The plant is. Bi Yunhuai had this concern, and he said to Sun Dan! "Zhang Pao read people, I read Yachuan to find out, he has lived in the capital for many years, quite a bit of a celebrity. The so-called one minister does not serve the two masters, since he followed Zhang Guifei, if he is asked to change the court now, I am afraid that he will not erase that face

Scholars pay attention to loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, wisdom and faith. This word of loyalty is in the first place. Zhang's daughter-in-law usually said that she would be a saint Yun Fuzi, but now she wants to change her boss, and it is estimated that that guy also feels very faceless, at least on the surface.

This is also the moral bottom line of all people in this era.

"No, no, no, Lao Bi, you still didn't understand what I meant, Sun Dan waved his hand again and again, and explained: "I don't want to directly pull Daughter-in-law Zhang into our camp, in fact, Daughter-in-law Zhang is an unstable factor." He is arrogant, ambitious, and not easy to be controlled. This kind of person is only suitable for working alone, and does not need the cooperation of others at all, or he disdains to form gangs. Instead of pulling him over to trick us off, it is better to leave him with Huang Jin and Zhang Guifei. Daughter-in-law Zhang was quite angry with Huang Jin some time ago, and once he has the opportunity, this guy will definitely find this field. We only need our assistance to help him in his career and send him to the position

In fact, as far as Sun Dan knows, among the several powerful ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty, especially Zhang Daughter-in-law, Xia Yan and later Yan Shifan, they all seem to be personable and open-minded on the surface, but they are strong and competitive in their bones, and there is no room for sand in their eyes. He also showed no mercy to those political opponents with whom he had a holiday.

Sometimes, when Sun Dan was reading history books, he even thought that there was a fierce beast called Legalism in the hearts of these Confucian masters, the outer saint and the inner king, who was a king in one hand and domineering in the other.

It is certain that once Zhang Daughter-in-law is given a chance, he will definitely not let go of the nose brocade.

All Sun Dan needed to do was to release the beast in Daughter-in-law Zhang's heart.

It's called... Power. As long as you give Daughter-in-law Zhang power.

Bi Yun now completely understood, and asked, "So, how can we help him on the road?" ”

Sun Dan smiled slightly: "The mountain people have their own seconds, and Bi Gong will look at my means."

Bi Yunjaw: "If you want to do it, you just have to do it, and I will sit and watch the clouds rise." ”

That night, Bi Yun and Sun Dan stayed overnight in Tongzhou, and on the second day, they got up early in the morning, said hello to Mao Cheng, and said that they would go back to Beijing to face the saint and report the situation in Tongzhou.

Mao Shangshu also felt that it was not a way to be trapped in Tongzhou like this, so he wrote a memora and asked Sun Xiaodan to transfer it to Jiajing. Don't look at it, Sun Dan also knows what is written in his recital, and when he was leaving, Mao Shangshu still took Sun Dan's hand and said: "Lord Sun, you are now the champion of the new department, and you are the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and the person next to Your Majesty." You can tell Your Majesty the truth about the situation in Tongzhou, and argue with reason. The identity of the Queen Mother is related to the country, and there must be no chaos

Although Sun Dan didn't think so, he could only nod and say vaguely, "I will definitely tell Your Majesty the truth about the matter in Tongzhou."

He didn't have the heart to go to the emperor to be a few crooked. There are two main things to do when I go to the capital this time. One is about Zhang's daughter-in-law, and the other is to report to the Chaolin Academy, as for the emperor, it is not something that can be seen if you want to see it. The holy decree brought by Bi Yun was to let Sun Dan return to the capital after finishing the matter in Tongzhou, and now he is going to meet Jiajing, isn't that uncomfortable for himself?

Hurry up, walk on the road for a long time, and finally enter the capital.

The top three horse-riding halberd flower parades in the first three of this palace test have become a thing of the past, and the red shredded paper of firecrackers can be vaguely seen on the street, and the people can also be heard talking about the grand occasion and Sun Dan's name the day before yesterday, but now all this has nothing to do with Sun Dan.

To be honest, Sun Dan doesn't like this kind of big scene very much, and since he can't participate, it's not a pity.

After breaking up with Bi Yun. Sun Dan went home.

The house was naturally full of lights and joy, but I didn't hear any laughter.

When Sun Dan walked to the door of the house, the porter exclaimed: "The eldest master is back, the eldest master is back, go and tell the lady!" ”

A small servant ran desperately towards the inner house, shouting as he ran.

Ran Fang came over to lead Sun Dan's horse and shouted: "Master, where have you gone these days, why did you come back?" ”

Before Sun Dan could answer, Zhi Niang and Ting Lan had already run over. The two women were already worried about losing weight.

Zhi Niang couldn't help complaining: "Master, where did you go?" I heard that you won the top prize, but I didn't see you go home. We thought you had official business and delayed. The day before yesterday, Dinglan and I went to the street to see your horseback parade, but we only saw Bangyan and Tanhua, but we didn't see your people. Why are you missing on such a happy day?

The more Zhi Niang spoke, the more angry she became, and she almost cried.

Sun Dan hurriedly comforted her in a whisper.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ting Lan hurriedly came over to play a round: "Sister, don't be angry, my lord is busy with affairs, and there must be other big things to do." Anyway, the old man has won the champion, and as for those who don't parade, it doesn't matter if they don't parade. ”

Ting Lan smiled and took Zhi Niang's hand: "Sister." The master has won the champion! ”

"Ah, champion!" Zhi Niang also seemed to realize the extraordinaryness of the champion, and there was a burst of ecstasy on her face: "Why did I only come back to my senses now." Everyone has said that the champion is the star in the sky, and we are together with the same star all day long. But how good, so scary! ”

Sun Dan shook her head again and again, Zhi Niang cried and laughed for a while, her spirit was very unstable, it seems that this pregnant woman has great mood swings, no

It's nice to be home, after a night at home and a little recovery from fatigue. On the second day, early in the morning, as soon as the day opened, Sun Dan took a sedan chair to Xiyuan.

When they arrived at Xiyuan, the courtiers happened to disperse the early dynasty. Sun Dan went to the cabinet first. The three cabinet ministers have not yet arrived, only a few secretaries and officials are on duty, and Sun Dan handed over the recital written by Mao Cheng to them, which can be regarded as giving Mao Shangshu the matter. Next, Sun Dan should go to the Ministry of Officials to report. He won the top prize, and when he was assigned to the Hanlin Academy, he needed to go to the official department to hang his name first, and then go to see Zhang's daughter-in-law by the way.

Daughter-in-law Zhang's results in this exam were very bad, and she only got the top 50 or so. It is a little higher than the ranking in real history, in which he won the second rank seventy-one. Although his grades have improved, it is not enough to change history and change his personal destiny. Because of their close relationship with Huang Jin and Zhang Guifei, and committing the taboo of civil officials, Zhang's daughter-in-law did not go out to be the magistrate, but went to the ministry as in history and became an ordinary casual official.

He is forty-seven years old this year, although the Ministry of Officials is a key organization. But there are also departments in the key institutions that do not harm, and he used to have a close relationship with Huang Jin and Zhang Guifei, and the officials in the ministry also despised him and ignored him at all.

Zhang Gui is already on his second day of work in the ministry, and yesterday's experience is a nightmare for him.

said that it was a nightmare that it was not someone else who took his little shoes and gave him a splint to be angry, if so, with Zhang's wit, he could naturally deal with it calmly. The problem is, no one paid any attention to him.

When he came to report to the ministry, no one said anything to him, but a small official led him to a hut and said, "This is it." Then he went away without arranging his work.

Daughter-in-law Zhang sat in the room for a long time, and then waited for a six-rank security officer to come over with a few subordinates and nodded at him, "It's here." ”

Daughter-in-law Zhang hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Zhang Soul, dare to ask your lord's name, and what do you command." ”

Before he finished speaking, the man sneered: "I know that you are Daughter-in-law Zhang, a famous celebrity in the capital, and you have also set up a academy in your own family, called Luo Feng." Enjoy, what about the famous people, not only won the second class fifty. This official was the thirty-first in the second grade, and if it weren't for the poor writing of the strategy during the palace examination, he would have been a Jishi and was elected to the Hanlin Academy. How. Mr. Luo Feng also claimed to be a subordinate official. You are Huang Gonggong's person, how dare I tell you. As he spoke, he sat down with a big thorn.

The sentence "Mr. Luo Feng" shouted to Zhang's daughter-in-law's face, and he was very angry in his heart: villain, "villain, if my daughter-in-law Zhang has a high-ranking position one day in the future, she will definitely make you look good."

But on the surface, Daughter-in-law Zhang still laughed with her: "Don't dare." Daughter-in-law Zhang is a subordinate of an adult, and she will not mention it again in the future. ”

"Mention, of course." The man sneered: "Gonggong Huang is so powerful, I can't afford to mess with him." By the way, my name is Song Wuxing, and I am the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, in charge of urging, auditing, writing off, and books. These are the most important matters in the ministry, and of course, these errands are not bothering you. Mr. Luo Feng just needs to sit here and watch, if you are interested, you may as well point to me. ”

The role of the Ministry of Officials is a bit like the office of the ministry in later generations, which accepts some daily affairs that are assigned, urged and assigned, in fact, it is an idle department.

Song Wuxing had suffered a big loss from Huang Jin before, hated the eunuch party in his heart, and was also very disapprehensive of Zhang's daughter-in-law, the cadre of the Yellow Party. hated the house and Wu, and naturally regarded Zhang's daughter-in-law as his enemy.

Naturally, Daughter-in-law Zhang would not know the ins and outs of all this, and he was so angry that he was trembling by Lord Song's yin and yang strange words, and he was not socializing. Sitting in a chair with his head shut, he didn't speak

Daughter-in-law Zhang stopped talking, and Song Wuxing also regarded him as an invisible person. The department does not call him if there is anything, and takes care of his own affairs.

He was so bored that he took the initiative to talk to his colleagues. But colleagues in the same department didn't pay attention to him at all, and they all looked disgusted.

In the eyes of colleagues, Daughter-in-law Zhang is simply a member of the eunuch party, and she has been the great enemy of civil officials from ancient times to the present. Daughter-in-law Zhang doesn't have any language with them, so if you want to communicate, your daughter-in-law Zhang will go and communicate with the people who are on duty in the East Factory.

In the Ming system, all the major yamen in Zhuozhong have people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei on duty to supervise the daily affairs of the yamen. Dongchang, Jinyiwei, plus the six departments to the matter, the three departments at the same time exercise supervision intelligence, and do not govern each other, in a sense, the Ming Dynasty's supervision system is very perfect.

It's strange that Dongchang is Bi Yun's people, and those people are political enemies with Huang Jin, seeing that Zhang's daughter-in-law's eyes are full of hostility, how can they be willing to be intimate with him.

As a result, Zhang's daughter-in-law was simply alone in the rule of officials, working all day, depressed to death.

But people can't just sit here, they have to find something to do.

So, Zhang's daughter-in-law simply lifted the broom and cleaned the house, picked up the rag and wiped it out, so that the day finally passed.

Early the next morning, another incident occurred, and a new branch of the Jinshi came to the ministry to wait for the placement of a position. He was born poor, he has lived in the capital for three years, and he is so poor that he is about to use pants. Now that I have finally survived, I can finally be released as an official. You don't have to starve to death in the capital. He had good results, ranking 37th in the second class, according to the arrangement of the officials. He should go to a county seat in Suzhou Prefecture to be a magistrate. I don't know if the officials sympathized with him, or saw that he was upright and had good moral character, so they let him go to a rich place like Suzhou and Hangzhou to be an official.

But things always come first and come first, the imperial court this palace test so many jinshi, with jinshi, and jinshi need to be a female doubles fraud official, and they can directly serve as magistrates, but there are some swimming, and they have to queue up for a while. After arranging the position, it is also possible to wait for three or two months in the capital before receiving an official letter.

This new branch gave the surname of Jinshi Xu, probably too poor to bear, and decided to come to the Ministry to take a walk to see if he could arrange to take office earlier. He thought about it for a long time, and suddenly remembered Daughter-in-law Zhang. In the past, he had met with Zhang's daughter-in-law several times at the literary meeting and knew him. Besides, everyone is the same year again. In the same year, the relationship was the strongest in the Ming Dynasty, and if he was found, maybe this would have happened.

So, Xu Jinshi found Zhang's daughter-in-law. After all, the department where Zhang's daughter-in-law works is responsible for urging the office, so let him help urge it, maybe he can go to Suzhou earlier.

According to Xu Jinshi's thoughts, Daughter-in-law Zhang is also a famous person all over the world, and she has been in the capital for so many years. Wide range of people. Naturally, I lived a nourishing life in the ministry. Hugh said that the petty officials below, even if they are the officials of the ministry, will give Zhang Yin some face.

But he never expected that as soon as he found his daughter-in-law and told him about it, his daughter-in-law hesitated for a long time, and then said carefully: "Brother Xu Nian, I'm afraid this thing is not easy to do!" ”

Xu Jinshi was already an impatient, and he immediately became angry, and his voice was high: "Brother Zhang, you are also an official of the Ministry of Officials now, urging you is just a gesture, why is it not easy to do?" ”

Zhang Gui: "Brother Xu, you've only been in such a hurry for a few days?" ”

Xu Jinshi's face was ugly, and he sneered: "I knew that Mr. Luo Feng had a high vision and looked down on me as a poor scholar and a county." Now, you are also a senior official in the ministry, and you know how to play an official tone when you see the same year, and you need me to send some silver over to pay respect. Hmph, I don't have any money

Zhang Gui is now most afraid of others calling him "Mr. Luo Feng." Hearing Xu Jinshi's ugly words, he was so ashamed that his face was red, he gritted his teeth, and wrote an official letter when he mentioned it: "Let's go, I'll write a letter to help you urge the principal."

In this way, Xu Jinshi's face looked much better.

Daughter-in-law Zhang knew that she was afraid of everyone in the ministry, and it was useless to say anything. But this letter was within the scope of his duties, but it was just an official article, which was written and handed to the director. I guess the principal won't take it to heart. Just fool around today's embarrassing incident, that is, write two words, it's not worth anything.

But as soon as he lifted the pen, Song Wuxing, the secretary sitting opposite Zhang's daughter-in-law, had a frosty face on his face and shouted, "Zhang's daughter-in-law." What are you doing? ”

Daughter-in-law Zhang stopped writing in amazement: "My lord, I'm just writing a reminder letter." Song Wuxing sneered and shouted: "What do you write, what do you want to do?" The appointment of officials is the important weapon of the country, but you accept it privately, and you have read the books of sages for so many years, how can you become an official and have power in your hands, but you want to mess around like this, ignoring the laws and disciplines of the country, who gave you the courage. ”

Daughter-in-law Zhang didn't expect that she was just writing an official article and was difficult for Song Wuxing to take advantage of, and her ears were "Hum!" With a bang, I almost lost my hearing.

Xu Jinshi didn't expect things to be like this, he looked at his daughter-in-law in amazement, and whispered, "Brother Zhang Nian, why is this?"

"Why?. Song Wuxing slammed the table, and even roared at Xu Jinshi: "Xu Yifu, I have read your resume, and I thought you were a sincere gentleman, so the officials let you go to Suzhou to take up a post." But this official never expected that you are also a shameless villain who only knows how to drill camps. The country selects talents, and attaches importance to character. A person like you, if you do the county of a critical place like Suzhou and Hangzhou? ”

It seems that this Xu Jinshi is also Huang Jin's person. None of the people in the eunuch party are good things, no, they must not be let go.

He slapped it down, and the cup and inkstone on the table jumped up.

Xu Jinshi was slapped by Song Wuxing's palm, and his body shook for a while, and his face turned pale. Song Wuxing is only a five-grade official, but he holds real power. Don't say that Xu Yifu is just a small new branch of Jinshi. Even if he is the governor of a province, when he sees the officials and principals of the ministry, he can only bow down and let them scold.

Then, Song Wuxing's words made him almost faint.

Song Wuxing said coldly to Xu Jinshi: "It seems." You can't go to Suzhou. I'll go to the principal right away, there is still a vacancy in Liangzhou, you can go there to be the magistrate. ”

All of a sudden, it changed from Suzhou to Liangzhou, and it was simply a direct fall from heaven to hell. What kind of place is Liangzhou, a bitter cold place, a wild place. Suzhou alone has a population of more than 100,000, while Liangzhou has a county of 35,000 people.

Xu Yifu jumped up in shock and opened his mouth wide: "How can this be?"

Song Wuxing didn't answer, he just took a pen and wrote on the paper quickly, and couldn't help sneering: Eunuch, eunuch, if you go to the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, I don't know how many people will be harmed. This kind of person is only suitable for putting them on the side and leaving them to fend for themselves.

Xu Jinshi stared at Daughter-in-law Zhang with resentful eyes, gritting his teeth: "Daughter-in-law Zhang, you killed me this time." Let's go, when I meet you, a mourning star, I Xu Yifu should be moldy. From today on, you and I will make a righteous decision, the same year or something, and I will not mention it again in the future

Daughter-in-law Zhang's heart was about to drip blood, and her face was so red that it was hot. He only bowed his head and said nothing.

It's a shame to be home today.

At this time, a person walked into the house and laughed: "Don't mention anything, what a big deal, as for it?" Brother Zhang Nian is good, Brother Xu Nian is good, and Lord Song is good. ”

Everyone looked up, and it was Sun Dan who spoke.