Idle courtiers

Chapter 338 Someone Asked Me to Receive My Salary Again

Hearing Wang Shizhen's question and seeing his admiring gaze, Zhou Nan felt complacent, and said, "Return to my mentor, the student is thinking about this, so I did it on purpose."

This is a blessing in disguise, who knows it is not a blessing.

Offending old man Xu is also a good thing for me to take part in the imperial examination.

No, I have to pass the Jinshi exam!
Wang Shizhen nodded: "Then, how did you hate Xu Xiang?"

"This... this..." This fact is too embarrassing, how can I tell Wang Shizhen that I have slept with Xu Jie's granddaughter?

If Ah Jiu is really put to sleep, it doesn't matter if he bears this reputation.

The problem is that I don't have one!
Fortunately, Wang Shizhen is not a gossip person, seeing that Zhou Nan is unwilling to answer, that's all.He only told him: "That's fine, you don't have to go to the Secretary of General Administration, but you can come to my place to study every day. You will enter the examination room in March, so you still have to write stereotyped essays twice a day."

The smug smile on Zhou Nan's face froze. Two stereotyped essays a day had to be revised and memorized after the revision. Is this how people live?

What is the difference between this and the college entrance examination I have experienced?
Afterwards, Zhou Nan honestly came to Wang Shizhen's house every day, reading, writing articles, and reciting model essays every day.

Wang Shizhen didn't know what kind of muscle was wrong, so he got a piece of almanac and pasted it in the study, and drew a circle on the autumn days.Every day that passes, draw a stroke on the days that have just passed and start counting down.

This is the way to work hard for a hundred days, and once you reach the Dragon Gate, you will be worth a hundred times.

This old man's stud, won at least one from Qipin County, and lost to work in the fields.

Seeing such a familiar scene, Zhou Nan felt speechless. He never thought that he would have to suffer the second time of the college entrance examination after traveling to the Ming Dynasty.

Nothing should be delayed, seize the day and night.Immediately, Wang Shizhen ordered Zhou Nan to write the topic he had just done, and then revised the commentary, so that he could memorize it by heart. In this way, one day passed.That night, Zhou Nan simply stayed at Wang's house.

The days passed so plainly, Zhou Nan felt that he had completely recovered to the state of the second half of the third year of high school, his intelligence had returned to the peak, and he had a second spring in his life.

Unexpectedly, three days later, the weather became hotter and hotter, and he was sweating profusely all day long, so Zhou Nan asked his teacher for leave and went home to take a bath and change clothes.

Seeing the hustle and bustle of people on the street and seeing the green trees and red flowers everywhere, it seems like a lifetime away.

The past few days have been really tiring, and the strings in my mind are always tense, and I need to relax.

So, Zhou Nan turned into a teahouse by the roadside, ready to drink a pot of tea and listen to two passages.

Just as he was about to go in, he saw Huang Dou coming over: "Master, I have found you."

Zhou Nan: "Why are you in such a hurry, Huangdou, but something is going on at home?"

"But it's not, Mr. Zou, Secretary of the General Administration, has invited you."

Zhou Nan's heart was shocked, and he thought to himself, what should come has finally come.He asked, "Master Zou sent someone to say something?"

Huang Dou: "Returning to Master, Master Zou said that Master, you have served in the Department of General Affairs for one full month, and today is the day to pay your salary. Please go and collect it."

It's another salary, probably an excuse, probably to talk about Ah Jiu's pregnancy?Zhou Nan smiled wryly. He held several jobs and received money everywhere, which seemed really cool.But together, there are not a few taels of silver.

He is a person who doesn't cause trouble, but he is not afraid when things really come to his head.

This time Zhou Nan offended old man Xu very badly. If Mr. Xu Ge really wanted to punish Mr. Zhou, he couldn't hide from it, so he might as well face it bravely.It's a big deal to make things big, which is also good for your own imperial examination.

It's just that in this way, things will be done absolutely, and there is no way out.

Who cares, in fact, the only way I can go now is the imperial examination.Otherwise, it would be no fun to be a miscellaneous official for a lifetime.

Zhou Nan is now in contact with either elders or senior officials at the ministerial level. It is said that he has already stood at the top and seen the beautiful scenery, so how can he be willing to retreat?

He raised his spirits and entered the Department of General Affairs, where he saw Zou Yinglong.

Zou Yinglong looked very good today, with a faint brilliance flickering between his brows.After eradicating the strict party, Xu Jie, as the second assistant, holds the vote to propose power. He is already the de facto No. 1 in the cabinet, and he will be promoted to the first assistant in the future.

With a teacher like this, his student is also rising with the tide, and it is not surprising that he will be used by the court in the future.

"Zimu is so reckless in doing things, and even made such a big mistake, what do you care about?" Zou Yinglong frowned and said, "You are a person who can do things, and you have the trust of your mentor, the old man. If you talk to him about this Birth division, wouldn't it be painful for loved ones and quick for enemies?"

It turned out that Zou Yinglong said that it suits me and Xu Jie, Zhou Nan thought to himself, but this matter concerns the face of old Xu, how can it be so easy to reach an understanding, Zou Yunqing, the community aunt, is probably not easy to do.

Just do what you have to do, there is no point in conceding to Xu Men now.Even if he went to plead guilty by himself, I'm afraid Xu Jie would not be able to go around him.

Zhou Nan said quickly: "Young brother is full of blood and temperament, and sometimes he really can't control it. However, since the matter has already happened, it is useless to talk about it. If there is a quarrel, it will hurt the relationship between you and me. Mei. What about my salary for this month, please give me back, Zhou Nan bid farewell."

"You, you, just because of a little thing, what about it?" Zou Yinglong smiled bitterly: "For your matter, the old man, my teacher, is so angry that his hair turns white. Zimu, to put it bluntly, sometimes you are too You have made progress. Isn’t it just a seventh-rank official position? Based on your knowledge and articles, once you are awarded a Jinshi, you will be a pedestrian and a pedestrian, and your future will be small. Why should you be so eager for quick success? My teacher and his old man are now fighting for the first assistant of the cabinet. Now, if you are appointed as the seventh-rank court official, it will damage his reputation. However, if you really want to fight for it, the seventh-rank can still be given to you. As for Qiu Wei, just lock the hall and go to the exam at that time."

Zhou Nan was stunned, did Zou Yinglong not know that Ah Jiu was pregnant, or did he pretend not to know?
Judging from his expression, it seems that he is not pretending, that's right, this is a scandal, how can old man Xu have the face to say it to everyone.

No, Xu Jie is going to appoint me as a seventh-rank official?What does he want to do?
Sugar-coated cannonballs?
The sugar coating is eaten, and the shells are returned.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed and said: "Yunqing, I have been in the Pedestrian Division for so long, and I know the hardships of not being a Jinshi. The Central Ministry said that it is not very interesting to go. Now that the Yan Party has been completely eradicated, There is a lot of lack of personnel in Beizhili, and I would like to be a county magistrate and benefit the people of one side."

The imperial examinations are really unreliable. Anyway, after becoming a Jinshi, you have to go to Dangzhi County, so why not go directly to an official.

Zou Yinglong couldn't understand Zhou Nan's meaning: "It's fine to be a county magistrate, please ask the officials to remove you from the position of pedestrian. Anyway, you have been in the pedestrian department for half a year, and you can be regarded as meritorious service. In the future, you will be the seventh rank and promoted From time to time, you can refer to the appointment as a pedestrian. However, you are only planning, not governing the local area, so it is a pity to be the county magistrate."

Speaking of this, he changed the subject: "Yan Fenyi is now in jail, and the position of chief assistant of the cabinet is vacant, what do you think?"

Zhou Nan: "According to the court's etiquette system, non-jinshi are not allowed to be officials, and non-Hanlin are not allowed to join the cabinet. The first assistant, the assistant of Yin and Yang, must first be born in the Imperial Academy, and then have local administrative experience, and he must be in charge of a department alone in the court. Now, Yan Song has been dismissed pending trial, leaving only Xu Ge, Li Chunfang, and Yuan Wei in the cabinet. Yuan Ge is old and seems to have no intention of fighting. Then, the chief assistant can only be selected from Xu Ge and Li Ge. choose."

"Nowadays, Mr. Xu Ge is in charge of drafting bills, rectifying chaos, and has a high reputation. He used to be an official in Yanping Mansion and has experience in local administration. After entering the dynasty, he was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and was in charge of a department alone. Now it is logical to be promoted to the chief assistant .”

"In comparison, Mr. Li Ge is weaker. Taichang Shaoqing, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the servant of the Ministry of Officials not only lack the experience of being an official in the local area, but they have never been an official in the Ministry of the Ministry. , if he is promoted to the chief assistant, he may not be able to convince the public."

Zhou Nan finally said: "So, Mr. Xu Ge doesn't need to worry about this matter."

That's right, according to real historical records.After Yan Song's downfall, Li Chunfang fought for the position of chief assistant.It's a pity that the qualifications are not enough, and finally lost.

Because of this, he later served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, supplemented this resume, and then became the head of the cabinet in the third year of Longqing.It's a pity that he is just an old pedant, and he was kicked out of office after less than two years in office.

"That's reasonable." Zou Yinglong: "However, Zimu, your vision is still limited to the cabinet, which is too narrow. Who said that the chief assistant must be selected from the cabinet, can't you directly promote a department?"

Zhou Nan was taken aback: "That's true. Could it be that there are other troubles in the selection of the first assistant?" No, according to the real history, Xu Jie's appointment as the first assistant went smoothly this time, and he hardly encountered any resistance.

Hearing his question, Zou Yinglong looked distressed: "Originally, my mentor instructed the courtiers to submit a letter to recommend him as the chief assistant. But recently, I heard that some officials wanted to recommend the Imperial College to offer sacrifices to the emperor."

"Hiss..." Zhou Nan took a breath, if it was Gao Gong, old man Xu would be in big trouble.

Emperor Jiajing is old, and taking medicine for a long time, his health is getting worse day by day.Because the people in Prince Yu's Mansion have already begun to make arrangements in advance, preparing to take over the throne smoothly once the emperor makes his way, so as to prevent the court from falling into disorder and chaos.

In this regard, Emperor Jiajing also acquiesced.Otherwise, he would not have nodded and agreed to let Li Chunfang join the cabinet.

Li Chunfang is King Yu's bachelor's attendant, a confidant in his confidant, on the surface it seems that he is a banner of the palace.

But the reason why the flag is a flag is that it is put there for people to see.

Mr. Li Ge is just an old pedant, and his level is not as good, so he can't support the scene.

The really powerful figures in the palace are Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. These two are truly resourceful and clever.

Xu Jie was already so powerful that he was also killed by Gao Gong during the Longqing Dynasty.

Later, Gao Gong was killed by Zhang Juzheng.

It is true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and each wave is higher than the other.

In the Longqing Dynasty, Xu Jie was so beaten by Gao Gong that he had no strength to fight back. Now if Gao Gong came out to compete with him for the position of chief assistant, Lao Xu would be in big trouble.

In fact, Gao Gong took up the post of Jijiu in Guozijian before, in preparation for entering the cabinet and serving as the chief assistant.

This matter is probably the intention of the palace, Gao Jijiu has been supported by all the resources at hand of King Yu.

(End of this chapter)