Ming politicians

The Luming Banquet has two meanings. One is to congratulate the high school candidates, and the other is to thank the teachers. There are many people participating, and the new imperial examination candidates, inner curtain officials, and outer curtain officials are the most important guests.

The Luming Banquet was held on the day after the list was released, and there were many procedures. However, due to financial reasons and lack of money, it has been simplified a lot. Of course, the basic procedures still have to go.

Early in the morning, Su Tiancheng came to Taiyuan government office.

Before the Lu Ming Banquet started, Su Tiancheng wanted to meet the chief examiners Xu Eryi and Fu Youliang, and the meeting was alone. He was Xie Yuan of the provincial examination.The rest of Juren did not receive such treatment.

Su Tiancheng also decided to seize this opportunity, no matter what, Master Xie must have an attitude.

At the gate of the Taiyuan government office, the book office of the Lifang has long been waiting.

Su Tiancheng was Xie Yuan, soon someone brought him into the mansion, and the Luming Banquet was arranged in the back garden at the back of the mansion.

Of course, Su Tiancheng would first visit Xu Eryi and Fu Youliang.

Both of them are in the third hall, chatting with the magistrate.

Entering the room, Su Tiancheng quickly saw three people wearing official robes, one was wearing a scarlet robe, the patches and embroidery patterns were cloud swallows and tiger leopards, these were the official uniforms of fourth-rank officials, this person must be It is the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture. One person is wearing a green robe, and the patches and embroidered patterns are Helu and Biao. This is the official uniform of the sixth rank. This person must be Xu Eryi, the chief examiner and the head of the Ministry of Industry. The gown, the patch and the embroidered pattern are 鸂鶒 and Biao. This is the official uniform of the seventh rank. This person must be an engineering major.

The three of them are not young anymore, the magistrate's beards are a little white and fat, Xu Eryi looks very thin, and his eyes are piercing. As for Fu Youliang, he always looks at him, probably on weekdays Just pick thorns and find faults.

Without hesitation, Su Tiancheng bent down to salute the three of them.

"Student Su Tiancheng pays respects to his mentor and the magistrate."

"Excuse me, Xie Yuanlang from Xinke is very young."

Seeing Su Tiancheng salute, Xu Er spoke up, stood up, and walked to Su Tiancheng's side.

Since then, he has been Su Tiancheng's mentor.

"Kun Yuan, congratulations, the majesty and grandeur of your writing, Mr. Fu and I were very surprised."

At this time, Zhifu and Fu Youliang had already stood up, and after a few polite words, they left.

Su Tiancheng took out a small brocade box from his arms, held it with both hands, and handed it to Xu Eryi.

This kind of gift-giving is very different from the later gift-giving. The actual meaning is to apprentice.

"The mentor has the grace to recreate Kun Yuan. This is the student's heart, and the teacher Wanwang accepts it with a smile."

Xu Er accepted it with a smile, and put it on the table. When a student visits his teacher, he must give a greeting gift, otherwise he will not understand the rules. Xu Eryi will not refuse such a gift.

"Kun Yuan, you are Xin Ke Jie Yuan, I have to say a few more words. You have to do your best in the examination to be held in the capital next February. You won't have any problems with your literary talents, but you can't either. Careless, I am still waiting for you to make your name in the imperial examination."

"Kun Yuan always remembers the teachings of his teacher."

"Well, you are indeed good at learning, but next, you will enter the court. Although you are young, you have a lot of insights. This is because I read your article and realized Yes, do you have some unusual feelings?"

Su Tiancheng didn't dare to answer easily. He has a lot of knowledge in the officialdom. He hasn't stepped into the officialdom. Even if he was a civil servant before, he didn't have personal experience in Daming's officialdom and he didn't know the situation, so he couldn't easily make a promise. .

Xu Eryi's understanding is a bit rigid, and he needs to pay special attention when talking with such an official. If he is a little careless, he says the wrong thing, and leaves a bad impression, which is very detrimental to future development.

But it would be impossible not to express some opinions and insights, and Xu Eryi must also want to test the school himself.

Seeing Su Tiancheng's attitude, Xu Eryi nodded in satisfaction.

"Kun Yuan, you are very cautious, but the provincial examination is over, you are already Xie Yuan, I would like to ask you a question, if you take the palace examination for high school, and the imperial court appoints an official, what are your ambitions?"

Kun Yuan murmured in his heart, your problem is too big, if I speak empty words and official language, it seems that I am not good enough, if I tell the truth, I will probably scare you to death.

"Teacher, the students haven't thought of this yet. They will go to the capital next year to take part in the examination. The only thing students can do is to keep working hard and live up to the teacher's expectations."

"Haha, you are very humble, and you are also very good at talking. It is unreasonable to fool your teacher like this. You must answer this question."

"Students like this are rude. If they enter the imperial court, students must be loyal to the royal family, honor their parents, and let their families live a good life."

Xu Eryi opened his eyes wide, what does this mean? Taking the imperial examination, changing his identity, and being able to let his family live a good life, this is also said in the past, but it is too shameless to say it so blatantly.

He was faintly unhappy.

"Can Kun Yuan explain in detail, what does it mean to let the family live a good life?"

"Kun Yuan thought that family harmony and everything prosper. My Ming Dynasty is composed of tens of thousands of families. As the saying goes, if you don't sweep a house, why sweep the world? If you can't make the family harmonious, let alone serve the emperor, that's a joke. As a court official, the first thing that comes to mind is to stabilize the family, and then it is possible to concentrate energy and act as an agent for government affairs. Not only court officials, but the people of the world, if they can think of building a good family, my Ming Dynasty must be prosperous and prosperous .”

Xu Er was taken aback for a moment, and after a little aftertaste of these few words, he felt that they made sense.

"Hehe, Xie Yuan's understanding is different. I almost couldn't understand it. Well said, take care of your family and build a good family. If everyone thinks and does this, the world will be safe. ah."

After all, Xu Eryi was unusual, so he quickly changed his mind.

"However, I still feel that such an understanding is somewhat wishful thinking. In the vast world, there are all kinds of wonders. Even the unruly people and disorderly people exist all the time, and they still need to be restrained."

What Xu Eryi said was very polite.

Of course Su Tiancheng understood.

"What the teacher said is that the student remembers it. The student thinks that to be honest with others is to be honest with oneself first. With a heart of justice and compassion, treat the people as their parents. They are not afraid of the rich and powerful, do not pursue fame and wealth, do not superstitiously believe in authority, are upright, and understand people's livelihood. The imperial court should fulfill its duties, always have a heart of awe, serve the emperor, benefit the people, live in the countryside, abide by the law, and set an example for the neighbors, this is what a scholar should do."

After saying this, Xu Er was silent for a while, then stood up, and walked directly in front of Su Tiancheng.

"Kun Yuan, I didn't expect you to have such an understanding. I am very pleased. You, Jie Yuan, are worthy of your name."

"Students dare not. In the future, they must follow the teacher as an example and learn from the teacher."

"Hehe, if you say so, I dare not be an official anymore. Well, today's Luming Banquet, you have to recite the Luming together with me, so you have to cheer up."

After Su Tiancheng left, Xu Er opened the brocade box and saw a string of pearls inside. He was a little surprised, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Su Tiancheng then went to the side room and visited Fu Youliang.

Fu Youliang didn't talk much, only a few words, Su Tiancheng was also very cautious, trying to speak as little as possible, the Ming Dynasty's affairs were not easy to mess with, people could hear the news, if he said something wrong, before he had time to participate in the examination, It is not worthwhile to be impeached by Fu Youliang.

In the back garden, everything is ready. Among the flowers and plants, there are tables and tables of banquets. There are already many new imperial examination candidates who have come here to wait.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, showing joy.

The Luming Banquet started soon, and the host of the Luming Banquet, of course, was the governor. Officials from the chief envoy Si Yamen, the procuratorial envoy Si Yamen, and the commanding envoy Si Yamen, all of whom were above rank four, gathered together.

As far as the ranks of Xu Eryi and Fu Youliang are concerned, they are not considered high, or even very low, but they represent the imperial court, and when they came to Shanxi to support the provincial examination, they were actually patrol censors, so they are deer Ming Banquet's most dazzling host and guest.

The climax of the Luming Banquet lies in the Luming in the middle of Xu Eryi, Fu Youliang and Su Tiancheng's recitation of the Book of Songs. During the recitation, there is also a special band soundtrack. Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine in their glasses. The atmosphere reached vertex.

Of course, there are also happy girls singing and dancing.

Leji is an official brothel. Under normal circumstances, the wives and daughters of prisoners are assigned to Jiaofang Division and enter Leji. These women are of very high quality, but their fate is tragic.

Su Tiancheng thought that at the Luming Banquet, he must drink desperately, which is probably the same as the situation hundreds of years later, but he found that he was wrong, drinking must be drunk, but everyone did not show a wild attitude. They are polite, and drinking is very gentle, no one is drunk.

There is a reason for this.

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the identity of Juren was not given enough attention, Jinshi was considered truly prominent, all new imperial examination candidates, after returning home, still had to study their homework and prepare for the next February examination. At the Ming Banquet, everyone will not celebrate with open arms.

After the Luming Banquet, Su Tiancheng was still adjusting his mood. The township examination Jieyuan was indeed worthy of congratulations. It was a great success, but after seeing Xu Eryi, he really felt that he had integrated into the Ming Dynasty. Yes, if things go well, and he becomes an official in the imperial court, he will meet more famous people in history.

This feeling is very strange. I used to see these celebrities in books. In the future, I may have to meet these people face to face, and even rewrite the fate of many people. This is worth looking forward to.