The handwritten letter was sent to Jinshan Mansion, and Wang Xu had some free time again.
This is the advantage of being in a high position. If you don't have to do anything yourself, you can just set up a shelf and let the people below do it.
In the blink of an eye, another half month has passed, and a fence has been built outside the farm in Fengxi Village, and the time has entered April.
In the past two months, the situation in the court has changed, the New Deal has been blocked, and the chain reaction of the Cold Party's loss of power has penetrated into the land of Jiangnan.
A large number of Cold Party officials were transferred from the Cold Party and demoted. Even Cheng Guangrong, who was born in the Cold Party and served as the county magistrate of Liyang County for thirty years. Cheng County Magistrate was also allowed to retire and return to his hometown because of the failure in disaster relief. , a new county magistrate will take office soon.
The world is a game of chess, the Cold Party and the Zhu Party are fighting for the power of the world.
Wang Xu’s teacher, Xue Mushan, has not been found during this period. It is said that he went to Hangzhou to visit friends.
When it comes to visiting friends, Wang Xu prefers to maintain contact before policy changes.
The Cold Party has lost power, and the situation in the cabinet, with eight cabinet ministers and six Cold Party members, is bound to change.
In this way, there is a saying for who is up and who is down.
Although Xue Mushan believes that it is not the time for the Cold Party to step down and overthrow the New Deal, the loss of power for the Cold Party is a foregone conclusion, and there must be no less fight for it.
Behind the scenes, Xue Mushan meant to go one step further and directly enter the cabinet.
In terms of qualifications, before Xue Mushan left office, he was a second-rank Zuodu censor, equivalent to the chief officer of the Six Ministries, so it was reasonable for him to join the cabinet.
But sometimes, just being reasonable is not enough. The higher the position, the more it becomes a carrot and a pit. If you get in, I can't get in. Not to mention those from different political parties, even the same parties will have to argue with each other.
If we only talk about entering the cabinet, the chance of Xue Mushan entering the cabinet is very high, but what Xue Mushan wants is not just as simple as entering the cabinet.
Among the cabinet elders, some are the first assistant in the cabinet, some are the second assistant in the cabinet, some are selected assistants in the cabinet, and some are the yes-men of the cabinet.
The power of the cabinet is that the chief assistant is first, the second assistant is second, and the elective assistant is third. The remaining five cabinet ministers who are ranked lower are all in a high position and have little power and cannot say much.
Wang Xu observed that Xue Mushan was seeking either the second-ranked assistant in the cabinet or the third-ranked assistant. He was definitely not joining the cabinet to be a yes-man.
Considering Xue Mushan's age, if he is elected as the second assistant or the first assistant, there is no chance that he will have the chance to take charge of the cabinet in the future.
On the contrary, if you can't be like these two, you will never have the chance to be in charge of the cabinet in this life.
As a disciple of Xue Mushan, Wang Xu certainly hopes that his teacher can rise to prominence, so that he can draw on his strength when the time comes.
But judging from the look on the teacher's brow before he left, I'm afraid the possibility of directly taking over the power in the cabinet doesn't seem very great.
There was nothing to do but read a book and practice calligraphy. All Wang Xu could do was wait.
On April 10th, Cheng Guangrong retired and returned to his hometown, and the post of Liyang County Magistrate was succeeded by Song Jui, a new scholar.
Song Jue, a native of Qingzhou in the Central Plains, came from the gentry class and was considered a member of the Zhu Party.
Of course, being sent to a small place like Liyang County means that Song Jue has nothing to do with it, because one can tell what a person's background is from the official position he is assigned to.
Those with strong backgrounds, after being named on the gold list, either entered the Hanlin Academy as editors or were appointed as officials in the capital.
In a few years, the capital officials will be decentralized again, and they will directly become the prefect of the same place, and there is no need to start from the county magistrate.
You should know that although the county magistrate is Wanli Hou, county governance is not that simple.
When governing a county, one must have dealings with powerful families and wealthy merchants in the county.
These people are not high-level, their vision is low, and their methods are relatively low-key. Sometimes they would rather lose eight hundred to themselves and make some stupid moves just to get rid of you.
On the contrary, when you reach the role of magistrate, the people you need to deal with become aristocratic families.
It’s not a bad thing, it’s not a joke. The aristocratic families that can stay in one place for thousands or even tens of thousands of years each have their own way of survival.
They have passed the level of being brave and ruthless. They know three steps at every step and can only use scheming. They will never use conspiracies that are just talked about.
When there is a fight, you will leave a ray of hope. Even if you clearly win, you will act like you have lost so as not to lose face.
Therefore, the higher you get to the top, the gentler the methods of struggle become. On the contrary, in remote places in the countryside, only those who have short-sightedness will turn over the table.
Historically, the rising stars of various parties, the promising stars of the future, will most likely start as officials in the capital, and after a few years will be transferred to the prefecture, and will rise to the top from there.
Even if you can't stay in the city to become a capital official and settle in the Hanlin Academy, you will still choose those who have the basic base of each party and have the right time, location, and people to go to the county to be the county magistrate.
Upper County, Middle County, and Lower County are the divisions of a county based on its economy and importance.
Shangxian County is large, has a large population, and is prosperous, so it is naturally easy to achieve results.
The fact that Song Jue was sent to Liyang County, one of the bottom 20 counties among the 100 counties in Jinshan Prefecture, shows that no one is behind him, and no one even thinks highly of him.
"Master, I want you to go to the central hall. The newly arrived Song County Magistrate sent a greeting card and said that he would come to visit you in the afternoon."
Wang Xu was practicing calligraphy in his room, when a servant came to report outside the door.
Hearing such words, he let out a breath. He was really without foundation. He had only been in office for a few days, and he probably didn't even have a clear idea of things in the county, so he just came here eagerly.
If it were Cheng Guangrong, his family would be as stable as Mount Tai. Even after the Wang family received a reward from the court and prospered, they could only say that the Wang family was good in front of others.
Look, this is the gap. Cheng Guangrong has no desires and is strong. No matter what your background is, you have no face at all.
The newly appointed County Magistrate Song is no good. He has no foundation and is unwilling to remain in the magistrate's post forever. Naturally, he has to climb along the pole. If he doesn't have a pole, he has to find opportunities to climb up.
The Wang family is the new rich in Liyang County, and they have Xue Mushan as their backer, and they are both members of the Zhu Party.
Magistrate Song was so anxious to meet him that he probably had no intention of boarding Xue Mushan's big ship besides meeting the upstart Wang family.
His thoughts changed and he analyzed the purpose of Magistrate Song's visit. Wang Xucai blew the ink on the paper slowly and said, "Embroiderer, frame these words."
"Embroidery lady?"
"Embroidery lady??"
After calling twice, Wang Xu put down his pen and ink and found that the embroiderer was missing again.
The embroiderer disappears every once in a while, not just once or twice, but again and again.
This time, Wang Xu did not continue shouting, but planned to go and see for himself what the embroidery lady was doing.
Putting down his pen and ink, Wang Xu walked out of the room and headed towards the kitchen.
Every time Xiu Niang disappeared, she was either going to help in the kitchen or going to the backyard to clean the yard. He wanted to see what this person was doing.
After passing through two corridors, I walked to the kitchen in the backyard. When I looked inside, I saw that Xiu Niang was really inside, guarding the stove and cooking something.
Not far away, the cook was washing vegetables, and she said every sentence: "Miss Xiu Niang is so kind. She cooks porridge for the young master every day. She is so virtuous!"
"Cook porridge for me?"
Wang Xu frowned slightly. He had drunk the porridge cooked by Xiu Niang, but he only drank it once every three or two days. This statement every day is unreasonable.
Looking again, the embroiderer had a slight smile on her lips. She put Tremella fungus, lotus seeds, wolfberry and other ingredients into the pot, and said with a smile: "What's this? Young master studies hard, so it's soothing to eat something cool to relieve the heat."
I don’t have any other skills, but I have been cooking since I was a child. When I was a child, I would be beaten for the slightest disobedience. After being beaten, I developed my cooking skills."
The two chatted without a word, and after a while, the white fungus porridge was finally ready.
Seeing the embroiderer carrying the porridge and going out, Wang Xu thought for a while and hid behind the pillar in the corridor.
The embroiderer didn't notice him, she hummed a little tune in her mouth, took the white fungus porridge, and left happily.
Just when Wang Xu thought that the white fungus porridge was delivered to him, Xiu Niang turned east and went to the east courtyard.
The Wang family is a big house, divided into front yard, middle yard and backyard.
The backyard is divided into the east backyard and the west backyard.
Among them, the west backyard is where Wang Xu lives, and the east backyard is where Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang live.
Seeing Xiu Niang going to the east courtyard, Wang Xu was surprised. If the porridge was not for him, then who was it for?
When I followed him, I saw that the embroiderer twisted her small waist and was carrying white fungus porridge. Under the glare of the maid in the east courtyard, she knocked on the door of Mr. Wang's study: "Master, Xiu'er made some white fungus porridge for you. Please
Eat some."
Seeing this, and thinking of the expressions of the maids in the east courtyard, Wang Xu suddenly realized.
Good guy, it’s not like this little prodigal is not strong enough to take care of him, so he changed his mind to Mr. Wang’s route and wanted to be his stepmother.