After all, Wei Changfeng was the minister, and it was the tax month, so he couldn't sit idle in Chu Mansion all the time. After a few polite words, he left with Chen Yan and the hopeless Qiu Wanshan, and made an appointment with Chu Qing to meet Dabao tomorrow.
As soon as the three people left, Chu Wensheng looked up to the sky and laughed, like a walking tractor that was out of gear, which made Chu Qing's eardrums hurt.
"There is no perfect path for everyone. Good, good. God will not destroy our Chu family. I am so lucky. I am so lucky."
Chu Wensheng laughed heartily, and the gloominess of the past few months was swept away. He laughed a few times and ordered people to prepare some food and drinks. He and Chu Qing would drink three hundred cups.
Chu Qing happily let his father release his joy.
The Chu Mansion is not a high-ranking family, nor does it have many rules. The servants have heard about the recent affairs in the mansion.
Since the new king came to the throne, the old man's official position was not guaranteed, and the young master was struck by lightning. A series of things happened, and the Chu Mansion was gloomy and gloomy every day. Now seeing Chu Wensheng's appearance, he knew that things had turned around, and the house was filled with laughter and joy.
Seeing the people going about their business, Chu Qing felt satisfied.
Relying on my own "skills" to save my father from trouble, this feeling is extremely inexplicable.
The food and drinks were quickly arranged. Chu Wensheng asked the old housekeeper to reward each of the servants with two hundred coins, and the house became even more lively.
Chu Qing and his father sat looking at each other, and Chu Wensheng took the lead in picking up the wine glass: "Qing'er, come, let me toast you to my father."
Chu Qing was startled and quickly stood up, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"Dad, you are too stubborn. How can a father respect his son?"
Chu Wensheng laughed dumbly: "It's strange, Qing'er has become a different person since he recovered from his serious illness."
Chu Qing's pupils shrank, fearing that his father would see something fishy, so he immediately sat down on the stool and laughed: "Come on, one of us brothers will go."
"Hey, yes, this is Qing'er."
Chu Qing: "..."
After drinking the turbid wine in the glass in one gulp, Chu Qing felt that his son had failed, but his father was no better.
Putting down the wine glass, Chu Wensheng asked what happened in Tao Mansion yesterday.
Chu Qing already had a draft in mind: "It's not just about arithmetic, Tao Shaozhang took out the accounts of Xiao County, and I found a problem as soon as I saw it."
"Accounts, arithmetic, oh..." Chu Wensheng suddenly realized: "It turns out to be arithmetic."
"What do you think?"
"I thought it was garlic science."
Chu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and didn't care. Chu Wensheng continued to ask: "But how can Qing'er still know how to do math?"
"Oh, my kid used to go to the flower boat. You know, one time I saw an old woman who drank too much. He was wearing a Confucian robe and holding a book in his hand called "Shuangxue Encyclopedia". When he left, I left the book behind, so I picked it up. I usually just take a quick look at it, and then I will get used to it."
In fact, Chu Qing's lie was not serious at all and could not withstand scrutiny at all.
But who would have thought that Chu Wensheng forcibly analyzed it, pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "Yes, general calculation scholars must be famous scholars in Beijing, and this group of sour scholars like to go to places like fireworks and willow alleys. When I went there, I still had a good time and just pretended to be a moral gentleman with a few books. He even went to the flower boat and pretended to be a good person with a few books in his hand, he, pei!"
Chu Qing raised his glass and toasted the logic genius with admiration.
This logic can only be defeated by Wu Piu.
After three drinks and five dishes, Chu Wensheng got down to business with a hint of drunkenness on his face.
"This Hubu official has been increased by half a rank. The Heavenly Official of the Libu is one level higher. The Li and Hubu are extraordinary. It is your blessing to be appreciated by Master Wei. If you get an errand in the Hubu, dad will feel at ease. , it doesn’t matter if the official status is not guaranteed, but you must remember that you can’t mess around when you join the household department, and don’t get into trouble, but you understand.”
Chu Qing nodded: "Don't worry, Dad, I won't cause you any more trouble."
"Okay, Qing'er is sensible. As a father, I have nothing to worry about. I am very happy for my father. I am extremely happy."
Chu Qing poured another glass of wine for his father and asked curiously: "If I go to the Ministry of Revenue, how many ranks of officials can I get?"
"Oh, it's hard to say for a father. You haven't taken the imperial examination, so you must have taken the recommended route. The person who recommended you is Mr. Wei. I guess he is not a low-ranking ninth-rank or civil servant. But at your age, you are It’s not much higher.”
"Eighth grade?"
"It's hard to guess. Mr. Wei is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. With Mr. Wei's qualifications, it is not a bad idea to recommend an official from the sixth rank. All you need to do is inform the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Most of them are recommended for officials. After the new monarch came to the throne, he seemed to be extremely resistant to recommendation for official career. Many recommendation notes submitted to the Ministry of Personnel were rejected by the new monarch."
Chu Qing became interested: "Didn't there be imperial examinations when the Supreme Emperor was in power? How could the court be filled with recommended officials?"
Chu Wensheng laughed and mentioned an interesting story.
Eight years ago, there was a flood in Liuzhou. The Ministry of Rites sent a minister surnamed Zuo to Liuzhou to pacify the people after the disaster. However, after arriving, the minister colluded with the local government and seized a lot of land. Finally, the incident came to light and went to Tianting. The Emperor sent a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment to conduct a thorough investigation.
The doctor didn't find out, but the Supreme Emperor knew through other channels that the case was not over, and sent another official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Finally, the officials from the Ministry of Personnel came back and said that the doctor in the Ministry of Justice and Zhang Shilang were relatives, and they were members of their own family, trying to protect each other.
The Supreme Emperor was angry at that time. Isn't this deceiving the emperor? He directly issued an imperial edict to punish the nine clans of Zhang Shilang.
When he went to court the next day, the Supreme Emperor was very confused. In the morning meeting, a quarter of the palace was missing.
When asked later, the Emperor was dumbfounded.
It turns out that the Shilang Zhang who colluded with the local government was the brother-in-law of the doctor from the Ministry of Justice who later went to investigate him, and the official from the Ministry of Personnel who investigated the case was the uncle-in-law. The funniest thing is that all three of them were Honglu at the beginning. Those who were recommended by the ministers to serve as officials in the dynasty were somewhat related to these three people.
To put it simply, the minister seizes the property, the brother-in-law protects the family, and the uncle kills the family out of righteousness. After all, the three of them are still relatives.
For this trivial matter, the Supreme Emperor was eager to kill Zhang Shilang's nine clans. Then a quarter of the officials in the court were missing, and they were all arrested in Dali Temple and the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
After hearing this, Chu Qing burst out laughing.
No wonder the imperial court is now vigorously developing the imperial examination system. This recommendation system is so deceptive. Officials in the emotional court are all relatives.
Chu Wensheng also looked gloating and said: "That's it. Most of the officials come from aristocratic families, and they are married to each other. It is precisely for this reason that the new king is extremely resistant to recommendation after he ascends the throne. "
After taking two bites of side dishes, Chu Wensheng continued: "But don't worry Qing'er. The new king still has to pay some attention to Mr. Wei's face. No matter what, my son will not be able to find a job in the Ministry of Household Affairs." You are now white, come on, let us two have another drink, daddy pays you a toast."
Chu Qing: "..."
