Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 155 We Don't Have a Governor in Jiangsu

Today the sky is bright and the waves are sparkling.But Chen Heng won't find it novel if he sees this kind of scenery too much.After all, what kind of scenery is just common in Jiangnan.

He carefully looked at the crowd around him. This kind of perspective of "you are looking at the scenery at the bridgehead, and the people watching the scenery are looking at you upstairs" is easy to be fascinating and interesting.

The spring breeze rushed to see off the guests, as the two official ships got closer.Chen Heng obviously noticed the changes in everyone's expressions.In the queue of officials on the left, most of them are solemn and calm.Only at the end of the line, a few people with small official positions could be seen whispering.

In the team of scholars on the right, everyone looked a little excited.Last month we bid farewell to Mei Xuezheng, and this month we ushered in a new academic administration.

This is related to the examiners of the scientific examinations of the students. Many people deliberately raised their heads and chests, trying to make their already low figures more conspicuous in the crowd.

Their mood reminded Chen Heng of some leaders visiting the school in his previous life.As the background board, I don't have the "good luck" to go up and present flowers.

Chen Heng retracted his gaze, and looked at Lin Ruhai who was at the front again.The wind in the river is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, blowing the crimson official robes fluttering.Lin Ruhai, who is nearly fifty years old, is at the time when a man's temperament is most stable and mature.

In addition, he holds great power and is calm and calm in commanding a powerful place.What's more, his temperament is as mellow as a jar of aged wine.Seeing Uncle Lin standing there silently, Chen Heng suddenly thought of a question.

Yangzhou Xuezheng is only the fifth rank, but Uncle Lin is the magistrate of the fourth rank.Applying the words of later generations of Internet literature, this is the half-step XX position.Why would a magistrate with such status stand here to welcome a Xuezheng?

"Gudong."

The sound of the ship approaching the shore cheered up the spirits of all the people waiting there.Chen Heng couldn't help but stare at the front with all his attention.On the first official boat to land, Yangzhou Xuezheng, dressed in a blue official robe, walked proudly across the boards laid by the boatman.

Even though they were so far away, Chen Heng could still see the complacency on the other party's body. It had nothing to do with the expression on his face, but a feeling emanating from his gestures.

Xuezheng put his hands in tandem, and he didn't cup his hands until he came to the prefect Lin's side.Chen Heng was too far away, and he hadn't practiced the magical skill of being able to hear mosquitoes falling within a hundred steps, so it was naturally impossible to hear what they were saying clearly.

He simply looked at the two people in everyone's spotlight from the far corner. One was wearing a straight fourth-grade scarlet robe, with a pair of flying cloud geese embroidered on the patch. His expression was calm, and he even nodded a little, making it look like he was not close. Not alienated either.

The other is wearing a green robe of the fifth rank, with a pair of white pheasants embroidered on the patch.Even though he was quite proud before, now he has to take the initiative to say hello to high-ranking officials, nodding from time to time to add persuasiveness to his words.

However, there is a difference of one order, but temperament and situation are one in the sky and the other in the ground.It really makes people want to get up and listen to their conversation.

Chen Heng stood there, probably too bored, so he continued to think wildly.Dayong's official robes were made according to the Ming Dynasty, and those above the fourth rank wore scarlet robes.The pattern of buzi on the chest is used to distinguish specific official ranks.

For example, the first-rank civil servant crane, the second-rank golden pheasant, and the third-rank peacock.Among other things, the aesthetics of the Ming Dynasty's official uniforms really fit the public's aesthetics, not much better than that of the Song Dynasty.

Finally, the two official ships on the dock completed the exchange.Xuezheng who didn't know when was standing behind Lin Ruhai stepped ahead and greeted the people coming from the official boat.

Chen Heng took a look, good guy, this person is also a scarlet robe, and the pattern on the patch turned out to be a pair of peacocks.

Such a person is a real giant in the Yangzhou territory, and can already remove the half-step half-step XX.

There are knowledgeable people among the students who have begun to whisper and guess the identity of the visitor.Among them, Xue Biao had the most news. He stood beside Chen Heng, directly in his friend's ear, and whispered: "It's the new Jinling prefect—Tian An."

Chen Heng was shocked, he didn't expect it to be this person.The identity of the green-robed man is self-evident.It must be Li Bian mentioned by Mei Xuezheng.

Before he had time to think about it, the teams on both sides took a few steps forward. After Tian An stood still, most of them bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "Congratulations, Mr. Futai."

"Yeah." Tian An nodded towards everyone.

But even if they walked a few steps closer, no one could hear their conversation.All he could do was watch Li Bian sandwiched between the two scarlet robes, talking excitedly.

Tian An's arrival seemed to give him more confidence to speak.Li Bian mostly spoke to Tian An, but Lin Ruhai's expression was normal, but there was a half-smile on his face.

Even now, Chen Heng is not unaware that the court is divided into two factions, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.Probably a few important figures, taking into account their public image, even if they belong to different parties, they are very friendly when they communicate with each other publicly.

Chen Heng looked to the left, looking at Jia Yucun, who he cared most about.Jia Yucun in the crowd kept his eyes low and solemn, but he didn't stretch his neck impatiently like some other colleagues.

In my impression, this position should have belonged to Jia Yucun, that is, the official position that Jia and Wang have operated for him.Now that the scarlet official robes he got are gone, he can only wear the seventh-rank green robes, and he doesn't know if he would hate himself if he knew it.

Chen Heng laughed, but was suddenly startled by the movement in the distance.Amidst the whispers of the crowd, he turned his head eagerly and looked at Uncle Lin's place.

I saw that among the three people who were originally in a harmonious atmosphere, they didn't know what happened, and they had an argument in front of everyone.Up to now, the cause is no longer important, Chen Heng only saw that Lin Ruhai's expression became tense and ugly, while Tian An seemed to be still talking, pointing at Li Bian with one hand and pointing at the student from time to time.

At this time, everyone could see the strangeness, and they were in the mood of joining in the fun.Everyone tried their best to stand on tiptoe, as if they wanted to hear something from the wind.

But this debate came to an abrupt end very quickly.In the end, Lin Ruhai didn't have time to let everyone watch the show. He raised his hand, said something, turned around and left.

The officials of the government office froze at that time. According to the plan, the government office held a banquet in the restaurant to entertain Tian and Li.Tian An didn't seem to expect that Lin Ruhai would dare not give him face in public.

"Lin Ruhai..." He pointed at the leaving back, his tone was both anxious and somewhat hostile.

"Oh, I just remembered one thing." Lin Ruhai stopped. As the magistrate, he was called by his name in public. If he didn't respond, would the surname of Yangzhou City be Lin or Tian in the future?

He turned around, looked at the two people behind him, and said to the government officials and Yangzhou students, "I remember, we don't have a second-rank governor in Jiangsu."

The prefect of Jinling was a special case in the former Ming Dynasty, and he belonged to the third rank.But in the Yong Dynasty, generally only between the third rank and the fourth rank.It should be treated as appropriate according to the official position of the official before he took office.

As for the Shuntian Mansion under the emperor's feet, there is no need to care so much, all of them are of the third rank.Ranked first among all magistrates in the world.On top of that is the second-rank governor, who is already a complete frontier official, which can be described as terrifying.

"I will also inspect the river embankment to prevent this year's waterlogging. The relevant officials will accompany me, and others will accompany Zhizhou to pick up the guests."

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he walked away without stopping.The government officials were not as nimble as him. They only trotted out and followed Lin Ruhai's footsteps smartly.

The others continued to receive Tian and Li under the leadership of Zhizhou Zhang Shangxian.

Damn it, Chen Heng noticed that Jia Yucun was also among the leaving team.Isn't he in charge of salt?What does the matter of the embankment have to do with him?

What happened next has nothing to do with Chen Heng and the others.Watching the excitement for no reason, these students couldn't say anything, but they all had excited faces. Presumably, when they go back, the bustle on the pier will soon spread in the city.

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After dinner in the evening, Chen Heng read at home as usual.On his desk, there are many homework written in the afternoon, including his own homework, and some homework by Qian Dayou and others.

Most of the content is related to arithmetic, which Chen Heng thinks is a good item to pull points.As for Chen Heng's talent in this area, even Jin Shenzhi, who taught this class, praised him endlessly.

Chen Heng naturally hopes that he can plucking the green seedlings around him before the hospital examination in June.But arithmetic is a thing that you can master if you know it, and you can't teach it if you can't. It's really hard to teach.

After correcting the exercises of Xue Biao, Qian Dayou, and Jiang Yuanbai, Chen Heng used the extremely intuitive scoring system of later generations to evaluate their scores this time: 75, 61, and 45.

Jiang Yuanbai, you boy, wait for me tomorrow.Chen Heng burst into tears, his friend didn't listen to what he taught in the afternoon.With Jiang Yuanbai's brain, can he really learn to paint from Master Xu?The smelly chess basket couldn't help criticizing in his heart.

"Second brother, let's drink some tea."

Xin Da, who pushed the door open, brought freshly brewed tea to Chen Heng.These things are all cheap goods from Second Uncle's shop.What Chen Heng got for nothing, it was also a fragrance when he drank it.

Now that he was busy with business, Chen Heng decided to go downstairs and take a walk in the yard after drinking tea.The atmosphere of early spring in the air is getting stronger, and at midnight, the fragrance has come from the dark.

Sitting for a long time hurts the body. When Chen Heng walks in the courtyard, he will deliberately lift his arms and turn his neck.Xinda is so familiar with his brother's behavior that he ignores it.It's just that he thought these actions were too funny, and he rejected Chen Heng's professor's kindness in words.

Since the little brother doesn't know the goods, Chen Heng will not force him.After the exercise, he wandered around the courtyard, while the elders of the family stayed in their respective houses.Although the family is not around, you can still feel the warm feeling.

Looking at the candlelight coming from Chen Qingyue and Chen Yin's room, he knew that these two boys were still reviewing their homework. Chen Heng nodded. The Chen family should have such hard work.

"What do you think of what happened in the morning?" Chen Heng asked Xin Da, who was someone he relied heavily on and was close to.Just like Lin Ruhai taught him, Chen Heng would often ask the other party what he meant.

There are not only inquiries, but also examinations, and even coaching.

Xinda looked sideways at the bright moon in the sky, he was seriously recalling the daytime scene.Although he was not in the queues of the two parties, he was also among the onlookers outside the guards, so he naturally watched a lively scene.

"I just feel that Master Lin's life will be difficult in the future." Xinda gave the answer after thinking about it.His relationship with the Lin family is not as close as that of Chen Heng, so naturally he dare not call him uncle.

Chen Heng nodded, and asked again, "Don't you find it strange?"

"Strange?" Xinda blinked and smiled, "What is the second brother saying? The younger brother is strange. It turns out that people who are officials will quarrel just like us ordinary people."

Chen Heng also smiled and said: "They all have to eat, drink water, and eat whole grains. Do you still think they are immortals in the sky?" He shook his head and did not continue to comment on the matter. He started to stand with his hands on his hands and stood on the side of the yard. Take a walk and think.

He has two things that he still can't figure out.One is what exactly they talked about, which caused Uncle Lin, who has always been well-trained, to throw his face in public.The second is that Uncle Lin did this, is there any benefit?

Chen Heng did not believe that a person like Lin Ruhai would be so emotional and do such a mindless thing in public.

People have different temperaments. People like Uncle Lin may suffer from over-counting or under-counting.

But to say that because he couldn't bear the ridicule of Tian Zhifu, he tore up the scene between Yangzhou and Jinling in public, that was not in line with his temperament of making a move after making a plan.

You must know that when Chen Heng was taking classes at Lin Ruhai's place, the first lesson was about the humiliation of Han Xin's crotch.

'To be able to endure what ordinary people can't, and to do what ordinary people can't do, is a real man. '

Will Lin Ruhai, who always teaches juniors like this, really lose his composure in public?

Chen Heng thought about it, and suddenly remembered a question that he had thought about before.

Why did Jia Yucun, who has no official position, be able to become the prefect of Jinling under the operation of Jia and Wang?He is no longer Amon under Wu, and he has a little understanding of the promotion system in the officialdom.

The distance from a commoner to a scarlet robe is something that most people will never be able to cross in their lifetime.That's all, we're talking about those talented scholars who passed the Jinshi exam!
So why does Jia Yucun?Is it based on the power of the Jia and Wang families?But judging from Jia Yucun's behavior towards the Jia family afterwards, it is obviously not that simple.If he betrays his benefactor in the officialdom, then who would dare to trust him?

Chen Heng once speculated that Jia Yucun was a secret agent sent by the emperor. Through the hands of Lin Ruhai, he came into the sight of the Jia and Wang families, and then defected to the faction of the Supreme Emperor.

The factional struggle in the court is so fierce, only when several parties reach a tacit agreement and work together in the open and in the dark, can Jia Yucun change into the scarlet robe.

So for the people on His Majesty's side, is it important to be Jia Yucun or the prefect of Jinling?
Could it be that without Jia Yucun, His Majesty would sit back and watch the prefect of Jinling fall into the hands of the Supreme Emperor? ? ?

Thinking of this, Chen Heng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.A thought flashed through his mind just now, could this Tian An also belong to the emperor?
If so, Uncle Lin's behavior is traceable and profitable.

After all, Jinling was the headquarters of the Supreme Emperor, and the ancestral residences of several great dignitaries in the court were all set up here.

Not to mention, if you grasp this place, you can connect Yangsuhang and other places in the open, and you can collect evidence of the Xungui family's crimes in the dark.

This this……

Chen Heng was flustered by his guess, Lin Ruhai's long-term teaching, coupled with his own clever mind.It was as if a dark door was opened in front of his eyes, allowing him to peek into the reality of a part of the officialdom.

Xinda saw something unusual in Chen Heng's expression and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Second brother, what's wrong?"

Chen Heng hurriedly shook his head, said with an awkward smile, "It's okay, ha, ha, I just think of Sister Lin's birthday is approaching, and I miss her a little bit."

The less people know about this kind of thing, the better.He didn't dare to tell Xinda at all, not because he didn't trust each other, but out of mutual protection.

Besides, he was not completely sure, so he just bet that he was the one who guessed right.

Chen Heng shook his head, and now he has no intention of continuing to walk.I just turned my head, and hurried back to the house to read a book, so as to suppress my messy mood.

　Ah, here I am, here I am.By the way, Tian and Li, brothers, can you think of an idiom?

　　Hahahahaha!I hope you enjoy reading the book

　　
　
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