readx;? Inside to entertain guests is a large open hall, there are more people, one table after another table, no way, who called the celebrities of the entire Suzhou cultural circle to come. Of course, at that time, the cultural circle was called Shilin, and the history of each dynasty was passed down by Shilin, and the celebrities in the cultural circle were recorded.www.biquge.info However, almost none of the celebrities in this open hall can be included in the "History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of Shilin", after all, the space is limited, and only the best of the best can occupy a few lines of space, and the important people have special biographical records.

Not only are there many celebrities in the cultural circle, but also many big names in the capital are also present at the scene, not to mention people in the business circle, but they are dwarfs on this occasion. A businessman, no matter how much money you have, cannot compare with the official family in terms of status, nor is it under the words of the literati.

The innermost long table is to entertain the dignitaries who accompany the capital, basically all of them are officials of each department in the six ministries of Nanjing, which is equivalent to a department in the major ministries in later generations, although the official position of these people is not high, but they have real power in their hands, and sometimes they have more power than Shangshu and Shilang.

However, they are not the most conspicuous here, and the central figure is Meng Fanjun, the priest of the prince of Nanjing.

Guozi is only a four-grade official, and the official rank is the same as that of Wei Gao, the prefect of Suzhou, but the status is different, and the degree of attention is very different, not to mention that only the officials of the six departments who came here today, that is, the Shangshu Shilang came, and they all had to give up the chief to Meng Fanjun, for no other reason, the Ming Dynasty was the most important imperial examination, and also the most educational, respecting teachers and valuing education is not just talking, it is really implemented.

After all, Guozijian is not only the education department, but also represents the continuation of Confucianism and Taoism, so the Guozijian wine is also highly valued even in the imperial court.

However, why is the grade of the country's priest wine so low, can't it be raised?

The answer is no. Because this was set by Zhu Yuanzhang, it belongs to the ancestral regulations, and future generations can only abide by them. And the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is not only ranked, the general imperial history is only four or five grades, not to mention the scholars in the court, even the scholars are afraid of three points, because they have the right of impeachment in their hands, if they target someone, even if the impeachment does not bring you down, it can also make you discredited, not to mention the impact on your career.

Although there were only nine grades of officials in the Ming Dynasty, they actually had positive and negative grades, that is, eighteen ranks, and there were also dukes, marquises, and earls on them. However, the highest level of literati can only be titled earl, and the duke and marquis can only be enjoyed by military generals. And the Guogong is generally only the heroes who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world and followed Zhu Di's rebellion in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China are eligible to be awarded, and there are also individual examples in later generations, such as the so-called "seizing the door" heroes during the restoration of Yingzong, who are also the great feudal princes, but most of them did not end well.

There are many levels of princes, earls, and marquises, and there are hereditary replacements, some are suspended for life, and some are passed down to one generation, two generations, and so on. In this way, the names of the ranks of Ming officials are too complicated to be explained clearly only by writing a monograph.

At this time, Meng Fanjun was looking up at the scroll of poems hanging on the wall, this handwritten "Mulan Ci" has become the treasure of this shabu mutton shop, and the guests who come here have no one who can't help but come up to admire it.

"Well, calligraphy is still good, his age is already precious, and if he has another decade or two years of hard work, he is not afraid of surpassing Zhengming. Meng Fanjun was very proud, after all, he had entered the Southern Prison for a special move, but he was not less criticized by the old stubborn people of the Guozi Prison.

"It won't take ten or twenty years, I think it will be five years at most. Lian Daning naturally wanted to say more good things for his disciples, not to mention that he really believed that he had this strength.

A few officials sitting on the side just nodded their heads frequently in appreciation, in fact, none of them really knew calligraphy, just listening to these two people say so, it should be like this.

These officials are busy with official business all day long, how can they have the leisure to ponder calligraphy and painting every day, this kind of elegant thing is only qualified to be studied by the scholars and servants above, because these high-ranking officials are not in charge of secular affairs at all, but are just at the helm, and the real work has to be done by each department.

In particular, the capital was originally a place for the unpopular officials in the Beijing court to be exiled and pensioned, and there were not many official duties, which could be completely handled by various officials. Those Shangshu and squires basically eat and drink every day, chant poems, and compose endowments, and get together to complain and publish an anthology or something when they have nothing to do.

"I'm afraid five years is not enough, Zhengming is also improving, I saw one of his words a few days ago, and it is much better than before. Meng Fanjun frowned and said cautiously.

"Otherwise, let's make a bet, and at least we can catch up with Zhengming in five years, not to mention it. Chen Musa, who was sitting in the first place with Meng Fanjun, was unconvinced.

"Bet? You said you could catch up. Meng Fanjun laughed.

He didn't want to bet with Chen Musa, he wanted to have a good relationship with Chen Musa, after all, he also wanted to invite Chen Musa to teach in Guozijian. It can't be ruined for other reasons, the first generation of grandmasters of the Chen School of Science was hired to teach in the Southern Prison, and this alone can earn back a lot of face in front of the Beijing Guozi Prison.

The two Beijing Guozijian, like the institutional settings of Beijing and the accompanying capital, are still very different.

Meng Fanjun came this time, and asked several times when he would enter the school, but Chen Musa was confused. Meng Fanjun understood what Chen Musha had in mind, this was asking him for conditions, after all, even if he didn't enter the Southern Prison now, the Northern Prison would happily agree to accept it, and what made him even more worried was that the Northern Prison would have done this? If this was the case, they wouldn't be able to do it at all.

He came to Suzhou in person this time because he didn't receive a reply from Chen Musa, and he felt that something was wrong, so he decided to finalize it with Chen Musa in person. If Chen Musa opened his mouth and put forward new conditions, he could only agree to it. The situation has now been completely reversed, and he was also sad for Chen Musa at the beginning, and now Chen Musa is doing the opposite, which is also reasonable.

No matter what the bitter wine you brew, you have to drink it yourself.

At this time, Tang Bohu walked in, which immediately caused a sensation, and everyone was really impatient to wait.

First of all, I had to wait for a few judges, and when the judges came, they had to wait for some dignitaries from Nanjing, and after these dignitaries came, everyone found that the main owner had not yet appeared, and then they understood what tricks the Zhou family played, and I don't know how many people secretly scolded the Zhou family's business habits in their hearts, cunning and cunning, and wanted to infinitely enhance their own popularity.

Thinking of the people outside, they feel a little better in their hearts, no matter what, they still know the process of things inside, unlike the people waiting outside, who can only wait stupidly.

Therefore, as soon as these people saw Tang Bohu, they were like seeing the stars and the moon, their eyes lit up, and they finally appeared on the stage.

"Bohu, why are you here?"

"Bohu, how are you doing?"

Tang Bohu came all the way, got greetings all the way, he also smiled and casually greeted a few words, and his heart was very useful, this is the benefit of being a celebrity, and he will become the center of attention wherever he goes.

He came all the way to the innermost, saw Chen Musa and others, and saluted them one by one, mainly because there were people from the six departments present, not as presumptuous as usual, Nanjing officialdom still pays special attention to etiquette.

"Bohu, I said, how did you fall into a comparison with a junior student?" asked the official of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials' Examination and Merit Department with a smile.

Tang Bohu's old face turned red, this person was actually praising him and lifting him to a very high position, but this didn't sound like praising him, but it seemed to say that he had regressed greatly, and even a descendant dared to challenge him. In fact, this competition is still a challenge for him.

"The afterlife is terrifying. Tang Bohu replied with a grin.

"You're scared sometimes. Meng Fanjun touched his beard under his chin and smiled.

"Old master, what you said, I have never claimed to be the first person in the world, outside the mountain, outside the green mountain, outside the building, there are many capable people in the world. "Tang Bohu is in a good mood today, so in front of all the bigwigs, his posture is also very low.

His personality is like this, the more frustrated he is, the more arrogant he becomes, and when the wind is smooth, he is more amiable.

"Besides, why hasn't it arrived yet? Meng Fanjun turned his head and asked Chen Musa.

"Bohu has arrived, he should be there soon, don't worry. Chen Musa said, looked up at the door, and sure enough, he saw that he had already walked in, which caused even more sensation, after all, many people saw it for the first time, and they all approached him to look at him carefully.

Besides, it's very embarrassing, and I feel like I'm being watched like some rare and protected animal, which is too embarrassing.

"Great genius, how is it, are you sure today? I have bet a thousand taels of silver on you. A wealthy businessman asked with a smile.

"Great talent, can you write a poem for me, you can open it for the price. "There is a person who has used this brain, and she is very scared of the following Sisi, what she is most afraid of is that she loves to be a bad person, and she will arrest whoever sends the poem. Besides, I did have this problem before, and I didn't take my own words seriously.

Besides, they didn't say anything, they just greeted each other with a smile, let them say anything, just listened and laughed, and didn't answer.

When he walked over, these people realized that it was not a taste, the feelings of this little guy are more slippery than Tang Bohu, after all, Tang Bohu still has a few words of truth, this kid doesn't give you anything at all, and makes you feel that he is extremely kind and amiable.

It's amazing, no wonder he dared to compete with Tang Bohu at a young age, and in a few years, with this old way, he can eat Tang Bohu.

The businessmen secretly admired in their hearts, in their minds, between people, the winners and losers and the superiority must be clearly distinguished, that is, the value. In other words, in the eyes of the merchant, the identity of all people can be exchanged for price codes.