Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 99 New Home
Regardless of whether the emperor promised a feudal official the position of chief minister in the future in front of a group of ministers.It is extremely abnormal to treat an assistant minister with such harsh words in public.

The emperor was so abnormal that the ministers were not sure. The emperor was offended by Xia Yan just now.Or was the emperor sending some specific political signal?You’re not sure anyway, so just pretend to be deaf and dumb!

All the important officials of the imperial court lowered their heads, hanging high as they had nothing to do.Xia Yan was really pissed off by Emperor Jiajing at this moment. He really wanted to go up to him and throw the black gauze hat on his head directly in Emperor Jiajing's face, and told him loudly that he was quitting the job. .

However, there are no eggs!The ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny, I really want to be a man again, but what about power, it is so fragrant, I really can't bear to hold it in my hand!

So Xia Yan was reluctant to let go of his power. Although he was furious in his heart, he still looked mean on his face, keeping his head down and pretending to be a grandson.

Not to mention that Emperor Jiajing created a Hanlin Academy for Wang Daoqiu and set a record for the fastest promotion.After Wang Daoqiu saw off Emperor Jiajing and others at the dock, he went back to pack his personal belongings and explained his work to Yang Jinshui.

After bidding farewell to Yang Jinshui with false affection, Wang Daoqiu took the boat and went to Wanping Pier.

Before Father Sun came down from the mountain, Wang Daoqiu returned to the inner palace prison alley. When he got off the carriage, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.Is this street corner still the original dark and old courtyard house?Now, going all the way in from this street entrance, there is a magnificent house covering an area of ​​nearly ten acres, with brand new red bricks and green tiles, and carved beams and painted beams.

When he saw this brand new mansion covering an area of ​​nearly ten acres, Wang Daoqiu thought that this should be the mansion that Emperor Jiajing rewarded him and asked the inner palace supervisor to renovate.

Knowing that this was his own house, Wang Daoqiu hurriedly paid the fare first, and took his luggage from the carriage, then he went to knock on the door.

After a while, Sister Qiu, who heard a knock on the door, came over and opened the door, holding the little girl Sanniang in her arms.As soon as the door opened, Mrs. Qiu saw that Wang Daoqiu was back. She happily put down the little girl Sanniang, came over to grab Wang Daoqiu's luggage, and said happily: "Hey, Master, you are back, but you are so miserable." I’m sorry for you. Go back to your house and have a rest, I’ll boil water for you to take a bath.”

"Uh, you're not busy. Are you okay at Sister Qiu's house?" Wang Daoqiu was also very happy to see Sister Qiu and his lovely little Sanniang. He let Sister Qiu snatch his luggage from his back, and he picked up Little Sanniang from the ground. As he walked into the house, he talked to Mrs. Qiu.

As soon as Mrs. Qiu heard that Wang Daoqiu asked about family affairs, she began to chatter with female comrades: "Everything is fine, fine, after you left that day. The next day, the palace supervisor came and took care of the affairs. A dozen craftsmen came to our house and said: From our original house to the three storefronts at the original street corner, the emperor has rewarded you, sir, and sent them to come and renovate. No, now it has become these three entrances It’s a big house with fifteen rooms, sir.”

"Fifteen rooms, so many! Then we can't live in them!"

"Hi! Master, our courtyard has only ten acres of land. What are fifteen rooms? If we build another fifteen rooms, we will have enough land. But the inner palace supervisor said that your grade is the most You can only live in a courtyard with fifteen rooms, otherwise you will be punished by the court. So they only built fifteen rooms for you. But sir, there are few houses, so there is a lot of open space in our courtyard. So while you were away, Mr. Yin and the others took the initiative and transplanted nine grape trees, six apple trees, six pear trees and six persimmon trees to your courtyard. There are so many fruit trees, and you will be able to plant them in your yard next autumn. There will be no shortage of fruit to eat.”

Ma De, Yin Zhengmao and the others built Laozhi's house as an orchard.But when it comes to Yin Zhengmao and the others, Wang Daoqiu thinks that they should be honoring their ancestors at home now!So he asked Mrs. Qiu again: "Sister-in-law Qiu, have Mr. Yin and the others gone back to take a rest?"

"Yes, Master. The day after you left, Master Yin and the others went to Honglu Temple and learned etiquette for three days. Then Master Zhang, like you, was assigned to the Hanlin Academy, and Master Yuan was assigned to be a middle school student. Sheren, sitting in the yamen copying and writing. Poor Master Yin, he was assigned an errand job by the court. After the three lords were assigned to the yamen, they worked as errands in the yamen for ten days, and the superiors gave them Each person will take two months of vacation. Then all three masters will go home. They have been gone for almost 20 days."

Those three guys really went back to their hometowns in glorious robes. Forget it, forget it, it’s okay if they’re not here, it’s quiet!Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu thought of Gaoyi, the nail farmer, who probably didn't have a vacation.So Wang Daoqiu asked: "Sister-in-law Qiu, does Mr. Gao still live here?"

"Yes, yes, sir, Master Gao and his wife came to us with their three children half a month ago. Now their family of five lives in three wing rooms in the middle courtyard. The couple has one room, and the two boys have one room. The daughter's room. Mrs. Gao is so delicate and a good person, she always takes Sanniang to teach her how to play the piano. But we northern women don't have the nimble fingers of you southern women, and Sanniang can't learn it no matter how hard she learns. Master , you haven’t seen how this stupid girl plays the piano, hahahaha! It’s so funny to me.”

"Mom, I'm ignoring you."

Being told embarrassing things by her own mother, the little Sanniang's little self-esteem couldn't stand it anymore.So she complained to her mother, and then shyly buried her head in Wang Daoqiu's shoulder.

Seeing the cute and shy look of the little Sanniang, Wang Daoqiu couldn't help but slapped the little Sanniang's butt a few times, causing the little Sanniang to cry out "Hmm" and her little body squirmed in Wang Daoqiu's arms to express her protest. .Afraid of making the mistress cry, Wang Daoqiu thought that since Gaoyi's wife and children were here, he wanted to get to know her.But now Gao Yi is on duty at the Hanlin Academy, and we have to wait until Gao Yi comes back from duty.Otherwise, this is inconsistent with feudal ethics.

After knowing that Gaoyi's wife and children were here, Mrs. Qiu moved Wang Daoqiu's luggage into the main room in the middle courtyard.Wang Daoqiu gave Qiu's sister-in-law two cents of silver and asked her to buy some wine and meat. He wanted to treat Gaoyi's family to dinner in the evening.

After Sister Qiu took the money and left with the little girl Sanniang in her arms, Wang Daoqiu went to the kitchen to boil hot water and prepared to take a bath.While he was boiling water, a thin, dignified woman dressed in typical Jiangnan style entered the kitchen with her two children.

As soon as the woman saw Wang Daoqiu sitting at the stove, lighting a fire, she subconsciously protected her two children behind her.Then a pair of big watery eyes stared at Wang Daoqiu without saying a word.

When he saw this woman, Wang Daoqiu also guessed that she should be Gao Yi's wife.So he stood up, bowed his hands to the woman, and said like a gentleman, "Is this sister-in-law Zixiang? My younger brothers Wang Daoqiu and Wang Liangzhen just came back."

"Oh, it turns out to be Uncle Liangzhen! My maiden name is Jiang, and my uncle can be called Jiang from now on. Uncle Liangzhen, this is a very polite thing for me." After hearing Wang Daoqiu's self-report, he knew that this was his landlord, Jiang He hurriedly paid tribute to Wang Daoqiu and asked his two children to call Wang Daoqiu "uncle".

Gaoyi's two children, one is eight years old and the other is five years old, are both little boys.Probably because there is such a wooden dad like Grohe!When Wang Daoqiu looked at these two children, he felt that they were too young and too old to be spiritual.So he didn't dislike or dislike Gao Yi's two children. He politely praised them in front of their mother and said nothing further.

In ancient times, men and women were on guard against each other. Without Gao Yi, it would be difficult for Jiang to stay in the same room with Wang Daoqiu for a long time.So after the two parties had seen each other, Jiang said a blessing and left with his two children.

After Wang Daoqiu took a bath and lay down in his room for a while, Gaoyi came back from work.As soon as Gao Yi got home, he heard from his wife that Wang Daoqiu was back, and he quickly ran over to find Wang Daoqiu.At this time, Mrs. Qiu saw Gao Yi going to Wang Daoqiu's room, and she quickly greeted him and said it was time to have dinner.

So for dinner at the Wang family mansion, Wang Daoqiu and Gao Yi ate in the main hall. Jiang shared some dishes and went back to the house to eat with the three children. Mrs. Qiu and her four children hid in the kitchen to eat.The whole family eats at three tables. This is feudal ethics and there is no way around it.

Tonight, Gao Yi and Wang Daoqiu's table consisted of eight dishes and one soup, all hard dishes.We haven’t seen each other for more than a month, so naturally we started by talking politely to warm up the atmosphere.Then Gao Yi said: "Brother Liangzhen! Your official career is really enviable to others!"

"Oh, brother, what do you mean by this?"

"What do you mean by this? Brother Liangzhen, I'm afraid you don't know what your official position is now, right?"

"What is my current official position? I studied in the Hanlin Academy of the sixth rank! According to our dynasty's regulations, all the top candidates were compiled by the Hanlin Academy of the sixth rank."

"Hahahaha, Brother Liangzhen, I really don't know, what have you been busy with for more than a month? You are still a Hanlin Academy editor! Have you ever been a Hanlin Academy editor for a day? Brother Liangzhen , let me tell you, after the imperial examination, you, the number one scholar, were not awarded the rank of Sixth Rank Hanlin Compiler, but the rank of Attendant of the Sixth Rank. And you, who were not regarded as a one-day attendant in the Hanlin Academy, were just above you. Let us draft an edict to promote you to the rank of General Secretary Si Tongzheng of the fourth rank, concurrently serving as a bachelor of the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy, and in charge of the cabinet. Brother Liangzhen, you are now a Shangguan for my brother. For Brother, I worked hard in the Hanlin Academy and worked hard for six years. Last year I was promoted to the sixth rank of minister. And Xian brother, you have never been to the Hanlin Academy for a day, and now you are the second person in my Hanlin Academy. Brother, tell me, with your official career, how many people will he be angry to death?"

When Emperor Jiajing was in Nanjianhe, he said that he would promote Wang Daoqiu. At that time, Wang Daoqiu thought that he would be promoted from the sixth rank to the sixth rank!I didn't expect, I didn't expect that Emperor Jiajing would be so interesting.Wang Daoqiu was also happy thinking that he had been working hard for more than a month and had earned a rank of fourth-rank general administration, and a rank of fifth-rank Hanlin Academy No. [-] who had been transferred to at least one province.

However, Wang Daoqiu hid his happiness in his heart because he was concerned about Gao Yi's feelings. He pretended to be humble and stood up on his own initiative to pour wine for Gao Yi.

After drinking the wine poured by Wang Daoqiu, Gao Yi continued: "At that time, after the Qionglin Banquet, you disappeared. The following etiquette was all performed by Li Chunfang on your behalf. Even the most important dish-releasing ceremony, you did not Show your face. At that time, there were rumors in the official circles that you had offended the cabinet minister Xia Yan and the newly appointed minister Li Mo, so you were impeached by them and were being imprisoned somewhere pending trial. Many people believed these rumors at the time. , but I don’t believe it. After all, when these rumors spread, the people from the inner palace were here to help you repair your house! If you were really guilty at that time, then your house, which was rewarded by the emperor, would have been destroyed by the superiors. Stop it. So I don’t believe those rumors."

After Gao Yi said these words, he shook his head and laughed at the fool who spread those rumors at that time.The emperor admired Wang Daoqiu's house, and he was still working overtime to renovate it every day!How could Wang Daoqiu be the one waiting for sin?
However, Gaoyi knew this well, and he did not argue with the people who spread the rumors at that time. After all, this was his temperament.

(End of this chapter)