I can't die

After the Enrong Banquet was over, all Jinshi laughed and returned to their respective residences.Zhao Liewen felt a little depressed at the moment. He recalled the appointment he had received in the Hall of Preserving Harmony in his head, and various thoughts came to his mind.In the final analysis, he was a bit unjust. Before he tried to get some Huiyuan, he was very high-spirited. He only thought that the position of No. [-] scholar was in his pocket, but he never thought that after the palace examination, he became a No. [-] scholar, and the No. [-] scholar was taken away by Zhang Zhidong.Although Tanhua is not bad, but in the end there is a little gap with his expectations.And what is the meaning of the errand of walking in the prime minister's office?

At the moment, Zhao Liewen thought about it, and after two days, before going to take office, he went to Zhang Zhidong, and proposed to thank his teacher Jiao Youying with the second place.It has been a common occurrence since ancient times for Jinshi to pay homage to their mentors in private, but most of them are high-ranking officials, and not everyone can see them, so they can have private meetings with their mentors. They are also an honor.

At that moment, the three of them each called the Shutong to go to the Taifu's mansion where Jiao Youying was, with presents.Jiao Youying is now the only nominally high-ranking member of the imperial court, so the government is far more dignified than before.To say that Jiao Youying's career as an official has gone through ups and downs, from the beginning as an auxiliary minister, to being imprisoned due to the Xinyou coup, and then as an emperor's teacher, and now he is a grand tutor. Say admiration.

After Jiao Youying got off work and returned to the mansion, she heard the butler say that Tanhua, the No. [-] scholar, had come to see her together, she nodded, and thought it was expected, so she asked someone to lead them to the side room for a meeting.The butler also knew that these three people would be his master's capable disciples in the future, so he didn't dare to be negligent, went to fetch good tea and water, and entertained them, and called the servants to treat the three's book boys with extra courtesy.

Jiao Youying immediately changed into his regular clothes and walked into the wing.Seeing this, the three of them hurriedly got up to greet each other, Jiao Youying accepted it calmly, walked to the seat of the chief seat, and said with a smile: "I thought it was time for you to come, but it was just right."

Hearing this, the three of them thought about it, but they didn't show it on the surface. Zhang Zhidong, as the number one scholar, was the leader of the three, and immediately bowed his hands to Jiao Youying: "It should have come a long time ago, but I don't know if the teacher is suitable or not." , so choosing a day is worse than bumping into the sun, so I invited the second-best man and Tanhua Lang to come together."

Jiao Youying waved his hand: "So in the future, we will all be officials in the same dynasty, but there is no need to be so polite in private. You will all take office in a few days, and I should have asked you to come and give instructions."

The three of them could hear Jiao Youying's politeness, but they didn't dare to regard politeness as a blessing, and hurriedly said: "A disciple should be polite when serving the teacher."

At this point, Jiao Youying stopped mentioning this matter, and instead talked about the official affairs that the three of them were most concerned about: "Xiaoda (Zhang Zhidong's character) is about to enter the study. My emperor is a good-tempered and enlightened lord. Do your best at all times, and keep your duty when dealing with colleagues in the future, and it will be fine."

"Thank you, teacher, for your suggestion." Zhang Zhidong immediately got up and saluted.Jiao Youying raised his hand, beckoning him to sit down, and looked at the second place in the list: "The Bureau of Economics and Economics is an important place in the organization. Although the errands are idle, but now because the "Beijing News" sponsored by the Lin family is next to the Bureau of Economics and Economics, the two departments will be indispensable in the future. Communicate. Don’t take things lightly when you’re on errands.”

"Thank you teacher for cultivating, and students are grateful."

No. 40 originally thought that the errands of the Department of Economics and Economics were nothing more than pensions, but he didn't expect that this department, which was originally very idle, would have so many tricks in it, and he was both happy and worried.The reason for worry is that everyone in the court knows that the Lin family, the host of the "Beijing News", has a bad relationship with the Lin family's car.I am happy because having a challenge means having an opportunity, and it is better than dying of old age in a leisurely position and not being able to reuse it for a lifetime; it should be noted that although 60 years old is not young, but in the officialdom, more than [-] seals will enter the cabinet It's not that there is no such thing, as long as there is an opportunity, who would not want to take a chance?

At this point, Jiao Youying finally fixed his gaze on Tanhua Zhao Liewen: "Tanhua Lang, the emperor appreciates you very much, but he doesn't dare to use you directly." Jiao Youying said directly, not euphemistic at all.That's right, given his current status and his simplicity in the emperor's heart, it may not be because of Zai Chun's intention to speak.

Zhao Liewen's heart trembled when he heard the words, and his expression couldn't help but change slightly: "This??"

Jiao Youying shook his hand immediately: "The Prime Minister's Office, the emperor has always wanted to make some changes. But because of Prince Gong's face, he didn't find the opportunity for a long time. Moreover, there are many nobles and relatives in the Prime Minister's Office. The whole body, after you go, you have to think twice before doing things and speaking, the emperor will summon you from time to time."

It's not that Zhao Liewen was unaware of the factional struggles in the imperial court, but he didn't expect that the emperor wanted him to sneak into Prince Gong's nose as a discerning spy.Thinking about it this way, it really is a daunting task. .

"Students will definitely go through fire and water, and will not hesitate to do so." Zhao Liewen knew that this was a rare opportunity, so he didn't hesitate much, and stood up solemnly to show his loyalty.Jiao Youying saw Zhao Liewen's attitude, and smiled: "You don't have to be too nervous. Prince Gong is easy-going, and you were appointed by the emperor. Do things in a down-to-earth manner, and no one will make things difficult for you."

At this point, Jiao Youying said some words of encouragement to the three of them, and even specially asked the housekeeper to keep a meal.The three of them talked about knowledge with Jiao Youying at the dinner table, but their mentality was much more relaxed than before, so they finally went back after the boss was late.In order to show that he liked the three of them, Jiao Youying personally sent a chariot and horse to see them off. The three of them couldn't shirk it, but they were even more grateful. After returning home, they had a good night's dream.

In this way, Zaichun's first imperial examination has come to an end.Two days later, Zai Chun met Zhang Zhidong, who had just taken up his post, in the upper study.The teacher on duty today is not Jiao Youying, but Weng Tonghe.When Weng Tonghe saw this new young man, he knew that Zaichun had ordered him personally, so he was polite.It's just that with Zhang Zhidong's intelligence, he may not have noticed a little strangeness in Weng Tonghe's words.Zhang Zhidong thought about it, guessed a little, probably because there was some rift between his teacher Jiao Youying and Weng Tonghe, so he was angered, so he didn't say much, he just decided to work more attentively.

Zai Chun came to the upper study room after taking a short rest after going to the imperial court. Seeing Zhang Zhidong was there, he nodded with satisfaction.Started today's homework.When Weng Tonghe saw that Zai Chun came to his seat without signaling him to give a lecture, and started to review the book by himself, he knew that Zai Chun didn't want to attend the lecture today, and felt a little frustrated, so he left the room voluntarily.