dressed as a scholar

In the second half of the year, the Lindong court became more and more lively, and various departments began to busy with performance appraisal and summary. The new year was the emperor's [-]th birthday, and Guanglu Temple had to be busy with the annual banquet and also had to prepare the emperor's birthday banquet.The princes and grandsons were not idle, they sharpened their heads to come up with something ingenious for the old emperor to like.

The emperor is old, and he has taken off his shoes and socks today, and he has not yet realized whether he will wear them tomorrow. Everyone wants to ask for more favors at this juncture. Whether you can live a good life after getting up.

The palace has a large population, but the mind is more than the population.

The weather was getting cold again, Fang Yu was waiting in the side hall with his hands in his hands to be summoned by the court, chatting with Elder Lin from time to time, asking him to come and sit at home, Yuncheng was about to transfer his hometown back to Beijing again.He shrunk his neck slightly, Qiao Hezhi made him a high-necked velvet undershirt which was very comfortable to wear, but he didn't dare to wear a high-collar during the court, and planned to go back to the Ministry of Industry to add it after the court was over.

Year after year, the winter in the capital is the hardest to endure. The snow will freeze the whole winter, and there is no way for the snow to melt in the middle, and it will have to wait for the spring to warm up before it thaws.

"Master Fang."

When Fang Yu heard him being called, he raised his head and saw that the whole team of father-in-laws from the court meeting was coming, and Fang Yu saluted respectfully.

"After a while, you can stand in the position of the servant."

The father-in-law made a special statement that the official records have not been sorted out, and Fang Yu has not gone to go through the formalities. Logically speaking, he is still a fifth-rank doctor, but since the father-in-law came to inform, it was the emperor's intention, probably Within a few days, the emperor asked him to stand at the front, so as to listen to the court meeting and express his opinions. After all, only officials of the fourth rank and above can speak to the emperor during the court meeting.

"Yes."

After seeing his father-in-law go out to form a team, Elder Lin looked at Fang Yu with a smile, without saying a word.The father-in-law didn't convey the will to Fang Yu alone, and everyone in the side hall naturally heard it.

Most of the recent court meetings were also making some year-end reports, and the officials from far away had handed over all the papers, and the emperor was currently thinking about the local area.The court meeting ended without discussing a few major events. Fang Yu's sense of accomplishment was quite high for being able to stand among the first batch of officials at the court meeting for the first time.

"Lord Fang, there is a banquet in the mansion recently, and I invite you to come and have a glass of wine."

"I don't know what's going on at Mrs. Tian's family?" Fang Yu politely asked the official from the official department who came to chat. The two of them had never had any friendship before. Today, they suddenly came up to invite guests. How could he not know what was going on in his heart? .

"It's the end of the year, let's have a banquet and invite some colleagues to gather together, and I hope Mr. Fang will reward you."

Fang Yu smiled and said, "I will definitely come after receiving Master Tian's post."

Hearing the words, the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs narrowed their eyes slightly, and said with a smile that they would definitely send the post.After the hatchback said goodbye, Fang Yu strode towards the Ministry of Industry.

These days, Fang Yu has been invited quite a lot, and he has also figured out a way to do it. Inviting private invitations and posting informally are basically treating close people, or wanting to say something shady.Now he is in the limelight, and now he is standing in the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry, ranking in the third rank, and it is even more obvious that these parties are coming to win him over.

Rejection will inevitably offend people, just like the one in Zhan Shifu in the past, in short, he is not proud of his etiquette, even if he rejects these people, he can't find fault.

"How can I live as the second master, I still have people come to join Fang Yu at present."

"Master Fei, will this Fang Yu belong to the second master?"

"You didn't see the expression on the face of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials just now. If Fang Yu is a bone to chew on, it will be the second master's turn to win people over. A while ago, the fourth master was so quick-tempered that he sent people to Fang's house to deliver things, but all of them were let down." They sent it back properly."

There was a smile on Fei Qingzheng's face: "Since Fang Yu stands neutral, no one can take advantage of it. In this way, everyone is the same. This kid looks young and a bit aggressive, but in fact he is stronger than anyone else. Shrewd, not getting involved in factional disputes, just doing his own practical work, the old emperor cherishes talents, and will definitely protect him to assist the new emperor, must leave some talents for the court, right?"

"But it's not as simple as that if you want to be neutral. He rejected the crown prince long ago, and now he's rejecting the second and fourth masters. Some masters will hold grudges if they don't keep it together. I'm afraid neutrality won't stand firm."

"You, you are still too young. The overall situation is the most important thing in everything. This Fang Yu has outstanding political achievements, and any prince or prince is equally jealous. When he becomes a great treasure in the future, he will rely on such talents to govern the world. It's good to have anyone under his command, so the masters won't use him as a target."

The young officials following Fei Qingzheng were quite educated.

"Hey, the same batch of Jinshi entered the court. Look at Fang Yu's status now, and then look at you. Forget it, let's go back and read more."

The officials who were being lectured blushed slightly, and murmured in their hearts that he was not the only one, the same group of Jinshi was actually in the same situation as him, but Dufang Yu was the only one who excelled.

"The old man went to Guanglu Temple to have a look. Your Highness is also very anxious about the birthday banquet these days."

After Fang Yu came down to court, Xue Zhu brought a letter saying that Sheng Jia had already entered the capital. As soon as he arrived at the mansion, he went to see the mansion.

Hearing that his friend had arrived in Beijing, Fang Yu was also happy and asked the coachman to hurry back.

As soon as Fang Yu arrived at the gate of the mansion, he saw people coming in and out of the two houses. Qiao Hezhi called all his servants to move things for the Sheng family. It was a busy time.

"Brother Fang!"

When Sheng Jia came out of the house, he saw the person getting off the carriage at a glance, and immediately they hugged each other hard.Fang Yu's face was filled with the joy of reunion after a long absence, and he looked Sheng Jia up and down: "Yuncheng Fengshui is still raising people. The face that was like digging coal at the beginning is now pale."

"Don't tease me, Mr. Fang is busy. The white-faced scholar in the past is like a martial artist now."

Fang Yu laughed: "Isn't it because of building roads and burning bricks, the sun in the capital city is venomous, and the sun for road construction is no less than that for farming."

Speaking of this, Sheng Jia was very excited: "In Yuncheng, I got news that the official road in the capital started to build cement roads, and the merchants in Yuncheng came back from the capital. I have long wanted to try the official road. When I came to Beijing today, I took the cement official road from the post station. It was smooth and fast, and it was really wonderful! Within reason."

"After you settle down and go to the palace to resume your life, I will take you to the workshops in the suburbs of Beijing. Many villages in the suburbs of Beijing have already built red brick houses, which is another sight."

The two couldn't stop talking, and Qiao Hezhi, who came out of the room, couldn't help but glance at Brother Qi who was standing quietly beside him: "Master Fang, go back to the house and change the official uniform, and help give the things to Shanda. After the people are tidied up, it is better to move in and settle down earlier. Shanda is strong enough to endure the exhaustion of the journey, but Qi Geer took the children all the way and had no rest, and now he is finally home and has to be busy."

Fang Yu smiled and said: "Yes, yes, Mr. Qiao taught me a lesson. I will change the government to help. Xuezhu, go to Zuixianlou to order wine and food tonight."

"Yes."

The two families rejoiced and were busy with moving matters together.

The Fang family's mansion has just been expanded, and now it is more than a little bit bigger, while the Sheng family's mansion is slightly smaller, but it is completely adequate for living.This time, Sheng Jia brought most of his belongings to the capital for resettlement, and he also bought a private house on the other side of Yuncheng, leaving the old servant to take care of it, and all the important things were transported to the capital.

There are a lot of big cars and small cars, but not all of them belong to him. Knowing that he is going to Beijing to go to work, Fang Yu's teachers and students, some old friends, and Yue's family all asked to bring things, and they just packed two cars for Fang Yu. .

The Sheng family's house bought Qiao Hezhi first and sent someone to clean this end. Sheng Jia's carriages and horses could be moved in as soon as they arrived. Both families had servants to help, but it was also very fast, and it was already tidied up when it was dark.Sheng Jia had to sigh with emotion that it is good for the capital to have its old days. If not, the whole family would have to rent a house first, and slowly search for a house to buy.

He is busy going into the palace again, and after he is reinstated, he will be reinstated in the Ministry of Finance. This is the time when the Ministry of Accounting is busy, and the one who urges him is nervous, and he is confused by family affairs and official affairs. One head is two big.

After the house was tidied up, Fang Yu ordered a large table of good food as a landlord, and the drinks were scarce, and he had to go to court tomorrow, so he didn't dare go to the palace too much, so everyone ate something simple.

The four of them got together happily, as if they had returned to the days in Yuncheng a few years ago. They were free and idle at that time, and they were not so busy with business as they are now. They were really happy, and they had to get together every now and then. Eat food and wine.

Fang Yu and Sheng Jia were talking about the affairs of the two places, talking about the affairs of the court, Qiao Hezhi didn't want to listen, so he called Qi Geer, and the two went to the wing room to tease the child.

Brother Qi and Sheng Jia gave birth to a daughter, who is a little younger than Qingyan, and she is very pink and cute. The two milk dolls are put together, and the room is warm with warm charcoal, so the child does not need to be wrapped up. After taking off the thick clothes that made it difficult to move hands and feet, Qingyan began to teach Sheng Shuyun to crawl on the ground.

"Qingyan is a very naughty boy. He always took him to the General's Mansion to have fun, and then learned from Xiao Heng, who was older for more than a month. Boys always need to be more lively and active. But you have to teach him to be with the general." Like Shuyun, it would be nice to be quiet."

Brother Qi made gestures with Qiao Hezhi: It's fine now, the child must be lively and active to be cute.

Qiao Hezhi looked at the two children with a smile, pulled Qi Geer and said, "It's great that you came to the capital. When I got the news, I was so happy that I didn't fall asleep all night. We don't have to write and wait for letters anymore. Now the houses are very close together, so we can come and go every day.”

Brother Qi was also happy. At first, Qiao Hezhi followed Fang Yu to Beijing to rush for the exam. He was not used to it. He thought that he would come back in half a year. It was they who came to the capital with their family.Anyway, we can be together again.

Time also passed quickly, the two people who were idle at that time, now both have children with them.

Qiao Hezhi said: "You came at the right time. If it takes another ten days and a half at night, it will snow again in the capital. You just came from Yuncheng and you may not be used to the weather here. My name is Siyu tomorrow. Take your servants to the charcoal shop where you often buy charcoal for fire, and order charcoal early to store it at home, it will be useful in winter."

"Besides, we should also go and buy some thick cloth mink furs for wearing."

Brother Qi smiled and gestured to him: You just want to go shopping in the street.