The elder brother who travels through is hard to do

No one is willing to listen to Jiang Ce's heartfelt words, and no one understands his ambitions. Jiang Ce leaves in shame and anger, declaring that he will never recognize those who have forgotten their ancestors as descendants of Jiang's family.

Xu Minqing smiled and ignored it, the Great Li Dynasty had only been in power for a long time, did Jiang Ce forget that the Jiang family was truly a member of the former dynasty, and it was not because the Jiang family saw the decline of the previous dynasty that there was no possibility of recovery, that the Jiang family turned to the new dynasty. Thinking of how many years it has been, Jiang Ce has regarded himself as a slave of the Liao family, and dragged the entire Jiang family along.

Jiang Ce's stubborn opinion and utter loyalty to the imperial court did not gain him much favor. Most of those who came to the Northern Region to watch the Northern Region's literary and cultural events were not pedantic people, nor were they high-ranking officials of the imperial court. His loyalty is not as firm as Jiang Ce thought.

What's more, those who have traveled to many state capitals and witnessed what kind of life the people live, compared with the different scenes after coming to the Northland, their beliefs are also shaken, although they didn't say anything verbally, they only talked about poetry and prose , Don't talk about state affairs.

Dabi’s strategy theory and Xu Minqing’s article were unanimously agreed by everyone, and finally got the No.3 result. Since the article has already been made public and widely circulated, not many people have objections to this result, even because of his Due to his age and lack of fame, the judges moved his ranking down a little.

After the results of the competition came out, Xu Minqing was appointed an official by the palace. As the fourth son's close friend, Mr. Lu has already become the fourth son's right-hand man. He also started from this position, so everyone knows Well, the Wangfu and the Fourth Young Master value Xu Minqing very much, and he will not worry about being a high-ranking official in the future.

Many people talked about Xu Minqing's life with great interest, and envied his fortune.Although Xu Bei's reputation in the eyes of civil officials is not very good, but even the civil officials who look down on him have to admit that Xu Minqing's achievements today cannot be separated from the help of his elder brother.

People praise the Xu family for not supporting their parents and children, but for cultivating their adopted son. After the Xu family left, it was Xu Bei, the elder brother, who shouldered the burden of raising his younger brother. Who would not praise Xu's family? They are all loyal families.

Xu Bei sneered when he heard the legends outside, and with the words "loyalty and good deeds", he was hairy all over. Whoever made it up, he would find someone to settle the score.

When I went out in the past few days, I met those civil officials who had no good looks towards him before, but now they actually smiled at him, especially the older officials showed him a "kind" smile, which made him want to leave The farther away those people are, the better. He would rather these people continue to stare at him, and he is really not used to the sudden reversal of attitude.

Just when Xu Bei closed the door tightly, a new appointment came from the palace, and Xu Bei was promoted!

The heated debate over the exposure of Xu Minqing's life experience has not subsided, and the news of Xu Bei's promotion came, which knocked out many people who were not optimistic about him. How could it be possible? Knowing that many documents and notebooks are written by people around him, how many words can someone who has never been to school expect him to know?But someone has witnessed that Xu Bei can't even hold his pen steadily.

Xu Bei would tell them confidently that the fluffy brush is really not as smooth as his charcoal brush.

Xu Bei triple-jumped and became a fifth-rank official under the palace. This caused an uproar among the civil servants who had just liked Xu Minqing because of his young talent. To be able to bear such a great blessing, which one of them didn't climb up the ranks, but Xu Bei was special?

"My lord," the veteran of the Northland said bitterly in front of the lord Xiao, "How can that boy, He De, be able to take on such a big responsibility, not to mention that he has no military exploits, how can he be convincing if he is promoted rashly!" That young soldier with outstanding military exploits jumped triple in one step. No one can deny the real credit, but Xu Bei, a vulgar man, did not get up from the battlefield.

Prince Xiao was also very wronged, he felt that there was too little for Xu Bei now, let’s see, but after a little promotion, the people below were crying and shouting, it seems that Xu Bei’s kid is not making trouble, he is better than others There is even more reason to be wronged.

Prince Xiao wiped his face and said seriously: "Xu Bei is not without merit, on the contrary, he has made great contributions."

The veteran raised his head to look at the prince, and said in surprise: "Only because of the merit of the mutual market? No matter how much Mr. Xu has done, he can't surpass the fourth son and Mr. Yang." , followed by Mr. Yang, who was dedicated and practical as a mutual market supervisor, and then it was Xu Bei's turn.

Lord Xiao knew that he had misunderstood at a glance, looked at him sympathetically and said, "What do you think about the achievements of cement? How about the achievements of the three crops of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn?"

"Of course, the merits of the country and the people are immeasurable. Future generations will definitely remember the achievements of the prince and the son." The veteran said with great excitement that these two things have made great contributions to the Northland. Scholars from all walks of life praised it after seeing it, and their hearts were moved. Some people even wanted to suggest to Lord Xiao to spread these things to the whole Dali Dynasty, so that all the people in the world would no longer have to be full.

With the return of these scribes, the reputation of the Northland and Prince Xiao's Mansion will become even louder. Prince Xiao is not only a reckless man who can fight, but also governs the Northland. When the three crops are promoted, even the people of the Southland They will always remember the goodness of Lord Xiao.

The sympathy in Prince Xiao's eyes became stronger, and he said: "My lord, you have to hold on. The cement is the formula given by this kid Xu Bei and he led people to develop it himself. The three crops are also made by this kid Xu Bei. I found it from the southern coastal area, and I reported it to the palace after I tested it myself. You said, I only made him a fifth-rank official. Do I owe this kid too much? Sigh, he is also too good at coming, if I can feel at ease by doing less meritorious deeds." Prince Xiao put on a heartbroken look.

What does it mean to be cheap and good-looking? I'm talking about people like Prince Xiao.

The veteran was stunned on the spot, unable to digest what he heard for a long time.

How can this be?

It is absolutely impossible for the prince to lie to him, and to push the credit that is not Xu Bei on his head. No matter which one of these two credits is put on one person, it is enough to make a fortune, let alone it falls on the same person. As for the rank officer, the officials in the northern land jumped up and down to cry out, but those who really deserved to be called out remained silent.

The veteran was still in a trance when he walked out of the palace. The image of the reckless and rough man in the original impression suddenly became taller, and he felt ashamed in his heart. He actually made the mistake of judging people by their appearance. As for poetry and calligraphy, Xu Bei's two achievements cannot be accomplished no matter how many articles he writes.

"My lord, what's the matter? Did the lord say anything?" The officials waiting outside the mansion ran over and asked eagerly as soon as they saw him come out.

The old minister couldn't understand why the prince looked at him with sympathy before, but now he can understand. He also looked at these anxious officials with sympathy, and repeated what the prince had said to him. The reason why the prince told him , that is to say through his mouth to tell the officials of Beidi that they can stop and stop. Xu Bei is a person in Xiao Wangfu who is in Baoding, and no one can move.

Looking at a group of officials who were blown out, the old minister staggered away with his hands behind his back, letting these people experience what he had felt before.

Alas, he is old and can't take care of too many things. Seeing the current situation in the Northland, he can also enjoy Sun Anxiang in his old age. Those ministers who follow the old prince to fight in the country can go to see the old prince with peace of mind. .

The news from the boss quickly spread in the city, and everyone who heard it was shocked. No wonder Xu Bei, a rough man, was valued so much by the Fourth Young Master.

Thinking about it carefully, there are actually no traces to be found, but they were all deceived by their own eyes, and almost no one credited Xu Bei with such a great contribution, and only those who are very familiar with Xu Bei knew more or less Some inside information, such as Zhu Kangyan and Zhang Meng Wan Qiushi, but they don't know all about it. Zhang Meng knows that Xu Beituo found the crops that he later promoted, but he doesn't know that the cement is also from Xu Bei. hand, and was amazed again and again when he heard the rumors outside.

Those who originally looked down on Xu Bei couldn't stop regretting it. They should have had a good relationship with Xu Bei long ago. With these two merits alone, Xu Bei's status in the hearts of the prince and the prince will not decline, nor can it decline. .Since the prince has spread the news, it is to let the people of the world remember Xu Bei's name. He is the one who introduced new crops so that the people have food to eat. The crime of treason.

If he was in the imperial court, he could have been conferred with such merits, maybe... the prince and the prince had already prepared it in their hearts.

In the past, some people envied Xu Bei for raising the descendants of the third son of Jiang, and Xu Minqing was grateful. Relying on Xu Minqing, Xu Bei's prosperity and wealth will not escape from now on. Only now do I realize how ridiculous such an idea is. Where does Xu Bei need it? With the help of the Jiang family's power and relying on Xu Minqing.

Xu Bei really couldn't bear the enthusiasm of those people outside. He was sorting out the materials in the yamen and quickly fled back to the house with Jiang Ping, unable to do anything.In order to ensure the safety of the house, he borrowed some guards from the palace to guard it.

Xu Minqing also just came back from the palace, the two met at the door, Xu Minqing said with a smile: "Brother, this is what I deserve, there is no one who is afraid of trouble like you."

Xu Bei patted him on the head, pretending to be angry and said: "It's not big or small. Minqing, how can you say that the fourth son is doing well?" Xu Bei patted his head, feeling a little guilty, really relying on himself, He is not as great as those people think, but he just copied what he knew in his previous life, and passed it on to others, so he probably can only do better than him.

Jiang Ping and Jiang Hong watched the two brothers walk in side by side, smiled tacitly and went to set up the carriage together.

Xu Minqing looked sideways at his elder brother, and said with a smile: "Who made the fourth son want to promote my brother and those people have too much opinion, they all went to the prince, saying that the elder brother's promotion is too fast, the fourth son and the prince Let those people be convinced." In fact, in his opinion, the Fourth Young Master was just looking for an appropriate time to announce it, and now this time was sent by someone else.

For him, this is what the elder brother deserves. The elder brother doesn't care, but he keeps it in his heart, waiting for the day when he can tell others openly.

His elder brother is not like the illiterate reckless man that others think, and his elder brother will be honored enough without relying on Xu Minqing in the future. On the contrary, he, Xu Minqing, has always been attached to his elder brother. Such an achievement at such a young age is extremely rare, but he knows that if he doesn't work hard, he will be left behind by his elder brother.

He wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with his elder brother, but he didn't want to just follow in his footsteps.

Xu Bei pinched Minqing's nose affectionately, and said: "Actually, I'm impatient to be an official, and I'm also impatient to deal with those officials, especially those who always drop their books and bags all day long. My head gets dizzy after hearing that, you Boy, don't learn this bad habit from those adults in the future."

Xu Minqing smiled and avoided: "Understood, I definitely won't, brother, don't worry." Xu Minqing was happy in his heart, and now he has also been in and out of the palace to have contact with those officials. At that time, with the expression of wanting to take that adult out, Xu Minqing hurried up to rescue the scene and rescued the elder brother.

"After finishing the matter at hand, I don't want to be an official anymore. It's easier to rely on the palace to do business. The task of being a high official is still left to you, Min Qing. I will earn money for you to spend." Xu Bei was very pleased. He has self-knowledge and ability to do great things, but Minqing seems to be born to eat this bowl of food, so he thinks that it is enough for two brothers to keep one in the officialdom.

Xu Minqing smiled and said nothing. Anyway, it is enough for the eldest brother to lie on his merit list. The eldest brother does not have too much ambition and has a simple background. Perhaps it is this kind of character that makes the prince and the fourth son feel at ease.

As for him, he didn't believe that the fourth son would fail to see how much he valued his eldest brother, and pinching his eldest brother was equivalent to pinching him.

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Wan Qiushi went to see his father and eldest brother in person, and told the fourth son what he said.

Master Wan and Wan Qiuyu glanced at each other. Originally sending Jiu'er to the Northland meant to stay behind, but the Southland side didn't let go completely. They were worried that they would still have a way out if something bad happened in Prince Xiao's Mansion. .

But the meaning of the fourth son is to let the Wan family completely set foot on the big boat of the Xiao family. Once they get on, there will be no chance of getting off.

"Father, big brother, why do you have to hesitate, this kind of opportunity is not necessary for the Wan family, and now the situation in the north is getting better and better, I think there will be many people here in the south who are willing to cooperate with Xiao Wangfu." Wan Qiushi and The fourth son has frequent contacts, and his knowledge is also increasing. He knows what his father and elder brother are worried about.

"Father, listen to Jiu'er and follow Xiao's family, just like when our Wan family supported the Liao family to fight the country." Players may not necessarily lose, but if they hesitate, they will give up the great opportunity, and it will be too late to regret.

"Looking at the situation in the south today, it's getting worse and worse. It's the shipyard of our Wanjia. It was originally reserved for shipping, but now bandits are rampant along the coast, and the court is struggling to deal with it. Even if the ship is built, there is no way. Go to sea.” The profit of maritime trade is something that any businessman would be greedy for. Wan Jia used to transport by inland rivers, but the routes he could control were getting less and less.

Master Wan thought for a while and finally nodded: "Okay, listen to your brothers, if you want to do it, you must do your best, see if there are any good craftsmen along the coast, and find as many as possible to bring to the Northland. When Jiu’er goes back this time, let’s take Bao’er there as well, it’s better to be in the Northland.” If there’s too much movement, he’s afraid of attracting the attention of those who care about him, and it’s okay for him to have an accident at that time, but not for the little grandson.

"Okay, father, big brother, I'll take Bao'er there, you should also pay attention to safety, and bring more people outside." Wan Qiushi urged, seeing his father's temples turning white, his heart felt sore, their family , I don't know when I can really calm down.

"You too," Patriarch Wan patted his Jiu'er in relief, "Jiu'er can't be careless in Beidi, take care of yourself, and Bao'er."

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Another year passed in a blink of an eye, and Xu Bei officially took office. He was very surprised by the great generosity of the fourth son, who actually built the shipyard.

At the beginning, he just integrated the post station in the Northland with the messy transportation to make it more efficient. There are many escort agencies in the Northland, but they are of different sizes and scales, and the rules are also different, and there are often chaotic frictions. For caravans that need to rely on the power of bodyguards to escort them, finding a reliable bodyguard is also a headache. Sometimes it is unavoidable that gangsters eat gangsters, and bodyguards collude with bandits that haunt the mountain forests.

When he was planning, he thought of Wanjia's river transportation and the fleet in Brother Zhang's hands. After mentioning it a little bit, the fourth son brought Wanjia in. Not only that, but also expanded the fleet size, and not only inland rivers, but also To develop overseas.Xu Bei thought about it with Min Qing in private, what the fourth young master was going to do, after discussing it, he could only say that the fourth young master had big plans.