Ming politicians

() After the yamen servant came forward, he found that Zhou Kang's temperament was still very good. This time, the yamen servant didn't dare to be negligent, and opened his mouth very carefully.

"Excuse me, sir, do you have any business?"

Seeing the courteous and modest attitude of the yamen servant, Zhou Kang didn't find it strange. He had seen too many such scenes.

"I want to pay a visit to Mr. Su, the magistrate of Jiangning County."

"Sir, can you tell us your name so we can inform you?"

"Oh, you just said that there is an old man surnamed Zhou who came to visit Mr. Su."

The yamen servant nodded, and asked Zhou Kang to wait a moment, and went in to report by himself.

The waiting time was difficult. Zhou Kang thought a lot. He still understood what the master meant. He just wanted to see if Su Tiancheng had the character of stalking others. In fact, no official in the court had such thoughts. Ah, although this cannot be said absolutely, but the officials I come into contact with basically have such a personality.

Soon, Zhou Kang saw a familiar figure appearing at the gate of the county government.

He suddenly became a little excited, and he didn't know where this feeling came from. It seemed that he had discovered a priceless treasure. Su Tiancheng's attitude that he was able to come to the gate of the county government already explained everything.

"So it's Brother Zhou, it's really an old friend."

"Master Su is so kind, I don't dare to accept it. I have long wanted to visit, but I have always been too busy. There are many things in the house."

"Brother Su, please go in and talk."

Su Tiancheng took Zhou Kang directly to the third hall.

Zhou Kang was even more surprised.In fact, he and Su Tiancheng have not met a few times.What impressed me the most was the first time we met. At that time, Su Tiancheng went to the stable to take part in the examination, and he had already shown a temperament that was neither overbearing nor humble.

Jiangning County must have received the residence report, and Su Tiancheng also knew that Zhou Yanru had resigned from office and had no power or influence.Under such circumstances, he was still able to enter the three halls, which shows that Su Tiancheng's understanding is indeed extraordinary.

After taking his seat, Zhou Kang cupped his hands and took the initiative to speak.

"I'm making a special trip to visit Mr. Su, it seems very abrupt."

"Brother Zhou, don't say that. Although Mr. Zhou has resigned from office, he is still my mentor. I will be a teacher for a day and a father for the rest of my life. I dare not forget it. As for the affairs of the court, I stay away from the stables. There are many The matter is not very clear, and I dare not jump to conclusions. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Mr. Zhou needs to worry about things. There are too many things. Cao has worked hard for these years. It is not a bad thing to take this opportunity to take a good rest for a while ah."

Zhou Kang looked at Su Tiancheng, he didn't expect that Su Tiancheng spoke so directly, there was no cover at all.

"It's rare for your lord to see it this way. After my master resigned from office, he didn't want to stay in the stables. He has already returned to his hometown. This world is so cold, and I have a deep understanding."

"Brother Zhou knows so much, I have to say a few more words. There is not much difference between officialdom and shopping malls. We all say that merchants are greedy for profit, and they don't get up early without profit. It's not the case in Guancheng, Mr. Zhou. As the chief assistant of the cabinet, the crowd is like a bustling crowd, if it is said that all the people who come to visit have no ideas, and it is unrealistic to pursue the friendship between gentlemen as light as water, it has been said since ancient times, and no one can be exempt."

"My lord's words are very reasonable, but I'm a little strange. In the past year, my lord has never taken the initiative to visit my master. My lord once came to the stable at the beginning of the year. Could it be that my lord's understanding is somewhat different. "

Zhou Kang did ask questions, and he pointed directly to the key points.

"The prime minister is a seventh-rank official. Brother Zhou is really powerful. I don't know what to say. If you talk about pursuing a gentleman's friendship with Mr. Zhou, I dare not say it. It's too much, but I There are still some differences in my thoughts, and the reasons for this can only be understood but cannot be explained in words, please forgive me, Brother Zhou."

"My lord, you are being polite. My lord is so forthright. I really didn't expect it. I looked around in Jiangning County earlier, and I admire it very much. In Jiangning County under your lord's governance, the people are rich and prosperous. It can be said that you don't pick up things on the road. "

"Brother Zhou, don't say that. Jiangning County can't meet that standard, and I don't have that much ability. Jiangning County is a place of wealth and prosperity. How can it be too poor in the capital city? If you say I'm going with the flow That's all."

Zhou Kang is very smart, so he didn't continue talking about this topic. After all, he is not an official of the imperial court, and his status is very special. It is definitely inappropriate to discuss administrative matters with Su Tiancheng, and at such a moment, talking about any topic, They all looked a little embarrassed, seeing Su Tiancheng and getting such an attitude had already achieved their goal.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Kang got up to leave, but Su Tiancheng did not persuade him to stay.

Zhou Kang left the county office, but within a quarter of an hour, Qu Qingze entered the third hall.

"My lord, the guest who just arrived is Zhou Kang, the housekeeper of Lord Zhou Yanru."

Su Tiancheng looked at Qu Qingze, nodded, but did not speak.

He is used to such things. Qu Qingze's status is special, and his mission is also special. He knows it very well, and he has made good use of Qu Qingze's line. Some things can be reported to the emperor quickly. Otherwise, according to his status, there is no such opportunity.

"Your Excellency, you must be cautious. Lord Zhou just resigned from office and returned to his hometown, Suzhou Mansion. It is not far from Yingtian Mansion. I don't know how many people there are. Pay attention to Lord Zhou. At such a time, Zhou Kang came to visit. , Not seeing is the best thing, luckily Zhou Kang left soon, there is no problem."

When Qu Qingze said this evil, it was indeed from the perspective of caring.

However, Su Tiancheng had to make some explanations, which involved being a human being and what kind of concepts to establish.

"My lord, the relationship between us is not normal anymore, so if there is evil, in front of you, I still have to say it straight, otherwise I won't be enough friends. There will always be battles in the imperial court. So, in this kind of struggle, there must be winners and losers, the so-called winners and losers, we will not discuss these for the time being, but I think we still have to have our own opinions on how to treat personal matters.”

"Master Zhou is my mentor. No matter what the situation is, I have to respect him. Don't say that Master Zhou has resigned and returned home. Even if Master Zhou is imprisoned, I still have to visit him."

"In my opinion, being a man and being an official are two different things. Although they cannot be completely separated, the two cannot be completely equated. Being an official is for a while, and being a man is for a lifetime. After someone resigned, they crossed the river and demolished the bridge, which is very bad, at least it shows that personal quality is flawed."

"What I am worried about is that some officials think that this is a normal situation. Such thoughts and practices are dangerous. People's conduct is changing unconsciously, and the atmosphere of the court has become very bad. Well, everyone tends to follow suit. After becoming an official, the first thing that comes to mind is oneself and one's own interests. Even if there is a slight turmoil, they will retreat. It is a typical wall. How can such an official do a good job? Things, how can you do your best.”

Qu Qingze nodded numbly. He felt that Su Tiancheng's statement was very reasonable and impeccable, but this kind of thinking was too heaven-defying and too simple. It was like this in the officialdom. Seniors, everywhere, how can you change this situation by yourself.

However, Su Tiancheng's tone also changed.

"Of course, I won't do the act of shaking the tree. Everyone thinks it's normal to do so. I personally stand out and do something different, and there won't be any good results. So, I won't flaunt it deliberately. This point , His lord, you just need to rest assured."

"My lord, I'm really worried, I'm afraid you're going to visit Lord Zhou."

"Hehe, you treat me as a three-year-old filial piety, how can I do such a thing."

"It's also because I misunderstood it. Your Excellency didn't keep Zhou Kang for dinner, that's already explained everything."

Seeing Qu Qingze's relieved expression, Su Tiancheng felt a little sad, the officialdom is really a big mess, some things can't be changed at all, politics is like this, it's like a round ball, you can only follow along, The more you think about the strong pressure, the greater the rebound you will suffer in the end.

The so-called friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. In the officialdom, it almost does not exist. Once you step into the officialdom, you enter the vortex of right and wrong. No matter how developed the society is, and no matter how rich the people are, these problems, It always exists, and it will be the same after hundreds of years. As long as human beings exist, fighting in the officialdom will always exist.

Su Tiancheng's ideals and ambitions are not ordinary. After three years, he has done a lot of things, which are already slowly changing the course of history. However, he still understands some things and cannot be forced. It is civil servants, even small officials, who have never seen anything, and have no experience of any official philosophy, but the level is different. When they came to the Ming Dynasty, some things, the pattern is actually the same.

While bowing his head and sighing, Su Tiancheng felt that his ancestors were indeed powerful, and had summed up countless officialdom philosophies. These things have been followed by everyone for thousands of years, and they are all default. If you want to change these things, it is like Hundreds of years later, the cynics look forward to the harmony of the world, and cannot understand the slightest injustice. That is the greatest naivety. The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh. You have to accept what should be accepted.

His biggest understanding is that the saying that all people are born equal is just lip service, but in the real world, it will never be realized. The real reality is that people are born unequal and there are differences. (To be continued. Welcome to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets,