In the inner curtain lobby, red candles shine high, and the dim candlelight reflected on the faces of more than twenty people. These twenty people all looked respectfully at Wang Yingyuan, the main seat.

As the second assistant to the cabinet and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Yingyuan, who has the power to vote and the state financial power, is a sturdy figure and from Yulin, Shaanxi. He and Liu Dongsheng are fellow villagers. Both of them are wearing big red robes, black veil hats, and a bunch-collar trousers. However, Wang Yingyuan's crane patch, Liu Dongsheng's peacock patch, and the belt is also different. Wang Yingyuan uses a first-rate jade belt, and the Grand Secretary of Dashun is the first-rate, Liu Dongsheng's third-rate golden flower belt, and the boots are all soap boots.

"The three test papers have been settled. This time, it is a great blessing. Master Wang, who is suitable for Jie Yuan?" Liu Dongsheng smiled and said, "Dai Fengxiang, a supervisor from Hejian Mansion, is indeed extraordinary. Every venue is excellent. Several room officials jointly recommended it. Youyan is not as good as Jiangnan, but she is also full of talents. There are many other remarkable ones."

Wang Yingyuan looked through the first few papers and pondered without saying a word. Liu Dongsheng was agitating. How could he not understand that he had been tested in the officialdom for a long time? Another tribute student Jia Cong's first three articles were obviously shocking. He was so sophisticated and sophisticated that he was not inferior to some of the officials present. Everyone was very stylish.

But there were many reasons why he was unable to make decisions for a long time. There was no doubt that the power of the cabinet was the prime minister. Especially since the Ming Taizu abolished the prime minister, the autocracy had been greatly strengthened. In the Shun Dynasty, as in the Ming Dynasty, local official documents in the Jingtang were called "Hanlin Academy". In other words, the Ming Dynasty ended for a hundred years to the Shun Dynasty, and the cabinet could never become a formal government office. At least in the open, the emperor was very taboo, and because of the votes and the power of the red, the cabinet and the rituals and supervision checked and balanced each other. There was no phenomenon of powerful ministers usurping the throne, but instead encouraged the eunuchs' arrogance.

Even if he despises the eunuch in his heart, he has to give face to the old minister Dai Quan. Dai Fengxiang’s article is correct, and it is a foregone conclusion to be won. However, which one is the first place to be taken? This is very brain-struggled. Luo Ren, the chief official of Prince Yu’s mansion, is also from Yulin, Shaanxi. He is a fellow villager with Liu Dongsheng. In the same year, he was very close. In terms of region, Wang Yingyuan was unanimously considered as the “spokesperson of Shaanxi Sanqin”. Even if he didn’t want to, he would do it.

Jia Cong, the "No. 1 Prodigy of Dashun", is already an open student of Liu Dongsheng. It is foreseeable that he secretly waves the flag and shouts for Prince Yu in the future. In particular, Liu Dongsheng is not only a candidate for the examination in his college, but also a pavement of the examination of the Imperial College, the Imperial College, and the title of the Book of Songs in the provincial examination.

Under such a choice, Wang Yingyuan put his hands on his knees covered with red robe and asked, "I have heard of an anecdote in my cabinet recently. Eunuch Dai likes elegance and wants Liu Caiwei to write and paint. Liu Caiwei is famous in Jiangnan and has the legacy of Qinhuai. Can you hear about this?"

The word "ge" is the title of "liu officials" who also serves as the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, such as Yang Sichang, the Minister of War and the Grand Secretary, and is known as "Yang Ge" in his name. The word "caiwei" is the name of Liu Caiwei, not a name.

"This..." Several officials of the room were hesitating, not to mention whether this matter was true or not, even if it was true, the ministers of the cabinet, who were in the sacred and just tribute court, could they talk about these romantic things? Isn't this a disgrace to the court?

One of the officials of the house officials spoke to Luo Min, the director of the department, and said: "Old Master Wang, it is probably not appropriate to talk about the affairs of Qinhuai at this time?"

The bosses of the Sixth Department have this confidence. Although they are only seventh grade, they are on par with the monks and the chief minister can also impeach them. Many times they are the guns of the auxiliary ministers, but the Taoist official grabbed the pen and criticized people. That would be a waste of time.

"What's wrong with Luo? Only a great hero can be a true hero. He is a true celebrity. How many concubines do you have? There are many places in the capital, and you haven't been there?" Liu Dongsheng saved his face for Wang Yingyuan: "Old Wang, I have heard of this matter, it is true. Liu Caiwei wrote the article "The Rat" in the Book of Songs. The rat is big and the rat is big and the rat is not eaten by me. He praised the loyalty of the country and pleaded for the people..."

Luo Min's face turned black. He was the chief official of the Censorate. Liu Dongsheng was promoted to any position. The left deputy chief envoy! The immediate superior! He can control his future! Impulse the emperor, but he can't impeach the immediate superior! When I think about it... Luo Min felt even more uncomfortable. "The Book of Songs"? Didn't Jia Cong choose the "The Book of Songs"? If the first place in the foreign country examination, Jia Cong would get four! How can he be willing? But what can he do if he is unwilling to accept it? What can he do?

"Yes, Eunuch Dai likes the Book of Songs very much, and Dai Fengxiang teaches the "Zuoshi Chunqiu"." Wang Yingyuan pointed until the end, and everyone suddenly realized that the second auxiliary was the second auxiliary, look at how big the other person was!

"Seriously, we can make the rankings." Liu Dongsheng laughed. Several clerks began to write the rankings, sang the titles, and moved the red candles. The big guys here had different thoughts, but the joy on each face was more real than real money.

...

"Look, my elder sister is so cute." Jia Yingchun teased Wang Xifeng's daughter on the side. She didn't have a name yet. The name "Jia Qiao" was taken after Liu Laolao entered the Grand View Garden.

My eldest sister was born on the seventh day of the seventh month of the seventh month. She was one year old this year. Her face was pink and her hair was sparse. She was held in her arms by the nanny. She kept clapping her hands, grinning and making a "giggle" laugh. Her three aunts, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, were very pitying.

Yingchun brought her younger brother Jia Cong over, and she picked her elder sister up and hugged her in her arms: "Sister, call her uncle..."

"Pig...Pig..." The elder sister struggled, Yingchun put her on the ground, flipping and sitting three times, climbing ten times, and one-year-old child would have walked long ago. The elder sister grabbed Jia Cong's robe with her small hands: "Pig...Pig..."

"puff……"

"Geeh..." Sanchun kept laughing.

Jia Cong was really helpless about this niece. He made a fool of himself. He touched his nose and Tanchun said, "Brother Cong, it's still uncle. Just give me some gifts to my niece."

"Come on, sister, uncle, I will give you a wooden fish stone." Jia Cong took out a wooden fish stone bought from a Yangzhou shop, purple. The eldest sister threw it on the ground and made a "dong dong dong" sound. The little girl's pink face was astonished, like Chaplin's pantomime expression. She pointed to the wooden fish stone, looked back at her uncle and three aunts, and picked it up and played in surprise.

Jia Tanchun is most interested in these things, Buddha hands, baskets, puppets, etc. He often asks Baoyu to go out to buy them. She doesn't like street stall goods. She has never seen such wooden fish and stones before!

"Brother Cong, where did the wooden fish stone come from? I came back from Suzhou and I won't see you send us!" Jia Tanchun felt that he was neglected.

"There are too few wooden fish stones. It is only produced in the western part of Mount Tai. For just this part, I spent five taels of silver. Five taels of silver can buy more than 600 kilograms of rice." Jia Cong was very stingy. The wooden fish stones were only produced in Changqing County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, and are really precious.

Jia Tanchun turned his head, turned his face over the oval face, and was angry. Jia Cong said helplessly: "Okay, okay, there is another piece, I'll give it to you tomorrow."

Jia Tanchun smiled like a flower: "What a good brother! You must be in high school in the provincial examination! You will be the first in the two lists!"

Jia Yingchun and Jia Xichun laughed happily. At this moment, Sun Fu Gate reported: "Mr. Cong, Mr. Lai is passing a message. Eunuch Dai from Yandaixie Street in the inner city sealed an invitation and invited Mr. Cong to Yandaixie Street to attend the literary meeting. He said that he was the number one prodigy in Dashun and had to come. Mr. Lai went back to the master's words."

Dai Quan? Sili Supervisor is in charge of printing eunuchs? Eunuchs are in charge of writing... Jia Cong thought, "I know, prepare horses, I'll go after changing my clothes."

"The capable ones work harder." Jia Xichun made a face: "The third sister didn't make the final say, there was no news about the provincial examination, but she handed over the big shot."
Chapter completed!