Midori came to check, but was drunk and unconscious. A few people were surprised and amused, and immediately a maid came to help her and sent her back to the room to rest. Qianqian has a good one, drinking too much and just sleeping, not screaming, not making trouble, not vomiting, and nothing happens when you wake up.

"Oh, this Qianqian, it's true. said that she wanted to get drunk and rest, and sure enough, she was drunk, and she really couldn't do anything. Green Dance sighed with a wry smile.

This is called seeking kindness and getting kindness, but it also fulfills her wishes. This little girl is also quite pitiful, if it weren't for Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan who secretly let her go, her fate would have been pitiful. Lin Jue said with a smile.

"Yes, she's the same as me, she doesn't know who her father and mother are, it's very pitiful. So I treat her very well and treat her like a sister. Midori said softly.

Lin Jue's heart moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Green Dance, I have something to tell you. ”

Lu Wu hurriedly said: "Childe said yes." ”

Bai Bing said: "Do you want me to avoid it?" ”

Lin Jue smiled: "What does the family have to avoid? Besides, it's not like you're unaware of this. Well...... Do you know who helped me in this official position? ”

Green Dance said: "I guess, could it be the little prince?" ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "Guo Kun really wants to help me get through the way, but it's not him." Green dance, the last time you went to the palace to see Concubine Rong, didn't you tell her about my recent situation? ”

Lu Wu was stunned and said, "Yes, Childe still blames me for talking too much, I really shouldn't say more." ”

Lin Jue said: "You said it unintentionally, but the listener intended it. This time, it was Concubine Rong who made a statement to the emperor, and the emperor summoned me and gave me this new official position. Speaking of which, it's all thanks to Green Dance. ”

"Huh? Concubine Rong helped? How so? "Bai Bing and Green Dance were surprised.

At that moment, Lin Jue told the two of them in detail about the situation summoned today, and the two of them were stunned and speechless when they heard it. Green Dance frowned and said, "Why did she help you?" Childe hasn't even met her. ”

Bai Bing said: "Is it because of Green Dance?" Green Dance said it, Concubine Rong remembered it in her heart, so she helped her son in terms of Green Dance's face? ”

Green Dance said: "How can I have any face? How could she look at my face. I think it's because the son is famous and only learns high, so that's why he is like this. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "I'm afraid it's really because of you this time, otherwise how would Concubine Rong care about my business." Green Dance, I toast you, thank you for that. ”

Green Dance hesitated: "How could it be, there is no reason." She just felt that she was a little bit attached to me, so there was no need to help us like this. ”

Lin Jue raised his glass and smiled without saying a word, and said in his heart: I don't know how to tell you, but this time it's really because of you. Moreover, that Concubine Rong looks like you, you have seen her many times, don't you feel a little bit?

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The next morning, Lin Jue got up early in the morning, and Lu Wu carefully served Lin Jue to wash up, carefully trimmed his sideburns and beard, and put on a new robe, dressed like a really good son. According to Lu Wu's statement, he is going to Kaifeng Mansion to take up his new post today, and the new official will naturally have to clean up neatly and neatly, and he must not lose face.

Lin Jue let her go, cleaned up and had breakfast, Xiaohu prepared the horse, Lin Jue got on the horse and took Xiaohu and the two went straight to Kaifeng Mansion.

The Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion is located on Fuyuan Street, in the prosperous area between the Bianhe River and the Taiping Xingguo Temple. The place Lin Jue is actually not unfamiliar, because Lin Bonian's luxurious mansion was once located in the south of Taiping Xingguo Temple, close to the Kaifeng Mansion. Lin Jue has walked back and forth from here many times, but he has not really walked into the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion once.

Less than three miles north along Fuyuan Street, which runs north along the Bianhe River, is a cluster of antique tall buildings to the west of the bustling market. Within a radius of five or six miles, the Kaifeng Mansion and the various yamen attached to the Kaifeng Mansion are here. In fact, this is also the boundary of the ancient city of Bianzhou a long time ago, and the entire Bianliang City is actually based on the old city of Bianzhou as the core and gradually expanded and developed to today's Huanghuang City. Therefore, speaking of which, the area where the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion is located is the core area of the old city in the real sense.

The division of the administrative area of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not cumbersome, and the Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into fifteen roads, under which the provinces, prefectures, and counties are under the jurisdiction of the road. It is clear and clear, far simpler and clearer than the chaotic and complex official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This can also be understood, the official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty is complex, which is convenient for mutual containment and trade-off, which is conducive to maintaining the rule of the supreme ruler, and avoiding the human disaster of external importance and internal lightness, and the rebellion of powerful ministers. The division of administrative regions is simple and clear, but in fact, it is also the same goal, and it is also to better maintain the rule.

However, in just one place, this clear division of administrative areas seems somewhat confusing. That's Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng Prefecture is nominally under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Road, but because of the particularity of the place where it is located, it is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. In fact, it is inaccurate to say that the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into fifteen roads, and the accurate statement should be that the fifteen roads plus a Kaifeng Mansion directly under the imperial court.

(It should be noted here that Bianliang City and Kaifeng Mansion are different concepts.) Bianliang City is the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is just a place name. The Kaifeng Mansion is the order of the government bureau, and the area under its jurisdiction includes the surrounding counties, including the capital, which is actually equivalent to the concept of one is the capital Beijing and the other is the Beijing municipal government. ）

It can be seen that the location of Kaifeng Mansion is very important. The official positions of Kaifeng Mansion Yin are generally first- and second-grade officials, which are two or three grades higher than those of local officials. Therefore, in the appointment of the administrators of Kaifeng Prefecture, the imperial court was cautious.

Now sitting in Kaifeng Mansion is Zhu Zhirong, the right of Kaifeng Mansion. The word "right to know", as the name suggests, is the meaning of "right and management", to put it bluntly, the official name of Kaifeng Mansion Yin is added to the word "generation". That's because the position of Kaifeng Mansion Yin in the Great Zhou Dynasty has always been held by the prince or the county king. The current Kaifeng Mansion Yin is the crown prince of Jin, Guo Mian.

However, Kaifeng Mansion Yin is destined to become a false position in the Great Zhou, after all, he is in charge of the capital and even the nearby places, and this position represents great trust. Although the trust and honor expressed by the Kaifeng Mansion Yin is granted, it is not possible to let the princes and county kings really perform their duties, and it is too risky to do so. It is equivalent to putting the safety of the capital in the hands of others, which is extremely dangerous.

Therefore, the clever Great Zhou court came up with this kind of trick of appointing officials but not holding power, and there were other people in power, but they had no name. This is also the reason why Zhu Zhirong's position is the right to know Kaifeng Mansion.

Of course, Zhu Zhiquan's ability to be the right person of Kaifeng Mansion shows that he is also an unusual person. This person has a deep background, and the Zhu family has played an important role in the Great Zhou Dynasty in the past dynasties, all of them are important ministers and good generals, and they are highly favored, but in the last two generations, the family road has fallen slightly. Zhu Zhiquan is also an official with a very good reputation, but it is rumored that he once made Lu Zhongtian's disciple a protégé in order to be reused, which has a great impact on the Zhu family's illustrious reputation and family background.

When Lin Jue and Xiaohu arrived at the intersection leading to the mansion, Yang Xiu had been waiting at the intersection for a long time. Excited, he set off to come here at dawn, and he had been wandering around like a wandering spirit for a long time.

Seeing Lin Jue, Yang Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Brother Lin, you are here." I've been waiting for a long time. ”

Lin Jue looked at Yang Xiu, his lips were cold, and his thin body was lying down, looking a little decadent. Thinking about Yang Xiu, it's also pitiful, his wife dislikes him and runs away, he has no one to rely on in the capital, and even rents a residence. With his money, life in the capital is actually very difficult. This winter is all that set of cotton robes, and I have patched crookedly. Fortunately, there is also a set of green robe official uniforms on the outside, although it is bloated and ugly, and it is difficult to move, but it is better than those glaring patches and torments exposed outside.

Today, he still wears that torn long jacket, but he has no official uniform to wear outside, so he looks like a very down-and-out person.

"Brother Yang has been waiting for a long time. Have you had breakfast? Lin Jue asked with a smile.

"What kind of breakfast, go to the yamen to report early, take up your new post today, you can't make Lord Zhu wait for a long time. Make a good impression. Yang Xiu said.

Lin Jue smiled and didn't answer, turned his head and instructed Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, go back to the house and get a new set of robes, new hats, and new cloaks, go and go back quickly, we will wait for you at the snack bar in front." ”

Lin Hu agreed, turned the horse's head and galloped away. Yang Xiu was a little stunned, Lin Jue got off the horse and grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go, let's go eat some noodle soup to warm up, and wait for Xiaohu by the way." ”

Yang Xiu was stunned and said, "Brother Lin, is this?" ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Don't you want to make a good impression?" You can't make a good impression. You have an empty stomach, and your face is purple from the cold, which is not a good image. I'll ask Xiaohu to bring a new set of clothes, and you can change into them. ”

Yang Xiu blushed and said, "Brother Lin, what do you mean by this?" Can't I Yang Xiu even afford a set of clothes? I don't think it's necessary. Appearance is not important, what matters is the attitude and ability to do things. ”

Lin Jue nodded and pulled him away, and said with a smile: "I know, of course my appearance is not important, and you can't afford it, don't be excited." Just when I give you a gift. You've known each other for so long, and I haven't given you a gift yet. Just give a set of clothes, and if you don't wear them, throw them away. But this belly has to be filled. You can fight hunger, but I can't. Or I'll go eat noodle soup, and you'll be there for me. You can't go alone. ”

Yang Xiu's eyes were speechless, he knew that Lin Jue was giving himself face. How could Lin Jue come out hungry? I just don't want to embarrass myself.

"But...... At this hour, what if Lord Zhu waits for us? ”

"Let him wait, what's this? Brother Yang, don't take things too seriously. You think it's a big deal, and people don't necessarily see it that way. Then Lord Zhu may not be the same thing as us at all. It's not too late to go back when you're full, take a walk. ”

Lin Jue snorted, pulled Yang Xiu to the steaming dim sum shop in front, and ordered three bowls of green onion dough soup. Lin Jue picked a small bowl and ate it slowly. Yang Xiu sat on the side and looked at Lin Jue with real eyes, and soon after picking up the chopsticks and snoring, not only did he eat the bowl in front of him, but also the extra bowl of dumplings that were ready to be added. The whole face was rosy again, and his spirit was much better. The soup dumplings in front of Lin Jue only ate a few. This taste is incomparable to the sugar cake Lin Jue ate in the morning with millet porridge and splashing thousands of silks.

After eating the gnocchi, the horse's hooves rattled outside, and the little tiger flew over, carrying a large package on his back. Lin Jue borrowed the inner room of the dim sum shop and dragged Yang Xiu to change clothes. Inside the bag was a new royal blue cotton robe, a cotton wool hat, a purple cloak, and a pair of black cotton boots with mille-feuille soles. Yang Xiu was still a little squirming, Lin Jue stared at him, he just sighed and changed into a new outfit.

"Ho, people want clothes and horses to saddles, and the old saying is honest. With this set, Brother Yang suddenly became ten years younger, and he looked like a young man in his early twenties. Handsome and dashing, suave and extraordinary. Lin Jue looked up and down, and praised it.

"Oh? Is it true? Hahaha. Yang Xiu grinned.

Lin Jue rolled his eyes and said: What a sincere person, can't you hear this compliment?

After the two walked slowly through a quiet avenue paved with blue bricks to the west, a square in front of them stood impressively, and the majestic gate of Kaifeng Mansion stood at the north end of the square. In front of the door, the huge stone beast spreads its teeth and claws, the high steps, the vermilion copper nail gate, the tall lintel and the column, the solemn guard in front of the door, and the big drum in front of the hall about one zhang high on both sides...... All this shows the prestige of the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.

The two handed over the documents at the gate of the ya, and the official guarding the door hurriedly introduced the two into the courtyard of the government. Soon after, the two of them were in the spacious and open hall of the mansion.

The lobby was dimly lit, and there was a sense of solemnity. The tables and chairs are all black and simple and dignified. Due north, a large black plaque with 'Mirror Hanging' hangs overhead. Below is a black desk and chair. On either side are rows of weapon racks with killing sticks. On the side wall hung all kinds of strangely shaped torture instruments, some of which were stained with dried black bloodstains, which looked quite chilling.

When the two were looking around, the side curtain was lifted, and someone walked out with a smile, and said to the two: "Lord Lin, Lord Yang, you came quite early." ”

Lin Jue and Yang Xiu hurriedly turned their heads to look and saw that the person who came was a middle-aged man with a thin body and dark skin. I should be less than fifty years old. The scarlet official robe looks a little ill-fitting on the body, giving people a funny feeling of a monkey wearing an official uniform. But this one's eyes are quite bright, and their eyes are embarrassing and shining, as if they are like two sharp blades that can pierce everything.

Although they had not met, Lin Jue knew that this person must be Zhu Zhirong, the governor of Kaifeng Mansion. With that scarlet official robe, he also knew that he was a member of the third rank or above. In Kaifeng Mansion, there is only one person who can wear a scarlet official robe, and that is Zhu Zhirong.

"Xiaguan Lin Jue and Yang Xiu have seen Lord Zhu." Lin Jue and Yang Xiu stepped forward to salute.

"Hahaha, it's easy to say. Lord Lin's life is like thunder in the capital, and he has admired it for a long time. Unexpectedly, such a young talent is actually in the same office with this official today. Hahaha. Zhu Zhirong's voice was loud, which was extremely incommensurate with his thin figure.

Lin Jue smiled: "Don't dare, don't dare." Master Zhu is a talent that people have admired for a long time. I knew the name of Lord Zhu for a long time, and I never had the chance to meet. I didn't expect to be an official under Lord Zhu, and it was a great honor. ”

Zhu Zhirong laughed and said, "Lord Lin is really polite when he speaks. I have something to look up to for a long time. However, when Lord Lin came to the capital, he first won the champion, and then became the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu, and his poems and articles were praised by the dynasty, and recently he was ...... Hehehe...... Don't say it, don't say it, in short, it's famous in the capital, and everyone knows it. ”

Lin Jue rolled his eyes and said in his heart: This person is really not shy about talking, didn't the last sentence just say that he was expelled from the school? If you don't say it, you say it.

"Ashamed, ashamed." Lin Jue smacked his lips and said.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, there are some things that don't have to care about the attitude of outsiders, those are not important. I, Zhu, don't have an opinion about people because of these things. In my opinion, the measure of a person is whether or not they can do things. As long as you do things well, this official is satisfied here. The rest will not be taken care of. Zhu Zhirong waved his hand.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Lord Zhu, don't worry, Xiaguan and Lord Yang have been blessed with the grace of the Holy Lord, how dare they not do it wholeheartedly." ”

Zhu Zhirong smiled: "That's good, that's what the official wants." To be loyal to the emperor, to serve the court, and to do things well is the responsibility of my generation as officials. ”

Lin Jue and Yang Xiu both nodded yes.

"Sit, sit down and talk. Come on, serve tea. Zhu Zhirong stretched out his hand to give up his seat, and sat on the Taishi chair behind the public case.

Lin Jue and Yang Xiuqian gave up a few words and sat on the stool on the side. A handyman came up with tea in his hand and placed it on the small table beside the two of them.

"Lord Lin, Lord Yang. You have come to serve in Kaifeng Mansion, and this official is very happy. However, I, Zhu Zhirong, am a straight person, and there are some things I think we should say openly and honestly, so as not to have misunderstandings in the future and hurt our harmony. Zhu Zhirong squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

"That's nature, please give me advice." Lin Jue owes himself.

"Well, I'll tell you the truth, a few days ago, I went to ask the Holy Lord to ask the emperor to transfer officials to my newly established Kaifeng Mansion to the post of the Criminal Division. But I thought that the emperor would appoint an experienced official to come, but I didn't expect the emperor to send you two. I don't mean to look down on you, please know this verse. But you know, this matter of the Criminal Division is very tricky. What I mean is that the emperor wants to send some people who have experience and experience, so that it will be faster to get started. I didn't expect the two of them to come. I won't tell you anything, this official has sweated for you. Zhu Zhirong smacked his lips.

Yang Xiu's face turned red, and he poured cold water on him before he entered the door, the meaning of Lord Zhu's words was obvious, he was very dissatisfied with the appointment of the two of them, and thought that the two of them could not shoulder their responsibilities.

Lin Jue smiled and said, "The adult is a straightforward person, and what he said is also the truth. Indeed, this matter of mentioning the Criminal Division is a blank for me and Lord Yang, and we really have not held similar positions. Especially the lower officials, who only joined the office last year, lack of qualifications and experience. It's not just adults who are worried, but I'm also worried. ”

"Oh? Are you worried about not being able to do it yourself? So what's the point? Why don't you go back to a suitable yamen? This official knows that Lin Da is talented and broad, and his poems and articles are a must. Lord Lin should go to the pavilion to serve, the Hanlin Academy or the Taixue Official Office, and the Guozijian are all like fish in water. Why did you come to Kaifeng Mansion to serve? Isn't this a pleasure to find yourself? Zhu Zhirong was aggressive and stared at Lin Juedao.