In the afternoon, Shen Mo went to the Economic Bureau.

This time Wang Qiming was there, and as soon as he saw Shen Mo, the old face smiled like a shrimp crawler, nodded and leaned over, and said, "My lord, if you have something to do, I will do it for you, so why bother to run again." ”

Shen Mo smiled: "I'll know next time," he said and asked in a low voice, "Are you familiar with the people in the game?" ”

"Look at what you asked, there are dozens of people in the overall situation, and I even know what their ancestors did for eight generations." Wang Qiming said with a flattering smile.

"I don't ask the eight generations of my ancestors, but I ask how many of them are working as teachers outside?" Shen Mo asked.

"Uh......" Wang Qiming blinked and said, "Adults don't want to clean them up, right?" ”

"I'm just asking." Shen Mo glanced at him and said, "If you want to clean up, you oil seller will be cleaned up first." As he spoke, he walked inside.

Wang Qiming hurriedly followed with a smile, and whispered: "There is such a ** one, our people from Zhan Shifu, not to mention anything else, the knowledge is excellent." ”

Shen Mo smiled and glanced at him and said, "Then how can you sell oil and not teach." ”

"It's too competitive." Wang Qiming blushed a little and whispered: "The little ink in my small belly is really not enough." ”

"Hehe......" Shen smiled silently, did not continue the discussion on his knowledge, and said: "Help me to ask, if there is anyone who is willing to work part-time in Guozijian, no matter how much he earns now, I will pay him twice...... Of course, it's a two-way choice, and I have to fall in love with it. ”

"Medium." Wang Qiming agreed without hesitation. Facts have proved that although he is not very knowledgeable, he is still very neat in his work, and the next morning he went to Guozijian and replied to Shen Mo: "Everyone is willing to come, no one wants to be left behind in this kind of good thing." "Teaching in Guozijian is equivalent to going to the Central National University to become a teacher, of course, it is much more beautiful than being a private teacher in a private school, even if you don't pay double the salary, you will still be squeezed.

Shen Mo asked him to inform those who were willing to come, and the next time he said that he would go to Guozijian for an interview, and then sent him back, who knew that Wang Qiming refused to leave, and he looked like a long worm eating eggs.

"What's the matter, say?" Shen Mo asked.

"My lord, can I also go to the Guozijian with me." Wang Qiming finally said what was in his heart.

"Of course." Shen Mo smiled: "You are also a member of the Economic Bureau, so you are naturally qualified to come." ”

"I'm not quite a gentleman," Wang Qiming whispered: "I can't be that, I just want to find a job and don't sell oil." ”

"You can come tomorrow too." Shen Mo nodded and said, "I'll show you what's missing." ”

Wang Qiming went out happily.

Over there, Wang Qiming had just left on his front foot, and here Li Zhen came, he was carrying the appointment letter of the ministry, and he came to report today. But this guy didn't go to Gao Gong to report first, but ran to Shen Mo first.

Shen Mo kindly reminded him, "You should go to Lord Samurai first." ”

Li Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "If I go to see him, he will still come to you, so it is better to come to you with the surname Suo." ”

Shen Mo was helpless to his powerful theory, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "Okay, I'll help you talk about it, tell me, what are the requirements for the post and treatment?" ”

"Nothing to ask for." Li Zhen picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank it...... In fact, it was silently poured for Wang Qiming, but before he could shout to stop, Li Zhen drank it. Shen Mo had no choice but to hold back the words of the reminder back into his stomach, and silently said in his heart: 'If you don't dry it, you won't get sick if you drink it'.

After drinking the water, Li Zhen wiped his mouth and said, "When you ask me to come, I will come when I want, and I will do whatever I want." ”

"What about your classes outside?" Shen Mo asked.

"Time can always be squeezed out." Li Zhen said: "You can't let me go to work at night." "He is going to work during the day and open night school at night. Then he asked, "What is the plan for today?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Your work must be discussed with Lord Saijiu before it can be finalized." ”

"Okay, I'll go back first." Li Zhen patted his ass and got up and said, "Come back tomorrow." ”

Shen Mo looked at him with such an indifferent look, and couldn't help but kindly remind him again: "Brother Hongfu, it is still appropriate to have a good relationship with your boss and colleagues, you should go to Lord Sacrificial Wine, and then go to see your colleagues before going back." ”

"Oh." Li Zhen didn't respond right, and then walked out of the silent public room. His silent gaze followed him closely, and he saw him go straight out of the door, without glancing at the high-arched room or at all looking at his colleagues.

"This guy," Shen Mo scolded secretly, "I really don't know what he thinks." But scolding and scolding, I still have to help him remedy a thing or two, so he took Li Zhen's appointment letter and knocked on the high-arched door.

"Oh, Jiangnan, please come in." Gao Gong raised his eyes from the paperwork and gestured with his gaze: "Sit down, drink tea and pour it yourself, and eat as many refreshments as you like." ”

"Master Xie." Shen Mo smiled, handed the letter to the high arch table with both hands and said, "Li Zhen is here, he said that he didn't dare to disturb the adults, so he handed this over to me." ”

Gao Gong glanced at the envelope, and when he saw the words 'Ministry of Officials' on it, he knew what it was, and couldn't help but snort: "Li Hongfu has a lot of skills, and I thought he couldn't get it all the time." Saying that, he looked at Shen Mo and said, "It's you who helped, right?" ”

Although his gaze was not sharp, it was extremely oppressive, which made Shen Mo feel a little unhappy, but he still smiled on his face: "I went to the Ministry of Officials to hand in the documents that day, but I didn't know that he was the eunuch of the country, so I helped when I met him." ”

"I'll say it." Gao Gong seemed to be a little unhappy with Li Zhen and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, don't make your own decisions next time." Shen Mo nodded in response.

may feel that his tone was too blunt, Gao Gong explained: "This Li Zhen is simply unreasonable. Eccentric, disrespectful, maverick, unreasonable......" After listing a long list of accusations, he added: "I can bear all this." He sighed heavily and said, "But I really can't tolerate it, he is in the prison of the country, wantonly slandering the sages and spreading heresy!" He said that he 'does not believe in Taoism, does not believe in immortals, so when he sees people, he is evil, when he sees monks, he is especially evil, and when he sees Taoist gentlemen, he is especially evil', and he also thinks that Confucius is not a saint, and he is also a mere human being, if he must be regarded as an idol, and learn from Confucius in words and deeds, it is 'the lowly state of an ugly woman', which shows how far he cannot go if he is not a saint? This kind of person comes to Guozi to supervise the students, and that will destroy the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. ”

'It's good if it's broken. Shen Mo said in his heart, but he was surprised on his face: "I didn't expect him to be such a person...... It's too much, too much...... "It's been too long, and I didn't say the word 'good'."

Of course, in Gao Gong's ears, he wanted to say something like 'too hateful' or 'too terrible', so he nodded and said, "So this person must not stay in Guozijian...... Whoever caused the trouble will solve it, you can find a way to get rid of him, right? ”

Shen Mo didn't expect that Mr. Li had just returned to his original position, and the high school principal here was going to drive him away again, and he said in his heart that it was no wonder that Guozijian was obviously short of manpower, and Li Zhen's lack was also topped by someone, it turned out that this old guy was making trouble.

Silent but can't let Li Zhen leave like this, otherwise who will plant poisonous weeds in the minds of the next generation for him? After a pause, he said: "Lord Sacrificial Wine, there is a way that the ruler is short and the inch is long, although this Li Zhen has a poisonous tongue, it is said that the teaching level is still very high. ”

"It's just a sideshow, and it's not a good idea to get lucky." Gao Gong pouted.

"What the lord said is right," Shen Mo nodded and agreed: "If you teach normally, you will definitely not be able to learn well with his set, and you will mislead people's children." Gao Gong was about to nod, but he changed his words and said: "But now there are still two months before Dabi Man is full, and now let the students bury their heads in hard study, the effect is not obvious." ”

"What then?" Gao Gong glanced at him and asked lightly.

"My lord, this is laughing at me," Shen Mo smiled, "You must know that I want to protect Li Zhen." Because at this time, students need his test-taking skills to make up for this deficiency. He said in a low voice: "Besides, guessing the questions before the exam is not stealing or robbing, and it is the ability to guess correctly and let students get good results in the exam." In fact, every gentleman will do this, but no one is as accurate as he guessed and screamed so loudly. ”

Gao Gong pondered for a moment when he heard this, and said, "What you said also has some truth, but he must control that mouth." ”

"I'll tell him this." Shen Mo smiled happily, but after listening to his next sentence, he couldn't laugh anymore. I only heard Gao Gong say: "But you have to leave after Qiuqiu, you have two months to find him a new errand, so you don't have to worry about not being able to explain, just do it." ”

"Isn't this ......" Shen sighed silently, "Isn't it unloading the mill to kill the donkey?" ”

"Then you don't need his donkey," Gao Gong pushed the envelope in front of Shen Mo, "you can go and find him a home." ”

Seeing Gao Gong so resolute, Shen Mo was really a little angry, and was rejected by the reported yamen, which was definitely a devastating blow to an official's reputation, and Li Zhen was just talking too much...... This is not a great felony in Daming, there are many people who can say and dare to speak, and Li Zhen is just the most prominent one...... But it is far from this, Gao Gong is so ruthless, and he doesn't care about the fate of others, it's too much.

Helplessly, under the eaves, how could he not bow his head, so he had to push the letter back and said, "After the test is over." ”

"He hasn't taken the Jinshi exam yet, so why should he take the exam? Even if he is allowed to speak, the old and new people will not listen to him. Gao Gong shook his head and said, "At the end of the year at the latest, but you have to promise that he won't talk nonsense anymore." ”

"Okay." Shen Mo felt that with this time as a buffer, Li Zhen would not be too embarrassed, so he agreed.

Putting aside Li Zhen's matter, Gao Gong also put down the paperwork in his hand, got up and walked to the side of Shen Mo, sat on top of him, squeezed out a smile that he thought he was affectionate and said: "No wonder I have worked with you, they all say that you are 'timely rain', and you can still be so enthusiastic to help a strange person who meets in Pingshui." For those who are truly like-minded, they will definitely stick a knife in both sides. ”

'I can't wait to stab you twice...... Shen Mo was indignant in his heart, and said with a faint smile on his face: "My lord has an overreputation, I am still very immature, if there is anything that is not done properly, I hope you will bear with me." ”

"Where is it, who doesn't know that you Shen Jiangnan is a young man." Gao Gong stroked his beard and smiled: "It's the old man, his temper is too stinky, his speech is too impulsive, and I want you to bear with me a lot." ”

"Your Excellency has killed the lower officials." Shen Mo said with a look of trepidation.

Talking and laughing, the contest began...... I only heard Gao Gong say: "Jiangnan, there are still a few days, Your Majesty is about to leave the customs, and then a court meeting will be held soon, and several major events that have been in the dust recently will be concluded one by one." Presumably, when the time comes, there will be a fierce fight. This is really a fire at the city gate, and the fish in the pond are affected, and the official is a small country supervisor of the sacrificial wine, and he is also involved in it, how do you say I should deal with myself when the time comes? ”

According to the rules of the dynasty, the most senior officials should be recommended by the ministers and then approved by the emperor, which is called 'Tingtui'. Among them, the cabinet scholars, the six scholars, as well as the governors and governors, should be jointly elected by the 'big and small nine secretaries' and the six ministers, and the rest of the high-ranking officials should be promoted by the officials of the ministry and the officials of the third rank and above.

Of course, in addition to the right of veto, the emperor could also appoint high-ranking officials with a central decree...... The so-called central decree is to directly order the appointment and dismissal of officials or issue decrees without going through the discussion and recommendation of the six ministries and nine secretaries, which is really time-saving and labor-saving.

But the emperor generally does not use this power, not because the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is very conscious, afraid of destroying the political structure or the like, but because they don't want to be bored...... But all the officials who did not pass the Tingtui level, but were appointed by the emperor, will all insist on not resigning. That's not a complete thing, but the kind of 'if you let me do it, I'll die', except for the brazen Xu Youzhen, it seems that no official dares to accept this vast imperial grace.

Why not? Do you feel that it is too easy to come by, so it is not a difficult challenge? Of course not. It is because of the atmosphere of this dynasty -- the officials of this dynasty have the character of a scholar and a doctor, and they have always regarded direct appointments from the emperor as food for the emperor and refused to accept them.

Moreover, they do not eat, nor do they let others eat, and they despise those who dare to eat, want to eat, and are willing to eat, and those appointed officials often take the initiative to resign because they cannot bear the pressure of being spurned by hundreds of officials.

Of course, there is also Xu Youzhen in the Tianshun period, the kind of guy who doesn't know what his face is, and dares to risk this big disapproval. Officials even resorted to the legendary 'right of refusal' to prevent such dangerous rule-breaking elements from succeeding.

The so-called power of refusal is a power that can restrain the emperor. If it is considered that the emperor's edict is inconvenient to issue because it is out of date, the cabinet can return the edict and refute it, which is also one of the two major powers of the cabinet; In addition to the cabinet, the six departments also have the right to refute, when the inner court intends to hand over the six sections, the six departments think it is unreasonable, the six departments can be refuted and returned in the matter, called the branch staff.

Obviously, once this 'right of refutation' is used, it will be equivalent to slapping the emperor and touching the tiger's buttocks, and without a certain amount of guts, he will not dare to do this. Looking back at the past forty years in Jiajing, there have been two cattle who have done it, and they are both the first assistants, the former is called Yang Tinghe, and the latter is called Xia Yan, and then one of them was dismissed from office, and the other was in a different place.

So the officials of the past 20 years have reached a consensus, although the right to refute is powerful, but this double-edged sword will hurt the emperor at the same time, it will also double the stabbing itself, so it is better not to use it.

But once someone dares to accept the appointment of the central decree, the officials will not hesitate to use this weapon of mass destruction, and their determination to defend Tingtui is unmistakable.

In the face of pressure from the entire bureaucratic group, even if he is as strong as Emperor Jiajing, he has no choice but to say sourly: 'The court pushes the wrong way, and the minister must choose.' Such angry words, but the important minister is from the court, and he can't change it.

However, Jiajing will not be Jiajing, under the Yinwei for decades, he still made some concessions to the hundred officials - he must be present when the court pushes, otherwise the procedure is illegal and the appointment is refused.

Therefore, although everyone has been arguing for many days, the speculation about the fate of the second Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is also boiling, but there has been no conclusion, that is, when his old man's cultivation is finished, he can 'legally' hold a court push and decide the recent major matters.

As one of the little Jiuqing, Gao Gong is qualified to participate in this court meeting...... Although others are soft-spoken, like those of Taichang Temple, Taifu Temple, and Honglu Temple, they are all the roles of accompanying the prince to study, but it does not prevent him from having a solemn and sacred vote, maybe when the time comes, it is this vote that will decide the fate of a scholar.

'But ......,' said the silent mind, 'what does this matter to me?' I couldn't help muttering, 'Why did he ask me this?' I don't know what kind of calculation this seemingly rough but shrewd high sacrificial wine is.

(To be continued)