Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 103 Yan Song's Preaching and Teaching

During the Jiajing period, Xiyuan was very large, including what would later become Zhongmouhai, Beihai Park, and the China Pictures and Culture Museum.In this large area, Emperor Jiajing has built many palaces and Taoist temples over the years. Among them, Wuyi Hall is the place allocated to the cabinet office.

This Wuyi Hall is located beside Taiye Pond, with a large rice field in front of it, also called Shejitian.It was used every spring when the Ming Dynasty held the ceremony of farming and sericulture, and persuaded the people to cultivate the land and raise mulberry trees, and the emperor, empress, and officials used it as a show.

Wang Daoqiu was led by the little eunuch, walked through the Sheji field, and came to the office building of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty at this time - Wuyi Hall.From the appearance, this Wuyi Hall is very simple, and it is not worthy of the status of the central office building of his dynasty.

Early in the morning, Wang Daoqiu first had breakfast with Emperor Jiajing, and then went to the Ministry of Personnel and the General Affairs Department to go through the entry procedures.It's almost nine o'clock in the morning when we get here now.

At this time, it was the time when the cabinet was busy with official business. Entering the large courtyard belonging to Wuyi Hall, officials were rushing in and out, seizing the time to deal with the official affairs of the country.

Wang Daoqiu is the duty officer of the Cabinet Department, and he will be counted as a staff member here in the future, so he has to come here to go through the registration procedures and meet the four current cabinet bosses according to official customs.Four?It seems a bit too much. Just think about that old summer dog. Anyway, when the Loop incident happens, I will definitely kill this hypocrite and stinky old dog.There is no need to be polite to a person who will be on the market in a few months. Let’s just be enemies to the bitter end!
Thinking about his grudge against Xia Laogou, Wang Daoqiu said goodbye to the young eunuch who brought him here, and entered the Wuyi Hall by himself.The main hall of Wuyi Hall is now the office location of the four cabinet bosses. The three-dimensional space of this main hall is very large. In addition to the throne hall in the center, the left and right sides are divided into offices.The largest of these offices is the office of the Chief Minister of the Ming Dynasty. Its current owner's surname is Yan Mingsong.

According to the rules, Wang Daoqiu also went to see Yan Song, the leader of the officials.When he arrived at the door of Yan Song's office, he reported his identity and the reason for asking to see the chief minister. Yan Song's "secretary" went in to inform Yan chief minister, and then Wang Daoqiu himself waited at the door.

After waiting for a while, the "secretary" came out and said: "Sir Wang, the chief assistant calls you in."

"Thank you."

After handing over his hands and thanking the "secretary" who notified him, Wang Daoqiu tidied up his baggy and bloated robe before stepping into Yan Song's office.

Yan Song's office is not big, and it is not well decorated. In future generations, it may not even be as good as the deputy section chief's office.When Wang Daoqiu came in, Yan Song was already standing there, waiting for him with a smile.

"My disciple, Wang Daoqiu, pays homage to my mentor."

When he came to Yan Song, Wang Daoqiu bent down and bowed in salute. He called himself "disciple" in a low voice and called Yan Song "mentor".

"Hehehehe, Liangzhen is here! Master and disciple, you and I don't need to use those false etiquettes when there is no one around. Please get up quickly." Seeing Wang Daoqiu bending down and bowing in a respectful manner, Yan Song was very pleased.So he helped Wang Daoqiu up with very kind hands, and asked Wang Daoqiu not to make any big gestures in private in the future.

With Yan Song's help, Wang Daoqiu stood up and thanked him: "Thank you, my mentor."

"No thanks, no thanks. Come on, Liangzhen, sit down and try the white tea from my master's hometown. The reputation of this tea is not as good as your West Lake Longjing in Zhejiang, nor as famous as the Guzhu Zisun in Liangzhen's hometown of Huzhou. But this tea I have been accustomed to drinking it since I was a child, so I have prepared this kind of tea here. I am not neglecting it, Liangzhen, come and try it too!"

"Thank you, teacher."

"Hehehe, no thank you."

Yan Song, the dignified chief minister of the country, showed no official airs when greeting Wang Daoqiu, and always had a warm smile on his face.To be honest, if he hadn't been in official uniform, if he hadn't been in Wuyi Hall, if he'd just been on the street, with Yan Song's current demeanor, I'm afraid anyone who saw him would have thought that he was just a kind-hearted elder from the neighborhood, not anything else. The chief auxiliary of the empire.

After asking Wang Daoqiu to sit down in the guest seat, Yan Song picked up the small teapot on the small stove in his office and was about to make tea for Wang Daoqiu.He is a junior, 50 years older than Yan Song. How dare Wang Daoqiu let Yan Song, who is old enough to be his grandfather, make tea for him?So as soon as Yan Song picked up the small teapot, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the small teapot from Yan Song's hand, and made tea himself.

Faced with Wang Daoqiu's robbery, Yan Song was not polite to Wang Daoqiu. He just smiled and scolded him for a few words, and then sat there by himself.

After Yan Song sat down, he asked about the Nanjianhe Steel Plant that he was interested in.When Wang Daoqiu answered everything there, Yan Song nodded with satisfaction and praised Wang Daoqiu a few words.Then he began to be Wang Daoqiu's life mentor, and he politely taught Wang Daoqiu the skills of getting along with others in the officialdom.Yan Song taught Wang Daoqiu and solved his doubts. He paid attention to the way he spoke, making Wang Daoqiu feel that this was one of his elders, teaching him earnestly, and his eyes were full of care, not preaching or showing off.

Yan Song talked for a while, and when he said he was tired, he stopped, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "As you get older, you can't help but be a little verbose. Don't blame Liang Zhen!"

"What did the teacher say? What the teacher is passing on to his disciples are all the experience and lessons learned from his decades of ups and downs in the officialdom. If you understand these as soon as possible, the disciple will be able to avoid many detours in the future! So it is not too late for the disciple to thank the teacher for his teachings. How can you find your mentor too verbose?"

After saying these words, Wang Daoqiu stood up and bowed to Yan Song again.Faced with Wang Daoqiu's gift, Yan Song didn't have much reaction. He still supported Wang Daoqiu with both hands and let Wang Daoqiu sit and talk.

After sitting down again, Wang Daoqiu remembered the conflict he had just had with Xiong Bin, the Minister of Civil Affairs.So he told Yan Song everything about it.

After Yan Song listened to Wang Daoqiu's narration, he still took a sip of tea first, and then said disapprovingly: "Liangzhen, don't worry about Xiong Bin. If he is smart, just let it go. If he is not smart, really I will impeach you for your dealings with the inner court, the Imperial Guards, and the Taoist sect. Then he, as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, will be finished."

"For such a trivial matter, it's okay if the emperor doesn't believe him. Could it be so serious that it could lead to dismissal from office?"

"Hahahaha, Liangzhen, you are extremely talented, but you can't even figure out this little bit of knowledge? Liangzhen, aren't you teasing me as a teacher?"

"Students are stupid and hope their teachers can clear up their doubts."

Seeing Yan Song's confident and confident look, Wang Daoqiu was a little puzzled.So he hurriedly bowed his hands to salute Yan Song, asking Yan Song to explain his doubts.

When Yan Song saw Wang Daoqiu, he seemed to really not understand what was going on.So Lao Yansong secretly sighed in his heart, although this Wang Daoqiu is too young and a genius, he is still too young and has no experience in the world!After sighing in his heart, Yan Song explained Wang Daoqiu's confusion: "Hahahaha, Liangzhen, you? You are really smart, and you were confused for a while. Liangzhen, think about it! Whether you used to help Jinyiwei in the briquette business, or just now The biggest beneficiaries of the Nanjianhe Iron and Steel Plant built by the inner court are all His Majesty today! And you, Jin Yiwei and the inner court have joined forces to do these things, and your Majesty has nodded. Since His Majesty nodded, Then you are just on an errand, so how can you hook up with the chamberlain and plot something evil?"

"As for whether you believe in Taoism, it's not wrong! If the belief is wrong, then the emperor himself should issue an edict to punish himself! Moreover, Liangzhen, if Xiong Chan impeaches you based on this, then Jin Yiwei will be punished , the inner court, and the Taoist sect are also involved. Liangzhen, think about it, Jinyiwei, the inner court, and the Taoist sect, Tao Xianshi, are all people close to His Majesty on a daily basis. Xiong Ban said that the Jinyiwei and the inner court are traitors, and the Taoist sect is the world. Liar, isn't that an allusion to the emperor... So Liangzhen, if Xiong Bin is not smart enough to dare to impeach you like that. Then after the emperor reads this impeachment, the emperor will not think that Xiong Bin is impeaching you, but People would think that Xiong Ban was referring to Sang and scolding Huai, and was mocking him as the emperor."

Oh, yes!Just now, I was intimidated by the power of Xiong Pan, the official minister.But they forgot about Emperor Jiajing. He was a man who liked to judge a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart.

Thinking about this matter carefully, it is indeed as Yan Song said, if Xiong Ban dares to impeach him for being close to the inner court and Jin Yiwei, especially for believing in Taoism.With Emperor Jiajing's narrow-mindedness, he would definitely think wrongly, thinking that Xiong Ban was building a plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly. It was a lie to impeach Wang Daoqiu, and it was true that Emperor Jiajing was ridiculing him.

After understanding this, Wang Daoqiu now feels ashamed that he was not calm just now and couldn't even understand this bit of knowledge.So he didn't dare to look directly at Yan Song, and seemed to be evasive.

At this time, Yan Song, seeing Wang Daoqiu so embarrassed, was also amused and laughed.Then he patted Wang Daoqiu on the shoulder and taught: "Liangzhen! Every time you suffer, you will gain wisdom. After this incident, I hope you can remember this lesson and stay calm when encountering problems in the future. Otherwise, your intelligence will not be enough." I'm so anxious that you can't understand what happened to Xiong Bin today. Okay, Liangzhen, let's end the conversation between you and my master and apprentice today. Can you go and see the other three ministers as soon as possible? By the way, Liangzhen, although you and that Xia Gongjin are incompatible, he is now a cabinet bachelor after all, so you can't be lax in terms of etiquette. You would rather let him invite you to a closed door than let him pick your fault. This is what officialdom is like, There are too many grievances and too many insincere words. Liangzhen, you have to try to get used to this."

"I sincerely follow my teacher's teachings. When I leave my teacher's place, I will go to Xia Yan's place."

"Okay, okay, Liangzhen! Only after enduring hardship can you become a master! You go, I won't send you away as a teacher."

"The mentor stays, and the student bids farewell."

(End of this chapter)