Chapter 9: The Imperial Examination

Xu Ping pondered Ding Wei's words carefully, and didn't dare to speak for a while. Returning to the Central Plains and seeing the emperor seems to be a trivial matter, but the Ding Xianggong in front of him, once he talks to the emperor, he doesn't know what monstrous waves will be stirred up. Today, who dares to let him get half a step closer to Kaifeng City.

Some people just have this kind of majesty, which can make all people jealous to the soul, and they dare not slack off at all. Xu Ping has also been an official for many years, how can he not know the power inside?

Seeing that Xu Ping was silent, Ding Wei laughed self-deprecatingly: "In this life, I entered the career of the official with the rank of Jinshi, and I started from the general judgment and became the third duke." It's not that I'm boasting, from the local to the court, I have held official positions, and if I talk about governance, I'm no worse than any other. It's a pity that the heart of fame and fortune was too heavy at that time, and there was calamity. ”

Xu Ping still didn't speak, but said in his heart, you don't just have a heart for fame, but you want to play with the emperor's ministers in your own hands, and rule the world with the power of one person, and your ambition is too great.

Seeing that Xu Ping closed his mouth tightly and just didn't answer, Ding Wei couldn't help but smile and said: "Yunxing, you are a young man, but you didn't expect to be so cautious!" Old decay is already in the last years, as for it? ”

Xu Ping said solemnly: "Xianggong, I am a late learner, if there is a teaching, Xu Ping will listen to it." But in the major affairs of the DPRK and China, how could I, a local petty official, dare to put his beak in his beak? ”

Ding Wei said disappreciatively: "It's just a message to the emperor." When you return to Beijing this time, the emperor will definitely summon you alone, so what can you do if you say a good word for me? ”

"If the prime minister wants to see the emperor, he can ask to see him, so why bother to go through my mouth and do this? As a courtier, the most important thing is to keep one's duty. Don't do this kind of fluke. ”

Seeing that Xu Ping said seriously. Ding Wei knows that it is redundant to say more. Changed the topic, and never mentioned Xu Ping's matter again. He is an old and refined character, and he naturally knows what to say and what not to say.

The reason why he didn't beat around the bush and bluntly asked Xu Ping to help him speak, was to see that Xu Ping was young and sharp, once he was seen playing tricks. It may be the end of the road. Now tell him bluntly, no matter whether Xu Ping agrees or not, the relationship will not be too stiff. As long as you can speak, you will leave a way, and who knows what opportunities will be held later? As long as people have enough to go, there will always be a time to get through.

Since he was dismissed, Ding Wei has devoted himself to studying Buddhism, which is also his way to broaden his mind and maintain his health. It is said that powerful ministers like Ding Wei are generally narrow-minded. The eye of the heart is not much bigger than the eye of a needle. Ding is an exception, and he has monopoly power when he is in power. There is no room for people, once the momentum is lost, they can quickly recognize the situation, and they will never complain about the sky and others, and they will be sluggish.

It's a pity that there are too many people who understand and understand Ding Wei in this era, and he is allowed to do everything he can, which is to block his opportunity to get close to the capital. Although Tianda has the ability to turn the clouds and rain in a remote and small state, he just doesn't give him the opportunity to get close to the center. It was precisely like this, as soon as Ding Wei heard that such a potential figure as Xu Ping had arrived in Daozhou, he couldn't wait for a moment and rushed over.

Unexpectedly, Xu Ping was not very old, but he acted very cautiously, and it took a long time to talk and talk, and it seemed that he had spent his thoughts in vain. However, Ding Wei is not discouraged, and he has the strength of the prime minister's belly to support the boat.

Talking about Buddhism, Ding Wei saw that Xu Ping was not interested, so he turned the topic to poetry. Ding Wei has been famous for his articles since he was a child, and he is versatile, and he knows everything about astronomy and geography. In this era, Xu Ping's tastes are weird, but he doesn't want Ding Wei to always find out what topics he is interested in.

It wasn't until near noon that Ding Wei said goodbye and said to Xu Ping: "The old man is in Daozhou City, there is a small house, although the place is not big, fortunately, it is quiet. If Yunxing is free, you might as well go to the city to see me. ”

Xu Ping agreed, sent Ding Wei out of the post house all the way, and watched him ride the green donkey slowly.

It wasn't until he couldn't see Ding Wei's shadow anymore that Xu Ping let out a sigh and turned around and went back to the post house.

Since coming to this world, it is the first time Xu Ping has encountered such a character, and his nerves have been tense. As long as Ding Wei wants to talk to you, there will never be a cold time, if you are not interested in one topic, then change to another, there seems to be nothing in this world that he doesn't know. In the end, he even talked to Xu Ping about local administration, which was the same as the truth, so that Xu Ping felt that he had learned a lot after listening to it.

What is Genius? Ding said that this kind of person is a genius, no matter what environment or era, he can almost get ahead. Since he was a child, he has never forgotten it, and he has practiced human feelings, what else can stop him from coming out?

It's a pity that Ding Wei's fatal weakness is that he is too keen on power, and he has no bottom line in life, and finally offends the whole world.

Sending Ding Wei away, Xu Ping sat alone in the living room, thinking about the content of the conversation between the two, and looking for a place for himself to learn. Ding Wei's ability has a lot to learn, but he can't learn it as a person.

Speaking of Ding Wei, we can't help but talk about Kou Zhun and Feng Zheng, the two enemies.

Feng Zheng, the second year of Taiping Xingguo, Tanhualang. Kou Zhun, a five-year jinshi of Taiping Xingguo, Tanhualang.

Several Jinshi of Taiping Xingguo, out of several pairs of enemies, Hu Dan to Lu Mengzheng, champion to champion, Kou Zhun to Feng Zheng, Tanhua to Tanhua. Hu Dan looked down on Lu Mengzheng all his life, and the evening was bleak. Kou Zhun looked down on the wavering Feng Zheng all his life, but as a result, Kou Zhun died in Leizhou, Feng Zheng entered the picture in his later years, and after his death, he mourned and chased after Zhao Pu, the first hero of the Great Song Dynasty.

Xu Ping and Feng Zheng's second son, Feng Shenji, ruled a state for several years, and they were particularly emotional about the fate of these two.

Kou Zhun was born in a famous family, but Feng Zheng's father was Zhao Pu's domestic servant, and his status was far from the same. Kou Zhun was a young man, and Zhongjin Shi was ranked as the ruler in just ten years, and the battle of Lanyuan was famous all over the world. Feng Zhengguan stumbled, to put it mildly, he just relied on his youth and consumed all his contemporaries to the position of prime minister with his qualifications.

Talking about life experience, ability, and qualifications, Kou Zhun made Feng Zheng look up. But there is only one thing that Feng Zheng has the upper hand over Kou Zhun, and that is to Ding Wei.

Ding Wei was pulled up by Kou Zhun with one hand, and in the end, because Ding Wei gave Kou Zhun a beard, he was ridiculed by Kou Zhun, and the two had a bad relationship. Of course, politics is never such a child's play, and the two turned their faces this is just an introduction. As a final result, Kou Zhun was expelled from the court by Ding Wei, degraded Leizhou, and never set foot in the Central Plains again for the rest of his life.

And Feng Zheng, who was despised by Kou Zhun, took advantage of this gap to rise to Zaizhi, and Ding Wei was planted in the hands of the inconspicuous Feng Zheng at the peak of his life, and was degraded farther than Kou Zhun.

Life is so funny, I don't know if Kou Zhun at that time changed his opinion of Feng Zheng.

Officialdom is like a boat on a dangerous beach, you can't be fast, and every step must be steadfast. Speaking of young people's ambition and courage to do things, who can compare to Kou Zhun? He made great contributions to the country and was trusted by two generations of emperors, but the final evening scene was bleak. Talking about ability, comparing means, talking about ruthlessness, there is no bottom line in doing things, who can compare to Ding? As a result, he could only point out the country in Yuanxiaozhou here, and he was reduced to begging Xu Ping for such a junior.

If there is anything that Ding Wei's arrival has taught Xu Ping, it is that he is deeply afraid of officialdom and becomes more and more cautious. (To be continued.) )