Idle courtiers

Chapter 222 Seems a little unstable

Zhou Nan went to meet the six pedestrians in charge of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Tea Horse Division first. These six people took turns to go to Sichuan to be in charge of the trade with Wusi Zangdu Division and Duogandu Division all year round, and they did not meet several times a year.

It's the end of the year, and they all returned to Beijing for the New Year, so they finally got together.

The tasks of these six people are quite tiring, but they are not small, and they can be regarded as the first-class jobs in the company.But the prerequisite is that you have to be young enough and in good health, and don't die on the plateau because of acclimatization.

And because they have been walking outside for a long time, the six of them don't have the pedantic air of scholars. Zhou Nan thought to himself, they are all sons and daughters of the world, so I should be able to talk to them.

Master Zhou decided to open a breakthrough here.

When I entered the duty room of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Tea Horse Department, there were so many people, they all sat inside and chatted by the fire.

Seeing Zhou Nan, the pedestrian named Shang hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is Zhou Xingren who is 'for whom the wind and night are set up', which gust of wind brought you here. Haha, I will wait for you these days when I return to Beijing." During banquets and gatherings, all I hear are your poems, and the world praises you as a first-class master in this world. It is an honor to be in the same office as you. Please sit down and serve tea, Serve tea."

The other five passers-by also smiled and said, "I didn't expect such a master of poetry to come out of our department. I wanted to sing with you, but I didn't want Zhou Xingren to come to the department every day to sit on your butt and leave."

Zhou Nan hurriedly said: "It's a game, only moral articles are serious, and the seniors praise it so much, the younger generation can't bear it."

After sitting down and chatting for a while, Shang Xingren asked: "Zhou Xingren must have something to do here today, but it's okay to say."

Zhou Nan thought that there would be no troubles with these six people, so he said: "After the winter solstice, there will be Jingcha. I heard that there is an interview sheet from the imperial court. The junior has only been in the department for two or three months, and his political achievements are lackluster. I’m not very familiar with it. I want to discuss with you today, whether I can give the junior Zhuo Yi on the interview list. At that time, the junior will also reciprocate. The kindness of the seniors, I will remember it for five years, and it will definitely be rewarded.”

The six pedestrians looked at each other and then laughed.

Shang Xingren squinted his eyes and said: "Zhou Xingren is really quick to talk, and it's a pleasure to talk to you. To be honest, I was still talking about this just now! In fact, this matter is to deal with everyone above. Not for."

The other five people nodded: "That's exactly what it should be."

Seeing that the matter was so easy to handle, Zhou Nan was overjoyed, and cupped his hands: "Okay, I'll leave it up to all seniors. The juniors have to contact other colleagues, and we can't stay for long. I will be the host at night. Please get together and get close. Please come by then."

Shang Xing said: "Forget about gatherings, our gathering of literati is naturally unavoidable. With Zimu's literary talent, everyone's limelight may be snatched by you and become spectators. This old man will not do it."

The others also laughed and said, "Yes, we won't go."

Zhou Nan froze, Shang Xingren finished laughing, and said: "Just now I was joking, tell the truth to Zimu, we finally returned to Beijing, there were too many entertainments, and we had to spend the holidays with our family, we really couldn't leave, let's go another day Another day!"

"Yes, I really can't leave."

Zhou Nan: "Well, it's the junior who made a mistake, and the younger generation will invite you sometime later."

This matter was settled, but it was not perfect enough to fail to invite these six people.

Next, Zhou Nan contacted more than [-] other colleagues.

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the others readily agreed, and readily formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Zhou Nan, promising that everyone would like each other to deal with Zou Yinglong who came to criticize.

To be honest, when Zhou Nan first mentioned this matter in front of his colleagues, he was a little worried that they would not give him face.

Scholars in the Ming Dynasty, especially those with such a reputation as Jinshi, were proud and arrogant, and they were full of the words of sages and quotations from sages. With their big hats on, they all seemed to be morally perfect.

In addition, Zhou Nan is an outlier in the Pedestrian Division, and he is often excluded by them on weekdays.If you go to the door and eat them, you will be frustrated.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed that everyone was so straightforward today.

If you think about it carefully, you are right.It's actually not very interesting to be this pedestrian by yourself. If you want to be promoted, you must first get the title of Jinshi.But other people have worked for a full term, either to go to the Six Departments to do the work, or to be the chief. If they are lucky and have a background, they will simply go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be the censor, with a bright future.It would not be worthwhile if Jingcha was given a bad review by colleagues this time, which would affect the future.

This matter is hello, me, hello, everyone, why not do it.

Can a moral gentleman eat as a meal?

Everyone instantly evolved into politicians, selling official favors to each other.

The entire Pedestrian Division is filled with harmony today.

However, the only bad thing is that when it comes to eating, everyone pushes to go home for the holidays.Besides, the investigation is coming soon, and everyone is still having a banquet and communicating together. If Zou Yinglong knows, it will inevitably cause trouble.

Just shirk it.

After returning, Guo Shuban hurriedly asked how things were going. Zhou Nan roughly explained the process and said, "It's no big deal, it's over. The imperial court's visit list system is just a formality, just to trick ghosts."

"People's hearts are separated from each other, and no one knows what other adults think. Besides, the interview form is anonymous, so how to write it is up to others." Guo Shuban: "This matter is still uneasy, pedestrians , I’ll go to inquire again.”

Zhou Nan said with a smile: "Old Guo, the biggest problem with you is that you are too suspicious. You are all scholars, and a gentleman promises a thousand gold, that is the basic ethics."

"That's not sure." Guo Shuban was worried.

After a while, he turned back and said in a low voice, "Pedestrian, something bad happened."

Zhou Nan's eyelids twitched: "What's wrong?"

Guo Shuban: "Pedestrians, didn't you invite everyone to dinner? Did you all postpone it because you want to avoid suspicion or spend the holidays with your family? Just now my subordinates found out clearly that they had already made an appointment to go to the restaurant to discuss the matter of the Beijing inspection. For you, Zhou Xingren, I think what I promised you earlier was just a casual deal."

"These villains." Zhou Nan's face was livid with anger: "Aren't they afraid that the official will be unfavorable to them on the interview list?"

"I'm really not afraid." Guo Shuban: "Zhou Xingren, you have only been in the office for two or three months, and you have a lazy temperament. You don't know much about the affairs in the yamen. Even if you want to find fault with other adults, you have nowhere to find fault. Besides, even if you report them on the interview form, it is only one vote. If everyone writes scribbles on the form, it will be 34 votes! Zou Yinglong hates Mr. Zhou to the bone, can you let go of this opportunity to retaliate against you? ?”

Zhou Nan's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he naturally admitted that what Guo Shuban said was right.This time in Jingchao, Mr. Zhou might be eliminated from the bottom by his colleagues.

"These hypocrites are lying next door to the horse!"

　There is another chapter in the old time at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)