Three days later, in the early morning, Jin Taiming boarded the southbound carriage under the reluctant gaze of everyone. Qian Jin did not see him off because he wanted to go to the early court.

After retiring from the court yesterday, he saw an opportunity to tell the emperor that he wanted to borrow some books from Wenyuan Pavilion and go back to read.

According to the emperor's words: "I am rich in the sea, and a few books are nothing, and I can send them directly." So Qian Jin searched for a while in the library of Wenyuan Pavilion, and found 200 wild histories to be passed on, and there were some rare books outside.

Jin Taiming was happier than picking up gold ingots with these books, and the sad expression on his face was finally gone.

The fly in the ointment is that because the third daughter has not been heard from all the time, the old man Yun has no intention of darts, and he assigned a second-in-command escort Jin Taiming.

Qian Jin is still a little worried. Jin Taiming is a scholar who is powerless, and he has so many silver taels with him, if he encounters a strong man on the road, he is afraid that it will hurt him. So, he wrote another letter to Yu Dayou of Zhenhaiwei and asked him to help take care of it on the way.

After Jin Taiming left, the courtyard seemed to be less lively, especially Li Liang became a little more silent. Since Qian Jin brought his brother and sister back from Shandong, he hasn't taken care of them much, and he is taken care of by the silkworm mother on weekdays. After the silkworm girl left, it was Jin Taiming who took care of their homework, and took them to the streets and alleys in his spare time, so happy.

Qian Jin had no choice but to say good things to Bao'er and ask her to teach Li Liang's brothers and sisters homework. Bao'er's knowledge taught the two children naturally nothing to say, for fear that she would be too young to hold her breath. As a result, Bao'er agreed in one bite. Thinking about it carefully, it turns out that Bao'er is not familiar with the capital and has no friends who can have fun, so she can use this to pass the time.

He took it for granted that girls like clothes and fabrics, so he took her to the Flower House a few times, and gave her all the patterns of those clothes, hoping that she could help him take charge of the Flower House in the future. But Poel is not good at this. After saying it a few times, Qian Jin faded his heart.

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On the third day after Jin Taiming left, Qian Jin took a leave of absence from the emperor after going to the early court. It stands to reason that he, the servant of the Son of Heaven, wants to follow the emperor all the time, unless the emperor has any personal affairs to do. Fortunately, the emperor was still young and didn't like a large group of people following his ass, so he readily agreed.

After leaving the Chengtian Gate, Qian Jin went straight to the military headquarters.

Ding Wei had already led a dozen strong men to wait near the gate of the military headquarters, and there were five carriages wrapped in black cloth parked next to them, all of which were filled with blended wine blended by a winery. When he went out in the morning, Qian Jin also specially instructed Ding Wei, and the two made an appointment to meet, so as not to be seen by someone with a heart when they went early.

Seeing his master, Ding Wei stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Master, everything has been prepared." ”

"Well, you wait here for a moment. Come in again when I call you. Qian Jin commanded, and the person had already walked to the gate of the military headquarters.

"Two poor brothers, Guanhai City Qian Jin has come to visit Ding Shangshu, please let me know." Qian Jin said to the two powerful soldiers at the door.

The two soldiers looked at each other and looked Qian Jin up and down again. One of them said: "Ding Shangshu has already handed out something, if the Qian waiter comes to it, he will be released directly, please come with the little one." ”

It has to be said that the architectural pattern of the six departments is similar, and all of them are dominated by wooden pavilions. There are more than ten main and auxiliary pavilions in the military department, and after passing through the two gates, you will arrive at the conference hall of the military department. The soldier took the money and stopped at the door.

"Qian Shi said that Ding Shangshu was inside. The small ones quit. ”

"There is labor." While speaking, Qian Jin quietly stuffed him with two taels of silver. When the soldier got the money, he couldn't help but depart overjoyed.

At the moment, the meeting hall was bustling with activity.

Ding Shangshu was sitting upright on a Taishi chair in the hall, and the old god was listening to the quarrel of a dozen or so officers in full uniform. Listening carefully, the theme of the quarrel turned out to be the distribution of grain this year. The reason is nothing more than that the grain transported to the north this year is shortened by one month, and the officers in Beijing and the important towns of the nine borders are unwilling to suffer losses for their own families.

After about two quarters of an hour, the quarrel ceased in the chamber, and the officers seemed to have reached some kind of tacit agreement. Immediately afterwards, the officers did not stay long, and came out of the council hall one by one. Qian Jin glanced at it slightly and found that it was all fresh faces.

When he passed by Qian Jin's side, those officers looked at him in a green robe, some with a contemptuous smile, and some with a defiant look in their eyes. Qian Jin ignored all of them, walked directly into the meeting hall, and saluted Ding Shangshu, who was still sitting upright: "Xiaguan Qian Jin, meet Ding Shangshu." ”

Those officers who didn't go far heard the name of Qian Jin, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice that Shicai didn't go too far: they almost offended the celebrity in front of His Majesty, and people may be able to make themselves suffer a lot if they move their mouths.

Ding Shangshu nodded and ordered someone to show him a seat and serve tea.

In fact, when discussing with the generals just now, Ding Shangshu had already seen Qian Jin, and he dragged on for two quarters of an hour to see what Qian Jin's heart was. Now it seems that this young man is quite calm. Thinking of this, Ding Shangshu feigned anger and said: "This official still thinks that you plan not to enter the gate of my military department for the rest of your life."

Qian Jin was accustomed to seeing the tricks of these big players, and he didn't break it, so he smiled sweetly: "These days, the younger generations are entangled in mundane affairs. No, as soon as I was free, the juniors came to visit, and I prepared 200 catties of good wine to honor you, just outside the gate. ”

Ding Shangshu frowned, and weighed in his heart whether he should accept money for the wine. These two hundred catties of wine are not worth much silver, but if they leave a handle for others, the gains outweigh the losses. There is a clear provision in the "Chen Law": officials are not allowed to give or receive from each other privately.

Qian Jin saw Ding Shangshu's eyes flickering, and knew that he was still a little worried about himself, so he said: "Xiaguan has opened a wine shop, and I don't know if this wine is good." If Ding Shangshu thinks it's good to drink, he will bother you to help spread the word, which can be regarded as a favor for the lower officials. ”

"Well said...... Say. Ding Shangshu nodded, which was regarded as accepting Qian Jin's affection, and called a principal to whisper a few words.

Qian Jin took a closer look at the director, it was Li Shanwu, the director of the Wuxuan Qing Officials Division.

At the time of Chen Xiong's case, he came to Shuntianfu on behalf of Ding Shangshu to give himself a strong reputation, and he never thanked him in person. So, he got up and saluted Li Shanwu, who also returned the salute. Taking advantage of this, Qian went in and out of the door and ordered Ding Wei to move all the wine in, and Director Li arranged a place to store it.

Everything was arranged, and Qian Jin whispered a few words in Ding Wei's ear, and the latter quietly retreated.

"You are empathetic", Ding Shangshu saw that Qian Jin was doing things without leakage, and he looked up to him a little more in his heart: "You have also seen those generals who just went out, and every time they come to me, they have to beg for wine." Now it's okay, next time they dare to ask for wine, see if they can't kill them. After that, he said to Li Shanwu again: "Go, bring Qian Qianhu's waist card and military register." ”

Qian Jin thanked him immediately. Originally, he wanted to be polite and then mention the waist card and the military register, but Ding Shangshu was refreshing.

The two of them had some family routines, mostly Ding Shangshu asked, such as the population of the family, whether the parents are alive, whether they are married, and they chatted about Qian Jin's heart.

When he was talking about the rise, Ding Shangshu sighed and said: "Over the years, the status of our military department in the DPRK has been declining. A few days ago, you also saw that the old man Cao of the Ministry of Industry dared to openly arrange the food and salary of our military department in the court. ”

"The younger generations of the Ministry of Engineering are not very clear. However, if our army can win a few battles, it will be able to raise its eyebrows. Although Qian Jin knew that the Ministry of Industry was a well-known den of thieves, he still knew Ding Shangshu today. If he didn't arrange Cao Shangshu according to Ding Shangshu's wishes, first, he would be looked down upon, and secondly, he wouldn't dare to communicate with these big people. Therefore he did not offend at either end.

Ding Shangshu is old and refined, and he knows Qian Jin's careful thoughts. However, Qian Jin is also a person in two lives, and he does not leak a drop of proof against Ding Shangshu's temptation. After a few confrontations, Ding Shangshu smiled helplessly: "No wonder Yu Dayou admires you so much." It's a pity that you have now become a person next to Your Majesty, and this official can't dig even if he wants to dig into the corner. ”

Qian Jin said shamefully: "Ding Shangshu has promoted the juniors. If one day my Dachen encounters a war, although the younger generation has only read a few words of books and practiced martial arts for a few days, they are also willing to carry a sword and fight for my Chen country. ”

"Good...... Be ambitious! Ding Shangshu felt more and more that Qian Jin had an appetite for him, even if such a talent could not be dug up, it was good to have his heart towards the military department, and besides, this person still had the title of a thousand households, and he was nominally under his own jurisdiction.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Qian Shi said that the time to enter the court is still short, and this official, as your boss, reminds you: If you want to mix well in this court, you must first learn to stand in line. ”

Qian Jin was grateful. However, he now has the first assistant covering, and he doesn't need to think about standing in line for the time being. In the future, if you have the strength yourself, there is no need to think about this issue anymore.

The two talked back and forth for a while, and Qian Jin was ready to get up and say goodbye. Ding Shangshu politely retained him, and said that he could come to the military department at any time to sit down.

After coming out of the ministry, Qian Jin rushed to the Ministry of Rites again. First, in order to thank Shi Shangshu for standing up for himself in the Chen Xiong case, and secondly, he also used his uncle's light to form a good relationship with the Ministry of Rites. You must know that the annual examination is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and most of the examiners are from the Ministry of Rites, so it can really be said that protégés are everywhere.

However, Qian Jin wanted to escape from the moment he entered the Ministry of Rites. Shi Shangshu is old, he talks a lot, and he is full of etiquette and morality, and he also teaches Qian Jin a lot. After listening to it for two quarters of an hour, Qian Jin couldn't hold back anymore and peed out.

Next, Qian Jin took Ding Wei to the household department and the Hanlin Academy.

The household department is the territory of the first assistant, and of course you can't miss it when you send wine yourself. However, Shoufu is usually on the board of directors of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Qian Jin only saw Lu Song.

Although Lu Song is a talent, Qian Jin is not familiar with him, and he has fought with his nephew, so there is still some estrangement in his heart. The two chatted with some high-sounding words, and after the tea effort, Qian Jin got up and said goodbye.

The Hanlin Academy can't be ignored, after all, Qian Jin still has a job as an editor of the Hanlin Academy. However, Qian Jin only let Ding Wei go in to greet him, and he responded outside the door. If Guo Guangming, the master of the academy, is really dragged to do some compilation, his good life will come to an end.

Fortunately, Scholar Guo was clear about Qian Jin's careful thoughts, and he did not refuse the wine sent to the door: since you are not willing to work, it is natural for you to pay tribute to your colleagues and drink wine.