Du Tong was condescending, watching the Chengxin Pavilion lake rippling in circles in the breeze, and felt the same in his heart.
He pondered for a long time and finally said: "Fengju, you have been back to Jingzhao for some time, so you are considering becoming an official."
The children of official families regard serving as an official career as a glorious path. Only by becoming an official can the things they learned during their studies about cultivating oneself, managing one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world can be put into practice.
Du Tong had several sons. Although not all of them became officials, he still hoped that his younger sons would follow this path and use their talents and learning to the court and the people, and to support the emperor.
There were many invisible storms brewing in the court, and he didn't know when these storms would fall or what impact they would have.
But he felt that he could find a way to block it.
Fengju changed his identity and became the tenth master of the martial arts pavilion. However, Fengju was weak since he was a child, and martial arts was not the foundation of his career.
Feng Ju has an exquisite mind and is good at planning, which is good material for an official.
Du Fengju didn't expect that his father came to Chengxin Pavilion specifically to talk about becoming an official.
Although he didn't plan to stay in the house forever after returning from Hedong, he really hadn't thought about becoming an official now.
The situation in Jingzhao was mysterious, and he was unable to fully understand the influence of the Crown Prince and His Highness Changding on the court situation, let alone the ability to control it.
In particular, the third prince is about to be taken to Shannan Road for confinement, and the country is officially in trouble...
Did the father realize something that made him bring it up at this time? qs
Du Fengju neither agreed nor refused, but simply asked: "Father, do you think it is appropriate for me to serve as an official?"
His brothers are all talented and deeply influenced by their father. They are among the best among their peers. In the imperial examination, all of them were possessed by Wenquxing, and all of them passed the imperial examination.
but?
All of them are serving as minor officials in other places, and they can't even stay in Jingzhao for a long time.
Although he passed all the civil service examinations, he was never promoted. My father would not know the reason why.
It's because the emperor doesn't want them to return to Jingzhao, and it's because the emperor doesn't want them to be promoted.
For the Du family in Xuanling, it is enough to have a tutor in this dynasty, but no more important ministers are allowed. ——This is the emperor’s view.
Even if he is dismissed, even if he gets the top three in the imperial examination, the emperor will not grant him a good official position.
Du Fengju understood very early that how much power can be done to achieve great things. If there is no good official position, there is no matching power. How much of those talents and learning can be used on the country and the people?
My father is a tutor, how could he not understand?
Of course Du Tong understood, but he had his own considerations and insisted, "There is nothing inappropriate. My father thinks you can enter the court."
Without giving Du Fengju a chance to refute, Du Tong continued: "Only when you truly enter the court can you understand what the court is. Don't you think highly of His Highness Changding? If you can't even step into the center of the imperial court, how can you look at His Highness Changding? Go further?"
This reason made Du Fengju silent.
He knew that if His Highness wanted to ascend to that position, it would require the hard work and dedication of countless people, and what was indispensable was civil and military pillars.
His Highness is highly skilled in martial arts and is familiar with his adoptive father's martial arts skills. With such combat power and such influence, he will definitely have great appeal in the army and there will be no shortage of generals.
From the moment Tao Jingyi of the Northern Xinjiang Tao family appeared in the Wuge, he realized this and His Highness had been preparing for it.
As for civil servants...
Dou Shiyuan and Cheng Keyi were chosen by His Highness.
Even if they don't show up yet, in time, when they grow up, they will definitely help His Highness a lot.
As for him...
There are too many obstacles to truly reach the position of a central minister. With the Emperor's suspicion of the Taifu Mansion, this is not helping His Highness, but causing trouble for His Highness.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard his father say calmly: "Your adoptive father took you with him, but did he ever say that he hoped you would become an official?"
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Fengju's heart sank and he couldn't say anything.
This reason struck a chord in his heart, leaving him unable to find any words to refute.
Did his adoptive father ever hope that he would become an official?
Scenes from childhood emerged in his mind.
The adoptive father pointed to the gate of the Hedong government office and said to him with a smile, "The government office that our Xiaofengju will enter in the future will definitely be much bigger than this one. The adoptive father wants to see Xiaofengju's majesty."
Sometimes when his adoptive father becomes interested, he will talk to him about the situation in Jingzhao, draw some pictures for him, point to the circles in the pictures and say to him: "Xiao Fengju, come on, come on, this is the Minister of Finance." Province, this is Zhongshu Province...Don’t forget that all these officials are important ministers of the court, and they also secretly warm themselves by the fire in winter."
Sometimes when his adoptive father was drunk, he would pull him to sit across from him, flipping through a book of "Changtai Politicians", and babbled: "Xiao Fengju, my adoptive father has read too few books. You want to Read more books..."
Of course, what the adoptive father talked about the most was the strife in the court and the unpredictability of people's hearts. He said that Taifu Du was ruined in the court. If Xiao Fengju went to the court, there would not even be any scum left.
The adoptive father never said that he wanted him to become an official, but he did hope that he would become an official.
When he returned to Jingzhao from Hedong, he deliberately hid his beautiful face and considered becoming an official.
He couldn't help but look at his father. His father's appearance was still handsome, with black temples, and he looked much younger than his actual age.
But my father is indeed a grandfather, and he is not young at all.
"Father, I need some time to think about it." In the end, Du Fengju did not refuse directly.
It was still August, and next year would be the year of the triennial imperial examination. He still had time and had time to think carefully.
Du Tong twirled his beard and said in no hurry, "You have to think about it carefully."
He came to remind the young son, not to force him, so he was naturally not in a hurry.
After thinking about it, he still reminded: "The selection of the martial arts pavilion will be over at the end of the year. I think that my father's understanding of the emperor and His Highness Chang Ding's marriage will be in the eyes of the Emperor. How will His Highness Chang Ding deal with it at that time? Planned."
If His Highness Chang Ding wants to be in that position, then there will be no marriage for the time being. He has to remind him of this.
Du Fengju nodded and said, "Father, Your Highness, she knows what to do next."
On the difficult road that was about to be taken, the marriage seemed too small, and he believed that His Highness would be prepared.
Besides, the marriage was private, and he...he couldn't plan anything for His Highness.
Du Tong didn't say anything more and left immediately, but Du Fengju was still standing in Chengxin Pavilion.
The turquoise lake water moved with the breeze, going round and round, heavy and heavy, making him gradually trance.
As promised by the adoptive father, my father is old and becomes an official, and His Highness will get married...
Circle after circle, it was also swirling in his mind, seemingly unable to stop.
"Young Master." The elusive Wei Yan suddenly appeared and whispered, "His Royal Highness Changding has sent news."
