Chapter 64: Yang Shiqi and Yu Qian

The winter of Xuande seems to have come a little earlier.

The fluttering snowflakes shrouded the entire Jingshi in a sea of white.

A donkey cart swayed through the gate into the city of Beijing.

During this year, the city of Beijing in this era was a military city. Most of the residents are military households. There were also some Tartar officials who surrendered to the imperial court, so on the streets, many people in Mongolian clothes kept coming and going.

The bell in front of the donkey cart rang incessantly. It makes a crisp and pleasant jingle sound.

In the city of Beijing, after turning a few corners, I came to an alley in Mingzhaofang.

Most of the people who live here are officials, and they are civilians. The reason is simple.

It is relatively close to the imperial city of Dong'an Gate, and out of the Forbidden City Donghua Gate, you will come out of Dong'an Gate. Out of Dong'anmen to the south, is Mingzhaofang.

And to the south of Mingzhaofang, is the South Smoke Fang.

Most of the yamen are in the South Smoke Workshop, and it is relatively easy to do things.

Of course, there are many officials in Beijing, so it is naturally impossible to live in a single square here.

The donkey cart stopped, and a middle-aged official in his thirties got out of the cart and stepped forward to call the door. Hand in the name slip = thorn. When the porter saw the famous thorn, he immediately said: "It turned out to be Lord Yu, my master has already ordered, as long as Lord Yu comes, he will enter the door directly." ”

Yu Qian turned around and ordered the donkey cart to arrange for someone to go to the inn to settle down first, and then talk about his residence in Beijing City when he returned.

Yu Qian entered the Yang Mansion.

This is Yang Shiqi's house.

Sanyang's style is still quite decent, whether it is pretending or something else, in short, he goes to the yamen to talk about official business. Generally, there are very few officials who come to the door to ask for a meeting.

But Yang Shiqi is the first assistant of the cabinet after all, and no one has come to the door, so it is not realistic.

When Yu Qian arrived in the living room, there were two officials. Waited here.

Yu Qian only had time to greet them. I knew that they were the Hanlin Academy, but this time I came here because of the township test.

The Empress Dowager has decided to open Enke next year and spring next year, and now the dust has settled on the matter of calculating the autumn festival in various places, that is, the matter of examining people. However, the imperial examination is a national ceremony, and there are many things in it that must be reported to Yang Shiqi.

It's just that it's hard to say what is in the public court, so I have to visit in private. Yu Qian was secretly unhappy in his heart, so he didn't talk to them more.

In a moment, Yang Shiqi and a servant came to invite.

In the study, Yang Shiqi pointed to the chair and said, "Tingyi, sit." ”

Yu Qian saluted and said, "Meet the teacher." ”

Yu Qian is a member of the nineteenth year of Yongle Xinchou Branch, and the name of the department is relatively low, which is the top ninety-two. Given the same Jinshi background. At that time, the chief examiner of Xin Chouke was Yang Shiqi.

Therefore, Yu Qian is also a student of Yang Shiqi.

This is also one of the reasons why Yang Shiqi is Yu Qian's backer.

After Yu Qian sat down, he said, "Teacher, I don't know why you are in such a hurry to summon students to Beijing?" Henan's great drought has passed, and the people's strength has not been relieved--------"

Yang Shiqi said with a smile: "I know that the people petition and want to keep you." Just a retainer, how to be loyal? ”

The people's petition to stay as a magistrate has become a fancy article in the Qing Dynasty. It seems that every magistrate who leaves office and doesn't get a Wanmin umbrella, bereaved boots and the like, is embarrassed to talk to people.

But at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were still many magistrates who were indeed loved by the people. Some people have been prefects in a certain place for more than ten years, but the people love them and do not want the magistrates to stay away. Under normal circumstances, as long as the people petitioned, the emperor would approve it.

Yu Qian is also loved by the people, he has been the governor of Henan for a long time in history, although he offended Wang Zhen in the later period and was not promoted, but also because he was loved by his fathers in Henan and was unwilling to be transferred away.

Yu Qian's heart moved, and he said: "As a minister, you should be loyal to the Son of Heaven." ”

This sentence seems to be asking Yu Qian, but it is actually a hint.

The left and right Son of Heaven is loyal, in fact, it is an allusion, talking about a person. It's none other than Kou Zhun. At that time, the Liao people went south, and Kou Zhun almost hijacked Song Zhenzong's personal expedition, so that there was the later alliance of Lanyuan.

The Son of Heaven is the Great Loyalty, that is, what Kou Zhun did in this matter.

Yu Qian naturally knew the meaning of elegance when he heard the sound of the strings. There can only be one answer.

Yang Shiqi said: "Today, there is such an opportunity. The Empress Dowager named you to be the emperor's official and concurrently serve as the prefect of Suncheon. ”

Yu Qian's heart jumped. But then he calmed down.

This is also Yu Qian's good cultivation. As a scholar, who doesn't want to be the teacher of the Son of Heaven.

Yu Qian frowned and said, "The student doesn't understand, this is arranged by the Empress Dowager?" ”

How can these two official positions be connected if they are not related?

Yang Shiqi is quite satisfied with Qian's performance.

When encountering such a big event, you can still be happy and angry. He secretly said in his heart: "Yu Qian is capable, travels inside and outside, and is familiar with local conditions, the only problem is that he is not very familiar with the center, let's see, if he can be appreciated and respected by His Majesty, he will be transferred from the Shuntian Prefect to the six departments in the future." ”

When Yu Qian entered Beijing, Yang Shiqi was not in a hurry. There are some twists and turns in it. After all, the drought in Henan has just passed, and Yu Qian wants to renovate the Yellow River embankment. These things have to come to an end.

Yang Shiqi was familiar with the local situation, so he would rather let Yu Qian stay on the ground for a month or two. I don't want to harm the people because of the handover of officials.

I just never thought of it.

Because of Yu Qian's matter, the emperor left Yang Shiqi to play right, especially after the early dynasty, and asked when Yu Qian would enter Beijing?

Although Yang Shiqi didn't speak on many things, he knew very well in his heart, even if there were some things in the palace, he couldn't hide it from him, an old minister of the Three Dynasties.

He knew that the emperor had become much more peaceful after the turmoil in the autumn. In addition to reading every day, he began to practice riding and archery under the guidance of the guards.

I watched it, but I didn't say a word again.

Passing the Empress Dowager to summon the minister is even more of a thing.

The only time, that is, this time to ask Yu Qian.

Only then did Yang Shiqi understand that Yu Qian was in the emperor's heart, but Jane was in the emperor's heart. More important than he thought.

So Yang Shiqi's attitude towards Qian also changed.

At Yang Shiqi's age, there are some things he has to think about.

For example, the aftermath.

Yang Shiqi only has two sons, and it is okay if the eldest son is not successful, but he is arrogant and does not know how to restrain himself, and brutalizes the people, sometimes Yang Shiqi wants to kill the eldest son with his own hands and clean up the portal.

But I can't make this heart.

It seems that because of the eldest son, the discipline of the second son is too ruthless.

This son is honest, but if he wants to gain a foothold in the court, he can't just be honest. Therefore, Yang Shiqi's political legacy is not something they can inherit.

Yang Shiqi has the intention to select a few people among the younger generation. lest after his death, the court will not be able to accept it.

Yang Shiqi has many criteria for selecting people, but there is a lot of weight in them, that is, what is the relationship with the emperor.

The Ariake generation, the ministers of the East Palace of Injong, had the best relationship with the royal family. It can be said that the monarch and the minister know what to do, and the beginning is good. Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong treated his ministers like family.

It is precisely because of such a close relationship that the ministers of the East Palace can give full play to their talents and have the rule of Renxuan.

Although it is not good, the most important thing for a courtier is not talent, but the saint.

Yang Shiqi didn't know how Yu Qian got into the eyes of the emperor. But since the emperor remembered Yu Qian. The weight of Yu Qian in Yang Shiqi's heart was greatly deepened.

Try it today, Yu Qian is honest and modest, and he has a city government, not like Li Shimian, who is more than loyal and upright, and has insufficient power. After all, in the cabinet position, you can't just rely on loyalty to do things.

Yang Shiqi told Yu Qian about the emperor's punishment, and naturally there was a Spring and Autumn penmanship, some omitted. The emperor and the empress dowager are beautified. Finally, Yang Shiqi asked: "What do you think of the emperor's heart?" ”

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty is gifted and intelligent, inheriting the pure and indifferent heart of Taizu Taizong, and also knowing the principle that the captives cannot be destroyed suddenly, which is really the blessing of the imperial court, but it is a pity, and today's guard office is not the time of Taizu Taizong." It is okay for the army not to go on the Northern Expedition, but once the Northern Expedition is afraid that the encounter of the Duke of Qi will reappear today. ”

Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi, was ordered to march north, and the whole army was annihilated. This is a rare big defeat in Yongle.

Yang Shiqi said: "This is also the reason why the Empress Dowager asked you to be a speaker." ”