Minister

97【Seven years of Jiankang】

I don't know what time it is, but fortunately, Cheng Mulian gave a lamp out of conscience, and Wei Chi rode on the horse and walked back slowly by the dim light.Tonight Xu Lang did drink a lot of wine to get drunk. The wine had a strong stamina, and Wei Chi also felt a little uncomfortable.Calculating with his fingers, it was less than half an hour's journey, because no one was waiting for him, so Wei Chi simply let the horse walk by himself step by step.The corner of Shamao Street is very long, and usually the surrounding shops occupy the street, but now it is midnight, and the road is so empty that it is almost unrecognizable.There wasn't even a dog on the street, only Wei Chi and Wei Chi's shadows. When turning the corner, Wei Chi inadvertently looked sideways at a poplar tree beside him, suddenly!The black shadow behind the poplar suddenly appeared!Wei Chi was startled—are they human shoes, turf official boots?

I don't know if I saw it clearly, but Wei Chi didn't dare to look back.

Jin Yiwei?

Wei Chi woke up immediately from the wine, thought for a moment, and suddenly slipped off the horse on his own.This time it was seen clearly, the black robe and cloak did not have time to hide, and disappeared after a flash.Wei Chi pretended to be drunk, sat on the ground foolishly for a while, and then staggered onto the horse.

Jinyiwei!

Wei Chi quickly thought through everything that happened tonight, and thought it was nothing unusual.As an ordinary fifth-rank civil servant, can Jin Yiwei send a secret sentry to follow him all the time?Wei Chi thought about it and thought of Wang Yunyi, but finally he thought of King Yan.Does the emperor feel that he still has to break through King Yan by himself?But the King of Yan had been prepared for a long time, he never made friends with military generals, what else can punish him to death besides usurping the throne these days?Or go to fight for a year by yourself, can you count as half a general?But I don't have a single soldier in my hand, and now I'm back to civilian work, is it reliable to follow?

Is it still Wang Yunyi?

Thinking of this, Wei Chi breathed a sigh of relief.

When Wang Yunyi returns to the capital, the emperor will naturally stand up every hair that can stand on end. Although the relationship between himself and Wang Yunyi is justified by the Geng family's affection... It's just that the world is far away this year, and I'm afraid that I will have a different heart It is also natural.

But didn't I take over the post of Guozijian without hesitation?Does the emperor still suspect that he has a personal relationship with the Wang family?

The street was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, but Wei Chi knew that that person was still behind him. If he hadn't seen himself drunk and tired, and the bend in Shamao Street happened to be so long...he didn't even know he was being checked... …

Finally at the gate of the Imperial Academy, Wei Chi pretended to be lazy and knocked on the gate.Chen Hu was sitting and waiting with Old Zhao, when he saw Wei Chi coming back, he hurried out to greet him.Wei Chi handed the whip to him, said hard work, and entered the door.When the door creaked and closed, Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief, touched it with his hand, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"My lord's complexion is not very good!" Chen Hu asked with concern.

"I am drunk."

Chen Hu still asked, Wei Chi could only smile.

Wei Chi woke up early the next morning, feeling a little headache because of restless sleep.Because this day is a festival, only Chen Hu is still in the house.Thinking of moving to a new residence, both Wei Chi and Yiqing yearn for it, but Chen Hu is hesitant because he is nostalgic for the place name 'Hanlin Yuan'.Seeing that Wei Chi was going to visit the new house, Chen Hu persuaded him: It's better to take a rest if you have a headache;I can't wait to spend my whole life in this dilapidated house of the Hanlin Academy.Wei Chi drank a few sips of hot tea, threw his coat into his hand: "Can you hide past the first day of the junior high school and the fifteenth day? Don't dawdle!" Seeing that he had figured out what was on his mind, Chen Hu curled his lips and went out to prepare.

Even though it was early in the day, the streets were already crowded with people, and the guards of the capital did not dare to take a holiday. After all, tens of thousands of royal troops were still stationed outside the city.Those people wearing the clothes of the various guards in the capital have already started patrolling, and their faces are very ugly among the entertainment crowd.

It is difficult to be a Beijing official, and it is also difficult to be a Beijing official.

Wei Chi thought that he would be a fifth-rank official, and he would have a reputation wherever he threw it, but isn't this the capital?Anyone can overwhelm themselves, not to mention these officials when they have a hard time doing things by themselves.Both Wei Chi and Chen Hu were on foot. Wei Chi kept an eye on his back as he walked, but he didn't find anything unusual until he reached the gate of the new mansion. He couldn't help but admire the strength of Jin Yiwei. It seemed that he underestimated the enemy last night. If there is a flaw, or will I not know it all my life?Thinking of Populus euphratica again, he disappeared after he entered Jinyiwei... Don't be boiled and eaten, right?Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing, it was a bit of joy in the bitterness.

Chen Hu felt unhappy when he saw Wei Chi smiling: "My lord sees Xin Zhaizi smiling so happily..."

Wei Chi doesn't know how the brains of people like Chen Hu grow. As long as they agree with the three characters of the Hanlin Academy, they can't wait for the grass there to pick up two treasures: "The cow dung in the Imperial Academy is also fragrant. of?"

Chen Hu cried with a sad face: "How do you say such vulgar words?"

Wei Chi couldn't help pushing him to the door: "Master Chen! Don't think that everyone in the Imperial Academy is a gentleman. Dr. Li Xiange goes crazy when he drinks too much. He speaks Xiangxi dialect. There are three tricks in one sentence, and ..."

"Stop it, stop it..." Chen Hu covered his ears and put on a crake-like gesture.

Wei Chi smiled and shook his head: "Why don't you call the door?"

For more than a month, people sent by King Yan have been cleaning up here.The inner room had already been tidied up, and most of the craftsmen were tidying up the yard. When Wei Chi came in, they all knelt down and saluted.Wei Chi met with the foreman, and ordered Chen Hu to distribute the wine and meat he brought to the workers: "Thank you, thank you."

The foreman hurriedly thanked the gift: "Yan Wangye sent things over yesterday. Each person has two catties of bacon, two catties of cigarettes, two catties of wine, and three rewards! My lord, this is brought here again, us workers There are some, but I can't afford it."

Wei Chi took almost the same, and the workers were all happy. This festival has been passed twice.Wei Chi was polite, and the foreman asked with a smile on his face, "Will you accompany the adults to have a look?"

King Yan is in charge here, Yiqing comes over every two days to take care of him, Wei Chi himself doesn't know what's going on with this house.All kinds of furniture in the front yard have been arranged, and the regulations are good, in line with the grade. When I arrived in the back yard, I was surprised. The yard is not big, but the people who make troubles are very capable-this, this is really not Xiaonuanyuan?

Wei Chi was taken aback when he saw the famous flowers, plants and rocks in this yard!

this?How much money did Yan Wang post?It must be Dai Tongjin's idea!

The foreman always took over the business of the emperor's family and relatives, thinking that Mr. Wei had never seen it before, so he began to introduce it in a orderly manner.Wei Chi heard the flowers, plants, fish and insects in his ears, and thought about the Jin Yiwei who was hiding somewhere in his heart, and finally understood - what Wang Yunyi!He is still the King of Yan! !

The original Tingbu has been demolished, and an elegant gallery has been built. The walls of the two courtyards where I live have also been demolished. The green brick courtyard walls have been replaced with flower walls. .Wei Chi saw the appearance of "working and fighting", and regretted not asking Yiqing a few more words.In that case, let him go... Wei Chi pointed to the two courtyards and said to the foreman, "Go and have a look."

In the past, the walls of this old house were all square, and the rooms and courtyards were very clear.King Yan has nine twists and eighteen bends in his intestines, and he likes Su-style gardens the most. Once he messes up the two courtyards in this area, it will look like another village with dark willows and bright flowers.

If You Maoqing sees the small courtyard he organized being subverted to such an extent, he doesn't know whether he will be happy or worried.

The outer wall of the west courtyard is facing the street. At least the wall has maintained its original appearance, but a row of vines is going to be planted under the corner.The vines hadn't sprouted yet, and I saw a huge banyan tree growing in the next yard through the courtyard wall.Wei Chi was amazed: "It is said that banyan trees cannot pass through Jiangxi, but there is such a big tree in such a cold capital!"

The foreman smiled and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know. Next door is the mansion of Feng Shixun, the official of the Ministry of Etiquette. Feng Shixun and his wife are from the south, so this banyan tree is special. This banyan tree is precious. Every year I don't know how much money will be spent on her for the winter. The prince also said that this banyan tree is good, so let's borrow some light and plant some dwarf trees to see."

It is indeed a good banyan tree!Wei Chi is also from the south. He hasn't seen the tree in his hometown for many years, and he felt a little emotional for a while: "Is this gate an outer street?"

The foreman made a salute: "Your Excellency, I don't know that the courtyard in this alley does not have an external wall outside the inner courtyard. One is that although this alley is noble, it is not too wide because it is close to the imperial city. It is already small, if there is one less circle, it will not be enough to live in? The second is that the nobles live here, and the idlers never come in. The alleys between each house are very quiet, no need to go Repair the inner wall to protect it."

Wei Chi ordered the foreman to open the side door, but the door had two floors, hardwood and old lacquer, very strong.Looking out of the side door, it really is the high wall of the two families, and the side door of Feng's house is diagonally opposite. The alley is quiet and not as noisy as ordinary alleyways.Mr. Feng Wei Chi next door has also heard of it. He was a Jinshi in the past few sessions, but he also came from Tanhua. This is just a coincidence.This lord is the most beautiful man in the court, just looking at the trees in his yard today, I can feel a bit of extraordinary elegance.

The banyan tree was evergreen, Wei Chi looked at it blankly for a while, and then remembered the one at the entrance of the village.Sighing, he asked a few more words, thinking that the project was good, and that the house would be ready in a month or so.When he was about to retreat from the side door, Wei Chi suddenly became playful, and suddenly fell back sideways, pretending that his clothes were caught by the gate - of course, he didn't see those Jin Yiwei.

It really is amazing!Anyway, Lu Shengduo has also returned to Beijing, and he will go to ask for advice someday, so he will be smarter in the future, and he will not lose face to Wang Jiajun.

"Is there a dog here?" Wei Chi asked.

"Of course we have to keep this one!" said the foreman, "No matter how peaceful you are, you can't live without a dog."

Wei Chi laughed and walked into the courtyard.

Wei Chi and Chen Hu returned to the Imperial Academy before lunch.Chen Hu sighed: "This courtyard is worth thousands of taels!"

Wei Chi sighed: "One person, one seat and one ear per night, all you need is only a foot long. What's the use of being so luxurious? Instead, you will suffer from it."

Wei Chi was lamenting that Dai Tongjin's attack was so ruthless that the people on the same boat did not leave any way to survive, when people from the Ministry of War suddenly appeared outside the door.

It's an official post, Wang Yunyi may have finished packing the important tasks at hand and decided to slap himself.Looking at the thin paper, Wei Chi felt a little uneasy, the emperor was suspicious, and Wang Yunyi was also suspicious, but they all seemed to have forgotten their own affairs - it was the emperor's order to go out of the Great Wall back then, but now that you have returned, the transfer order is yours to deal with. One year outside the Great Wall, Wang Yunyi has his own definition of merit and demerit, but it shouldn't be wrong for Wei Chi to keep the title, right?Why is it reasonable to be promoted to an official and still have to look around, what is the world...

Thinking of the Jin Yiwei who was waiting at the gate, Wei Chi felt a little annoyed again. Ordinary people would say that they are afraid of management if they are not afraid of officials. Looking at it today, not only people are afraid of management, but officials are also afraid of it!He can't control you, after all, someone he knows can control you!

After hastily eating lunch, Wei Chi changed into his official robe and went to the Yamen of the Ministry of War.After entering the side door of Dachen Palace, heading north is the territory where the Ministry of War is in charge. It was also the first time for Wei Chi to come here, so he got off his horse and walked for a long time before he found it.After handing over the name card and checking his identity, he was considered to have entered the door.There have been a lot of major events in the Ministry of War recently. Although it is a holiday, almost all the people on duty are there.Wei Chi saw a man who looked a lot like Xu Yue scratching his head in front of a table.

"Master Xu?" Wei Chi called softly.

Xu Yue heard the voice and looked up: "Yo! Shaohu!"

Wei Chi said a few words to the book office, and walked over first: "Master Xu has lost weight!"

"Aren't you going to lose weight?" Xu Yue said with a smile, "This dress suits you better."

Wei Chi was suddenly a little shy, and he was a little uncertain: "I don't know what kind of luck I am, to be such a good job..."

Xu Yue adjusted Wei Chi's cuffs: "Don't say that, this is what you deserve! General Wang asked you to come here, right?"

Wei Chi nodded.

Xu Yue sighed: "In the past few months we have been apart, each has its own hardships... But we finally got through it... You don't have to worry, go, don't delay your business."

Wei Chi saluted and said goodbye, and then followed the book office into the inside.The Ministry of War is indeed busy, the halls and rooms are full of people, for the sake of the aftermath of this war, the emperor wants to give an explanation, the cabinet needs to give an explanation, and the soldiers need to get an explanation. It has to be sorted out by the Ministry of War, and it will be a disaster to provoke any party.While Wei Chi was uneasy, he couldn't help but think of the good when he thought of Master Xu's words of 'don't worry' just now.After all, Xu Yue is a good guy, he doesn't plan on anyone, at least he said something auspicious, at least it's not too bad.

When we arrived at the main hall, Wei Chi straightened his clothes and went in to meet the ceremony after the secretary's announcement.I thought Wang Yunyi wanted to see him alone, but I didn't expect that there were many people lined up in front of me, the main hall was crowded!Wei Chi shrank into a corner, hoping that Wang Yunyi would not look at him.

Who is Wang Yunyi?Seeing him hiding by the door at a glance, he snorted angrily, walked over to Wei Chi, and said to Wei Chi, "Follow me to the teahouse!"

Wei Chi had no choice but to follow. Those half-acquainted colleagues in the main hall wanted to say hello to Wei Chi, but Wang Yunyi had a bad temper recently, so they gave it up with winks.

After arriving at the teahouse, it was finally quiet for a while, and Wei Chi hurriedly handed over Feng Yi's battle situation written by himself.This can be regarded as the handover of the old job, so today's public post by Wang Yunyi.Wei Chi wondered what Wang Yunyi was going to say?Is it purely business... or?

"What were you doing hiding by the door just now?" Wang Yunyi asked.

Wei Chi played dumb: "It's so crowded inside..."

Wang Yunyi glanced at him: "Squeeze? When was it more crowded before? ... Sit!"

Wei Chi was about to get up and kneel down, but he sat back down after being hit like this.

Wang Yunyi finally sighed: "Stop pretending to be stupid! I'm so mad!"

Sure enough, he wanted to say something else... Wei Chi felt a layer of sweat on his back.

"Bring two bowls of dim sum over here!" Wang Yunyi shouted to the door, and after a while, two bowls of hot dim sum were brought up, Wei Chi took a peek - it was wonton.

"Who told you to eat?" Wang Yunyi watched Wei Chi take the chopsticks by himself.

There was no one else anyway, so Wei Chi threw his chopsticks away and said, "It's only been a few months since I left the Ministry of War, and the general can't even part with a bowl of wonton..."

Wang Yunyi picked up a bunch of beards with his hands: "Look, how white it is, Mr. Wei, you sold me, and I'm still counting the silver for you."

Wei Chi smashed his chopsticks aside: "General! It's sacrificial wine, I can't help being tempted, right?"

Wang Yunyi was so angry that he blew his beard: "You are straight! You only know how to offer wine? Why don't you know that Lao Tzu's military department has been prepared for you, and he will be the servant in five years! You still offer wine! What do you want? You know? You deserve to piss me off! Sell me for a better price, right? Is it just a yamen errand?"

Wei Chi watched the water vapor on the wonton bowl swayed from side to side by Wang Yunyi, and stayed for a while and said, "General Wang is in love with you, and the officer knows how many catties he weighs. Feng Yi's victory is purely a coincidence. No matter how big the city A little bit, there are not so many capable assistants, and without General Geng, the lower officials can't handle it at all. Let alone five years, ten years later, the lower officials are not worthy of the position of servants. It's not that the lower officials have never thought about staying in the military department... After thinking about it, it’s too difficult to stay. The next official recommends Xue Zhu.”

"...I'll cut your heart off now..." After a long time, Wang Yunyi said.

Wei Chi thought for a while, stood up and knelt down.

Wang Yunyi took out a letter from his clothes and threw it to him. When Wei Chi saw the title, his eyes became moist.

"Your teacher, Cai Boen, is a good man. People outside say that he doesn't care about you as a student, but who knows how many letters he wrote about you? Just do you know? Some places have to work hard for a few years, but in the end Get ahead, and there are some places where you can't get into the cabinet. You are a person with a strong backbone, but after all, you are young. I thought, if he knew you were in the Imperial College, would he nod like that?"

will not.

Wei Chi was speechless for a while, but the teacher never knew his own difficulties. Feng Lin could be in the court until seventy, what about himself?Don't grow a beard to get to seventy?

When he learned that he was befriending the King of Yan, the teacher gave a wry smile. Was it another wry smile this time?

"Did you know that the queen had a miscarriage?"

Wei Chi was taken aback, wondering why Wang Yunyi said this.

"No matter what you think, the Wang family's power is gone. From now on, someone in the north must guard the country's gate. This person must be Qiao Yunsheng. He alone is not enough. He is talented, but he is lonely and arrogant. He is not a person in the officialdom. There is no one in the court. Taking care of things is impossible. After three to five years, I will leave, and then you will be behind me. For yourself, for your teacher, and for the sake of the country, you should not plan to do so. This time the Monan expedition, we Although it is not defeated, it is still a great loss of vitality. Don’t think about the next Northern Expedition in ten years. I don’t talk about the reason for this, and you understand it. But not only to talk about the Northern Expedition, but also to talk about the Northern Defense! The deficit of the Ministry of War It increases year by year, and one day the national treasury and people’s livelihood will be accumulated. If there is some kind of disaster at that time, even this business will be difficult. If you join the cabinet, the people’s livelihood will be stable, and the world will be safe. I never thought that it would be so difficult to persuade people to be promoted..."

Because you don't know King Yan.

Wei Chi lowered his head, thinking that there are too many things in this world that he doesn't know, so he made a mistake and self-defeating.

"Get up!" Finally Wang Yunyi kicked Wei Chi.

Wei Chi turned around to avoid it, stood up and sat back to his original position and picked up the chopsticks.

"On this point, you listen to your teacher and don't form a party with anyone." Wang Yunyi sneered, knowing that the person he said just now didn't listen.I thought that people of this child's age would be very eager to find a big tree in the court to enjoy the shade, but I didn't expect that old man Cai has a vision, and this young man is a rare opinion.It's rare for me not to hurt others, but I actually have a hot face and a cold butt... What kind of world is this!

In the end, before the wontons were cold, Wang Yunyi still threw them to him to eat. Seeing him this time, he beat him for a while. After all, the emperor had already cooked the raw rice, so he couldn't move.It's just that in the past, he thought that he had clarified his interests, and this kid would feel remorse, but he didn't know that he didn't buy it at all... Wang Yunyi smiled wryly.

"When Xiaguan was assassinated in Monan, it was General Wang who accompanied him to eat wontons." Wei Chi took a sip of soup: "Before he was awarded a Jinshi...Xiaguan was a person who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but now he is more and more serious. I understand, I... am just a small person, I have to eat every bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. If you say that I have never thought about staying in the Ministry of War, no one will believe it. But now tell the general, The reason why I didn't stay in the lower office is because...the real knowledge is hard to be competent.... The lower official is different from Mr. Qiao, he really understands and works hard, and the lower official is luck, looking at the scenery."

Wang Yunyi sneered: "I didn't eat wontons with you, you came here every time."

"General Wang, although I'm not a good official, I promise that if I have to take care of Mr. Qiao, I will take care of you very much!" Wei Chi put down the bowl: "However, I have one thing to ask the general..."

Wang Yunyi was curious about what he was going to say.

"Don't wear the little shoes for the lower officials..."

Wang Yunyi said: "Wei Chi, this is the last time you play dumb to take advantage of me, the last time! Remember it!"

Seeing this little boy smiling so brightly, Wang Yunyi felt deeply that he was getting old, and he even tried this trick... Sure enough, he should think about retreating.

The author has something to say: Another plot chapter...

To be able to be followed by spies even after eating flowers and wine, Wei Chi really had a nervous breakdown.

As for what Wei Chi said at the end, she already knew that Uncle Wang was going to be angry, but he probably didn't have time to be angry with her.After receiving the hint from Mr. Xu, Student Wei also expressed that he took the initiative to give in.As for the promise to Uncle Joe, it's all bullshit!She is a university principal, what does she do to others?Pure blank check.

As for Uncle Wang, he doesn't dislike Tanhua, and he has the face of the Geng family in it, not to mention he doesn't have time to deal with Tanhua.Tanhua's words were convincing, so he just let it go... In fact, in this seemingly relaxed dialogue, Wei Chi's cold sweat at the beginning is her real inner world.

This is what it is, even if life and death are intersected, the desperate situation on the battlefield can never be abandoned, but... Is this everyone seeking their own interests, and each is their own master...

Of course, as the director, Wei Chi's empty check was finally cashed by accident...

twice……

Sure enough, the director is the worst...