There are only a few days left before the exam, and it is said that he needs to study behind closed doors and review his homework, but Su Tiancheng still has something to do, that is, to visit Xu Eryi, Fu Youliang and Weng Tongzhang.

It's a must-do.

Xu Eryi is the head of the Ministry of Industry, and he also works in the Forbidden City, and only after taking a break every day can he leave from Donghua Gate and return home, Fu Youliang works in the Sixth Branch, and he is also in the Forbidden City, entering and exiting from Xihua Gate. Weng Tongzhang works in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not in the Forbidden City, in the south of the inner city of the capital, relatively speaking, it is more relaxed.

The Beijing officials of the Ming Dynasty had to rush to the yamen every day, which was actually very hard.

The time to rest is generally three quarters before the hour, and the time of the previous dynasty is earlier, so the time to rest is also earlier.

Su Tiancheng went to visit, and he needed to go back to the mansion when Xu Eryi and Weng Tongzhang were resting, so he could visit, and it was impossible to visit during the last dynasty.

Su Jun has already inquired about Xu Eryi's residence, this is Su Jun's specialty, and if he asks about any place, including other people's residences, he must have come to hand.

Su Tiancheng chose to visit Xu Eryi when he had just taken a break, that is, when he returned to the house after work, at this time, ordinary people would not bother, and there were not many people who visited.

Of course, as for a Beijing official like Xu Eryi, there are very few people who come to visit.

Su Jun is very smart, he has already prepared the silver taels, and the porter got the benefit, so he went in with a smile and reported.

After a while, the porter came out with a smile on his face, asking Su Tiancheng and the others to go in, and his own adults were waiting.

Xu Eryi waited in the wing. Su Tiancheng is his student, there is no need to be so serious, meet in the living room, besides, he is very optimistic about Su Tiancheng, a talent, young, is the township test Xie Yuanlang, but Su Tiancheng arrived in the capital a little late, he should have come earlier, adapt to the atmosphere of the capital, and make some preparations in advance.

"Student Su Tiancheng visits his teacher."

"Excuse me, Kun Yuan, why did you come to the capital so late."

"The students arrived in the capital yesterday, and today they went to the Ministry of Rites to verify their identities, and made a special trip to meet their teachers.

"Well, the test is coming, the ninth day of the first month is about to be held, you are the township test Xie Yuan, but you must prepare well."

"The students will do their best."

The meaning of the township examination is different, it is like a carp jumping over the dragon gate, winning the examination, and jumping into the ranks of the bureaucrats and gentry, and from then on he is a master, so the teacher of the township examination is also the teacher who is most valued by students.

"Kun Yuan, there will be no problem with you in the examination, but I also want to remind you not to be too contemptuous, so as not to stumble, the main examiner of the examination is the first assistant of the cabinet, Lord Zhou, and the second assistant Lord Wen, they are very demanding."

"A teacher for one day, a father for life, students remember the teachings, and teachers have the grace of reinvention for students."

Xu Er still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were much sharper, Su Tiancheng's meaning, of course he knew the truth, there were too many such situations, some people were promoted, before the court conferred the official, the teacher was long and the teacher was short, and the affection was incomparable, but once the official was awarded, he tried every means to climb the big tree and throw the teacher aside, especially in recent years, the court officials have changed frequently in the past, and the matter in the position is crowded in front of the door, once he is removed from his official position, no one cares.

Xu Eryi also understands this situation, anyway, everyone is doing this, the atmosphere is like this, there is nothing to worry about, so when Su Tiancheng said such words, he moved in his heart, but he didn't take it too seriously.

"Kun Yuan, I heard that you have received a commendation from the imperial court, but there is such a thing."

"There is this matter, this is the support of Lord Weng."

"It's not simple, it seems that I'm still a little one-sided, can you tell me about the specific situation."

Su Tiancheng briefly talked about the process of exterminating the rogue.

Xu Er listened very carefully.

"Hehe, that's good, I read the two poems you made in Taiyuan, it's really good."

Su Tiancheng's head was covered with sweat droplets, why did these two poems come to the capital, you must know Lu Dao, this is all about the wind and snow, and it is reflected, all of them are love things, I don't know what kind of feelings those big officials in the Lu Dao court will try when they see such poems.

Modesty is not good, the poems of Nalan Xingde have been circulated for so long, they are all classics, they have plagiarized themselves, and they say that they are not good, others sound, you are not modest, you are arrogant.

Only to say nothing.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng didn't say so, Xu Eryi didn't continue to ask.

After chatting for a while, Xu Er stayed with Su Tiancheng for dinner, and on the dinner table, there were only four dishes, a plate of bean sprouts, a plate of tofu, a plate of Chinese cabbage, and a plate of stew.

This plate of stewed boiled is estimated to have been added after Su Tiancheng came.

During the meal, Xu Eryi was in a good mood, and kept talking to Su Tiancheng, completely ignoring the rule of eating and not sleeping and not talking, because of drinking, there were more and more words after that.

After eating, Su Tiancheng said goodbye and returned to the inn, he had insomnia, and from Xu Eryi, he knew some things.

After the township test, the test papers of the people are all to be brought to the capital, and the emperor basically has to read the articles of Xie Yuan in various places, so that he can also compare the level of Xie Yuan in various places. Judging from Xu Eryi's words, he focused on promoting himself to the emperor.

Xu Eryi has a stubborn personality and goes straight to the point, I believe that the emperor Zhu Youzhen understands this, and he will notice the talents recommended by Xu Eryi.

I was rewarded by the imperial court, will this matter be related to Xu Eryi's recommendation?

Look at Xu Eryi's life, he is still very poor, and there are almost no people in the house, which shows that there are very few people who come to visit, and the income of Beijing officials is not low.

The so-called ice respect is the filial piety of local officials, in the summer, to the officials of the six ministries, and the charcoal tribute is naturally the filial piety in winter, of course, local officials, not to every official.

From this point of view, Xu Eryi has almost no filial piety, which shows that he is honest and does not have a lot of power.

With such an official, the emperor must be relieved.

The next day, Su Tiancheng went to visit Fu Youliang.

There is not much relationship between him and Fu Youliang, but for the sake of him being the township test Xie Yuan, Fu Youliang still left him to eat.

There is a big difference between the dishes, four cold dishes and four hot dishes, compared with Xu Eryi's, they are not on the same level.

At this meal, Su Tiancheng was uncomfortable, and Fu Youliang's attitude made his heart a little blocked, always looking high, and always showing a scrutinizing attitude.

In the matter, although he is only a seven-rank official, his power is still very good, and he is directly under the control of the emperor when he hears about it, impeaching others.

When Zhang Juzheng was reforming, he once put the capital under the direct management of the cabinet, but unfortunately, such a reform lasted for ten years and then was completely overturned.

Historical experience proves that the setting of this position in the matter was good in the early stage, but in the later period of the Ming Dynasty, the problem became bigger and bigger.

If you always think about it in your mind, keep an eye on the people who do things, and if people have some mistakes, they will have to be impeached on a large scale to show their own importance, which will definitely backfire.

It is difficult for officials in the middle of the matter to be promoted, probably because they do not have a good relationship among the officials, and it is difficult to get support.

Weng Tongzhang has just taken office in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the relationship between him and Su Tiancheng is definitely different.

Being able to come to the capital and serve as the right sign of the imperial history, Su Tiancheng has a lot of credit, so when Su Tiancheng came to visit, he was very happy, and his attitude was completely different.

As he spoke, Weng Tongzhang talked about Shandong, which is also the biggest thing in the imperial court.

"Kun Yuan, the Shandong Dengzhou mutiny has become the biggest worry of the imperial court, that damn Kong Youde, captured Dengzhou, killed more than 30,000 officials and people, cruel to such an extent, even more hateful than the Liukou, Shandong Governor Sun Yuanhua, Jian Jun Dao Wang Zheng, Dengzhou Governor Wu Weicheng, Tongzhi Jia Mingjie, Penglai Zhixian Qin Shiying, all were arrested, this is the biggest shame of the imperial court, in the imperial court, there are many discussions, all talking about this matter. Laizhou is the base of the fight against Houjin, a large number of military supplies, the loss is complete, such a loss, really can not be explained in a few words. ”

Seeing that Su Tiancheng listened very seriously, Weng Tongzhang simply played a role.

"You are the old man's student, and you are about to take the exam, March 15 is the palace exam, it doesn't take long to say, if you are released as an official, you will have to face these problems, when you were in Pingyang Mansion, the old man remembered the things you did, especially the solution to the food problem, the old man really hopes that you can enter the court as an official as soon as possible."

"Teacher, the student has remembered your teachings, and he will be able to enter the court as an official one day, so he must be conscientious and do his best."

"Okay, good, the old man believes in you."

Speaking of this, Weng Tongzhang suddenly thought of something.

"Kun Yuan, when the old man took office, the emperor once asked, "Magnolia Flower Order" and "Butterfly Love Flower" two poems, whether you made it, the old man said yes, the emperor was very surprised, asked some information again, the old man is happy for you, he has not yet participated in the examination, it has attracted the attention of the emperor, you must cherish this opportunity."

This time, Su Tiancheng was not only surprised, but he didn't expect Zhu Youzhen to like to read poetry, what years have it been, Daming is full of crises, smoke is everywhere, and he can't care about big things, where is he in the mood to read poetry and care about such things.