When the spring breeze is proud, when the horse's hooves are the champion, then the one who is on the road is promoted.

In the past, officials received news of the promotion of officialdom through the Di newspaper. The Di Bao was issued by the General Administration Department, and then copied by the private newspaper.

Now all the functions of the Di Bao belong to the Huangming Times, and the Huangming Daily has newsstands in all squares of the capital.

Therefore, every time the emperor's daily newspaper is published, officials will buy a copy and take it with them before going to the court or going to the government.

Only high-ranking officials can afford to buy a five-dollar piece of silver in the Huangming Daily, and low-level officials can only buy it together with several people, or borrow and copy it.

And the news that Lin Yanchao was promoted to the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites spread through the Huangming Daily as soon as possible.

In the various ministries and courtyards in the capital, you can see officials everywhere holding the Huangming Daily and walking briskly, giving the matter to the ministry or Lang official who is discussing.

Then, many officials were already preparing congratulatory gifts and had already gone to the Lin Mansion to pay their respects.

The people of the Lin Mansion saw the carriages and sedan chairs coming one after another in front of the door for a while, and they didn't know what was going on.

The carriage disembarked an official in a scarlet robe, who was the first to arrive at the Lin Mansion, but saw him walking to the door.

The scarlet robe is a four-grade master, and the door knows it, so he didn't dare to be rude to greet him at the moment.

The official smiled and smiled at the Lin Mansion Menzi and said, "This official is Zhang Luo, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, and I came to visit your master." ”

Menzi hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Lord Zhang, the master is still in the yamen and has not yet returned to the house, it is better to wait in the living room or transfer your post to the master." ”

Zhang Luo smiled and said: "It turns out that I haven't returned to the house yet, but the official came recklessly, anyway, there will be more opportunities under Lin Butang in the future. ”

After speaking, Zhang Luo's subordinate handed over a handbook and said: "This is the master's name." ”

Menzi respectfully accepted his heart and said, our master is not in charge of Honglu Temple, why does this person say that he is in charge, and the master is not a bachelor? How can it be called the ministry again?

Menzi didn't dare to ask carefully, and after Zhang Luo left, he personally entered with the name post.

At this moment, Chen Jichuan was not in the house, and there were only Yuan Keli, Xu Huobo, and Zhang Rulin in the house. ”

"Yes, the teacher was promoted to the ministry at the age of twenty-eight, I don't know how many people are there in this dynasty so far?"

"It's just that why does this Honglu Temple Shaoqing claim to be his disciple? I don't understand. ”

Zhang Rulin took the name card from the hand of Menzi, but saw that the name card was pasted with a cyan paper shell, and after it was spread out, it was a six-fold cotton paper, which read: 'Zhang Luo, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple under the door'.

As the son of an official eunuch, Zhang Rulin has a deep understanding of the famous halls in the officialdom, and there is nothing wrong with this slight courtesy.

This six-fold name post, also known as the handbook, is used when the lower officials come to visit the upper officials. If everyone's official positions are parallel, or the official positions are not subordinate to each other, then a single red post or a double red post can be used.

This Honglu Temple is in charge of the etiquette of various ceremonies in the imperial court, although it is not subordinate to the Ministry of Rites, but whether the etiquette is in line with the norms must be consulted by the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, it is not wrong for Zhang Luo to call himself a subordinate and consider himself a subordinate official.

Zhengsanpin is a threshold in the officialdom, and Zhengsanpin Jingguan is even better, and at this point, he can be called a courtier.

Lin Yanchao was promoted to the rank of Chamberlain at the age of twenty-eight, and at least twenty years of glory in the court at his age.

From then on, as Lin Yanchao's protégé, relying on this big backer behind him, everything was unfavorable.

No wonder my father and father-in-law wanted me to join the teacher and become his student.

Zhang Rulin thought of this, his heart burst with joy, he turned around and was about to tell Yuan Keli and Xu Huobo the trick of this.

But seeing that both of them were excited, they raised their sleeves and tried to tears.

Zhang Rulin couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and said to himself, even if I don't have the way of a teacher, but according to my father-in-law and my father's past, the future will not be bad, so this joy is a little worse. And Brother Yuan, Brother Xu has no eunuchs in the family, so if the teacher can come out, it will be their everything.

Zhang Rulin was about to say a few words, but saw Xu Huobo wipe away his tears and said: "The teacher has been promoted to the ministry, and from now on, the matter of changing the law that he is committed to can go on." I couldn't be happier. ”

Yuan Keli said: "Senior brother, being ashamed to be a child makes people laugh. ”

Yuan Keli said this, and his voice was also choked.

Xu Huobo said: "Aren't you like that? The teacher usually told us that he was not on good terms with Zhang Jiangling when he was in the court, but he was the official he admired the most, taking the world as his own responsibility, and daring to change the law, if he can do his job in the future, I don't know if he can have his talents, but he must do his best, and he ...... today."

Yuan Keli said with tears in his eyes: "Yes, now that the teacher is the minister of the ministry, he is one step closer to his ambition, so it is really worth being happy for the teacher." ”

Zhang Rulin looked at Yuan Keli, Xu Huobo, and I said a word, and I was a little dazed in my heart.

He also thought that the two of them were crying with joy for Lin Yanchao's official matter.

Zhang Rulin was a little dazed, he worshiped Lin Yanchao's door, and the other party often took the effort to talk to him, but after all, he was an official in the court, and he was busy with official business, and he was not as good as Xu Huobo and Yuan Keli in preaching and teaching.

I have been under Lin Yanchao's door these days, and I have really wasted my time.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, he seemed to be missing some of the most important things among scholars.

At this time, the subordinates outside said: "There are a lot of carriages and horses outside, all of whom have come to congratulate the master." ”

Xu Huobo hesitated: "My wife is pregnant, it is not appropriate to come forward, this does not come forward and offends the guests, it is usually received by Steward Chen, but today he went to Hanlin Courtyard with the master, Brother Yuan." ”

Yuan Keli said: "I'm not good at officialdom either. ”

At this time, Zhang Rulin got up and said, "I'll go." ”

Xu Huobo and Yuan Keli said together: "Fortunately, there is Su Zhi, if we come forward, we are afraid that we will offend people." ”

Zhang Rulin was in a different mood at the moment: "I only have these strengths, and I also hope to do something for the teacher, for Lin Xue, and for everyone." ”

When Lin Yanchao returned to the house after the banquet, he was very pleased to see that everything inside and outside the house was in order.

Yuan Keli had several protégés, as well as his subordinates, all of whom should come out.

As soon as everyone saw Lin Yanchao, they said together: "Congratulations to the master (teacher) for being promoted to the ministry!" ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, and then said, "I can't get out of my body today, there is no rudeness to the guests in the house." ”

Several subordinates all smiled and said: "If you go back to the master, this is thanks to Zhang Gongzi presiding, otherwise we don't know what to do." ”

"But today, all these high-ranking officials are polite, and some even bow their hands to us, which is really unbearable."

Everyone laughed.

Lin Yanchao nodded to Zhang Rulin, and then said to his subordinates: "That can't be rude." ”

Chen Jichuan said with a smile: "Master, as the saying goes, the prime minister's doorman is a seven-grade official, and now the master is promoted to a squire, so the doorman has nine grades to say the least, and he will be an official from now on." ”

"After that, no one called us menzi, everyone called us doormen."

There was a burst of laughter from everyone.

Lin Yanchao nodded with a smile, entered the door immediately, and then instructed Chen Jichuan: "The people below still have to be restrained, and the reward in the house can be given more, but the rules can't be messed up, don't be snub to outsiders because I am a big official, especially don't bully the people with power." ”

Chen Jichuan said: "What the master ordered is that I will immediately mention this matter to them." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded and said: "When I was an official in the past, what I hated the most was a slave, but now I can't break the rules." ”

Saying that, Lin Yanchao looked at the living room and asked, "Why are there still guests who haven't left?" ”

Chen Jichuan summoned the subordinate who was in charge of the reception, and the subordinate said: "There are also a few officials who said that they want to see the master before leaving." ”

Lin Yanchao frowned, generally speaking, the day of the promotion of officials is very busy, and most people also leave a post on the door, and then say that they will come back another day, so the courtesy is fulfilled.

As for having to keep it, it's a fluke and wants to try your luck.

The next person presented the post, Lin Yanchao glanced at it and saw the name of Xu Zhenming, the imperial history of Tuntian, and said: "Let him come to the study to see me, and the rest of the people will be tired." ”

Lin Yanchao came to the study after changing clothes and saw Xu Zhenming, who was restless.

However, it was said that Xu Zhenming's original official title was Shang Baosi, Shaoqing and Tuntian Yushi.

However, because Li Zhi's matter was implicated, and the construction of water conservancy touched the interest class, Xu Zhenming was dismissed, and although he was later reinstated after Lin Yanchao's sponsorship, the title of Shang Baosi Shaoqing was not restored to him.

However, even if he still has the official title of Shaoqing of Shangbao Division, it is not in the eyes of Lin Yanchao now.

Xu Zhenming saw Lin Yanchao and immediately got up and said, "Congratulations to the Lord of the Ministry on his promotion." ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and motioned for Xu Zhenming to take a seat, took out a red post from his sleeve and put it on the case, and then said, "You and I are our own people, so there is no need to make so much false courtesy." ”

Xu Zhenming knew that he had sent the gift list before, and hurriedly said: "The joy of the promotion of the Lord of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Mansion above the mansion was in a hurry, Xu Mou did not prepare a generous gift, and I also ask the Lord of the Ministry to forgive me, and I will make up for it in the future." ”

Lin Yanchao said in his heart, I see, I have the grace to protect him, and it stands to reason that his congratulatory gift will not be so simple.

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Brother Rudong, you will see the outside world when you say this, but you are in such a hurry to come, is it because of the matter of Tuntian?" ”

Xu Zhenming nodded and said, "As Lord Ministries expected, Xu is waiting here today to ask Lord Ministries for advice. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Don't dare to ask for advice, Brother Rudong is Lin's teacher in the matter of Tuntian, please say." ”

Xu Zhenming said: "Since the ministry was raised, Xu said that since the ministry instructed Xu to change the measure of building water conservancy and irrigating farmland to reclaim dry land, Xu has been committed to this. Sweet potatoes have been successfully planted in several counties near Gyeonggi, and Xu is preparing to promote them to other prefectures and counties, and it is expected that they can be planted in Gyeonggi state capitals next year. ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Brother Rudong and Chen Zhenlong have already told me about this matter, is there anything else?" ”

Xu Zhenming said: "Today's report to the ministry is another matter, in addition to sweet potatoes, upland rice, Xiaguan also found another drought-tolerant crop, the people call it wheat or bud grain. ”