Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 883

The atmosphere of this private banquet was quite strange, Wu Zuolai and the other three were all smiling, calm and gentle, but the brother Yao who was seated as the guest of honor was full of resentment.

Hearing the words "iron bones", he sneered, picked up the wine cup in front of him and emptied it, picked up his chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls of food, when the maid came over and filled it up again, the shabby-dressed brother Yao turned his head Looking up and down, the servant girl blushed, then he turned his head and said:
"What's the use of being strong? A family who celebrates Chinese New Year can't afford a few meals of meat, and they can't afford such a beautiful maid."

Wu Zuolai lowered his head slightly to hide the anger that flashed across his face, but raised his head with a smile, and said:
"Who doesn't know that Brother Yao is extremely talented and learned. This girl is only sixteen years old, and she has always admired talented people. If Brother Yao doesn't dislike him, how about giving it to Brother Yao to accompany him on the pillow?"

"Oh?"

This Yao Bo made a sound of astonishment, and then honestly and unceremoniously touched the maidservant's body, the maidservant screamed and quickly avoided, but Yao Bo sniffed the palm of his hand and said:
"Since Mr. Wu is so kind, the younger brother will be disrespectful. It smells so good."

With such an anxious appearance, several people on the table exchanged expressions, all of them were quite disdainful, but they all smiled, and Wu Zuolai even said:
"A real celebrity is a man of style. Brother Yao looks like this, he really has the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties."

Yao Bo just stared at the meat and vegetables, and stopped after a few mouthfuls. Hearing Wu Zuolai's words, he just sneered and said:

"Yao is just a censor of Shanxi Province. Yao's family business is ruined, and Yao's teacher died early. From now on, he will die in this position. He can't do anything. I don't know why Wu Siye wants to use me. Ah, it took such a lot of work, tsk tsk, even if this woman is placed in the kiln, she will spend five taels of silver for a night's sleep!"

Unexpectedly, Yao Bo spoke so directly, Wu Zuolai gave a dry cough, and winked at the person next to him, who immediately smiled and said:

"Yao Bo, you're going crazy again. You and I are the same age, and it's just a gathering at this time. Who in the capital doesn't know that Brother Wu is so hospitable and generous, but you talk so much."

After complaining, someone on the other side sighed and said:

"Since the evildoer Wang Tong came out in our Ming Dynasty, everything has become wrong. This world is not the same as it used to be. Tell me, the old and the young are orderly. This is the unshakable way of etiquette. The saints said Well, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty also set this rule, but look at what is being performed in those theaters in the capital. It turns out that the elders and the young put the wise first, and the gifts are neglected. What kind of wise is there? It is ridiculous , sooner or later the country will not be the country."

Wu Zuolai also sighed, and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone knows what those dramas refer to, but if the palace doesn't make this matter clear, it's not easy to expose it below, but Wu got the news that the palace will release rumors soon, saying It is necessary to establish the noble mother as the prince."

"How can this be so? This is really going against human relations. If someone made a performance and advocated for the world, maybe the palace would not be like this."

"Exactly, exactly, there must be someone who dares to speak."

Several people sang together, but Yao Bo kept chopsticks there and drank the wine cup by cup. Hearing this, he put the chopsticks and cups on the table and said with a sneer:

"In the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I am the one who dares to write, and I dare to play. The person you are looking for is me. If you don't want to stand out, you need to find someone to be the leader!"

When he said it so directly, several people in the room were dumbfounded, and their faces became embarrassed. One of them coughed dryly and said:
"Brother Yao misunderstood, we have to join in this grand event of righteousness, how can there be a first and a second."

"2 taels of silver, Zhuangzi of 11 mu in Guangping Mansion, my [-]-year-old eldest son will have the fame of a scholar this year, I will write this memorial, I will go to it, and I will never involve a few people, silver Once I get Zhuangzi, I will play it immediately, even if it is a deadly remonstrance in front of the Daming Gate."

Everyone in the room looked ugly, but Wu Zuolai smiled, and said in a calm voice:

"3 taels of silver, Zhuangzi of Guangping Mansion, you can also add the mill and oil workshop. The fame will be in the middle of the year, and the silver and land deeds can be sent to Brother Yao's mansion before the day after tomorrow, but this memorial?"

"Don't worry, if you want to stay overnight at Wu Siye's place tonight, the maid will also be kept here first, or the mother-in-law at home won't agree."

Wu Zuolai nodded and said:
"It's easy to say, easy to say, clean rooms have been prepared."

Before he finished speaking, Yao Bo had already stood up, grabbed the maid and said:
"The spring night is short, so Yao went to enjoy it first, and you guys take it easy."

While speaking, he actually took the servant girl with him, and when he left the room, everyone in the room looked at each other in dismay, and after a while, someone said bitterly:

"This kind of vulgar vulgar person, I really don't know how he passed the palace examination back then, and became the same year as you and me. If it wasn't for a big event, how could he sit with him!"

Wu Zuolai calmed down a lot at this time, shook his head with a smile and said:

"His family background was good back then, but someone in the family had entanglements with private salt, so he was caught by Tianjin Wei's private salt. Jiapo, if it wasn't for his quick wit, even Yao Bo couldn't get away with it, because of this, he hated that Wang Tong deeply, besides, he has no wealth and power, and in this position of Shanxi Taoist censor I can no longer advance an inch, and I don't care about anything!"

"Brother Wu has good eyesight, this Yao Bo has a poor temperament, and others would dare to do so."

Wu Zuolai played with the wine cup in his hand, smiled without saying a word, and waited for the whole group of people to flatter him before he opened his mouth and said:
"This matter is very important, everyone, don't slack off. This year is the year of the Jingchao. Whether you are up or down, and what your future looks like in the future, it all depends on this time!"

Jingcha is the Ming Dynasty's system of assessing officials. Every six years, civil officials of the fifth rank and below are assessed. On the capital side, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Zuodu Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly conduct the assessment.

This is the assessment that officials of the Ming Dynasty care about the most, because this assessment will determine the promotion of officials and even whether they can keep their official positions. Official, but for many, it's also an opportunity.

Wu Zuolai was a trusted disciple of Yang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but when he said this, he was a little different from others. The few people sitting at the table put away their laughter and agreed solemnly.

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A day later, Wu Zuolai appeared at the mansion of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yang Wei. Now even the gatekeepers of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials raised their heads. go to the door.

As Yang Wei's disciple, Wu Zuolai didn't have so many troubles. He greeted him in front of the door, and the concierge politely let him in.

Although it was the afternoon after the imperial court was over, Yang Wei was seeing guests. Wu Zuolai waited in the side hall for a while before being called in by Yang Wei's attendant.

Yang Wei is now the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of the six departments, and his power is much stronger than before. Seeing Wu Zuolai entered the study, he recovered from his contemplation. Wu Zuolai quickly walked a few steps to the front.

"Men, Yao Bo is already willing to write this memorial, and other places are also ready. As long as Yao Bo starts, everyone will immediately be excited."

Hearing this, Yang Wei nodded his head, but he also heard the unfinished meaning in Wu Zuolai's words, and squinted his eyes, Wu Zuolai immediately said:

"Teacher, the student has a few words and doesn't know what to say or not to say."

Yang Wei said "Yes", and then Wu Zuolai said respectfully in a low voice:
"Your Majesty has more and more ideas of his own. The righteous people in the government and the public are ready to speak out and let His Majesty know that it is the principle of long-term peace and stability for the Holy Majesty to rule the world. However, Wang Tong of the Jinyiwei is an unreasonable and stupid person. When the time comes , His Majesty wants to let Wang Tong."

Yang Wei shook his head and said calmly:
"Although Wang Tong is unreasonable, he is more loyal to His Majesty. What happened last year was also a wake-up call for him. Wang Tong exiled himself to Guihua City. He handed over the soldiers and horses of Jinyiwei and Tianjin Wei. It’s nothing anymore.”

Hearing this, Wu Zuolai let out a sigh of relief, but he still said solemnly:
"Master, Jinyiwei and Beijing-Tianjin troops, His Majesty has used them once, so maybe he won't use them a second time"

Yang Wei pondered there for a while, and waved his hands to let the few people standing in the corner of the room back down. When they got out, Yang Wei said aloud:

"I plan to arrange for you to work in the Wenxuan Department this year. You do things properly and think comprehensively. I am very pleased as a teacher. There are some things that I should tell you."

The Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Officials is equivalent to the first yamen of the Ministry of Officials. It is the responsibility of the examiners to submit the list of appointments to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Quickly knelt down and kowtowed and said:

"The teacher is very kind, and the students should be smashed to pieces!"

Yang Wei nodded, but didn't let him get up, and said:
"Order order is a great gift. The government outside the palace knows this, and some people in the palace know that the eldest son of the emperor should be the heir apparent. Even the empress dowager agrees with this matter. If not, the benevolent empress dowager loves Lu even more. Your Highness, get up, go back and continue working, I will arrange for people to deliver the silver and land deeds to Yao Bo!"

Wu Zuolai, who was kneeling on the ground, heard the first half of Yang Wei's speech, and his body shook. After a while, the panic and worry disappeared, but his expression became firmer.

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On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Wang Tong was wandering around Guihua City accompanied by General Tan, surrounded by personal guards disguised as servants, driving here for almost a month, Wang Tong spent most of his time in the workshop It was the first time for me to wander around the city.
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