After Lin Yanchao took office, it was already the New Year.

Before the Spring Festival, Lin Qianqian gave birth to another boy, and after being promoted, he added Ding, all of which immersed the Lin Mansion in a joyful atmosphere.

The official office seal in the New Year, except for the occasional visit to the yamen on duty, Lin Yanchao spent most of his efforts at home to spend time with his wife and children.

For Lin Yanchao, this is a rare time of the year when he is busy.

In addition to the second son, Lin Qianqian's reading of Lin Yong was once again on the agenda.

Therefore, Lin Yanchao must take advantage of this period at home to get this matter done.

So Lin Yanchao directly released the news to recruit Xixi, but as soon as the news came out, the scholars who came to apply for the job almost crowded the gate of the Lin Mansion.

Why is that?

Because of the Xixi of the eldest son of the Lin Mansion, for many scholars, this is equivalent to a shortcut to the south.

Most people not only don't give money, but they also have to squeeze into it.

Taking advantage of the New Year's Festival at home, Lin Yanchao had the kung fu to choose well, but after looking at it for a long time, he found that these people were all coming for their own names, and those who could really serve as Xixi, it can be said that so far, there is no suitable candidate.

So after picking hundreds of people, Lin Yanchao was also tired, and he deeply felt that his son's teacher was so ill-fated as the emperor's eldest son went out of the pavilion to study.

Just when Lin Yanchao was a little disheartened, there was a letter of name under the door.

Lin Yanchao was talking with Lin Qianqian in the room with his second son, and after Chen Jichuan showed him the famous post, Lin Yanchao was a little surprised.

It turned out that three 'old people' were visiting at the same time.

These three old friends are Dong Qichang, Chen Jiru, and Xu Guangqi.

These three people are the 'three heroes of Huating' that Lin Yanchao compared to at the beginning. When he was the prefect of Guide, he recruited three people to serve as staff.

But all three of them rejected Lin Yanchao's invitation.

Now that the three of them came to visit at the same time, can Lin Yanchao not be surprised?

Now Chen Jiru is the most famous among the three of them, because he is the teacher of Wang Heng, the son of the current Sanfu Wang Xijue.

Dong Qichang is second, he is clearly the protégé of Lu Shusheng, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but in fact he is the teacher of Lu Shusheng's son Lu Yanzhang.

It's just that Lu Shusheng is a retired scholar, and he has not been in the dynasty for more than ten years, and his influence is not as good as Wang Xijue.

As for Xu Guangqi, his name is unknown.

At that moment, Lin Yanchao saw the three of them in the living room.

As soon as the three of them met, they bowed to each other, Lin Yanchao stepped forward with a smile and said: "The three of you don't need to be polite, I met Mei Gong and Xuan Zai at the West Lake Boat Club back then, and they were old friends, but this Xu friend met for the first time, but they have been friends for a long time." ”

Chen Jiru and Dong Qichang are very happy, with Lin Yanchao's current status, such an attitude is obviously to treat them as friends.

Chen Jiru and Dong Qichang both dare not be.

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "The two of you don't need to be formal. ”

Dong Qichang said: "When Qichang's mentor Lu Zongbo first entered the Han Academy, Duke Xu Wenzhen was already the great uncle of the sect, and he met with courtesy. Today, when I saw Master Zongbo, I knew that the style of the prime minister should be like this. No wonder Liqing (Yuan Keli) has always said that Master Zongbo is approachable. ”

Lin Yanchao stroked his beard and smiled, Dong Qichang said a good story in the officialdom.

When Lu Shusheng first entered the Hanlin Academy, Xu Jie was already a scholar of the Ministry of Rites and had been an official in the court for 20 years.

But when the two met, Xu Jie and Lu Shusheng only talked about the friendship of their fellow villagers, and did not hold their own identities.

But seeing that Chen Jiru also said with admiration: "What Xuan Zai said is that Master Zongbo has a great ancient style, Wei Ye saw Wang Dan back then, Shao Yong saw Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang was afraid that it was the same." ”

Lin Yanchao listened and looked at Chen Jiru again, and said immediately: "Wei Ye, Wang Dan are all prime ministers, Shao Yong, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang are all great Confucians, and Mei Gong's words are not small!" ”

Chen Jiru smiled: "Don't dare to be." ”

Lin Yanchao looked at Xu Guangqi, but saw him standing aside, cautious and silent.

Lin Yanchao thought about the first impression, Chen Jiru and Dong Qichang must be much better than Xu Guangqi, who was silent. But in terms of the way of merit, it seems that in history, people who are still silent and do not like to talk have contributed more to the world.

After Lin Yanchao vigorously promoted the cultivation of sweet potatoes and corn in Gyeonggi, he learned that Xu Guangqi's book on agricultural administration was prescient.

Now the three of them are seated for tea, although Lin Yanchao said that they met with the old etiquette, but the three of them still called themselves students.

Lin Yanchao said: "The three of you came to Beijing this time, I don't know where to live?" ”

Chen Jiru said at the moment: "The students entered Beijing this time because they were invited by the son of Prime Minister Wang Taicang, who was a friend of the students to go to Beijing for the township test, so he invited the students to come and see the scenery in Beijing." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and looked at Dong Qichang.

Dong Qichang then said: "Qichang's teacher has an apartment in Beijing, and now it is just lent to Xuanzai to live, and Zixian also lives with Qichang. ”

Xu Guangqi said: "The students came to Beijing because they were invited by Brother Mei and Brother Xuanzai, and they are ashamed to say that they have been at home for so many years and have not traveled far, and today they are fortunate to see the beauty of Beijing." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "I see, I heard that Friend Xu's family condition has been bad, has it eased up now?" ”

Chen Jiru and Dong Qichang both showed a hint of surprise in their eyes.

said that the three of them came to Lin Yanchao's mansion this time, and it was Dong Qichang who intended to apply for the west seat of the Lin mansion. Although Dong Qichang has served as Lu Shusheng's western seat, the retired secretary of the Ministry of Rites is still inferior to the current waiter of the Ministry of Rites after all.

Lin Yanchao had recruited him back then, which made him complacent for a while, but he felt that Lin Yanchao was just a prefect, and his official position was not high enough to be worthy of his identity.

But now it's different, Lin Yanchao is the third product of the dynasty, with a great future, and Lin Yanchao's protégé Yuan Keli and the same aura are brothers of the same sect, so he feels that he should grasp it very well as the west seat of the Lin Mansion.

This time, he held his identity again, how could he be in the company of those scholars who came to the Lin Mansion to apply for the West Seat, and how could he say that Lin Yanchao had to personally invite him, so as to match his identity.

Therefore, Dong Qichang pulled Chen Jiru and Xu Guangqi to visit together, of course, they just said that they would pay a visit by the way.

As for whether Lin Yanchao will fall in love with Chen Jiru, Xu Guangqi, and Dong Qichang have one hundred and twenty hearts.

First of all, although Chen Jiru is more famous than him, the other party has now served in Wang Xijue's mansion, and he is indifferent, and his heart for fame is not very eager.

Someone in history wrote a poem satirizing Chen Jiru.

Decorate the big shelves of the mountains and forests, and attach the elegant little masters.

The shortcut to the south was unintentional, and the priest tried his best to praise it.

The otter sacrifice poems and books are full of books, and the fly camp Zhong Ding runs the smoke.

A crane fluttered among the clouds, flying to the prime minister's office.

Later, Chen Jiru also explained himself, he made a couplet, the sky is to make up for the poor and the healthy, and people are mistakenly called high because they are lazy.

Regardless of whether Chen Jiru has this intention in his chest, he is now the West Seat of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he will not change his court.

As for Xu Guangqi, his reputation and talent are far inferior to Chen Jiru and him. Dong Qichang is conceited that he is not only good at writing and writing good articles, but also outstanding in calligraphy, which has been appreciated by many famous people in Wuzhong, and many officials have taken the initiative to invite him to his home as a seat or staff.

In his mind, he served as the teacher of Lin Yanchao's eldest son, which was a higher springboard than Lu Fu.

But unexpectedly, Lin Yanchao took the initiative to ask about Xu Guangqi's current situation, which made Dong Qichang a little strange in his heart, but then relieved that Lin Yanchao was just an ordinary inquiry.

He is calm and calm as a celebrity, and he doesn't want people to see that he is not the slightest wrong.

But Lin Yanchao didn't ask casually: "At that time, I intended to let Friend Xu go to the mansion as a Xibin, and at that time, Friend Xu said that Zun Lingtang was unwell and didn't dare to stay away, but now I don't know how?" ”

Listening to Lin Yanchao's words, Dong Qichang's face couldn't help but change,

Xu Guangqi said gratefully: "Master Lao Zongbo is concerned, my father and mother have been much better, when Master Zongbo knew that the student's family was poor, so he gave ten taels of silver, this grace This virtue The whole family of the student has always been impressed, and now it is a little more generous, and the father and mother of the family asked the student to return the ten taels of silver to Lord Zongbo." ”

After speaking, Xu Guangqi took out the silver.

Seeing this scene, Dong Qichang almost hid his face, Xu Guangqi is really young and doesn't know about affairs, what status is Lin Yanchao today, why are you in such a hurry to draw a line with him?

Lin Yanchao said disapprerovingly: "It seems that my words have made Friend Xu misunderstood, in fact, I thought about asking if Ling Zun Lingtang is fine, so can Friend Xu stay in Jingshi, there is a shortage of Xibin in this mansion." I want to ask Friend Xu to teach the dog to read! ”

Xu Guangqi was shocked when he heard this.

The corners of Dong Qichang's mouth twitched a few times, and his face showed a gloomy color.

Lin Yanchao glanced at Dong Qichang, this person is keen on fame.

When he recruited him as the prefect of Guide, it was because he lacked a calligrapher at hand, Dong Qichang's articles were well written, and his calligraphy was first-class, so it was best for him to take this position and be responsible for his own official correspondence.

But Dong Qichang rejected himself at the beginning, so Lin Yanchao had nothing to say.

Now it's different from the past, although it's not like yesterday you loved to ignore it, and today you can't climb up.

But now Lin Yanchao does not lack such a character at hand, but lacks a talent like Xu Guangqi. This person is one of the few officials in the Ming Dynasty who has really made meritorious contributions, and such a person is my generation.

Xu Guangqi was stunned in place, but saw Lin Yanchao stroked his beard and said, "I have never liked to be rejected by others." But if others refuse once and never give people a second chance, how can my good intentions be let down again and again, but ......"

Speaking of this, Lin Yanchao changed his words and said, "...... But for Friend Xu, this official is willing to break this rule! ”

Although Lin Yanchao's words were bland, there was a hint of flavor that could not be refused.

For the three of them, if Lin Yanchao was still amiable today's celebrity at the first moment, then the next moment, the three of them already felt what the words of the court officials were!

Don't say whether Xu Guangqi is willing or not, even if he is unwilling, he doesn't dare to say a word of refusal.

As Lin Yanchao said, a mere talent, dare to live up to the kindness of a ministry member twice?

But seeing Xu Guangqi bowing down, he said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and the student Lord Xie Zongbo is raised!" ”