Lu Wu hurriedly came to check, but she was already drunk and unconscious. Several people were surprised and funny, and immediately a maid came to help her back to her room to rest. Qianqian is good at it. After drinking too much, she just sleeps and doesn't scream.
No fuss, no vomiting, nothing happened when I woke up.
"Oh, this Qianqian, it's true. She said she would get drunk and then she would stop, but she did. There is really nothing she can do." Lu Wu sighed with a bitter smile.
"This is called benevolence and benevolence, and she got what she wanted. This little girl is quite pitiful. If she hadn't met Chu Xiangxiang and Gu Panpan and let her go secretly, her fate would have been pitiful.
." Lin Jue smiled.
"Yeah, she's just like me. She doesn't know who her parents are when she urinates. She's very pitiful. So I'm extra nice to her and treat her like a younger sister." Lu Wu said softly.
Lin Jue's heart moved and he said in a deep voice: "Lvwu, I have something to tell you."
Lu Wu said hurriedly: "Young master, that's what you say."
Bai Bing said: "Do you want me to avoid it?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "What can the family avoid? Besides, it's not like you don't know about this. Well... do you know who helped me get my official position this time?"
Lu Wu said: "Let me guess, could it be the young prince?"
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "Guo Kun does want to help me find a way, but it's not him. Lu Wu, when you went to the palace to see Concubine Rong last time, didn't you tell her about my current situation?"
Lu Wu was stunned and said: "Yes, Master still blames me for talking too much. I really shouldn't talk too much."
Lin Jue said: "You said it unintentionally, but the listener had intention. This time it was Concubine Rong who advised the emperor, and the emperor summoned me and gave me this new official position. After all, this is all due to you, Lu Wu."
"Ah? Concubine Rong helped? How could this happen?" Bai Bing and Lu Wu were both surprised.
At that moment, Lin Jue told the two of them the details of today's summons. After listening, the two were stunned and speechless. Lu Wu frowned and said, "Why does she want to help you? Young master has never met her."
Bai Bing said: "Is it because of Lu Wu? Lu Wu said it, and Concubine Rong remembered it in her heart, so she helped the young master for the sake of Lu Wu's face?"
Lu Wu said: "How can I have any face? How could she look at my face? I think it's because the young master is well-known and well-educated, that's why he is like this."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I'm afraid it's really because of you this time, otherwise why would Concubine Rong care about my affairs. Lu Wu, I'll toast you and thank you very much."
Lu Wu hesitated and said: "How could it be possible? There is no reason. She just feels that she has some affinity with me, so there is no need to help us like this."
Lin Jue raised his glass and smiled without saying a word, thinking: I don't know how to tell you, but this time it's really because of you. Moreover, Concubine Rong looks similar to you. You have met her many times, don't you think that she doesn't?
Feeling a little bit?
…
The next morning, Lin Jue got up early. Lu Wu carefully helped Lin Jue wash up, trimmed his hair and beard carefully, put on a new robe, and dressed up like a real master. According to Lu Wu
According to Wu, today I have to go to Kaifeng Mansion to assume a new position. Naturally, the new official must clean things up neatly when he takes office. He cannot lose face.
Lin Jue let her go. After cleaning up and having breakfast, Xiaohu prepared the horse. Lin Jue got on the horse and took Xiaohu and the two of them straight to the Kaifeng government office.
Kaifeng Government Office is on Fuyuan Street, in the prosperous area between Bianhe River and Taiping Xingguo Temple. Lin Jue is actually not unfamiliar with the place, because Lin Bonian’s luxurious mansion was once located south of Taiping Xingguo Temple, close to Kaifeng Government Office
Lin Jue has walked back and forth from here many times, but he has never really walked into the vicinity of the Kaifeng Mansion Yamen.
Less than three miles north along Fuyuan Street along the Bianhe River, at the west end of the bustling market is a tall, antique building. Within a radius of five or six miles, Kaifeng Mansion Office and the Kaifeng Mansion-affiliated
All the yamen are located here. This is actually the boundary of the ancient city of Bianzhou a long time ago. The entire Bianliang City was actually based on the old city of ancient Bianzhou as the core and gradually expanded and developed into today's Huanghuang City. So, speaking of it,
The area where Kaifeng Mansion Yamen is located is the true core area of the old city.
The division of the administrative regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty is actually not complicated. The world of the Great Zhou Dynasty is divided into fifteen roads, and each road governs various prefectures, states, and counties. It is clear and clear, far simpler and clearer than the chaotic and complicated official system of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Much more. It is also understandable that the official system of the Zhou Dynasty was complicated, which facilitated mutual checks and balances, and was conducive to maintaining the rule of the supreme ruler and avoiding man-made disasters such as external emphasis on internal affairs and the rebellion of powerful ministers. The division of administrative regions was simple and clear.
In fact, they are reaching the same goal through different paths, and they are also for the purpose of better maintaining the rule.
However, in only one place, this clear division of administrative areas seems a bit confusing. That is Kaifeng Prefecture. Kaifeng Prefecture is nominally under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi Road, but because of the particularity of its location, it is
It was under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. In fact, it is inaccurate to say that the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into fifteen roads. The accurate statement should be that the fifteen roads plus a Kaifeng mansion directly under the imperial court.
(It should be noted here that Bianliang City and Kaifeng Prefecture are different concepts. Bianliang City is the capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty, just a place name. Kaifeng Prefecture is the order of the government office, and the area under its jurisdiction includes several surrounding areas including the capital city.
County land, the two are actually equivalent to the concept that one is the capital Beijing and the other is the Beijing municipal government.)
It can be seen from this that the location of Kaifeng Prefecture is important. The official position of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin is generally a first- and second-grade official, which is two or three grades higher than the officials of the local Dazhou Prefecture. Therefore, in the Kaifeng Prefecture manager's position
In terms of appointments, the imperial court was extremely cautious.
The person currently in charge of Kaifeng Prefecture is Zhu Zhirong, the Quan Zhi of Kaifeng Prefecture. The word "Quan Zhi", as the name suggests, means "power and management". To put it bluntly, the official name of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin is added with the word "Dai". That is
Because, in the Zhou Dynasty, the position of Kaifeng Fuyin has always been held by princes or county princes. The current Kaifeng Fuyin is the eldest prince, Jin Wang Guo Mian.
However, Kaifeng Prefecture Yin was destined to have a fictitious position in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, he had jurisdiction over the capital city and even nearby places. This position represented great trust. Although the award of Kaifeng Prefecture Yin expressed trust and honor, it could not be given to others.
For princes and princes to truly perform their duties, it would be too risky to do so. It would be tantamount to leaving the safety of the capital in the hands of others, which is extremely dangerous.
Therefore, the clever Zhou Dynasty came up with this trick of appointing officials but not taking power. Someone else was in power but had no title. This is the reason why Zhu Zhirong's position is to know the Kaifeng Mansion.
Of course, Zhu Zhiquan's ability to serve as the powerful official of Kaifeng Mansion shows that he is also an unusual person. This person has a profound background. The Zhu family has played an important role in the Zhou Dynasty for generations. They are all important ministers and good generals, and they are highly honored and favored people.
In the last two generations, the family fortune has declined slightly. Zhu Zhiquan is also an official with a very good reputation, but there are rumors that he once became a disciple of Lu Zhongtian in order to be reused. This has a great impact on the Zhu family's prominent reputation and family background.
It has a considerable impact.
When Lin Jue and Xiaohu arrived at the intersection leading to the government office, Yang Xiu had been waiting at the intersection for a long time. He was so excited that he set off to get here at dawn and had been wandering around like a wandering ghost for a long time.
Seeing Lin Jue, Yang Xiu hurriedly came forward and saluted: "Brother Lin, you are here. I have been waiting for a long time."
Lin Jue looked at Yang Xiu, his lips were green and blue from the cold, and his thin body was hunched over, looking a little depressed. Thinking about it, Yang Xiu was pitiful. His wife disliked him and ran away, and he had no one to rely on in the capital.
Even the residence is rented. With his salary, life in the capital is actually very difficult. This winter, he has been wearing the same set of cotton robes, which he patched crookedly. Fortunately, he also has a set of green robes and official uniforms.
On the outside, although it is bloated, ugly and inconvenient to move around, it is better than those glaring patches and damaged areas exposed outside.
Today, he is still wearing the shabby long coat, but without official uniform. He looks like a very depressed person.
"Brother Yang, I've been waiting for a long time. Have you had breakfast?" Lin Jue asked with a smile.
"What are you having for breakfast? Go to the Yamen earlier to report. Today I will take over my new job. I can't keep Mr. Zhu waiting. I want to leave a good impression on others," Yang Xiudao.
Lin Jue smiled and didn't answer, turned around and told Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, go back to the back house and get a new set of robes, a new hat and a new cloak. Go back quickly. We'll wait for you at the snack bar in front."
Lin Hu agreed, turned the horse's head and galloped away. Yang Xiu was a little dazed. Lin Jue got off the horse and took his arm and said, "Come on, let's go eat some soup noodles to warm ourselves up, and wait for Xiao Hu."
Yang Xiu said in shock: "Brother Lin, what is this?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Don't you want to leave a good impression on others? You can't leave a good impression with this look. You have an empty stomach and your face is purple from the cold. This is not a good image. I asked Xiaohu to get a new set
Here are the clothes, you put them on."
Yang Xiu blushed and said, "Brother Lin, what do you mean? I, Yang Xiu, can't even afford a set of clothes? I don't think it's necessary. Appearance is not important. What matters is the attitude and ability to do things."
Lin Jue nodded and pulled him away, smiling: "I know, appearance is of course not important, and you can't afford it. Don't be excited. Just think of it as a gift from me. You and I have known each other for so long, and I still
I haven’t given you a gift yet. I just gave you a set of clothes. If you don’t wear them, just throw them away. But your stomach must be filled. You can resist hunger, but I can’t. How about I go eat soup noodles and you stay with me?
I can't let you go alone."
Yang Xiugu stared and was speechless. He knew that Lin Jue was giving him face. How could Lin Jue come out hungry? He just didn't want to embarrass himself.
"But... what if Mr. Zhu is waiting for us at this moment?"
"Just let him wait, what's the point? Brother Yang, don't take this matter too seriously. You and I think it's a big deal, but others may not see it that way. Then maybe Mr. Zhu doesn't think we are the same thing at all.
It’s not too late to go when you’re full, let’s go for a walk.”
Lin Jue laughed, and took Yang Xiu to the steaming dim sum shop in front, and ordered three large bowls of scallion dough soup. Lin Jue picked a small bowl and ate it slowly. Yang Xiu sat aside and realized that
Looking at Lin Jue, he soon picked up his chopsticks and ate with a slurp. Not only did he eat the bowl in front of him, he also ate the extra bowl of glutinous rice balls that he had prepared. His whole face recovered.
He was rosy and in good spirits. Lin Jue only ate a few of the glutinous rice balls in front of him. The taste was incomparable with the sugar cakes with millet porridge and thousands of pieces of silk that Lin Jue had eaten in the morning.
After eating the glutinous rice dumplings, there was a clatter of horse hooves outside, and a tiger tiger came flying with a big package on its back. Lin Jue borrowed the small room in the back of the dim sum shop and took Yang Xiu to change clothes. Inside the package was a brand new suit
He wore a sapphire blue cotton robe, a cotton velvet hat, a purple cloak, and a pair of black cotton boots with mille-layer soles. Yang Xiu was still a little squirmy. Lin Jue stared at him, and he just sighed and put on his clothes.
A new outfit.
"Hey, a man needs clothes and a horse needs a saddle, as the old saying goes. Putting this outfit on, Brother Yang suddenly looked ten years younger and looked like a young man in his early twenties. Handsome, suave and extraordinary." Lin Jue
Looking up and down, he pointed his fingers and praised.
"Oh? Is it true? Hahaha." Yang Xiu grinned.
Lin Jue rolled his eyes and thought: He is such an honest man, can't you hear the compliment?
After the two of them walked slowly through a quiet avenue paved with blue bricks heading west, they saw a square in front of them. The majestic government gate of Kaifeng Mansion stood at the north end of the square. In front of the gate, a huge stone beast bared its teeth and claws, a tall
The steps, the vermilion copper-nailed door, the tall lintel and pillars, the janitors standing solemnly in front of the door, and the drums in front of the hall about one foot high on both sides... all of this clearly demonstrates the power of the Kaifeng government office.
The two handed over the paperwork at the yamen gate, and the yamen guard hurriedly ushered the two into the yamen courtyard. Soon after, the two were in the spacious and open lobby of the yamen.
The light in the lobby is dim, and there is a sense of solemnity. The tables, chairs, and objects are all dark and simple and dignified. A large black plaque with a "mirror hanging high" in the north direction hangs above the head. Below is a dark
There are tables and chairs for public cases. On both sides are rows of weapon racks with killing sticks. On the wall at the side are hanging various strange torture instruments, some of which are stained with what looks like dried black blood, which looks quite strange.
Some are chilling.
When the two of them were looking around, the curtain opened and someone came out laughing. He raised his hands and said to the two of them: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Yang, you are here quite early."
Lin Jue and Yang Xiu hurriedly turned around to look, and saw clearly that the person coming was a middle-aged man with a thin figure and dark skin. He must be less than fifty years old. The crimson official robe looked a bit ill-fitting on his body.
It feels like a monkey wearing official uniform. But this pair of eyes is quite bright, and the eyes are shining with embarrassment, as if they are like two sharp blades that can pierce through everything.
Although he had never met him, Lin Jue knew that this person must be Zhu Zhirong, the powerful official of Kaifeng Mansion. With his crimson official robe, he also knew that he was a third-rank official or above. There was no one in Kaifeng Mansion who could wear a crimson official robe.
There is only one person, and that is Zhu Zhirong.
"Your Majesty Lin Jue and Yang Xiu have met Mr. Zhu." Lin Jue and Yang Xiu stepped forward and saluted.
"Hahaha, it's easy to talk. Mr. Lin's orders are like thunder in the capital, and he has been admired for a long time. I didn't expect that such a young and talented man would actually be in the same office as me today. Hahaha." Zhu Zhirong's voice was loud, which was very different from his thin figure.
proportionate.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. Mr. Zhu is someone who has been admired for a long time. I had known Mr. Zhu's name, but I never had the chance to meet him. I also didn't expect to be an official under Mr. Zhu. It is a great honor.
to."
Zhu Zhirong laughed and said: "Mr. Lin is really polite when he speaks. I have nothing to admire for a long time. But when Mr. Lin came to the capital, he first won the number one scholar, and then became the son-in-law of Prince Liang. His poems and articles were praised by the court, and recently he was
...Hehehe... I won’t say it anymore, I won’t say it anymore, in short, he is famous throughout the capital, and everyone knows about it.”
Lin Jue rolled his eyes and thought to himself: This person is really not shy about speaking. Didn't the last sentence just talk about his expulsion from the school? If he didn't say it, it would be like saying it.
"Ashamed, ashamed." Lin Jue smacked his lips.
"There is nothing to be ashamed of. There are some things that don't care about the attitudes of outsiders. Those are not important. I, Mr. Zhu, will not have an opinion on others because of these things. In my opinion, the criterion for measuring a person is whether he can do things.
"As long as you do things well, I will be satisfied. I won't care about anything else." Zhu Zhirong waved his hand.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Lord Zhu, don't worry. I and Lord Yang are so blessed by the Holy Spirit. How dare you not do it with all your heart and soul?"
Zhu Zhirong smiled and said: "That's good, that's what I want. It's our duty as officials to be loyal to the emperor, serve the court, and do things well."
Lin Jue and Yang Xiu both nodded in agreement.
"Sit down, sit down and talk. Come, serve some tea." Zhu Zhirong offered his seat and sat down on the Grand Master's chair behind the public case.
Lin Jue and Yang Xiuqian made some concessions and sat on the stools at the side. A servant came up with tea and placed it on the small table beside them.
"Master Lin, Master Yang. I am very happy that you have come to serve in Kaifeng Mansion. However, I, Zhu Zhirong, am a straight-tempered person. There are some things I think we should say openly and honestly to avoid misunderstandings and injuries in the future.
Our harmony." Zhu Zhirong squinted his eyes and said with a half-smile.
"That's natural. Please enlighten me, Lord Zhu." Lin Jue bowed and said.
"Well, let me tell you the truth. I went to see the Emperor a few days ago, and it was true that I asked the Emperor to assign officials to serve in the newly established Sentencing Department of Kaifeng Mansion. But I originally thought that the Emperor would appoint an experienced official.
I came here, but I didn’t expect that the emperor actually sent you two. I don’t mean to look down on you. Please know this section. But you know that this matter of the Criminal Division is very tricky. My
It means that the emperor should send some people with experience and experience to get started faster. But I didn't expect you two to come. To tell you the truth, I am sweating for you." Zhu Zhirong smacked his lips and said.
Yang Xiu's face turned red and she poured cold water on her before she even walked in. The meaning of Master Zhu's words was very obvious. He was very dissatisfied with the appointment of the two of them and thought that they could not shoulder their responsibilities.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "My lord is a straightforward person, and what he said is true. Indeed, the matter of the Criminal Division is blank to me and Lord Yang. We have indeed never held similar positions. Especially next time.
I only became an official last year, so I don’t have enough qualifications or experience. Not only are you worried about me, but I am also worried about myself."
"Oh? You are worried that you are not qualified? Then why did you come to take up the post? Why don't you go to a suitable yamen again? I know that Mr. Lin is a talented person like Gao Kuang, and his poetry and articles are excellent. Mr. Lin should go to Guange
He is a perfect place to serve in the Imperial Academy, the Imperial College, and the Imperial College. Why do you want to work in Kaifeng Mansion? Isn't this because you are not happy with your job?" Zhu Zhirong spoke aggressively and stared at Lin Juedao.
