Neighbors with powerful ministers

Everyone else is: in your temperament, hide the books you have read and the people you have loved.

Xie Shizi is: in his bird's beak, there are hidden the deaths he has done, and the dark history of his childhood.

Before Xie Jie was helped into the bullock cart by Fang Chaoci, he swore in his heart for the thousand and one time that he would stew the parrot when he came back tonight, and he must have stewed it!Don't show mercy!

The second master also shouted at Xie Jie's back without knowing it: "Officials often come to play~"

Xie Jie almost jumped forward and fell into the bullock cart, but fortunately, Fang Chaoci, who followed him up, helped him up.Xie Jie was used to being humiliated, just as he had guessed at the beginning, he was not afraid of falling flat in front of Fang Chaoci again.After getting up, Xie Jie paid more attention to what the guy who couldn't spit out ivory from his beak said. He explained to Fang Chaoci: "I'm not, I don't!"

Xie Jie can swear to God that he didn't teach the phrase that officials often come to play, nor did he take the parrot to a place where such a context is needed.

"I believe you," Fang Chaoci said with a smile, "You really don't need to explain to me."

The second master was Yongji who was taken away by the eldest princess, but it flew over the road from Yingtianfu to Jiangzuo by itself, and also experienced an oolong flying to the south of Xunshan by mistake on the way. What did you learn on the way? Not surprising.

Xie Jie was still very hurt, so he could only change the subject abruptly: "Where are you going out so early?"

He didn't even ask if the road was going well for two days, and he brought him up because he could get out anyway.

"Taifu Temple," it was really on the way, "Young Master Lao sent me all the way." Fang Chaoci was always impeccable in his words and actions.

At least the coaxed Xie Jie was very happy, and he really wanted to chat with Fang Shaoqing: "Isn't it Xiumu today? Why are you going to the Yamen again?"

"Something happened, and I have to deal with it." Fang Chaoci didn't say what it was, and Xie Jie wasn't going to ask.After Fang Chaoci finished speaking, he added, "It probably won't take long. If you come out early, can you please bring me back?"

"Okay," Xie Jie agreed happily without doubting him, "but I'm not sure how long it will take."

"It's okay." I can wait, what Fang Chaoci thinks in his heart is completely different from what he says, with a sanctimonious look, "Let's see fate."

"Then we must be destined." On the contrary, Xie Jie replied without thinking.

Xie Jie really thought that he and Fang Chaoci were destined by fate. They used to think it was a bad relationship, but now they are friends.In fact, thinking about it now, it was very unreasonable for him to be angry with Fang Chaoci at the edge of the South Lake.Fang Chaoci didn't know what he was thinking, and he couldn't control that lotus lantern would definitely float in front of his eyes and be picked up by him, so how could he take advantage of his seniority?

It's just that I don't know who Fang Chaoci said "I'm back" to, maybe it's also the deceased.Xie Jie felt that it was necessary for him to explain to Fang Chaoci the precautions for writing sacrificial rites to the deceased as someone who had come here, for example, to make it clear who you were writing to, otherwise there are so many ghosts under Jiuquan, who knows which one will be caught? Ghost look?

"What the prince said is true." Fang Chaoci listened very seriously, without any perfunctory, "When we go to put the lanterns together next year, please ask the prince to help me find out what is inappropriate."

"No problem." Xie Jie's character is a bit of a big deal.

Fang Chaoci deepened the nice smile on his face, looked at Xie Jie's side face intently, and then chatted with the other party's jumping thinking.

Xie Jie went out very early, and when the ox cart walked up the main street, the morning market had not yet ended.Although he has lived in Jiangzuo for several years, this is the first time Xie Jie has actually seen the morning market in Jiangzuo. Well, he has never seen it in Yongji either.There were a lot of things that he found interesting, and because of that, more questions arose.

like……

"What's that?" Xie Jie saw that the business of a shop facing the street was booming, and there was an endless stream of customers coming in and out, but they didn't see anything in their hands, or bought food.

"That's a face wash shop, specializing in face wash water."

Now that it is late autumn, it is obviously not appropriate to clean the face with cold water.However, it would take too much time to fetch water from the well and boil it again. Therefore, there will be sales if there is demand, and the business of selling facial cleanser came into being, and it is still very prosperous.The first wave of vegetable farmers entering the city in the morning, self-employed individuals rushing to open shops, and handicraftsmen who go to work will be the main source of customers for these shops.

Next to the face washing shop, there are often breakfasts of all kinds, accompanied by newsstands.With only a little money, you can enjoy the one-stop service that has formed a commercial chain, which is convenient and time-saving.

Xie Jie was an eye-opener. The wisdom of the working people is indeed infinite.

After Fang Chaoci introduced the street scene to Xie Jie, he said: "You will see it often in the future."

"Why?" Xie Jie didn't understand, even if he had to get up early, he didn't have much interest in going out.If you want to eat special breakfast, you can also ask your fourth child to go out to buy it.Buy the most fragrant!But don't feed them!Hungry them to death!Who told them to unite to lie to him!

"Go to the morning court." Fang Chaoci said some internal information to Xie Jie, "I have decided to go now, and soon the title will be revised accordingly, just like the main street becomes the royal street. The next step is to open Enke. The Ministry of Rites is already preparing."

Do all this, but for the sake of four words, to reassure the people.

The titles and titles of the line are all superficial forms. For most people, they are eagerly concerned about when the imperial court will resume the imperial examination and whether it is possible to open Enke.

Empress Dowager Nie gave birth to a twin posthumous son for Emperor Wen. It is impossible for the court not to publicize it. Amnesty to the world and Kai Enke are undoubtedly the best channels for publicity. It can also tell the people in the world that although we have lost a large area of ​​northern territory, this The country is still under the control of the imperial court, and everything will continue as usual.The most convincing action that everyone can believe, or is willing to believe, can only be the imperial examination that is closely related to everyone's future.

Xie Jie was born with a noble rank, so he doesn't need to take the Jinshi exam, but Daqi has a special magical existence called the lock hall test, which is an exam specially for current officials and those who have a noble rank.

Candidates are basically yamen like Xie Jie.There are clans and children of high officials.

The lock hall test is actually not Daqi's original creation, it existed in the previous dynasty, but the previous dynasty's attitude towards it was relatively negative. When Daqi, who was against the previous dynasty everywhere, the lock hall test was fully opened.

It can be regarded as another back door opened for Enyin's yamen, and it is the internal assessment that everyone knows in the legend.

Except that those who take the lock hall test cannot be the top scorer in high school, the others are the same as the serious imperial examination, but it is easier than the imperial examination and can suffer a lot less crime.It’s like candidates skipping the children’s test and the township test in the early stage, and directly enter the finals of the general test; it’s also like the lock hall test has a separate test location, with fewer people and a good environment; it’s better than the lock hall test. Specialized examiners and graders, the admission rate is extremely high, at least three out of ten people can become Jinshi; the most important thing is that they can take the test for unlimited times, if this time fails, the next time, until they pass the test.

Candidates basically have no pressure, anyway, whether they take the test or not is an official.It's just that if you pass the test, you will be a legitimate Jinshi.

Although the imperial court, in order to show its importance to poor families, has stipulated that the lock hall will not be able to take the first place in the test, but there will be no problem with the second place and the third place. In the future, everyone will be the same in the palace test.

Back when the eldest princess still had expectations for her son, what she wanted Xie Jie to do was to try this way in the lock hall. She never expected Xie Jie to be the top student in high school like Xie He, but well, second place and third place You can still think about it, right, no matter how poor you are, there will be no problem.

but……

"Why should I take part?" Xie Jie didn't think about taking the lock hall test at all. No matter when he opened Enke, it was something too far away from him.

"If you are not from a Jinshi background, there will be various obstacles and inconveniences to your future promotion in the official career." Fang Chaoci patiently reasoned with Xiao Shizi.

Daqi's official system is dispatched by official positions, in other words, the separation of officials and positions, and there should not be too many idlers with official titles but no real power.Like Xie Jie, who was born with a noble title because his mother is the eldest princess and father is the Duke of Lu, although he can directly enter the officialdom, it is difficult to have real power, and he cannot integrate into the circle where everyone is a Jinshi.

Xie Jie's back is too tough, others dare not let him be blamed and used as cannon fodder, but it is still very easy to make him stand up.Even if he can go to court, at most he will be a pillar on the hall.

"The point is, why should I pursue an official career?" Positions, official titles, and titles are actually different. Xie Jie's title was given by his mother, while the official title was given by his father. If he wants a position, his uncle can do it too. To him, but he himself has no interest in it, "My greatest ideal is not to work for the rest of my life."

If it hadn't been for the country's collapse, Xie Jie would not even have the idea of ​​learning to line up with Fang Chaoci.

After saying this, Fang Chaoci was left silent.

Soon, Taifu Temple arrived, Xie Jie put down Fang Chaoci, and went straight to the palace.Ordinary people go to their relatives' home, more or less have to post a call in advance to say hello, because relatives may not be at home.But Xie Jie's brother-in-law is an exception, he can only nest in the palace.Occasional stealth does not count.

When Xie Jie led Yingniang into the palace, he asked Yingniang uncertainly, "Are you sure the palace has been renovated and expanded?"

"Sure." Yingniang replied.

Xie Jie suddenly felt infinite sympathy for his uncle. After hearing about the strategy of integrating the six halls in the main hall, he wished he could pay for his uncle's construction work.But soon Xie Jie remembered that all the money he earned was for labor, and he would soon become pauper again.

Alas, come back after all the money is gone, come back again, Xie Shizi comforted himself like this.

When Xie Jie was depressed, Shenzong was also depressed. Even Mrs. Liu's good cooking skills couldn't solve the depression. A fat man of two hundred catties was about to lose weight to a fat man of 190 catties.

When Shenzong heard that Xie Jie had come to see him, he cheered up a little: "It's better to be a pup, I know I'm depressed and came here to comfort me."

The servant who came to sue didn't know how to answer, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't think that Xie Shizi came to visit the official family, at least no clan would offer... a rattle to the official family.

The author has something to say: Washing shop*: The Song Dynasty really existed, and there were toothbrush sellers.In fact, ancient people also paid attention to hygiene, dare to think and do it.

Lock Hall Test*: A modern-day on-the-job postgraduate exam.The well-known cat slave poet Lu Youda was the number one in the lock hall test back then, but he was hated by Qin Hui because Qin Hui's grandson also participated in the lock hall test in that world, and the default number one was snatched away by Lu Youda up.After the lock hall test is the palace test, because of Qin Hui's obstruction, Lu You was dismissed.However, your father will always be your father, and Qin Hui will not be able to affect Lu Youda's reputation. Once Qin Hui dies, Lu Youda will come out on top again.