Section 50 The Third Faction
Still lamenting the complexity of politics and worrying about his future, Jiang Tian instinctively turned around and walked towards the teahouse after jumping out of the carriage, but before he could take a few steps, he heard a high-pitched baritone voice behind him: "The master is back to the house, everyone is waiting!" β
Jiang Tian was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that he had lived here for half a year, and he hadn't heard that there was such a big master in his neighborhood? I just wanted to look back and find out who had moved to Dengcao Hutong without knowing it. I saw a few familiar turtle slaves standing in front of him at a trot, and quickly knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "The master returned to the house, the slaves and maids did not come far to greet him, so he should be punished!" β
This Jiang Tian was stunned again, seeing that he was the old man, and then he remembered that he was already a second-grade official with the title of prince and young protector after only one day's work, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, except for some first-grade officials who have posthumous titles or rewards, the second-grade is already the promotion limit of civil officials, and the Shangshu of the six departments is only this grade, if you want to go further, then you can only enter the cabinet, but the cabinet elders are only five-grade. As for the situation of him wearing a red robe at a young age and being given a brothel as a mansion, it is an outlier that is rare in a thousand years. He looked at the turtle slaves in front of him again, these people obviously got the news, and changed out of the work clothes of the prostitutes, especially the conspicuous green hat, and changed into a coarse cloth short coat to dress up as a family servant. Don't look at the turtle slave and the family are both serving people, but there is a world of difference between the two in terms of social status, and these people are naturally happy to be incorporated into the subordinates of the Jiang Mansion.
Still a little dazed, Jiang Tian looked at them, and turned his head to look at Boss Zhao in the teahouse, as for the latter, he was busy greeting the guests and didn't care about the big drama staged at the door, in his opinion, Jiang Tian is going to become the master of the man sooner or later, it's not that he knows science or can pinch and calculate, but he can know from his own life experience that in order to survive, a showman can pull down his face and endure the humiliation of Sven sweeping the floor to work for himself, and he doesn't care about the so-called reputation and face at all. So from a certain point of view, this person has already become a successful person, and only needs a small opportunity to show his talent and will soar to the sky. Just like Han Xin said in the commentary, he can only tear the earth and seal the marquis if he endures the humiliation of his crotch. Those who can roar loudly for the sake of a little face-saving struggle will not be able to achieve much. The old man saw the problem very thoroughly, but the tea guests couldn't be calm, they had long forgotten the original intention of coming to the teahouse, and they all looked at Jiang Tian in a daze, this shabby talent who could still be called a brother and a brother in the past has become a super official that people look up to! Jiang Tian knew that it was impossible to get the help of Old Man Zhao now, he was a white businessman, even if he was a life-saving benefactor, he was not qualified to point fingers in front of a second-grade official, especially in front of this public eye, spreading it would not only hit Jiang Tian's reputation, but also cause some misunderstanding in the society, thinking that he Zhao Sifeng was a big official of Jiang.
Jiang Tian glanced around again, and found that Zhao Zhi was not in the teahouse, and it was not a way for him to stand in the middle of the road and let passers-by watch like this, so he had to say to the turtle slaves who were still kneeling aside: "Get up, let's talk about something later." β
He looked at Boss Zhao, who was still indifferent, and had no choice but to walk towards Yihong Mansion first. But at this time, the plaque that had been hanging high at the door had been removed, and the strings of red lanterns that were always lit had disappeared, and the pavilion, which had been very smoky, seemed to have become a little more solemn. After entering the lobby, the place where the red flowers were originally draped and the stage where the musicians played had been removed, and in their place, the people who relied on the Red Mansion were waiting for the arrival of his new master. Jiang Tian didn't like this feeling of being watched by onlookers, and always felt that the emperor was playing tricks on him, how could a standard Qinglou be transformed into an official's mansion? The structure of this hall alone is completely different, right? Looking at this posture again, where is the Yihong Mansion given to himself, it is obvious that these people are packaged and gifted together. Just when she was cold, Xinyue took the initiative to stand up, and at this moment she had changed into the same skirt as Xi Yun to dress as a servant, but even if she changed her outfit, she still couldn't hide the luxury of her body, and even Jiang Tian had to sigh that the beauty was beautiful in everything.
"Sir...... When the lord returns home, the slaves and maids are not well served, please atone for their sins, but we don't know when you will disperse. Xinyue changed her name in an instant, and this change in relationship seemed so natural.
Jiang Tian frowned and glanced around, most of the people he knew and didn't know were standing here, but Linglong, Xiyun and Zhao Zhi were missing, and I don't know where these people went: "Have you had dinner?" If you haven't eaten yet, then let's eat first. β
His words were concise and to the point, but everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know what this master's plan was, and the tone of his voice was not like the head of the family ordering the servants, but more like seeing some poor relatives who had come down from the countryside to climb high branches and branches, at least take care of a full meal first.
Just when people were at a loss, the fake prince Wu Yuan and Song Yi came to visit together, followed by a person dressed as a eunuch and several officials. They didn't wait for Menzi's report, of course, the current Jiang Mansion didn't have the position of Menzi, so they walked in with such a swagger, and then the eunuch stepped forward, holding a roll of yellow silk in both hands: "The holy decree has arrived!" Prince Shaobao Academy Langzhong Jiang Tian received the order! β
There is no need to go to eat now, except for Wu Yuan and Song Yi who flashed to the side, everyone else hurriedly knelt down, even if Jiang Tian was unwilling to kneel down to this eunuch, but there was no way, he could only follow the process.
Jiang Tian was still waiting to listen to the classic opening sentence: "Fengtian carriers, the emperor said ......" but he didn't wait, he didn't know that this bridge section was only popular in the Qing Dynasty. The content of the holy decree said in an extremely straightforward tone: "Talking freely with you for a day, I feel that the state affairs are difficult, only the monarch thinks and thinks, although he is worried about the country and the people, he is inevitably young and impetuous, and he is now crowned as the vice president of the Academy of Sciences, the Zongren Mansion, and the experience of the Guozijian Division, I hope you will think more and make meritorious deeds to live up to my ......expectations."
There was not a single punctuation mark in this large passage, and it was really difficult for this eunuch to read it completely without blushing or panting, and there was no feeling of sluggishness. Jiang Tian didn't care about this, he was dizzy by those newly sealed titles, he was still Langzhong of the Academy of Sciences in the morning, and now he has become the vice president, which means that in the future, except for Old Man Song, he will be the biggest in the Academy of Sciences. And then that Guozijian Siye is also a funny position, Old Man Song was originally the Guozijian priest wine, and he was regarded as the president of the Central Vocational University, and he became the vice president! The problem is that the current Guozijian and not many serious scholars have completely become training institutions under the Academy of Sciences, and the children of the nobility account for the vast majority of them. In the end, the experience of the Zongren Mansion is the most confusing, what is the Zongren Mansion? Why did a person who has no blood relationship with the royal family and no title enter the Zongren Mansion?
Just thinking about it, I heard Wu Yuan's whispered reminder in my ear: "Lord Jiang, Lord Jiang!" Still not reciprocated? β
Jiang Tian, who came back to his senses, hurriedly stretched out his hands to receive the holy decree, and then raised it high and shouted: "Minister Jiang Tian has the decree!" β
After standing up, he didn't care about others, and quickly stretched out his hand to pull the eunuch opposite: "There is Gonggong Lao, I have to go out of the palace on an errand so late, it just so happens that I am about to have dinner here, why don't you stay and have a drink?" β
"How dare you ......" The middle-aged eunuch retracted his hand in fear, but he already had a hard lumpy object in his hand, seeing that he retracted his hand into his sleeve as usual, anyone with a discerning eye knew that he had accepted the silver, but fortunately, Wu Yuan and Song Yi both pretended not to see it, and the other people here would not talk much, anyway, they were used to it. The eunuch struggled a little, now the eunuch is not easy to do, and there are fewer and fewer ways to make money, this time out of the palace I thought that Jiang Tian, a Xiucai who reads sage books, is at most polite, but I didn't expect the other party to be so sophisticated, and I can't help but feel some emotion in my heart. If this holy disciple is so reasonable, there may still be hope for these wasted people.
ββ¦β¦ The old slave has the emperor's order, so naturally he has to turn his life back, and he doesn't dare to disturb Lord Jiang, Wu Gongzi, and Song Gongzi's Yaxing, so he will leave......" After speaking, he waved his hand and asked the soldiers to put a few boxes on the ground, and then turned around and left.
Jiang Tian was also a little depressed, originally bribing eunuchs should not be done by the officials themselves, but now he has no considerate subordinates, and no one can come forward for him to secretly hand over the silver, so he had to go into battle in person. What's even more depressing is that the silver taels that were buried outside the city with all their hard work were dug up and carried back here by the emperor's order. This is obviously suing sΓΉ yourself, you will die and run away, and following me will not be indispensable to your benefits. Seeing that Wu Yuan and Song Yi had no intention of saying goodbye, he had no choice but to give a casual order to hold a banquet, but fortunately, there was nothing else in Yihong Mansion, and he had absolutely rich experience in setting up banquets, so he automatically started to operate without Jiang Tian worrying.
Jiang Tian, who was a little exhausted, retreated left and right at the wine table, and then looked at Wu Yuan very sincerely: "You tell me the truth, what else does he want to do?" β
The fake prince smiled a little embarrassed, Jiang Tian was the only one who dared to call the emperor so disrespectfully, but he Wu Yuan didn't dare to criticize this, because he couldn't figure out what the emperor thought of this junior brother now: "Lord Jiang doesn't have to worry too much, all official positions revolve around the fourth rank and below, and they are all not related to the yamen of the Sixth Department and Kedao, this is to let those who are hidden in the shadows know that you are the shadow of His Majesty, not under the system of those bureaucrats." It's not on the side of the martial artists, it will be another force in the court in the future, a new force used to compete for power with the civil and military! You will be the undisputed leader of all technologically advanced officials. β
"I can figure out what you said, but what about the experience of the Zongren Mansion?"
Wu Yuan smiled and took a sip of wine: "In today's Zongren Mansion, only King Ji is also the commander of this sect, and since he has been the only one who has experienced this, in fact, the work of the Zongren Mansion is all done by the Ministry of Rites, and it is completely idle." Just putting you in this position is tantamount to suing others, His Majesty regards you as his own son, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a marquis in the future......"
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