Rise From the Humble

After Yan Song, Zhao Wenhua, as the nominal master, also gave Zhu Pingan a congratulatory gift. It was a She inkstone from She County, Anhui Province. It was valuable. He encouraged Zhu Pingan to never forget that "the best in one's work lies in diligence." , the principle of "being wasteful in playing".

Zhu Pingan thanked him endlessly.

It only took about a minute or two. Someone announced outside the door that the clerk had delivered the memorial submitted by the General Secretary today.

Zhu Pingan voluntarily stood up and said goodbye. During this trip, he received a piece of Yan Song's poems and an inkstone.

After Zhu Pingan came out of Yan Song's office room, he was somewhat surprised to find that in addition to Li Chunfang, there were also several officials on duty in Wuyi Hall outside the door. They all stared at him with burning eyes. This look was a bit scary, and Zhu Pingan couldn't help himself. I shivered all over, feeling like a monkey in a zoo being watched around.

"Ahem, Ping'an has met all of you. This is the first time we meet. I hope you will give me more advice in the future." Zhu Ping'an looked confused and then bowed his hands to several officials who were watching.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Several officials returned the greeting to Zhu Ping'an with a somewhat strange expression, exchanged a few brief greetings, and left hand in hand.

After leaving, several officials whispered to each other not far away, and occasionally glanced at Zhu Pingan.

The sound is too small to be heard.

However, Zhu Ping'an knew lip reading and could read their conversation, and then smiled silently. It turned out that this was what happened.

"It's not that bad, it looks a bit silly."

"Yeah, I don't see how special he is. Why did the chief assistant keep him for so long?"

"It seems that Enke's quality is not that good this time. This guy has already become the top pick."

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Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. I just stayed in Yan Song's office for a while, and now I am jealous.

By the way, you are too careless to be jealous.

I was in Yan Song's office room with trepidation every moment. Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua were both veterans of the Ming Dynasty's political circles for decades, and their true thoughts would never be reflected on their faces. Even though they look kind on the outside, just like the parents next door, who knows what they are thinking in their hearts.

In fact, the gentler their smiles were, the more trembling Zhu Pingan became.

When dealing with bosses of their level, if you make a small mistake, you will only be GG.

Li Chunfang, who was waiting outside the door, smiled and explained to Zhu Ping'an, "In the past, new officials who came to Wuyi Hall to guard duty always came to visit the chief minister first, but everyone came out after just a cup of tea. Only Zi Hou He was kept by the chief minister for so long. Therefore, everyone is a little curious about who Zihou is."

Although Zhu Pingan knew what was going on by reading his lips just now, he still listened to Li Chunfang and made a surprised expression. Then he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Everyone really thinks too much. I just met Master Yan at Yan Shoufu's place." Zhao Wenhua, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao was our academic advisor in Nanzhili last year, and he also presided over the scientific examination before the provincial examination. That’s why we talked more."

"Haha, Zihou doesn't need to think too much, they are just curious." Li Chunfang smiled slightly.

Zhu Ping'an thought about the lip reading he just read, and nodded with the corners of his lips raised.

"Zihou, this is Mr. Lu Ben's room. I have just gone in to ask for Mr. Lu Ge's permission. Zihou, just go in." Li Chunfang led Zhu Pingan forward a few meters to another office. In front of the room, he signaled Zhu Ping'an to go in and visit Mr. Lu Ben and Lu Ge.

Zhu Pingan thanked Li Chunfang, and then walked into the room to visit Mr. Lu Ge. Just as he visited Yan Song, Zhu Pingan also bowed to Lu Ben.

In the room, Lu Ben was a energetic old man.

He is over fifty years old, not much younger than Yan Song. He wears a fragrant leaf crown on his head, and his white hair is tied neatly, but there are some age spots on his face. His eyes are sunken but deep and bright, and he looks energetic.

Lu Ben was more dignified, serious in speech, and with a sense of condescension from a superior. He met Zhu Pingan in some official ways and asked some basic questions about Zhu Pingan's writing, calligraphy, and what he was good at. He gave Zhu Pingan a folding fan and quickly picked it up. Tea is served.

Zhu Pingan said goodbye and left knowingly.

Zhu Pingan's visit came out relatively quickly this time. In less than a cup of tea, the officials who were jealous of Zhu Pingan before saw this, looked at each other, smiled, and started whispering.

"This is right, this is how it should be."

"Well, I'd say there's nothing special about this kid."

Zhu Pingan glanced at them and smiled silently.

The next person to visit is the last big boss in the cabinet, who is also the newly promoted cabinet boss. Zhu Pingan is very familiar with this cabinet boss. He is Zhu Pingan's mentor-Master Xu Jiexu.

After Zhu Ping'an entered the door, before he could salute, Xu Jie took his arm affectionately and pushed him onto the chair.

Different from Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua's kindness, Yan Zhao's kindness makes people feel pressured, while Xu Jie's kindness makes people feel comfortable, like spring breeze.

"Zihou is here, sit down and talk. Well, what kind of tea do you like to drink, Longjing, Maojian or Biluochun." Xu Jie asked with a slight smile.

"Thank you, teacher. No need to bother anymore. Students will drink whatever the teacher drinks." How dare he ask the teacher to make tea? Zhu Pingan stood up with a smile and took the teapot from Xu Jie's hand. He felt that the teapot was warm and there was still something left inside. There was tea, so he poured a cup of tea for Xu Jie and another cup of tea for himself.

After pouring, Zhu Pingan added some hot water to the teapot and placed it on the coffee table.

"Zi Hou, I just went to Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Lu Ge's place." Xu Jie asked.

"Back to teacher, the students first visited Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Lu Ge, and the teacher came last." Zhu Pingan nodded and replied.

"Well, Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Lu Ge are both elders of the cabinet. Needless to say, the other officials in Wuyi Palace are also senior, and all of them are more experienced than you. Zihou, don't be smart, and ask them in the future. Study more." Xu Jie nodded and said slowly.

"Student understands." Zhu Pingan replied.

"Well, you have to remember that the cabinet is an important place for machine maintenance, and all aspects of the entire Ming Dynasty are gathered here. Here, you have to read more, listen more, learn more, do more, and ask if you encounter anything you don't understand. Ask until you understand. If other officials can't answer, you can come to me. Don't be afraid of embarrassment. You are still young. It is normal to not understand. Pretending to understand will only make people laugh. In this Wuyi Palace, brain, ear , eyes, mouth, nose, hands and feet, you will benefit a lot." Xu Jie nodded and taught Zhu Pingan to cherish this opportunity to serve in the cabinet.

"Students should remember the teacher's teachings."

Zhu Pingan nodded seriously and thanked Xu Jie from the bottom of his heart. Xu Jie's teachings were very pragmatic and made Zhu Pingan understand how to be on duty in Wuyi Hall.

"One thing you have to remember is that here you have to see more, listen more, learn more, do more, and ask more questions, but you must be careful with your words. You understand what I said." Xu Jie looked at Zhu Pingan and said .

"Students understand that silence is golden." Zhu Pingan nodded.

"Silence is golden, haha, well, it's a common saying. Just understand it." Xu Jie pondered the words "silence is golden" after hearing this, and nodded with a satisfied smile. As a student, he would always let himself His eyes lit up.