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Chapter 530 Chapter [-] Abandoned Son and Carp
On the ninth day of August in the 11th year of Jinghan, in the early days of the dynasty, Emperor Jinghan Zhou Zhe passed several promotions and appointments for officials, including the decision of the former Nanhe county magistrate Li Pin and Li Dexin to be promoted to the Deputy Envoy of Water and Land Transport on the East Road.

With Wu Yi Dynasty, the transfer envoy all the way, when the power was at its greatest, was already an official position equivalent to the governor of later generations.In the capital, the one who really directly controls the national transshipment power is usually the prime minister, which shows the respect of his status.

Of course, the deputy transfer envoy was a fifth-rank official, and in the capital, he was not very big. Among the officials who were received because of his promotion this time, his position was also considered to be the lowest.However, Li Pin was originally a county magistrate of the seventh grade. The term of office has not yet expired, and the direct promotion of the post of deputy transfer envoy to the position of real power can indeed be regarded as a promotion of three levels in a row.

It is also for this reason that among the several officials who were promoted, he is still quite eye-catching.

"...Nowadays, among the scholars, there is a kind of atmosphere, which is very bad." After the early morning, when he summoned several courtiers to see him, Zhou Zhe said a few words about this matter, "I want to be an official, but I am afraid of being a foreign official. , especially the fear of being a local official, parental official, fear of being a city, and the position of county magistrate, the most serious, I am very heartache."

"In the third year of Jinghan, there were 130 county magistrates missing in the whole country. In the seventh year of Jinghan, there were still more than 90 people missing, especially in the Guangnan area. From the door! I know all about it.”

"Of course, the post of county magistrate has heavy responsibilities and strict examinations. Once you take office, you may not be able to see your relatives. I also understand these things. But parental officials! What is parental officials! The so-called county magistrates are The most basic officials in this country are the closest to the common people! They say that they have served the country for ten years, but in fact, they are only selective. If you hold a post, but don’t take office, it will be difficult to have an official from now on! All these, I have an account in my heart.”

Since the serious morning had passed, in order to show closeness, Zhou Zhe arranged for a walk near the Imperial Garden for this summons, which was considered to make the atmosphere a little more relaxed.But at this time, when talking about these things, the calm-tempered emperor carried his hands on his back, and his tone became serious, and the courtiers behind him followed suit, with sincerity and fear.

Zhou Zhe raised his hand, indicating that they don't need to be so nervous and move forward slowly.

"Zhen, I once said that anyone who can be a good county magistrate can do everything well. Since Jinghan three years ago, more than one county magistrate has been promoted by me. Dexin, you are the role model of the magistrate. This time, you have been promoted to Deputy Transit Ambassador, and many people have spoken, but after seeing your performance in Nanhe, I still decided to give you this position. When you go to Hedong, you must help Liu Congming, work hard, and don't let me down. The situation in Hedong is very tricky." The Liu Congming in his mouth was Li Pin's later Shangguan, and the transfer envoy of Hedong Road.

Li Pin, who was walking at the back, bowed his head and said, "This minister must go all out to live up to the expectations of the sage."

A slight smile appeared on Zhou Zhe's face, and he turned his head and waved his hand: "It's not that I live up to my expectations, but I don't want to live up to the expectations of the local people..." He pointed to the others behind him, "You, too. Now. This Wu Dynasty seems to be a piece of iron and steel, but in fact, there are internal and external troubles."

He said, stepping on an arch bridge in front of him: "Yuwai, the Liao people have gone, but don't think that the Jin people are easy to be with. They also came out of poor mountains and bad waters, and the wolf's ambition is difficult to domesticate. This war is not over yet. , they tore up the former alliance, if it were not for the efforts of Shumi Tong, General Guo and many people, the sixteen states of Yanyun would not be able to get an inch back..."

"...Let's talk about the country. This time, the north and south roads have been affected by disasters, and millions of people are in dire straits. At this time, there are still many ants and moths that are just about to break the roots of this country! These things, you guys You must keep it in your heart. If things are messed up, I won't deal with you, and the thousands of people below will not let go of you parents and officials. You... remember these words, this is what I do to you expect."

Zhou Zhe said this, the purpose of this summoning has actually been achieved, and then there was a few more chats between the monarch and his ministers, and Zhou Zhe even asked about the family affairs of some of the ministers.Although Li Pin was not singled out again, he has actually made a lot of limelight in this matchup.After the audience, everyone went out all the way, and several of them also expressed their closeness to Li Pin and made an appointment to eat together at noon.When he left the imperial city, he saw that several carriages were already waiting outside. The one headed in front of the carriage was the shopkeeper of Zhuji, who was obviously waiting for him.

Li Pin thought it was Ning Yi who wanted to invite him to celebrate. He went over to say hello and wanted the other party to leave first. This meal for himself and his colleagues was a must.However, the shopkeeper smiled and bowed: "My boss knows that Mr. Li will have a small gathering with you at noon today to discuss personal friendship, so I just let the villain wait here, and you can go wherever you want. Let the villain help arrange it."

"Oh, Liheng..."

There are a total of eight officials promoted this time. No matter the size of the official position, most of them will be placed in other places.Their relationship in the capital is also deep and shallow, but in any case, the meal used to enhance the important relationship in the capital will mostly be in the evening. At this noon, the eight people will have a meal together.After listening to Ning Yi's arrangement, Li Pin couldn't help but smile, but there was not much joy in that smile.

This kind of businessman's behavior that can be arranged one step ahead of time makes him a little worried after all.Especially after the sage said those words, seeing such things related to wealth and power immediately made him unable to have a good impression in his heart.

However, seeing that Li Pin has these relationships, others are somewhat interested.For them, although Li Pin is still a small official, there are obviously people in Beijing.For this kind of thing, everyone usually guesses. At this time, from Zhuji to the Xiangfu, from the Xiangfu to Qin Siyuan and Li Gang, it is a good thing to get close.Among these people, the other two officials who had close contact with the Prime Minister's mansion, because they were older and had more experience, could also enjoy all this with peace of mind.

After the meal was over at noon, the shopkeeper asked Li Pin where he was going, and by the way conveyed that Ning Yi wanted to help him celebrate.

Li Pin had just been promoted. The first few nights, naturally, he had to develop relationships with some important people. For example, Qin Siyuan, who was currently his backstage, was the most important.Ning Yi is nothing more than a businessman in the capital, and it is impossible to invite him to dinner to celebrate that night, but Li Pin thought about it and said, "I will trouble Shopkeeper Li to send me to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion later, I will be promoted this time. , I want to return to thank Xiangye, but... I also asked the shopkeeper Li to report back to Liheng, if Xiangye is not free tonight, I don't know if Liheng has time tonight, let me... prepare drinks and thank each other. "

Then the shopkeeper Li nodded naturally, and then let the cart take Li Pin to the prime minister's mansion, and he replied to Ning Yi and Li Pin's words.When he came to Ning Mansion to find Ning Yi, Ning Yi was in the yard, holding Ning Xi and teaching him one, two, three and four. Su Tan'er sat on the edge of the pavilion not far away while embroidering while watching their father and son. When he came, Ning Yi let go of the child and let him walk staggeringly towards his mother.

After listening to Manager Li's words, Ning Yi was somewhat puzzled: "Qin Prime Minister has an appointment with Cai Taishi tonight, and there is no time, you go to prepare a better dinner, by the way... Call Wen Dingwen Fang and the others, as long as If you have time, you can go over and join in the fun. Li Pin is a good person, they have a good relationship, and they are familiar with each other. I will call Qin Shaoyu again, um, it should be almost the same. "

Su Tan'er walked over with the child in her arms, and when the shopkeeper Li went out, she asked softly: "These things, is it okay for you to have a meal in private, Wen Ding Wen told them to go there, not Confused?"

Ning Yi shook his head: "I know Li Pin, and our dealings are all open and aboveboard. Now that he is promoted, since he wants to invite him, he might as well treat it as a gathering among friends to celebrate, but it's more comfortable. Besides, he used to help out in Yushan Academy occasionally. Let's talk about the get out of class, and Wen Dingwenfang and the others, it's not that they don't know each other, it's still okay, I'm curious... how could he invite me today."

Su Tan'er laughed: "It may be that he thinks that it is because of you, Xiang Gong, that he can be appreciated and promoted by Qin Xiang."

"Not necessarily." Ning Yi smiled, "Official circles return to official circles, and personal friendships return to personal friendships. He has just been promoted, and this time things are not easy to do. It is time to have a relationship between the two sides and make the road easier in the future. . These things, he will not fail to understand..."

"Anyway, it's your men's business." Su Tan'er imitated him and shrugged, lifted the child up and teased him a few times.When she and Ning Yi got married, although she was gentle, she still had a sharp edge that belonged to a girl, but at this time, the exposed edge has gradually converged, and she has become more compatible with Ning Yi, and occasionally joking with Ning Yi has become It's more casual, and it's no longer jerky because it's "immodest".In fact, she is still 21 or [-] years old after all, youthful and beautiful, calm and full of gratifying vitality.

At home, the relationship between two people, the status in the eyes of others, is also more clear.Ning Yi is calm and reliable, and Su Tan'er, the master of the house, also has enough majesty and convincing ability.Almost any matter, as long as it is reported to one of the couples, there must be a way to deal with it, although the styles are slightly different, when both of them can actually handle each other's affairs well.

After saying a few words at this time, Su Tan'er ignored Li Pin's side.On that night, Ning Yi hosted a banquet for Li Pin in Zhuji. During this period, Su Wending, Su Wenfang and others accompanied Qin Shaoyu and others. They also called in several beautiful women from Fanlou. Enjoy.It was like this until the banquet was about to end, and when everyone and the woman were arguing with each other, Ning Yi went to the balcony of the box to see the night view outside, and Li Pin came over with a wine glass.

After Zhuji and Fanlou have cooperated in some business, the two sides have close contacts. Su Wending and others are also old acquaintances with the few Fanlou women who came here this time, and they are happily fighting in the box.Li Pin looked at the lively scene of pedestrians and merchants on the street not far away, chatted casually with Ning Yi, and opened his mouth anyway.

"Liheng, this time in Beijing, Brother Yu has a lot of emotions in his heart. I know in my heart that you have helped Liheng to be able to get to this position. I remember this in my heart, but because of this, there are a few words. , I have been holding it in my heart, and I don't vomit unpleasantly. But I also hope that Liheng will not misunderstand that I am the kind of arrogant villain who picks up the wrong place after being promoted..."

Ning Yi glanced at him: "But it doesn't matter."

"I want to know, what is Liheng doing?" Li Pin thought for a while, and said with some embarrassment, "You and I know Yu Pingmo, there are many things, so I don't need to beat around the bush. I studied hard when I was young, and I wanted to make a career. When I was in Jiangning, you and I knew each other. I admired Liheng’s knowledge, and I was curious about why such outstanding people like Yu Liheng joined the family. For this matter , Liheng has never answered directly, and I can only say that everyone has their own aspirations. Although Liheng didn't care about his identity at the time, he had many positive thoughts in his lectures. You are willing to tell those students, in my heart Always believe that Liheng wants to do something after all."

He paused: "I have never had any doubts about these things. Liheng is very knowledgeable, and his ideas may be different from others, but the Dao is the same after all. Liheng has always been very capable of various things, including... yes Gu Yanzhen's matter."

Ning Yi frowned.Li Pin smiled clearly: "...Including the matter about the emperor's business later, including your distress in Hangzhou later, including the bandits in Liangshan, Liheng's ability to do things has always been beyond doubt. But...to this point The next time I came to the capital, I saw these things, I saw this Zhuji, the carts you sent out, and the things you researched. I have to say, this business, you are really successful, earning The money, I am afraid, is already a lot, this is your ability. But what are you going to do?"

He asked in a low voice.Ning Yi tapped the railing on the terrace with his fingers, nodded slightly, Li Pin paused for a moment, and then lowered his voice: "Li Heng is a smart person, having said this, Brother Yu doesn't plan to hide it. These days , Brother Yu was thinking in his heart, this is the way for the wealthy and wealthy, but Liheng, what path do you want to take? These wealthy and wealthy businessmen seem to have a lot of money on the surface, but in fact, how can they be looked down upon, they... ...It is a tree without roots, a plant without water, even if it can help the Prime Minister's financial management and accounting, so what. Liheng is so smart, it is impossible not to see that this road will end, and it will not go anywhere. Maybe even…”

After hesitating for a moment, he finally lowered his voice to the lowest level: "It might even... be the way to die."

The hustle and bustle in the distance and the hustle and bustle in the room were coming. After Li Pin said this, it made the terrace quiet. Ning Yi tapped the railing with his fingers, and a slight smile appeared on his face.In fact, from the first sentence, Ning Yi roughly understood the meaning of the other party, and also understood that if he hadn't really regarded the friendship between the two as the friendship of gentlemen, Li Pin would not have said this sentence at this time. , not to mention that he wasted the first day of promotion when he could have a relationship with people.

It's just his own thoughts, many of which can't be told to others. He nodded, and he considered it for a long time. When his fingers stopped, he just opened his mouth: "Dexin, I want to ask you something, what do you think this is? What do you want to do when you are placed in the position of deputy transport envoy this time?"

Li Pin frowned: "At this time, there is famine on both sides of the north and south, and the situation is urgent. I know that Liu Congming is also a member of Qin Xiang secretly, but I am a stranger after all. It is necessary to ensure the smooth flow of the disaster relief food, so that the disaster relief food can be distributed smoothly. I am mentally prepared for these things. "

"...Not really." Ning Yi laughed, then shook his head for a moment, "Your biggest responsibility this time is not to ensure the smooth flow of disaster relief food, but to ensure the smooth flow of business. This matter, soon, you will will understand."

"Business Dao?" Li Pin wondered.

But I heard Ning Yi say over there: "The post of county magistrate has been promoted to the deputy envoy of transfer three times in a row, and the post of transfer is a really important job. Dexin, this matter is for those with a little less ability For people, it is no different from arsenic, and even for you, it can only be regarded as a tonic. The medicine of tiger and wolf can sometimes save you 30 years of struggle, but if you are not careful, it will eat back at yourself Yes, you seem to have a certain amount of psychological preparation, which is the best."

Hearing Ning Yi point out this matter, Li Pin's expression became really serious. At this moment, he suddenly understood that the Ning Yi in front of him was far more important than he had imagined. know more.As a result, Ning Yi's position in the prime minister's mansion is probably far more simple than he once thought...

He frowned, waiting for Ning Yi to continue.

(End of this chapter)