Jiao Jixun, the governor of Liangjiang, was flattened, and the officialdom of Jiangnan, which had only been stable for a few years, was turbulent again, and he was imprisoned or dismissed at once, and more than 20 positions were directly vacated, among which the most coveted were the governor of Liangjiang and the prefect of Suzhou.

Just when everyone was still in private or in the relationship, or guessing Emperor Qixiang's thoughts, the new personnel appointment soon came down. First of all, Lin Ruhai, after supervising Jiangnan for two years, was promoted to another level and became the right imperial history of the Inspectorate, and he was the fourth product. At the same time, he got another good news, the person who took over the prefect of Suzhou was also decided, Lin Ruhai not only knew him, but also was very familiar with him, and he was not only a good family with others, but also a family of children and daughters.

Yes, the new prefect of Suzhou is Lin Ruhai's son's future old husband Yang Ze Yang Runzhi. Otherwise, there are people in the DPRK and China who are good officials. Lin Ruhai rose quickly, and it can be said that he benefited from his first and third place, but what about the champion and list eye of the same department? The champion is popular, but no matter how good the popularity is, the saint just can't see him and treat him as a passerby. That old man, since he entered the Hanlin Academy, has been editing, so many years have passed, and the list of people has also been promoted to the sixth grade, and he has also been transferred to the sixth department to be the director, if nothing else, after more than ten years, he can be promoted to the fourth grade.

What the? You said that you can only be a fourth-grade official after boiling more than a dozen, but that is the eye of the list, the second place in the first class. After more than ten years, you have to be a third-grade master! It's so beautiful, the prime minister in the Tang Dynasty was the third grade, and the fourth and fifth grades were very big officials, okay? Although it is not ancient times, there are not many three grades in the entire court.

Speaking of the officials of the current dynasty, they are nothing more than taking two paths, one is a student like Lin Ruhai, who has been suffering for ten years and has become famous all over the world. Study hard, and then take the exam, all the way from Xiucai, Juren, Gongshi, and then through the palace exam. Become a Jinshi. In this way, it will be divided into three classes, one and three first, called "give the jinshi and the first"; Twenty or thirty of the second class, called "Cijinshi origin"; The top three are one or two hundred, called "born with Jinshi". Generally speaking, because the emperor personally selected the first three people, they are also called "protégés of the Son of Heaven." ”

Like these Jinshi to take the middle, according to the convention, the first three people directly enter the Hanlin Academy, and the champion is the revision. Bangyan and Tanhua are all edited, and the second and third grades are admitted to Hanlin by Shu Jishi. Those who have not taken the test, or who have not been examined, some of them will enter the six departments, starting from small officials such as Chinese books, pedestrians, and commentators, and some will be released, which is the magistrate, the magistrate, etc.

Like Lin Ruhai, he thought that the correct upgrade route was to stay in the Hanlin Academy for a few years. After the examination, he went to other provinces to do two principal and deputy examinations, and selected hundreds of people, who were his protégés, forming a political force. Then put it out. In less than 20 years, he can be promoted to the official positions of governor, governor, squire, and Shangshu. Of course, you want to go this route. In addition to being a person and an official, you also need to have some real abilities, and the backers of the family cannot be ignored. That's it. You have to be a junior sergeant, and when you are relatively young, that is, before the age of forty, you have the possibility of developing upward. Because, from the seventh grade to the third grade, it is impossible to do it without ten or twenty years.

In addition to those like Lin Ruhai, who are released and transferred inward, there is another promotion route. It is to be a Beijing official all the time, and to boil up the qualifications in the six departments, even if they are from a strong background and backed by a cow fork, they often have to be in charge of affairs, middle books, and foreign officials, and there is a real shortage of officials in each department of the fifth and sixth grades, and there is a specific job. It takes more than ten years, or more than 20 years, to have a chance to rise. Therefore, some people will call the directors and outsiders of these six ministries Lao Lang Cao, which means that they have been in each ministry for a long time. I am very familiar with my own work, and I am also clear about all kinds of messy twists and turns. Even, if you offend them and stumble you, you have to send money to others. If you want to join the ministry in your thirties and be promoted every three years, it's impossible to dream!

It was because someone spit out Jia Zheng, and it took more than ten years to mix up a petty official with a five-grade foreign man, and he really didn't have any ability at all, embroidered pillows or something. Hehe, Jia Zhengyin is the head of the Ministry of Industry, and he has been mixed for more than ten years, and he can mix with the five grades, as far as the capital is concerned, the promotion is not slow. I haven't seen anyone in the position of director, and he has been mixed for twenty or thirty years.

Here, I have to mention one, if you want to be a big official, you have to be quite old, not that you can be a scholar in your thirties, which is not scientific at all.

Poof, far away, Comrade Lin Ruhai has a good teacher and a good brother, plus he has a good background, his face is upright, and he has all the advantages of upgrading, so he can be promoted to the fourth grade when he is about thirty. Of course, the most important thing is that he was young when he was admitted to Tanhua, and he had time to take his time.

And Yang Ze is basically the path of outward release and internal transfer. He has been a student three times, and he has hundreds of protégés, just when the south of the Yangtze River is turbulent, Emperor Qixiang plans to pave the way for his son, and the position of the governor of Liangjiang cannot be put on people who are too close to his son, but the prefect of Suzhou is like this, and he can put his son's own people. There is a mind on it, the Yang family is interesting, and the two sides are working together, and Yang Ze will come to take office.

Like when Lin Ruhai was in office, his appointment was also in a hurry, and he packed up his salute and wife with the fastest action, and he didn't even bring his son and daughter, so he came to office.

When Lin Ruhai learned that the new colleague was Yang Ze, not to mention how happy he was, he asked people to wait at the dock every day. On this day, Yang Ze finally arrived, and the next person came back to report, Lin Ruhai, who was at home, jumped down directly from the couch and said happily: "Come on, change clothes." "He's going to pick up his friends.

Jia Min was also very happy, and while helping Lin Ruhai get dressed, he said: "The yamen over there doesn't know how it is cleaned up, and it's very sad to think that Qian Guangji's family has lived." ”

"Why don't you invite them to stay at home for two days, so you can clean up the back house before moving in."

Lin Ruhai smiled: "Okay, I'll tell Runzhi." ”

Jia Min lowered his head and sorted out the purse on Lin Ruhai's waist, took two steps back, and looked up and down, "Okay, it's all complete, let's go." ”

Lin Ruhai beat Ma Rufei and rushed directly to the dock, just as Yang Zecai got off the boat, his face was still white, he hurriedly took a few steps forward, and laughed: "What, still dizzy?" ”

Yang Ze turned around when he heard the sound, and when he saw Lin Ruhai, he was also overjoyed, came over a few steps, hugged Lin Ruhai, and then smiled: "You know so well, if you want to come, you are also seasick." ”

Lin Ruhai: "Hehe. You guessed it right. ”

"Hey, let's go to the house with my sister-in-law to rest first." Lin Ruhai saw that Yang Ze brought a lot of salutes, and took the lead in speaking, "Send a reliable person to watch these things, and move to the house first." When you're in office, it's not too late to pack up your home and move back. ”

Yang Ze was in Beijing, and when he corresponded with Lin Ruhai, he occasionally wrote from him. Seeing his spitting at the former prefect of Suzhou, thinking of those comments, Yang Ze felt that it was better to squeeze it with his brother first.

When Jia Min saw Liu's family, he greeted him with a smile on his face, "Sister, it's been a long time." ”

Liu's face was also happy to see Jia Min, and the fatigue of the journey seemed to have gone a little, "My sister has always been good?" ”

"Hmm." Jia Min nodded with a smile and pushed his son again. "I've seen my aunt." What kind of aunt, isn't that a mother-in-law?

Lin Rui actually remembered that he was making trouble when he was a child, and he was going to marry someone else's daughter, but in fact, he was also a troublemaker. It's just getting older. I understand more and more things, and I can't help but blush when I think of the stupidity of the year. The little boy is a little shy now. He was calm and respectfully saluted the Liu family.

Liu's look at Lin Rui is mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, the more she looks at it, the more interesting it becomes. She pulled Lin Rui to her side. Full of admiration, he said: "Brother Rui has grown into a big child, he is really handsome, and he looks like more than half of his younger siblings." "It's true that Jia Min is a stunning beauty, but she still hopes that her son will be more like her husband. Otherwise, a young man who grows into a half-white lotus shape is very girly.

Lin Rui was very ashamed of his future mother-in-law, his ears turned pink, and he pretended to be a little adult, not to mention how interesting.

"Why didn't you bring Brother Yi'er, Sister Fang, and Sister Fei'er over?" Jia Min didn't go to rescue his son, but asked Liu very curiously, "There are many famous teachers here in Jiangnan, and they are no worse than Duzhong." In fact, Jia Min is still very modest, Jiangnan has been the cultural center of the national dynasty since the previous dynasty, and most of the officials are from Jiangnan. What's more, in the previous dynasty, the Jinshi who were selected in two consecutive subjects were all from Jiangnan, which caused great dissatisfaction among scholars from all over the world. And the emperor was also afraid that these officials in Jiangnan would form a group, so he would brush him as a boss, and then drop the emperor's throne. Therefore, since the previous dynasty, the imperial examination ceremony of the national dynasty began to give quotas by region, and by the time of the final palace examination, students from other provinces accounted for half of the Jinshi quota, and the other half were Jiangnan students.

Liu smiled: "We came out in a hurry, only slightly packed up some things, and set off." They were not very old, and they were afraid that they would be tired of taking them to escape, and they were afraid that they would be in a hurry and make them sick, so they did not bring any of them. ”

Jia Min looked at Liu's slightly plump body, covered his lips and smiled: "I haven't congratulated you yet, but I have another son." ”

Liu married Yang Ze, who was two years older than her, at the age of sixteen, and for the first three years, he was like Jia Min, and there was no news at all. However, Yang Ze's brothers have women pregnant, and they all happened to give birth to daughters, and the Yang family urgently needs a grandson. The old lady in charge wanted to get two little wives for Yang Ze, but because she was not born and lacked confidence, she didn't dare to speak out against it, so she could only feel uncomfortable silently in her heart.

Who would have thought, Yang Ze had a very peculiar idea, otherwise he wouldn't be as good as Lin Ruhai. In the face of his grandmother's forced marriage, he actually resisted the uncle's resistance, and even said eloquently: "It's only been three years, we are still young, how do we know that we can't give birth?" He also mentioned several generations of couples in the Lin family with special guilt, "Look at Uncle Lin, there are many aunts and concubines, but there is still only one son and one daughter." Besides, I always feel that the wealth of this child also depends on fate, not a few more little wives, you can say that you give birth to a boy and a man, and say that a girl is a woman. It's really so magical, if you bring up another hundred and eighty beauties and come back, I will also block your mother's mess for you. ”

Anyway, it's easy to talk about it, and he always persuaded his grandmother to dispel her idea. Speaking of which, he heard Lin Ruhai brainwash a lot, and he also felt that the creature of the concubine was incomprehensible to normal humans.

However, Liu, who was suspected of not being able to have children, seemed to have found the trick to having children three years later. First they had a son, then they had a son, two daughters, and a younger son, who was two years old. It was only after Jia Min and the others left the capital that they were born. Jia Min has always been able to only look at the letter and make up for it, thinking that he would be able to meet him this time, but who knew that people didn't bring their children.

The reason that Liu just said is probably only part of it. The relationship between Yang Ze and the current prince, the Liu family used to often go in and out of King Ning's mansion, especially when they became in-laws, and they often came and went. The children of the two families are also quite familiar, and now they are bold enough to bring the children over, and they will be estranged from the prince's son, which is not what the Liu family is happy to see.

Jia Min can probably guess her mind and understand it very well. So I didn't say anything else. Then he persuaded the Liu family: "Stay in our house for a few days, and when the back house is almost cleaned up, you can go over." ”

The Liu family's gossip was not allowed, Jia Min first sent his son to harass Old Man Yuan, while waving off everyone, lowering the time, and gossiping with the Liu family.

"That Qian Guangji's family is too chaotic, from men to women, from top to small, I feel embarrassed when I think of that house." Jia Min frowned slightly. "Bao is that it is the back house of the official office, and it is not very active. But all the things at home have been returned. ”

Liu's mouth was still slightly open, "How can there be such a person?" ”

"Do you raise a hundred kinds of people with the same rice, and naturally there are all kinds of people." Jia Min completely forgot that when he first heard the news, he was refreshed with three views.

After Liu's surprise, he was also disgusted, and directly agreed: "Okay." We stayed for a few days, packed it up, and moved in. ”

Yang Ze in the front yard spoke to Lin Ruhai very truthfully, "My eldest son. Now that I'm going to be Chen'er's companion, I think that if I come with us, the relationship will inevitably fade, so I didn't let him come. "To put it bluntly. He was able to achieve four grades at a young age, and he went to such a prosperous place as Suzhou, and most of them borrowed the light of the prince Xiao Jin. Therefore. It is understandable that he wants his son to rally around the future prince.

"Zhi Fangfang and Fei Fei are indeed smaller, and their bodies are weaker. I came out in a hurry this time, and I was in a hurry on the road, so I didn't bring them for fear of tiring them again. ”

Lin Ruhai nodded to show understanding, "The child's body and future are important. ”

The two finished gossiping, and then slowly chatted about political affairs. Lin Ruhai asked first: "Who is the governor of Liangjiang, do you know?" ”

Yang Ze listed two people, "One is the prince's father-in-law, Uncle Cui, and the other is Zheng Tongshan, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. He gnawed on a chicken claw at random, very imageless, "Those fools thought that the saint would definitely use Uncle Cui's governor Liangjiang, and everyone was glued to the door, surrounding the mansion every day, so scared that Uncle Cui closed the door of the mansion tightly, and he didn't even dare to go out of the house." ”

He held up a half-gnawed chicken paw and instructed Lin Ruhai to pour him wine, not forgetting the poisonous tongue of the noisy person, "I don't want to be a friend, the sage wants to pave the way for the prince." But the saint is not dead, and the world is still in the hands of the saint. With such an important position as the governor of Liangjiang, how could he put the prince's father-in-law. ”

"How did Jiao Jixun die, it wasn't because he got involved with King Lu that he let the saint shoot him. If he still follows the saint honestly and makes a big mistake, he will not be touched at this time. ”

"The saint can let the two of us come to Jiangnan, and allow you to meddle in Jiangnan affairs, giving you great rights, which is already extraordinarily lenient. These bastards can't see the situation clearly, and they still swarm and coax, not to mention that they can't help at all, and they even make trouble for the prince! At the end of the words, there was a bit of hatred.

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Don't worry, the saint is the prince who was established after careful consideration, and he will not regret it." He poured another glass of wine for Yang Ze, "By the way, you mean that Zheng Tongshan is the new governor of Liangjiang?" ”

Yang Ze nodded affirmatively, "Although it is not very accurate, it is indeed seven or eight points." ”

"It's a senior brother again." Lin Ruhai sighed, at this time he admired his teacher very much, the students under his door were not only good in quantity, but also high in quality.

Yang Ze raised his eyebrows: "This senior brother is very square, his talents, abilities, methods, etc. are very outstanding, but the most outstanding thing is his temper, which is a master who would rather bend than bend, which is particularly true." ”

"Just like you, wait to be cleaned up."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said in his heart: Even Teacher Yuan ignores me, but he is a senior brother, what can he do, can he still beat me! It turns out that someone was really prescient.

"Senior Brother Zheng is eighty out of forty this year, and he is already a prince. If he comes to Governor Liangjiang, he is afraid that he will enter the cabinet next. Yang Ze squinted, the current first assistant Lu Shiming is sixty-seven years old, and no matter how tough his body is, he can still work for a few years. At most, after the new emperor came to power, he would work for another three or five years to help the new emperor straighten out the government, and through the novice period, those who knew each other should retire, and they could also leave a place for their children and grandchildren in the court. And their senior brother has always been a shrewd man.

Lin Ruhai never thought of joining the cabinet as an auxiliary minister, this kind of talk is gossip, and he throws it away when he hears it. His original ideal state was to eat in the Hanlin Courtyard and wait for death, but the emperor did not agree and insisted that he come out to work. He tried his best to find happiness in his part-time job, and he found all kinds of delicious food in Gusu.

After Lin Ruhai asked about the affairs of Beijing, he mixed with Yang Ze to ask about Jiangnan. Lin Ruhai does not hide his secrets. If you know something, you will tell Yang Ze something, and in the end, even the fish head of that house is delicious, the lion head of the crab roe is more authentic, and where to eat the vinegar fish in West Lake is fresher...... Wait, the topic has long been crooked.

Not only coincidentally, Jia Min is also talking to the Liu family about the officials and wives in Gusu City, and the first one to say is the wife of the governor of Jiangsu, Yang, "Mrs. Yang is very easy to get along with and never takes a fight." People are also kind. It's just that I don't like to listen to flattery. ”

Liu: "......"

Jia Min also found out in such a long relationship, but she doesn't like to flatter people, and she gets along well with Mrs. Yang. "Then there is Mrs. Xu of Lord Xu, the general soldier of Jiangsu. This one doesn't have to worry about it, you know it when you see it, it's the most appropriate. ”

"Mrs. Tu of Li Xuezheng's family is very cheerful, so she doesn't like to be with such twisted people."

"Mrs. Li of the political envoy's family...... Some snarky, and like to pluck the tip. If you step on the low and praise the high, you will not be embarrassed by the practice. ”

Jia Min counted the people that the Liu family most often interacted with, hobbies, and family details. All kinds of in-laws, and then all kinds of avoidance, to say it clearly, she took a sip of tea. "That's all I know, don't listen to me, settle down one day. I made a post to invite everyone to come and sit down, and you can take a closer look. ”

Liu smiled and poured a cup of tea for Jia Min, "It's really hard for you." ”

"You're welcome, no."

"As for the trivial matters at home, when you move, I will send two stewards for two days, and it will be complete." Jia Min lent the steward this time to help the Yang family's subordinates and clarify where to buy the things that are commonly used in the family, and the things in that family are better. Also, here in the south of the Yangtze River, rouge gouache and fabric embroidery are very famous, and there are several very famous ready-to-wear shops, each of which is good at what style and what it is good at. There are also pawnshops, money banks, etc., all of which should be told to the Yang family.

Liu pondered for a while before he asked cautiously: "I wonder if there are shops or granges that need to be transferred recently?" ”

This time, I copied a lot of people's homes, and the fields and shops must be cleared a lot. The Liu family followed Yang Ze out and also wanted to buy some properties in Jiangnan. Of course, this is to be placed in her name, which she bought with her own dowry, and has nothing to do with her husband. Ahem, in this era, they all pay attention to living together, and if the elders in the family are there, they can't be separated.

The most important point is the sharing of finances. Like Yang Ze, he has to hand over his monthly salary, he wants to use it, and then his father or his mother will send it to him, and he is not allowed to have a private small treasury, let alone a Zhuangzi or a shop. In a small family born in a big family, the one who can reasonably and legally own private money is the hostess. Their dowry cannot be used by their husbands, except for their own biological children, if they are still at home at the time of death, they must be sent back to their parents' families. Therefore, in the big family, the richest wives in each family are the wives, and most husbands are not rich.

Jia Min shook his head, "What hasn't been confiscated has been bought." And those that have been confiscated have not yet started to be sold. ”

When the Liu family heard it, they were happy, those who could be checked and confiscated must be rich and powerful, and things can be secondary. "Give me the bottom line, which places or shops are good."

Jia Min said: "The previous platform made the table, there were eighteen good granges in Gusu, and more than 30 shops of various kinds. You just came, and if it's not good, you can only publicize it, just choose two Zhuangzi nearby, and a few shops will be over. ”

Liu nodded, "I see." ”

Yang Ze and his wife lived in the Lin family first, Yang Zeke went to take office first, and the Liu family sent his family to clean up the back house of the government with the help of the Lin family's subordinates. None of the old things are used, all are replaced with new ones.

Officials at all levels in Jiangsu know what they know, and they know in their hearts that this is because the new prefect understands what virtues the previous prefect has, and his heart should respond. There are also those who have just come to office, and they are not very clear, so they can't help but muttered secretly, saying that Yang Ze is too arrogant. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm really embarrassed, only to find out that I stuck it wrong, and I'll change it immediately! I'm sorry everyone, I'm stupid!