A boy who loves to laugh will never have bad luck.
Li Yifu's perseverance was soon rewarded. At noon on New Year's Eve, Yi Guogong looked at him while standing at the gate to speak to everyone, and he was soon invited into the house.
Many scholars waiting in line outside looked with envy at this lucky man walking into the mansion.
"Why did he get in?"
"Who was that person who just came out?"
"I heard that the record office of Duke Yi Guo joined the army."
"Does Duke Yiguo still have a secretary to join the army?"
"Yi Guogong has officially been granted the title of Duke, and he has served as a third-rank official or above and has a national honor, so he is already qualified to open a palace. According to the system, there can be sixteen state officials, and there can also be more than a dozen palace assistants.
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"That man is so young. He has joined the army from the Yiguo Gongji Office. What rank is he in?"
"Joining the army in the Duke's shogunate's office is only based on merit and treatment. Those without rank are not considered official officials of the imperial court. They are just recruited by the Duke and then reported to the imperial staff for registration."
Some of the scholars are familiar with the laws and regulations of the country, and some of them are from other prefectures and counties who are not clear about these.
Compared with the official officials of the imperial court, the state officials are just private shogunate officials. However, for some scholars who come from poor families or are more humble, this is actually a very good way to become an official. They can first become a guest of the shogunate and accumulate some affairs.
You can gain experience or even fame, and then be recommended and selected as an official when the time comes, or even be directly awarded an official for meritorious service.
An important official like Wu Huaiyu would certainly have a good future as his shogunate.
"That man is so young. He actually joined the army from the record office. What is his background?"
"I heard that his name is Shangguan Yi. He once served as a monk and was recommended by Duke Yi Guogong's uncle Zhou Guogong."
Some people laughed at Shangguan Yi's background.
Some people also felt that it was strange that Shangguan Yi once became a monk on the way, and that Duke Yi had been a Taoist priest for nine years. This monk served as a Taoist priest, joined the army, and was responsible for writing, writing, and reporting.
"As long as you have excellent skills, it's no problem to be a monk." A scholar was very envious of Shangguan Yi. Don't think that he was just a member of the army. In the Tang Dynasty, it was common for the Duke of the country to open a mansion with a third-grade or above.
He joined the army in the recording office.
But starting this year, the court has new regulations. The royal officials of princes, counties and kings remain unchanged, but the conditions for opening a royal palace for royal officials below the king are more stringent. Even if they open a palace, they can have fewer shogunate positions.
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For example, there is no main book in the record office of joining the army. Originally, there were only two cao cao in the seven-cao army, and there were no records and records in the army.
Only the meritorious officials who have been granted the title of meritorious service before have not lost their special purpose.
Therefore, it was a privilege for Wu Huaiyu to open a palace and have a secretary to join the army. Many other princes, as long as they were not enfeoffed, did not receive this treatment.
There are sixteen government officials in Wu Huai Yuyi's palace. They are the chief historian and Sima, who are in charge of the government officials and discipline officials. They are responsible for the seven Cao Cao who participate in the military affairs. The chief bookkeeper is in charge of the orders of the provincial government. The record office records the official records and joins the army.
Check the banknotes of the Provincial Department and record the affairs.
Each of the seven Cao Cao who joined the army supervised the affairs of his own Cao Cao. He joined the army and sent envoys to inspect the schools and signed signatures to publicize orders.
There are many fewer officials in the Duke's Palace than there are in the Prince's Palace. There are no Fu or friends to consult on joining the army, literature, or offering wine in the East and West Pavilions.
But for a distinguished minister like Wu Huaiyu, who holds several important positions and has a busy workload, he must have such a team of staff to assist him.
So don't think Shangguan Yi is just a staff member, just a seventh-rank official, but the affairs he has access to and participates in are all confidential and important.
Wu Huaiyu, Yongzhou's biejia, concurrently serving as minister of civil affairs, and concurrently managing books and censors, held the leadership positions of three important departments. His team of staff should assist him in handling the affairs of these three departments, so sometimes, this shogunate is equivalent to
Officials in these three departments may even have more power than some officials in the yamen such as Langzhong, Yuanwailang, Yushi, and Zhizhong.
This is just like the Ming Dynasty. After the prime minister was abolished, the six provinces were actually the backbone of the imperial court. However, later the emperor used his personal secretaries and the cabinet to exercise the emperor's decision-making power. Later, when the cabinet became too powerful, the emperor again
Another member of his personal secretary team, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, came out and asked those eunuchs to approve the favor on behalf of the emperor.
As a result, the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies were obviously not the center of the imperial court, but they were forced to take over the six provinces.
In the final analysis, it is because the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies exercise the power of the emperor and act on behalf of the emperor.
In fact, this kind of thing has been done smoothly since ancient times.
In the Han Dynasty, the Three Dukes were the leaders who led hundreds of officials and managed the affairs of the court. However, the emperor of the Han Dynasty later insisted on establishing internal dynasties such as Shangshu Province. The inner dynasty was to act on behalf of the emperor and to check and balance the officials of the foreign dynasties.
Even in the past, when the three princes opened their own bureaucracies, the shogunate had great power. Sometimes the shogunate was better than the provincial monasteries.
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The study outside Duke Yi's mansion.
Li Yifu was led all the way by Shangguan Yi. Li Yifu kept smiling and thanking Shangguan Yi. With his signature smile, he quickly gained the favor and trust of Shangguan Yi, who was only five years older than him. He told his identity to Shangguan Yi.
He even revealed that Duke Yi was very satisfied with his performance and intended to cultivate him.
"Li Yifu, the son of the Prime Minister of Shehong County, pays homage to Duke Yi from Yizhou Township."
Although Li Yifu is young, his etiquette is really impeccable.
No wonder historical records indicate that Li Yifu was nicknamed Li Cat.
It is indeed like a gentle, obedient, beautiful and cute cat that makes people want to get close to it or even pet it.
However, Wu Huaiyu also remembered that Li Yifu was the prime minister together with Xu Jingzong, and was also called a traitor. It is said that Li Yifu is the representative of the expression "a sword hidden in a smile," just like Li Linfu, the powerful prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, created the idiom of talking with honey and sword in belly.
It is said that after Li Yifu became prime minister, he was kind and sweet on the surface, but inside he was narrow-minded, jealous, vicious and cruel. Anyone who dared to offend him would be retaliated against or even framed by him.
"I just read your manuscript. The beautiful articles are very good. It's even more amazing that you are only fifteen years old. You are so young and talented. You are a natural prodigy."
Wu Huaiyu praised him without hesitation. Li Yifu was excited and a little embarrassed when he praised him. After all, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy and had not yet completed his cultivation.
Especially in front of Wu Huaiyu. Although Wu Huaiyu was also very young, he had too many halos around his head. During this period, he squatted at the gate of the Wu family every day. He was very intuitive and impressed by the prosperity of the Wu family and Wu Huaiyu's power.
During this period, Wu Huaiyu's image was infinitely higher in his mind.
He has become the perfect great idol in his heart, and now that his idol is praising him so much, it is really hard for him to bear it.
"I have already made arrangements to select some of your best works and send them to Laiji, a direct bachelor of Chongxian Hall, and ask him to publish your works in the next issue of the Beijing News. I also plan to give you and Shangguan the works of joining the army.
Write a review to help you become famous and contribute to your Jinshi exam next spring."
When Li Yifu received this promise, his face was flushed with excitement and he was even at a loss.
After all, he is too young.
Li Yifu, who had just entered Chang'an, had already gained some fame in Shu, but he was nothing in Chang'an. Chang'an was a place where status and family background were the most important thing. No matter how good your writing was, it would not work if you had no connections.
Otherwise, Ma Zhou would not have ambitiously traveled westward to Chang'an. In the end, he encountered obstacles at every turn, and because he offended the Cui family, he ended up in such a desperate state that he even dared to bully a hotel clerk.
As the imperial capital and the center of the world, Chang'an is home to people from all over the world. There are many talented people, but not many can stand out.
Li Yifu has gained a lot of experience during this period.
Compared with those arrogant and superior Guanlong clan, the Wu family has an excellent attitude towards visitors, not to mention that Wu Huaiyu is still so appreciative and helpful.
Immediately, a feeling of death for those who knew oneself surged through my heart.
Li Yifu knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Huaiyu several times.
"Student Li Yifu wants to take Duke Yi as his teacher, please accept him."
As he spoke, he rang several more times.
Wu Huaiyu caught him off guard.
Compared with Ma Zhou, who was in despair at the time, Li Yifu's current conditions are pretty good. He went to Beijing with his father to prepare for the imperial examination next spring. At least he doesn't have to worry about food, clothing and accommodation. Although his father is only a county magistrate, he is still more than enough.
Scholars who come to Beijing can only stay in those temples and exchange scriptures for a bed.
Li Yifu's family is similar to Ma Zhou's. Ma Zhou's conditions are worse, his parents died early, but his family is still a landlord. Li Yifu's family is not a noble family, and they are not even from a humble family. Even though he is good at reading and writing articles
, but he is just a scholar from a humble background.
If there is no one to support him, he will be nothing more than a poor poet in the future, and it will be useless to be famous. Or he will be a scribe for five buckets of rice, and it will be difficult for him to get ahead in the long run.
After arriving in Chang'an, although Li Yifu kept smiling every day, he was already severely hit by reality.
After finally getting an opportunity, he didn't want to miss it. Since Wu Huaiyu appreciated his talent, he quickly took advantage of the enthusiasm to become a disciple. If he missed this village, he would not have that shop.
Li Yifu also heard that Wu Huaiyu also accepted many students, such as Xu Jingzong's two legitimate sons, and Qin Qiong's adopted son Pei Xingjian. It was heard that Pei Xingjian was the son of Qin Qiong's old boss Pei Renji, Cheng Yaojin's good brother, and Pei Xingyan was the enemy of thousands of people.
My younger brother is only nine years old now.
But the two big guys, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin, came forward in person and asked Wu Huaiyu to accept him as his disciple.
Another example is that the son of Wei Zheng, the prime minister next door, also worshiped Wu Huaiyu as his disciple, and his second son was even engaged to Wu Huaiyu's fourth sister.
There are also some children of the Wu family who also worship under Wu Huaiyu's sect.
Wu Huaiyu had many students, but they all had a common characteristic, that is, they were all children of powerful people, and most of them were children of nouveau riche.
Most people who want to become a disciple basically have no chance.
Li Yifu refused to miss this opportunity.
Wu Huaiyu looked at Li Yifu who was kowtowing. He was still a hot-blooded boy. With this determination, no wonder he would become the prime minister in the future.
"Okay, I will accept you as my student. Get up."
"Shangguan, help me get some tea."
Li Yifu served tea to Wu Huaiyu and completed the ceremony of apprenticeship.
Shangguan Yi looked on with envy and couldn't help but also asked Huai Yu to be his teacher.
Wu Huaiyu thought about it and said, "Since you also plan to take the Jinshi examination next spring, you can concentrate on preparing for the examination and no longer have to serve as the secretary of the Duke of Yi State and join the army.
As for apprenticeship, I am about the same age as you."
"Dong Yi, those who are masters are teachers. Duke Yi's knowledge is worthy of my apprenticeship and learning," Shangguan Yi said.
"All right,"
Wu Huaiyu also accepted Shangguan Yi, and now it was Li Yifu's turn to serve tea.
Shangguan Yi respectfully handed over the tea, Wu Huaiyu took it and drank it, and the ceremony was completed.
This cup of tea was the ceremony between teacher and student. From then on, Li Yifu and Shangguan Yina were both disciples of Wu Huaiyu. It could even be said that they were two young people with no identity and background, and they were bound to Wu Huaiyu and the Wu family.
"You two will live in this mansion, concentrate on studying, and prepare for the exam with all your strength."
