Hearing the word "Xu Ke" from Cheng Jing's mouth, Wei Ci was stunned, her expression a little surprised.
"Brother how..."
Wei Ci rarely used the name when he was young. Cheng Jing was older than Wei Ci, and he took good care of him when he was studying at a young age. He used to call each other "Senior Brother". But later, when he grew up, the close relationship between brothers and sisters also turned to gentleman friendship, so he called him by word.
Cheng Jing asked Wei Ci, "Do you think it's hard to guess? Or, you want to know why I guess that the person you are talking about is 'Xu Ke'? Zixiao, don't you think that there are only Xu Ke under Jiang Jun's account? Incompatible with everyone? He is even more special than Qi Guanrang."
Wei Ci was silent for a while after hearing this.
"Senior brother, can you tell me... what's so special about him?"
Cheng Jing got up and glanced around, and after making sure that there were no outsiders, did he sit back cautiously.
"Among the important ministers under Jiang Jun's account, the three have the lowest background—Zixiao, and being a brother is not to despise their background, but this is an indisputable fact—Yang Si, Qi Guanrang, and Xu Ke. Among these three, Yang Si is the adopted son of his master, and he is responsible for his education and enlightenment, but it is an indisputable fact that his mother came from a prostitute. Recognized by both ethnic groups, his background is also disgraceful, and he has been criticized for many years."
What Cheng Jing said was the truth, and it was also what Yang Si and Qi Guan made the most hated others to mention.
"...The third person, Xu Ke..." Speaking of Xu Ke, Cheng Jing paused. Compared with Yang Si and Qi Guanrang, Xu Ke's presence is almost zero, and only occasionally attracts attention from the outside world, "Xu Ke is young Offending the nobles, although the original intention of killing was because of filial piety, this does not cover up the fact that he was tattooed and exiled. Even if Jiang Jun later released him from a lowly position and returned to a good record, the obvious tattoo mark on his face was hidden. No way. Anyone who has seen him knows what kind of origin he is..."
Having said so much, Cheng Jing was a little thirsty, so he poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat.
"In terms of birth and status, these three are on the same level."
Wei Ci said, "The lord never pays attention to his family background, he only talks about talents and morals."
Cheng Jing also nodded in agreement, "Yes, after so many years, she has really implemented this point very well, and she has never been partial to the slightest. But - the question is, Jiang Jun has really not been partial these years? Zi Xiao , Ask yourself, if I ask you this question, you can't answer it, right? Has Jiang Jun ever been partial? For Xu Ke, she is probably the most partial person."
Wei Ci's expression turned cold after hearing this, and she pursed her lips and did not answer.
Cheng Jing said, "Xu Ke, Qi Guanrang, Yang Si, except for Yang Si, the other two have been acquainted with Jiang Jun since he was young. Not to mention Xu Ke, he is not only the first to know Jiang Jun. He is also a book boy of Jiang Jun when he was young, and a housekeeper who is entrusted with important responsibilities. If Jiang Jun was just an ordinary noble son of a noble family, Xu Ke would be her housekeeper and accountant, and he would not treat him badly by taking care of the whole house. But Jiang Jun is not An ordinary noble son of a noble family, she has grown from a very young age to the present, and she is only a short step away from becoming the future emperor of the world."
Cheng Jing has been watching the world from the perspective of a bystander all these years, and at the same time, he has also observed officials like Jiang Pengji.
Observing and observing, he discovered Xu Ke, an outlier.
In terms of friendship, no one can compare to his youthful friendship with Jiang Pengji.
In terms of talent, Xu Ke has taken care of Jiang Pengji's rear for so many years, and he has worked hard.
In terms of reputation, he is the bottom of the important officials.
"Since Yang Si has followed Jiang Jun, he will go out in every battle, and rarely sit in the rear. When Jiang Jun was not yet developed, she handed over the extremely important Hu County to Yang Si, ordered him to train troops, and fully presided over everything in Hu County. After that, he also delegated power to him and let him deal with the Xu brothers. After that, Yang Si has a smoother career and a lot of military exploits. Relying on these military exploits, who would dare to despise his background in front of Yang Si? Qi Guanrang not to mention Now, the glorious record is even better than that of Yang Si, the battle of Zhongzhao is really beautiful, not only has meritorious deeds, but also Jiang Jun completely trusts, but now there are still people who dare to say how his origin is in front of him?"
Cheng Jing's words are not without reason.
If you look closely, you will find that Jiang Pengji is really good to the courtiers who came from the poor family. This is not how to favor them, let alone not distinguish right from wrong - in fact, Jiang Pengji is the most fair and fair among the princes Cheng Jing has seen - but does this mean that she is not biased? Of course not, her partiality is that she will give these people the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and let them speak with facts. As long as the meritorious deeds are made, the reward is not too much. With merit and reward, status and weight will rise.
In comparison, the courtiers who came from the nobility are a little weaker.
Of course, if you don't look closely, you won't find it.
Even if they found out, Yang Si and the others spoke on the basis of their strength, and they did not rely on nepotism to ascend to the top, so there was nothing to criticize.
Whether it is a civil servant or a military general, it is almost the same.
Among the generals, Li Yun, Fu Wang, Dian Yin, Jiang Nongqin, Meng Hun... These people are not high-born, but they have quite a few opportunities to lead the united front. Their own strength is excellent, and it is not difficult to accumulate military exploits. Of course, this is also related to the fact that there are too few generals under Jiang Pengji's account. Even if Yang Tao's old team was absorbed in the later stage, there are not many battles left, and the reputation is still no more than these few.
Everyone is like this, but Xu Ke is an exception.
It was so conspicuous that Cheng Jing couldn't even notice him.
"Xu Ke and Jiang Jun met at a young age. They not only have master-servant friendship, but also youth friendship. It stands to reason that they should be the most sacred." Cheng Jing deliberately used the word "sacred heart", and he also recognized Jiang Pengji's future meeting. The fact of ascending to the top, "Unfortunately, his status is not in line with his reputation. It is said that he has lost his sacred heart and trust, but Jiang Jun handed over all matters in the rear to him, almost risking his life, who dares to say This is not trust? But to talk about how she trusts Xu Ke, it is not entirely true... Even if Xu Ke is good at internal affairs, it is not that he only manages internal affairs and is not familiar with military affairs. It seems that he has never touched military power once."
To say that he is good at it, Wei Ci is also good at internal affairs, but he follows the army every year, either to this battlefield or to that battlefield.
Controlling military power does not prevent him from taking care of government affairs, which is almost a two-pronged approach.
Xu Ke this guy...
Cheng Jing also secretly probed, and they are not completely ignorant of military affairs - if so, how can this guy remember to live in thousands of granary towns everywhere, remember the road connections between each granary, and be able to make adjustments in the shortest time and use the fastest How to safely transport food and grass to the front lines? With this ability, Cheng Jing thought that he was inferior to Xu Ke, and he was not weak in dispatching military supplies, and he could even look down on most people.