After the end of the early dynasty, Emperor Yuan Yong left six Shangshu such as Li Qian and Feng Yanji, Guo Si, Xu Jingnian and other scholars of various palaces, and military ministers such as Wang Ziteng and Tang Ming to discuss the affairs of the acting military department, and Lu Jing and Pang Rentong were also among them to observe.

A few days ago, Fu Chuan had been begging for bones, but Emperor Yuan Yong did not agree.

In recent years, the military department has suffered a serious deficit, and Fu Chuan and Xungui colluded with Xungui to use power for personal gain, leaving a lot of messes, so Emperor Yuanyong didn't want him to retreat so peacefully.

Fu Chuan saw that the emperor was unwilling to let go of himself, so he had to make the fake come true, and within a few days he became ill, dragging his sick body to see the emperor, hoping to have a good death.

The Emperor Taishang took pity on him for many years, let him recuperate at home first, and asked the emperor to elect another chief officer of the Ministry of War to temporarily take the post of secretary of the Ministry of War.

Emperor Yuan Yong looked at a few people: "At present, there is no one in charge of the military department, so you Aiqing will discuss who is better to temporarily replace the position of the secretary of the military department?" ”

Everyone was silent when they heard this, and no one would speak first.

Seeing this, Wang Ziteng replied: "I don't know who Fu Shangshu recommends?" ”

Emperor Yuan Yong muttered: "Fu Chuan recommended the right attendant of the military department, Lang Jiahua. ”

After hearing this, Li Qian hurriedly said: "Please ask the emperor to give a few candidates you like, and the ministers can choose from them." ”

Emperor Yuan Yong nodded and said in a deep voice: "The squires of the various ministries, the governors of the provinces, and the scholars of the cabinet can be recommended as long as you think that your virtue and talent are competent, and you don't have to be confined to the military department." ”

Wang Ziteng groaned: "The minister recommends Tan Qin, the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Lang Jiahua, the right attendant of the military department, both of whom are competent, and who to choose is to ask the emperor to decide the sacred heart." ”

Lu Jing listened to Wang Ziteng's proposal for these two candidates, and secretly said in his heart that he was cunning and cunning, Tan Qin was the emperor's person who ruled over the king of Xining County, and it would be more beneficial to them if he left Shaanxi and Gansu, and then thought of the emperor's arrangement, and mourned in his heart for Wang Ziteng and others, and Jia Yucun's position just echoed the emperor's thoughts.

Tang Ming hurriedly said: "Lord Tan has a heavy responsibility on his shoulders and cannot be left lightly, and the minister recommends the right attendant of the military department, Lang Jiahua." ”

Li Qian groaned: "Jiang Ming, the left attendant of the military department, may be able to take on this important responsibility. ”

Feng Yanji and Xu Jingnian also recommended suitable candidates, but everyone didn't care too much about this matter, because the suitable candidates were Jiang Ming, Jia Yucun, Tan Qin, and Guo Ruhui, but most of them would not leave the important positions lightly, and the number of people who could choose was limited, after all, it still depended on the game between the emperor and the nobles.

After a few people finished speaking, Emperor Yuanyong looked at Lu Jing and the four of them again: "You also tell us what you think?" ”

Pang Rentong replied: "Wei Chenqian thinks that Jiang Ming, the left attendant of the military department, may be suitable. ”

Zhang Mingyi and Gao Jiayan both named a candidate outside the military department.

Lu Jing thought about it and said, "Weichen recommends Jia Shilang." ”

Wang Ziteng glanced at Lu Jing in surprise when he heard this, and didn't understand why Lu Jing didn't avoid suspicion and directly recommended Jia Yucun.

Lu Jing stopped speaking after speaking, when King Zhongshun asked him to save Xue Pan, he had already revealed the emperor's plan, and now he recommended Jia Yucun just to push the boat down the river, which can not only echo the emperor's thoughts, but also not arouse the emperor's suspicion, the most important thing is to paralyze Jia Yucun and reduce hostility towards himself.

After everyone was elected, the emperor still did not express his position, but just asked Jiang Ming, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, to temporarily act as the errand of the Ministry of War, and then discuss who should be promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of War.

After everyone left, Lu Jing and the others returned to Xinuan Pavilion.

Pang Rentong whispered to Lu Jing: "I heard that Huai Jin and Master Jia have some friendship? ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "What my lord said is good, Lord Jia once served as a Xixi seat in Jiayue's mansion, and was the teacher of Neizi, but he does not avoid relatives and grievances in the internal move, and he does not avoid resentment in the external move, Lord Jia has been in the military department for many years, and he knows everything about the affairs of the military department, and he is the person recommended by Master Fu, so he is the best candidate in general." A few days ago, I heard Lord Jia mention that the huge man and Lord Jia had a very happy conversation, how did they avoid suspicion today? ”

Pang Rentong's face froze, and he hurriedly covered up: "It's not to avoid suspicion, I met with Lord Jia by chance that day, and Lord Jia and Huai Jin mentioned this matter?" ”

"Yes, thank you for the praise of the subordinates, Lord Jia also said that he would introduce the adult to Lord Wang one day." Lu Jing nodded, ready to deceive him with this matter.

After hearing this, Pang Rentong hurriedly smiled and diverted the topic, but he secretly doubted in his heart, he couldn't figure out the real relationship between Lu Jing, Jia Yucun and Wang Ziteng, and he was also secretly glad that he didn't make too many provocative words that day.

Lu Jing saw that Pang Rentong didn't take long to talk to him as if nothing had happened, and guessed that he and Jia Yucun hadn't hooked up yet.

Time twisted his fingers, and before he knew it, it was time for Lu Jing to go straight home after completing his official duties.

After arriving home, he learned that Zijuan's younger brother Du Shun had been waiting in the house for a long time, so he asked him to meet him in the outer study.

After a while, he saw Lu Bei leading a thin scholar in a plain green robe who was fourteen or fifteen years old to come in, knowing that it was Du Shun, the brother of Zijuan, and seeing that he was walking a little uncoordinated because of nervousness, he beckoned him to sit down.

After Du Shun saw him, he still looked like he was listening to the lecture, and said: "The students only have the part to stand when they see the teacher, not to mention that the students have always admired the adults, and they dare not sit in front of the adults." ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "It's just a normal meeting, and it's not a visit from teachers and students, sit down and talk!" ”

Du Shun didn't dare to refute it again, and sat down after the salute again, feeling a little apprehensive and a little ashamed, he had not achieved any fame at the age of fifteen, and the teacher only had a reputation for showing off his talents, and the adult was already a master at the age of fifteen, and now he was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, in comparison, it was simply a cloud and mud difference.

Seeing that he was restrained, Lu Jing chatted with him for a few words, and then said, "I called you here today because I was invited by Zijuan to see your knowledge." ”

Du Shun already knew about this from Zijuan, and hurriedly said: "The student can't ask for it, please ask the adult to ask for the question." ”

Lu Jing thought for a while, and muttered: "The people are enough, the monarch is insufficient, you use this sentence to break the problem and make art." ”

Then prepare a pen and paper for him to answer.

Du Shun had the intention to behave in front of Lu Jing, so he meditated for a long time before writing and answering, and after answering, he carefully transcribed it again and respectfully took it to Lu Jing.

Lu Jing saw that he solved the problem with 'you are rich at the bottom, and you are rich at the top', so she knew that his knowledge was still shallow, his reading was insufficient, and his thinking was limited.

This sentence comes from the "Analects of Yan Yuan" Mourning Gong asked Yu Youruo and said: "The year is hungry, and the use is insufficient, what is it?" If you say, "Thoroughly? He said: "Second, I am still insufficient, how thorough is it?" He said: "The people are enough, who is the king and the insufficiency?" The people are insufficient, who is the king? ”

Lu Aigong asked how to raise taxes if the country suffered from famine and the treasury was insufficient. However, he advocated the implementation of a thorough tax reduction, and the people would get nine of them, and the king would take one of them, and put forward the view that if the people lived a prosperous life, the king would naturally be rich, and if the people were poor, the king would not be rich.

The sentence that breaks the topic comes from Zhu Xi's four-book collection note: If the people are rich, the king will not be alone; If the people are poor, then the king cannot be rich alone, he just expounded Zhu Xi's words, which are both ordinary and unleveled.

If there is only such an opinion, the county examination and the government examination may be passed, but the hospital examination and the scientific examination will be difficult, and the fame of a child will come to an end.

Du Shun has been waiting for Lu Jing's evaluation with anxiety, looking forward to his extraordinary performance article being recognized by Lu Jing.

Lu Jing thought about it for a while, and pointed out the mistakes and omissions one by one from the sentences such as the topic, the beginning of the speech, and the topic, and observed its reaction while refuting it.

Du Shun's face was ugly at first, but then he stabilized his mind, listened carefully, sincerely accepted criticism, and asked for a few words from time to time.

Seeing that he could quickly adjust his mentality in the face of blows and accept criticism, Lu Jing nodded appreciatively, there is still value in cultivating.

After Lu Jing finished explaining, Du Shunxing bowed and said: "Students thank the adults for their teaching, after the guidance of the adults, the students know their own shortcomings, and the incomprehensible points in the past are also opened, no wonder the old saying goes: listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, and students also feel the same way at this moment." ”

Lu Jing smiled, changed his previous sternness, comforted him gently, asked a few more questions, and after inspecting it, he took out a few pieces of paper and said: "This is the list of questions I have prepared, you take it back and make one each, and then take it to me to see, here I have opened a bibliography, you read according to this list, broaden your horizons." ”

After Du Shun took it, he thanked him again and again, but he was embarrassed when he saw the book list, and said: "The students only have the Four Books and Five Classics printed by Yuxi Hall. ”

Lu Jing said with a smile: "If you lack any books, you can borrow them here, you shouldn't be greedy for more at a time, three books are limited, if I don't just look for the housekeeper." ”

After hearing this, Du Shun was grateful and kowtowed: "The adults are gracious, if the grace is reborn, the students will not be able to repay it, and they are willing to go to the soup for the adults, and they will not give up the axe." ”

Lu Jing shook his head and said: "It's just a gesture, if you really want to thank me, study hard to gain fame, and I will use you in the future." ”

Then he said: "In addition, your words should also be practiced well, you must know that the first thing to look at in the imperial examination is calligraphy, and then the quality of the article, even if you go to the palace examination, first look at calligraphy, then look at the literary style, and three look at the ability of the world." ”

Du Shun listened to his words and wanted to explain.

Lu Jing stopped: "I know your difficulties, it's not too late to practice hard from now on, I'll find you some posts, you go back and practice hard, and when your words are passed, it will naturally not be a problem to gain fame." ”

After finishing speaking, Lu Jing took his copy of "Chunhua Pavilion Post", "Seventeen Posts of the Right Army", "Cao E Tablet", "Le Yi Treatise", and "Jiangzhou Law Post" to Du Shun, and asked him to choose the copy that suits him.

"Students will obey the words of adults and live up to their teachings." Du Shun was so excited that he hurriedly bowed to Lu Jing and bowed again, Fang took these posts with a respectful expression, and secretly said in his heart that he would not thank him.

After chatting a few more words, Lu Jing sent him away, and then went to the inner courtyard, and saw Zijuan standing nervously looking outside the weeping flower gate, so he asked him what he was from.

Zijuan hurriedly said: "I came to pick up the master on the order of the lady." ”

Lu Jing saw that he was half vomiting and half swallowing, and said with a smile: "But you want to ask about your brother?" ”

Zijuan nodded hurriedly and asked, "Master thinks he has the qualifications to read?" ”

Lu Jing said in a deep voice: "Your brother's knowledge is acceptable, as long as you work hard, the county test is not a big problem, but the calligraphy has not yet arrived at home, you must know that the calligraphy is an important basis for judging the foundation of the family, and it is estimated that there is little hope in the middle of next year." ”

Zijuan was a little anxious after hearing this, his younger brother was already late in school, and because of his poor family background, the pen, ink and paper were unsustainable, so he lagged behind a lot, and at the same time he also had some understanding, no wonder his younger brother failed to succeed repeatedly, it turned out that the calligraphy was exposed.

Lu Jing comforted: "I have asked him to practice calligraphy well, as long as he is willing to work hard, even if it is hopeless next year, he will succeed the year after." ”

Zijuan sighed in her heart, and then said, "Thank you, master!" ”

Lu Jing smiled and said, "There is no need to be like this, what is Madam looking for me?" ”

Zijuan shook her head and said, "The slave doesn't know either. ”

Lu Jing nodded and stopped asking, and then the two of them walked towards Nuan Yutang.