Dongchang needs talents like you

Xu Tianci was directly invited to Dongchang by a group of Jinyiwei.

If other people saw such a battle, their legs would probably have been weak, and only Xu Tianci could talk and laugh with the people who came to invite him as if nothing happened, invited this to drink tea, and told that to go to his house another day.

In theory, Xu Tianci should neither know the news that Chi Ning was secretly captured and released, nor should he know that Chi Ning is the current admiral of the East Factory.

But this old bastard knows everything, he is a ghost, and he has even started to give favors to his godfather: "It's all from my own family, take it, don't be too polite. Any one in Beijing has the imprint of Xu's business name The places are all my property. If you take this stone bead, you can get a [-]% discount. If you are on a business trip, you are not afraid. There are shops all over the country. It is free to drink tea and inquire about information. I guarantee the shopkeeper He knows everything without saying anything.”

In the past, only the group of people belonging to Chi Ning and Xia Xia in the East Factory had this treatment, but now it has become everyone.Xia Xia and the others naturally got a bigger discount.

Xu's firm is not only engaged in a certain business, but food, clothing, housing and transportation, which covers people's life needs, and can indeed provide a lot of convenience for those who are away from home.

Xu Tianci is the kind of person whose typical skill points have been biased, but he wants to develop in a field that he is not good at.

He is very good at doing business, selling goods from south to north, and his sensitivity to numbers is unmatched by ordinary people. It can't be said that he is a good businessman with great feelings, but at least he is not a profiteer, and his reputation is neither bad nor bad. There is no high reputation and it will not cause too much disgust from passers-by. The business has been in business for decades, and the output and income are very stable.

However, he himself didn't think there was anything unusual about it, he just said that he could do it well with his own heart, and the real difficulty was the imperial examination.It is said that the sophistication of human feelings is the writing, and he thinks he can be considered slick, but he still doesn't have a brilliant talent.

Obsession becomes a demon, and you can't let it go after all.

When Xu Tianci came to see Chi Ning, he was not alone. He also brought a little grandson who looked like a golden boy under the seat of a Bodhisattva. He was his favorite grandson, and he always wanted to show Chi Ning.

"Be smarter for a while, you know? If you are liked by your great-grandfather, it will be a great fortune for you."

The little grandson is called Xu Gui, the "Gui" of "Zhegui in the Toad Palace", and there are three older brothers on it, as you can tell by the name.Xu Tianci himself had no ability to continue to take the entrance exam, and his two sons could only make plans, so he pinned all his hopes on his four grandsons.Dreaming every day, if one day I can go to the old wife's grave to burn a stick of incense, and use the green smoke to tell her that someone in the family has a gold list, that would be great.

Xu Guinian is only fourteen years old, and he was born with red lips and white teeth and good looks, but the real talent is that he can read. He is the most literate in the family, and he is already as talented as his grandfather at a young age.

It was also Xu Tianci's greatest expectation.

Xu Gui nodded nervously at his grandfather.The biggest official he has ever met is Mr. Xia, the Young Prisoner of Dongchang, who is of the same generation as his grandfather.What he was going to meet now was grandpa and grandpa Xia's common godfather, their great-grandfather Chi Lin, who was even more powerful than them, so how could he not be nervous?

Before entering the gate of the East Factory, Xu Gui didn't dare to lift his head up, for fear that something was out of order and he would bump into someone who shouldn't be bumped into.

Xu Tianci heaved a long sigh, remembering that the only time he was in the palace, it was also the performance of this quail, and he didn't even see what the vermilion wall in the palace looked like.He deliberately mentioned a few words to his little grandson, some things, if you miss it, you may not have a chance to watch it again in the future.But if he treats himself and others, he didn't get any better back then. There is no way to overcome this, so he can only go with his grandson.

The two were led by Kucai all the way through the main hall, and went to the small courtyard behind which belonged to the admiral of the East Factory.Chi Ning had already lost his job as an internal officer, and moved here directly as soon as he came out of the imperial prison.

Dongchang is located in the southeast of the imperial palace, next to it is the Donggong in Da Nei, which is Guanglu Temple in Da Nei, and then there are no other important government offices. Therefore, with the unremitting efforts of the predecessors of Dong Chang It has been greatly expanded, and now it is estimated to be about the size of one and a half internal officials.Therefore, although in theory the rank of the admiral of the East Factory is not as high as that of the internal officials, but in terms of treatment, it is really enviable.

Chi Ning is very satisfied with just this place to live, and finally got rid of the pigeon cage of the inner prison.

When Chi Ning sees people now, he likes to be directly in the small courtyard of his East Factory. Compared with the overly formal main hall of the government office, the small courtyard is more lifelike.The most important thing is that Chi Ning is comfortable with himself.

Xu Gui helped his grandpa to cross the high threshold, intending to fear that his elderly grandpa would not be able to pass, but in the end, he himself was nervous and nearly fell down.

A chuckle sounded unceremoniously.

Xu Gui looked up, and saw a handsome young man, holding a big sleek black cat in his arms, leaning on the imperial concubine's couch, laughing lazily at him.

He knew that he should be angry at being ridiculed so brazenly, but somehow he just couldn't get angry.

It seemed that no matter what the boy did, it was a matter of course.

Before Xu Gui had the courage to ask who the young man was and why he was in his great-grandfather's room, he was held down by his grandfather and knelt down for the young man: "Hurry up and meet your great-grandfather."

Great-grandfather!

That boy who looks like I am not much older than me is my great-grandfather? !

"Father." Xu Tianci yelled, let alone Doriso.The relationship between him and his original parents was very bad. It can be said that they were in the same situation. They severed the relationship early, ran from the countryside to the capital to create a world, started from scratch, and created the legend of Xu's firm.Asking him to call Chi Ning, who is about the same age as his grandson, his father, there is really no psychological barrier at all.If his father hadn't died long ago, he would have wished to let his father see what a capable father is.

Chi Ning responded, and asked Xu Tianci to stand up and sit down.He wanted to say, stop kneeling at your age, I'm afraid your bones are too brittle, so just lie down.Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he would not see him for half a year. Not only did Xu Tianci not look old, but he was also in good spirits, and even the roots of his hair seemed to have turned darker.

"Did you eat Tang's monk meat?" Chi Ning couldn't help but ask, why did he look like a rejuvenated old goblin.

"Look at what you said, your son is still young." Xu Tianci is not old-fashioned, otherwise he would not be willing to delegate power to his two sons. "The secret is to be in a good mood."

"Then it seems that you have had a good time during the past few months when your father and I went out to eat vegetables." Chi Ning raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, my dear father, what you said really hurt your heart." Who didn't know that Chi Ning's life in Jiangzuo was as happy as a fairy.

The two of you came and went, joking a few words, not like father and son, more like a friend who forgets the year.

Chi Ning approached Xu Tianci, on the one hand, to compensate his elder brother Jiang Zhiwei who had been imprisoned innocently, and on the other hand, he also intended to meet his sons in batches.

Before returning to Beijing, it was agreed to get together, but because of various reasons, it failed in the end, and now it is even more inconvenient to make too many big moves, so Chi Ning changed his way to meet his son.By the way, let me comfort you, although he was forced to stay away from the capital last year, don't be afraid, now Chi Hansan is back!

After discussing Jiang Zhiwei's banquet, Chi Ning and Xu Tianci further chatted about homework.

If we put it in the past, Chi Ning must have been impatient to say these things. After all, he is a high-spirited young man who is not yet twenty. Raising a son is out of interest, but he is not interested in the parents' shortcomings.

What he will do is to directly call his son to ask his troubles, solve them for the other party, and then accept his son's filial piety.Everyone is happy.

It's just that being idle now is also idle, Chi Ning has to find something to pass the time for himself.It is undoubtedly a good choice to chat with the sons about family affairs, it is really a waste of time.He finally understood what those women and children who were trapped in the backyard and could only look at the same four corners of the sky every day were thinking.

"Oh? Xu Deng married another concubine? Let him take it easy, he's not young anymore." The names of Xu Tianci's two sons are also very simple, one "Deng" and one "Ke", meaning Everyone knows what it is, "Xu Ke has gone to sea? Is overseas fun?"

"I haven't come back yet, but that kid said before he left that he must buy some novelties for grandpa." Xu Tianci not only recognized his father without any regrets, but also did not neglect the education of his family.If it wasn't for Chi Ning's refusal, he would have thought that the whole family would change their surname to Chi so that it would be more like a family.

Chi Ning has also adapted to the fact that he was a grandfather at a young age. He has been unable to explain all the way back then, and now he can finally agree with his usual face: "I am satisfied that Xu Ke has this kind of heart."

The two sons of the Xu family, one is conservative and loves the family, enough to stabilize the family business; the other is enterprising and likes to take risks by riding the wind and waves.It can be said to be a very good combination.

"This is Erlang's youngest son, named Xu Gui." Xu Tianci took the opportunity to push his little grandson in front of Chi Ning, with such pride in his words.Although he has some small thoughts that he hopes that his grandson will win Chi Ning's favor, but at the same time, he really wants to show Chi Ning the best.Look, how prosperous our family is, and how well our children are born.

Chi Ning liked Xu Gui at first sight, because he was good-looking, and when he almost tripped at the door and was laughed at by him just now, he had a good temper, and there was no trace of resentment in his eyes.

Like a silly domestic rabbit.

Kind of cute.

Xu Gui couldn't tell what he was thinking now.He always knew that their family recognized a powerful eunuch as a relative, but he had never met this legendary great-grandfather. He only saw and heard from other people that various eunuchs were not easy to serve and had strange behaviors.I was afraid that I would offend my great-grandfather and make it difficult for my grandfather.

Mr. Xu thanked Chi Ning from the bottom of his heart, and he was willing to be Chi Ning's son. It didn't matter what others said about him behind his back.

Of course, he took Chi Ning's banner as a tiger's skin, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him when he developed businesses all over the country-he knew his father with his own ability, and his father was willing to be his backer, why couldn't he use it?

A large part of Chi Ning's income comes from the dividends of Xu's firm, which can be regarded as a typical "collusion between officials and businessmen".

Xu Gui was so scared all the way. He never expected that his great-grandfather would be such a person, young, beautiful, and would laugh at him, too lively.

From the moment Xu Gui entered the door, he always felt that he was dreaming. How could his great-grandfather be like this.He was so well protected that he was a little silly reading.When Chi Ning asked him to raise his head, he really stared at Chi Ning for a long time.When Chi Ning asked him what he was looking at, he also said it without defense: "I didn't expect great-grandfather to be so kind."

Chi Ning was called "Great-Grandfather", and felt that he was 80 years old in an instant, but he was amused by the "kindness" that followed. Should he thank the other party for not saying "kindness"?

"How is your reading?" Chi Ning himself studied hard in the past, but now he likes hardworking people.

Whether it is good or bad is the second, the point is to work hard.

"Recently I'm reading the great classic "Spring and Autumn"..." Xu Gui really can't speak in other aspects, but when he mentions what he is good at, he let go of it all at once, and becomes eloquent, talking about the great Confucianism invited by the family How, after a while, he talked about his occasional experience in reading, and the whole person became happy visibly.In the end, he also talked about a friend who invited him to participate in the Qushui Poetry Club recently. He was not good enough, and he was still hesitating whether to agree.

"Why are you hesitating?" Chi Ning has been an aggressive person since he was a child, and he is unwilling to give up any opportunity to climb up. Most of the people he meets are like this. chances are pushed outward.

"I'm afraid I'll embarrass my family if I go." Xu Gui told the truth, like a goose.

Even if Xu Gui doesn't always tell the outside world about his family, others know about Xu's family.The fact that Xu Tianci was bestowed with a scholarly background back then is considered a legend, and it is well known in the streets and alleys.He was originally a merchant, but afterwards he accepted a eunuch as his godfather, which made many literati look down upon him.Those who are still willing to associate with the Xu family basically have their own goals.

Xu Gui also knew that his family had a bad reputation, but he would never be ashamed of his family. If it weren't for his grandfather's hard work, where would his current good life come from?

He just didn't want others to talk about the Xu family because of him.

Chi Ning really has nothing to do with children like Xu Gui, and he pokes it right: "If I were you, I would go, not only go, but also go to compare all of them with glory. I know why ?"

Xu Gui shook his head, his character is just like this, he was spoiled to the point of being too shy and inferior, if he didn't have a good face, he really wouldn't be able to get along.

"Let's put it this way, you always hear people talking about the Xu family outside, but have you ever heard people dare to slander me?"

Xu Gui hurriedly shook his head: "No one dares to speak about great-grandfather, and I won't let them speak about it. Besides, you are so nice, how could they say about you?" It's hard for outsiders to tell, everyone in the Xu family listens to Mr. Xu every day. Those who talk about Chi Ning's great kindness always remember Chi Ning's kindness in their hearts.

"They don't say it, not because I'm good." Chi Ning shook his head, he didn't think he could have any good reputation outside, "It's because I'm strong enough, they are afraid of me, do you understand?"

When Emperor Tianhe was still alive, Chi Ning was Zhang Jingzhong's young apprentice, and others would look at the Buddha's face even if they didn't look at the monk's face.During the Xindi period, Chi Ning had the title of Dongchang, which was still very bluffing.At least as far as the Xu family can get in touch, no one has the guts to chew Dongchang's tongue in front of Xu Gui.This is strength.

"Being strong enough is the best way to shut everyone up."

If Xu Gui has realized something, he dare not say anything else, and he still has some confidence in poetry and prose.He used to think that the Xu family was uneducated, but thinking about it now, if he keeps a low profile, it will only make people think that the Xu family is uneducated, and look down on them even more.

Seeing that Xu Gui was touched, Chi Ning was satisfied, and it was good if he could listen to and persuade him.

After Xu Tianci took Xu Gui away, Chi Ning called Su Ren, who was still teaching in the inner school, over.Su Zhuangyuanlang is still so good-looking, a gentleman is like the wind, indifferent and peaceful.

Because of the absence of the troubles of Taohuajie, Su Ren looked more energetic.

"You didn't think about moving?" Chi Ning was free, so he had more time to care about the development of his sons. Of course, it was also because only when his sons climbed to a higher position could they be more convenient for him to use. , "Stay in the inner study hall all the time, what can I get?"

"I can get a story." Even if Chi Ning didn't call him, Su Ren was still planning to come. He got a message recently and was about to tell his godfather, "It's guaranteed to be a story you like."

Chi Ning smelled a different political atmosphere: "Say."

Recently, there have been visions outside, and the Hanlin Academy and the inner academy are also non-stop.If it wasn't for the incident of the blood baby's evil stealing the limelight, it must have become the subject of discussion in the capital.

Before gossip, we must first introduce a person——Wang Lu.

It was the little official who first wrote a letter to the new emperor when he wanted the new emperor to make his biological mother Chen Taifei the empress dowager.This person's name is Wang Lu, the "lu" of "fame, fame and wealth".You can tell who he is just by hearing his name, and he's racking his brains to engage in drilling camps, working desperately to climb up.He knelt and licked the new emperor to a certain extent, just wanting to make a big future for himself with his small gain.

Of course, everyone knows that Wang Lu's letter was unsuccessful in the end. Not only that, but he also gained a reputation among his colleagues as a "flattering servant".

Most ministers don't appreciate such Wang Lu very much.

Although Chi Ning doesn't think that Wang Lu has done anything wrong besides being stupid.It's true that Chi Ning doesn't like the new emperor, but he also has to admit that the new emperor is the current monarch. As a minister, if he wants to climb up, what's wrong with pleasing the monarch?Is it wrong just because kneeling is more standard than others, more agile than others?At least Wang Lu hasn't harmed anyone so far, right?He's just slapping dragon farts.

Of course, this is just Chi Ning's idea, and it doesn't mean that he is right, nor does it mean that everyone thinks so.

Everyone has their own opinions and judgments.

Some people think that Wang Lu's fart was unsuccessful, and the bamboo basket fetches water in vain; some people think that Wang Lu has done such a big thing, and the new emperor didn't order him to do anything, but let him stay in the Imperial Academy. illustrates the problem.

The problem is that Wang Lujian is in the emperor's heart, but his luck is not good. Although the matter did not work out, His Majesty has him in his heart, and he will be reused sooner or later.

Su Ren was noncommittal about this.

Chi Ning couldn't tell what the new emperor was thinking.Based on Chi Ning's understanding of the new emperor, he may have kept this Wang Lu in the hope that in the future, when his status as emperor is stabilized, Wang Lu will ask for an order to confer the title of his mother and concubine as the empress dowager.The new emperor didn't have any other thoughts, whether it was to suppress Wang Lu or reuse Wang Lu.His imperial art has not yet reached that step.

But others don't see it that way.What they saw was that Wang Luren had the hope of joining the cabinet when he was in the Hanlin Academy. He also had the lofty ambition and felt that he was a material for a capable cabinet minister.

But just having an idea is not enough, Wang Lu must have an ally who can cite him into the cabinet.

The operation of "citing someone to join the cabinet" is really achievable in Daqi's officialdom.To put it bluntly, he is a person who can speak in front of the emperor himself, and recommends a few suitable cabinet ministers to the emperor.Now that the new emperor has just ascended the throne for less than a year, the cabinet is short of people.

For some reason, rumors spread, saying that the new emperor was hinting at recommending someone to join the cabinet.

Today, I talked about Ge Lao Wang Yang Wang Shoufu, who recommended a year-end friend who is at home.Tomorrow, it will be said that Qian Xiaoyu, the palm print of the Supervisor of Rituals, intends to recommend a minister who shares his heart with him.

This is where the gossip comes from.

People with active minds inexplicably think that the person who is most likely to recommend someone to join the cabinet is neither the richest man nor the eunuch Qian, but Sun Erba, the eunuch Sun Erba of the Imperial Horse Supervisor.

Sun Erba was the most useful person for the new emperor when he was in the hidden residence. If the new emperor didn't trust the eunuchs during the Tianhe emperor's time, he would have been in charge of the eunuch long ago.Such a big celebrity in front of the imperial court is the object that everyone wants to curry favor with, and they feel that they will definitely not lose money if they invest in it.Not to mention that he is now involved in such a big event as being able to recommend Cichen to the cabinet.

Wang Lu wanted to join the cabinet, and he also felt that Sun Erba's path was the most stable. Wouldn't it be nice for Sun Erba to introduce him into the cabinet first, and then he would introduce Sun Erba into the Chief Supervisor?

This kind of mutual help and exchange of political resources can be regarded as a routine operation.

The only thing that was out of the ordinary was that Sun Erba showed his intentions so early, and acted arrogantly as if a sage would 100% choose someone he recommended.Such rumors are not like a declaration of sovereignty, but more like a disaster.

But some people really believed that Sun Erba had this ability.

Wang Lusi thought about it, so he asked his neighbor Fan Sheng to go to Sun Erba to say something nice for him.

Who is Fan Sheng?He is the kind who has taught in the inner school for many years, the kind who is full of peaches and plums.Jiang Zhiwei, Yu Xingchui and Chi Ning had also attended Fan Sheng's class.Chi Ning felt that Master Fan was like a spider, weaving a big web and getting acquainted with all the eunuchs he found useful.Chi Ning didn't like this kind of feeling very much, but he didn't turn against Master Fan either. After all, Master Fan did have a wide network among eunuchs, so it's good for everyone to use each other.

Master Fan has been teaching for a long time. Not only the new generation like Chi Ning are his students, but also Sun Erba.Various eunuchs such as Master Fan and Sun Erba have always had personal relationships, and what they are trying to do is nothing more than a political investment.

And it really made Mr. Fan bet right. With the ascension of the new emperor, it was Sun Erba's 30-year Hedong.

To put it simply, Fan Sheng also wanted to join the cabinet, and felt that based on his friendship with Sun Erba, he must be the candidate, and that quota was already in his pocket.He was still making up his mind that if anyone dared to ask him to help find Sun Erba, he would dare to ridicule that person in front of them, toad wants to eat swan meat.

That's why Su Ren came to tell Chi Ning the gossip——

Fan Sheng and Wang Lu got into a fight because of Sun Erba, a "wrongdoer".

"???" Such a power struggle, why does it somehow feel like it has become a scumbag at eight o'clock?