Although Lin Qingwan didn't know why he chose this way, she could sense his eagerness to stand on his own, and she smiled slightly and asked, "Have you asked your father?" ”

Shang Mingjie lowered his eyes and said, "Father will agree with my choice." ”

The Shang family's reputation in the capital is not good, and he is afraid that it will be a little difficult for him to enter the four departments outside the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

And it's not a good thing for father and son to be in the same department, so he has long thought of a rhetoric.

He will either go to the military department or be released.

The military department is the most lacking of people among the six departments, thinking that joining the military department is to go to the front line to fight? Don't be naïve, it is also very important to coordinate grain and grass, mobilize soldiers and horses, and prepare materials for war.

It's a pity that because the people in the military department are often transferred to the front line for official business, it is the largest number of martyrs among the six departments, far better than the criminal department with the same high-risk occupation, so there are very few people who choose to go to the military department.

Basically, those who work in the military department are transferred after passing the Ming Economics, arithmetic or other subjects, so Shang Mingjie, a jinshi, can become a senior talent as soon as he enters.

No matter how hard he is willing to endure hardships, he is willing to take risks, and it is still very easy to make achievements, who let this be a troubled time?

Lin Qingwan hesitated, feeling that it was too much for the family to risk their lives to make contributions, but after glancing at his eyes silently looking at Yubin, Lin Qingwan thought, forget it, he can't pit Yubin, let's see how far he can go.

However, thinking of Shang Ping, Lin Qingwan smiled slightly and asked, "Then are you more partial to the military department or the locality?" ”

"Bingbu!" If you can stay in the six departments directly, it must be better than going to the local area.

Lin Qingwan smiled and bowed, "Then I can help you say hello to the military department." ”

Shang Mingjie's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Aunt Lin." ”

"No thanks," Lin Qingwan said with a smile, "As long as you don't tell your father that I found you a relationship." ”

"Auntie, don't worry, you know about this matter, I know my cousin, and there will never be a fourth person who knows."

Lin Qingwan glanced at Lu Yu and the others who were sitting far away, smiled and nodded.

asked Shang Mingjie, of course she also asked Lu Yu.

Lu Yu had already made a decision, and he smiled: "After the court exam, I will try to communicate with the officials." ”

"Your parents have made arrangements?"

"Yes, my father and uncle wrote me two letters of recommendation, which are just right for me."

Lin Qingwan nodded, then stopped asking, and then looked at Zhou Tong and the others, "What about the three of you, do you decide to wait for their family leave to go back together, or do you take the first step?" ”

Lu Yu and the others will take the morning examination next month, and arrange their whereabouts after the morning examination, if they are fast, they will be able to leave in early September, and if they are slow, they will probably have to leave in October.

By then, the weather will get colder, and it may snow.

Zhou Tong hesitated slightly, but Lu Rui and Lu Li had to wait for Lu Yu, so they looked at Zhou Tong.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "I still have to stay for a while, and I won't leave until Brother You'er's affairs are decided, why don't you stay for a while, visit the mountains and rivers in the capital, and wait for me to go together?" ”

Zhou Tong looked at Lin You, "Isn't Lin You going home?" ”

Lin You instantly understood, shook his head and said, "If you are released, you will go back, and if you stay in the capital, you will not toss." ”

Lu Yu also said: "If I can stay in the capital, I don't plan to go back." ”

Anyway, there are often people in the Lu family who go to Beijing, maybe his father and mother will come next year, and he won't toss.

Lu Rui and Lu Li hurriedly said, "Aunt Lin, let's go with you." ”

When Zhou Tong heard this, he also decided: "Then I will have to disturb the county lord again." ”

"You're welcome."

Shang Mingjie suddenly came back to his senses, Aunt Lin couldn't stay in the capital for a long time, and his father and uncle were still planning to make a move against the Lin family.

He was a little anxious, but there were some things that he couldn't say to Lin Qingwan, so he could only secretly say to Lin Yubin: "Cousin, let's persuade my aunt to go back to Suzhou." ”

Lin Yubin looked at him seriously, "Why?" ”

This man was absent-minded for half the afternoon, and who couldn't see that he had something on his mind?

Shang Mingjie lowered his head, bit his lip and said, "I said sister, don't be angry first." ”

"You say, I'm not angry." Lin Yubin couldn't help but soften his voice.

Shang Mingjie put down his guard and briefly said that his father and his uncle conspired against the Lin family, and he sighed: "I don't know what my father plans to do, but it sounds dangerous, my father has often gone out to find merchants recently, and even found a money bank, I am really worried." ”

Lin Yubin tensed his jaw, raised his foot and stepped on Shang Mingjie's foot fiercely, and crushed it on it, gritting his teeth and saying, "I didn't know that my uncle loved my niece so much." ”

Shang Mingjie screamed, and he was about to jump up when he raised his foot, but when he saw that his cousin was still stepping on his feet, he was afraid that she would wrestle if he moved, so he could only bend over and scream, "My sister said that she was not angry." ”

Lin Yubin smiled at him, gritted his teeth with a smile and said, "I'm not angry." ”

The voice was still a little soft, Shang Mingjie was stunned, he said something was wrong, my cousin's voice was soft, and it was obviously Aunt Lin who had learned.

He burst into tears, life is so difficult, why has even his cousin become like this?

Lin Yubin crushed his feet again and asked, "Are you scolding me in your heart?" ”

Shang Mingjie shook his head again and again, "How dare Xiaosheng." ”

"Hmph, I don't dare." Lin Yubin paused and said, "Don't send someone to follow your uncle, be careful that he finds out and beats you, you tell me, my aunt will deal with it." ”

Knowing that Lin Yubin was caring about him, Shang Mingjie hurriedly said: "Don't be afraid, the person who stared at my father was invited by Shimo from the street, and he deliberately put on makeup, so he won't be recognized." Me,"

He paused and said, "I'm worried that my father and uncle are too much, and Aunt Lin is not in Suzhou, so I won't be able to reach ...... whip."

Lin Yubin snorted: "Uncle and your uncle also underestimate our Lin family too much, even if my aunt is not there, our Lin family is not so easy to bully." ”

After that, he removed his feet and waved his hand: "Go back quickly, don't wait for your uncle to come and find him, he will be angry with my aunt when the time comes." ”

Shang Mingjie could only leave with his legs in his arms, and before leaving, he advised: "Then you have to be careful, come to me if you have anything, and I will keep an eye on my father's side, and if there is any change, I will send a servant ink or a washing inkstone to inform you." ”

Lin Yubin nodded, his face finally looked better.

Lin Yubin didn't dare to slack off, and ran back to the backyard to find her aunt as soon as the others left.

Lin Qingwan was talking to Lin You, planning his future.

"In addition to the Ministry of Rites, you can choose from six departments." Lin Qingwan paused and said: "Actually, the household department is not bad, the four princes are sitting there, and the road will be smoother when you enter." ”

Lin You was speechless, he didn't expect Jiu Gu's tone to be so big, he hesitated and asked, "Will it be too troublesome?" ”

"It's not troublesome," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "You don't need some favors, they will fade after a long time, and if you want to use them again, you will be suspected of coercion, it is better to use them now, let's return some more, mutual benefit, maybe the feelings will be deeper." ”

Lin You breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "You don't have to be nervous, the connections that the Lin family has accumulated over a hundred years can only be used by a few of you now." ”

In fact, the people who really need connections now are Lin You and Lin Xin, and coincidentally, there are few intersections in the connections they use, but they can just cover all the scope.

And these two people will also focus on cultivating talents in the next generation of the Shilin clan, and if they don't use them at this time, will they still hide their connections and wait for eggs?

The Lin family is different from other families, with few connections and resources, and many children, so they have to scramble.

The Lin family is just the opposite, there are a lot of network resources, but there are too few children who are out of the country and out of office.

Alas, if you calculate it, it's because the Lin family is small, no, there are not a lot of side branches, but there are too few people in the branches.

It's weird to blame her father, and she can't give birth anymore, and after working hard for so many years, she gave birth to a son and a daughter.

There were too many choices, but Lin You quickly made up his mind, "Auntie, I want to go to the Ministry of Officials." ”

Lin Qingwan tilted her head and thought for a while: "It's also a good place to go, okay, let's go down and prepare for the exam, as long as you don't do very badly, it's not a problem to get in." ”

Lin You's ranking was still in front of Lu Yu and Shang Mingjie, obviously someone specially gave it to the Lin family for the sake of their face, in this case, the Buddha was sent to Xibei, and Lin You's place was directly arranged.

Lin Yubin trotted in and almost hit Lin You.

Lin You stretched out his hand to support her and asked with a smile, "What is my sister anxious about?" ”

Lin Yubin blinked and asked, "Cousin You is going back?" ”

Lin You bowed, "I'll go back to rest, my aunt is inside, you can go in if you have something." ”

"Goodbye, cousin!" After Lin Yubin finished speaking, he rushed into the study, Lin You couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it, his cousin was really getting more and more "lively".

"Auntie, my second cousin told me one thing," Lin Yubin leaned into Lin Qingwan's ear and muttered for a while, and asked in a low voice, "What do you say they are going to do with us?" ”

Lin Qingwan rubbed her ears and asked, "Why are you so quiet?" ”

Lin Yubin tried hard and said: "Uncle was heard by my cousin because he was accidental, so the partition wall has ears, and we should also be careful." ”

Lin Qingwan was amused, "We don't have an aunt like Shang Ping in our family, and naturally we won't have a niece like Mingjie, where can we be so careful?" ”

Lin Yubin's face flushed, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

"Annoyed with him?"

Lin Yubin thought for a while and said, "Uncle is too much. ”

Lin Qingwan nodded, "It's excessive, so shouldn't you be annoyed with your uncle?" ”

Lin Yubin pouted and didn't respond to this, but asked, "Auntie is not in a hurry, has she already dealt with it?" ”

Lin Qingwan bowed her head and sneered: "What you need to do while I'm not there will most likely involve official words." Isn't it because most of the Lin family's connections in the officialdom are in my hands, bullying your fifth uncle who can't command those people? I'm going to see what they're going to do, and this time I'm going to teach them a painful lesson. ”

In the past, she didn't have the ability or energy, but now, when she has time, who is afraid of whom.

Lin Yubin nodded approvingly, "It's also good for them to know that my Lin clan is not so easy to bully." ”