Qin Tianjian is a clear water yamen, and the old eunuch Zheng Su Shiyu is responsible for presiding over the daily observation of celestial phenomena and compiling the calendar. Compared with the six departments of the court, it is simply insignificant, and the talents selected for each examination either have their own related backgrounds, and as long as they get the rankings, someone will be arranged into the six departments, and since then the career has been smooth and skyrocketing.

Either the children of the poor family are co-opted by several parties, and they pick some good students who are worth cultivating, and wait until they are satisfied to become a big help.

The matter of party strife has never been severed in the temple.

However, a place like Qin Tianjian has become a rare secluded place.

Because without real power, there is no value in use, and there is no need to win over.

The old eunuch is Su Shiyu, who is happy and comfortable, away from the place where the desire for profit is smoked and the miasma is relaxed, and he will not be involved in the sophistication of the world, and he lives comfortably.

After the weather cooled down, it has been raining in recent days, which is dull and cold.

Today it finally cleared, and after several days of drizzle, the air was clean and smelled much better.

The old eunuch Zheng Su Shiyu asked someone to move the recliner and put it at the front door, and put a cashmere blanket on his body to bask in the sun.

The three young disciples in the room were still calculating the calendar, and the eldest disciple Song Zhiming went to Dunhuang, and it was time to come back.

Su Shiyu yawned and stole half a day.

"Mr. Su is really clean here, he should have come to disturb a few times. ”

Suddenly, someone entered the door, Su Shiyu's sleepy eyes were hazy, and he suddenly heard someone talking, and he was so frightened that he almost rolled off the recliner.

I opened my eyes and straightened up to see it, ah, hehe, it's really a rare guest.

The empty guest who spoke had already walked into the courtyard and reached the bottom of the stairs.

The person who came was dressed in a plain coarse cloth robe common to ordinary people, with a crown on his head, gray hair, and a tall body, but a shriveled face, and the ravines and ravines looked like roasted pears. Two sword eyebrows, a pair of small eyes underneath are sharp, like a goshawk patrolling prey.

The old man stood there without being angry and arrogant, and he didn't look like an amiable elder, but an old man with a strange personality.

The old man was still carrying a food box in his hand.

"Wang Shoufu is driving, and I don't know how to report it inside the door, there are really no rules!"

Su Shiyu lifted the blanket and got up to the steps and bowed. It turned out that this thin old man was Lord Wang Mingyang, who was the emperor of the dynasty and was a very popular minister.

"Hehe, it's not in the way, there's no such thing, it's just to come and talk. ”

Wang Mingyang walked up the steps in front, and the disciples in the room also rushed out when they heard the movement, and while taking the food box in Wang Shoufu's hand, he brought a stool and a low table, and made a pot of hot tea and put it away. The person in front of him is Lord Zaisuke, and ordinary people don't say that they see it, they have to give a thumbs up just to say it. Qiyuan took the old Tang Dynasty and pointed out that the founding of the country relied on the merits of the generals, but since the founding of the country, the country has become rich and the people are strong, and the people have lived in peace, which is the credit of Wang Mingyang and Wang.

"The courtyard of Qintianjian is deserted, and few people have come, so I am slacking off in the door, I don't know where to run, and I will definitely teach a good lesson when I come back. ”

Su Shiyu asked people to put away the recliner and sit on the stool.

"Tai'an Imperial City is prosperous everywhere, but there is a lack of places that can make people clean, Mr. Su is rare and quiet here, and it is good to be free without those upper and lower rules, which makes people feel comfortable. ”

Wang Mingyang seems to have deliberately avoided talking about the temple, and even used the word Mr. to address Su Shiyu all the time, not to mention the history of the eunuch.

"Lord Wang is in a heavy position, and he is not free to work on state affairs, so he naturally feels that Qin Tianjian is comfortable and comfortable, and his ability to be a subordinate official is limited, and he can only observe the celestial phenomena and compile the calendar. ”

"Mr. Su is too modest. ”

The disciple inside the door opened the food box brought by Wang Mingyang, and inside was a plate of persimmon cakes.

A pot of hot tea, a plate of persimmon cakes, two court ministers who have little contact, Wang Mingyang is high and powerful, and Su Shiyu has no desire to feel at ease.

"This is a persimmon cake made of persimmons from persimmons coming down from the persimmon grove in the south of the city, and Jiefu has dried it at home, thinking that it is not good to come to disturb it empty-handed, so he brought a little. ”

"Ling Gongzi is the most indifferent one in the entire Tai'an City, the son of the noble family, he is talented and learned, but he can endure loneliness, he does not go to the examination of fame, he does not go to the official career, he loves food and water, and he has the demeanor of a famous man. ”

Wang Mingyang has a lone son, Wang Jiefu, his father is the pinnacle of being a courtier, and he himself has some academic skills, it stands to reason that there is such a father paving the way in the court, and Wang Jiefu has to be offered wherever he is willing. However, he was at home at ease as a hand-shaker who only asked about eating, drinking and having fun, and he had been a young master for more than 20 years.

"Mr. Su doesn't have to put gold on my face, Jiefu is my son Wang Mingyang, and it is my intention not to touch the court, he has some talents, but he is far from the level of being able to govern the country. ”

"However, Mr. Su's eldest disciple Song Zhiming was deliberately pressed by Mr. Su to not show his edge, and it seems that it is time for the lion to come out of the cage. ”

Wang Mingyang's words changed, but he mentioned the disciple Song Zhiming who traveled to Dunhuang.

Su Shiyu smiled dumbly, no wonder Wang Shoufu, a distinguished guest, would come to a place like Qin Tianjian that is not very popular.

"It's time to come back, too. ”

There were a few white clouds floating in the clear sky overhead, and the blue color looked comfortable and lofty. Su Shiyu muttered.

"Your Majesty sent troops to the Emperor Sha Buddha Kingdom, and two months have passed since today, and some people will still mention it from time to time, saying that Your Majesty's move is unkind. On that day, almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty in the palace deliberately dissuaded them, but Mr. Su did not speak out except for the military department. ”

Wang Mingyang's thinking jumped very fast, the last sentence was still talking about Song Zhiming, and the next sentence was talking about the destruction of Buddha that was very noisy two months ago.

Su Shiyu is slightly older than Wang Mingyang, but he is still respectful to the junior in front of him.

"If you are not in your position, you don't want to be in charge, and the lower officials are in charge of the celestial calendar, and the longitude and latitude of the court are too loose. However, His Majesty is a wise man through the ages, and he insists on doing this with his own intentions. ”

"Wang Mingyang has been an official for 46 years, of which the first 30 years have been in the Ministry of Household Officials, and in the past 16 years he has been in Zhongshu Province. ”

"Your Majesty is eloquent and strategic, and it is necessary to accumulate confidence in order to prevent foreign troubles from the north and the south, and the greatest reliance is nothing more than the prosperity of the country and the strength of the people. When it is divided into four points today, Qiyuan seems to be the strongest, but in fact, there are old diseases inside, and the interests of the old-school clan are intertwined, as long as they can live well in Qiyuan for a day, His Majesty's vision of sweeping Liuhe will be difficult to realize one day. ”

Wang Mingyang pinched a piece of persimmon cake in his hand, and he didn't take a bite for a long time, but he just pinched it in his hand, and he spoke slowly, and his two fingers were also stained with hoarfrost.

Over time, there will always be something that has been accumulated through time. Just like those wealthy clans, the wealth and connections are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. When a small number of clans occupy a large amount of social resources, a large number of ordinary people will inevitably become the object of their plundering and squeezing, so the foundation of the dynasty will also rot.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I have been worried about this since I ascended the throne, and since I am the chief assistant of the dynasty, I naturally want to share the worries and solve problems for Your Majesty, so I will advocate reform for Your Majesty.

The method of reform is nothing more than opening a wide ditch to provide a way for the promotion of the poor scholars, so as to continuously cultivate new magnates and break the situation of the tyranny of the noble clan. ”

Before the Qiyuan Dynasty, it was traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and when the state selected talents, including military generals, it implemented the line of respecting relatives, mainly among the slave owners and aristocrats, and this method was also known as Shiqing Shilu. After the Spring and Autumn Period, the countries implemented reforms, and evaluated by military merits, the reform of the Great Qin was the most completely successful, and it was finally called a generation of overlords.

Since the Later Han Dynasty, the old diseases have recurred, and the stubborn diseases of the family are even worse.

Emperor Li Xian wanted to change this situation, and it was by no means an overnight success. Wang Mingyang's tweet test has achieved initial results, and has gradually cultivated a warm fire for scholars in the world to be good at reading.

"Whenever a reform is bound to shake the position of certain vested interests, your Majesty has taken a firm stand, and the implementation of policies has been effective despite obstacles. But this is a slow medicine after all, if you want to see the world clear and the people are civilized, Your Majesty can't afford to wait. Northern Xinjiang is eyeing the tiger, and Xishu also has schemes, what Your Majesty needs now is not to simmer slowly, but to hit the nail on the head. ”

"Then Lord Wang has a countermeasure?"

Listening to what Wang Mingyang said Su Shiyu knew in his heart, Wang Mingyang is known as the first in the world in governing the country and strategy, since Emperor Li Xian wants to cut through the chaos quickly and remove the troubles in the north in one fell swoop, then Lord Zai Fu must come up with a plan.

"Your Majesty has already begun to implement it, and the destruction of the Buddha by Disha is the first step. ”

After Wang Mingyang finished speaking, he put back the persimmon cake that had been in his hand.

"The sweet ones are a little tired, so you shouldn't eat too much. ”

"There is Yang Shangshu in the army to take care of it, I want to create an iron-like Qiyuan for Your Majesty, ten years, within ten years, Your Majesty will definitely send troops to the north. ”

Sending troops north in ten years? Su Shiyu heard it really at the moment, and it was as if he had been struck by thunder on a sunny day.

"Song Zhiming was taken in by Lord Su in Qintianjiao, and after returning from the northern tour, I guess it is most likely to be recommended by Lord Su to Dali Temple or the Criminal Department. ”

"That's how it was planned. Knowing the fate of reading and reasoning, close to the way of heaven, the lower officials were taught by the Confucian master to see the great talent of knowing the fate, and the heart of love was taken by his side. ”

"I have a better place to go, I wonder if Mr. Su is willing to consider it?"

"Please be clear, sir. ”

"Directly under the Zhongshu Province, Jiwu Division. There are three responsibilities, to be in charge of the world's weapons and ordnance, to evaluate the martial arts list according to the sect, and to assess the entry of martial artists. ”

After listening to this, Su Shiyu got up and saluted Wang Mingyang, this sentence gave Song Zhiming a great future!

"The lower official thanked Lord Wang on behalf of Song Zhifang. ”

On that day, there was a lot of rumor in Tai'an City, when Wang Mingyang, the first assistant of the court, sent a box of persimmon cakes to Qin Tianjian. Everyone was grabbing the hair on their heads and wondering, which one is Lord Wang singing?