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"Young master, Lord Weng Tongzhang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Officials, has come to visit you."

As soon as Wang Dazhi's words fell, Su Tiancheng stood up, and it was only two days after returning home, and many officials had already come to visit, and now the officials who came to visit were all of a higher level, which was also because Su Tiancheng's own rank was different. And his former classmates, but they didn't come, Chen Yutai, the champion of the palace test, and Wu Weiye, the two of them are still in the Hanlin Academy, one is the revision of the sixth grade, and the other is the editing of the seventh grade, and Su Tiancheng is no longer on the same level.

There are indeed not many officials like Su Tiancheng who have risen on a rocket.

Weng Tongzhang is Su Tiancheng's mentor, when he was in Pingyang Mansion, Su Tiancheng was favored by Weng Tongzhang and became the first place in the government examination, and then went to participate in the township test, Weng Tongzhang tried to recommend him, to this extent, Su Tiancheng must respect Weng Tongzhang, no matter what happens.

Six years have passed, and a lot has happened.

After Weng Tongzhang was transferred to the capital, he was first in the Imperial Inspectorate, and later entered the Ministry of Officials, and became the right servant of the Ministry of Officials of the Third Grade, with great power, the Ministry of Officials was responsible for the adjustment of all officials in the Ming Dynasty, and the system of the imperial court gave the Ministry of Officials a lot of power.

Weng Tongzhang was able to get this position, and there are many stories in it, although he is Su Tiancheng's mentor, but the relationship between him and Su Tiancheng is general, probably because Su Tiancheng is unwilling to become a part of any civil official group.

Weng Tongzhang used to follow Zhou Yanru, the former first assistant of the cabinet. Later, he took refuge in Wen Tiren.

Weng Tongzhang is almost fifty years old, his face is full of red light, and from the appearance, he looks like he is at most forty years old.

"Master Su, congratulations, I just arrived in Shaanxi. has achieved a great victory, and it is really a great shock. ”

"The teacher is polite, but the student just did what he had to do."

"Hehe, Master Su, don't be so polite, I don't dare to be it."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Su Tiancheng's attitude was always respectful, and Weng Tongzhang became more and more happy.

Su Tiancheng knew that Weng Tongzhang came to visit, there must be something. Thinking of the many things that have happened in the court in recent days, there will always be people who ask them to express their position, and Weng Tongzhang's identity is the most suitable.

Sure enough, after the greetings, Weng Tongzhang entered the topic.

"Lord Su, Shaanxi is a bitter cold place, and the officials of the Manchu Dynasty are very afraid. You arrived in Shaanxi in just a few days. Exterminate 100,000 rogues, such a feat, looking at my Daming, I'm afraid no one can beat it. ”

"The students were lucky, when they first arrived in Shaanxi, they were not familiar with everything. Liukou thought that there was an opportunity, so he thought about a sneak attack, and didn't want Li Yichuan and Liu Guo to get lost and find their way back, so Jiang Ningying was able to achieve such a big victory, if it wasn't for such an opportunity. It is difficult for the Jiangning battalion to make such a contribution. ”

Weng Tongzhang blinked, as if he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to answer like this.

"Hehe, Lord Su is still low-key, such a statement, I don't know how to speak, although this big victory, there are some guest reasons, but if it weren't for the prestige of the Jiangning camp, which shocked the Liukou, Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng would not have been able to return to the imperial court, just imagine that the imperial court has been conquering the Liukou for many years, and it is very rare to go to such a great victory, so the victory achieved by the Jiangning camp is real and worth celebrating."

Su Tiancheng was speechless for a while, he didn't know what to say, if he continued to be polite, it would be difficult to say the rest of the words.

"I have been in the Ministry for more than a year, and I feel a lot, and Master Su also knows that there are a lot of things in the Ministry of Officials, and they are in a high position, but who knows that they are very difficult to do, and it is the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, everyone wants to be able to have a good position, not to mention those adults who have been officials for many years, it is this Jinshi who lifts people, when the Ministry of Officials is selected, everyone wants to stay in the capital, followed by the outside to the North Zhili and the South Zhili, no one wants to go to the north, especially in the eastern Liaodong area, almost no one cares, If someone learned in advance that he was sent to Liaodong as an official, and even didn't care about the face of the scholars, he went directly to the ministry to cry and complain, and begged the ministry to take back his life, it would be difficult. ”

"The teacher has worked hard, and the students think that this is also human nature, and everyone wants to be able to go to a place with a good environment, and it is much more comfortable to do things that way."

"I don't think that's the case, just say you, the palace test list, put it in Jiangning County, and then Henan Mansion, and now to Shaanxi Province, where you work, the conditions are getting worse and worse, but you can make an earth-shattering deed, if I have more talents like you in the Ming Dynasty, why not develop."

Su Tiancheng felt more and more uncomfortable, what is the purpose of Weng Tongzhang raising himself so much, this is not a good sign.

Not fully aware of Weng Tongzhang's purpose, Su Tiancheng simply rarely spoke.

"Lord Su, I am in the court, I heard some discussions, when doing things in the ministry, I also have this feeling, Shaanxi Province is originally a poor place, it is not easy to select officials, Lord Su asked to take charge of the appointment power of officials below the fourth grade in Shaanxi Province, this is a good thing, I think, if someone is not convinced, you can ask to go to Shaanxi Province, however, the rules of the court, it is not easy to change at will, someone put it forward, if Shaanxi can do this, then the south and north can also do this, The rest of the provinces are even more able to do this, so it is difficult for the cabinet to explain and it is even more difficult for the officials to operate. ”

Su Tiancheng blinked, and Weng Tongzhang finally began to talk about the main problem.

"Teacher, the student didn't mean to ask for this, and there are unavoidable reasons for this."

"I know this, the situation in Shaanxi is special, the cabinet and the ministry are aware of it, I just said, the ministry wants to send officials to Shaanxi, everyone is unwilling."

"The teacher can understand the students, and the students are very grateful."

"Master Su, sometimes, I think, you still have to pay attention to the trends in the court, you have always been an official, plus you have made so many achievements, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty admire you, so your every move has also become the focus of everyone's attention, at such a time, or follow the general trend, when you return to the capital, you can also get everyone's support and praise, do you say so."

"The teacher is hard-working, everything is for the good of the students, and the students remember."

"By the way, this dispute between the royal family and the clan entering the court to do things, I'm afraid you know a little bit about it."

"Students have been mainly concerned about Shaanxi recently, and they don't know exactly what happened."

"Alas, it's also a troublesome thing to say, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the matter are extremely disgusted with such things, many people are ready to go to the emperor after the court, desperately admonish, against the emperor issued this holy decree, I know that this matter, you brought it up, you are also for the development of my Ming Dynasty, now it seems that the time is not a little premature, according to my opinion, are you looking for an opportunity, to the emperor, it is best to postpone it, wait for the right time."

Weng Tongzhang's meaning has been clear, on two key things, acting as a lobbyist, the first is to ask Su Tiancheng to give up his power in Shaanxi, and do things in accordance with the consistent requirements of the imperial court, including the appointment of officials, and even the understanding of officials at all levels in Shaanxi, as well as the previous practices, all need to be retained, don't think about being different, otherwise it will be difficult to do things after he returns to the capital in the future, and the second is that the vassal king and the scholars of the vassal king cannot enter the court to do things, as for the rest of the sons of the vassal king, It is not possible to directly participate in the imperial examination.

At this time, Su Tiancheng must show his attitude.

Weng Tongzhang does not represent an individual, but a powerful force.

"Teacher, many matters related to Shaanxi, students still want to insist, the situation in Shaanxi is indeed special, after the students arrive in Shaanxi, not only to exterminate the Liukou, but also to let the people be able to have enough food and clothing, to complete such a task, there must be a group of competent people, in this regard, students hope to get the support of the teacher."

"As for the matter of the vassal king and the prince of the vassal king entering the court as an official, the student has carefully thought about it, and put forward this to the emperor very carefully, the emperor has already issued an order, and the student has no other views at present, and still feels that this matter should be carried out, and when anything is not done, do not easily draw conclusions, and the teacher must understand the student, the student is not good at going back on his word, if he does this, and cannot put forward a suitable reason, the emperor will be angry, The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty didn't know what Lu Dao thought of the students. ”

Weng Tongzhang's expression was very calm, and there was no dissatisfaction, on the contrary, after Su Tiancheng finished speaking, Weng Tongzhang nodded slightly.

This made Su Tiancheng a little strange.

"Master Su, I know that you will answer like this, for so many years, I have seen a lot of things, I admire you very much, the things that should be insisted on must be insisted on, and will not be shaken by changes in the environment, this is very remarkable, I am not as good as you, in this respect, you are my teacher."

"But I also want to remind you that since you have chosen to persevere, you will have to bear a lot of pressure, or a lot of things, I hope you can anticipate it, and at the same time be able to think of a good way to deal with it, and I also believe that you can do it."

Weng Tongzhang was very simple, and after saying these words, he got up and said goodbye.

Su Tiancheng didn't keep it, and kept sending Weng Tongzhang outside the gate.

Weng Tongzhang's reminder made Su Tiancheng think a lot, judging from the current situation, he will lose some support, in this process, he must think of a way to get the support of other parties, otherwise he will really return to the capital in the future, I am afraid it will be difficult to do things, no matter how great you are, it is impossible for you to fight against all the officials of the court alone, in this regard, the emperor can't do it. (To be continued......)