Zhou Yanru is not an ordinary person, step by step to the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, the crown prince Shaobao, the imperial court from a first-class member, to the peak, I don't know how many waves of the sea have been experienced.

Since Chongzhen became the first assistant of the cabinet in September of the third year, it has been three years, there are too many things in the court, and Zhou Yanru is also a little exhausted. If there is silver, the rogues will not make trouble, there is a famine, take out the silver for relief, nothing happens, as for the contest with Houjin, the war is supported by silver, and with silver, I am afraid that I will not be able to suppress the harassment of Houjin.

The crown prince and the head of the household department are strict, and Chongzhen took office in the first year, and until now, that is, in December of the third year of Chongzhen, he proposed to increase the salary, and there is no good way to increase the financial revenue.

Zhou Yanru and Bi Ziyan also discussed many methods, but unfortunately, these methods, involving the interests of all parties, were unsuccessful and could not be proposed.

The emperor summoned him alone, this is something that makes Zhou Yanru vigilant, he is the first assistant of the cabinet, the chief examiner of the examination, if it is just for the examination, the emperor does not need to ask, the emperor is young, he is conscientious in doing things, and he pays attention to big things, and there must be other reasons for asking about the examination.

Zhou Yanru still has someone in the palace, otherwise don't think about sitting firmly in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, although now the eunuchs in the palace, because of Wei Zhongxian's affairs, have been implicated a lot, plus the emperor hates the eunuch dictatorship, and purged the eunuch team, the father-in-law in the palace is a lot more cautious, but the twelve eunuchs have tens of thousands of eunuchs, and the team is huge, especially the eunuchs of the celebrant eunuch, the imperial horse eunuch and the Shang Bao eunuch, many times they serve by the side of the emperor and the queen, grasp the emperor's preferences, and also know a lot of secrets in the palace, Occasionally, handing over some small words is enough for the ministers outside to drink a pot, so the strength of the eunuch cannot be ignored.

In September last year, the emperor reactivated the Zhongguan Supervision Army, which means that the strength of the eunuchs has begun to become strong again.

If you want to talk about the eunuchs of Bingbi and the eunuchs of the palm print, the cabinet ministers dare not offend.

There is no excessive skill in making friends with eunuchs, it is nothing more than respecting them and trying every means to offer gold, silver and jewelry, Zhou Yanru has been in the court for so many years, especially after experiencing Wei Zhongxian's dominance during the Apocalypse, of course he understands the truth.

Of course, in his heart, Zhou Yanru looked down on eunuchs, after all, he was the first assistant of the cabinet.

By the time of Xiu Mu, Zhou Yanru had already learned the true purpose of the emperor's summons, which turned out to be for Shanxi Township to try to solve Yuan Su Tiancheng.

Zhou Yanru had already noticed Su Tiancheng, exterminated the three hundred Liukou, tried to relieve Yuanlang, and wrote poems like "Magnolia Flower Order" and "Butterfly Love Flower", such a talent, anyone will pay attention to it.

Because of the extermination of the three hundred rogues, the emperor also specially issued a decree to reward Su Tiancheng, which is rare.

He had already inquired about Su Tiancheng's situation, the family of Shangjia was still a concubine, how could such a young man have such an amazing talent.

Weng Tongzhang, the former prefect of Pingyang Mansion, because of his meritorious service in exterminating the Liukou, served as the right signature of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was Su Tiancheng's mentor, and he must know the situation of Lu Dao.

Thinking of the end of the early dynasty, the emperor specially summoned Weng Tongzhang, and Zhou Yanru vaguely understood.

The examination is imminent, as the first assistant of the cabinet, the chief examiner of the examination, presiding over the examination on behalf of the imperial court, he has received attention from all sides, more than 1,000 people, all have to participate in the examination, but the admission quota, less than 400 people, although this ratio, compared to the township examination, is much larger, but the candidates who can participate in the examination, are all scholars with a lot of knowledge, the overall quality is much higher, which also makes the admission work, increased a lot of difficulty, in the case of everyone's level is about the same, the fight is the force behind it.

The examination is much simpler, divided into nine days, three days to take a test, after the end of the examination, a month later, is the palace examination, more than 300 tribute students admitted to the examination, after the re-examination, to participate in the palace examination, the emperor appointed as the first, second and third, and then the official position is awarded by the ministry.

As for those who will fail to be elected, they can go to Guozijian to study, or they can wait for the Ministry of Rites to be awarded, but they are all petty officials of eight or nine grades, most of whom go to the county to serve, and a very small number of them can stay in the capital.

In the ranks of officials, the focus is on Jinshi, and Gongsheng is also good, and the status of people is relatively low, so the candidates who participate in the examination are all holding back their strength and must be thinking about high school.

After going home, Zhou Yanru didn't want to see guests for the time being, if there were always so many vehicles in front of the door, and they were all seen by those six departments, I don't know what kind of strange things Lu Dao is going to say again, these things are also strange, whoever is caught will bite whom, relying on the annual gathering with the cabinet ministers, thinking that it is very remarkable, they don't look at which six departments can be promoted in the matter, can enter the cabinet, the Manchu ministers hate them to death, but they are seven rank officials, and they don't know how to restrain them.

Two days later, word came from the palace.

Zhou Yanru heard the words from the palace, and was shocked into a cold sweat, almost didn't hold it, it turned out that not only the emperor paid attention to Su Tiancheng, but even the emperor's father-in-law Wang Chengen also paid attention to Su Tiancheng.

At this time, he began to pay close attention to Su Tiancheng, and the news he got was absolutely accurate, that is to say, Su Tiancheng not only had to take the high school exam, but also very likely that during the palace exam, the emperor may have made up his mind, and after taking the school examination Su Tiancheng, he would be entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

There is a question here, that is, why would Wang Chengen notice Su Tiancheng.

To say that the emperor pays attention to Su Tiancheng, this is very normal, it is an eventful autumn, the emperor is eager to seek talents, thinking that he can change the predicament in the shortest possible time, and often promote some officials, but unfortunately the effect is always not good, which makes the emperor even more anxious. The emperor is not very old, and he always has the idea of quick success.

But Wang Chengen's situation is very different.

The eunuchs in the palace, the ghosts and ghosts, many things, have seen through thoroughly, and it is not a simple matter to get their attention.

What kind of backstage does Su Tiancheng have?

After thinking about it, after Zhou Yanru calmed down, he immediately found the housekeeper Zhou Kang.

"You go and find out about Su Tiancheng's situation immediately, this is the inn where Su Tiancheng lives, remember, you go to find out the situation in person, if necessary, you can reveal your identity, don't let others know about this matter, understand."

After Zhou Kang left, Zhou Yanru breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, he is the first assistant of the cabinet, and the best way is to be able to recruit Su Tiancheng, and after the test, he is also Su Tiancheng's mentor, since the emperor and Wang Chengen are both paying attention to the person, they must be able to get ahead.

If Su Tiancheng is interested, he can also add fuel to the fire, if this Su Tiancheng does not know how to lift, and find a way to deal with it in the future, it is impossible for the emperor to pay attention to Su Tiancheng for a long time, Su Tiancheng is young after all, and he needs time to sharpen, and as a last resort, he can make a fuss from this aspect.

As for Wang Chengen, it is nothing more than more contact and some explanations.

It is impossible for Su Tiancheng to have such a powerful backstage, because he does not know the way.

When Weng Tongzhang came to visit, Zhou Yanru had already regained his composure.

"Lord Weng, when you go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you can get used to it."

"Xiaguan just arrived in the capital, and he has never had the opportunity, so he made a special trip to visit the adults, and he is not very familiar with the government affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he hopes to get the attention of the adults in the future."

"Hehe, we are officials in the same dynasty, and we are all loyal to the emperor, Lord Weng is polite, in the future, if we encounter any problems, we will discuss and deal with them, what do you think."

"The adults are sympathetic to the lower officials, and the lower officials are grateful, if it is useful, the adults can just command."

"What you did in Pingyang Mansion is still very good, the emperor appreciates it very much, since last year, the Liukou have often harassed Shanxi, and the Pingyang Mansion has been plundered, this time the three hundred Liukou can be exterminated, the credit is not small, if the militia groups everywhere can do this, the emperor will be much more relieved."

Weng Tongzhang is very smart, and he has already heard the meaning from Zhou Yanru's words.

After the early dynasty, the emperor summoned him alone and asked Su Tiancheng about some of the situation, and he was sensitive.

It's going to be the test and the palace test soon, since the emperor pays attention to Su Tiancheng, there must be some arrangements, but in a few hours, Zhou Yanru found himself, not for other things, most of the purpose is Su Tiancheng.

Zhou Yanru also thought about knowing some situations.

Of course, Weng Tongzhang will not hide it, and being able to climb to the head of the cabinet will naturally have great benefits.

He introduced Su Tiancheng's situation in detail, which seemed a little abrupt, but Zhou Yanru listened very seriously.

"Lord Weng's student, it's really good, at a young age, he can have such a talent, not only the township test to solve the yuan, but also familiar with agricultural affairs, able to go into battle to kill the enemy, such a handsome talent, Lord Weng can recommend it to the imperial court more."

"The lower official reports these things to the lord, which is to recommend talents to the imperial court, and the lord is eager to seek talents, and has been unanimously praised by the courtiers, and the lower officials are also deeply touched."

Zhou Yanru is very happy, it seems that this Weng Tongzhang is still very good, I didn't pay attention to what I did before, probably because I thought of it, Weng Tongzhang and Donglin are inextricably linked.

"Lord Weng recommended talents for the imperial court, this is a great achievement, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for the assessment of officials, not only to check the shortcomings of officials, but also to take into account the recommendation of talents, to find those loyal to the imperial court, in this regard, the emperor has high hopes."