Wang Shisu didn't expect that Li Mi would ask him to help find Lu Kun and Lu Shujian!

Although Wang Shisu is a prodigal second ancestor, he did not inherit his father's shadow and made a difference in officialdom, but he is not ignorant of officialdom news.

In the early days, the demon book case caused turmoil in the capital and the city was full of wind and rain, and the world knew about it, how could he turn a deaf ear?

At the moment, everyone is afraid of it, and Li Mi is still thinking about finding Lu Kun!

Besides, he really couldn't understand why Li Mi was looking for Lu Kun for such a small catcher, what was involved here, in case he was also pulled in, he was afraid that he would cause big trouble to his father Wang Shizhen!

Li Mi naturally saw Wang Shisu's concerns, and said to Wang Shisu at this time: "You can help me find him with peace of mind, I have some personal matters to discuss with Master Lu, and I will not involve your old Wang family." ”

Wang Shisu didn't want to have anything to do with Li Mi anymore, Li Mi came to visit earlier, and his father Wang Shizhen turned around to find him out, Wang Shisu was also kind, and did not deny that Li Mi had saved their lives.

In fact, Li Mi had a life-saving grace for the people in Huang Ayayi that night, if there was no Li Mi, I didn't know how to end that night, and it was all thanks to Li Mi who let Wang Shisu sit in the center and dispatch left and right, which calmed down the incident.

Therefore, he did not deny Li Mi's kindness to him, since he recognized this favor, he Wang Shisu naturally wanted to repay it clearly.

Although he is a prodigal and pompous gentleman, in the end, he is a person with clear grievances, and how can a proud person like him endure relying on favors?

If it were to be changed to another place, maybe he Wang Shisu really didn't have any way, but in this Jinling place, he really had such a three-to-five means, and if he wanted to find Lu Kun's hiding place, it would only take three days and five days.

Thinking of this, Wang Shisu finally admitted to Li Miying: "You go back and wait for the news, but there is one thing I must warn you, if my father is implicated, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people!" ”

Li Mi also breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Wang Shisu: "It's as if you knew people before, and when this matter is over, you and I have nothing to do with each other, I just hope that we can laugh at each other in the future." ”

Wang Shisu smiled when he heard it, and it was inevitable that he would smile a little bitterly, this was also a helpless thing, he wanted to help Fan Chongxian and Wu Baizhi get angry, but now he was afraid of Li Mi from the bottom of his heart, for him, this was an unprecedented feeling.

When he was a child, he was clothed and fed, and he wanted the wind and the rain to get the rain, even his strict father did not make him feel afraid, but after meeting Li Mi, he experienced this feeling.

Most of the reason for inheriting Li Mi's affairs this time is because he doesn't want to have anything to do with Li Mi anymore, not for gratitude or help.

Li Mi naturally knew this, but he didn't expect that the bite of Emmanuer could bring such a huge deterrent effect, Wang Shisu was just a bystander, and he was already scared to such a point, and Emmanuer, as a first-hand witness, didn't know how to be afraid of him Li Mi.

After leaving Wang Shisu, Li Mi and Zhang Huangting returned to the teahouse, at this time Matteo Ricci was chatting with Wang Shizhen and Wang Hongzhi tea, and Li Mi was not easy to go in and disturb him, so he took Zhang Huangting back to the palace to wait.

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Sunsheng asked people to invite him, and Li Mi went to the inner house to meet this Lord Yin.

When he arrived at Yingtianfu, Li Mi really felt how much majesty and deterrence a third-grade member like Zhang Sunsheng could have.

Unlike the officials of the Six Ministries of Nanjing, Ying Tianfu Yin controls the daily affairs of the entire Jinling, which is an extremely important official position, and many famous ministers and even Yu Zaifu have served as Ying Tianfu Yin.

It is Wang Shizhen and Wang Hongzhi, who will also experience Ying Tianfu Yin's resume in the future, but right now, Zhang Sunsheng has sat on this chair first.

Although when he was in Huang Ayayi, Li Mi pushed Zhang Sunsheng and saved his life, but when he came to this Ying Tianfu, Li Mi was respectful to Zhang Sunsheng, and never even showed any closeness in front of people, which also made Zhang Sunsheng feel very satisfied.

He really wanted to promote Li Mi, but Li Mi's background was too humble, even if he was Ying Tianfu Yin, it was a little difficult to do.

As discussed earlier, the Ming official system has been very mature, and the imperial examination has become the most important way and way for the country to select talents.

In the Ming Dynasty, if you want to be an official, the imperial examination is the most serious and respected way, in addition, of course, there are other ways, but they are not legitimate, at least in the eyes of officials, it is not very serious.

If you can't pass the exam, but your parents are big officials, or your ancestors have great merit and have a grace that can be inherited, then you can rely on the merits of your fathers to find a small official or an idle official position without real power, which can be regarded as the court's pension and favor for meritorious officials.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Enyin was also very sought after, because it took ten years to take a serious scientific examination, and even some people may not be able to go to high school for a lifetime.

Of course, some people find that they can't go to the next level after being admitted to Xiucai, so they give up continuing the exam and choose to act as a staff master, giving advice to officials or assisting in handling government affairs, etc.

There are also some who study for exams while being a master.

And Xiucai goes up to the next level, when you pass the exam, you already have the qualifications to be an official, but you need to wait for a long time, that is, when the official is removed or hung up, you can make up for it, and the official position will never be high, and it is already a blessing to be a county master and the like.

The reason why some people become masters or staff disciples is also to go to the road of Enyin.

There is a quota for this grace, but this quota does not have to be given to his own children and grandchildren, for example, if Wang Shizhen is a commoner, he wants to push his son and let Wang Shisu be an idle official, so he found Wang Hongzhi, although the two families have no blood relationship, but they are both surnamed Wang, Wang Hongzhi only needs to say that Wang Shisu is a descendant of his own clan and the like, so that Wang Shisu can enjoy his favor.

This grace quota was indeed to take care of the families of the meritorious men earlier, after all, not everyone is a seed of study, but in fact, most of these meritorious people have huge connections and abilities in the court, and they do not need the grace quota to let their children and grandchildren embark on a career path.

In this way, the Enyin quota has become a popular path for others to pursue when they want to enter the official place.

Zhang Sunsheng had served as Zuobu's political envoy in Yunnan earlier, and he was already a member of the imperial court, so it was said that he had a place of grace, but it was unlikely that he would give the quota to Li Mi.

Li Mi is not even a showman, even if he inherits the place of Enyin, he can only go to the path of the military, but Zhang Sunsheng is a civilian official, and Li Mi is an idle petty official in the military, not only wasting his talent, but also has no chance to stand out in the future.

In addition to Enyin, if you want to be an official, you can also donate an official, that is, spend money to buy the identity of a prisoner of the country, and then wait for the vacant officer, and with the identity of a prisoner, and then spend money to make a living, you will naturally be able to become an official.

Li Mi is not a person who wants to be famous, and he is innocent, and he doesn't have so much money to donate to officials, even if he has money, he won't donate.

In addition to these, there is only one way to go.

This recommendation also has a bit of a meaning of "officials protecting each other", for example, Zhang Sunsheng thinks that someone is talented, so he recommends him to be an official.

However, the recommended people usually have a big reputation, but they have not won the test, such as Liu Yong, who has a great reputation among the people, was recommended by officials, and then became a small official with sesame mung beans, and was bullied in the officialdom so much that he couldn't lift his head, and finally died of depression, and the result was also ugly.

There are many celebrities who have been recommended to be officials in history, but there are very few who can become good officials and officials, or even end up well.

And Daming's recommendation is often limited to officials recommending officials, that is to say, this official was originally just a member of the criminal department, but I think he has outstanding ability, and it is a pity to be in the criminal department, so I recommended him to other yamen to do a bigger official position.

In order to give Li Mi a background, Zhang Sunsheng did put a lot of effort into it.

But in the end, he found an extremely embarrassing problem, he was a dignified third-grade official, and he couldn't earn back a more serious official position for Li Mi!

First, the gap between him and Li Mi is too big, and secondly, the so-called improper name is not good, he is Ying Tianfu Yin, but Li Mi is Wu County's catch, if you want to promote Li Mi, Zhang Sunsheng should use his personal relationship to let Jian Dingyong or Chen Heguang handle this matter, which is the safest.

But after all, he came back from Yunnan, and rashly gave and accepted it privately with Chen Heguang and other local officials, and it was inevitable that he would have to settle the truth, even if Chen Heguang and others readily agreed, he did not dare to mention this.

Moreover, he hopes to give Li Mi this favor in person, because he thinks he has the wisdom to know people, Li Mi is definitely not a thing in the pool, and he wants to sell this favor to Li Mi in person, otherwise he doesn't have to spend so much effort to let Li Mi escort Asakusa Kaoru to Yingtianfu.

If Li Mi was left in Yingtianfu, it would be a fairly simple matter, and with his energy, it would not be a problem to arrange any position for Li Mi.

Those officials who have not entered the stream, from the ambassadors of the treasury of the nine products and the nine products, the miscellaneous officials in terms of taxation, and even the Zhao Mo or the prison of the Zhao Mo of the state government, etc., are all okay.

It's just that when he told Li Mi about it, Li Mi shook his head and refused, he didn't want to come to Jinling, he just wanted to stay in Suzhou Mansion, which made Zhang Sunsheng feel a little regretful, and also hated iron and steel.

Nanjing is the south of the Ming Dynasty, at this time Beijing is not as good as Nanjing, the south of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be the economic and cultural center of the entire Ming Dynasty, although Suzhou is also a prosperous town, but how can it be compared with the south of the country?

However, Li Mi seems to be determined to stay in Suzhou Mansion, and Zhang Sunsheng is not easy to persuade him, after all, he is a member of the third grade, and Li Mi is "ignorant of lifting", and he can't always be strong.

Love is returned to love, but it is not to the extent that a third-grade member asks for a quick catch, Zhang Sunsheng promoted Li Mi, love is of course on the one hand, but on the other hand, the reason is also because Li Mi caught Emmanuel and recovered the stolen goods of the Jesuits.

Li Mi's status is humble, and the court can't give him a greater reward, so Zhang Sunsheng thought about finding a supplement or two for his family, and now he has done everything he should do, and he will have a clear conscience in the future, and he will receive this credit.

Li Mi didn't feel any pity, he was not interested in officialdom earlier, and even a little afraid of officialdom.

But now he has deeply realized that if he wants to become the first detective of the Ming Dynasty, it is not enough to have a brain, but also to have a hammer, which is the authority in his hand, so if he has the opportunity, whether it is Enyin, recommendation or donation, he wants to try to climb up, but Ying Tianfu is by no means a good choice.

After politely rejecting Zhang Sunsheng, Li Mi spent another three or two days of leisure, practiced swordsmanship with Zhang Huangting, and took the autumn and winter girl to Jinling City to walk around, of course, he didn't dare to go to Qinhuai River to experience life.

On the morning of the fourth day, Wang Shisu finally sent someone to deliver the news and found Lu Kun's hiding place!