Chapter 28 Being used
History is not very good. I don’t know what kind of existence Cai You and Cai’s eldest son were in history, but just hearing the word “Cai Jing” is enough. When Zhao Rong learned that the middle-aged man in his thirties and forties was Cai Jing’s eldest son Cai You, Zhao Rong opened his mouth all of a sudden and exclaimed in his heart: “It’s true? If I come to see a woman’s sumo wrestling, can I meet Cai Jing’s son? Or Cai Jing’s eldest son? This person named Wu Min, wouldn’t he be coaxing me to play?”
"Young Master, how about it?" Cai You spoke again and said with a smile: "Although the Yin Bu official cannot be as good as the official who is in the imperial examination, it is still a good way in the officialdom. It is a little better than the officials who have taken other ways to become officials. Are you interested?"
"Young Master, why don't you thank Master Cai?" Wu Min also smiled and said, "The opportunity is rare. Although your mentor Mr. Huang is a bachelor of Duanming Palace, his official position is only a third rank. According to the regulations of the court, he can only recommend descendants and grandsons to be officials, and he has no right to recommend students or guests. So even if you agree, Master Cai still has to think of a solution from his father before he can get a place for you. Master Cai is so kind to you, why don't you thank him?"
(During the Song Dynasty, every year of suburban sacrifice, the prime minister could recommend up to five officials who were in charge of the imperial examination at a time, and there was no need to be blood-related.)
He quietly pinched his thighs and couldn't help but curiosity in his heart. Zhao Rong still attached himself to Wu Min's ear and asked in a low voice: "Master Wu, isn't Mr. Cai joking? I have no relatives and no reason, but I just met for the first time. Can he recommend me to be an official? Also, this Master Cai is really the eldest son of Mr. Cai?"
Wu Min smiled, whispered a few words to Cai You, and then said to Zhao Rong: "You may not believe this young master, but as long as you agree, this Grand Official Cai will definitely do this for you, and you don't need any thanks. Also, if you doubt whether Cai's identity is true or false, it is easy to deal with. Tomorrow, you will bring a post to visit Cai Xianggong's mansion on Liangmen West Street, and you will know whether it is true or false."
Seeing that Wu Min was so confident and took the initiative to teach herself how to distinguish the authenticity of Cai You's identity, Zhao Rong couldn't help but believe it, and thought to himself: "Is it true? Cai You is really Cai Jing's eldest son? If this is true, I just have to agree and use Cai You's help to become an official. Then wouldn't I hug Tong Guan and Cai Jing's two thick thighs at the same time?"
"Young master, why? I was so happy that I was stunned?" Wu Min smiled and urged: "Do you agree or not, you are giving me a word."
Looking at Wu Min, who looked at Cai You who was laughing relaxedly next to him, Zhao Rong almost blurted out that he wanted to accept Cai You's kind recommendation, but when he said that, Zhao Rong suddenly calmed down and quickly said in his heart: "Don't be anxious first, don't be impulsive! So what if he is really Cai Jing's eldest son? For no reason, why should he recommend me to be an official? Also, Wu Min said it very clearly. Even if my master is already a third-rank official, he has no right to recommend me to be an official according to the rules. If Cai You wants to do this, he has to follow his own father's way. Why should he be so kind to me? What is his purpose?"
When analyzing Cai You's purpose, Zhao Rong, who had been in a public institution for a while, naturally immediately remembered Tong Guan, who was currently in the court, and immediately guessed Cai You's intention and thought to himself: "It must be because of Tong Guan! Cai You must have wanted to flatter Tong Guan, and he also knew that Tong Guan intended to support me, so he wanted to get my affairs first and let Tong Guan inherit his feelings and thank him. Otherwise, he would give me this opportunity unless he took the wrong medicine."
"Then should I seize this opportunity?" Zhao Rong thought to himself and said to himself: "If I agree, I can take this opportunity to hug Cai Jing's thighs, but what would Tong Guan think?"
Considering Tong Guan's reaction, Zhao Rong's blood that had already begun to boil suddenly cooled down and said in his heart: "You must never forget to consider Tong Guan's reaction. I asked Huang Shang to write a letter to call me to Kaifeng. In addition to giving me a chance to support me, I must also join his faction and become his accomplice. If I beg for the quota that Cai You promised, I took this opportunity to hold Cai Jing's thigh. Tong Guan would definitely feel that I have no position in being a human being. The fence-bearing grass is like the wind, and I am the mother with milk. Even if I don't treat me like anything for the sake of my master, I will definitely treat me as an outsider in the future."
"And." At this moment, Zhao Rong thought about it even longer and said in his heart: "So what if I hug Cai Jing's thigh? Cai You gave me this opportunity for Tong Guan's sake. After using Tong Guan's flattery, he would definitely forget me and never care about my life or death again. It would be difficult for me to go further in the future. But Tong Guan is different. He and my master Huang Shang are brothers and brothers, and they will send troops to fight Fang La together in the future. With this relationship, I can get familiar with him, so that he can think of me often and support me if he has the opportunity."
Not only that, in addition to these interests, Zhao Rong suddenly remembered a historical article he saw in the 21st century. Although Zhu Xie, one of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, took up the position by holding Cai Jing's thick thighs, Cai Jing asked Tong Guan to take action and forged fake military origins and fake military merits for Zhu Xie, and then brought Zhu Xie into the officialdom of the Northern Song Dynasty. If Cai Jing really had the ability to directly promote Zhu Xie to the throne, why should he ask Tong Guan?
When Zhao Rong was planning, Wu Min was already impatient to wait and urged: "Why don't this young master say anything? Do you agree to it or not? Also, don't blame me for not reminding you that the opportunity is rare. If you miss this village, there will be no such store in the future."
Taking a deep breath in a quiet breath, Zhao Rong made up his mind and bowed to Cai You, who had been smiling and said, "Master Cai, I am very grateful for your kindness. In the future, if you have the chance, I will definitely be a cow and horse, tie a grass and hold a ring to repay your kindness. But I am really sorry. Although I am grateful for your kindness, I cannot accept your kindness. So I can only say sorry to you, but I cannot accept it."
"What?" Wu Min was shocked and asked, "Young Master, are you kidding?"
"Why?" Cai You asked calmly: "Young Master, do you think I'm playing with you?"
"Of course not." Zhao Rong quickly shook his head and said frankly: "Why don't you dare to accept your kindness from the great official? I dare not deceive you. I will only ask the great official. If it is a great official, you wrote a letter to summon him to come to Kaifeng City from Runzhou, thousands of miles away. If you encounter other opportunities, you will change your party immediately. What would you think?"
Cai You was silent for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "What the young master said is very true. It is true that I am abrupt. OK, even if this has not happened, I will not take it seriously. Let's watch sumo wrestling."
It was also coincidental that at this moment, two pretty strong women were already wearing short-sleeved collarless clothes and climbed to the ring. A shocking cheering sound broke out in the tile houses crowded with spectators. Then someone began to bet on whether the woman won the sumo wrestling. Cai You also turned his attention to the ring and ignored Zhao Rong. Wu Min looked at Zhao Rong in confusion and turned his head to look at the sumo wrestling. Zhao Rong murmured in his heart, saying, "Tong Guan, Eunuch Tong, I am so loyal to you, you should reward me more, right?"
Of course, the so-called female sumo wrestling is far less intense than the male sumo wrestling. The most eye-catching thing is the erotic scene during the period. As a result, Zhao Rong and others did not come in vain. During the game, the clothes of the two women were torn apart by their opponents. As the white and tender bodies were exposed, shouts and whistles in the field were also heard one after another. Zhao Rong also clearly saw that Cai You, as Cai Jing's eldest son, also whistled when the female contestant exposed, evaluating the woman's figure loudly, without the reserve and solemnity of a high-ranking official in the court.
Of course, if Zhao Rong's history could be better, and if Cai You often dressed up as a clown at palace banquets to please Song Huizong, Zhao Rong would definitely not be surprised.
The matter was not over. After a while, when the game ended, Cai You, who had been standing next to Zhao Rong, yawned and asked Wu Min to go home to rest. Then he had not forgotten to bow to Zhao Rong and said, "This young man, it's not too early, I have to go back and rest. Let's leave here and see you again if you are destined to be there."
"See you again if you are destined to be."
Zhao Rong hurriedly returned the greeting, Cai You nodded with a smile, and suddenly remembered something, and said hurriedly: "By the way, I have been chatting for so long, but I still don't know your surname Gao's name."
"I dare not take it." Zhao Rong hurriedly replied: "I am here to go to Zhao Rong, and I am lucky to have the same surname as the official family, and I am glorious."
"It turned out to be Zhao Rong and Mr. Zhao." Cai You smiled and said, "I will remember this name."
After saying this, Cai You didn't say much, and took Wu Min out and left Washe. The entourage who had been hiding in the crowd had also quickly followed. Then when he left Washe's gate and walked to a place with few people, Wu Min said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know that the yellow-haired boy with a strong sky and a thick earth, you kindly support him, but he dares to refuse."
"Don't underestimate him." Cai You said calmly: "Didn't notice that he thought carefully for a while before he refused my kindness to support me? This person is thoughtful and steady. If Tong Neixiang really gives him a chance, he is afraid that his future will be limitless."
"He ruined the big news about the young master. Do you still look down on him so much?" Wu Min asked curiously: "He refuses the young master's support, so that you can miss the opportunity to sell a favor to the child's inner minister. Do you not care about it at all?"
"Why should I take trivial matters to heart?" Cai You smiled slightly and said, "Besides, what big thing did he ruin me again? Sometimes, if you want to sell favors to others, you don't need to do anything practical, you just need to say it."
"What does your son mean?" Wu Min was a little puzzled.
"You will know tomorrow." Cai You said with a smile: "When the court breaks tomorrow, you will wait for me outside the palace gate. Then we will go to see Tong Xiang together, and you can help me with a few words."
With endless curiosity, during the morning court the next day, Cai You's best friend Wu Min came to the palace gate early to wait. Fortunately, the court meeting did not last long. It was just as the sky was clear, and all the civil and military officials who attended the court had already dispersed from the palace at the fifth hour. Cai You was still the first group of officials who walked out of the palace gate. After meeting Wu Min, Cai You didn't speak, but just gave a wink at Wu Min. Wu Min understood and didn't speak either. He just stood side by side with Cai You, waiting for Tong Guan to disperse the palace.
Cai You and Wu Min did not wait in vain. After a while, Tong Guan walked out of the palace gate surrounded by a group of officials. Then, when Tong Guan said goodbye, everyone got on the horse and was about to go home, Cai You hurriedly greeted Tong Guan and bowed to him, and asked with a smile on his face: "Taiwei, you have nothing to do in the palace today, have you been home so early?"
"It's okay in the palace today, but there's something going on in the northwest. The barbarians of the Western Xia are ready to move. They have been on the border for a while and may have big moves, so they want to go back and cook military affairs early." Tong Guan replied with a smile.
"Teacher, thank you for your hard work." Cai You hurriedly said, "But the Grand Marshal must take more care of you. All the important military affairs of the Song Dynasty are on you alone. You must take care of yourself."
"It's okay, I can still hold on to this old bone." Tong Guan smiled and said, "Nephew, if nothing else, I will leave first."
"Please, Taiwei." Cai You hurriedly led Tong Guan's horse to the horse and served Tong Guan on the horse home. Then when Tong Guan rode on the war horse, Cai You seemed to suddenly remember something and hurriedly said, "By the way, I almost forgot to congratulate the Taiwei, congratulations to the Taiwei, congratulations to the Taiwei."
"Where does the joy come from?" Tong Guan asked inexplicably.
"Congratulations to the Grand Marshal for adding another talent under his command." Cai You said with a smile.
"Another talent? What does this mean by nephew?"
Tong Guan became more and more confused as he listened. Cai You smiled and then said that Tong Guan had a rough talk about what happened when he met Zhao Rong last night. During this period, he added fuel to the fire and praised Zhao Rong for his intelligence and talent. Then he casually said that he wanted to support Zhao Rong for Tong Guan but was rejected by Zhao Rong. Tong Guan listened to Da Qi and said, "The disciple of Brother Yanshan is so blessed to meet you by chance in the downtown area?"
"That's right." Cai You nodded and smiled and said, "At first, I didn't know that he was a disciple of Mr. Yanshan, but after seeing him take out the folding fan of your Taiwei, I immediately guessed that he must have something to do with you Taiwei, so I started talking to him and knew his situation."
When things came to this point, Wu Min understood what Cai You meant and hurriedly said, "Taiwei, the senior official was really unbelievable at that time. Mr. Cai was kindly willing to support the Grand Marshal Zhao, and that Grand Marshal Zhao could actually refuse. But after thinking about it carefully, the senior official immediately understood that it was natural for him to make such a decision. How could the grand Marshal, your nephew, accept the support from others and forget the summoning of your Taiwei?"
They are all human spirits. After hearing this, Tong Guan immediately understood what Cai You meant and said with a smile: "That little bastard who doesn't know how to be so arrogant is so ignorant. When he sees him, I will naturally scold him very well and ask him to kneel down in front of his nephew to apologize."
"And." After reciprocating, Tong Guan added: "Thank you to my nephew and kindly support my nephews and juniors. I take the matter of Xuanhe Dian to heart, but if you have the chance, I will definitely give you more good words to you in front of the official."
"Thank you, thank you for your support."
Cai You quickly bowed to the ground, Tong Guan smiled, nodded and slapped his horse forward, leading his entourage back to his mansion on Qishengyuan Street, Wu Min also quickly saluted Tong Guan and left. Then, as soon as Tong Guan and his party walked away, Wu Min quickly bowed to Cai You and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to the eldest son, congratulations to the eldest son. With the words of Tong Nei Prime Minister, the position of Xuanhe Palace in the newly established official position is the Grand Secretary, the eldest son, you must be the eldest son."
Cai You smiled and whispered: "Before things are done, don't be open-minded, especially my fourth brother is not allowed to know, otherwise there may be some trouble."
Chapter completed!