Xie Huaiyi and Qin Ge were from the same faction. They had always been at odds with Mr. Zheng Ge in terms of political opinions, and Xu Yuanqing was the same sect of Mr. Zheng Ge.
Xie Chen deliberately revealed this relationship because he wanted to use Xie Huaiyi's hands to rectify Xie Xiuwen. He was just a farmer, and he should have stayed in the sesame-sized place in Gaoyang County. If you dare to enter the capital and enter the court, you are simply overestimating your capabilities!
After Xie Xiuwen on the other side returned home, he asked Fang Hu to inquire about Mr. Xie's adopted step-son in the outer city, especially some details about that year. The more detailed the better.
At the same time, Xie Xiuwen asked Xie Laosan, who was far away in Gaoyang County, to inquire about the Gaoyang Xie family whose child had been adopted.
He wrote down Xie Chen's age and the age at which he entered Beijing that he knew so far, hoping that Xie Laosan could find some clues as soon as possible.
He had an intuition that this Xie Chen had very strong malice towards him, although he didn't know where the malice came from.
Xie Xiuwen admitted that he did not recognize this Xie Chen. Could it be that he had met him when he was a child?
Living together in Gaoyang County, this possibility is also possible.
Xie Xiuwen's mind reappeared in Xie Chen's face, as well as the resentful eyes he saw inadvertently, which puzzled him.
The two didn't even know each other before, so where did their hatred come from?
Xie Xiuwen wrote down what he had learned today one by one. Xie Lin was a good friend, but it was a pity that if he was close to the Xie family, sooner or later they would become enemies.
This is not because Xie Xiuwen is still thinking about the grievances of his grandfather's generation, but mainly because Xie Huaiyi's political views are different from his.
After all, Xie Huaiyi was born in a noble family, so most of the time, he considered the interests of the family.
In Xie Huaiyi's heart, the interests of the clan are always supreme, not to mention the common people. Even the imperial power is not as important as the interests of the clan in his eyes.
If it were the previous dynasty, his thoughts would not be narrow-minded. After all, the royal family of the previous dynasty also valued high-ranking families.
But things are different now.
Since Emperor Shengzu founded the country, he has always recommended the imperial examination to obtain official positions. Of course, this official path will also be recommended.
However, the consequence of the implementation of the New Deal in the past few decades is that no matter how talented the people elected as officials are, not even one among a hundred people can rise to a higher position.
Most of them are hovering below the fifth rank official, or they simply work as local officials for their whole life.
Some people are not greedy, and would be willing to serve as a county magistrate even if it would allow him to grow old safely.
But some people are not satisfied. They always feel that their talents are unparalleled, but they fail the imperial examination. They want to take the wrong approach, but they are not reused. When they are depressed and unhappy, they will inevitably accumulate resentment.
Xie Huaiyi is the representative who protects the interests of the high-ranking family. Since the beginning of the first emperor, the competition between imperial power and nobles has begun.
This kind of competition cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences, nor is it simply as clear as who wins and who loses.
After decades of competition, both sides have their own winners and losers.
To say that the one with a slight advantage should still be the imperial power.
The Holy Ancestor Emperor founded a dynasty and established a country, which was what the people wanted. At the beginning, he relied on the power of more common people. Today, those generals three or four generations back are all ordinary farmers, and some even Some people's ancestors were from humble origins.
As long as you have military power, you will always be more confident.
Xie Xiuwen put on a brand new cotton robe and asked Douzi and Fang Hu to accompany him out.
Before leaving for the capital, Xu Yuanqing gave him two addresses and repeatedly reminded him to visit them as soon as possible.
Today is Laba, and it’s Xie Xiuwen’s second visit to the palace.
Wang Hanlin has not returned to Beijing, so Xie Xiuwen went to his home this time. To be more precise, Xie Xiuwen wanted to visit Wang Hanlin's father, Wang Qinshan.
Wang Qinshan now serves as the Minister of Household Affairs and is a cabinet minister, which shows his status among the officials.
Xie Xiuwen came to see him as a student and junior. Wang Qinshan had some expectations for this junior. After all, someone who could make his senior brother and son full of praise must have something extraordinary.
Since the Japanese Literary Society, Xie Xiuwen's name has also spread among the nobles in the capital, and everyone knows that he does not agree with the previous policy of increasing taxes to merchants proposed by Lord Qin, so now many people are watching As for him.
Some people want to teach him a lesson so that he can make a fool of himself, or even stay away from officialdom completely.
Some people are also thinking about recruiting this new talent to their own faction, which may be of great use in the future.
Others were just watching the fun and simply wanted to see if Xie Jieyuan, a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, could survive in the capital.
Xie Xiuwen just didn't know anything about it.
Wang Qinshan was even more satisfied with him when he saw that he could calm down and stay in seclusion.
"Today is the Laba Festival. Our rule there is to send some Laba porridge to relatives and friends. The student specially brought some to the husband. They are all warmed with hot water. Would you like to try it, sir?"
Wang Qinshan's interest is quite high. With a family like his, what kind of porridge can't he eat?
However, I am still looking forward to the Laba porridge in their hometown.
After taking it out and looking at it, I found that it was not much different from what I had at home, so my expectations were somewhat lowered. But after taking a bite, I felt that it was sweet and delicious, but not boring, and No matter how carefully you taste it, it seems that there is still the smell of medicinal materials.
"Did you put tangerine peel in this?"
"Mr. Hui, it is true that tangerine peel is added. This tangerine peel needs to be soaked for an hour in advance, and then some of the white velvet on it is scraped off, and then used for making porridge. Moreover, some of the ingredients in it must also be used according to the different heat levels. , put them in order."
This is true. Wang Qinshan also ate a lotus seed. When he scooped it into the spoon, it was a whole lotus seed.
"Yes, who cooked this porridge?"
"It's good if the husband likes it. This porridge is cooked by my wife, a student. Since there are two young children in the family, my wife often makes the porridge softer."
"Haha, yes, yes. You married a good wife!"
These are just polite words, just listen to them.
Wang Qinshan has been reading in the study for an hour. He didn't use much breakfast, and he was indeed a little hungry now.
The most important thing was that the Laba porridge was cooked to his liking.
If Xie Xiuwen wanted to please him, he would not have brought Laba porridge with such ordinary ingredients to make porridge.
"Your teacher has praised you many times in his letters. Did he bring an article here today?"
This was exactly the purpose of Xie Xiuwen's trip. He quickly bowed and said, "I'll take it with you. Please correct me, sir."
(End of chapter)
