At dusk, Fu Bi arrived outside the Daliang Gate of Bianjing City. This is a relatively quiet place in Bianjing City, so the ministers of both houses chose to place their residences here.
But this has also resulted in the housing prices here being frighteningly high.
Some people jokingly say that if a tile from Daliang Gate is knocked down, it is worth a hundred guan!
As the third envoy of the current dynasty and a member of the Privy Council, Yan Shu's home is here.
"Yan Guo is here..." Yan Shu's other son-in-law, Yang Cha, the salt and iron judge of the Third Division, has been waiting for him here: "Follow me in quickly, Taishan has been waiting for a long time..."
So, under the guidance of Yang Cha, Fu Bi stepped into the gate of Yan Mansion.
As the third envoy, Yan Shu was in charge of the entire Song Dynasty's finance, taxation, project supervision, trade, tribute, and the distribution of official salaries and expenditures. His power was as high as that of the two governments.
Therefore, the three ministers are also called Jixiang.
Therefore, even though Yan Shu himself was an honest official, he could easily obtain millions of wealth through legal means.
The furnishings of Yan's Mansion are not inferior to those of Prime Minister Lu Yijian's Lu Mansion.
When he came to the study, Fu Bi saw the figure of his father-in-law appearing in front of him.
He quickly stepped forward and bowed to say: "My son-in-law, Fu Bi, pays homage to my father-in-law!"
"Yan Guo is here..." Yan Shu laughed when he saw Fu Bi and waved to him: "Sit down and talk..."
Then he told Yang Cha: "Yinfu also sits down..."
So, the two sons-in-law sat on the left and right opposite Yan Shu.
Yan Shu looked at his two sons-in-law, and his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
His two sons-in-law were both Jinshi, talented young men, and more importantly, they were both selected by him for women.
Regardless of temperament, temperament and character, they are all the best choices.
In all the years they have been married, the son-in-law and daughter have never even blushed a few times.
Everyone is envious of him, both inside and outside the court.
Everyone said that Yan Shu's vision was too vicious.
But how did those people know that it was not Yan Shu who had vicious eyes, but Yan Shu who would ask someone to help him with his eyes?
Just like Fu Bi, Fan Zhongyan personally recommended him.
With Xiao Fan helping me review it, I will naturally not miss it.
"Yan Guo, have you met Duke Shou?" Yan Shu asked after waiting for Fu Bi to sit down.
"Well..." Fu Bi nodded: "I've seen it..."
"What did the Duke say?" Yan Shu asked curiously.
He has not yet met the legendary Duke of Shou, so he is naturally full of curiosity. Moreover, he actually has some competitive elements in his heart.
Because he is also a child prodigy!
Although not as good as the Duke of Shou who was blessed by Emperor Xuanzu and taught the Dharma by Emperor Gansheng.
But he was able to compose poetry at the age of four, read "The Analects of Confucius" at the age of five, read "Historical Records" at the age of six, and by the age of ten, all the elders in Fuzhou knew that there was an extraordinary child prodigy in their hometown!
Therefore, at the age of thirteen, Zhang Zhibai, the Jiangxi pacifier sent by Zhenzong, took a fancy to him and recommended him to participate in the imperial examination in the second year as a child prodigy, compete with thousands of candidates from all over the world, and then pass the imperial examination in one fell swoop!
He is the only fourteen-year-old Jinshi in history.
"Mount Tai is a gift..." Fu Bi was somewhat reserved in front of Yan Shu. He bowed and said, "Duke Shou ordered my son-in-law to bring a message to Mount Tai..."
Yan Shu subconsciously hummed at first, then reacted quickly, stood up immediately, walked to the case, avoided Fu Bi and Yang Cha, and bowed in the direction of Chunfang: "My third minister, Shi Shu, I respectfully hear the news of virtue...
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"Dong Shou said: I hope that Duke Yan can come forward and go to the king to plead for a descendant of virtue to alleviate the predicament of the government..."
"Thieves are rampant in the West today, and the country cannot continue to suffer from internal strife..." After Fu Bi finished speaking, he bowed: "What the country's public morality said, my son-in-law dare not miss a word..."
Yan Shu then bowed his head and bowed again: "I sincerely obey the sound of virtue!"
Then, Yan Shu sat back in his seat, looked at Fu Bi, and asked: "The state of Yan will tell you exactly what you said to the Duke today..."
Fu Bi nodded, recalling and recounting his words and deeds in Chunfang today.
Yan Shu listened, his expression gradually became solemn, and he sighed for a long time: "He is a true holy king!"
He saw through Fu Bi's plans and intentions at a glance, and then used his strength to pull him into the water.
This is not the Holy King. Who is the Holy King?
only……
"I heard that in Chunfang, there are only two people, Liu Yongnian, the envoy of the imperial city, and Gan Zhaoji, the inner palace Chongban..." Yan Shu looked at Fu Bi and said, "This is too imprudent..."
"Yan Guo, you are right and right, and you are also the 'Zhengchen' appointed by the Duke of the country. Why don't you speak out on this matter?"
"Do you want to sit back and watch such a holy king being held by internal ministers and foreign relatives?" Yan Shu asked: "Is this what the admonishment officer did?"
Fu Bi was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat.
Only then did he realize what kind of mistake he had made!
He was an admonishing officer in Taiwan, and he was also the "Zhengchen" whom the government had named. The ministers of the two governments and even the officials had repeatedly hinted that he wanted to get closer to Duke Shou, and that he could go to Chunfang to have an audience at any time.
what does this mean?
That is to make him rich in Yanguo and serve as Li Hang (a guest of the crown prince before Zhenzong came to the throne, but actually the emperor's teacher) and Li Di (who was a lecturer at Zishantang, but actually Renzong's teacher) next to Duke Shou.
So how did Li Hang and Li Di treat Zhenzong and the current official family?
Pick up the omissions and fill in the gaps, carefully examine the internal and external aspects, and make up for any omissions immediately, so that the prince will be safe and the country will be unscathed.
So has Fu Bi done it now?
The answer is not at all!
Even now, he rarely thinks about what he can do for Duke Shou!
There is no doubt that this is a huge sin!
Once he was caught, he couldn't explain why this happened?!
Fu Bi immediately confessed: "Master Taishan taught me that my son-in-law has indeed committed a serious crime!"
"Well..." Yan Shu nodded with satisfaction: "It's not too late to make up for it..."
"The State of Yan should immediately write to the officials tomorrow, asking the officials to select honest and famous civil servants to come to Chunfang to serve as ministers to Duke Shou, so as to supervise the journey of the Holy King and calm the minds of the government and the public!"
This is a must do!
But if there are no civil servants, I will be like Taizu Taizong in the early days of the Republic of China.
No civil servant wants to see those military ministers and ministers riding on his head to show off their power.
"Then Duke Shou wants to make a tabloid report..." Fu Bi asked, "How does Taishan think my son-in-law should deal with it?"
"Idiot!" Yan Shu looked at the son-in-law and his beard bulged in anger: "You shouldn't have told me about this, let alone in front of Yinfu!"
"Did I ask you to read the Book of Changes in vain?"
Fu Bi then quickly took off his hat and apologized: "My son-in-law is guilty, please beg Taishan to teach you a lesson!"
As soon as Yan Shu said this, with Fu Bi's intelligence, he naturally understood immediately.
He made a mistake again!
The mistake was that he should not have told others what Duke Shou had privately ordered him to do.
Even if this other person is his father-in-law or brother-in-law.
Because of this kind of thing, don't talk about your father-in-law or brother-in-law, not even your pillow partner or your biological son.
If the king does not nod, this kind of thing should be taken to the grave.
Because Confucius has made it very clear: When chaos arises, words are the order.
Therefore, if the king is not secretive, his ministers will be lost; if the ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity; if the affairs are not secretive, they will be harmed. Therefore, the gentleman is cautious and does not go out.
Yan Shu looked at it, but became even more annoyed: "What crime are you accusing me of?"
"Tomorrow morning, you go to the Duke of Guo to plead guilty and beg for mercy!"
"Do you think you can still hide it from others?"
Fu Bi then lowered his head even lower.
He knew that Taishan was right.
Since he has done this kind of thing, the only way to make amends is to go to the Duke of Shou to plead guilty and be punished.
Otherwise, in the future, as long as someone gets wind of the rumor and casually says a word in front of that person, his country, Fu Yan, will be idle for the rest of his life.
Because no king will ever again use a minister who has leaked his secrets and betrayed his plans.
No matter how capable and talented this minister is.
Even the foundation of trust is gone, how can we expect anything else?
"That's it! That's all!" Yan Shu sighed: "Sooner or later, my old face will be disgraced by you!"
He cursed: "For the sake of my son, I can only accompany you to go before the Duke..."
Fu Bi quickly thanked him and said, "My son-in-law will never be able to repay the kindness of Taishan's care in this life!"
I was really moved in my heart.
Because in this world, if something like this happens, even fathers, sons and brothers will probably avoid suspicion.
But his father-in-law not only reminded him and awakened him, but he also did not hesitate to vouch for him.
This kind of kindness is already as deep as the ocean and heavier than a mountain.
Yan Shu turned to look at Yang Cha who was standing aside, and ordered: "If a word of what happened today is leaked and others know it, you must not come to my door again in the future!"
Of course Yang Cha knew the seriousness of the situation. He immediately bowed after hearing this: "Even if Taishan doesn't say anything, my son-in-law will keep his mouth shut!"