Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 368 Chen Qinzhi Returns to Beijing

More than ten years is not short for life.

But for the officialdom, that is three or four terms.

During Li Shouzhong's tenure at the Nanjing Guozijian Jijiu, the first batch of students he brought under his leadership only barely managed four terms.

Normally, officials with a Jinshi background, whether they are sent out or stay in Beijing, start from around the seventh rank.

If the four assessments are all excellent, theoretically, there is a chance to become an official of around the fifth rank.

But in fact, how can so many officials give you a promotion?
For a person without a background, it is not bad to have a real shortage.

Are you still counting on promotion?

If you don't have a background, then unless you are outstanding, or have made some extraordinary achievements.

Otherwise, you will wait for the reality to turn into the emptiness, or you will be given a position that is neither awkward nor embarrassing, and you will die in office.

Even if you have outstanding abilities, the magistrate of the fourth rank is still an existence that cannot be touched in a lifetime.

Otherwise, Jia Yucun traveled for several years, why did he finally willingly become a teacher in the Lin Mansion?

Do Tu and Lin Ruhai have a common topic, or is it that a young girl like Tu Daiyu is easy to teach?
It wasn't because of his friend's introduction of Lin Ruhai's background that he made every step of the way.

Using Lin's mansion as a springboard, he successfully climbed to the two high branches of Jia's mansion and Wang's family.

Jia Yucun is so lucky, after all, it is a minority.

Among Li Shouzhong's students, except Feng Yibo.

A fifth-rank official like the Tongzhi of Daming Mansion is already outstanding.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Feng Yibo to remember him.

The rest, except for a few with good family backgrounds, are mostly officials of the sixth or seventh rank.

Those with good family backgrounds also have natural political stances.

Either a member of the new party, or a descendant of the founding line.

Even without political affiliation, these people were not close to Feng Yibo in the same year.

There is also Li Shouzhong, a mentor, who is in it.

Even though the two love each other like father and son, they already have differences in political stances.

No matter how close you are, it's all about life.

When it comes to party formation, being separated by this layer means complete insulation.

Li Shouzhong's attitude obviously would not support him in this matter.

As for Feng Yibo forming a clique, these fellow students became tasteless.

Really pulled over, if Li Shouzhong didn't nod at the critical moment, he would have to hold him back instead.

Therefore, Liu Zheng's idea was immediately rejected by Feng Yibo.

Hearing Feng Yibo say that one person can belong to one party, Liu Zheng was a little surprised and said:

"Could it be Mr. Li Ge?"

For those who have such evaluations, the scope is not very large.

As Feng Yibo's mentor, Li Shouzhong must be the No.1 choice.

Seeing Feng Yibo smiling without saying a word, Yang Mingxin was stunned and blurted out:
"I see, it's the queen mother?"

Yuan Chun's favor for Feng Yibo was obvious to all in the court.

It is obviously not difficult to get her support.

It can be seen that Feng Yibo is still smiling without saying a word, Liu Zheng and Yang Mingxin looked at each other.

"It can't be... old Chen Ge?"

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he and Yang Mingxin looked at each other in blank dismay.

For a moment, both of them thought it was impossible.

Unless Feng Yibo was crazy, he would never want to win over Chen Qinzhi.

Not long after, Chen Qinzhi returned to Duzhong from Daming Mansion.

At the subsequent court meeting, civil and military officials were lined up.

Chen Qinzhi stood at the front for the first time as the chief assistant.

"Old Chen Ge is back, my palace and His Majesty are finally at ease."

After the ceremony, Yuan Chun greeted with a smile.

Then on behalf of the emperor, he gave the most sincere greetings:
"How is old Chen Ge's health now, can you have a look at the imperial physician?"

Originally, this was a polite expression of concern.

But when Chen Qinzhi heard the words, he shook his head expressionlessly.

"Not very good."

After finishing speaking, he went out to pay respects to Bi Dan and said:

"I'm in a hurry to come back this time, mainly to meet His Majesty and congratulate the great Wei Dynasty for generations to come. In addition, I also want to invite Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to let the old officials return to their hometowns to retire!"

As soon as he came back, he begged for bones as soon as he went to court.

For a moment, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were taken aback.

When Yuan Chun heard the words, he hurriedly asked to stay:
"Mr. Zhang Ge and Mr. Chen Ge are the two pillars of the Great Wei Dynasty. Now Mr. Zhang Ge is sick in bed and can't ask about politics. If Mr. Chen also retires and returns home, this will allow the country left by the late emperor to rely on it." who?"

Even when the first emperor was mentioned, Chen Qinzhi was still unmoved, and still shook his head and said:
"It's not that the old minister shirked it. It's just that he is old and frail and can't stand the toss."

As he spoke, he coughed twice, expressing his weakness.

When Yuan Chun saw it, he hurriedly said:

"Give a seat to Mr. Chen Ge!"

The servant hurriedly moved a soft stool from one side and helped him to sit down.

This kind of honor and favor is unimaginable for others.

But Chen Qinzhi didn't even push, and just sat on it.

"This time I met a thief in the Daming Mansion, all the way to the king of Tang, the old minister was tossed and lost half of his life, and then heard that the first emperor rode away on a dragon, the life of this old man has already been exhausted."

At this time, Chen Qinzhi's face was full of fatigue, and he said:

"Now that I am returning to my hometown, I just have to wait for another day, and I will follow the late emperor."

The death of Emperor Jingshun made him a little disheartened.

After all, after so many years of painstaking efforts, he waited for the death of the Supreme Emperor so that he could assist Emperor Jingshun to complete the reform.

But now that the Supreme Emperor had just died, Emperor Jingshun suddenly died along with him.

This made Chen Qinzhi, who had been working hard for many years, inevitably lose his support.

Even if the new emperor ascended the throne and let him be the first assistant, he lost his original spirit.

When Yuan Chun heard this, he lost his mind.

Fortunately, Feng Yibo is now an official in Sangu, with a title of Super Grade.

At this time, he was standing in the most front position.

She moved slightly behind the bead curtain.

Feng Yibo heard the conversation between the two, and has been paying attention to the movement behind the bead curtain.

Soon, the two looked at each other.

Feng Yibo shook his head invisibly, Yuan Chun immediately understood.

With the backbone, she breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to persuade her to stay:
"Old Chen Ge and the late emperor's ministers got along with each other, and the love is deep and righteous! But if you really want to be the late emperor, you should put the country as the most important thing, and teach your majesty to adults no matter what, and then think about it."

Chen Qinzhi shook his head and said weakly:

"It's true that the old minister's health is unbearable. The queen mother should hire someone else."

Feng Yibo only looked at his profile, and felt what it meant to be old-fashioned.

It can be seen that the death of Emperor Jingshun really hit him hard.

"I'm not good at forcing people to make things difficult for me, but..."

Yuan Chun pondered for a while, then sighed, and said:

"It's better than this, Mr. Chen Ge should rest for a while, and talk about it when he recovers. Otherwise, even if he retires and returns home, the Palace and His Majesty will not be at ease."

She didn't force Chen Qinzhi to stay, but she didn't agree to Chen Qinzhi's retirement either.

This is an opportunity to leave a buffer first, and then slowly persuade.

This time, Chen Qinzhi did not argue.

Hearing this, he struggled to get up.

Feng Yibo has quick eyesight and quick hands, he hurriedly stepped forward to give him a hand.

Chen Qinzhi gave him a slight nod in greeting, then struggled to salute Danbi:

"Thank you, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, for your compassion."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Yibo stayed by Chen Qinzhi's side to take care of him.

After going to court, he and his servant helped Chen Qin onto the carriage.

As soon as he turned around, Feng Yibo told Da Bo to follow quickly.

In this way, he followed all the way to the outside of Chen Qinzhi's mansion.

Seeing the carriage in front of them entering the mansion, they were stopped by the door.

"Who? What is the purpose of following my master?!"

Chen Qinzhi in the carriage in front heard Hu He, frowned slightly, and ordered:
"Go and see who it is?"

Chang Sui heard the words and hurriedly stopped to check.

At this time Feng Yibo had already got out of the car, and when he saw Chen Qinzhi's car stopped, he quickly stepped forward to salute, and said loudly:
"Feng Yuan came here without warning, really rude!"

When Chen Qin heard this, he frowned slightly?

He pondered for a while, and then ordered:

"Let him in first."

Afterwards, he entered the inner courtyard with the support of his servants.

Feng Yibo was taken to the living room, offered tea and waited.

He watched his nose, eyes and heart in his seat, motionless.

After sitting for a long time, I finally heard footsteps outside.

"I'm weak, so I moved a little slower, and made Hou Ye wait for a long time."

The voice came first, and then Chen Qinzhi was helped in.

Feng Yibo hurriedly got up and went to support him together, and said:

"Feng Yuan was really afraid that Chen Ge would thank the guests behind closed doors, so he hastily followed here. I hope you will forgive me."

Chen Qinzhi was the same as before, he did not refuse Feng Yibo's support, and said with a smile:
"You are too polite, Lord Hou. You have avenged the late emperor. I haven't had time to thank you yet."

Carefully place Chen Qinzhi on the seat.

Feng Yibo relaxed slightly, shook his head and said:
"As a minister, this matter is not worth boasting about. On the contrary, I am really ashamed of the late emperor for not discovering the true face of the rebellious leader earlier."

Emperor Jingshun and Chen Qinzhi had known each other for many years, and the relationship between master and apprentice was also very deep.

So Feng Yibo was not overly modest, and expressed regret for Emperor Jingshun's death.

Sure enough, when Chen Qinzhi heard the words, he said with some emotion:
"You avenged the late emperor and saved your majesty. Today, the court still has a favor to help you. As long as you don't persuade me to stay, I will try my best to satisfy your request."

At his position and age, he can already do whatever he wants.

Since the other party came to see him so deliberately, he must have something to ask for.

And the other party's series of actions made him feel good.

That's why Chen Qinzhi let him in.

Otherwise, with Feng Yibo's rudeness, he just had to ignore it.

Now he didn't hide it, and just drew the line.

As long as the other party's request is within a reasonable range, he doesn't mind giving the other party a little positive feedback.

Feng Yibo heard the words, but did not directly make a request.

Instead, he smiled first and asked:
"Does Mr. Chen Ge know anything new?"

The other party did not make a request, but brought up something new.

This made Chen Qinzhi a little puzzled, but he nodded and said:

"I heard something."

The new learning spreads extremely fast, and it is definitely the latest explosion.

Up to 99, down to just walk.

As long as there is someone in the family who went to Guozijian, or who has been to a brothel, it is inevitable to mention it after dinner.

They all became disseminators of new learning.

The powerful circle, the academic circle, and the women in the back house.

It is almost impossible to get around this topic now.

It's not how good the new learning is, it's just that it's topical enough.

For example: Who was beaten in the name of "Punishment of a Gentleman", or which great Confucianism criticized new learning again.

As long as you are a social person, it is difficult to know the new daimyo.

Feng Yibo knew Chen Qinzhi when he saw him, and he was inevitably a little complacent in his heart.

However, he naturally would not show it, but took the opportunity to say:
"Old Chen Ge knows that this is the first step of our reform, starting with the atmosphere of the Great Wei."

This is obviously reporting the results to Chen Qinzhi, and it also hides a little bit of careful thinking.

The first step is to reform the atmosphere, so what is the second step?
But who is Chen Qinzhi?

When he heard it, he understood a little bit.

But he didn't follow Feng Yibo's words to ask, but smiled and said:

"The old man has heard about the 'Gentleman's Way' that you have made, and you came to see me today. Could it be that you want to be Cai Yuanchang and let me be Wang Jiefu?"

Cai Yuanchang was Cai Jing, known as the head of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty.

During his reign, he was extremely supportive of Wang Anshi's reform.

Even his family is in-laws with Wang Anshi.

Cai Jing's younger brother married Wang Anshi's daughter.

But according to legend, he showed great ability in politics.

But they just took advantage of the loopholes in the reform to profit from it.

Some people even think that the failure of the reform and the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty are all his fault.

Of course, some people said it was Wang Anshi's fault.

Obviously, this is not a very good metaphor in the political arena.

Chen Qinzhi's words were obviously hitting Feng Yibo.

Let them not try to take advantage of the opportunity of reform.

"Wang Jiefu doesn't have the pattern of being an old man? You are also Fan Wenzheng if you are old!"

As soon as Feng Yibo entered the main hall, he saw the writing on the wall.

Coincidentally, it's the same as Li Shouzhong.

The hangings are all famous quotes by Fan Zhongyan, and they are all from the same work.

Hanging in the main hall are the eight characters "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself".

He didn't have time to take a closer look, so he wanted to repeat the old trick.

Unfortunately, Chen Qinzhi shook his head with a broken smile and said:
"Don't flatter me either, the writing on the wall was given by someone else, why don't you take a closer look at the inscription below."

With Chen Qinzhi's morality, he naturally guessed Feng Yibo's little thought.

What's more, Feng Yibo was not the first to use Fan Zhongyan to flatter him.

That's the guy on the wall.

Feng Yibo was slightly taken aback, and looked up carefully.

I saw the seal on the place where the signature was signed above, which read: Taiye fishing old man.

This alias obviously has a lot of background, because Taiye Pond is in the palace.

This seems to be... one of Emperor Jingshun's aliases?

Emperor Jingshun didn't have many aliases, about seven or eight.

Of course, this is not much in comparison.

After all, it is said that Emperor Tiantai has hundreds of nicknames.

In any case, this should not have been written by Chen Qinzhi himself.

It seems that this is different from the teacher's time.

Did I cry at the wrong grave this time? !
Even so, Feng Yibo didn't feel embarrassed at all, and said again:
"Speaking of which, Feng Yuan has also read your old "Ten Things to Begin", so he feels that you have the same heart for the world as Fan Wenzheng, and it is precisely because of the chance to read it that you ignited the original intention of reform."

It's ok!
Feng Yibo came prepared this time, the calligraphy and paintings on the wall were just improvised.

It's a pity that Chen Qinzhi obviously doesn't like this, and said with a half-smile:
"Master Hou, it's better not to engage in such hypocrisy, just say what you think."

As soon as Emperor Jingshun ascended to the throne, he appeared in "Ten Things About the Beginning".

It is a pity that not long after Emperor Jingshun tried it, the factional struggle in the court began.

Fortunately, under Chen Qinzhi's insistence, this matter has been carried out one after another over the years, and a small number of them have been implemented.

It is said that people die and the government rests. Now that Emperor Jingshun died, Chen Qinzhi lost that spirit.

The tried and tested idol inspired the original intention and failed.

Seeing this, Feng Yibo stopped making rounds and said directly:

"If Mr. Chen Ge is determined to reform, we are willing to follow him. If you have lost your energy, help us check it out. How about leaving the matter of reform to us young people?"

"How to check?"

Chen Qinzhi was obviously lost, but he was still a little curious about the reform.

He really wanted to know if these young people who made some noise could come up with any other surprises.

Feng Yibo laughed when he heard that:
"Just don't make us Wang Jiefu."

(End of this chapter)