As soon as Fusong saw off Fu Qing, Zhang Tingzhan came over.
Fusong stood up hurriedly and said: "Sir..."
Zhang Tingzhan hurriedly waved his hands and said: "It's not good to call him that."
When there was no such in-law relationship before, he acted as half of Fusong's teacher. He was still here at the same age. The two of them were like two generations, so they respected each other.
Nowadays, the marriage is just a formality, and the student has become a brother-in-law, so it is difficult for him to get married.
Especially in the Prince's Mansion, when you are on duty, you should still treat it as official business.
Fusong was still polite, asked Zhang Tingzhan to sit down, and ordered tea to be served.
Zhang Tingzhan took a sip of tea and said, "Are the rooms at the back almost occupied?"
Fusong was surprised in his heart, but did not show it on his face as he said: "There are two empty spaces in the courtyard at the second entrance, and three empty spaces in the courtyard at the first entrance..."
There are six courtyards each with two entrances and one entrance.
As soon as I entered the yard, I gave one to Manager Cui, one to the Xing family, and one to Grandma Qi.
On the west side of the second entrance courtyard are the masters and disciples Heishan and Chunlin, followed by the Erhe family and the Fuqing family, with two empty ones in the middle, and Fusong is on the east side.
Zhang Tingzhan hesitated for a moment, and then said with a bit of embarrassment, "If I want to move here, would it be convenient?"
Fusong said hurriedly: "Of course it is convenient. It is originally prepared for the officials of the Prince's Palace. It is most appropriate for you to hang up the ceremony of the Prince's Palace..."
Hearing this, Zhang Tingzhan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I'll find time to move here later."
Fusong hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Is it Mr. Zhang who wants to retire?"
Otherwise, there is no need for Zhang Tingzhan to worry about moving out.
The rules of the Han people are different from those of the Manchus. The eldest son must serve his parents with filial piety, and they are given the first title.
As long as Zhang Ying is in office, he can stay there.
Zhang Tingzhan nodded and said: "Jia Yan has this intention."
Zhang Tingzhan's father, Zhang Ying, is sixty-three years old and is considered young among bachelors.
However, Fusong also knew that the habits of Han officials were different from those of Manchu officials.
When Han officials travel to the capital, they must pay attention to returning to their hometowns and being honored in their later years.
In addition, Zhang Ying's eldest son was already over 40 years old. He had been in the Hanlin Academy for more than 20 years and had not been promoted. It was also because of Zhang Ying.
Now Zhang Ying's second son, Zhang Tingyu, has also passed the general examination and is waiting for the palace examination in March.
Palace examinations usually do not dismiss tribute ministers, so Zhang Tingyu will also serve as an official next.
When Zhang Ying retires at this time, she can make room for her eldest son as soon as possible.
When the eldest son is promoted to another level, he will take care of the second son, and the subsequent children and grandchildren can gradually come to an end.
The imperial examination fraud that had caused a lot of controversy before became a farce after the results of the "reexamination" came out.
The deceased is gone.
The dozen or so student members of the government who took the lead in spreading rumors and posting messages were all dismissed from their jobs.
Several of the editors involved in the Imperial Academy were dismissed from office.
The Ministry of Etiquette of Jiang Chenying's court issued a pension fund, and officials from the Ministry of Etiquette provided funeral services for his father and son.
Li Pan behaved inappropriately and was demoted to three levels and retained.
Because my nephew was on the list, Yan Yuchun, who was second on the list as a briber, was demoted to one level and retained...
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When Fusong mentioned this matter to Ninth Elder Brother, Ninth Elder Brother was very surprised and said: "But Prime Minister Zhang has only been in the cabinet for half a year, why did he have the idea of returning to his hometown as an official?"
Fusong remembered the last time he saw Zhang Ying and said, "It seems that Mr. Lao's paralysis is quite serious and he has been on vacation before."
Brother Jiu said: "Then there is no chance of this year. Khan Ama will stay for a while, so it must be next year."
Otherwise, it would take decades of veteran ministers to appoint cabinet ministers, and then they would be appointed to official positions, and the outside world would think that the monarch and his ministers were at odds.
The imperial father cherishes his reputation and is afraid that he is unwilling to bear such doubts.
But if Zhang Tingzhan wants to move, he can move.
Brother Jiu was a little embarrassed and said: "I'm still under 'grounding'. It's hard to go out this month. Otherwise, I should be a big matchmaker and go to Zhang's house to help you change your post."
Fusong said hurriedly: "Don't worry about this. We'll talk about it later when my sister is out of confinement."
Brother Jiu felt that it was not easy to delay for so long.
After these ten days and a half have passed, and the outside is quiet and quiet, you can start organizing.
After all, they are men, so it is better to appear sincere.
His meaning is written all over his face.
Fusong said: "There's really no rush. This year's palace examination has been arranged. On March 25th, the second master of the Zhang family is preparing for the examination. Before the palace examination, their family should not be able to care about anything else."
Brother Jiu had forgotten this before and knew that the imperial examination was very important for Han officials' children, so he nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, let's talk about it in April..."
Especially Zhang Tingyu, who has long been famous for his talent, and is said to be even better than his brother.
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At lunch that day, Brother Ninth told Shu Shu about Zhang Tingzhan's move here and the results of the "imperial examination fraud".
Shu Shu listened for a while and felt something was wrong, and said: "Where is the censor who revealed this? There is no punishment at all?"
Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "I asked you this too. It seems that it's called Lurou or Luyou. It doesn't matter. He is the censor and has the right to 'hear things'. He doesn't need to tell the truth." "Corrections"
If you set a precedent for punishing the censor and block the way of speech, you will easily be used by others to persecute the censor.
Shu Shu felt uncomfortable and said, "Then the Jiang family and his son died in vain?"
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "Jiang Tanhua hanged himself, there is nothing that can be done about it; his son's was not a 'fight'. There were all witnesses and material evidence, so it was classified as 'manslaughter'. It should have been 'quasi-redemption'. Knowing the law and breaking the law, the crime was One more grade, apprenticeship for three years..."
Fighting killing, one of the "seven killings", also known as beating killing, killing people in a fight with each other, and being hanged according to the law.
Manslaughter, one of the "Seven Kills", is caused by negligence without the intention to kill.
A group of top-notch scholars are powerless, and even if you want to give them the "fight and kill" button, you can't.
Jiang Tanhua's eldest son was also unlucky. After being pushed and fell, the back of his head hit the ground and died.
Shu Shu lamented: "Old sir, why bother to come here? If you don't care about fame, returning home in white clothes will be another situation..."
Brother Jiu thought deeply for a moment and said, "Isn't it because Mr. Zhang was frightened by Jiang Tanhua that he decided to retire?"
Shu Shu glanced at Brother Jiu.
Don’t expect Ninth Prince’s political sensitivity.
After more than 30 years of ups and downs in officialdom, a dignified bachelor would be frightened by a little bastard?
The most ridiculous thing in the world.
It wasn't because he was frightened by Jiang Tanhua, but because he was squeezed out of space by Ma Qi.
In the early years, Zhang Ying was a close official of Kangxi, the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, supervising the affairs of Zhan Shifu. However, in the past few years, Zhang Ying resigned as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi of Zhan Shifu.
Nowadays, a bachelor from the Ministry of Rites has entered the cabinet, but there is also a bachelor named Fulun from the Ministry of Rites, who is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.
Zhang Ying was embarrassed.
He also did not take charge of other ministries.
Now I think about taking a step back to preserve dignity for myself.
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In the evening, Zhang Tingzhan got off work from the Prince's Mansion and returned to Zhang's residence.
According to the rules of the Zhang family, dinner is eaten together, and the whole family gathers at this time.
There are just differences between men and women, and family members are no exception.
Mrs. Yao took her daughter-in-law and daughter to eat in the west room, and Zhang Ying took her three sons in the east room.
After dinner, Zhang Tingyu went back to his study to read, and young Tingguan also went back to his room to copy.
Zhang Tingzhan did not get up, but stayed with Zhang Ying to talk.
Zhang Ying raised her head and said, "Did you tell the Prince's Mansion?"
Zhang Tingzhan nodded and said: "I told Brother Fusong that Brother Fusong has already asked people to tidy up the yard behind the Prince's Mansion, which is right next to the yard where he currently lives temporarily."
Zhang Ying nodded and said: "That's good. Ask Mrs. Gu to take people to clean it up. You can move out in a few days!"
Zhang Tingzhan took a look at the house and found that he was given the residence very early and was not given after his father became minister.
As early as the 16th year of Kangxi's reign, my father entered the South Study Room as a bachelor's degree scholar and received this title. It has been more than 20 years since then.
Except for the three younger sisters and the second and third eldest children who were born in Nancheng, the other younger brothers and younger sisters were all born here.
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He was a little depressed. He looked at Zhang Ying and said, "Father, now that my child has been a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy for many years, the emperor personally went to war three times, and his son also accompanied him. In the future, I may not be able to follow your path, first a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and then a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy." Ministry of Rites, why do you want to hand over this house?"
Starting from the time of Emperor Shizu, there was an unwritten rule that "the ministers of the Han Dynasty were allowed to grant the inner city."
But in fact, not all officials who are granted titles in the imperial city are first-class officials.
Many of them were Han officials and had no property in the inner city, so they were granted titles.
Just like when Zhang Ying received this title, he was only a bachelor's degree student and had not yet been promoted to the imperial court.
Zhang Ying shook his head and said: "It's different now than in the past. Now the officials of the Han Dynasty gave the inner city the title, starting from the minister. Back then, it was a special case. The emperor also showed it to others. The south study room was just set up and the south study room was raised. The status makes it possible to walk in Nanshufang without the name of the prime minister, but with the trust of the prime minister..."
Zhang Tingzhan remained silent.
After a while, he said: "Isn't it okay to live in Nancheng like my father did back then? My colleagues in the Hanlin Academy are all like this..."
It's just that the living conditions are a little worse.
The terrain of Nancheng is concave, which is fine in winter, spring and autumn. In summer, the roads are seriously flooded, making it very embarrassing for everyone to travel every day.
If you are a high-ranking official, you can ride in a car or a sedan chair, but if you are a low-ranking official, you will be in trouble and you will be in trouble.
Zhang Ying pondered and said: "In the 16th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, my father was appointed to the South Study Room and served as the crown prince's tutor. In the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, he was also in charge of the affairs of Zhan Shifu. He did not resign until the 36th year to supervise the affairs of Zhanshifu. …”
Zhang Tingzhan lowered his head and said, "My son understands."
Not only was Zhang Ying deeply involved with Yuqing Palace, but Zhang Tingzhan often visited Yuqing Palace in his early years.
Being involved too much with the prince next to you is a taboo for a minister.
Brother Jiu is fine here.
He was ranked lower, and he was in charge of the royal family's internal affairs and did not enter the court.
Zhang Tingzhan not only became an official of the Ninth Prince, but also became an in-law with the Ninth Prince's Mansion, and then moved to the residence of the official there. The deeper this mark is, the more it can cover other marks.
Zhang Ying also looked at the house and said: "When your father becomes an official, you can work hard in the Prince's Mansion for two years. You can still gain qualifications in the Hanlin Academy, and you can also move to the Ministry of Etiquette..."
"What about the second brother?" Zhang Tingzhan asked dully.
Zhang Yingdao: "It's okay for him. After the imperial examination, he will probably enter the Hanlin Academy, and then move directly to Nancheng. It doesn't matter if he gets to know his colleagues, the same year, or his classmates. It will take several years of study before the emperor can handle him seriously..."
At that time, the emperor will give you a new round of favors...
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