Wu Weiye is now the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and he went to Huguang to preside over the township test last year, which can be described as a spring breeze in the officialdom.

Because of his own status as a member of the Restoration Society, the people of the Eastern Forestry Party and the Restoration Society faction in the imperial court naturally supported him. And because of the contradiction between him and Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren has always hoped to win him over, or at least use him to provoke the contradiction between the Donglin Party and the members of the Fushe Society, so the Eunuch Party did not deal heavily with Wu Weiye. Emperor Chongzhen himself was deeply impressed by him, and the emperor could see very few of the papers that he had tested over the years, and Wu Weiye was also a blessing in disguise, and he showed his face in front of Chongzhen.

In this way, the three most important forces in the DPRK and China all have a positive attitude towards Wu Weiye's career, although there are also private struggles, but at least on the surface, Wu Weiye's career has risen steadily and brightly.

When the eunuch came to summon him, he was helping Fu Guan rummage through the information in the Hanlin Academy. What Chongzhen wants is the information given by the Hanlin Academy, not Fu Guan personally, Fu Guan is only the most prestigious and prestigious in the Hanlin Academy, so he will answer the emperor.

Fu Guan and Wu Weiye are both from the list, Fu Guan is Li Bai's temperament, he has three hobbies in his life, drinking and writing poems to make friends, so he takes good care of Wu Weiye, and the relationship between the two is very good. However, the difference between the two is that Wu Weiye is obviously not convinced by Chen Yutai, the champion, but Fu Guan is convinced by Wen Zhenmeng, the champion who pressed him.

Wen Zhenmeng is the great-grandson of Wen Zhengming, the famous one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, with a family history, and he is a famous prodigy. Fu Guan is more than a generation behind him. If it weren't for the inexplicable fact that the Ministry of Rites didn't admit Wen Zhenmeng in the nine examinations, maybe Wen Zhenmeng would be the main examiner of the current year, of course, in that case, Fu Guan would naturally not be the leader, but the champion. So when Fu Guan lost to Wen Zhenmeng in the palace exam, he himself was convinced. Naturally, he felt very uncomfortable, but he didn't go for Wen Zhenmeng.

It can be said that Fu Guan, like Wu Weiye, should be the champion: Wu Weiye met Chen Yutai, who was related to the examiner, and was stripped of the champion; Fu Guan met Wen Zhenmeng, who was the main examiner of the Ministry of Rites, and was robbed of the champion by the repeaters of the 27th and 10th classes. Fu Guan's heart is more aggrieved than Wen Zhenmeng himself for Wen Zhenmeng's failure in the first nine exams, this kind of talent can't be tested, it's inexplicable!

Fu Guan has been in the court for fifteen years, with rich experience, and when he heard that the emperor summoned Wu Weiye, he was happy for Wu Weiye: "Jun Gong (Wu Weiye's words) You are from Suzhou, right?" The memora that His Majesty said this morning was written by Chen Hongmi, the prefect of Suzhou. Your Majesty is looking for you at this time, I am afraid that he wants you to go to Suzhou to ask Chen Hongmi carefully, or to ask the stranger directly. Congratulations to Jun Gong first, it is estimated that you will be promoted when you come back. Originally, you did a good job in presiding over the Huguang Township test this time, and it stands to reason that you are about to be promoted. "No matter how smart and talented Fu Guan is, it is impossible for him to think that Chongzhen will run this trip in person as soon as his mind is opened.

Wu Weiye listened to Fu Guan's analysis, and was also very happy in his heart: "Brother Xie Yuanfu has said auspiciously, Brother Yuanfu has been in the Hanlin Academy for so many years, as long as he is promoted, he should enter the cabinet directly, right?" Why envy the younger brother? "The Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty is used for the qualifications of the three champions of the first class, and they can go directly to the cabinet if they have survived enough, of course, problems in the middle are not among them.

Fu Guan was also not polite: "My brother had a few words with His Majesty because of his work for Wen Qigong last year, otherwise my brother would have been promoted last year." But Your Majesty is not such a stingy person, you see that Yang Sichang has made trouble with His Majesty so many times for his father, should he be reused or reused. My brother estimates that at any time any one of those cabinet members goes down, I am undoubtedly the one who replaces my brother. ”

The year before last, Wen Zhenmeng was framed by Wen Tiren and returned to his hometown. Last year, Wen Zhenmeng's nephew Yao Ximeng died of illness, Yao Ximeng was five years younger than Wen Zhenmeng, his father died early, he was raised by his mother, and he studied with his uncle, and his feelings were very deep. Later, Yao Ximeng was a Jinshi in Xianzhong, although his ranking was not high, but he was also successful after all. Then waited for Wen Zhen to be the champion of Mengzhong, and the two of them were ministers in the same hall, which can be said to be a small iron. Therefore, Yao Ximeng's death was a huge blow to Wen Zhenmeng, this tough guy who failed to win the nine attempts and was directly hit by the champion for the tenth time, was overly grieved, fell ill directly, and died.

As mentioned above, Fu Guan's temperament is very similar to Li Bai, and he is chivalrous. Although Wen Zhenmeng robbed him of the champion, it was based on real talent, so Fu Guan admired Wen Zhenmeng very much and intended to make friends, and the relationship between the two was very good. Hearing that Wen Zhenmeng had passed away, Fu Guan entangled a few friends of the same year, wrote to Chongzhen, and asked the court to pay for it. But Chongzhen was fooled by Wen Tiren before, and his hatred for Wen Zhenmeng was just like his hatred for Yang He, and he resolutely disagreed. Fu Guan quarreled with Chongzhen a few times. However, the gentleman does not speak ill of each other, Fu Guan and Chongzhen only have different views, and there is no scolding or anything. This kind of rack is in the court every day, so the two obviously just quarreled unhappily at the time, and Chongzhen will not go over the account later. Therefore, after Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, committed suicide in fear of crime last year, Chongzhen, who was angry, did not let Fu Guan fill the vacancy as usual, but directly took Yang Sichang, who was worried at home, and appointed him as the secretary of the Ministry of War. But Chongzhen, who has long been discouraged this year, as long as there is a shortage, he will definitely let Fu Guan make up for it, which is well known to anyone with a discerning eye in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Wu Weiye handed over the information he had found in his hand to Fu Guan, and explained which part it was, and then followed the eunuch into the palace for an audience.

The eunuch on this side found Wu Weiye very smoothly, but the eunuch who was looking for Chen Zilong on the other side was in trouble, and the eunuch who was summoned went to Chen Zilong's address to find someone and pounced. Where is Chen Zilong at this time?

Speaking of Chen Zilong, I want to cry out for him. Chen Zilong is a real celebrity, and the characteristic of a true celebrity is that he is romantic. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were four major princes, Chen Zhenhui, Hou Fangyu, Fang Yizhi, and Mao Bijiang. The other three are just fine, at least their character is not corrupt, but Hou Fangyu has nothing to shine in except for his talent and love for Li Xiangjun. Even if it is compared to talent, can Hou Fangyu be compared with Wu Weiye and Chen Zilong? Instead of using him to make up the number of the four sons, it is far better to let one of Wu Weiye and Chen Zilong be suitable. And Wu Weiye is actually a timid and afraid of things, and he actually let down Bian Yujing, who has always been in love with him, because of the news of the emperor's choice of concubines. Therefore, with the word "son" as the name, Chen Zilong is more deserved, at least he has the courage to pursue his love.