The Qionglin banquet in the eighth year of Wanli was a little later than in previous years.

As for the different opinions, some say that the preparations of the Ministry of Rites are insufficient, and some say that it was delayed because of the Liu Weiningqin case.

The latter proved to make more sense.

After all, there was no name of Liu Weining when the list of Jinshi first came out, and in the end, during the Qionglin banquet, this tribute who was once imprisoned in the black prison of the edict and deprived of his fame actually appeared at the Qionglin banquet.

The people of the world sighed that the Holy Son of Heaven was really benevolent.

It's just that in this way, Liu Weining will inevitably be a little embarrassed at the Qionglin banquet. People kept asking him about the content of the policy he wrote.

Although they didn't know the specific content of the strategy, judging from the fact that the Son of Heaven had been angry and sent Liu Weining to prison, his attitude must not have been very respectful.

Fortunately, Ning Xiu and the Zhang family brothers deliberately introduced the topic to the Qionglin Banquet itself.

In this way, even those who are good deeds will not have much to say.

The protagonists at the Qionglin banquet are, of course, the Zhang brothers.

As Zhang Juzheng's son, his identity itself can attract countless envious eyes. What's more, they are still the new champions and Bangyanlang.

Wanli has almost reached the peak of Zhang Juzheng's power in the eighth year, and even the most clumsy person will not be able to see it.

Zhang Jingxiu and Zhang Mao repaired the envy of the same year, and raised their glasses from time to time to say something about the scene.

Other than that, they don't say much.

The Father's admonition to say less and do more is a family motto that cannot be violated.

Ning Xiu paid a lot of attention here. Everyone knows that the reason why Liu Weining can be released from Jinyiwei Prison is that Ning Xiu played a key role.

For such a young man with both ability and political integrity, those with discerning eyes began to try to make friends.

This business is a sure way to make money.

Compared with the Luming Banquet, the Qionglin Banquet has a stronger political meaning.

First, the participants of the Qionglin banquet are all quasi-newcomers to the officialdom who have the fame of Jinshi, and they can choose officials after watching the government.

Second, the chief examiner and the deputy examiner will appear at the banquet, which is a good opportunity to climb.

Specifically, the bigwigs who participated in this Qionglin banquet included Zhang Siwei, the second assistant, and Shen Shixing, the third scholar.

As for the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, he did not appear at this Qionglin banquet.

This is also reasonable, after all, with the respect of the first assistant according to the system, he will not serve as the chief and deputy examiner of the examination, and naturally there is no reason to appear at the Qionglin banquet on behalf of the Son of Heaven and have fun with all the jinshi.

What's more, the first assistant is busy with official business, and there are still mountains of notes in the cabinet waiting for him to vote, so it is understandable that he can't get out.

Ning Xiu was able to observe the two ministers up close, and naturally used some attention.

It can be said that these two ministers are typical Confucian appearances, with high foreheads and wide faces, and national faces.

This is also the criterion for the selection of scholars in the country.

For Zhang Siwei, Ning Xiu naturally didn't have a good impression.

This second assistant may be considered to be superior in learning ability, but his personal character is really not good.

said that his attitude was repeated, high to serve high, Zhang to serve Zhang, you can see that he is a full politician.

That's fine, but he is the spokesperson for the interests of Jin merchants in the court.

And the role played by Jin Shang in the late Ming Dynasty and even the late Ming Dynasty, Ning Xiu certainly couldn't have been unaware.

Ming died in natural and man-made disasters.

Needless to say, natural disasters include the Xiaoice River period, plus drought and locust plagues, countless people starved to death.

As for man-made disasters, there are thieves outside, and thieves inside, which makes Emperor Chongzhen anxious.

Dongyu was originally just a Tunguska savage, and after moving south, he claimed to be a descendant of the Jin people in vain, and was called the Jianzhou Jurchen.

They are a fishing and hunting people, and the lack of materials is even worse than that of the Tatars in Mobei.

So why did they rise so quickly in such a short period of time?

Is it really because they are the chosen ones? Of course not!

It was because there was a loosening within the Ming Dynasty, and some people sold materials to them and even provided important information.

This group is either someone else or Jin Shang!

At this time, the Jin merchants were not as powerful as they were in the late Qing Dynasty, but they were also an important force second only to the Hui merchants.

It was by transporting materials to the East that the Jin merchants made a lot of money.

This kind of behavior is naturally a betrayal of the country, but the people in power did not notice it, which made Dongyu and Jin Shang take advantage.

Not to mention anything else, after Dongyu entered the Central Plains, he named the eight Jin merchants as imperial merchants, which is enough to see that there is no shortage of dirty transactions among them.

Ning Xiu felt that Da Ming really wanted to continue the national ancestry, and pests like Jin Shang must be eliminated.

If he has the opportunity in the future, he must instill this point of view to Zhang Juzheng.

However, Shen Shixing made Ning Xiu very impressed.

This slightly chubby elder appeared as a good old man in the historical books of later generations.

Everything is in harmony, pretending to be peaceful, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

Naturally, such a person cannot become a famous minister of Zhongxing, but there will be no major mistakes accordingly.

And after seeing Shen Shixing himself, Ning Xiu even felt that the shrewdness that emanated through those small eyes was rare in the world.

Come to think of it, how many people in the world can be able to achieve the position of cabinet assistant? Shen Shixing can do it, which proves that he must not be a waste rice bucket, and he must have something extraordinary.

In the midst of the staggering, the scholars vented their emotions to the fullest.

They have been reading for more than ten years, and now they finally don't have to study anymore for fame.

In the future, I will read again, and it must be "red sleeves add fragrance, and I will read at night." ”

Ning Xiu couldn't remember when the banquet ended.

He only knew that he was already drunk when he got into the carriage with Liu Weining and returned to the Huguang Hall.

When he returned to the house, he fell straight into bed and fell asleep in his clothes.

It was noon the next day that he woke up from his slumber.

The taste of a hangover was naturally unpleasant, and Ning Xiu drank sobering tea after washing, which was slightly better.

He hadn't rested for long when someone from the Qi family came and asked him to come over the house.

Ning Xiu naturally couldn't refuse, so he immediately changed into a moon-white Confucian shirt and went with the man.

After coming to Qi's mansion, Ning Xiu was taken straight to Qi Jiguang's study.

Old Taishan asked Ning Xiu to sit down and said straight to the point: "Virtuous son-in-law, Your Majesty has made an order to send the old man to Liaodong to serve as the chief soldier of Liaodong." ”

Qi Jiguang squinted his eyes slightly, and said with a beard.

Although Ning Xiu was dissatisfied with Qi Jiguang's negative attitude when he rescued Liu Weining before, he did not affect the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law too much.

He arched his hand at Qi Jiguang and said, "Congratulations to Old Taishan." ”

"The old man called you to explain the matter to you, and secondly, he wanted to get your marriage to Ling'er as soon as possible. In this way, the old man can leave Beijing with confidence. ”

The reason why Qi Jiguang had been staying in Beijing before was because he had a serious illness and needed to be recuperated, and secondly, the imperial court had the intention of sending him to Liaodong.

Now that the will to change the faction has been made, Qi Jiguang naturally has no reason to stay longer.

"What Lao Taishan said is very true, the son-in-law is in charge of Lao Taishan."

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