Just entered the late autumn of September, a piece of news detonated the officialdom in Nanjing. Feng Lian, that is, Feng Yinglian, who single-handedly cut off his first grandson-in-law, resigned from the office. The officialdom of Chen Han, which has been stable for several years, has also started a huge change.

Feng Lian's position is not critical, he did not enter the cabinet, he is the director of the State Post Bureau.

Of course, this position is far from being compared with the number one position of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and you must know that the post office is not directly related to the postal bank. In the years after the establishment of the Japan Post Bank, the fate shared by the two sides was constantly divided by the cabinet, and now they are two completely disconnected units.

But no matter how to lower the style of the post office, the level of the post office is also there, and people are thousands of years old from the second grade, and it is also a head higher than the governors of the Central Plains, Jiangnan, and eastern Guangdong who are the third grade.

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, there has never been a period so hierarchical as the current Chen Han.

The third-rank officials are directly separated from the second-rank by a ravine that can never be crossed, and the central part is staggered from the rank of the local feudal officials. And between the second product and the second product, it is also like a moat, which represents entering the cabinet and not entering the cabinet. This rule may be changed in the future, and the status of local officials is a bit low, but at this time, this is an ironclad rule.

Then there are the left and right auxiliary ministers of the first product and the first auxiliary minister of the first product, Chen Ming directly limited the limit of the official position of the first product, and used the scarce number to make the best annotation for the lofty status of the official position of the first product.

Five years have passed since the establishment of the new dynasty, and after five years, the rules have been initially established, and the good deeds of directly paying homage to cabinet ministers from local feudal officials are almost gone.

The third product, the second product, and then the second product.

The climb of one step at a time has become the order of officialdom. That's why the throne of the post office left by Feng Lian is so attractive. Sitting on it, it is from the second grade, I don't know if the next cabinet minister will be in it?

Although such a possibility is very small. But you can't stop the delusions of many feudal officials who are obsessed with the cabinet?

If they don't change their grade from the third rank to the second rank before the cabinet selection, then the second cabinet will definitely have no part in him. They don't even have a place on that list, and whether they will be able to stay in office for the next five years, no one can say.

Then there is Feng Lian's farewell to old age, which affects the prince in the palace, and the little prince born to his granddaughter can be regarded as the first master to announce his withdrawal from the competition for the throne.

Maybe there will be a second or third prince in the Chinese officialdom in the future, but the first one is always so eye-catching. And countless pairs of eyes are also looking at the Li family's expression!

For the descendants who have already announced a competition for the position of prince, the Li family must use the Feng family to show their generosity, which is like a thousand miles of horse bones bought by a daughter!

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Yue Wenhai rode to the Russian embassy in a carriage, but he was still thinking about some of the words that his old relatives had said, he didn't have to think about the position left by Feng Lian, Chen Cong guaranteed him a second-rank official position after the year. But when he reached that position and wanted to climb up further, don't look at Chen Cong as the first assistant minister, he didn't dare to pack the ticket. Because he and Chen Ming have a tacit understanding, after the end of the second cabinet, it is when he withdraws from officialdom. According to the meaning of the emperor's words, by the time of the third cabinet, it seems that there will be a big change in the appointment method, and the existence of the audit team will definitely no longer exist.

The Russian embassy in Nanjing has been under construction for more than a year, not because of the large area of the Russian embassy, but because of the high requirements of the Russians. Catherine II regarded this embassy as the face of Russia in the East, and demanded a completely pure Russian style of architecture - it must have a round and full dome, which in Russia is called a war helmet dome. The interior decoration also has a pure Slavic flavor, which wastes too much time.

As a result, the Russian ambassador Muravyov has been open for a long time, and the embassy is only now officially completed.

Muravyov looked very rough, with a full beard, a tall man, and from a distance he looked like a big hairy bear. But the brain is very smart, he keenly grasped this good opportunity and held a grand dinner. The British, French and Dutch, who had become more and more eccentric with each other, were invited to invite a lot of Chen Han officialdom.

Those are all three or four characters, and there are more or less connections behind them.

Muravyov wants to make the 'opening ceremony' of his embassy a big platform for many people to communicate with each other, which will be very beneficial to the situation of the Russian embassy in China.

Chinese traditional culture has caused Chinese society to lack such large-scale intersection occasions, and the so-called ball is really not accepted by the Chinese of this era, such as this Muravyov did not talk about the ball, which was specially marked when the invitation was issued. The prom is mostly played by Westerners in China.

The Russian embassy cost a total of one million Chinese dollars, because it involved diplomacy, and Shuntianfu also made great convenience for the construction company of this building, otherwise, not to mention less than one million Chinese dollars, even an extra two or three hundred thousand Chinese dollars would not be able to get the bottom of it.

The day-by-day building is a three-story building with a pointed roof and a red outlining. The courtyard is littered with carvings, as well as a statue of the Virgin Hug more than one person high.

Now the Russian embassy is going to become a landmark building in the embassy area, don't look at their late stay, but people drag on for a long time, and the whole city of Nanjing knows it. And the exterior of the building is beautiful.

Although let the Chinese choose, almost no one will choose Russian architecture. However, no matter how big the cultural differences of nations are, many of the aesthetics of human beings are also the same, and beauty can transcend nations and cultures.

It's like Europeans have been praising the beauty of the Old Summer Palace in the past few years. This garden of ten thousand gardens, which has been hidden by Chen Ming in the palace so far, is not open to ordinary people, but it is open to meritorious heroes and nobles, and a few foreigners also followed in to have a lively time.

Maybe many people don't know that in the third year of Chengtian, the construction of the Old Summer Palace is still continuing. Some of the naturalizations that had been done in the Qianlong era were put in front of Chen Ming with the efforts of Jiang Youren and other Western missionaries. Then he ordered the construction to continue. For example, the high platform on the north side of the big water law, the Western-style bell tower-style hall is far away.

When China and the West were discussing the opening of the northern trade port, Robert, Perrier and others had personally visited Tianjin, and naturally they did not miss the city of Beijing, which was not far away. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall and the Old Summer Palace are three of the buildings that have left their mark on them the most.

Perrier said that the Western landscape of the Old Summer Palace is a beautiful place to be, and there are all the magnificent and strange fountains that mortals can imagine, the largest of which can be compared with the fountains of Versailles and Saint-Claw's church. In the end, he came to a conclusion that put gold on his face: the Old Summer Palace, the Versailles of China!

Chen Ming just smiled when he heard it, do you want to respect the national dignity of an old friend.

Besides, the Palace of Versailles itself is the most beautiful and noble place for the Gallic rooster, and Perrières uses the most top-notch Versailles in his country to compare with China's Old Summer Palace, which in itself is the highest praise for the Old Summer Palace. Don't forget who Perrière is!

The Russians played a beautiful hand and made a good advertisement.

Chen Ming didn't mind at all!

Because the Russians will only be in the limelight, and it will only be the British. The French embassy in China is doomed to close, and perhaps when the North American war ends, normal diplomatic relations between China and France will be quickly restored, but now the French must say goodbye to the Chinese.

Now that August is getting farther and farther away, Chen Ming is more and more able to confirm the correctness of Pierre's information, and the big windmill really has the possibility of mixing with the Gallic rooster. They really pinned all the convenience and cover on the ships of the French.

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Yue Wenhai's carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Russian Embassy, and after stepping out of the carriage, Yue Wenhai looked at the Russian Embassy for the first time in the night. This moment really amazed him.

Lights and candles illuminate the entire main building, and a wind lamp illuminates the corner of the house in the night breeze, embellishing the beautiful picture of the night. There were also lights on the pointed roofs, and light was shining through the windows of various sizes.

Yue Wenhai strode into the hall, the gorgeous crystal lamps were dazzling, and it was said that the investment in the lamps and lanterns in the entire embassy exceeded 50,000 yuan.

Large and small sculptures and large paintings were shipped from Europe and were not included in the overall construction cost. There were already some people sitting on the soft high-backed sofa, but when they saw Yue Wenhai coming, they got up one after another, and many people who knew or didn't know gathered at the door to greet Yue Wenhai.

The business giants of Nanjing's business district are gathered here, Chen Han officials can also be seen everywhere, and there are many foreigners. Yue Wenhai was keenly aware of Robert's embarrassment, and the Dutchman's recent performance broke his heart.

Robin Lustegg, a Swede with wine in his hand, said in a joking tone: "Lord Yue, why are you standing here alone? Today's moonlight is not beautiful. ”

The Russians ended the war with China, and the most unhappy people in the world, except for the defeated generals of the Eight Banners and the Ottomans, were none other than the Swedes.

Even Sweden now has to rely on Russia to prop up an alliance of armed neutrality.

"Of course, the people who watched the theater did not go down to the stage in person. I'm just a spectator tonight! Clinked a glass with Lustig, and with two points of regret, Yue Wenhai drank half a glass of wine in his hand.

Lustig didn't know how to look at Yue Wenhai, "Why do you want to be a spectator?" Wouldn't it be better to get it yourself? In Lustig's eyes, Yue Wenhai has political achievements and background, and he can increase that position by himself, does anyone still think that he is a small official?

Yue Wenhai smiled faintly, the complex officialdom struggle of the Chinese, where can a foreigner understand it thoroughly?

It is true that Chen Cong has been leading the overall situation of the cabinet, and it seems that he is in a high position, but this is only smoothly carried out with the support of the emperor. Without the emperor's support behind him, look at how many vicious dogs Chen Cong would pounce on and bite at once? His status as a prince has always been a hateful attractor.

Therefore, on some obvious goals, Chen Cong has to choose to retreat, such as this time. Think about Yue Wenhai's appearance after sitting in the post office, which properly attracted the hateful eyes of countless third-grade officials, which seemed to strengthen the strength of Chen Cong's family, but actually added the envy and jealousy of countless third-grade officials to Chen Cong!

Thinking about the gains and losses in this, Yue Wenhai can only watch from the wall.