Meng Changqing had never cared about Chen Xingqi's affairs before. On the one hand, she was busy with her own affairs, and on the other hand, she wanted to avoid suspicion.
Now listening to Wei Fangyun's words, I know how much Chen Xingqi has done here for so long.
Like Wei Fangyun, Meng Changqing also felt that such a talent should not affect him no matter how fierce the struggle over imperial power was.
A normal person would think so! But people in the center of power don’t think so.
It seems that standing there, he will risk everything for his own rights. Is he a human being or a monster coerced by rights?
While Meng Changqing was lost in thought, Wei Fangyun's topic had shifted from the grenades back to Chen Xingqi.
"This kid, I really don't know how his brain is so long. He has so many weird ideas. When the same materials are placed in front of him, others dare not even think about them, but he can come up with them."
Meng Changqing said: "This is called talent."
"Yes, such talent can only be given by God, and no one else can catch up with it."
Wei Fangyun greeted Meng Changqing for snacks, but his eyes fell on Meng Changqing and he couldn't help but look him up and down, "I didn't notice before, it's only September, why are you dressed like this?"
Meng Changqing was also wearing a cotton-padded jacket under her official uniform. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice it. Now that you look at her carefully, you can see that she is a little overdressed. "I got up early to ride a horse. It was a bit cold on the road. My mother specifically asked me to wear more clothes."
"You can't violate your loving mother's heart. It's just that the official uniforms you are wearing are too small. It's time to make new ones." Wei Fangyun thought for a moment and said, "Logically, the imperial court has regulations that state governments must make new official uniforms every year. Then press the rank of the subordinate officials to issue different sets
But you also know that regulations are one thing, and whether you can follow them is another.
According to the rules left over from the early years in Liangzhou, if the county magistrate wants to make new official uniforms, he must pay for it himself and leave it to the state government.
I didn't take care of you before because I knew you were tight on money and we didn't need to go to the pilgrimage. It doesn't matter if the official uniforms are a little shabby.
I didn't expect you to grow so fast in the past two years, and your previous efforts were no longer enough. "Having said this, Wei Fangyun stood up and went to the door to summon the Yamen servant and said: "Go and call the tailor and ask him to bring a ruler to measure Meng Changqing's clothes. ”
The people outside the room accepted the order, and Meng Changqing quickly thanked him: "Thank you uncle for caring. I don't want to break the rules. When I get back, I will ask Bafang to send me the money for making clothes."
"Between you and me, uncle and nephew, why should we pay attention to these things? I will give it to you for you."
Meng Changqing's attitude was resolute, "No, no, my uncle has already taken care of me enough. If I still ask my uncle to spend money for me, how can my nephew feel at ease?"
Wei Fangyun was also worried about him, "I heard that your money has been given to the county government to build official roads."
"Yes, but mother sold Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, and the money has been sent."
Wei Fangyun understood that extending a hand to help depended on whether the other party was willing to accept it. Since Meng Changqing insisted on paying for it himself, he would be underestimating the other party if he kept failing.
"Okay.
I will report your situation to the court.
The Ministry of Revenue should give you more money. At least the money you borrowed to build official roads should be returned to you. What does it mean to ask individuals to contribute money to build roads for officials? "Wei Fangyun led Meng Changqing to sit down again, "I don't care about anything when we talk to each other. I see everything you do for Beishan County and report it to the court and the emperor truthfully.
Earlier I naively thought that there should be a reward, but today I can see clearly...
The intentions of the superiors cannot be guessed. For those of us below, the most important thing is not the conspicuous achievements, but rather the things that should be done safely and not to be seen by them. ”
Meng Changqing asked: "Why did uncle say this?" (End of this chapter)