As soon as he was about to go out, the housekeeper You Qi hurriedly walked over: "Master, wait a minute, I heard that Master Li has added another daughter today, and it just so happened that Zhou County Commander brought people from the yamen to congratulate, let's hurry up and prepare gifts!" ”

Qian Fatzi slapped his hand: "Yes, we have to make the gift a little better, now Brother Li is different from before!" ”

When he arrived at Li's house, the richest man in Qian couldn't squeeze in, there were a lot of people at the door, and the first jinshi from Lantian County was still the first, and everyone was honored!

The gift-givers all blocked the road at the mouth of the alley, and when they saw the richest man in Qian, they smiled and said: "It's still the most powerful Qian Gong, I took a fancy to Li Jinshi at a glance last year, but now it's not ordinary, how many people's jealous eyes are red!" ”

Qian Fat Man was proud, but he didn't dare to take it big in front of people: "It's just a joke, the main thing is to fight for anger in Dongsheng!" ”

Parting from them, Qian Fat Man is not the kind of arrogant person, greeting everyone with a smile, I heard that it was Li Dongsheng's father-in-law, and everyone tried their best to make way for him.

When I entered the gate, I saw Li Chengying coming out: "In-laws, why don't you say a word before you come, I'll go to the door to pick it up, look at it, this is too rude!" ”

Where does the richest man dare to put on a stand now, he stepped forward with both hands and grabbed Li Cheng's hand: "Brother Li, our family, don't want those superficial articles, you are busy here, where do I dare to disturb you!" ”

The two of them went to the lobby side by side, politely sat down, Li Cheng told him the situation at home happily, the joy in his heart was overflowing, Qian Shoufu waited for a gap and said with a smile: "Brother Li, now that Dongsheng has a successful career, do you see the marriage of this child?" ”

Li Cheng saw the flickering eyes of the richest man Qian and knew his intention in his heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Qian, the child's affairs are up to him, my son, I don't dare to be his family now!" ”

Qian Shoufu, who didn't get an accurate reply, returned home with a heavy heart, and saw his daughter who was also full of sorrow, and the smart daughter obviously thought of the same problem. Qian Shoufu also comforted her with a smile: "Dongsheng is a Jinshi now, you will be Mrs. Jinshi in the future, just wait to enjoy the blessings!" ”

Little Lori's big eyes were full of panic: "Dad, I'm so scared, I'm afraid that Brother Dongsheng won't want me anymore!" I always think about him being snatched by other women! ”

Looking at his daughter, who was usually smiling all the time, Qian Shoufu's heart ached: "Don't worry, your brother Dongsheng is not that kind of person!" ”

Li Dongsheng doesn't know Xiao Loli's complicated thoughts now, after he and Li Dejian were reprimanded by Li Jing, they were going to the ministry to report, the emperor said that he was told to go to the household department to do things, he couldn't go home to visit relatives, and when he got to the household department to see that things were not busy, he could ask for leave from the leaders of the household department, and don't go to the emperor.

It was early summer. Chang'an City is also drizzling, the streets are all muddy, in ancient times this is not good, Chang'an is also a Vermilion Bird Street is all paved with stones, the rest are loess roads, some places of the rich for their own convenience with fine sand paving, it is already a very good road.

From ancient times to the present, the capital is now called the capital and has never been a suitable city to live in, but countless people in the past dynasties have still sharpened their heads and have to take root here, because this is the heart of the country and the center of power in the whole world.

Li Dongsheng went to the Ministry of Officials early in the morning, accompanied by Cheng Chumo. It was only early in the morning that many people lined up at the gate of the official department.

When these people saw Li Dongsheng coming, they said in unison: "You are so late? I don't think it's your turn today. ”

"Come early tomorrow! It's best to line up before dawn. ”

Li Dongsheng saw so many people and sighed: "The Ministry of Officials should be the best yamen." "It's the Central Organization Department of the later generations, and where you are in charge of cadres, you can say that it is not a cow.

Cheng Chumo dug his nostrils and said: "No matter how bullish it is, it can't control me, if it weren't for the fear that you would be disappointed, I wouldn't come." Then he looked at Li Dongsheng: "If you don't call me next time you have something fun, I will wipe my snot on you when I see you." ”

Li Dongsheng said: "Don't say whether this is good or not, I regret dying, now you look at my brother's appearance, dangling in front of Miss Wei's mansion like a fool every day, and he didn't even go to the Ministry of Industry to do things." ”

Here, Li Dongsheng walked to the door and asked, "Is the eldest grandson Shangshu here?" ”

The concierge saw that the two young people were not lined up, and said lazily: "Does it have anything to do with you if you are not there?" Line up at the back to go. ”

Cheng Chumo took out a post from his arms, and when the porter saw the post, he immediately stood up, and personally took Li Dongsheng into the yamen, and stunned the people queuing outside the door.

"Who is this? Don't queue up? ”

At this time, someone recognized it and said, "This is an undergraduate jinshi." ”

"Isn't Jinshi amazing? I'm still a prefectural magistrate! ”

"Jinshi is not very remarkable, but he is the emperor's own Xiao Li Tanhua!"

The person next to him also stabbed him: "He is also the nephew of Li Weigong, the secretary of the Ministry of War." ”

Another person stabbed again: "The one next to him is the son of the Duke of Lu Guo's family!" ”

"This world.... Today's sun is really big, the sun is very dry, fortunately I bring a folding fan, this is a good thing, I just arrived in Chang'an and bought one! ”

The porter took Li Dongsheng and went straight to the Ministry of Officials, Li Dongsheng asked curiously: "Do you want to visit the next eldest grandson Shangshu first?" ”

The porter was probably very afraid of Cheng Biting Jin, an old rascal, and withered as soon as the post was taken out, and explained very politely: "Li Tanhua, the appointment of the new jinshi is not the eldest grandson, and he will only go there if he is above the fourth grade." ”

Li Dongsheng came to the outside of the Ministry of Officials, and there were more than a dozen people waiting, but they were all sitting quietly. Li Dongsheng thought that there was going to be a queue here, but the concierge took him in directly.

Seeing that the officials outside were all well-behaved here, Li Dongsheng also stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen the master." ”

The director of the Ministry of Officials saw Li Dongsheng and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xiao Li Tanhua of the powerful Chang'an, and he was polite." ”

The principal didn't show Li Dongsheng all the smiling faces of those people just now, and then helped him register his official certificate and resume, and personally took him to receive the official uniform.

Officials' official uniforms are divided into court uniforms, official uniforms, etc., with different functions, and the most often worn are official uniforms and regular uniforms. During the Zhenguan period of Tang Taizong, it was decreed: the clothes of hundreds of officials are purple in three grades, crimson in four grades, light crimson in five grades, dark green in six grades, light green in seven grades, dark blue in eight grades, light green in nine grades, and yellow for foreign officials and ordinary people. The official clothes are worn when they are in the court, and the regular clothes are worn when they sit in the government office on weekdays.

Li Dongsheng is an eight-grade person, his clothes are dark blue, and he also received a "fish charm" issued to officials. It is made of wood or metal, shaped like a fish, divided into two pieces, left and right, with small holes chiseled in the top so that it can be tied. The fish talisman is engraved with the name of the official, the yamen, the rank of the official residence, the number of salaries, and what kind of treatment he enjoys when traveling. The main purpose of the fish charm is to prove the identity of officials, so that it can be used when being summoned to enter and exit the palace gate for verification. "New Tang Dynasty Book Che Fu Zhi" recorded: "Those who possess the fish talisman will be called to life with their fame and cheapness." "There is a direct correlation between the materials used to make the fish talisman and the size of the official's rank. At that time, all the fish charms used by princes and officials above the third rank were cast in gold to show their high grade status; The fish talisman of officials above the fifth rank is silver; The fish charms of officials below the sixth rank are made of copper. Officials above the fifth rank also had special bags for storing fish charms, called "fish bags".

After the formalities were completed, when Li Dongsheng was about to leave, the director said enthusiastically: "Li Tanhua, come back and sit when you have time, I have time at any time!" ”

Looking at the people who were still lining up outside, Li Dongsheng knew that this was the politeness of the person in charge, and he must not take it seriously, so he thanked him from the bottom of his heart: "Thank you, the principal." ”