Two hundred and twenty-one chapters of good will be rewarded
Chapter 221 Good things come to you
For the next two days, Li You stayed at home and concentrated on practicing calligraphy in the guild hall. The news that the officials selected him as the winner of the ticket also spread among the officialdom of the capital, attracting the attention of various figures.
The emphasis is different.
The big shots with big heads and faces are concerned about the position of Zhongshu and the impact it may have on the government; the shameless people have low status and have little to do with the important affairs of the court, but they are very concerned about Li You.
During this period, Princess Guide sent another five hundred taels with great fanfare. Counting the previous time, the total was a huge sum of one thousand taels. Chitose's name was to buy poems with a thousand gold. "In order to celebrate the birthday of Cisheng Palace, I used a thousand gold to present it to Jiangnan celebrities."
Poems for congratulations."
The poor literati who hang out in the capital are jealous when they hear this. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, who dares to say that his poems are worth a thousand pieces of gold? You can earn a thousand taels by writing a poem praising the horse. How did such a good thing happen?
Not on your own head.
But when people in the official circles heard about this, they felt it was very meaningful. Is Guide Chitose just buying poems? He was obviously trying to win over Mr. Li. If Mr. Li really became the winner of the ticket, it would still be worth the price.
However, when this matter reached the ears of veterans of the officialdom, the feeling was different. How could Chitose Guitoku be trying to win over people? Can clumsy means such as openly giving money be considered a win-over? So this was clearly a self-evident statement, perhaps an attempt to forcibly intervene.
, maybe it’s for some people to see.
On a dark and windy night, Li You was once again summoned to the Tianguan Mansion by Xu Shangshu.
"Why does Mr. Li come so late at night every time?" The gatekeeper of Tianguan Mansion mumbled and opened the door for Li You.
"Ask your master." Li You pushed open the doorman and entered the house. In fact, Mr. Li also complained about this. How late is it to return to the clubhouse after talking about things? It's uncomfortable to do this every time.
Unfortunately, literati these days have to put on a facade. Xu Shangshu wanted to avoid suspicion, so every time he saw Li You, he would come quietly in the middle of the night when no one was talking to him, and meet him secretly, making it look like he was having an affair.
In fact, no matter how secretive it is, anyone with a discerning eye can still see the inside story. But it may not be effective, but you must show it to avoid suspicion. Don't say that formalism is useless, if you are not even willing to pretend, or just use it to euphemize the name.
If you disdain this, then this person is destined to have no future in officialdom.
A few words, Mr. Li is so blessed that he doesn't know how to be blessed. If other officials had the opportunity to hold candlelit night talks with the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs again and again, they would be willing to exchange it even if they lose a few years of their life.
Xu Tianguan wanted to see Li You, of course because he heard the news about Guide Qiansui.
Mr. Li did not hide anything and reported the matter exactly as it was.
"Even I am quite tempted by the fifth-grade, thousand-household position of the emperor's personal guard." Xu Tianguan nodded and said, "Actually, I really can't think of any reason for you to refuse."
Li You replied: "He who knows the current affairs is a hero."
With Mr. Xu's level, of course he would not say something like "If you dare to be a second-rate boy, I will tie you up and sink you into the moat." He just mentioned another thing, "Today, the literary selection doctor in the ministry came to report and said
Your registration in the Ministry of Rites has not been canceled yet?"
"The lower official still has a desire to learn, so he is reluctant to cancel his Imperial College membership."
Xu Shangshu Dundun taught: "You think too much. You want to be an official but also want to have a name in the Imperial College? You should concentrate on doing things and don't get confused."
How could Li You not hear the implication? "What the boss said is absolutely true."
"One more thing, don't say that I didn't remind you." Xu Shangshu said with a smile: "Fei Jiejiu has been dismissed from office. The Queen Mother felt that the Imperial College was in disarray, and issued an edict to select upright and powerful ministers to serve as Jiejiu and strictly manage the Imperial College. "
Although he didn't understand what the official was talking about in the Imperial College, Li You wanted to find out the inside story. After all, it was a major event that he had personally experienced.
But he held it back forcibly and let it go. In front of the superior officer, don't pry around what you shouldn't pry about. Secrets that should be known to you will naturally be known to you.
Xu Shangshu obviously would not say something without reason, "I have already made plans to get back to you, Master Su Song Daoshi, to offer wine as a sacrifice."
Li You almost jumped up and down, and said anxiously to Xu Shangshu: "If you have time in the next two days, go to the Ministry of Etiquette to register your registration!" He wanted Master Shi, an old enemy, to serve as the imperial wine for the Imperial Academy, so he planned to operate in violation of regulations and secretly kept it. With the name of a mixed-race family in his hands, he is simply giving others a hand, and setting a trap for himself.
Moreover, this was Xu Shangshu's calm, implicit, but gentle warning to him, and he would wait until he expressed his stance.
Xu Shangshu nodded and said: "This is the right thing to do. However, it is not easy to deal with the imperial power that wants to transfer you to the Wenhua Palace. I can't do it for a while. You can discuss it with Mr. Yangge more after you become a straight person."
Li You made a note of the name Yang Ge Lao in his mind. It was obvious that Xu Shangshu named it deliberately. Then he said: "I don't need to worry about it, I can get rid of this matter by myself." Then he wrote a petition to Lin's consort. Things have been said.
However, Xu Shangshu couldn't help but feel a little laughable. This Li You was indeed as Chen Yingzhen said in his letter. He was very clever in everything he did, and he had many strange ideas and tricks that ordinary people couldn't do.
A very inhumane thought came to his mind. In fact, the most suitable profession for Li You was to be a eunuch in charge of the imperial court, rather than an officialdom that still requires a certain amount of respect. It was really unfair.
"Do you really want to beat the drum?" Xu Shangshu asked.
"No." Li You replied honestly: "The best strategy is to subdue the enemy's troops without fighting."
Seeing that Li You knew the stakes, Xu Shangshu nodded and said nothing more, and Li You also said goodbye and left.
Another day later, the three-day period agreed between Guide Chitose and Li You came. A prisoner from the Princess Mansion came to ask: "Chitose asked Master Li what he was thinking about?"
Li You only took out the petition written by Prince Consort Lin, handed it to the emissary of the internal prison and said: "Please Qiantose, you will know after you read it."
If it had been anyone else, Li You might not have dared to hand over the petition directly to the other party.
But Li You is still relatively reassured about Guide Chitose. This noble girl may be arrogant, striving for power, and has some tricks, but judging from the two encounters, she has an innate magnanimity and should not He committed a shameless and obscene act of destroying evidence and then turning his back on the person. It is somewhat similar to the effect that a gentleman can bully someone.
An hour later, another emissary from the inner prison came and brought a message from the eldest princess: "Thousands of years old, I have something to say, thank you Master Li."
This result was exactly what Li You expected.
Guide Chitose is a person with a clear sense of grudges, and of course she has to thank Mr. Li. Today, Li You happily and proactively returned the petition written by Consort Lin to her without saying a word, and did not take the opportunity to threaten her. To a large extent, it was equivalent to a kind reminder to her. There is this loophole that can easily cause problems.
If someone with malicious intent takes advantage of her unpreparedness and seizes a similar opportunity, it will be very difficult, and it will cause a lot of trouble.
Although Mr. Li also has other motives, it doesn't matter. Who does things without selfish motives?
This is also the reward for good deeds. If she treats Li You like Mr. Shi from Suzhou Prefecture, Mr. Li may really be forced to beat the drum.
Li You was also rewarded with good deeds, and the eldest princess did not make any move or cause any trouble.
It's a pity that Lin's consort became the victim Li You used to create opportunities. If it hadn't been for this, what would Li You have done to show his kindness to the eldest princess?
Realizing that the overall situation was settled, Mr. Li went to the lobby of the Ministry of Personnel every day to wait for news of his appointment. The officials in the Ministry of Personnel knew about his relationship with Tianguan, so it was not easy to expel him.
It was not until October 3rd of the seventh year of Jinghe that the imperial approval was issued to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Li You immediately learned that he had officially become the Xuanyi Lang, the Zuo Reviewer of Dali Temple, the Minister of Zhongshu, and the direct imperial edict.
Ranks, titles, positions, and differences are all available. The full set of titles is very similar to the style of literati in the Song Dynasty. Among them, the grade has not changed, but the official rank has been raised by half a step, from Chengshilang to Xuanyilang, which is a small improvement.