A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 428 Alliance
"Teacher, please take us to Shangshu Province." Shangguanyi and Li Yifu requested.

Huaiyu laughed out loud.

The test results are announced in the Shangshu Province, and at the same time, the list is announced. No.1 is the top of the list, also known as the number one scholar.The Mingjing, Jinshi, etc. of the first grade must first go to the Ministry of Shangshu to pay homage to the chief examiner, and then go to pay homage to the prime minister.

Afterwards, there will be a horse riding parade, as well as various banquets.

The two invited Wu Huaiyu to go with them, of course not because of stage fright, but because they wanted the teacher to share the joy together, and also to show their teacher-student relationship again.

The people of the Tang Dynasty valued family status and background, and they also paid great attention to the relationship between disciples and old officials. Once they became teachers and students, or staff and guests, they were often branded and became a relationship of mutual prosperity and mutual loss. A relationship, even stronger than in-laws.

They want to invite Wu Huaiyu to Shangshu Province, not only to show their loyalty to the teacher, but also to take advantage of the situation, which is also a win-win situation.

Of course Wu Huaiyu is also happy with the icing on the cake.

Prince Wenxue Laiji and Secretary Lang Laiheng also came to congratulate him.

These two brothers are also Jinshi-born, and they are proud role models for teenagers. They have the experience of being a Jinshi, and they know the process better.

During the incident, Xu Jingzong and his brother-in-law Ma Zhou from Zhongshushe also came.

A group of people happily went to the gate of the imperial city.

After Shang Shusheng sang the first song, a gold list was also posted at the gate of the imperial city.

Many candidates came to see the list.

Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and other honorable families actually sent people to the list to catch their sons-in-law. These guys acted in a relatively simple and rough manner.

The name was listed on the list over there, and when they saw that someone was happy to win, they immediately surrounded him and asked him where his hometown was, if there was a lady, and so on.

After a while, more and more people came to catch the son-in-law, and they couldn't help jumping up and down.

"I heard that Lu Guogong's mansion directly kidnapped several new scholars and left!"

"I heard that Yingguo's mansion also kidnapped several of them."

"What are they going to do? Is there any law for the king?"

"How did you offend them?"

People who didn't know the truth shouted angrily.

At this time, a Jinshi came back in a bit of a state of confusion, and an acquaintance recognized that this was No. 4 on the list of Jinshi who had just been taken away by Cheng's family in Lu Guogong's mansion, and asked quickly, "Brother Sun, have you escaped?"

"Did the Cheng family hurt you?"

Sun Jinshi smiled wryly and said, "Duke Lu's mansion has no malicious intentions, it's just that they are a little too enthusiastic. They want to pick a son-in-law."

Sun Jinshi looked regretful, he was already in his early thirties, even though he was able to be a Jinshi at this age, he was actually still young.

It is said that there are fifty young Jinshi and thirty old Mingjing.

It is very old to be admitted to the Mingjing at the age of 30, but it is considered young to be admitted to the Jinshi at the age of 50, and it is difficult to pass the Jinshi exam.

Thinking of him studying hard for many years, it is not easy to win the imperial examination now. His hometown in Guandong is also considered a local wealthy family, and his family conditions are not bad.

But now this made him miss a good opportunity, a good opportunity to fight for 20 years less. Cheng Yao was under the golden list to catch his son-in-law, arrested him, and wanted to marry him as a daughter.

Too bad he has a wife.

When the Cheng family heard this, they sent him back.

Lao Sun is very sorry, although his family is powerful in the local area, but if it is placed in Chang'an, it is not worth mentioning.Before Cheng Yaojin made his fortune, the Cheng family was much stronger than theirs in terms of locality, let alone now.

But now, I can only regret to miss it.

The truth about the son-in-law under the list came.

Everyone's reaction is also different.

Some people think that these nobles are so shameless that they actually snatched the Jinshi of Xinke Mingjing to be their sons-in-law, and some people think that there is such a good thing?

Those who came from the gentry mostly dismissed this, and the gentry already looked down on the upstarts with military merits.

What's more, they have just won the gold medal, which is even more arrogant.

On the contrary, those who came from poor families, especially those who have no foundation, are full of joy when they hear that there is such a good thing.

Although scholars are very proud, in this era, everyone is also very clear that without a strong enough relationship, you can't go far.

Wu Huaiyu also found it very funny watching this scene.

He originally told Cheng Chumo later that if you really want to catch a son-in-law from the list, you can't just go to the list to snatch him. You should first find out which of the young handsome men in this exam have better morals and which ones are better. If you have a good relationship with those who have not yet married, then you can start in advance and contact them proactively.

Invite them to come to the mansion to sit down and have a good talk. If the negotiation is successful, you can also use your relationship status to recommend him publicly to increase the chance of winning.

Of course, this needs to be agreed in advance, and it is best to sign a marriage certificate first.

In this way, once he wins, he will come to another list to catch his son-in-law at that time, and it will be a matter of course. It looks lively outside, and he will also hype and market the new son-in-law to increase his reputation and increase his worth.

There is no one who waits until the announcement of the rankings to arrest people indiscriminately.

Look at the Hongnong Yang family, who is much smarter in handling things. He took a good look at Shangguanyi in advance, greeted Wu Huaiyu early, and even introduced the two parties.

Shangguanyi talked with them a few times, and she was basically willing to marry the Yang family.

Li Yifu is relatively young, five years younger than Shangguanyi, he is not so anxious, but he is still willing to take this opportunity to find a good in-law.

A group of relatives were messing around there.

But simplicity is not ineffective.

Anyway, it's just grabbing.

There are always those who are not yet married, but are willing to marry the military upstarts.

Very lively.

Shangguanyi and Li Yifu, the two new Jinshi, stood beside Wu Huaiyu, but no one dared to come directly to snatch him.

Lead them to thank the chief examiner Du Zhenglun.

There are also many old acquaintances in the official department.

Minister of the Ministry of Officials Yang Shidao, this Hongnong Yang family can be considered a relative, his niece Yang Jieyu is now the family of Wu Huaiyu's son and daughter, and Yang Shidao's cousin is Wu Huaiyu's fourth aunt, not to mention his student Shangguanyi has now agreed to marry Yang Gongren's daughter.

Back when Yang Shidao was working as a military supervisor, Huaiyu and his son got along pretty well with him, and Yang Shidao had sent two kabukis to Lao Wu earlier.

Zhang Rui and Yang Zuan, servants of the Ministry of Officials, were old acquaintances of Chang'an Ling before.In the case of Yuan's temptress, Yang Zuan overturned his car and was almost hacked by Li Shimin. Wen Yanbo strongly advised him, and Wu Huaiyu also helped intercede. In the end, not only was he not guilty, but he was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Yang Zuan always remembered this favor.

This time, Du Zhenglun, the chief examiner and the meritorious examiner, stepped forward to greet Wu Huaiyu in person.

"Come and pay your respects to the officials from the Ministry of Officials."

The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments of the imperial court, and there are four divisions under it. In the future, the selection, examination of merit, and examination of honors, etc., will be under their control anyway, and every official will have to deal with the Ministry of Officials.

Now Wu Huaiyu directly leads these two new subjects to visit Shangshu, Shilang, Sisi Langzhong, and Yuanwailang. In the next re-examination and selection, can there be any problems?

After sitting and chatting for a while, Huaiyu took them to meet the prime ministers again.

"Yi Guogong is a talented student. It is said that His Majesty heard that the two were your students, and he personally read their test papers and the provincial papers that he had voted in before. After reading it, he called him Juncai and wanted to entrust him with great use. It is said that His Majesty The roll call has already been made, and it will be assigned to the Secretary's Department, the future is boundless." Fang Xuanling praised with a smile.

The Secretary Department is a Qingshui yamen that outsiders seem to have no rights. However, young officials who advance to the Secretary Department after entering the official position are definitely the top choice. The official positions given to the sons of noble families usually don't take long before they can be promoted, and that is a gilded place.

Several prime ministers gave a lot of words of appreciation to Wu Huaiyu and the two Jinshi students.

Of course, it does not rule out that some people have other ideas in their hearts.

In fact, everyone also understands that the so-called students, even if they are disciples, are not taught by Wu Huaiyu himself, Wu Huaiyu is only twenty, Shangguanyi is also twenty, and Li Yifu even worshiped under the sect when he was thirty.

This kind of teacher and student can also be regarded as a kind of unspoken rule, a kind of cooperation alliance with two-way choice, which is no different from marriage.

Shangguanyi and Li Yifu fancy Wu Huaiyu's power, fame and connections, and Wu Huaiyu takes a fancy to their young talents, mutual achievement, mutual help and mutual benefit.

Not only did Li Yifu need to borrow Wu Huaiyu's power, but in fact, powerful people like Wu Huaiyu also needed many disciples, secret guests, in-laws, and friends like Li Yifu's Shangguanyi to stabilize their position.

The higher you go, the more you need a solid alliance.

Every person who can stand in the high position of the court center must actually be a representative of a mountain. Which of the prime ministers here would not know about these things? , Promote officials and so on.

Out of the imperial city.

The two young men were still excited.

But they were not carried away.

"For the marriage with the Yang family, please ask the teacher to help you make a big wedding, and formally and publicly engage in the marriage."

"No problem." Wu Huaiyu was very satisfied with him being able to keep his promise, but he was afraid of the kind of person who would get carried away when he was complacent.

"Where's Da Lang?" Huaiyu asked Li Yifu, "There are so many relatives who want to find you as their son-in-law, which one do you like?"

Li Yifu saw that Shangguanyi had decided to marry the daughter of the former prime minister Yang Gongren, and he was a little envious. Although Yang Gongren was no longer the prime minister, he was now only the governor of Luozhou, but Hongnong Yang's Guanwangfang was still very powerful in the court, the emperor There are only four Yang's daughters in the harem.

Yang Shidao is not only the son-in-law of the Supreme Emperor, but also the official secretary.

In contrast, Cheng Yaojin, Fan Xing, Qiu He and other dignitaries who wanted to find him as their son-in-law were basically upstarts with military merits, and they were incomparable with the Hongnong Yang family.

"Please ask the teacher to help me make up my mind." Li Yifu said with a smile.

"It depends on your own wishes. All honored families are good."

Li Yifu finally chose the daughter of the third uncle Wu Shiyi from the Wuhuaiyu clan.

Samurai Yi is currently serving as the governor of Yuzhou. His daughter was born to Xu Xian's wife Zhuge.The samurai Yi Yuan died early, and the continuation Zhuge Fen he married later also came from the Langya Zhuge family, which was also a famous family.

But Cheng Yaojin's and Fan Xing's families basically only have concubine daughters.

In the end, Li Yifu chose Wu Shiyi, who was only the county duke, because he was Wu Huaiyu's uncle and daughter of Wu Shiyi, and he was not only a descendant, but also a member of the Wu family.

The young Li Yifu was still very optimistic about the Wu family, but it was a pity that Wu Huaiyu didn't have a sister of the right age, let alone a daughter of the right age, otherwise he would have preferred to be Wu Huaiyu's brother-in-law or son-in-law.

"Have you really thought it through?"

"I've already thought about it."

"Okay, then I will send a post to the Lu'an County Government, and choose an auspicious day to bring you to ask for marriage."

(End of this chapter)