Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 281 Getting on the boat is easy, but getting off the boat is hard
Di Renjie heard him say "It's better to offend ten gentlemen than one villain", smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother, you speak the truth very well, but when you do things, it's completely different. You said you didn't want to offend villains, but you offended more than 200 people last night! I can assure you that they are all villains, not a single gentleman, at least like our brother, an open and honest gentleman, there must be none of them. No!"

Wang Pingan laughed, patted his pocket, and said: "Brother, you are right. I am definitely a gentleman, so I know that they will definitely speak ill of me behind my back, but I still want to treat them well and make them ashamed." Let them learn what is the principle of being a human being. This is called repaying hatred with virtue!"

Di Renjie has read a lot of poems and books, repaying grievances with virtue, this is the words of the sage Confucius, he doesn't know the truth!He shook his head and said, "Brother, don't take the meaning out of context. Old Master Confucius is so hot-tempered. When he said this, there was context!"

If the sentence of repaying grievances with virtue is complete, it should be: repaying grievances with virtue, how can we repay virtue?Repay grievances with straightness, repay virtue with virtue!Confucius did not teach people to repay hatred with kindness. That is the sourness of later generations. When explaining the Analects of Confucius, he deliberately took the meaning out of context and distorted the original meaning.

If someone treats you with kindness, you should repay it with kindness. If someone treats you with hatred, don't be polite, just fly over with a brick and hit him with flowers all over his face. This is the original intention of Confucius!

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "Confucius is fierce, but your elder brother and I are gentle, so I don't do things like smashing people!"

Di Renjie shook his head, and said: "If you should hit the bricks, you have to hit him hard. There is no reason to be polite. Brother, I think you still haven't read the book of the sage thoroughly. How can you be a coward when you are a human being? Kindness and hatred are right!"

Wang Ping'an went out of the house and said, "But your elder brother and I like to live in a wimpy way!" When he came to the front yard, he asked Ouyang Li to lead the white dragon horse, get on the horse, leave the temple, and rush to the official department.

There was nothing to say along the way, it was very quiet, no one came out to beg him to be a confidant, the road was smooth, and it didn't take long to arrive at the official office.When he came to the door, he dismounted from his horse, and the yamen servants had already greeted him, tied the white dragon horse to the stake in front of the door, and someone led him into the second hall, which is a special place for officials to report their status.

A principal surnamed Liu went through the formalities for him, and everything went smoothly. Except for the official seal to be cast, the rest was done without much effort. The earl of the court is a rank on the fourth rank, and Wang Ping'an will be able to wear this official uniform in the future.

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the matter of reporting to the official position is almost the same. As for the official seal, it will have to wait a few days. Once it is cast, the next official will send it to you. Except for the official seal In addition, do you want a small seal, such as engraving 'Shizhen Zheliu' or something like that, given your rank, you can use a silver private seal."

Wang Ping'an said: "Okay, that's hard work, Mr. Liu, the official seal is paid by the court, so I have to pay for the private seal, right? How about this, I will double the money for making the small seal, please You must be a good supervisor and let the craftsmen make the silver seal more delicate!"

Mr. Liu was overjoyed, even if he didn't double it, he would still make a profit, let alone double it.He said with a smile: "I heard that Sir Wang is a generous person and likes to make friends the most. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw him today, it turned out to be true to the rumors!"

Wang Pingan heheed twice, and said, "I like to make friends, it's true. To tell you the truth, Mr. Liu, just yesterday there were more than 200 scholars who came to my residence and begged me to be their bosom friend!"

Director Liu thought to himself: "So many people ask you to be a confidant, it is indeed something worth showing off, but it is useless for you to tell my official department about this matter, you have to go to the Ministry of Rites to talk about it. The approval of examination papers is not in the hands of our officials!"

He didn't want to hear Wang Ping'an's show off in his heart, but he said: "Oh, it's really gratifying to see Sir Wang being so respected by scholars! Sir Wang, you are the number one talented person in Chang'an. If you have spare time , It is really necessary to support the late-advanced learners!"

Wang Pingan heheed twice, took out the list of scholars copied by Di Renjie from his arms, and said: "These people asked me to be their confidantes, and even said they would worship me as a teacher, but you have seen it, Mr. Liu. The hair on the mouth is not fully grown yet, how could it be possible to accept students, and more than 200 people at once!"

"Look at what you said. Aspirations don't depend on age. Since ancient times, heroes have produced youth. If they are willing to worship, you just accept it. What's so polite about it!" Mr. Liu said while laughing, and took the long list. .

Suddenly, he frowned, and said: "These empress names, why do you still note that they don't have smallpox? Why?"

Wang Ping'an said: "This is a long story, let me speak slowly for Mr. Liu."

Hearing that he planned to have a long talk, Director Liu grinned, you said that everyone is very busy, so you should leave as soon as you finish, what's the point of getting bored here!He shouted: "Come on, quickly make a pot of good tea for the prince, and ask for the best tea!"

Wang Ping'an said: "Mr. Liu is too polite. This list is of great use. The scholars on it wanted to contribute to the court, but they had no way to repay them. They came to me and wanted to participate in the debate on how to prevent smallpox!"

Mr. Liu hissed, looked down at the list, and said, "There are so many people, maybe there are too many. The lower officials have also heard about the smallpox diagnosis. It is an extremely dangerous thing. If it is not done well, Even if the imperial court wants to find someone to participate, it must promise benefits, why do these scholars want to participate even if they don't want any benefits, what's their intention?"

People who are officials in the official department have a problem. They always think in the bad side, always thinking about who did something, what purpose, whether they want to use their heads to get promoted, so when Wang Pingan said, he said Think about it carefully!
Wang Pingan laughed and said, "Not only did they not have any bad intentions, but they even pooled [-] guan in cash, saying that they would donate it to the imperial court for the expenses of identifying smallpox. Wouldn't the imperial court save a lot of money?"

Director Liu hissed again, and said: "Ten thousand guan, this is not a small amount, it is enough for expenses, what do these scholars want to do?"

Wang Pingan said: "I just want to serve the country. At the same time, it would be even better if the emperor knew their names! So I think so, this money must be dedicated to the emperor. I will definitely ask who donated it, and then I will ask Mr. Ma to submit this list... well, you can also write your name on it. The people on the list will definitely not be needed for identification, just as a backup It’s just a list, everyone can make a name for themselves and be known by the emperor, it’s a great thing!”

Director Liu quickly shook his head and said, "Write down the names of the superior and superior officials...then there is no need for it!"

At this time, a young official who looked very smart brought up the tea with a tray, and poured a cup of fragrant tea for Wang Pingan with a flattering face.But Wang Pingan didn't drink, he smiled at the little official, stood up and bid farewell to Mr. Liu, and left the official department.

Chief Liu personally sent it out. After returning to his room, he was still at a loss. Seeing that the little official hadn't left, he picked up the list and said, "I didn't understand something just now. Maybe the authorities are confused. You You are a bystander, think about it for me, maybe you can figure it out." He said what happened just now.

After hearing this, the little official laughed, and said, "Lord Liu, isn't this obvious! These scholars are trying so hard to please the emperor just to let the emperor know their names. Lord Wang is a man of affairs. People, so this is not entrusted to them, entrusted to you!"

Director Liu hummed, and said: "He is so kind, and wants to make a name for so many people at once. What benefits can he get? What is his intention?"

The little official smiled and thought to himself: "Ask again what your intentions are. You can't get rid of your paranoia!"

He said: "Pull people onto the boat. This group of scholars came to him for their confidantes. According to the usual practice, he must not be able to make everyone famous. Anyone who falls behind will be offended. Lord Wang Come on, doesn't it mean that all of them are famous, and they are still promoted to the emperor.

Scholars go to seek his confidant, this is to get on his ship, it is easy to get on the ship, if you don't get famous, it is easy to get off the ship, but the Lord Wang made their names to the emperor, it is tantamount to... like giving war horses Like a branding iron on his ass, he has stamped these scholars with his mark. If he wants to get off his boat, it will be difficult. If he dares to sing against him in the future, he will be called ungrateful. No one dares to accept them as confidantes! "

Master Liu slapped his thigh and said: "In the officialdom, betrayal is the most taboo. These scholars are considered to be on the bandit ship. It's fine if they don't become officials in the future. If they become officials, they will all have to be Wang Ping'an's. , I can’t get away even if I want to, I can only listen to his orders, this Wang Ping’an has enough wrists!”

The little official suddenly said: "Master Liu, the Lord Wang gave you this list, and you will report it..."

Director Liu yelled loudly, with a face full of surprise, he exclaimed: "Doesn't this mean that I have also established a relationship with him, and I will handle this matter. Doesn't it mean that I also..."

The little official nodded, thinking: "Yes, your ass was also burned with a branding iron by the Lord Wang, and it was marked!"

Wang Ping'an left the Ministry of Officials and went to the Ministry of Rites. The two departments are not far away.When he arrived at the Ministry of Rites, it was a chief surnamed Tian who handled the formalities for him this time.

Wang Pingan reported the names of his parents and his hometown, his real estate in Xuzhou, and the amount of the land. From now on, these lands will no longer have to pay taxes. He belongs to the privileged aristocratic class and can protect the tenants in his family. , have the privilege of not paying taxes.

When Wang Pingan mentioned the property in Beijing, the landlord was taken aback and said, "Your Majesty, you want to build your Earl's Mansion on top of Yang Xuangan's old house? Isn't this... this project too big?"

Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "It's not small, I guess it will cost a lot of money!"

The landlord said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court has laws and regulations. Yang Xuangan's former residence is at the first level of the Duke's Mansion. Your Earl's Mansion can't be built so big. If you want to repair it and live in it, that's not possible." Yes, the heavy cover has to be removed, and the cover must be made smaller!"

(End of this chapter)