Unknowingly, it was already noon, but Chang Yu did not stay with Wang Jiayan and Chen Yujie for lunch. After seeing them off, he met a big boss!
He can be called a true scientist of the Ming Dynasty.
His achievements are not inferior to those of Xu Guangqi.
A copy of "Tiangong Kaiwu" beats all the big guys at the same time.
Yes, he is Song Yingxing.
But at this time, Song Yingxing was also unknown. Although he was full of knowledge, his official career was not smooth. He worked as a low-level official, such as a county magistrate or a teacher.
The biggest official position was undoubtedly the appointment as the magistrate of Bozhou in Fengyang Prefecture (the fifth rank) last year (the 16th year of Chongzhen). However, at that time Bozhou had just been devastated by the military, and there was not even a government office that had been promoted, and the officials in the city were either killed by the bandits. He either surrendered or fled. As a last resort, he ran around to prepare for the establishment. At the beginning of this year, he resigned and returned to his hometown, Fengxin, Jiangxi.
The mountains are high and the rivers are far away, so it was not easy to find him, but we finally found this big boss.
But how to arrange for him to be a high-ranking official and a generous salary?
impossible.
Of course, we should make the best use of his talents and put him in the field where he is best.
Although Song Yingxing is a scientist, his main achievements are concentrated in agriculture and handicrafts. At present, there is a most suitable occupation for him, that is, he is responsible for sowing potatoes and sweet potatoes. Chang Yu plans to temporarily assign him to the Ministry of Household Affairs. If he does a good job, he will be promoted to a regular position.
The Ministry of Household Affairs in the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Civil Affairs and Ministry of Agriculture in later generations. Song Yingxing was more than enough to serve as Minister of Agriculture, and he could even succeed Ni Yuanlu as Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. It depends on how he practices under Chang Yu.
Song Yingxing is an unsuccessful person, but he is very lucky at the moment. First of all, he caught up with Chang Yu to have lunch. He was very interested in the characters and the cakes that Chang Yu gave him. That feeling It was like a pie in the sky really falling from the sky. Frustrated people especially cherish the opportunity. Song Yingxing was very excited and secretly vowed to seize the opportunity to perform well.
It was already afternoon when he saw Song Yingxing off. Chang Yu was a little tired, not because of physical fatigue. He was very energetic. Even though he traveled all the way to Beijing yesterday and only slept for an hour at night, he was still full of energy. It was his heart and throat that were tired.
Yesterday, I went back to the palace to read to the emperor all afternoon, and chatted with Zheng Chenggong and Wu Mengming until early morning. Today, there have been several waves. I talked too much and worried about too many things. I was tired.
Fanzi went to the yamen gate again and dismissed those people: "The governor will not see guests today. Please leave a message and please come back." The alley that was originally crowded was suddenly empty.
In the yard, Chang Yu was lying under the flower tree with his eyes closed and meditating: "Our yamen has never been so lively in the past. Why are so many people posting after I come back this time? Could it be that our family's character has exploded?"
Li Muxian smiled beside him and said: "Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is at its peak. Who else would you rather have than the one in the palace? There are as many people in the government and the public as crucian carp crossing the river who want to hug you. The grand occasion should not be inferior to that of Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian was an official at that time." He was forced to have no choice but at this time, he was mostly attracted by the governor's style."
"You can pull it, Mr. Fang Taoist Master is putting money on our family's face." Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Maybe someone ordered this to take the opportunity to create public opinion."
Li Muxian was startled: "It may be possible, but we have to take precautions to ensure that hundreds of officials come to pay homage, just like Wei Liu."
"Let them go. I have a lot of things on my hands right now and I don't have time to play with these things. But if I touch my bottom line, they will definitely have trouble." Chang Yu said and stood up from his chair: "Boring." If you are scared, go out for a walk.”
Li Muxian stood up and wanted to follow him, but Chang Yu waved his hand and refused: "You go to Baiyun Watch to see Chunfeng, and Luo Yu can just follow." But Jiang Fa disagreed. There were too many people who wanted to kill Chang Yu, and it had happened many times, so it was absolutely impossible to go out with just one attendant.
However, Chang Yu planned to observe the public sentiment incognito. If too many guards were present, it would be too ostentatious. Finally, at Jiang Fa's insistence, Chang Yu and Song Luoyu went out in casual clothes, while Jiang Fa followed them secretly with more than ten personal guards.
Outside the Dongchang Yamen was a place of trouble and no one wanted to stay longer. At this time, the alley was empty. A few beggars were squatting and sleeping at the foot of the imperial city at the entrance of the alley to the west, but Chang Yu felt that they must be Dongchang spies.
When Chang Yu and Song Luoyu walked out of the alley, the beggars didn't even look at him, but he still confirmed from Song Luoyu's subtle expression that they were indeed one of his own.
It was two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and the weather in the north was cool when the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. Pedestrians passed by in twos and threes on the street. Chang Yu and Song Luoyu walked along the root of the imperial city towards the front door with their hands behind their backs.
Suddenly, a little old man ran out from the alley next to him and rushed towards Chang Yu, yelling: "You are a gelded dog, but you are paying me back my money."
How could Chang Yu be jumped by him? He dodged sideways and grabbed Song Luoyu who was about to make a move. The little old man in front of him couldn't be hit, because it was Zhou Kui, the current head of state!
That's right, Queen Zhou's father.
Queen Zhou learned some details about the gods' dreams from Chang Yu. When she learned that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, her two sons hid in their grandfather's house, but were betrayed by their grandfather and uncle and even killed by the Tatars, she completely gave up on him as a father. They decided not to interact with each other until they die. After all, even if there is no god to give him a dream, his father is not worried at all. The weird things I mentioned before are disgusting and stomach-churning.
Zhou Kui is a greedy slave, and his wealth depends entirely on his relationship with Queen Zhou. At this time, Queen Zhou broke off the relationship, which would cut off his wealth. How could this happen? So he asked to see him again and again, but he always failed. No response.
In the end, Tommen Luo came to Chang Yu. Everyone knew that Chang Yu was deeply trusted by the couple in the palace. Only he could deliver the message, and only he could help repair the relationship.
So... Zhou Kui was cheated out of a hundred thousand taels by Chang Yu and Wu Mengming. For a miser, this was more painful than robbing his heart. Of course, he would try his best to get it back.
Go to Wu Mengming. This guy won’t admit it and is always hiding. Go to the little eunuch. He went out of the capital again. This made Zhou Kui very angry, so he thought of ways to add drama to himself. It is said that once He also wanted to hang himself outside the palace and even self-mutilated.
But Queen Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen in the palace did not express any opinions and turned a deaf ear.
When he was at his wits end, he heard that Chang Yu had returned to Beijing. Zhou Kui knew that he could not see others in an upright manner, and he could not even get close to him in Dongchang Hutong. The old man worked hard for one hundred thousand taels of silver and had been hiding in the Yamen since yesterday evening. Stand guard at the entrance of the alley to the south, waiting for Chang Yu to come.
But last night, he thought Chang Yu was in the palace and wouldn't come out, so he missed it. Today, after waiting for another day, he actually got hit by him, and he was so angry that he immediately pounced on him.
Chang Yu sidestepped and Zhou Kui fell to the ground. Just as he was about to get up, he was held down by the beggars who were lying in the corner just now: "Don't be rude, get out."
Chang Yu shouted back a few people, then looked at the panting Zhou Kui and said: "If you don't care about your own face, you should also care about the royal family's. If you do this, you won't be afraid of making people laugh." As he said this, he glanced around and there were already people gathered around to think. Seeing the fun, she gave Song Luoyu a look, and she and the beggars drove away the onlookers.
"Royal face? Hehe, the royal family is going to cut off all relations with me, why do you care about face? The royal family doesn't think it's embarrassing, so why do I need more face? I actually want the world to come and see this ridiculous royal face."
"You want to die!" Seeing that he was such a scoundrel, Chang Yu took a step forward and glared at Zhou Kui: "The royal family just tolerated being different from you just to save face. This is also the queen's last kindness. Do you want to push yourself to a dead end? ?”
Zhou Kui was really frightened by him: "You, you mean..." Suddenly he thought of his one hundred thousand taels of silver, and he immediately started shouting without caring about anything: "It would be better to kill me. My daughter breaks off the relationship with me. I was defrauded of money by you again, I might as well die."
"Are you really going to force me to kill you?" Chang Yu snorted coldly, and the murderous aura spread all over his body. Zhou Kui couldn't stand it at once, and couldn't help but shuddered: "You, you, you dare, I don't believe you dare to do it in broad daylight." Killings in the streets."
"I don't dare to kill people in the street, but Dongchang always likes to kill people quietly. Why don't you pay a visit to Zhou Mansion tonight? As a relative of the emperor, you should know Dongchang's methods. There are hundreds of them. This method can kill you suddenly without anyone noticing." Chang Yu said coldly: "Go back and think about it. If you come to disturb me again, even if the queen doesn't allow it, I will kill you."
"You, you dare to threaten me..." Zhou Kui sat on the ground and pointed at Chang Yu, feeling angry and scared.
"That's right, I'm just threatening you. If you don't believe me, just give it a try!" Chang Yu snorted, turned and left, followed closely by Song Luoyu. The beggars went back to sleep at the foot of the city wall, and the people gathered around and whispered. Pointing, a middle-aged man squeezed in from the crowd and helped Zhou Kui up: "Father, what did he say, why don't you pay me back?"
"He, he is going to kill dad." Zhou Kui trembled with anger, and the middle-aged man's face darkened: "Let's go home first."
