Unknowingly, it was already noon, but Chang Yu did not stay with Wang Jiayan and Chen Yujie for lunch. After seeing them off, he met a big boss!
He can be called a true scientist of the Ming Dynasty.
His achievements are not inferior to those of Xu Guangqi.
A copy of "Tiangong Kaiwu" beat all the big names at the same time.
Yes, he is Song Yingxing.
But at this time, Song Yingxing was also unknown. Although he was full of knowledge, his official career was not smooth. He worked as a low-level official, such as a county magistrate or a teacher.
The biggest official position was undoubtedly the appointment as the magistrate of Bozhou in Fengyang Prefecture (the fifth rank) last year (the 16th year of Chongzhen). However, Bozhou had just been hit by a military disaster at that time, and there was not even a government office that had been promoted, and the officials in the city were either killed by the bandits.
He either surrendered or fled. He had no choice but to run around to prepare for the establishment. At the beginning of this year, he resigned and returned to his hometown, which is Fengxin, Jiangxi.
The mountains are high and the rivers are far away, so it was not easy to find him, but we finally found this big guy.
But how to arrange for him to be a high-ranking official and a generous salary?
impossible.
Of course, we should make the best use of his talents and put him in the field where he is best at.
Although Song Yingxing is a scientist, his main achievements are concentrated in agriculture and handicrafts. At present, there is a most suitable occupation for him, which is to be responsible for sowing potatoes and sweet potatoes. Chang Yu plans to temporarily assign him to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
If he does a good job, he will be promoted to a regular position.
The Ministry of Revenue in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture in later generations. Song Yingxing was more than enough to be the Minister of Agriculture, and he could even succeed Ni Yuanlu as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. It all depends on how he cultivated under Chang Yu.
Song Yingxing is an unsuccessful person, but he is very lucky at the moment. First of all, he caught up with Chang Yu to have lunch. He was very interested in the characters and the cakes that Chang Yu gave him. That feeling
It was like a pie in the sky really falling from the sky. People who are frustrated especially cherish the opportunity. Song Yingxing was very excited and secretly vowed to seize the opportunity and perform well.
It was already afternoon when he saw Song Yingxing off. Chang Yu was a little tired. It wasn't his body that was exhausted. He was very energetic. Even though he traveled all the way to Beijing yesterday and only slept for an hour that night, he was still full of energy. It was his heart and throat that were tired.
Yesterday, I went back to the palace to read to the emperor all afternoon, and chatted with Zheng Chenggong and Wu Mengming until early morning. Today, I have been talking too much and worrying about too many things. I am tired.
Fanzi went to the yamen gate again and dismissed those people: "The Governor will not see guests today, please leave a message and please come back." The alley that was originally crowded was suddenly empty.
In the yard, Chang Yu was lying under the flower tree with his eyes closed and meditating: "Our yamen has never been so lively in the past. Why do so many people come to post this time after I come back? Could it be that our family's character has exploded?"
Li Muxian smiled beside him and said: "Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is at its peak. Who else would you rather have than the one in the palace? There are as many people in the government and the public as crucian carp crossing the river who want to hug you. The grand occasion should not be inferior to that of Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian was an official at that time.
He was forced to have no choice but at this time, he was mostly attracted by the governor's style."
"You can get it, Mr. Fang Taoist Master is trying to put some money on our family's face." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Maybe someone ordered this to take the opportunity to create public opinion."
Li Muxian was startled: "It may be possible, but we must take precautions to ensure that hundreds of officials come to pay homage, just like Wei Liu."
"Let them go. The governor has a lot on his hands right now and doesn't have time to play with these things. But if the governor's bottom line is touched, they will definitely have trouble." Chang Yu said and stood up from his chair: "Boring."
If you feel panic, go out for a walk."
Li Muxian stood up and wanted to follow him, but Chang Yu waved his hand and refused: "You can go to Baiyun to watch Chunfeng, and Luo Yu can just follow." But Jiang Fa disagreed. There were too many people who wanted to kill Chang Yu, and it had happened before.
Many times, so going out with just one escort is definitely not an option.
However, Chang Yu planned to observe the public sentiment incognito. If too many guards were present, it would be too ostentatious. Finally, at Jiang Fa's insistence, Chang Yu and Song Luoyu went out in casual clothes, and Jiang Fa followed them secretly with more than ten personal guards.
Outside the Dongchang Yamen was a place of trouble and no one wanted to stay longer. At this time, the alley was empty. A few beggars were squatting and sleeping at the foot of the imperial city at the entrance of the west alley, but Chang Yu felt that they must be Dongchang spies.
When Chang Yu and Song Luoyu walked out of the alley, the beggars didn't even look at him, but he still confirmed from Song Luoyu's subtle expression that they were indeed one of his own.
It was around two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather in the north was cool when it was approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival. There were pedestrians passing by in twos and threes on the street. Chang Yu and Song Luoyu walked along the imperial city root towards the front door with their hands behind their backs.
Suddenly, a little old man ran out from the alley next to him and rushed towards Chang Yu, yelling: "You gelded dog, you are paying me back my money, and you are paying me back my money."
How could Chang Yu be jumped by him? He dodged sideways and grabbed Song Luoyu who was about to make a move. The little old man in front of him couldn't be hit because he was Zhou Kui, the current head of state!
That's right, Queen Zhou's father.
Empress Zhou learned some details about the gods’ dreams from Chang Yu. When she learned that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, her two sons hid in their grandfather’s house, but were betrayed by their grandfather and uncle and even killed by the Tatars, she completely gave up on him as a father.
They decided not to interact with each other until they die. After all, even if there is no god to give him a dream, his father is not worried at all. The weird things I mentioned before are disgusting and stomach-churning.
Zhou Kui is a money-grubbing slave, and his wealth depends entirely on his relationship with Queen Zhou. At this time, Queen Zhou broke off the relationship, which would cut off his financial path. How could this happen? So he asked to see him again and again, but he always failed.
Got no response.
In the end, Tommen Luo came to Chang Yu. Everyone knew that Chang Yu was deeply trusted by the couple in the palace. Only he could deliver the message, and only he could help repair the relationship.
So... Zhou Kui was defrauded of one hundred thousand taels by Chang Yu and Wu Mengming. For a miser, this was more painful than robbing his heart. Of course, he would try his best to get it back.
Go to Wu Mengming. This guy won’t admit it and is always hiding. Go to the little eunuch. He went out of the capital again. This made Zhou Kui very angry, so he thought of ways to add drama to himself. It is said that once
He even wanted to hang himself outside the palace and even mutilated himself.
But Queen Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen in the palace did not express any opinions and turned a deaf ear.
When he was at his wits end, he heard that Chang Yu had returned to Beijing. Zhou Kui knew that he could not see others in an upright manner, and he could not even get close to him in Dongchang Hutong. The old man worked hard for one hundred thousand taels of silver and had been hiding in the Yamen since yesterday evening.
Stand guard at the entrance of the south alley, waiting for Chang Yu to come.
But last night, he thought Chang Yu was in the palace and wouldn't come out, so he missed it. Today, after waiting for another day, he actually got hit by him, and he suddenly got angry.
Chang Yu sidestepped past, and Zhou Kui fell to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, he was held down by the beggars who were lying in the corner just now: "Excuse me for being rude, step back."
Chang Yu shouted back a few people, then looked at the panting Zhou Kui and said: "If you don't care about your own face, you should also care about the royal family's face. If you do this, you won't be afraid of making people laugh." As he said this, he glanced around and there were already people gathered around to think.
Seeing the fun, she gave Song Luoyu a look, and she and the beggars drove away the onlookers.
"Royal face? Hehe, the royal family is going to cut off all ties with me, so why do you care about face? The royal family doesn't think it's embarrassing, so why do I need more face? I actually want the world to see this ridiculous royal face."
"You want to die!" Seeing that he was such a scoundrel, Chang Yu took a step forward and glared at Zhou Kui: "The royal family just tolerated being different from you just to save face. This is also the queen's last kindness. Do you want to push yourself to a dead end?
?”
Zhou Kui was really frightened by him: "You, you mean..." Suddenly he thought of his one hundred thousand taels of silver, and he immediately started shouting without caring about anything: "It would be better to kill me. My daughter will break off the relationship with me.
I was defrauded of money by you again, I might as well die."
"Are you really going to force me to kill you?" Chang Yu snorted coldly, and the murderous aura spread all over his body. Zhou Kui couldn't stand it at once, and couldn't help but shuddered: "You, you, you dare, I don't believe you dare to do it in broad daylight."
"Street Murder".
"I don't dare to kill people in the street, but Dongchang always likes to kill people quietly. Why don't you go to the Zhou Mansion to visit tonight? As a relative of the emperor, you should know Dongchang's methods. There are hundreds of them.
This method can kill you suddenly without anyone noticing." Chang Yu said coldly: "Go back and think about it. If you come to disturb me again, even if the queen doesn't allow it, I will kill you."
"You, you dare to threaten me..." Zhou Kui sat on the ground and pointed at Chang Yu, feeling angry and scared.
"That's right, I'm just threatening you. If you don't believe me, just give it a try!" Chang Yu snorted, turned and left, followed closely by Song Luoyu. The beggars went back to sleep at the foot of the city wall, and the people gathered around and whispered.
Pointing, a middle-aged man squeezed in from the crowd and helped Zhou Kui up: "Father, what did he say, why don't you pay me back?"
"He, he is going to kill dad." Zhou Kui was trembling with anger, and the middle-aged man's face darkened: "Let's go home first and then talk."