Chapter 984 Brother Shao must be more careful
Not only is the environment different, but the degree to which one attracts the court's attention, whether one can achieve greater political achievements, and whether the path to promotion is wider and faster are all different.
Shao Yunduan caught the eye of Emperor Xuan of Qi, and the Ministry of Personnel did not dare to send him out. His official position was the seventh-rank editor of the Hanlin Academy. Although Lord Tian wanted to give him a low-ranking Shujishi, he also had to save face and could not do such a rude and rude thing against him.
I could only hold my nose and give him the position of a seventh-rank editor.
But Lord Tian was not so kind to his fellow townsman who was on good terms with Shao Yunduan.
Lu Min was demoted to Fujian and Gu Zhiyou was sent to the bitter cold area in the northwest. Both places are remote and backward with harsh environments. They are places that everyone avoids and tries their best not to go to.
Shao Yunduan felt quite guilty about this and specially invited the two of them to dinner, feeling very apologetic.
Lu Min and Gu Zhiyou felt more or less uncomfortable - especially after the appointment was issued, many people made sarcastic remarks and some intentionally or unintentionally attributed the blame to Shao Yunduan, which made the two of them even more depressed.
But the two of them didn't blame Shao Yunduan for this.
"Brother Shao, what are you talking about? This is an appointment by the imperial court. What does it have to do with you, Brother Shao?"
"That's right. We were ranked low to begin with, and we don't have any connections or backgrounds, so we didn't expect to be assigned anything bad. This is to be expected, right?"
"Haha, no matter what, he is still the father of the land. He has finally made it through his studies and lived up to his ancestors! This is a good thing, a good thing!"
"Yes, who can predict what will happen in the future? Staying away from the capital may be a good thing, but it may not be a bad thing. Come to think of it, I am quite curious about the scenery in the south."
"Haha, I think the north should be quite interesting too! As for you, Brother Shao, the journey ahead is long and arduous, and we three may not know when we will meet again. The people in the capital are treacherous, and Brother Shao is even more so - ahem, this is a little special, so you must be more careful in the future!"
"That's right. Brother Shao must be more careful!"
Shao Yunduan was filled with gratitude, nodded in agreement, and talked with them for a long time.
After this gathering, the two of them were scheduled to set off the next day. There was truly a lot of time left to go!
After eating and drinking, Shao Yunduan took out two envelopes, placed one in front of each of them, and said solemnly: "There are 20,000 taels of silver in each envelope. Brothers, please don't refuse. You will definitely need it when you get to the place! We are friends, so there is no need to care about this. If you feel bad, you can return it to me slowly later."
Lu Min and Gu Zhiyou were both stunned.
"Brother Shao, this—isn't it a bit too much!"
The two of them could afford to go to school, and their family was well off, but only at the level of a well-off local. In a year, the family could earn 20 to 30 taels by living frugally.
Twenty thousand taels is a huge sum of money for them!
Shao Yunduan smiled and said, "We will know whether it is enough or not when we use it at the place. Anyway, it never hurts to bring more for self-defense. This is a gift from your sister-in-law and I, so don't refuse."
It would be inappropriate to be shy at this time. The two were deeply moved and accepted the two envelopes generously.
"Brother Shao, thank you so much!"
"We have to be fine. We will meet again in the future! Brother Shao, take care."
"Take care of yourself too!"
Qiao Xuan gave them each a cloth bag, each of which contained five potatoes.
(End of this chapter)
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