In the province of Zhongshu in the imperial city, Xiangguo Cai Jing sat at a wide table, one by one to review the list of Jinshi officials sent by the Ministry of Officials, generally Jinshi are mostly awarded eight rank officials and nine rank officials, the official position is low, according to the general authority setting, without the approval of Xiangguo, the Ministry of Officials drafts a plan, and Shangshu Youcheng can be promulgated and implemented after approval. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, this time the award is more special, Cai Jing personally greeted him, and he had to review it afterwards, the review was not an audit, the audit required his approval before it could be implemented, and the review was just a review after the fact, to see if there were any special circumstances, and to touch the connections behind each Jinshi.

The first person on the inventory is Zheng Rongtai, who is the prince's brother-in-law at this time, Cai Jing knew it, so he didn't ask any more, and after looking at a few in a row, he suddenly frowned, "What is the background of this Zhou Chun?" ”

Zhang Bangchang stood aside, bowed down and said with a smile: "Xianggong doesn't know, this person is the twentieth in the second class, the son-in-law of the general Gao Shen, and Captain Tong specially greeted him. ”

"It turned out to be the son-in-law of the Gao family!"

Cai Jing nodded, although the Gao family no longer has real power, their family is very well-connected in the imperial court, and it is estimated that all links have been taken care of, and they are also quite influential in the forbidden army, and even Tong Guan has to give him a face.

"What about this Lin Zhao? It seems that there is no him in the top 20, what is his background, and how did he get the position of Jiangning County? ”

Cai Jing is extremely shrewd, and from the eight-rank official, it can be seen that this is another unusually promoted jinshi.

"This person is the husband of the queen's niece, and he looks talented, and the palace specially handed out a note, so the officials had to loosen up a little."

Since it is the queen's niece and son-in-law, the Son of Heaven must have acquiesced, Cai Jing continued to look at it, but he was stunned below, Li Yanqing served as the envoy of the Baojing Army, although this position is also a positive eight products, but it is also decent, but Li Yanqing got the real power officer in the army, and he is also one of the most elite Baojing troops in the northwest army.

Cai Jing was really unhappy, and said coldly: "Didn't I say it before? This person asked him to go to the state school as a teaching assistant, and who put him back in the army? ”

Cai Jing has always been dissatisfied with Li Yanqing, not only the open and secret battle between him and Tong Guan, but also in the matter of Zhu Mian, Li Yanqing made him almost plant a fight, and in addition, he also lost face in front of the Son of Heaven in the bow and horse competition, which really made Cai Jing resentful, although during the palace test, Cai Jing found that Li Yanqing had gone on a different path with Tong Guan, and there was a hint of entrapment in his heart, but this was just a thought, and it was not enough to calm the hatred in Cai Jing's heart.

Cai Jing did not allow Li Yanqing to enter the imperial court and become Tong Guan's pawn, but he also didn't want Li Yanqing's wish to come true, so he specially greeted the officials and arranged for Li Yanqing to teach in the state school, but the final result was beyond his expectations.

Cai Jing slapped the table heavily, and said very dissatisfied with Zhang Bangchang: "You give me an explanation!" ”

Zhang Bangchang was sweating profusely, and hurriedly whispered: "Please calm your anger, there is indeed a reason for this matter." ”

"What is the reason?"

"Yesterday, Mrs. Liang came to the Ministry of Officials, and this is the official position he personally selected in the Ministry of Officials."

"What?"

Cai Jing was really taken aback by this news, Liang Shicheng personally came to the Ministry to pick officials, and he was not afraid of being suspected of interfering in politics?

Although it is also common for Liang Shicheng to interfere in politics, he usually hints in a subtle way, and everyone understands it, at least he is not embarrassed on face, but this time he actually came to the ministry shirtless.

Could it be that he arrested Li Yanqing as a son-in-law? It's impossible to think about it, a eunuch, where can a daughter recruit a son-in-law, could it be that Li Yanqing turned to Liang Shicheng?

Cai Jing felt a little confused, Li Yanqing followed King Jia to Suzhou to kill Zhu Mian, he was the prince's opponent, how could Liang Shicheng help him?

After all, Cai Jing has decades of experience in officialdom, although he was stunned for a while, he still reacted immediately, I am afraid this is not Liang Shicheng's original intention, if it is Liang Shicheng's original intention, he will not be so blatantly involved in politics, this is very likely to be the order of the Son of Heaven.

The more Cai Jing thought about it, the more likely it was, how could Liang Shicheng help Li Yanqing?

Even if Li Yanqing turned to him, he would not let Liang Shicheng go out in person, this could only be the order of the Son of Heaven to make Liang Shicheng work so hard.

Thinking of this, Cai Jing softened his tone and said to Zhang Bangchang: "You have also been an official for 20 years, you should understand how to deal with this matter, and it shouldn't be up to me to ask you, what do you say?" ”

Zhang Bangchang wiped the sweat on his forehead and said: "The lower official is not thoughtful, the Xianggong has learned the right lesson, and he will definitely report to the Xianggong in time next time." ”

Cai Jing suddenly glanced at Zhang Bangchang with sharp eyes, he just reacted, Zhang Bangchang has been an official for twenty years, how could he make such a low-level mistake, he is flattering Liang Shicheng! But I don't want to let myself know, so I want to pretend to be confused.

Thinking about this, Cai Jing was really uncomfortable in his heart, Liang Shicheng was known as a hidden appearance, and his power was monstrous, although everyone in the court was currying favor with him, even himself, but Zhang Bangchang did not hesitate to hide himself in order to please Liang Shicheng, which was even more hateful.

Cai Jing has always regarded Zhang Bangchang as his confidant, but at this moment he found that Zhang Bangchang was actually unreliable, and he was afraid that he would betray him at a critical moment, and Cai Jing suddenly became vigilant in his heart.

"There you go! That's the end of it, and I hope it won't be an example. ”

"Retire!"

Zhang Bangchang said goodbye and left, the more Cai Jing thought about it, the more wrong it became, although Zhang Bangchang was the right man of Shangshu and mastered the approval of the last Jinshi to confer officials, but the specific award of officials was a matter of the ministry, and the servant of the ministry was his eldest son Cai You, even if Zhang Bangchang deliberately concealed himself, the eldest son Cai You should not hide himself!

Could it be that even his eldest son Cai You plans to hide himself?

Thinking of this, an inexplicable chill suddenly rose in Cai Jing's heart.

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The awarding is carried out in batches, there is a relationship with the background, and generally you will get a satisfactory vacant official position, without a background background, most of them will face a disappointing ending, and it is already lucky to be able to go to the state to study as a professor, and many Jinshi will often face a distant wait.

However, there is another way out for the jinshi, that is, to serve as a staff member for the powerful and high-ranking officials, and hold a certain position as a staff member, and when the powerful are promoted, they will help them become regular as jinshi, become official officials, and continue to control the original power.

The jinshi who have not been conferred the official are still waiting for news in the torment of day by day, while the jinshi who have been conferred the official and have gone through the formalities for the appointment of the official department have returned to their respective hometowns, they basically have a month to settle their families, some are ready to get married, and some return to their hometowns to settle their wives and children, and then go directly to their posts.

Li Yanqing left a letter for his father, and left the capital to go south by boat.

A few days later, the passenger ship slowly docked at the pier of Baihua Villa again, "Outside, do you want us to wait here?" The boat boss asked with a laugh.

Li Yanqing thought about it, although it was more comfortable to take their boat, but he was afraid that he would stay here for a long time, so he smiled and said: "It's hard work, it's not convenient to wait here, you can go back!." ”

After speaking, he took out twenty taels of silver and rewarded the two boatmen, "Take this silver back, and rest for a few days after arriving in the capital, and I will ask you for help in the future." ”

The two boatmen were grateful, took the silver and thanked them repeatedly, and Li Yanqing jumped off the boat and strode towards the woods not far away.

As soon as he arrived at the edge of the woods, he heard a crisp laugh, and when he turned around, he saw a few little ladies riding donkeys from another road, each holding a big bag and a small bag, and the three of them laughed and laughed, and the little lady in front was the magpie.

"Magpie!" Li Yanqing shouted.

The magpie was stunned, and then she saw Li Yanqing in front of her, "Ah! The petty officials are coming. ”

She hurriedly jumped off the donkey and ran towards Li Yanqing, "Little official, when did you come?" ”

"I just arrived!"

Li Yanqing looked at the two little ladies behind him, and saw that they were very familiar, but he couldn't remember them all of a sudden, so he asked, "Who .....are they?"

"They are Mengyue and Feiwu, and they came with the teacher's girl."

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered that it was the two maids who were taken away by the thieves together, and at this time, Mengyue and Feiwu also recognized Li Yanqing and came forward to salute together.

Li Yanqing smiled again and asked, "Where did you go?" ”

"To the town, of course!"

The magpie grinned and said, "I went and bought a bunch of things, messy, everything, we walked through the village in front, a little closer." ”

Mengyue and Feiwu were a little embarrassed, and hurriedly ran towards the villa.

Li Yanqing didn't stop them, and asked the magpie as he walked, "How is the teacher and girl living?" ”

"With me here, of course I won't let her be wronged, I temporarily hired three rough maids, found a cook, and ate fresh fish, meat and vegetables, Baihua Villa is also beautiful, but there is a little ......"

"What?" Li Yanqing didn't understand what she meant.

"After all, this place can't be compared with the capital, I chatted with Mengyue and Feiwu, and I knew that the food and clothing here are 108,000 miles different from what they used to be, it's like a heaven and an underground."

"Did you mention it?"

"Nope! She never mentioned it, let alone complained, but the two dead girls were ignorant. ”

The magpie sighed, "Little official, the teacher girl is really good, don't let her down!" ”

"What do you think all day, you little brain?"

Li Yanqing smiled and pretended to knock her on the head, so frightened that the magpie hurriedly covered his head, "You dare to knock me again, I.... I'll go back to the capital. ”

Li Yanqing couldn't help laughing, "I'll tease you!" ”

They walked through the woods, and in front of them was the gate of the villa, Li Yanqing suddenly stopped, and saw Master Li standing at the gate, staring at him from afar.

The magpie hurriedly coughed dryly, pulled the donkey and hurried away, at this time, she had to slip away first.

Li Yanqing walked a few steps, and Master Li's tears suddenly welled up, and he shouted in a low voice, ran towards him, and threw himself into Ailang's arms desperately.