After leaving Madam Wang's house, Li You went directly to the county government office. At the back office, he woke Mr. Huang out of bed and told him that the patrol censor would review the criminal records tomorrow and that he would go to the county school to meet the students the day after tomorrow, and then left.
How to deal with and arrange the following is Mr. Huang's business, and Li Xunjian can't control it. As for whether to alarm Chen Zhixian, who has also fallen asleep, or perhaps the county magistrate who is sleeping with his concubine in his arms, it is also the master's errand. Li You
It won't disturb people's dreams.
After leaving the county government office, it was already midnight. Li You, who had been running around for two days, was not interested in going back to the county mansion to sleep in a cold bed, so he transferred to the sedan chair and went home. When he entered the house and was wondering whose hot bed he would get into tonight, the housekeeper Li Si
He came up and said, "The master is back. I can't bear it any longer. I'm thinking of calling him home tomorrow."
"What's going on at home?" Li You asked.
Li Si smiled bitterly and said: "Three or four relatives came one after another, and all of them wanted to see the master. Three of them have already stayed in the guest room in the front courtyard."
Mr. Li asked again: "Who is there?"
"The first one is the grandson of the master, one is Aunt Guan's cousin, and the other is the cousin of the master's uncle's family. These three are all staying in the house now. There is also a letter from Mr. Liu's inspection.
Yes, I left a letter with the mistress and left first. It is said that he is the brother of the mistress and will come tomorrow."
Li You didn't know what to say when he heard this. The visiting relatives were of all kinds, including those from his family, his mother's family, his wife's family, and his concubine's family. The descendants were obviously Li Zheng, who had passed the scholar examination, and Aunt Guan's cousin.
My brother is the clerk of the Inspection Department, and my uncle's cousin is probably my uncle's eldest son Zhu Shuwen, but I don't know who the Liu family is. These people have the same characteristics, they are all people who are half-literate in reading.
Apparently he came here for the official quota.
It's a headache. Li Xunjian realized how important it is to have a son these days. The three most important things to be unfilial are not having children. Without a son, the family business cannot be saved. Countless people inside and outside will actively and enthusiastically help you.
Thinking about it.
Well, at this sensitive moment, both the Liu family and the Guan family are involved. There is no need to study the question of who will get into the hot bed tonight. It must be Aunt Jin who has completely stayed out of the matter.
When they arrived at the north wing of the backyard, it was pitch dark from the window. Jin Baoer and Xiaozhu were probably asleep too. The door was bolted, so Li You knocked on the door. Soon he heard Xiaozhu asking vaguely through the door: "
Which one is outside?"
"The master is here to check the ward!" Li You replied.
"Yeah!" Xiaozhu exclaimed in surprise. After opening the door, without saying a word, he pulled the old man in and quickly took off his clothes and hat.
Seeing his coat being ripped off quickly, Li You felt like he was about to be raped, "What are you doing?"
"Waiting for the master to rest, isn't it always the servants who help the master take off his clothes?" Xiaozhu said.
"Something's wrong, there's something wrong." Li You said suspiciously, "Why doesn't Sister Bao come out?"
Xiaozhu hugged the master's clothes and said with a smile: "Sister Jin was afraid of disturbing others at home, so she went to practice pipa next door. When it was late, she knew that the master would not come home, so she slept there with Sister Li. Where is the slave's house?
Since I don’t have a place to live, I’ll go back and live on my own first, but I didn’t expect to wait until I get back to the master.”
Jin Baoer and sister Li Mei sleep together? What a good opportunity. Li You feels itchy in his heart and wants to go through the wall and do a three-stroke.
Xiaozhu hugged the master's coat and hat even harder, and said pitifully: "Master, I am afraid of being alone."
Li You looked at himself being stripped half-naked by Xiaozhu. It was a bit embarrassing to go out like this. He said helplessly: "Master, I will sleep in the back room tonight. You are not allowed to come over and molest me!"
It’s not that the master doesn’t care about me. I want to grow older quickly, Xiaozhu thought.
After getting up the next day, Mrs. Liu found Li You and gave him Mr. Liu's inspection letter. Li You looked through it and found that Lao Taishan simply said that he had a nephew who was quick, studious, smart and willing to go to the county government.
When you are a minor official, you hope that your virtuous son-in-law will support you.
Li You arrived at the front hall again and saw three relatives from far and near gathered here to wait for him. After greeting his uncle, cousin, and adults, he sat down and asked, "Why are you here?"
Li Zheng, who had the best relationship with Li You, said first: "Uncle, you have left a vacant seat in the county government office. You cannot let outsiders take it. I, my great-nephew, am a descendant of your same clan. I should step forward and take my place for my uncle."
Uncle takes care of the family business."
Li You said jokingly: "My dear grandson, you are not going to take the exam? Now I have to go to the academy to take a test. If you pass this test, you will be the first scholar in my family."
Li Zheng said straightforwardly: "What if I become a scholar? Do I still expect to win the imperial examination? Can a scholar only spend a few taels of silver to buy a beautiful maid?"
Li You burst out laughing. Li Zheng was envious at first that he bought Xiaozhu for only six taels, and he still thinks about it after such a long time. Li Zheng's grandson's idea is not unreasonable.
It’s still difficult. The general examination for Jinshi is basically one out of ten, but the provincial examination for candidates is one out of thirty. Even if it is completely fair, the chance is only 3%. How many old students have failed at the threshold of the provincial examination?
On the other hand, if you spend your whole life studying until your head turns gray, you can only look back and sigh.
Scholars have no other options, but if they want to give up the imperial examination and become an official at the end of the year, what will happen if they have no background? Just look at Cui Jiansheng's current situation and you will know. Maybe he will be sent to a poor mountain.
Suffering as a petty official in the barbaric land of Ling, he would never even think about returning to his hometown for the rest of his life. Otherwise, why would Cui Jiansheng be so desperate to make money to support him?
To be honest, although a scholar has a good reputation and a high social status, and the common people will respect him as Xianggong even if he sees an official, and there are infinite possibilities for further advancement, in terms of benefits, being a scholar for a lifetime is really not as good as working as an official for a lifetime.
Li You thought for a while and said to Li Zheng: "You are only sixteen or seventeen. It is the time when you have a lot to do. It is better to work hard." He talked with Zhu and Guan for a few words, and then said: "This matter still needs to be done."
After careful consideration, the three of you can go back and wait for the news."
The three of them were helpless. Not to mention Li Zheng, Zhu and Guan did not expect the competition to be so fierce before they came. They felt that their relationship with Li You was not that good, and they no longer had much hope. As for Li Zheng and Li
Li You is similar in age and they grew up together and are very familiar with each other. Now he can tell by looking at Li You's words that Li You disapproves of him.
After sending the three people away, Li You thought to himself that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the eight immortals will cross the sea and show their magical powers. If it drags on, the nights will be long and the dreams will be long. I don’t know what else will happen. But it is really hard to decide on the candidate. It can be done by anyone.
question.
Li You also needs to consider that once this official position is taken by someone else, he will have no way out. The current inspection is still on loan. If the government does not go as expected, the inspection will still be hereditary.
If he had a military position, then ten years later he would have no choice but to return the patrol position to the Liu family without any resistance. At that time, he would have returned to a civilian, and his position as a civil servant would be gone.
Thinking about this, Li You became more and more cautious. This official position must not be sold to outsiders. There is no need to think about selling it for money.
The young Li Zheng was undecided, so he asked him to become an official. After a few days, he regretted it and thought about what to do. What's more, Li Zheng's examination was a matter of concern to the whole family. If he really wanted to change his profession and become a small official, it would be for the Li family.
For such a big matter, the old clan leader had to come forward to intercede. There was no reason for Li Zheng to come and explain it himself, so he might have come here without telling the clan.
Neither the Liu family nor the Guan family are suitable. If the position is given to the Guan family, then the Liu family will have a problem - how can there be any reason to take care of the concubine and ignore the wife's family? If it is given to the Liu family, Aunt Guan will not talk about it.
What to say, I can't guarantee that I won't have some thoughts in my heart - your Liu family has been patrolling for generations, and you don't need to care about a petty official, so why do you have to fight for a position?
In the same way, if he gave it to his uncle's family, his father would definitely scold him to death...
Yes! Li You suddenly had an idea and came up with a perfect way to leave everyone speechless. He immediately asked Chang Sui to prepare a sedan chair. He wanted to go to Xishui Town.
An hour later, Li You arrived at his hometown in Xishui Town. When he entered the door, he saw his father scolding his brother again.
"I've met my father!" Li You called out and stepped forward to pay his respects.
Father Li nodded and said, "Is there something wrong with the waiter?"
Li Youdao: "I need to discuss this official quota with my father."
"You earned this spot, so you can make your own decision."
"My son thought about it carefully and decided that he would have to sit in this position with his family. He will come back and talk to his father."
Next to him, Li Zuo was very excited when he heard this. It seemed that his younger brother was planning to ask him to go to the county government to eat public food. This was something he had never dared to think about before. He was very self-aware and said coyly: "Brother, I am not this material...
"
Li's father interrupted Li Zuo and said to his younger son: "No way, boss! He is too stupid to do this kind of job. He joins the government and causes trouble." He also had some thoughts that he didn't say out loud, so the boss took them from Li You.
If he has obtained the position, will it be passed on to his own son or to Li You's descendants in the future according to the etiquette, law and patriarchal system? If it is not done well, it will cause infighting in the family, which is something Li's father does not want to see.
Li You looked at the two people in front of him strangely. Who said he wanted his brother to become a county official?
A few days later, Xujiang County Government broke out a piece of news that shocked everyone - the murderous Mr. Li, the head catcher from back then, returned to the County Government! But this time he came back not to be a policeman, but to replace his son.
Of officials.
It is inconvenient for a person in his fifties to do such strenuous work as a government official and a police officer, so he can only go home to recuperate. However, he can still do the job as a free official, and his experience and experience are valuable, and he is better than Li.
Idle people like you are beneficial to the county government's official affairs. Seeing that Mr. Li is in good health, there will be no problem in working as an official for another ten years.
All those who had high hopes for the quota of county government officials couldn't help but cursed in their hearts. What a shameless father and son! They actually did the thing of replacing his son with his father!
Inspection Li's intention is very clear. If he stops doing inspections in the future, or if he becomes unhappy as an official, he can inherit his official position from his father and continue to work in the history of history. What does it mean to eat in a bowl and pay back
Thinking about the pot? What do you mean by stepping on two boats? This is it, it is too shameless!
If Inspector Li is happy as an official and is not willing to come back to work as a small official, he can leave the official position to his descendants, which at least guarantees the Li family a place in the county government for decades. What a good plan!
Li You's relatives really have nothing to say. Who can be more powerful than his father when it comes to family ties and relationships?
"It's a pity that he is not my son." Inspector Liu sighed while comforting his frustrated nephew with mixed emotions, and then sighed: "Fortunately, I am his father-in-law."
