Early the next morning, Teochew Hall.

Lin Ran drank all night in the lobby with everyone last night, maybe he was too excited to get Huiyuan, and the amount of alcohol was even better than usual, and he chatted with Ning Jiang for a long time when he returned to the room.

He didn't sleep much, but he was woken up by everyone, reminding him that he had to go to the lord and the master of the house today.

When newcomers enter officialdom, the first relationship network is the teacher-student relationship.

The two examiners are the big and small seat masters, and the same examiner who took your paper is the room master. In addition, the other three hundred and fifty-nine tributes are all your "same year".

Of course, among the three relationships, the relationship between the candidate and the examiner is the most important and closest.

In the eyes of many people, I was able to be admitted to the Gongshi because of my own talent, and the examiner pointed out that I was on an errand for the Gongshi, and the two of them did not have any favors in essence.

It's just that in this era, there is not so much truth to talk about. Now for the examiner of the examination, Gongsheng is directly referred to as "teacher", and this "teacher-student relationship" is also recognized by the government and the opposition.

"Heaven and Earth Jun Parent-Teacher", this is the order of intimacy, and the teachers of this era are only ranked after their parents.

It is precisely like this, this seemingly weak relationship will actually accompany you through the entire officialdom period, which will affect your promotion, and even fate will be tied to your teacher.

Wu Shan and Yan Hao are fellow villagers, and now Yan Hao has been in power for more than ten years and has become a powerful minister of the government and the opposition. When Yan Hao intended to marry Wu Shan, Wu Shan was right because he climbed this big tree.

It's just that Wu Shan categorically refused, and he had to stay away from Yan Song, why? may have the idea that he is not ashamed to be in the company of a traitor like Yan Song, but he also has the bitterness of not being able to do so, because he is Xia Yan's protégé.

In the fourteenth year of Jiajing, Wu Shanzhong won the tribute, and Xia Yan, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at that time, was not only his fellow countryman, but also the chief examiner of the examination. The two formed a teacher-student relationship, and he was also marked with Xia Yan's chrome mark.

Wu Shan got to explore flowers in the palace examination and entered the Hanlin Academy as an editor of the Hanlin Academy, but he didn't know if he was taken care of by the mentor who later became the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, but this relationship was not something he could get rid of.

Everyone knows what happened later, in the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing, Xia Yan was framed by Yan Song again because of his support for the recovery of Hetao, and was abandoned and executed, and ended up with the most miserable end.

For this kind of villain who framed his teacher, no matter what the relationship between Wu Shan and Xia Yan is, at least he must maintain his side. If you still want to take refuge in him, you will be blamed by Shilin today.

But after all, ten years have passed, and many things are afraid of things and people.

Xu Jie and Xia Yan actually have the names of teachers and students, and they were promoted by Xia Yan, but they still married their granddaughter to Yan Song's grandson as a concubine. There are many things in officialdom that seem to be forgotten with the passage of time.

After Wu Shan was promoted from the Ministry of Officials to the Ministry of Rites, there has been a saying in the capital that Wu Shan has actually secretly taken refuge in Yan Hao, so he successfully got this position.

I don't know if this matter was deliberately slandered by political enemies, or if it was true, but people couldn't see the truth clearly.

After washing, Lin Ran pushed open the door and looked up at the blue sky, but his mood was diametrically opposite to the good weather, his face looked extremely gloomy, and he muttered to himself: "If it is Xu Jie's main exam, how good it would be!" ”

According to the development of history, the future will be the world of Xu Jie, and following Xu Jie's is the most correct behavior. It's just that God played with him again and gave him the worst option.

If Wu Shan is a member of the Yan Party, then he will definitely be liquidated by the Xu Party in the future. If Wu Shan is not a member of the Yan Party, then his ancestor is Xia Yan, and now he will be poisoned by the Yan Party.

He suddenly found that their current class of tributes was the most miserable, either in the present or in the future.

"Senior brother, what did you just say?" Yang Futian, who came out with him, yawned, he was drunk and carried back to the room last night, and he still looks groggy to this day.

"Say you're a pig in my way!" Ning Jiang in the room accused very dissatisfied.

"You are less arrogant, I may not be lower than you in the ranking of the palace exam!" Yang Futian made a way and said grinding his teeth.

"Just you?" Ning Jiang's face was full of disdain, and then he turned his head to Lin Ran and said, "I'll go with you today, first to visit the seat master, then to the little seat master, and finally we will go separately to visit the seat master." ”

"Where are you going? I'll go with you! Yang Futian looked at them as if they were going to leave him, so he hurriedly said.

"Are you really stupid or fake stupid? You are destined to fall to the top three jinshi, the level of the master allows you to climb, can you afford to climb? You should visit the landlord now, and you should go the other way with us! Ning Jiang turned around and accused loudly in a preachy tone.

Ning Jiang's words were indeed out of kindness, and a court member of Wu Shan's level naturally had a very high vision.

He now has 360 protégés, even if he wants to carry it, he is also a good seedling from Hanlin, and it is absolutely impossible to promote the top three jinshi who are destined to be assigned to the place.

The Ming Dynasty has long formed an unspoken rule, the ability of officialdom is important, but the background is even more important. If you want to enter the cabinet, you must be from Hanlin, and the top three jinshi can only achieve six Shangshu at most.

It is precisely in this way that Yang Futian's wisest way is to curry favor with the low-grade house master and follow the house master to have a good relationship, so that he has a better chance of getting promoted.

Therefore, the correct order of visits should be the opposite of Lin Ran, and it should not follow Lin Ran, who is destined to enter the Hanlin Academy.

"Why should I listen to you, I'll be with you!" Yang Futian raised his chin and said stubbornly.

Ning Jiang glared at him fiercely, and then shook his head, knowing that this thing was hopeless.

The three of them went to the lobby together, had a brief breakfast, and then went out with the other eight tributes.

can kill all the way from scholars to tribute, it is impossible to be a stupid person. Now that half of my foot has stepped into the officialdom, many things will also take the initiative to explore, and it seems that they have grown a lot overnight.

Obviously, they also figured out the doorway, and followed Lin Ran and the three of them to say goodbye at the entrance of the alley.

Although they are both Gongsheng and Lin Ran, they already understand that there are still many differences between Gongsheng and Gongsheng. Lin Ran is destined to enter the Hanlin Academy, and they are very likely to be transferred to other places, and the treatment is not the same.

Since they were going to pay their respects, they naturally needed to prepare some gifts, so the three of them went to the high-end study shop first.

Lin Ran chose the best inkstone, mainly because this inkstone was produced in Guangdong, and this gift has a double meaning.