Zhou Ren got up very early as usual, and a stack of pickled radish strips and two bowls of gruel on the table were his breakfast with his wife Wu.

After eating, Zhou Ren and his wife Wu went out together, in order to supplement the family, Wu found a job of sewing clothes for the cloth village, from morning to night, can have three dollars of silver a month, or the boss of the cloth village remembered that there is a famous man in her family.

And Zhou Ren walked to the Hanlin Academy, he was famous for his talent in the township since he was a child, at the age of nineteen, at the age of twenty-three, he thought that he could enter the career and seek some welfare for the people.

However, for many years, the court has been controlled by the ministers, and it is selfish, and some colleagues who have surplus wealth at home have already entered the court as officials through the relationship, he was already poor from a poor family, and he disdains to do that dirty thing, thinking of this, Zhou Ren not only shook his head.

He is now twenty-eight years old, and he has been in the Hanlin Academy for five years, and his daily work is to copy books, and there are a large number of ancient books in the Hanlin Academy, many of which are no longer readable due to the age of dampness or the gnawing of ants.

In order to save these ancient books, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy, who happened to have nothing to do, were sent by Shangguan to copy books, which is a job that anyone who has just been admitted to Xiucai can do, which is not only boring and boring, but also has a low salary.

Shu Jishi has no rank, like him, there are many children of the poor family, there are many people in the entire Hanlin Academy, and they have studied hard for ten years, and in the end they can't do their best to serve the country, and they can't serve their parents to fulfill their filial piety, it's really a woo hoo lament!

It's been five years, Zhou Ren put down the pen and sighed, and just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound of footsteps in the outer courtyard.

"Who is Lord Zhou Renzhou?" A black-clad official entered the courtyard and asked in a loud voice.

Zhou Ren was a little confused at first, he had been in the Hanlin Academy for so long, except for a few editors above, very few outsiders cared about them, not to mention what did he call me? My lord?

didn't have time to think about it, Zhou Ren hurriedly dropped the pen and stepped out.

"It's Zhou Ren below, but I can't afford the title of 'adult', dare to ask what's going on below?" Zhou Ren arched his hand at the officials and saluted humbly.

"In the past, you may not have been able to do it, but from now on, you are the new person in charge of the military department, how can you not be it?" The official also smiled, and handed over the promotion document in his hand to Zhou Ren, who looked incredible.

"Lord Zhou, hurry up and report to the Yamen of the Military Division! The subordinate has to go to the ministry to restore his life, so he will leave! The official arched his hand, did not wait for Zhou Ren to return the salute, and went out all over the door, he still had many documents to send.

"Congratulations to Brother Zhou, you finally got out of this prison-like ghost place! Oh, maybe I should shout out to Lord Chow! It's the little brother who is abrupt! Hearing the news, many of the scholars who came out of the house bowed their hands to congratulate Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren was still stunned, until he repeatedly looked at the documents in his hand and confirmed that it was issued by the officials, and also stamped the seal of the officials, and then relieved himself. Zhou Ren suppressed the joy in his heart, turned around and saluted his colleagues around him, and then turned his head in the direction of the imperial city to thank the saint.

Before Zhou Ren finished packing up his things, several more officials came together.

"May I ask who is Lord Geng Wenmian Geng?"

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As early as two days ago, Chongzhen convened officials from the Ministry to discuss the appointment of middle-level officials in various ministries and departments, half of the officials in the capital are vacant, and the chief officials and squires of each ministry can also be selected from the existing officials, and for these court officials, Chongzhen is also quite cautious.

But at present, the most scarce middle-level officials in various ministries have given Chongzhen a headache, and the appointment of the secretaries of various ministries is important, but in fact, these middle-level officials are the foundation.

In the past, middle-level officials were recommended by the heads of various ministries, and then handed over to Chongzhen by the ministry, but Chongzhen did not recognize these people.

But now Chongzhen doesn't plan to do this, most of the officials who were beheaded the day before yesterday recommended each other, and then formed a party to embezzle, although these officials who are left behind now and the newly promoted heads of various ministries are all clean and tidy, but who knows what will happen in the future, practice has proved that it is not advisable to recommend, and the trend of forming a party must be stopped.

After thinking about it for a long time, Chongzhen still decided to let his Liu Aiqing, An Guobo Liu Hong gradually come over to the staff officer, since he presided over the beheading conference, his Aiqing has not come to the court for three days, which is really unreasonable.

I've got to find something for him to do! Chongzhen thought to himself.

When he received Chongzhen's command, Liu Hongjian was carrying a hoe in the backyard of his home, sweating like rain on the ground.

In the past few days, Sun Xiuxiu's health has also improved a lot, Liu Honggradually often accompanies her to bask in the sun in the yard, and now that spring is strong, Sun Xiuxiu mentioned the matter of cultivating a nursery in the backyard, afraid that she would miss the best season.

Liu Hong gradually thought that he was idle anyway, so it was better to exercise and exercise.

So he sent a bull and a mallet out to buy seeds, and he didn't know where to find a rusty broken hoe, and shouted slogans, and began to turn over the ground, until the flower branches of Sun Xiuxiule, who was sitting on the chair next to him, trembled.

When she was tired, Liu Hongjian sat next to Sun Xiuxiu and told her stories, telling the story of the Dream of Red Mansions.

"Flowers and flowers are flying all over the sky, who is sorry for the red incense? Daiyu is too infatuated, husband, do you like such people? Sun Xiuxiu picked up Xiupa and wiped the sweat on her beloved husband's forehead.

"I, I only like you like this, and other husbands are not interested!" Liu Hong gradually hugged his beloved wife's shoulder, and his lips lightly tapped on Sun Xiuxiu's forehead.

"Husband, the wound is itching again." Sun Xiuxiu blushed and dodged Liu Hong's further attack.

"Where? Is this it? Over here? Liu Hong gradually deliberately pretended not to know, and slowly moved his right hand under his beloved wife's shoulder, and after a while, he climbed up to the softness of Ying Ying's hand, and deliberately rubbed it gently.

"Husband, you ...... You...... Xiuxiu ignores you. Originally, she looked at him with a serious look, and thought that Liu Hong gradually wanted to help her tickle, but she was subjected to her husband's 'groping pig hand', although there were only two people in the yard, but after all, it was broad daylight, Sun Xiuxiu's face was red like a ripe apple.

"Master, there is another father-in-law outside, saying that he was sent by the emperor......" Just as Liu Hong was gradually thinking about how to coax his little wife, the cow in the outer courtyard shouted with a big stick and mallet to kill the pig.

"I don't see it, I don't see it, it's a good thing to be bad every time......"

said so, but Liu Hongjian still entered the palace with an unhappy face, born in such a society, there are a few people who dare to challenge the majesty of the Son of Heaven, and Emperor Chongzhen is already tolerant enough to him, sometimes he feels that Chongzhen looks at him like an elder's concern for the next generation.

It is still the Qianqing Palace, and there is still a banquet on the table, compared with the last time, it is obvious that the dishes this time are much richer than the last time, although it is not said that it is the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but after all, it is produced by the imperial chef in the palace, and the taste is comparable to those restaurants outside.

Liu Hong gradually pretended to come forward to salute, but before the action could be made, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

The last Hongmen banquet was particularly successful, not only once the blood-sucking poisonous insects of the imperial court, but also filled the treasury, now the mood of Emperor Chongzhen is not to mention how good, there is silver, everything is easy to say, Chongzhen solemnly expressed his praise to Liu Hongji, and then took the lead in holding the cup.

Liu Hongjian was naturally unkind, he picked up the wine glass and did it, and then grinned at the dishes regardless of the image, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry, this is a frank person, well, a person with a true temperament.

Chongzhen took the opportunity to casually ask Liu Hongjian what he thought of the vacant middle-level officials in the six ministries and the three law departments.

Liu Hong gradually burped, got up and shook his head and pointed to the hall above his head, thinking for a while.

"Has the emperor ever heard of Li Bai's poem? There are tens of thousands of mansions in Ande, and the cold people in the world are happy, and the wind and rain are not ...... Immovable ...... Like a mountain......"

"Hanshi, Hanshi, Aiqing is saying that I should use people from humble backgrounds? No, this poem should be written by the poet Saint Du Fu......"

"That's not important, the emperor...... Listen to me tell you......"