After sending Wang Juqing away, Han Gang returned to the backyard.

When I stepped into the door, I saw the four wives and concubines sitting together as usual, chatting while being a female celebrity.

"Official." Wang Yi put down the fabric in her hand and stood up, "Have you taken care of the previous things?" ”

"It's all right."

Han Gang moved his shoulders, and at the end of the day, he was physically and mentally exhausted.

After becoming the prime minister, he has a lot more things on his hands. Su Song is old, and he doesn't like to take power, and there is still a lack of governors in the political affairs hall, so Han Gang is equivalent to handling all political affairs by himself.

"The prime minister of the official has worked too hard......"

"When will the governor be elected?"

The wives and concubines in the family all know that Han Gang is not good at taking power, and they pay more attention to whether their ideas can be implemented, so they all hope that he can find the right person as soon as possible and entrust all the unimportant chores to Lu Gang, so as not to go on like this and become Zhuge Liang of Wuzhangyuan.

Han Gang sighed: "The court push has been delayed twice, and next month's court push is estimated to be delayed again." Li Ding couldn't be selected at all, and Shen Cunzhong here was the same. Li Qingchen has no foundation, Li Fengshi [Li Chengzhi] is only a little worse than Shen Cunzhong, and neither the new party nor the old party will elect him. Zeng Lingxuan is not a jinshi yet, it is good to say in the West Mansion, but it is difficult to enter the East Mansion. ”

"Isn't it going to be unavailable?"

"There is no shortage of talents in the world, but they don't get together for a while."

"The official's words are like going to the streets in a poor way, and if he can't afford to buy things, it's not because he lacks money, but he doesn't make up for a while."

Zhou Nan said jokingly, and Han Gang shook his head with a wry smile.

Han Gang did not want the New Party to interfere in Dongfu, and the New Party did not want Han Gang to continue to control the political affairs hall, and according to the regulations that had been formulated for the Imperial Promotion, the number of important ministers who were eligible to participate in the Imperial Nomination would exceed a certain percentage, and the Imperial Nomination would not be able to achieve results. Since Han Jiang asked to retreat, the two court pushes to increase the manpower of the two governments failed because of the dismantling of all parties, and the next third time, Han Gang was not sure that he would be able to pass.

Anyway, if the stalemate continues, power will be more concentrated in the hands of Han Gang, which is also not a good thing for the new party. Maybe this third time, they should learn to be smarter. Both sides should take a step back and get an outcome that both sides can agree on.

"Alright." Wang Yi said: "Don't talk about business now, the officials have a good rest." ”

Zhou Nan and Su Xin brought tea soup and sweets, and Wang Yi and Yun Niang also came over to help Han Gang change out of the clothes of the guests.

In the past, in the past two years, Wang Anshi first served as the prefect of Jiangning, and then stepped down to take up the post of Gongguan, and a year ago. Without the estrangement caused by political factors, the relationship between husband and wife has returned to harmony.

The house is calm, and Han Gang can also handle state affairs with peace of mind. Self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world, this layer by layer progression, is indeed very reasonable.

"By the way, official, the eldest brother has a letter today." Yan Suxin said.

Han Gang took a sip of tea: "Is the eldest brother okay in the academy?" ”

Han Gang has always felt that it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles. After the eldest in the family turned fifteen, he was sent to Hengqu Academy by Han Gang.

"Big brother is okay, now I live with Brother Xiang, and occasionally go to the street for a walk."

"I received the letter today, and the second brother is also clamoring to go to school."

"The second brother has to have two more years, and he is still young." According to Han Gang's idea, he can't go out to study until he is at least fifteen years old, "Tell him that when he is old, let him go to Hengqu Academy to study." ”

Wang Xiang is the quasi-son-in-law of the Han family, after Wang Hou entered Beijing a few years ago, he often came and went in the Han family, and he was very loved by Han Gang and his wife. This time, Han Gang sent Han Zhong to study, and Wang Xiang also followed.

According to Han Zhong's letter, he now rents a small courtyard in Hengqu Town and lives with Wang Xiang.

From departure to renting a house, the two children handle it by themselves, and they have only one companion by their side, and most of the time they have to rely on themselves. Han Gang secretly asked people to take care of him, but he didn't come forward, trying to let them do everything on their own.

"Ruilin's child has a stable personality and is self-motivated, with him by his side, the eldest brother doesn't have to worry about his studies."

Through a group of guards secretly reciprocating, Han Gang was even more satisfied with Wang Xiang's performance. Steady personality, calm work, and strict manners in dealing with people, but he is not Mr. Dongyan, and he also has the vitality of a young man. There are such people who support each other by their own sons, and there is no reason for a father to be at ease.

"When the official says so, the slave family will rest assured, and in a few years, they will be able to return Jin Niang to a husband and wife."

"It depends on whether they work hard or not. If you put your heart into it, it's hard to say that Jinshi is a simple task. ”

Wang Anshi is still there, the New Party is still all over the court, and Han Gang has not made a big move against the new law in the past two years, but has only made repairs and adjustments.

Give the dove cane to the elderly over 70 years old, and allow them to enter the house without worshipping - this is the Han system. At the beginning of the country, the imperial court also had regulations, but it has not been paid attention to implementation, and Han Gang asked the imperial court to make a decree for this purpose, and it should be implemented in accordance with the law.

It's a no-brainer. There was no opposition in the court. However, if it is a project that costs money, such as setting up a pension place to care for widows and loneliness, even if it is the ideal of the Confucian sages, it will still be opposed, and it is never realistic.

These subtle changes did not have much impact on the court and Shilin. In recent years, the most important change in the court is that two more subjects have been added to the imperial examination.

Han Gang once reported to Han Jiang for the Ming Arithmetic Department and the Ming Engineering Department, and became a part of the national selection of scholars. Two and a half years ago, it was made public, and the next subject will be the first time the exam will be held.

"But Zhuke is not as good as Jinshi. The eldest brother and Brother Xiang studied in Hengqu Academy for a few years, did they let them return to the country to the prison? ”

Hengqu Academy is the foundation of qi science, and Guozijian still uses the new meaning of the Three Classics to teach and educate people. The content of the Jinshi examination is also the new meaning of the Three Classics of the New Learning.

Wang Yi's four daughters all hope that their sons can be high school scholars, not Zhuke. But in doing so, it means that the children in the family have to learn something new. It is a huge irony that the son of a Qi Sect Master was nominated for a new study.

The boss is Yan Suxin's son, she is not easy to speak, and Wang Yi is also inconvenient to say. So Yan Suxin opened his mouth tentatively, wanting to ask Han Gang what he was going to do.

"Wait until they've learned a lot in Hengqu Academy, and then we'll talk about other things." Han Gang said unhappily, but looked at his wife and concubine, and his tone softened a little, "As for the Guozijian, there is no need to be so anxious. They are still young, and they want to be admitted to the Jinshi, and it is not too late to pass two subjects. ”

The content of the Jinshi Division, as well as the subjects in the Guozijian, Han Gang had long wanted to change, but it was not appropriate to change it suddenly. With Wang Anshi's quick temper, it took three years, and Han Gang didn't plan to be too hasty - before poking the hornet's nest, he still seemed to be well prepared, so as not to be stung by bees.

Now Han Gang is trying to shake the status of Xinxue, and at the same time give his foundation, that is, the scholars of Shaanxi, a smoother channel to enter the ranks.

In the next big year, as usual, 400 new science and technology scholars can enter the officialdom. In addition, there are the branches.

Among the various subjects, there are 120 people in the Ming Arithmetic Department, 80 people in the Ming Law Department, 80 people in the Ming Engineering Department, and 20 people every year who pass the joint assessment of the Taiyi Bureau and the Department of Health and Welfare and become Hanlin Medical Officers.

Among these exams, not only the newly established Ming Arithmetic and Ming Engineering are on a 100-point system, but also the Ming Law subject will also be changed to a 100-point system. There is also the medical officer exam, which is also on a 100-point scale.

In addition, the palace examination was already a 100-point system in the previous subject, and Han Gang was not worried about how many objections there would be if it was continued.

When people are accustomed to the 100-point test, the next will be the most important test and etiquette test.

After listening to Han Gang's words, Yan Suxin, who was most concerned, smiled and said, "If there are officials, the slave family will be relieved." The eldest brother is nothing, and he can't have a Jinniang without a Jinshi husband. ”

inherited her mother's appearance, and was the only daughter of the Han family, although Jin Niang was a concubine, she was also well-known among the women inside and outside the capital. However, she made an early engagement with her family, which made many people sigh.

Han Gang's own sons already have nine people. However, the third and fourth children who were not descendants were passed on to Han Gang's two deceased brothers, who were nominally his nephews. But there is only such a daughter, of course, she is loved.

"Third brother, you said that Brother Xiang will take the exam after two subjects, what about Jin Niang's marriage?"

The eldest son and eldest daughter of the Han family were born on the front and back feet, and they were the same age, and after the two subjects, they were already over twenty years old.

"In two years, it will be about the same, and you don't have to wait until you are famous."

It's been more than ten years in a blink of an eye, and Han Gang's age, in the next generation, may even have just gotten married, but in this era, it has reached the age when children are going to get married. In some places, they get married even earlier, and they have grandchildren in their early thirties.

"Where's the Su family's golden lady?"

Su Ziyuan, the eldest son of Su Mian, who pursued the loyal and brave, Han Gang led the army south, befriended Su Ziyuan, and asked Su Ziyuan's daughter for his eldest son, which was also the only survivor of the Su family when Yongzhou fell.

"Su Boxu's term of office expires this year and he is going to Beijing." Han Gang said, "When the time comes, Jin Niang will also return to Beijing together." will let Boxu stay in Beijing for a few years, and then it will be just right for the eldest brother and Jin Niang to get married. ”

"Jin Niang has always been in Lingnan, only letters, this time I can finally see people."

"It shouldn't be bad, and you don't need to worry." Han Gang said, "If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing." Jin Niang is a blessed child. ”

As the children got older and older, the children's affairs gradually became the center of family discussions, and watching the children grow up day by day, Han Gang also felt more and more that he was getting older.

For more than ten years, no matter how many years you can still be in the court, time is always insufficient.

Time is running out, Han Gang thought.