Chapter 253 253. Soft Knife Lei Shengjiang Becomes Famous in One Battle
A Sichuan restaurant and a hot pot restaurant in Beijing are very popular. Every autumn and winter, there are endless customers and even long queues.
This is closely related to Beijing's climate.
Beijing Capital, Wensheng City and Wuxing City were the three capital cities in the north of the Dayou Dynasty.
Winter in the three prefectures comes quickly and is long. It will start at the end of September or October this year and will last until more than February next year, with even biting late spring cold in March.
In comparison, although Beijing has the word "North" in its name, it is located in the northeast of the central part of the Daiyu Dynasty and is close to the city of Nakagawa Prefecture, so it should be warmer.
However, due to the high mountains blocking the sea side of Beijing, the warm air currents from the ocean cannot pass through the mountains and reach Beijing, resulting in dry and cold winters, hot summers and less rain in Beijing.
However, this kind of climate, coupled with the fact that everyone in Beijing is rich, made the "One Family" series, a collaboration between Lei Li and the Meng family, very profitable.
When they first arrived in Beijing, Liu Ye'er and Lei Dashan were shocked by the prices. They subconsciously wanted to save money, wanting to give more money to Jiang, who was studying for the imperial examinations. Zhou Zhou also needed money to attend private school, Jing Sheng and Qing Zhi also needed money for their playful pursuits, and Li Ge'er loved shopping...
After Lei Li came back with the dividends from the store under his name, the old couple came to their senses when they saw the stack of light yet heavy banknotes. It seemed that their family did not need to be so frugal.
When their grandson Sheng Jiang passed the imperial examination and became an official, the old couple did not dare to save money at all and used the best in order to make Sheng Jiang look good and avoid being looked down upon by his colleagues.
The house must be big and beautiful, the carriage must be good and spacious, the horse must be majestic and tall, and the food, clothing and other expenses must not be lower than those of other officials, especially those of his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy.
When Lei Li asked the nanny to come back and teach them the ways of the world in the officialdom, the old couple listened very hard.
Because he felt that he was from the countryside and was not as educated and knowledgeable as his children and grandchildren, he was afraid of bringing shame to Jiang, so when guests with official positions came to his house, he didn't say much and let Li Ge'er and others deal with it.
Lei Li is the head of the family.
Since he was fifteen years old, he has been the one who calls the shots in the Lei family, and this became even more so after he lured Zhou Yi into the family and started a business.
It was he who negotiated business cooperation with Meng Luo, it was he who signed the deed with the Meng family and got the profit share, his name was on the deed of the house they bought, even his two children had his surname, and even his granddaughter and grandson, who had not yet appeared, would have the surname Lei.
If it weren't for the fact that there was no custom in the Dayou Dynasty to avoid the names of parents and elders, Lei Zhouzhou would not be called "Zhou Zhou", but would have been given other names that had nothing to do with Zhou Yi.
Lei Shengjiang didn't think there was anything wrong with his grandparents being "mud-legged people". He was also a "mud-legged person". When he was a child, he would go to the fields to plant rice, and would follow his grandparents to plant vegetables and water them with manure. He also learned how to mend clothes from his grandmother.
Lei Shengjiang didn't think that his father was a young man, so there was nothing wrong with him doing business in public, and he didn't think it was shameful for his father to marry into the family.
But when he was in Sanlihe Village and Qingmi County, Lei Li was despised by some gentry and businessmen because he was a boy but acted in a domineering manner, did not abide by the "husband's way", and was not "virtuous".
In Beijing, a city with a strong sense of hierarchy and strict rules, this point was magnified infinitely by those with ulterior motives and became a handle for others to attack Lei Shengjiang.
There are many scholars in the Hanlin Academy, including many number one scholars, and even more number two and three scholars, including those from this year's class, the previous class, and more than ten classes.
For example, Meng Yao’s senior brother has been in the Hanlin Academy for many years, and his “predecessors” who have been there longer than him are still editors in the Hanlin Academy even when their hair has turned white.
Scholars are knowledgeable, and after becoming officials they become more cunning and somewhat pedantic. They like to give advice on other countries' affairs and are very good at criticizing others in a sarcastic and indirect way.
Lei Shengjiang was attacked openly and covertly.
Some people attacked his background, some attacked his father Lei Li, and some attacked him for being talented but not enterprising, getting married early and indulging in love.
In short, there are attacks and whatnot.
A bachelor who had originally had high hopes for him, after learning that his family was headed by his brother and that he took his brother's surname, looked at his eyes and nose and criticized him for his bad family traditions in a harsh tone.
——That scholar was a bachelor of imperial studies, of the fifth rank, three ranks higher than the editor Lei Shengjiang of the seventh rank, and was considered one of his superiors.
If Lei Shengjiang was a little younger and more impulsive, he would have calmed down and argued with his boss for eight hundred times.
But after the special training of his father Lei Li and the teachings of his father Zhou Yi, Lei Shengjiang still smiled and spoke softly, quoting classics and speaking righteously in the face of these gossips -
Attack his boss.
Then he went on to attack his colleagues.
He made his colleagues so angry that their faces turned red and his superiors so angry that they were fuming.
Lei Shengjiang also respectfully poured a cup of tea for his boss and showed concern for him in a kind and gentle tone.
"What's wrong with you?"
"You look a little pale. I have some excellent red dates and angelica root at home. My grandfather often drinks them. They are great for replenishing qi and blood. I'll send you some tomorrow. You're old, so you must take care of yourself..."
He also took the opportunity to show his concern for those colleagues who always play tricks on him:
"Xu Xiuzhuan, Li Bianxiu, Wang Jiantao, Dr. Xu, I see... you don't look too well. Red dates and angelica nourish the qi and blood. Should I bring some for you tomorrow?"
Compiler, editor, reviewer, and doctor are all official positions. Except for the compiler, who is of the sixth rank, one rank higher than Lei Shengjiang, the others are of the same rank or slightly lower than him.
Although they were angry, they also felt a little guilty, and for a moment no one answered Lei Shengjiang.
"The work in the Hanlin Academy is very busy. Colleagues, please take good care of yourselves and don't overwork yourself, as this will only make the work more difficult than it will gain."
Lei Shengjiang smiled, just like his old fox father Lei Li.
And what he said about being busy with work...
The Hanlin Academy is extremely idle, and there is nothing busy about it. This is a yin and yang message. They should not pay too much attention to other people's private affairs, not do their work, and only make themselves busy and angry.
Then the next day, Lei Shengjiang really brought red dates and angelica to the Hanlin Academy, several large boxes of them, and thoughtfully made red dates and angelica tea.
Each member of the Hanlin Academy was given several boxes, and the boss gave two more boxes. Lei Shengjiang also explained in detail the effects of this tea, and told people how to brew it and when it is best to drink it.
Lei Shengjiang also brewed some red date and angelica health-preserving tea for himself, sat down on his seat, and held the large teapot in his hand like a thermos cup. He was calm and composed, took a sip slowly, and sighed with satisfaction, like a veteran cadre.
The bachelor's superior and the colleague who was being manipulated: "..."
His face was ashen, as if he was angry but making a big deal out of nothing, but felt particularly aggrieved if he didn't get angry.
Other superiors and colleagues: "..."
I'm a little speechless, but also feel inexplicably refreshed.
The bachelor was so angry that he went to see the dean, the bachelor in private, but the old bachelor didn't care at all and just played Tai Chi to get away with it.
thus.
The soft-knife Lei Shengjiang became famous in one battle.
"Everyone in the Hanlin Academy seems to be upright and noble, but in fact, there are many small groups."
Lei Jiang is different from others.
Others only report good news and not bad news, but Lei Shengjiang never hides anything about his time in the Hanlin Academy from Miao Yurui and his two fathers. Every day after returning home, he chats with his family.
"That tutor wants to file a complaint with the dean. The old dean is already over seventy years old. I wonder how many trivial matters like this he has seen? How can he always file a lawsuit?"
"That's naturally muddy waters, and neither side will pay any attention."
Lei Shengjiang is young, rich, well-connected, and capable, so he is appreciated. Many Hanlin officials bet that he will be able to leave the Hanlin Academy and become a Beijing official within two years, or be entrusted with an important task and sent abroad.
Therefore, there are three attitudes towards Lei Shengjiang in the Hanlin Academy:
The first is appreciation, which extends to the desire to make friends and establish good relationships; the second is jealousy, which develops into disgust, exclusion and bullying of him, or jealousy but disdain to exclude him; the third is neutrality, watching from the sidelines and letting nature take its course.
The dean is the last type.
"Since the dean doesn't care, it means he won't favor either side. Next time they come to bully you, give them a few more boxes of red date and angelica tea."
Lei Li's temper subsided and he laughed heartily, "Red dates and angelica, if they were red, they would have been rich and prosperous. If they weren't, they would have returned home. When you're old, you should have retired. Why are you still staying in the Hanlin Academy?"
"If something unexpected happens one day... even if I rush back home at full speed overnight, the body will already be stinking and I won't even be able to enter the ancestral hall. Wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
This old fox's mouth is still so poisonous.
Dad is right.
Miao Yurui agreed with his father's words in his heart.
Those who stayed in Hanlin Academy for many years were either high-ranking officials who had no need to leave, such as the second-rank dean, or came from humble backgrounds and had no other options, such as Li Bianxiu and Wang Jiandao.
I'm stuck in the Hanlin Academy, unable to make any progress and unable to accept this. I might as well go home early to honor my parents.
But he couldn't say that, it was too harsh and didn't fit in with his steady and gentle personality in Jiang's heart, but he nodded slightly in agreement.
When Lei Shengjiang saw him nod, the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up. He grew up with Miao Yurui since birth, so how could he not understand what he meant.
He just felt...
Brother Xiaobao is very cute and has a great contrast in that he is angry because of him, muttering and bullying others in his heart, but appears serious and gentle on the surface.
And he didn't want to expose Brother Xiaobao.
It felt like he had discovered a little secret of Brother Xiaobao, and this secret was only known to him, which made him feel sweet and happy just thinking about it.
"only……"
Zhou Yi frowned slightly, a little worried. "Although the Hanlin Academy is said to be quiet, it seems that the emperor has put you aside and ignored you. He hasn't summoned you again after the palace examination. But the Hanlin Academy is an important agency of the court after all, and it is definitely under the emperor's attention."
"If this gets out of hand...would it be bad for your career?"
Zhou Yi and Lei Li didn't know the emperor very well, but from some rumors and national affairs, they could tell that the emperor was a very decisive and sharp person.
However, his methods seem to have become much more moderate in recent years, no longer as radical as when he first ascended the throne. So for the sharp-edged Lei Shengjiang, it is not known whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to stand out at this time.
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