In the capital, Chen Zumo rushed to the yamen of the Ministry of Officials, because he had already received the news, the excerpt handed over by the Ministry of Officials "Chen Zumo and other foreign officials can be released" has been submitted to the Imperial Court, and today will be officially issued an official document. Chen Zumo has been wandering in Beijing for several months, anxious to return to his hometown to take office.

But he didn't want him to go in for half an hour, but he came out dejected and returned to the post house.

Old Man Chen, who was sitting in the room, saw his son like this, and said, "A gentleman should be happy and angry, you are a person who wants to be a parent, and you should be an example for the people when you walk, sit and stand, how can you be so debauched!" ”

Chen Zumo straightened his waist and sat beside his father, his face was extremely ugly, "Where can I still be a parent, I have come down." Except for the undergraduate rookies who have been reported, the other release officials have all received royal approval and are about to leave for office! ”

Old Man Chen pulled off four or five whiskers, the corners of his mouth twitched in pain, and he asked urgently, "Why is this?" ”

Chen Zumo shook his head in annoyance, "There is news from the Ministry of Officials, saying that Master Jing of the Imperial History has participated in a book of the Ministry of Officials in the court, and then his son's official is gone. ”

Old Man Chen paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, "How could you offend the officials of the Imperial Historical Tower?" ”

Chen Zumo shook his head blankly, "I have never met with them, I'm just afraid that this time it is just a pond fish that has been affected!" ”

"There are so many fish in the pond, why is it only you who have been killed? Why do you have to ask someone? The officialdom is dangerous, and children must take precautions. ”

"There is no door, no way, how to listen!" Chen Zumo said angrily, in the past few days when he came to the capital, in addition to the royal banquet and the poetry meeting of the literati, he has only been to the Chengping Palace twice, how can he know the ministers of the court.

"Why don't you go to Prince Chengping and ask?" Old Man Chen is also helpless, and if they stay any longer, they are afraid that they will not even have the money for food.

Although Chen Zumo has climbed the Chengping Palace, he still has a little bit of the arrogance of a scholar, and he doesn't want to ask for people everywhere.

When the father and his wife were at a loss, the manager of the Chengping Palace, arrived, and asked Chen Zumo to come over the house to enjoy the paintings.

Chen Zumo immediately changed into the favorite clothes of the three county lords and followed.

The fat-headed and big-eared King Chengping was drinking tea in the hall steadily, and saw that although Chen Zumo lost the Zhixian in his hand, he did not have the slightest panic, and he couldn't help but feel proud.

Look, he is worthy of being the husband in his son-in-law. If you are so calm, you will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future!

"Xiaosheng has seen the prince." Chen Zumo is a scholar, although he won the champion but has no official position, he is still a cloth cloth.

"Sit." King Chengping nodded, and Chen Zumo did it on the Nanmu chair in a regular manner. Sensing the sight behind the screen, Chen Zumo placed his sleeves in front of him at will, holding the shelf of the Yushu wind. Chai Yuyuan, who was hiding behind the screen, saw it secretly, and her heart was beating immediately.

King Chengping gossiped, "I invited Chen Zhuangyuan to come today, because the old man made a new painting and wanted you to comment on the poem." ”

Chen Zumo stood up and bowed, "Xiaosheng is not good at painting, I heard that the prince is good at landscapes, and I want to ask you for advice." ”

The two complimented each other and entered the dazzling study of King Chengping.

Chen Zumo is not good at painting, but King Chengping is even worse than him. Looking at Chengping Wang's new work "Spring River Plumbing Map", Chen Zumo was stunned to find a desirable place, and pointed to a few sparse grass paths by the water, "This place is very wonderful." ”

King Chengping stroked his beard and asked curiously, "Oh? ”

"The fine grass is sparse, and the blank space is very good, which shows that the prince is open-minded and has no obstacles."

"Hahaha-" His sycophant shot very well, and King Chengping was very useful, "Good! The civil and military forces of this dynasty are only the kings who can afford the four words of open-mindedness! ”

Chen Zumo smiled and praised for a while, and after finishing the poem, King Chengping entered the topic.

"Although you have lost the official position you have gained, don't take it seriously." King Chengping said, "This time it is indeed the negligence of this king, there is indeed no precedent for officials in our dynasty to return to their hometowns to serve, I thought that there was the protection of this king, such a trivial matter should not be a concern, but Jing Zheng's old horseman suddenly jumped up and grabbed this matter!" He is the patriarch of the two dynasties, and even the current saint has to give him three points of thin face, so this matter can only be stopped. ”

Chen Zumo gave up his hand, "Xiaosheng can go anywhere to be an official, but I am afraid that I will wronged the three county lords." ”

What he meant by this was that he wanted to find another fat job, and King Chengping understood it.

His chubby fingers rolled up the painting and inserted it into the bottle, and said with a smile, "This fashionable vacant official position is close to a barbaric place, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to come back if you go." ”

Chen Zumo naturally doesn't want to go to a poor place to be an official, but what is the way now? I knew that I would take the opportunity to go to the Hanlin Academy to do an edit.

"This matter needs to be discussed in the long run, and the king of Ming Japan asked the princess to enter the palace to ask the queen mother for her decree, and ask her old man to marry you and Yuan'er. You first go back to your hometown to prepare for the marriage and marry Yuan'er into the door, and the king has his own arrangements for official duties. ”

Chen Zumo is anxious, he is now the champion of the new department, if he returns to his hometown to marry a wife for at least a year and a half, who will remember him when he comes back, then he will have to rely on Chengping Wangfu everywhere!

He is a dignified seven-foot man, a righteous new champion, how can he snort so lowly!

However, the situation is stronger than people, and the eldest husband should only be able to bend and stretch, Chen Zumo gave up his hand again, and was stunned to squeeze out a little joy, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

King Chengping nodded with satisfaction, "It is also the king's intention to let you return to your hometown." Even if you can't do it, it's not a big deal, this king still has important things to entrust to you secretly, and the king of tomorrow will take you to meet someone...... Zumo, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity......"

On the second day, Chen Zumo went to Yayin Tower with King Chengping, and when he came out an hour later, Chen Zumo's face was flushed, and he stumbled back to the post house as if he was drunk, looking unusually excited. But no matter how the old man Chen asked, Chen Zumo was only secretive, and only said that the time had not come, and asked the old man to wait for good news.

Seeing his son like this, Old Man Chen became his old lady again. Another day later, a group of people came to the palace to pass on the queen mother's decree, and married Chai Yuyuan, the third daughter of King Chengping, to Chen Zumo as his wife, so that he could choose a good day to complete the marriage.

After sending off the eunuch who delivered the decree, Chen Zumo stood up and held the holy decree, with mixed feelings.

"Bring it to your father." Old lady Chen trembled and took the heavy edict with both hands, and the old man burst into tears, "For my father, I didn't expect that our Chen family would be able to receive the edict one day, and the father-in-law just now said that it was the queen mother's edict?" ”

Chen Zumo nodded.

"What is this decree made of? It's so pleasant to the touch. "Old Man Chen usually holds it again, but now he can't help but be curious.

"Both the Divine Decree and the Yi Decree are made of fine silk silk, and the scrolls on both sides are made of black horns." Chen Zumo explained absentmindedly, without infecting his father's joy at all.

Old Man Chen's smile narrowed a little, "Black Cloud Horn, not jade?" ”

Chen Zumo frowned slightly, the texture of the shaft handle of the Holy Decree and the Yi Decree of the Great Zhou Dynasty is strictly different according to the different grades of officials: the first product uses a jade shaft, the second product uses a black rhinoceros horn shaft, the third grade uses a gold shaft, and the fourth grade or less is a black horn shaft. He has no official position now, and can only be blackened.

He didn't care about this, what made him unhappy was the contemptuous eyes of the eunuch who had just passed the decree.

Sooner or later, one day, he Chen Zumo wants to be a very popular minister, which impresses this eunuch!

And this day is coming. Chen Zumo thought of the noble person he met in Yayinlou yesterday, and his heart began to surge again.

The news that the queen mother gave the marriage to the new champion Chen Zumo and the three county lords of the Chengping royal family swept the capital in less than half a day, and there were many gossips in the market, which will not be described here.