On the ninth day of the eighth month in the eleventh year of Jinghan, in the early dynasty, Emperor Jinghan Zhou Zhe passed several promotions and appointments of officials, including the decision of the former Nanhe County magistrate Li Pin and Li Dexin to be promoted to the deputy envoy of water and land transport on Hedong Road. .
With Wu Yi Dynasty, the transfer envoy all the way, when the power was at its greatest, was already an official position equivalent to the governor of later generations. In the capital, the one who really directly controls the national transshipment power is usually the prime minister, which shows the respect of his status.
Of course, the deputy transfer envoy was a fifth-rank official, and in the capital, he was not very big. Among the officials who were received because of his promotion this time, his position was also considered to be the lowest. However, Li Pin was originally a county magistrate of the seventh grade. The term of office has not yet expired, and the direct promotion of the post of deputy transfer envoy to the position of real power can indeed be regarded as a promotion of three levels in a row.
It is also for this reason that among the several officials who were promoted, he is still quite eye-catching.
"...And among the scholars today, there is a kind of atmosphere, which is very bad." After the early morning, when a few courtiers were called for an audience, Zhou Zhe said a few words about this matter, "I want to be an official, but I am afraid of being a foreign official. Especially the fear of being a local official, parental official, fear of being a city, and the position of county magistrate is the most serious, I am very heartbroken."
"In the third year of Jinghan, there were 135 county magistrates vacancies across the country. In the seventh year of Jinghan, there were still more than 90 vacancies, especially in the Guangnan area. Some people had real vacancies, but they were unwilling to take office and delayed in Beijing. , who run through various doors! I know all about it."
"Of course, the post of county magistrate has heavy responsibilities and strict examinations. Once you take office, you may not be able to see your relatives. I also understand these things. But parental officials! What is parental officials! The so-called county magistrates are The most basic officials in this country. They are the closest to the common people! They are talking about ten years of coldness. They serve the country, but in fact, they are just picky. Once hired, they want to be Beijing officials! If you hold a post, but don't take office, it will be difficult to have an official from now on! These. I have an account in my heart. "
Since the serious morning had passed, in order to show closeness, Zhou Zhe arranged for a walk near the Imperial Garden for this summons, which was considered to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed. But when talking about these things at this time, the calm-tempered emperor carried his hands on his back, and his tone became serious. The courtiers who followed behind followed step by step, with sincerity and fear.
Zhou Zhe raised his hand, indicating that they don't need to be so nervous and move forward slowly.
"Zhen, I once said that anyone who can be a good county magistrate can do anything well. Since the three years of Jinghan, more than one county magistrate has been promoted by me. Dexin, you are the role model of the magistrate. This time, you have been promoted to deputy envoy. Many people have talked, but I have seen your performance in Nanhe. I still decided to give you this position. When you go to Hedong, you must help Liu Congming, work hard, and don't let me down. The situation in Hedong is very tricky." The Liu Congming in his mouth was Li Pin's later Shangguan, and the transfer envoy of Hedong Road.
Li Pin, who was walking at the back, bowed his head and said, "This minister must go all out to live up to the expectations of the sage."
With a slight smile on Zhou Zhe's face, he turned back and waved his hand: "It's not that I live up to my expectations, but that I don't want to live up to the expectations of the local people..." He pointed to the others behind him, "You, too. The world of the Wu Dynasty seems to be a piece of iron and steel, but in fact, there are internal and external troubles."
He said, stepping on an arch bridge in front of him: "Yuwai, the Liao people have gone, but don't think that the Jin people are easy to be with. They also came out of poor mountains and bad waters, and the wolf's ambition is difficult to domesticate. This war is not over yet. , they tore up the former alliance, if it weren't for the efforts of Shumi Tong, General Guo and many others, the sixteen states of Yanyun would not be able to get back an inch..."
"... Let's talk about the country. This time, the north and south roads have been hit by disasters, and millions of people are in dire straits. At this time, there are still many ants and moths that are about to break the roots of this country! These things, you all You must keep it in your heart. If things are messed up, I will not handle you, and the tens of thousands of people below will not let go of you, parents and officials. You... Remember these words, this is what I expect from you. "
Zhou Zhe said this, the purpose of this summoning has actually been achieved, and then there was a few more chats between the monarch and his ministers, and Zhou Zhe even asked about the family affairs of some of the ministers. Although Li Pin was not singled out again, he has actually made a lot of limelight in this matchup. After the audience, everyone went out all the way, and several of them also expressed their closeness to Li Pin and made an appointment to eat together at noon. When he left the imperial city, he saw that several carriages were already waiting outside. The one headed in front of the carriage was the shopkeeper of Zhuji, who was obviously waiting for him.
Li Pin thought it was Ning Yi who wanted to invite him to celebrate. He went over to say hello and wanted the other party to leave first. This meal for himself and his colleagues was a must. However, the shopkeeper smiled and bowed: "My boss knows that Mr. Li will have a small gathering with you at noon today to discuss personal friendship, so I just let the villain wait here, and you can go wherever you want. Let the villain help arrange it."
"Oh, Liheng..."
There are a total of eight officials promoted this time. No matter the size of the official position, most of them will be placed in other places. Their relationship in the capital is also deep and shallow, but in any case, the meal used to enhance the important relationship in the capital will mostly be in the evening. At this noon, the eight people will have a meal together. After listening to Ning Yi's arrangement, Li Pin couldn't help but smile, but there was not much joy in that smile.
This kind of businessman's behavior that can be arranged one step ahead of time makes him a little worried after all. Especially after the sage said those words, seeing such things related to wealth and power immediately made him unable to have a good impression in his heart.
However, seeing that Li Pin has these relationships, others are somewhat interested. For them, although Li Pin is still a small official, there are obviously people in Beijing. For this kind of thing, everyone usually guesses. At this time, from Zhuji to the Xiangfu, from the Xiangfu to Qin Siyuan and Li Gang, it is a good thing to get close. Among these people, the other two officials who had close contact with the Prime Minister's mansion, because they were older and had more experience, could also enjoy all this with peace of mind.
After the meal was over at noon, the shopkeeper asked Li Pin where he was going. By the way, I conveyed that Ning Yi wanted to help him celebrate.
Li Pin had just been promoted, the first few nights. Naturally, it is necessary to have a relationship with some important people, such as Qin Siyuan, who is now his backstage, is the most important. Ning Yi is nothing more than a businessman in the capital, and it is impossible to invite him to dinner to celebrate that night, but Li Pin thought about it and said, "I will trouble Shopkeeper Li to send me to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion later, I will be promoted this time. I want to return to thank Xiangye, but... I also asked the shopkeeper Li to report back to Liheng, if Xiangye is not free tonight, I don't know if Liheng has time tonight, allow me...Prepare drinks and thank each other."
The shopkeeper Li nodded naturally, and then let the cart take Li Pin to the prime minister's residence. He replied to Ning Yi and Li Pin's words. When he came to Ning Mansion to find Ning Yi, Ning Yi was in the yard, holding Ning Xi and teaching him one, two, three and four. Su Tan'er sat on the edge of the pavilion not far away while embroidering while watching their father and son. When he came, Ning Yi let go of the child. Let him stagger toward his mother.
After listening to shopkeeper Li's words, Ning Yi was somewhat puzzled: "Qin Xiang has an appointment with Taishi Cai tonight, there is no time, you go to prepare a better dinner, by the way... Call Wen Dingwen and the others. As long as there is If you are free, you can go over and join in the fun. Li Pin is a good person. They have a good relationship, and they are familiar with each other. I will call Qin Shaoyu, um, it should be almost the same. "
Su Tan'er walked over with the child in her arms, and when the shopkeeper Li went out, she asked softly: "These things, is it okay for you to have a meal in private, Wen Ding Wen told them to go there, not Confused?"
Ning Yi shook his head: "I know Li Pin, and our dealings are all open and aboveboard. Now that he is promoted, since he wants to invite him, he might as well treat it as a gathering among friends to celebrate, but it's more comfortable. Besides, he used to help out in Yushan Academy occasionally. Let's talk about the get out of class, and Wen Ding Wenfang and the others don't know each other, so it's still okay, I'm curious... how could he invite me today."
Su Tan'er laughed: "It may be that he thinks that it is because of you, Xiang Gong, that he can be appreciated and promoted by Qin Xiang."
"Not necessarily." Ning Yi smiled, "Official circles return to official circles, and personal friendships return to personal friendships. He has just been promoted, and this time things are not easy to do. It is time to have a relationship between the two sides and make the road easier in the future. . These things, he will not fail to understand... "
"It's your men's business anyway." Su Tan'er followed his example and shrugged, lifting the child up and teasing a few times. When she and Ning Yi got married, she was gentle, but she had the edge of a girl after all, but at this time, the exposed edge has gradually subsided, and she has become more in line with Ning Yi, and occasionally jokes with Ning Yi, but also becomes More casual, no longer jerky because this thing is "undignified". In fact, she was still twenty-one or two years old after all. She was young and beautiful, calm, and full of delightful vitality.
At home, the relationship between two people, the status in the eyes of others, is also more clear. Ning Yi is calm and reliable, and Su Tan'er, the master of the house, also has enough majesty and convincing ability. Almost any matter, as long as it is reported to one of the couples, there must be a way to deal with it, although the styles are slightly different, when both of them can actually handle each other's affairs well.
After saying a few words at this time, Su Tan'er ignored Li Pin's side. On that night, Ning Yi hosted a banquet for Li Pin in Zhuji. During this period, Su Wending, Su Wenfang and others accompanied Qin Shaoyu and others. They also called in several beautiful women from Fanlou. Enjoy. It was like this until the banquet was about to end, and when everyone and the woman were arguing with each other, Ning Yi went to the balcony of the box to see the night view outside, and Li Pin came over with a wine glass.
After Zhuji and Fanlou have cooperated in some business, the two sides have close contacts. Su Wending and others are also old acquaintances with the few Fanlou women who came here this time, and they are happily fighting in the box. Li Pin looked at the lively scene of pedestrians and merchants on the street not far away, chatted casually with Ning Yi, and opened his mouth anyway.
"Liheng, this time in Beijing, Brother Yu has a lot of emotions in his heart. I know in my heart that you have helped Liheng to be able to get to this position. I remember this in my heart, but because of this, there are a few words. , I have been holding it in my heart, and I don't vomit unpleasantly. But I also hope that Liheng will not misunderstand that I am the kind of arrogant villain who picks up the wrong place after being promoted... "
Ning Yi glanced at him: "But it doesn't matter."
"I want to know, what is Liheng doing?" Li Pin thought for a while. A little embarrassed, he said, "You and I know Yu Pingmo. There are many things, and there is no need to beat around the bush. Liheng knows that I have been studying hard since I was a child, and I wanted to make a career. When I was in Jiangning, You and I know each other. I admire Liheng's knowledge, and I was curious about such outstanding people as Liheng. Why did he join the family? For this matter, Liheng has never answered directly, and I can only say that everyone has their own aspirations. Liheng didn't care about his identity at the time, but in the lectures, there are many positive thoughts, you are willing to tell those students, I always believe in my heart. After all, Liheng wants to do something."
He paused: "I have never doubted about this. Liheng is very knowledgeable, and his ideas may be different from others, but the Dao is the same after all. Liheng has always been very capable of various things, including... For Gu Yanzhen things."
Ning Yi frowned. Li Pin smiled clearly: "...Including the matter of the emperor's business. It also includes your distress in Hangzhou, including the bandits in Liangshan. Liheng's ability to do things has always been beyond doubt. When I came to the capital, I saw these things. I saw this Zhuji, the carts you sent out. I saw the things you studied. I have to say, this business, you are really successful, and the money you made , I'm afraid there are already quite a few, this is your ability. But what are you going to do?"
He asked in a low voice. Ning Yi tapped the railing on the terrace with his fingers, nodded slightly, Li Pin paused for a moment, and then lowered his voice: "Li Heng is a smart person, having said this, Brother Yu doesn't plan to hide it. These days , Brother Yu was thinking in his heart, this is the way for the wealthy and wealthy, but Liheng, what path do you want to take? These wealthy and wealthy businessmen seem to have a lot of money on the surface, but in fact, how can they be looked down upon, they... It is a tree without roots, a plant without water, even if it can help the prime minister's financial management and accounting, what can he do? Liheng is so smart, it is impossible not to see that this road will end, and it will not go anywhere, even possible… "
After hesitating for a moment, he finally lowered his voice to the lowest level: "It might even... be the way to die."
The hustle and bustle in the distance and the hustle and bustle in the room were coming. After Li Pin said this, it made the terrace quiet. Ning Yi tapped the railing with his fingers, and a slight smile appeared on his face. In fact, from the first sentence, Ning Yi roughly understood the meaning of the other party, and also understood that if he hadn't really regarded the friendship between the two as the friendship of gentlemen, Li Pin would not have said this sentence at this time. , not to mention that he wasted the first day of promotion when he could have a relationship with people.
It's just his own thoughts, many of which can't be told to others. He nodded, and he considered it for a long time. When his fingers stopped, he just opened his mouth: "Dexin, I want to ask you something, what do you think this is? What do you want to do when you are placed in the position of deputy transport envoy this time?"
Li Pin frowned: "At this time, there is famine on both sides of the north and south, and the situation is urgent. I know that Liu Congming is also a member of Qin Xiang secretly, but I am a stranger after all. It is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of the disaster relief food, so that the disaster relief food can be distributed smoothly. I am mentally prepared for these things. "
"...Not really." Ning Yi laughed, for a moment, and shook his head, "Your biggest responsibility this time is not to ensure the smooth flow of disaster relief food, but to ensure the smooth flow of business. This matter, soon, you will clear."
"Business Dao?" Li Pin wondered.
But I heard Ning Yi say from there: "The position of county magistrate has been promoted three levels to the deputy transfer envoy, and the position of transfer is a really important position, Dexin, this matter is a little less capable. For human beings, it is no different from arsenic, and even for you, it can only be regarded as a great tonic. The medicine of tiger and wolf can sometimes save you 30 years of struggle, but if you are not careful, it will backlash. For yourself, it seems that you have a certain amount of mental preparation, which is the best."
Hearing Ning Yi point out this matter, Li Pin's expression became really serious. At this moment, he suddenly understood that the Ning Yi in front of him was far more important than he had imagined. know more. As a result, Ning Yi's position in the prime minister's mansion is probably far more simple than he once thought...
He frowned, waiting for Ning Yi to continue.