Self-help guide for non-professional young masters

In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, Jiang Linyuan came to visit Prince Jin's Mansion with a gift.

This man behaved decently, and he was extremely smooth in dealing with people and things. All he brought was an inkstone and calligraphy, which were neither expensive nor too shabby.

When a rookie enters the imperial court, it is said that they should meet their superiors, Su Qinghe should greet Shangshu Anzhiyan of the Ministry of Rites, and Jun Ziyou should meet Ye Lanchen.But this Jiang Linyuan was willing to enter Dali Temple and be a late student under the younger generation, Xiao Beicheng ignored this point.

Steward Liu invited Jiang Linyuan into the palace, and when Xiao Beicheng came leisurely, he was waiting outside the hall, which shows that this person attaches great importance to etiquette.

"The next official pays homage to the prince."

"Wai Li, you should have come to pay respects to Shaoqing, but that idle slob lives in my palace, so you have to pay respects to me, too, which is helpless."

"How could it be? I will have to rely on the prince to take care of me in the future, so walking around is indispensable."

Speaking is also so cautious, it really is not a simple character.

Such a powerful person, how can he be willing to live under others?

After the two sat down, Steward Liu served new tea. Jiang Linyuan knew it was the Snow Crisp Tea offered by Beidi. Although it had the effect of warming up, the taste was greasy. It was King Jin who gave him a difficult problem.

Xiao Beicheng said: "This year the emperor is very kind, afraid that you rookies will not be able to drink, so he arranges the Qionghua banquet before the weekly rest. Your lord Shaoqing really gave the emperor face. Not to mention drunk, he really didn't get up today. Bed, this king is really worried about his future career."

Jiang Linyuan smiled and replied: "Your Majesty is too worried. Although Sir Shaoqing is sometimes stupid and sometimes confused, his ability should not be underestimated. I heard about the case that Sir Shaoqing solved earlier, and knew that the people in the capital secretly I always call him 'Xiao Di Gong', and I have always had a longing for my lord in my heart, and I was attracted to him when I met him at the Qionghua Banquet yesterday, and for some reason, we went to Dali Temple together."

What he said seems to have some affection.

Xiao Beicheng felt uncomfortable when he heard that, so he didn't say much. After a while, Jiang Linyuan broke the silence: "My lord, I heard that Shaoqing's body... doesn't seem to be very good."

"He has asthma, the weather is cold, rainy and snowy, and his mood swings may recur. This is what I am most worried about. He will inevitably be angry under Ye Lanchen's hands in the future. Without someone to take care of him, I am always restless."

"Don't worry, my lord, if there are officials to help Mr. Shaoqing, no one will take advantage of it. The lord is in the court, and many things cannot be done by himself. With the officials here, Mr. Shaoqing's life will be easier.

Only then did Xiao Beicheng look at Jiang Linyuan. This person was dressed in low-key, just a black shirt, but this black color is also very particular nowadays, the wearer is either rich or noble, and his virtue does not allow the slightest fault.

"I heard that the Jiang family in Shuobei produced a large number of talents, and they were reused by the monarch in the previous dynasty. However, the last emperor's conduct was bad, and most of them resigned and returned to their hometowns, causing the court to lose talents. And returning, it can be seen that the Jiang family has an arrogance that ordinary people can't match. A hundred years later, it is you who became the first swan to fly to the capital, which really surprised me."

"My lord's surprise is that Tanhualang is subservient to others, but it's not the case. This is because I have seen clearly the character of Lord Shaoqing."

"Oh? Then I want to listen carefully to the reason."

"But the official said the truth, if the prince refuses to accept the official as an aide, he will be killed at that time."

Xiao Beicheng snorted coldly: "Then don't say it, and this king will not force it."

I dare say that what he is looking at is not Jun Ziyou's inconspicuous thing, but coveting himself, a relative of the emperor, so that's okay?

In his heart, he felt disgusted with Jiang Linyuan, and last night he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​using him to control Junziyou's movements in the future.

Just when the two were in a stalemate, and neither of them would let go, a person came from outside the hall.

Gentleman You saw that Xiao Beicheng never knew what etiquette is. He just got up, his messy hair didn't wash, he entered the door in a thin underwear, he didn't wear shoes on his feet, and walked on the bluestone slab. rattle.

"My lord, you have guests..."

He yawned as he said that, he caught sight of Jiang Linyuan, babbled, and looked at his slovenly attire, feeling a little embarrassed.

Jiang Linyuan was calm, stood up and saluted everyone respectfully, politely said: "I pay my respects to Mr. Shaoqing."

"Oh, it's you, it's okay, family."

He swaggered and sat next to Xiao Beicheng. Seeing that there was no tea of ​​his own, he took the latter's cup and took a sip to rinse his mouth. Later, he realized that the taste was not right. He didn't dare to spit it out, and it was really hard to drink pharynx.

If Steward Liu hadn't taken care of him as a sick person and brought a spittoon here, he might have spit up in the hall later.

"What, what is this, it's greasy, and it's so astringent."

"Snow crisp tea, which is a tribute from the North, is only used to drinking by barbarians. Jiang Sizheng has never tasted such a taste, so this king invited him to drink a cup."

"My lord, don't be like this, he is my subordinate, why give him a bad name?"

Isn't this belittling Jiang Linyuan as a barbarian overtly and secretly?

"Get off the horse? I can't bear this scene, how can I work under Ye Lanchen in the future?"

Jiang Linyuan said to ease the atmosphere: "My lord taught me a lesson, I will remember it."

After all, he leaned over and held Jun Ziyou's bare feet, wiping off the dust on the soles of his feet. Just at this moment, the servant girl came in with shoes and socks. Seeing this scene was a bit embarrassing.

"My lord, this..."

"I don't want to deliver it by express delivery, otherwise he will lie in the cold for another ten days and a half months, and I will still be the one who suffers!"

Hearing the creaking of his teeth, Steward Liu suppressed his smile, but he didn't dare to follow suit. If he got angry, he would be the one who suffers, so he persuaded Jiang Linyuan to sit back and wait for the gentleman to put on his sleeve. Shoes and socks, and a thick coat.

"Speaking of which, today is the day to kowtow to Ye Shangshu, but I really don't want to see that hopping chicken. I always feel that it will damage my reputation. Why don't I get sick today and talk about it another day?"

Seeing Junziyou's unsatisfactory expression, Xiao Beicheng clenched his fists, his joints turned white, his thin lips were all bloodless, and he walked away angrily, leaving only one sentence: "Whatever you want!!"

Jun Ziyou was still awake, seeing him leaving angrily, he felt a little guilty, and asked in a daze: "Did I say something wrong? Isn't the relationship between the prince and those monsters in Ding'an Hou's mansion not good? "

Butler Liu thought to himself that you really haven't woken up. If you can really do what you want in the affairs of the court, there will be so many people who can't help themselves.

Sure enough, a loose and casual person like Jun Ziyou should not step into the official career, not to mention killing his nature, he may even get into trouble because of it, he is still suitable for a mediocre but stable life, so uneasy in the future, for him Words are definitely not a good thing.

But from the standpoint of Steward Liu, he was just a domestic servant and couldn't get in the way of his master's affairs, so he could only give Jiang Linyuan a meaningful look before leaving.

As for how that person persuaded Junziyou to pay a visit to Ye Lanchen, it is unknown, but Junziyou still listened to him, washed and dressed obediently, and went to Ye Mansion like a dog to pay his respects.

On weekdays, Ye Lanchen seldom stays idle at home. He is either working in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or walking the birds with the little lord in Ding'anhou's mansion. If he hadn't accepted a champion with a lot of background, he wouldn't have died at home waiting for this Most of the day.

He originally wanted to come and see the door behind closed doors, so that Jun Ziyou would be shut out, and he would learn to be honest in the future, but he never expected that Jun Ziyou would come to the door when the sun was high. He clearly came from King Jin's mansion, but he didn't bring any decent gifts. In his hand, he was carrying the sour plum soft cake bought from Dongjie, half of which was left.

Junziyou knocked on the door with a smile on his face, but he didn't hear the answer from inside, so he shouted, "Master Shangshu? Lord Ye, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, Junziyou, Shaoqing of Xiaguan Dali Temple, is here to greet you!!"

When he deliberately picked so many people with mixed eyes, he was so flamboyant that he wished that the whole city would come to watch. If it wasn't for the fear that the people in the capital might misunderstand him, Ye Lanchen didn't have to grit his teeth and let him in.

This person lost the first game after entering the court, and he was as arrogant as Ye Lanchen, and he was naturally dissatisfied.

But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, if he really gave Junziyou a face, it would be his fault, not to mention that Jiang Linyuan was with him, on the first day of acquaintance, he still had to give face, so he had to suppress his anger for the time being.

After entering the door, the gentleman wandered around to look at the decoration here. The scale is naturally not comparable to that of Prince Jin's Mansion, but the building materials are all high-quality mahogany. It can be seen that a lot of money was spent on the construction of this house.

Contrary to this, there are few decorative objects in Ye Mansion, and it is so plain that even the carpet in the living room is monochromatic.

As long as the officials in the court are rich and powerful, they would like to inlay gold on the door lintel, just for the sake of a badge, but Ye Lanchen seems out of place. Could it be that there is something unspeakable?

Jiang Linyuan saw Junziyou's confusion, and whispered: "I heard that Master Ye is still keeping his filial piety. Since his father passed away, he has exchanged his family's belongings for money and helped the poor people. That's why he looks like a poor family and a bit down."

After hearing this, Jun Ziyou felt a little fond of Ye Lanchen, but he really couldn't see that this narrow-minded man had such a heart.

Ye Lanchen didn't hear their whispering, but when he saw the two whispering, he felt inexplicably irritable, and he slapped the table, forcing them to correct their attitudes.

"How dare you sneak around in front of me, do you have something to hide?"

Jiang Linyuan remained calm in the face of danger, "Your Excellency misunderstood, the lower officials and Your Excellency Shaoqing had no intention of offending, they were just overwhelmed by your love for the people."

"As expected of Tanhualang, you have such a glib mouth, but your sweet words are useless to me, please accept your good literary talent!"

Really bad boss.

Junziyou smacked his lips, reluctantly took out the half piece of sour plum soft cake he had eaten, and committed the old habit again. He stared at it for a long time, but was still reluctant, took another bite, and turned it into a crescent moon. The cookie was handed to Ye Lanchen.

"Before the summer, I was so angry. Master Ye is too angry. Eat something to quench the fire. Don't damage your body."

"you……"

"Don't be disgusted, you can't eat too much. If you eat cold things too much, it will hurt your body. Especially plums, adults should be careful. The homonym of this thing is 'li'."