Huang Rong is considered an upstart in this dynasty.

He has been active in many recent new policies, including the major event that came to an end not long ago, the "change of Zhongzheng".

Regarding his name, Ji Wei is also "long-abiding", knowing that this person is one of the most useful standard-bearers under Xin Er.

As soon as Song Fang's people left, Huang Rong's back feet arrived, and the meaning of his origin was self-evident.

Ji Wei hid his complicated feelings, bowed down to greet him, and said: "I don't know if the waiter is coming, I miss the welcome, please forgive me." ”

"Far away, what is welcome? I came here at night, and you don't blame me for disturbing people's dreams, but I am already content. Huang Rong said with a smile.

Ji Wei let Huang Rong indoors.

The guest house is small and simply furnished.

The furniture in the room was only a bed, a low table, and two short couches, and the room was full.

The door opens to the north.

The bed was placed against the east wall, and the bed was neatly stacked and not unfolded. In the southwest corner of the wall diagonally opposite the door, there is a handheld food box with a black background and red background, and next to the food box is a small wine jar; There was no opening in the food box or in the jar.

Huang Rong entered the room, looked at it quietly, and quickly took these things into his eyes.

Ji Wei invited Huang Rong to sit down.

Huang Rong was polite to him, and finally sat down together.

There was a light on the table like beans, and the two knelt opposite each other.

Huang Rongxin said: "There are no mattresses and mattresses on the bed, and the food box and wine jar are not opened. This Ji Wei seems to know the situation he will face after entering Beijing this time, and he is restless. He calmly lowered his shirt and said with a smile, "At the door of the guest house, I heard the words of the officer, since you have checked in, since the afternoon, two scholars have come to visit." "Praised," he said, "worthy of your fame." ”

Ji Wei smiled bitterly and said: "Xiaguan is thin and thin, what is the reputation?" Yes, there were two of them. One is Xiaguan's younger brother of the same birth,......" pointed to the food box and wine jar in the corner of the wall, "and brought some food to Xiaguan." After a pause, he continued, "As for the other person, he was an old friend of Xia Guan when he was young, and when he said his name, Chang Shi should also know it, it was Duan Chengsun. ”

Duan Chengsun, a member of the Duan family of Wuwei, like Ji Wei, was the son of a noble tour of Wangcheng in the past, the two were of equal origin, similar age, and the two families were in-laws and had a relationship. Later, Duan Chengsun joined Song Fang's disciples. The Song family was hot at that time, and compared with Ji Wei, his career was "new and high". There is a difference in the identities of the two, and it is inevitable that the contacts will gradually decrease.

Because of this, Ji Wei said that he was "an old friend when he was young".

Now, Duan Chengsun is already an important Cao Peng of the pastoral mansion, and when it comes to real power and nobility, Ji Wei has long been left behind.

Just before Huang Rong came to see Ji Wei, at Song Fang's house, the person who replied to Song Fang to Ji Wei was Duan Chengsun.

"Oh? It turned out to be the two of them. Huang Rong didn't mention Duan Chengsun, only said Ji Wei's younger brother, and said with a smile, "I have long heard that Jun and Jun are brothers and brothers, and they can be called a model between brothers." Sure enough, it's true. The guest house has its own meal, and the gentleman's brother also specially sent wine and food to you, because he was afraid that the meal in the guest house would be too simple and not in line with your taste, right? Ji Jun, I have two younger brothers, all of them are stubborn! If they can have half of the gentleman's understanding, I will wake up in the middle of the night dreaming! Alas, the love between you and your brother is also envious! ”

"How dare you, how dare you."

Ji Wei's parents died early, and his younger brother was still young at that time, ten years younger than him, so it can be said that he brought him up. The name is brother, but it is like father and son. The relationship between the two brothers is indeed deep. Now the two are married and have separated, but whenever Ji Wei returns to the royal capital from the official place, the two of them will sleep together, and they will never stop talking, often not sleeping all night, not realizing that the sky is already bright.

Thinking of his younger brother, Ji Wei's face became heavy.

When Duan Chengsun saw him, he relayed Song Fang's words, threatening that if he was not honest, he would not only clean him up, but also cut the children of his clan who were close to him. This "son" mainly refers to his younger brother. His younger brother is only seventeen years old this year, he usually reads and learns words, he doesn't understand anything, and he doesn't know anything.

Huang Rong didn't see the change in his expression, so he naturally grabbed Ji Wei's younger brother's words and said with a smile: "I took the liberty to visit tonight, because I want to see Mu Jun and clear my name, so as to solve my lovesickness; To tell you the truth, I also have a little selfishness. ”

"Please speak."

"As I said, my two younger brothers are really not successful. The eldest brother is now healthy, and he is in the county government, and I can't reach it, so that's it; My little brother is from me. Jun brother is tireless in learning, and Kyoto Shiliu is all praised. Zi said 'the three friends of the beneficiary', such as the younger brother, the three beneficial friends are also. I made a request, can you introduce Brother Jun to my younger brother? so that he can change his ways. ”

Ji Wei was silent for a while.

Huang Rong said with a smile: "Don't you think my little brother is ignorant, or I think my family is low, and my little brother is not enough to make friends with Brother Jun?" ”

Nowadays, the corporal is not a casual person who can make friends, and like marriage, the first one is to look at the door. If the family can't be equaled, then no matter whether the person with a low family is an official or a wealthy family, the party with a high family may not pay attention to him at all.

Ji Wei reluctantly said: "The Jun family is a well-known family, Wei Yan dares to be arrogant. ”

He recalled Duan Chengsun's threatening words, looked at Huang Rong several times, gritted his teeth, and said, "Huang Changshi, I only have such a younger brother, and my brother is ten times smarter than me. When my parents died, they repeatedly told me to raise him and hope that he would be able to glorify the lintel of my house in the future. That's what I want!

"My younger brother is not weak this year, and he is at home every day, he reads classics diligently, rarely goes out, and has little to do with foreign affairs.

"The position of the magistrate of Xianmei County is granted by the imperial court, not by me. I am in this position and have no complaints.

"Auxiliary general, the virtuous minister of the country; Don't drive the shepherd's house, when the court valve is expensive, compared to the two dukes, I am just a small ant. Now that I have been ordered to enter the court, no matter what the outcome is, I don't dare to complain a little!

"It's just, whether it's punishment or punishment, what's the matter, dare to invite the permanent attendant to come to me, don't involve my brother."

When he first said it, his tone was relatively calm, but when he said it, his irrepressible feelings were revealed, and in addition to a little helplessness and grief, his voice was choked out by the worry and concern for his younger brother.

Huang Rongxin said: "My guess is not bad. That Duan Chengsun Guo took his younger brother and used it as a means to threaten him. ”

Huang Rongcheng's mansion is deep, has been in political battles for a long time, and his feelings for Ji Wei are revealed, and he has no feelings.

He thought calmly: "Ji Wei has a deep affection for his younger brother. Song Fang uses his brother as a threat, then I will do the opposite! ”

Think.

Huang Rong put on a sincere appearance and said, "Ji Jun, why do you say this!" What I said is my sincere request, where did I come from to 'involve' my brother? I hope that my brother will be able to have the lintel of the Jun family, and I, as my brother's brother, will also have this heart! The public is public, the private is private, the king is still the capital, it is the will of the king, it is for official business, how can it have anything to do with the king's brother? Absolutely nothing! Don't worry. ”

Ji Wei looked at Huang Rong fixedly and said, "Really? ”

"Speaking of business. The day before yesterday, I heard the auxiliary general talk about you. ”

"Wei, as the magistrate of Xianmei County, is the worst in the country, and he has lost the face of the lord of Xin, and he deserves death!"

After the princess and the lord of Weng got married, it was the current custom to put the husband's surname in front of the "title" and make an abbreviation. Therefore, Ji Wei used "Lord Xin" as his honorific title for Ling Huyan.

"The auxiliary general did not blame you. General Fuguo said that when he was not in the early years, he was far away in Jincheng County, that is, he tasted and heard the name of Ji Jun, and later entered the capital, and the name of Ji Jun became more and more like thunder. He knows very well that Ji Jun is loyal and upright, and he is by no means a person who harms the people, so this examination is a 'palace', there must be a reason, nine times out of ten, it is the officials who take the examination who are mistaken. Therefore, the court will be invited to invite the king to summon the king to the court and then make an assessment. The general of the auxiliary country said that the good and the evil should be clearly distinguished, and how can the good and the bad be hidden? The truth will come out! ”

Ji Wei muttered, "Will the truth be revealed?" ”

Huang Rong looked at Ji Wei and said, "The auxiliary general believes in the meaning of Jun and loves Jun, I don't need to say more, Jun should already understand, right?" ”

"Got it."

Huang Rong smiled: "Then my brother and Brother Jun, can I make friends?" ”

Ji Wei didn't expect Huang Rong to mention this stubble again, and said in amazement: "Chang Waiter? ”

Huang Rong didn't really care about not befriending Ji Wei's younger brother, he smiled and said: "Brother Jun is seventeen years old, with the family of the Jun family, with the name of Brother Jun, he should have been out of office a long time ago." If I'm not mistaken, Jundi's hometown is a four-grade, right? ”

"Exactly."

The Ji family is only one of several big surnames in Wuwei, not a first-class scholar family in the entire Longzhou, and the parents of the Ji Wei brothers died early, and their father's social circle was missing to a certain extent, so Ji Wei's younger brother only got a four-grade township evaluation, and failed to get the "top grade" of more than three grades. For example, the Song, Pan, Zhang, and Koji families, all the children of the great sects in their clans, none of them are not three grades higher.

"Taiwei's Mansion is now lacking a member of the Cao family. When this matter passed, I wrote to the court and recommended the younger brother to be appointed. Huang Rong smiled and asked, "Do you think it's okay?" ”

Taiwei is one of the many official titles held by the king of Dingxi, compared to the governor's mansion and the pastoral mansion, the officials and bureaucrats of the Taiwei Mansion have little power, but the Taiwei Mansion is a "public mansion". According to the general practice nowadays, scholars who can be appointed as "starting officials" by public officials are not as noble as "first-class Qing officials" such as secretaries and scholars, but they are also not available to outstanding children of high-ranking families.

In addition to the main book, lower imperial subordinates, lower orders and other official positions, there are a total of twelve Caos under the jurisdiction of the Taiwei Mansion.

The twelve Cao are divided into Peng, and each belongs to one member. A total of twenty-four positions. These twenty-four positions, from the time when the king of Dingxi was also the commander of the Taiwei, were qualified to be filled, and until now, they are all the children of the famous families in the Dingxi Kingdom.

According to the current reputation and power of Ji Wei's family, Ji Wei's younger brother can't squeeze in no matter what.

The importance of the Initiator to the scholars and their families is unparalleled.

First of all, the degree of nobility of the starting official represents the nobility of the scholar's family.

Secondly, whether the official is noble or not, it also represents whether the scholar's future career is smooth or sluggish.

The promise of "Taiwei Mansion Hu Cao" is simply the biggest temptation for a scholar like Ji Wei, which not only raises the reputation of the family, but also smooths the career.

Ji Wei lowered his head, thought for a while, and asked, "Dare to ask Huang Jun, what does General Fuguo want me to do?" ”

"You still don't understand what I'm saying!"

"Wei is dull, please Huang Jun to speak."

"The auxiliary general doesn't need you to do anything. All the auxiliary general wants is justice. Give the king justice, and give justice to the officials in the country who are diligent in the king's affairs. ”

"Justice?"

"In about ten days, Gao Chang Taishou and the new Yin Jun of Cao Zuo Cao Shi will be able to go to Beijing to perform his duties. At that time, he will be responsible for re-evaluating you. If you have something to say, just reply truthfully. ”

Ji Wei said: "Xiaguan understands. ”

is saying "truthfully replying", but this "truthful reply", how to "truthfully reply"? The proportions in this middle, the wording in the middle, depends on Ji Wei's own grasp.

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