The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

The phenomenon of catching sons-in-law under the list became popular for a while, and many people even ignored the fact that Jinshi might have married a wife, or how old he was.Later, it developed into a "pre-sale type", that is, before the scientific examination, the optimistic and possible high school exams are finalized.

Even senior officials who are prime ministers have the act of arresting their son-in-law, which is evident at this time.

And the person who arrested Zhisheng looked like he was just a wealthy businessman. Fortunately, it was so difficult if he was an official.

Yunyan looked back at the man's servant, arguing that he should have caught him right. Although the hair is short, is it normal not to look at the clothes?He hurried forward, "What are you doing, you arrested our layman?"

The middle-aged people suddenly realized that since they are lay Buddhists, it makes sense. Some pious lay Buddhists, or plan to become a monk in the future, will indeed shave their hair.

"You still don't let him go!" The middle-aged man quickly scolded, and then apologized, "I'm really sorry, I admitted the wrong person."

Yun Yanhui waited for others to embrace Zhisheng, accused him in a hurry, and then did not dare to stay for a long time, so as not to be caught again, and left quickly.And of course that man was not in the mood to argue with them, and hurried to arrest other Jinshi.

After going out for a long time, Zhisheng was still in shock and said: "I was scared to death..."

Everyone laughed. They didn't expect to be frightened before the surprise, but this fright seemed to frighten Zhisheng, who was in a daze, back to his senses.

Zhisheng touched his short hair, a little dumbfounded, "Fortunately, if it weren't for this hair, I would lose my innocence."

"Exactly, with our Zhisheng's appearance, it's too dangerous!" Yun Yanhui directly got to the point. At this moment, they are more or less old, and there are really few people with Zhisheng's conditions.

First of all, Zhisheng is 26 years old this year. Although he is a Jinshi in Yike, he is definitely young and ambitious. Many Jinshi grandchildren have grown up.And because he had been a monk before, he didn't have a wife.Not to mention that appearance, which is delicate and pleasant, especially in line with the aesthetics of this time, it can kill both men and women.

After making fun of Zhisheng, everyone went to Daxiangguo Temple to celebrate.

Zhisheng's two elder brothers, Zhihe and Zhili, almost cried with joy. After all, they really didn't expect such a day at first, and they always thought that they would be black households for the rest of their lives.

In fact, before Zhisheng's exam, Zhihe asked Yunyan to tell him that even if Zhisheng passed the exam, he and Zhili would still be Yunyan's followers.Yun Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he really didn't think about it that much.

There was no adult man in the family back then, and Yun Yanhui wanted to do something to make money, so she took in three boys.But now, not to mention the appearance of Fu Yunfeng, he and Shuangyi are both capable of doing things, Xiaobao is also studying very well, there is really no need for their brothers to be like this.

Yun Yan could only pat Zhihe back. After all, we have been together for so long and know that they are trustworthy. He said that there is no need to feel indebted too much. The Kaifeng mansion is here, just to help them completely clean up.

Only then did Zhihe understand, and his heart was even more moved. Although he didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that even though he was in Kaifeng Mansion now, his number one client was still Brother Yan.

There is also Zhisheng, who passed the exam and passed the exam, and then has to wait for the awarding officer.

Yun Yan came to him directly and asked him where he wanted to work, so he could see if he could find a relationship.

Zhisheng pondered for a while, then said, "I hope to go to Sansi."

"I have ideals! Haha," Yunyan laughed back, "Then do you have any specific places you want to go?"

"It really is." Zhisheng smiled slightly, "I want to be a supervisor."

Yun Yan was a little surprised back, "What?"

The so-called supervision of officials actually refers to a wide range of areas. Tea, wine, salt, taxes, rice warehouses, etc. all need to be supervised, and they are found in various places, especially in important business areas.This type of official has a very different status in the hearts of different people.

Because the Song Dynasty emphasized business and profits, the supervisors were often able to make a lot of money when they were in office. Even if they were not greedy for ink, with such a relationship, it was extremely easy to make extra money.In contrast, scholars do not like this official position and avoid it.

Therefore, a peculiar situation was created. Officials who were scholars were unwilling to serve as prison officials, and the imperial court and they would send such people to remote places to serve as prison officials as punishment.And some officials who are obsessed with interests do everything possible to become supervisors and officials.

Before this, there was no quasi-official who was born as a Jinshi who volunteered to be a prison official. He did this before he entered the officialdom.

Therefore, Yun Yanhui was very surprised by Zhisheng's idea.

Zhisheng shrugged his shoulders, and said very indifferently: "I found that I am also interested in making money just like you."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Oh my god, it turns out that Zhisheng was led astray by him!

Yun Yanhui tried hard to persuade Zhisheng, but Zhisheng was determined. He planned everything to become a prison official and earn extra money. After accumulating the principal, he could start his own business and earn money for the official. error.

In the past, Zhisheng always helped Yunyan fight back, but now, he wants to try it himself.

After Yun Yan found out that he had actually listed a plan for three to five years, she knew that she would not be able to persuade him, so she had to think in her heart, if this is the case, then let him work it out, at least hype it up so that people think he is being raped. Taishi Pang framed him, so he had no choice but to become a supervisor...

Yunyan recalled that since Zhisheng had already made his decision, what he could do was to drag Zhisheng to the tea case. In this case, at least he had friendship with Zou Xuelai and could take care of him.

New Scholars are arranged by the Ministry of Officials, while supervisors are usually recommended by the Third Division, at least they have the right to make decisions. Zhisheng is a strange thing, so Yunyan went back to find Zou Xuelai, asked him to connect, assigned Zhisheng to the Third Division, and entered the tea Case, in charge of serving as a tea supervisor in Heqiu County, Ji County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

The prison officer is appointed for two years, and Zhisheng hopes to be evaluated and evaluated, and then transferred back to Tokyo within three terms.

After Yunyan got back to work, she finalized the matter, only to realize that she seemed to have been blamed for some inexplicable reason.

Originally, he wanted to frame Grand Master Pang, but who knew, he failed!

Because the discussion between him and Zhisheng was not publicized, when outsiders saw that he had put Zhisheng's activities in the tea case, they thought it was him who put a promising young man into a prison and an official for profit.

In the eyes of Shilin, being a prison official is not only a turbid flow, but also a mudslide!

To be so cruel, you deserve to be the you-know-who of Daxiangguo Temple.

Yun Yanhui only felt extremely wronged!Although Zhisheng has become like this, he has a certain responsibility, but believe him, he wants Zhisheng to go to a good place more than anyone else. If Zhisheng asks, he reckons he can have the cheek to ask the official if he can let Zhisheng into the Imperial Academy.

I haven't said anything yet, so I can only give up. It's too sad that he is so kind and can be treated as a boss, okay?

Moreover, before and after Zhisheng took office, another great event happened.

——That is, the watermelon that Yun Yanhui planted is finally ripe!

Having been looking forward to it for several months, when Yun Yanhui heard the news, she almost cried with joy.

Mother, there is watermelon to eat!

Yun Yan was very excited when she returned, and specially invited all her relatives and friends to come to Daxiangguo Temple for a melon tasting meeting.

From the relatives of the Miao nationality, Zheng Ling, Zhao Yunchu and his brothers, to colleagues from Kaifeng Prefecture, including F4, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Gongsun Ce, and colleagues from the tea case... etc., except for the busy business. , such as Bao Zheng, the others have basically been called over.

The melon planting monks of Daxiangguo Temple deliberately picked hundreds of ripe watermelons. These are the first batch of ripe watermelons. Because they are planted by the water, they are quite big. According to monks who have tasted them, they are also very sweet. .

Yun Yan opened a melon excitedly, and then he was stunned.

"My melon... how could it be like this?"

The others had never eaten watermelon, so they gathered around one after another, "What's the matter, has this melon gone bad?"

The monk from Daxiangguo Temple was taken aback, "No way, I tried one and it was delicious."

Yun Yan pointed back at the melon flesh, almost incoherent: "No, it, why does it have a diaphragm inside it...it...I'll go...how it looks like a pomegranate!!"

This melon is amazing, there is actually white tissue in the middle, separating the flesh, each part is about the size of a fist, the tissue is the same as the white part of the melon rind, and the thickness is about one finger.

This watermelon is not what Yun Yanhui is familiar with at all, the whole piece is full of pulp, but he even has a spoon ready, he wants to dig it up and eat it.

The monk who planted melons hesitated and said: "Don't the watermelons grown in Liao Kingdom grow like this? Brother Yan, the few melons we planted before are all like this."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

When Yunyan came back, the wind was in a mess. So, did ancient watermelons look like this?

So, the melons he ate before were probably optimized, so the separated tissues in the middle were gone?

Thinking about it this way, Yun Yanhui also found it reasonable, after all these years have passed, it is not surprising that the watermelons look different.He just had a deep impression on him and couldn't accept it for a while.

Seeing that other people were looking at her nervously, fearing that the melon would not be edible, Yun Yan quickly said, "It's nothing, it's just different from what I imagined before, I thought it had more pulp, it's okay, you can eat it."

Yunyan replied, and took the lead in digging a piece, took a bite, and the sweet juice overflowed in his mouth. Compared with the modern watermelon, there is no difference!

When the others saw it, they felt relieved, and everyone opened the melons, and then ate them.

Watermelon is very popular. Before that, the most popular melon was muskmelon. Compared with muskmelon, watermelon has fuller pulp, sweeter taste, better taste and bigger size.

"It's no wonder Brother Yan has to travel thousands of miles to get seeds. I didn't expect such good things to exist in Liao Kingdom."

"No, I heard that they also got the seeds from the Uighurs. Brother Yan said that the watermelons from the Uighurs are more delicious, but it's a pity that the journey is far away..."

"I heard that there were princes in the Han Dynasty who could taste watermelon and called it blue-skinned honey. I think it tastes like this. It really is like honey!"

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Yun Yan ate half of the melon, and asked someone to squeeze the remaining half of the melon. He was in high spirits when Gongsun Ce came over and pushed him, "I see people are loading the car, and I heard that you want to bring some watermelons to offer to me." official?"

Yun Yan stared back at her watermelon juice, said absent-mindedly: "Yes, please curry favor with the officials."

Gongsun Ce: "Then have you thought about what to say—in case the officials are curious for a while, go and find out how this kind of thing came about?"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

That's right, he bought these seeds on behalf of the mission, and Song Dynasty expressly forbids the mission to purchase them...

It's fine if you don't go, if you get under the nose of others, it's too arrogant, right?Do you let the officials take care of it or not?

Yun Yan wailed back, "Will I give it away or not! If the officials know that I have delicious food and don't offer it, will they be even more angry!"