Since he couldn't practice during the day, he could only practice with his wife at night. Xu Qing planned to take a nap to recharge his batteries.
At this moment, Xuan'er came over and said, "Uncle, there is a middle-aged man outside, saying he is here to see you."
Xu Qing nodded and walked outside, only to find that the Minister of Civil Affairs was standing at the door of his house.
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "Senior brother, why are you here? Please come in quickly."
Being the youngest one in the court actually has many advantages, that is, you no longer have to worry about the issue of address. Even if you don't know the person's last name, just call him senior brother, and there is a high probability that you will be right.
The Minister of Libu sighed as he walked in: "Junior Brother, Junior Brother, you are really in big trouble this time! Do you know how much trouble your soft paper has caused in the capital and in the court?"
Xu Qing also pretended to sigh and said: "The matter has come to this, and I can't do anything about it."
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel hated iron and said: "You are really too reckless this time. Even if you sell soft paper, you don't need to tell them the specific use of this thing. Let them find out for themselves. In this way, there is still room for maneuver.
, there is no room for maneuver in what the Guoshang Yuan did! However, the reactions of those scholars in the capital were a little too quick, I’m afraid..."
Xu Qing looked at the Minister of Civil Affairs and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
The Minister of Civil Affairs said: "I'm afraid that the current situation is the result of someone instigating it behind the scenes, in order to push you and the Guoshang Yuan to the forefront! Ruin your reputation!"
Xu Qing still looked puzzled on the surface: "I think I have never offended anyone, either in the court or among the people. Why do they want to ruin my reputation?"
The official wrote: "Ruining your reputation has nothing to do with you. What matters is the benefits they can get from destroying your reputation."
"Everyone in the court is in danger because of the last audit incident. They are afraid that His Majesty will continue to investigate. However, if you and the Guoshang Yuan are brought to the forefront, they can attract His Majesty's attention and make Him ignore the accounts.
things."
"Even if you haven't forgotten, you can buy them more time and let them deal with all the clues left behind. Even if His Majesty wants to check afterwards, there will be no verification."
Xu Qing did not expect that his nominal senior brother would be able to deduce so much from such a thing. No wonder he could become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, his political sense is so keen!
But it is a pity that it is still a little worse than the Xian Wang, because the situation they have seen and can deduce at present is just what the Xian Wang and the Emperor of Chu want them to see.
The two of them were sitting in the lobby, and Xu Qing ordered the maid to serve tea.
The Minister of Civil Affairs took a sip and said: "Your Majesty's punishment for the junior brother, the junior brother must already know it, right?"
Xu Qing said: "There is no need to go to court again in the future."
When Xu Qing said this, there was joy in his eyes that he tried his best to hide but could not hide.
Seeing Xu Qing's appearance, the Minister of Libu said to himself: No, the junior brother won't be stupid because of the stimulation he received, right?
But think about it, how big of a blow would it be to a person to be unable to go to court and stay at home?
As the saying goes, the extremes of things must be reversed, and the extremes of happiness give rise to sadness, so the extremes of sadness can naturally give rise to happiness.
The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs quickly spoke to comfort him: "Don't worry too much, little junior brother. Please keep your mind calm. When the news of this period has passed, I will help you to beg for mercy in front of His Majesty, and strive to allow my junior brother to return to the court as soon as possible."
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When Xu Qing heard this, he waved his hands quickly and said: "No, no, no, it's better not to trouble senior brother anymore. Don't beg for mercy!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel waved his hand and said: "We are all members of the prince's lineage. You don't have to be polite if you are one of your own. Junior brother, just wait for the good news of becoming a brother!"
With that said, the Minister of Civil Affairs was about to stand up and say goodbye. He could no longer stay any longer. He originally wanted to chat more with his junior brother, but now it seems that he should just rest at home.
To be honest, the Minister of Civil Affairs does not want Xu Qing to collapse, because with his talents, he can go further in the court. He also hopes that if one day he is in trouble, Xu Qing can pull him out.
Take it!
Even if it is not difficult, if Xu Qing rises, he will be able to help the court a little more in the future.
And Xu Qing is currently the only person in the court who can see his talent and foresee his rise. If not, who can pull him?
Just as the Minister of Civil Affairs was about to walk out of the lobby door, he suddenly turned around and looked at Xu Qing. He had talked so much nonsense that he almost forgot about the real thing!
Xu Qing looked at the official minister who had turned around and asked, "What else can I do, senior brother?"
The Minister of Libu said with a flattering expression: "Junior brother, do you still have that soft paper at home? Can you let me take some away? You don't know, there are too many people buying soft paper now, but
It’s not easy to buy, and senior brother’s status makes it inconvenient to buy. Does my junior brother still have it at home?”
Xu Qing: "..."
The Minister of Libu was carrying a baggage when he left. Not long after the Minister of Libu left, the Minister of Hubu came with the same rhetoric and the same concern. He was carrying the same baggage when he left.
Originally, I wouldn't have secretly come to Xu Qing's house to get it, but soft paper is really not available in the market!
It was sold out as soon as it was released, and the National Business Institute's flexible paper production was unable to supply enough flexible paper to meet the huge demand for flexible paper in the capital.
This has led to a situation where buying paper requires queuing up all night to grab it, and you can’t even buy it with money.
Yes, why can’t I buy it?
It really shouldn’t be!
There are so many people boycotting soft paper, but the soft paper produced by Guoshang Yuan is still sold out?!
How strange!
…
After all, soft paper is not ordinary paper. It is needed in all aspects of life. It can be said that except for the inability to write, the uses of soft paper have been exploited to the extreme by the hard-working people in the capital!
You can wipe your face, wipe your nose, wipe your cough... including tables, chairs and benches.
Moreover, after using soft paper, no one will want to use those sad little bamboo pieces again!
These various strange uses have created a huge demand for soft paper.
It seems that we need to add more soft paper workshops!
Xu Qing was sure that some scholars could resist soft paper while changing their clothes and queuing up to buy it.
Just when Xu Qing wanted to go to the bedroom again, Xuan'er came over and told Xu Qing that someone was coming again.
Xu Qing was very angry, one after another endlessly, right?
First the Minister of Libu, then the Minister of Hubu, each one’s little mouth was like smeared with honey, but in the end they just wanted to take away the soft paper that could not be bought on the market from him!
It turns out that in the Chu State, not only the emperor's relatives were shameless, but the high officials in the court were also shameless!