"Tell me, what have you been up to lately?"

Gu Ba, who had just knelt down, heard Zhang Ying's question, and hurriedly shouted Ling Jun, and looked at Zhang Ying's gaze with a little deep meaning, and lowered his head slightly and arched his hand: "The servant is looking at the statistical documents promoted by officials in the imperial court over the years. ”

"Tell me about your findings."

"The children of the Hanmen Shu clan, at the beginning of the founding of the country, there were still many opportunities for promotion, but today, the children of the Hanmen can only be promoted in other ways such as being a courtier or a cool official or joining the army."

"In many large counties, there are no children from the poor family who have been selected in the Zhongzheng Quan election every three years, and many of the children of the scholar clan can't even write articles, but they can still pass the selection and become officials, and in the long run, the court will have no one available."

Speak generously and loudly.

The smile on Zhang Ying's face narrowed slightly, "You are very smart." "Know what he's going to do, do what he's like.

"Thank you Lingjun for the compliment." Gu Ba said humbly.

"I didn't praise you." Zhang Ying's voice was a little cold, "I want to hear it, what do you think?" ”

He has always disliked flattery.

"Lang Jun's opening of the department, the servant believes that to a certain extent, it can promote the style of study of the children of the scholar clan, improve the ability and talent of the children of the scholar clan, and at the same time, it also gives the children of the poor families in the world a channel to advance, which is a big project."

Two clapps of applause rang out.

Zhang Ying, who was sitting at the top, had a hint of relief on his face, "You are very good, you can see that the opening of the branch is to promote the study of the children of the scholar clan, but many people only see it, giving the children of the poor family a chance, thinking that it has cut off the future of the children of the scholar clan." ”

The scholars are high-ranking and control the scriptures and thoughts of the world.

If it is really a scholarship and the examination is used as a tool for the selection of officials, the first to benefit are actually the children of the high-ranking families of the scholars, because they have innate advantages and have the most abundant knowledge in the world, while many of the poor families are very rare to even have the opportunity to read and write.

I heard Zhang Ying ask again: "Do you think this thing can be done?" ”

Gu Ba's face was straight, but he suddenly got up, walked to the middle hall, and then knelt down, "The servant is trapped in the place where the miasma is rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has to be promoted by Ling Jun to return to Luojing. ”

"Okay." Zhang Ying nodded, he was very happy to see this vote, and personally stepped forward to help Gu Ba, "Eleven years ago, the case that made you bear the name of unfilial piety, the file is now in Dali Temple, and I will overturn the case for you." ”

As soon as he heard this, Gu Ba was very excited, only for a moment, the corners of his mouth were full of bitterness, "Back then, it was a fact that a certain person married without telling him, but it was really not a false accusation." ”

"Do you regret it?" Zhang Ying asked.

"I can't talk about it, it's just that if I do it all over again, I'm afraid I won't have that courage anymore." After Gu Bao finished speaking, he said: "If the case is overturned, it will bring trouble to Ling Jun, so it's better to forget it." ”

The name of unfilial piety is a big crime, which provokes everyone in the world to abandon it.

"You think you're a person who is afraid of trouble?" Zhang Ying asked rhetorically, paused slightly, and said clearly: "If I want to use you, I will never let you bear such a reputation." ”

"By the way, you don't want to say a word for your second brother?"

When Gu Bao heard this, he suddenly looked up at Zhang Ying, his eyes were full of incredulity, it couldn't be what he thought, right?

Zhang Ying didn't expect Gu Ba's reaction to be so big, so he bowed his head and said, "It's what you think." He likes this kind of person who can be seen through a little, "Otherwise, do you think that he is a priest and a minister, and it is worth me to bypass his direct boss Guo Liang and send him directly." ”

"He can't go back to the ancestral hall, but when he goes to other departments, he should be a meeting gift I gave you, as for this meeting gift, how to use it, you can do it yourself, think about it, and tell Chen Yi."

"Yui." Gu Ba was so excited that he knelt down and said, "Thank you Lingjun." ”

"I don't need your verbal thanks." Zhang Ying waved his hand directly, "I want you to repay with actions in the future." ”

"Since you have entered the Shangshu Mansion, it is your duty to do your best for Lingjun, and you can't talk about it." Gu Ba replied with a smile.

"I'm not interested in showing loyalty, you're a smart man, I won't say much, I can use you today, and if you don't meet my satisfaction, I can also abandon you and choose someone else."

"Lingjun won't." Gu Ba's tone was a little determined, "Ling Jun is known as Ling Jun in Qindi, he is a talented person, and he has an excellent reputation, and he is convinced that he can satisfy Ling Jun." ”

When Zhang Ying heard this, he actually laughed.

Just when Gu Ba was confused, not knowing that sentence made Zhang Ying laugh, he heard Zhang Ying half laugh and half mock: "Reputation? Wen Qi, do you think that Ben Shangshu still has a reputation? ”

After speaking, without waiting for Gu Ba to reply, he waved at him and shouted, "You go down." ”

Gu Ba saw that Zhang Ying was obviously in a mood that something was wrong, so he hurriedly lowered his head, turned around and exited the house, but just walked to the door, and heard Zhang Ying shouting and waiting, "By the way, when I went to the office, Chen Yi had something to go to Gu's mansion, and he would go with you then." ”

"Yui." Gu Bao agreed, even if there were twelve doubts in his heart, at this moment, it was not the time to ask.

——*——*——

When Chen Yi entered the room, he obviously noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and approached, but he saw his master leaning on the hidden sac behind him, covering his face with his hands, and did not move for a long time.

"Lord Lang." Chen Yi shouted tentatively.

Zhang Ying replied, but the whole person still didn't move, "Ayi, do you think that your family is still famous?" ”

At this point, no matter how sluggish Chen Yi was, he also realized that something was wrong with his own Lang master, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: Obviously, when he went out before, Lang Master was still fine, what did Gu Ba say?

How did you mention fame?

Zhang Ying probably didn't want to get the answer from him, and asked casually, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Yang Zhongshou just came over, please come to the palace tonight."

Zhang Ying listened, sat up straight, supported his head with one hand, and pinched his eyebrows with the other, "What about others?" ”

"I've already left, saying that there is an urgent matter and I want to go to Menxia Province to spread the word."

"Old slippery head." Zhang Ying scolded, "Make an appointment with me, let Zhao Hong, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, come to Shangshu Mansion at noon tomorrow." ”

After speaking, he commanded again: "In addition, after going down to the palace, you go to the Gu Mansion in Congshanfang, follow Gu Wenqi, bring a generous gift, and make amends for Ah Yan's sin." ”

Chen Yi replied, and said with a smile, "Lao Mu has already prepared a generous gift to send over." "It's no wonder that they cooperate tacitly, it's really the experience that Qilang got into trouble in the past, and he and Mu Xing have been following behind to clean up.

I thought that when Shichiro left Beijing, the two of them could take a breath.

I never thought that Sixteen Niang's ability to get into trouble was not lost to Qilang at all.