One day, Wang Zhen saw the iron monument erected by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the palace, and "ministers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs", he was very unhappy and ordered to move. The next day, everyone went to the court to find that the founding emperor's handwriting was gone, but they collectively remained silent, which shows how powerful his power has become.

Wang Zhen, born in Ulzhou, Shanxi Province (now Hebei), once served Zhu Qizhen, who was still the crown prince, and studied.

This person values authority, especially what others think of him, so he must give a gift to any official who is promoted, and any official who returns to Beijing must also give a gift, otherwise there will be trouble coming to the door next. Speaking of which, it has something to do with his origins. In the last years of Yongle, the imperial court issued a decree, which roughly meant this: all officials of the education bureaus of various provinces and cities, if they did not perform well in long-term work, could be transferred to the capital to become officials.

And such a good thing? I can't do anything locally, and I can even be transferred to the capital to work as an official!

Of course not, the mystery that no one cares about is that the work done after being transferred to the capital is more special - "clean into the palace to train female officials".

Are you kidding! Lao Tzu just doesn't want to be a scholar, but he can be a common man, why should he be stabbed into the palace as a eunuch? !

yes, who would do such a stupid thing?

just did this, he is Wang Zhen.

He already has a wife and children, although his life is not rich, but he is not poor, and he can live in peace, but in his heart, he has ambitions that others cannot understand. He was not sent to the palace as a eunuch when he was a child, but only entered the palace after studying. Even the palace that entered with a certain amount of retribution. Since it was difficult for the local area to develop, he wanted to find another way.

Not to mention, relying on his words and feelings, and forbearance, he really made him a climate.

Yang Chendong was not very clear about this person's affairs before, but he had a big warehouse, and there were a lot of history books in it, so he naturally found this person, and after inquiring, if this was the case, Yang Chendong asked the old housekeeper Yang Hai to see Wang Zhen at that moment.

How can I say that Yang Hai used to follow the old man Yang Rong, who had seen the world. At that time, Wang Zhenyuan did not have the authority he has now, and when he saw Sanyang, he was not polite, and it was appropriate to go to give gifts with Yang Hai, an old acquaintance.

Yang Chendong's predecessor, Yang Dong, is not very familiar with some history, and he also knows little about the generation of some things. But he had Okura, where there were books, and there were a lot of ready-made books and even finished products to refer to. Some things that were not available in the Ming Dynasty were dismantled, unloaded, or reassembled, and there was no problem, which was his biggest advantage, and he could naturally make many new things.

In Wang Zhen's home in the Beijing Division, Yang Hai saw Wang Zhen with a respectful expression, which made him extremely useful.

I think that at the beginning, in order to win Sanyang's favor, he flattered Sanyang on the surface, obeyed everything, and pretended not to interfere in political affairs. Every time I went to the cabinet to convey the emperor's will, I pretended to be very respectful and careful, always standing outside the door, not entering the cabinet, deeply moved by Sanyang, and later, when Wang Zhen came to pass the decree again, Sanyang broke the convention and invited Wang Zhen to sit in the house.

Now you need to look up, and now the person's butler is indeed so condescending in front of him, far from the arrogant appearance that followed Yang Rong before, he feels a burst of refreshment.

"Steward Yang, speaking of which, we are also old acquaintances, and we have known each other for many years." Wang Zhen deliberately mentioned the past to see what Yang Hai would say.

Before coming, Yang Hai had already set his mind right. In the past, when Master Yang Rong was there, he could not look at others properly, but now in the past thirty years in Hedong, many things have already changed.

"Yes, I have known the prince for many years. At that time, I saw that you were extraordinary, and sure enough, it was. Some just sighed, and even a little envy, these words made Wang Zhen very useful after listening to them.

The proudest thing for a person is undoubtedly to make people who looked down on themselves before begin to face up, or even look up to themselves. And now, he did, how could he be unhappy?

"Haha." After laughing contentedly, Wang Zhen looked at the things that were packaged behind Yang Hai, and asked with a casual look, "What are you looking to do with my father?" ”

omitting a common word, the feeling of the moment is naturally very different. It's just that Yang Hai didn't seem to hear it, and said very respectfully, "That's the case, the sixth young master of our family admires the talent and ability of the prince very much, this time I heard that the little one entered Beijing, so he prepared a gift early, so I must send it to you to show a little heart." ”

"Sixth Young Master of the Yang Family? But the one who made the toilet and wrote two miscellaneous books? What he didn't expect was that Wang Zhen had even heard about Yang Chendong. Yang Hai also immediately showed a flattered expression and said, "If the sixth young master of my family knew that you still remembered him, I would definitely be happy and couldn't sleep." ”

"Hahaha." Wang Zhen, who was coaxed to be happy, was of course very happy that Yang Rong's descendants respected him so much. "This is nothing, speaking of which, the sixth young master is also a little talented, and the movement is not small, you don't know, now the palace has begun to use toilets, even the emperor said it's good."

"Really? That must also be the credit of the prince's introduction. Yang Hai said without credit.

Looking at Yang Hai, who was so sensible, Wang Zhen was happy in his heart, he liked to deal with sensible people. It's just that now he is more curious about what the sixth young master of the Yang family will give to him, thinking that such a person should be extraordinary.

Feeling Wang Zhen's eyes fall on the gift in time, Yang Hai turned around and opened the package, and suddenly two clear mirrors and two sets of very exquisite cosmetics were presented in the hall.

"This is a mirror, which can clearly reflect every part of the human body, and the effect is far better than that of the copper realm, I don't know how many times; There are also two sets of cosmetics, once a woman uses them, she can keep her youth forever and be more youthful and beautiful. ”

There are not many things to give, just two or four pieces, but no matter which one it is, it can be called a heavy gift, which also makes Wang Zhen blink his eyes, and the excitement is already engraved on his face.

He knew about the mirror, and a few months ago, the prefect of Jianning presented this thing to the emperor, and Yingzong was overjoyed at that time, and even went to take a good look at it every day. Some of the harem's favorite concubines also liked this thing, but there was no place to buy it for money.

In order to curry favor with the emperor, Wang Zhen also used some methods and sent people from Dongchang to find it, but there was no news. I never thought that now there were two of them at once, how could I not be happy?

As for cosmetics that can rejuvenate the skin, they are even better. gave it to the emperor, I'm afraid that those concubines will break their heads and fight for it. Isn't the biggest credit for that time being your own?

Sighing at the role and benefits of these gifts, Wang Zhen was very happy, "Okay, I have a heart." But I don't know how these things came about? ”

"Back to the princess, this is the young master of our family who knows a foreigner named John, and he brought things from the sea. It's just a pity that the road is too far away, so that's all you can get. The sixth young master of my family also said that if the prince likes it, he will definitely find a way to find more to send you in the future. "I was instructed before I came, and there are a lot of good things, otherwise, the effect will be greatly reduced, Yang Hai of course understands the meaning, and naturally knows how to say it.

Hearing that things came from the sea, Wang Zhen nodded with a sudden understanding. He said that there were so many people who sent out, but there were no clues? It turned out to be something from the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty had cut off sea routes since Zheng He, and as the threat from the sea continued to be mentioned, seaphobia became a mainstream, and Wang Zhen was one of them. In his opinion, the army of the Shi Dynasty can naturally dominate the dragon on land, but when it comes to the sea, there are too many unknowns.

Now that I know the origin of the goods, I also pay more attention to these two gifts in front of me. This is a rare thing to come from afar in the sea, and it also shows the weight of Yang Chendong's heart.

"Okay, the sixth young master really has a heart, but I don't know what the requirements are?" Wang Zhen is a smart person, and because of this, he won't believe that Yang Chendong will think about giving himself a gift before he even comes to Jingshi. As the saying goes, if you give courtesy to others, you must ask for something.

Seeing that Wang Zhen was in a good mood, Yang Hai knew that the time had come, so he said: "The Yang family's housemother just passed away, as the youngest son, the sixth young master is going to worry at home, and he will not come to Beijing for the time being, but the housemother has a wish when she leaves, looking forward to the sixth young master taking over the mantle of the master, doing things for the court, and being loyal to the emperor." He also said that if he has the opportunity in the future, he must follow the prince to learn the truth of being a man. ”

"Hahaha." Wang Zhen laughed out loud, he wouldn't believe that a good person was willing to learn from him, a eunuch. But after receiving a gift, you have to do things, especially if it is such a valuable gift, it is impossible to take it in vain, which is also a kind of professional ethics. Besides, this requirement is really not too high, but I just want an official body, just because Lao Tzu is Yang Rong and an auxiliary minister of the Five Dynasties, the family should have been subjected to the shadows. "Okay, my father knows, and if he has the opportunity to ask for an errand for the sixth young master in front of the emperor."

"Thank you, Princess. Also, the "Yang Bao" run by the sixth young master immediately entered the Beijing Division, but some people complained that some of the things written in it were not Confucianism. But in fact, it mostly records the things of loyalty to the monarch, and also records the great achievements of my Ming Dynasty, which is accompanied by a few apocryphal stories to make people laugh. Speaking of which, this is just a random thing written by the sixth young master, and it really doesn't mean anything else, it's just to fight for a reputation. You also know that the Sixth Young Master is just sixteen years old this year. Also, 20% of this goes to your father-in-law. ”