Fan Wenjin was mentally stable. Since arriving in Chang'an, everyone had been telling him to wait patiently for the emperor's summons, so he could only wait.
This is not Liangzhou. Even in the most chaotic time in the world, Chang'an is the safest place in the world. There are not necessarily fewer rebellious officials and traitors here than in other places, but not many people died.
That is to say, when Li Yuan went south to Chang'an and when the current emperor led his troops into Kansai, there were great wars and a little blood was shed.
Although the people living on the 800-mile Qinchuan River have always been known as tough and brave enough to fight, in troubled times, they seem to be much smarter than people in other places and can recognize who carries the aura of an emperor.
Unlike those guys in Liangzhou, who are full of ambitions but heartless, and always like to invest their wealth into the worst chaos.
In fact, many of them cannot recognize themselves or their enemies, and they just want to bet on whether they are lucky enough to be favored by God.
From Fan Wenjin's point of view, it was almost a game to see who was stupider than me. It turned out that he, Fan Wenjin, was the smartest among those people, so he survived and became the general manager of Liangzhou.
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It is not a painful thing to have a drink with Chu Suiliang. Although Chu Suiliang is much younger than Fan Wenjin, he is well-informed and well-read in poetry and literature. In terms of knowledge and knowledge, Chu Suiliang is no less than him, and even more so.
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After a conversation, Fan Wenjin realized this and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Chang'an is indeed Chang'an, a place where heroes and heroes emerge in large numbers. Compared with the people here in Guzang City, they are completely different.
The defeat of the heroes in the northwest has its origin. Without outstanding talents, even if they can fight and kill, how can they go far in the future?
When I persuaded people to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, I actually saved them.
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"The manager doesn't need to be so polite with me. I've only been a regular servant for a few days, and I was just a small Jinyang Order two years ago."
The two of them are not familiar with each other, so first we need to describe the origin of the official position.
Fan Wenjin has no family background to speak of. Chu Suiliang was born in the Chu family of Qiantang, and he was not from a well-known family. At best, he came from a family of officials. At worst, his ancestors had been high-ranking officials of Liang and Chen, so he could barely be considered a Han surnamed family.
One of the first.
The Chu family is somewhat famous in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the north they are unknown.
When it came to his father Chu Liang's generation, Chu Liang did not lose the name of his father and ancestors, and went beyond many. He first served in Chen Dynasty and became the Minister of the Shangshu Palace. Because of his talent and learning, he was highly praised by the kings and ministers of Nan Chen, and his rise was very strong.
However, not long after the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen, Chu Liang entered the Sui Dynasty, and later became a bachelor of the East Palace. He was burdened by the prince Yang Yong, and was demoted to Xihai County during his great career.
What happened later became very clear. It was a story about a southerner who was caught up in the war in the north. After going back and forth, he struggled to survive in the war. He was first surrendered to Xue Ju, then to Li Yuan, and then returned to the Tang Dynasty. It was a waste of good time.
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The great talents from Jiangnan who were so high-spirited at that time eventually grew old and planned to retire in a place like Jinyang.
There is nothing that cannot be said about these things.
Who is Fan Wenjin? As soon as the words Jinyang Ling hit his ears, a feeling of low-key showing off immediately came over him. Fan Wenjin blinked his eyes a few times and thought to himself, you said this to me so casually.
, if you are in Liangzhou, I will definitely keep it in your mind.
Jinyang Ling, Jiangdu Ling, Luoyang Ling, Chang'an Ling, these official positions are not available to everyone. Needless to say, there are special features. Non-famous cities and Dayi cannot have this official position.
Chu Suiliang served as the Jinyang Order, and now he has gone straight to the center and sat in the position of regular attendant of Sanqi. Hey, he must be showing off.
Fan Wenjin smiled slightly, raised his glass and had a drink with Chu Suiliang, put down the wine cup, took two bites of food, and said with a smile: "Looking at the accent, Chang Shi is from Jiangnan?"
What's the accent? Chu Suiliang doesn't have a Jiangnan accent when he speaks now. He speaks with a Kansai accent. Those who don't know better think he is really from Kansai.
Fan Wenjin obviously looked at his appearance. Chu Suiliang was handsome, with slender eyes, a full forehead, a fair complexion, a thin figure, and not tall. There was indeed a big gap between him and the northerners at that time.
Nine times out of ten, such people are from the South.
Chu Suiliang was indeed a little surprised. He had hidden himself so well and was afraid of being classified as a southerner and being bullied and ostracized by the Kansai people. Unexpectedly, he was still spotted by Manager Fan.
"The general manager has a keen eye. I am from Qiantang and my ancestral home is Yuzhou. I came to Chang'an with my father when I was young. I also served as an official with my father in Xihai, which is now under the rule of Liangzhou. If it were not for the war, I might not be here.
Now he is also a subordinate of the general manager."
Fan Wenjin glanced at Chu Suiliang in surprise, "How could Chang Shi have such an experience? The West Sea... I have never been there either, and now General Zhang is raising horses in the West Sea...
May I ask who Chang Shi’s father is?"
Chu Suiliang raised his glass to Fan Wenjin, and the two drank another one. Chu Suiliang said: "My father's name is Ximing, and he is now an official in Jinyang."
Fan Wenjin said something serious, and added that he had heard of the famous name for a long time, but in fact he had never heard of it. This process of recounting family history was very painful for him.
Chu Suiliang smiled and didn't mind. The reputation of their father and son was not very good, especially after he helped Li Shimin kill Dugu Huai'en and was besieged by the Guanxi people. Their reputation was even worse.
Otherwise, they would not have gone to Jinyang to become officials. Now that Chu Suiliang has made a comeback, he is still in his infancy and is far from being famous.
Fan Wenjin has been an official in Liangzhou all year round. It would be strange to hear about the reputation of their father and son.
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We were half drunk, and the two people, both of whom were not very good drinkers, were a little dizzy after drinking. It seemed that they were half a pound of wine.
Fan Wenjin actually had a good drinking capacity, but he was tired of his health and couldn't perform as well as he should. Chu Suiliang was just a rookie. Every time he drank with Gongsun An, he always came back drunk.
After drinking to a point, Fan Wenjin began to ask about things in the court. The first thing he asked about was the genealogy of heroes.
Senior officials of the three provinces and six ministries and their origins.
These are all normal operations. If you want to be an official in the capital, you will definitely not succeed unless you memorize the hero's genealogy well. Fan Wenjin's shortcomings are here, and Chu Suiliang happens to be here, so he can do a little tutoring.
Chu Suiliang responded fluently. This was what he thought about every day, and after receiving Yuan Long's instructions, he answered with all his knowledge and details.
There were only so many chief and deputy officials from the three provinces and six ministries, plus the nine temples. Their appearance, family background, personality, etc. were all engraved in Chu Suiliang's mind. It was like instinct, and he would immediately jump to whoever he thought of.
come out.
This kind of ability is not something that everyone can possess. It requires a lot of... official fanatics to achieve it.
Of course, there is no need to be so detailed when describing Fan Wenjin. The comments on his temperament are also Chu Suiliang's private matters. The first two sentences are roughly prefaced by words such as "heard and said" to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Also included are some other important figures in the capital, such as Her Royal Highness the Princess, Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Chu, and King Wu, etc.
These are special people who need to be avoided by the ministers. Once you see their driver on the street, you need to avoid them immediately.
There are also some anecdotes mixed in, such as the time when someone from the Gao family rammed into Mrs. Cheng Guo's car and wanted to get in the car to talk about life with Mrs. Cheng Guo.
As a result, Gao Shen, who was the Minister of Household Affairs at that time, was unlucky. The three courts held a trial, and Gao Shen was executed. The Gao family was almost wiped out.
That was the Bohai Gao family, a family that had an emperor.
At the end, I added something sarcastic, Mrs. Cheng Guo's surname was Xiao, and she was living abroad during the Jiangdu Incident. Hehe, does the manager know who it is?
Even if Fan Wenjin drank too much, he would not be so ignorant. He would not even know that the most famous beauty in the world was a minister of the Sui Dynasty.
"Even though I am in Liangzhou, I have heard of Mrs. Xiao's name." Fan Wenjin said.
Chu Suiliang heard the dissatisfaction and immediately changed the subject. Talking to Fan Wenjin about Mrs. Cheng Guo was still dangerous, so he should say as few words as possible.
I thought to myself, you must not know that His Majesty has a close relationship with Mrs. Cheng Guo, right? She is the kind of person who often comes to have a cup of tea.
It's just that the capital is much safer now than when Li Yuan was there. No one is eyeing the throne, and the ministers don't have to worry about who the party is attached to, and they are always ready to welcome criticism from their opponents, or to criticize their opponents' problems.
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The days without the dispute over the reserve position were so beautiful that Chu Suiliang felt that General Manager Fan had returned to Beijing at a good time. As long as he was an official step by step, there would be no danger at all.
The incidences of those court battles recorded in history that were so violent that they frightened many people were actually not high. They generally revolved around events such as succession to the throne, interference in politics in the harem, and the exclusive power of eunuchs.
Well, from this point of view, the probability of it happening seems to be very high, but as an official, since you want to climb up, you will naturally have to bear political risks, and there is nothing strange about it.
But now the risk in Chang'an, the political center, has been reduced to a certain level. As long as you don't deliberately seek death, you probably won't die.
For example, there are only a few nobles in the city of Chang'an who cannot be easily bumped into, and the children of the powerful families are also very peaceful. Although bullying and good things happen from time to time, in a place like Chang'an, this kind of thing is always inevitable, and let's not say that this happened.
The frequency of such incidents is already very low.
In addition, the Chang'an magistrate's office is not a decoration. The perpetrators have been caught. The higher your family background, the more difficult things will be. If you are not beaten to death, your elders will be asked to take care of you. You will definitely have trouble when you go back.
It was a fat beating.
So the living environment of the dandies in Chang'an is getting worse and worse...
This chapter has been completed!