Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 69 The Future of Zhen Xing Brothers

"Uncle! Didn't you go to the Yamen?"

Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang tugged Fan Zheng's arm from left to right, curious about his early appearance in their lotus leaf chicken shop.

It's still early for dinner time.

"Hehe, besides being on duty, we go out to the yamen at five o'clock to do work at sunrise, and we can go home after lunch in the afternoon." Fan Zheng answered patiently, just like Aunt Fan patiently treated herself back then.

Zhen Bang's eyes widened: "Wow! That's great! I want to be an official when I grow up!"

Zhen Xing became much calmer: "It can't be that there are only benefits, right?"

Fan Zheng laughed: "Zhen Xing is really careful. You can't be late or off-duty. If you are found out, you will be whipped twenty times."

Zhen Bang guarded his little butt with a sad face, obviously a little bit shaken in his determination.

For a baby, spanking is already the ultimate punishment.

As for things like bending the law for personal gain, it's too far away for them, so there's no need to talk about it.

Aunt Fan came over with a smile and brought a bowl of plum soup.

Dark plum, sweet-scented osmanthus, hawthorn, licorice and a little caramel are boiled into amber color, appetizing and invigorating the spleen, and relieve greasy. It is suitable for Fan Zheng who is a little bit indigestible in the imperial city.

Take a sip, sweet and sour, in harmony with digestion, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst, how can there be a word "shuang".

Fan Zheng has been willing to be by Aunt Fan's side since she was a child, because she can always miraculously make all kinds of delicious things.

Everything else in the imperial city is good, but because the terrain is low-lying and hot, even if it is only Yangchun and March, it is a bit tormented.

Hotter than the Imperial City is the Tai Chi Palace.

In July of the second year of Zhenguan, Gongqing advised Li Shimin, who lived in the East Palace at that time, to build a pavilion to escape the summer heat, but Li Shimin did not listen.

In the early days of Zhenguan, which was famous for its frugality, someone was able to persuade the emperor to escape the summer heat, which shows how hot the entire Tai Chi Palace and East Palace are.

Yu Wenkai built the city in the previous dynasty, which can be regarded as a flaw.

"Is it okay?"

This is all Madam Fan cares about.

Fan Zheng drank the dried plum soup and put the bowl on the table: "According to the rules, of course it's a cold reception. However, I showed my abacus skills on the spot and immediately calmed people down."

Aunt Fan laughed loudly: "I don't necessarily believe anything else you say, but if you say abacus, that's absolutely fine! To tell you the truth, when I went to Dongshi, I also saw the accountants hired by the shopkeeper to dial the beads of the abacus. A tortoise pulling a cart can make people anxious! Even when Zhen Xing and the others were just learning abacus, they didn't slow down like this."

Zhen Bang was unhappy, and muttered: "Don't compare them to me! Tie Xiaozhuang is faster than them, okay?"

Of course, Tie Xiaozhuang was indeed faster than the accountants outside, but it was a pity that "accurate" was not enough. Fan Zheng's request was [-]% accurate.

For the same set of questions, each person must calculate at least twice to confirm whether the results are consistent, which is called review.

This standard is a bit high, Zhen Bang's accuracy rate is 90.00% five, he is not satisfied.

There are still relatively few people in the world who can really achieve 90.00%. It is not bad to be able to reach [-]%. Otherwise, what is the use of review?

Fan Zheng just had high standards and strict requirements.

Aunt Fan laughed and scolded: "You bastard is still in a hurry."

Fan Zheng smiled: "Actually, the moment I arrived at the yamen, I was thinking, Zhen Xing's temperament is calm and careful, and Zhen Bang's abacus is better than blue, and he will be too inferior to be an accountant in the future."

"Since I stepped into the yamen of the procuratorate, and the procuratorate is still a yamen that needs abacus, why can't I bring Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang into the chief procuratorate after a few years?"

Listening to these words, one can know that Fan Zheng's ambition is not to be a resident, but to be a master!
Aunt Fan laughed loudly: "My sister is a woman, and if she doesn't understand these things, Brother Fan Zheng will make the decisions."

Well, even if Fan Zheng is no longer Fangzheng, Aunt Fan still doesn't need to change his name. How can the pronunciation of "Fan Zheng" be the same as "Fangzheng"?

The relationship between the two families can't be described as "good as a family", it's really appropriate to say that they are as close as brothers and sisters.

Except for those who have special reasons, how many people don't want to step into the officialdom, and how many angry horses do they have?
Even foreign officials and officials are still unattainable positions for many ordinary people.

Although the imperial examination is now open to select scholars, there are still very few people recruited every year, and methods such as recommendation still occupy a dominant position.

This point, look at the more famous courtiers in the Zhenguan period, and you will know that, except for Sun Fujia, who was the number one scholar in the eight classics, how many of them took the imperial examination?
Li Yifu was recommended by Li Daliang, but who dares to say that Li Yifu's talent and learning are inferior?
Fan Zheng said carefully, "You also know that there are temptations everywhere in the officialdom, and if you accidentally make a mistake, you may not be able to turn back. Zhen Xing has a steady temper, so I don't worry about it, but sister, you have to remind Zhen Bang from time to time. Don't go astray, keep your heart straight."

"Otherwise, if I take them to the officialdom in the future, I may harm others and myself."

Fan Zheng wasn't just talking nonsense, the position of supervisory censor, if he sat firmly, it would be impossible to arrange one-eighth of supervisory censors, and it would not be a big problem to arrange two-thirty-fourths of supervisory censors.

The only problem is that Zhen Xing and Zhen Bang are only eight years old!
Even if you want to make a special case and recruit middle-aged men as foreign officials, it will take eight years.

In the past eight years, life has been difficult and there is no helper.

Li Mao, uh, Li Yifu's character is quite strong at this time, but who can guarantee that he won't lose his integrity once?
So, don't be too innocent, white lotus will not grow long in the officialdom, unless the thigh you hug is an elephant's leg.

"That Miss Du, is she really blind?"

Aunt Fan started to gossip.

Women, it doesn't matter whether you are eight years old or 80 years old, cold-tempered or heroic, the same gossip remains the same.

A Niang's voice is probably known to half of Dunhuafang.

"Appearance, medium, is youthful and attractive. Temperament, is also very good, lively and cheerful, and can distinguish right from wrong." Fan Zheng shook his head lightly. "Unfortunately, although we had a very happy conversation, she and I didn't have such mutual intentions, and we couldn't be excited."

It's definitely no problem to make do with it.

However, who is willing to deal with it when they have the ability?
Zhen Xing glanced at Fan Zheng, full of disappointment, sighed, shook his head, and looked angry.

It is true, not harmful, but extremely insulting.

……

What really troubled Fan Zheng was the recruitment of servants.

According to the system, eighth-rank officials can have three servants, but Fan Zheng has no suitable candidates.

Not to mention three, one is hard to find.

A pillar of the family like Tie Dazhuang is not suitable, not to mention that he has to earn work points, at least there is still Tie Xiaozhuang to take care of.

By the way, Ku Zhenzhen works hard in Xiangfang, and she doesn't pretend to talk to outsiders, and has no intention of remarrying after getting rid of her clothes.

Even in the incense shop, a woman mentioned while chatting with Fan Zheng that Ku Zhenzhen had inquired about the nunnery in Chang'an City, and might have thought of becoming a monk.

For example, Lu Jiasheng and the like, of course there are quite a few of them, but there are not a few who are completely trustworthy.

The most important thing is that concubines are mainly exempted from military service, and officials subsidize part of it from the seven pens and five hundred cash for sex service at their discretion, and the amount is not fixed.

So, don't you look at the character of officials as a commoner?

In this regard, Fan Zheng's reputation is solid.

(End of this chapter)