Ancient wine did not have high alcohol content. Chu Qing drank more than a dozen glasses and felt that the alcohol was not as high as Nutritional Express. After chatting casually with his father for a while, he went back to the bedroom.
However, Chu Wensheng's joy had not passed yet, so he dragged the housekeeper and Fu San for the second round.
Chu Qing went to bed early. In any case, he had a class and couldn't wait for it.
There was no words for the whole night, but on the second day, Chu Qing was woken up by Fu San at dawn.
The schedule of officials in Beijing is quite magical. They have to go to court at Chen time and enter the palace for the morning court, which is seven o'clock in the morning. Therefore, the officials have to get up around five o'clock, go to the palace after ordering, and arrive at the palace around six o'clock. Wait outside the Assembly Hall before six-thirty.
Summer has just begun, which is not bad. If winter comes, the officials will be as cold as dead dogs when they are waiting for court.
Those who can participate in the morning court are all officials of the fifth rank or above in the capital. Chu Qing is not among them. He has no idea what rank he is now, let alone going to court.
Officials below the fifth rank, that is, those in various government offices, although they do not have to go to court, they still have to clock in before seven o'clock.
The Chu Mansion is located in Tai'anfang, not far from the imperial palace. His father has already gone to court in official robes, while Chu Qing simply washed up and changed into the Confucian robes worn by scholars.
Military generals rode horses, civil servants rode in sedan chairs, and Chu Qing relied on the eleventh road.
Hubu is not far from the imperial palace and not far from the Chu Mansion. It only takes twenty minutes to walk there.
Tai'anfang was originally a place where officials of fifth rank and above gathered. There were no less than a hundred official sedans along the way. It was also the only way to go to court.
"Fu San, you said these officials would get up at five o'clock in the morning...that is, at 9 o'clock in the morning. After attending the morning court, they would return to the government office and work until 8 o'clock. This is even more exaggerated than in 1996. What fun do they have in life? .”
Fusan thought for a few seconds and said uncertainly: "Maybe you don't understand the fun of these adults."
"It makes sense." Chu Qing was convinced. Isn't the scientific examination just like a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses, squeezing the scalp and sharpening the head? Why? Isn't it just to become officials and common people?
In this world, human life is like grass. Scholars, farmers, industry, and businessmen. The scholar-bureaucrat class is undoubtedly the group at the top of the pyramid, and "officials" are the advanced version of "shi". If you want to be superior to others, you want to be superior to others every day. People can only be officials. As for farming, working, or being merchants, there is no future.
When he arrived outside the household department, Chen Yan had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Chu Qing coming on foot, he smiled slightly and hurried forward to greet him.
"Master Chu is finally here. Chen has been waiting for a long time."
Chen Yan was the head of the sixth rank and had not reached the level of the upper court. The guard Changfeng left the Chu Mansion yesterday and told him to take Chu Qing to "familiarize himself with the work" today.
"Why are you still standing at the door waiting? You are so polite. You are too polite. We will be a family from now on. Don't be so polite."
Chu Qing was like a genius, his smile was sweeter than Chen Yan, and he was extremely warm: "In the future, please... um... what is your name, big brother?"
"Chen, please give me a single name."
"Oh, Brother Chen, uh, Brother Chen, look at my memory." Chu Qing patted his forehead lightly: "I hope Brother Chen will take more care of me in the future."
"It's easy to talk about." Chen Yan was also quite emotional, and he also changed his self-promotion, saying: "Brother Yu should be grateful to Mr. Chu. If it weren't for Mr. Chu, how would Brother Yu have a chance to let Mr. Wei take another look."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment: "Didn't Mr. Wei be brought to Chu Mansion by Brother Chen?"
"That's true, but it was because of your arithmetic papyrus. Mr. Tao brought the papyrus and it was accidentally seen by Mr. Wei. This gave Brother Yu a good opportunity to get close to Mr. Wei. I have to thank Mr. Chu."
Chu Qing looked a little strange: "What grade of official are you?"
"From the sixth rank, head of household department."
"You and Mr. Wei are not familiar with each other?"
"Brother Yu is just a humble official. How can he be so lucky to be so familiar with Lord Shangshu?"
"Oh." Chu Qing's smile faded: "Lead the way, don't leave any traces."
Chen Yan was stunned. This boy had a fawning look on his face just now. When he heard that he was from the sixth grade, how could he change his face so quickly?
In fact, this is not the case. He is from the sixth rank. Chu Qing will not fawn over him. His father is still from the fourth rank. The main reason is that the statement in front of him is not only from the sixth rank, but also a friend of Tao Shaozhang. Naturally, Chu Qing will not give it. Feeling good.
Fortunately, Wei Changfeng saw the papyrus. If he hadn't seen it, Qiu Wanshan could have killed the Chu family. In the final analysis, it was not Tao Shaozhang's mess.
Hate Wujiwu, when he saw that Chen Yan was Tao Shaozhang's friend, it was surprising that Chu Qing could give him such a good look.
Chen Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was also mentally prepared. Did he study arithmetic? They all had weird tempers. Several old officials in the household department were not high-ranking, but they had very bad tempers. It was not because they were proficient in arithmetic that they were looked down upon by Lord Wei. Well, it’s considered a matter of pride.
Chen Yan was kind-hearted and didn't bother to argue with Chu Qing, so he took the latter to the Hubu Yamen Office.
After all, it was an imperial government office and he was not allowed to bring his servants with him. As Chu Qing's bodyguard, Fu San could only stand outside the door and wait for Chu Qing to leave.
It was almost Chen time, and the officials were busy going back and forth. When they saw Chu Qing, who was wearing a Confucian robe, they just took a second look and didn't take it seriously.
There are twenty-two classroom buildings, with buildings on both sides, where the principals and officials of the eighth rank and above conduct business. Wei Changfeng has already given instructions and brought Chu Qing into the main hall, where the minister is waiting.
When many people saw Chen Yan leading Chu Qing into the main hall, they looked sideways and secretly guessed.
At such a young age, but entering the main hall, she is probably a queen from a famous family, so she is probably not a relative of the emperor.
After entering the main hall, Chu Qing found a place to sit down and looked around casually.
There are two rows of wooden chairs on the left and right, with a desk in the middle and behind it. Behind the desk is a large carved wooden stool, which is also the seat of the minister. There are no furnishings in the room, not even a vase or anything, making it look a bit empty.
After Chen Yan made the tea, he said: "Master Wei has already told me that Mr. Chu will first teach those secret talismans to some principals. As for checking the accounts, Master Wei will give instructions in person. In addition, regarding what happened yesterday, Those accounts you have seen cannot be discussed with outsiders."
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly: "Don't others know about those bad debts?"
Chen Yan lowered his voice a little: "Actually, apart from Xiao County, the remaining two accounts have not been heard by Chen. They are too involved and should not be spread."
Just now he was calling himself Brother Yu, but when he saw Chu Qing's change of expression, he called himself Chen. He was not warm, but he was not cold either.
Chu Qing was not a fool, and he roughly understood the ins and outs: "I understand, the secret talisman... it's just the formulas for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Okay, whoever wants to learn, I'll just teach him."
"Okay, that's it. Chen will go and call some principals and old officials."
After saying that, Chen Yan left the main hall to find someone.
It was all given by Wei Changfeng, but he didn't mention anyone's name. He just said that he would find some principals first.
When Chen Yan found someone, he naturally found a colleague who was close to him. He knew the inside story. In the future, the Ministry of Revenue would inevitably use Chu Qing's method to calculate taxes. If he learned it earlier, he would save more effort.
