After leaving the Furong Pavilion, Tang Shiyan solemnly apologized to Ye Xingyuan, "Brother Xian, I really didn't expect that to be the Seventh Prince. Does involving you have any impact on the future?"

Ye Xingyuan shook his head and said: "If I am really afraid of this matter, first, I will definitely explain it to you before, and second, I will never come to see him." Of course, it is taboo to have private relations with the prince, but who can really get rid of this troubled water completely among the people who mingle in the capital? ”

He can see it thoroughly, and everyone who is involved in officialdom knows that before the situation is clear, he must not get involved in the battle for succession. But whether it is the history that Ye Xingyuan knows, or the change of dynasties in the Xuanyuan world in the past three thousand years, how many people can really stand alone?

Of course, it is important to pay attention to self-purity, but if you want to completely cut off contact with the ubiquitous princes, this is not possible unless you are a big man in the court. With Ye Xingyuan's current identity, he is not qualified to pretend to be this force. In this case, it would be a good thing for Ye Xingyuan to get in touch with fate and understand what kind of virtue the Seven Princes are.

Tang Shiyan said distressedly: "It's really sinister everywhere, and now it seems that Fucheng is the most stable." Old Tang, my skills are probably not able to play in this capital, and the virtuous brothers have to rely on themselves, and they have to be careful every step of the way. ”

Tang Shiyan said from the bottom of his heart, the turmoil in the provincial capital has already tossed half of his life. If it weren't for the righteousness, he would never have visited the camp with Ye Xingyuan, and then Pegasus reported to Zhu Ning'er.

This is already a super-level performance for Tang Shiyan, an old bone, and this time he went to the capital to receive the benefits he had worked so hard for. But no matter how advanced the political struggle is, it is no longer suitable for him, and he only wants to see it this time, so he will return to Dinghu and be his rich man honestly from then on.

Therefore, in the past few days, Tang Shiyan has been quite profligate. Ye Xingyuan knew his thoughts, and he didn't persuade him more. The position of a person and the Mu family's Wanguan furniture are enough for him to live a good life in Dinghu Province, Ye Xingyuan knows that the road ahead is thorny, and he doesn't want to drag him in again.

Therefore, Ye Xingyuan nodded and said: "Contentment is a blessing, and Brother Tang is very blessed." After this test, it will be reversed. It can be seen that Lin'er was born, and from then on, Yi'er will make grandchildren, enjoy wealth and prosperity, and don't worry about things in Beijing. ”

Originally, he was still thinking about whether to pull Tang Shiyan again, so that he could make some more capital in the examination. Now that Tang Shiyan has shown his intentions, it is no good to force him into the officialdom, with his temperament and lack of political sensitivity, it is difficult to deal with those flies and dogs.

If it is for the official heaven and one side. Ye Xingyuan can't take care of it all the time, so it's better to let Tang Shiyan go home. If you have achieved something in the future, it is not too late to promote him.

Even if the matter is revealed. Ye Xingyuan was cautious, and he didn't provoke the brocade girl in Furong Pavilion again, so he kept studying behind closed doors in the post house. In the middle of the month, before the government closed the door, Li Cheng finally got the opportunity to present the flower stone gang. I don't know if Mrs. Li is secretly doing her best, and everything is going well. Li Cheng was rewarded for his merits, and he was even named by the Ministry of War. Let him wait for the candidate in Beijing.

Li Cheng, who was already disheartened and planned to resign and return to his hometown, suddenly had this turn, mixed with joy and sorrow, and went to Ye Xingyuan for a drink. He soon fell asleep because of the poor amount of alcohol, and it was Mrs. Li and Ye Xingyuan who were alone.

Ye Xingyuan sighed and asked, "Li Cheng stayed in Beijing, is it Madame's way?" Madame has made up her mind. Are you going to stay with me? Wouldn't that be too unfair to Brother Li?"

Mrs. Li said with a smile: "Now that you have obtained two of the five treasures, it is the key to my Yao family's revenge, how can I let you go alone? Not to mention that the other three mausoleums are by no means as simple as the Gaohua Monarch's Mausoleum, we have to work together." ”

She did not deny that she had done it. The Yao family has been in business for a hundred years, and I don't know what forces are left, Ye Xingyuan plans to take this opportunity to ask clearly. Then he asked: "If you plan to keep an eye on me, where do you want me to take office, and what kind of official will you choose for Brother Li? Your Yao family's hands and eyes are so big that they have such a sky? Why didn't you do something for Brother Li before?"

If Ye Xingyuan is admitted to the Jinshi in March next year, if he has good grades, he will be selected to enter Hanlin, or stay in the Sixth Department and Yushitai, that will be in Beijing. There are many martial arts positions in Beijing, as long as you are willing to spend money, it is not too difficult to let Li Cheng stay.

But if Ye Xingyuan is sent to choose a foreign official as a magistrate, then Li Cheng will be much more demanding to follow all the way, and this kind of directional selection of officials is too strong.

Opening the mausoleum of the other three disciples, and finally gathering the treasures of the five virtues and paying homage to the saint's mausoleum, now it seems that it should be a big project that will last for many years, can Mrs. Li still ensure that Li Cheng can follow her footsteps all the way?

After marrying such a wife, Li Cheng was so miserable before, Ye Xingyuan almost burst into tears for him.

Mrs. Li sighed and said: "It is indeed not difficult to seek an official for him, but if you want to get the mandate of heaven, you must be knighted." He is a martial artist, unless he has military merits, it is difficult to improve. Li Cheng has a bad temper and is not good at socializing, so he will be reduced to Chen for the time being, at least not to cause trouble. ”

In fact, this attitude is the same as Ye Xingyuan's attitude towards Tang Shiyan, and Mrs. Li can also understand her husband. You are not suitable for mixing officialdom, even if you find a way to promote him and offend the superiors and subordinates, you will still be beaten back to your original form after all. When the time comes, it will be more difficult to round the field, so it is better to wait for the opportunity.

The current situation is different, and Mrs. Li's hopes are all pinned on Ye Xingyuan. What's more, although Ye Xingyuan is young, he is exquisite, as long as Li Cheng follows him as an official, at least he will not make a mistake, so she made this idea.

Ye Xingyuan was amazed and said: "What does the lady mean, sure enough, what official I choose, what can I find for Li Cheng?" The Yao family has hands and eyes all over the sky, so I don't know if you can arrange it for me?"

Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "You have real talent and learning, as well as all kinds of small means, and you have your own way out of Jinshi's background, and you still need me to arrange it for you? Aren't you afraid of me doing it?"

The two are now saying that they are cooperating, and what they are doing is another big thing, but the trust and tacit understanding between each other have not yet been established. Ye Xingyuan didn't dare to have full confidence in Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li was also a little jealous of him.

It's just that both parties know that there is no other choice, so they maintain this delicate and peculiar relationship. As soon as he had the opportunity, Ye Xingyuan would of course have to probe Mrs. Li to see what she could do, and by the way, deepen the cooperation between the two sides.

Ye Xingyuan shook his head and said: "I am a poor scholar in my mountain village, and I was lucky enough to go to the capital, and there was no adult to take care of me before the exam, and after entering the officialdom, there was no backup. It's just the rain hitting duckweed, just going with the flow. I happened to meet Mrs. and got the news of the saint's spirit bone, and I won't let it go. ”

These words are to explain his attitude, just like Mrs. Li said, the sage spirit bone is a temptation that any scholar cannot refuse. In the three days of thinking behind closed doors, Ye Xingyuan had already considered all aspects clearly.

"Originally, my first choice for entering Beijing was naturally the Hanlin Official, but with the treasure of the Five Virtues in front of me, I don't mind entering the turbidity stream first. As long as Madame is sure of arranging the place and route for me to elect officials, we will naturally give priority to the treasure of the five virtues. Ye Xingyuan continued to add.

Ye Xingyuan's route had not been determined before, and his attitude when he entered Beijing was to improvise and act at the opportune opportunity. Now that he has luckily won a knighthood, it is certainly a pretty good choice for Chaoqingliu to strive for the fast track to become an official, but he has no one in the court, lacks foreign aid, and has to fight for many key nodes by himself.

It has also become a good choice to take the magistrate to the local practical officer, and it is clear that as long as he makes political achievements in the local area, no one can stop his promotion.

In particular, the mausoleums of the three major disciples are in Tiannan and Haibei. Once he stayed in Beijing, Ye Xingyuan didn't know how many years it would take to have the opportunity to explore the other three mausoleums, which meant that the timetable for him to collect the treasures of the five virtues was far away.

As a local official, it is more convenient to act, and he is more sure of opening the remaining disciple tombs and obtaining the treasures in them.

Mrs. Li was stunned, and couldn't help but say: "My Yao family has been laid out for five generations, which has lasted for a hundred years, and I dare not forget the enmity of my ancestors." But I didn't expect you to be more anxious than me? At your age, you can afford to wait. ”

Ye Xingyuan said categorically: "10,000 years is too long, just seize the day." If I start as a Beijing official, I will not be degraded, at most I will be released one or two foreign posts, and at least ten years later, this will still be a situation where everything is going well.

Even if he is a scholar and a political envoy, it is not as convenient as the chief official of a county. Now it only depends on your Yao family's wrists, can you get to this point?"

Ye Xingyuan also considered whether he should try it first, travel to the world, and take the treasure of the five virtues and the spirit bones of the saint in his hands, and then try it. But after careful consideration, this plan was abandoned.

First, it's because the efficiency is a bit low, and the saint spirit bone is an artifact of officialdom, which is supposed to help you get promoted quickly. The bigger the official, the greater the role, and if it is outside the officialdom, it will be of limited use.

Ye Xingyuan went to hunt for treasure first, which means giving up the undergraduate entrance examination, which is a three-year delay in vain, if he can't get the treasure smoothly in these three years, will he have to drag it on endlessly? This is not in line with Ye Xingyuan's original life plan.

The second is because the tombs of Yan Wuxian and Zhong Qi are in the downtown area, which is different from the suburbs of Gao Huajun, which is full of people almost all year round. If you don't have any privileges, it's really inconvenient to enter the mausoleum to get treasure.

Therefore, Ye Xingyuan had already had a corresponding plan, but the specific details had not yet been finalized, and today he tried to find out the hidden power of Mrs. Li, of course, he had to make full use of it.

Mrs. Li was silent, she thought carefully for a long time, and then she considered it: "The selection of officials by Jinshi is related to the country in general, although we can also intervene in the ministry, but it is also a fantasy to say that it is necessary to determine the official position of Gongzi and you."

Ye Xingyuan was a little disappointed, but he heard Mrs. Li say again: "But you gave me a new idea, the tomb of Ziyan is located in Jianmen Province." This place is close to the northwest border, thieves are swarming, and the counties are rotten, and it may not be difficult to elect officials here if the primary election is nearby.

In the future, when he was promoted, the son had a reputation for political achievements, and then let people agitate in the court, and when Yan Wuxian and Zhong Qi were vacant, they could be smoothly transferred. ”

Jianmen? Ye Xingyuan laughed and laughed, throwing a new jinshi into this kind of exile, is it derogatory or degrading? Of course, there is not much problem in selecting officials in this way, and the imperial court is still encouraging the waiting officials to be elected here. But this is inevitably too much of a loss, Ye Xingyuan pondered that he still had to improve this plan and maximize all the benefits. (To be continued.) )