imprinted you in my heart

Shi Min, who was running wildly on the edge, suddenly felt that "the world is as black as crows", which is really a good and appropriate description. She actually had fantasies about an official of a dynasty that was going downhill, it was like drinking poison to quench her thirst.

Although she has been in Huaguo for many years, she will never forget the grassroots work in the modern year. She is so worldly and flattering, and she can never sort out the endless work. Although the state of five plus two white plus black is not normal, but There are always some, both physically and under great pressure.

And she is not afraid of incompetent leaders, but she is afraid that the leaders will be incompetent and command blindly, not to mention increasing the burden in vain, and wasting manpower and material resources, so no matter how many ideas and plans she has in her heart, she dare not rush to reform.

She had to conduct an in-depth understanding, then gather the ministers to discuss together, and after brainstorming, she would introduce new ones, but now is the first step to understand, the more she understands, the more shocking she feels.

Xi Xia who was following behind had never seen such a master who was walking so furiously, followed along step by step, and thought a lot in her heart, and finally decided not to accept bribes like this in the future, so she was relieved.

Shi Min walked to the alley of the original restaurant, and simply walked in. Because it was not time for dinner, there were not many customers in the restaurant today, and two tables were sparsely seated.

"Guest officer, please sit down." The clever waiter greeted them with a smile on his face and arranged them to sit down, "Guest officer, I remember you. It was winter at that time, and you came with Miss Bu. You look at the dishes the same as before. Let's order something else," said the waiter, pouring the tea in a hurry.

The shop waiter was already familiar with Bu Qianxue, and Bu Qianxue kept her staring at her a lot, so the young master of this wealthy family would naturally recognize him immediately.

When the waiter came out to welcome her, Shi Min also recognized her. What she didn't expect was that the waiter still recognized her after such a long time. ".

"Thanks to the guest officer's praise, the younger one can remember people, but the others are really hard to remember. Please wait a moment for the guest officer, and the younger one will arrange it immediately." The waiter who was suddenly praised went to the back kitchen shyly.

"Sit down, you don't have to be particular about going out." Looking at the three Xi Xia who were standing there, Shi Min asked them to sit down together as before, and if Lu Guanchu was here, she didn't need to say anything, she could do it with just one look.

The other two tables were not far from the one they were sitting at. There were four people dressed as scholars at one table, and three people at the other table, like a family of three. The child was only seven or eight years old and couldn't sit still at all. Tables are running around.

The man in the gray right lapel clothes of ordinary material stared at the child nervously while eating, for fear that she would offend others by running around or fall down, and called her to come back and sit down to eat from time to time, but the child ignored him.

Another woman, wearing a blue dress and wearing a popular married headgear, ate her meal on her own from beginning to end, and finally scolded her when the child was too noisy. The child immediately went back and sat down obediently. The woman Obviously the head of the family.

Shi Min turned his gaze to the table dressed by the scholar again. Two men and two women were eating and chatting. The food hadn't been moved much. It was obvious that they had just started eating not long ago. According to her estimation, they looked at least 30 years old. .

"It's really unlucky for Enke to fail the exam last year," the scholar Jia Nan said after swallowing the food in his mouth.

"You're not bad, it's even more unlucky that I didn't pass the exam due to physical reasons," the scholar Otome said, and quickly put the vegetables into her bowl.

"If you want me to say, you two are really unlucky, one is because of taboo, the other is because of diarrhea, it's really unlucky." The scholar Bing Nan actively refilled the drinks for everyone.

"That's better than you who are not good at learning and are famous in Sunshan." The scholar Ding Nu directly spoke out to mock the scholar Bing Nan for the first two.

"You haven't passed the exam yet, why don't you tell me that I'm interesting? Let me tell you, if we prepare well this year, we will definitely be on the list. If the age of the scientific examination is relaxed, with my sister's talent, there is a high probability that she will be with us this year." Same exam" scholar Bing Nan was unconvinced and turned back, and said a lot.

"If it can really be relaxed enough, then maybe I have already passed the exam," the scholar Otome said convincingly, as if if the age limit was relaxed, she would really pass the exam.

"Although the county examination is held every year, it still takes one year to pass the examination. If you are lucky and pass the examination in the same year as the government examination, and you pass the examination, you will be 20 years old to take the general examination next year. This is still the best situation." Scholar Ding The woman added thoughtfully.

When they were talking here, the shop waiter just brought the dishes, Shi Min withdrew his attention, and began to enjoy an earlier lunch than usual. She, who seldom wronged herself, was [-]% full again.

The other three Xixia who ate with the master were very cautious from the beginning to the end, and in the end they only ate half full.

Bu Qianxue, who received a tip-off from the waiter in the shop, managed to convince her mother to agree to rush over, but when she arrived, she realized that Wen Xin and the others had been gone for a while, feeling a little disappointed, and had a meal at the restaurant before returning home.

It was only afternoon when Shi Min returned to the palace, and he had no plans to meet the ministers today, so he went back to Fengde Palace after reviewing the memorial for a while, and asked Jichun and the others to come over.

The four of Jichun, who were doing their own work, were suddenly summoned by the master. They were a little puzzled, but they immediately put down what they were doing and went there as soon as possible.

Xixia, who knew something, followed Jichun and the others with some trepidation and bowed together.

Looking at the four people standing in front of him who were about 30 years old and had served him for more than ten years, Shi Min suddenly felt that his master really didn't care about his subordinates.

"Ji Chun, Xi Xia, Fan Qiu, Wu Dong, according to the palace rules, the four of you have already been able to leave the palace. I want to know why you chose to stay after failing the internal test?" Shi Min

"Slaves and others just want to serve His Majesty around," the four of them spoke tacitly as usual.

"To be honest, you should know, I don't like to hear these things" Shi Min

The four of them have served Shi Min for more than ten years, so they know that His Majesty doesn't like these things, but they still have to say what they should say. Although there are precedents of telling lies and being blamed, they are only twenty or thirty boards, compared to rashly. It is better to risk being beaten than to say that you may be convicted.

But now that His Majesty has opened his mouth, they have to say it. Ji Chun was the first to speak, "There is a high hall in the servant's family who wants to take care of him, and there is a younger sister who wants to study. They all need money, so they choose to stay.”

"The slave wants to pass the internal test and become an internal official," Xi Xia said firmly while looking at the front.

"Slave is the same as Xi Xia." Fan Qiu remained restrained as always.

"The slave is that father is dead, there is no one else in the family, and I don't want to leave His Majesty." Wu Dong was a little sad after finishing speaking.

Shi Min saw their state and their thoughts in his eyes, most of them agreed with each other, and he was very emotional, "Wu Dong, when did your father pass away, why didn't you ask me for leave?".

"Your Majesty, this servant only found out about it a month ago, and letters from relatives and friends said that the burial has been completed, so I didn't ask for leave." Wu Dong felt the concern from His Majesty's questioning voice, and was very moved.

"There is no one in the family, so you should go home and inherit the family business, and as a child, you should also keep a filial piety for the elders for three years." If you don't know, now that you know Shi Min, you won't let her stay.

"The slave doesn't want to leave His Majesty, please don't drive the slave away," Wu Dong cried anxiously.

"Let's go, find someone you like to live with, and I will give you 100 taels of silver." After all, you have been with me for more than ten years, and you have to work hard without credit. Merit and honor cannot be easily rewarded, but money is still possible.

"Thank you for the reward, Your Majesty. After returning home, this servant will pray for His Majesty at home every day." Knowing that His Majesty's golden words have not changed, Wu Dong has no choice but to accept the decree to thank him.

"Ji Chun can ask you when you want to leave, and I will reward you with 100 taels. As for Xi Xia and Fan Qiu, it is very good to have such ambitions. Of course it is good to pass the exam. If you fail the exam and want to leave, you can also ask me. Okay. , you go down first." Shi Min

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En, and the servants are waiting to leave." Ji Chun and the others left one by one after saluting.

Seeing Wudong leaving, Shi Min knew that she would leave the palace in two days at the latest, and by then she would no longer be called Xixia, but her original surname and first name would be restored.

Palace servants who have not passed the internal examination can only use the palace name they set when they entered the palace. After passing the internal examination and becoming an internal official, they can restore their original surnames, but they still cannot restore their real names. Their real names are kept a secret from the moment they enter the palace. .

Only a few people in Shangguan Bureau who are in charge of the personal data of internal officials and palace servants know that if the masters of the palace want to know, they will ask the person in charge of personal data in Shangguan Bureau to ask, but this kind of situation is generally rare, or they have made great contributions , or there is a major fault.

Only those who leave the palace can restore their original names. Regardless of whether they leave the palace temporarily, leave the palace when it is due, or leave the palace after being convicted of a crime, or leave the palace due to old age, all affairs in the palace must be kept secret, and must not be mentioned or announced to outsiders, otherwise Once found out and verified as a capital crime, family members will be implicated.

The reason for doing this is firstly that the secret affairs of the palace should not be publicized to ensure that the royal family is secretive and noble; secondly, it is to prevent the location maps of the palaces in the palace from being revealed, so as to provide convenience for assassins; Serving internal officials is a disaster for the palace.

In addition to the strict regulations on the name of the palace and keeping secrets, in order to prevent the occurrence of cholera in the palace, Gaozu clearly stipulated that as long as they were in the palace, between the palace servants (internal officials) and between the palace servants (internal officials) and the imperial guards. During the period, as well as between the imperial guards, sexual intercourse is not allowed, let alone marriage, otherwise it will be a capital crime.

After Jichun and the others left, Shi Min directly called Lu Guanchu, who was guarding outside, to come in.

When Lu Guanchu came in, Shi Min had already stood up, and after watching her salute, he asked, "How is Guan Chu's family doing?"

Since Lu Guanchu was an internal official, since he couldn't have an affair and couldn't get married, was it wrong for Shi Min to ask this way?Or ask her parents?

No mistake, nor did she ask her parents.After passing the rigorous internal examination to become a palace servant, you have five days of rest every month, and you can go out of the palace. Therefore, after becoming a palace servant, you usually go out to find someone you like, and get married after you find it. .

The housing prices in Fandu are also very high. According to Shi Min’s knowledge, not to mention the highest fifth-rank internal officials, even the fourth- and fifth-rank foreign officials who have just been transferred from the local area to work in Fandu may start with renting a house. Be quick, or it will be slow to buy a house.

For example, Lu Guanchu only got married at the age of 36. He is good-looking and eloquent. He coaxed her current partner, the only son in the family, to marry her willingly, thus saving her a lot of money to buy a house. The person has two children so far.

"Weichen's family is doing well recently, but the child is a bit naughty." Lu Guanchu didn't know why His Majesty suddenly cared about him, but he was flattered.

"That's great, do you know how many palace officials and servants there are in total?" Shi Min asked.

"This has to be calculated by Weichen." Lu Guanchu immediately asked someone to bring an abacus over, and usually dialed the abacus and read: "There are about 360 people in the six bureaus of the palace, and there are about 30 people in each palace and about 450 people, plus There are more than 200 general palace servants, more than 200 rough palace servants, and more than 100 high-ranking palace servants. The results came out. If the ministers are not mistaken, the total number is about 300.” ?