After the official stepped forward, he found that Zhou Kang's temperament was still very good, and this time, the official didn't dare to slack off, and spoke very carefully.

"May I ask this gentleman, is there something wrong with you?"

Seeing the courteous attitude of the officials, Zhou Kang didn't feel anything strange, he had seen too many scenes like this.

"I want to visit Master Su, the magistrate of Jiangning County."

"Sir, can you tell me about it, and we can report it."

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

The official nodded, asked Zhou Kang to wait a while, and went in to report by himself.

The waiting time is difficult, Zhou Kang thinks a lot, what the master means, he still understands, just to see if Su Tiancheng has a character that tends to be inflammatory, in fact, the officials of this court, who does not have such a mind, although this can not be said absolutely, but the officials he comes into contact with basically have such a character.

Soon, Zhou Kang saw a familiar figure appearing at the door of the county office.

He was suddenly a little excited, he didn't know where this feeling came from, as if he had found a priceless treasure, Su Tiancheng was able to come to the door of the county government, such an attitude has explained everything.

"It turned out to be Brother Zhou, it's really an old man."

"Lord Su is so gracious, I don't dare to be down, I have long wanted to visit, but I have always been a little unable to get away, there are a lot of things in the house."

"Brother Su, please go in and say."

Su Tiancheng took Zhou Kang and went directly to the third hall.

Zhou Kang was even more surprised, in fact, he and Su Tiancheng had not met a few times, and the most impressive thing was the first time they met. At that time, Su Tiancheng went to the capital to participate in the examination, and he had already shown a temperament that was neither arrogant nor humble.

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

After sitting down, Zhou Kang arched his hand and took the initiative to speak.

"It's very abrupt to come to visit Master Su in the next trip."

"Brother Zhou, don't say that, although Lord Zhou has resigned, he is still my mentor. As for the things in the court, I am far away from the capital, and there are many things that I don't know very well, so I dare not draw conclusions, Lord Zhou is the first assistant of the cabinet. There are so many things to worry about. After all these years of hard work, it is not a good thing to take this opportunity to rest for a while. ”

Zhou Kang looked at Su Tiancheng, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to speak. It's so direct, there's nothing to hide at all.

"It's rare for adults to see it like this, after my lord resigned, he didn't want to stay in the capital, and he has returned to his hometown. This world is hot and cold, and it is a profound experience below. ”

"Brother Zhou knows so much, I want to say a few more words, this officialdom shopping mall, there is not much difference, we all say, businessmen are profit-seeing, no profit can not be early, officialdom is not like this, Lord Zhou as the first assistant of the cabinet, the door is like a city, if it is said that everyone who comes to visit, everyone has no idea, the pursuit of gentlemen's friendship is as light as water, it is also unrealistic, since ancient times, it has been said that this is the case, no one can avoid vulgarity."

"What the adults said is very reasonable, but it's a little strange under it, since this year, the adults have never taken the initiative to visit my lord, the adults have been at the beginning of the year, to the capital, can it be said that the adults' understanding, is there something different."

Zhou Kang does ask questions, pointing directly to the key points.

"The Prime Minister's Seventh Rank Official, Brother Zhou is really powerful, I don't know what to say, if it is said that between Lord Zhou, the pursuit of gentleman's friendship, this is not daring to say, it is too big, but my thoughts are still a little different, the reason for this can only be understood and unspeakable, and please forgive Brother Zhou."

"The adults are polite, the adults are so refreshing, I really didn't expect it, I was in the county seat of Jiangning County before, I looked around, and I admired it very much, Jiangning County under the governance of the adults, the people are rich, and it can be said that the road is not left behind."

"Brother Zhou, don't say that, Jiangning County can't meet that standard, and I don't have that much ability, Jiangning County is originally a rich land, the land of Gyeonggi, how can it be too bad, if you want to say that I just go with the flow."

Zhou Kang is very smart, this topic, did not continue, after all, he is not a court official, and his identity is very special, it is definitely inappropriate to discuss governance matters with Su Tiancheng, and at such a moment, it seems a little embarrassing to talk about any topic, to be able to meet Su Tiancheng and get such an attitude, it has achieved its goal.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Kang got up to say goodbye, but Su Tiancheng did not stay.

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

"My lord, the guest who just came, but Zhou Kang, Lord Zhou Yanru's housekeeper."

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

He is used to this kind of thing, Qu Qingze's identity is special, and the task is also special, he knows it very well, and he also makes good use of Qu Qingze's line, some things can be reported to the emperor quickly, otherwise, according to his identity, there is no such opportunity.

"My lord should be cautious, Lord Zhou has just resigned and returned to his hometown, Suzhou Mansion, not far from Yingtianfu, I don't know how many people there are in Lu Dao, pay attention to Lord Zhou, at such a time, Zhou Kang came to visit, Xia Guan thought that it was best not to see, fortunately Zhou Kang left soon, and there was no problem."

Qu Qingze said these words, indeed from the perspective of concern.

However, Su Tiancheng must make some explanations, which involve being a person and what kind of concept to establish.

"Lord Qu, the relationship between us is not ordinary, so there are some words, in front of you, I still have to say it directly, otherwise I am not enough friends, the struggle in the court will always exist, it has been the case throughout the ages, in such a struggle, there must be victory and defeat, the so-called success and defeat, we will not discuss these for the time being, but in how to deal with personal matters, I think we still have to have our own opinions."

"Lord Zhou is my mentor, no matter what the circumstances, I have to respect, don't say that Lord Zhou has resigned and returned home, even if Lord Zhou is imprisoned, I still want to visit."

"I think that being an official and being an official are two different things, although they can't be completely separated, but the two can't be completely equated, being an official is temporary, being a man is a lifetime, if you say that when people are officials, to curry favor, after people resign, cross the river and tear down the bridge, this practice is very bad, at least show that personal quality is flawed."

"I'm a little worried that some officials think that this is a normal situation, such ideas and practices are dangerous, and people's behavior is changing unconsciously, so that the atmosphere of the court has become very bad, everyone is tending to be inflammatory, after becoming an official, the first thing that comes to mind is himself, what he thinks of is his own interests, even if there is a trace of wind and grass, he has to retreat, a typical wall-to-wall grass, try to ask such an official, how can he do things well, how can he do his best."

Qu Qingze nodded calmly, he felt that Su Tiancheng's statement was very reasonable, it was simply impeccable, but such an idea was too against the sky, and it was too simple, it was like this in the officialdom, and people who fell into the well abounded, how could you change such a situation alone.

However, Su Tiancheng's tone has also changed.

"Of course, I won't do the action of shaking the tree, everyone thinks that it's normal, I'm personally different, and there won't be any good results, so I won't deliberately flaunt it, this point, Lord Qu, you can rest assured."

"My lord, Xia Guan is really a little worried, I'm afraid that you are still going to visit Lord Zhou."

"Hehe, you are my three-year-old child, how can I do such a thing."

"It's also that I misunderstood, the adult didn't keep Zhou Kang for dinner, which already explains everything."

Looking at Qu Qingze's relieved expression, Su Tiancheng was a little sad, officialdom is really a big dye vat, some things can't be changed at all, politics is like this, it's like a round ball, you can only follow it, the more you think about pressing down, the bigger the backlash you will suffer in the end.

The so-called gentleman's friendship is as light as water, in the officialdom, it is almost non-existent, as soon as you step into the officialdom, you will enter the whirlpool of right and wrong, no matter how developed the society is, and no matter how rich the people are, these problems always exist, hundreds of years later, the same, as long as human beings exist, the battle 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, and he has slowly changed the course of history, but there are some things, he still understands, he can't force it, he was a civil servant in his previous life, he was a small official, he hasn't seen anything, what kind of officialdom philosophy has no taste, it's just that the level is different, he came to the Ming Dynasty, in fact, some things, the pattern is the same.

Bowing his head and sighing, Su Tiancheng felt that the ancestors were indeed powerful, and summed up countless officialdom philosophies, these things, for thousands of years, everyone has followed, they are all tacit, if you want to change these things, just like the angry youth hundreds of years later, looking forward to the great harmony of the world, and not getting used to the slightest unfairness, that is the biggest naivety, the ideal is beautiful, the reality is harsh, what should be accepted, you have to accept it.

His biggest understanding is that all people are born equal, just lip service, in the real society, can never be done, the real reality is that all people are born unequal, that is, there are differences. (To be continued.) )