Qu Boshu and Qu Bonian brothers marched all the way to Beijing, took the greeting post given by Qu Wenhai, and first went to the house of Qian Shuben, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Qu Wenhai is Qian Shuben's final candidate after the cabinet strongly recommended the power game of several parties, and once he enters Beijing, he will automatically be labeled as Qian Shuben's faction.

Facing the family members of his future subordinates, Qian Shuben specially took the time to receive them in the study, and after the three of them sat opposite each other and were polite, he knew that the two of them went to the capital first to buy a house for their families to live in for a long time, so he took out a greeting note directly from the drawer.

"Master Lu, who has just sent a letter, is already preparing to move back to his hometown in Shanxi, and I heard someone mention that their house in Zhaotangzi Hutong seems to be going to be sold, so you might as well take this post and inquire about it."

The two brothers were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly got up to take the prayer post.

Lu Youcai has been in the position of Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department for nearly 20 years, and his situation is slightly similar to Qu Wenhai, he will grit his teeth until he is seventy years old before becoming a master because there is no successor in the family.

His great-grandchildren are all in their teens, but since him, there have never been two Jinshi in the family, and there are very few people who are in the middle of the lift.

There is no successor, and staying in the capital will only make the family fall faster, this Lord Lu has the foresight and is ruthless, regardless of the opposition of his family, he repaired the house in his hometown, and sent the female relatives back first.

The Lu Mansion in Zhaotangzi Hutong has been renovated several times, and the courtyard has long been the upper limit of the regulation of the three-grade officials' mansions.

The two handed over the prayer note and were welcomed in by the porter through the corner door, and after the middle door, they were faced with five halls of seven frames, which were wide and solemn.

There is a small servant in the courtyard who is carrying a broom to tidy up, and when he sees someone coming, he salutes and retreats, which is very well-behaved.

The two brothers knew their intentions, and the chief steward took them to take a brief look in the house, Beijing is not as good as Kaifeng, and there is a clear provision in the law that there are not many pavilions that occupy land and open ponds, and the entire mansion is all a courtyard of different sizes.

Every inch of land in Beijing is expensive, this whole set of yards is not big, compact and chic, but it is much better than the yards that the brothers have seen.

The two brothers knew that this place was not as good as Kaifeng, so they couldn't pick and choose, and the people of Qufu were not prosperous, such a courtyard was enough for three bedrooms to live together, and the two didn't even wait for Qu Wenhai's reply, so they directly paid a deposit and waited for the other party to completely leave Beijing to take over the house.

Qu Wenhai is particularly satisfied with the location of the new house, Lu Youcai has been in the position of the left waiter of the Criminal Department for so many years, and now he has taken over the other party's official position and the other party's house, does it mean that he can at least be a scholar in that position?

The house was chosen, and it was already approaching Layue, Qu Wenhai took Qu Qingyan and the four juniors to enter Beijing first, he wanted to take office before the end of the year, and he was a Beijing official of the third grade, and a few juniors could be sent to the Guozijian.

Since the opening of the imperial examination, Guozijian has lost the scenery of the early days of Taizu's founding, and the era of Guozijian being able to become an official after graduation is gone, but it has always been the glory of students to be able to study in Guozijian.

After all, the students who are imprisoned are all selected by the state capitals, and they are all the ones who are on the gold list; And the juniors sent by officials from all over the country are also not to be underestimated, no matter where you look at it, it is necessary for the country to go in and take a turn.

Only a three-grade Beijing official has only one son, and he has to consider this candidate carefully.

Qu Qingwen will try to get the first place, but he can think of a way to send him to the Guozijian through the Hanlin Academy, and he can enjoy the teachings under the guidance of a famous teacher, and the quota for Yin Sheng is a bit wasted for him.

And ordinary people can't participate in the autumn festival if they can't pass the children's test, but when they enter the Guozijian as a prisoner, they can bypass the hurdle of the children's test and go directly to participate in the autumn festival.

Qu Wenhai knew that Qu Qingxi and Qu Qinghong went directly to participate in the Autumn Festival before they passed the children's exam, and the chances of winning the move were not great, but he now had no other way but to gamble.

On the carriage, Qu Wenhai's eyes swept over Qu Qingyan's body, what should he do with this talented grandson, but he has never thought about it, whether to let her soar into the sky or press her to let her know the times and know how to put the family first?

After being out for so long, this grandson seems to have a lot of thoughts.

Qu Wenhai retracted his gaze and closed his eyes to recuperate, Qu Qingyan, who had been tense for a long time, was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, the exploration and hesitation in Qu Wenhai's eyes made her panic, and the continuous changes in the past six months made her heart unstable.

She just wants to survive steadily to the end, until the autumn, spring, and palace examinations, as long as she can get two Jinshi, even if she can't only be a fellow Jinshi, she can also think of a way to get an official and a half-position for herself.

This kind of involuntary and casual life of being treated as a soft persimmon, she has really had enough!

The wheels are rolling, along the official road all the way to the north, the closer to the capital, the colder the weather, the dark early and bright night, the road can not drive much time, a few people rushed to the capital is the tenth day of the lunar month.

After entering Layue, the Lu Mansion left one after another from top to bottom, and when Qu Wenhai arrived in the capital, only Lu Youcai, who was waiting for him to enter the capital, was left in the mansion.

The official position and the house have become people's own, and Lu Youcai always feels that he should meet this Master Qu who can stand out from the thirteen provincial judges.

So on the second day of entering Beijing, Qu Qingyan and Qu Qingwen accompanied Qu Wenhai to their new house to meet Master Lu early in the morning.

Life is rare for seventy years, Qu Qingyan thought that Lu Youcai was already the age of Zhishi on the way there, and he was afraid that his back would not be straight, but he didn't want to see the old man in the hall, and his face was only slightly older than Qu Wenhai.

The complexion is ruddy, with a childlike face and white hair, and it is really an extremely long-lived face.

Qu Wenhai gave a late birthday salute to Lu Youcai, and Luo Yucai only smiled and beckoned everyone to sit down.

Qu Qingyan thought that he was just a foil and sat at the bottom obediently, half-lowering his eyes to listen to Qu Wenhai and Lu Youcai's greetings, Qu Wenhai had his own intentions in making a late birthday ceremony to Lu Youcai, the officialdom of the capital is a pool of muddy water, not everyone can get by.

Lu Youcai can be in the position of the servant of the criminal department, and he must have his superiority, he will report to the ministry at the end of the year, and he will officially be on an errand after the year, and he only knows a little about the situation in the capital.

Qu Wenhai was originally from a poor family, and he did not have the arrogance of a big family, at this time, he coaxed Lu Youcai into laughing with a sharp mouth, and the two of them did not sit in the hall for long, so they went to the study one after the other.

When the elders left, the four juniors stood up and began to look at the layout of the front yard.

Qu Qingyan was standing by the window, looking at the sudden snow outside the window, and Qu Qingwen's voice sounded in his ears.

"Fourth brother, Beijing is no bigger than Kaifeng, the house is small, the courtyard is limited, I'm afraid that the two of them will live in a courtyard, but the fourth brother is willing to be with the eldest brother?"

She clenched her fists violently, squinted and smiled: "Big brother always likes to laugh." ”