Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 145 Lin Ruhai's Lesson

After chatting about the business for a while, Lin Ruhai turned the topic to Chen Heng's homework.This child will take the college entrance examination in June, and Lin Ruhai said it was impossible not to worry about it.

Fortunately, after several tests, Chen Heng answered fluently.Knowing that the other party had not neglected his homework recently, Lin Ruhai was very satisfied and couldn't help but ask: "Are you sure you will win the first place in the college examination this time?"

When Daiyu heard it, she didn't expect her father to ask for this, so she hurriedly turned her head to look at her elder brother, fearing that Lin Ruhai's expectations would put pressure on Chen Heng.

Although Chen Heng felt surprised, his expression was normal.Regardless of other things, he studied so hard, studying hard day and night without letting go of the book.Isn't what you are looking for is the title on the gold list, and strive for the first place?
However, this kind of thing is unknown until the result comes out.Although Chen Heng was confident, he didn't dare to vouch for himself, he just said, "Nephew will do his best."

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai nodded in satisfaction.He understands Chen Heng's temperament, and knows that this kid is not someone who likes to talk big.For this kind of person, things that are [-]% sure will be calculated as [-]% of the time.

However, Lin Ruhai still decided to add fire to this child, "If you can really win the first place in the exam, I will prepare a congratulatory gift for you."

After passing the examination as a scholar, even if you officially embark on the road to officialdom, it can be called the first hurdle of the carp jumping over the dragon's gate.If there is someone to support, there is a precedent for directly becoming an official. It's just that such a person is destined to have a low future.

Hearing that Uncle Lin's father painted cakes for himself, Chen Heng couldn't help being a little excited, and immediately asked, "Uncle, what is this reward?"

"No wonder you play chess badly and have such poor patience. Are you a monkey?" Lin Ruhai scolded with a smile, making Chen Heng blush, and just giggled.

Fortunately, Chen Heng is not without help, Lin Daiyu hastily complained for his elder brother, "Father, you can just tell your elder brother. How can anyone say such a thing, it is still a joke."

Ha, your elbow is really fast.Lin Ruhai shook his head helplessly, and had no choice but to say frankly to Chen Heng: "If you get the first place in the exam, I can entrust you with the responsibility of the weaving workshop in the west of the city."

When Chen Heng heard this, he immediately got up and said in surprise, "Uncle, are you serious?"

"I see what you said earlier, it's obvious that you have a plan in mind. You can simply do one thing and leave it to you to display it yourself."

Lin Ruhai had only heard Chen Heng's detailed report, and knew that this child would outperform many of his officials in this matter.And he deliberately taught Chen Heng that the knowledge in the book is the kung fu of water dripping on stone, but the knowledge learned can be put to use after all.

As the saying goes, you can’t teach others what you teach.To teach people, one time is enough.If you really want to let Chen Heng, a thousand-mile horse, run, there is nothing better than letting go of the rein and giving him a piece of grassland.

Lin Ruhai also wanted to see how much talent Chen Heng had.He continued: "However, the two of us have to make an agreement. At that time, uncle will send an official to assist you. He will not interfere with what you do. You only need to report to me every half a month."

"Okay!" Chen Heng immediately agreed, his mood was already excited, and he deeply felt the kindness of his uncle for supporting him.

In fact, Chen Heng hasn't figured it out yet, the relationship between him and Lin Ruhai has become difficult to separate from each other.They first became attached to each other because of Wang Xianming's family, and they also had the kindness of traveling thousands of miles to find a doctor to save their son.

Now, Wei Yinghong's promotion has something to do with him.His future career will also be placed on him.Lin Ruhai knew that as long as he and Chen Heng continued to walk on, they would be inseparable from every aspect.

Just like Chen Heng, because he has already stamped His Majesty's mark.Then besides His Majesty, isn't his mark even heavier?
Not to mention, there is still Daiyu who is eccentric.

Thinking of this precious daughter, Lin Ruhai couldn't help turning his head to look at Daiyu, the joy on the other's face made him, a father, a bit appetizing to watch.

Silly girl, you must have been so happy when I became the prefect.Lin Ruhai shook his head, and said to his daughter, "Yu'er, go tell your mother that your brother is staying at home for lunch."

"Huh?" Sister Lin, who was listening happily, was a little surprised when she heard this.

For such a trivial matter, all you need to do is call a servant to pass it on.

Why did daddy ask her to come here on purpose?
Daiyu thought about it carefully, and immediately realized that it was because her father wanted to dismiss her, and she had something else to tell her elder brother.

"Oh." She nodded sensibly, and she didn't have to worry too much about the hot conversation between her brother and her father.

After Daiyu left, Chen Heng, who knew that his uncle had other important matters, couldn't help but straighten his back and straighten his sitting posture.

Lin Ruhai found it interesting, so he teased the child, "Don't worry, I won't play chess with you."

Being interrupted by his uncle, Chen Heng's serious expression finally collapsed, he only laughed once, and said with a smile: "Hey, uncle, just talk, nephew listen carefully."

Seeing the younger generation put on the posture of a good student, Lin Ruhai also smiled and took out a few documents from the desk.

In the past few years, he taught Chen Heng a lot in policy theory.The other party is also upbeat, and his learning progress has always made him feel at ease.

Now, it is time to enter the next stage.Since Lin Ruhai wanted to teach Chen Heng sincerely, he wouldn't just teach the Four Books and Five Classics.

In this world, there are still two sets of knowledge to learn.

For anyone who wants to do things, these two knowledges are indispensable.

Lin Ruhai handed the document in his hand to Chen Heng.

"Heng'er, take a look first."

Chen Heng took the document, spread it out and found that it contained the biographies of the county magistrates and officials in Yangzhou Prefecture.The content recorded is zero and zero, all detailed and meticulous.

"Uncle, what is this?" Chen Heng held it like a hot potato.I don't know the meaning of his uncle suddenly letting him see this.

"Don't panic, since I can show you, it's nothing important." Lin Ruhai smiled and calmed Chen Heng's doubts, "Look first, uncle wants to see what you can see."

Chen Heng nodded, and settled down to read carefully.He soon discovered that the people on this list turned out to be the list of all Jinshi and Juren in the mansion.

He even found Jia Yucun's name on it, including Jia Yucun's Jinshi in the past few years, what official position he took for the first time, and for what reason he lost his black hat, how old he is now, and what position he currently holds.

If it is just a list of personnel records, there is obviously no need to fill in these unofficial Jinshi and Juren.After Chen Heng finished reading, he gently closed the document.He asked Lin Ruhai, "Uncle, are you considering employing someone?"

"Well, I have already made up my mind about this matter. I just used it to test you. You can continue to think about it. First, let's see if there is anything weird in the list."

As the prefect, how could Lin Ruhai interfere with Chen Heng's intentions in terms of personnel matters.He just took this opportunity to prepare to remind Chen Heng.

"Oh." Chen Heng nodded, and quickly lowered his head to continue reading the document.Asking his uncle to remind him like this, he himself was very delicate, and soon discovered two weird places.

One is Xu Pingzhi, the county magistrate of Taixing County. This person is just a juren.Among the county magistrates who are all Jinshi, it is particularly prominent.

You know, Yangzhou Prefecture is a first-class wealthy place.It's not a remote place. The official positions here are, to put it bluntly, ugly. Every year, those who want to come have to fight to get a result.

The other is Jia Yucun. As a second-best Jinshi in his prime, he has searched all over Yangzhou, and he is the only one in the embarrassing position of the academy.

Although his predecessor, Mei Hanlin, was also a Jinshi, but Mei Hanlin was appointed by the emperor himself, so he was on the emperor's errand, and everything he did was a matter of course.

Didn’t you see that Mei Xuezheng was officially promoted to Yangzhou Academic Affairs within a few years?
Chen Heng told Lin Ruhai his doubts, and the latter nodded with a smile. This is exactly what he wanted Chen Heng to find out, and said directly: "Then have you ever thought about why?"

"There are people above the county magistrate Xu."

In front of his uncle, Chen Heng no longer hid his words and answered simply.

"Then who is the person above him?"

"It's Master Wei."

Lin Ruhai smiled, and told Chen Heng about Xu Pingzhi's past experience as Wei Yinghong's aide.

Then he raised another question, "Now there are three vacancies in the government: governor, academic administrator, and salt inspector. Among them, academic administrator is directly appointed by the court, let's ignore it for now. Do you think the other two positions are among the officials in the county? , who is more suitable to serve?”

Uncle, don’t you already have the answer in your mind?Chen Heng was a little strange, but he still followed Lin Ruhai's train of thought and began to think about the problem in front of him.

With the relationship between Uncle and Lord Wei, Xu Pingzhi should not be left alone.Is it really appropriate for a civil servant to hold such an important position?

Since Xu Pingzhi is not suitable, what about Jiangdu county magistrate Zhang Shangxian?He is a Jinshi in the second list, and he has stayed in Yangzhou for several years. He is qualified for both qualifications and imperial examinations.

Chen Heng thought for a while, and then said, "Uncle, do you want Zhang Shangxian to be the censor of Yanyan? Then let Xu Pingzhi be the county magistrate of Jiangdu?"

The advantage of doing this is naturally that Wei Yinghong's face can be taken into account, and the plan is very appropriate.

You idiot, why are you only half-opened?Lin Ruhai shook his head, and said angrily, "You're only half right. Xu Pingzhi is indeed going to be transferred to Jiangdu County."

The position of Zhang Shangxian is ready to be revealed.Since it is not the Xunyan Yushi, it can only be Zhizhou.Chen Heng nodded, suddenly reacted, and said in horror: "Uncle, you don't want Jia Xuezheng to be the censor of salt, do you?"

Otherwise, Chen Heng really couldn't figure out Lin Ruhai's intention to let him see the list.

Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile when he heard this. "Not stupid."

"But can this be done?" Chen Heng couldn't help being curious.

And this is exactly what Lin Ruhai wanted to teach him. Seeing this child, he wanted to understand things.Lin Ruhai grasped this example again and began to explain.

He first cited the fact that Mei Hanlin was expelled to the academy, and pointed out to Chen Heng the disputes in the court.In the context of the two parties' struggle, no matter who is handed over the position of inspector and censor, the other party will feel troublesome and uneasy.

Then at this time, the beauty of Jia Yucun is reflected.He has nothing to do with the new or the old party, and he has the title of Jinshi, and he once served as the county magistrate of Qipin, which is indeed extremely suitable.

"But hasn't he been dismissed before?" Chen Heng was a little puzzled.

"It is precisely because of this that I can use him for my own use by recommending him." Lin Ruhai said very carefully, and he was teaching Chen Heng with all his heart and soul, "Heng'er, think for yourself. For Zhang Shangxian , My recommendation is dispensable. But to Jia Yucun, uncle, am I going to be kind to you again?"

In the officialdom, uncle's move like this can be regarded as a call to action.After the recommended person becomes an official, if he dares to turn his back on the door, even if he is accepted by political opponents for a while, he will not dare to use it in the future.

Thinking about this, Chen Heng nodded quickly, and he continued to listen to Lin Ruhai's lecture.

"The post of inspecting the salt censor is related to Yangzhou's salt administration. Now there are frequent changes in the various ministries of the grassland, and there may be a big war. At this juncture, there must be no accidents in financial affairs, and the disaster of Sun Chuanting in the previous Ming Dynasty must not be repeated. .”

Sun Chuanting?Chen Heng wrote down another person's name in his mind, and when he was about to go back, he flipped through the books and carefully read the life of this person.

Wait, what did uncle just say?Going to fight? ? ?Chen Heng's eyes widened. He received so much news today that he couldn't react at the moment.

"Uncle, is there going to be a war outside?" Chen Heng immediately thought of Xin Suzhao who had already thrown himself into the gate.

"It's just possible, but you must be careful about everything and be prepared." Lin Ruhai also lamented that at such a critical time, the court is still fighting endlessly. For the people of the world, it is a disaster rather than a blessing.

"Then how can uncle guarantee that the imperial court will definitely choose Jia Yucun?"

The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.Since patrolling the salt censor is so important, Chen Heng inevitably began to worry about the outcome of this matter.

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, "I didn't do anything. I just reported the names of Zhang Shangxian, Xu Pingzhi, and Jia Yucun together, and then put Zhang Shangxian's name at the top. Do you understand the meaning?"

This is a fight between rivers and mussels, and the fisherman benefits.Chen Heng nodded. This is an easy thing to do, but thinking about it and being able to use it is the real test of a person's wisdom.

Seeing the subtlety of Lin Ruhai's move, Chen Heng boasted sincerely: "Uncle is very strategic."

"Stop flattering." Lin Ruhai tried his best, but of course it wasn't for showing off.He pulled Chen Heng in front of him and patiently taught him how to grasp people's hearts and analyze the current situation.

This knowledge has never been taught to Chen Heng before.Not to mention his current life, even if he struggled in society in his previous life, he can only give a rough idea.

Under Lin Ruhai's explanation, Chen Heng seemed to be opened a new door.

In the history books of the past dynasties that were published in the academy in the past years, Lin Ruhai also explained a lot of things that I didn't understand before.Chen Heng was working hard in class, when suddenly a servant came outside and said that the food had been prepared outside.

Lin Ruhai, who was enjoying the lecture, also had to dismiss get out of class temporarily, and said before leaving: "When you are free these two days, you stop the New Year's greetings, write articles at home every morning, and come to my class in the afternoon. "

The originally depressed mood was swept away, and Chen Heng immediately said with great joy: "Yes, uncle."

　Sorry, sorry, this chapter is late.The main reason is that Kavinka is very good. I have written several versions, but they are too cumbersome and the information is too dense. I am afraid that your reading experience will not be good, so I wrote it until now.
　　
　
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