sbdcsierra Chapter 251: Not Wanting Face
Chapter 251: Not Wanting Face
At this moment, Xuan'er came over and said, "Guye, a middle-aged man came outside and said he was looking for you."
Xu Qing nodded, and walked outside only to find that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was standing at the door of his house.
Xu Qing arched his cupped hands and said, "Brother, why are you here? Please come in quickly."
There are actually many advantages to being the smallest one in the court, that is, you don't have to worry about the address anymore, even if you don't know the name of the Daoist family, just call him senior brother, there is a high probability that you will be right.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials sighed as he walked in: "Little brother, little brother, you have really caused a big disaster this time! Do you know how much trouble your soft paper has caused in the capital and the court?"
Xu Qing also pretended to sigh and said: "The matter has come to this, and there is nothing I can do."
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials hated iron and steel and said: "You are so reckless this time, even if you sell soft paper, you don't need to tell them the specific use of this thing, let them figure it out by themselves, so there is still room for maneuver Well, there is no room for manoeuvre in this approach of the National Chamber of Commerce! However, the reaction of those scholars in the capital is a little too fast, I'm afraid..."
Xu Qing looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and asked, "What are you afraid of?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "I'm afraid that the current situation is the result of someone behind the scenes, in order to push you and the National Chamber of Commerce to the forefront! Ruined your reputation!"
Xu Qing still looked puzzled on the surface: "I think that I have never offended anyone, whether in court or among the people, so why do they want to ruin my reputation?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said: "Destroying your reputation has nothing to do with you. What has to do with it is only the benefits they can get after ruining your reputation."
"Everyone in the court is in danger of the last audit, and they are afraid that His Majesty will continue to investigate, but if you and the National Chamber of Commerce are pushed to the forefront, it can attract His Majesty's attention and make His Majesty ignore the accounts. things."
"Even if you haven't forgotten, you can buy them more time and let them clean up the remaining clues. Even if His Majesty wants to check afterwards, there is no proof."
Xu Qing didn't expect that his nominal senior brother would be able to deduce so many insinuations through such a matter. No wonder he was able to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and his political sense is sharp enough!
But it is a pity that it is still a bit worse than the Xian Wang, because the situation they have seen and can deduce is just what the Xian Wang and the Emperor of Chu want them to see.
The two sat in the lobby, and Xu Qing ordered the servant girl to serve tea.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials took a sip and said: "Your Majesty's punishment for the younger brother, the younger brother must already know about it?"
Xu Qing said: "In the future, there will be no need to go to court again."
When Xu Qing said this, there was joy in his eyes that he tried to hide but couldn't hide.
Seeing Xu Qing's appearance, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials secretly said: No, the younger brother won't be stupid because of the stimulation he received, right?
But think about it, how much does it hurt a person not to be able to go to court and stay at home?
As the saying goes, extremes of things are reversed, and extremes of joy beget sorrow, so sorrow can naturally beget joy.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials quickly comforted him: "Young junior brother, don't worry too much, and stay calm. When the rumors of this period of time have passed, I will help you to intercede in front of His Majesty, and strive to let the younger brother return to the court as soon as possible. .”
When Xu Qing heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, no, I don't want to bother senior brother anymore, don't beg for mercy!"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials waved his hand and said: "Everyone is a member of the lord's family, you are welcome to your own people, and the younger brother will wait for the good news of the brother!"
As he said that, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was about to stand up and leave. He couldn't stay any longer, and originally wanted to chat with the younger brother, but now it seems that he should rest at home by himself.
To be honest, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials did not want Xu Qing to fall, because with his talent, he could go further in this court, and he also hoped that if he was in trouble one day, Xu Qing would be able to pull him over. Do it yourself!
Even if it's not difficult, if Xu Qing rises up, he will be able to help the court more in the future.
And Xu Qing is currently the only person in the imperial court who can see talent and foresee his rise, who else will he pull?
When the Minister of the Ministry of Officials was about to walk out of the door of the lobby, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Qing. He had talked too much nonsense just now, and almost forgot the business!
Xu Qing looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who had turned back and asked doubtfully, "What else is there, brother?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials said with a flattering expression: "Little brother, do you still have that soft paper at home? Can you let senior brother take some away? You don't know, there are too many people buying soft paper now, but It's not easy to buy, and it's not convenient to buy as a senior brother, do you still have it at the little junior brother's house?"
Xu Qing: "..."
When the Minister of the Ministry of Officials left, he carried a burden on his back. The Minister of the Household Department came soon after he left, with the same rhetoric, the same concern, and he carried the same burden when he left.
Originally, it wouldn't be possible to sneak to Xu Qing's house to get it, but soft paper is really hard to buy in the market!
It was sold out as soon as it was released, and the soft paper output of the National Chamber of Commerce could not supply enough soft paper to meet the huge demand for soft paper in the capital.
This has led to a situation where buying paper all depends on queuing up overnight, and you can't buy it with money.
Yes, why can't I buy it?
It really shouldn't be!
With so many people boycotting soft paper, how could the soft paper sold by the National Chamber of Commerce be out of stock? !
How strange!
...
After all, soft paper is not ordinary paper. It is used in every aspect of life. It can be said that apart from being unable to write, the use of soft paper has been developed to the extreme by the hardworking people in the capital!
Wipe your face, wipe your nose, wipe your cough... including tables, chairs and benches can all be wiped.
Moreover, after using soft paper, no one will want to use that sad little bamboo piece again!
Under these various uses, there is a huge demand for soft paper.
It seems that we need to increase the soft paper workshop!
Xu Qing is sure that some scholars can resist the soft paper and at the same time have to change clothes and queue up to buy it.
Just when Xu Qing was about to go to the bedroom again, Xuan'er walked over and told Xu Qing that someone had come again.
Xu Qing was very angry, one after another endlessly, right?
First the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, then the Minister of the Household Department, each of them had their small mouths as if they had been smeared with honey, but in the end they just wanted to get the soft paper that could not be bought in the market from themselves!
It turns out that in the state of Chu, not only the royal relatives and relatives have not wanting faces, but also the high officials in the court have not wanting faces!