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Xue Guodian nodded in praise and invited the guests to take a seat: "That's good, come on. Now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince advocates frugality among officials. Xue has prepared a small amount of wine. I hope Bo Heng won't be offended!"
When all the dishes were served, he dismissed all the attendants and told his eldest son to have a drink with his old friends and not to let anyone bother him unless he had something to say.
Feng Quan looked at the table and saw that there were only four dishes on it, one meat and three vegetables - beef in sauce, scrambled eggs with cucumber, fried yellow uncooked rice, and fried garlic sprouts!
There was no soup at all, but the plain staple food was placed on the table - four steamed buns!
Even though there are only two people having a drink at the banquet with the dignified chief minister, isn't it too shabby?
Seeing the stunned look of the guests, Xue Guo stroked the goatee on his chin and asked with a smile: "What? This banquet is not to Bo Heng's taste?"
With the profound lessons learned in these two days, how many officials who have gone to court would dare to commit suicide at home?
Even the chief minister is afraid of being denounced. Being dismissed from office because of dinner is really a waste of money.
Feng Quan heard his master's teasing tone, and immediately changed his expression and complimented: "The first assistant is fresh and elegant, simple, diligent and thrifty, which makes Bo Heng ashamed!"
I speculated in my heart that Xue Guoguan was deliberately putting on a show, showing off his coolness to himself. In fact, everyone knew about his "hobby", but they just didn't want to expose it.
Xue Guoguan recognized the sarcasm in the other party's words and asked in a contrived manner: "I guess Bo Heng has lived in his hometown for a long time and he doesn't know the story of 'Huang Dou Gong'?"
That's a "good story" that lasts forever. Since the emergence of "Huangdou Gong", the courtiers no longer dare to act arbitrarily, otherwise the prince will make trouble about so-and-so's meal last night.
When Feng Quan saw that the chief minister seemed to be revealing some inside information, he hurriedly expressed his goodwill to him: "...I am all ears and I am willing to hear the good news!"
"Yesterday..."
When Xue Guoguan finished telling the story of "Huang Dou Gong" slowly, and then talked about the copies of Chen Biqian and Li Juesi, Feng Quan was dumbfounded, and his expression was extremely shocked. It took him a while to recover.
If this is really the case, the first assistant is not suspected of deliberately deceiving him at the moment. After thinking about it carefully, he is still a little scared. If no one reminds him, he will surely step into the abyss.
Xue Guoguan poured himself a glass of wine and commented with emotion: "The prince, Her Royal Highness the Queen and many princes and princesses dined together, and we only had five or six dishes. I am the first assistant, so I dared to eat four dishes. In other words, Hundred officials, at most three dishes, if you add more, you will be afraid!"
How many officials today dare to continue eating and drinking at home?
If you turn a deaf ear to the prince's words, you may eat your head in one meal!
Feng Quan was worried, fearing that Xue Guoguan would be jealous afterwards, so he hurriedly apologized: "I just misunderstood the chief minister and made a mistake and offended me. I hope the chief minister will forgive me!"
Xue Guoguan waved his hand and said with a pun: "It's okay, don't blame those who don't know! If Bo Heng becomes an official in the future, he must do the same!"
Speaking of which, if he is still ignorant, he is just pretending to be confused.
When Feng Quan heard this, his body froze. He understood that the other party was hinting to him that he had already begun to seek an official position. He hurriedly raised his glass: "Thank you for your advice. I'll do it first as a token of respect!"
Out of hospitality, Xue Guoguan also took the opportunity to accompany him with a glass of wine. Since the other party sent two carts of gifts, it was equivalent to the meat being already in his pot, so there was no need to rush to eat it.
Seeing that the other party was appreciating the honor, Feng Quan drank another glass of wine to strengthen his courage, and said bluntly: "The two of us have known each other for a long time. I am going to Beijing this time to make it clear that I am taking the opportunity of this trip. If there happens to be a vacancy in the court, I hope I can serve the Holy One again, and I hope that the chief assistant will give me more support!"
Xue Guoguan's face was as dark as water. While stroking his goatee, he asked carefully: "...Oh? Bo Heng really means this?"
The first assistant was thinking about what price this old friend in front of him could get. If he could really meet his psychological expectations, it would be okay to give him a fat deal.
Feng Quan realized that the time was ripe and was just one last tremble away. He looked around and found no one nearby, so he immediately revealed his trump card: "If the chief minister is interested in supporting me, I would like to offer you ten thousand taels of silver as a token of my gratitude." Cunxin!"
Taking advantage of the time when the prince is supervising the country, no matter how much money is spilled now, it can be recovered in the future. If you are reluctant to part with it now, I am afraid that you will never get ahead in this life.
Having said this, Xue Guoguan felt confident and said politely: "You and I have a very close friendship. Bo Heng definitely doesn't have to be like this. Today, the imperial court has the Censor of the Du Cha Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials." When the position becomes vacant, if Bo Heng is interested, I will talk to His Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow morning. "
The heads of the Six Ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all second-grade, and ten thousand taels of silver had already reached Xue Guoguan's second-grade price. If the price was less than half of the silver, then the other party would have to choose a third-grade Minister of Ministries or Minister of Dali Temple.
In various parts of the Ming Dynasty, buying and selling official positions was a common thing. It was impossible to get a governor without five thousand taels of silver. If he went to Jiangnan to serve, he would have to pay more. In comparison, the six books of ministers only cost 10,000 taels of silver, which is really not expensive.
Unable to let the Chief Assistant wait, Feng Quan quickly turned over these positions in his mind, and soon locked on a relatively familiar position, and then made a choice: "I have served in the Ministry of Rites before, and I am still very concerned about the affairs during my term of office. I am a familiar person, but my ability is shallow and my mind is dull. If I can be supported by my chief assistant, I would be very grateful and I will definitely follow it from now on!"
With the help of Nine Thousand Years Old, Feng Quan was promoted to the position of Minister of Rites and Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion before he was thirty years old. He became one of the assistant ministers of the imperial court, which shocked the government and the public, and even Xue Guoguan looked at him with suspicion.
Now, although the other party has received a lot of money from me, it is considered to be the most benevolent thing to do by letting him choose all these important positions. As soon as I was introduced to Cao Min, it would be unreasonable to make additional demands when facing the chief assistant.
After pocketing thousands of taels at a time, he also received a relatively capable foreign aid. Xue Guoguan was also in a happy mood. He understood that the other party had chosen the post of Minister of Rites, and said with a smile: "No, no, Bo Heng is too modest. If the memorial goes well. , thanks to His Highness’s decree, you and I will serve as officials in the same court. We should encourage each other and work together to make progress. Come on, you must drink this cup to the full!”
Feng Quan knew that Xue Guoguan currently held an important position in the cabinet, and would never use the vacancy to deceive him. If it were what he said, his reinstatement would be a certainty.
The prince is young, and the affairs of the court will naturally be decided by the chief minister. If he can follow the chief minister closely and rely on his old friends, he will definitely reap the benefits. Thinking of this, Feng Quan couldn't help but feel elated, and he toasted to the chief minister with a flattering face. Celebrate.
Xue Guoguan felt that it was still necessary to remind this colleague who was not aware of the current situation in the court, so as not to offend the prince on the first day of going to court: "It's just that Bo Heng has entered the court as an official, so he must be careful!"
Feng Quan immediately showed an open-minded attitude and said: "If I get advice from my chief assistant, I will keep it in mind!"
"Then I will tell you the secrets of the imperial court at present, and be sure not to tell them to anyone else!"
"I understand this from the bottom of my heart, and I will guarantee it with the lives of my whole family, and I will never let it leak out!"
"That's good! Firstly, you can't object to Her Majesty the Queen attending the court. Secondly, you can't criticize His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's heavy use of factory guards. Thirdly, you can't question the government orders implemented by His Royal Highness. Fourthly, you can't ridicule the artifacts invented by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Five, don’t intercede for someone who confiscates your home! Six, you’ve seen it too!”
"..."
"Remember these six points and you can become an official. If not, you will be killed sooner or later!"
"..."
"One more thing, Bo Heng must remember, never think that the prince is young and can be bullied!"
"..."
Feng Quan was extremely grateful to his old friend for his heart-to-heart "discussions" with him. Although his words contained admonishment or warning, they were undoubtedly precious to Feng Quan who had not been involved in official career for many years and was even less familiar with government affairs.
From ancient times to the present, for thousands of years, the way to be an official is to stand in line first, speak later, leave less excuses, and flatter more. The prerequisite for standing in line is that you need to have a thorough understanding of the current court situation, otherwise you will become a political enemy. The target of the attack.
With the kind reminder from the first assistant, Feng Quan can naturally get twice the result with half the effort, eliminating a lot of speculation and thinking. Those "seven-point suggestions" are like pearls, but the wily first assistant summed up the experience and lessons of the past two days. It will benefit Feng Quan a lot.
Xue Guoguan did it out of good intentions, but also out of selfishness. If Feng Quan can be as capable and sensible as before, if someone in the cabinet does not listen to his "advice" and willfully opposes the prince, he can replace him with Feng Quan. In order to eliminate future troubles, lest there be any contamination of the saints.
Judging from the conversation between the two, Xue Guoguan believes that Feng Quan is not inferior to Wei Zhaocheng and Yao Minggong at least in terms of dealing with others. He shows incomparable humility and respect to himself both in and out of words, or is better than some people who wait for the opportunity to attack the prince. Cabinet members must also follow the rules of good behavior.
If the four members of the cabinet intend to sit back and enjoy their gains and are unwilling to come to their mansion to "visit", Xue Guoguan also begins to prepare a backup plan, that is, to replace these stingy men who are trying to save thousands of taels of silver with others.
"Father, the second assistant Zhang Sizhi has arrived!"
"...Let him wait in the side hall first!"
It seems that there are really sensible people out there, as long as they don't come empty-handed. Based on the calculation of 5,000 taels per person, the four members of the cabinet alone would have to receive 20,000 taels of silver.
He is kind-hearted and virtuous. He does nothing in political affairs. He only relies on perfunctory and deceitful tactics to win the favor of the Holy Family. He has worked in this lucrative job of the envious courtiers for eight years. If he is like this, he may not have to relive his old dream. ?
