Chapter 756: Want something

Maid Aqing walked into the flower hall with a post.
"Zhen Guohou wrote a greeting to his wife."
"Zhen Guohou?" Gu Jiu was surprised.
She took the post and opened it, and it turned out to be Zhen Guohou.
Zhen Guohou is the maiden brother of the former Zhen Guo Gong and Queen Ruizhen Cui.
Emperor Wen De wanted to cut the title, and the first person to use the knife was Zhen Guo Gong.
After some manipulation, the hereditary Lord Zhen Guo was relegated to the fifth king and beheaded.
This matter is the will of the emperor, and the whole process is led by the Sun family.
The Cui family and the Sun family also became enemies.
Back then, when Empress Ruizhen Cui and the first crown concubine Sun were still alive, the relationship between the Cui family and the Sun family was still harmonious.
Now, I'm afraid I can't wait for the other party to die.
However, both families are currently very frustrated, and no one can do anything about it.
"It is surprising that Zhen Guohou came here at this time. Where are the people?"
The maid Aqing said: "The man is just outside the gate, and Zhen Guohou personally handed over the greeting card."
Gu Jiu put the greeting card on the table, "Sure enough, it is sincere. Go and invite people in."
A Qing was a little worried, "Zhen Guohou's identity is sensitive. Will he be suspected when he comes to visit his wife?"
Gu Jiu smiled, "He has already appeared outside Xiaozhu's gate, and there must be many people who saw him. Whether he comes in or not, he can't stop others' suspicion. Please come in, and this lady is also very curious about the purpose of his visit. ."
"Slaves obey orders!"
After a while, Zhen Guohou was invited in.
It hasn't been seen for several years, and Zhen Guohou is much older. The hair is all white, the body is no longer as tall and mighty as before, and the back is slightly curved. The face is full of wrinkles.
When he saw it suddenly, Gu Jiu couldn't recognize it.
When confirming that the person in front of you is the former Lord Zhen Guo, today's Lord Zhen Guo, Gu Jiu let out a sigh of relief.
She sighed, "Master Hou is really old!"
Zhen Guohou smiled calmly, "Madam is the same as before. Compared with the memory, there is almost no change. As for the old man, he is indeed old, just a useless old man."
"Lord Hou, Pengxun is shining. Please sit down!"
"Madam, you are welcome!"
The two face each other.
Gu Jiu greeted Zhen Guohou to drink tea.
"How is Lord Hou all these years?"
"Good or bad, it depends on how you look at it. The old man thinks it's okay. The juniors in the family may have some ideas."
Gu Jiu said: "It's inevitable for the juniors to have ideas. As long as they are safe!"
"The madam is talking about the old man's thoughts. It is a fluke for your Majesty to allow our Cui family to continue to gain a foothold in the capital. Changing the temper of the first emperor, our Cui family is afraid..."
There is no need to say the unfinished words, Gu Jiu understands everything.
As the first emperor, the Cui family had already been exiled.
It must be admitted that, compared with Emperor Xian, Emperor Wen De was more temperate and more tolerant of courtiers.
As long as he doesn't offend Emperor Wen De's inverse scales, under normal circumstances, he can still speak very well.
Gu Jiu asked, "Master Hou came to see me suddenly. Is there anything wrong? Master Hou might as well speak up."
Zhen Guohou's eyebrows stretched and he looked at Gu Jiu calmly, "I can't hide anything from Madam. The old man heard that Madam intends to let Sun Minzhi take over as the county magistrate of Xinmin County?"
Gu Jiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Master Hou is well informed."
"During this period, my wife has been looking for candidates. There is a rumor in the circle that when Gu Yu resigns next year, you will choose one of the young children of the aristocratic family in Beijing to succeed the county magistrate of Xinmin County."
"Some people really make up things all day for fear that the world will not be chaotic. Xinmin County is the Xinmin County of the imperial court, and the county magistrate of Xinmin County should be appointed by the official department. Xinmin County is definitely not my Gu Jiu's private domain. Gu Jiu is not able to pick and choose. This lady listens to the arrangements of the staff and your majesty."
Gu Jiu is righteous and serious.
Zhen Guohou was stunned.
After listening, he reacted and laughed, "Madam, don't worry, similar words are only spread privately."
Gu Jiu picked up the teacup and took a sip, "I don't care where the rumor came from Hou Ye, my answer is no. My wife lives in the other yard and rests her body. What is the county magistrate of Xinmin County, what is the young son of aristocratic family in Beijing? , All are nonsense."
"Madam misunderstood what the old man meant."
Gu Jiu waited for the following.
Zhen Guohou bluntly said: "Old couples and young children, don't like dancing knives and sticks, but very fond of poetry and singing, good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and taste antiques. I heard that Shanhe Academy is not sticking to one style of talents. In addition to imperial examinations, it also opened many Other courses. The old man wants to find a teaching position in Shanhe Academy for his younger son."
Gu Jiu was stunned, "Not the magistrate of Xinmin County?"
Zhen Guohou smiled and shook his head, "Of course it is not the magistrate of Xinmin County. The old man knows himself."
Gu Jiu recovered and laughed.
"Master Hou went there personally, just for the youngest son to ask for a teaching position?"
Zhen Guohou nodded and said earnestly: "Exactly! The old man and the young son did not like the imperial examination, nor did he participate in the imperial examination. But because of his great achievements in piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, he once went to other academies to do teaching. But other academies, they all use it. The four books and the five classics are important, and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are optional.
He is not a young man, he is a young man, but he has no foundation. The old man is getting old day by day, and if one day passes away, the youngest son will rely on that little family property, I am afraid that in a few years, he will have to find his elder brothers. "
Gu Jiu asked, "The youngest son of Lord Hou, but the master Cui Qi who is known as Cui lunatic?"
"Exactly!"
After a pause, Zhen Guohou said again: "He and your grandfather, Mr. Gu, used to be friends at a new year."
Gu Jiu's heart jumped.
Year-end pay?
Is it possible to pass the national jade seal...
No, no.
Crazy Cui is out of age.
When Mr. Gu made the fake jade seal, the crazy Cui was probably not born yet.
"Neither he nor your grandfather loves the Four Books and Five Classics. He only likes piano, chess, calligraphy, and antiques. When Mr. Gu was still serving in the court, the two often got together to play antiques and jade, and the relationship was irreversible."
Gu Jiu said, "My grandfather never mentioned the youngest son of Lord Hou."
Zhen Guohou said: "This is not unexpected. Since the old man did not go to the court, he gave up an antique. The old man and the young son once went to Gu's house to find your grandfather, but your grandfather beat him out with a broom."
It's definitely something that Mr. Gu can do with the broom.
Gu Jiu laughed, "Let my grandfather pick up the broom and chase people away instead of yelling. Obviously the youngest son of Hou is still a good person in my grandfather's eyes.
If Lord Hou doesn't dislike Shanhe Academy, then Shanhe Academy will be vacant. The youngest son of Hou Ye can go to Shanhe Academy to work at any time. If you need to live in the academy, say a word in advance and the academy will prepare the house. It's just that the academy's premises are simple and rudimentary, making it richer and more expensive than the imperial palace. "
Zhen Guohou finally smiled, "Thank you, Madam, the old man is grateful. The Hou Mansion is not rich and noble now, and every day is rich and light. The old man is the master for the younger son and wants a house to live in."
"My lady will order someone to make arrangements in advance."
After talking about business, Zhen Guohou did not rush to leave.
He was drinking tea and chatting with Gu Jiu about capital gossip.
After chatting, I reached the Sun's house.
"What does Madam think of the Sun family?"
"A century-old family, a well-deserved reputation!" Gu Jiu smiled lightly.
Zhen Guohou said: "Madam seems to value the Sun family?"
"With the reputation of the Sun family's literary world, let's not hide from Lord Hou, this lady is indeed salivating!"
"If Benhou said that there is a way to get the Sun family to subdue, and let the Sun family's best scholar to teach at Shanhe Academy, what would the wife think?"
Gu Jiu took a breath.
She calmed down and laughed, "Master Hou is so old and strong, my lady's little calculations really can't hide from your eyes."
Zhen Guohou waved his hand, "The old man just thinks that a mere Sun Minzhi is not enough to make his wife take it so seriously. I am afraid that the drunkard does not mean Sun Minzhi, but is famous in the Sun family's literary world."
"So Lord Hou took the lead and arranged Master Seven to Shanhe Academy."
"It's true that the old man arranged for the youngest son to live. It's not a deception."
"I believe in Lord Hou with a fatherly heart. But I'm very curious, how can Lord Hou persuade the simplistic champion of the Sun family to teach in Shanhe Academy? As far as I know, the relationship between the Sun family and your Marquis is not harmonious."
Zhen Guohou said: "The madam only knows one thing and does not know the other. Our Hou Mansion is indeed at odds with the Sun family, but within the Sun family, the champion of the scholar is in the same line as the Sun family leader. It is also at odds with the family. Don't publicize it, the Sun family never publicizes this, so few people know it.
Madam knows that when the Sun family champion was in a good career, he suddenly retired, resigned from office and retired, and stayed simple. Why? "
Gu Jiu shook his head, how did she know the secret of such a wealthy family.
That is, the Cui family and the Sun family had a honeymoon period before it was possible to know the fact that the Sun family was anxious to cover up.
Zhen Guohou lowered his voice and said, "The Patriarch of the Sun family is the biological father of the first prince and concubine. In those days, the Patriarch of the Sun family must have supported the Donggong. And the champion of the Gongyi line was quite a criticism of the Donggong and opposed the Sun family several times. Betting on the East Palace. Needless to say, the wife should understand the rest."
Gu Jiu nodded.
The determines the head.
Inside the Sun family, opinions differ.
The family leader has the upper hand.
The failure of the champion's line of struggle was not only the failure of the family's internal fighting, but also the failure of the official struggle, and in the end he could only retreat.
Now the Patriarch of the Sun family is no longer as good as it was back then, but the number one scholar is also unable to recover. He can only stay simple and live a rough life.
Emperor Wen De suppressed the Sun family, but regardless of who and who, all the surnamed Sun would be suppressed.
"Master Hou is sure to persuade the champion of the Sun family?"
Zhen Guohou nodded, "The old man still has a bit of incense with the champion. If the wife can trust him, the old man can act as a matchmaking bridge to help his wife and Shanhe Academy."
Gu Jiu laughed. As soon as he fell asleep, someone gave a pillow, which felt really good.
She said, "Thank you, Lord Hou. It's just that you have the Sun family, how can you not have the Zhou family."
"The great talent of the Zhou family is currently in the capital." Zhen Guohou obviously came prepared.
The Zhou family that Gu Jiu said was the Zhou family in Chuzhou.
The grandmother of the Hou Mansion, Zhou's, came from the Zhou family in Chuzhou.
The Zhou family in Chuzhou and Zhou Jin's Huai'an Zhou family are relatives of their own family who have come out of Wufu.
However, the two sides broke off as early as the previous generation.
Gu Jiu was curious, "A talented Zhou family? Why haven't I heard of it."
"This man has a weird temper, arrogant talent, and unruly man. Everyone says he is out of fashion. He renounced the Zhou family and sever ties with the family. The Zhou family never talked about him in front of others."
"Who is this person and where is it now?"
Gu Jiu was too curious.
She has never heard of such a person.
Zhen Guohou has lived for so many years, and he is a living history. He knows which family, what ethnicity, what people and everything.
He said to Gu Jiu: "This person's name is Zhou Shi'an, and he is currently the Seventh Grade Doctor from Lantai Temple."
"The talented man was sent to Lantai Temple?" Gu Jiu was surprised.
Where is Lantai Temple?
Lantai Temple, in layman's terms, is the archives. The fighters in the Qingshui Yamen never make their heads.
The emperor would never remember Lantai Temple, and the people of Lantai Temple should not worry about getting promoted and getting rich.
It is a blessing to be able not to be used by courtiers to carry a scapegoat.
Gu Jiu asked curiously, "Why did he enter Lantai Temple?"
Zhen Guohou smiled, "The old man said before that he is a bit out of date. Although he is talented, he is wild and unruly, and the article is sharp and spicy. During the test, it is said that he was almost criticized for criticizing the government in his article. Fall. It was the chief examiner who saved him, but he was ranked last.
Originally there was a scholar, but in the end he could only stay in Lantai Temple. Fortunately, he likes to read, and he can be considered a fish in water at Lantai Temple. It's just that life is too hard. The wife also knows that living in the capital is not easy, and his salary is only enough for food. He broke off with his family and refused to accept family money, and life was quite difficult. "
"He is willing to resign and teach at Shanhe Academy?"
"It's hard to tell! He has a weird temper, and the old man is not sure to convince him."
"Just give it a try!" Gu Jiu solemnly requested.
Talent is rare!
It doesn't matter if you have a weird temper.
Shanhe Academy is open and inclusive, and even weird people will accept it.
Zhen Guohou nodded, "I will give it a try."