"Haha, you're back! During the time you were not in Luoyang, my sister never thought about tea and dinner. On the day Wu Yong returned to Luoyang Houfu, Yuan Shao took Yuan Mei to the door to pay New Year's greetings.

Although Wu Yong was absent during this time, he was always a friend every day, but he always felt that he was not at ease in Wu Yong's small courtyard.

"Brother, if you talk nonsense again, I will ignore you in the future!" Yuan Mei said with some coquettishness. After all, the girl's face is thin, and being told by Yuan Shao made her blush.

"Good, good! I don't say. For his uncle's cousin, Yuan Shao still loves him very much.

Next, Yuan Shao followed Wu Yong to the living room to talk, while Yuan Mei pulled Cheng Zhao and began to ask questions.

"What have you been doing these days since you went back?" After such a long period of contact, Yuan Mei already knew the special relationship between Cheng Zhao and Wu Yong.

But she didn't pay attention to it, because in her opinion, Wu Yong regarded Cheng Zhao as her sister.

"I'm relatively leisurely, but Brother Yong is so busy that he doesn't touch the ground, and basically has to receive or visit many people every day." Cheng Zhao responded with a smile.

For Yuan Mei, Cheng Zhao's psychology is very complicated. On the one hand, she hopes that the two can come together in the future, after all, marrying a Yuan daughter plays an important role in Wu Yong's future future.

On the other hand, she thought of He Lian again, during the time she went back, she could feel He Lian's affection for Wu Yong, and at the same time, she cherished the time when the three of them lived in harmony.

In principle, she hopes that Wu Yong can marry He Lian, but rationally, she hopes that Wu Yong will marry Yuan Mei.

The two talked for a while, during which Yuan Mei asked, and Cheng Zhao answered. At this time, Cao Cao and others got the news and knew that Wu Yong was back, and they also rushed to visit the other courtyard of the Hou Mansion.

And the little ladies of the Hou Mansion with the fifth surname also began to gather in Wu Yong's courtyard to frolic and play, as in the past.

So Wu Yong's small courtyard became lively all of a sudden, because they were all young men and women, and there were not so many taboos.

The only fly in the ointment is that Zhao Bo and Ah Qing also went outside to find a place to live again because of Wu Yong's departure, so naturally they can't practice shadow puppetry for everyone.

"Come, let's raise a glass and celebrate the start of the new year together!" Soon, when the time came to eat, Wu Yong instructed the cook to take out some of the ingredients he brought from his hometown, add some green vegetables to stew, and then start the banquet.

These days, although Wu Yong is not there, the people of Luoyang Huangzhuang still insist on sending vegetables every day, so that they can eat fresh vegetables at any time.

Of course, there are still rules, the ladies all eat in the wing, while Wu Yong, Yuan Shao and others drink in the living room.

At this time, Yuan Shao also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "This glass of wine, let's salute Wu Yong together and thank him for providing us with the idea of building a bathroom." Not only did we get a lot of windfalls last year, but we were also praised by our elders! ”

"Yes, Jing Wu Yong, with these prestige, it is not easy to enter the court after we hold the crown ceremony!" Cao Cao also echoed.

In the past, because he was the eldest son, he was not valued by his father. But since the completion of this bathroom, it has become the most talked about event in Luoyang.

Cao Cao was often praised by his father because of this, which made him quite grateful to Wu Yong.

"It's all everyone's credit, Wu Yong doesn't dare to be greedy!" Wu Yong also raised his glass and smiled. Then a glass of turbid wine was put down, and Yuan Shao sighed with emotion: "In a few days, the Son of Heaven will be dressed in Canadian dollars, and the crown ceremony will be performed, and there will definitely be a wave of rewards at that time, but it is a pity that we have not yet entered the court and will not be rewarded." As he spoke, he said to Wu Yong: "I really envy you!" Among the crowd, you are the youngest, but you are the first to enter the officialdom, you are really unseemly! ”

"My little merit is not comparable to the family background of your brothers! In the future, I will have to rely on the care of your brothers. Wu Yong smiled and boasted.

The so-called things gather by like, and people are divided by groups! Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty advocated Confucianism, the bureaucrats mostly started with scriptures, and in the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, land annexation was very serious, and gradually formed a strong landlord force of bureaucrats, merchants, and landlords.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was established with the support of powerful landlords, and as a result, powerful landlords enjoyed political and economic privileges in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Politically, they controlled the central and local powers, economically annexed land, ran estates, and gradually became a famous family.

Until now, the situation of successive ministers has gradually formed. Nowadays, these people are particularly famous, and once they have a reputation and a good family background, utilitarian official positions will follow one after another.

Therefore, these people may be upright, self-cultivation, family unity, governing the country, leveling the world, and abide by the feudal program and the famous religion; Or flashy socializing, forming friends, boasting to each other, and selling fame.

Nowadays, this kind of personal appraisal still belongs to the civil sphere, and ordinary people also have a small chance to gain a good reputation and enter the officialdom.

However, with the establishment of the nine-product Zhongzheng system in later generations, the power of the critics was returned to the imperial court. All those who are judged by the Zhongzheng are given different grades according to their virtue and ability, and their family is read by them, and then they are awarded various official positions.

Those who have not been evaluated by the Chinese Authentic Character shall not be appointed as a quality official. As a result, scholars took on the meaning of a certain class.

Then there was the so-called Zhumen to Zhumen, Zhumen to Zhumen, and since then Shishu has been opposed, making it difficult for ordinary people to turn over.

Although it was not as harsh as in later generations, everyone at the banquet heard Wu Yong's words and was quite recognized.

Now that the Hou Mansion of the Five Surnames has long since declined, and without the support of people of the same clan in the imperial court, Wu Yong's official position has risen to a certain height, and it is difficult to have room for improvement.

And they are different, the elders in the family are in important positions, and they have the support of various network resources, so they wait for the crown ceremony, enter the officialdom, and then soar into the sky.

When everyone thought of this, Yuan Shao, who was born in the Yuan clan in Runan, undoubtedly became the object of their touts again!

"Yuan Shaojun has an extraordinary background and is well-known in the world, and he will be reused by the imperial court in the future."

"Yes, the protégés of the Yuan family in Runan are all over the world, presumably Yuan Shaojun will be able to be like a fish in water in the officialdom in the future!"

"Yuan Shaojun is lenient and elegant, and he dares to fight for righteousness and squandering money, he is really a model for us, and in the future, when we enter the officialdom, we should be headed by Yuan Shaojun." …… Yuan Shao couldn't help laughing when he heard this,

"You have praised it, it's just a little bit of ancestral shadow, it's not worth mentioning." After speaking, he glanced at Wu Yong deeply, pun intended, and sighed: "My uncle Yuan Kui is Jiuqing, and my uncle Ma Lun is the daughter of Fufeng Ma, Yuan Mei as the pearl of the palm of the two, it can be said that he is favored, if anyone marries my cousin in the future, only by virtue of the connections of my uncle and uncle, he will definitely be able to sail smoothly in the officialdom." When everyone heard this, they all looked at Wu Yong enviously, and then echoed: "Yuan Mei's little lady, not only is she noble, but also Bing Xue is smart and understanding, if anyone marries her, it is really a blessing from several lifetimes!" Yuan Mei's affection for Wu Yong can be known by a discerning person at a glance.

What's more, the relationship between these two people, even Yuan Kui and Ma Lun are also happy to promote it, they don't dare to make up their minds.

Wu Yong listened, but said with a bitter face: "The little lady Yuan Mei is very good, and she takes a fancy to her, and the kid is also extremely surprised." But after all, the two of us are young, and there are so many handsome men in the world, I really don't want the little lady to regret it in the future. As he spoke, he swore a curse: "When the boy and the queen are crowned, if the little lady still values her, she will come to the door to ask for marriage!" ”

"Then it's settled, they are all witnesses, if you break your promise in the future, we will have to come to the door to ask for an explanation." Yuan Shao laughed, and Cao Cao and the others on the side also laughed, they really didn't expect that Wu Yong, who was famous, would make such an oath!

This Wu Yong is really quick-minded, such an oath, even if Yuan Mei repents in the future, he can maintain his reputation and make the Yuan family have a step!

Everyone greeted each other again, Yuan Shao warmly drank with everyone, and at the same time became closer to Wu Yong.

In his opinion, the matter between Wu Yong and Yuan Mei is done. He didn't believe that Yuan Mei would change his mind in the future. After going back, he also explained to Yuan Mei and his uncle Ma Lun.

So after everyone drank again, Yuan Shao and others began to say goodbye. Wu Yong sent them out of the gate of the Hou Mansion and personally helped them into the carriage.

When it was Yuan Mei's turn, she also said sweetly to Wu Yong: "Thank you, brother!" ”

"Brother Yuan Shao drank a little too much today, you have to take care of him on the road, stay away from him, don't let him vomit on you!" Wu Yong admonished.

"I will!" Yuan Mei smiled lightly, and then waved goodbye to Wu Yong. Looking at the carriage where Yuan Shao and the others were gone, Wu Yong showed a thoughtful expression!

Today's words from everyone touched him deeply. In this day and age, it is very difficult to change some rules on your own.

It seems that he has to plan well in the future, and he must find more allies. So in the next few days, Wu Yong spent the next few days in the house.

He first went to the palace, and after meeting the Son of Heaven, he paid New Year's greetings to the queen mother of the two palaces. Empress Dowager Yongle's attitude towards Wu Yong is neither salty nor light, and she does not care about Wu Yong's role in Dong Chong's matter, after all, Dong Pet was executed by the Son of Heaven, and her reasons accounted for the vast majority.

Empress Dowager Dou was extremely cordial to Wu Yong's arrival, and at the same time gave Wu Yong a lot of precious items.

Subsequently, he went to visit the Ten Permanent Attendants. After Wu Yong returned to Luoyang, the first thing was to give them New Year's greetings, and Cao Jie and others were also very satisfied.

Last year's toilet incident, although there were twists and turns, the ten permanent servants still made a lot of money from it. Especially later, they just sold the dung water, but they had already made a lot of money, and they didn't expect that the dung water was completely in short supply, and the people were scrambling to get it.

Later, they also understood that after using these manure to fertilize the field, the yield could be increased by at least 20%, and they were also a little excited.

Next, Wu Yong went to visit the three emperors. The three of them were not surprised by Wu Yong's arrival. After all, nominally, they are not only the teachers of the Son of Heaven, but also the teachers of Wu Yong.

However, although it was the beginning of the new year, the three of them still tested Wu Yong to see if he had been lazy recently and whether he had studied hard.

After the three of them got a satisfactory answer, they let Wu Yong leave. After that, Wu Yong went to Tai College again and visited the Fourteen Doctors of the Five Classics one by one.

These people are protégés and former officials all over the world, compared to the Runan Yuan family, they are not as good as them. Wu Yong felt that he had also begun to become a philistine, and he began to pay attention to whether it was beneficial to him in everything.

This was a thought he had never had when he first crossed over.

"Maybe I'm growing up, and only after experiencing it can people understand the impermanence of the world." Thinking of this, Wu Yong cheekily paid a New Year's greeting to the familiar Sangong Jiuqing.

Later, relying on the connections of the five surnamed Houfu, he also paid New Year's greetings to those officials and ministers who were not very familiar with each other.

The New Year's atmosphere in Luoyang is much thicker than in Fuwang, so that Wu Yong is immersed in this day of national celebration while greeting everyone for the New Year, making him feel that life is so beautiful.

For the arrival of the next troubled times, there is another layer of haze.