Chapter 942: There are all kinds of strange things in the party
Since we had to talk about private matters, it was inconvenient to do so in the lobby, so Wu Yi, a "tycoon and local tycoon", was the host and moved to a cubicle.
There are three layers of window paper and several layers of wooden boards in each room. The sound insulation effect is very good. After closing the door, the noise from the outside world seems to disappear in an instant.
The ground was covered with precious mink fur, and the candle, which was as huge as a baby's arm, burned day and night. Even if the light was not good, it was like daytime. The remaining tea bowls and utensils were all first-class goods.
At the same time as the effect was good, just using this private room cost Wu Yi ten taels of silver, which is equivalent to several years of savings of ordinary people. It is not something ordinary people can afford.
The private room cost ten taels, a table of food cost another five taels, and the wine cost two taels. At the end of the day, Wu Yi spent money like running water. In the eyes of the two scholars, Wu Yi's figure had become hazy, like a country man.
, when can one be so rich?
The scholar in plain clothes entered the compartment, took a nice sip of wine that he rarely saw, let alone could drink, and then said cheerfully: "Master Chen is such a generous person!"
When contacting the two of them, Wu Yi had already reported his family name, but naturally used the identity of Chen Yan. His identity and place of origin could be verified, so there was no need to worry even if others went to Chenliu County to investigate.
"Before, when we were outside in the lobby, I felt that the two of you were not worth mentioning, just a piece of silver." Wu Yi's words meant that he wanted to make friends with the two of them.
"I'm Wang Xinyuan, I don't have much background. This is Brother Xu, Yuanchang. Brother Xu's family is one of the top cloth merchants in the city, and their business is all over Beijun!"
When Wang Xinyuan introduced himself, he also introduced the person next to him. Just as Wu Yi had guessed when they first met, he was from a poor family and a wealthy family.
Wu Yi greets everyone one by one!
Then, Wang Xinyuan started talking and said a lot, such as that this Liu Fuzun was a disciple of the imperial censor, not a master who taught him since he was a child, but a room master under the scientific examination relationship.
There are factions in the officialdom, but many of them may not have met before they became officials. In order to build relationships as soon as possible and support each other in the future, they tried every means. Scientific examination is undoubtedly the best method. This is a civil official
Their methods, the scholars who took the scientific examination in the same year, and the friendship of the same room.
The above are the means for civil servants to establish friendship. As for the military attachés, they also have similar means. I will introduce them later when I have time.
In short, there are no parties outside the party, imperial ideas, no factions within the party, and all kinds of strange things.
A court that is absolutely pure and free of disputes does not exist. It is even unimaginable and can only be described as bizarre.
Only by acknowledging the complexity can you divide them, choose enemies and friends, and then make your friends more numerous and isolate your opponents.
The strategies of struggle in ancient and modern times are all like this.
The imperial censor of the Daji Dynasty was one of the most important of the three princes. According to the Shinto system, he was the Supreme God of Heaven and was dealt with by the Immortal Way. He was also the Supreme Immortal of Taiyi. Wu Yi had never encountered such a being before, and he was quite curious about it.
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Wu Yi looked surprised and said: "There is actually such a thing!"
Wang Xinyuan was very satisfied when he saw Wu Yi's surprised expression. Before, Wu Yi's heroic attitude of throwing away a lot of money made him feel inferior, but now he is finally more balanced.
"That's right! With him in the court, as long as our Master Liu makes achievements, he doesn't have to worry about being buried or replaced by others. It will be much easier to be promoted!" Xu Yuanchang, who had been silent for a long time, didn't have to worry about being buried or replaced by others.
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His family is responsible for this huge business and rarely interacts with the officialdom. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he is not clear about many things in the officialdom.
Many times, officials have no motivation and just muddle along, not because they don't have the strength, but because they do well, and the credit does not go to them. If they do poorly, they are all to blame. Where there is no motivation, naturally it is Xiao Gui and Cao Suilai.
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Liu Fuzun has someone to support him, so this biggest concern is gone. Naturally, he can administer government to the people and let go of his hands to do a big job.
After that, Wang Xinyuan taught almost everything he knew to others, but later on, most of it was just rumors and no evidence. For example, the imperial censor was planning reforms, so he had to deliberately add discussion of reforms in his books.
Only in this way can he gain the favor of Master Liu.
However, the scrolls that have been praised by Liu Fuzun in the past few days are not entirely in this style of writing. There are also immutable methods of writing about ancestors. Therefore, it is just a rumor and cannot be completely believed.
All in all, Wu Yi spent more than one hundred taels of silver to obtain this information, which was still a huge profit for him. The silver taels were of no great use to Wu Yi. If the money was not enough, there were many ways to obtain it legally.
After knowing the general preferences of Liu Fuzun, Wu Yi can also prescribe the right medicine and specifically target him to incite a civil uprising. Wu Yi needs to think about what level the civil uprising in Chenliu County needs to be maintained at, and where and how it should be directed.
Use small local events to cause fluctuations in the court.
It would be even better if we could formally induce the imperial censor to propose reforms. When there are no incremental changes, all so-called reforms are painful stock changes. If you want more, someone will definitely change it.
If you spit out what you have eaten, then the court will inevitably have party disputes.
Party strife basically means that the dynasty has reached its mid-to-late stage. Many people hate that officials protect each other, but to be honest, only when officials protect each other can things really be done.
Parties fight together, and everyone opposes for the sake of opposition, regardless of right or wrong, good or evil, which is the disaster of the empire and the sorrow of the people.
Asking someone what they think about the mutual protection of government officials can basically tell the difference between a political novice and a beginner.
If that day comes, Wu Yi's purpose of coming here can be considered a beginning. Of course, all of this is currently swirling in Wu Yi's mind and has not been put into practice.
However, after confirming that Liu Fuzun was a being who could reach heaven, Wu Yi already had a rough plan in his mind and was just about to officially activate it.
After chatting with them for half a day, Wu Yi parted ways with them. Wang Xinyuan and Wang Xinyuan also wanted to use an excuse to write business papers together to keep Wu Yi, who was a big spender, but Wu Yi used the excuse of important matters in his hometown.
Then he blurted out and said goodbye.
Naturally, Wu Yi told them that he was from Chenliu County and agreed to meet them again in the future.
When Xu Yuanchang heard that Wu Yi was from Chenliu County, he frowned slightly and asked Wu Yi what his father and brother did. Wu Yi replied that his father was a book clerk in the yamen.
Then, Xu Yuanchang seemed to understand something and didn't say much. Presumably, he thought that Wu Yi's money came from his father's corruption. Xu Yuanchang had also heard about the bad government administration in Chenliu County!