The breach of the embankment is of great importance. According to the emperor's current thoughts, Qian Huichun will most likely not survive, and his family will not be able to escape the involvement.
For the sake of his eldest son who survived, Qian Huichun had to pay his dues and perform meritorious service. Please ask the emperor to spare his life, right?
Chen Zhao, who finally crossed the mountain on the other side, wiped the sweat from his forehead and tightened his arms. He looked at the road ahead and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Chen Zhao was now covered in mud and water, and it could only be vaguely seen that the clothes he was wearing were originally a white tunic.
Chen Zhao licked his dry lips, looked around, and found an open farmland in front of him.
This is the other side of the mountain. It is completely different from the Changtian Mansion. There is no money for the flood at all. Chen Zhao felt a little sad.
The scene in front of me was peaceful, and in the distance I could see people working in the fields.
The flood claimed the lives of fellow villagers. Even the prefect committed suicide to apologize for the incident. It is not known what happened to his family.
He felt sad and anxious at the same time, not knowing what was waiting for him ahead.
He took two steps and looked up at the sky. It was not raining at this time and the sky was gray. Through the clouds, he saw a patch of dawn.
At this moment, Chen Zhao couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in his heart. As long as he was alive, what obstacles were there that he could not overcome?
He took a deep breath and continued to move forward. He had not eaten or drank for the past two days, so he could only pick up some wild mushrooms and vegetables in the mountains to satisfy his hunger.
If he hadn't still had some skills, he would have been buried in the belly of the beast long ago.
With hunger in his stomach and burning lips and tongue in his mouth, Chen Zhao took a look at the distance to the nearest village and found that it was not that far away.
He decided to go to the village first to get some food and water, and let the village's carriage take him to the Yingnan Mansion Office.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly saw a bullock cart coming towards him in front of him, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Haha! My wise nephew is very promising at a young age, and now he is an Attendant of the Hanlin Academy. I really admire him!"
Li Taixing, the prefect of Yingnan Prefecture, laughed, raised his wine glass, and drank with Min Feng.
"Where? Mr. Li is ridiculously complimenting me. This is really nothing." Although Min Feng felt a little proud, he couldn't show it.
Li Taixing narrowed his eyes slightly, and then complimented: "My dear nephew, please don't be so humble. In less than three years since you entered the officialdom, you have been promoted two levels in a row. This is the envy of others! Those who were in the same year as you are now
They are still struggling at the seventh level!"
Li Taixing flattered him for a while, but he was muttering in his heart.
If it weren't for the powerful Chief Assistant as your teacher, how could you, Min Feng, be promoted to two levels in a row just by your ability?
The imperial court held the imperial examination every three years to select officials. There were many talented people in all the major prefectures, and it was not without those who had both ability and political integrity.
But why do these people disappear from everyone and fail to shine in their positions? Of course they have no connections!
If the imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, then entering the officialdom is like a battle between dragons and tigers. If you are not careful, you will be doomed.
Of course, those who have failed to show their talent and fail after repeated trials are not even qualified to talk about these things.
Min Feng was born in a peasant family, his family was poor, and he had no foundation in the court. To be valued by Xia Qing and accept him as a disciple, he was truly lucky.
Li Taixing was actually very envious. If he could rely on Xia Shoufu, his promotion would be just around the corner!
At that time, he took refuge with Prince Jing, but because he failed to complete his errands for Prince Jing, Prince Jing was very dissatisfied with him.
Not only was the last errand not completed, but it also caused Prince Jing to lose a lot of face.
From then on, Prince Jing was very perfunctory towards him and no longer wanted to plan for him.
Besides, now that Prince Jing has gone to the fiefdom of Fengqing Mansion, contact has been even more severed.
He has not had any correspondence with officials from King Jing's lineage for two years, and the other party seems to have forgotten his name.
But next year will be another three years, and he wants to move his butt and no longer wants to stay in Yingnan Mansion. If he can go to the capital, that would be great.
Hu Maoshen, who participated in the joint examination together, was still the same year as him!
But now he has reached the second-rank official position, and he is still working at the fourth-rank official position. How can Li Taixing be reconciled?
He thinks that he has no shortage of abilities, but just lacks opportunities!
Later, he never thought about making good friends with Hu Maoshen and letting him pave the way for him. But when he saw Hu Maoshen, he couldn't open his mouth.
Now that Min Feng is here, isn't this a good time for him to curry favor with Xia Shoufu? As long as he can win over Min Feng, is he afraid that the other party won't give him a few good words in front of Xia Shoufu?
When he mentioned the same year, the smile on Min Feng's face couldn't help but freeze. The same year? There are many people in the same year, including Gu Chengyu.
It is indeed a good story that he has been promoted to two levels in less than three years, but compared with Gu Chengyu, who is now at the fourth level, it is nothing.
Thinking of this, Min Feng felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. A smile appeared on his face again, but in his heart he was already extremely dissatisfied with this incomprehensible Li Taixing.
Li Taixing, who was sitting at the top, looked at the flash of embarrassment on Min Feng's face and couldn't help but secretly despise him.
Knowing that the other party was thinking of Gu Chengyu, who was at the top of the court, he couldn't help but feel that the other party was too jealous. However, this was exactly his purpose.
"What Mr. Li said is true. Min Shidu is already a sixth-rank official at such a young age, and he will surely rise to prominence in the future."
Along with Min Feng, who stayed to inspect the river embankment, there were two other doctors from the Ministry of Works, and the one who spoke just now was the doctor Rui Shiliang.
As soon as he opened his mouth, other officials also agreed, saying that Min Feng was young and promising and would definitely shine in the court in the future.
Min Feng was suddenly recognized by so many officials, and naturally he felt a little elated.
"My lords, you are so honored. The now famous Mr. Gu Shaoqing in the court is a popular figure around the emperor. He has been promoted to five levels in three years, and he should be a role model for us! Compared with him, the lower officials are far behind.
That’s it!”
Although Min Feng was extremely disdainful of Gu Chengyu, to be honest, he still had to admire Gu Chengyu's ability.
It’s not like he doesn’t know that his promotion depends on his teacher. Without his teacher’s guidance, he would still be in the sixth rank!
What does Gu Chengyu have? Apart from the Holy Family, can his connections in the court compare to his?
Even though Gu Chengyu has three senior brothers, only one of them is more outstanding, that is the senior senior brother Yin Kun.
But Yin Kun was able to become a third-level master only because of the help of his teacher back then. His own abilities were actually somewhat lacking.
Later, Liang Zhirui became an official. After so many years, it was difficult for Yin Kun to advance to another level.
As for the second senior brother, don't even think about it. He himself is still only a fourth-grade official! Do you still expect him to recruit Gu Chengyu?
The last third senior brother, He Jisheng, had heard some news and it seemed that his relationship with Gu Chengyu was not harmonious.
I have no foundation in the court, but I can be promoted to a fourth-rank official position within three years. Isn't it just because of the emperor's favor?