Chapter 4 The Way of Being an Official
"Xu Ming." Walking on the spacious bluestone street, Cai Yong sighed and looked ahead.
"What are the instructions for the teacher?" Ye Zhao nodded slightly.
"Since I came back, the relationship between you and me has become much different." Cai Yong shook his head and said, "That's not what you called me before."
Fortunately, this happened, otherwise Ye Zhao and Cai Yong would suddenly become distant, which would inevitably lead to suspicion.
"I can't blame my teacher for this matter. The disciple is incompetent, and I blame my teacher for it. It's really not." Shaking his head, Ye Zhao changed his name. Although he didn't look at the difference in this word, his closeness and distantness are all here: "The students used to be young and vigorous, and they didn't know how to advance and retreat, so they still worry about the teacher."
Cai Yong turned around and looked at Ye Zhao seriously. Although Ye Zhao felt a little uneasy and worried that this old man would see something, he was a person who had seen the storm after all, and his face was calm. After a long time, Cai Yong withdrew his gaze and shook his head and smiled: "Xu Ming, you are talented and intelligent. You have learned all kinds of schools of thought at the age of twentieth. You have a unique understanding of the world. But you are too rigid and unrestrained. I have always been worried that one day, your temperament will harm you, so I just recommend you as a filial and honest person, but I have not helped you to show your eyes anymore. First, you are young and need to be tempered. Second, your personality is really not suitable to be in the career of the officialdom. To you, it will harm you."
Ye Zhao nodded. His predecessor's personality was lingering in the officialdom and would definitely not survive for three chapters.
"But what you see today seems reckless, but in fact it is linked together. From the moment you enter the lobby, Wei Xian fell into your plan but didn't know it." Cai Yong looked at Ye Zhao with a smile: "Gentleman, I, including Wei Ji, have become your accomplices. The crime of murder is not light, but it is easily resolved by you. In this way, I can feel more at ease when I leave."
Ye Zhao looked at Cai Yong in surprise. The old man was silent, but his insight was amazing.
"It seems that this setback is not a bad thing for you. I can also help you open your eyes and help you to enter the official career." Speaking of this, Cai Yong suddenly paused and turned his head to look at Ye Zhao: "Do you know, what is the most important thing about being an official?"
Ye Zhao was a little confused about the old man's thoughts at this moment, and shook his head and said, "I'm stupid, please give me some advice."
"The way of being an official is, after all, just a word of treacherous!" Cai Yong said with a smile.
Ye Zhao took out his ears and looked at Cai Yong. No matter how you look at these words, they shouldn’t be what a great scholar said. Shouldn’t you always keep loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?
"My teacher is telling me to be a treacherous minister?" Ye Zhao frowned.
"Loyal? Traitor?" Cai Yong looked into the distance, and a daze flashed in his eyes: "Ten years ago, I would never say such words, but now...ah... a great traitor is like loyalty, and a great loyalty is like traitor. How can I say it clearly? It is so good to keep the name in history, but who knows that there are so many unjust souls gathered in history. As a teacher, I didn't want you to enter the official career before. Therefore, although you are talented, you are pure in nature. If you enter the officialdom, you may not die well."
"Thank you for your teachings, and I will remember them." Ye Zhao said with a solemn expression and bowed.
"Now this matter is a temporary understanding, but Hanoi is ultimately under the influence of the Wei family, and it is impossible for you to be a teacher often. You still have to weigh the pros and cons of it yourself." Cai Yong shook his head: "So you should remember that in this career, whether it is a loyal or a mediocre person, the first thing is to learn to be a treacherous minister. Although this reputation is not very good, at least it can make you live. Only when you live can you do things. If you die... you may not be able to be famous in history!"
Ye Zhao nodded thoughtfully. In his previous life, the entire earth had undergone a great purge. The threat of zombies to the base city not only comes from the outside, but also has internal problems. He has brought together a group of people step by step. Although he has seen the sinister hearts of people, he is almost a closed force due to the external environment. He may not be able to master the many intrigues. He was eventually betrayed and became a stepping stone for others. Now he is deeply touched by Cai Yong's words.
The two fell into silence and walked all the way to the inn where Cai Yong temporarily stayed. Cai Yong turned his head to look at Ye Zhao: "I will set off for Luoyang tomorrow morning. Although I will plan my career for you this time, I think it is not appropriate to be too high. Do you have any ideas for Xiuming?"
Ye Zhao frowned when he heard this. He had just received his memory for a while and had not yet figured out the current situation in the world. If he had to tell him what he had, he really couldn't think of it.
"Not busy." Cai Yong saw this and smiled and said, "I'll tell me the answer tomorrow."
"Yes, my disciple will leave." Ye Zhao nodded, and after watching Cai Yong return to the inn, he met with the housekeeper, maid and two servants in great concern.
Light and three years?
After rubbing his temples, although Ye Zhao had also read history and had liked to read historical novels before the end of his previous life came, he also liked to read some historical novels, but that was already a memory of ten years ago and could remember even less. He really had no understanding of Guang and this year's name.
Now he has been temporarily settled, but he is used to being in power. He is unwilling to tell the truth about life and death of a person and live a mediocre life.
"Look, it's the envoy of the Taiping Sect who is sending the talisman water!" While Ye Zhao was combing the memories in his mind and thinking about the future, he saw that for some reason on the street, a large number of people suddenly became happy like the New Year.
"What kind of divine messenger?" Ye Zhao turned his head and looked at Uncle Liang beside him with confusion. The maid beside him was already excited and blushed, and Ye Zhao was too lazy to ask.
"Well, my master forgot that it was the great wise and good teacher of Julu. He founded the Taiping Sect. These divine envoys were all disciples of the great wise and good teacher. They were assigned by the great wise and good teacher to help the people everywhere, give talismans, and treat people's illnesses. They were very loved by the people." Uncle Liang looked at Ye Zhao in confusion. He remembered that Ye Zhao was very concerned about this sect before.
"A great wise teacher? Zhang Jiao? Hehe, I remembered it." Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows when he heard this. Not only was the memory that appeared in his mind, but also in the memories of his previous life, he finally found a historical figure that matched his knowledge.
Isn’t Zhang Jiao the one who initiated the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
However, what really surprised Ye Zhao was that his predecessor, when the name of a great wise teacher, had already realized that the Taiping Sect was inappropriate two years ago.
It seems that my predecessor is not just an ordinary nerd, at least this insight is ahead of most people in this era.
"It's interesting!" Since I know the general era of today, although my memories of the subsequent stories have been blurred, it is certain that the world will be in chaos, so my subsequent planning will be simple.
To stop the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion?
Ye Zhao never thought that the Yellow Turban Uprising could sweep the whole country in a short period of time, not just because of the Taiping Cult. The Yellow Turban Uprising was just a booster. In fact, the Han Dynasty itself has become corrupt to a certain extent. Even if there is no Yellow Turban Uprising, there will be a Green Turban Uprising. What he wants to do is not to reverse the trend of reform, but to think about how to gain enough benefits for himself under this trend.
"Go back!"
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Time went back to Ye Zhao and his friends left the prefect's mansion. Wei Xian looked at the direction of Ye Zhao's departure and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He bowed to Wei Ji and said, "Boru, I have to thank Boru for coming forward this time, otherwise what happened today would be..."
"Uncle, it's not my nephew who said to you, my Wei family is a prominent family, so why do you need to use the three religions and other abilities to accomplish things?" Wei Ji shook his head and sighed.
Although he was Wei Ji's uncle, in front of Wei Ji, Wei Xian was like a junior: "What Bo Ru said is very true, and I will pay attention to this matter in the future."
Wei Ji nodded, looked at the direction where Ye Zhao and others left, frowned and said, "But Ye Zhao can't stay anymore."
"Uh..." Wei Xian couldn't turn around and looked at Wei Ji in surprise: "Boru, you didn't say..."
"Mr. Cai is here, so it is naturally difficult for him to make things difficult for him on his official side. However, I see that this son's performance today is very different from the past, he is brave and resourceful. The most important thing is that you have the hatred of destroying his family. If I hadn't come this time, this person would have been almost forced to death by you. Even if this hatred is not caused by Mr. Cai's appearance today, I see that this person's performance today is probably still in a difficult situation with you and even my Wei family in the future. Don't blame your nephew for increasing the ambition of others. You can't fight this person, uncle." Wei Ji shook his head and said.
Although it is ultimately because of Wei Xian, is it because of the aristocratic family? There is no reason to really help Li or not. Wei Xian is the prefect of Hanoi. Although he is a subordinate branch, he is also an official figure in the Wei family. Naturally, it is impossible for Ye Zhao to abandon Wei Xian just because of Ye Zhao.
"What should I do if Na Boru thinks? I have some friendship with Yang Yudu and others, so it's better..."
Wei Ji looked at Wei Xian helplessly: "Uncle, you are a prefect after all, so who is Yu Du? You have a friendship with him. If this matter is spread, don't talk about you, even my Wei family will be unlucky."
"What should I do?" Wei Xian frowned.
"Recommended him to the government!" Wei Ji said in a deep voice.
"Ah?" Wei Xian couldn't keep up with Wei Ji's thinking. He was going to get rid of it and then recommended him to become an official. What do you want?
"The ancestors of the Ye family were generals for three generations. Although Ye Zhao is weak now, he is the descendant of the general. After all, he recommends him to the frontier. Sometimes, killing people... I may not need to do it myself. This matter should be fast. You must submit the recommendation letter to His Majesty before Mr. Cai enters Luoyang." Wei Ji said calmly.
"Great!" Wei Xian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and Ye Zhao's sick body. If he arrived at the frontier, even in the harsh climate, Ye Zhao would not last long. And more importantly, he could put his Wei family away from this matter. No matter what happens after Ye Zhao went to the frontier, at least on the surface, Wei Xian could still get the name of generousness.
Chapter completed!