The rise of the poor

Chapter 706 How is this person
Only Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua were left in the office room of Yan Song, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet of Wuyi Hall. Zhao Wenhua took out a small jade altar from his arms. A crooked cane high above the head.The mouth of the altar is a longevity peach held in the hands of the Antarctic fairy, and the mouth is sealed with red silk cloth.

Nanji Xianweng is the old birthday star in ancient myths and legends. He is the eldest disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun. He advocates longevity and is a symbol of longevity, so he is respected by people.

"Father, this is the newly brewed Baihua wine from my hometown in Cicheng this year. This is the first brew, and my nephew sent it over at night. I heard that the Baihua wine in my father's house has run out, so I am here to honor my father." Zhao Wenhua held the wine respectfully with both hands. This small jar of Hundred Flowers Wine is dedicated to Yan Song.

Yan Song, who was the first sitting on the top, couldn't help but light up slightly when he heard the words. He took the Hundred Flowers Wine handed over by Zhao Wenhua, looked at it fondly for a moment, and then gently opened a gap in the silk seal.

The seal was slightly opened, and the Baihua wine in the jade altar bubbled, and the mellow aroma of the wine rushed to the face, refreshing.

Fragrant and mellow to the heart, like drinking fairy dew, it makes people intoxicated.

"Good wine. Wenhua, you have a heart."

Yan Song put the silk seal back on, gave a praise, and looked at Zhao Wenhua a little closer.

Seeing this, Zhao Wenhua showed a look of pride and honor on his face, as if it was a great honor for him to get Yan Song's approval.

a time.

Zhao Wenhua couldn't help but think of the autumn of more than 20 years ago, when he was a new scholar in the eighth year of Jiajing and was awarded the head of the punishment department. For the first time, he offered a new brew of Baihua wine to Yan Song, then the son of the Imperial College.

That day changed his fate.

Zhao Wenhua came from a declining family in the south of Congma Bridge in Cixi County, Ningbo Prefecture. The family was in decline and not very rich.

Cixi has a long history and is famous as "the important town of Confucianism", "the cradle of Jinshi", "the hometown of compassion and filial piety", with a prosperous literary style and outstanding people.From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty, Cixi County has successively produced 5 champions, 1 second place, 3 candidates, 519 Jinshi, and more than 2400 Juren. It is known as the "hometown of Jinshi".

However, because Zhao Wenhua's family was in decline, the road to study was not very smooth, and no one in the family was an official in the court.

There are people in the court who are good at being officials, but there are no small officials in the court.

Therefore, he won the Jinshi and was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Punishment. He was excluded everywhere in the Ministry of Punishment and was not welcomed.

Knowing well the reason why there are people in the court who are good at being an official, he returned home without hesitation of his family's wealth and favors, and obtained a chengcheng of newly brewed Baihua wine from his hometown, and brought it to the capital with him.

Baihua wine is the most famous specialty of Cicheng, and the production process is complex and lengthy.Pick peony stamens when the green grass regenerates in the spring breeze, and put them in a sunny and ventilated place to dry for storage; when the summer sun shines on the lotus pond, pick lotus petals and young leaves, and put them in a shaded and ventilated place Dry it in the shade and store it; in late autumn, when dandelions are flying, pick the silver osmanthus, and let it dry in the wind;In addition, dozens of other stamens are collected in four seasons.Collect nearly a hundred kinds of stamens and petals from the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, put them in a celadon pot, sprinkle with century-old daughter red wine koji, match with rootless water on rainy days, frost on the day of frost, snowflakes in winter, and all year round. Bamboo leaf dew, sealed and fermented, made from a secret recipe.

It can only be brewed once throughout the year, and the output is very small.

Therefore, even in Cicheng, the supply of this Baihua wine is in short supply and it is very valuable.

Zhao Wenhua's family was in decline. Fortunately, he passed the Jinshi examination and had some savings.Just this newly brewed Baihua wine cost nearly half of Zhao Wenhua's family money, and it was only obtained through favors.

Hard work always pays off. Zhao Wenhua, who returned to the capital, found an opportunity to dedicate the Baihua wine he brought from his hometown to Yan Song, who was then the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine. He described the wonders of Baihua wine and was appreciated by Yan Song. Worship Yan Song as foster father.

From this day on, Zhao Wenhua's life should change.

With the support of his adoptive father Yan Song, Zhao Wenhua's official career was prosperous, and he was soon appointed as an envoy. Although the position of envoy is not of high grade, it is very important. The memorials to Emperor Jiajing from all over the Ming Dynasty will pass through him. Hands can be described as the place where the wind and the clouds meet.

Zhao Wenhua's ability is not low, and he knows how to behave. He made full use of this position to inform Yan Song of the movements of various factions in the court in time, so that Yan Song could calmly deal with it and make correct decisions, and Zhao Wenhua was able to gradually enter the center of power.

Of course, now that he is the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, the general envoy, and the core of the strict party, it will be easy for him to get the Baihua wine from his hometown in Cicheng, but because the production of Baihua wine is not easy and the output is not much, the Baihua wine in Zhao Wenhua's hand is also the same. limited.

In addition to the jade altar Baihua wine dedicated to Yan Song today, Zhao Wenhua also has a jar of this kind of Baihua wine in his arms, but the jade altar is more exquisitely carved than the Antarctic Immortal Altar in Yan Song's hand. Around the jade altar, there is also a famous Qingci couplet engraved on the altar, "Luoshui Xuangui first offered auspiciousness, the number of yin is nine, the number of yang is nine, and the number of nine is 81. The number is related to the Tao, and the Tao is in harmony with the original Tianzun. I have a feeling; Qishan Danfeng is auspicious, with six males and six females, six and six 36 sounds, the sound is heard in the sky, the emperor of Jiajing was born, and his life is boundless", and the Baihua wine in the jade altar is also more mellow and nourishing, Zhao Wenhua always close to the body
As for why they didn't dedicate to Yan Song together, I can only ask Zhao Wenhua himself.
"Wenhua, what do you think of Zhu Pingan?" Yan Song put the Baihua wine in his hand in the drawer, closed his eyes and rested for a moment, then slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Zhao Wenhua, and asked slowly.

"Zhu Ping'an is a smart man." Zhao Wenhua thought for a moment and replied.

"Oh, where is the cleverness?" Yan Song asked.

"When he just came to visit his adoptive father, his words and deeds showed his awe. He was flattering his adoptive father." Zhao Wenhua said while pouring tea for Yan Song.

"En." Yan Song narrowed his eyes slightly, then shook his head slightly.

"But it's a pity that Zhu Pingan respected and flattered his adoptive father, but he didn't take a stand. In the case of Zhao Daying's impeachment, he was a little ignorant." Seeing this, Zhao Wenhua added.

"Young man, you're a little bit normal." Yan Song stroked his beard and nodded slowly, "There's no rush."

Zhao Wenhua also nodded, "Father's words are true, as long as he is smart, we don't have to worry about him being ignorant of current affairs."

"What you just said about catching a son-in-law under the list surprised me." Yan Song took a sip of tea, put down his cup and looked at Zhao Wenhua and said slowly.

"Father, what do you think of the seven things about the Japanese plague in the southeast that I presented last time?" Zhao Wenhua didn't answer Yan Song's question directly, but asked him what was the draft of the memorial that he dedicated to Yan Song last time.

"The seven things you have offered, the first is to sacrifice to the god of the sea. Please send officials to sacrifice to Jiangyin and Changshu; For those with hundreds of acres, pay more attention to their taxation, and pre-levy the official land tax for three years; the second time to recruit the rich to lose money and self-efficacy, and the matter is better to judge merit; the second time to send important ministers and supervisors; The name of the book is to investigate the situation of thieves. These seven things are quite insightful, and they are rare good theories in recent years. I will polish one or two with you, and you can present them to the Holy One. However, what is the relationship between this and the question I just asked? ?" Yan Song praised Zhao Wenhua's seven things, but was slightly displeased with Zhao Wenhua's refusal to answer questions.

"Thank you, foster father. The foster father doesn't know something. Among the seven things I offer, three of them are the "Strategies for Treating Wolves" answered by Zhu Ping'an in the rural examination." Zhao Wenhua explained.

"Oh"

Hearing this, Yan Song opened his closed eyes to rest his mind somewhat unexpectedly.

(End of this chapter)