Compared with Zhang Sixiu, Fan Jin is much more low-key. In fact, speaking of which, the identity of Erjia Chuanyu can definitely be regarded as a golden sign in officialdom, especially today, when thanking the palace for asking right, the emperor's care for Fan Jin is seen by everyone, and there are not a few people who are optimistic about him.

However, at the moment, there is Zhang Juzheng, and the emperor's influence is not as great as people think. Zhang Sixiu is a person from all over the world, he likes the feeling of being the boss, and he worships his dock with Kejinshi, he is too late to be happy, and he will not refuse. Considering the emperor's age and the current power structure, most Jinshi still thought that Zhang Juzheng's legs were thicker, so there were far more people who went to Zhang Sixiu to be friends than Fan Jinwei, and few people approached him for friendship.

Fan Jin is not very concerned about these, not that he is high, but he knows that the normal path of civil service is not easy for him to follow. This kind of relationship in the officialdom is indeed a very useful foil, but the premise is that there is no exchange. If others help you, you have to reciprocate, and there is no reason to just enter and not leave. However, whether Zhang Juzheng is engaged in a whip law or implemented the examination law, they are all destroying the old pattern of interests. There are many children of the big clan among these new science and technology scholars, no matter how they talk to Zhang Sixiu now, if they really hurt their heads, they will definitely stand up and speak for the family.

I have a relationship with Zhang Shunqing, and I am destined not to be able to go against Zhang Juzheng, so it is actually meaningless to make friends with these people again. Zhang Sixiu is so lively and likes this feeling of the stars holding the moon, and when he enters the Hanlin Academy, he should be taught to be a man.

In fact, Fan Jin's outfit, if you want to be low-key, you may not really be able to be low-key, although it is not as atmospheric as Zhang Sixiu and their horseback riding on the street, but along the way, there are also many people waving to him along the way, vying to see Master Jinshi.

Looking at the sincere smiles of the people, Fan Jin also responded with a smile. In fact, what kind of fame they have gained has nothing to do with these people, and they can't even get any benefits from themselves. This kind of kindness is often a beautiful vision, looking forward to sharing some blessings from Jinshi and making one's life better. It is precisely because of these visions and spiritual sustenance that society will not become a miserable situation in which everything is justified by force, and the law of the jungle is the strong.

Fan Jin muttered in his heart, the people had already turned back to Zheng's shop, and before they arrived at the place, they could hear the noisy sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, and the Zheng family's courtyard was surrounded by gunsmoke. A few lions writhed around the street in front of the courtyard, and the scene was very lively. Just as he stopped to watch, he heard someone shouting: "Master Fan is back, Master Fan is back." Immediately, a group of people surrounded him and pulled him towards the courtyard.

Coming here were a few Guangdong businessmen in Beijing, and the celebration held at the Zheng family this time was also paid by them. Speaking of these businessmen, they actually have no friendship with Fan Jin, and they have not even interacted with each other before. But now that Fan Jin has become a jinshi and has become a second-class passer, he has naturally become good friends in two clicks.

No matter what Fan Jin's position is, if a Cantonese person wins the first place in the second class, he must take care of the township party and protect the interests of his hometown, which is the innate obligation of scholars in this era, and there is no choice. is to these businessmen, Fan Jin can only greet them with a smile and answer with good words.

When they came to the courtyard, they saw Tang Xianzu and Zhou Jin both there. Zhou Jin specially asked for leave in Guozijian and made a special trip to congratulate Fan Jin. He was able to enter the country to study, and it all depended on Fan Jin's silver to take care of him, so he regarded Fan Jin as his benefactor, and he made a big salute when he met, and he was pulled up by Fan Jin before it was counted.

In addition to the two of them, there are a few people who are in Guangdong and Jinshi who have also obtained meritorious fame. No matter what happened to everyone in the past, when they enter the court in the future, they are Cantonese people who need to help each other, and there is no need to remember the grievances of the past. He behaved like a long-lost brother, more intimate than Tang Xianzu, Zhou Jin and Fan Jin.

This kind of occasion also has its rules, and those who are also Jinshi seem to be tougher than lifting people, and they are also friendly with Fan Jin, while the prisoners are even inferior. No matter what Fan Jin thinks in his heart, he can't fail to abide by the rules of the rivers and lakes in this kind of scene, and he will become an officialdom in the future, these rules are all iron laws that must be obeyed, and he will naturally have to develop a habit from now on.

Qian Caiyin seized the time to open the banquet, and she was almost dusty. It was originally from the hospital, and these people are very skillful in entertaining these people, first serving fragrant tea and then dried fruits, so as not to let people wait in a hurry, as for the banquet, it has already been set, and it will be served later.

Although she is out of breath and a little older, the recent rain and dew have moistened and she is in a good mood, and her ruddy complexion has increased her color. It is because the scholars present have a bad opinion of him, as for the rumors about Zhang Shunqing, naturally no one will mention them at this moment, everyone just thinks that the rumors have never happened, and no one says a word.

Although those merchants paid the capital, they did not have a place at this banquet. After all, the status of businessmen cannot be compared with scholars at the moment, even if Tang Xianzu's name falls to Sun Shan, he is also a person, not a businessman can compare. They came to befriend Fan Jin, and what they wanted was to use the identity of a Jinshi to build a relationship, so that it would be convenient to do business in the future. I won't be stupid enough to come over at this time to ruin the atmosphere and disturb the interest of the readers.

After talking a few words, Fan Jin found an excuse to leave, went straight to the kitchen, and sure enough, he saw Zheng Wan being busy there with Qian Caiyin. Since the events of that night, the little girl has always been a little dodgy and blushing when she sees Fan Jin, and the little change is that she eats a lot more than before. Fortunately, now the Zheng family's economy has improved greatly, and it is not so much that they can't afford to eat.

At this time, when she saw Fan coming in, she wanted to walk up, but she hurriedly retreated, and bowed like an adult, "The eldest master is not in front of the banquet, why did he come to the kitchen." The smell of oil smoke here is heavy, and a noble person like you can't live here, so it's better to go to the front and leave it to a woman here. ”

Fan Jin looked at her trying to pretend to be Qian Caiyin and felt quite funny, and stepped forward and gently chiseled her head, "The little monkey is still pretending to be an adult." As I said, a little girl of your age should be crazy outside, and don't always want to pretend to be an adult. What kind of big man, you are not my maid, you don't need to be so polite. There are a lot of people in the house today, and it will definitely disturb the rest of Ling Zun and his brother, and I'm sorry for this. There is no way, no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. When I was in Guangdong, when I was lifted, my family would be lively for a month. Jinshi is more majestic than lifting people, although this is not my hometown, but there will always be people who will come to ask for help, and I can't stop everyone outside. What we can do is to try to make up for it so that you don't suffer in vain. These businessmen mainly buy a good thing from me, and use my name in the future, and the easiest thing is to borrow my official title card to exempt taxes. I told them, let them take care of your family's business, try to take care of you, and they will definitely sell this favor. Also, tomorrow I'm going to the Enrong Banquet, which is the Qionglin Banquet mentioned in the play, the banquet itself is nothing, and there is not much delicious food, but each of the banquet Jinshi will give a palace flower and a silver medal. The silver medal can't be used indiscriminately, the palace flower is better, how about giving it back to you to wear and play? ”

Zheng Wan was still trying to keep her face tight, learning Qian Caiyin's mature and steady appearance, but at this time, she finally couldn't help but show her true appearance, raised her head and smiled: "Master, really? Really send palace flowers to me, not to Sister Qian? ”

"Yes, you are so beautiful, of course you have to wear a palace flower to look good, your sister Qian is already old, and it is useless to wear it." Qian Caiyin smiled slightly, went to the front with a few plates, and left the kitchen for the two of them.

Fan Jin smiled: "Little girl, how is your brother?" Can you speak? ”

"Not yet, the doctor said it would be a few days before he could talk to someone. However, people have been sure that there is no danger, as long as they recuperate in peace, they will be able to recover soon. Thanks to the ginseng of the big man. ”

"It's also called the eldest master, and it's called the elder brother. I said it, I want to recognize you as a sister, do you think that my brother is not the champion and is not qualified to be your brother, so I don't want to recognize it? ”

Zheng Wan hurriedly shook her head and said, "It's nothing." Master Fan is such a powerful reader, my family is just a poor family with a small family, where can I climb high? To have a brother like the eldest master is the creation of my life. I'm just worried that if I call it like this, I will be told that I don't know what to do and pretend to be an official. ”

Fan Jin smiled: "There are so many arguments there. I said that when people get along with each other, the most important thing is the fate. Everyone knows and meets is fate, I think your little girl is very cute, and it is another fate. So I want you to be a sister, it comes from the heart, and it has nothing to do with status. Maybe you will make a fortune in the future, and I will count on you to take care of it. ”

"Okay, okay, when I make a fortune, I must take care of Master Fan...... No, it's the big brother. ”

Fan Jin laughed and said: "This is like that, the little monkey is cute enough, much better than you pretend to be an adult." Today, these people are scholars, and they won't make trouble for long. After a while, I will prepare some good food and leave it for Ling Zun and Brother Ling to use, and then give you some money to buy snacks to eat, and I will be paid. You find time to talk to your brother, and when he can speak, come to me, I have something to ask him, these words are very important. ”

Zheng Wan nodded, indicating that she had written it down, and Fan Jin left and went to the front to have a banquet. Seeing him leave, Zheng Wan showed a smile on her face, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, turning her toes around on the ground, and said softly: "Brother Fan...... I know I'm too young, but that's okay, I'll grow up in a few years. I eat more every day now, just to grow up quickly, grow white and beautiful, so that you can see me. I won't be your sister then......"

When Fan Jin returned to the front yard, everyone's conversation was in full swing, and the topic had shifted from the Enrong banquet to the future distribution. The first and third of the new science and technology scholars are directly admitted to the Hanlin Academy, and the second class and the Huiyuan, who are not the top students, all have the qualifications to enter the Hanlin Academy. However, this kind of examination does not take place immediately after the ranking is announced, but after a period of work is carried out before the examination is assigned.

Jinshi himself has a rank, and he is already a member of the grassroots level of officials, so he should theoretically be put on a local post. However, these jinshi themselves are a group of scholars with no practical work experience, and if they are forced to take up posts, there will definitely be problems.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it also recognized this practical problem, and stipulated that in addition to the Jinshi who entered the Hanlin Academy, all other Jinshi should go to the Six Ministries for a period of time to observe politics, that is, pre-job training. At this time, the jinshi was called the Guanzheng Jinshi, and it was not officially entered the officialdom. Through this kind of internship, the jinshi can be familiar with the work process of the main government and understand how they should work, so that they will not make a big joke when they go to the post. The evaluation of their work performance during the period of observing politics also determines their fate after entering the officialdom.

This arrangement was originally well-intentioned, but things changed over time, and by the Wanli Dynasty, the content of the two or three examinations of the imperial examination had become the same as that of the two or three examinations of the imperial examination, and it had changed from the preparation for the selection of officials to a formalized fictional story. Jinshi relies on the relationship between the protégé and the owner to form an alliance of interests, and he doesn't care about the evaluation of the six departments, all of which are handled by the owner, and he will not give a bad evaluation casually. The ministries also do not welcome this kind of interns who are not at ease with their own duties, after all, there are a bunch of men in Jinshi, except for a few with clear eyebrows, most of them cannot bear the work of Levin's, and they are unwilling to work with peace of mind, and they do not have a good face. The meaning of observing politics is no longer an internship, but who can meet or enjoy any benefits.

These literati themselves have never watched politics, but some people know some officialdom seniors or villagers, and they are no strangers to the situation. When it comes to viewing politics, the head is the way:

"In fact, the so-called view of politics is a deceptive thing, which is nothing more than a formality and a false story. My generation's business is still in the museum selection, and now it is cultivating the record, when the Yutang is employed, it happens to open the museum, and it can be regarded as a meritorious consummation for the Shu Changfang. People say that the first class is to ascend from the ground, and the second class can only become an immortal halfway, but becoming an immortal halfway is much stronger than a mortal. Do you think that's the truth? Brother Fan is both a rumor and a huiyuan, this hall selection must be able to be examined, this is reasonable, don't think about it, the six parts, it's the same wherever you go. ”

"That's what I said, but it's always the imperial court system, even if it is to deal with it, it has to be dealt with like a point. Today's six departments, rich and powerful, poor and lowly, there is always a difference in where to observe politics. If you are really accidentally assigned to the Ministry of Industry to observe the government, we can't see the confidential joints they have, and they are sent to deal with a group of lowly craftsmen every day, even if it is not really insulting. ”

"That's better than going to the Criminal Department, guarding the criminal name and case all day long, the text of the file, what's the meaning of life? Brother Fan, you say, where should I go to Guanzheng? ”

Fan Jin greeted a few people and said with a smile: "It's okay to say it ourselves, we have to listen to the arrangement of the imperial court." If I want to say it myself, in fact, any of the six parts are almost the same, don't listen to anything rich and powerful, poor and low, that's their own weighing of the department, let's a bunch of outsiders, there is no need to make this fun. To them, we are just passers-by, and to us, it is just a gazebo to stop by. Since you have set your sights on the Hanlin Academy, it doesn't matter where you go to watch the government, it doesn't matter if you come to drink. ”

Seeing him so free and easy, everyone felt a little ashamed, and secretly admired in their hearts that this Fan Jin was worthy of being appreciated by the Son of Heaven, and his heart was beyond his reach. But some people think that Fan Jin is doing Qing Gao, anyway, he has the emperor's thigh, and he may also have Zhang Xiangfu as a backer, so he will not suffer a loss wherever he observes politics, so he just makes a gesture, and his thoughts are different.

At this time, in the Zhang Mansion of Shamao Hutong, almost all the six servants were here, and the competition for people around the new science and technology to observe politics officially kicked off.