A knife in love

Chapter 1179

Seeing that He Tuotou and the others had left, all the drinkers became more courageous, and after listening to shopkeeper Wu's words, they all cheered.The storyteller was trembling and hesitant.In the end shopkeeper Wu added another fifty Wen, and he gritted his teeth, sat down again, and continued to talk about books.It's just that the fear in my heart is still there, and I feel a little lacking in confidence when I speak.When he talked about Cheng Yaojin masking his face and robbing the execution ground, Cheng Yaojin, who was originally heroic and dry, was said by him to be a bit like Zhang Sheng, who had a night party with Cui Yingying.All the drinkers were dissatisfied, and many people booed.

After He Tutou left, Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi sat down again.Just now, Yan Song and Xiao Dong could see clearly Zhang Shisai's handing over money to He Butou.Xiao Dong sighed, and said in his mouth: "It seems that such a low-level official dares to be so arrogant, which shows how corrupt Liaodong officials have become."

Both Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shixin thought, if these words came from someone else, it would not be surprising.But along the way, your surname is Xiao, and you don’t know how much money you have collected from Shopkeeper Hu and others. At this time, you pretend to be concerned about the country and the people, which is really shameless.

Yan Song nodded, and said: "The emperor asked me to understand the people's sentiments, precisely because he wanted to know the sufferings of the people. When I return to the capital, I must report the facts and ask the emperor to send capable ministers to govern Liaodong."

Everyone gossiped for a while, Yan Song said goodbye and left.Xiao Dong was about to stand up and see him off, Yan Song signaled with his eyes, asking him not to mobilize the crowd, so as not to arouse suspicion.Xiao Dong had no choice but to sit still, watching Yan Song and the short-clothed man leave the tavern.After the figures of the two disappeared, Xiao Dong breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and said, "I never imagined that Mr. Yan would come to such a place where no one shits. Fortunately, just now we There is no disrespect, otherwise there will be great inconvenience."

Zhang Shi said with a smile on his face: "The villain has little knowledge, but I heard that Nanjing Six Departments are Qingshui yamen, and they don't have much power. Although this Lord Yan is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, in terms of power, he is not as good as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Beijing. , that is, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground. Last year when I went to Nanjing to do business, I met a small official who guarded the eunuch’s yamen in Nanjing. He said that officials of the six departments of Nanjing, large and small, are no different from beggars. I can’t even get enough to eat. Master Xiao, you are a big hit in the Firearms Bureau, and even the officials of the Sixth Division of the capital rely heavily on you, so why should you be so respectful to this Lord Yan?”

Xiao Dong snorted, and said in his mouth: "Mr. Zhang is a big businessman. He only looks at the officialdom from the business field, but there are shortcomings. An official has ups and downs in his life, ups and downs, that is The most common thing. As long as one life is still alive, it cannot be said that there is no chance of a comeback. Therefore, although you must be careful to curry favor with those high-ranking officials, you can't do things to the extreme and hug him regardless The thighs of others, and disdain for other people. Everything must be kept in the back, so as not to be hated. As for those unlucky people who were demoted or even convicted, they could not easily step on it. Maybe they will be You can turn a salted fish back to life and regain your authority."

When Xiao Dong said this, he glanced at Zhang Shi, and said with a smirk: "Mr. Zhang, you have to remember what I said."

Zhang Shi was bored and unhappy, but he didn't dare to offend Xiao Dong, so he could only sneer and say: "Yes, the teachings of Lord Xiao, I will definitely keep in my heart."

Xiao Dong said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, although Master Yan is not well-known at the moment, he must not be underestimated. When I was in the capital, I had heard of this person's name. He was a Jinshi in the Yichou Division in the 18th year of Hongzhi. He is Erjia No.2. After the palace examination, he was selected as a concubine of the Imperial Academy, and was later awarded the title of editor. His official career was bright. But then he got a serious illness that almost killed him, so he had to resign and return to his hometown to recuperate. However, auspicious people have their own appearances. Mr. Yan lived in seclusion in his hometown for ten years, and it was the time when Liu Jin was in power. If Mr. Yan stayed in the capital, he would either obey Liu Jin and work together with Liu Jin, or he would turn against Liu Jin and become a party with Liu Jin Resist. If he obeys Liu Jin and becomes Liu Jin's disciple, and Emperor Zhengde kills Liu Jin in the future, Lord Yan will definitely suffer. Not to mention his reputation will be ruined, even his clan will be implicated. If he resists Liu Jin, other At that time, Liu Jin was so powerful that even the cabinet and the six major officials did not dare to oppose Liu Jin. Lord Yan just entered the official career, how could he be the opponent of Liu Jin's party? Maybe Liu Jin would have been framed and sent to jail, or exiled into the army. Even if he was served by the imperial staff, he might be beaten to death. Therefore, he retired from his official position and returned to his hometown. After ten years of recuperation, he just escaped a catastrophe."

When Xiao Dong said this, Zhang Shi smiled and said: "How can there be such a coincidence in the world? The villain sees that this Lord Yan is very smart. I think he has seen the dangers in the court back then, so he used the excuse of illness to look back. I went to my hometown and watched the political situation change, so I escaped a catastrophe..."

Before Zhang Shizhen finished speaking, Xiao Dong let out a "hum", and said in a strange way: "Mr. Zhang has a great opinion, and Xiao admires it."

Zhang Shi heard Xiao Dong's stern tone, and his heart trembled, only then did he realize that he had violated Xiao Dong's taboo by speaking rashly.He hastily said with a smile on his face: "The villain is just guessing randomly, how can he compare with Master Xiao's blazing eyes?"

Xiao Dongdao: "Although Mr. Yan is smart, but he was only in his thirties at that time, how could he see the changes in the political situation? There is no doubt that this serious illness, presumably it was God's intentional care, which made him escape the catastrophe. Although Mr. Yan He lived in seclusion in Yuanzhou, Jiangxi, but he also did something famous all over the world. At that time, Mr. Yao Tingyao, the magistrate of Yuanzhou Prefecture, wanted to compile the annals of Yuanzhou Prefecture wholeheartedly, creating a grand event that would last forever. He had long heard of Mr. Yan Proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, so at the beginning of the compilation of the annals, I personally visited Mr. Yan who lived in seclusion at home, and asked him to be the editor-in-chief of the government annals. It was just that Mr. Yao committed a crime and resigned. Fortunately, Mr. Xu Lian, who succeeded Yuanzhou prefect He was also very enthusiastic about compiling the government annals. After becoming the magistrate, not only did he not stop compiling the government annals, but allocated a lot of money, and Mr. Yan still led a group of well-educated Confucian scholars to rush to work day and night. The year that Mr. Yan became the chief editor , is the ninth year of Zhengde, which is the year of Jiaxu according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches. The Yuanzhou Fu Zhi compiled by Yan Daren is called Jiaxu Zhi. A few years ago, more than a dozen wealthy businessmen in Yuanzhou contributed to the This annals of Yuanzhou Mansion was re-engraved and published, and officially named "Zhengde Yuanzhou Mansion Annals". Although Mr. Yan lived in seclusion, with this official annals, it can be said that he is famous all over the world and praised by famous scholars .”

Zhang Shi thought to himself, Yan Song only compiled a government annals, so what's the big deal?The bastard surnamed Xiao praised Yan Song a lot, nine out of ten he was afraid of Yan Song's power.Judging by the appearance of this bastard, Yan Song must have a powerful backer in the court, otherwise Xiao Dong would never have cared so much about him given his position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing.

Li Qiufeng remained silent all the time, but seeing that Xiao Dong knew Yan Song's background like the palm of his hand, he was also surprised and uncertain.He knew that the annals of a prefecture were extremely important, and most of them were written by local celebrities.Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province had a very prosperous literary spirit, and there were many high-ranking officials and celebrities in the past dynasties.For Yan Song to be the editor-in-chief of Yuanzhou Fuzhi, he must be highly praised by Yuanzhou scholars.Once the Fuzhi is compiled, the surname of the person who compiled it will naturally be passed down to future generations.It is indeed admirable that Yan Song has this talent.It's just that there must be another reason why Xiao Dong respects Yan Song so much.

But I heard Xiao Dong continue to say: "After Liu Jin and his followers were destroyed, Mr. Yan has recovered from his illness. Only then did he go north to the capital, formally reinstated his official position, and returned to serve in the Imperial Academy. It's just that although Liu Jin's party fell, Qian Ning, Jiang Bin He rose up and took charge of the imperial court. Master Yan is so smart that he knows that the capital is a dragon pool and a tiger's den, and he cannot live for a long time. Therefore, he moved up and down, left the capital, and went to the Nanjing Imperial Academy to become a bachelor. Although the Nanjing Imperial Academy is a Qingshui yamen, compared with the capital, There is no conflict of right and wrong, and it is a good place to learn. Master Yan is like a fish in water in Nanjing, and his reputation is getting bigger and bigger. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he denounced the old ministers in Nanjing, and Master Yan was promoted to the Nanjing Imperial Academy. In 11, he was promoted to the Imperial Academy Jijiu, which was a high-ranking official from the fourth grade. In the [-]th year of Jiajing, Master Yan was promoted to Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites through his meritorious service. Two years later, he was changed to Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing. There are not many bigwigs in the imperial court who have risen to the top like this. Therefore, although Mr. Yan lives in Nanjing, everyone in the imperial court already knows his appreciation for him today."

(End of this chapter)