Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 237 Chapter 230 Five How to repay the favor

Seeing his father Wang Zhaowen overjoyed there, Wang Daoqiu was also happy, he is such a cheap dad!I have been dissatisfied for half my life, and now I can finally prove myself.

Now that he was here and in time for the meal, Wang Daoqiu added a pair of chopsticks to Wang Zhaowen and Hu Zongxian's lunch, and ate and drank together.

Wang Zhaowen was promoted, and when he was happy, he talked about Hu Zongxian during the meeting, complained about his friend, and ordered Wang Daoqiu as a parent to recommend it to the relevant department.

Wang Daoqiu was amused and said with a smile, "Father, how do you think your talents compare with Master Hu?"

"It's not as good! My father failed the provincial examination seven times, and each time he thought it was because the examiner was blind and didn't know real talent. It wasn't until I got along with brother Ruzhen this year that my father knew what true talent is. My father wrongly accused the examiner."

Having always been at the bottom of society, Wang Zhaowen could only come into contact with so-called scholars.Therefore, the seven times he landed in the industry before, he firmly believed that it was not because he had no talent, but because the world was unfair.But now that he has spent time with a top brain like Hu Zongxian, he knows that the little ink in his belly is really not worth mentioning, so he accepts it.

Seeing that the cheap daddy had corrected his thoughts and attitude, Wang Daoqiu said with a smile: "It is a piece of gold. As long as someone can dig it out from the sand, it will shine. Mr. Hu is a piece of gold, and there are people I am willing to put in the effort to fish it out from the sand. So father, you don’t have to worry about Mr. Hu. The height he will reach in the future will be that you will never be able to reach the heights of a feudal official and a national minister."

"What, your future will be the same as that of you brat?"

"Hahahaha, father, are you still worried about Master Hu now? Hahahaha!"

Damn!There is a monster in the family who has been granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister. He works with him every day, and may even be the prime minister in the future!This, this, this made Wang Zhaowen confused all of a sudden, and he looked at Hu Zongxian in surprise.

At this time, Hu Zongxian was embarrassed by Wang Zhaowen and said to Wang Daoqiu in shame: "Master Taifu is joking. How can a superficial person like Hu be worthy of the position of Prime Minister of the country?"

"Master Hu is not superficial. You know it and I know it, so Master Hu, you don't have to be humble. To be honest, Master Hu, when I first met you at the residence of the First Assistant, I wanted you to come to me and teach me all the time. I."

"Teaching you? Master Taifu is a young genius, smart and agile, which is rare in ancient and modern times. Why use Hu to teach you? Master Taifu is self-effacing."

When Wang Daoqiu asked him to teach him, Hu Zongxian was taken aback.You must know that Wang Daoqiu is a well-known young genius in the world.Liuyuan Jidi, born in a peasant family, has no background but has been an official for less than half a year.

And what about Hu Zongxian? He is in his 30s and has been in the official position for so many years, but his rank has never been higher than Xiao Qipin.Comparing the two, the gap is too big!So now Wang Daoqiu asks Hu Zongxian to teach him, it's like a Qingbei science doctor begging a junior high school student to teach him mathematics, physics and chemistry. How can this be serious?So Wang Daoqiu's words frightened Hu Zongxian.

Seeing the disbelief on Hu Zongxian's face, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly explained: "No, Mr. Hu, I am not being modest. Mr. Hu and my father usually work together and are good friends. Then Mr. Hu should know my origin, Wang Liangzhen. I grew up in a remote village in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. Before taking the imperial examination, I had been staying in the village, and the furthest I could go was walking around in the town, so I had no chance to be exposed to government affairs."

"To put it bluntly, I just have some wild ideas in my head, but I have no practical ability in government affairs. Therefore, my current role in the court is just that of His Majesty's staff, and I am not responsible for specific affairs. Even if I am the Minister The household department is usually handled by two ministers through consultation, and I rarely interfere. As the saying goes, water flows to lower places, and people go to higher places. I, Wang Liangzhen, am not willing to spend my whole life, and I am only qualified to be an aide! If I If you want to dominate the world, you must have someone around you who can handle specific government affairs. You, Hu Ruzhen, are the one who can help me make up for my shortcomings."

Wang Daoqiu spoke very clearly, and Hu Zongxian understood it, and with Hu Zongxian's intelligence, he could naturally tell that Wang Daoqiu was telling the truth.At the same time, Hu Zongxian also deeply admired Wang Daoqiu's sobriety. Wang Daoqiu was successful at a young age and entered the country's core decision-making circle within a year of becoming an official.

But even with such high achievements, Wang Daoqiu does not have the arrogance and self-righteousness of a young man who succeeds.Instead, you can clearly understand your own shortcomings and find ways to solve them.A person with such a good mind and mentality will undoubtedly have limitless achievements in the future. By following such a person, you will benefit endlessly.

Thinking of this, Hu Zongxian also strengthened his belief. At this moment, he ranked Wang Daoqiu in front of Yan Song, and recognized Wang Daoqiu as the leader in his heart.

So Wang Daoqiu waved away the olive branch of solicitation. After Hu Zongxian thought for a while, he said: "Master Taifu thinks so highly of him, well, Hu is willing to study under Master Taifu."

accepted!Sure enough, a smart person can tell the truth.Wang Daoqiu was also happy to think that he now had a general like Hu Zongxian who was capable of both literary and military skills and could stand alone.

So he said to Hu Zongxian frankly: "Ruzhen! I'm very happy that you can come and help me. But you also know that I am not in charge of any specific government affairs now, and I don't have a position to arrange for you. And those who are unhappy with you, Now you still control the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Metropolitan Procuratorate. So no matter how hard you work now, your assessment will only be passable at best. If you want to be promoted or transferred to a key position, it is impossible for others to raise your hand. To put it bluntly, As long as those who hate you still occupy the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you will not have a future through normal channels."

Wang Daoqiu was telling the truth. The righteous people in the Procuratorate and the Ministry of Personnel hated Yan Shifan to the core.And Hu Zongxian was lucky to die, because when he was the censor of Xuanda, he helped Yan Shifan, who was gilding Xuanda at that time, to rectify the side generals of Xuanda.Therefore, those loyal officials believed that he, Hu Zongxian, was Yan Shifan's lackey.

The censor who was a dignified supervisor of hundreds of officials was reduced to a stinking lackey like Yan Shifan. Where does this put the face of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and where does this put the faces of the arrogant censors?Therefore, Hu Zongxian is now the public enemy of the imperial censors of the Ming Dynasty. The Metropolitan Procuratorate regards him as a traitor and has him executed.And now Yu Maojian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Xiang, the minister, and Gao Gong and Gao Yi, who are responsible for official evaluation and official transfer, all treat Yan Shifan like shit.Therefore, although they gave Wang Daoqiu some face in Hu Zongxian's job transfer last year, in their hearts they hated Hu Zongxian, Yan Shifan's lackey, and naturally they could not give Hu Zongxian any future.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for supervising and evaluating hundreds of officials, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for the evaluation, promotion and transfer of officials.People in these two departments were unhappy with Hu Zongxian, and Hu Zongxian himself understood the consequences.So now that Wang Daoqiu talked about the matter and thought about his uncertain future, Hu Zongxian also looked depressed.

Seeing Hu Zongxian's frustration, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly continued: "The problem is not impossible to solve. Trees are moved to death and people are moved to live. In the capital and under the noses of those people, you, Ruzhen, can't get ahead, but outsiders Where to put it?"

"Going to another place? What is the difference between this and being in the capital? Even if I am sent to another place, the official department will definitely be in a few remote small counties. If I am asked to move to another place after my term in one place is over, several remote small counties will do it. After completing one term, I, Hu Ruzhen, will be gray-haired, retire and return to my hometown."

"Ru Zhen, you are not so pessimistic. Don't you still have me behind you? To be honest with Ru Zhen, I have an idea for your next step. I just don't know if you, Ru Zhen, mind the high temperature and rain in Guangdong and Guangxi. climate?"

"Liangguang, Master Taifu wants to arrange for me to work in Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Wang Daoqiu mentioned Guangdong and Guangxi inexplicably, which made Hu Zongxian a little confused. He didn't know what kind of medicine Wang Daoqiu was selling in his gourd.Guangdong and Guangxi, what is there in Guangdong and Guangxi? Why can you turn over by taking a job in Guangdong and Guangxi?Hu Zongxian didn't understand.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian was completely confused, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly explained: "It's not Guangdong and Guangxi, but Annan. In the past two years, our peacekeeping operations in Annan, Ruzhen must have read a lot in the imperial court's newspapers. So. If Ruzhen is smart enough to invest so much manpower and material resources in Annan if she wants to win over our dynasty, she will definitely not be doing good deeds by Amitabha Buddha, but have a purpose."

"What? Does the imperial court maintain peace in Annan with ulterior motives?"

When Wang Daoqiu said that the Ming court's "peacekeeping" in Annan was not moral support, but ulterior motives, Wang Zhaowen, who had always been upright, could not believe it.After all, Wang Zhaowen was very proud every time he saw the news about Annan's peacekeeping in the newspapers, praising that this was the style of a great country.But now...?
Unable to bear to see his cheap dad Wang Zhaowen being so stupid, Wang Daoqiu explained: "My dad! Do you know how much money the imperial court has spent on peacekeeping in Annan in the past two years? Not counting the people and financial support from Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou. , the peacekeeping supplies and peacekeeping funds allocated from our capital alone amount to more than 900 million taels of silver, which is equivalent to our country’s national military expenditures in the past two years. The imperial court spends so much money just to do a good deed. Father, do you think this is possible?"

"This, this, this..."

After hearing Wang Daoqiu say that the imperial court spent so much money on peacekeeping in Annan, Wang Zhaowen didn't quite believe that peacekeeping was just a good deed.So he stared at Wang Daoqiu, hoping that Wang Daoqiu would quickly help him solve his doubts.

Looking at the silly look of cheap dad Wang Zhaowen, Wang Daoqiu continued: "Actually, the imperial court made up its mind two years ago to take advantage of the civil strife in Annan to infiltrate Annan in the name of peacekeeping and control the overall situation in Annan. After that, Annan was destroyed in one fell swoop and the Ming Dynasty's Jiaozhi Province was rebuilt. For this reason, the imperial court urgently recruited Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Mu Jia, the Duke of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the governors of the four provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou to come to Beijing for secret discussions. Finally, it was decided to appoint Zhang Jing, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. As the commander-in-chief, the four provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou cooperated to annihilate Annan within three years and rebuild the Ming Dynasty's Jiaozhi Province."

"Master Zhang is a genius, and he has done a very good job in Annan. What was originally planned to be completed in three years, Master Zhang completed it in less than two years. Not long ago, the king of Annan had come to me and asked for surrender. Excuse. Now the emperor and the court have rejected it according to the usual practice. But after Annan's three requests, the court will reluctantly accept it. To tell the truth to my father and Ruzhen, the emperor and the cabinet have already made a decision, and they will send them after the spring of next year. As an imperial envoy, I went to Annan on behalf of the imperial court to announce the abolition of the Annan Kingdom and rebuild the Jiaozhi Province. I also enshrined the royal families and nobles in Annan, gave them titles, and then moved them all to live in Nanjing."

"Okay, the royal court is strong!" After hearing what Wang Daoqiu said about the court's decision to pacify Annan and rebuild Jiaozhi and the specific implementation process, Hu Zongxian was full of enthusiasm, and he slapped the table and applauded loudly.

Wang Zhaowen, who just now felt that the imperial court was pretending to maintain peace and was a bit unrighteous, once he heard Wang Daoqiu's words, he knew that the imperial court had expanded its territory, and his national pride naturally arose. He happily agreed with Hu Zongxian and said that Emperor Jiajing Holy Ming, all the princes in the imperial court are capable ministers.

After praising Emperor Jiajing and the court, Wang Zhaowen looked at Wang Daoqiu with disgust and said that Wang Daoqiu, a child with a yellow mouth, was not qualified to be an imperial envoy to announce on behalf of the court that our dynasty had opened another province in Xinjiang. This was too unbecoming.

Wang Zhaowen disliked Wang Daoqiu and felt that Wang Daoqiu was not worthy of presiding over such a grand ceremony as the opening of the border area at his age.But when Wang Daoqiu reported the ages of other ministers in the cabinet, none of whom were under 60 years old, Wang Zhaowen fell silent.

After all, if an old man in his 60s had to work hard all the way to Annan for nearly ten thousand miles, it is very likely that he died on the road before arriving in Annan.So looking at his age and body, he really could only let Wang Daoqiu go.So Wang Zhaowen stopped talking.

After taking care of Wang Zhaowen, Wang Daoqiu said to Hu Zongxian: "Ruzhen, the new construction of Jiaozhi requires a large number of county officials. This is also an opportunity for you to make contributions. In the eyes of the court officials, Jiaozhi is not only barbaric, but the natives there are also extremely ferocious. , they once defeated the arrogant Meng Yuan and fled, so that Meng Yuan could not conquer them."

"During the reign of Emperor Chengzu, our dynasty was very powerful and had many famous generals. They could conquer Annan. Nearly 50 troops were annihilated by the Annan people. Even Liu Sheng, a famous general who could defeat the Mongols and escape in embarrassment time and time again, died in the battle. Annan. Therefore, in the eyes of court officials, going to Cochin to serve as an official is equivalent to being exiled and you may be killed by the ferocious Annan people at any time."

"But it is precisely because of the new settlement of Jiaozhi that the natives there are still not convinced by the king. It is very dangerous to go there to serve as an official. If you, Ruzhen, are willing to go to Jiaozhi, even if it is to directly promote the fourth-grade prefect, I think the official department will also Approved. And the new settlement of Jiaozhi is the place where local officials can show their abilities and make achievements. But are you not as brave as Ruzhen to challenge it? "

(End of this chapter)