There is a very obvious advantage of doing Langya Interior Minister, that is, Qiaoli Langya Commandery is next to Jiankang, especially Jincheng. It is easy to go along the north bank of the Qinhuai River and directly reach the Eastern City area where noble people live.
In other words, being an official here will not delay you from continuing to socialize with these high-ranking celebrities, nor will it delay you from grasping key military and political information as soon as possible.
And socializing is a very standard political behavior in itself, but with the South of the Yangtze trend these days, socializing has even become a politician's main business.
So Liu Acheng can enter the city if he wants to.
After entering the city, he went straight to Black Robe Alley. Unlike when he first arrived, he didn't dare to stay in the alley. Liu Cheng has made much progress now. When he came to the Langya Wang Clan's residential area, he asked about Minister of Personnel Wang Biaozhi's home. He immediately got off the horse, announced his home, and then threw himself into Name Card.
As expected, Wang Biaozhi was not at home.
This person is different from other nobles. Liu Acheng I have heard people say that Wang Biaozhi works diligently and never takes a break during the day, and even rarely takes sick leave.
So Liu Acheng turned to the familiar Xie Family on the opposite side. Xie Family only had one gate, which seemed to be a symbol of clan unity or a late-developing clan, but I had never entered from this way before, so I still voted for. Name Card, first asked to see Xie Wan, Xie Wanshi was not at home, and was said to have gone out to play; then he asked to see Xie Tie, who was only 19 years old, but Xie Tie was not at home either.
And just when Liu Acheng was about to meet Xie Quan, the Xie Family people couldn't hold it any longer and took the initiative to tell them that their serious Master of the Household Xie Yi was at home.
Don't tell me, Liu Cheng has really never seen Xie Yi, so please see Xie Yi immediately.
After a moment, Xie Quan, whom they met once, came out with a few younger brothers to greet him. Liu Cheng smiled, personally picked up a bucket of Soy Milk from the car, and then followed the path in his memory. He found the Side Courtyard, and then poured the Soy Milk into a bucket in the kitchen under the eyes of the Xie Family disciples who were following him, first confused, then confused, and then in a trance.
Then he bluntly said that it was a hot day and although it was delivered in time, it would be ruined if I didn't drink it.
After delivering Soy Milk, I didn't see Steward Qian, and it was hard to ask. I just came to see Xie Yi with an empty bucket first.
Xie Yi and Xie Shang are about the same age and look similar. As soon as they met, Liu Acheng realized that at least his personality was as outstanding as that of his older brother Xie Shang.
Because after Liu Acheng saluted, the other party actually sat still and his posture was even bigger than that of Sima Yu. This cannot be explained by drinking some wine in the morning.
Thinking of the other party's rumors, Liu Acheng didn't tolerate the other party, so he directly walked forward with the bucket, found the nearest seat and sat down directly.
Seeing this, the Xie Family spindle sneered with a hint of alcohol, "Langya Commandery and his family are really suffering. They were tortured by veterans twenty years ago, and today they will be tortured by soldiers again."
"Isn't that right?" Liu Acheng said proudly. "If you are not a veteran holding a gun and heading north, how can you have a discussion? If you are not a soldier who is serving his life on the battlefield, your respect for the family will not be reduced to a joke."
"Who dares to laugh about my family?" Xie Yi still sneered.
"Murong Ke, Murong Jun, Murong Chui, Fu Xiong, Fu Chang, all laughed at the incompetence of the Xie Clan. "Liu Cheng Tell the truth. "At that time, I also laughed in order to come back from there alive... If Duke Xie is dissatisfied, he can take his children to find these people and scold them until they stand facing the wall and dare not look back."
Xie Yi laughed when he heard this, "You are not cowardly. How do you drink?"
"Not enough." Liu Cheng said one thing after another.
"Then why did you come to my house to look for me?!" Xie Yi said, his face changed again. "You can't even drink enough to live in this world. What's the point of living? How dare you come to bother me?"
"I'm not here to see Duke Xie." Liu Cheng still told the truth. "I'm here to see Wan Shi. According to the bet, I will use this bucket to carry the excrement out of Zun's house... But Langya Interior Minister has been doing quite comfortably recently and doesn't want to resign, so I went to discuss with him. Can I just carry the excrement and not resign?"
Xie Yi finally got angry and said, "I have never seen a more rude boy than you in my life!"
"Each other." Liu Cheng quickly bowed his hands and retorted with actions.
Below stood a row of the Xie Clan disciples who were already stunned.
After a long pause, Xie Yi seemed to realize that even if he opened his mouth to scold, the other party would dare to scold him back. He would never imitate Wang Tanzhi's father back then, and the other party's official position was more secure than Wang Tanzhi's father's current Yangzhou Governor, so he simply waved his sleeves and said, "Get out!"
Maybe it was because he saw a group of his children standing below, so he didn't even say "get out".
"Besides looking for Wanshi to make a bet, there are actually some small things." Liu Cheng didn't feel dissatisfied at all, and his butt was firmly pressed against the stool. "I brought a bucket of Soy Milk from home. Come, I want to recruit Changdu (Xie Lang) as the county commander Chief Clerk. I made an agreement with brother Jushi about this."
Xie Yi heard that the other party got worse and worse, even opening his mouth to make up things that could not be verified for the dead. He really wanted to curse, but he glanced at Xie Lang and thought that the other party had just entered the filial period. After all, he was trying to maintain his dignity for the sake of the child. "My Ahu is Qilin's son. How can I be a servant with a pawn like you?"
"If you can act as a subordinate with an old pawn, wouldn't it be a good match for Changdu to serve as a subordinate to me, a little pawn?" Liu Cheng blurted out without giving in at all, and turned to look at Xie Lang before the other party got angry.
Xie Lang is seventeen or eighteen years old this year, which is suitable for his age. However, he has always been after Wang and Xie, and his eyes are higher than his head. Naturally, he is not willing to go under the influence of Liu Cheng, a person with a very weird reputation. Even if he admires Liu Acheng and has no objection to going, then he must resolutely refuse such conquests to maintain his reputation.
Only Liu Cheng compiled a will on the spot for his father who passed away more than two years ago, and he had to take it seriously. "Marquis Liu forgive me, since my late father passed away, I have been sad in my heart and unable to support my body many times. It's not that I don't want to follow my father's wishes, but I really don't have the will and ability to serve."
Liu Cheng nodded.
Everyone present, including Xie Yi who came up to stir up trouble, felt relieved, and they probably knew that this was the real reason why Liu Cheng came to the door.
Three years ago, Liu Cheng got married in Jiangcheng. Xie Ju went there in person and gave him a great compliment. Now this Marquis Liu has entered the wedding hall. If you live there, you must repay him. The most direct and natural way is to recruit Xie Lang... Of course, Xie Lang will definitely not go, but Liu Cheng must come.
This is Literati or the normal and necessary interaction between nobles.
Swearing doesn't count! Whether it's Xie Yi scolding Wang Shu or Liu Cheng scolding him back at this moment, it's all weird!
And to be honest, this extraordinarily willful attitude is really not the style of this generation of celebrities, but belongs to the group of people Xie Shang, Xie Yi, Huan Wen, and Liu Tan. On the contrary, Liu Cheng is unexpectedly generous and can be in harmony with this life.
But don't ask what kind of co-production it is.
Turning back to his eyes, after Liu Cheng nodded, he actually passed three people who were of a suitable age, stared at a child who was only eleven or twelve years old, and asked again, "A'e, do you want to be my Attendant Secretariat Supervisor? You can ride Tall Horse, wear swords and boots, and be a martial artist!"
Rao Xie Xuan has been extremely smart since he was a child. He matured and knew early, but he was still confused.
Xie Xuan's biological father Xie Yi scolded him directly, his voice trembling. "Liu Yulong, are you humiliating our father and son?"
"Why do you think so? Am I the kind of person who cares about his father and his son?" Liu Cheng spread his hands. "His rudeness, according to my personality, I will definitely run over and spit on his car when I encounter him on the street. But A'e's talent, I heard it clearly from the side when I was carrying firewood at your house in the early years. I must cherish his talent! As for Attendant Secretariat Supervisor... I have already said it myself, Duke Huan is an old pawn, and I am a young pawn, and I am happy with it, chanting 'Rather Be a Hundred-Man Commander Z' freely on the battlefield, is better than being a scholar. This is something everyone knows. So, if you dare to ask a little pawn to take someone you cherish, is it humiliating to be a little pawn? This is a future that I value A'e very much and only allow me to go out!"
I don't know if he is really aware of the terrible logic in it, or if Xie Yi, who is used to unilaterally scolding people, rarely encounters an opponent who dares to scold someone back, and he can't refute it for a moment.
"Marquis Liu." At this moment, Xie Xuan Xie Ae, who was blushing, took the initiative to step forward and handed over his hand. "You are willing to fight for your beloved future with me. I should be encouraged, but you have three mistakes. I must point it out to you face to face."
"You said." Liu Cheng stood up and stared at the little man in front of him. He even couldn't help but imitate others and twirled his beard, but the beard on the upper jaw had not yet formed, so it was twirled in vain.
"First of all, the boy is underage..." Xie Xuan is serious and serious.
"Since the Han Dynasty, Coming-of-Age Hair-Binding, a young man from aristocratic families, has been studying to become an official. He has become an official first and then studied. What is the reason? It is because he is not young enough to study easily." After hearing a sentence, Liu Cheng directly interrupted the other party to refute. "Your uncle. Xie Anshi is at home and still holds meetings every day to teach you. It was my fault to call you over, but your uncle has been scrambling to enjoy himself in Eastern Mountain in the past few years and no longer teaches you at all. So it is only natural that I will bring you to teach you for him;
"Especially Attendant Secretariat Supervisor, don't think that I am humiliating you or your father. On the contrary, your uncle and I are in trouble 'Crane-Cry Alliance', and you Anshi, Uncle Wanshi and Sixty-three Friends of Shangsi, especially your uncle Anshi and uncle Jushi, who had the kindness to recommend and praise me back then, how could they humiliate you?
"I suggest you become Attendant Secretariat Supervisor, because you Chen Commandery Xie Clan, since you have become Maternal Relatives of the Emperor, you will inevitably have to continue to hold the power of the Western Command Army. However, your uncle's lesson has been very obvious, and the future situation is also very obvious, that is, to Northern Expedition, that is, to fight with Murong Xianbei fights, Xie Family requires someone who can do Elite Soldier. And I have known for a long time that you are the most responsible and pragmatic child of the next generation, and Ahu (Xie Lang) is not in good health, so if you are not willing to do Elite Soldier, who will do it?"
Unexpectedly, Xie Yi, the biological father of Xie Xuan, didn't lose his temper and interrupt.
"But... in addition, Marquis Liu shouldn't have bypassed so many of my brothers and conquered me directly." Xie Xuan was silent for a moment, looked at his father's expression, forcibly ignored the question, and continued. "This is out of order."
"Do you think I came to your house as a reward?" Liu Cheng sighed.
Isn't it? Aren't you just here to repay the favor of uncles Jushi and Anshi?
Not only Xie Xuan, but also Xie Clan around them felt ridiculous.
"I have said before that when your uncle Anshi was teaching meetings in the courtyard, I often went to your house with General Who Pacifies the Army's Residence now Attendant Gentleman Liu Jili Danchai, I can hear you clearly at Side Courtyard... your generation, that is, you and Ahu are pretty good." Liu Cheng said seriously. "I really look down on the rest of the people."
Xie Yi's face became even darker, and so did his eldest son Xie Quan's face.
Xie Xuan looked bad and quickly said, "Marquis Liu They don't know the talents of my brothers. They..."
"I know." Liu Cheng sighed again. "But just like your father's generation, only in terms of political power, the other brothers together can hardly compare to your uncle Anshi. So even if they are full brothers, there are some high and low. I have a high vision, and I can only see you and Ahu."
Xie Xuan is already scared.
Because he knew that those Xie Quan were so angry that they wanted to curse, but they didn't dare to open their mouths for fear of humiliating themselves. But unexpectedly, his own father, who should have cursed at this time, actually became distracted! This made the brothers even more angry!
Turning around again, what the hell is that brother Ahu's unconcealable proud posture?!
In desperation, twelve-year-old Xie Xuan could only fight on his own. "Marquis Liu, this is the third point I want to make. No matter what, you should not insult your father to your son, nor your brother to your brother!"
"Xie Ae, are you shameless?" Liu Cheng was so speechless that he started squirting directly at a teenage child. "Wasn't your father the first to be rude? He is only allowed to scold others, and others are not allowed to scold him back? In Chen Taiqiu's allusion, it was the friend who fell out of date first, and Chen Yuanfang refuted it!"
As he said that, he turned to look at Xie Yi and pointed directly with his hands. "Your son has to deal with you as his father! How unfortunate! I will go to Wang Tanzhi's house right now and ask him to beat your son when he sees him going out to show his filial piety!"
"Get out!" Xie Yi pointed his finger at the door. "But I am Xie Family, and I have no place for you Northern Migrants to be a pawn!"
"You won't be able to stay for more than a few days." Liu Cheng sneered, picked up his bucket, and ran away without forgetting to turn around and taunt him before running away. "Don't forget to tell Wan Shi that I'll be waiting for him with an empty bucket at any time!"
Xie Yi actually didn't chase him out and scold him.
Liu Acheng turned out, got on his horse, and drove the car behind him. As if nothing happened, he went directly to Fan Wang's house next to the royal road. At this time, the bucket Soy Milk left in the car really smelled like soybean juice.
Liu Cheng didn't care, and carried the bucket of soy juice into the Fan Family, and then asked the sixteen-year-old Fan Ning straight to the point, "Do you want to be my Chief Clerk, Officer of the Five Offices, or Chief Secretariat Clerk?"
That's right, since Liu Acheng is aware of the cruel reality and knows that he must recruit talents from the nobles, he naturally has to implement it quickly without internal friction.
Xie Family was a necessary process and he had to go first, but he had no hope at all. Now Fan Ning was the most suitable candidate for him. He had dealt with him before, and the two companies also had hidden political alliances and had prospects for cooperation.
Before Fan Ning could speak, his brother Fan Kang couldn't help but frown. "Is it Chief Clerk, Officer of the Five Offices, or Chief Accounting Clerk?"
"It's very likely that it's Chief Clerk, but I can't help it. I have to go to Wang and Xie first. Although I didn't see Minister Wang, and I even scolded Xie Yi Shi on the spot, but in case someone figured it out and wanted to send someone over, right? We have to leave some room." Liu Cheng answered frankly.
Fan Kang also laughed, "Marquis Liu is indeed recognized as the upstart in Luozhong, and he can actually quarrel with Xie Yi Shi! It's a good thing if word spreads!"
"You think I'm willing to scold him?" Liu Cheng just waved his hand. "How can such a person live for almost fifty years without being beaten in public?"
"He also scolds people based on their opinions. If you ask Wang Lantian to go to him now, will he still dare to scold you?" Fan Kang sneered and looked at his brother again. "I, Father, should probably agree, but you have to give me enough face, so I can't just send him there with you."
Knowing that his brother had directly sold him, Fan Ning opened his mouth but remained silent.
Because even he realized that his Father might really agree, and if so, the upstart Northern Migrants in front of him might really be the one who started his business.
Just stay polite.
After holding on for a whole afternoon, Fan Wang came back, and the two parties naturally hit it off. The position of Langya Chief Clerk is indeed very suitable for the Fan Family.
The matter is actually settled, and then it's just a matter of having a meal and a bed with someone else, exchanging some messages, and preparing to go home tomorrow.
And at this moment, an articulate Mounted Slaves suddenly came from outside. He was sent by Fan Wang's son-in-law Wang Tanzhi. When he came in, he asked Marquis Liu Prefect Liu if he was here? After learning that he was really here, he told him that it was Minister of Personnel Wang Biaozhi had gone home and saw Name Card. Following the information provided by the Chen Commandery Xie Clan, he sent people to his home. He said that if Marquis Liu did not leave the city, then Minister Wang would ask for leave tomorrow morning and wait for him at home for a while.
"Chief Clerk or Officer of the Five Offices." Liu Cheng jokingly maintained the suspense for Fan Ning.
"If Langya Wang Clan's son were to be your Chief Clerk, my brother would be willing to be Officer of the Five Offices." Fan Kang also laughed on the spot.
----I am the dividing line between drinking soy juice----
Great-grandfather Tan Ning, whose courtesy name was Wuzi, was a devout scholar at a young age and had a thorough knowledge of many places. Everyone thought that a general would be famous but come out late. In the sixteenth year of his life, Emperor Taizu became Langya Interior Minister, and he was well-connected with the family. Later, he built a mill at home and made soybean juice, which he carried a bucket in the car. Great-grandfather knew himself as a hero, so he wrote a book and followed it.
-- "Discerning the 'Later Annals''" Qi. Fan Ye