After telling a few students, a subordinate on the side stepped forward and said, "Master, Madame has set up a banquet in the courtyard to congratulate the master on his promotion." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said with a smile: "Madam has a heart." ”

Then Lin Yanchao smiled at everyone and said, "There are no outsiders here, everyone has a casual banquet together." ”

Everyone was invited by Lin Yanchao, and their faces were bright.

At this moment, Chen Jichuan and Zhanming came. Zhan Ming reported: "Master, the right attendant of the Ministry and the bachelor and the feast day Shen has always sent his family to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi, and congratulate the lord on his promotion. ”

After Zhan Ming finished speaking, Chen Jichuan said: "The right waiter of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor and a bachelor and a scripture feast day Zhu Geng Zhu sent someone to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi, he said that the lord must be busy with his promotion today, so he will not come to disturb him, and will visit him another day." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile, he was too polite.

"And the two adults said that on the day the lord arrives, he will personally come to the hospital to congratulate him."

Lin Yanchao nodded when he heard this: "Tell the two adults, and say thank them for their kindness." ”

Lin Yanchao's words were a little natural, but Qiu Mingshan and the students were shocked when they heard it.

Shen Cheng and Zhu Geng are not only the Yaqing of the Ministry of Rites, but also the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. They sent people to congratulate them, which was also a sign of solemnity.

Although it was just a congratulatory note and a few handkerchiefs, the number of gifts had already arrived.

The subordinate below said: "The young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu is a bachelor and the head of the academy, Master Zhang sent someone to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi. ”

"Zhan Shifu Department of Economic Affairs Bureau Horse Washing and Attendant Lecturer Chen Yu Majesty Chen sent someone to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi."

"Zhan Shifu's left Yude and attendant lecturer Yu Shenxing sent someone to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi."

"The young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion and the head of the Hanlin Academy, Xu Xianqing, Lord Xu sent someone to send a congratulatory post, Pa Yi."

"Zhan Shifu's Zuo Yude and Hanlin Academy's attendant Han Shineng personally sent a congratulatory post, Pa Yi."

The following people list all the people who came to congratulate you, who are higher than Lin Yanchao's official position, and their self-respecting identity will not come.

If the official position is low, the courteous one will personally run through the house.

In addition to Shen Cheng and Zhu Geng, the two officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Wei is the head of the Hanlin Academy, and Xu Xianqing is the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion and the head of the workshop.

The two of them, one of the Hanlin Academy, and the top official of the Zhan Shifu sent people to congratulate them. Both of them are Shao Zhan Shi, they are the fourth grade, and their official positions are above Lin Yanchao.

However, Xu Xianqing's title in the Hanlin Academy is just a waiter, and he is in charge of the affairs of the house, so he is only in the Hanlin Academy, and his own position is in the Zhan Mansion.

As for Chen Yuma, although Yu Shenxing and Yu Shenxing are both Hanlin scholars, one of them is the Horse Washing of the Department of Economic Affairs, and the other is Zuo Yude, both of whom are from the fifth grade, so the order is below Lin Yanchao's Zuo concubine.

If Zhu Geng and Shen Cheng are deducted, they actually serve in the Ministry of Rites, so after calculation, Lin Yanchao's status in the Hanlin Academy is second only to the bachelor Zhang Wei.

Even if Zhu Geng is added, Shen has always been consistent, and among the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, Lin Yanchao ranks fourth.

However, in the face of the officials who came to congratulate one after another, as well as the colleagues in the Hanlin Academy who came to congratulate each other, it was a question of whether to see or not.

"Master, they are all guests of Daohe, many of them are old subordinates of the same year as you, master, if you don't see it, you are afraid that it will be disrespectful."

Lin Yanchao thought for a while and said: "This time is different from the past, in the past, I was just a Hanlin, and I have nothing to ask for." But now, if you accept customers in private, it will not be a bachelor's body. ”

"You go outside to stop and tell the guests that they have received their hearts, and ordinary congratulatory gifts can also be accepted, and if you want to meet in the future, the official yamen will say it, and as for private matters, it will be exempted. If you offend someone because of this, you can't do it. ”

Chen Jichuan and Zhanming glanced at each other, and then went out to stop people according to Lin Yanchao's instructions.

Everyone knows that it is actually a sentence, and now Lin Yanchao is a bachelor of Hanlin, and it is not something you can see if you want to.

At that moment, Lin Yanchao smiled at everyone and said: I don't see any outsiders today, everyone will go to the banquet together. ”

And all the people rejoiced.

At this banquet, Lin Yanchao was not drunk, but just drank three glasses and put it down.

After the banquet, Lin Yanchao summoned Chen Jichuan to meet him in the study.

Chen Jichuan saw that Lin Yanchao had his eyes closed, his face was solemn, and he didn't know what to mean.

Half a day later, Lin Yanchao opened his eyes and said, "This time I have been promoted to Hanlin Bachelor, which is both a good thing and not a good thing at all. ”

Chen Jichuan said: "Please also ask the master to show me." ”

Lin Yanchao said: "The Son of Heaven suddenly reused me and promoted me to a bachelor, obviously with the intention of being a prince. If the Son of Heaven had this grace before the face of the saint, of course I would have been too late to be happy, but now the Son of Heaven has not dispelled his doubts about me, but he is reusing it, and that is because of the merit of returning to virtue and controlling the water, but in fact, he does not really agree with my determination to change the law and innovate. ”

Chen Jichuan felt the trouble.

Lin Yanchao said: "The matter of changing the law and innovating is my heart, and this will not be transferred, so I will never compromise with the Son of Heaven in exchange for the opportunity for me to enter the cabinet." Even if there is no such thing, the ancients will think of retreating, so they must seek room for themselves. Fortunately, I am now promoted to a bachelor, and I can do a lot of things for my protégés and colleagues in this position. ”

"But the most important thing at the moment is to find a replacement, in case I don't help in the future, there will be a helper in the court."

Chen Jichuan's eyes flashed and asked, "The master means to ...... in this test."

Lin Yanchao said: "It does mean this. However, Shen and Zhu, as well as Bachelor Zhang, who is in charge of the academy, have not taken the examination, so I substituted for the two to take the examination. Although you can be the official of the palace examination paper, but after all, there is still a limit, you see which of my many students can be cultivated. ”

Chen Jichuan said: "The villain ......"

Lin Yanchao said gently, "You have followed me for more than ten years, from being illiterate, to now not only can you read and write, but also become more and more sophisticated, I will not be able to come forward in the future, I have to hand it over to you, you tell me what you think?" ”

Chen Jichuan said at the moment: "All these years are because of the master's careful cultivation, otherwise the villain is still living a life on the tip of a knife." Since the lord trusts the villain, it is the truth, of course, the best candidate at the moment is the disciple of the master, Tao and Yuan, but they also have shortcomings, Tao Gongzi is too arrogant, Yuan Gongzi is too sharp, and it is still a little difficult to become the master's replacement alone, but their loyalty to the master is absolutely visible, there is no suitable person, they are optional people. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded happily and said, "You continue." ”

After receiving encouragement, Chen Jichuan continued: "The others are the three brothers of the Yuan family and Yang Daobin. For example, although the three brothers of the Yuan family admire the master's knowledge, it is not easy to say whether they will be with us all the way in the court in the future. ”

"As for the master's other protégés, either they are not knowledgeable enough, they are lacking, or they are shallow in their interactions, and it is difficult to know the bottom of their hearts, so if the villain wants to come and go, there is only one candidate, and that is ...... It's Mr. Sun. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded when he heard this.

Chen Jichuan said: "But Mr. Sun also has a shortcoming, that is, the relationship with us is too deep, everyone knows that he has followed the master for so many years, when the lord was reprimanded by the Son of Heaven, Mr. Sun abandoned the low-hanging fruit, followed the master all the way to Guide, if there is a person who cares, it is not difficult to investigate." ”

"Sir, please forgive me for saying that the so-called substitute is in case we fall, but he can't fall. Therefore, I am afraid that it will not be useful for the master to push Mr. Sun. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "There are no absolutes, today's Yuanfu was single-handedly promoted by Zhang Jiangling back then, but later when the Son of Heaven liquidated Zhang Jiangling, Yuanfu was fine. It can be seen that things are man-made. Besides, I have so many disciples, and it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to think that all of them are my confidants. ”

"Back then, I said that I was inferior to Mr. Sun in three ways, I was not as generous as him, I was not as sincere as him, and I was not as dedicated to others. People's talents and knowledge can be cultivated slowly, but these three points cannot be cultivated. If Mr. Sun has this opportunity with me, I am afraid that the Son of Heaven will trust him. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Jichuan hurriedly said: "The master is less than twenty-five years old and worships the bachelor, how many people can there be in the world?" His Majesty's trust in the Lord is in the bottom of his heart. ”

Lin Yanchao waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't flatter me." You see that my promotion this time is very beautiful, but as long as Your Majesty continues to disagree with my proposal to change the law, then if it drags on like this, the differences between me and Your Majesty are inevitable. ”

"Okay, back to the point, since you and I coincide, then Mr. Sun's affairs will be handled by you. In the past few months, you have explained the affairs of the house to Lin Nuo, and you have used all means to help Mr. Sun, but don't let Mr. Sun know about the things you helped, and don't let anyone know what I mean. ”

Chen Jichuan said immediately: "Yes, master, the villain will do it." ”

"Not only that, but on the other side of the canal and waterway, you can't give it all to Mr. Qiu. You keep an eye on some, and then you install a few more. There is also the son of Bu Rimei, Xinggui, Haoyuan, they are going to Beijing, you pay attention to me if there are any officials who can come to the door, the officials of the Shuntian Mansion, the level of the position is secondary, but they must be able to speak. By the way, Xinggui came to Beijing, I have instructed him to bring your family to Beijing, I heard that Xinggui has married the fifth aunt's wife, you can't be left behind. ”

Chen Jichuan and Lin Yanchao both laughed when they heard this. Next, Lin Yanchao commanded a few more words, remembered them one by one, and then retired.

After that, Lin Yanchao came to the living room, but saw Lin Qianqian frowning and sitting in front of the lamp, and Xiao Yanchao was sleeping on the couch, sleeping soundly.

Lin Yanchao stepped forward to cover Xiao Yanchao with a quilt, came to Lin Qianqian and asked, Madam, your husband has just been promoted to a bachelor's degree, but why do you look sullen?

Lin Qianqian's face was full of distress and said, Xianggong, I suddenly feel that I am so useless?

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