Chapter 13 is the way of the official

Xiao Jiading arched his hand and said: "In addition to knowing a few crooked poems, I don't have the talent to ask myself. Therefore, this imperial examination is a journey, and I dare not hope for extravagance. It's better to be an honest scribe. ”

Du Dayin nodded and said, "Yesterday, a second girl has been nagging in the ear of the old man that you are righteous and talented, let me help you, I don't believe it very much, so I want to see it for myself." Now that you know that you are good at poetry, this alone is more than enough to be a scribe in the yamen. It's just that there are six rooms in the yamen, and there are different officials, which room do you want to work in? ”

"I studied the criminal law hard in my later life, and I didn't dare to say that I was proficient, but I still had some understanding, so I wanted to go to the torture room, but I didn't know if it would work?"

Du Dayin smiled and said: "Being a scribe in the torture room, don't you have to be proficient in criminal law, the old man has worked in the yamen torture room for decades, and he has seen more people, who can be said to be proficient in criminal law, who really doesn't have it, that is, he knows a thing or two, but there are not many, many scribes have not even read the criminal law, and they have not worked for many years?" Do you know the trick? ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Wansheng is about to ask grandpa for advice." Listen to grandpa's teachings. ”

Du Dayin stroked his gray beard and said: "If you want to mix well in the yamen and climb up, the key word: 'circle'!" ”

"Circle?"

"Hmmm! Circle is smooth. There is a lot of knowledge in it, for the chief, this tactfulness is flattery, sloppy and patting, and you must be willing to give gifts, give heavy gifts, and the case explained by the chief himself must be done quickly and in line with the chief's wishes. Treat colleagues, this sleek is to welcome people with a smile, plant more flowers, plant less thorns, and people can not be less sophisticated, so that everyone can say hello. Treat subordinates, the yamen must not be smiling, the so-called mercy does not lead soldiers, outside the yamen to call brothers and sisters, caring and enthusiastic, so that subordinates always keep in awe of you, and grateful. In short, there are many doorways in this round word, and it is unclear that the way is unclear, and the key depends on your own understanding. Haha"

He said that he had read a lot of Xiao Jiading's modern officialdom novels, so he naturally knew it very clearly, but he looked surprised and admired, and said again and again: "I heard my grandfather's teachings, and my late life suddenly opened, and I was originally confused, but now I have seen the clouds and the sun, and I am very cheerful." Thank you so much! ”

Du Dayin looked at him, nodded, sighed, and said: "It's easy to say, but it's actually very difficult to do, like old decay, although these truths are understood, but old decay is too easy to be true, and everything can't be tactful, so he missed countless promotion opportunities, and finally when he gets old, he is still a little scribe." Childe should take the lessons of the old and decayed cars as a warning! ”

Xiao Jiading smiled secretly in his heart, he knew that you were talking on paper, otherwise, why would you not be able to go up after so many years? Not even a petty official who is not in the stream is mixed in? He thought so in his heart, but his face was still full of reverence, and said: "Grandpa is too modest, the iron-beaten official of the yamen, the person who can work in the yamen for decades, except for grandpa, there is no one else." If you can learn this kind of ability in your later life, you will already be very satisfied. ”

Du Dayin glanced at Du Erniu with a smile and said, "This boy is very good at talking." ”

"Isn't that just right? Grandpa, did you promise to help him? Du Erniu said happily.

Du Dayin muttered: "It's no problem to help, it's just ......"

Xiao Jiading knew what the old man was worried about, and hurriedly interjected: "This fund has been prepared. ”

Du Dayin suddenly smiled with relief and said, "You are very smart, how much have you prepared?" ”

"Consistent money, plus a jade pendant worth nine dollars. How is it? ”

Du Dayin nodded: "It stands to reason that only the county order can decide that you will enter the yamen as a scribe, but other county officials, chief bookkeepers, and county lieutenants are also used to talking, because these are the right-hand men of the county order, and the people they sponsor, the county order will generally not object." It's not easy for you to see the county order, and he's also very careful not to see outsiders. So, let's go to one of the county officials, the chief bookkeeper, or the county lieutenant, and ask them to help talk, and this is done. ”

"So who is better to talk to?"

Du Dayin pondered for a moment and said, "Find Deng Quansheng, he is my old boss, we have always had a good relationship, and he also gives me this old face to face." Besides, your little money is only enough to find him. It would not be enough to find the county secretary and the main book, let alone find the county order. ”

Xiao Jiading stuck out his tongue, thinking that the price of buying an official in the Tang Dynasty was really high enough, and he didn't expect it enough, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you, grandpa!" He took off the usual copper coin from his waist, put it in front of Du Dayin, and said: "This is a little bit of heart from the late life, tired grandpa helped to sponsor it, and the late life is grateful." ”

Du Dayin smiled and nodded: "You have preliminarily achieved sleekness, very good, I believe you must be like a fish in water in the yamen." ”

Xiao Jiading said sincerely: "Wansheng is just grateful to grandpa for helping him so righteously when he first met, and he just expressed his heart a little, and when he comes to the yamen in the future, he will not bend the law with his conscience for his own benefit." ”

Du Dayin nodded, glanced at his granddaughter Du Erniu, and said, "If it weren't for Erniu begging me in my ear again and again, I wouldn't care about this kind of thing." If you want to thank you, you can thank the second girl. ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly bowed to the ground to the ground again: "Thank you, Miss Erniu!" ”

Du Erniu's chubby face was a little shy, and said, "Okay, don't we help each other?" ”

Du Dayin looked at the two and smiled, and pushed the consistent money in front of Du Erniu: "You take it!" Grandpa sent you. ”

"Xie Lu, Grandpa Xie!" Du Erniu took the money.

At this time, the wine and food came up one after another, Xiao Jiading frequently raised his glass to toast, and could talk, coaxing the old man around.

Finally, when he was full of wine and food, Du Dayin said: "Tonight, I will take you to Deng County Lieutenant's house, and when it gets dark, you are still waiting for me here." ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly agreed.

Du Dayin looked at his granddaughter and said, "We should also go, right?" ”

"Grandpa, you go first, and then I'll talk to Xiao Gongzi."

Duda smiled faintly, burped, and said, "Okay, then I'll go first, you two will continue to eat and talk!" With that, he squeezed his eyes at Du Erniu.

Du Erniu was a little shy, and gently slapped Du Dayin's arm in disgust, twisted her chubby waist and said, "Grandpa! If you have a sense of alcohol, you should be careful when you walk, don't fall. ”

Du Dayin waved his hand: "Grandpa is not drunk, don't worry!" He slowly walked out of the seat and went downstairs.

Du Erniu hurriedly closed the door, took out a form from her sleeve pocket, and put it in front of Xiao Jiading: "Well, fill this in, after filling it out, I will send it to the household room for you to register, and I can send you a road guide." You won't be a homeless person anymore! Hee-hee. ”

Xiao Jiading said happily: "You are really capable!" It's all there! ”

"There's nothing about this, you can fill it in quickly."

Xiao Jiading had already asked the old man Xiao's nephew's hometown address was Jiulong County, Yizhou, and filled it in immediately. In the name column, the big name is his real name, and the name he used is the Xiao Qilang who he imposted.

After writing it, it was handed to Du Erniu, Du Erniu glanced at it and said, "Your hometown Jiulong County?" It's a very remote place. I've heard that there are a lot of grazing. ”

"yes, yes."

"You're the seventh oldest in the family?"

"yes, hehe."

"There are so many of your brothers!" Du Erniu said with a smile, and pushed the money around her in front of Xiao Jiading again, "You can take back this money!" ”

"For what?"

"Which of us is with whom? You help me, I'll help you, isn't this a? In the future, we will have a poetry meeting, and I will tell you the topic in advance, and if you help me again, I won't give you money. Okay? ”

"Hehe, it's okay not to give money, but roast chicken and wine have to be given, and it's very brain-consuming to write poetry!"

Du Erniu gave him a big roll of his eyes and said, "You know how to eat!" ”

"Isn't it good to love to eat? Aren't you so fat because you love to eat? ”

"What's wrong with fat? A lot of people like fat women! You don't like it? ”

Xiao Jiading shrugged: "It doesn't matter, it's you, we're friends, not looking for a wife, so naturally you don't have to pick and choose." ”

Du Erniu's fat face was slightly red, and she said, "Do you still want to eat?" ”

"Another day, you have to hurry up and guide the road well, maybe you can use it at night, and I can't drink more, otherwise I will have a bad impression when I see the county lieutenant at night."

"That's right, let's go!"

After Xiao Jiading checked out, the two came out and broke up at the door. Xiao Jiading returned to the inn and asked Li San to serve him a bowl of sobering soup, he didn't drink it too freely, so he quickly returned to normal. So I went out to a jewelry store on the street and bought two exquisite boxes for gifts, one large and one small. Back at the inn, put the copper coin in the big box, and put the jade pendant in the exquisite small box. The two boxes were wrapped in a piece of blue cloth.

When he was done, he took out the volume of "Yonghui Law" and waited for Du Dayin while flipping through it.

The sun sets on the west mountain, and the sky is full of colorful clouds.

Footsteps sounded in the corridor outside the door, and then someone knocked on the door, and the voice of Li San, the shopkeeper: "Xiao Gongzi!" ”

"Who?" Xiao Jiading heard the footsteps of several people and asked.

Without waiting for Li San to answer, the people who accompanied him had already said in a loud voice: "Brother Xiao! It's the little brother Zhu Haiyin, let's talk about it last night, let's go to the Jade Building together today! ”

Xiao Jiading hurriedly got up and went over to open the door, and sure enough, he saw the chubby Zhu Haiyin standing at the door with a few servants, looking at him with his hands.

Xiao Jiading returned the salute and said, "It's still early." ”

"It's not early, let's go eat first, it's good to drink after eating, drinking on an empty stomach is easy to hurt, let's go, everything is covered today, find a place to eat!"

Xiao Jiading said: "I'm sorry, I still have a little thing to deal with." Can't go right now. ”

Zhu Haiyin was a little disappointed and said, "Then ......, when will it be?" ”

"It's hard to say, otherwise, you go to the Jade Building and wait for me first, and I'll come when I'm done."