Chapter 800: What is the Near Zhu Zhechi?

Among the ministers and ministers, except for Yang Rong and Du Zhen, who are still younger, Yang Shiqi and others are all over sixty years old, so after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, in order to show his sympathy for the ministers, he gave the ministers leave at the end of the year every year, but let the ministers take turns to rest. Because Yang Shiqi has always been known for recommending talents and promoting juniors, every holiday, Yang's Mansion is like a city. Even if it is now a big competition, and people from all over the country have returned to their hometowns, it will not affect the liveliness of Yang Mansion at all.

This day is a rare holiday, early in the morning, the housekeeper Yang Zhong took a few old servants to work in front. The people who came to the door were all students who had no official status, among them were from rich families, and there were also people from poor families, with different conversations and different images, some came by car together, some rode horses, and some only had a thin little donkey, and there were not a few who came over as a car. Yang Ji originally didn't like to deal with these readers, but he was sent to the door by his father Yang Shiqi that day, and this awkwardness was not mentioned.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the first batch was considered to be a complete reception, Yang Ji pouted angrily, and was about to turn around and leave, when a servant's voice suddenly came from behind him: "Young Master, someone is here again." ”

This is not over, my father finally took a break for such a day, but he didn't stop, tossing himself and others!

Yang Ji scolded his father in annoyance, then turned around and came back angrily, stayed in front of the door, and saw the two people who jumped off the horse, his tense expression suddenly dispersed, and was replaced by a surprised and happy smile. Three or two steps out of the door and went down the steps to greet him, and he smiled and said, "What kind of wind is it today, it actually blew Brother Wan Shi and Brother Zhang Shi together?" ”

When the mother and son of the Yang family went to Beijing, Zhang Yue happened to pick it up, and then he had several contacts with Yang Ji, that is, when he left Beijing more than two years ago, he did not forget to say hello to Wanshijie, and let him take Yang Ji with him when he was free, at least don't let anyone dye black in the dye vat of Beijing. After all, although they got along a few times, he could see that Yang Ji's nature was not bad, and those bad habits were not unchangeable, but he really didn't have much talent in reading.

Seeing Yang Ji's surprised and happy appearance at this time, he knew that Wanshijie was doing better than he thought, and after coming forward to meet, seeing Yang Ji hurriedly leading them inside, he couldn't help but give Wanshijie a thumbs up, but someone raised his head and was very proud. After being introduced into the flower hall, someone brought tea, and when he saw that Yang Ji was in a hurry to report inside, he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it.

"Brother Yang Shi don't worry, the Wenhui of Yang's Mansion is famous, and I and Shijie also met at the Wenhui at that time, and I want to quietly go and see the excitement later. Besides, the two of us met Yang Ge today and wanted to ask you for a favor. ”

Yang Ji was about to say that he was all a little poor and sour, but when he heard Zhang Yue say that he and Wan Shijie also met at this Yang Mansion Literary Conference, he immediately swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. Although he has no literary talent, he is smart, so he is extremely uninterested in those so-called talents who call him the eldest prince in their mouths, but despise him in their hearts for having no ink in their stomachs. And after dealing with Zhang Yue a few times, the other party's attitude made him feel like a spring breeze, and Wan Shijie's informality was extremely to his spleen and stomach. So, when he heard that the two of them were only one of them visiting his father, and the other was to ask him for help, he immediately felt flattered.

"Brother Zhang Shi, Brother Wan Shi, aren't you joking, what can I help you?"

Zhang Yue saw that there was no one in the flower hall, so he coughed lightly and said: "I heard Lao Wan say, Brother Yang, you opened two small restaurants in an alley near the Yuhe Middle Bridge next to Zhan Shifu, specializing in the business of officials of the five mansions and six departments?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang Ji's face suddenly turned like earth, and he couldn't help glaring at Wan Shijie, and then said with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhang Shi's ten thousand actions are good, if my father knows, that family law will be difficult to endure." I also learned after listening to Brother Wan Shi's words that those Beijing officials who rely on Yulu to eat are very poor, and often do not even have a domestic servant, and they have to cook their own food back and forth, so they opened such a small business. Each meal didn't make a few dollars, and most of the officials had people pack them up and send them to the yamen. The other shop is dedicated to small officials, and the things are inferior, but they are cheaper, and almost all of the soap scribes of the six departments of the Imperial Court will patronize them. If you add one piece to the two stores, it will be a few dozen dollars a month, and it is just a small fight. ”

At first, Zhang Yue just listened with a smile, but then his face froze, and when he saw Wan Shijie open the folding fan with a smile, he almost said that this was my idea, and he couldn't help muttering. Isn't this a boxed lunch fast food restaurant in the Ming Dynasty, with a free takeout service? Therefore, he asked Wan Shijie with an unkind expression: "Lao Wan, do you still have your capital in it?" ”

"That's right." Wan Shijie closed the folding fan and admitted it calmly, "Although you have taken care of an industry for me, it is your kindness, and I can't take it for granted." Therefore, Brother Yang told me last time that there was nothing to do, and I thought about it and came up with such a doorway. Lunch is just a small profit, and some people are often willing to buy a few copies for their families to bring home, so there is no need to open a group, so two-thirds of the profit in a month is earned from dinner. But don't worry, Brother Yang and I naturally won't come forward by ourselves, the proprietors of those two shops have received Xiao Wu's life-saving grace, and they are very reliable. ”

Hearing this roundabout relationship, Zhang Yue couldn't wait to ask him why he didn't say these words clearly on the road, but he only told himself how iron his relationship with Yang Ji was, how to bring people close to Zhu Zhechi, how the business of that store was booming every day, and he didn't mention that he had invested in the capital, and the shopkeeper also had a relationship with Xiao Wu. However, he was only annoyed that someone did not report it, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with the business. Therefore, seeing Yang Ji's nervous face, he smiled.

Brother Yang Shi laughed, how could I alarm Elder Yang Ge about this matter. Brother Yang is willing to do something on his own, which is a great good thing. So, what I'm asking you for help today has to do with these two small shops. ”

Yang Ji was afraid that Zhang Yue would expose his proud little business in front of his father, but when he heard that he not only would not alarm his father, but also praised this as a good thing, and even offered to help, he was almost overjoyed, and agreed without thinking about it.

The three of them muttered in the flower hall for a long time, and only then did a servant come outside to report, saying that Yang Shiqi asked Zhang Wan and the two to stay for a light meal, and he was not good at leaving those people in the meeting. Hearing this, Zhang Yue got up, saying that he was going to go to the garden to have a look, so Yang Ji hurriedly stepped forward to accompany the two of them, complaining all the way.

"For the convenience of the court, among the several mansions rewarded by the emperor, my father chose the most convenient and the smallest place in the court, and the garden was also small and pitiful, and it was really difficult to squeeze so many people. Moreover, if my father had eaten three servings of Yulu, the family would have been more comfortable, but he had resigned from the Ministry of War! The two portions of Lu rice of the young master of the prince of the second rank and the scholar of the Hua Gai Temple of the fifth rank are folded in one piece, that is, twenty-four stones plus ten stone rice, a total of thirty-four stones per month, where is the big family enough......"

After chattering, Yang Ji sneered and added: "My father at least eats double money, and the money is quite high, but even so, the treasure money after the discount can only be subsidized for the servants, and nothing can be used." It's like Brother Wan Shi, ten stone rice a month, what is enough? A county order is only six stones for a month, and there are still people who want to deduct it! ”

Hearing this complaint, Wan Shijie couldn't help but spread his hands to Zhang Yue and said: "So, you have taken all my little money to earn interest, and I have also made up the capital of the transaction with Brother Yang for a long time, and I almost have to use Xiao Wu's private house." Yuan Festival, I'm leaving, since you are now a talker, this stubble can definitely support your father-in-law. Each stone of rice is minus ten yuan, ten stones is a hundred yuan, and one hundred stones is a thousand yuan, don't look at these treasure banknotes are only worth two or three thousand yuan, which is fatal for many officials. ”

Yang Ji just complained about Yang Shiqi, and Wan Shijie remembered the salary variables that were discussed in the DPRK and China, and Zhang Yue also felt heavy when he heard it. Although the official salary of the Qing Dynasty is not high, compared with the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty to play on the true color of the Lu, the emperor of each dynasty and each generation is still on the pattern of the folding, and it is no wonder that the greedy are rich, and the Qing are poor. Today's official ethics are quite good, and there are many people who are willing to be poor, but when the officials are corrupted later, this meager situation has become the best excuse for corruption and bending the law!

"Daddy, they're out!"

Zhang Yue, who was pondering, looked up when he heard the sound, and saw a group of people coming out of the moon gate in the garden over there. The old man at the head was in his early sixties, wearing a cocoon cloth robe with a Buddha head and green head, and a pair of half-old flat black shoes under his head, looking thin, but his waist was straight, and although he did not deliberately raise his voice, the gentle voice still floated with the wind.

"It doesn't matter if you fall down, or if you don't catch up with the current exam, you are all still young, and there will be opportunities in the future. Moreover, the imperial examination is famous all over the world, and there are also those who are unknown when they become officials in the future. Talent and fame are just things outside the body, solid learning, ability to manage affairs, and future selection and evaluation can also be advantageous. As for the recommendation, I can clearly reply to you, in order to eliminate the shortcomings, in the future, the Ministry of Officials will follow the system more, and the door to recommendation should not be opened. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yue heard that some people over there echoed and praised, but some people sighed with frustration on their faces. After all, the myth of the cloth cloth jumping into the public has always been the greatest hope of countless readers. Seeing that Yang Shiqi had already looked over to this side as he spoke, he just nodded at him, and had no intention of introducing these people to him, so he stopped and didn't go over. And the scholars over there saw that it was Yang Ji who accompanied him, and Zhang Yue Wanshijie was wearing an ordinary cloth robe, so they all mistakenly thought it was a late person, and they didn't pay much attention to it, and left after saying goodbye to Yang Shiqi at the Yongdao place.

Seeing those people out of the door in front of him, Yang Shiqi came over, and saw Zhang Yue and Wanshijie standing side by side, and vaguely remembered the scene in the red plum garden. Ten years have passed, and the original teenager has grown up, he can't help but brush his beard with relief, and then glance at Yang Ji again.

"What are you doing standing here, not going to your room to study?"

Although Yang Shiqi's words were not very harsh, they revealed a cold meaning, Yang Ji didn't dare to say anything, and gave Zhang Yue a reassuring look, and hurriedly tiptoed back. As soon as he left, Yang Shiqi motioned for the two of them to go to the study by themselves, and said all the way: "It's been ten years, and the two of you are already the pillars of the country." If Yang Ji can be half as capable as you, I don't have to worry about it like this. I knew this, I should have taken him to the capital in the early years, but now it's too late. Shijie, there are some things you don't want to hide from me, I already know that he is molesting the people's daughter, and you clean up the whole thing for him. ”

Wan Shijie was startled when he heard the words in front of him, and almost thought that his and Yang Ji's small business was actually known by this big man, and when he heard the words in the back, he realized that there was another thing that could not contain the fire in the paper. It's no wonder that Yang Ji, the shop was opened in that place, and a tofu Shih Tzu saw Yang Ji go in and out twice, thinking that it was the son of a rich man and threw himself into his arms, so he wanted to take advantage of the spring breeze to fly on the high branches. If it weren't for Yang Ji's not being too stupid, and he managed it in a timely manner, this matter would never be trivial. Thinking of this, he hurriedly snorted and wanted to fool the past.

Zhang Yue didn't know about this, so he diverted the topic and said: "Yang Ge Lao doesn't have to worry too much, there is a way that the young phoenix is clear in the old phoenix, and the world brother is slow to improve in learning, but other aspects may not be successful, just look at whether there is a heart or not." By the way, I came today, not only because it was the first time I met after returning to Beijing, but also because I happened to learn a piece of news. It is said that Lord Gu Duxian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate accepted money from Soap Li, so he put people home during the busy farming time? ”

Yang Shiqi, who was walking leisurely with his hands behind his back, stopped all of a sudden, and stood for a while before turning his head back to look at Zhang Yue, his expression was unusually solemn: "Who else did you tell about this?" ”

"It's only the World Festival." Zhang Yue said and added, "My father-in-law was on duty in the cabinet last night, so I didn't have time to tell him, so I only mentioned it to Shijie." Elder Yang Ge, there were several imperial histories from the Imperial Procuratorate that angered the emperor, and now if this matter is used again, I am afraid that the Metropolitan Procuratorate will have to experience another uproar. After all, Gu Duxian was recommended by you, and I hope you will pay more attention to this matter. ”

Yang Shiqi didn't answer immediately, but sighed deeply: "After Gu Liqing took office, he deposed more than 20 imperial historians in one go, many of them went to Liaodong, although he made a bold move, but he was inevitably ridiculed as stubborn and self-serving, those imperial historians he elected were not sympathetic to him, and there was such a big scene a few days ago, if this matter is publicized again, how can he gain a foothold in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" The emperor's temperament is getting bigger and bigger these days, and Dai Lun Lin Changmao's matter is actually dictatorial...... If this chaos continues now, it will be a big deal! ”

Seeing Yang Shiqi looking at himself with blazing eyes, Zhang Yue said calmly: "I am also thinking about this, so there are a few words that I have to mention." ”