In terms of friendship alone, Qi Yu and Yu Hai can be considered true old friends.
Moreover, it is still a kind of deep friendship.
However, in Qi Yu's opinion, Yu Hai's character is not bad, he takes good care of himself, and he can barely be regarded as another noble person.
Yes, without his help, how could I be where I am today?
What's more, he has also secretly helped many of his relatives. Although he didn't say it openly, he should know it in his heart.
Therefore, Qi Yu specially prepared a generous gift and knocked on the door to pay his respects.
"Brother Shaocheng, I see you are shining brightly and your complexion is like a spring breeze. Could it be that something good is coming?" Yu Hai, who had just met, said jokingly.
Qi Yu laughed and replied: "Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that my brother is not only good at being an official, but also knows how to face people."
"..."
After greetings, the two sat down in the living room.
But this time, Yu Hai took the initiative to sit in the lower position.
Then there was tea, and the two started reminiscing about old times.
Mr. Yu first introduced his current situation and the development of Yongchuan Mansion. Generally speaking, the place is roughly the same as before, and there are no major ups and downs.
As for Qi Yu, he also summarized his official career and Qiongzhou's progress. Except for the things that could not be mentioned, everything else was explained in great detail.
These two places, one in the south and the other in the north, are completely different in terms of current situation. Now when we put them together, they are indeed a bit unrelated.
Objectively speaking, compared to the stability of Yongchuan Mansion, Qiongzhou Mansion is simply a place filled with war smoke. How can the two be compared?
After the two introduced each other, Qi Yu suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Master Yu, are you interested in getting promoted further?"
Um?
There is so much to say in these words!
High promotion?
Hey hey hey...
Yu Hai's eyes flashed suddenly, and he replied tactfully: "As the saying goes, people go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Although Yu and I have entered the age of destiny, I still have the ambition of a young man. My heart would definitely rather be a human being than water."
Want to be a human being?
Motivated!
"Haha, Mr. Yu is positive and ambitious, which is really admirable!" Qi Yu said smoothly, and then said mysteriously: "Sir Yu, let me ask you, are you willing to work as an official in Qiongzhou? ?”
"Well……"
Just now, he was promoted first, and then took office in Qiongzhou. Even a fool can understand the meaning of these words.
Sesame blossoms.
However, there is a problem here.
What?
Let's put it this way, Qi Yu is currently in the fourth rank and is a bureaucrat at the same level as Yu Hai. So, is it a bit unreasonable for the same level to discuss 'transfer'?
But why did Mr. Qi ask this?
Suddenly!
An idea emerged.
Yu Hai's eyes flashed suddenly, as if he realized something.
"Master Qi, could you tell me that you have had some promotion opportunities recently?"
"Right now... not yet, right? However, this is a matter of human effort. Maybe you can get it if you are determined?"
After saying this, Qi Yu immediately stopped talking and looked at the confused Master Yu with a smile.
After thinking about it for a while, the latter immediately made a very rational statement, saying: "It would be one of the great pleasures of life to be able to work with Mr. Qi."
Haha, is this the default?
It should be.
As the saying goes, people of the Ming Dynasty do not need to elaborate, and drums do not need heavy hammers.
During the communication, only a few sentences are needed to understand the elegant meaning of the music. Only those who can achieve this step can be regarded as truly qualified officials.
And Yu Hai is this kind of person.
This is the real purpose of Qi Yu's coming here.
Because he was in a hurry to go north, Qi Yu didn't have much time to eat and drink with him, so after drinking a cup of tea, he immediately transferred to Yongchuan Prefecture to study.
Lo and behold, the past is still fresh in my mind, and the place is still the same.
It's just that the land is its own place, but things have changed and people have changed.
I still remember that before I was awarded the title of Jinshi, I served as a teacher here, holding a whip and teaching.
Although the students here have changed several times, the teachers are still the same old friends.
During the visit, Qi Yu formally sent an invitation letter to them and solemnly said: If you are willing to come to our Qiongzhou to coach or to join us, Qi will definitely welcome you warmly and treat you with courtesy, and so on.
Is he taking this opportunity to hoard his talents?
Pretty much yes!
Why?
Don't you hear that rocks from other mountains can attack jade, but why can't all the truly capable talents be used by me?
You know, Qiongzhou’s culture and education have only just flourished, and people
The creation of talent is extremely slow, just like an old turtle running a marathon, too slow.
Just imagine, if you could meet someone who could plug and play, wouldn't you welcome it?
good!
…
Around evening, Qi Yu returned to his home where he had been away for a long time.
This house in Yongchuan Mansion is the first house Qi Dalang bought, which is of great significance.
It is not an exaggeration to call it the place where we settled down and settled down.
However, Qi Yu did not lament the past, but thought about other things.
Yes, right now, he was staring blankly at the Buddhist altar in the backyard.
I remember that in the past, this was a place where my mother worshiped Buddha. Now times have changed and cigarettes are coming back again, but it has also rekindled my memories of the past.
Looking closely, there were three unburned sandalwood sticks placed beside the incense burner. According to Liu Quan, these were left by the noble lady who stayed at home.
She is naturally the current Queen Su.
Speaking of her, it's a bit complicated.
The first is political opinions.
She has expressed her position to herself more than once through Yin Tao's mouth or through artifact information, saying that she will definitely stand on the same front as herself and will look for opportunities to help her. This shows that she and he are on the same road.
It's just that we don't know yet what her purpose is.
However, Qi Yu was very sure about this. Queen Su's help to him must have some hidden special intention, but he was not clear about it yet.
The reason is simple. If there is no interest involved, how could she give for no reason?
right?
However, no matter what, she chose to stand with herself. Such a relationship would at least ensure that His Majesty's ears would be in her favor.
Since there is such a relationship, why not take advantage of it?
good!
This time I went to Beijing to report on my work, there were too many uncertainties, which included both my own mistakes and bad external factors.
However, if we can get the secret help from Queen Su, we may be able to "turn danger into safety" invisibly and finally realize our dreams.
"It seems that it's time to find an opportunity to meet her."
"But how can we see her as we wish in this deep palace?"
"..."
Qi Yu caressed the three unburned incense sticks and fell into deep thought.
