The dignified right servant of the household department is so humble that I wish I could be humbled into the dirt.
In terms of age, he and Chu Wensheng are similar in age, and Chu Qing can even call him brother.
According to seniority, official position, status, no matter what, Qiu Wanshan seems to want to recognize his godfather, which is called flattering.
Chen Yan watched from the side and breathed coldly.
He knew that Qiu Wanshan had no bottom line, but he didn't expect that Mr. Qiu's bottom line was so unfathomable that he even rushed to serve Chu Qing tea and water. It was like giving the name of a dish. He was a well-known person in Beijing. Restaurants and restaurants, as well as the specialties of these places, were reported one by one, just asking Chu Qing which one he liked.
Chu Qing didn't even dare to drink tea, not to mention eating.
Showing courtesy for nothing, committing adultery or stealing, I wonder if Qiu Wanshan became angry and wanted to murder him.
"Tea doesn't suit your taste?" Qiu Wanshan asked with a smile: "Then what kind of tea can enter the mouth of the wise brother? With a word, the foolish brother ordered someone to buy it."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes: "Do you have everything?"
"Yes, of course there is."
"Do you have wild slime juice?"
Qiu Wanshan blinked and thought about it for a long time. He had never heard of it.
Chu Qing sat back and said, "Mr. Qiu, I am not a newbie. Let's get straight to the point. What do you want to say or what do you want to do? Just say it directly. If it's because of what happened yesterday, there's no need. Let's settle the matter. Okay, in the future, we will not offend each other. Of course, if you want to trick me, no problem, but I have agreed with you in advance. I am not good at other things, but I am best at confusing right and wrong, sowing discord. You If you try to trick me, I will go to Mr. Wei and report him, and he will be more shameless and more sinister than either of us."
When Qiu Wanshan heard this, his spring-like smile turned into a bitter smile, and he nodded slightly: "Okay, let's get straight to the point."
Looking back at Chen Yan, Qiu Wanshan said coldly: "You have nothing to do here, go out and wait."
Even though Chen Yan was very reluctant to watch the excitement, he could only respond and closed the door behind him when he went out.
There were no other people around, and Qiu Wanshan sat down on the stool: "Mr. Chu, do you know what the adults are talking about outside this room, in this Hubu Yamen office?"
"What else could it be, just talking about me."
"Yes, Mr. Chu is a smart man." Qiu Wanshan lowered his voice: "Then do you know what everyone is talking about?"
"You are talking about my relationship with Mr. Wei. No, let's not beat around the bush. I'm not in the mood to listen to your ink. You don't like me, and I don't like you either. Say what you have to say. Don't beat around the bush."
"Young Master Chu is indeed a quick talker. Yes, everyone is talking about your origin. They are speculating and mistakenly believe that you are really Lord Wei's descendant and you have a great background."
"Well, what's the matter?"
"But I know that you are the son of the Chu family."
Chu Qing gradually lost his patience: "So what if you know?"
"Aren't you afraid that everyone will know your identity and ostracize you? Your father, Chu Wensheng, is something that everyone avoids. In the officialdom, if you are ostracized by your colleagues, your career will stop here."
"No, I understood it wrong, or you expressed it wrong. Are you threatening me? You can try it and tell everyone that I am the eldest young master of the Chu family." Chu Qing had a strange expression: "But if you really are like this If you mean, I'm very curious, brother, how did you become the Minister of Industry and Commerce? My father is just a farmer, let alone the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. So what can I do? My current supporter is the Minister of the Ministry of Finance. I can do anything. I have no limits and shamelessness to please Mr. Wei. Do I care what others think of me? I just need to please Mr. Wei. Yes, I am so shameless. What can you do, bite me."
Qiu Wanshan's expression changed slightly, and he pointed at Chu Qing: "You are young, and now you are considered a member of the officialdom, and even more so a son of an official. You actually say such shameless words, you just want to please Master Wei, and you do anything. Ji, you...you...you asked me to..."
"What did you do?"
Qiu Wanshan took a deep breath: "It reminds me of myself when I was young."
Chu Qing: "..."
Qiu Wanshan's eyes changed. He looked at Chu Qing with an inexplicable look in his eyes. Surprisingly, he even showed a bit of appreciation.
Yes, that's right. When Qiu Wanshan was young, he was as shameless as Chu Qing. He would seek refuge with anyone who had a high official position, a big background, or a thick thigh. He would work as a lackey for anyone. That was really shameless. No more.
For a moment, Qiu Wanshan couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy.
This kid has a fucking future!
When it comes to career, what are you most afraid of? It’s not that you don’t have talent or background, but that you’re afraid of losing face. Man, once you lose face, it’s over. You are tied up in everything and look forward and backward in everything, but it’s hard to make progress.
"Hey, Mr. Chu... I do have some good words of advice."
Chu Qing said angrily: "Say, what's the matter?"
"In the future, if you really become successful, don't forget your original intention. When you really want to be in a high position, you must be like this now, with a thick face and a dark heart. If you lose your original intention, cherish your feathers and care about reputation, you will definitely be You will suffer a big loss."
Chu Qing blinked and reacted for a long time, not knowing how to answer this.
This is called giving good advice. Advising this young master to be shameless for the rest of his life. This is called staying true to his original intention?
"I didn't expect that Mr. Chu is also a man with great ambitions. This makes me feel sad for a while."
Chu Qing: "..."
"Okay, since you and I are of the same mind, I'll get straight to the point." Qiu Wanshan was ready to find a way out, and continued: "Just now, Mr. Wei has given you a face-to-face meeting on tax matters, a thorough investigation, and a thorough investigation. Investigate, and investigate clearly, this matter is supervised by my officer, but it is you, Chu Qing, Chu Shucheng, who opened the lid. Once this tax matter goes deep into it, it will be extremely dangerous. You have just entered the officialdom, and many things are not clear. I understand, but it doesn’t matter, just follow my instructions.”
Chu Qing took a sip of tea and said nothing.
"Chu Shucheng, do you understand what I mean?"
"I understand, Master Wei just said it."
Qiu Wanshan's pupils shrank: "Master Wei has made peace with you, so why are you still talking to me..."
"No, but I can understand. He said that you can just do it with your hands, and don't lose your true intentions. Of course, it's not the true intention you just said. He also said that if I get into trouble, he will keep me safe."
Chu Qing smiled bitterly and continued: "I have read several accounts. One of them involves hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is definitely not a county or a state capital. How can ordinary officials dare to be greedy for so much? It is obviously the norm. , officials protect each other, I don’t know how many people are involved, whoever lifts the lid first will be a public enemy.”
"You actually figured out the crux of this just based on a few words from Lord Wei?"
"Then there's nothing I can't figure out. Master Wei just told me to charge forward and attract firepower."
Qiu Wanshan took a breath and looked at Chu Qing again.
Chu Qing suddenly laughed, leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said with a wicked smile: "Mr. Qiu, if Master Wei talks to you about this and asks you to come forward to supervise, it must be equivalent to pushing you into the fire pit. , right, when everyone tries to punish me, you will have to take the blame, why not... how about we also find someone to take the blame?"
Qiu Wanshan didn't know why: "What do you mean?"
"For example...for example, there is a young minister from Dali Temple who is a stupid young man. He insists on forcing a small eighth-rank official in the household department to check the accounts. If he doesn't check, he will be punished. He will even punish Qiu Wanshan, the right minister of the household department. Qiu Wanshan Qiu Sir, Lord Qiu is not afraid of the young minister of Dali Temple, but the young minister of Dali Temple’s father is the prince’s young master, so he cannot afford to offend him. What should I do? He can only be forced. Who knows that because of the incident in Xiao County, the young minister of Dali Temple He also learned about the accounts of other state governments, and was not happy with anything. He insisted on eliminating harm for the country, but he didn't know how to check accounts. Naturally, he went to force the small eighth-rank official and the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and said If you don't cooperate, the eighth-grade junior official and the right minister of household affairs will have to suffer..."
With a "thump", Qiu Wanshan stood up suddenly: "Follow me!"
"Where to go?"
"Brother Wei took you to Zui Lai Lou to drink three glasses of wine. This should be a congratulation to brother Chu Xian and brother Wei for becoming colleagues!"
After finishing his words, Qiu Wanshan directly grabbed Chu Qing's arm, with a look of emotion on his face: "I hate seeing you so late, seeing you so damn late!"
