More than ten years is not a short time in life.
But for the officialdom, it is only three or four terms.
During Li Shouzhong's tenure at the Nanjing Imperial College, the first batch of students he led barely managed four terms.
Normally speaking, officials with Jinshi background, whether they are sent abroad or stay in the capital, start from around the seventh rank.
If all four assessments are excellent, theoretically there is a chance to become an official of around fifth rank.
But in fact, how can there be so many officials for you to be promoted?
If there is no backstage person, it is good to have a real shortage.
Do you still expect to be promoted?
If you don’t have a backing, then unless you are outstanding or have accomplished some extraordinary feats.
Otherwise, you will wait for the situation to change from reality to reality, or you will be given a position that is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing, and you will die in office.
Even if you have outstanding abilities, a fourth-grade prefect will always be out of reach.
Otherwise, after Jia Yucun has been traveling for several years, why would he finally be willing to become a teacher in the Lin Mansion?
Is it because Tu and Lin Ruhai have something in common, or is it because a young girl like Tu Daiyu is easy to teach?
It wasn't because his friend introduced Lin Ruhai's background that he was cautious at every step.
Using the Lin Mansion as a springboard, he successfully climbed onto the two high branches of the Jia Mansion and the Wang Family.
After all, Jia Yucun is one of the few who is so lucky.
Among Li Shouzhong's students, except Feng Yibo.
A fifth-grade official like Tongzhi of Daming Mansion is already outstanding.
Otherwise, Feng Yibo would not be able to remember him.
The rest, except for a few with good family backgrounds, are mostly officials of the sixth or seventh rank.
Those with good family backgrounds also have natural political stances.
Either he is a member of the new party or a descendant of the founding lineage.
Even if they have no political stance, these people are not close to Feng Yibo in the same year.
There is also the mentor Li Shouzhong standing across it.
Even though the two share the same love as father and son, they already have differences in political stance.
No matter how close we are, it's all about life.
When it comes to forming a party, this layer means complete insulation.
Li Shouzhong's attitude obviously would not support him in this matter.
When it comes to Feng Yibo's forming a party, these fellow disciples become useless.
If you really pull him over, if Li Shouzhong doesn't nod at the critical moment, he will have to hold him back.
Therefore, Liu Zheng's idea was immediately rejected by Feng Yibo.
Hearing Feng Yibo say that one person can equal a party, Liu Zheng was a little surprised and said:
"Is it Mr. Li Ge?"
The range of people who make such comments is not large.
As Feng Yibo's mentor, Li Shouzhong must be the first choice.
Seeing Feng Yibo smiling and saying nothing, Yang Mingxin showed a hint of surprise and blurted out:
"I understand, is it the Queen Mother?"
Yuanchun's favor for Feng Yibo was obvious to all in the court.
It is obviously not difficult to gain her support.
It can be seen that Feng Yibo still smiled and said nothing, and Liu Zheng and Yang Mingxin looked at each other.
"It can't be... Mr. Chen Ge, right?"
After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he and Yang Mingxin looked at each other in confusion.
For a moment, both of them thought it was impossible.
Unless Feng Yibo was crazy, he would never want to win over Chen Qinzhi.
Not long after, Chen Qinzhi returned to the capital from Daming Mansion.
At the subsequent court meeting, hundreds of civil and military officials were arranged.
Chen Qinzhi stood at the front for the first time as the first assistant.
"When Mr. Chen Ge comes back, I and Your Majesty are finally at ease."
After the ceremony, Yuanchun smiled and expressed his welcome.
Then, on behalf of the emperor, he gave his most sincere greetings:
"How is Mr. Chen Ge's health now? Can an imperial doctor take a look at it?"
Originally, this was just a polite word of concern.
But when Chen Qinzhi heard this, he shook his head expressionlessly.
"Not very good."
After saying that, he went out to pay homage to Lord Dan:
"The main reason I came back in a hurry this time is to meet with His Majesty and congratulate the great Wei Dynasty for generations to come. In addition, I also want to invite Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to allow the old ministers to return to their hometown to retire!"
He just came back and begged for bones as soon as he went to court.
For a time, all civil and military officials in the court were stunned.
When Yuanchun heard this, he quickly tried to persuade him to stay:
"Mr. Zhang Ge and Mr. Chen Ge are the two pillars of the Wei Dynasty. Now Mr. Zhang Ge is bedridden and cannot ask for political advice. If Mr. Chen Ge also retires and returns to his hometown, then the country left by the late emperor can still be relied on. who?"
Even when the late emperor was mentioned, Chen Qinzhi remained unmoved and still shook his head:
"It's not that I'm trying to shirk it. It's just that I'm old and frail and can't stand the trouble."
As he spoke, he coughed twice to show his physical weakness.
When Yuanchun saw it, he hurriedly said:
"Give Elder Chen Ge a seat!"
The chamberlain quickly brought a soft stool from one side and helped him sit down.
Such honor and favor are unimaginable to others.
But Chen Qinzhi didn't even push, and just sat on it.
"This time I met a thief in Daming Mansion, and along the way to the Tang Dynasty, I lost half of my life due to the torment. Then I heard that the late emperor was riding a dragon and left, and this old man's life has been exhausted."
At this time, Chen Qinzhi’s face showed fatigue and he said again:
"Now I retire and return to my hometown. I just have to choose a day to follow the late emperor."
The death of Emperor Jingshun made him a little discouraged.
After all, after working so hard for so many years, he just waited for the death of the Supreme Emperor so that he could assist Emperor Jingshun in completing the reform.
But now that the Supreme Emperor had just died, Emperor Jingshun suddenly died as well.
This made Chen Qinzhi, who had been working hard for many years, inevitably lose his support.
Even if the new emperor ascended the throne and made him the first assistant, he no longer had the original ambition.
When Yuanchun heard this, he felt a little at a loss of ideas.
Fortunately, Feng Yibo has now reached the rank of Sangu, and has been awarded the title of Super Grade.
At this time, I am standing in the front position of the exam.
She moved slightly behind the bead curtain.
Feng Yibo heard the conversation between the two and kept paying attention to what was going on behind the bead curtain.
Soon, the two looked at each other.
Feng Yibo shook his head slightly, and Yuan Chun understood immediately.
With her backbone, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued to persuade:
"Mr. Chen Ge and the late emperor had a deep affection for each other. But if we really do it for the late emperor, we should put the country and the country first. No matter what, we should educate your majesty into an adult before doing other things."
Chen Qinzhi shook his head and said feebly:
"It's true that the old minister is in poor health. The Queen Mother should hire someone else."
Feng Yibo just looked at his silhouette and felt what it meant to be senile.
It can be seen that the death of Emperor Jingshun really hit him hard.
"I don't like to force others into trouble, but..."
Yuanchun pondered for a moment, then sighed and said:
"It's better than this. Mr. Chen Ge should rest for a while and recuperate before we start. Otherwise, even if he retires and returns to his hometown, I and Your Majesty will not be able to rest assured."
She did not force Chen Qinzhi to stay, but she also did not agree to Chen Qinzhi's retirement.
This is an opportunity to leave a buffer first, and then slowly persuade.
This time, Chen Qinzhi did not argue.
Hearing this, he struggled to get up.
Feng Yibo had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he hurriedly stepped forward to give him a hand.
Chen Qinzhi nodded slightly in greeting to him, then struggled to salute Danbi and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, for your consideration."
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Feng Yibo stayed with Chen Qinzhi to take care of him.
After going to court, he and his chamberlain helped Chen Qin get into the carriage.
As soon as he turned around, Feng Yibo asked Da Bo to follow him quickly.
In this way, he followed all the way to the outside of Chen Qin's house.
Seeing the carriage entering the house in front of them, they were stopped by the door.
"Who is he? What is the purpose of following my master?!"
Chen Qinzhi, who was in the carriage in front, frowned slightly when he heard the call and said:
"Go and see who it is?"
Chang Sui heard this and quickly stopped the car to check.
At this time, Feng Yibo had already got out of the car. When he saw Chen Qinzhi's car stopped, he quickly stepped forward, saluted, and said loudly:
"It's really rude for Feng Yuan to come without warning!"
When Chen Qin heard this, he frowned slightly?
He pondered for a moment and then ordered:
"Let him in first."
Then, he entered the inner courtyard with the help of his servants.
Feng Yibo was taken to the hall, served with fragrant tea and waited.
He sat motionless in his seat, looking at his nose, eyes, and mind.
After sitting for a long time, I finally heard footsteps outside.
"My body and bones are weak, so I move a little slowly, which makes the Marquis wait for a long time."
The voice came first, and then Chen Qinzhi was helped in.
Feng Yibo hurriedly stood up and went over to help him, and said:
"Feng Yuan was really afraid that Chen Ge would always close the door to thank guests, so he followed him in a hurry. I hope you can forgive me."
Chen Qinzhi, just like before, did not refuse Feng Yibo's support and said with a smile:
"You are so polite, Lord Marquis. You have avenged the late emperor, and I haven't even had time to thank you yet."
Carefully placed Chen Qinzhi on the seat.
Feng Yibo relaxed slightly, shook his head and said:
"As a human minister, this matter is not worth boasting about. On the contrary, I did not discover the true face of Nishou earlier. I am really ashamed of the late emperor."
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Emperor Jingshun and Chen Qinzhi had known each other for many years and had a deep relationship as master and disciple.
Therefore, Feng Yibo was not overly modest and expressed regret for the death of Emperor Jingshun.
Sure enough, when Chen Qinzhi heard this, he said with some emotion:
"You avenged the late emperor and saved His Majesty. Today, the court still has a helping hand. As long as you don't persuade me to stay, I will try my best to accommodate your request."
At his position and age, he can do whatever he wants.
Since the other party came to see him with such deliberate intentions, he must be asking for something.
And the other party's series of actions made him feel good about him.
That's why Chen Qinzhi let him in.
Otherwise, given Feng Yibo's rudeness, he would have just ignored it.
Now he didn't cover it up and just drew the line.
As long as what the other party wants is within a reasonable range, he doesn't mind giving the other party some positive feedback.
When Feng Yibo heard this, he did not make a request directly.
Instead, he smiled first and asked:
"Does Mr. Chen Ge know about the new learning?"
The other party did not make a request, but instead mentioned something new.
This made Chen Qinzhi a little confused, but he nodded and said:
"I heard something."
New learning spreads very quickly, and it is definitely a hot item recently.
Up to ninety-nine, down to just able to walk.
As long as there is someone in the family who went to the Imperial College or has been to a brothel, it is inevitable to mention it after dinner.
They all became disseminators of the new learning.
The circles of the powerful, the academic circles, and the women in the back houses.
Nowadays, it is almost impossible to avoid this topic.
It’s not that the new learning is good, it’s just that it’s topical enough.
For example: someone was beaten in the name of "a gentleman's punishment", or a great Confucian criticized the new learning.
Anyone who is a bit social can find it difficult not to know the names of newly learned people.
Feng Yibo knew that when he saw Chen Qin, he was inevitably a little proud.
However, he naturally would not show it, but took the opportunity to say:
"Then Mr. Chen Ge knows that this is the first step in our reform, starting with the atmosphere of the Wei Dynasty."
This was obviously a performance report to Chen Qinzhi, with a little hidden thought.
The first step is to reform the atmosphere, but what is the second step?
But who is Chen Qinzhi?
When he heard it, he understood a little bit.
But he didn't follow Feng Yibo's words and asked, but smiled and said:
"I heard about the 'gentleman's way' you did and came to see me today. Could it be that you want to be like Cai Yuanchang and let me be like Wang Jiefu?"
Cai Yuanchang is Cai Jing, known as the leader of the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty.
During his reign, he was extremely supportive of Wang Anshi's reforms.
His family is even related to Wang Anshi.
Cai Jing's younger brother married Wang Anshi's daughter.
But according to legend, he showed great ability in politics.
But they just took advantage of the loopholes in the reform and profited from it.
Some people even think that he was responsible for the failure of reform and the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Of course, some people say that Wang Anshi is to blame.
Obviously, this is not a very good metaphor in the political arena.
Chen Qinzhi's words were obviously aimed at Feng Yibo.
Let them stop trying to profit from the reform.
"How can Wang Jiefu be like a pavilion boss? You are always the same as Fan Wenzheng!"
Feng Yibo saw the writing on the wall as soon as he entered the main hall.
What a coincidence, just like Li Shouzhong.
The hangings are all famous quotes by Fan Zhongyan, and they are all from one of his works.
Hanging in the main hall are the eight words "Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself".
Before he could take a closer look, he wanted to repeat the same trick.
Unfortunately, Chen Qinzhi smiled and shook his head:
"Don't compliment me either. The calligraphy on the wall was given to me by someone else. Why don't you take a closer look at the signature below."
Based on Chen Qinzhi's behavior, he naturally guessed Feng Yibo's little thoughts.
What's more, Feng Yibo is not the first person to use Fan Zhongyan to flatter him.
That's the guy on the wall.
Feng Yibo was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at it carefully.
I saw the seal above the signature saying: Taiye Diaosou.
This nickname obviously has a lot of background, because Taiye Pool is located in the palace.
This seems to be... one of Emperor Jingshun's aliases?
Emperor Jingshun doesn't have many nicknames, maybe seven or eight.
Of course, this is not much in comparison.
After all, it is said that Emperor Tiantai had hundreds of nicknames.
In any case, this is probably not written by Chen Qinzhi himself.
It seems that this is different from the time of my mentor.
Did I cry to the wrong grave this time? !
Even so, Feng Yibo did not feel embarrassed at all, and turned around and said:
"Speaking of which, Feng Yuan has also read your old book "Ten Things to Begin by Beginners", so I feel that you and Fan Wenzheng have the same concern for the world. It was precisely because of the chance to read it that he ignited the original intention of reform."
It doesn't matter!
Feng Yibo came prepared this time, and the calligraphy and painting on the wall were just improvised.
Unfortunately, Chen Qinzhi obviously did not accept this trick and said with a half-smile:
"Master Hou, it's better not to engage in these falsehoods and just express your thoughts directly."
As soon as Emperor Jingshun ascended to power, he published "Ten Things to Begin".
It is a pity that not long after Emperor Jingshun tried it, the party struggle in the court began.
Fortunately, under Chen Qinzhi's insistence, a small part of this matter has been implemented one after another over the years.
It is said that when people die, government will cease. Now that Emperor Jingshun has died, Chen Qinzhi has lost that spirit.
The original intention of inspiring idols that has been tried and tested failed.
When Feng Yibo saw this, he stopped beating around the bush and said directly:
"If Mr. Chen Ge is determined to reform, we are willing to stick with you. If you have lost your ambition, help us to check it. How about leaving the reform to us young people?"
"How to check?"
Chen Qinzhi obviously lost his temper, but he was still a little curious about the reform.
He wanted to know if these young people who had made some noise could come up with any other surprises.
Hearing this, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Just don't let us become Wang Jiefu."
