"Xiaoguan Xue Haoyu." The visitor answered quickly, but Fang Zilan was stunned, "Who are you, Mr. Xue, the former Minister of Rites?"
"It's Xiaguan's uncle." Xue Haoyu lowered his head, and Fang Zilan sighed: "No wonder..."
Shangguan Min was confused when he heard this, but he did not dare to ask questions at will. He only listened to Fang Zilan and said: "Except for the last part of what I just said, I will directly relay it to Lord Shangshu."
"Don't worry, Mr. Fang, I know what's appropriate." Xue Haoyu said solemnly, "Thank you, Mr. Fang."
After Xue Haoyu left, Shangguan Min finally couldn't help but ask: "Master, why did you target Master Xue just now?"
"I am not targeting Mr. Xue, but the Ministry of Rites. Since I entered the capital, the Ministry of Rites has always suppressed and suppressed all the rewards that should be given, and will not deal with it unless it is absolutely necessary." Fang Zilan said coldly: "If the Ministry of Rites just treats me like this, I will It’s just a matter of looking for an opportunity to hammer it out, but the Ministry of Rites actually did the same to Lao Cao. As a result, after Lao Cao’s reward came down, the Ministry of War didn’t know how to deal with it.”
Shangguan Min asked: "What does it mean that I don't know how to arrange it?"
"After the reward is awarded, Lao Cao, as a general, should not continue to stay in my house as a general. If the reward is given on time, I can go to the Ministry of War to coordinate in time." Fang Zilan snorted coldly, "But the Ministry of Rites delayed it again and again, causing the Ministry of War to I asked insinuations and asked again and again, making it appear that I was unwilling to let him go because of my military merits, and what's worse, I was afraid that I kept a high-ranking general in the house with ulterior motives."
Shangguan Min was stunned and said: "Why is the Ministry of Rites doing this?"
"At first, it might have been that although I was in a high position, I was weak and could be bullied by myself." Fang Zilan thought deeply, "That may not be the case now."
"What do you mean?" Shangguan Min was puzzled, and Fang Zilan said: "Mr. Xue, the former Minister of Rites, was born in a commoner family, and he didn't rely on anyone. How could the great noble families allow the Ministry of Rites, one of the six departments, to be alone? Mr. Xue didn't If you are willing to stand in line, you will be walking on thin ice. When Emperor Ningshun was still there, he was demoted and released because of the reward for his beloved concubine."
Shangguan Min seemed to understand, "I understand, Mr. Xue was demoted. As his nephew, Mr. Xue must have been implicated, and his life in the Ministry of Rites will be difficult."
"It's not entirely because he was implicated." Fang Zilan looked serious, "Mr. Xue is still young. I think he may not have been in the Ministry of Rites when Mr. Xue was demoted."
Shangguan Min frowned and said, "Besides being implicated, what else is there?"
Chapter 342 Taught
"Origin." Fang Zilan looked gloomy, "You are far away in the north and ignore government affairs. I have never noticed that in recent years, there have been almost no children from poor families appointed as officials in the court."
"How could this happen?" Shangguan Min was stunned, and Fang Zilan said seriously: "Not only civil servants, but also military generals. In the Qiluo battle, how many generals can be called out by name who are not in the family of the Nine Grand Dukes?"
"General Huangfuxin, General Duguming..." Shangguan Min stopped after reading two names, "But..."
"I know what you want to say." Fang Zilan interrupted him, "Although he has learned literary and martial arts and sold his goods to the emperor's family, it will be much easier for the Gongqing family to want than for the children of the poor family. If Lian is an official in the court, Children from poor families are all suppressed. If things continue like this, how can children from poor families have a way out?"
Shangguan Min finally understood after hearing this, "So the Ministry of Rites deliberately made things difficult for Master because of their different stances? And the Minister of Rites, knowing that he might be in trouble, still asked Master Xue to come, is it because he was suppressing him?"
"That's basically the truth." Fang Zilan nodded slightly, "I'm sick now, and there are some things I can't hold back anymore. Therefore, I try to show up as much as possible at the year-end festival and New Year's social drama, and the banquet on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year must also be well prepared. …”
"It turns out it's not to express anger." Shangguan Min muttered in a low voice, "I thought..."
"Why? Mr. Wen is considerate and meticulous. I am afraid that you will feel unhappy if you think I punish you too harshly." Fang Zilan said helplessly: "If you drink, I won't stop you, but if you lose your sense of control and speak uncontrollably, I will I won’t be lenient.”
"Yes." Shangguan Min stood up and bowed respectfully, "Master, I am not afraid of being punished. What's more, Master has never punished me since he accepted me as his disciple, so how can I be punished severely?"
"You." Fang Zilan smiled and suddenly said: "Master Xue, listening to the corner is not a good habit. I wonder why Master Xue comes back again and again?"
Hearing the sound, Xue Haoyu came in, bowed his hands and said, "I saw that Mr. Fang was having a great conversation with this young master, and I was really embarrassed to disturb him, so I stood outside the door for a long time. I didn't mean to eavesdrop, and I asked Mr. Fang for your forgiveness. .”
Fang Zilan raised her hand to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, "Master Xue is standing outside, I know it. Since I haven't said anything, there is nothing I can't let you hear."
"Master Fang is magnanimous, but I am ashamed of myself." Xue Haoyu still maintained his salute posture and said, "I left and came back again, but I forgot to tell Master Fang about something just now."
"What's the matter?" Fang Zilan took the tea on the table and took a sip.
Xue Haoyu said quietly: "Master Fang, if you can go out, please go to Lianhua Palace before New Year's Eve to worship and offer incense."
Fang Zilan smiled slightly, "I heard that there is a big everlasting lamp in the Lianhua Palace that was lit by Emperor Tai'an himself. At the end of every year, the emperor would refill the lamp with oil, and all the officials would bow down and offer incense in order to wish the world peace and prosperity in the coming year. I'm right. ?”
Xue Haoyu's expression suddenly changed, "Master Fang, you..."
"When Mr. Xue left, I was still thinking that with your meticulousness, why did you forget to remind me about entering the Lianhua Palace?" Fang Zilan's smile became brighter, "But Mr. Xue also said that the etiquette department is busy at the end of the year. I want to come It’s understandable that you forgot, you couldn’t do it on purpose, right?”
"Master Fang..." Xue Haoyu muttered and did not dare to speak. When Fang Zilan said that he did not know the procedures on New Year's Eve, he thought that she was just taking the opportunity to make things difficult and just dealt with it. But she never thought that she knew all the processes well not only on New Year's Eve, so didn't she see through it all from the beginning?
Xue Haoyu couldn't hold his head up as if he was being teased. However, he knew clearly in his heart that if he didn't have ulterior motives, how could he have fallen into this situation?
"Mr. Wen?" Shangguan Min shouted, with a confused look on his face. He turned around to find Deputy General Cao. It took him a while to realize that Wen Ya had heard everything they said.
He thought to himself, when did Mr. Wen stand there? He actually didn't feel anything, but Master must have felt something. Could it be that Master didn't just say those words to Master Xue?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his mind was in a mess and he couldn't figure it out. He simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
