Ming politicians

The advantage of time travel is to know what happened in the next few hundred years, and to understand the lessons learned. The advantage of being a civil servant in the previous life is that you can judge the situation, guess people's hearts, and make wise choices. As for being a young leading cadre in the previous life , the advantage is even greater, familiar with the rules of officialdom, do something and not do something.

Su Tiancheng possessed so many advantages, the way to travel should not be easy.

The things I encountered before, including facing Lei Wentong and Lei Fangui, were not big things. Lei Wentong was just a merchant. If the situation changed a lot after hundreds of years, such a merchant would indeed be Great, but in the Ming Dynasty, no matter what, the status of merchants was the lowest. Although they were said to be rich, they were still restricted in terms of corresponding expenses. In the early Ming Dynasty, even residences were restricted. It's just that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the commodity economy developed greatly, and there were many cases of collusion between government and businessmen. No one pursued it as required, so the residences of merchants gradually became more luxurious.

Lei Fangui was nothing. Before crossing, Su Tiancheng had seen many punks. All of these punks were submissive in front of him.

The real test has not yet come, and all this is just an initial adaptation.

Su Tiancheng understood this very well, so he did not show any complacency.

The news of Lei Wentong's visit to the Su residence, including some of the things he said, including Su Tiancheng's answer, was still spread.

Lei Wentong is a well-known businessman in Pingyang Fucheng, so going to Su Mansion is a bit condescending. While people are guessing Lei Wentong's purpose, they are talking about Su Tiancheng's answer. These returns are really sharp. , hit the nail on the head.

I don't know how these news got out. Ordinarily, only the servants brought by Lei Wentong and the servants of the Su Mansion were present that day, but it's so strange that all the conversations were spread out.

Lei Wentong walked back and forth in the living room, relying on his nephew's status as a juror, he can also set up a living room in the mansion. According to the requirements of the imperial court, only the mansions of officials of the fourth rank and above can set up a special living room , but now, everything is a bit messed up, and the government has not asked about such things.

He was very annoyed by the news spreading everywhere in Fucheng.

It is not good for him to spread the news about his going to Su's mansion, and people with discerning eyes can understand the mystery of it.What is my identity? Su Tiancheng is just a 17-year-old student. His father, Su Huawen, has moved to Taiyuan Fucheng. There is no one in charge in the mansion, but he has gone to Su Mansion, and he is very depressed. left.

Lei Wentong gritted his teeth with hatred, but he didn't dare to make too much of a move. Anyway, Su Tiancheng is a student, a serious scholar, and his status is still honorable. In front of Su Tiancheng, he can only be a Putting on the airs of an elder, besides, Su Tiancheng really did not do business, and he has no way to do it for the time being.

It might be a way to find the magistrate and maliciously slander Su Tiancheng. Unfortunately, such a method has not been implemented in time. The news of my visit to the Su residence has spread all over the sky. The brain is grounded.

Seeing Lei Fangui come back home, Lei Wentong was furious.

"Nie Zi, go to the study."

Entering the study, before Lei Fangui could react, Lei Wentong yelled away.

"Don't kneel down for me. What happened to what you said last time? Tell me honestly. Didn't you say that Su Tiancheng is useless, cowardly, and vulnerable?"

Lei Fangui didn't kneel down, he was always a little arrogant in front of his father.

"Father, I'm already a student, and I can't just kneel down casually."

"It's the other way around. Even if you are a Juren, you will kneel down in front of Lao Tzu. Where have you read this book?"

Parents and teachers of heaven and earth need to be filial in front of their parents. This is the essence of Confucianism. Lei Fangui also understands it. Seeing that Lei Wentong was really angry, he knelt down reluctantly.

"Father, isn't it just a matter of a few words? Then Su Tiancheng, don't take it for granted. Instead, I'll find a few people to clean him up and see if he's still in a bad mood."

Lei Wentong almost fainted from anger. He didn't dare to find the magistrate. He slandered Su Tiancheng behind his back. He didn't expect that this bastard son of his would actually want to find someone to deal with Su Tiancheng. Isn't it clear to tell everyone, Lei Wentong Everyone saw that Su Tiancheng was not pleasing to the eye, and they just wanted to find an opportunity to clean up.

If the magistrate knows, what will he think? The magistrate is dissatisfied. If he finds any reason, the Lei family will not be able to bear it. Don't look at his nephew as an official in Huguang, but in the eyes of the magistrate, it is nothing ah.

Lei Wentong felt a little desolate. Why are the boys in Su's mansion so powerful? They are so scheming in what they say and do. Their own boys don't understand anything. If they really become enemies with Su Tian, ​​Su Tiancheng will have a bright future in the future. , there is no way out for the Lei family.

Having been in business for many years and having experienced too many ups and downs, Lei Wentong relied on being prudent and being able to recognize people to see people, and only then did he come to the present step by step. overnight thing.

"Nie Zi, if you still dare to have such thoughts, I will break your legs and let you sleep at home, it's better than you go out and cause trouble."

Lei Fangui raised his head in surprise, and looked at Lei Wentong, why did his father say that too.

Seeing Lei Fangui's astonished expression, Lei Wentong shook his head.

"Niezi, you need to use your head to do things. You are a scholar. Don't you understand such a simple truth? People have said that you use a knife to kill people and frame others. You understand these principles on weekdays, but why? I don’t know now, it’s not your business to fight and kill.”

The news spread quickly, but Su Tiancheng, known as the boy who spread wealth, was still very indifferent.

The number of scholars who came to visit Su Mansion gradually increased, most of them were students from Pingyang Mansion, some were of the same year as Su Tiancheng, and some were studying at the Fu School together.

Everyone was curious as to why Su Tiancheng had changed so much. Could it be that the previous silence was all a faux pas.

Su Tiancheng's attitude was calm, and he greeted the students who came to visit, and his words were very low-key. Some students who were doing good things always wanted to ask about Lei Wentong's visit to the Su residence. mention this matter.

However, within a few days, Su Tiancheng's reputation slowly spread. Everyone agreed that Su Tiancheng was very low-key and humble. Taste, but Su Tiancheng's attitude is still good, polite and polite.

No one knew that the instigator, Su Tiancheng, had been paying close attention to the development of the situation.

He had to be careful, the news was spread by Su Ertong and others, and some condiments were added in the middle, the purpose is to make this matter public and completely block Lei Wentong's way of revenge.

After all, Lei Wentong is not an ordinary person, and the reputation of the Lei family is also good. If Lei Wentong becomes angry and secretly thinks about making a move, he needs to take precautions, and it involves too much energy. Tell Lei Wentong himself, The meaning of sweeping the snow in front of the door is actually a hint that there is nothing wrong with each other.

At least from the current situation, I still have some disadvantages. Lei Wentong's three sons, one is a supervisor, and the other two are scholars. Such a family is not worth mentioning in the eyes of those honorable families, but in A family of merchants is pretty good, not to mention that Lei Wentong's nephew is still Juren.

It's always good to take precautions.

The development of the situation is also going in a direction that is beneficial to oneself. In the Ming Dynasty, scholars controlled the government. For hundreds of years, scholars have always favored scholars, and public opinion is also beneficial to scholars. In everyone's opinion, Lei Wen Tong is on the strong side, and he did this by himself, attacking the strong with the weak, made the matter public, and let Lei Wentong knock down his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.

Of course, it is not the way to go on like this all the time. Tricks can only be used for a while and cannot be dealt with forever. The most important thing is to enter the bureaucratic ranks through the principle of imperial examinations. It is possible to solve it easily.

Su Tiancheng began to calm down, picked up the Four Books and Five Classics, and studied them seriously, relying on the foundation laid by the previous Su Tiancheng, he read them with gusto.

Now that the goal is determined, he will not hesitate, and will not give up until the goal is reached. If he does not have this minimum perseverance and determination, he will not even think about being able to do things well.