Chapter 175: The matter of marriage always hurts the most
The wide royal road seemed a bit empty. After the dynasty, all the ministers walked quickly to leave this place, for fear that the emperor inside would call them back if he was unhappy.
But there are always some people who are more courageous. Not only do they not feel panic at all while strolling along this royal road, but they slowly and leisurely treat this place as their own back garden.
Slowly walking from the distance of the royal road were two gray-haired old guys. If a little more time had passed, they might not even be able to straighten their backs.
"Old boy Su, please tell me who the Emperor's people are on the other side of the grassland. And who are those scholars who have the courage to go to the grassland? Although I have some guesses in my heart, I can't be sure."
Su Wang laughed bitterly.
"I have no way of guessing what you're saying. It's possible that any scholar has a grudge against our great Chu. At least they have to have a grudge against our great Chu openly. But there are probably too many such people! Even if
Even if the Taoist Master Zhang Tianshi is still alive, he can’t figure it out!”
Lu Xiangrui nodded at this, and then continued.
"There are many scholars who have enmity with our great Chu, but there are not many scholars who have the ability to straighten out the affairs of a country. Can you tell me whether there are people from farming and studying families here? After decades of suppression, I
I can’t believe that not one or two of them have evil intentions!”
Su Wang's expression was very relaxed, and he obviously didn't think it was a big deal for the farming and studying family to run away to the grassland.
"It would be great if some farming and reading families who are unwilling to be lonely are really causing trouble behind the scenes. They don't know how to manage the world, benefit the people, and govern the country. Their only advantage is to write two moral articles and say a few sentences. If the grassland
We hope to rely on them to establish political power, and there will be no need for war between Da Chu and the grassland. In less than ten years, those slanderous scholars will make the entire grassland a mess, so we can just go over and seize the territory."
Hearing what Su Wang said, Lu Xiangrui, who originally had some ideas, became a little confused. Besides the farming and studying family, who else would quietly run to the grassland? An idea flashed through his mind, and Lu Xiangrui suddenly remembered another group of people.
"Could it be that they were officials from the previous dynasty? This is not good. It's fine for Chen Mu to stay in Jiangnan, but we don't know where Zhu Wenran is! If he goes to the grassland to take charge of the overall situation, our life will be different.
It's better."
Su Wang patted Lu Xiangrui's shoulder.
"Don't worry about this. It is absolutely impossible for Zhu Wenran to go to the grassland. If he went, today's small court meeting would not end so quickly. Will the emperor let a prime minister who is more perfect than me go to the grassland? Let's
To put it bluntly, even if Zhu Wenran did go to the grassland, he is still the emperor's man, and he might be the one who delivered the letter to the emperor."
Lu Xiangrui nodded again. If Zhu Wenran really ran to the grassland, he would not have to worry about it. Emperor Chu Zheng would definitely be the first to stand up and scold his mother.
"But apart from these two people, who else has the talent to manage the world?"
Su Wang was getting better and better as he lived, but Lu Xiangrui became a little confused as he got older. Not only did his thinking slow down, his brain was not as functional as before.
"Who said you have to find someone who can rule a country with one person? You can't stop eating when you can't eat meat? You can't survive when you don't have money? People come up with all the solutions, right?
, If you can’t find the best for some things, then you should find something inferior!”
Su Wang laughed for no reason, looking more like an old fox than before.
"In my opinion, one or two aristocratic farming and studying families sent people to the grassland and they definitely didn't escape, but most of them were scholars from the previous dynasty who had a grudge against Chu. Chen Mu, Zhu Wenran and the like were impossible, but the bachelors and ministries below
There will definitely be no problem if Shangshu digs out a few of them."
Hearing this, Lu Xiangrui let out a long sigh of relief.
"As long as it's not Zhu Wenran, it's easy to talk about anything. Others won't be able to do anything unless they spend three to five years."
Having said this, Su Wang stopped and turned to look at Lu Xiangrui strangely.
"Old boy Su, you look at me like this
What am I doing? I am too old to withstand your threats."
"Sex Lu, you said that your precious apprentice Lu Lingxuan was promoted to the position of imperial envoy by you. Why don't you let him stand up and shine? If it hadn't been for the imperial emissary standing in the court in the past two years.
Damn it, I thought our three stations turned into two."
Lu Xiangrui wondered what this old boy wanted to do. He didn't expect it to be such an insignificant thing.
"I thought you were going to ask me something, but I didn't expect it to be this. This kid Ling Xuan is very smart, and his martial arts are getting better and better day by day, but there is one thing. He always loses his great wisdom in some small clever things.
, if this is not cured for him now, he will make a big mistake in the future, so instead of letting him stand up like this now, it is better to let him learn from the sidelines for two more years."
Now it was Su Wang's turn to be a little confused.
"Then why did you push him to the high position of the imperial emissary so early? Wouldn't it be the same a few years later?"
"Occupy the position! Although there is indeed some suspicion of occupying the latrine and not doing anything, but how could you let go of such a good opportunity? If you miss this time, I don't know when the next time the three directors will be replaced.
.”
After figuring out the reason, Su Wang started to walk with his feet up, Lu Xiangrui still following him.
"But after all, he has been a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy for fifteen years, and he should be able to follow him now. Our health has become worse and worse in the past two years. If he suddenly leaves, there will be no one who can take over our class.
.”
A look of serious thinking appeared on Lu Xiangrui's face, and he didn't nod his head until he walked out of the palace.
"Indeed, it's almost the same. People of our age should also think about things after death. However, not only my apprentice, but also your son and the scholar from Jiangnan you like can also do things."
Su Wang smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"It can't be compared, it can't be compared. That boy Su Ruyu has only been an official for a few years, let alone that Lu Dongshu. The time he came to the capital was only one year. Although these young boys are very smart, they rashly put the burden on
It’s a heavy burden for them. If they can’t lift it up, they will be crushed. While we still have a few years to live, let’s give this burden little by little. In addition, there are other
Some good talents in the imperial court will also start to make moves in the next two years."
"What do you think of Qi Baihe?"
Su Wang stopped again, and after thinking for a while, he found the person who matched this name in his mind.
"Are you talking about the Minister of Civil Affairs who suddenly became rich because he reported Sun Liufang?"
"Exactly!"
Su Wang began to frown and think again, but no matter how hard he searched in his mind, he could not find what great things this Qi Baihe had done in the past two years.
"In my memory, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual about this Qi Baihe. He has been doing his job peacefully in the past few years. Although he has done a good job, he has indeed selected some good candidates for our Dachu.
The seed of reading, but in the final analysis, it is the ability to take charge of a department, and this should not catch your eye!"
At this time, Su Wang couldn't see clearly, and all he could see was Lu Xiangrui's mysterious smile.
"Boy Su, you have been shrewd for so long that you have forgotten what it feels like to be honest. For Qi Baihe, being honest is his greatest advantage. And there is one thing I want to tell you.
When he was just a small meritorious official, he could only do his job as a minister. But after he became the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he could do his job as a minister, and in our
Under careful observation, he has not yet reached the point where his talent has been exhausted.”
Su Wang frowned. He really couldn't figure out the meaning of Lu Xiangrui's words. Is this a tendency to pull Qi Baihe up? But if he goes up any further, he will reach the position of the commander of the third station.
It can be considered that you have truly entered the center of the imperial court.
"Liu, do you mean to give him a place among the future officers of Santai?"
Lu
Xiangrui didn't nod. His next words could really be said to be shocking, because even Su Wang was frightened by his words and his heart was beating fast.
"Tell me, if I had the guts to raise him to the position of a tailor in Dachu, would he still be able to do his job as a tailor?"
Lu Xiangrui stretched and continued.
"Actually, I'm quite looking forward to it!"
Lu Xiangrui looked relaxed, but Su Wang next to him had his eyes widened with disbelief.
"Tinker! Mr. Lu, you want to leave your position to him! But in my opinion, your apprentice is the best candidate! Is this Qi Baihe really worthy of your regard?"
Lu Xiangrui seemed to have relieved himself of the burden and chuckled.
"The apprentice I taught myself knows that I actually want him to go his own way, but in the end he still steps on my way. This is not bad at all. As long as you follow the steps, it will not be difficult to maintain the success in the future, but it is not difficult for him to follow the path.
I want to make some good progress, but Qi Baihe is different. Promoting him to the top is a big gamble for me, using my position as Grand Master to bet that he can do as well as he does now when he becomes a tailor!"
Seeing Su Wang's shocked eyes, Lu Xiangrui found it very funny, patted his shoulder and said.
"Don't worry, it's far from the time to place a bet, and I haven't made up my mind yet whether I want to bet or not. Maybe Qi Baihe will make me unhappy later and I won't bet on him."
Su Wang came back to his senses. He actually knew that although the current situation in Dachu was good, it still needed to be changed. Otherwise, the two of them would not have spent this effort talking about those young people here. So after the initial surprise, he
Now I am not so disgusted with Lu Xiangrui's big gamble. Maybe this Qi Baihe is really a good tailor?
Regardless of whether Lu Xiangrui wanted to place the bet or not, Qi Baihe would not run away anyway. The two looked at each other and seemed to think of the same person. Su Wang spoke before Lu Xiangrui.
"To be honest, I can't see through him. Sometimes he behaves like a rotten scholar, but sometimes I think he is very talented. Moreover, in the past few years, Jinghua Academy has not been getting better and better under his hands.
, but the emperor has never had any intention of taking the academy back from his hands."
When they mentioned Jinghua Academy, it was clear that the person they thought of at the same time was naturally the mountain chief Cao Huabin who went to Jiangnan for half a year on the first day he took office.
Lu Xiangrui touched his beard and said.
"If the ancestor of his family can say that his knowledge is no longer inferior to him, then of course Cao Huabin has knowledge, but he has never been an official. Is he really so smart? We have spent decades
He just figured out the problem and he actually learned it by himself without a teacher!"
Su Wang couldn't see through this person, so naturally he couldn't comment, so after thinking about it, he could only say this.
"Let's just wait. There will always be a day when he shows his true ability. Our emperor is also a sharp person who never sees rabbits and doesn't let go of eagles. If Cao Huabin has never been willing to show his talents, or he is simply not
If someone is just trying to gain fame and reputation, the most he can do in his life is to die in his position as mountain leader without making any progress."
Lu Xiangrui thought for a moment and felt that Su Wang's words were reasonable. Chu Zheng was not a fool. He would not hand over an important position to someone he did not understand.
"Then based on this calculation, we have determined the central team of the imperial court in the future. Leaving aside the weird Cao Huabin, in addition to Cheng Yijie, the most important of the three offices, we also have to take care of He Ren.
We need to grab the central command inside to get enough points!"
Su Wang nodded and said nothing this time, but his thoughts were already drifting into the distance.
There is a small county in Bianzhou called Hualiu. Its county governor has only been in office for a year. His name is Shi Linwu!
However, everything in the world can go as planned. Su Wang wants to be beautiful, but it is not easy to achieve!