Chapter 462 The Old People of the Ministry of Rites (Continued)
This Master Hu is Hu Yongpei, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, who was the examiner at Liangzhe Road. Today he has just replaced another official of the Ministry of Rites and came to the Department of Rituals, Ceremonies, and Cleaning Officials of the Ministry of Rites to be responsible for the preliminary matters of the Spring Examination.
"Oh, this is really fate. Then this scholar is Master Hu's disciple, isn't he? Thanks to Master Hu's talent, he was chosen to understand Yuan."
"But please don't say that? This person is not simple. Do you know who he studied under?" Hu Yongpei said with a smile.
"Who?" the officials asked.
"He is Fang Dunru's disciple..." Hu Yongpei said softly.
"Ah? Is it him? You can't afford to offend him. That old boy is very tight. And here at the Yushitai..." The officials were so frightened that they stuck out their tongues.
"Haha, why do you all look like this? Is Fang Dunru so scary? Hahaha." Hu Yongpei said.
"Sir, don't mention his name. We don't want to get into trouble. In the past few months since he took office, he has impeached more than ten officials in the DPRK and China. We don't want to get into trouble." The officials waved their hands.
Hu Yongpei really didn't want to mention it more. Ever since Fang Dunru returned to the capital and became the censor Zhongcheng, he had been biting like a wild dog. Everyone in the court was in danger, and he didn't want to offend him.
"Why don't you invite Lin Jieyuan to come in?" Hu Yongpei shouted to the guard. The guard hurriedly agreed and walked out quickly. After a while, a young man in blue shirt appeared slowly at the door.
"I, Lin Jue, a Gongsheng student from Hangzhou, have met all of you, sir. I am here to apply for the examination." Lin Jue bowed his hands and saluted the officials in front of him.
"As expected, it's Lin Jieyuan. Haha, it's indeed you." Hu Yongpei came forward with a smile and cupped his hands.
Lin Jue looked at the smiling official in front of him in confusion, unable to remember who he was for a moment.
"My lord, who is...?" Lin Jue asked.
The smile on Hu Yongpei's face froze, standing there quite awkwardly. He didn't expect that Lin Jue didn't recognize him.
"Lin Jieyuan, you are so rude. This is Mr. Hu, the Minister of Etiquette of our Ministry of Etiquette. The Jieyuan of Qiuwei of your two Zhejiang Road undergraduates was ordered by our Mr. Hu. Why did you connect the Qiuwei of your two Zhejiang Roads?
Can’t even recognize the examiner?” An official stepped forward and scolded.
Only then did Lin Jue's mind flash, and he remembered the examiner. In fact, this can't be blamed on Lin Jue. Before the exam, he never met the examiner once. During the exam in the dormitory, the examiner led
I only glanced at him a few times when he was patrolling the examination room. After the examination, Lin Jue did not participate in any interviews, so how could he recognize him based on just a few glances in the examination room?
"It turns out it's Mr. Hu, the student is rude. Damn it, damn it." Lin Jue hurriedly apologized with his hands.
Hu Yongpei regained his smile and said: "It doesn't matter. I remembered that we have never met formally. To be precise, I have paid attention to you, but you have not paid attention to me. After the Qiu Wei exam,
I am in a hurry to return to Beijing and have no chance to chat with you."
Lin Jue cupped his hands again and said, "Student, you are rude."
Hu Yongpei smiled and said to an official next to him: "Master Ma, hurry up and register Lin Jieyuan. This is Duke Jieyuan of Liangzhe Road. It is no small matter."
The official quickly agreed and went back to the office to register. Outside, Hu Yongpei and Lin Jue started talking.
"Lin Jieyuan, when did you arrive in the capital? Where are you staying now?"
"Oh, sir, I just arrived in the capital yesterday and stayed in an inn on Bianhe North Street."
"Staying in an inn? Don't you live in Fang Zhongcheng's house?" Hu Yongpei said in surprise.
Lin Jue said with a smile: "I haven't had time to meet my mentor yet. No, I plan to report to the Ministry of Rites and then go see my husband. But I still don't know where my mentor lives and where the government office is."
When Hu Yongpei heard this, he laughed and said: "What's the difficulty? I'll take you there. At this moment, Fang Zhongcheng is in the imperial palace."
Lin Jue said hurriedly: "How dare you work, sir?"
Hu Yongpei waved his hands and said: "Hey, what's this? You are Jieyuan, one of the top 15 in the Spring Examination. That is the focus of our officials from the Ministry of Rites. This is your first time in the capital.
, the capital is so big, you may not be able to find it even if you go around for a few days without anyone to guide you. We should help you with these things. For this spring exam, the order issued by the imperial court to our Ministry of Rites is to serve you, the future pillars, well.
Let you take the exam with peace of mind. Don't let some trivial matters affect the exam and delay the talents. If you haven't said anything, let's leave now."
Lin Jue rubbed his hands and said, "How embarrassing is this? Why don't you send a brother to take me there."
"No, no, I'll see you off in person. Don't tell me, just walk around. The Yushitai is quite far away from here. If you arrive late and Mr. Fang leaves the Yamen, it will be difficult to find him. I don't know
I don't know where Mr. Fang lives." Hu Yongpei came forward, took Lin Jue's arm and walked out.
Lin Jue was happy to have someone lead the way. Since Mr. Hu was so enthusiastic, how could he easily refuse? He then bowed his hands to several officials from the Ministry of Rites standing under the peach blossom tree and said goodbye. Before he could finish speaking, he was pulled away by Hu Yongpei.
Several officials from the Ministry of Rites watched all this blankly. After Hu Yongpei pulled Lin Jue and disappeared, one official frowned and said, "What's wrong with Mr. Hu? Why is he so enthusiastic about this Lin Jue? It seems a bit too much."
It’s just a solution, it’s not certain whether Chunwei can go to high school, is it really necessary?”
"Master Liu, what do you know? Do you think Master Hu thinks highly of Lin Jieyuan? He only values the people behind him." Another official said.
"The person behind you? You mean... he wants to get close to Fang Dunru? I hope that old guy won't bite him randomly?"
"I didn't say it, you just guessed it yourself."
While several officials stood under the cross-flower tree and stared at each other, Mr. Ma from the public house finished registration and came out with a note. They found that Lin Jue and Hu Yongpei were missing. They were surprised and said: "Huh? Mr. Hu and Mr. Hu are gone."
What about Lin Jue?"
"He's gone." The officials said, "Master Hu accompanied him to find his teacher."
"Master Hu's hands and feet are really fast." Master Ma smacked his lips.
"What? Mr. Ma also wants to please this Lin Jieyuan like Mr. Hu?" an official joked.
Mr. Ma glared at him and said, "I would like to, but I don't know if people are willing to take advantage of me, a little foreigner."
"What?" All the officials thought they heard wrongly, because Wai Lang, a dignified member of the etiquette department, actually said such words.
"Master Ma, what's so great about Lin Jue? Isn't it just that Fang Dunru is his teacher? Is that so?" Everyone laughed.
"You guys, you know nothing. I just checked the attachment of his resume, and suddenly I remembered about this Gongsheng student named Lin Jue. He is not just Fang Dunru's student. You know Lin Bonian, the deputy envoy of the Third Division
Who is he?"
"Ah? Lin Bonian is also related to him?" Everyone said in shock.
"More than just a connection, Lin Bonian is his second uncle, from the Lin family in Hangzhou."
"Ah!" Everyone's expressions were a little dull. It was already scary that he was Fang Dunru's student, and he was actually Lin Bonian's nephew. This kid had some background.
"Do you still know what the relationship between the newly-appointed Councilor and Governor Yan Zhengsheng is and him?" Mr. Ma asked again.
"Silk!" The officials' eyes almost dropped.
"Do you know what the relationship between Prince Liang's Mansion and Lin Jue is?"
"Ah! Oh my God!" The officials' eyes were already rolling on the ground.
"It turns out that this guy is so tough in the background, no wonder Mr. Hu..." an official said in a low voice while taking air-conditioning.
"Even if he doesn't have so much backing, Lin Jue is not an ordinary person. There are a few poems that are circulating in the capital to set the storm, don't listen to the sound of the forest beating leaves. You know the one about the water melody song, when will the bright moon come out?
Whose hand did it come from?”
"Could it be...that this Lin Jue..." a group of people asked tremblingly.
"Nonsense, isn't it him or who else?" Master Ma said.
"Plop!" An official's footing was not stable, his legs were weak and he sat on the ground. His body hit the trunk of a peach blossom tree, and suddenly the tree was full of fallen flowers, like a rain of peach blossoms, and he looked dull.
on the heads and faces of several officials.
…
On the long street, Hu Yongpei kindly invited Lin Jue to ride in the same car with him, and headed east under the escort of several servants. Soon after, he passed an intersection and headed north, heading straight to Donghua on the east side of the Imperial Palace.
outside the door.
Hu Yongpei pointed and introduced the scenery on the street to Lin Jue. Lin Jue was also attracted by the bustle and excitement on the street. The capital really has the atmosphere of the capital. Especially in the area near the palace, the streets are wide and flat, surrounded by shops and flags.
The flags are like clouds. The people walking on the street are more luxuriously dressed and look more leisurely than those on the streets near Bianhe River. They look like they are rich and contented at the feet of a carefree emperor.
Among them, a tall building with cornices next to the street caught Lin Jue's attention. The building was extremely exquisite, with cars and horses flowing in front of the door and people coming and going very lively. Lin Jue unconsciously took a second look.
"This is Fanlou, the first of the seventy-two restaurants in the capital and the best restaurant in the world." Hu Yongpei introduced from the side.
Lin Jue suddenly realized that this was the world-famous Fan Tower. He had heard about it when he was in Hangzhou. It was said that this Fan Tower was five stories high and could accommodate thousands of diners at the same time. When he was in Hangzhou, Lin Jue didn't believe it.
There was such a tall and big restaurant in the Zhou Dynasty, and you can tell it is true when you see it today. Measured by the standards of the earth, this Fan Building is a five-star hotel.
Until this time, Lin Jue finally completely changed some of his perceptions. When he arrived in the capital, Lin Jue always thought that the prosperity of Hangzhou would not be worse than that of the capital. But now, Lin Jue admitted that there was a huge difference between Hangzhou and here.
The spirit and spirit of the people here are unmatched by Hangzhou. The buildings on both sides of the street are tall and luxurious, mainly three and two floors, and there are even five-story buildings like the Fan Tower, which can accommodate a thousand people.
Large restaurants. Most of Hangzhou’s markets are one-story shops, which are much more small-scale in comparison.
"When I have free time another day, I invited Lin Jieyuan to come to Fan Tower for a banquet and also to visit Fan Tower. People say that if you don't come to Fan Tower in Bianliang, your trip will be in vain." Hu Yongpei said with a smile.
"Don't dare, don't dare, how dare you let Mr. Hu invite me to the banquet. It's my turn to invite Mr. Hu." Lin Jue said with a smile.
"What's the point? I don't treat you as an outsider. By the way, I will also invite Mr. Wu to come and have a gathering." Hu Yongpei said.
"Master Wu? Which Master Wu?" Lin Jue said in shock.
Hu Yongpei rolled his eyes and said, "Master Wu, who else could it be? Of course it's Wu Chunlai from the Political Affairs Hall, Master Wu."
Lin Jue felt a chill in his heart and frowned: "Master Wu Chunlai?"
Seeing Lin Jue's confused look, Hu Yongpei couldn't help but feel a little strange. Didn't Lin Jue know whether Wu Chunlai was coming? Before the autumn exam, Wu Chunlai wanted to make a convenience for Lin Jueke. Wasn't that because Lin Jue followed his path?
Why are you pretending not to know now?
However, Hu Yongpei understood it immediately and secretly cursed himself for being stupid. Of course Lin Jue would pretend to be confused about such a thing, why should he publicize it in such a big way? Lin Jue didn't know what Wu Chunlai had entrusted him with, and naturally he didn't know that he could Qiu Wei for him in the first place.
The slander was very troublesome. From Lin Jue's point of view, he was just an irrelevant person, so how could he reveal his relationship with Wu Chunlai? If he talked so much, Lin Jue might become wary. Come on,
It's better to shut up. He must go to see Wu Chunlai and let Wu Chunlai tell him that he contributed to his Qiu Wei's success. This is the best way.
