Ping An Biography

After passing the interview with the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Ning fulfilled his wish to make up for a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, officially entered the officialdom and became a member of the ruling class.The Secretary of the Ministry of Rites and Department of Affairs, from the ninth grade, the monthly salary is five shi, of which the rice is four shi and fifty guan; the higher the grade, the greater the proportion of "treasures" in the salary. The officials also know that the small Beijing officials don't have much extra income, so the salary is [-]% real.Even so, Zhang Ning's income is also very tight. In silver, it is only [-] yuan a month, and the monthly salary is [-] yuan. There are no bonuses or allowances. He is an official.

For such a position, there were seven or eight competitors at that time, and Zhang Ning won without any suspense because of his strong relationship.In any case, this is the real shortage of the Ministry of Officials, and the establishment of the Eight Classics.It doesn’t matter if your income is low. If your family is not rich, you can borrow money from the capital. You won’t be a petty official in the capital for the rest of your life. However, most of the "masters" around this kind of bitterness are creditors.

If in modern times, there is no suspense between a boss with assets of tens of millions (ten thousand guan level) and a civil servant with a monthly income of [-] yuan, there is no suspense; but in this era, Zhang Ning feels that there is nothing wrong with choosing to be an official.When you suddenly don’t know why there are a few more moral mistakes on your head and your property is taken away and you are put in prison or even decapitated, you will understand why. Shen Wanshan, a tycoon in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, is a living example.

Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, a very elegant name, in the final analysis is the director of the mail room of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, sending and receiving records of incoming and outgoing official documents. There are two officials in charge of the work, and Zhang Ning is one of them.In fact, the ninth grade is not the smallest official, there is another grade called non-influx.

The other is an old man named Huang Shiren... This Huang Shiren is not the other Shiren, he is easy to get along with, and he is almost 60 years old with a bitter look.Zhang Ning knew his ideal within a few days of working: waiting to be promoted to a seventh-rank county magistrate, and then eat and wait for retirement.

According to Huang Shiren's "heart-to-heart" exchange: Generally, when new officials take office, they are not familiar with official duties and are easily bullied, and even small officials can climb their heads; but Ping An is different. On the first day you come, both the minister and the servant will nod. , who dares to provoke it?Our colleagues get along well, and remember to support your brothers when you get promoted in the future. It is not too demanding to be a magistrate of a place where there are no annual floods, droughts, locust plagues, and bandits.

Huang Laobiao is really a warm-hearted person. When he heard that Zhang Ning was still staying at the hotel, he immediately said that he had real estate in Yangzhou Hutong, where there were few adults, so he asked Zhang Ning to move in and live with him. They could go together together, like brothers. Of... Zhang Ningdao, how dare I call you brother and brother.

At this time, when it was almost time to leave work, Huang Shiren kept persuading: "This old man has only one son and one daughter. The daughter is married, and the son has gone back to Yangzhou to collect rent. The capital is just our old couple, a concubine, and the old slave." There are two servants. Ping An doesn't bring any family members, just a handyman and a groom from the Ministry of Rites, it's so convenient to live in our house."

Dare to love that you still have a concubine... Zhang Ning looked at Huang Shiren again in surprise. His hair and beard had turned gray and his face was wrinkled.

Zhang Ning thought to himself: I am an official after all, what does it sound like to live with my colleagues?Besides, Huang Shiren is very enthusiastic, but he has only known him for a long time, so it is definitely not wise to accept his favor casually.The so-called heart-to-heart relationship with colleagues and marriage with lovers are both unacceptable behaviors. Zhang Ning still has some ideas about this point.

After repeated refusals, Huang Shiren had no choice but to give up, and offered to accompany Zhang Ning to find the house after he was on duty, which was not easy to refuse.At the time of You, the two rode a donkey leisurely out of the Ministry of Rites together, talking and laughing while walking on the donkey's back in the setting sun, as if they had been friends for many years.

As soon as I walked to East Chang'an Avenue, I suddenly heard a voice behind me saying, "Don't you come here safe and sound?"

Zhang Ning and Huang Shiren looked back together, only to see that it was Yu Qian, the head of the Ministry of Rites.The six-rank bureaucrats were a few ranks higher than Zhang and Huang. They hurriedly got off the donkey's back, stood by the road and bowed in salute.Yu Qian also got off his horse very politely, arched his hands and said with a smile: "Is the official doing okay?"

In this situation, Old Cousin Huang's face was full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and he couldn't hide it at all.He has been in the officialdom for many years, of course he knows Yu Qian's background, the young Jinshi has a bright future, and he has a fierce fight with Yang Shiqi, the teacher of the East Palace Prince, and his relationship is better than that of father and son. ...In addition to the relationship revealed by Hu Ying, Minister of Rites, and Lu Zhen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, what is the background of this Zhang Ping'an?When I first arrived, it was a breeze.It's true that people are more angry than people, Huang Shiren is really ashamed when he thinks about himself.

Zhang Ning smiled neither humble nor overbearing: "At the beginning, I was not very familiar with official affairs, but fortunately, my colleagues are easy to get along with and helped a lot."

When Huang Shiren heard that "colleagues are helping", of course he was talking about himself, he was immediately moved: Enough buddies, sometimes a good word is really more useful than staying around for three or five years!

Yu Qian said: "If Ping An and Huang Siwu have nothing else to do at night, how about having a drink at my house?"

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Zhang Ning replied naturally.

Huang Shiren was very knowledgeable, it was just a polite word for others to invite him, who told you to go with Zhang Ning?Otherwise, why do you call Zhang Ning a kind word, and you are Huang Siwu?Suspected that Yu Qian couldn't remember his own words at all.

"I told Jiane in the morning that I would go home for dinner. I'm really sorry, but I will definitely go to the dinner next time." Huang Shiren said.

Yu Qian walked down the steps and said, "It seems to be very unfortunate, so I have to have a drink with Ping An."

After bidding farewell to Old Cousin Huang, Zhang Ning and Yu Qian walked eastward together, stepping up and down the official ranks, Zhang Ning deliberately fell behind by half the donkey's body.

The two chatted for a while, and Yu Qian turned around and said: "Yesterday, I saw a courtyard house in Huanghuafang. The place is a bit out of the way and the yard is small. The advantage is that it is quiet. Ping An has no family members in the capital. It is okay to live with two handymen." Yes. So I rented it out, the contract has been signed, when will I move from the inn, buy some bedding and belongings and settle down temporarily.”

Zhang Ning was slightly moved, and said in his heart: Yu Qian is still reliable in doing things, and feels sincere, and does things with sincerity without too many clever words; unlike that Huang Shiren, who said that he would move his house for a long time, Is it possible?

Now that the house has been rented, Zhang Ning said bluntly: "I'm bothering the master, the quiet place should be good, and it also fits my status as a Cong Jiupin."

Yu Qian nodded approvingly, and suddenly said with a smile: "I have a feeling of getting along with peace, it's very easy."

Walking all the way to the northeast, I came to Ganyu Alley. It turned out that Yu Qian also lived here. Zhang Ning remembered that Yang Shiqi's family was also in this alley.At this moment, he can already confirm that the friendship between Yang Yu and the two is very important, and they even live in the same place.Most of these officials in Beijing settled down in Beijing within three years, because the previous capital was Nanjing.

Entering the main entrance of Yu's mansion, passing the screen wall, the living room is in the inverted room.But Yu Qian didn't invite Zhang Ning to the living room, he went straight to the Chuihua Gate and took a seat in the upper room.There was no male servant inside, and the servant girl served tea. After a while, a well-dressed young woman came in. Yu Qian said, "My dear Mrs. Dong, my colleague Zhang Ping'an."

Mrs. Dong lowered her head and bowed her knees to salute, Zhang Ning hurriedly stood up from her chair, cupped her fists and bowed: "Zhang Ning, the director of the Ministry of Rites, has met Mrs. Yu."

This is a "family friendship". In Zhang Ning's eyes, Yu Qian, who has a celebrity aura, treats himself like this. He is a little excited, and at the same time, he pays attention to his image. Seeing Dong's appearance, she is white, reserved and dignified, and her round face is very attractive.If you want to say that Yu Qian is really young and ambitious, at a young age, he has the fame of Jinshi and a beautiful wife and beautiful family.

"My concubine has met Mr. Ping An." Dong's voice was soft and weak, but it didn't match her plump figure. She didn't call Zhang Siwu probably because it was not nice, and it was not good to call Mr. Zhang, so she called Mr. Ping An But it was just right, she is really a clever person, she said again, "My husband will accompany Mr. Pingan to talk, and I will prepare some wine and food by myself."

After finishing speaking, he quickly raised his head and glanced at Zhang Ning, but the first glance left a deep impression.Zhang Ning sat down again when Mrs. Dong turned around and went out.

Yu Qian's expression gradually became serious: "The emperor was assassinated by gangsters in the Longevity Palace, have you ever heard of Ping An?"

"I have heard a little bit." Zhang Ning replied calmly, saying in his heart that the death of the emperor has nothing to do with him, and he has no right to care.

Yu Qian said: "Nowadays many people suspect that the King of Han is resentful and plotting mischief. What do you think?"

"The details are unknown, so we can't speculate." Zhang Ning said cautiously.If he really wanted to express his own opinion, he felt that it was impossible. The king of Han killed his father, and the crown prince was in court, so what good would he do?

But Yu Qian and Yang Shiqi probably have a good friendship, and Yang Shiqi is an official of the East Palace. Of course, it is inconvenient for Zhang Ning to say what he really thinks, even if he doesn't believe it, at least he can't tell them the opposite.

"This afternoon, Mr. Hu received an order to go to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint, maybe it was for this matter." Yu Qian said thoughtfully.

In Zhang Ning's view, Yu Qian took the initiative to talk about business, which is a kind of closer relationship, which is a good thing anyway.However, he always answered cautiously and did not deliberately show his knowledge.It is important to try to be appreciated by the boss and others, but it is a long-term solution to show that you are reliable. Only by walking steadily can you go far.

The two didn't have a deep talk, and when the dinner was ready, Zhang Ning didn't refuse, so it was logical that Yu Qian's family had a meal.

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I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.