Every time he saw Wang Yu like this, Zhang Dun felt strange. Why was a tuberculosis man who didn't know how long he could live so keen on fighting for power and profit for his father? He really couldn't understand Wang Yu's fanatical admiration for Wang Anshi...
After his breathing calmed down, Wang Yu wiped his mouth and said: "I will not do anything that hurts my relatives and makes my enemies happy. What I mean is that we have to make a great contribution and overwhelm Wen Yanbo."
"Is it possible to overwhelm Wen Yanbo?" Zhang Dun breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't believe it.
"You still don't believe that nothing is impossible?" Wang Yu said with a smile: "His Highness is coming back soon. My personal relationship with him is second only to Chen Zhongfang, which is unmatched by Wen Yanbo."
"That's right, the moon comes first when you are near the water." Zhang Dun nodded and said, "Besides, as Mr. Wen, how can he have a personal relationship with His Highness?" He paused and said, "However, this alone is not enough."
"Yes, but what if we make another great contribution that can change the world in one fell swoop?" Wang Yu said with some disdain: "For a long time, Chen Zhongfang has always used his tactics and passively been beaten. Not only is it suffocating, but he can't hurt the enemy.
Every cent."
"Yes, Zhong Fang is brave and resourceful. He is a rare talent, but he is too much of a gentleman," Zhang Dun said in deep agreement: "Those who have the right way to achieve great things do not stick to small details. He just cares too much about small details." He laughed.
He smiled and said, "I heard it was the result of his wife's constant persuasion."
"Humph, a woman's kindness can't achieve great things." Wang Yu snorted coldly: "The situation was not clear before, so I didn't dare to invest too deeply. This time, let him see what the real thunder means is.
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"What are you going to do?" Although Zhang Dun also prided himself on being talented, and although Wang Yu was not yet twenty years old, he was always unknowingly infected by this young man and led him... even though he was always ashamed afterwards.
"Have you ever thought about a question?" Wang Xu looked at him steadily and said: "Why do all the officials in the court almost overwhelmingly support Zhao Zongshi? Even an old ghost like Han Qi went to battle shirtless for him? Is this really the so-called charisma of his personality?
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"He's just a hypocrite who is just trying to gain fame and reputation, but he has a fart charisma." Zhang Dun said disdainfully: "Isn't it the connections that his damn dad has built for him over the past few decades?"
"Hahaha..." Wang Yu laughed wildly, covered his mouth and coughed again: "I didn't expect that even Zhang Zihou could deceive such a clumsy lie!"
"Please pay attention to your health." Zhang Dun said with some displeasure: "Why, am I wrong?"
"What are connections? In the officialdom, they are nothing more than five connections." Wang Yu slowly pointed his fingers: "Fellow townsmen, classmates, classmates, colleagues, and fellow citizens. See which one Zhao Yunrang can use to build relationships with hundreds of officials.
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"This..." Zhang Dun couldn't help frowning: "Maybe he has other methods?"
"Clever!" Wang Yu said with a smile, "He used a secret method!"
"A secret method?"
"Yes, he relies on shady things to build relationships." Wang Yu said softly: "You have to admire Zhao Yunrang's perseverance. Since forty years ago, he has been doing one thing silently. That is to serve young people and
The unemployed official is running for office..."
"Oh..." Zhang Dun, who was such a talented person, suddenly brightened up and said, "This is indeed a way." Compared with the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was difficult to climb up as an official in the Song Dynasty. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the lowest rank on the Jinshi list was
If you want to use it, you start from the seventh rank. After the Jinshi in the Song Dynasty was released, except for the top five, they had no rank. They had to practice at the grassroots level for three years. After three years, the talented ones could apply for the imperial examination and go to the imperial examination.
There is a road to nobility, but most officials have to start from the eighth or even ninth rank. Only after three years of grinding and making no mistakes can they be promoted.
In other words, it will take twelve years for a genuine Jinshi to be promoted to the seventh rank if everything goes smoothly. But during these twelve years, no one can guarantee that he will not make any mistakes. Once he is targeted by the censor, he will be demoted at the slightest.
Most importantly, he resigned from office and returned home. So it was not like people imagined that he would become a farmer in the morning and ascend to the emperor's palace in the evening. From then on, he would become rich and powerful.
In fact, the salaries of low-level officials are very meager, and they can only make ends meet. What Zhao Yunrang loved most back then was to support young officials and actively help them establish relationships so that they could take up their posts as soon as possible... Don't forget
The problem of redundant officials in the Song Dynasty is easy to say if you are admitted to the Jinshi. If you have a background in subjects such as Nine Classics, Three Histories, Xuexue, Ming Jing, Ming Fa, etc., then wait in line.
If there is no relationship management, you may not be able to become an official even if you wait ten years.
As a result, Zhao Yunrang helped a large number of unorganized officials to take up their posts. He also helped many young officials and settled their punishments, saving them from being demoted or even dismissed from office. Later, as his ability became stronger and stronger, he also helped many people find lucrative positions.
, or a position that is easy to be promoted.
Because the people who interacted with him were all insignificant young people, and they were under the guise of a poetry and literary society, Zhao Yunrang's actions, instead of being said to have ulterior motives and trying to win over people's hearts, were instead regarded as old-fashioned and warm-hearted and supportive of the underachievers.
Because people subconsciously believe that investing in these low-level officials may not see a return for decades, so they do not doubt his presence.
But Zhao Yunrang was preparing for a few decades later. He himself had no hope. At that time, Zhao Zhen was only ten years old, and it would not be a problem to be the emperor for another few decades... Of course, it is also possible that at the beginning, he was really depressed because of the dispatch.
He mingled among scholars and literati, firstly to relieve his boredom, and secondly to build some good relationships with his descendants, so he would help those young officials.
But when he found out that Zhao Zhen had a difficult heir like Zhao Heng, his motives became impure. Especially after Zhao Zongshi was brought into the palace, Zhao Yunrang regarded this as his life's work. He didn't know how much he had invested in it.
How much money and energy have been spent to establish a smooth gray channel for buying and running for office, and settling all kinds of troubles. Countless young officials have passed through the initial difficult moments through this channel.
As the saying goes, hard work pays off. As long as the young officials who benefited from him can survive today, they are all high officials in the imperial court and local governments. The saplings he planted that day finally grew into a large forest!
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"What kind of story are you going to tell me?" Zhang Dun said impatiently: "I have been riding ten horses, but I have never given up my merits?"
"If Zhao Yunrang only did this, there would be nothing we could do about it." Wang Yu coughed a few times and said, "But his motives for helping these people were not pure in the first place. He was worried that they would turn their backs and deny each other when they became successful in the future..." Pause.
, he lowered his voice and said: "So from the beginning, he recorded the process of helping these officials, such as who he found, how much he spent, and what kind of gifts he gave, before he helped you beg.
Come to this official; for example, what methods are used to open up joints and help you wipe out the trouble...all the methods of bribery, cover-up, concealment, forgery, etc. are recorded in detail!"
"Just like the Ministry of Civil Affairs keeps records for officials, he created a book for everyone, one for each person, with detailed records. Oh, by the way, he also named it 'Transportation Book', which means that the officials above are relying on
It comes and goes, but it can also bring them down!"
"Ah!" With Zhang Duntian's fearless courage, his hair stood on end... Zhao Yunrang's scheming and perseverance are probably rare in history, right?!
There is no need to say more next. Zhao Yun let the original help methods be hidden. These problems are not big or small, but those officials who benefited from him in the first place and are now standing in the court now have their own connections and enemies. Who can
Are you willing to give someone a hand and ruin your career that you have worked hard for for decades?
Therefore, once the transfer book is released, everything will be at your advantage, and everyone must be obedient!
What's even better is that because they are afraid that the matter will be leaked, all the parties involved have kept it secret. Until now, except for the parties concerned, few people know about it.
"How do you know such details?" Zhang Dun naturally wanted to ask this question.
"If this transfer book is still in the hands of Zhao Yunrang, I naturally have no way of knowing it," Wang Yu couldn't help but said proudly: "It's a pity that I'm a hero. Zhao Yunrang gave this thing to Zhao Zongshi before he died. I will have a way to find out.
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Seeing that he accidentally revealed the joint, Zhang Dun felt unhappy, but he could only say: "It's really shocking, what are you going to do?"
"Get the transfer book!" Wang Yu said word by word: "Do you think this is a great achievement?"
"Of course, forget it!" Zhang Dun's eyes lit up and he said, "If the officials see this thing, Zhao Zongshi will be doomed!" Then he asked, "Where is that thing?"
"I don't know either..." Wang Yu spread his hands, and when he saw Zhang Dun's face was angry, he said with a wry smile: "This is the truth. Zhao Zongshi will naturally keep such a dangerous thing under strict protection. I can
It’s already very difficult to know that such a thing exists, but as for where it is, I don’t know anything about it.”
"It must be in his house." Zhang Dun said solemnly.
Isn't this nonsense? Wang Yu rolled his eyes and said: "Qingling County Prince's Mansion covers an area of 100 acres and has more than a thousand rooms. Guess which room it is in?"
"It's probably a study or something..." Zhang Dun was not sure himself, and his tone became more and more vague: "But if it were me, it would be buried somewhere no one expected."
"Yeah, so it's useless to search blindly." Wang Yu frowned and said, "We must find a way to let him show us the way."
"You mean, to scare off the grass and scare the snake?" Zhang Dun said with a strong understanding.
"That's right." Wang Yu said calmly: "I'll leave this matter to you. You must find out where the 'transfer book' is as soon as possible."
"You are really good at causing problems..." Zhang Dun said with a bitter smile.
"If it's not a problem, why should I ask you for it?" Wang Yu said coldly.
Zhang Dun was very helpful and said: "Okay, I'll take this job!"