Shen Zhui frowned when he heard the young official's words.
According to the grades, Wei Wenhe is from the fifth grade, while the young official is just a junior official from the sixth grade, spanning two levels in between.
But not only did he not have any respect for Wei Wenhe, the superior official, but he barged in directly. It can be said that he did not take Wei Wenhe into consideration at all!
"I didn't expect Brother Wen He's situation to be so bad. The person in charge of the guest house is really too much." A trace of anger flashed in Shen Zhui's eyes.
Wei Wenhe was so angry at the beginning, showing no mercy to the local powerful! He just endured a lot of pressure to eradicate the two major families, and even sent himself into the Wu'an Army under the embarrassment from above.
When the ancestral temples were destroyed and the temples were destroyed, and hundreds of counties in Liangzhou were destroyed, Wei Wenhe was the only one to successfully implement the national policy. Even Yu Ziqi did not have the courage and courage of Wei Wenhe.
Just because his family failed in the struggle in the court, it was affected by the influence, and fell to the point where even a mere petty official could embarrass him. No wonder he has a temperament of vicissitudes of life.
Something must be done for Wei Wenhe. This is what Shen Zhui thinks in his mind.
Immediately, Shen Zhui turned around from his seat and locked eyes with the young official.
"stop!"
The young official was about to leave when he saw Shen Zhui turn around from his seat. He immediately felt that he looked familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember who it was.
In fact, this is not to blame for the young officials. The portraits of Shen Zhui circulated by the Ministry of Rites are all in a fighting posture with a purple gold crown, golden armor, walking clouds, and holding a Dian Kunwu! I don’t know if all those civil servants have this bad taste. , in short, it is the generals of the Military Department, and each one of them draws the most ferocious side of the generals!
But now, Shen Zhui comes to see Wei Wenhe, only wearing casual clothes. Meeting an old friend, of course, it is impossible to show off by wearing a marquis uniform.
Therefore, although this young official looked vaguely familiar, he did not recognize Shen Zhui for a while.
However, this is not important!
Wei Wenhe was in such a state of desolation that all his old friends in the past wished they could stay away from this whirlpool of right and wrong. Now, how could they be the heavyweights who are secretly hiding from each other now?
Hearing that the other party actually restrained him like this, the young official was already very angry at Li Wenqing, and he retorted on the spot: "Master Wei, who is this person? How come he is so ignorant of etiquette!"
The young official was still a little cautious. He chased Shen openly, but even Wei Wenhe scolded him: "Master Wei, huh. You are now the secretary of the Guest Department of the Ministry of Rites. You must be upright, but don't do it." Hang out with some bad friends who don't know etiquette! Otherwise, your future will be delayed!"
Wei Wenhe looked strange, then laughed drunkenly and said: "Haha, if even the champion of the three armies can be regarded as a friend, then I hope that such friends can spread all over the world!"
"What nonsense are you talking about, ah - you, you!" The young official was suddenly startled and looked at Shen Zhui again. After looking carefully, his face suddenly turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat.
He, he is actually the champion Hou Chenzhui!
"Pfft~" After confirming that it was correct, the young official knelt down on the spot. His knees hit the ground heavily, his forehead hit the ground, and he said in panic: "Subordinate, please refer to the champion!"
"Humph!" Shen Zhui snorted coldly. "I don't think I can afford to pay homage to a high official of the Ministry of Etiquette. What did you say just now? I am just a rough countryman who doesn't know etiquette... It just so happens that you are a high official of the Ministry of Etiquette. This Sir, why don't you teach me how to do things?"
"I, I, villain..." After hearing Shen Zhui's words, the fair-skinned young man was speechless.
Are you kidding me? There is a huge difference between me, a junior official in the Ministry of Etiquette, and the Chief Guest Secretary, and Marquis Wu! If you dare to teach Marquis Wu how to behave, is this not asking for death? Let alone a junior official in the Chief Guest Division, Si Zheng is here. They have to lie down in front of them! Only the second-rank ministers can communicate with Wuhou's peers. But they also have to be careful in making friends.
Why? Because Wuhou holds real power and has terrifying power. Moreover, after the seal, he is thousands of miles away from the capital. Most of the civil servants who are officials in the court under the control of the Ministry of Rites, Qingliu, and the Ministry of War are not qualified to take care of the affairs of the Ministry of War!
There are so many people watching the position in the capital that even the Minister of Rites cannot mention his own people directly. On the contrary, maybe one day, if something happens to his three relatives and six brothers, it would be an excellent idea to go to the marquis state and seal him. Nice job. If you serve as an official for a period of time, you will be able to write a very beautiful "local appointment" on your resume!
Seeing that this kind of person had no backbone at all, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak. Shen Zhui looked down upon him even more.
If he could face himself as Wu Hou and dare to speak forcefully, Shen Zhui would respect him. It proves that this person really cares about official affairs and nothing else.
But for behaving like this, he knelt down without even saying anything. He was obviously just a loser who was used to flattery and bullied the weak and was afraid of the strong.
Shen Zhui has been fighting in the army for so long, following Zhao Wang Lu Yuanwei in the battles, and he has also brought with him a trace of military habits. It is the most unseemly person to be like this.
"You said that I don't understand etiquette, so I want to ask you. When a superior officer does things, you, a junior official, point fingers? Where is your superiority and inferiority?"
"When a Shangguan receives a guest, he comes uninvited and directly breaks through the barrier. What kind of etiquette is this?"
"Did you know that in this situation, I will treat you as a traitor and kill you in one fell swoop! Even if you are the Minister of Rites, you can't ask me for your guilt!" Shen Zhui said and stepped forward.
The young official turned pale with fright, trembled all over, and a fishy smell came out.
When he heard the words about killing him, the young official was so frightened that he peed his pants under Shen Zhui's majesty!
"The lower officials deserve to die, but those who don't know are not guilty. I beg the Marquis for mercy, please be merciful..." The young official burst into tears and kept begging for mercy.
Wei Wenhe sobered up a little at this moment. Looking at the appearance of the clerk, he sighed. "Brother Shen, forget it, let him go."
"Humph, get out!" Shen Zhui waved his hand and sent the clerk flying out, landing on the deck.
The young official was overjoyed when he heard that Shen Zhui had let him go. However, he was frightened by this surprise and fell down and fainted.
Wei Wenhe couldn't help but was speechless. The realm of civil servants was like this. Without the suppression of official position, they would be vulnerable in front of military commanders. Fortunately, some departments, such as the priest department, could communicate with the gods at all times, and their souls were not weak. .Another example is the Academy, where one studies the saints day and night and is immersed in the power of the holy words, so one’s combat power is not weak either.
However, a place like the Headmaster's Department would be completely empty if you don't work harder on weekdays and don't have much skills in official positions.
As the saying goes, it is a taboo for the venerable. When they were at a low level, Yunwu and others just said a few words of King Liang, which attracted the attacks of the sky. Greedy Wolf gossiped about King Zhao's scandal behind his back, and King Zhao was immediately attracted by him.
This young official was just a low-level person with supernatural powers who was forced up by the fate of the country. It was not easy for him to face the majesty of Marquis Wu and persist until now before he fainted.
Shen Zhui didn't hurt him either. The King of Hell is easy to mess with and the kid is difficult to deal with. If he left by himself, Wei Wenhe might face even greater difficulties.
"Brother Wenhe, I will accompany you to meet Sizheng." Shen Zhui said with a smile. As a good man, he must let all the officials in the Ministry of Rites know that Wei Wenhe is his elder brother.
After all the rituals are completed, we will look for an opportunity to transfer Wei Wenhe from the Ministry of Rites.
"That's not necessary." Wei Wenhe waved his hands helplessly. "Our Wei family is treading in muddy waters now. It's too deeply involved, and it will inevitably affect you."
When Shen Zhui saw this, he immediately shook his head and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? Without mentioning the friendship between you and me, I have to pay a visit to Mr. Yushan to thank him for the thing he gave me."
Mr. Yushan, the former Right Chancellor Wei Xuancheng, was the initiator of the original petition to "destroy sects and abandon temples", and was a great scholar of the time. Shen Zhui had received the tip bag from Wei Tianlong, and later guessed that it might have been done by that great scholar. Because So far, he has not been able to discover the secret in the bag.
What's more, Wei Wenhe probably already knew that he was the champion. He didn't come to see him because he was afraid of causing trouble to him.
"Meet the ancestors?" Wei Wenhe was stunned. He didn't know about the part where Shen Zhui was in the secret realm of the Holy Word.
"Haha, I'll talk about it in detail later." Shen Zhui waved his hand. "What's more, aren't you just in charge of my guidance on the process of ennoblement? Going with you to meet me will save you a lot of trouble."
"Okay." Wei Wenhe was not a nagging person, so he agreed immediately.
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On the boat in the concierge building, Li Wenqing and another secretary were discussing the details of the itinerary of many generals coming to Beijing. Even though they are just generals now, those venerables might become marquises in the future.
Of course, more attention is still paid to Wenxin Hou and Champion Hou.
"Sir, I heard that the champion Hou Shenzhui had a battle with Yang Lin, the genius of the Yang family, in the Forbidden Land of Extreme Fire on the border of West Antarctica because of his title ban. What do you think the outcome was?" the long-faced man whispered.
"Yang Lin has been a general in the Beihai Regiment for many years. He has talent, resources, and experience. He has no shortage of everything." Li Wenqing said with a smile. "The champion Hou Shenzhui, after all, broke through not long ago. I think it should be Yang Lin who wins?"
"Haha, I knew adults would guess like this." The long-faced man laughed.
"Oh? It was Shen Zhuisheng who won." Li Wenqing was slightly surprised.
"I also heard from my colleagues in the Supervision Department that King Zhao had not taken action all the way to Beijing until he arrived at Lunnan Kingdom. It was Marquis Wenxin and Marquis Champion who led the generals to kill the thieves, including many masters of the ninth level. , but the champion has never failed..."
"It's amazing..." Li Wenqing sighed with emotion. "The King of Zhao killed King Lunnan in less than an hour. Lu Yuanwei is proficient in the way of the Holy Word. He even used Lord Wenzong Liu Ruqin's Heavenly Punishment Sword.
come out."
"One is a teacher and the other is a master. They have a bright future..."
"Yes." The secretary was also envious. "If I had a teacher who was granted the title of king, I wouldn't be able to... ahem, my subordinate made a mistake."
"Hmph." Li Wenqing glanced at the adjutant and hummed. "Have the arrangements been made for the courtesy officer sent to the champion?"
"We've gone a long time ago," Si Wulian said. "I sent someone there as soon as my lord gave me the order."
"That's good. Don't imitate Wei Wenhe. Well, since you're in the guest house, you should stay there honestly. Those who are half-hearted won't live long... Hmm? I've been calling Wei Wenhe for so long, where is he?" Li Wenqing looked at him.
Outside.
At this moment, a fat official walked in hurriedly.
"Sir, Master Wei is here."
"Come here as soon as you come. It's not like you haven't seen him before. How unbecoming is he to be in such a hurry!" Li Wenqing shouted.
"Coming together, there is also the Champion..."
"Pfft~" Li Wenqing spat out a sip of tea and his expression changed slightly.
"It's bad, Wei Wenhe must have wasted time, and the champion came to trouble me..." Li Wenqing muttered to himself, with an ugly look on his face.
"Damn Wei Wenhe, you missed my big event! Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and follow me to meet the champion!"
"Yes." The fat official and the secretary immediately followed Li Wenqing to greet him.
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Just after landing on the boat in the concierge building, Shen Zhui and Wei Wenhe met Kong Yangzhou who was rushing over again.
"Brother Shen, you walk so fast..." Kong Yangzhou complained. "In the blink of an eye, you were gone."
The welcoming team was very large. In addition to Cheng Hai, the Minister of Rites, Qin Ming, the Minister of War, and Hai Qing, the transfer envoy between the two continents, there were also people from the Supervision Department, and the other ministries also sent a small number of people.
, which can be regarded as huge in scale.
"Why, I have to report to Mr. Kong when I go out?" Shen Zhui joked.
"...How dare I." Kong Yangzhou said with a smile. "This is..."
"Wei Wenhe, the chief guest officer, has met General Kong." Wei Wenhe cupped his hands and said.
"Wei Wenhe?" Kong Yangzhou was slightly stunned. He quickly returned the greeting, "It turns out to be Mr. Wei."
"Do you know Brother Wen He?" Shen Zhui asked doubtfully.
"I don't know him." Kong Yangzhou said with a smile. "But I admire Mr. Yushan very much. My father studied at Jixia Academy and listened to Mr. Yushan's lectures.
Moreover, the younger generation of the Wei family who are still in the officialdom at this time are all people with great perseverance..."
Wei Wenhe cupped his hands and said nothing.
At this moment, Li Wenqing finally walked out of the concierge boat.
Before anyone arrived, the voice came over first.
"Champion, I am sorry to hear you come from afar, I have kept you waiting for a long time." Li Wenqing saluted respectfully, with a smile on his face.
Marquis Wu has both a title and an official title, and basically holds an important position. In terms of status, he is on par with the second-rank minister. A civil servant of the fifth rank is really not enough in front of Marquis Wu. What's more, he is still a champion, and Li Wenqing is not able to do so. Offended.
"Li Sizheng is too polite. I don't dare to accept such a big courtesy from you." Shen Zhui said calmly.
When Li Wenqing saw that Shen Zhui was neither polite nor cool, and even vaguely blamed, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It's over, this Shen Zhui is really here to cause trouble.
It's all this damn Wei Wenhe's fault!
Thinking of this, Li Wenqing took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said: "Forgive me, the champion, but it is indeed my boss who made a mistake and slighted the champion. I have found out the whole story and will definitely give you an explanation!" "
"???" Shen Zhui was a little confused, what have you found out?
I saw Li Wenqing's eyes drifting to Wei Wenhe, and suddenly the clouds gathered, and he shouted with a stern face: "Wei Wenhe, you are supposed to be responsible for the arrangements for the ceremony of the Marquis, why are you neglecting!"
"Such dereliction of duty is simply a disgrace to the Ministry of Rites! Why don't you apologize to the Champion immediately?"
"..." Both Kong Yangzhou and Shen Zhui were speechless.
Wei Wenhe was very straightforward. He bent down towards Shen Zhui and said with his hands in a serious manner: "This matter is indeed a dereliction of duty on the part of a subordinate. Please forgive me, Lord Champion."
"Brother Wen He!" Shen Zhui hurriedly helped Wei Wen He up and said angrily. "What are you talking about? You treat me like a mountain of kindness. I regard you as my elder brother. How can I blame you? Get up quickly..."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the Chamber of Commerce were dumbfounded.
Especially Li Wenqing, he was completely stunned.
Even the most deaf people, being so close, could still hear the words "brother Wenhe" and "kindness is as heavy as a mountain" from Shen Zhui's mouth.
The closeness and respect in behavior cannot be faked.
This scene was once thought by Li Wenqing to be because he was dazzled.
Why is it that the ferocious champion Hou Shenzhui in the portrait is completely different from the real person? And why is he so respectful to this little Wei Wenhe?
Could this be a fake champion?
He is regarded as a brother, and his kindness is as great as a mountain...
Li Wenqing looked at Wei Wenhe in disbelief, completely confused about the situation.
Since the champion is so familiar with Wei Wenhe! Then who was he pointing at when he looked like he was accusing him just now? Is it him?
Li Wenqing's face turned bitter when he thought of his usual attitude towards Wei Wenhe.
It’s over! Now the chance of retiring in the business department is gone!
Wei Wenhe had the support of Marquis Wu, and Li Wenqing found that his already bleak official career suddenly became completely dull. He felt that the sky around him seemed to be a bit darker.
Another clerk next to him reacted quickly and gently touched Li Wenqing's back.
Li Wenqing suddenly woke up and felt that he could still save his life.
"No, I didn't expect Master Wei to be an old acquaintance of the Champion..." Li Wenqing squeezed out a smile and said, "It turned out to be a misunderstanding."
He took a few steps closer and said to Wei Wenhe with a smile on his face: "Wenhe, you said this is my brother's intuition... I am the chief guest, only promising young talents like you understand etiquette, know how to I am worthy enough to be responsible for the conduct of the champion. Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence."
"..." Shen Zhui couldn't help but be speechless. This Li Wenqing's face really refreshed his understanding.
The fat official on the side looked convinced. Although he didn't know the whole story, but just looking at Mr. Li's face-changing skills, he was able to say this flattery so smoothly and freely, so he deserved to be the guest in charge. Si Zheng.
"Master Li, you are so polite." Wei Wenhe said lightly. "I would like to thank Master Li for taking care of me."
He didn't expose Li Wenqing either. After working in the officialdom for several years, Wei Wenhe also understood that this kind of thing was inevitable, not to mention that he didn't have anything to do. With nothing to do, of course he could only focus on intrigues. .But after all, it is the Ministry of Rites, and it is not particularly excessive on weekdays, and Wei Wenhe will not be unyielding when he gains power.
He is not that kind of person, he just needs to wake him up a little.
Li Wenqing obviously understood the meaning, and his face froze, but soon returned to normal, still smiling and saying: "It should, it should..."