This year's winter came early, the first snow in the capital fell on the tenth day of October, although it was not big, but the winter wind came and went overnight, and the next morning, the ground was still covered with a thin layer of frost and snow. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The leaves on the tree have not had time to turn yellow, they are still green, but they don't want winter, so they come suddenly.

It's just this slight snowfall, but it can't stop the footsteps of those who are running for fame and fortune.

After Lin Penghai entered Beijing, he and Mrs. Wang ran around, and there were often visitors at home, and they were never idle.

Lin Zhixuan asked people to burn the warm kang in Lin Ruoxuan's house, and moved two smokers, and the two of them sat on the kang warmly, watching the people in the Liang Mansion who had not been cut off these days, and the door was like a city, but Lin Zhixuan had no intention of stopping it.

Lin Ruoxuan is now in charge of the family after all, and she also watched the Lin family's money go out one by one, but she was very worried, and quietly asked Lin Zhixuan: "Father and mother, this is not considered a bribe, if it is known......

Lin Zhixuan smiled and persuaded her: "When the water is clear, there is no fish, this is the rule in Beijing." The local officials of Beijing are different from the local officials of their fathers, and the local officials will have a large amount of money from the imperial court every year, and there are bad rules such as fire consumption, and they can make a lot of money every year, but the Beijing officials do not have these, and they can't survive at all every month with their money, so except for a few shops that can afford to make a living, most of them rely on the ice and charcoal respect when the local officials go to Beijing every time they report on their work.

You see, it's not always my father who goes out, my father only goes to the house of a few elders, and these days our family and my father discuss the friendship of the world, and there are not a few people who plan to climb. It's really difficult for Beijing officials to live in poverty, and they also come to fight us in the autumn breeze.

If the father can keep up with the money, he can listen to the emperor's mind from the mouths of several elders, as well as what kind of words and things the emperor will ask, and when he enters the palace to meet him, he will also know in his heart, think about it in advance, and get a good impression in front of the emperor.

If the petty officials who came to ask for money were ready, they would also give convenience to them when they entered the palace to meet them, in order, how long they would stand, how long they would wait, how many times they would wait, whether they would stand in the ice and snow when they were waiting outside, or whether they would sit in the warm pavilion, and even on the trivial and complicated details of document writing.

Do you know how many magistrates are reluctant to give up money every year, and every rise and fall is folded on these petty officials who come to ask for money that they despise, and they secretly make you a stumbling block, which can make you unable to turn over, this is the reason why little ghosts are difficult. ”

Lin Ruoxuan also sighed: "How can it be so difficult, I should have Cai Ge Elder here, and my father can sit back and relax." ”

Lin Zhixuan said with a smile: "Even if there is an introduction from Cai Ge Lao, this matter of entering the palace to meet is also very cumbersome, and there are a lot of people involved up and down, and it is not a Cai Ge Lao who can have the final say."

For example, on October 17, when my father was a civil official, the emperor would ascend to the throne, and the secretary and the squire would stand on one side and present the green sign and the introduction slip to the emperor. The officials who were introduced entered the palace in order of shift, reported their resumes, and then the emperor would talk to them.

This is a very broad discussion, and in addition to official business, it is sometimes also a family affair. Through the introduction and questioning, the emperor will observe the figure, appearance, speech and demeanor, and moral character of the official, and use a red pen to write down the promotion and demotion on the introduction document.

It's just that the emperor will not say this decision on the spot, but just issue the green head card to him and make him leave.

After all the officials who went to Beijing to report on their work were finished, the emperor would discuss with the cabinet ministers about promotion and promotion, and the cabinet would write a memo accordingly, and wait for the emperor to read the imperial approval again and then tell the officials who entered the palace to report on their work. After that, some officials were often introduced a second time, listened to the emperor's reprimands, and then left Beijing or stayed in Beijing to take up their posts.

It's just that now that the emperor is old, this time my father went to Beijing to report on his work, I'm afraid it was just a kowtow to the emperor from afar, and there were many things in the middle, which had to be discussed by the cabinet and the officials of the ministry. ”

Lin Ruoxuan was already confused, and only frowned and said: "How can it be so difficult, in this way, isn't it difficult to say whether my father can stay in the capital this time?"

Lin Zhixuan nodded with a smile and said: "Who can say for sure what is going on in officialdom? But my father is a person who has a heart in officialdom, and before entering Beijing, I thought that I had already made a lot of connections and asked for directions.

You only look at how many local officials go to Beijing every year to report on their work, and there are many who boast of being clear, or who are reluctant to pay for money, and are unwilling to go along with the stream, and in the end they can't even see the emperor's face, which is still good, if you offend people because of this, what's more, when you go to Beijing, you will be demoted to the poor countryside to be a county magistrate, and there is no hope of a comeback for the rest of your life.

This kind of thing can't be too much, it can't be too eye-catching, but it can't break the rules. Don't seek merit, but seek goodness without fault. ”

Lin Zhixuan and Lin Ruoxuan were talking inside, but suddenly saw Qiu Ju coming in in a hurry, and said to Lin Zhixuan and Lin Ruoxuan with a smile: "Girl, the second grandmother of the Li family is here." ”

Lin Zhixuan and Lin Ruoxuan were both slightly surprised, but they also quickly got up to greet them, Lin Zhixuan smiled and said, "Why is Sister Meng free today?"

Meng Zelan said with a smile: "I came with my mother-in-law, she is already talking to your mother in the main hall now, but you are so lazy, only hiding in the house, and not coming out to help entertain guests." ”

Lin Zhixuan smiled and pushed Lin Ruoxuan out and said: "I'm accompanying the second sister, this is the most important thing, the things outside are very trivial, and I have lost my mother for two days, and I was caught by you after hiding for a while." ”

The whole room was laughing, but Meng Zelan said: "Exactly, I'm here to arrest you today, come with me." ”

Lin Zhixuan looked at Meng Zelan's appearance, but she was very puzzled and asked, "Where are you going?"

Meng Zelan said: "Today is the first snow, my sister is getting better, I held a small banquet to enjoy the snow in the palace today, let me take you over." ”

When Lin Zhixuan heard this, she was stunned for a moment.

Go...... Respect the royal palace?

Meng Zelan saw Lin Zhixuan's blank expression, but asked puzzledly: "What's wrong?"

Lin Zhixuan came back to her senses, she didn't want to go, since she had made up her mind not to care about any Wei Mingxu anymore, she inexplicably didn't want to have anything to do with King Jing's mansion, but the princess invited her, and she couldn't refuse, fortunately, she just set up a banquet in the back house, and invited a foreign girl like Meng Zelan, I don't think I would see Wei Mingxu in the future.

Anyway, Lin Zhixuan had no choice but to smile and say to Meng Zelan: "It's okay, sister, wait for me for a while, I'll go change my clothes and come." ”

Meng Zelan nodded with a smile.

Lin Zhixuan was helped out by Qiu Ju, but there was still a little resistance to contact with Wei Mingxu's woman in her heart, Qiu Ju looked at Lin Zhixuan's expression, and also asked: "Does the girl also think it is strange?"

Lin Zhixuan was slightly stunned and said, "What?"

Qiu Ju said: "The prince is about to marry the princess, isn't it strange that Concubine Meng is still in the mood to hold a snow banquet?"

Lin Zhixuan's heart skipped a beat, how could she not even move her brain when she heard that it was his house.

Qiu Ju was right, it was really strange to hold a banquet at this time, and he specially asked Meng Zelan to call him, what does this mean?

Or, who does that mean? (To be continued.) )