In the autumn of the seventh year of Jinghe's reign, Li You, the official of the Suzhou Prefecture, left his post and went to Beijing. Mr. Fanghe was the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites at that time. He met You in the ministry hall by chance and heard that he wrote a poem about a big tree referring to objects and admired it.
After sitting down to discuss poetry, You immediately wrote ten quatrains, all of which contained poetic principles and conveyed ancient and modern meanings. Mr. Fanghe sighed and obeyed, saying that he was not as good as he was, and wrote it to the restaurant personally. From then on, he stopped writing poems for himself.
brag.
The poster was hung high, and it became famous in Wenlin in the capital. Many people came to watch and ponder it.
People at that time said that modern poetry was gradually declining, and there were no good works to imitate for a long time from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Fortunately, Li Xujiang covered up his shame and did not feel ashamed to future generations. I am afraid that he is the only person in this dynasty who dares to say, "I know best when it comes to fair opinions."
Sentences such as "Shiwen's authentic talents are weak".
There is also a famous prostitute from the south of the Yangtze River, Yu Linglong, who is well-known in the capital for her colorful music. She is regarded as the choice of Nan Kui, and others have to pay dozens of gold to see her. She has an old relationship with Li You, and because of her fame, she has gained Li You's power, and she has been informed.
I went to the guild hall to visit my old friend, but the door was closed and no one was welcome.
The prostitute said at the door of the courtyard: "I heard that Mr. Sir has been having a lot of inconvenience in daily life when he first arrived in the capital. I would like to serve as a maid to repay the kindness of the past. Why do you refuse to be a slave outside the door?"
Li You sent messages to the left and right: "It is better not to see each other than not to see each other."
He also wrote a poem across the wall to describe his thoughts: "The sounds of my hometown have disappeared, and the floating leaves and weeping dramas are pitiful. Leaning against the fragrant tree, Qi Wang's house, wasting the spring flowers to greet the old string. The red beans do not want to play the night, and the brocade is wrapped around to remember the years of grace.
.How can you describe Liang Yuan’s affairs in detail? In the old days, gold powder disappeared like smoke.”
The prostitute's red makeup was wet with tears, and she sobbed under the porch and said: "I know I am humble, and I dare not miss my husband's future." Then she bowed three times and left.
The listener sighed and said: "This can be an explanation of the fact that I once whipped a famous horse because I was drunk, for fear that my love would burden a beautiful woman."
On the other side of the door, Li Caizi, who had not known the taste of meat for almost two months, was scratching at the crack of the door with a complicated mood. He watched the beauty who had been brought to his lips go away. He couldn't help but feel entangled, lamented, and filled with emotion.
The delicate beauty will never be able to defeat the powerful. Xu Tianguan has spoken, keep a low profile during this period and don't cause anything that could lead to impeachment...
It is said that there are regulations for the selection of officials in the Ministry of Personnel. General elections are held every two months to carry out relatively normal promotions and appointments, and emergency elections are held once a month to deal with official vacancies caused by accidents such as death, resignation, and other accidents.
Originally, Xu Shangshu planned to squeeze Li You into the general election next month, that is, in October, so that at least it would not be so eye-catching. Otherwise, unless there are special circumstances, it would seem a bit impatient and arbitrary to submit the official selection report for Li You alone.
It’s selfish. What’s more, in the morning a few days ago, the innocent Xu Shangshu was criticized for shielding Li You.
But after listening to Li You's urgent report all night, the boss realized that the night was long and there were many dreams, and there could be no further delay. If Chitose Guide suddenly persuaded the Queen Mother and issued a decree to directly appoint the candidate, then she would be passive.
You know, after all, the cabinet is different from the outer court yamen, and it is reasonable to appoint the people in the study house without the recommendation of the imperial court. So this is not a matter of taste and dignity, but a time to go into battle without any shirt!
The next day, the Ministry of Officials drafted a memorial, stamped it, and sealed it in the memorial. They directly pushed Li You to seize the opportunity and seize the first-come-first-served principle.
Being shameless at this time is an attitude in itself. If others understand, they won't make any decisions anymore.
It is not without reason that the Ministry of Personnel, the Cabinet, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are called the three important officials.
Since the establishment of the cabinet in the early years of the country, the power of the cabinet has gradually increased, and the power of the other five ministries has been usurped by the cabinet. Only the administrative power of the Ministry of Personnel can still be relatively independent of the cabinet, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel still dares to argue with the cabinet minister.
Challenge, and besides, the cabinet cannot directly command the staff from the system.
Of course, when you meet a powerful chief minister with high personal prestige, such as Zhang Juzheng and Yan Song, the Minister of Civil Affairs must also be regarded as a grandson. After all, the affairs of the dynasty are often not decided by the system, but by people.
On the other hand, when the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is strong, the cabinet has nothing to do. The memorials of the Ministry of Personnel are generally given a "yes" approval. Otherwise, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel cannot touch the old man himself, but he can use different methods to mess with the elder's disciples.
It can also be extremely disgusting.
At this sensitive period, which may also involve the imperial court, Li You, who is well aware of the inside story (and burst into tears because he is no longer an ignorant soy sauce party) dares to openly commit suicide. What can compare?
Is the black gauze hat important?
Therefore, in the face of the beauty's kindness, Mr. Li could only put down his lustful and pretentious attitude and sing in a somewhat ruthless and unrighteous manner: "The red beans don't want to have a good night, and the brocade is wrapped around the tree to remember the year of grace."
The maid Xiaozhu walked up behind Li You and said, "Sir, do you want me to catch up and tell the sister and ask her to come in quietly at night when no one is around?"
"Hey, this idea..." Li You said half a sentence subconsciously, and when he turned back through the crack in the door, he suddenly changed his words: "Don't worry about the master's business! Look at yourself, what you are like. The weather is getting colder and colder.
But you are getting thinner and thinner. You are not afraid of getting sick from the cold, and you will have to spend money. Go back home and put on a coat!"
Xiaozhu went back to the house with his mouth flat, and Li You came to the table and chairs under the eaves to continue practicing calligraphy.
Zhang San did bring back a few quills that day, and also asked about the method of making quills. It happened that when Han Zong was drafted to serve in Beijing two years ago, he had done manual work for a few days, and he had collected a handful of goose feathers in the past few days and was experimenting with them.
Li You has had a few days of free time these days, and has been seizing the time to familiarize himself with the feel of the quill.
Although this thing is still different from a fountain pen, it still belongs to the category of hard pens and is easier to adapt to than a brush.
Li You didn't seek to become a famous scholar. He just needed to be able to write decently and neatly. Anyway, it was not his turn to write formal edicts.
However, Mr. Li had quite a few visitors today. Not long after he sat down to write, he saw the on-duty steward of the guild hall leading a middle-aged scribe to him.
The scribe opened his mouth and made Li Caizi vomit three liters of blood, "Mr. Dashu, I have admired you for a long time!"
This is the negative effect brought about by the poem "Big Tree". If it is not difficult for a great craftsman to use his materials, he will live longer if he is willing to live in the mountains. Everyone thought that Mr. Li used the big tree to compare himself to himself, so they called him Mr. Big Tree.
Mr. Dashu... Li Dashu... sounded really unpleasant to Li You, and he couldn't help but miss the name Li Tanhua. But in the capital, there were real Tanhua, so Li You couldn't be called Li Tanhua.
It turned out that this scribe had opened a bookshop and wanted to print and sell the complete collection of Li You's poems to date, but he could not collect all of them at the moment, so he asked the steward of the guild hall to introduce him to Li You to discuss the matter.
Of course it was a good thing to publish a collection. The middle-aged scribe was also happy and the price was fair, so Li You agreed. It was agreed that after sorting out all his "masterpieces" in the near future, he would pay it to the bookshop and engrave a copy of "Li Xu's River Scenery and Seven
Annual Collection".
After sending the bookseller away, Li You turned around and returned to the house before he heard a few laughters behind him, "Mr. Li, I haven't seen you for a few days. I hope you are well."
Li You looked back and saw that it was his former boss, Mr. Wang, the prefect of Suzhou. He couldn't help being surprised. He stepped forward to greet him and asked, "How come you've come to the capital as well?"
He had always had a good time cooperating with Mr. Wang. Although he felt a little uncomfortable at the last moment because a certain promoter was too strong, it was not a grudge and there was no quarrel. What's more, they suddenly met in a strange capital.
He is an acquaintance, so naturally he has some intimacy in his heart.
The old prefect smiled and said: "Next month it will be my turn to enter the court. I heard that you live in the guild hall, so I came here specially to meet you."
Li You then understood that the magistrates had an appointment every three years after their resignation. It was probably because the Wang Prefect took over Mao's post on the spot due to special circumstances, and there was no resignation. So he could only take the position according to Mao's prefect's time period.
It happens to be the turn of the court next month, so I would like to make up for the scene of His Majesty's speech.
But there is still something strange... You are the fourth grade, I am the seventh grade, you are the former boss, I am the former subordinate, and then you take the initiative to condescend to come to see me? Li You, who knew the Wang Prefect very well, teased: "My lord, you have
Just speak when you have something to say, and speak when you have something to say."
The prefect Wang praised: "As expected of you, I really have a good job..."
Halfway through his words, another two people burst in from outside the door and shouted: "Where is Mr. Li from Suzhou?"
This was a very rude interruption to the old prefect. Old Wang wanted to criticize him angrily, but found that he was dressed as an internal prison officer... so he shut up.
There was one person who was the one who was given five hundred taels of silver to Li You by Princess Guide a few days ago. He took a step forward and said softly: "Master Li, the Lord Guide is here to invite you!"
Eldest princess? The prefect Wang’s heart skipped a beat, his eyelids twitched a few times, and he whispered to Li You in a low voice: "It’s okay for you to mess around with women in Suzhou, but how dare you drag the princess in the capital and give up your head?"
