There are precedents in the history of the Red Chamber

Shi Zhongzhu knelt down to accept the imperial decree to praise him for being "diligent and loyal to the emperor" and let him be "self-disciplined" on Guizhou affairs, and happily introduced Chen Yun who came to proclaim the decree.It stands to reason that with Chen Yun's current status, he would not always be called to come to Guizhou on business trips. When Shi Zhongzhu asked, Chen Yun said: "Remote? There are gold mines and you here. How can Guizhou be remote. Now Su Hao has already entered Beijing and joined the Forbidden Army, Yu Xie's rank changes three times a year, even your subordinate Yannian, oh, who has changed his name to Shi Mingqi, is already a fifth-rank official, so popular, where is it so remote?" Chen Yun Answer with a smile.

"Oh, even you are here to make fun of me." Shi Zhongzhu sighed, as long as there are things to do, there will be people; as long as there are people, there will be leaders; as long as there are leaders, there will be a party.He said that a gentleman is a friend and not a party member. Shi Zhongzhu almost wanted to go back and ask Confucius how this gentleman did it.

"Such a scenery makes the world envious, so why sigh?" Chen Yun asked.

"Cooking oil with fire, I'm afraid I have to dry this pot!" Shi Zhongzhu sighed: "I don't want to form a party, and I don't mean to manage Guizhou as my back garden, but now it's really... riding a tiger!"

"Yes, if you want to do something, you will naturally have to eat meat for the people below. Since you have meat to eat under your sect, everyone will naturally strive to be the first. Take that Shi Mingqi as an example. He used to be a servant, but now he is an official. The world has been turned upside down. So, if you ask me, you treat him too kindly. The Xungui family has to use servants to some extent. The greatest kindness is only three generations later, let him be a commoner, and let him take away his wealth. If you do this, it is simply..." Chen Yun momentarily I still can't think of an appropriate wording. Doing this means breaking the rules. What do other servants of the wealthy family think?

"The four of Yannian grew up with me. I only talk about the four words of love and brotherhood in front of you. If you take them outside, those Qingliu will definitely insist on biting, saying that I am willing to degenerate, but the truth is That's it." Shi Zhongzhu said, it's not that he doesn't know the world situation, it's just that he always wants to ask the people on his side to strive for more benefits, this is roughly the so-called position.Among the four people in Yannian, three are going to enter the officialdom, and Shi Zhongzhu will pave the way for them. Nanshan wants to be a doctor, and Shi Zhongzhu plans to give him all the business of medicinal materials in a few years. Give it to him, and let him have the capital to live and live.

"Since you want to show kindness and even bestow Shi's surname, you shouldn't let them still call them by the name they used when they were slaves. This man suddenly got a high position, and everything in his humble days should not be mentioned again. Besides, his name is inappropriate." Chen Yun suggested that the most famous one at present is Shi Mingqi, which means Fengming Qishan, and Fengming Qishan said that Zhou Wenwang's virtuous government attracted the phoenix. Yannian used this name. It doesn't mean that Shi Zhongzhu has the virtue of King Wen of Zhou, the virtue of an emperor, how can a courtier have it.

"Okay, don't worry, Yannian was drawn by me. I am very clear about my temperament and so on. If I forget the past friendship because of a few words from outsiders, then I am not the Yannian I know. He Taking Mingqi as the name is to thank me, and Yannian is not forgetting the origin of calligraphy. If you think so, you will be happy. The saint didn’t say anything, so it’s okay to think about it.” Shi Zhongzhu didn’t care about these things, although technically After a while, Yannian's household registration has no experience of being a slave, but it is no secret that he is a servant of the Shi family, and there are always people who make a fuss about it.

This is why Shi Zhongzhu didn't advise them to take the road of imperial examination no matter how good the knowledge of Yannian and others was.It is the best way to prolong the life of several people to join the army and make meritorious deeds.

"I don't want to talk about you, you just know what you know. If you don't want to form a clique, look at your attitude towards your subordinates, so that everyone wants to join you." Chen Yun shook his head.

Shi Zhongzhu smiled wryly, but he cheered up and said: "Okay, okay, it's so easy to come once, don't talk about it, Zhenniang has already prepared the food and wine, and the two little guys may not be able to wait."

"I should pay my respects to my sister-in-law." Chen Yun said.

Shi Zhongzhu knew that it was Chen Yun who came to proclaim the decree, and asked Shi An and Shi Ning to come out to meet him. Chen Yun had a good relationship with him, and Shi Zhongzhu was not a person who discriminated against eunuchs.Although Wei Zhenniang was a female family member, she was also at the table. She saw that Chen Yun had no scruples, and she looked like a good family.

The few people greeted each other, Chen Yun was afraid that he hadn't prepared earlier, so he took off the accessories on his body and wanted to give them to the brothers. Shi Zhongzhu hurriedly stopped him: "What's the relationship between us? Don’t, don’t, you’re really sorry, just make it up later.”

Chen Yun insisted on handing the accessories to the two brothers. The two brothers looked at Shi Zhongzhu, Shi Zhongzhu nodded helplessly, and the two brothers took it.Chen Yun is now wearing a gown for declaring the decree, and the accessories on his body are naturally good. Chen Yun said: "It's not a good thing for my nephew, so how can I get it?"

"I don't like to put on airs like this. If it's something you love, it's not appropriate. If it's just expensive, my son can afford it." Shi Zhongzhu said shamelessly, and when Wei Zhenniang held his forehead, Chen Yun smiled and said nothing. language.

"I see these two brothers..."

"The family members call them An An and Ning Ning." Wei Zhenniang added.

Chen Yun changed his words accordingly: "An'an and Ningning are both at the age of entering school. Are you going to teach yourself, or send them to the Imperial College?"

Shi Zhongzhu took a sip of his wine, frowned and remained silent.Wei Zhenniang answered, "He hasn't figured it out yet! With such a gentle and indecisive temperament, how can he deal with major issues outside~" Wei Zhenniang complained, if it wasn't for her husband, the word "indecisive" would have been slapped on him.

"You have both a title and an official position. It is not a problem for the two brothers to enter the Imperial Academy. There is nothing to worry about. There are two marquis mansions in the middle of the capital. No matter how bad it is, I still have my old bones!" Chen Yun said.

"I'm not old, we're about the same age, don't call me old." Shi Zhongzhu couldn't grasp the point, some things are really hard to tell Chen Yun.

Shi An listened to the speeches of the grown-ups, and heard that he was talking about himself, his ears were pricked up, unlike Shi Ning, who buried his head in eating, well, Shi Zhongzhu usually forbids them to eat too strong taste, today's food and drink, cooked The northern style, thick oily red sauce, and fried food are more suitable for children's appetite.

Shi An opened his eyes wide and said, "I don't want to go to the capital."

"Why doesn't An An want to go?" Shi Zhongzhu asked, this was the first time Shi An expressed his views on going to the capital.

"The capital city is not fun."

"The capital is so much fun. Uncle Nanshan brought all your toys from the capital." Shi Zhongzhu tempted.

"Then I'm going, can my brother give me a piece?"

"Go together."

"What about the little brother?" Shi An asked again, the little brother was talking about Shi Ping.

Shi Zhongzhu pondered, and his voice became softer: "Pingping is still young, so I can't go with An'an."

"The mother and sister can't go together either."

"No." Shi Zhongzhu affirmed.

"Then I won't go." Shi An pouted, put down his chopsticks and said.

"Why don't you hear about your father?" Chen Yun teased him.

"Father wants to guard the land and keep the people safe, so he can't leave." Shi An replied.

"You still know how to keep the land safe and secure the people?" Chen Yun asked in surprise. The six-year-old Xiao Douding already knew this.

"Good boy." Chen Yun stretched out his hand to pat Shi An's head, and then pinched him the ball that he had failed to pinch several times just now.Turning to Shi Zhongzhu, he said: "I heard that you were smart when you were young, but I still can't believe it. After meeting An Anci, I know that the tiger father has no dogs!"

"Children, just learn a few sentences, what kind of tiger and lion." Shi Zhongzhu didn't care. Most of the time, children's behavior was just imitation.

Chen Yun ignored him, and made a toast to Wei Zhenniang again: "It's all the wife who teaches the children well, come, I respect the wife."

Wei Zhenniang finished her drink with a smile, and talked with Chen Yun about the scenery of the capital and what he saw on the road.Shi Ning kept his head buried in hard work, except when he asked him to call someone, he politely saluted to call someone, and he never raised his head when he was on the table.Shi An was already full, and stared at Shi Zhongzhu who had been abandoned.

Satisfied with wine and food, Shi Zhongzhu sent Chen Yun to rest, but went to the study by himself, carefully sorted out the texts of the experience of implementing Anshun barbarian governance in Guizhou, re-transcribed it neatly, and wrote an eloquent excerpt, the main content of which is Asking the sage to support Guizhou talents, the number of people needed and the specialties are listed in a list, which is closer to the recruitment announcement list of later generations. After working all night, the eyes were darkened the next day, and Chen Yun was sent away.

Shi Zhongzhu didn't know how the sages in the capital commented on this booklet. He only knew that when the official document from the Ministry of Officials was passed to Guizhou, many officials followed.There are still conflicts between foreign officials and local officials that need to be reconciled by Shi Zhongzhu. This time, Shi Zhongzhu has an age limit for selecting officials, preferably young people. If you have the ability, you can relax it appropriately. Shi Zhongzhu has already expected that if Guizhou continues to succeed, the entire Dai Viet Many territories and ethnic minorities will be on his head, so he must choose people who have the energy to do things. He doesn't want to cultivate talents with great difficulty. When he wants to use them, he will look back and see that he has retired.

The most difficult problem is to delineate the boundaries of Guizhou. Most of the places where Yi people live are deep mountains. Some mountains have Guizhou on one side and Yunnan on the other. There are even some places that are not clearly marked on the map. Shi Zhongzhu First of all, a group of people must be organized to explore the terrain and visit the border.These are all easy to say, but the problem is that it has to communicate with the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Hunan. Today, there is no such thing as "Chongqing" in the territory of Dai Viet, which is the border between the four provinces and Guizhou.

When the imperial court was newly established and the boundaries were delineated, in order to prevent the still powerful local clans from taking advantage of the geographical advantages of mountains and rivers to resist the imperial court, the boundaries were deliberately demarcated crookedly, a mountain, one side of the mountain and the other side of the mountain belonged to Different provinces, states, and prefectures are used to divide local forces by administrative division.Naturally, the advantages outweighed the disadvantages at the time, but now it is very difficult for Shi Zhongzhu to manage them in a unified manner.

For a provincial chief envoy, the territory and population are his political achievements. You come here to take away his territory inexplicably, which simply means cutting off people's fortunes and ruining their careers.Shi Zhongzhu couldn't coordinate himself no matter what, so he had to ask for help.

The zhezi Shi Zhongzhu asked for help rushed to Beijing, but now he couldn't do anything real, so Shi Zhongzhu had to desperately ask the people below to investigate, investigate, and investigate again.