After going out of Shen Shixing's study, the weather was suddenly cold, and the night in Beijing was extremely cold.

After Shen Shixing sent a subordinate to send Lin Yanchao for a while, Shen Jiu chased after him and said, "Lin Butang stays." ”

But seeing Shen Jiu holding a thick coat, Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Brother Song still calls me a cousin as before." ”

Shen Jiu's original surname was Song, and he changed his surname to Shen after becoming Shen Shixing's housekeeper, but Lin Yanchao knew that he preferred others to call him his real surname.

Shen Jiu smiled and said: "How dare you, Lin Butang is different from the past, if the villain calls it like this again, he will definitely be scolded by the master." ”

The change of identity is accompanied by the change of status.

The people of the prime minister's family, like the eunuchs of the emperor's family, know best how to be consistent with the master's vision. His attitude towards you can be seen in the attitude of the person behind him towards you.

But seeing Shen Jiu holding the thick coat and saying: "The old man just instructed that you are still sick, this crane is a fox skin that warms the body, Lin Butang hurriedly put it on." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, immediately put it on and said, "It fits very well, thank you for me." ”

"Let me send Lin Butang!" Shen Jiu took the initiative to take the initiative.

At the moment, after Lin Yanchao put on this crane, it was really warmer, and he didn't feel bulky, and he saw Xu Xianqing in the outer hall with a worried face.

As soon as Xu Xianqing saw Lin Yanchao, he walked over and said, "Zong Hai ......"

Xu Xianqing saw that Lin Yanchao was beside Shen Jiu, and he didn't say anything at the moment, but said with a smile: "It turns out that Brother Song is also here." ”

Xu Xianqing's attitude was very kind.

Shen Jiuwei nodded, his expression was a little cold: "The master asked the villain to bring a message to Xu Butang, your master already knows, but it is still not appropriate to see you now, it is better to come and see you again after a while." ”

Xu Xianqing was both happy and frightened when he heard this, and was about to ask again, but when he saw Shen Jiu, he smiled and said, "I'll send Lin Butang here, and the two of you will say goodbye!" ”

After speaking, Shen Jiu simply left.

Xu Xianqing was a little apprehensive, and Lin Yanchao comforted: "Xu Butang, you might as well be relieved." ”

Xu Xianqing sighed: "My new official took office, but he didn't have the joy of taking up his new position, he suffered from gains and losses for his official position, it was not my generation's doing, this time it made Zonghai laugh!" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Xu Butang has been working for the position of this waiter for several years, and it is normal for people to be in such a mood, you can rest assured, you are a fellow villager of Yuanfu and have worked together for many years, he will make decisions for you." ”

Xu Xianqing's mood when he looked at Lin Yanchao was also very complicated, although he didn't walk around as often as Lin Yanchao in the Shen Mansion on weekdays, but he had known Shen Shixing for more than ten years, and they were fellow villagers with each other, but in terms of relationship, they were not as good as Lin Yanchao's juniors.

Especially after the other party was promoted to the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, it was obvious that Shen Shixing relied on him more, and there were rumors in the officialdom that Shen Shixing intended to bring Lin Yanchao into the cabinet, but this news seemed very unreasonable, because Lin Yanchao's age and qualifications were too shallow, so he couldn't take his turn.

Who doesn't know if this rumor is right or not, what if?

So Xu Xianqing also let go of the reserve of his predecessors and said: "Thank you Zonghai, please leave all this to you, just call Xu a cousin in the future." ”

"Then I'm not welcome, everyone is commensurate with Taifu," Lin Yanchao smiled, and then returned the silver ticket that Xu Xianqing gave him before: "I was afraid that the public would not look good on my face before, but now that the matter has been completed, the younger brother can finally return it, with your and my current friendship, there is really no need to see each other like this." ”

Xu Xianqing was stunned for a moment, and then silently accepted it.

The cabinet refused to correct the chapter of the Son of Heaven, so the Son of Heaven had to work overtime in person to correct the chapter with Zhang Cheng, Tian Yi, and Chen Ju.

And this time will try to come as scheduled.

In February of the seventeenth year of Wanli, the world's talents gathered in Beijing to go to the spring festival.

Chunfu is the examination, also known as the Ministry of Rites Examination, as the name suggests, it is the director of the Ministry of Rites.

Lin Yanchao is now the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, responsible for the ceremony, and the second priest of the ancestral hall, and this matter happens to be in his charge.

Zhu Geng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, personally went to the Gongyuan to supervise the test, Lin Yanchao also had a lot of things, he was not in good health these days, but he had to go to work with illness as a last resort.

At this moment, the Laiyu Tea House in the Beijing Normal University Smoke Workshop is also a triennial gathering of many people.

Compared with last year, there are two less leaders, Gu Yuncheng and An Xifan, and now the leaders of these leaders are Xue Fujiao, Gao Panlong, and two more new faces Liu Yuanzhen and Ye Maocai.

The grandfather of this Xue Fujiao is Xue Yingqi, a Confucian scholar in Changzhou, Gu Xiancheng, and Gu Yuncheng also worshiped under Xue Yingqi's door back then, and the three of them formed a deep friendship.

And Gao Panlong is a student of Gu Xiancheng.

As for Liu Yuanzhen, Ye Maocai and Gu Xiancheng and Gao Panlong are all from Wuxi.

These backbones of the Donglin Party in history, most of them are people from the south of the country, they do not believe in authority, but also have the mind and ambition to take the world as their own responsibility, although they are not officials at this time, but their words are mostly criticizing current affairs, pointing out the country, so that many candidates who are in the same subject with them worship in their hearts.

"The biggest traitor in the court today is none other than Zhang Whale!" Xue Fujiao said bluntly.

When a few timid people heard this, they were already smeared with oil on the soles of their feet, and Gao Panlong reminded: "Body, it's better to be cautious about this teahouse, so as not to invite Dongchang Fanzi." ”

"What about the recruitment?" Xue Fu taught, "Mr. Xiao Gu impeached Fang Huan and was dismissed, and Mr. Da Gu (Gu Xiancheng) impeached Zhang Whale and was also dismissed. ”

Xue Fujiao's words were impassioned, and many people in the teahouse applauded.

Gao Panlong saw that the atmosphere in the teahouse was like this, and he also shook his head.

Xue Fu taught: "A traitor like Zhang Whale is a giant traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and if he doesn't get rid of it today, he will do more harm than Liu Jin and Wang Zhen." Xue Mou is not willing to write a bloody letter and impeach Zhang Whale, isn't there any righteous person here who is willing to follow? ”

More than a dozen people applauded.

Someone hesitated: "This is not good! ”

Xue Fu taught: "What's wrong? The students of the Eastern Han Dynasty were on the bus, and the style of the ancients is no longer there? ”

Liu Yuanzhen also stood up and said: "That's right, Lin Xuegong killed the eunuch Ma Yu in Henan back then, and the people of Henan wrote thousands of grievances, if it weren't for this, it would not be enough to reach the heavenly court." ”

Ye Maocai said even more impassionedly: "I would like to be the first to be attached to Brother Xue!" ”

In the corner of the teahouse, several men in green shirts looked over here. They are none other than Tao Wangling, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Xu Huobo, Zhang Rulin, this time the four of them went to the examination room, and Sun Chengzong, who is the brother of the same teacher, also invited them to drink tea, and by the way, he taught them the experience of the field.

Listening to Xue Fujiao's angry reprimand of Zhang Whale, Yuan Keli, and Xu Huobo all listened to it, their eyebrows fluttered, and they almost applauded.

And Sun Chengzong, Zhang Rulin has not spoken, Tao Wangling watched the reactions of both sides here, so he asked Sun Chengzong: "Senior Brother Sun, isn't this Xue Xiaolian bad?" ”

Sun Chengzong was difficult to answer for a while, Zhang Rulin shook his head and said: "Senior Brother Tao, recently, the imperial court has a lot of opinions on the following sparseness, and the scholar Xu Guoshang said that it is a trend to make suggestions, but you can ask for a name, you can rank it, and you can cover it up, so people are competing for it as a shortcut. ”

"If the officials are like this, how can they be born?"

Yuan Keli said: "Brother Yuruo, this is not right, the teacher was wronged by Zhang Juzheng back then, and the two things were sparse, and the world was high, why not today?" Zhang Whale, a person who has brought disaster to the country and the people, how can the people be angry if they don't defeat him. ”

Zhang Rulin said: "This time is different from the past. ”

"Why is it not the same as it used to be?"

Zhang Rulin said: "You love to raise the bar, I won't tell you." ”

Sun Chengzong smiled and took over the conversation and said: "Let me tell you, back then, the teacher was to save people, and today the teacher is to kill people." ”

"The teacher was sparse back then, and today it seems that he has a long-term vision, which has preserved Zhang Juzheng's reputation behind him, and it has also preserved the last bit of vitality in the court that is interested in doing things and changing the law. But in addition to Zhang Whale's matter, in the thought of the Son of Heaven, Zhang Whale should be killed, but if he insists on doing so, it will be too much of a move, and the officials and scholars below will jointly sign up for the sparseness, what will the Son of Heaven think of such a sparse move? ”

After listening to Sun Chengzong's words, everyone admired.

Yuan Keli also said suddenly: "So the teacher has always told us not to get involved in Zhang Whale's matter, which is so reasonable." Senior Brother Sun was taught. ”

Tao Wangling smiled and said: "Yes, Brother Sun doesn't care about this matter as an official in the court, so why should we worry about it as students?" As long as there are teachers in the court, the country will not be able to worry about us, and our top priority is still on the imperial examination! ”

Everyone laughed, but Yuan Keli continued to say: "It's not about the imperial examination, but not to make trouble for the teacher." ”

Tao Wangling shook his head and said, "Count Liqing is right, let's listen to Senior Brother Sun's teaching of the science field method!" ”

The crowd burst into laughter again.

And Xue Fujiao glanced at this side twice, all the people are interested in eliminating traitors for the country, what is the atmosphere at your table, talking and laughing, there is a traitor like Zhang Whale in the court, and he doesn't ask, and he doesn't express his indignation.

At that moment, he glanced at Liu Yuanzhen, Liu Yuanzhen walked in front of a few people and immediately asked, "A few brothers are invited!" ”

The five of them got up together, Sun Chengzong was a little older, and he was an official, so he didn't have to get up and return the salute to a person. But he didn't have a fight, and now he was wearing civilian clothes, so he got up and saluted.

Liu Yuanzhen's eyes swept over the five people, and seeing that their appearance and bearing were not ordinary characters, she thought that maybe she guessed wrong.

Liu Yuanzhen said: "Liu Yuanzhen, a son in Wuxi, went to Beijing to catch the exam, and I was fortunate to meet you here, I don't know what you think of Zhang Whale?" ”

Sun Chengzong smiled when he heard this, but did not speak, Tao Wangling knew that the other party was not good, and immediately said: "A few of us have just arrived in Beijing, and we don't know much about the current political affairs, Brother Liu asked the wrong person." ”

Liu Yuanzhen smiled and said: "Isn't there really such a lonely person, right now, I don't know how many officials from the south to the north have impeached Zhang Whale, but you say that you haven't heard of it, even if you haven't heard it, at least when we talked about it, we also heard it a little bit." ”

Tao Wangling smiled and said, "I'm sorry, we talked about the imperial examination and didn't hear anything else. ”

Xu Huobo quipped: "That's right, we only read the books of sages and sages, and our ears don't listen to what's going on outside the window." ”

Boom!

But seeing Xue Fujiao, he slapped the table and said, "Brother Liu, don't be verbose, these people must be Zhang Whale's henchmen!" ”