It takes about ten days from the end of the examination to the release of results, and these ten days will be a time when most candidates feel very empty. Before the examination results come out, it seems that there is no point in doing anything.
Fang Yingwu was no exception. He lay down to rest on the second day after the exam, and on the third day he could only pace back and forth in the yard in boredom. After not lingering for a quarter of an hour, he saw Xiang Chengxian coming in from outside. Fang Yingwu was very surprised. He asked strangely: "Now that the exam has passed, why did you come to my place instead of going to the Jiaofangsi to find a beauty?"
Xiang Chengxian rolled his eyes and said, "Brother Fang Xian, don't be ridiculous. How can I dare to go under my uncle's nose? I'm really bored, so I just came to see what kind of fun Brother Fang Xian is having."
Seeing Mr. Xiang, Fang Yingwu suddenly had an idea and said: "Now that there is nothing to do, I want to hold a banquet to entertain my fellow countrymen, which can be regarded as showing my friendship with my fellow countrymen. Please help me choose a restaurant and invite For those of you who share the same path, the time is just in these days."
Mr. Xiang, who was extremely bored, rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Well, this is good. It just so happens that you are all here at the moment. If the test results are released in a few days, most people will not be interested in continuing. Stay in the capital."
Fang Yingwu nodded and said, "For this reason, if any of my fellow villagers have financial difficulties, I can also help them."
Originally, Fang Yingwu had not had much money since he bought the house, but Mr. Yao from Zhongyi Bookstore sent another five hundred taels a few days ago, saying that he had made a lot of money by selling anthologies of eight-legged essays during this meeting. Moreover, Mr. Yao also had another intention. After this major exam, he continued to entrust Fang Yingwu to help collect the examination papers of the new scholars and produce the latest eight-legged essay anthology.
With five hundred taels in hand, Fang Yingwu became wealthy again. This year is not a capitalist society, so what is the use of keeping money? Spending it to buy reputation is the right way.
Fang Yingwu thought of something again, "You can call that girl Du Xiangqin here to add to the fun. If you have the chance, ask her why she changed her rhetoric in the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
"Okay! I'll go right away!" Xiang Chengxian was about to leave excitedly. But after walking a few steps, he turned back again and said with doubt on his face: "Why do I seem to have become an errand boy for you?" What? You talk a lot, but you call me a brother and break your legs... You did it on purpose, don't be so lazy!"
Fang Yingwu laughed a few times, "Hey, hey." "I'm very busy. I really don't have time, so I have to entrust Brother Xian!" Then he casually pointed to the attendant and bodyguard Fang Yingshi who was standing not far away and said, "I don't see Ying. Brother Shi, do you have anything to say to me now?"
Fang Yingshi hurriedly hit the snake on the stick and shouted: "Brother Qiu! I really have something big to ask of you! I have recently fallen in love with a young lady, please make the decision, brother Qiu!"
Unexpectedly, something happened to Fang Yingshi. Fang Yingwu was shocked and said in disbelief: "Since you read all the flowers two years ago, you have become interested in women again! Whose little lady is so ****?"
Fang Yingshi's face darkened when he heard this, but he still said it: "She is the daughter of the steward of the East Courtyard King..."
Since Fang Yingwu moved in, the Fang family has been divided into east and west courtyards. I, Fang Qingzhi, live in the east courtyard, and young master Fang Yingwu lives in the west courtyard. The slaves and servants on both sides have their own systems and live in peace, but there is always a gap. .
When Fang Yingwu didn't come, Fang Yingshi had been hanging out in the west courtyard, and he had already fallen in love with Guanshi Wang's daughter. However, he didn't have a reliable master to support him at the time, and Fang Qingzhi didn't care about housework, so Fang Yingshi's status was not high. .
Now that Fang Yingshi had Fang Yingwu's thick legs behind him, his waist suddenly straightened up, and his desire to covet the daughter of the steward Wang came to life again. But needless to think, he would definitely be resisted by all the slaves of the Wang family in the east courtyard, so he could only
Looking for help.
Fang Yingwu chuckled a few times and said: "I thought it was a fairy in the sky who made you look like this, but it turned out to be from Steward Wang's family. This is very easy to handle. You, Fang Yingshi, can beat ten with one, and even the Jin Yiwei have been beaten before.
Are you still afraid of them? Just do it boldly and grab her! After entering our west courtyard, can you still let her go back to the east courtyard?"
Fang Yingshi thought about it seriously and said hesitantly: "It doesn't seem appropriate. It's always not good if things get serious like this."
Fang Yingwu said, "What's so difficult about this? Isn't Manager Wang a slave of our Fang family? You are a relative of our Fang family, and it is his honor to be able to look after his daughter."
Besides, I will make the decision for you, so what are you afraid of? If anything happens, I will be there for you!"
Xiang Chengxian was living in Fang Yingwu's house these days. He knew about the affairs of Fang Yingwu's family, so he suddenly intervened and asked: "If there is too much noise, I'm afraid your father will be dissatisfied. You are not too kind to me, my dear brother."
Okay?"
Fang Yingwu said nonchalantly: "How can such a trivial matter make this old man miserable? If he really blames his own son for a slave with a foreign surname, then I will just run away from home. I see how people in the capital will laugh at this!
"
Xiang Chengxian laughed a few times and did not answer, but looked behind Fang Yingwu. Fang Yingwu suddenly felt a chill on his back. He turned around and found his father standing not far away with a straight face...
..At this time, shouldn't he have gone to the Yamen? Why is he still at home?
Under Fang Yingwu's murderous eyes, Xiang Chengxian laughed, and Fang Yingwu winked and cupped his hands, took three steps and two steps at a time, and moved away from Fang Yingwu. He also said hello to Fang Qingzhi and was about to run.
Exit the hospital door.
Fang Yingwu didn't care about chasing Mr. Xiang, and greeted him from a distance: "Why is my father so free today? What can I learn from my son?"
Fang Qingzhi snorted coldly, did not speak, and just moved away. It turned out that there was someone else behind him.
Fang Yingwu looked carefully at the sunrise, and when he saw it clearly, he immediately tried his best to squeeze out a look of surprise on his face, brewing an expression of extreme excitement.
But Xiang Chengxian was closer than him, and Master Xiang quickly stepped forward with a few strides, bowed deeply and said, "It turns out that the teacher has arrived, and it is really a sin for the student to not welcome him from afar!"
It turned out that the person Fang Qingzhi brought over was none other than Mr. Li Shishi, the examiner of Fang Yingwu's rural examination, and the tutor of Fang Yingwu and Xiang Chengxian.
relationship title.
Li Shishi gestured with a smile, pulled Xiang Chengxian up, and asked amiably: "Who are you? I think your name is Wu Chuo? How did you do in the exam this time?"
Xiang Chengxian, who had no sense of presence in the hearts of the teachers present, couldn't help vomiting blood and left. He went out to run errands, and Fang Yingwu came up to see the gift.
Fang Qingzhi then responded to the other party and said: "Master Li is here to visit my father today, but I also have something to say to you, so my father brought Master Li here. You are a good listener. If you dare to be rude,
, handle it in your own way!"
Then he said to Li Shishi: "The unfilial son is under the care of Mr. Li. I will ask him to serve Mr. Li during the day. I will entertain you when I come back from the yamen without anything to do."
After hurriedly sending his father off, Fang Yingwu said to Master Li, half-testing and half-expressing his stance: "Teacher, when did you arrive in the capital? The students should have been visiting, so how could you let the teacher come here?"
Even if I come, I just need to sit quietly in the hall and call the students to see the ceremony. Why do I move to the student's residence? It really makes me feel ashamed as a student. If others look at me like this, they will only think that I am ignorant."
Fang Yingwu knew very well that he said that Li Shishi came to visit his father today and took a look at him. In fact, Li Shishi might have come to see him, otherwise Li Shishi and his father would have almost nothing to do with each other.
If something is abnormal, it is a monster. Since there is such an unconventional thing like a teacher visiting a student, it must be that the teacher is asking for something from the student.
While Fang Yingwu was thinking about it, he heard Master Li Zuo say: "After I took the provincial examination last year, my one-year term as academic officer expired. I handed over the official matter of studying to my successor, so I asked the court for a three-month leave.
I went back to Nanchang to visit my parents. I just returned to the capital a few days ago, so now is the time to re-elect officials."
Fang Yingwu knew that Li Shishi must be in trouble, and everyone wanted to hear what he had to say, so instead of waiting for him to speak first, he might as well behave nicely. He asked proactively: "Is there any student who needs help?"
Where?"
Li Shishi couldn't help but let out a long sigh. At this time last year, he would never have imagined that he would come over to ask for help. But there is nothing to be embarrassed about. Isn't this the reason for being a teacher recruiting disciples?
If the teacher doesn’t ask the students for help, then what do they want the students to do?
"As a teacher, I have been assigned as an academic officer. This time I want to return to the capital to take up a position in the capital. It is best to go to the capital. But it is difficult to talk to the officials. At most, they are only willing to serve as a teacher and participate in politics. They are from Yunnan, Guizhou and Fujian.
, Liu Cifu in the cabinet also hindered it, making it impossible for the teacher to advance or retreat..."
The so-called xingzhi means to be transferred from the local area to the capital. Capital officials are more valuable than local officials. Even if they are transferred at an equal level, they are regarded as promotions, which is called xingzhi. Li Shishi just wanted to go to the capital and continue to work as a fourth-rank position, but it seems that the situation
He was not optimistic. The Ministry of Civil Affairs only gave him a political position in remote areas where he had to work hard. Although he had risen by half a rank on the surface, it was far worse than staying in Beijing.
Although Mr. Li still has something that he has not explained clearly, Fang Yingwu understands it all. This is the truth. Master Li is the person who served as the first assistant in Wan'an, and recently it was the first assistant and second assistant who quietly broke up.
When the time came, Li Zuoshi suffered a blow...
If it was only the second assistant who was hindering Li Zuoshi, maybe Wan Shoufu could forcefully suppress it. However, the boss of the Six Ministries of the Outer Dynasty, the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel, Yin Min, was also from Shandong, and had a good relationship with Liu Jue and Liu Cifu from the same province. So he would be directly in charge of the official hat.
With the combined efforts of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the subordinate ministers of the cabinet, Wan'an would definitely be difficult to handle even if he was the chief minister. That's why Master Li said, "It is difficult for the Ministry of Personnel to speak."
After vomiting his bitterness, Li Shishi revealed the true purpose of his visit: "I heard that you will become the son-in-law of Liu Boye and Liu Ge Lao. Can you tell me something for my master and ask Mr. Liu to come forward to correct it?"
Li Shishi really found the right path, with the first assistant on one side, the second assistant plus the official secretary on the other. There are very few people in the world who are qualified to smooth things over in the middle, and Liu Mianmian, the old man of the third pavilion, is the most suitable one.
Fang Yingwu's scalp was numb. Now he was really scared of Liu Mianhua. He had already made up his mind to see Liu Mianhua as soon as possible, and would never go to Liu Mianhua for favors unless absolutely necessary.
Unexpectedly, within a few days, a teacher came to entrust him with the task. The principles of justice and officialdom ethics were here. How could he say "no"? He could only smile bitterly a few times. People are in the world and can't help themselves. (Unfinished)
