremely confused.
He inadvertently raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of Zhu Bulang with a relaxed look on his face, holding a cup and sipping tea contentedly. He suddenly realized in his heart that Mr. Zhu was waiting to sell his favor. This technique was too common in official circles.
"I'm at my wits' end. Mr. Fanghe is a kind and righteous man, so please help me." Li You cupped his hands and said.
In fact, Zhu Bulang had no intention of doing anything right now. When he saw this, he smiled and said: "It's easy to say, I will give you a try and arrange a long vacation for you."
At this time, the servants sent by Zhu Bulang also invited Lin's consort.
Whether compared with Wai Lang, a member of the clan's Ministry of Rites, whose bloodline is almost gone, or compared with the candidates for the seventh rank, the royal son-in-law, the Prince Consort Du Wei, is much more noble in terms of title. So Zhu Fanghe and Li You went out to greet him.
Perhaps due to a long illness, Lin's consort is recovering well. After not being seen for just two days, the traces left by him the night before are no longer obvious.
Lin's consort returned the courtesy to Zhu Fanghe and Li You, but said: "Brother Zhu, you only asked me to have a drink, why is this servile person here?"
Master Li was furious when he heard this. Just like the official background of the official who mentioned him, he also hated others saying that he was servile, attached to the powerful, groveling, flattering, flattering and bullying...
This guy's character is more than just a good one, he's simply unreasonable! There's no sense in saying that. You're just a powerless consort who's been raised like a pig!
It was also Li You who was not familiar with Lin Consort. Lin Consort's usual speaking habits were like this, with a bit of acrimony and cynicism, but in fact there was no malice. He would just laugh it off if he was someone he was familiar with, or he would be afraid of him if he met someone he was not familiar with.
If you meet someone who is not afraid of his or her identity, it will inevitably lead to misunderstandings.
When it comes to verbal disputes, when did Li You suffer the loss, he immediately retorted: "I heard that the princess's talent show is more popular than the emperor's selection of girls. It is like a festival in the capital, and those who can stand out are all talents.
I really don’t have the great fortune of being selected and suddenly rich and powerful, so I have to luckily reach the seventh rank of the actual job step by step. I often think about how hard it is to get an official position, and I always have a trembling heart. I am not as good as the master of the Tian family, so I am running amok.
avoid."
Lin's consort suddenly closed the fan in his hand, glared and was about to retort.
Mr. Zhu Fanghe saw that there was going to be another conflict between the two parties, so he hurriedly mediated: "Both of you are talented people, and you can be said to have become famous for a while. You must not underestimate each other. For the sake of being a brother, you should have a good time over wine and talk, otherwise you will be let down."
Enjoy this wonderful wine."
The two of them said nothing else outside. Zhu Fanghe moved to a small hall and ordered the food and wine to be placed and the banquet started.
Consort Lin, who had the most respectable status, deliberately sat down at the bottom and said sarcastically: "Common people don't dare to sit above the seventh-grade master, lest they inadvertently cause any offense."
You really are... Li You cursed a few times in his mind, and Dalala sat on the top and said: "It turns out that the prince-in-law is somewhat self-aware and knows that he should be at the bottom, so he is disrespectful."
Even Prince Consort Lin was so surprised that his face changed drastically. He had originally planned to use this to get rid of Li You, but he didn't expect that Li You would dare to be so arrogant in his words and deeds... The Prince Consort is not only the Prince Consort, the Prince Consort also represents half of the royal family.
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As the saying goes, you can say random things, but you can't sit down randomly.
Zhu Fanghe smiled bitterly. Are these two people destined to be incompatible? But after all, it is inappropriate for Li You to be above the consort. It is inconsistent with etiquette, so he went to persuade Li You. If the official saw this, he would have to go to the court to impeach him.
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Li You glanced sideways at Lin's Consort and said: "Although you are a prince, this place is neither a court nor a public hall. We all have read books, and we consider ourselves scholars. Of course, we will sit according to the rules of scholars!
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Consort Lin hummed a few times, he wanted to see what truth Li You could say. Zhu Fanghe also became interested, stopped persuading, and listened from the side.
Li You spoke again: "What is a scholar? The Four Books say that they are just cultivating oneself, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world."
"Every woman and child knows this truth, so what?" Lin Consort said disdainfully.
"Firstly, it's difficult to compare the three of us in self-cultivation. It's hard to say whether it's the same or not." Li You continued: "Secondly, Qijia. I'll ask myself if I mean what I say. Do you two dare to talk about Qijia?
?”
Zhu Bulang and Consort Lin were immediately speechless.
Family, the big family, the small family. How could Zhu Bulang, who came from a distantly related royal family, dare to say that he wanted to unite the family? To say so would be almost like rebellion.
Consort Lin couldn't even deal with the princess in his small family. He was beaten by his slaves in the alley of our company in front of Li You. No matter how thick-skinned or sharp-tongued he was, he was too embarrassed to say that he was in charge of the whole family...
"Third, govern the country. I and Zhu Bulang have duties, and serving the imperial court can be regarded as devoting themselves to governing the country. Does Lin Huima have any experience in this aspect? What grade is the prince consort like? In addition to standing in court on weekdays, there are
He Jianshu?"
"Fourth, to level the world. Although I am humble and cannot learn the way of a saint, I still dare to dream wildly. Consort Lin, do you, the royal son-in-law, dare to think of leveling the world?"
In the end, Li You suddenly slammed the table, causing the table full of dishes to rattle, and said loudly: "The four things of repair, peace, governance, and Qi that study involves, Consort Lin can only get one of the four at most, or the lowest one. Based on the rules of a scholar, talk about seating.
, why do you have the dignity to sit on top of me? Sit down below!"
Hearing this, Prince Consort Lin felt a wave of bad breath in his chest that he couldn't spit out. This nonsense was so absurd that he didn't know where to start if he wanted to refute it.
Zhu Bulang could only be speechless. He had long heard that the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River were very arrogant and eccentric. Today, he had experienced the arrogance and eccentricity of the famous scholars. It was really a great experience.
There was silence in the hall for a while.
However, he saw Consort Lin sitting quietly for a long time, then he got up and banged the table. He bowed to Li You and said, "Thank you for your kindness today!" Then he said to Zhu Bulang, "Goodbye."
Zhu Bulang was a little dissatisfied with this. Everyone was bickering. It would be too disrespectful to him, the host, to leave the table. He said: "Brother Xian, why are you doing this? Is it because you dislike Brother Fool for not treating him well?"
"No, Chitose at home told my younger brother yesterday that the cabinet lacked a middle secretary to share the votes, and it would be more appropriate to appoint him with honors. He wanted to persuade me to seek his position." Consort Lin explained, "At that time, my younger brother had an idle mind and was very worried about this.
No intention, today is like a enlightenment, I should work hard. I will go back to discuss this matter with Chitose!"
Li You was stunned immediately. He was talking happily for a while, but he didn't expect to say someone who was competing with him for his job... This was probably shooting himself in the foot.
Between the Minister of Libu and Princess Guide... it should be that the Minister of Libu is more powerful. No matter how prestigious the princess is in the palace, she cannot interfere in the affairs of the court. But Li You is just the candidate of the Shangshu of Libu, not the Shangshu of Libu himself.
