On the official road from Jingshi to Baoding Mansion, Liangchen sat leisurely in a big car, with a burden on his head, a dog's tail grass in his mouth, and a book in his hand, reading attentively.

After getting the private seal of the big crotch of the official post, Liangchen and Song Xiance said goodbye, rushed to Fuchengmen to find a big car dealership, bought tickets and went straight to Baoding.

The reason why he didn't return to Hejian Mansion and went to Baoding was because Xiong Tingbi's friend, Huang Yanshi, the imperial history of Beizhiti, was in Baoding.

The study of imperial history is only sent by the two Kyoto procuratorates in the annual small examination and township examination, and there is no permanent yamen.

Because this year's Beizhi Primary School Examination Baoding Mansion opened first, Huang Yanshi is now studying in Baoding. The school is also known as the Admiral Xuezheng (Academy), so it is generally called the Admiral, and the examination is also called the "Academy Examination".

The Ming Dynasty has three capitals and thirteen provinces, and the north and south capitals are also known as the north and south Zhili, but it is not a province, and the government of the north and south is the same as the Zhili Prefecture and the cloth envoy of the thirteen provinces, which are directly under the jurisdiction of the six ministries.

Nanzhili was the rule of Nanjing and its neighboring prefectures and the prefecture of Zhili; Beizhi is the collective name of Jingshi and its nearby prefectures and Zhili Prefecture.

The general scope of Beizhili is equivalent to most of the later capital, Tianjin, Hebei and a small part of Henan and Shandong.

Although Shuntianfu is under the direct command of the north, whether it is a small test or a township test, it is carried out independently and is specially responsible for the Ministry of Rites.

Xiong Tingbi also forgot to tell Liangchen where Huang Yanshi was that day, or Song Xiance reminded him, otherwise Liangchen would probably have to find someone to find him.

Baoding is more than 300 miles away from Jingshi, Hejian Mansion is in the south of Jingshi, and Baoding is in the southwest of Jingshi, which means that Liangchen has to hurry up, otherwise he will be tired enough to toss back and forth.

There were not many people in the big car that Liangchen was sitting in, including six people, an old man returned to his hometown with his grandson, and two guys who worked in Beijing, and the remaining one was an old woman.

"What book does the little brother read? So obsessed? A guy who works in Beijing can't help but be curious when he sees Liangchen reading the book in his hand all the way.

"Isn't it on the cover?" The other guy was literate, looked at it and told his companion that it was the "Mean" in the Four Books and Five Classics.

"The little brother is a scholar at first glance, and if he works so hard, he will definitely be able to make a career in the future." The old man on the side praised the good minister a few words, and then whispered to his grandson that he wanted to study with his little brother, study hard, and be named on the gold list in the future, so as to glorify his ancestors.

"It's going to be a small test soon, I'm also cramming, don't laugh." Liangchen smiled at the old man, then picked up the book and continued reading.

Xu read the broken chapter, he couldn't help but scold this shameless author, and then couldn't help but dip his fingers in spittle, hurriedly turned the second page, and the more he read, the more fascinated he became.

This chapter is the "Sister Li Bottle's secret agreement on the wall, and Yingchun'er peeps at the bottom of the gap".

There is no golden house in the book, and there is no face like jade in the book, only the Qiao Jinlian and the wonderful bottle.

Scholars, as long as they have books to read, they are all children of sages.

The so-called two ears do not listen to the outside affairs of the car, and only read the books of sages.

……

After five days of bumpy driving, the car finally arrived at Baoding Mansion.

As soon as he got out of the car, the good minister asked people where the yamen of the envoy was.

There is no political envoy in Beizhili, but there is a military envoy and a command envoy according to the inspection, and the yamen is in Baoding.

Usually, after the study of the imperial history, he either lived in the office of the inspector or in the prefecture of each prefecture.

Most of the time, they lived in the Inspectorate. The reason is that according to the Inspectorate Division, it is the local supervision agency of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the study of the imperial history does not live in the branch of its own yamen, and where does it live.

When he inquired where the envoy was, he walked over because he was not far away.

When he arrived outside the yamen, his own guards came up to him and asked him what was the matter. If there is a grievance, you can beat the drum in front of the door, and there will be officials in the middle to receive it.

Liangchen hurriedly said that he had come to ask to learn the imperial history.

"Asking to see and learn the imperial history?" The guard glanced at Liangchen and waved his hand impatiently, "Lord Admiral has spoken since the day he stayed, and no one has been seen, so you can go." ”

Of course, Liangchen couldn't leave, and said hurriedly: "Please let the eldest brother pass it on for me, I have something important to ask to see the Admiral." ”

"Who came to find the Admiral, which one has nothing to do?" The guards look like they are on business, but just because Liangchen is a teenager, they will be soft-hearted and pass it on for him.

"Please also ask the eldest brother to help."

Liangchen's heart moved, and he took out two pieces of broken silver and quietly handed them to the guards. The guards looked left and right, and accepted it quietly.

"Please help me hand this post to Lord Admiral, he will definitely see me when he sees this post." Liangchen said and handed Xiong Tingbi's name card to the guards.

The guard took it, nodded, and told the good minister to wait here, and he went in to deliver the note for him.

Liangchen hurriedly thanked him again and again and waited outside the yamen.

………

According to the procuratorate, Huang Yanshi, the imperial history of the Beizhi Academy, was having a secret conversation with his friend and fellow party member who had only arrived yesterday, and the official Ying Zhen of the Renhu Division.

"Last year, if it weren't for the secret revelation, Ye Xiang Gao'an could enter the cabinet as a supplement, and now the cabinet is dominated by him alone, and our three parties are obstructed by him.

The official Ying was shocked, and he was annoyed when he thought of the secret revelation.

In July last year, the emperor edicted Wang Xijue, who was the old assistant, to enter the cabinet as the first assistant, but Wang Xijue considered that the party dispute between the DPRK and China had started, and he was old and frail, and it was difficult to support him, so he politely refused the emperor's invitation to enter the cabinet and asked his family Wang Mian to bring his secret to Beijing.

When Wang Mian passed through Huai'an, he stayed at the Caoyun governor Li Sancai's place and was stolen by Li Sancai, who was originally prepared to tamper with it to anger the officials, but then had to transcribe the full text because of the secret revelation that Wang Shimin, the famous calligrapher Wang Shimin, the grandson of Wang Xijue, was the main writer.

As a result, before the secret revealed arrived in the capital, the Donglin Party and the Kedao Yanguan in Nanjing had already had a copy. In the secret disclosure, "the emperor stayed in the chapter and disdained it, like the sound of a bird is not in his ears", which aroused the public indignation of the official of science and technology.

After Wang Xijue's secret revelation arrived in Beijing, the Donglin Party immediately took action, and took the Zhejiang Party by surprise. Seeing that the Zhejiang Party was defeated and Donglin could successfully enter the cabinet, the Wanli Emperor in the palace saw through the tricks of the Donglin Party and left their performances in the middle, so that they could not do what they wanted.

The Donglin Party refused to give up, continued to launch impeachment, and in the face of the Donglin Party's step-by-step advance, the first assistant Zhu Geng died of illness in November, and the second assistant Li Tingji closed his door, and then moved to the Zhenwu Temple of the Performing Elephant Institute, dismissed all the servants, and expressed his determination to go to work.

Today, Li Tingji still lives in the temple, and he writes a resignation letter every day, no matter how many people are sent in the palace to persuade him, he will not die. After a long time, it was called "Temple Zhu Pavilion Lao".

However, Li Tingji was already discouraged and unwilling to go out of the mountain. The Donglin Party lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and they were afraid that the Wanli Emperor would not approve Li Tingji's resignation, so that Li Tingji could make a comeback. Therefore, he continued to act in private, and he went up to impeach Li Tingji every once in a while, and he must completely stop his way out of the mountain.

"Before I came, I heard that Ye Xianggao was going to come forward to ask His Majesty to allow Li Tingji to return to his hometown, and then they proposed to add cabinet ministers."

Guan Yingzhen was quite worried, because if the emperor approved Ye Xianggao's request and Li Tingji returned to his hometown, then Ye Xianggao would be left in the cabinet, who would be both the first assistant and the sole assistant.

Huang Yanshi frowned slightly: "Who do they want to push into the cabinet?" ”

"Who else is there besides Fengyang?" Guan Yingzhen sneered.

Huang Yanshi nodded: "Among the Donglin, he is the only one who is qualified." ”

The one the two said was Li Sancai, the governor of Fengyang.

This person is a native of Shuntian Tongzhou, a scholar in the second year of Wanli, and Zhao Nanxing, a member of the Donglin Party, in the same year, and later served as a member of the Donglin Party Wei Yunzhen and Zou Yuanbiao when he was appointed as the Nanjing Ministry of Rites.

"If this person enters the cabinet, it will be a disaster for my three parties." Guan Ying said hatefully.

Huang Yanshi thought about it more, and he said: "The additional cabinet ministers must be able to push, with my three parties, he Donglin may not be able to get his wish." ”

Guan Yingzhen shook his head and said: "You don't know yet, Song Yihan Shangshu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate suggested that the cabinet ministers should not be dedicated to officials from Hanlin, and foreign officials should also be used, and it is also said that the previous cabinet ministers were all southerners, and it is recommended to add more northerners to the cabinet." The meaning is that it is intended for Li Sancai. ”

"And this?" Huang Yanshi also felt tricky, "Li Sancai is quite talented, easy to use machine power, and is better at winning over people, Fuhuai has been in charge for thirteen years, and has made friends all over the world, if he joins forces with Ye Xianggao, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a foothold for my three parties." ”

Guan Yingzhen said: "This time I came from Beijing to discuss this matter with you and see how I can break Donglin's conspiracy." ”

Huang Yanshi thought for a moment and said, "Donglin wanted Li Sancai to enter the cabinet, so we broke off their thoughts, so that Li Sancai could not enter the cabinet." ”

Guan Yingzhen perked up: "How to break?" ”

Huang Yanshi chuckled: "Li Sancai has been a foreign official for more than ten years, how can he not be corrupt and pervert the law?" ”

"I know, after returning to Beijing, I will initiate a public discussion to impeach him."

"You can't catch the wind and catch the shadows, you have to send someone to Fengyang to inspect and grasp one or two of his greedy deeds, so the chances of winning are greater." Huang Yanshi took a sip of tea, "I'll wait for the end of the small exam, and then I will go back to Beijing to resume my life and make some efforts." ”

"With your fierce general, the odds of winning have greatly increased."

"By the way, I heard that Xiong Feibai caused trouble again?"

"You don't know his temper."

"Xiong Feibai has great talent, whether my Chu Party can prosper depends on him, and he must not be allowed to lose."

"I don't know about this."

Huang Yanshi saw that the tea on the table was cold, so he wanted to ask outside to serve tea, but he heard someone say outside: "Admiral, there is a young man outside who asks to see him." ”

"What teenager?" Huang Yanshi was stunned for a moment, and then said unhappily: "I don't know anyone here, I don't see it." ”

The person outside hesitated, and then said, "The person who came holds Xiong Tingbi's name." ”

"Oh?"

"Let him in!"

Huang Yanshi and Guan Yingzhen invariably commanded, and then smiled at each other, both knowing that Jiangxia Xiong Feibai was extremely important in each other's hearts.