No. 447 Turning big things into small things, and small things into nothing

Qian Faqun was taken aback: "Fang Chengtai knows? ”

Wei Dongsheng: "You should know." ”

Qian Faqun turned his head back: "I'll go find Fang Chengtai." ”

Wei Dongsheng stopped Qian Faqun: "Give up, you can't ask Fang Chengtai." Perhaps, you have all guessed Fang Chengtai's true nature, the triangle relationship between him and Qian Xiaoxiao and Shen Wenqing is not a simple reincarnation of Chen Shimei, there should be other interests in between. ”

Qian Faqun refused to give up, he perfunctorily obeyed Wei Dongsheng on the surface, but secretly went to Nantang to question Fang Chengtai privately. Of course, without the protection of Wei Dongsheng's reputation as a prisoner of the country, Qian Faqun was not a fart, and he was immediately driven out by the Nantang Supervision and Security Office again. Qian Faqun's solitary walk attracted Fang Chengtai's vigilance, and Fang Chengtai then hid in Nantang for half a year, and he didn't leave the school gate half a step if he had nothing to do.

One is worried about Qian Faqun's stubbornness and conflict, and the other is that there are other ideas and practices in the sixth life, Wei Dongsheng's main energy is still used to study in Guozijian, and he only devotes one-thirtieth of his energy to staring at Qian Xiaoxiao's disappearance case in his spare time. Even so, as Fang Chengtai's vigilance gradually relaxed, Wei Dongsheng still grabbed his horse feet with ease.

Approaching the summer harvest of 1585, the secret sentinel discovered that Fang Chengtai had secretly left Hangzhou Mansion under the leadership of a strange prison student and came to the border intersection of Hangzhou Mansion and Jiaxing Mansion and Huzhou Mansion. The secret whistle said that there were a number of textile workshops on the border of the three prefectures, and Qian Xiaoxiao was hiding in one of them anonymously. The secret whistle also said that the strange prisoner only allowed Fang Chengtai to confirm Qian Xiaoxiao's safety from a distance, but forbade Fang Chengtai to communicate with Qian Xiaoxiao face-to-face, and was suspected of using Qian Xiaoxiao's life to threaten Fang Chengtai to do things for him.

Qian Xiaoxiao's disappearance case suddenly became more simple and mysterious.

Who is this strange inmate?

He and the Baron Shen family, are they friends or foes?

It was Fang Chengtai who first abandoned Qian Xiaoxiao and joined the Baron Shen family, and then was grabbed by this strange prisoner; Or was Fang Chengtai coerced by a strange prisoner and had to be Chen Shimei against his will? Considering the marriage contract between Fang Chengtai and Shen Wenyue, and considering the political background of the fierce party struggle between the February Society and the Guizu Society, no matter what the truth is in the end, Wei Dongsheng obviously does not have enough capital to participate in this case.

It's not that they don't have the ability and guts to fight them, it's that it's not worth it.

However, Wei Dongsheng also has Wei Dongsheng's method. Wei Dongsheng quickly cut through the mess, ignored all the cumbersome backgrounds, and instructed Qian Faqun to sneak into the border of the three provinces with his relatives and friends from the township party. Then, Qian Faqun and others created chaos to divert the attention of the suspicious secret sentinel, quickly raided Qian Xiaoxiao's textile workshop, and fled to Jiangsu Province under the jurisdiction of the royal family along the old road of Jiaxing Mansion with Qian Xiaoxiao. Whether it is the Baron Shen family, or the February Society, the Guizu Society and other pan-political factions, their influence in the royal domain is minimal, and even if they have the ability to take back the money, they are very likely to be unwilling to pay a high cost for it.

Wei Dongsheng guessed correctly.

After Qian Faqun snatched back Qian Xiaoxiao, Hangzhou Mansion was calm, and Nantang Supervisor was also calm, as if Qian Xiaoxiao's disappearance case never existed.

It is impossible for Qian Xiaoxiao to "disappear again" without turmoil, at least Fang Chengtai will change his attitude because of Qian Xiaoxiao's escape. The reason why the Nantang superintendent is as calm as ever, Wei Dongsheng guessed that Qian Xiaoxiao's escape turmoil may have been deliberately "turned into small things and small things into nothing" by a certain force.

Qian Xiaoxiao's testimony verified some of Wei Dongsheng's guesses.

Qian Xiao, after she broke up with Fang Chengtai, she was desperate and ashamed, and she felt that she had no face to go home to see her parents. During the dazed period, Qian Xiaoxiao met a middle-aged woman fellow, who warmly recommended her to work as a female worker in a textile workshop and support herself with her own hands. Qian Xiaoxiao was not afraid of hardship, and quickly got used to the rhythm of the textile workshop, in order to avoid Qian Faqun worrying, she sent a letter home on time and pretended that everything was fine. Before Qian Faqun went to Hangzhou Mansion to confront Fang Chengtai, Qian Xiaoxiao's family letters were often passed on intermittently to Qian Faqun; When Qian Faqun was shocked to find that Qian Xiaoxiao and Fang Chengtai had completely broken up, everything about Qian Xiaoxiao was secretly intercepted in an instant.

For nearly two years, Qian Xiaoxiao has been staying in the textile workshop.

Whenever Qian Xiaoxiao made up her mind to go home and confess the truth to Qian Faqun, there would always be various accidents in the textile workshop, and fate would disrupt her plans. Because she didn't know that Qian Faqun was beaten by Nantang Supervisor and Hangzhou Mansion, because she was afraid that the villagers would laugh at her, and because she pretended to be comforted by Qian Faqun's letter, Qian Xiaoxiao never suspected that all kinds of accidents that appeared in time were deliberately done by some people.

That is to say, Qian Xiaoxiao has become a pawn of a certain force.

The other party, apparently, is quite cunning.

Wei Dongsheng was unwilling to divert his energy to fight with a cunning opponent, and after commanding Qian Faqun to rescue Qian Xiaoxiao, he decisively withdrew and no longer had any contact with Fang Chengtai. Wei Dongsheng didn't know the specific impact of Qian Xiaoxiao's escape from Chengtai, but he was sure that the impact was definitely there, and it was not small. Soon after Qian Faqun rescued Qian Xiaoxiao, Fang Chengtai married Shen Wenyue in the form of a bond. Fang Chengtai has been a member of the Baron Shen family since then, and his children will also be surnamed Shen instead of Fang.

Wei Dongsheng hid in Guozijian to watch the changes in the world, and gradually lost contact with Fang Chengtai, Shen Wenyue, Qian Faqun, Qian Xiaoxiao and others.

The case of Qian Xiaoxiao's disappearance was slowly covered up by the dust of time.

It's as if nothing happened at all.

……

Fast forward to 1587.

The four-year life of Guozijian was fleeting, and Wei Dong's business was expected to be famous for his outstanding achievements.

Guozijian's graduation assessment is called the final case of the three lists by the students, and those with excellent grades will be on the first list and can be awarded the official position of the eighth grade; Those with the second best grades will be on the second list and can be awarded the official position of the eighth grade; Those with poor grades will be listed on the C list and can be awarded the official position of the ninth grade.

The first list not only has a high starting point, but the road to the official eunuch is also smoother than that of the second and third lists.

However, there will be struggles where there are interests, and there will be no absolute fairness if there is struggle, and Guozijian's annual graduation assessment is full of corruption and exchange of interests, so that the first list has been monopolized by aristocratic families for many years. No matter how good Wei Dongsheng is, it is only his personal excellence, and his subjective score is often deliberately shrunk due to family background constraints and power constraints, and he can often only be subservient to the children of aristocratic families.

Fortunately, Wei Dongsheng also has a certain ability to operate interpersonal relationships, and finally ranked second to last in the first list.

After graduating, Guozi Jian students have official jobs, and there are many directions to choose from. If you have a relationship with the royal capital, you can go directly to the cabinet for an internship, or you can go to the sixth ministry for an internship; Even civilian graduates who do not have a network of connections can go to the local area to work as petty bureaucrats.

Not to mention the children of aristocratic families who stayed in the royal capital to brush up their qualifications for the time being, only the first-class talents from commoners or poor families are summarized, and their careers are very impressive.

Generally speaking, the common people are the best of the best, especially the first of the best who are unwilling to serve the aristocratic family, and after their graduation assessment, they are customary to decentralize the locality, and they are appointed as one of the heads of the six houses of the county government or the head of a township with the qualifications of the eight grades. During the internship period, which can be as short as six months or as long as one year, as long as you don't make fatal mistakes, you can quickly be promoted to the seventh grade, or the county lieutenant, or the county officer, or the main book, and so on. In the next three years, as long as there is still no bad luck and fatal mistakes, most of them can be successfully promoted to Zhengqipin and serve as the head of any county. That is to say, as long as he does not make mistakes within four years, Jiabang Xiucai can almost be promoted to a county magistrate equivalent to the secretary of the county party committee in the real world.

It's a pity that the fast track of the top show ends here.

The potential benefits of the first list of Xiucai stop at the county, and the journey after the county depends on the creation of each person.

For those who are unlucky, Zhengqipin may be the highest peak of his life; Those who have a smooth career may slowly climb to the Zhengwupin prefect, which is equivalent to the secretary of the municipal party committee in the real world; A small number of great cultivators even have the opportunity to break through the shackles of the class and enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister. However, just like the qualifications of the real world, the road to the official palace is extremely time-consuming. Unless you make immortal achievements in times of crisis, you can far surpass the sages, and you have to work through the bureaucracy.

Moreover, Wu was only one of the twenty vassal states of the Wei Xia Empire, and even if he could climb to the high position of prime minister of Wu State, it would be difficult for Wei Dongsheng to influence the entire Wei Xia Empire.

Just like in the real world, Wei Dongsheng chose to start a Spring and Autumn period enterprise instead of spending time and effort to bravely enter the officialdom of China, Wei Dongsheng's sixth experience is not ready to climb the officialdom of Wu with difficulty.

Guozijian Xiu's fame is enough.

In this way, while other graduates were anxiously running and looking forward to the future, Wei Dongsheng was ready to end his short career leisurely. However, plans are not always changing fast. When Wei Dongsheng was about to say goodbye to the country, Wu's cabinet suddenly had a new order.

However, it was Mao Jiuzhong, the younger brother of Mao Jiusheng, the Duke of Wei, who visited Wu, and the cabinet of Wu decided to convene outstanding graduates of the three schools of supervision, including Guozijian, Dongwu Supervisor, and Nantang Supervisor, to welcome Mao Jiuzhong.

Speaking of Mao Jiuzhong, the Earl of Shuofang, it is necessary to introduce the current situation of Wei in general.

The vassal state of Wei originated from Mao Gui, and then remained unchanged for generations. Mao Sigu, the 11th Duke of Wei, followed the example of Wei Jilei, the vassal king of Yan, to reform the political system, crack down on the domestic aristocratic forces, and strengthen the centralization of power in a limited manner, which was quite effective. However, just as the vassal king Wei Jilei was attacked by the aristocratic group after his old age and decrepitude, Mao Sigu's death also triggered a round of political crisis. In 1574, Mao Sigu's son Mao Jiusheng and Mao Jiuzhong jointly overthrew Mao Sigu's designated heir, Mao Jiusheng usurped the throne as the thirteenth prince of the Wei vassal state, and Mao Jiuzhong was knighted as the earl of Shuofang. Mao Jiuzhong's power in Wei at this time was second only to Guogong Mao Jiusheng, and he controlled the semi-military power of Wei Guotai.

Before 1574, Mao Jiuzhong was not so conspicuous.

It is said that Mao Jiuzhong has annoyed Mao Sigu since he was a child. Mao Sigu scolded Mao Jiuzhong for being a wolf and looking at Gu Ying as if it were Sima Yi, if it weren't for Mao Jiuzhong being his son, he would definitely be killed immediately to prevent future troubles. Mao Jiuzhong was a little older, knowing that he had no future in the Wei State, and he was unwilling to be a mediocre and incompetent son, so he simply led dozens of relatives to Wu to participate in the Vietnam-Wu War in full swing.