Idle courtiers

Chapter 265

Sitting and waiting is not Zhou Nan's style. Books must be read, but if there is a shortcut, who would refuse?
Different from the township examination and subsequent general examinations and palace examinations, this time the supplementary examination in Shuntian Mansion is not ambiguous, and you can be checked on the spot to take you out. It is somewhat similar to the boy's examination and is not too formal.

It can be said that the examiner can cut off your future with one word.

If the examiner is dealt with, this will happen naturally.

Coming out of Wang Shizhen's place, Zhou Nan wandered over to Wang Ruoxu's mansion and asked him the name of the school official in Shuntian Mansion, and asked without any trace if he had any relationship with Lao Wang.

After listening to Master Wang, he was very disapproving, and said that Zimu is outstanding, and he must pass the Shuntianfu Township Examination today. It doesn't matter if there is an additional exam, it doesn't matter who will be the examiner.

This old Wang really has confidence in himself, probably because he was deceived by my poems, doesn't he know that this talent of my lord is actually plagiarism.Zhou Nan hurriedly said that it is best to be cautious in everything, and blind arrogance can't make the boat capsize in the gutter.Besides, who can say for sure what happens in the imperial examination field, even if your essay is full of flowers, if it doesn't suit the examiner's eyes, it will be rejected.

This time, I just want to know what kind of articles Mr. Tixue's disposition likes, so as to prescribe the right medicine.

Wang Ruoxu had also experienced the imperial examination, so he knew what happened in the examination room.Nodding his head, he is right, all things are forewarned, and if not forewarned, it will be abandoned.

He lightly stroked the short beard on his chin, and said: "Besides, this Lord Duan is a difficult person to get along with. He is moody and the most difficult to figure out. This kind of person is not easy to deal with, and I really hate it."

Hearing what he said, Zhou Nan cursed in his heart: If you talk about moodiness, who can compare to you, Mr. Wang.When you were in Anton last year, your old man made everyone suffer.

Wang Ruoxu introduced that Shuntian Mansion is a provincial administrative department, and Shuntian Mansion Yinzheng third rank is equivalent to a high-level official in the frontier. Therefore, the Xuezheng official is also a third-rank official who is in charge of Shuntian's education, which is very honorable.

The administrative, military, and criminal supervision of a province are respectively in charge of the chief envoy, the commanding envoy, and the procuratorial envoy, which are called the three divisions.However, by the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to local corruption and administrative efficiency, it was underground.The central government appointed a special governor to manage civil administration, referred to as Futai; the garrison eunuch was responsible for military administration; Xuezheng was responsible for education and imperial examinations, called Admiral Xuezheng, referred to as Xuetai.

These three are the three highest-ranking officials in a province, and they are called Santai.Although the level is the same, because the governor is in charge of administration, it is ranked first.

The official surname of Shuntian Mansion was named Duan Cheng'en. In the 11th year of Jiajing, there were six No. 70 No. [-] in the second class of Renchen Division, and they were not from Hanlin.

This person was able to get into the high position of an academic officer in a province with 76 of the top two, which shows that his ability is very strong.

However, Master Duan is a weird person.

This person is upright and dull, speaks few words, and is stern.The mantra is: A gentleman is slow in speech but quick in action.

On weekdays, he followed Wang Anshi's example, dressed plainly, and had nothing to eat but a steamer of rice and a plate of vegetarian dishes with no visible oil or water.When things happen, no matter who you are, you have no sympathy to talk about.

When he was an academic officer in Sichuan, he once stripped hundreds of scholars who failed the assessment of their fame within a year, and beat to death two official students who had neglected their studies with a wrench.

Six years ago, when he was transferred to Shuntian Mansion as an academic officer, this gentleman did a very wonderful thing. He divorced his wife for his son when he was not at home.The charges are also absurd: the daughter-in-law was born with a peach blossom face, a large farm, and a snake-like waist. At first glance, she looks like a woman who is easygoing, which may damage the reputation of the Duan family.In order to prevent problems before they happen, first pull out this sign.

The ancients committed seven crimes in divorcing their wives: childlessness, one; adultery, two; neglect of aunts and uncles, three; tongue, four; theft, five; jealousy, six; and sickness, seven.

That is, infertility and childlessness, affair, unfilial parents, talkative talkative, stealing and stealing, immeasurable jealousy, and serious diseases.

The daughter-in-law had no children at the time, and as for the unfilial parents' jealousy, the two cases belonged to free evidence, and it all depended on the mouth of Mr. Duan, the father-in-law.Duan's housework is difficult for an upright official, besides, Duan Cheng'en is a senior official of the third rank, he wants to drive his daughter-in-law out, who dares to talk nonsense?
Poor Mr. Duan's son came home and found that he had been divorced.

In the next few years, Mr. Duan married another wife and took several concubines.Probably learned the lesson from his former daughter-in-law, the wives and concubines Duan Chengen'er recruited were uglier than the last.

According to the old paragraph, having an ugly wife in your family is your blessing.

What can Mr. Duan say? The feudal etiquette system of monarch, minister, father and son, the order of parents and the words of matchmaker cannot be violated.It's a pity that his family has three thousand pieces of weak water to drink, but it's all muddy water, which is simply the tragedy of being a man.

"Just because the daughter-in-law is beautiful, I kicked her out of the house. Isn't that because of choking?" After hearing Wang Ruoxu's words, Zhou Nan was dumbfounded.In addition, high-ranking officials and noble families pay attention to marrying daughter-in-laws who are well-matched and dignified.The reason is very simple, mothers are good-looking, and most of the children they give birth to are healthy and intelligent. This is also the instinct of biological inheritance of genes.

This period of learning is strange. It is against humanity and nature to find an ugly woman for his son.

Compared with the old Zhu family of the Appearance Association, they are two extremes.

"Yes, if something abnormal happens, it will be a monster." Zhou Nan concluded that there was something tricky about it.

Wang Ruoxu: "It's nothing unusual. Lord Duan is just asking for his name. When he returned to the capital to wait for a job after his term in Sichuan expired, the imperial court saw that he was old and intended to give him a idle job. Once this incident happened, everyone in the world was shocked." Praise him for his strict family management, he is a true moral gentleman, such a role model, how can the country not use it? The imperial court considered that his reputation is too great, so he was not allowed to be appointed as the post of student administrator in Shuntian Prefecture."

Officialdom is full of carrots and pits, and Shuntian Mansion ranked first in the two capitals and thirteen chief envoys of the Ming Dynasty.The position of Shuntian Tixue is even more popular, the inner court and the outer court have been settled long ago, which also involves many exchange of interests.

Duan Chengen used this ingenious method to make a joke out of the fire, and it really did a great job.

Zhou Nan was speechless. The scholars of the Ming Dynasty really did everything to become famous. Some impeached the cabinet ministers, and pointed at the emperor's nose to scold the mother and deceive the court staff. Anyway, as long as they can get their names on the mansion, they will Can bring a steady stream of benefits.A moral gentleman is a true minister, that is soft power that can be converted into real benefits at any time.

Since the imperial court has such an ethos, the civil servants will naturally seize every opportunity to enhance their presence.

Other people's sense of presence is to impeach high officials. This section is good to learn from, and it is really unique and full of imagination when it is used on my daughter-in-law.

After Wang Ruoxu finished speaking, he said: "Zimu, Duan Tixue and I have only met a few times, and we are not speculative. He is very old-fashioned and weird, and others can't figure out his intentions. I'm afraid I can't help him personally. Busy, you have to be more careful."

Zhou Nan smiled wryly in his heart. This Duan Tixue is not only weird, but also a hypocrite. Can this kind of person deal with it?
It seems that it is impossible to take a shortcut, so I can only study with peace of mind.

During the Chinese New Year, it is impossible to study quietly. In the capital, exchanges of human relations and greetings and entertainments are inevitable.

Officials in the Ming Dynasty had short holidays, only the first day of the new year and the 15th day of the lunar new year.However, during the Chinese New Year, the disciplinary officers of the Ministry of Rites also had to rest, and they were too lazy to catch colleagues who slipped away from work, so they could just turn a blind eye.

New Year's Eve is nothing more than offering sacrifices to ancestors, eating New Year's Eve dinner, and keeping the year old with Xun Fang.

There is a folk custom of not going out on the first day of the lunar new year and not seeing the sky on the fifteenth day.On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Nan slept late at home and woke up at noon.

At noon on the second day of junior high school, he got an appointment from Zhu Cong to go to Jiaofang Division for a meeting.

Classmate Zhu is going back to Datong after the Chinese New Year, and he and himself are old friends, so we should go see him off.It's been a long time since I went out to spend time and drink, so I think it's the relaxation before going to Wang Shizhen's devil training in Chu Qi, so enjoy this holiday!

Needless to say about the joy in it, after drinking for three rounds, Zhu Congchi hugged a brothel girl and said, "Zimu, recently the second edition of "Drinking Water Collection" has been printed, and it will be released in the next year. This second edition It is estimated that there are not as many entries as the front page, but more than a hundred taels can still be seen. After two or three editions, it will be almost the same. This book is just a gimmick for a famous and talented woman. In the future, if you and I want to return it If you want to grow hair on this, you still have to go to your mentor to ask for some manuscripts."

Zhou Nan didn't want to talk nonsense with him: "Let's talk, let's talk!"

Zhu Congjin did Zhou Nan's ideological work for half a day, but seeing that it had no effect, he finally added: "Let's write down today's expenses on Zimu. You made a lot of money on "Drinking Water Collection", so you deserve a treat." .”

Zhou Nan was very angry, brother, I am a writer raised by you!As a boss, shouldn't you ask me to spend money?
Seeing that Brother Zimu was going to have a fit, Zhu Cong hurriedly said: "By the way, I haven't seen Mr. Jiu for a long time. I'm going home now. I should have invited her today."

Zhou Nan: "Brother Zhu, do you think it's appropriate to invite her here to drink flower wine?"

Speaking of which, it's been a while since I saw He Jiu.This little girl is one who can't stay idle and likes to make troubles, and now she has disappeared from the world, which is strange.

"Indeed." Zhu Cong shook his head: "This Jiaofang Division is run by the government, and there are still a few tricks in it. If I am the proprietor here, I will definitely manage this place into a golden cave paradise."

"Could it be possible to raise a few more husbands? Brother Zhu is so creative!"

The two smiled at each other.

At this time, Huang Dou who was guarding the door yelled: "Who is it, what are you intruding?"

Only a voice asked respectfully: "Is Zhou Zimu and Zhou Pedestrians in the house? Wansheng Wu Xinhua came to visit, sorry to bother you."

Zhou Nan couldn't think of the origin of Wu Xinhua for a while, so he looked at Zhu Congjin.

Zhu Congxian shook his head, and then shouted out: "We don't know any Wu Xinhua and Wen Xinhua, come on, don't disturb our brother's conversation."

The person outside changed into a Huai'an accent: "Zhou Xingren, I am your servant. Didn't Brother Xun write you a letter from home?"

It was only then that Zhou Nan remembered that this person was the person that his cheap uncle said in the letter to work in Beijing. He had old grievances with Xun Xiu, and after reading the letter, he threw it into the garbage dump and didn't take it to heart.

This guy actually chased him into the brothel, in such a turbulent wind and rain, is there really something important?

Just ask Soybean to let Wu Xinhua in.

(End of this chapter)