Idle courtiers

Chapter 175 Xu Ge, You Think Too Much

After hiring a sedan chair and led by Feng Chuan, Zhou Nan arrived at Xu's mansion soon.

I have to praise, the Xu family's prime minister's mansion is really big, and old Xu is really rich.

Xu Jie's mansion is located in the west of the inner city, occupying two streets.The houses inside are all new, apparently just built for less than two years, they look majestic and majestic, and they are the landmark buildings in this area.

However, compared with the grandeur of Xu Ge's hometown, the gate looks deserted.

Ordinarily, the second assistant of the cabinet, the number two figure in the civil service system of the Ming Dynasty, is equivalent to the Secretary of State of the United States in later generations, and his power is so popular.He is on duty in the cabinet every day, and will receive central and local officials from morning to night.Going home from the morning, there must be a lot of visitors.

But it was very quiet at the gate, a group of sparrows were flying around.A layer of snow has accumulated on the stone lion at the gate, and it has transformed from the king of beasts into a naive Jingba.

There were no soldiers at the door either, just sitting lazily in the porter's room to warm up.

Zhou Nan couldn't help wondering if he had come to the wrong place, not to mention the second assistant of the cabinet, Wang Ruoxu, the head of the official department, might be more lively than here.

He stepped forward, called the sleepy concierge, handed over his name badge, and said, "Xiaguan, the pedestrian, and the pedestrian, Zhou Nan, have something to call on Mr. Xu Ge, please let me know."

Zhou Nan was looted by Ah Jiu because all the money on his body was taken away, so naturally there was no door bag to send.

As a rule, when lower-level officials pay a visit to the elders, they will give them one or two taels of silver.In this way, Menzi will go to report.Seeing that Zhou Nan was so ignorant of the rules, the concierge became annoyed. He took the film and threw it back without even looking at it, shouting: "A small person from the eighth grade also wants to see Mr. Ge, and there are too many officials in the capital. If you have nothing to do, come to see the old man, the old man doesn't have to do anything, just go back!"

Zhou Nan smiled apologetically and took the film left by Ah Jiu out of his sleeve, and handed it over: "This is what Master Ah Jiu left for the next official."

When Menzi heard that it was Ah Jiu who called, he cheered up and took it over to have a look.Suddenly remembered something, and asked: "You have something to go through, do you have to see Mr. Ge?"

Under the banner of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Ninth Young Master complained outside, and the people in the mansion knew about helping others.Among them, he and several other gentlemen also participated. If the matter is not big, it will be done easily, and everyone will share the money.

It's not a big deal for the prime minister's family to be a seventh-rank official.

However, this person actually wanted to meet with Cifu, and he didn't know how much money Jiu Gongzi had squeezed out of him. Could it be that he was going to get rich this time.

Menzi immediately opened his eyes and smiled, and said: "Zhou Xingren, you wait here first, Mr. Ge Xiumu is in the mansion today, I will report first." He took Zhou Nan's name stab and went in to report.

After a while, he came back with a full face of disappointment, and said: "Zhou Xingren, Mr. Ge said that if it's business, you can find the pedestrian Si Zheng Qinliang. If it's private, it's inconvenient for him to meet with you."

Tangtangge, who knows you, a little pedestrian, isn't it a waste of time?
Zhou Nan also felt that this time he went to the doctor in a hurry and came abruptly.The court saw that the turmoil was about to rise, and that this little man might become a victim for no reason at any time, so he begged: "This time, the lower official visited the old man to report something urgent, involving the court officials, please..."

Having said that, he also felt in his heart that he would definitely be rejected by the door.

But he didn't want to, the doorman's expression changed: "So it's not a doorway, then wait a little longer, I'll try it." It turned out that he knew that the matter was not trivial when he saw Zhou Nan was so anxious.He should have promised Jiu Gongzi a lot of benefits, and he can also make a lot of money.Anyway, it's just a matter of saying a word in front of the elder.

This time, Zhou Nan was able to enter Xu's residence after someone spoke good words.

Xu Jie's mansion was too big, and after walking in it for a long time, Zhou Nan was led to a shrine where the earth dragon was burning hot.

Inside sat a skinny little old man in a heavy suit.

Zhou Nan hurriedly bowed down: "The younger generation, Zhou Nan, the pedestrian of the department, has met the elder Cifu. When the student was working under Ying Degong's command, he heard the Tang Futai mention the moral articles of the elder, and he admired him in his heart. Today, I can finally meet the second assistant." Fu demeanor, really lucky for three lives."

Hearing Tang Shunzhi mentioned, Xu Jie was taken aback: "You are Tang Yingde's student? Get up!"

Zhou Nan stood up and replied: "Students admire Ying Degong's talents and learning, and they want to worship under him to listen to his teachings. Unfortunately, the government thinks the officials are dull, and refuses to accept me. Shame, shame! Zhou Nan used to travel to the south of the Yangtze River to study. At that time, he served as a staff member for two months under the command of Governor Tang for Daoliangmou."

Xu Jie asked again: "Tang Yingde later went to Nanjing to be an official, didn't you follow?"

Zhou Nan: "If you go back to the boss, the students want to go. No matter how low their status is, they will go back to their hometown in Huai'an." As a competitor on the Internet, Zhou Nan naturally wants to pick himself out first.

Xu Jie thought for a while: "Zhou Nan, old man with your name has some impressions. You are the first to sue the case of Huai'an magistrate mobilizing the emperor's pro-army without authorization. It turns out that you actually went to the Pedestrian Department as a pedestrian. You are a pedestrian with a reputation as a scholar. You have been in the dynasty for a century. First one."

Zhou Nan pretended to be ashamed.

Xu Jie smiled slightly: "From the perspective of the Huai'an pro-military case, you are also a capable minister. Tang Yingde's selection of people based on fame is a bit narrow. Since you are all Xinxue disciples, you may encounter problems in the capital, but say okay?"

On weekdays, he regarded himself as the head of the mind school, and his disciples came to him, and if the matter was not serious, they all agreed, so as to invite people's hearts in Shilin.

Seeing that he was so kind, Zhou Nan thought inwardly: I never imagined that Mr. Gui could be so talkative.

He sent himself to the Pedestrian Department, and then he was sent to the manor of Qingzhang Li Wei's family. In the end, he told about Zhao's inexplicable and sudden death.

Xu Jie frowned when he heard this: "I also heard people talk about this when I was on duty in the cabinet today. It turns out that you are the one who owns the property of Qingzhang Li's family."

Zhou Nan said: "It's clear that someone wants to excuse this matter, blame Zhao Jing's death on Li Wei's head, and have an attempt to clean up the palace. The students are now in a state of panic, and even the pedestrian department dare not go. The black hand behind this matter has a big plan, and the elder Ge must investigate."

He talked about his students one by one, because he was going to be a junior in Xu's rank, so old man Xu was embarrassed to ignore it.

Xu Jie looked serious, and said: "You didn't kill people, what are you afraid of? Human life is at stake, and the Secretary will investigate thoroughly, and Zhou Xingren is purely mediocre." He looked at Zhou Nan with an expression of thinking too much.

"Yes, yes, Master Cifu has taught you the right thing." Zhou Nan was annoyed in her heart, yes, I did not kill the person, and if a secretary came to investigate, it was the murderer who should be worried.But the murderer's target was me at the beginning, but by mistake, Zhao experienced acting as a scapegoat.I can't sleep at ease until I find out who is behind the scenes.

Moreover, Qin Liang, the pedestrian secretary, is even suspicious. With him in the pedestrian department for a day, I seem to be stared at by a poisonous snake all the time, and I feel unsafe.

Zhou Nan hurriedly said again: "Master En, from the students' point of view, even if Qin Liang is not the mastermind, he has nothing to do with it." According to him, Xu Jie has already been promoted to be Minister En.

Xu Jie didn't take it seriously, and shouted: "Presumptuous, you can talk about pedestrian Si Zheng! When you see a trivial matter, why are you thinking about it. Also, aren't you locked in the hall to wait for the examination, and you go to Qingzhang to clear the royal estate, and you are troublesome? Tomorrow you Go to the Ministry of Rites and complete the procedures for locking the hall, and just study hard when you get home. If you pass the Jinshi exam well, you will not let down the grace of the saint.”

With this idea, those who can study and gain fame are not elites.Xu Jie has experienced many years of experience in the officialdom, from a small seventh-rank official to a cabinet boss, and is even the top of the top. How could he not know that someone wanted to engage in the Yuwang family.

As for who this person is, Mr. Xu Ge is not interested in knowing, anyway, he is not here for the old man.

As a representative of the tortoise style, he has a high-level code of conduct that has nothing to do with himself.

In fact, Zhou Nan's purpose for coming here today is naturally clear to Xu. This little pedestrian is frightened and wants to protect himself.This matter is also simple, let him go through the lock-office formalities and go back to his hometown in Huai'an, which is a place of right and wrong in the original capital, and it can be regarded as doing his best to learn from the heart.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed when he heard the words, this is a good way, fuck off!
However, it was not so easy to leave the capital, because Qin Liang had to nod to go through the formalities of locking the hall.If Qin Sizheng refuses to agree, he will not be able to leave for a day.

But the problem is very simple, the lock hall formalities can be handled by the etiquette department, without the nodding of the pedestrian department.

Speaking of this, some people may find it strange that the Ministry of Officials is responsible for changes in the personnel of the court, and the appointment and dismissal of officials. What is the matter with the Ministry of Rites?

It turns out that the Ministry of Officials does hold the black hats on the heads of officials, but whether it is Shangshu, Zuoshilang, or Wenxuansi Langzhong, they can only appoint and remove fourth-rank officials on their own.Because the four-rank magistrate and above are the ministers, governors, and other officials in the frontier, or ministers and ministers.After officials of this level are appointed and removed by the court, they have to go through a procedure in the Ministry of Rites.

Because of the great future of science and Taoism officials, they are very important. Although they are of low rank, the right to appoint and remove them is also accepted.

And Xu Jie was the minister of the Ministry of Rites before he entered the cabinet, and the Ministry of Rites were all his disciples and grandchildren. Zhou Nan locked the hall to take the imperial examination, which was just a matter of a turtle.

Zhou Nan stood up hurriedly: "Thank you, Enxiang, the students will go to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow."

Xu Jie waved his hand generously: "Small matter, since you have done things in Tang Yingde's curtain, and you have been taught by him, you must have some knowledge, so you should study hard. By the way, when you were in Jiangnan, you heard Yingde mentioned the old man's name before, and that's why he came here?"

Zhou Nan didn't know if Xu Jie was testing his relationship with Tang Shunzhi, and he didn't know how to answer.He just said: "Students have nowhere to go, and they ask the elders for help without authorization, so let's have the cheek to try."

"Oh, you found it yourself?" Xu Jie's heart suddenly trembled, and he thought to himself, this person used to be Tang Shunzhi's aide. Think differently.Could this Zhou Nan be sent by someone to test out the truth, or to drag the old man into the water?
Mr. Xu Ge spent his whole life in the court of swords, swords and shadows. In the real history, he was able to join the cabinet as a prime minister. In the end, he overthrew the chief minister, Yan Song, who was an extremely human minister, regardless of his EQ and IQ, or was world-class.

As for the will, it is also very strong.

If someone really came at him, I would not be afraid in my heart.

"However, now that the enemy is out and we are in the dark, even if you see a trick, you don't know what to do. Why don't you stay calm and watch from the sidelines, let this Zhou Xingren walk through the market outside, and see who jumps out in the end?" Xu Jie thought to himself. .

"It's the students who came here by themselves." How did Zhou Nan know that at this moment, Xu Wugui had these thoughts in his mind.Naturally, he would not say the name of the ninth son, firstly, it was unnecessary, but because the girl looked as if she could not be messed with.

"That's it!" Xu Jie picked up the teacup.

Zhou Nan resigned in good faith.

With Xu Ge's promise, Zhou Nan felt at ease.

I packed up the salute that night, entered the imperial city the next day, and went to the Ministry of Rites to go through the lock-up procedure.The other side replied that they had never heard of Jisuke talking about it.

Zhou Nan's heart sank: Xu Jie went back on his word... Is it worth it, is it necessary for Tangtang to keep breaking his promise in front of an eighth-rank official... What's wrong with this matter?
(End of this chapter)