novelden Chapter 1938 3 years
Chapter 1938 3 years
After the ceremony, Lu Dingniang left with the female relatives, and the remaining few people accompanied Wang Yuangan, which made Wang Yuangan flattered.
The people in front of him were the backbone of Prince Ji's Mansion, and they were higher than him in both status and position.
The worst one among them is Wang Hongfu, the chief treasurer of Ji Wang Mansion. He controls all the industries of Ji Wang Mansion and is actually at the fifth level of finance.
Manage the first chamber of commerce in the Tang Dynasty and control the fate of merchants all over the world.
Everyone outside has to call him Manager Wang. Even some dignitaries want to make friends with him just to take care of their family's business.
Such a person doesn't even have the qualifications to speak in front of King Ji.
Since the ceremony began, Wang Hongfu has been keeping his head down, smiling coquettishly, and dared not say a word.
But even so, Wang Hongfu was far inferior to him, and he could only spit at him and curse him for being greedy for money.
As for the other three, he is even more incomparable. Pei Mingli is of the fifth rank, and the other two are of the fourth rank.
How could he, a doctor from Hongwenguan, compare himself with others?
"Wang Qing, from now on my two children will be entrusted to you." Li Shen said with a smile after returning to the main seat.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will do my best to teach the young master and the young lady well."
Disciple? What a joke, these are two ancestors. He dare not replace them with disciples.
He never thought about ordering his disciples around or asking them to greet him in the morning and evening, but he would consider it even if he was asked to slap his hands twice.
Prince Ji has a bad reputation. Don't let him get angry and kill himself. That would be a waste of time.
"I wonder what Wang Qing's plans are for the future?" Li Shen asked again.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have been working at the Hongwen Academy. My future will depend on the will of the court and Your Majesty. I don't have any plans."
Speaking of Wang Yuan, I feel a little sad. He has passed the imperial examination for several years, but he has been wasting time in the Hongwenguan.
He originally wanted to wait for an opportunity in Hongwenguan, but things did not go as he wished and he never got that chance.
Entering middle age, he no longer has any extravagant hopes and is no longer as ambitious as he was at the beginning.
When Li Shen heard this, he sensed a sense of being underappreciated. He thought carefully about whether he should transfer Wang Yuangan to Prince Ji's Mansion.
However, Li Shen quickly dismissed this idea. There shouldn't be so many people in Prince Ji's Mansion. He had just accepted Pei Mingli, and it had only been a short time. Now he wanted Wang Yuangan again. What would Li Shimin and the crown prince think?
"Why are you so pessimistic, Lord Wang? The court is in urgent need of a group of talented people. I think Lord Wang has a good chance.
Don't give up, your promotion is just around the corner." Li Shen advised.
Wang Yuangan has now become the teacher of his own children. As long as this matter is spread, more attention will be paid to it. By then, if Wang Yuangan has some talents, the court will not bury this talent.
Given his relationship with Li Chengqian, it would be no big deal to assign him a minor official position.
"Thank you for your kind words, Prince Ji. I don't have such high hopes. I just hope to have the opportunity to serve the court."
Wang Yuangan saluted and replied, secretly delighted in his heart. Since Prince Ji said so, he would definitely do something for him.
As long as His Royal Highness Prince Ji is willing to help, Wang Yuangan will also be able to enter the court.
“Of course, I know that Wang Qing is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and is truly a model for scholars.
However, I have some selfish motives. Could you please wait for three years and teach my two children wholeheartedly? After three years, I will help you seek a position in the court.
what do you think? "
Li Shen praised him first, and then asked. What he was thinking was, if you get promoted, who will teach his children?
"Three years? Does it mean that after three years, Your Highness will no longer need me to teach the young master and the young lady?" Wang Yuan was a little surprised. Does this mean that he wants to sever the master-disciple relationship?
Since ancient times, there has been no master-disciple relationship among aristocrats. It is all just hypocrisy.
“No, no, no, they still need to be taught, but in three years, I plan to send them both to the Imperial Academy.
It’s not that Wang Qing’s teaching is bad, it’s just that I don’t want the two of them to be like canaries in a cage, only able to move around in this palace.
This king hopes that they can have childhood playmates and interact more with people of their own age."
Li Shen shook his head after hearing this. He had decided long ago to send them to the Imperial College so that they could have friends and not have to deal with the wet nurse and servants all day long.
"So that's how it is. Your Highness Prince Ji is right." Wang Yuan suddenly realized and praised Prince Ji again and again, saying that Prince Ji really put a lot of effort into his two children.
"So, Your Majesty, you have to bear with it. I heard that there is a vacancy for the Crown Prince's groom. I wonder if Your Majesty is interested.
Although this official position is a bit lower, it belongs to the close ministers around the prince and can be considered idle.
If Wang Qing is willing, I will write a letter tomorrow to recommend Wang Qing.
I wonder what your Majesty thinks?"
Li Shen looked at Wang Yuangan and asked with a smile, the position of Prince's Horse Groom is the Prince's attendant official, not really washing the Prince's horses.
Usually, he acts as the guide when the prince travels.
Wang Yuangan certainly knew the importance of this role. He was an attendant beside the prince and usually held an important position to assist the prince.
When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, the status of the groom will immediately be upgraded to a higher level. Li Gang was the crown prince's groom back then.
"I would like to thank His Highness Prince Ji for his support." Wang Yuangan immediately stood up and bowed deeply to Li Shen.
He didn't expect that he would receive such a big surprise right after becoming the teacher of the children of Prince Ji's Mansion.
The first position he got was a fifth-rank official position, and he thought it would be good enough to get a sixth or seventh-rank position as a prime minister.
"Haha... Wang Qing, you don't have to be polite. As long as you don't despise your official position, it's fine. With Wang Qing's talent, perhaps there will be a place for Wang Qing in the court in the future."
Li Shen was very satisfied with Wang Yuangan's attitude. This was also a way to cultivate his own strength invisibly, which might be useful at a critical moment.
Multiple friends mean multiple paths, multiple enemies mean multiple walls.
Now that Wang Yuangan has boarded the Ji Palace, his future career should be much smoother. However, Li Shen was only recommending him.
If Wang Yuangan is really a talent, Li Shen doesn't mind helping him to defeat the enemy. But if he is only talented in writing but lacks management skills,
Then Li Shen could only arrange a spare room for him to live out his retirement.
Everyone chatted for a while, and it was nothing more than Li Shen asking questions and Wang Yuangan answering.
He held a lowly official position, and it was a great honor for him to be able to sit and chat with King Ji. According to common sense, he didn't even have the chance to meet Li Shen.
Everyone present was much stronger than him, which made Wang Yuan feel quite restrained.
He only sat halfway on the chair, and every time Li Shen asked him a question, he would stand up and salute.
(It hurts so much that I can’t sit still. I don’t even know what I’m writing.)