"The county lord of Doro, Mo Jing, came to find Weichen two days ago......"

Just when Gao Shiqi was extremely unrighteous and handed over Mo Jing to Kangxi, Mo Jing, who didn't know that he had been betrayed, was listening to a literary meeting.

Because next year is the year of Dabi, when the time comes, all over the country has accumulated for decades and has not been in the Jinshi of the lifting people plus their entourage, scholars and other characters will definitely rush to the capital in large numbers, then come again, it will definitely not be as easy to find a place to live as now, and, it is better to come late than early, although I don't know who can be the examiner, but if you can first get a little relationship with some famous officials, it may not be no good at that time, maybe you can "inquire" about the content of the exam in advance, so, Some wealthy scholars rushed to the capital in advance.

And there is a common problem in the imperial examination room of the feudal dynasty...... That is to worship the teacher and pull classmates.

Protégés and protégés, the principal and deputy examiners of each session, will become the "teachers" of those who have won the jinshi, and these jinshi will become the examiners, as well as the protégés of the deputy chief examiner, "the protégés and the former officials are all over the world", and the protégés can be compared with the old officials, which is by no means unintentional. In addition to the relationship with the examiner, the relationship between the same jinshi will also be pulled into the relationship of "classmates" in order to support each other in the future.

Similarly, before the scientific expedition, the scholars will also pull the relationship and get together. This time we can probe each other to see which one has a relationship with each other; Second, it would be even better to improve their reputations among these people, and if the examiner knew about it; Third, that is to learn from each other and improve their knowledge, in the hope of being able to achieve something in the exam.

Mo Jing was listening to such a gathering.

Of course, she didn't mean to come to listen, but it was the time for lunch, she asked for a single room to stay in alone, and the gathering of these scholars was in the single room next to her, this inn because it was doing both inns and restaurants, the money was divided into two sides, and it was naturally a little worse in terms of decoration, and the single room was only separated by a wooden saka, and the sound insulation effect was poor, so Mo Jing naturally became an observer.

The name of the organizer of the literary meeting is Wan Zhen, and it is said that he has a little kinship with the contemporary academic master Vance, so with this slogan, more than a dozen people were recruited and occupied the largest single room.

(Wan Sitong, a great Confucian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, refused to be an official of the Qing court, and should neither take the imperial examination, nor should he take the erudite Hongci course held by Kangxi for Confucianism.) Later, because the Qing Dynasty wanted to revise the history of the Ming Dynasty, Vance agreed to enter the Ming History Museum of the Qing Dynasty because of his feelings for his homeland. But he refused to accept any official orders and wrote a history of the Ming Dynasty in cloth. He annotated the 500 volumes of the "Manuscript of the History of the Ming Dynasty". However, Wang Hongxu, the president of the Ming History Museum at that time, ordered someone to re-transcribe his work, sign his name, and submit it to Emperor Kangxi. A bureaucrat who does not learn and has no skills, he became a university scholar by stealing books. There is also Xu Qianxue, who is also known as an academic master, but his "Reading Rites and General Examinations" was also made by Vance with a knife. ——Wang Yuewen, "Don't Scare People with Knowledge")

At the beginning, these people talked to each other about nothing more than some things from the Four Books and Five Classics, Mo Jing thought that she would never be able to appreciate such a book of sages with the ability to learn less than a hundred words of "Analects", so she didn't pay much attention to it, but just when she was about to get up to settle the bill, these people probably became a little wild because of a few glasses of wine, and actually began to comment on current affairs, so her interest rose.

From the head was Wan Zhen, who had a thin voice, and after being held back by a person who attended the meeting with a couplet, he couldn't get off the stage, so he said loudly: "In this world, it's not enough to just do learning, you also need to be rich!" …… Haven't you heard that phrase? 'If you want to be an official, look for Suo San; If you want to intercede, find Lao Ming', nowadays, money is hard, if you don't have money, unless your knowledge is comparable to Gao Shiqi, and you have to have the same luck as this cheap minister, so that the emperor can take a fancy to it at a glance, then there is a little hope. Otherwise, you will have to drink the northwest wind! ……”

"Brother Wan's words are outdated." As soon as Wan Zhen's words fell, someone immediately picked it up, "It's not that you don't know that Mingzhu has stepped down, why do you want to intercede and find Lao Ming?" Besides, does this pearl just intercede? People are also clearly marked to sell officials, don't hide it from you, I have a fellow villager surnamed Zhao, first spent money to get the identity of a person, and then spent tens of thousands of taels to donate a Tongzhi, but there was no real shortage for several years, so he went to the door of the Mingzhu Ming Xiangye, gave the Ming Mansion 3,000 officials, 12,000 in charge, and later handed over 15,000 to the Mingzhu, and finally released a real shortage of prefects. …… In fact, this matter is similar to doing business, one is willing to buy, one is willing to sell, you get what you pay for, as long as you can afford the price, what kind of rich five cars, all fucking stand aside, even if you win the Jinshi? Let's wait and go. ……“

"Yes, yes, yes...... That's it. As soon as this person finished speaking, another person next to him immediately picked him up, "Seven small county orders, gold and silver are unknown; Three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver; Being an official is to do business, first pay the capital, and the rest, that is, a business without capital. Who doesn't want to make a fortune? …… It's a pity, this is too much money, but not everyone can afford it! ”

"Hehe, Brother Chen's words are not right, what is too much capital? It depends on whether you take the opportunity or not. …… You give the money to the doorman, the manager, and finally to the principal, the layers of exploitation in the middle, the cost is not just twice the price, but if you seize the opportunity, it is cheap! …… The current Yangzhou Salt Road, the fat difference of the dignified four grades, how is it better than the five prefects? That person used to be just an alternate acquaintance, but when he took advantage of Suo Etusuo's birthday, he sent a Buddha statue made of 1,000 taels of gold, and he got this position, which was only more than 10,000 taels of silver, which was similar to what the head of the Pearl Mansion wanted, and he also made a big fat shortage that was difficult to get,...... This is called ability! ”

"Hmph, where have all the sage books read by a bunch of silverfish who don't know what shame is? Come on, arrest them and send them to Shuntian Mansion, write down all their names to the official, and then send them to the Ministry of Rites to cancel their qualifications for the undergraduate scientific examination! ……”

Just when these scholars were chatting, they slammed into it with a loud shout, and then, Mo Jing heard a "bang", and then heard someone break into the single room next to him, and then, there was the table and chair crashing and the scolding and screaming of these scholars.

"Who is this? So powerful? Even what others say. Mo Yan was curious, and couldn't help but look out through the crack in the door of the private room, but before she could see who it was, she felt a look like substance stabbing straight at her, and in shock, she couldn't help but take several steps back.

"Who's peeking here? Why don't you come out openly? It was still that voice, and immediately after, Mo Jing's single room was also pushed away! …… This made Mo Jing regret it very much, and he had already brought the deadbolt of this single room with him.

After the door was pushed open, what appeared in front of Mo Jing was a dry old man in his fifties, this old man was wearing a coarse cloth robe that had been washed with a pulp, already a little white, with a cloth belt tied around his waist, and only a pair of cloth shoes under his feet, his face was like a pile of air-dried orange peels, burnt and burnt, but a pair of small eyes were particularly attentive, and Mo Jing's heart was filled with emptiness.

"Who are you? Get out! After a pause, Mo Jing came to the momentum, pointed out the door, and shouted at the old man.

"Bold, dare to speak like this to our adults......" Hearing Mo Jing's words, the old man was obviously a little surprised, and he didn't react for a while, but instead shouted at Mo Jing with a strong man who came in behind him, but he was quickly suppressed by this old man.

"What's your name, young man?" Looking at Mo Jing, the old man asked, his identity is extremely unusual, many people can't even stand in front of him, Mo Jing even dares to scold him, which makes him slightly interested in Mo Jing.

"You don't care what my name is, get out!" Mo Jing didn't answer, just pointed out the door again and said.

"Hmph, young man, do you know that you are guilty of disrespect when you speak to us adults like this?" Behind the old man came a man in his forties, dressed as a scribe, but compared to the old man, this person's dress was a little brighter, of course, under the high-grade eyes of Mo Jing, his outfit was still struggling with food and clothing.

"Who do I care you are? I'm eating here, and it's you who trespass, so you, now, right now, give me ...... Get out! "At this time, the voice of the single room next to him is gone, and the shouts and scolding of those scholars are coming from outside the inn, and it seems that they are really going to be sent to Shuntian Mansion, which gives Mo Jing a message, the origin of this old man in front of him is not simple, so it is best not to reveal his identity in front of him, and according to the old man's previous words, although he does not understand the judicial process, he should be an upright and somewhat excessive person, at least on the surface, so, as long as he sticks to his position, he should be fine." I'll have to change to an inn later! Mo Jing secretly made up her mind.

"What a stinky boy, we are so arrogant in front of adults, you ......" The old man waved his hand again to stop the shouting of the strong man next to him, staring at Mo Jing's eyes with a little appreciation, and then, he said unhurriedly to the two people around him: "Since this child doesn't like others to disturb him eating, let's leave." After speaking, he turned around and walked out, and the two people behind him, the strong man glared at Mo Jing fiercely, and then walked out, and the middle-aged scribe smiled at Mo Jing before leaving.

"The governor of Shandong made trouble in the capital, and he eliminated Shizi Road with a word; Haha, okay, you're Jackie Chan, haven't you made enough trouble in your Shandong? actually ran to the capital to toss again, do you think that Shandong's ringing horses are not enough for you to clean up, and your hands are itchy? You don't take us Beijing officials seriously, do you? …… You see, even the shopkeepers are scared to come. ”

The person walked out, and as soon as Mo Jing wanted to close the door, he saw an old man in a silk shirt walking towards him, laughing as he walked.

"Haha, no matter how capable Yu Jackie Chan is, he can't match you Chen Tingjing, Brother Ziduan (Chen Tingjing's word Ziduan, the number says rock), so what's going on?" The old man of Ganba is actually the governor of Shandong, Lao Yu Jackie Chan, a first-class feudal official, no wonder he dares to take people in Beijing, but what is the matter that this old Yu Tou (Mo Jingyu) asked Chen Tingjing? Mo Jing didn't want to hear it, but when she saw the strong man beside Yu Chengchan looking over triumphantly and defiantly, she didn't think so, what's wrong with the governor of Shandong? Isn't it remarkable? The door is not closed, this time we will not eavesdrop, we will listen openly, but it depends on what you can do!

"Alas, Lord Yu, no, before I finished speaking, the emperor said that he disagreed. In fact, we all know what the emperor means, although your cousin has a pity for the people, but it's not the right time! ...... "Chen Tingjing said that Yu Chengchan's cousin is the governor of Jiangsu less than Jackie Chan, this time this old Yu Jackie Chan went to Beijing to face the saint, less than Jackie Chan asked his cousin to be exempted from the annual extra imperial grain to bring to the capital by the way, and the old Yu Jackie Chan is also an honest and loving official, naturally it is incumbent, and he is afraid that this performance will be suppressed, so he invited Chen Tingjing to the court to play in the early dynasty, but it still did not succeed. However, after being an official for so many years, Yu Chenglong also knew that things were in a hurry, and this piece was just a waystone for his cousin, just to find out Kangxi's attitude, if Kangxi's attitude was not firm, next, the above table asked for free food, but I didn't expect Kangxi to even finish speaking, it seems that the chance of exempting this imperial grain is a little slim.

Seeing that Yu Chengchan seemed to be in a little depressed mood after hearing his words, Chen Tingjing, who knew his thoughts, comforted him and said: "Actually, Lord Yu, you don't have to worry, the emperor said, 'The big thing is coming', in my opinion, that is, the matter of the past two years, you just need to tell your cousin to persevere, and then there will be benefits......"

"The benefits? Brother Ziduan, are we the kind of officials who ignore the suffering of the people in order to get promoted and get rich? I don't like to hear what you say......" Old Yu Jackie Chan said displeased.

"Haha, who doesn't know the temper of you two Yu Jackie Chan? I didn't say that this benefit is for you......" Chen Tingjing pulled old Yu Chenglong to a table and sat down, patted the table and said with a smile: "I just went home early in the morning and changed my clothes and ran over to report to you, and even the new minister of the study didn't have time to flatter me, should you Yu Jackie Chan mean something?" ”

"The new Minister of the Upper Study? So fast? Didn't Xiong Dongyuan just come down? ......" Chen Tingjing's words immediately aroused Yu Chengchan's interest, "Which is this new minister of study?" Could it be Lee Kwang-di? ”

"Suo Laosan recommended Li Guangdi to come, but unfortunately, the emperor didn't agree!" Chen Tingjing tapped the table with his fingers, "Serve the wine and food, I haven't eaten yet." ”

"Good ,......" Seeing that Chen Tingjing insisted on "slaughtering" himself, Yu Chenglong smiled, and ordered his subordinates: "Order two dishes and a pot of old white dry ......"

"I know I can't eat anything good with you......" Listening to Yu Jackie Chan's order, Chen Tingjing smiled bitterly, although he is also a Qing official, but he has not yet reached the point of Yu Jackie Chan, but he is an old acquaintance with this old Yu Jackie Chan, and he knows that the other party will not make a table of good dishes for him, so he doesn't care much.

"Who is the new prime minister? If Li Guangdi can't do it, who will be suitable in terms of merit and ability? Yao Qisheng? Isn't this old guy already old? ......" After ordering, Yu Chenglong asked Chen Tingjing again.

"Hehe, this time the minister of the study is even more strange than that Zhang Tingyu, and he is the uncle of today's country...... Tong Guowei! ”

"Tong Banchao!?"