Chapter 23 The Sheng family is full of talents
"This man is the son of Yangzhou Tongpan Sheng, and his name is Changbai." Gu Tingye said.
When Gu Tingye said it, Zhao Xing guessed that it might be Sheng Changbai, but he didn't expect it to be true.
Unexpectedly, Gu Tingye went to Yangzhou earlier than before and got acquainted with Sheng Changbai.
It seems that the two still cherish each other as in the original drama and have become friends.
Is this fate?
"It's a good name. "The Analects of Confucius·Zihan" says: When the years are cold, you will know that the pines and cypresses will wither." Zhao Xing praised.
"I have no high praise for this person's talent. Your Highness has always loved talents. If you train this person, he will definitely become a pillar of talent." Gu Tingye said.
Zhao Xing naturally knows Sheng Changbai's talents. Sheng Changbai is young, mature and upright. Although it is not shown too much in the play, it can be seen from his handling of the poisoning of Mrs. Sheng.
The most important thing is that although Sheng Changbai is upright, he is not pedantic, which is even more valuable.
Sheng Changbai was a talent that Zhao Xing valued and planned to reuse in the future.
"Since Zhong Huai admires him so much, it proves that his talent is definitely not bad. I will ask my father to summon him to the palace to study with him." Zhao Xing said.
If some people change their original trajectory, they may not have their original achievements.
But Sheng Changbai is not like this. He is young and mature but has a tough character.
If you find such people around you and cultivate them, they will even surpass the original.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Changbai!"
Seeing Zhao Xing say this, Gu Tingye was very happy for Sheng Changbai.
"I should thank you for your talent for me. If this person is really what you said, you will be indispensable for your reward." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
After chatting with Gu Tingye for a while, seeing that it was getting late and the palace door was about to be locked, he asked Gu Tingye to go back.
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When the officials returned to Renming Hall, they were a little surprised not to see their son.
Queen Cao explained, and then told the official what she had chatted with Zhao Xing before.
The officials had no objection to Zhao Xing wanting to take a day off. After hearing what Empress Cao said about Zhao Xing's views on having concubines, she praised: "Although Fu'er is young, he thinks very carefully. If he inherits the throne in the future, it would really be inappropriate if many of the concubines in the harem come from the noble family. . But you have to choose a few from high-ranking lords. It would not be appropriate if they were all from low-ranking families."
For the emperor, every move represents politics, and even which concubine he favors has deep meaning. .
Like the emperor's draft of girls, all states will select them, and the main focus is on one who can catch the rain and dew.
Although the noble Lord cannot accept it too much, he still accepts it.
Otherwise, those high-ranking lords would wonder if the emperor was deliberately suppressing them.
Zhao Xing’s idea is indeed good, but it is too one-sided.
"I thought so too. I was thinking of letting him accept the Hai family's legitimate daughter as his concubine, but Fu'er said that the Hai family has only one branch and five scholars, so it is not appropriate to give favors." Empress Cao said.
"Fu'er is right about this. It is indeed not suitable for a girl from the Hai family to enter the palace." The official nodded in agreement.
"Since the official family is well aware of it, I will leave it alone and let the official family worry about it. Later, I will ask people to inquire about low-level people and choose a few with good talent and beauty for Fu'er." Empress Cao said.
While the two were talking, Zhao Xing walked in.
"My son, I pay homage to my father, the emperor and my queen." Zhao Xing saluted.
"Fu'er is back. Come and sit in front of Father. Father has something to ask you." The official waved.
Queen Cao ordered the eunuchs to pass on the food.
"Father." Zhao Xing came to sit next to his father.
"I heard that Erlang of the Gu family is back?" the official asked.
"Well, his grandfather has also arrived in Bianjing, and I am planning to meet his grandfather tomorrow." Zhao Xing said.
"Okay." The official nodded and said, "If you find out any useful information, I will tell my father when I return to the palace."
"Yes." Zhao Xing responded. , said: "Father, Zhonghuai not only invited his grandfather here, but also recommended a young talent to his son."
Then he told Sheng Changbai's identity. "Oh?" After hearing the words, the official pondered for a while and said, "I am somewhat impressed by the Yangzhou Tongpan. I am an honest official with outstanding political achievements and good handwriting."
Zhao Xing was not surprised that his father knew about Sheng Hong. After all, in the original play, when Sheng Hong first came to Beijing to go to court, his father praised him for his good calligraphy.
"My son wants to call his son to the palace to study with him." Zhao Xing said.
Speaking of which, the Sheng family is also full of talents. Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Ming Lan’s perspective is mostly used in the play.
But it is undeniable that the Sheng family does have many talents.
I won’t talk about Sheng Changbai, but Sheng Hong is actually not bad either.
Although he prefers Lin Xiaoniang and is not very lovable, he is definitely very good at being an official.
Sheng Hong initially relied on the Wang family, but his brother-in-law was still in the local government, and Sheng Hong had already become a capital official.
Of course, Sheng Hong is definitely not that kind of selfless and good official.
It relies more on his all-round intelligence and caution.
But how can there be so many selfless officials in the world? It is precisely because Sheng Hong is smooth and prudent and never forms cliques with others for personal gain. No matter where he is an official, he can do his job well.
If the world were full of officials like this, everyone who would be the emperor would laugh out loud.
In addition, there is Sheng Wei from Dafang, who can earn such a large family fortune and his business ability is not bad. Sheng Hong's promotion and management depended on the money he gave him.
The second son of the Sheng family, Sheng Changwu, is also good.
When I got married in my hometown, I learned that someone was rebelling, and my first thought was to return to camp.
Although Zhao Xing is a reborn person, he doesn’t have many scenes in the courtroom.
He must not let go of the limited talents he knows.
"This is a trivial matter. I'll just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send someone there later."
The officials had no objection at all to Zhao Xing's desire to summon Sheng Changbai as his companion.
Just like he said, it's just a small thing.
"Father, please ask those who are going to Yangzhou to come and see my son before leaving. I have something to explain." Zhao Xing said.
"Yes." The official nodded.
After talking about business, the officials educated him about Zhao Xing’s concubine.
After listening to his father's words, Zhao Xing also knew that his previous consideration of the problem was too one-sided.
Zhao Xing listened humbly. In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person and had no idea about political maneuvering.
Although he has memories of his previous life, his mind is clear.
But when looking at many problems, it is inevitable to have some ideals.
These are exactly what he lacks. While listening to his father's words, he thought carefully and understood many issues that he had not thought of before.
No wonder when the ancient times conquered the world, the princes went all the way to recruit, not only talents, but also women.
For example, Liu Bei entered Xuzhou to take over Mi Zhu, and when he entered Shu, he took over the Wu family.
When Li Shimin entered Guanzhong, he also accepted a woman from Wei Shimin, who was still a widowed woman.
In ancient times, marriage has almost become a very important means of marriage. Marriage between countries, between families, and between royal families and ministers actually all have political factors.
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Early the next morning, Zhao Xing packed up, greeted his queen mother, went to his biological mother to greet her, and then left the palace under the protection of Cao Qin.
When the carriage stopped at the door of the Bai family's residence, Gu Tingye was already supporting Mr. Bai and Cao Mian and waiting at the door.
Before Zhao Xing left the palace, Cao Mian brought people to the Bai family in advance and put the Bai family under control.
Zhao Xing is in the Bai family, even if it is just a cup of tea, someone will test the poison from the time when the water is collected, and then until it is cooked to make the tea, there will be someone monitoring the whole process to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
(End of this chapter)