On the nineteenth day of the first month of the second year of the Apocalypse, a thin black man in his thirties entered Beijing with his hands behind his back. The little scholar who followed him carried a box on his back, and when he saw the lively street and the endless crowd, he asked blankly: "Master, why are there so many people in Jingshi?" There are a lot more people than in our county. ”

The man smiled and said: "The first good place, how can we compare with Shao Wu, Xiaofuzi, this time we are here, we will not leave!" ”

"But didn't the lord come to the Hajj? Is the master going to be promoted? That's good, Xiaofu doesn't want to go back to Shao Wu's broken place again, the master is an official in Beijing, Xiaofu can also stay in Beijing, it's good! ”

The man just smiled confidently, the master and servant first found an inn, and after putting away the luggage, the man changed into his official uniform, came to Zhan Shifu, and posted a post to see Shao Zhan Shi Sun Chengzong.

After Menzi handed the post in, he came out and took him in a while. As soon as Yuan Chonghuan saw Sun Chengzong, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Chonghuan greets his teacher!" The good health of the teacher is indeed a blessing to the country. ”

Sun Chengzong stepped forward to help him up, took a closer look and said: "The elements are still so thin, it seems that the water in Fujian is not very good, hehe, come and sit." ”

After the servant brought the tea, the two finished the chat, and Sun Chengzong asked: "Elemental has done well in Shaowu in the past three years, and this time when he enters Beijing, he can be promoted, I don't know which one Elemental wants to enter?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan bowed respectfully and said: "The disciple often reads military books in Shao Wu, and talks with veterans a lot, and thinks that he is familiar with military affairs, and now the construction of slaves is rampant, and he is willing to make contributions to the border pass and sweep away the construction of slaves for the imperial court." ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "I also want to go to Biansai to serve for the teacher, it's great that the elements can think like this, invite a few people for the teacher in the evening and have a meal together." ”

In the evening in the Chunfeng Building, Sun Chengzong invited the Shanxi Provincial Imperial History Hou Sui, the right to the imperial history of Wang Qia, the left political envoy Liu Zongzhou, the five people sat down after the ceremony, Sun Chengzong said: "This is under the disciple Yuan Chonghuan, the word element, three years of the county is full, the performance is excellent, this time back to Beijing to make a pilgrimage, Chengzong specially asked the brothers to take care of it." “

Liu Zongzhou smiled: "What do you think of the elements?" The Ministry of Officials, the Department of Officials, and the Department of Examination and Merit are both missing a principal. “

The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, Yuan Chonghuan has just served as a magistrate, Liu Zongzhou actually wants him to directly become the head of the First Division of the Ministry of Officials, and listening to his tone is like a view of the pattern in the palm of his hand, Yuan Chonghuan can't help but feel a little moved. However, after all, he was a strong-willed person, and he still resisted the temptation of the Qing Officials Division of the Ministry of Officials and said: "Chonghuan wants to make meritorious contributions, annihilate Jiannu, and return a quiet world to Liaodong." “

Wang Qia said: "The situation in Liaodong is unclear now, with Wang Huazhen there, it will not help if the elements go, if there is a change in Liaodong, it will not be cost-effective to fold there, it is better to stay in Jingshi." “

Hou Sui saw that Yuan Chonghuan's face remained unchanged, and knew that he had made up his mind, so he smiled and said: "Liaodong is in danger, but since the elements have a heart, it is better to advance the military department, and it will not be too late to wait for the situation in Liaodong to become clear." “

Yuan Chonghuan thanked him: "What Hou Gong said is exactly what the students want, and I ask all the teachers to help more." “

Liu Zongzhou laughed and said: "It's all in the Donglin lineage, the elements will see the outside when they say this, since the elements like military affairs, let's enter the military department." “

Sun Chengzong frowned, and quickly stretched out again. Everyone started drinking and chatting together. Chatting about the recent events in the DPRK and China, Liu Zongzhou said: "There was already a Baoyuan Bureau and a Baoquan Bureau, and now a new mint has been established, don't you just want to collect the money and interest into the inner treasury?" Competing with the people for profit in this way is really a strong master beating the ancestors! “

Sun Chengzong frowned again and said: "The Baoyuan Bureau mints money with interest of only 20,000 taels a year, and the money gets smaller and smaller the more it is cast, and the more it is cast, the worse it becomes. Brother Qidong still persuaded his colleagues in the Baoyuan Bureau to deeply understand the meaning of the Holy Seal. “

Liu Zong's face changed on Monday, and he wanted to be angry, but after thinking about it, he endured it and said: "What Brother Zhizhi said is extremely true, some of the people below have also gone too far, and I will write to warn them to be honest tomorrow." “

Wang Qia said: "I will also go to Nan Zhili and explain to my brother who is not a weapon, and ask them to align the silver account for inspection." “

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "Today's Shang is extremely smart, he knows the subtleties, not as good as the first emperor, those who want to deceive the saints, but don't lose their heads and don't know what's going on." “

Liu Zongzhou said: "The saint is naturally sage, but compared to the first emperor, I am afraid that it is not as good, I want the first emperor to take the throne, promote my Donglin talents, for a while the people are in the Ying Dynasty, and now I succeed to the throne, I Donglin has the merit of supporting it, but even one side of the philosopher, I can't drive it away, hateful and lamentable!" After saying that, he drank a big sip of wine, but accidentally choked, Yuan Chonghuan immediately stepped forward and stroked his back with his hand, so as not to let him squirt the wine out.

Sun Chengzong shook his head slightly, and several people changed the topic, not talking about state affairs, but talking about Fengyue, and everyone didn't disperse until the end of the day.

After Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan sent everyone downstairs, they went to meet the banknotes, and Yuan Chonghuan said: "How dare you let the teacher break the bank, the disciple has already done it." “

Sun Chengzong said: "Since it has been said that it is a treat for the teacher, how can there be a reason to ask you to make money, you have just arrived in Beijing, but you want to know that the Beijing master lived, it is not easy, how much silver together, for the teacher." “

Yuan Chonghuan was a little embarrassed and said: "The teacher is a guest for the disciple, of course, the disciple should pay for it." Seeing Sun Chengzong's face change color, he hurriedly changed his words: "A total of seven taels of silver." “

Sun Chengzong asked the servant to take out fourteen silver coins and hand them to Yuan Chonghuan, and instructed the servant to go down first, and said: "The elements are talented, and the teacher knows it well, but if you enter the military department, you should do your best, talk less big, do more practical things, remember to remember!" Then he waved his hand and walked away.

Yuan Chonghuan's face was red for a while and white for a while, but he agreed respectfully, carefully accompanied the teacher downstairs, and watched the teacher get on the sedan chair and leave, before he breathed a sigh of relief and muttered in a low voice: "Teacher, look at it." “