Ping An Biography

It coincided with the New Year's Eve, and many Beijing officials who were far away from home stayed in the capital after the holiday.Welcome to the guest who read Yang Shiqi's birthday in the first month, so he invited some colleagues and friends to a banquet.Zhang Ning was also invited, and this kind of banquet was a must.The banquet was held in Yang's Mansion like a family banquet, but the food was provided by the nearby Juxian Restaurant, because as soon as I entered the door, I saw the banners of that restaurant, and the store had a business sense to take the opportunity to advertise.

There were not many people, including the family members of the invited officials, there were only five or six tables in total. This kind of scene was very low-key.Three tables were set up in the living room, and three tables were also set up in the yard after the tarpaulin was pulled up and the snow was swept away.The three tables in the living room were all bureaucrats, and the eight people directly above were almost all senior officials of the third or fourth rank, and most of them were old men.Naturally, Zhang Ning couldn't sit at that table. After taking the seat, he first found out that Yang Sihai was also here, which was a bit surprising.

In addition, Yu Qian and Zhang He were at the same table, because everyone was of similar grade and age, so they got together today.

Zhang He is Lu Zhen's son-in-law, and Lu Zhen is Zhang Ning's teacher in name, so the two of them can be regarded as brothers in the same school, but they actually have personal grievances.Thinking about it carefully, this grievance is a bit inexplicable. At first, it was Zhang He secretly impeaching Zhang Ning's life experience. Later, Zhang Ning snatched the opportunity to go to Nanjing to meet him. .

Sometimes personal grievances can also affect relationships.Some time ago, Zhang Ning and Hu Ying became natural enemies because of the incense ash case, and they could chat in private; on the contrary, he and Zhang He were supposed to be in the same camp through Lu Zhen's relationship, but it turned into a situation where they had nothing to say in private .

Zhang He talked and laughed happily, exchanged a few words with everyone, but ignored Zhang Ning.Seeing this, Zhang Ning didn't bother to use his hot face to stick his cold butt. The two of them seemed to regard each other as transparent people.

Seeing Zhang He looking up in a good mood, Zhang Ning was upset, and really wanted to go up and slap this guy, of course, just thinking about it, if there was a fight at the table, would he give Yang Shiqi face? up?

Perhaps he knew that Yang Sihai was Zhang Ning's fellow countryman, so Zhang He took the initiative to warm up to Yang Sihai, clasped his fists and congratulated him while talking: "I heard that brother Sihai just bought land in Beijing?"

At this time, Yang Sihai replied: "My parents are old and I am the only son. I am an official in the capital and it is difficult to take care of me. I want to be taken care of by the capital, and I have to borrow money generously from a fellow villager, so I plan to buy a yard. ; Otherwise, leasing will also cost money.”

"Recently, the land in Beijing is expensive, brother Si Hai's fellow countrymen must be noble people." Zhang He said with a smile.

Yang Sihai turned his head to look at Zhang Ning and said, "Brother Pingan also knows him, Mr. Su, when we were in Nanjing, several of our classmates even got together."

"Of course we know each other. Mr. Su and I wrote the script together." Zhang Ning smiled kindly.

Zhang Ning secretly thought: Su Liangchen actually started spending money to invest in Yang Sihai, but he has not communicated with him for several months. Could it be that I am gradually losing investment value in the eyes of the Jianghu people?

Yang Sihai is a relatively stable person, but he is a young man, maybe he still remembers being humiliated by "Zhang Ning" at the beginning, so there is a hint of showing off in his words now?Although the matter of saying that he was short and low-educated was resolved when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, but Yang Sihai might still care a little in his heart... So it should be very psychologically pleasant to be proud in front of those who have humiliated him.

Four Seas is indeed doing well now, with Jinshi fame and official status, mainly because he has a future, and he also buys land and houses, so he can take care of his parents.However, he and Zhang He have different personalities, and the comparison and showing off are also expressed in a modest and inadvertent way, so the effect of ridicule is very small.

But Zhang He's next words were obviously disgusting on purpose, he nodded solemnly and said: "Brother Sihai is right, it is still necessary to set up the yard. You are not married yet? When your parents come, they will definitely arrange this for you What's the matter, when our sister-in-law comes over, we can't live in a yard under someone else's name?"

Yang Sihai smiled noncommittal.

What Zhang Ning heard was extremely harsh. He got engaged to Luo Yaoniang last year, and it was only delayed for a year and a half because of the death of the late emperor.As soon as the first year of Xuande comes, this matter should be put on the agenda, but he really doesn't have a house... Like the Erjin yard rented in Zhengjuesi Hutong now, it would cost at least a few hundred taels to buy; but that kind of private house The layout of the mansion is too simple and simple for the bureaucrats, and it is really embarrassing to compare it with.A better big mansion, but also in the inner city, is estimated to cost tens of thousands of taels.

Sometimes things that I don't care much about become as if they are very important under the comparison of vanity.

When encountering this kind of thing, to refute and argue would be depreciating. That guy just insinuated that he wanted to see people feel ashamed and shabby, and whenever he got angry, he would fall into his arms; in the end, Zhang He could say, "I'm talking to Brother Sihai, it's really not that good." I mean, I'm really sorry to make you worry too much.

So Zhang Ning simply pretended to be stupid and pretended to be confused, just pretending that he didn't hear it, but silence was golden.But regardless of whether Zhang He's technique is vulgar or not, the effect is indeed effective, and Zhang Ning's heart is temporarily blocked.

At this moment Yu Qian said: "Let's sit in Yang Gong's mansion and talk about the common things that the common people like to talk about. It's really meaningless. Let's talk about something else."

Zhang He's crow's mouth just stopped.

There was a lot of excitement inside and outside the living room, and there was refreshment after the banquet.However, the time gradually became late, and the guests all left one after another.Zhang Ning and several colleagues who were about the same age also went to resign. At this time, Yang Shiqi said: "Ping An and Ting Yi (Yu Qian) will leave later, and I will help you later." Only Yu Qian and Zhang Ning stayed, and no one else was called. different.

Of course, Yang Shiqi didn't keep the two of them to help. The Yang family has servants to clean up, so it doesn't make sense to ask officials to do those things.We are not ordinary people, only ordinary people in the market will help out with some work in the neighborhood.

After the guests dispersed, Yang Shiqi called Yu and Zhang to the room, probably because he had something to talk about.

Sure enough, after the guests and hosts sat down, Yang Shiqi didn't have any polite words, and he went straight to the topic as if he was his own: "After the festival, the imperial government will open for office, and the officials will have an inspection and promotion. It happens that you are at the mansion today, so I will say a few words. After Ting Yi took the post of supervisory censor, he worked conscientiously and did not have any faults, but he still lacked qualifications. He should follow the rules to maintain his original position during the ministerial meeting; this is also good, there is a very important event in the court this year, maybe Ting Yi can experience it... As for Safety……"

Speaking of this, Yang Shiqi's face suddenly revealed an imperceptible melancholy.Seeing this, Zhang Ning knew that it was impossible for him to participate in "that big event"; he could easily guess the so-called big event, which was the reduction of the feudal clan.This is the first achievement Xuande wanted to do after he came to the throne.

Sure enough, Yang Shiqi paused and said: "After all, Ping'an is not a Jinshi. You should calm down and do more learning while you are young. There is a vacancy in the Nanjing Imperial College..."

When Zhang Ning heard this, he felt sad. Emperor Xuande was only in his 20s and hadn't established a crown prince. It doesn't even make sense to go to Nanjing now.If Zhang Ning was old enough, it would be nice to be an official in Nanjing Guozijian, which would be relaxed and decent, but he was also in his twenties when he was about to start his career, and it was really uncomfortable for him to be far away from the political center and to be an unrealistic official.

Zhang Ning finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "If possible, this junior would rather be a county magistrate."

Although his attitude remained respectful, the dissatisfaction in his words was obvious.Of course, his dissatisfaction was not aimed at Yang Shiqi. Yang Shiqi had no reason to run on Zhang Ning. The reason why he wanted to do that should be because he had figured out the emperor's mind; let Zhang Ning leave the capital and give him a peaceful life. The emperor would be satisfied with this arrangement.

After Yang Shiqi heard Zhang Ning's words, he glanced at him, pondered for a moment and said: "It's not good to be a county magistrate. You are a fifth-rank Beijing official, and you have no fault (on the surface), but you are sent to a lower place to be a seventh-rank magistrate. Yu Li can't justify it. But..."

The word "but" gave Zhang Ning a little hope.He really didn't want to waste his time!But where is the way out?From the Ming Dynasty to the present, the situation has gradually stabilized. If you don’t have the power, you can’t do anything. If you want to do something, a county magistrate can kill people; if you don’t want to be an official, go to Yao Ji to farm and rebel... Zhang Ning thought about it, But I feel that there is little hope of direct rebellion, and it is more likely to be at the end of the dynasty.

Furthermore, Jianwen's old party itself is already at sunset, and it is estimated that the "prince" of Jianwen is quite depressed now, let alone Zhang Ning, a young son who is not familiar with the place there; obviously, he has no place in that circle if he goes to the past , Without the official position and the resources of the imperial court, a bachelor is of little value to them, how can it be reused?

"However..." Yang Shiqi said, "There is one more thing that Ping An can do. A few years ago, Hu Shilang made a report that there was a refugee account in Huguang called 'Disciplinary Demon', and it was said that tens of thousands of people gathered to harass the place. The emperor therefore I intend to send a censor to inspect Huguang, sort out the truth and falsehood, and then propose a strategy to stabilize Huguang. If Ping An can achieve results here, maybe there will be another thing in the future."

There was no outsider in the room. Although Yang Shiqi didn't say it explicitly, he expressed it very clearly: Zhang Ning can either live a good life as an idle civil servant; or give up "the grace of forgiveness" and slowly work through his qualifications to make political achievements and try his best to prove his position , In the future, look for opportunities to make a comeback and be reused by the court.

As for the marriage, Yang Shiqi didn't mention a word and showed no sign of changing.After all, Luo Yaoniang is only his adopted daughter, so it would be good to have an extra right and left arm in marriage; if things cannot be forced, as long as you are not a political enemy, you can just let it be, there is no need to insist on this matter to ruin his reputation, besides, the adopted daughter Luo Yaoniang He made up his mind again, how could he force her?As for Zhang Ning's troublesome life experience, even if a righteous daughter is involved, it will be difficult to shake Yang Shaobao's position.

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