Prime Minister

Chapter 302
Zhang Yue returned to the banquet after sending off the yellow shoes, but saw Wang Kui talking with Yang Tian, ​​Cai Xiang and several officials of the two systems, and the conversation was very happy.

In the first episode, it is obvious that Wang Kui was excluded by Zhang Yue.

However, the other party seemed to be well-mannered, and he still saluted Zhang Yue respectfully every day when he saw Zhang Yue.However, Zhang Yue heard from other people that Wang Kui made up his own words a lot, and knew that this person had one thing on the outside and another on the other side.

After the roll call, Zhang Yue never pretended to Wang Kui.

Zhang Yueke couldn't do the thing of hiding grievances and making friends, so this matter was also mentioned by Ouyang Xiu, saying that he lacked some city.But why didn't Ouyang Xiu himself show his likes and dislikes towards others?

But to be honest, young people are so deep when they first enter the officialdom.I have been studying the dark science in the workplace all day long, but who in the officialdom is not sensible, and who can't see it?
As for what Wang Kui made up for himself, of course he said that in order to win the first prize, he spread rumors everywhere that Wang Kui ruined the reputation of a good woman, which ruined his impression in front of the official examiners, and finally only came in sixth.How could a scholar like him, who has read so much poetry and books, do such a shameless thing.In short, Wang Kui kept saying that Zhang Yue was jealous of his talents.

Previously, Wang Kui was very popular in Beijing to win the championship, and many rich businessmen and gamblers bet a lot of money on Wang Kui.Now Zhang Yue got the champion, so a group of gamblers who lost money and were not reconciled, said that there was an inside story, and Zhang Yue was the champion.

Some people even shouted that Zhang Yue should return the number one scholar to Wang Kui, so that the imperial court could re-draw the ranking of the imperial examination.This is of course impossible, but there are some people who yell like this.

In fact, literati are relatively light. After Zhang Yue won the first prize, there were many scholars who were jealous and jealous. He also suffered a lot of criticism from the gamblers who lost their money and the controversial practices in the episodes. .

Zhang Yue saw that Wang Kui dealt with the officials of the two systems calmly, and felt that something was abnormal, so he asked Han Zhongyan about it.

Han Zhongyan smiled slightly and said: "Duzhi, you are really good at seeing and hearing. I heard from Dexian (Fu Shaoting) that Wang Junmin was not willing to be the sixth person, so he begged Fu Xianggong to come forward and entrust the two officials to recommend him to go to the Big subject in July."

Zhang Yue laughed when he heard the words: "Wang Junmin really has great ambition."

Han Zhongyan squinted his eyes, and said with a smile, "Why don't you panic at all?"

"Why should I panic?"

"Mu Xiubo used to say to Fu Xianggong that 'Jinshi is not enough to make full use of one's talent, one should be famous in the world'. Now Wang Junmin does not want to be under the degree, but wants to be famous in the degree. Isn't the degree flustered?"

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Then what can I do, I can't go to the university to compete with Wang Junmin again. Besides, there is Ersu here, why do people still go to the university?"

After Zhang Yue and Han Zhongyan laughed together.

During the provincial examination in the second year of Jiayou, Han Qi admired the talents of Su Shi and the Su Zhe brothers and said, how come there are so many candidates taking the exam with the second Su here.

However, in the end, Ersu's rankings were not high, but it did not prevent Zhang Yue from borrowing this sentence and putting it on the system exam in July.

Wang Kui and Ersu compete in the department, is there any chance of winning?
Han Zhongyan said with emotion: "However, Wang Kui is not good at economics, history, policy and theory, but he is here for you. If your ranking in the palace examination is not high, I can recommend you to the university. It's a pity... who told you Got first."

Wang Kui is Fu Bi's man, and Han Zhongyan is worried that the other party is inferior, so he wants to push himself to overwhelm the other party.

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "I failed Master Pu's kindness."

Han Zhongyan said with a smile: "Come on, I'll invite you to have a drink tomorrow, that's right, is your marriage with the Wu Mansion not yet settled?"

"Oh, forget it."

"Yes, I will marry the Lu family next month, you must bring a generous gift to the scene, otherwise don't blame me for falling out."

Zhang Yue said: "It will be there, and the generous gift will be waived. We are friends of gentlemen, so it will be as light as water."

"Don't cry poorly with me, where did the hundreds of guan in advance come from?" Han Zhongyan asked.

Zhang Yue said: "That is in the past."

"What about the money now?"

"Money is used to marry wives nowadays."

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After hearing the wedding banquet, wait for official posts to be annotated by the Ministry of Officials.

At that time, the newly conferred official positions of each Jinshi will be posted in the Que Pavilion of Liu Neiquan of the Ministry of Officials. This list is called the Huangjia Que List.

As the name suggests, Huang Jia means Jinshi, and Quebang means that once there is a vacancy for local state and county officials, the Ministry of Officials will publish the list and announce it in Que Pavilion.Generally, officials who have official positions but are not dispatched have to wait for vacancies in the Ministry of Officials, and it is common to wait for a few years or more.

As for the subjects except the nine classics, the other three biographies, the five classics can only wait for the selection.

He specially played various subjects of Jinshi in Ming Dynasty, and he served as governor of history or literature.Because most of the famous Jinshi in the list are gray-haired old men, this list is called the old list.

When all the Jinshi were waiting for the official appointment, Zhang Yuezao had already known the arrangement to go to Huaidong to take up his post soon, so he was extremely calm.But the matter of getting married has not been settled yet, which also makes him extremely distressed.

According to Ouyang Fa, the Wu family is still considering the dowry and has not yet drawn up.

Zhang Yue couldn't help wondering, isn't it just dowry?Is it that hard to decide?My episodes are all over, and the Wu family's dowry has not yet been drawn up.

I am about to take office now.

Here, Han Zhongyan also sent the invitation. Han Zhongyan married the daughter of Lu Yijian's second son, Lu Gongbi.

Lu Yijian and Fan Zhongyan fought all their lives, and now after Fan Zhongyan left, Han Qi asked his son to marry Lu Yijian's granddaughter.

Why?

Because Fu Bi is Lu Yijian's deadly enemy.

The relationship between Fu Bi and Han Qi is about to come to an end.

However, if these two big bosses are at odds, it doesn't mean that I have to stand in line. If the big bosses fight with gods, I have to go far away. It will be bad if I am mistaken for any party.

So Han Zhongyan invited himself, should he go?
Zhang Yue thought of Shi Qiniang's sister, who married Lu Xiji, the son of Lu Yijian's third son Lu Gongzhu, so he and Han Zhongyan were already on the same boat?

But speaking of it, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi have a very good friendship, so is Wen Jifu also his brother-in-law? Could it be that his father-in-law had already expected all this, so he bet on both sides?
At this moment, the detailed post from the Wu family came over.

Zhang Yue glanced at it, and found that the dowry rent was five hundred mu. In addition, one horse was opened for joint sales of gold and red, one horse was opened for profit, one horse for official green official uniform, one horse for Tiansun brocade with thrush eyebrows, etc., and it was also included in the Guozijian The house outside the prison is probably worth more than [-] guan.

This is not counting the physical deeds of more than twenty servants.

After exchanging posts, they gave a set wine, and then told the temple, the Zhang family gave the set gift, and the Wu family also returned the gift.

What's interesting is that the Wu family sent back two jars of wine, and there were four goldfish in the wine jars, which were fish made of real gold characters.A pair of chopsticks holds two green onions.These are the rules of Bianjing, and the onions returned by the Wu family are made of silk.

In this way, even if the two are officially settled.

From this day on, the male and female families can call each other in-laws and call themselves cheap relatives.

As for the officials and eunuchs in Bianjing, they all knew that the Zhang and Wu families were engaged.

After learning that the marriage was settled, Zhang Yue originally wanted to visit the house, but he also knew that this was against the rules, and if it spread, people would laugh at him.Zhang Yue also thought of asking Shi Qi Niang out to talk, but after he won the first prize, his face was recognized by many people, and he might be recognized if he went out rashly.

Therefore, Zhang Yue wanted to see but couldn't, and also lamented how complicated it is to be married.

At the moment in the Han residence.

Han Qi, Han Zhongyan and his son were talking in the study.

Han Qi is busy with government affairs, so Han Zhongyan doesn't have much contact with his father on weekdays. In front of his father, Han Zhongyan seems a little uneasy as a young boy who hasn't grown up yet.

Han Qi said: "I heard that you are going to experience hardships and remote places with cumbersome government affairs?"

Han Zhongyan said: "It's my father, I really have such a plan."

Han Qi said: "Then you go to the frontier to practice, what will the bride do?"

Han Zhongyan said: "Reporting to father, the bride is a reasonable woman, she must be able to understand the difficulties of the child."

Han Qi said: "In this dynasty, officials are not allowed to bring their family members with them. This is the ancestral system. If you want to go to the post, you can only be alone. Let the bride stay at home alone. The Lu family must be very dissatisfied."

Han Zhongyan said: "I didn't expect this, I don't know how my father arranged it."

Han Qi said: "I have thought about letting you stay in the capital as an official. Don't be afraid of others talking about it. The officials intended to hide you as a general's prison book before. But you planned to take the Jinshi examination. Now that you have a Jinshi background, we Please ask for the grace of the Son of Heaven, no one will look down on the sons of Yin officials."

"Besides staying in Beijing, how many people can't ask for it. Look at your contemporaries, and look at Zhang Duzhi. Doesn't he, the dignified number one scholar, go to Huaidong for a term of two years?"

Han Zhongyan became anxious when he heard the words. He was different from other Jinshi, he was anxious to let him go to Beijing to serve as an official and show his strength.But in Beijing, with the prime minister's father watching, he couldn't do anything out of the ordinary.

"Why don't you appreciate it?" Han Qi's face darkened.

Han Zhongyan struggled for a while and said: "I dare not, but I said in front of Tongnian before that 'the prime minister must rise from the state department, and the strong general must be sent to the army'. Now that the words have been spoken, all the Tongnian have let go of the officials. But I am alone..."

Seeing Han Qi's expression, Han Zhongyan swallowed the rest of the words.

Han Qi said: "It's just that you don't want to be under my nose and say something high-sounding. You must know that your old Taishan appreciates you very much, especially knowing that you have passed the Jinshi exam. He wrote three letters in a row from Hedong To congratulate me, I really value you. If you want your official career to go smoothly in the future, his support is absolutely indispensable."

Seeing what Han Qi said, Han Zhongyan had no choice but to admit that he was wronged.

"That's right, I'll let you find out Zhang Duzhi's tone, what did he say?" Han Qi said this suddenly.

Han Zhongyan said: "Reporting to my father, Duzhi has no intention of taking a major subject. The number one scholar will be awarded the third class in the same system, the second place will be the fourth class in the same system, and the fourth and fifth will be the fifth class in the same system."

"Zhang Duzhi is already the number one scholar, so what's the use of him even if he is in the third grade?"

"The child also knew that Zhang Duzhi had a rift with Wang Junmin, so he deliberately picked it up with words, but he said that there is a second Su, so why should Wang Junmin take the test."

Han Qi smiled slightly and said, "I see."

(End of this chapter)