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For example, Lin Yanchao is a six-grade salary, and the imperial court only gives him a monthly salary of ten stones, plus various public subsidies, and the 'annual salary' is only one hundred taels.

One hundred taels is very good for a middle-class family, but it is not enough for Jingguan.

Wang Shizhen mentioned that when he was an official in Beijing, he spent six or seven hundred taels a year, barely enough to eat and wear.

Therefore, there is a sentence 'Beijing officials, big and small, all look up to foreign officials'.

How to look up, the names are about, charcoal respect, ice respect, don't respect, joy respect, New Year's respect, festival respect, etc.

For example, Lin Yanchao has a bunch of worship posts in his hand, which is about what the officials sent is farewell (Beijing officials go out on business, others give travel expenses), and festival respect (the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, meaning meaning).

Lin Yanchao heard Chen Jichuan say that almost the people who came to give gifts today were blocked by the street in front of the house, and he couldn't help but have a headache.

Seeing that there were so many posts in front of him, Lin Yanchao didn't bother to read them, and asked Chen Jichuan to read them to himself.

Chen Jichuan said: "Master, this is a farewell gift from your colleague Huang Fengxiang of the Hanlin Academy, a total of eight taels of silver tattooed, and a kudzu robe." ”

Huang Fengxiang is an old friend of Lin Yanchao, and this time he went to take the Lord's exam, and he gave gifts to each other, which can be regarded as a friend exchange.

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "Brother Ming Zhou has a heart, he is in Beijing, and his life is not rich, doesn't he like to drink tea?" I remember that there is still a can of Lu'an tea left at home, and you took the order and he brought it to the house. ”

Chen Jichuan said yes, ordered someone to do it, and pulled out a famous post.

"The name of the lord is a farewell tribute to the Shanxi patrol according to Zhang Youding, and I will give you a copy of the ear, and I sincerely ask you to meet with the lord in person."

Sixty ears are sixty taels of silver.

Lin Yanchao frowned and said: "I have never had any contact with him with this one, why do you give this generous gift." ”

Chen Jichuan read to the famous post: "Master, Zhang Youding said in the letter that he once served as the magistrate of a county in Jiangsu Province, and the master of the county was from Quanzhou, and the third uncle of the master also lived in Hongtang, and the master of your house is across the street, so you have half a friendship with the master. ”

It's okay, it's a forced relationship.

"My hometown in Hongtang, just one street, where did I come from the next street," Lin Yanchao said angrily, "I have such the ability to squeeze the crack in the door, and I will seal sixty taels as soon as I meet, and I must ask for help, and I will refuse it for me." ”

Chen Jichuan took out another famous post and said: "Master, this is the name of Zhang Zhongshu of the cabinet, and he recommended him to meet with Hu Yuanwai of Tianfu." In the letter, Hu Yuanwai's three sons are all Nanguo Zijian Gongjian, this year to the township, I beg you to take care of one or two, another two hundred taels of Fengjie, a box of bird's nest, the letter said that if you take a son, send two hundred taels, if the three sons are taken, send six hundred and sixty-six taels of silver! ”

Six hundred and sixty-six taels, this true heart is 666.

Lin Yanchao said: "The post is returned, but Zhang Zhongshu has a good relationship with me, I will enclose a letter and visit him another day." ”

After a while, the subordinate replied: "Since Zhang Zhongshu's subordinate replied to the lord that he would not accept this gold, then please accept this box of bird's nest." ”

Lin Yanchao's eyes narrowed and he commanded Chen Jichuan.

After Chen Jichuan went out, he replied to Lin Yanchao in a moment: "The old man is really clever, there are three silver tickets with Yongfengxiang ticket numbers at the bottom of this bird's nest box, and each of them is one hundred taels. I've already refused to accept it for my lord. ”

Lin Yanchao shook his head, Chen Jichuan took a post, and was about to read it when he suddenly stopped.

Lin Yanchao suddenly saw Chen Jichuan's mysterious expression and asked, "What?" ”

Chen Jichuan took this famous post and said: "There is also a Hu merchant who sent a pair of Persian beauties and presented them to the master. ”

Persian beauties? Or a couple?

At that time, the upper class of the Ming Dynasty liked Persian beauties, and it was also a romantic affair to let Hu Ji enter the room.

"What do you want from this Hu Shang?"

"No, he just said he wanted to get acquainted with the master."

Chen Jichuan thought to himself, Lin Yanchao's age is when his blood is strong, and he is afraid that he will agree.

Lin Yanchao pondered: "I suddenly remembered that the Hu merchants in the capital were quite close to the imperial eunuchs, right?" ”

Chen Jichuan said: "Yes, there is such a saying. ”

"I remember that when Mu Miao was there, the eunuch Meng Chong once gave a Persian beauty, which was deeply liked by the first emperor, and was also named Concubine Chen," Lin Yanchao said, "This Hu Shang is Feng Bao's person, and he refused for me." ”

In the following letters, if the respect is too expensive, Lin Yanchao will refuse it.

This is to respect the rank of the official and ignore the friendship. If you send three auxiliary ministers, a few hundred taels is not too much.

Lin Yanchao heard that there was a person who gave a gift to a certain pavilion elder in the same year, and he gave two hundred taels of silver for the first time, but the other party didn't come out to see him.

The second time I offered three hundred taels, I only met once, and I didn't say a word of thanks.

As for Lin Yanchao, because he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, foreign officials often send respects, but his grade is usually capped in this way from a few taels to a dozen taels, but if there are more, he has other intentions, so he will not accept it.

I just finished reading the post in hand, and then someone sent another post.

Lin Yanchao couldn't help but say to himself, this is simply endless.

Chen Jichuan took it and read it to: "Master, this name post was given by Hu Ding, a political participant in Zhejiang, and there was only one post, no gift." ”

Lin Yanchao was surprised: "What? Master Huen? ”

Chen Jichuan was also surprised: "Teacher? I remember how many teachers you have, sir, and there is no one surnamed Hu among the case masters? ”

Lin Yanchao shook his head and said, "You don't know this, this Master Hu En, who was once the deputy envoy of Fujian Tixue Dao and the inspector of a province. When he watched the social studies of Fenghongtang, he once accepted me as a protégé, and later heard that he moved to the right to participate in politics in Zhejiang. ”

Chen Jichuan suddenly said: "I see, master, this nonsense...... Lord Hu, although he only sent a post, he was outside the house. ”

Lin Yanchao was surprised: "Don't say it early, first invite him to sit in the hall, and I'll go as soon as I change my clothes." ”

So Lin Yanchao changed his swallow clothes and dressed solemnly and went out afterwards.

When he arrived in the hall, Lin Yanchao saw an old man wearing a half-worn satin cotton robe, sitting and drinking tea, not Hu Tixue. He has not changed much from ten years ago, he is still gentle and elegant, and he is a virtuous elder, followed by a master, his face is a little familiar, it is the curtain guest surnamed Xu who was next to Hu Tixue back then.

Lin Yanchao hurriedly greeted the hall and saluted Hu Tixue's disciple: "I don't know if the teacher is coming, I miss the welcome, disciple Lin Yanchao will meet you." ”

Hu Tixue got up with a smile and said, "You are the champion of the present now, unlike back then, you don't dare to take this gift seriously." ”

Lin Yanchao insisted: "If there was no teacher back then, where would there be disciples today." ”

Seeing that Lin Yanchao was so affectionate, Hu Tixue nodded with a smile and asked Lin Yanchao to give a full salute.

The curtain guest surnamed Xu beside Hu Tixue also saluted Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao still remembers that when he came to find Hu Tixue, he was received by the other party. At that time, he was penniless, either begging Hu Tixue to do things, or coming to the door to deliver the festival, and the other party was polite and perfunctory.

Lin Yanchao said to the guest surnamed Xu: "Brother Xu is an old man, so there is no need to be polite. ”

The guest surnamed Xu said crampedly: "Don't dare to be, the champion is the minister of the court, how dare Xu not pay a salute to the champion prince, there is a difference between the noble and the low, the champion is called Xu a cheap name and loyal to Qin." ”

Lin Yanchao didn't insist, so he asked Hu Tixue to take a seat, and he accompanied him, and Xu Zhongqin stood beside him.

Hu Tixue looked at Lin Yanchao, and then sighed: "This farewell is ten years, the old man still remembers that when he was a school inspector in Fujian, he became attached to you, you were a teenager at that time, and now the name of Sanyuan is known to the world." And the old man has also been in office in Zhejiang for six years, which is really a long time. ”

Seeing Hu Tixue's thoughts and farewell feelings, Lin Yanchao also said: "At the beginning, the student was just a child in a mountain village, but fortunately he was blinded by the teacher, and the student has been looking forward to reuniting with the teacher, and today he finally got his wish." ”

Hu Tixue said with a smile: "As a provincial inspector, the old man is a national superintendent, which is what it should mean. You are so young, you are as talented as you, how could such a prodigy and old man miss it, this is your own business, and you really have no selfishness. After you won the champion, the old man was glad that he finally had some vision, and he didn't preach to outsiders that you were my original protégé. This time I came to Beijing to listen to rumors, saying that you let Nan Yu take the main exam, but is it true? ”

Lin Yanchao thought that this matter had really become an open secret, and immediately said: "If you go back to the teacher, it is true. ”

Hu Tixue pinched his beard and nodded: "The imperial court of Hengwen has never been lightly awarded, the old man has been an official for decades, and he has not presided over the township test as a lifelong regret, and Zonghai has been favored by the saints, cherished it earnestly, and must not live up to the holy will. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The students remembered. ”

Lin Yanchao thought that Hu Tixue came to the door in person this time, and he also asked him to take care of his family in the Tianfu Township Examination. Hu Tixue has an old favor to him, if he mentions it himself, Lin Yanchao will really be a little embarrassed. But apparently Hu Tixue didn't think so, but Lin Yanchao was a little surprised.

Thinking of this, Lin Yanchao asked casually: "Then what is the teacher's business trip to Beijing this time?" ”

Hu Tixue smiled, and Xu Zhongqin interjected on the side: "Foreign officials of the imperial court need to enter Beijing for the Hajj every three years, and Dong Weng has been in the position of participating in politics for six years, and this year is the second time to enter Beijing for Hajj." ”

Hu Ti said: "Yes, the old man is Jiajing 35 years of the Great Ribbon List Jinshi, three years ago into Beijing in the same year there are still a few people, this time the old friends withered and there is no old man, I thought there was nowhere to talk, but when I saw Zong Hai you, I couldn't help but make the old man feel the vicissitudes of life, which is interesting." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "This is an honor for the students, but the teacher has become a member of the domain, and his six-year term has expired. ”

Xu Zhongqin said on the side: "Yes, but the matter of promotion also requires people in the court, this time the master came to Beijing, there are not many old friends, and I don't know who to find." Does the champion have friends in the ministry? ”

Lin Yanchao listened and pondered, Hu Tixue is a native of Chongyang, Huguang, and is Zhang Juzheng's fellow villager, but now Zhang Juzheng is no longer the first assistant, and it is indeed troublesome to seek promotion, and it is difficult for him to speak.

Hu Tixue listened and said to Xu Zhongqin: "Eh, aren't you making Zong Hai embarrassed? The old man has a first-class plan, and all four grids are excellent, but the officials still refuse to promote the old man? ”

Lin Yanchao wanted to come to the door with Hu Tixue.

The plan is first-class, and all four grids are excellent, which is of course very good for foreign officials. According to the laws of the imperial court, promotions should be given.

But the rules are the rules, but there is no one above, if you don't dredge the door, someone will come up with an excuse to get stuck with you, making your promotion hopeless.

For example, when Hai Rui, an official of the Qing Dynasty, was appointed as the magistrate of the county, when he reached the year of the pilgrimage to Beijing, he sent 240 taels of silver to the local department as a fee for respect, of which 90 taels were given to the government and the second division of the cloth press.

Some people said that Hai Rui used this one hundred and fifty taels to bribe Beijing officials, saying that Hai Qingtian also had a time to bribe. But one hundred and fifty taels of silver, not to mention bribing Jingtang, even the officials below don't pay attention to it. Barely enough of the minimum standard.

If you really can't take out one or two, they won't even let you in. For Hai Rui, who can't even afford to eat two catties of meat, that person can only say that he doesn't know what the national situation is. Later, Hai Rui was promoted to the head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Households, not because of these 152 roles, but because of the fact that Lu Guangzu, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Officials at that time, upheld justice and was able to promote honest officials, so Hai Rui was promoted.

Lin Yanchao hurriedly said: "The teacher misunderstood, the students also have fellow villagers in the same year in the Ministry of Officials, but the position of the vassal is the Minister of the Frontier, and it needs the same approval from the Son of Heaven, the Cabinet Department, and the Ministry of Officials, and it is not something that can be decided by the Ministry of Officials." ”

On the side, Xu Zhongqin asked: "The champion is a minister who is upright, and he can counsel the privy council, so he should know a lot of nobles in the palace, so let's see if you can recommend one or two for Dong Weng." ”

Lin Yanchao is not easy to answer, a few nobles in the palace, Feng Bao he must not be able to find it, Zhang Hong has always been upright, it is definitely not okay to bribe him, but Zhang Whale has a good reputation, as long as the money is in place for the foreign officials, he will definitely help you get things done.

However, although he has a good relationship with Zhang Whale in the inner court, this person does not recognize his six relatives except for money, and if he wants to give Hu Ti a learning activity, he will not be impressed without enough money.

Lin Yanchao said: "I know a few nobles in the palace, but it's just ......."

When Hu Tixue heard Lin Yanchao say this, he immediately guessed what he meant, and nodded to Xu Zhongqin.

Xu Zhongqin went outside and took a large inconspicuous leather bag into the house.

Hu Tixue motioned for Xu Zhongqin to open the leather bag, and Lin Yanchao gasped when he saw it, but saw that the leather bag was full of pearls. These pearls vary in size, but almost all of them are the size of beans.

The pearl is bright and dazzling, and Xu Zhongqin reached into the bag with his hand and copied it, and the pearl fell into the bag from his fingers, which was very pleasant to the ear and sound.

Hu Tixue drank tea and said lightly: "A little local thing, I didn't really enter the eyes of Gui Jue in the palace, but fortunately, I came to Beijing this time and brought a few buckets, which should be able to satisfy Gui Jue." Zong Hai, just introduce me, and I will do the following things. ”

Seeing Hu Ti learning like this, Lin Yanchao suddenly felt a lot stranger, and the old man back then, with the impression of a virtuous teacher, was a little vague.

Lin Yanchao learned from Hu Ti: "Zhang Whale beside Your Majesty, the teacher still remembers." ”

Hu Tixue and Xu Zhongqin glanced at each other, revealing a look of surprise.

Xu Zhongqin said with a smile: "It turned out to be Zhang Jue, I heard that he is very trusted by His Majesty, and he is also a brother to Da Sima." ”

Hu Tixue said: "I heard that although Zhang Jue is an internal supervisor, he is quite a literati, and the old man has always respected each other, but it is a pity that he is on the side, if Zong Hai can introduce the old man, it is not worth coming to Beijing." ”