Bai knocked on the door and shouted softly: "Zhuo Fan." ”

Guan Zhuofan's voice came from the study: "Come in." ”

The moment Yu'er crossed the threshold, she thought she was going to faint. After a trance, he found that he was still standing, and in front of him, Guan Beile slowly put on his light robe and looked at himself with a smile.

Yu'er suddenly calmed down and knelt down to salute.

Guan Zhuofan said gently: "Get up." After Yu'er got up, Guan Zhuofan nodded to Bai, and Bai withdrew from the study with a smile and closed the door.

Guan Zhuofan sat down, pointed to the pestle in front of him, and said, "You can sit too." ”

Yu'er said with a smile: "The slave and the maid don't dare-in front of Lord Belle, how can there be a reason for the slave and the maid to sit?" ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "According to the rules of Xuan Jun, standing and talking is called 'reporting work', but the two of us are now 'meeting' - when the 'meeting', even if you are a big soldier, you have to sit down." ”

Yu'er's face turned red again, and she said softly, "Lord Shabel gives me a seat." He sat down on the pestle, resting his hands on his knees, and his heart was beating involuntarily.

Guan Zhuofan said: "Your father is the pen post Su He of the Ministry of Industry, right? ”

Yu'er didn't expect Guan Baylor to ask this first, she was stunned for a moment, and said, "Back to Lord Baylor, yes." ”

Guan Zhuofan frowned slightly, and said, "I checked, Su He's grade is the ninth grade, he should be more than forty years old, right?" I asked people, Sukh has always been diligent and cautious, and he has a good pen, such a person. Ten or twenty years down. Even if it's a qualification. It's not only nine grades, right? It's not unusual for him to be in charge of things at his age or age - well, what's going on? ”

Yu'er's eyes immediately turned red, and she said: "Back to Lord Belle, when my father first joined the Dushui Qing Division, he was once supervising the repair of the river in other places, and accidentally rolled off the embankment and broke his leg. Since then...... Lame. The officials said that Su He's description is good to eat, how can he be an official? That's not ...... Do you lose the face of the court? Therefore, my father has never been in the stream, and after so many years, he has been promoted...... Two levels. ”

Guan Zhuofan snorted and said, "Ridiculous! When did the imperial court employ people on the basis of merit and meritocracy, when did it become only 'described'? What's more, Sukh was injured in the line of duty. It should have been rewarded, but it turned out to be an excuse to suppress talents! The big military aircraft of the management department is Wen Bochuan. The Ministry of Industry is so unclear about the employment of personnel, he is negligent! ”

Yu'er's heart moved, and while spinning thoughts in her mind, she said cautiously: "Lord Belle, the slave's little knowledge, this matter, no wonder Master Wen." Lord Wen assists Lord Belle, how many big things do you have to do in a day? How is it possible to notice the situation of a nine-pin pen post? Besides, Master Wen's 'management department', after all, there haven't been a few years. ”

Guan Zhuofan showed a slightly surprised look, he looked at the little girl in front of him with very appreciative eyes, nodded and said, "You know things, it's not easy!" Well, however, it is the responsibility of politicians not to leave any regrets. Ming'er, I will say hello to Master Wen and ask the Ministry of Industry to re-examine Su He's qualifications and achievements. In my opinion, it is still a pen post style, and it is promoted to the seventh grade, which is full of qualifications! ”

Yu'er knelt on the ground with a "poof", tears had already flowed, and she choked up and said: "The slave and maid kowtow to Lord Belle on behalf of the father!" With that, he slammed his head on the ground.

Guan Zhuofan raised his hand and said gently, "You get up, sit down and talk." ”

Yu'er stood up and sat down again, she didn't dare to say anything, but her face was like tears.

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said, "You wipe your tears, let's talk about it later." ”

Yu'er smiled embarrassedly, stopped sobbing, pulled out a handkerchief, and wiped away her tears.

Guan Zhuofan said: "You kowtow to me on behalf of Suhe, I can't afford this - I am selecting materials for the country, and I am impartial, do you know?" ”

Yu'er said in a low voice: "Yes, what Lord Belle taught me is that it is the slave who thinks left." It's just ......" Speaking of this, he hesitated, raised his head, glanced at Guan Zhuofan, and stopped talking.

Guan Zhuofan said: "In my place, there is nothing you can't say - if you have anything to say, just say it!" ”

Yu'er said, "Yes." The slave maid was thinking, if he was promoted to four levels in a row, would his father ...... Can't afford ......"

Guan Zhuofan is really impressed by this girl!

He looked at Yu'er and didn't speak.

Yu'er was furious by Guan Zhuofan, she didn't dare to look up, staring at her toes, I don't know which of my words was wrong?

When he moved, he only heard Guan Zhuofan sigh lightly and said, "Mrs. Zhenguo said that you are a good boy with ambition and knowledge, and sure enough!" ”

Yu'er's heart pounded.

Guan Zhuofan said: "Su He has such a beautiful girl, and it is not in vain that he has suffered in the past few years!" You are very sensible, however, you can rest assured, there is nothing you can't afford. ”

Guan Zhuofan stood up, pacing slowly, and said: "First, the qualifications and achievements are there, it should have been achieved at this level a long time ago, but now it is too late to be promoted, and no one can say anything; Second, you are the person next to the Queen Mother, your father is diligent and conscientious, but he has been pressed on the Jiupin Xiaomo for many years, and the person who doesn't know anything is behind the meeting about the Queen Mother's meanness and unkindness? ”

Yu'er's heart moved.

Guan Zhuofan stopped, faced Yu'er, and said with a smile: "Third, Mrs. Zhenguo wants to be a matchmaker for you, very good, this matchmaker, count me in." It's just that most of the generals under my command are first- and second-class members. Although it is said that 'heroes don't ask where they come from', there is always a group of boring laymen who want to stare at the family history of both men and women and chew their tongues. Suhe's grade has risen by one liter, and there is nothing wrong with blocking these short streams. ”

Yu'er's face was flushed, and she was grateful in her heart, but she had nothing to say, stood up, and was deeply blessed.

Guan Zhuofan sat down, motioned for Yu'er to sit down too, and then said, "You have an older brother and a younger sister, right?" ”

Yu'er said, "Yes." ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "How old are they? What are you doing now? ”

Yu'er said: 'Back to Lord Belle: Brother Suda, who is twenty years old this year, works as an errand in the imperial village in Shunyi; Sister Rong'er, fifteen years old this year, in February this year, she chose a show girl and has been selected. But at that time, the quota was full, and he was ordered to be at home, waiting for the next February to be a candidate for the palace again. ”

Guan Zhuofan knows that the "show girl" mentioned by Yuer is not the "Eight Flags Draft" that people usually say. The "Eight Banners Draft" is held once every three years, and it is for the emperor to select concubines and prepare for the harem master. The "draft" in Yu'er's mouth is to choose the palace maid, and it is to select the women who serve in the palace.

The palace maids of the Qing Dynasty were all selected from the "Shangsanqi" coating belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and they were selected once a year on the second day of the second month of February. Qing system, the main position of the inner court, from the queen mother down, there is a fixed number of palace maids around her. Therefore, when the draft girls are drafted, a situation will occur: some show girls, although they have been selected, but the "establishment" is full, and they are "named" by the Accounting Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, called "registered palace maids", and go home to be selected. In the following year's draft, the "Registered Palace Maid" was selected first.

This is the situation of Yu'er's sister Rong'er.

It should be noted that during this year, "named palace maids" are not allowed to marry.

Guan Zhuofan groaned and said, "Let's talk about your sister first." In next year's draft, if nothing else, I will enter the palace. You tell me the truth: do you want your sister to enter the palace? ”

Yu'er's body trembled, and tears flowed down again: "Back to Lord Belle, in that dark place, it is enough for me to be alone in it." Unless there is really no food to eat, who wants to send their daughter inside. However, the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed......"

The saying of "dark day" is slightly out of Guan Zhuofan's surprise. After thinking about it, in "Dream of Red Mansions", Yuan Chun also faced Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang in public, saying that the palace was "a place where people don't necessarily go". It seems that people in this era are in love, and there are not so many taboos about this kind of thing when it comes to people they trust.

Guan Zhuofan said: "It doesn't matter, the queen mother of my two palaces is like the benevolence of heaven, and she is the most sympathetic to her subordinates." If your family really doesn't want to, I'll say hello to the Internal Affairs Office and ask them to cross out Rong'er's name. Well, when it's convenient, call Rong'er to come over to my house and show it to Mrs. Zhenguo, and then make sense. ”

Without saying a word, Yu'er left her seat and knelt down again, kowtowing.

*(To be continued......)