Chapter 10: The Future
It's still a flower hall.
It's just that the others have already walked away, and the prince left Xu Qian alone, he showed a little tiredness, but the joy was still overflowing, on the wall behind his seat, a word was hung high again, this word has been returned to Zhao, then Jiang Kun couldn't survive the punishment at all, and soon summoned the whereabouts of the real work.
As for who instructed Jiang Kun, it was not for Xu Qian to ask.
"Sit."
Wang Gonggong's tone was flat, and he admired Xu Qian, and he actually put on a rare kind look.
Xu Qian was not polite, sat down, and said, "Congratulations to my father-in-law." ”
The prince picked up the teacup and said slowly: "Of course, there is joy, but there is also a false alarm, no matter what, thanks to you." ”
He poked his fingernails into the tea, picked out a crumb of tea, and said, "Since you know calligraphy and painting, you must have read books?" ”
Xu Qian was extremely sad and indignant in his heart, books, he had read them, he worked in museums in his previous life, and he had some research on ancient culture, whether it was antiques or calligraphy and painting. In addition, the owner of this body is even more of a nerd, and he reads the Four Books and Five Classics and Zhu Zi's notes every day, and the result is passed on to Xu Qian's stomach of knowledge, but the prince does not open which pot to mention, poking Xu Qian's sore spot, after all, he is a lower ninth rate, and the lower ninth rate can't read to be an official, what's the use of reading more books?
Xu Qian replied: "I have read some of them, but I made my father-in-law laugh at them." ”
In front of the prince, Xu Qian felt that it was better to keep a low profile, this is a cultured eunuch, and he is also a half-hung literati, he is a literate ninth-rate, and he is also a half-hung literati.
The prince sighed and said, "I've read the book, but it's a pity that it's the son of a small official." ”
In Xu Qian's opinion, the prince seemed to be suspected of repeatedly sprinkling salt on his wounds, so he planned to keep quiet.
Wang Gonggong stood up, walked a few steps in this hall with his hands behind his back, and then raised his eyes and said: "The previous account, you and I wrote it off, our family sees that you are smart and clever, if you can have an opportunity, you may be able to have some future in the future, our family has a future here, but I don't know if you are interested." ”
Future...... For Xu Qian now, it is like science fiction, he is destined to take over the old man's class in the future, wearing a soap coat, listening to errands in the county government every day, and the biggest future is just to be a head catcher.
Now the word "future" suddenly popped up, which made Xu Qian's eyes light up.
But then, he shook his head again.
said so, but where is it so easy to change the household registration, even if the prince is willing to help, it may not be able to change his current situation, the upward space of the Ming Dynasty's lowly status is very stuck, even if there are high-ranking officials and nobles to help, there may not be any way.
Besides, although it is a lowly family, the Xu family has been pointing to this way for generations to eat, and if you really want to confiscate this lowly status, will the Xu family go to eat the northwest wind? Xu Qian also pointed to the old man to raise him for a lifetime, buy him a house and marry a wife, and lost his job, how can he live this life?
Xu Qian thought about it in a mess, and suddenly found that he was a little embarrassed, in his previous life, he seemed to be a bent on eating and waiting for death, and after crossing over, he didn't have any consciousness of a traverser.
Wang Gonggong is naturally not Xu Qian's roundworm, he seems to be weighing something, his eyes narrowed into a line slightly, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "During the Tianshun period, led by Yu Qian, a group of court officials were convicted, and the crime affected the clansmen, there were dozens of people who confiscated their family property, and ......there were hundreds of people who were cut down and filled into the sect or exiled."
The prince sat back in his chair, his face was as calm as a flood of autumn water, and said: "This case has always been criticized, and in the year of Hongzhi, Emperor Xiao issued an edict to rehabilitate him and give him amnesty. The prince paused here and said: "At that time, there was an official surnamed Xu in the court who was also affected by too modesty, and the descendants of this person were either used as teachers or exiled everywhere, and after Emperor Xiao's amnesty, he repeatedly asked his subordinate officials to find his descendants and strip them of their lowly status, so that they would no longer be displaced. ”
Xu Qian was completely messy.
He quickly understood what the prince meant, and it was generally impossible to get rid of his nationality, unless he ...... Unless there is an opportunity, the prince has provided himself with an opportunity, you must know that Yingzong has been nearly a hundred years now, and the clansmen of the convicted official surnamed Xu have all been filled into the lowly status for a hundred years, and now they have also spread out, but now that they want to be rehabilitated, those clansmen naturally can no longer be classified as lowly, and the lowest grade should also become commoners. But the biggest question is, who is the clansman of the official surnamed Xu? At this time, there is no DNA, and the family tree or anything doesn't seem to be reliable, after all, someone in the family has been convicted, and it is common for clansmen scattered all over the world to change their ancestral home or even their surnames.
Speaking of which, only the officials have the final say, saying that you have a relationship with the surnamed Xu, you just can't fight him, maybe you are also the nephew of his son's cousin's aunt.
And a person with such an identity as the prince obviously belongs to the kind of person who has the final say, although this kind of thing is not in his hands, but with his identity, Xu Qian can casually say hello, Xu Qian can get in touch with others, since you are loyal and good, how can the court let you engage in cheap business? After all, the emperor personally issued a letter and announced it to the world.
Originally...... The game can still be played like this, and sure enough, there are policies and countermeasures.
Xu Qian, who understood it, was very emotional, and he even suspected that those rehabilitated officials like Yu Qian, their so-called heirs and clansmen were filled with officials from all over the world, and the real surname Yu or Xu bloodline could have a good achievement, if the emperor knew that the people below him were so fooled, I was afraid that he would be dizzy.
Xu Qian knew that as long as the prince was willing to help this time, the Xu family would suddenly become loyal, not only could they get rid of the lowly status, but most of them could also get some preferential treatment from the imperial court, but what is this specific preferential treatment policy?
And he has saved a belly of knowledge, if he can have the opportunity to be admitted to a showman, he can be regarded as a person with fame, and having a fame is nothing in Qiantang County, but in the township below, it is definitely a great person. In the past, when the old man saw Shangguan in the county office, he had to nod his head, but even if he was a showman who entered the county office, he could leave a seat in front of the county honor, and the benefits here naturally did not need to be detailed.
There are also harms, since he is out of the lowly family, his father's errand is only afraid that it will be gone, and the entire Xu family is no longer a lowly family, and there are hundreds of people in the entire family, seven or eight out of ten are miscellaneous laborers, this is the ancestral livelihood, and it will definitely make trouble when the time comes.
For most of the Xu family, the origin is secondary, but the errand is related to the iron rice bowl, the idea of the prince is a good thing for Xu Qian, but it is a mixed blessing for the entire Xu family.
Seeing Xu Qian's silent appearance, the prince couldn't help but add some favorability to Xu Qian, he was able to achieve honor and disgrace at a young age, but he really didn't misunderstand him, so he nodded secretly. How did he know that Xu Qian was struggling between the iron rice bowl and the future.
After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Qian finally figured it out, after a year, nothing was accomplished, and now the opportunity is in front of him, although there may be temporary sacrifices, but once he can gain fame, the benefits are great, so Xu Qian is determined to fight hard.
"Thank you father-in-law for your support."
A smile finally flashed over the cold face of the prince, he pressed his hand, and said: "It's just convenient for yourself to be convenient with others, you are alert and knowledgeable, our family is just a gesture, this matter needs to be done to the Nanjing household department, I am afraid that it will take some time, you should prepare as soon as possible, since you plan to seek fame, you should be prepared, and you can't waste your studies." ”
Xu Qian hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it must live up to the public's expectations." "But I have some doubts in my heart, who is the prince? It's not impossible to say that he really likes himself, but the identities of the two of them are one in the sky and one in the ground, and it doesn't take so much effort, it's not right.
Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief.
Xu Qian spent the belly of this prince with his own heart, and then asked tentatively: "Dare to ask the father-in-law, is there anything else that can make the villain do it for him?" ”
Wang Gonggong smiled and said in a flat tone: "Now is not the time, you should focus on reading now." ”
Really......
Xu Qian was a little apprehensive in his heart, this prince said that it was not yet time, it was equivalent to saying that he would use himself in the future, he would be a scholar in the future, and if he got too close to this kind of dead eunuch, would he ruin his reputation?
When Xu Qian thought of this, he felt that he seemed to be a little too villainous, and before he could finish it, he had already moved his heart.
Saying goodbye to the prince in a daze, Xu Qian came out of the prince's mansion and saw Xu Chang waiting at the gatehouse. As soon as Xu Chang saw Xu Qian come out, a big stone fell to the ground in his heart, and he hurriedly greeted him, and said: "I'm still afraid that the prince's words don't count, and I will embarrass you by going back on my word, what, what does the prince say?" ”
Xu Qian looked left and right and said, "Dad, this is not the place to talk, let's go home and talk." ”
Xu Chang also became cautious, glanced at his son, who was different from the past, appreciatively, and nodded: "Yes, if you have anything to say, go home and talk about it." By the way, does your arm still hurt? ”
Xu Qian rubbed his forearm, it was really a little painful, but he shook his head and said, "I'm so young, what is this pain." ”
Xu Chang said: "Go home and rub the medicine for you." ”