While Bi Ziyan was discussing the future of his daughter with his wife at home, he was also discussing the future with someone in the mansion of another high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites.

's doorway.

"Haha, Qitian, with your help this time, I will not be alone in the end!"

Qian Qianyi poured wine from the pot and said with a smile. The man opposite also stood up and saluted solemnly:

"I was confused for a moment and failed to follow in the footsteps of my teacher. When I think about it afterwards, I often regret it. Now that I can listen to my teacher's teachings again, I have no regrets."

The person who was able to ask Qian Shangshu, who is now very popular, to hold a small banquet for the reception, and personally hold the pot to drink wine, is obviously not an ordinary junior. In fact, the person sitting opposite him at this time, although he nominally respects him as Qian Qianyi,

Master, and always regarded himself as a disciple, but in fact, regardless of age, fame, and previous status in the court, the relationship between the two was closer to political allies who supported each other, rather than a simple cultivation relationship between master and apprentice.

Qu Shishu, also known as Qitian and Jiaxuan, was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. He was only eight years younger than Qian Qianyi. He had contacts in the countryside in his early years, so he was said to be a disciple.

The time when the two entered the officialdom was closer. Qian Qianyi was a Jinshi in the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, while Qu Shichu was only two terms behind him. He also passed the Jinshi examination in the forty-fourth year of Wanli and became the Ming Empire.

A member of the ruling class.

Speaking of which, both of them were young and successful: Qian Qianyi was awarded Jinshi at the age of 28, and Qu Shichu was 26 years old! They are not much different in age, and they are both from Changshu, so their personalities and aspirations are naturally very close, otherwise they would not

There will be no contract between master and apprentice. According to later generations, it means that the three views are the same... If we are both a township party and a master and apprentice, there is no doubt that it is a natural community in the officialdom, and it is natural for us to support each other.

In the early years of Chongzhen's reign, the emperor wanted to recommend cabinet ministers, and Qian Qianyi was the most vocal. Where did this "voice" come from? Of course, it was impossible for Lao Qian to recommend him. In fact, it was led by Qu Shishu, who was in charge of Hu Ke at the time.

With a group of Donglin comrades campaigning for it and advocating for it, the momentum created!

Of course, with the fall of Lao Qian later, Qu Shiqi, as a hardcore man, was undoubtedly unlucky. He was also stripped of all his official positions and went back to his hometown to eat old rice. Historically, he, like Qian Qianyi, never had any influence in Chongzhen.

After seventeen years of his early career, he returned to politics during the Nanming period and tried his best to save the Han family. It was a pity that the political situation in Nanming... As future generations will know, it profoundly explained what it means to "not have the ultimate goal".

"If you die, it will only get worse." Even if Long Aotian comes to power, it may not help. Qu Shishu was full of passion, but in the end he could only squander it in vain and die for the Ming Dynasty.

However, in this time and space, due to Qiong Haijun's intrusion, Qian Qianyi stayed at home for only a few years and then, with the help of recruiting people, he made a great turn and returned to the capital in high spirits. Why didn't Qu Shichu follow?

But it was because their master and apprentice had differences on this matter. When Qian Qianyi got the news and decided to join in, the first thing he thought of was Qu Shichun, and he came to him, hoping that he could accompany him to Qiongzhou Island. At that time, he

I don’t feel confident at all. It feels better to have more of my own people around me.

However, Qu Shichun was not as "flexible" as Lao Qian, and the traditional scholar-bureaucrat plot was more serious. His perception of the Southern Kun bandits was the same as that of other people at the time. Not only did he not want to go, he also tried his best to persuade Qian Qianyi not to go. But those people

Rebel! My mentor, you have a clean reputation for the rest of your life, how can you get mixed up with a group of rebels!

The master and apprentice failed to reach an agreement, and in the end Lao Qian had to go on the road alone. But his adventure was successful and he received very generous rewards. So what about Qu Shichun?

If someone with a thicker skin and more utilitarianism could write a letter to apologize, or simply pretend that nothing happened, it would not be difficult to repost the post and make a living. But Qu Shichun is not such a person, and he is a good scholar.

Most of them have face, and their personalities are stubborn, especially Qu Shichun. Historically, he served as the minister of the Ministry of War of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He and Zhang Tongchang, the grandson of Zhang Juzheng, defended Guilin. They were captured by Kong Youde and refused many attempts to persuade him to surrender. In the end, he died calmly. How could such a character be expected?

Is it possible to be embarrassed and ask for an official? Not even the teacher with whom I have the closest relationship!

So even though during that period, everyone in the village said that since the Qian family had risen, the Qu family should be happy to celebrate, and even the servants at home prepared luggage for the master to return to Beijing, but there was no movement from Qu Shishu, who sat firmly on the Diaoyutai for a full year and a half!

Instead, Qian Qianyi was anxious to death.

Qian Qianyi suddenly rose to a high position, but his foundation was not stable, and the weakness of no one involved was very obvious. Although he was called the leader of Donglin and was very prestigious among the younger generation of scholars, he could do it in the short term and could really bear the actual responsibility.

There are not many talents in government affairs. The ones recommended before: Zhao Yi and Zhao Fengxiang are interested in military industry, and his emotional intelligence is too low and his mouth is bad. He offends people easily, so let him be a technician. But because of the example of Sun Yuanhua

In front of me, Qian Qianyi really didn't dare to recommend him as an official. Another student, Sun Hao and Sun Taichu, were full of enthusiasm at first, but after being shocked by Qiong Haijun in the battle of Dengzhou Prefecture, he became depressed, and even the whole family became depressed.

I have declined all the recommendations from the division, and now I am just spending time in the Ministry of War's Staff Department. I don't know if I have become discouraged from now on, or if I can really calm down and train at the grassroots level in preparation for flying into the sky in the future?

After all the calculations, the only one who is really recommended by Qian Qianyi and can gain a firm foothold in the short-haired industry is Lu Song Tongzhi, Shi Kefa Shi Xianzhi. This person with a bright future is a short-haired person.

The achievement of having the "Grand General" in his hands was enough for him to be promoted to the position of prefect of Luzon. And as the relationship between Qionghai Town and the imperial court became increasingly close, at first he just stopped hostility, and later he helped fight the war.

Now it is even more necessary to give money to the boat... It is difficult to say where the boat will go if we continue step by step, but there is no doubt that the status of Qian Qianyi and the people recommended by his disciples will definitely rise with the tide.

It's a pity that there are too few such talents! Old Qian is now very proud of being an official. The only thing that gives him a headache is that there are too few people in his faction. Now the people who can wake him up in the middle of the night and make careful calculations are mostly here or there.

There is a good position on the side. If I take action, I will definitely take it. Unfortunately, there is no one to fill it! If this were not the case, when Emperor Chongzhen cleaned up the empire's financial system and cleared out countless fat vacancies, Qian Qianyi's faction would not be sitting on it.

There was no movement from the side, all they could do was stare.

Under such circumstances, it is really a waste of talent to let a die-hard young man like Qu Shichun stay in the countryside of Changshu to watch the stars. Besides, there is no conflict between the two, they just have different views on the same thing. Qu Shichun originally

Not wanting to take risks on his own was indeed out of concern. Qian Qianyi had no feelings for him and still regarded him as a confidant.

Therefore, when Qian Qianyi returned to Beijing from Hainan Island for the first time, he sent a letter back to Changshu asking Qu Shishu to come out and help him. However, he only got a reply: Qu Shishu sincerely admitted his mistake to the teacher in the letter.

He said that he had made a mistake in judgment and wrote a bunch of apology words. But he avoided talking about the topic that Qian Qianyi asked him to come out to help.

Qian Qianyi was a smart man, and he figured out the reason at a glance. He was careless for a moment. His triumphant mood in that letter was too obvious, and his tone of asking Qu Shichun to come and help with the errands was too casual, which irritated his family.

The pride of a die-hard fan!

What can we do? There is no way. Literati care about face more than women. Qian Qianyi is also a literati himself, and he is the top one among them. Of course he understands this very well. He can only spend time to restore it slowly.

...I wrote three or four letters in succession. As Qian Qianyi's official status increased, the tone in the letters became more and more gentle and sincere. The timing must also be considered, and it cannot be said that the first letter was sent out later.

Immediately followed by a series of life-threatening reminders. You have to wait for several months before continuing... The pace of life these days is slow, that is, people in short hair are constantly counting minutes and seconds. In other places in the Ming Dynasty, including Changshu,

It is normal for a topic to continue for months or even years before there is any follow-up. If it is done too hastily, it will be regarded as rude and informal. Qian Qianyi made this mistake before, and now he has no choice but to

Be patient and slowly complete the entire set.

It took a lot of effort to make three concessions and three concessions, half pushing and half pushing through the tricks between educated people. A year and a half has passed. Fortunately, Qu Shichun and Lao Qian are best friends, die-hards, and know each other well, so there was no trouble in the middle.

What are the contradictions and misunderstandings? It is just following the "traditional" careless form, which basically saves time.

Then Qu Shishu finally packed his bags and went to the capital. He was only forty-four years old this year. He was in the prime of life and most capable. It would be a lie to say that he did not want to be an official. And Qian Qianyi also valued him very much, otherwise he would not have

They would spend so much time trying to win over each other. Now that the two met again, one talked about his thirst for talents, and the other talked about his mentor's wisdom. In addition, the two Qian family aides who accompanied the guests: Chen Zaizhu and Qian Yangxian were also friends with Qu Shichun.

We have known each other for a long time, and there is a harmonious atmosphere in the little flower hall.

While they were drinking and talking, they couldn't help but mention that Qu Shichun's whereabouts had been reserved for him a long time ago: Tongzhi, Dongning Prefecture, Taiwan, although it is a new place, under the management of Short Hair, it is said that it is no less wealthy than

Jiangnan Port, at least the reported money and food figures are similar. And there is no government there yet. In the past, he was the real number one person. He held real power and was definitely among the top. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already filed many lawsuits over this.

, if Master Qian hadn’t made the reservation long ago, and it was on short-haired territory, and the court couldn’t just push people there, how could it have been preserved until now! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!