Chapter 1336 Xin Zijuan The setting sun, grass and trees, the big shot (make up for last night’s)
Compared to the rapid and vigorous Qing military operations that were launched not long after arriving in Yongping Prefecture, and the situation opened up in a relatively short period of time, Feng Ziying seemed a bit calm during the three years of taking office as a new official in Shuntian Prefecture.
Previously, many people thought that with Feng Ziying's style in Yongping Mansion, he would definitely be brave, diligent and enterprising. Even though the situation in Shuntian Mansion was a bit special, Feng Ziying's strong connections and background in the court would not be intimidating. Who, of course, is also burning a fire.
But I didn't expect that Feng Ziying had been in office for three or five days without any action. She just held a group of officials and talked in detail all day long. She even spent a lot of time in the experience department and Zhaomo Office to check various documents and materials, looking like an old man. The academic posture made many people who wanted to take a look at the scenery disappointed but also relieved.
Feng Ziying's attitude is not much different from that of other magistrates (tongzhi) taking office. The ground is not familiar, how can he express his position easily?
The phrase "the three best things to do when a new official takes office" refers more to the governor (prefect), and you are the governor. Besides, the governor of Shuntian doesn't much interfere with government affairs, but Wu Prefect has not come to the government office many times in the past few days. It's a lot denser, and obviously I feel the pressure, so I have to change my appearance.
Under this situation, everyone gradually regained their composure and looked at Feng Ziying from a normal perspective. This is what Feng Ziying hopes to achieve.
When everyone is focused on you, you just can't even prepare for many things. Every move will attract too many people to investigate, and it will bring constraints to what you do.
So now he plans to be steady, not so troublesome, and spend more energy on thoroughly familiarizing himself with the situation.
Feng Ziying felt that her goal had been basically achieved. At least for a few days, everything she did seemed to them to be the same routine, with nothing new, which was completely different from her performance in Yongping Mansion.
Many people will feel that they are aware of the difference between Shuntian Prefecture and that is why they have returned to the mainstream. They can no longer act as willfully as Yongping Prefecture. This is also the effect Feng Ziying hopes to achieve.
Of course, Feng Ziying also has to admit that the situation in Shuntian Mansion is indeed special and its complexity is far beyond previous imagination.
At the root of the imperial city, at the feet of the emperor, all the centers of the imperial court gathered here. Slightly bigger things in the city would quickly reach the ears of every big shot and important minister in the court. People from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division often send letters to ask and understand the situation, or hand it over to Shuntian Mansion. Wrangling and quarrels happen almost every day.
There is no harm in spending a lot of thought and energy to have a thorough grasp of the situation. Even with Wang Wenyan and Cao Yu's extensive preparations, Feng Ziying returned home every night to either see the two of them and Ni Er to ask about the situation, or to read familiar books. We strive to be familiar with all kinds of information and information as soon as possible.
On the third day of March, Feng Ziying changed into her official uniform and went directly to Rongguo Mansion.
Rongguo Mansion is in Fucai Fang, next to Jinchengfang. Coming from Shuntian Mansion Office, you have to go around half of the capital city. Fortunately, Feng Ziying also left early, so the carriage went smoothly all the way. It was not dark yet. They have already arrived at Rongguo Mansion.
The Rongguo Mansion is also decorated with lanterns and decorations today. Tomorrow, Jia Zheng will go south and officially take up the post of academic administration in Jiangxi. This is an extremely rare and happy event for the entire Rongguo Mansion and the Jia family.
There were many military honors who came to congratulate him at noon, but there were not many guests in the evening. For distinguished guests like Feng Ziying, there were always people waiting for him in the house early.
Coming with Feng Ziying was Fu Shi.
When he learned that Feng Ziying was going to Rongguo Mansion to say goodbye to Jia Zheng, Fu Shi felt that this was a rare opportunity.
Although Feng Ziying's mediocre performance during this period made everyone a little surprised and disappointed, Fu Shi didn't think so.
He determined that Feng Ziying would show off his talents sooner or later. The patient waiting at this time was actually to prepare for a better success in the future.
He did not believe that Feng Ziying, who was able to do so well in Yongping Mansion, would be timid in Shuntian Mansion just because of the special characteristics of Shuntian Mansion. The savings at this time were just a kind of dormancy that was ready to go. This The more forbearing you are at times, the more violent the outburst will be in the future.
So the better you perform at this time, the greater the chance of being included in Feng Ziying's circle and becoming one of them, and the greater the rewards you will receive in the future.
"Sir, the boss is going south to Jiangxi to serve as an academic and political officer. It may not be a good thing to be a lower-level official." Fu Shi revealed his opinion on the carriage, "It's just that the imperial concubine has spent a lot of time and effort. "Li Cai has achieved such a result, and the boss himself is very excited, so he can't wait to take office, and the subordinates can only swallow what they have to say."
"Sir, I don't believe you haven't seen the problem here." Fu Shi carefully said with a smile: "Sir, I am not a scholar, and I have no experience in the imperial examination. I only have qualifications in the Ministry of Industry, and I went to Jiangyou, a place that has always been famous for its prosperous literary style, this..."
"What's wrong?" Feng Ziying was a little funny. Even a fool could see that this was Emperor Yonglong's deliberate teasing. He asked a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry, who was born in martial arts and had no status as a scholar, to go to Jiangyou, where there are many literati and celebrities, to be an academic official. Even Feng Ziying felt her scalp numb, and she didn't know where Jia Zheng had such confidence, and Jia Yuanchun couldn't see the clues?
Feng Ziying indeed suggested to Jia Yuanchun that she ask Emperor Yonglong to find a position for Jia Zheng. In his opinion, since Emperor Yonglong had delayed Yuanchun's youth all his life, he would just give Jia Yuanchun an idle position to increase his reputation and status. It makes sense, but I didn't expect Emperor Yonglong to be so disgusting and give him an academic and political status.
It's just that once the golden mouth is opened, it is difficult to change, and it is difficult to say what Emperor Yonglong had in mind.
The Jia family has no way to refuse. The emperor's favor to your Jia family is also a kind of favor for the eldest daughter of your family. How dare the Jia family not express gratitude?
That is really disrespectful. At least the Jia family has no right to refuse.
Besides, Feng Ziying also estimated that Jia Zheng and Jia Yuanchun had some intentions. As long as they went to Jiangxi to keep a low profile and not cause trouble, even if they just hang around and make friends with some literati and celebrities to add a bit of scholarly color to themselves, they would be able to achieve the goal. purpose.
Jia Zheng is right to think so. It is not that there are old cases of officials who did not come from the Shilin Science Examination and did well in academic and political positions. However, this extremely tests the emotional intelligence and skill of the operator. To be honest, Feng Ziying is not very optimistic about Jia Zheng.
Although Jia Zheng respects literati, which can be seen from his attitude towards several Qingke literati in his family, some literati cannot be won by respecting them. You must have real talent and learning to convince them, especially It is even more difficult to deal with those crazy people.
In addition, Jia Zheng is not good at handling daily government affairs, and the academic affairs of a province need to be responsible for the education and scientific examination affairs of a province. There are also many tedious matters. If there are not a few more capable staff, it will be very difficult. Deal with it.
"I'm worried that the boss will suffer a lot when he goes there." Fu Shi wanted to say that he didn't know what the court was thinking about it, but then he thought that this was a reward from the emperor for the sake of the eldest daughter of the Jia family. , has nothing to do with the imperial court, how can the Jia family not appreciate it? I can only change my tone and say that someone like Jia Zheng will be criticized.
"Qiu Sheng, I have also considered this matter. It is inevitable to suffer some idleness, but you know the current situation of the Jia family well. If Uncle Zheng Shi does not seize such an opportunity, not to mention how much it will benefit the Jia family. , I'm afraid it will be difficult for the emperor to explain it." Feng Ziying nodded slightly, "As for Uncle Zheng Shi having no experience in the imperial examination, this is indeed a shortcoming, but Uncle Zheng Shi is a humble man, even if he is ordinary and leisurely, he is not very What I care about is another matter. We have to remind Uncle Zheng Shi tonight."
Feng Ziying's words also seemed reasonable to Fu Shi. Under such circumstances, how could the Jia family have the qualifications to choose from the east and the west?
The emperor rewarded you with a place for the sake of the noble concubine. No matter how hard you stay for three years, it is still a qualification. After you come back, you may be able to go to the official department and the rites department, etc.?
“Which thing is it?” Fu Shi asked quickly.
"The academic administration of a province is responsible for the education and scientific examination affairs, especially the Autumn Competition. This is related to the fate of the entire province's scholars. The affairs involved are also extremely complicated. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Uncle Zheng Shi's temperament to do it. Therefore, we must hire good staff to ensure safety.”
Fu Shi was startled and nodded repeatedly: "My lord, you are right. This matter is not a trivial matter. I will remind you later, and you can also talk to me. This matter must be taken seriously."
As the two of them talked, the carriage slowly drove into the east corner gate of Rongguo Mansion.
Baoyu, Jia Huan and others were still waiting there. Watching Feng Ziying and Fu Shi get off the carriage together, they were both stunned for a moment, but then they both realized that the court affairs were dismissed and they came over together. of.
They were introduced into the Hall of Rongxi. Jia Zheng had been waiting there for a long time. After entering the Hall of Rongxi, he naturally had to drink tea and say some congratulatory words. Feng Ziying came to this world and was very interested in this kind of procedural I am becoming more and more familiar with my work, and now I have become comfortable with it.
After finishing a sip of tea, I naturally invited him to sit in the flower hall next door and have a banquet.
Jia She did not attend today, which is not surprising. This is a matter for the second room. At noon, Jia She can just show up for the main dinner. The evening is purely Jia Zheng's personal arrangement.
Jia Zheng didn't really have many friends, and even fewer could match the identities of Feng Ziying and Fu Shi. Feng Ziying was already a really important figure to the Jia family, and Jia Zheng had some ideas before, so he and Fu Shi Tried it.
Fu Shi also had his own plan, which was to use this separate private banquet to get closer to Feng Ziying, so he did not want others to get involved. Today, there were only three people at the banquet plus Baoyu and Jia Huan as companions.
(End of this chapter)