Twin Brocade

Chapter 591
Tan Yang is doing this with great care, thinking that at least he can get a satisfactory result from his father.Unexpectedly, a question from his father left him speechless.

"Yang'er," Master Tan said earnestly, "You can't just confine your vision to these students, you need to take a longer-term view."

"People who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries. Today, the emperor is a Mingjun, but the prince and the king of Qi are both adults." Master Tan said: "One is the eldest son left by the abolished concubine, and the other is the empress's son. "

"There must be a struggle between the two. Our Tan family can't stand any mistakes. Do you understand?" To be an official in the court is to serve the emperor after all.And the Tan family naturally wants to stay as far away as possible from such matters of fighting for reserves.

This is also the reason why Tan Yang is not allowed to end in this spring.The Tan family now has very few contacts in the officialdom, the princes have grown up, and Tan Yang is still young.

It would be better for him to spend a few years to lay a solid foundation than to let him be involved in the turmoil of fighting for reserves.You know, once you step into the officialdom, you can't help yourself.How many people can fight like Quan Moxian?

Besides, what Quan Moxian is fighting against is only the family of officials, not the imperial power.Standing behind him was Emperor Qinglong.

Tan Yang figured out this verse, and saluted on his knees: "Thank you for your father's teaching, my child understands."

"Go and see with your heart, not with your eyes."

"Yes." Tan Yang hesitated for a moment, and asked: "There is still one thing that I don't understand, please father."

"What's the matter?"

"Father asked me to visit Fang Hanlin, is it just to ask for advice on scriptures?" Tan Yang asked.

Fang Shuyu's knowledge is one of the best among officials.Literary is not the first, and literati are not just talking about it.But in advance Fang Shuyu, even his enemies, can't denigrate his talents.

However, after Tan Yang thought about it, he never believed that his father's move was just to let himself ask for advice.It would be too bad to use a favor just for the sake of learning.

If it's just for studying, as a young man, he doesn't need to be introduced, he can be admitted to Songxi Academy by himself.The head of the academy, Tu Shan, was a famous Confucianist in the previous dynasty. The gentleman of the academy said that Lang also has a lot of talents, wouldn't it be more convenient than a Hanlin?
Master Tan nodded his chin with his beard, his eyes showed a gratified smile, and said: "If you can see this, it is not in vain for my teaching." He originally thought that it would take some time for Tan Yang to find out.He can ask this question at this time, how can he not be happy.

"Yang'er, the current momentum of the Fang family is better than it looks on the surface." Master Tan dipped his hand into the tea, removed the cup and wrote a few words on the table, namely Fang, Si, Cui, Qiao, Lu, Hao, and Gong are connected with lines.

"Do you understand?"

Tan Yang took a closer look, was startled, and said, "This is really unusual. The Cui and Lu families are centuries-old families, and the rest are also important officials in the court. When did the Fang family's network become so powerful?" ?”

"These are the marriages of the Fang family." The tea gradually evaporated on the table, and Master Tan said: "We don't know how much power the Fang family still has in the dark."

"As far as I know, the Fang family once helped Quan Moxian."

"Quan Moxian?" Tan Yang was startled, and asked back: "His reputation is so bad, isn't the Fang family afraid of being implicated?"

Among the officials, Quan Moxian was a lone wolf, looking so out of place and sharp-edged.Tan Yang couldn't understand, how could a family like Fang's who are good at building and weaving connections get involved with such a person?

Master Tan said in a deep voice: "The helm of the Fang family must be a cautious but crazy gambler!" Only a gambler dares to bet on someone like Quan Moxian.

Caution and madness are originally two completely different words, but they are used to describe a person at the same time, which is particularly weird.

"Father, you mean Fang Hanlin?" Tan Yang asked for confirmation.

Master Tan nodded and said: "Yes, it's him. From my father's point of view, although Fang Shilang is a fourth-rank official, he has been gradually retiring, and his voice can hardly be heard in the court. The actual head of the Fang family, It is Fang Shuyu."

"I've been paying attention to him for a long time." Master Tan put the teacup back in place, and said, "Behind his gentle and refined appearance, there is a crazy gambler's essence hidden. The terrible thing is that he has always won all the bets." gone."

"So, did my father ask me to ask him for advice in order to get help from the Fang family?" Tan Yang asked suspiciously, "However, our two families have no friendship, so how could the Fang family take advantage of me."

Master Tan smiled, and said with confidence: "If there is something I'm not sure about, will I let you do it? The fourth girl of the Fang family, who is Fang Hanlin's second daughter, divorced a few years ago, and it is almost time to return the marriage. Undecided."

That's it!

Tan Yang's heart suddenly brightened.

If it's just the relationship between teacher and student, even if you ask Fang Shuyu as your teacher, you won't get much help.

If you can get one or two letters of recommendation, it is no problem to help him say a few words at the critical moment.For other things, Fang Shuyu couldn't have done more for him.

However, if he becomes the son-in-law of the Fang family, he will still marry the notorious second daughter.For the sake of this marriage, the Fang family will not treat him poorly.

Tan Yang didn't have any resentment or discomfort with using his marriage to pave the way for his official career.In his childhood education, he had the goal of working hard to revitalize the Tan family.

In order to achieve this goal, or get close to it, Tan Yang is willing to make every effort, not to mention just a marriage.When a man grows up, he always wants to marry a wife. For him, being able to marry a helpful wife and obtain the resources of his in-law's family is the most important thing to consider.

As for the fourth girl from the Fang family that his father was talking about, what kind of appearance and temperament can be compatible with him are not in Tan Yang's consideration.

"So that's how it is," Tan Yang said, "Please ask my father to teach me."

"This matter can't be rushed, the more urgent it is, the more it seems that you have evil intentions." It's one thing not to have plans, maybe Fang Shuyu knows the plans of the Tan family in her heart, but Tan Yang can't show it.

Master Tan said: "After the list is released, you can go to Fang Hanlin to ask for advice as usual. Don't go too often."

"Then what if we never see Miss Four?"

"You will see." Master Tan said meaningfully: "I will always see you."

An outstanding young man like Tan Yang appeared in front of Fang Shuyu from time to time, and there was a daughter in the family who was not engaged yet.He didn't believe that Fang Shuyu would turn a blind eye and be patient.

As long as Fang Jinshu appeared in front of Tan Yang, Master Tan could be sure that the Fang family was already tempted.Next, it was time for the Tan family to express their views.

(End of this chapter)