Yuzhu had finished his breakfast and was drinking tea when Wu Jiang walked in quickly with a greeting card.
As an official, if you reach the level of Yuzhu, you are already considered an extremely human minister.
Even if Yuzhu has never formed a clique, there are still a lot of people who take the initiative to come to his home to try to make camp.
Humans are social animals, and their social status is based on the amount of social resources they possess.
Social resources here include, but are not limited to, power, money or extensive connections.
In short, you must be valuable before others will bend down and please you against their true intentions.
"Master, someone outside sent me one hundred taels of silver and asked the younger one to bring in a message. His surname is Qin and his name is Benchu. He teaches at Jiuhua Academy. That person specifically said that if you are not in the house, his master
Come back tomorrow."
"What did you say? Qin Benchu?" Yuzhu smiled and immediately ordered, "Come, open the middle door. I want to go to the main gate in person to greet my mentor, Mr. Qin!"
"嗻!" Wu Jiang agreed while secretly thinking that it was a fluke. Fortunately, there was no lion opening his mouth and asking for the five hundred taels of door bags. Otherwise, his butt would burst into flames.
The Qing Dynasty was an era where the hierarchical system was extremely strict.
Due to Yuzhu's status as a temple, the middle door of his house had almost no opportunity to open except to receive orders, hold weddings, and welcome Lao Wu and Lao Qi.
Qin Benchu stood outside the door of Tong's Mansion with his hands behind his hands, looking at the closed door, his heart was beating a little.
More than ten years later, Yuzhu has become a powerful foreman and internal minister. Qin Benchu is really unsure whether he still recognizes the past relationship.
However, Qin Benchu had to come this time even if he didn't want to come.
As usual, Qin Benchu should send someone to deliver the name card in advance, make an appointment for the meeting, and then come to visit him.
However, Qin Benchu was very worried that Yuzhu was pretending to be the prime minister and refused to see him.
If Yuzhu doesn't miss the old relationship, don't blame Qin Benchu for making trouble in public!
When Qin Benchu was distracted, he suddenly heard someone whispering behind him.
"I've heard that if you want to visit the Prime Minister, you have to pay at least five hundred taels of silver."
"Isn't that right? For such an expensive door bag, it's just a matter of asking the housekeeper to carry a message. It's too..."
"Hey, be careful with your words, be careful with your words..."
When he was still in Jiangnan, Qin Benchu heard about it. Although Yuzhu held a high position and had great power, he did not plant many party members.
Without any intention of cultivating party members, the demand for receiving guests will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, the gate of Yuzhu is extremely difficult to enter.
Qin Benchu, who was well-read in history books, naturally understood that having a door package of five hundred taels of silver was equivalent to shutting out most of the officials who wanted to get attached to him.
To put it bluntly, by charging such expensive money for doorsteps, it is clear that you want people to quit in the face of difficulties.
However, if someone with an urgent matter comes to the door and the matter is explained clearly, the money deposited at the door can be fully refunded.
As we all know, Yuzhu's reputation among Han officials was really bad because of his role as "Cao Thief".
However, even scholars who hate Yuzhu to the core must admit that Yuzhu's bad reputation cannot be pinned on his head at all.
If Qin Benchu had been born a few decades later, he would have gained a lot of experience.
Qianlong's childhood friend, the chief military minister, Neqin, in order to show off his integrity, actually placed two fierce dogs in front of the palace gate that dared to bite people.
Ne Qin's purpose of doing this is actually roughly similar to Yu Zhu's thoughts.
However, in terms of actual results, Neqin's approach is many times inferior.
What is ironic is that the incorruptible Neqin was eventually beheaded by Qianlong under a shabby excuse.
So, the so-called incorruptibility of a person in a temple does not guarantee that he will not be liquidated by the emperor.
From the time Qin Benchu sent people to stuff the door with silver, until the middle door opened wide, Yuzhu came out quickly, and it took only a cup of tea.
Qin Benchu showed up unexpectedly, which must be up to no good.
"Student Yuzhu, I would like to pay my respects to my mentor." Yuzhu simply put on a posture of great respect for his teacher, and actually knelt down in public and kowtowed three times.
In addition to the illusory world of heaven and earth, the king, the king, the master, and the master respectively correspond to: loyalty to the king, filial piety, and respect for the master.
Yuzhu knew clearly that Qin Benchu's arrival was not good, but he deliberately promoted Qin Benchu to Lao Gao. The secret was that he stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling man.
With Yuzhu's status, even the princes at the prince level saluted as their peers, but yet he knelt down to see Qin Benchu in public. What else could Lao Qin be dissatisfied with?
Qin Benchu secretly scolded Yuzhu for being extremely cunning, but he was helpless.
Just because, after Yuzhu walked out of the gate, he unexpectedly knelt down a few feet away.
Even if Qin Benchu wanted to help him, it was too late and he could only watch as Yuzhu lifted him to the fire.
These days, whether you are looking for someone to argue with someone or causing trouble, it all depends on your reputation.
These days, no matter how bad people are, how bad can they be if they know how to respect their teachers?
Seeing that Qin Benchu was a little confused, Yuzhu quickly stood up and stepped forward. Without even brushing the dust off his robe, he took Qin Benchu's arm and pulled him into the gate of Tong Mansion.
"Creak, creak, bang..." The huge noise when the door was closed made Qin Benchu wake up from a dream. He immediately stopped, glared at Yuzhu, and shouted sternly: "The way you treat the scholars in Jiangnan is simply shocking.
What do you mean by pointing out your finger?"
In full public view, Qin Benchu wanted to cause trouble, but Yuzhu was really in trouble.
As the saying goes, when Zhu Bajie looks in the mirror, he is not a human being inside and out.
Now, after entering Tong Mansion, as soon as the door is closed, the material discussions among the people are immediately cut off.
Hehe, small-scale black box operations are the way to go when discussing business matters!
Seeing Yuzhu's secret gesture, Wu Jiang quickly led his servants, and they all retreated like a tide.
"I haven't seen Master Qin's kind face for more than ten years. I really want to hurt the students!" Yuzhu said this, but he blinked and deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Master Qin has read many classics. He should know that Xiao Fengyi in the Western Han Dynasty.
How to end well?"
Qin Benchu was stunned for a moment, then reacted and stared at Yuzhu suspiciously.
Fengyi, one is the capital of Zhou Dynasty, and the other is Fengyi County of Peijun.
Liu Bang, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty, and Xiao He, the first prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, were both from Fengyi, Pei County.
Therefore, Xiao Fengyi refers to Xiao He.
Xiao He was able to die a good death, dying in his bed. His self-destructive corruption and bribery played an immeasurable role.
"Oh, what do you mean, you deliberately tormented the scholar-bureaucrats from the south of the Yangtze River in order to protect yourself and a good death?" Qin Benchu only heard the three words Xiao Fengyi. In fact, he had already believed Yuzhu, but he refused to relax at all.
"To be honest, Master Qin, it's too cold at high places, and accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger!" Yuzhu simply vomited bitterness.
Qin Benchu was a master of both calligraphy and painting. He was a famous scholar, and he was a Jinshi, so he was certainly not a fool.
However, Qin Benchu has been teaching and educating people in Jiuhua Academy and has never been an official, so he is inevitably a bit nerdy!
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