Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 45 The Rise of the Poor Family (Please reward!)
The concubine Zhou Ren got up early as usual, with a stack of pickled radish sticks and two bowls of porridge on the table, which was his breakfast with his wife Wu Shi.

After dinner, Zhou Ren and his wife Wu Shi went out together. In order to supplement the family, Wu found a job to mend clothes for the cloth village. From morning to night, he could earn three coins a month. There is a famous man in her family.

Zhou Ren walked to the Hanlin Academy on foot. He was famous for his talent since he was a child. He was promoted at the age of 19 and a Jinshi at the age of 23. He thought that he could enter the official career and seek some benefits for the people.

But for many years, the imperial court has been dominated by courtiers, and they are doing selfish things. Some colleagues who have surplus money in their families have already managed through connections and entered the court as officials. Thinking of this, Zhou Ren not only shook his head.

He is now 28 years old and has been in the Imperial Academy for five years. His daily job is to copy books. There are a large number of ancient books in the Imperial Academy. Due to long-term damp or ants and insects, many books have become unreadable.

In order to restore these ancient books, the scholars of the Hanlin Academy who happened to have nothing to do were sent by the Shangguan to copy books. This is a job that a person who has just been admitted as a scholar can do.

Shu Jishi has no rank. There are many people in the Imperial Academy like him. After studying hard for ten years, in the end, he can't use his wisdom to serve the country, and his subordinates can't serve his parents as filial piety. What a pity!
It's been five years. Zhou Ren put down his pen and sighed. While he was thinking about it, there was a sound of footsteps from the outer courtyard.

"Which one is Mr. Zhou Renzhou?" An official dressed in black entered the yard and asked loudly.

Zhou Ren was a little confused at first, he had stayed in the Imperial Academy for so long, except for a few editors above him, very few outsiders cared about them, not to mention what did he call me?grown ups?

Before he had time to think about it, Zhou Ren hurriedly dropped his pen and stepped out.

"I'm Zhou Ren, but I can't bear the title of 'adult'. Dare I ask what's the matter with me?" Zhou Ren bowed his hands to the officials and saluted humbly.

"Maybe you couldn't be appointed in the past, but from now on, you are the new appointment of the military department, how can you not be accepted?" Li Mu also smiled, and handed the promotion document in his hand to Zhou Ren with an incredulous expression.

"Your Majesty Zhou, hurry up and report to the Bingke Yamen! I have to report back to the Ministry of Officials, so I'm leaving!" The officials cupped their hands and went out without waiting for Zhou Ren to return the gift. He still had a lot of documents to deliver.

"Congratulations, brother Zhou, you finally got out of this prison-like ghost place! Oh, maybe I should call Mr. Zhou! It's my younger brother who is being rude!" After hearing the news, many good men and women who came out clapped their hands together to congratulate Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren was still in astonishment, until he repeatedly looked at the document in his hand, confirmed that it was issued by the official department, and even stamped the seal of the official department, he was relieved.Zhou Ren suppressed the joy in his heart, turned around to salute his colleagues around him, and then bowed his head in the direction of the imperial city to thank Shengen.

Before Zhou Ren finished packing up, several more officials rushed over.

"May I ask who is Lord Geng Wenmian Geng?"

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As early as two days ago, Chongzhen convened officials from the Ministry of Officials to discuss the appointment of middle-level officials in various ministries and divisions. Half of the officials in the capital were vacant, and the chief officials and ministers of each ministry could still be selected from existing officials. Quite cautious.

However, the middle-level officials in various ministries that are most lacking at present have caused Chongzhen a headache. The appointment of ministers in various ministries is important, but in fact these middle-level officials are the foundation.

In the past, middle-level officials were recommended by the chief officials of various ministries, and then handed over to Chongzhen by the Ministry of Officials, but Chongzhen did not recognize these people. Out of trust in the ministers of various ministries, Chongzhen generally stamped their seals honestly.

But now Chongzhen doesn’t plan to do this anymore. Most of the officials who were beheaded the day before yesterday recommended each other and formed cliques for corruption. Although the remaining officials and the newly promoted chief officials of various ministries are all clean, who knows what will happen in the future? What will happen, practice has proved that recommendation is not advisable, and the trend of party formation must be curbed.

After thinking for a long time, Chongzhen still decided to let his Liu Aiqing, An Guobo Liu Hongjian, come over as a staff officer. Since he presided over the beheading meeting, his Aiqing has not come to court for three days, which is really unreasonable.

I need to find something for him to do!Chongzhen thought to himself.

When he received Chongzhen's oral order, Liu Hongjian was carrying a hoe in the backyard of his home, and was sweating profusely on the ground.

Sun Xiuxiu's health has also improved a lot in the past few days. Liu Hongjian often accompanies her to bask in the sun in the yard. Now that spring is in full swing, Sun Xiuxiu mentioned the matter of opening a nursery in the backyard again, fearing that he might miss the best season.

Liu Hongjian thought that he would be idle anyway, so he might as well exercise.

So he sent Niu Damai out to buy seeds, but he found a rusty broken hoe from nowhere, shouted slogans, and started digging the ground, until Sun Xiuxiu, who was sitting on the chair beside him The branches trembled.

When he was tired, Liu Hongjian sat beside Sun Xiuxiu and told her stories about the Dream of the Red Chamber. Since the beginning of the last time, the little wife has been fascinated by the Dream of the Red Chamber, and often shed tears when she heard the emotional part.

"The flowers wither and the flowers fly all over the sky. Who is there to pity when the red fades away? Daiyu is too infatuated. Husband, do you like such a person?" Sun Xiuxiu picked up a xiu handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead for her beloved husband.

"I only like you, I'm not interested in other husbands!" Liu Hongjian lightly embraced his beloved wife's crisp shoulders, and tapped his lips lightly on Sun Xiuxiu's forehead.

"Husband, the wound is itching again." Sun Xiuxiu blushed and avoided Liu Hongjian's further invasion.

"Where? Is this here? Here?" Liu Hongjian deliberately pretended not to know, and slowly moved his right hand under his beloved wife's fragrant shoulder. After a while, he climbed up to the softness of Yingying's grip, and deliberately rubbed it lightly.

"Husband, you...you...Xiuxiu ignored you." At first, seeing his serious face, she thought Liu Hongjian wanted to tickle her, but in the end she was "salted" by her husband , although there were only two people in the yard, it was broad daylight after all, and Sun Xiuxiu's face was as red as a ripe apple.

"My lord, another father-in-law came outside, saying that he was sent by the emperor..." Just as Liu Hongjian was thinking about how to coax his little wife, the bull in the outer courtyard shouted at the butcher's throat.

"No see no see, every time I spoil my good deeds..."

That's what he said, but Liu Hongjian still entered the palace with a displeased face. Born in such a society, how many people dare to challenge the majesty of the emperor, besides, Emperor Chongzhen was tolerant enough to him. Sometimes he felt that Chongzhen looked at him The look in his eyes is like an elder's concern for the younger generation.

It is still Qianqing Palace, and there is still a table of banquets, but compared with last time, it is obvious that the dishes this time are much richer than last time. Although they are not delicacies from mountains and seas, they are produced by the royal chef in the palace after all. How can the taste be outside? Comparable to those restaurants.

Liu Hongjian pretended to go forward to salute, but before he could show his gestures, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand away and motioned him to sit down and talk.

The last Hongmen Banquet was very successful. It not only took away the blood-sucking insects of the court, but also filled the treasury. Now the Emperor Chongzhen is in a good mood, and everything is easy to talk about when he has money. Chongzhen solemnly expressed his respect for Liu Hongjian Awarded, and then took the lead in holding the cup.

Liu Hongjian was naturally blunt, picked up the wine glass and just drank it, and then grinned with food in his mouth regardless of his image. Emperor Chongzhen was not angry either.

After drinking for three rounds, Liu Hongjian, who had a weak drinker, began to talk more. Chongzhen took the opportunity to ask Liu Hongjian casually what he thought of those middle-level officials who were vacant in the Six Departments and the Three Law Departments.

Liu Hongjian hiccupped, got up and wobbled, pointing to the hall above his head, thinking for a while.

"Has your majesty ever heard of that poem by Li Bai? There are tens of thousands of mansions in An De Guang Mansion, which shelters the poor and the poor in the world. They are all happy, and the wind and rain do not...do not move and are safe...like a mountain..."

"Impoverished, underprivileged, does Aiqing mean that I should use people from humble backgrounds? No, this poem should be written by Du Fu, the great poet..."

"That's not important Your Majesty... listen to me tell you..."

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