Lightly sweep eyebrows and lightly apply red makeup.
Yesterday she was a girl, today she is married to a woman.
She got up early to pay homage to her elders and met her relatives again. In this palace, she was no longer the free-willed princess she had been before, but a concubine.
For this big wedding, Fourth Master will have a few days off.
You’ll have to be busy soon!
Autumn was just around the corner, and Emperor Wen Zhao sent the Fourth Master and other princes to the Imperial Academy and the Imperial Academy. He mentioned this matter to the Fourth Master alone, "The Taizu had praised and criticized the method of selecting talents through the imperial examination. He said that if only the imperial examination was used,
It is absolutely impossible to select talents. Therefore, the court has been selecting available people from time to time... But one thing is that there has never been a complete system. Autumn is approaching, and many voices are coming out. Xiao Yun enters
I think it’s time to go to the Confucius Temple to worship Confucius, and to appoint the descendants of Confucius as officials to show the court’s attitude towards governing the country with Confucianism. Since the founding of the Chen Dynasty, I have also felt that Confucianism cannot be abandoned. But how can I choose one of them?
The balance is yet to be discussed. But now, in order to stabilize the hearts of these officials, the court should still make some remarks."
Understood!
"I'm going here. I want to select a few people to rush into the East Palace and serve as officials."
Good! Emperor Wen Zhao clapped his hands and asked someone to send a message to the princes, "Choose a few accompanying scholars to open a palace in the future. The palace must be an official one!"
With this purpose, a few people went to Taixue first.
I informed you in advance that everything was business as usual and no news was allowed to be leaked.
So the princes all dressed up in civilian clothes and entered the academy dressed like students.
As soon as they entered the academy, several people separated.
Fourth Master took Shi Jian and walked slowly in Taixue.
Da Chen's study atmosphere is very good. Some people are listening to the teacher's lectures in the school building, and there are three to five or eight people sitting in the pavilion outside, arguing loudly. The fourth master did not disturb the debate, he went to the school building
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There are rows of school buildings, each space is small, about forty or fifty square meters, and there are twenty or thirty students sitting neatly inside.
As he was watching, he heard the sound of footsteps behind him, and saw a Tai student running over in a hurry. Of course, this person didn't recognize Fourth Master, so he thought he was also a classmate who was late.
When they arrived, he and his fourth master held hands, "May I ask, brother, how late is it?"
The Fourth Master looked at the other person up and down, and then said: "It's been a quarter of an hour."
A quarter of an hour? Not bad! Not bad!
Then he stood outside the school building and refused to go in. He kept standing like that.
The fourth master didn't move, he just stood there with him.
An old gentleman inside was giving a lecture on history. In fact, what he was talking about was a bit obscure. The Fourth Master looked at the students inside, some of whom were writing furiously, and some of whom were making comments on their books. However, the one who was late and listened outside only had his head turned vertically.
He listened with his ears and looked attentive.
After the class was over, he saw this man standing outside the door, saluting respectfully in the direction of the door. Then when the teacher came out and passed him without looking sideways, he straightened up and entered the school building directly.
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Why enter?
The fourth master saw this man chatting and laughing with everyone, and then read through everyone's notes before quickly coming out of the school building.
When the person came out, Fourth Master stopped him and said, "Brother, why don't you bring a pen and paper?"
The man smiled helplessly, "My family is poor and I live in a temple. I go out at five o'clock every day and have to deliver sweet water to people's homes in the morning. Therefore, it is not convenient to carry paper and pen."
The fourth master nodded, "How many percent of what sir can you remember?"
The man looked embarrassed and said, "I'm just trying my best. Remember, a few percent means a few percent."
Just as he finished speaking, a man in his twenties came out of the school building and said, "Brother Wei, you are really humble. Who knows that you know a lot about things and remember them with a photographic memory?"
Photographic memory? This is truly a beautiful talent!
A shadow seemed to flash in the fourth master's mind, and he seemed to be a genius with a photographic memory. Such a person would be useful wherever he goes!
He asked the young man, "Brother's surname is Wei?"
"Wei Renpu is polite here." He said and gave a sassy salute.
Fourth Master raised his hand to support him, "Wei Renpu?"
"Wei Renpu!" Tongtong took the fourth master's cloak. The name seemed familiar. After hanging up the cloak, she remembered, "This man assisted Guo Wei in creating the Later Zhou Dynasty and was the founding father of the Later Zhou Dynasty. At the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty
, this person is the prime minister!”
Fourth Master nodded at Tongtong, "That's exactly the person."
It was truly a worthwhile trip!
Tongtong remembered this person, and the comment that "a little bit of awe-inspiring energy brings a thousand miles of joyful wind" was the person he was talking about.
Perhaps the trajectory of history has changed, and so has this person's experience.
The fourth master sat down and wrote down this person's name, and then told Tongtong, "Since the founding of the country, the Imperial College, the Imperial College, and the Grand Chen have asked all localities to recommend talented people. Every year, those recommended will be assessed. If they are not worthy of their reputation, they will be judged."
Even parents and officials are guilty. On the contrary, they recommend meritorious service, select talents for the country, and perform annual performance evaluations, which are also included in the evaluation. Therefore, there are many talented people in Taixue and Guozijian today."
Tongtong asked, "Choose this person to enter the East Palace?"
Well! Choose this person to enter the East Palace. With this identity, you should first be a servant and take it with you.
Tongtong whispered: "What about the other officials? Grand Tutor, Young Tutor, Young Master, these officials are supposed to be concurrently served by cabinet ministers or Privy Council envoys. But once the East Palace gets involved, trouble will inevitably arise."
The Fourth Master pondered a little, "But this...if the Holy One gives it to me, I can't refuse it."
Yes! It was the kindness of His Majesty that he felt that the prince should be given some power in the court. After dinner, the fourth master played chess records for half the night. Before going to bed, he wrote down a name.
Tongtong looked at it and said, "Feng Dao?"
This man is a big celebrity! Ouyang Xiu scolded him as "shameless", and Sima Guang scolded him as "the most treacherous minister". If you use the tactics of loyal ministers to trick this person, then this person has no shame and is indeed the most treacherous minister.
What? Because this person was born in the late Tang Dynasty and died before the founding of the Song Dynasty. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, political power changed constantly, but this person can be said to be the elder of the Ten Dynasties.
In other words, no matter how the royal flags were changed on the city wall, this person had always been an official. And he basically held official positions such as prime minister, three ministers, and three divisions.
This person seems to be able to serve as a minister to anyone. In Lin Yutong's opinion, the Central Plains Dynasty is already like that. No matter who he serves as a minister, he can fulfill his duties loyally, and that's fine. Of course, this is in line with the morality of "one thing to the end"
The requirements are contrary to the requirements.
This man was scolded the most in history because he once professed tribulation to the Khitan.
But when he was studying history at that time, Tongtong felt that his performance in Khitan was the most worthy of praise.
At that time, Emperor Gaozu of the Jin Dynasty planned to ask his ministers to send envoys to Khitan, but due to the strength of the court at that time, no minister in the dynasty dared to go.
What to do?
After Feng Dao, who was in Zhengshitang at the time, heard the news, he took the initiative to go. He wrote two words on the paper: Dao Go.
The Zhengshitang was the center. If he said he wanted to go, he didn't even have to go to see the emperor. The scribes nearby could draft the edict directly.
As soon as the edict was issued, the emperor summoned him and said, "How can you go to Khitan with your status, your official position, and your position as an important minister?"
What did he say? He said that the Khitan was kind to him, and the emperor was also kind to him. What was there to fear about going there?
So he didn't go home. He just asked someone to send a message to his wife, saying that he was going on a mission. After explaining a few words, he left.
When he arrived in Khitan, Yelu Deguang originally planned to go to the suburbs to greet him in person, but the Khitan courtiers would definitely not agree. How could an emperor greet a prime minister? But when word got out, Feng Dao was on business, how could he not show off?
What about gratitude?
People rewarded him generously and wanted to keep him. What could he say? Isn't the matter still unfinished? He said, "Jin and Khitan are the kingdoms of father and son. I am a subject of Jin, so naturally I am also a subject of Khitan."
This is the beginning and end of his surrender.
The Khitan really wanted to keep him, so he stayed in the Khitan for two years. As soon as he received the reward, he bought charcoal. He said that it was too cold in the Khitan and he needed more charcoal. The days would be long and it would be useless.
The Han people scolded him for forgetting his ancestors, but if they wanted to keep him, he wouldn't be able to leave unless he looked like he didn't intend to leave.
This man did a lot of tricks. Not only did he buy charcoal, he also repeatedly said when the Khitan allowed him to go back, I won't leave, I want to stay. When he left, he stopped and stopped along the way and spent two or three days.
It took him only a month to come out of Khitan territory.
Everyone close to him knew that he didn't really want to stay. So he asked: "It's finally come back. Others wish they could fly back. Why are we taking such a long time?"
Feng Dao then said, "If you leave in a hurry, if someone wants to chase you, you will catch up in the blink of an eye. The more hastily you rush, the more likely you are to die! The only way to be safe is to take your time."
So, he returned safely.
It's just that the history pen is as sharp as a knife, and he won't be lenient!
This little thing has become a stain that cannot be washed away.
But ask Lin Yutong to say, just get things done flexibly! Don't look at what he says, look at what he does. He went where others dare not go. The court even gave in and called others father and son.
country, then what happened to him, an official who was out on business, giving a superficial answer?
With the goal of returning to the country, bending down to do things, being able to bend and stretch, this is much better than 80% of the so-called gentlemen.
No matter whose official he is, he can be pragmatic, help the people, and support virtuous younger generations. Isn't it enough to have these?
The fourth master said: "Now that there are no Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, this man's life trajectory has also changed. He was originally a minister of the Later Tang Dynasty, but after the Great Revolution, he abandoned the Tang Dynasty and went to the Chen Dynasty, so he has never been reused.
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There are so many people who have switched to Da Chen, why can't he be reused?
The fourth master couldn't help but laugh, "Others defected to Da Chen because the city they were in was captured, and surrendering was a choice they had to make. But this person is different. This person was always trusted by the late emperor in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but Da Chen founded the country.
After that, he came over on the pretext of being on a diplomatic mission and never went back."
Lin Yutong: "..." This person is considered the number one slippery man.
That’s what you said! You’re not a cunning person, how can you survive in the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms for a lifetime?
Fourth Master sighed, "We now need a subordinate officer of the East Palace who can abandon his position at any time."
Well! So, there will be fewer courtiers! This person will not follow the fourth master to create a rebellion against Emperor Wen Zhao, nor will he instigate the fourth master to embarrass other princes. With his characteristic of being able to run away at any time to protect himself, who can
Dare you seek big things with him?
Tongtong asked, "What official position does this person have now?"
"People's Affairs!" The fourth master said, "Minister of People's Affairs!"
Emperor Wen Zhao looked at the note handed over by Shi Lang and couldn't help but laugh: Why did you pull this person out?
Lu Cheng also laughed: "This man is so slippery."
Emperor Wen Zhao approved, "Ask Feng Daoming to take office immediately!"
When Feng Dao was about to go on duty, he received an order: Prince's Young Master.
This transfer order made Feng Dao pull out two beards: tied to the East Palace? This is not a good job!
No! You still have to run!
But how can I run away? Suddenly I feel: This time it’s going to be over!