In the inner curtain lobby, the red candles are shining, and the dim candlelight is reflected on the faces of more than 20 people, and these 20 people all look respectfully at Wang Yingyuan in the main seat.

As the deputy assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Wang Yingyuan, who has the right to vote and the financial power of the state, is a thick figure, a native of Yulin, Shaanxi, he and Liu Dongsheng are still fellow villagers, both of them wear red scarlet robes, black gauze hats, and regimental collar tunics, but Wang Yingyuan is a crane complement, Liu Dongsheng is a peacock complement, and the belts are also different, Wang Yingyuan uses a jade belt, Dashun's bachelor is a grade, Liu Dongsheng is a three-grade gold flower belt, and the boots are soap boots.

"The three volumes have been decided, this time I didn't go on a business trip, it's a great luck, Wang Ge Lao, who do you think Xie Yuan chooses is suitable?" Liu Dongsheng smiled and said: "Dai Fengxiang, the supervisor from Hejian Mansion, is really extraordinary, excellent in the field, several housing officials jointly recommended it, Youyan is not as good as Jiangnan, but there are also many talents, and there are not a few others who are remarkable." ”

Wang Yingyuan flipped through the first few volumes, and was silent, Liu Dongsheng was agitating the general, how could he not understand that the first three articles of Jia Cong, another Gongsheng, were obviously shocking, sophisticated and heavy, not under some of the officials present, and everyone's demeanor was exquisite.

But he has not been able to make decisions for a long time, there are too many other reasons, the weight of the cabinet, there is no doubt, but the auxiliary ministers are not prime ministers, especially since the abolition of the prime minister by Ming Taizu, the autocracy has been greatly strengthened, to the third of the Shun Dynasty, just like the Ming system, the local official documents in Jingtang are called "belonging to the Hanlin Academy", that is to say, the Ming Dynasty ended to the Shun Dynasty Dingding 100 years, the cabinet, has never been able to become a formal office, at least on the surface, the emperor is very taboo, but also because of the separation of the right to vote and approve the red, the cabinet, the celebrant and the supervisor check and balance each other, Ming and Shun, There has never been a phenomenon of usurpation by powerful ministers, but it has fueled the arrogance of eunuchs.

Even if you despise the eunuch in your heart, you have to give the old minister Dai Quan a face, Dai Fengxiang's article is correct, and it is a sure thing to take the middle, however, how many places to take? This one is a lot of brains. Yu Ren, the official of the Governor's Mansion of Prince Yu, is also a native of Yulin, Shaanxi, and Liu Dongsheng is a fellow villager, the same year, and has a very close relationship, in terms of geography, Wang Yingyuan is unanimously regarded as "the spokesperson of Shaanxi Sanqin", even if he is unwilling, he is.

And Jia Cong, the "No. 1 prodigy of Dashun", who is not in the limelight, is already a public protégé of Liu Dongsheng, and it is predictable that he will secretly wave the flag and shout for Prince Yu in the future, especially Liu Dongsheng is not only the test master of his hospital, but also the paving person for his scientific examination, entry into the country, and poetry and scriptures in the township test.

Under such a choice, Wang Yingyuan put his hands on his knees covered by the big red scarlet robe calmly, and asked: "I heard an anecdote in the cabinet department recently, Father-in-law Dai likes elegance and wants Liu Caiwei's calligraphy and painting, then Liu Caiwei is very famous in Jiangnan, and there is a great legacy of Qinhuai, can you hear about it?" ”

The term cabinet is the title of the six ministers who are also auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, such as Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department and a scholar, and is called "Yang Cabinet Department". The word Caiwei is Liu Caiwei's table, not a name.

"This ......" several house officials are divisive, not to mention whether this matter is true or not, even if it is true, the dignified cabinet ministers, in the sacred and just tribute courtyard curtain, how can they talk about these ups and downs? Isn't that insulting?

One of the officials of the house official gave Luo Min a speech in the matter: "Elder Wang Ge, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to talk about Qin Huai's affairs at this time, right?" ”

The boss of the six branches has this confidence, although it is only seven products, but it is a monk on an equal footing, and the first assistant can also be impeached, many times they are the guns of the auxiliary ministers, but the science and technology officials grabbed the pen and sprayed people, which is really fatal.

"Why not? Only a great hero can be true to himself, he is a real celebrity and a gentleman, and you also have a few concubines in your family, right? There are a lot of places in Jingshi, haven't you been there? Liu Dongsheng saved face for Wang Yingyuan: "Wang Ge Lao, I have heard of this, it is true, what Liu Caiwei wrote is the "Shuo Mouse" article of the "Book of Songs", Shuo Rat Shuo Mouse, no food for me, praising Dai Gonggong's loyalty to the country and asking for his life for the people......"

Luo Min's face darkened, he was the official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Liu Dong was promoted to any position? Left Deputy Imperial Envoy! O boss! People can control their own future! Impeach the emperor, and you can't impeach your boss! On second thought...... Luo Min is not even more delicious, "Book of Songs"? Didn't Jia Cong choose the "Book of Songs"? If he tried the first place in his hometown, six yuan, Jia Cong would take four! How willingly? But what if you are unwilling? How?

"Yes, Father-in-law Dai likes the Book of Songs very much, and Dai Fengxiang is the one who governs "Zuo's Spring and Autumn"." Wang Yingyuan pointed, and everyone suddenly realized, the second assistant is the second assistant, look at how big the bend is!

"Good, I'll be able to determine the ranking." Liu Dongsheng laughed, several scribes began to write lists, roll calls, and move red candles, several bigwigs present had different thoughts, but the joy on everyone's face was more real than real money.

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"Look, the eldest sister is so cute." Jia Yingchun teased Wang Xifeng's daughter on the side, now she doesn't have a name yet, the name "Jia Qiao" was taken after Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden.

The eldest sister was born on the seventh day of the seventh month of July, born by coincidence, this year is already a year old, the little face is pink, the hair is thin, is held in the arms of the mother, keeps clapping the palms, grinning, making a "giggle" laugh, her three aunts welcome the spring, explore the spring, cherish the spring are all pity.

Yingchun brought her younger brother Jia Cong over, and she took the eldest sister and held her in her arms: "Eldest sister, call your uncle quickly......"

"Pig ...... Pig pig ...... "The eldest sister struggled down, Yingchun put her on the ground, three flips and six sitting, nine climbs and ten forks, a one-year-old child, can already walk, the eldest sister grabbed Jia Cong's robe with her small hand: "Pig pig...... Pig Pig ......"

"Poof......

"Giggle......" Miharu couldn't stop laughing.

Jia Cong was really helpless about this niece, she was embarrassed, touched her nose, and said, "Brother Cong, or uncle, send some gifts to your niece." ”

"Come, eldest sister, uncle will give you a wooden fish stone." Jia Cong took out a piece of Muyu Stone bought from a shop in Yangzhou, purple, the eldest sister threw it on the ground, making a "dong dong" sound, the little girl was stunned, like Chaplin's pantomime expression, pointed to the Muyu stone, looked back at her uncle and three aunts, and picked it up and played in surprise.

Jia Tanchun is most fond of these things, Buddha's hands, baskets, puppets and the like, and often asks Baoyu to go out to buy them, but she can't look down on the stalls, this kind of wooden fish stone, she has never seen it!

"Brother Cong, where did Muyushi come from? When I came back from Suzhou, I didn't see you send us! Jia Tanchun felt neglected.

"There are too few Muyu stones, only the western part of Mount Tai is produced, just this one, I also spent five taels of silver, five taels of silver, you can buy more than six hundred catties of rice." Jia Cong is very stingy, Muyu Stone is only produced in Changqing County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, and it is really precious.

Jia Tanchun turned his head, turned his goose egg face, and was angry, Jia Cong said helplessly: "Okay, okay, there is another piece, I will give it to you tomorrow." ”

Jia Tanchun smiled like a flower: "What a good brother!" You must be in high school when you take the exam! No. 1 on two lists! ”

Jia Yingchun and Jia Xichun laughed happily, and at this moment, Sun Fu reported outside the door: "Master Cong, Uncle Lai has sent a message, and Father-in-law Dai of Tobacco Bag Xiejie in the inner city sealed the invitation and invited Master Cong to participate in the literary meeting on Tobacco Bag Xiejie, saying that it was the first prodigy in Dashun, and he couldn't help but come, and Uncle Lai went back to the old man." ”

Dai Quan? The celebrant is a eunuch who holds the seal? The eunuch's office will be ...... Jia Cong pondered, "I know, prepare the horse, I'll change my clothes and go." ”

"Those who can work harder." Jia Xichun grimaced: "The third sister didn't say it, and there was no news from the township test, but she became a big man." ”

Jia Yingchun was proud of her younger brother, and when Jia Cong left, Wang Xifeng came in from the hall and saw her daughter playing curiously and lively.