Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 614 The Brothers

Because the elder brother does not distinguish between wives and concubines, since he went to Beijing, Guan Lehe refused to start a business with his elder brother's family after having a meal with them. Instead, he opened another kitchen, sent people to buy vegetables, and bought a The cook cooks.Although his family lived in the same house as Guan Zhengxiang, but because they opened a different door, it was not much different from living next door.

This day he broke up with Du Jinning, he went home in a carriage, he didn't go back to Guan Zhengxiang's side, but went home directly.

But he didn't expect Guan Zhengxiang to send someone to call him just after dinner.

Guan Lehe had no choice but to put down his teacup, pass through the corner gate, and go to Guan Zhengxiang's study in the outer courtyard.

"Second brother, have you eaten yet?" He asked, cupping his hands as he entered the door.

"Just had a meal. I reckoned that you had just had a full meal, so someone called you over so we two brothers can chat." Guan Zhengxiang said with a smile.

He took out another white porcelain jar: "Someone sent me some good tea two days ago, fourth brother, you can try it."

Guan Lehe glanced at the tea pot, raised his eyebrows slightly, and remained silent.

Although he didn't participate in the tea business that Du Jinning, Qi Bokun, and Yuan Xiuzhu jointly opened, Du Jinning would give him a few catties of the best tea every year when new tea came out on the market.Even though the master and apprentice separated for two years, Du Jinning never stopped sending tea.

After getting good tea, he naturally wanted to give two catties to his elder brother.And Du Jinning's tea, whether it is quality or roasting technology, is the top of the Song Dynasty.The tea she gave to Guan Lehe has an excellent taste because of its fresh taste, refreshing sweetness and long-lasting aroma, and the supply is in short supply. Du Jinning also pays attention to brand effect and hunger marketing methods. Now it has been sold at 300 taels a catty in the market ——Du Jinning's newly bought house with a very spacious area and a good location is only worth two or three thousand taels of silver, which shows the preciousness of the tea.

Now, Guan Zhengxiang actually took out a jar, saying that the good tea someone gave him was still showing off in front of Guan Lehe, Guan Lehe really didn't know what to say.

Seeing Guan Lehe's silence, Guan Zhengxiang's eyes darkened, and he handed the tea pot to the boy to make tea.

He calmed down himself, and then he opened his mouth: "I heard that there is a book in the city that teaches people how to farm. Now many people have imitated the above method to grow ratooning rice?"

As Guan Zhengxiang is the official secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it is nothing to know the news, Guan Lehe nodded: "Exactly."

"Some people in your Ministry of Industry think that this person has not passed the court, so he randomly wrote these things into the scriptures, causing the public to follow suit and disrupting the price of rice in the market, so they propose to arrest and punish the person who wrote the book?"

Guan Lehe glanced at his elder brother, then nodded again: "Exactly." But he wondered what Guan Zhengxiang wanted to say.

To be honest, Guan Zhengxiang is different from other politicians. He is a bit bookish and doesn't have much insight, but he is very good at learning.Back then, at the age of 19, he won the title of No. [-] in one fell swoop, which can be said to be proud of himself.

Because he doesn't have much insight, but has good ability, he is quite favored by his superiors, and his official career has been very smooth these years.

Coincidentally, the original Minister of Rites was a supporter of the second prince, and he was liquidated after the new emperor came to power.When it came time to promote the new Minister of Rites, it was the period of trade negotiations with Dashi and Korea, and Guan Zhengxiang was one of the officials in the Ministry of Rites who knew few languages ​​of these two countries.He led the officials to negotiate with the two countries, and the trade was negotiated smoothly.

Zhao Hexin came to power and was short of manpower. Seeing that Guan Zhengxiang seemed to be capable and honest, he was not involved in the struggle to seize the heir apparent, so he was promoted to Minister of Rites.

But it was probably just getting used to things going smoothly, the issue of wives and concubines made the emperor intervene, and it was his turn to be the laughing stock of the court. Guan Zhengxiang still refused to repent, which really made Guan Lehe feel sorry for him.

That is to say, Guan Zhengxiang is not a well-rounded politician like Qi Bokun. Because he is too focused on the affairs at hand, he rarely asks about matters that have nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites.

As for the ratooning rice issue, it was not surprising that Guan Zhengxiang knew about it because of the uproar; but Mr. Chen said at the Ministry of Industry that he would deal with the author of "Chang Tian Ji" in the morning, and Guan Zhengxiang knew about it, and specially called him in for questioning , This made Guan Lehe think a lot, always felt that someone deliberately told Guan Zhengxiang about this to achieve some purpose.

Guan Zhengxiang didn't know that his younger brother had become vigilant, so he continued to ask at his own pace: "I heard that your disciple Du Jinning is very good at writing scripts, and he is also very talented in farming, and he is determined to do it in the future. Do you want to be the chief minister?"

When Du Jinning was mentioned, the string in Guan Lehe's heart suddenly tightened: "Second brother, what do you mean?"

Guan Zhengxiang smiled: "Brother Ze hasn't been home for a long time, and it's not a problem to live in his grandfather's house all the time. His surname is Guan, not Kong. What does it mean to live in Kong's house for a long time? He grew up with you since childhood." , he will definitely listen to what you say. Why don't you help me persuade him to come home and live when he has a rest. "

Guan Zhengxiang's topic was too jumpy, and Guan Lehe didn't realize it all at once.When he turned the corner, a surge of anger rushed into his heart.

His eyes suddenly sank, and he looked at Guan Zhengxiang with a chill: "Second brother, I have already said that it is inconvenient for me as a younger brother to intervene in the affairs of your back house. You want Brother Ze to come back If you live at home, then go talk to your sister-in-law. My sister-in-law has a stronger temper, but she is not unreasonable. As long as you are soft, she can't really get into trouble with you. "

Worried that his elder brother would be confused about wives and concubines, which would hinder his future, Guan Lehe tried to persuade Guan Zhengxiang before.Now this is nothing more than a repetition of an old saying.

Although the words are still the same as before, the state of mind of the speaker is quite different.

In the past, he was thinking about his elder brother and worried about him; but now, after Guan Lehe said that, he fixed his eyes on Guan Zhengxiang, wondering if this elder brother really let him down so much.

Guan Zhengxiang was so absorbed in his own world that he didn't notice the change in his brother's expression at all.

He tapped the table with his hands, seemingly hesitating.But he quickly made up his mind and said, "Brother Ze and Du Jinning are as close as brothers. Now the two are inseparable in Taixue. If something happens to Du Jinning, Brother Ze will be involved. So I hope you can persuade me It’s better for Brother Ze to move back home. Otherwise, once the news about Du Jinning gets out, it’s not just about him alone. You, the teacher, and Brother Ze will all be affected. You let Brother Ze go back If you live at home, don’t go looking for Du Jinning in the near future. If you can, you’d better separate yourself from him.”

　This chapter isn't called Kong Zhengxiang anymore, is it?I am also very surprised why I make such mistakes repeatedly.Touch your chin, could it be that this person was passed through by Kong Zhengxiang?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)