A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 400 Discipleship
A boy who loves to laugh will never have bad luck.

Li Yi's mansion's perseverance paid off quickly. At noon on New Year's Eve, Duke Yi met him while standing at the gate talking to everyone, and soon he was invited into the mansion.

Many scholars who were also waiting in line watched this lucky guy enter the mansion with great envy.

"How did he get in?"

"Who was that guy who just came out?"

"I heard that the secretary of Yi Guogong's mansion joined the army,"

"Yiguo's mansion still has a record room to join the army?"

"Yi Guogong is a real duke of the state, and he is above the third rank of the real position and has Zhu Guoxun. He is already qualified to open a mansion. According to the system, there can be sixteen state officials, and there can be more than a dozen Fufu. "

"That man is so young, that is to say, the Yiguo Public Records Office has joined the army. How old is he?"

"Joining the army in the shogunate of the Duke of the State is just a matter of merit. Those who have no rank are not official officials of the imperial court. They are only recruited by the Duke of the State and then reported to the Ministry of Officials for registration."

Some of the scholars are familiar with the rules and regulations of the country, and some from other states and counties are not aware of these.

Compared with the official officials of the imperial court, the official of the state government is just a private shogunate, but for some scholars from poor families or more humble, this is actually a very good way to become an official. Experience or even fame, and then be recommended and elected as an official at that time, or even be directly awarded an official for meritorious service.

For an important minister of Wu Huaiyu's status, of course he will have a very good future as his shogunate.

"That man is so young, he actually joined the army in Jishi, what's his background?"

"I heard it's called Shangguanyi, who used to be a monk, and was recommended by Duke Yi's uncle Zhou Guogong."

Some people laughed at Shangguanyi's background.

Some people thought that Shangguanyi had become a monk halfway through the family, and Yi Guogong had been a Taoist priest for nine years. It is strange that this monk served as a Taoist priest's office and joined the army, and he was in charge of documents, chapters, tables and reports.

"As long as you have excellent skills, you can be a monk." A scholar envied Shangguanyi very much. Don't look at it as a mere inspector who joins the army. Record room to join the army.

But starting this year, the court has newly stipulated that the royal officials of princes and county kings will remain unchanged, but the conditions for opening a government office for officials below the king will be more stringent. .

For example, there are no recording offices and master books for joining the army. Originally, only the second Cao was set up for the seven Caos joining the army, and there were no records and lines for joining the army.

Only the meritorious officials who have been sealed before, the special purpose will not be reduced.

Therefore, Wu Huaiyu opened a mansion and had a record room to join the army. That was a privilege. Many other princes, as long as they were not sealed, they didn't have this kind of treatment.

Among the sixteen officials of Wuhuai Yuyi State Mansion, Chang Shi and Sima led the officials and Ji Gang.He was in charge of the seven Caos participating in the military, and the master book was in charge of the order of the Duke of the province.The recording room is in charge of the table and the book is published, the recording of the affairs of the army and the provincial office of the provincial office are recorded, and the recording of the affairs is in charge of receiving the affairs.

Seven Cao joined the army, each supervised the affairs of the Cao, went to the army to check the school, and signed the propaganda order.

There are many fewer officials in the government of the state than the officials in the palace of the king. There are no Fu, You, counseling to join the army, literature, and wine offerings in the Dongxi Pavilion.

But for a noble minister like Wu Huaiyu who holds several important positions and is busy with his duties, he must have such a staff team to assist him.

So don't look at Shangguanyi as an aide, just look at the seventh rank, but the affairs he can get in touch with and participate in are all confidential and important.

Wu Huaiyu, Yongzhou Biejia and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Pan Duzhi, and Shushi Yushi, are the leaders of three important departments, and his staff team must assist him in handling the affairs of these three departments, so sometimes, this shogunate is equivalent to The officials of these three departments may even have more power than some officials of Langzhong, Yuanwailang, Yushi, and Zhizhong.

This is like the era of the Ming Dynasty. After the prime minister was abolished, the six provinces were actually the center of the imperial court, but later the emperor used his private secretary team cabinet to exercise the decision-making power of the emperor on his behalf. My other life secretary team, Si Li Jian, was pulled out to let those eunuchs approve the red on behalf of the emperor.

Ever since, the cabinet and the inspector of ceremonies were obviously not the center of the court, but they were placed on the heads of the six provinces.

In the final analysis, it is because the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies exercise the power of the emperor and act on behalf of the emperor.

In fact, this kind of thing has been played very slippery since ancient times.

In the Han Dynasty, the Sangong led the officials and governed the government. However, the emperor of the Han Dynasty insisted on setting up the Shangshu Province and other inner dynasties.

Even in the past, when the Sangongs opened the government, the power of the shogunate was only strong at that time, and the shogunate sometimes surpassed the provinces and temples.

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The study outside Duke Yi's mansion.

Li Yifu was led all the way here by Shangguanyi, and Li Yifu always smiled and thanked Shangguanyi on the way. With his signature smile, he quickly gained the favor and trust of Shangguanyi, who was only five years older than him, and told him his identity. He even revealed that Yi Guogong was very satisfied with his career and intended to cultivate him.

"Li Yifu, son of Yizhou Township Gong and Shehong County Chancellor, pays homage to Duke Yi."

Although Li Yifu is young, his set of etiquette is really impeccable.

No wonder, according to historical records, Li Yifu was nicknamed Li Mao.

It is indeed like a gentle, obedient, beautiful and lovely cat. People can't help but want to get close or even kiss it.

However, Wu Huaiyu also remembered that Li Yifu was a prime minister with Xu Jingzong and was also called a treacherous minister. It is said that Li Yifu is the representative of the word "sword hidden in a smile", just like Li Linfu, the prime minister of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, who created the idiom "sword with honey belly".

It is said that after Li Yifu became the prime minister, his appearance was kind and pleasant, but his heart was narrow-minded, jealous, cruel, and if he dared to offend him, he would be retaliated against or even framed by him.

"I've just read your work volume. Splendid article, it's very good. It's even more amazing that you're only 15 years old. You're young and talented. You're a natural child prodigy."

Wu Huaiyu praised him without hesitation, and Li Yifu who praised him was both excited and a little embarrassed, after all, he was only 15 years old, and he had not yet achieved great cultivation at this time.

Especially in front of Wu Huaiyu, although Wu Huaiyu is still very young, but there is too much halo on his head. During this time, he squats at the gate of the Wu family every day. He is very intuitive and impressed by the prosperity of the Wu family and Wu Huaiyu's power.

During this period of time, Wu Huaiyu's image was infinitely elevated in his mind.

He has become the perfect great idol in his heart, and now the idol praises him so much, it really makes him a little unbearable.

"I've already made arrangements to select a few of your excellent works and send them to Lai Ji, a direct scholar of the Chongxian Museum, and ask him to publish your works in the next issue of the Beijing News. Write a review to help you make your name known, and also contribute to your Jinshi exam next spring."

Li Yifu got this promise, his face was flushed with excitement, and he was even at a loss.

After all, too young.

Li Yifu, who just entered Chang'an, has already gained some fame in Shu, but he is nothing in Chang'an. Chang'an is a place where status and family background are the most important.

Otherwise, Ma Zhou would not have traveled westward to Chang'an with great ambitions, but in the end he ran into obstacles everywhere, and because he offended Mrs. Cui, he was so downcast that he even dared to bully a hotel clerk.

As the imperial capital, Chang'an is the center of the world, and there are many people from all over the world. There are many talented people, but not many can stand out.

During this period of time, Li Yifu also had a deep understanding.

Compared with those arrogant and high-ranking Guanlongmen families, the attitude of the Wu family towards visitors is very good, not to mention Wu Huaiyu still appreciates and helps so much now.

Immediately, a feeling of dying for someone who knows him stirred his heart.

Li Yifu fell to his knees with a thump, and kowtowed several times to Wu Huaiyu.

"Student Li Yifu wants to worship Lord Yi as his teacher, please accept him."

There were a few more ringings as he spoke.

Wu Huaiyu caught him off guard.

Compared with the down-and-out Ma Zhou, Li Yi's mansion is in good condition now. He went to Beijing with his father to prepare for the next spring imperial examination. At least he didn't have to worry about food, clothing and accommodation. Scholars who come to Beijing can only stay in those temples and exchange scriptures for a bed.

Li Yifu's family is similar to Ma Zhou's. Ma Zhou's conditions are not good, his parents died early, but the family is considered a landlord.Li Yifu's family is not a noble family, even if he is from a poor family, even if he is good at reading books and writing articles, he is just a scholar from a humble background.

If there is no one to support him, he will be nothing more than a down-and-out poet in the future, and it is useless to be famous.Or bend your waist for five buckets of rice and become a scribe, and it's hard to make a living in the office.

When he came to Chang'an, although Li Yifu kept smiling every day, he was already severely hit by reality.

He finally got an opportunity, and he didn't want to miss it. Since Wu Huaiyu appreciates his talent, he should take advantage of the heat to learn from him. If he misses this village, there will be no such shop.

Li Yifu also heard that Wu Huaiyu also accepted many students, such as Xu Jingzong's two sons, and Qin Qiong's adoptive son Pei Xingjian. He heard that Pei Xingjian was the son of Qin Qiong's old boss Pei Renji, Cheng Yaojin's good brother Pei Xingyan My younger brother is only nine years old now.

But Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin personally came forward and asked Wu Huaiyu to accept him as a disciple.

Another example is the son of the prime minister next door, Wei Zheng, who also worships Wu Huaiyu as his teacher, and his second son is even engaged to Wu Huaiyu's fourth sister.

There are also some children of the Wu family who also worship under Wu Huaiyu's family.

There are quite a few students of Wu Huaiyu, but they all have a common characteristic, that is, they are all the children of the rich and powerful, and most of them are the children of the upstarts.

Ordinary people want to apprentice, basically have no chance.

Li Yifu refused to miss this opportunity.

Wu Huaiyu looked at Li Yifu who kowtowed bang bang, he was still a hot-blooded boy, with this determination alone, no wonder he could become a prime minister in the future.

"Okay, I'll accept you as a student, get up."

"Shangguan, bring me some tea."

Li Yifu offered tea to Wu Huaiyu, completing the ceremony of apprenticeship.

Shangguanyi watched enviously, and couldn't help but also proposed to worship Huaiyu as his teacher.

Wu Huaiyu thought about it, "Since you plan to take the Jinshi examination next spring, then concentrate on preparing for the examination, and you don't need to be the secretary of the Duke of Yi to join the army.

As for apprenticeship, I am about the same age as you. "

"Duke Yi, masters are teachers, and the knowledge of Duke Yi is worthy of my apprenticeship," Shangguan Yi said.

"All right,"

Wu Huaiyu also accepted Shangguanyi, and now it was Li Yifu's turn to pour tea.

Shangguanyi respectfully handed over the tea, Wu Huaiyu took it and drank it.

This cup of tea is the gift of a teacher and a student. From then on, Li Yifu and Shangguan Yi are both Wu Huaiyu's disciples. It can even be said that these two young people without any background are bound to Wu Huaiyu and the Wu family.

"The two of you will live in this mansion, concentrate on studying and prepare for the exam."

"Thank you, teacher."

(End of this chapter)