Yu Yan: On the second day of the second month, the dragon looks up. !
After the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, the cold of winter gradually disappeared, everything recovered, and the rain gradually increased. It was time for farmers to start preparing for spring ploughing. Inside and outside the city of Bianliang, you could clearly feel the breath of the spring river. The buds sloughed off the trees, the blooming flowers, the farmers and traders who came to the city to buy and sell all kinds of things for spring farming, and the farmers and children who followed their parents into the city on the street are all warming the breath of this spring. and steadfast.
In addition to the major event of spring ploughing, the more lively event in Bianliang City in February may be the spring of this year. The Beijing exam is a grand event to recruit scholars for the country. According to the saying, it is once every three years. But such a rule is not necessarily, and sometimes the emperor feels that there is a shortage of people, or the literary world is prosperous, and it is not surprising that the Wu Dynasty is once every two years or a year. Especially after the plan of the Northern Expedition is decided, whether it succeeds or fails, a large number of useful talents will be needed in the future. In recent years, the selection of scholars has become more frequent.
Although the Ministry of Personnel has been plagued by various idle officials and redundant personnel, for the emperor, there are not too many talents who can really be used.
As the spring season is approaching, the candidates who entered Beijing have actually gathered years ago. Since the Chinese New Year to the present, various literary meetings have been frequent, and it has become a common practice for scholars to participate in gatherings to seek opportunities to emerge, or to deliver papers to officials and literary giants in various places in order to win the favor of senior officials.
In fact, in order to avoid favoritism and fraud, it was a matter of course for the examiners not to see the names of candidates in various important examinations in later generations, but in fact, before the Wu Dynasty, such examinations were not anonymous. In the Tang Dynasty, the names of the candidates were all clear to the seniors who marked the papers. The examination was more tested, whether the students had a reputation outside the examination room and whether they had the skills to operate. In a sense, this is also a test of the interpersonal and background of the other party, but there are certain reasons for selecting officials based on this.
Since the first generation of the Wu Dynasty, the examination began to be unknown. However, the custom of such candidates handing out papers everywhere has not changed. After all, if they manage well, they may get exam questions, and they may get guidance from their seniors. And the uproar of these things has also made the atmosphere of Chinese style in Bianliang City more and more prosperous. For those who really like this kind of thing, it's really going to be fun.
Before and after the beginning of the spring, there were also some literati students who came to Ning Yi's mansion to deliver papers and visit the door, and I don't know where they found the relationship.
Especially in the past few days in February, several groups of students came here, some wanted to ask Ning Yi for poetry, and some came to accuse Ning Yi of his actions. For example, a student named Chen Dong, who was a well-known and talented student in Bianliang, accused Ning Yi of being involved in business affairs. He had a headache and kicked him out.
Fortunately, the other party's words have already been said, so there is no entanglement for too long. This Chen Dong is a few years older than Ning Yi, and he is quite bloody. Among the students in Guozijian and Taixue, although he is not the most talented and learned, he has always been a representative with appeal.
When Ning Yi mentioned it to Yao Zunian, it was said that the other party even wrote a few times to abuse Cai Jing, the teacher who was no longer in office. He was really a warrior. Of course, the luck in the test is a little worse. The fame is there, and he has never been an official. It is estimated that it is because of the hidden influence of Cai Jing.
"However, Chen Dong will take the initiative to come and scold you, which means that you have a good reputation in the capital recently. However, for the sake of the two restaurants and making things like this, I have a bit of a hatred for you." The second commented, "I can understand Chen Dong's mood very well."
It would cause such a situation at this time. In fact, in a certain respect, it could be regarded as Ning Yi's deliberate management. In the past few days, the news that the two new works of the great talent Ning Liheng will be released in Zhuji in the city has been spread in the Bianliang literary circle. The most important thing is that the teacher girl even promoted the performance of these two new works. Several important invitations were lost, and after these things got out, it caused a lot of waves.
The ninth day of the second lunar month is the first spring festival of this year, and January and February are the best time for the talents of Bianliang to manage their own reputation. Ning Yi's news came out at the end of January, which immediately reminded many people of the many poems he had published during the Dragon Boat Festival a year earlier. Therefore, some people were looking forward to the content of the two new works, while others were He was eager to wait until the day when the poems were published, and overshadowed the other party with better works.
In short, no matter what kind of psychology, it attracted enough attention to the two bamboo records named "Night Shot" and "Swift Swallow" in Bianliang City. Although it was just a few days, the two Zhuji have become full of business, and even the business of lotus coal and coal stoves has expanded several times. message and background.
Even if the two restaurants are full, there are not many guests that can be accommodated. In terms of hunger marketing methods in the future, whether it is Li Shishi's name or the poems at hand, there are more potentials that can be tapped. For example, when he returned home, Su Yanping and other people suggested that he could have some ambiguous things with Li Shishi and go to the Fanlou more. .
"It's almost enough to draw hatred. After all, business is a long-term flow. I want to open a store and compose a poem, so that everyone can follow the poem. If you get everyone's curiosity to Li Shishi in the end, the business is not good. All of you have gone to Fanlou, you guys have come up with bad ideas..."
Business and business.
After Tan'er, Xiaochan, Yunzhu, Jin'er and others left one after another, Ning Yi, who was guarding the big family, felt a little lonely.
Of course, this feeling is not frustrating, but makes him feel a little novel. When the spring rain fell, Ning Yi would often deal with things at home, take the children along the way, and sometimes turned to Ning Xi who was sitting in the car next to him and said, "When Dad finishes dealing with this, I will take you to find your runaway. Is your mother okay?"
The child in the wooden trolley shook the small toy in his hand, "Oh! Oh!" nodding and clapping his hands in response.
"It's time to spank her!"
"what!"
"Look, you also think I'm right."
He smiled and started writing with a brush.
When Tan'er and Xiaochan left, Xing'er also followed. Most of the people who stay with children on weekdays are Juan'er or the wet nurse who was invited. Ning Yi didn't intend to continue this kind of thing for too long. Apart from feeling the coldness around him, the Ning Mansion was actually quite lively.
After chatting with Ning Yi, Su Wending and others did not take the small conflict between their husband and wife as one thing. In fact, they still regarded this entanglement as evidence that Ning Yi would not pick up girls at all.
Zhu Biao assumes the responsibility of the nursing home of Lianning House, and at the same time, he is also feeling the novelty of the city of Bianliang.
On the other hand, there were also relatives of the Su family visiting the Ning Mansion before and after the New Year. One of them stayed there, the second son of Zhizhou Song Mao, who was related to the Su family, named Song Yongping. He ranked fourth in Song Mao's family, and his family called him Xiao Si. It is said that he was smart since he was a child and was known as a prodigy. At the age of nineteen, he became a scholar, and this time he also went to Beijing to participate in the Spring Festival.
This Song Yongping had the experience of going to Beijing with his father before, and he was quite experienced. He brought two domestic servants to Beijing, made friends, and delivered papers. He was also well organized. He looks stern and dull, but in fact, he is quite a shrewd person, and his talents are quite good. Since he was born in a family of officials, it can be seen that his perception of the relatives of the Su family is still conservative, especially for Ning Yi, it can be seen that the perception is complicated.
The son-in-law of the Su family has the reputation of being the No. 1 talent in Jiangning. Last year, the Su family was tragically destroyed. He saved the entire Su family. It is obvious that he is very capable, but he is not involved in officialdom... These news, Song Mao wants After all, it is still possible to know, but it is difficult to say what it will become if it is passed on to Song Yongping.
After he came to Ning Mansion, he was relatively close to Su Wending and others, but the sons of officials who had been successful scholars at the age of 18 or 19 would certainly have a sense of superiority when they met these businessman relatives. On the one hand, he maintained his self-cultivation and politeness, and on the other hand, he was also observing Ning Yi, who sounded rather complicated.
However, when he came to the capital this time, he encountered Su Tan'er running away from home again. It's hard to say how powerful a man is who can't hold back his wife, and although he and Su Wending and other brothers are friendly, the atmosphere in this family is very relaxed and lively, but the relaxed and lively means there is no majesty. For a child who came out of a serious official's family, everything can only be thought in this direction.
This brother-in-law may be smart, and he also has the powerful methods of ordinary savvy people, but he is only as savvy as a businessman, and I am afraid he will not be able to make it to the big stage. There is no pretence, and one can play with children at home alone, and there is no dignity. As a relative, it is a person who can make friends in his spare time. However, he has a lot of big things to do recently, so he doesn't have the intention to do it deliberately.
At the beginning of February, this young scholar who lived in Ning's house also commented on his brother-in-law. Although I heard that he even has a relationship with Li Shishi, maybe he can help him something, but because of his arrogance as a scholar, he doesn't want to have such a relationship for the time being. As for the relationship between him and the Prime Minister, Song Mao and Qin Siyuan originally had contacts, but this time he went to Beijing, and before he came to the Ning Mansion, he first paid a visit to the Prime Minister's Mansion with his father's letter.
For Song Yongping, who is used to seeing official contacts and has a deep understanding of the interests of the relationship, he actually understands that it is not impossible to connect with the upper-level people in the exchanges between businessmen. But even if you catch up, it's just a relationship in the shopping mall, and the other party may not take you seriously. If you can do it yourself, of course you don't need help. And if he thinks about it, even in the heart of the right minister, his father's existence is of course higher than this brother-in-law.
Although after seeing the old man, the other party mentioned his brother-in-law's name twice, but of course it was only a gesture of kindness...
Of course, Ning Yi had no intention of exploring the thoughts of his wife and brother. If he really wanted to talk about cheating in exams, Song Mao didn't say anything, and his business didn't reach this stage. As for the intimacy of the relationship, since the other party has come over, he has prepared a good enough test preparation environment for him, and that's it. However, after he went to the Qin Mansion, he also mentioned this matter to Yao Zunian and others. Yao Zunian gave some key points of the exam. On the fourth day of the first day, Qin Siyuan also mentioned his wife and brother to Ning Yi. , and gave Ning Yi a few questions: "Take it back and let him see it, but I don't know if it will pass the test. Take it back and let him review these carefully..."
After saying this, he chatted with Ning Yi about the next spring ploughing.
Ning Yi knew Qin Siyuan's character, and he wouldn't help him in this kind of matter, because the matter was too small, and there was no need for him to take action. These possible questions are probably guessed by him after chatting with other officials, but the reliability is naturally much greater than that of the outside world. After returning this day, I handed it to Song Yongping: "Qin Xiang asked me to pass it over to you, so that you can rest well these days and review it by the way. There is also this one, which was guessed by Mr. Yaozu Nianyao in the Prime Minister's residence."
Song Yongping naturally knew the name of Yao Zunian. On the day he visited, the old man was there. After learning that he was Song Mao's son, he even said a few words of encouragement to him.
In retrospect, when Qin Siyuan was dismissed from office, his father was also one of those who had a chance to visit.
That night, Song Yongping was reading in the courtyard with a book, remembering this, shaking his head and smiling faintly.
Giving charcoal in the snow is much better than icing on the cake. The face of my father is really useful. My brother-in-law should also have a good time in this matter. After all, it is a family, and it is only natural to let them get some light...
So the next morning, he and Su Wending, Su Wenfang and others, chatted and laughed even more harmoniously...
After breakfast, Ning Yi greeted Song Yongping and others and went out to Fanlou. The performances of the two Zhuji are on the sixth and seventh days of the first lunar month. Today, it is necessary to meet the teacher who is in charge of the performance. And after Fanlou, he still had to go to Qin Mansion to check the latest news from the Secret Investigation Department about the incident of the Seven Buddhas in the South.
Although it was decided that after the Spring Festival, the matter of Zhuji would be done, and he had to take the child to find his mother, he should not be able to wait for Fang Qifo to enter the capital. But at least he was somewhat concerned about the current situation of Chen Fan and others. The Ministry of Punishment has already made a decision to escort the prisoners all the way to Beijing, attract the robbers all the way, and gradually lead the chaotic party out, and sweep them all in one sweep. They also sent two chief arresters who are said to be very experienced and powerful to participate in this matter. In any case, He at least hoped that Chen Fan would not get caught up in this matter and lose his life.
Of course, this matter is not something he can influence after all. Apart from looking at the progress, he couldn't imagine...
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