After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai held it intentionally, and Wang Gelao just happened to be pleasing to his eyes.

This time, the meeting between the master and the apprentice can be described as a joy for the host and guest.

Mr. Wang Ge was gratified that another disciple had returned to the right path, and Lin Ruhai was also happy to be closer to his teacher.

Even Jia Min has formed a year-end friendship with Cui Shi, and Cui Shi has even invited her to some gatherings between Mrs. Qingliu.

To this, Jia Min naturally readily agreed.

At the invitation of the old couple in Wangge, the husband and wife had lunch before taking their leave.

In today's season, midsummer has passed, and golden autumn is coming. The weather is getting cooler and shorter every day.

The nurse was afraid that Lin Ying would be sleepy at night, so she didn't dare to let him take a nap at noon.

The child didn't see his mother for most of the day, and he was very upset. The nurse teased him with cloth tigers, rattles, moke music, etc., but he liked to ignore him.

When Jia Min came back, he just stayed by Jia Min's side and refused to move. With his big round eyes open, he stared at Jia Min washing his face and changing his homely clothes. Then he threw himself into her arms and hugged her. Her neck does not let go.

"Ouch, my son!" Jia Min loved him like something, hugged him and sat on the chair, teasing him with a smile, "Did Yinger miss mother today?"

"Think about it." Lin Ying didn't speak very smartly yet, the two words came out of her mouth, and she couldn't help but sucked her saliva.

Jia Min smiled and wiped him clean, then asked him what he ate and played with.

Lin Ying answered everything one by one, and after a short while, she became happy, and told Jia Min that the nanny took him to see that place in the mansion again today, and he already remembered the way to the garden. .

Also, there is a red flower in the garden, and I will take my mother to see it tomorrow.

Lin Ruhai finished washing on the other side of the screen. Seeing that his wife was happy, she didn't bother, and went to the study to sort out the news from these days, so as not to be caught blind by the Ministry of Rites.

On the second day, Lin's residence hosted a grand feast for Lin Ruhai's classmates, and on the third day, they hosted relatives from all over the place.

And the document that the Ministry of Rites asked him to take up the post finally came down.

From then on, Lin Ruhai had to go to the Ministry of Rites every day to order hair.

In the Ministry of Rituals, there are all Qingliu who have entered the imperial examination, and many of them are disciples of the third prince.

Lin Ruhai doesn't think she is an important person, and she only needs to be modest and low-key on weekdays.

But he didn't think that the third prince and his party would really refuse anyone who came, but within a few days, someone came to win him over.

It seems that it is really not easy to gain a foothold in the capital and want to be alone.

However, Lin Ruhai also has a way to deal with it, which is simple and rude but very effective.

——No matter what those people say or how they promise, he just said: Lin is only loyal to saints!

On weekdays in the Ministry of Rites, he didn't have any close contacts with others, and he only read files every day.

When others squeeze him out and don't give him work, he enjoys himself and is not in a hurry.

In these three lifetimes, it was the first time for Lin Ruhai to serve in the Ministry of Rites.

Originally, he thought that the Ministry of Rites was just an idle yamen, and he would just hang around here for two years and let him go outside when he found a chance.

Unexpectedly, in less than two generations since the founding of the Great Xia, there are countless isolated ancient books about the etiquette of various dynasties stored in the Ministry of Rites.

As an orthodox scholar, these rare and rare books are as attractive to Lin Ruhai as big fish and meat are to beggars who haven't eaten for half a month.

He almost quickly plunged into the ocean of knowledge, looking for books he hadn't read in the Ministry of Rites every day, and when he got home, he used his strong memory to copy down the books he memorized during the day .

"These are all family heirlooms. It's rare to have this opportunity. I want to get some more for our Ying'er."

At that time, Jia Min was taking Lin Ying at the other end of the desk, teaching him the "Three Character Classic". Hearing this, he raised his head and joked, "You were not so diligent when you were in the Imperial Academy."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "The mood is different, the mood is different."

He was still young at the time, and he was only thinking about the glory of the family, and most of his energy was spent on drilling, so he naturally had less thoughts on other places.

Thinking about it now, at that time, he really passed Baoshan but returned empty-handed.

However, it is not too late now.

"The sage is merciful. A few years ago, the Hall of Martial Heroes was opened, allowing officials of rank seven and above to borrow ancient books. After I have read the books kept by the Ministry of Rites, I can go to the Hall of Martial Heroes."

Jia Min spat: "It's a pity that everyone regards you as a gentleman. Unexpectedly, you are a thief who steals books."

Lin Ruhai was not to be outdone: "I want to learn so much, even if Confucius is reborn, he will only praise me."

Lin Ying looked at this, looked at that, and finally heard a sentence that she understood, and couldn't help clapping her hands and laughing: "Praise me, praise me!"

"Did you hear that, our Ying'er has already said that?" Lin Ruhai was triumphant.

Jia Min gave him an angry look, put her arms around Lin Ying and coaxed, "Come on, Ying'er, let's ignore him, and continue to read after Mother: Dou Yanshan, has beneficial prescriptions, teaches five sons, and is well-known."

Lin Ying looked at Lin Ruhai, abandoned her father resolutely, and threw herself into her mother's arms, shaking her head and chanting: "Dou Yanshan has a beneficial prescription, teaches five sons, and is famous."

"Yes, Ying'er read everything correctly. Come on, repeat it again: Dou Yanshan, beneficial prescription..."

The sound of books is loud, one gentle and the other crisp, coming from the window lattice of the study, and the cicadas on the trees outside the window are silent.

The second day was the court meeting. Officials above the fourth rank, including Shang Shu, Shi Lang and Lang Zhong, all went to attend the court meeting.

Those below the fifth rank like Lin Ruhai can be lazy appropriately, and don't have to go so early.

After eating breakfast with his wife and children, Jia Min accepted someone else's invitation, so he was busy choosing clothes and hairpins, and changed Ying'er, who was going to the banquet together, into a bright red robe with a naive lion roll embroidered on it. hydrangea.

Lin Ying liked it so much, she couldn't stop reaching out to touch the golden little lion.

Lin Ruhai dressed neatly under the service of the maid, and after saying goodbye to Jia Min, she leaned over and said to Lin Ying, "Ying'er must obediently obey mother, father has gone to work in the yamen."

Lin Ying tilted her head and thought about the etiquette taught by her nanny, and said childishly, "Father, walk slowly, Ying'er is good."

After bidding farewell to his wife and children, Lin Ruhai took a sedan chair to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites in a very good mood.

Today, all the officials have gone to court, and Lin Ruhai is not the only one who feels slack.

He came quite early, there were only a few small officials in the yamen who sorted out the paperwork, and after meeting with him, they went to work separately.

Lin Ruhai, as the priest of the Ministry of Rites, is Wailang, and there are also chief officials and scribes directly under him, but they haven't arrived yet.

These two subordinate officials did not know who they were following orders from, since Lin Ruhai took office, they were not very warm to him, they dealt with everything business-likely, and refused to mention him a little bit more.

Regarding this, Lin Ruhai was not in a hurry.

After all, among the six ministries, there are quite a few officials with ranks, but there are many scribes without specific ranks.

Since this one is not willing to be used by him, then he will find another one.

Although it is not something that temple priests are used to, these scribes are no more transferred every few years than officials. Once they enter a department, they will stay there for the rest of their lives.

There are many clerks in the Ministry of Rites, but there are only so many things that need to be done. Of course, those who can be snatched must try to preserve the rights that are not easy to get, and those who cannot be snatched may not be reconciled.

Although they don't show up on weekdays, they will learn silently and enrich themselves so that when the opportunity comes, they can quickly seize it, squeeze out their colleagues, and replace them.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai showed a little bit of interest, and immediately a scribe named Wen and Su moved closer to him.

Neither the clerk nor the clerk Su is young anymore, but they are in their early thirties, and they are not considered old in official career, and they still have the courage to fight.

Coupled with years of disappointment, leaning against Lin Ruhai this time is also a desperate attempt.

Lin Ruhai inspected it for a few days, and saw that although the two of them did not know everything about the affairs of the various departments of the Ministry of Rites, they knew exactly what to do.

He knew that these two were not fools.

Therefore, he privately promised the two that when they are released in the future, if the two are willing, they can follow him and serve as aides for a few years, and when the right opportunity comes, they will be arranged to be subordinate officials.

There is a very deep watershed between officials and officials. If there is no one to support them, small officials like them will never even think about crossing this watershed in their lifetime.

Now that Lin Ruhai has promised to support them, even if the words are ambiguous, it is worth fighting for both of them.

Su Shuli's home is relatively close to the yamen, so he will return home later on weekdays.

He will sort out the files that Lin Ruhai should read the next day, and put them in Lin Ruhai's classroom before leaving.

As usual, Lin Ruhai drew the monogram after entering the Ministry of Rites, and then went to the classroom to look at the dossiers sorted out by the scribe Su.

He picked up the first volume, and as soon as he turned a page, a three-finger-wide note floated out.Lin Ruhai was slightly taken aback, then picked it up as if nothing had happened.

The note was written by the scribe Su, Lin Ruhai hurriedly scanned it, took a panoramic view of the content, then sent it to the candle to light it, put it into the teacup, and poured the leftover tea from last night.

And this bowl of tea, when the clerk or Su scribe comes, he will naturally dispose of it for him, and no one will find out.

After spending an hour reading the dossiers, Lin Ruhai walked slowly to the door of the Library Pavilion of the Ministry of Rites, opened the door and took a look, then closed the door as if suddenly remembering something.

Then, he turned around Shi Shiran, his eyes swept away, and he happened to see a small official who was sorting out the paperwork quickly looked away, as if he had never raised his head.

Thinking of the note that scribe Su had left for him, he greeted the scribes Su and Wen, walked out of the Ministry of Rites, and went to the Wuying Hall.

——No matter who wants to do what, he doesn't want to accept the move for the time being.

He always felt that something big was about to happen recently, and it was better to avoid the limelight first, and then plan other things.