Chapter 318 How to drop talents

The red sun is three feet high, and the golden furnace is filled with fragrant animals.

In the early morning, the Linhuaihou Mansion was resplendent under the sunshine, with red lanterns, green bonsai, screens embroidered with exquisite patterns, carved phoenix incense burner for burning incense, and all kinds of objects that are rarely seen by ordinary people. The decoration of Linhuaihou's Mansion suddenly changed.

The maids and maids in Linhuaihou Mansion all washed and dressed early, put on the new clothes rewarded by the mansion, put on the jewelry rewarded by the masters, dressed up beautifully, and got busy.

Today is the 60th birthday of the old lady of the Hou Mansion. The maids and servants of the Linhuai Hou Mansion got up early in the morning to clean the court and serve the master to wash up. Get ready.

Zhu Pingan got up and washed properly as usual, and changed into the new clothes brought by the little maidservant yesterday. The ink-colored robe, white deerskin boots, and his hair were simply rolled up. A touch of nobility.

However, compared with Mr. Zheng, there is a big gap.

Mr. Zheng stood at the gate of Zhu Ping'an's courtyard with his hands behind his back. He was dressed in brocade and jade belts, and his sleeves fluttered. He also held a bone fan behind his back. The air is rippling and the style is transparent.

"Today's old lady's birthday banquet, there are countless distinguished guests. You can't write well, and you don't have much money. Don't lose face to the Hou Mansion. When you go out later, I advise you to stay quietly in the corner, so as not to hurt Cousin Shu'er. Light."

Mr. Zheng, who stood with his hands behind his back, stood at the door of Zhu Ping'an's small courtyard, and finished his speech. Then he left with his hands behind his back, that solitary and independent back, completely looks like a lonely master.

Uh

The concave half-day shape early in the morning blocked me at the door. Just to tell me this sentence, look at the posture of shaking legs when walking, it must have been concave for so long, cramp! Well, I'll take that attitude at you. I'll give you 80 points for this pretending. Zhu Pingan couldn't help smiling as he looked at Mr. Zheng who was shaking his legs and leaving.

When Zhu Pingan arrived at the front yard, he found that he had been arranged in a corner, and no one cared about him.

The Hou Mansion cleared up several courtyards, and used the front hall as a place to entertain guests. There were dozens of Zhuo Zhuang at the birthday banquet, but Zhu Ping'an's table was alone in the corner, and it was impossible to see it unless you looked carefully.

Early in the morning, the second bedroom and second master, who was busy outside for ten days and a half months, was also full of makeup. From the outside, he rushed back to Linhuaihou's mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to the old lady's yard to say hello to the old lady.

The old lady is a birthday star, and the decoration of the room is also full of strong longevity. The image of Magu offering birthday is standard in the room. There is also a white jade carved old fairy offering peaches on the table by the window. The old birthday star is smiling, holding Holding a fairy peach, the carving is lifelike. Of course, there is a big "Shou" character in the room, and the font is full of immortality and longevity.

The floor of the room was covered with a scarlet blanket, on which was embroidered a big birthday character. In the middle of the room, there was a mahogany table with a stove burning incense and two red candles next to it. It is as thick as a child's wrist, and the Chinese characters for longevity are engraved on it.

There is longevity everywhere in the room, and there is no joy in life.

The old lady of the Hou Mansion was sitting in the room wearing a red birthday suit, and the girl from the Disciplinary Committee combed her hair.

"The son greets the mother." After the second master entered the old lady's room, he knelt down to pay the old lady with a smile.

"You scoundrel, you know how to come home, so please be safe. I will be disturbed by your scruffy spirit." When the old lady saw her second son enter the door, she waved her hand to let the girl combing her hair out of the way, and cursed , Holding Yu Ruyi as a gesture to hit the second son.

"The mother has wronged her son. These days, my son has not messed around. My son has found the most effective temple. These days, my son bathes and fasts, and kneels under the Bodhisattva to recite scriptures. The scriptures are also specially asked by the Zen master for advice." "The Sutra of Prolonging Life and Longevity", believers say that this sutra is the most effective. The son recited it several times last night, and in order to catch up with his mother's birthday, he stopped talking and rushed back overnight. After having a son, the mother can be relieved, and the son is willing to be beaten by the mother every day."

The second master knew that the old lady was unwilling to give up the real beating, so he stretched his head over with a smile, as if he was willing to be beaten after being wronged.

"You are so grown up, don't feel ashamed, if there is no foreigner coming today, you will have to loosen your skin." Seeing the second son like this, the old lady couldn't help laughing and cursing.

"Why don't mothers do it? If the mother sends a message, the son will do it himself, and the mother will be satisfied." The second master said with a smile.

"I don't have a good job, I will settle accounts with you some other day." The old lady laughed and scolded.

"Smiles are always happy and comfortable, and the pearls are round and beautiful. The body is healthy. The son is celebrating his mother's birthday. I wish the old birthday star, blessings like the East China Sea, and the sun and the moon are prosperous. Songhe Changchun, spring and autumn are not old, life is longer than Nanshan, joy is far longer."

The second master knelt on the ground, took the small silver pot from the hand of a maidservant, poured a cup of tea, and greeted the old lady with a smile on her birthday.

"Okay, okay, go, go to the front yard to help your elder brother, at least there is no one doing it right." The old lady took the teacup and took a sip.

"Son resigns."

The second master let out a warning, got up and backed out, and when he was about to exit the door, he touched the buttocks of the little maid who was pulling the curtain at the door without any trace.

The little girl's face turned red from being touched, and she nodded at the second master with a swaying heart, as if she had agreed on something.

Not long after the second master left, the second lady of the Hou Mansion led Li Shu, the daughter of the Hou Mansion, Fatty Zhou, and the bear kid Little Lolita Hululu came in, sorted by class, and slipped into the room, giggling. He smiled and knelt down to pay respects to the old lady.

When everyone in the Hou Mansion knelt down to worship the old lady of the Hou Mansion one by one, a white-faced and beardless little Huangmen, escorted by a group of Jin Yiwei, rode his horse again to the Shuntian Gongyuan in the southeast of the capital, and handed the sealed book bag to Xu Jie and others. In the hands of the examiners.

After waiting for Xu Jie and others to remove the intact seal in front of Xiao Huangmen, Xiao Huangmen resigned and was escorted away by Jin Yiwei.

Xu Jie and other examiners opened the seal and found that inside it was the draft list and the previous life test paper they submitted to the imperial examination, and there was also a note in addition.

"What should I do if I send down talents."

There are only these simple six characters on the note, and there is nothing else, and there is no instruction from Emperor Jiajing left on the draft list, not even a single ink dot.

This kind of note is Emperor Jiajing's unique art of controlling people. The words on the note are code words, and Emperor Jiajing likes to use this method to control his officials. I have to admit that Emperor Jiajing's political methods were very strong, and the emperor's mind was superbly played. This kind of paper perfectly manipulated the government in his hands. Of course, Emperor Jiajing did not rely on this kind of manipulative technique, it was just one of Emperor Jiajing's many political tricks. However, this code word is definitely the most representative scene among the many tricks.

The code words on this kind of note are extremely irregular. It can be said that Emperor Jiajing did whatever he wanted and willful, but it represents Emperor Jiajing's mind and intention. If you can't understand the thoughts of Emperor Jiajing represented on the note, then how can you satisfy Emperor Jiajing if you do business? Therefore, if you were an official during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, reading and recognizing the code words of Emperor Jiajing was a compulsory course. The most outstanding minister in this course is Yan Song. He understands the code words of Emperor Jiajing and understands them thoroughly. However, it is said that Yan Song's son Yan Shifan is the best at reading code words. It is said that Yan Song can't read some code words of Emperor Jiajing. I understand, but his son Yan Shifan can read and understand every word, so Yan Song can secure the position of Chief Assistant.

How to reduce talents. Descending, descending to the meaning of selection, the obvious meaning of this sentence is, what should be done to select talents?

Isn't our imperial examination just to select talents?

Yan Maoqing and others looked at this note, pondering over and over again, unable to do anything, what does the emperor mean by this?

Xu Jie looked at the note, but showed a clear smile. I'm not bad at playing code words.

These six words are not about how to select talents, but how they should be ranked in the test paper for dropping talents, that is to say, what should be ranked in the test paper for dropping talents? Obviously, the emperor asked that this note is the test paper with descended talents in Qing Ci, and it should be ranked.

Why do you ask that.

What does the emperor mean? Isn't it clear at a glance?

(end of this chapter)