The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

After chatting about the business for a while, Lin Ruhai turned the topic to Chen Heng's homework. This child will take the college entrance examination in June, and Lin Ruhai said it was impossible not to worry about it.

Fortunately, after several tests, Chen Heng answered fluently. Knowing that the other party had not neglected his homework recently, Lin Ruhai was very satisfied and couldn't help but ask: Are you sure you will win the first place in the college examination this time?

When Daiyu heard this, she didn't expect her father to ask for this. She quickly turned to look at her brother, fearing that Lin Ruhai's expectations would put pressure on Chen Heng.

Although Chen Heng was surprised, his expression was still normal. Regardless of other things, he studied so hard, reading day and night without letting go of the scroll. Isn’t what you want just to be named on the gold list and strive for the top spot?

However, this kind of thing is unknown until the results come out. Although Chen Heng was confident, he did not dare to guarantee for himself. He only said: My nephew will do his best.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai nodded with great satisfaction. He understood Chen Heng's temperament and knew that this boy was not someone who liked to talk big. For this kind of person, things that he is sure of seven-to-one will consider as three-pointers.

However, Lin Ruhai decided to add fuel to the child's anger, If you really get the first place in the exam, I will prepare a gift for you.

After passing the scholar examination, even if you officially enter the officialdom, it can be called the first hurdle of the carp leaping over the dragon's gate. If someone supports someone, there is a precedent for directly becoming an official. However, the future of such a person is destined not to be that high.

Chen Heng was a little excited when he heard Uncle Lin's father painting cakes for himself, and immediately asked: Uncle, what is this reward?

No wonder you suck at chess and have such poor patience. Are you a monkey? Lin Ruhai cursed with a smile, making Chen Heng blush and just giggle.

Fortunately, Chen Heng was not without help. Lin Daiyu quickly complained for her brother, Dad, just tell your brother. How can anyone say such a thing and be so pretentious?

Ha, you can turn your elbow very quickly. Lin Ruhai shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to say frankly to Chen Heng: If you win the first place in the exam, I can leave you in charge of the affairs of the weaving workshop in the west of the city.

When Chen Heng heard this, he immediately stood up and said in surprise: Uncle, are you serious about this?

Looking at what you said last time, it's obvious that you had a plan in mind. I'll just leave it to you to do it yourself.

Lin Ruhai had just heard Chen Heng's detailed report and knew that this child would be better than many of his officials on this matter. And he deliberately taught Chen Heng that the knowledge in the book is the result of hard work, but the knowledge learned can be put to use after all.

As the saying goes, you can’t teach others what you teach. To teach people, one time is enough. If you really want Chen Heng, a thousand-mile horse, to run, there is nothing better than letting go of the reins and giving him a piece of grassland.

Lin Ruhai also wanted to see how much talent Chen Heng had. He continued: But we have to make an agreement. When the time comes, my uncle will send an official to assist you. He will not interfere with what you do. You only need to report to me every half month.

Okay! Chen Heng agreed immediately. He was already excited and deeply felt his uncle's support for him.

In fact, Chen Heng has not yet figured out that the relationship between him and Lin Ruhai has become inseparable. They first became acquainted with Wang Xianming's family, and they also had the kindness to travel thousands of miles to find a doctor to save their son.

Now, Wei Yinghong's high promotion has something to do with him. My future career will also depend on him. Lin Ruhai knew that as long as he and Chen Heng continued to go forward, they would be inseparable in every aspect.

Just like Chen Heng, because he has been marked by His Majesty. Then besides Your Majesty, isn’t my mark even heavier?

Not to mention, there is a biased Daiyu here.

Thinking of this precious daughter, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but turn his head and look at Daiyu. The joy on her face made him, a father, a little bit disgusted by it.

Silly girl, you must have been so happy when I became the prefect. Lin Ruhai shook his head and said to his daughter: Yu'er, go tell your mother that your brother will leave food at home at noon.

Huh? Sister Lin, who was listening happily, was a little surprised when she heard this.

For such a trivial matter, you only need to call a boy to tell him.

Why did daddy need to ask her to go all the way?

Daiyu thought about it carefully in her mind and immediately understood that her father wanted to send her away and had something else to tell her brother.

Oh. She nodded sensibly. Now that her brother was talking warmly with her father, she didn't have to worry too much.

After Daiyu left, Chen Heng, who understood that his uncle had other important matters, couldn't help but straighten his back and sit upright.

Lin Ruhai found it interesting and teased the child, Don't worry, I won't play chess with you.

Being interrupted like this by his uncle, Chen Heng's serious look fell down. He only laughed once and said with a smile: Hey, uncle, just say it, nephew, listen carefully.

Seeing the junior acting like a good student, Lin Ruhai also smiled and took out a few documents from the desk.

In the past few years, he taught Chen Heng a lot in policy theory. The other party also kept up with his performance, and his learning progress always made him feel reassured.

Now, it’s time to enter the next stage. Since Lin Ruhai wanted to teach Chen Heng sincerely, he would not just teach the Four Books and Five Classics.

In this world, there are still two sets of knowledge to learn.

For anyone who wants to do something, these two pieces of knowledge are indispensable.

Lin Ruhai handed the document in his hand to Chen Heng.

Heng'er, take a look first.

Chen Heng took the document, opened it and found that it contained the lives of various county magistrates and officials in Yangzhou Prefecture. The recorded content is detailed and detailed.

Uncle, what is this? Chen Heng held it like a hot potato. He didn't know what his uncle meant by suddenly letting him see this.

Don't panic, since I can show it to you, it's not a big deal. Lin Ruhai smiled and calmed Chen Heng's doubts, You look first, uncle wants to see what you can see.

Chen Heng nodded and read through it carefully. He soon discovered that the people on this list were actually the names of all Jinshi and candidates in the government.

He even found the name of Jia Yucun on it, including the Jinshi in Jia Yucun in the past few years, what official position he first held, why he lost his official position, how old he is now, and what position he currently holds.

If it is just a list of personnel records, there is obviously no need to fill in these Jinshi and Juren who have no official status. After Chen Heng read it, he gently closed the document. He asked Lin Ruhai, Uncle, are you considering hiring people?

Well, I have already made up my mind about this matter. I just used it to test you. You can continue to think about it. First, let's see if there is anything weird in the list.

As the prefect, how could Lin Ruhai interfere with Chen Heng's intentions in terms of personnel matters. He just took this opportunity to prepare to remind Chen Heng.

Oh. Chen Heng nodded and quickly lowered his head to continue reading the paperwork. After being reminded by his uncle, he was very thoughtful and quickly discovered two strange things.

One is Xu Pingzhi, the magistrate of Taixing County. This person is just a civil servant. Among all the Jinshi county magistrates, he is particularly prominent.

You know, Yangzhou Prefecture is a first-class wealthy place. It's not a remote place. The official positions here are, to put it bluntly, ugly. Every year, those who want to come have to fight to get a result.

The other one was Jia Yucun. As a second-ranked Jinshi in his prime, he was the only one in the awkward position of the academy after searching all over Yangzhou.

Even though his predecessor, Mei Hanlin, was also a Jinshi, Mei Hanlin was personally appointed by the emperor, so he was considered an emperor's official, and everything he did was a matter of course.

Didn’t you see that Mei Xuezheng was officially promoted to Yangzhou Academic Affairs within a few years?

Chen Heng told Lin Ruhai his doubts, and the latter smiled and nodded. This was exactly what he wanted Chen Heng to discover, and said directly: Then have you ever thought about why this is?

There is someone above County Magistrate Xu.

In front of his uncle, Chen Heng no longer hid his words and answered simply.

Then who is the person above him?

It must be Mr. Wei.

Lin Ruhai smiled and told Chen Heng that Xu Pingzhi once served as Wei Yinghong's staff.

Then he raised another question, Now there are three vacancies in the government: the governor, the academic administrator, and the salt inspector. Among them, the academic administrator is directly appointed by the court, so let's ignore it for now. Do you think the other two positions are among the officials in the county? , who is more suitable to serve?”

Uncle, don’t you already have the answer in your mind? Chen Heng was a little strange, but he still followed Lin Ruhai's train of thought and began to think about the problem in front of him.

Based on the relationship between uncle and Mr. Wei, he should not leave Xu Pingzhi wherever he goes. Is it really appropriate for a civil servant to hold such an important position?

Since Xu Pingzhi is not suitable, what about Jiangdu County Magistrate Zhang Shangxian? He is a second-ranked Jinshi and has spent several years in Yangzhou. He is qualified for the job in terms of qualifications and imperial examinations.

Chen Heng thought for a while and then said: Uncle, do you want Zhang Shangxian to be the salt inspector? And then let Xu Pingzhi be the Jiangdu County Magistrate?

The advantage of doing this is that it naturally takes Wei Yinghong's face into consideration, and the plan is also very appropriate.

You idiot, why are you only half-awakened? Lin Ruhai shook his head and said angrily: You are only half right. Xu Pingzhi is indeed going to be transferred to Jiangdu County.

The position of Zhang Shangxian is about to be revealed. Since he is not the censor of salt inspection, he can only be the magistrate of the state. Chen Heng nodded, suddenly reacted, and said with some horror: Uncle, you don't want Jia Xuezheng to be the salt inspector, do you?

Otherwise, Chen Heng really couldn't figure out Lin Ruhai's purpose of letting him see the list.

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he smiled and nodded. Not too stupid.

But can this happen? Chen Heng couldn't help but be curious.

And this was exactly what Lin Ruhai wanted to teach him, seeing that the child figured things out on his own. Lin Ruhai took this example and started to explain.

He first cited the incident of Mei Hanlin being pushed out to the academy, and pointed out the disputes in the court to Chen Heng. In the context of the conflict between the two parties, no matter who is given the position of Salt Patrol Censor, the other party will find it difficult and uneasy.

Then at this time, the beauty of Jia Yucun is revealed. He has nothing to do with either the new or the old party, and he has the title of Jinshi. He once served as the seventh-grade county magistrate, so he is indeed extremely suitable.

But wasn't he dismissed from office? Chen Heng was a little confused.

It is precisely because of this that I recommended him so that I can take this person for my own use. Lin Ruhai said very carefully. He was teaching Chen Heng from the bottom of his heart, Heng'er, you think for yourself. For Zhang Shangxian , my recommendation is indispensable. But to Jia Yucun, uncle, I am not a gracious person.

In the officialdom, my uncle's move could be regarded as a vote of confidence. After a recommended person becomes an official, if he dares to go out with his back, even if he is accepted by political opponents for a while, he will not dare to use him in the future.

Wanting to understand this, Chen Heng nodded quickly and continued to listen to Lin Ruhai's lesson.

The position of the Salt Patrol Censor is related to Yangzhou's salt administration. Nowadays, there are frequent changes in various grassland ministries, and there may be a war. At this juncture, financial matters must not allow any accidents, and we must not repeat the disaster of Sun Chuanting in the previous Ming Dynasty. .”

Sun Chuanting? Chen Heng wrote down another person's name in his mind, and when he was about to go back, he read the books and read this person's life carefully.

Wait, what did uncle just say? Going to fight? ? ? Chen Heng's eyes widened. He received so much news today that he couldn't react at the moment.

Uncle, is there going to be a war outside? Chen Heng immediately thought of Xin Suzhao, who had surrendered to his neighbor.

It's just possible, but you must be careful about everything and be prepared. Lin Ruhai also sighed. At such a critical time of life and death, the factions in the court are still fighting endlessly. It is a disaster rather than a blessing for the people of the world.

Then how can uncle guarantee that the court will definitely choose Jia Yucun?

The soldiers and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first. Since the salt inspection censor was so important, Chen Heng couldn't help but worry about the outcome of this matter.

Lin Ruhai smiled slightly, I didn't do anything. I just reported the names of Zhang Shangxian, Xu Pingzhi, and Jia Yucun, and then put Zhang Shangxian's name at the front. Do you understand the meaning?

This is a fight between river clams and the fisherman wins. Chen Heng nodded. It was simple to do, but to think of it and still use it is the real test of a person's wisdom.

Seeing the subtlety of Lin Ruhai's skills, Chen Heng praised him sincerely: Uncle is good at making strategies.

Stop flattering. Lin Ruhai tried his best, but of course it was not to show off. He pulled Chen Heng in front of him and patiently taught him how to grasp people's hearts and analyze the current situation.

No one had ever taught Chen Heng this knowledge before. Not to mention his current life, even if he struggled in society in his previous life, he could only give a general understanding.

Under Lin Ruhai's explanation, a new door seemed to be opened to Chen Heng.

In the history books of past dynasties that were taught in the academy in previous years, many things that were not understood before were explained bit by bit by Lin Ruhai. Chen Heng was in high spirits in class when a servant suddenly came outside and said that food had been prepared outside.

Lin Ruhai, who was enjoying the lecture, had to leave the get out of class temporarily, and just said before leaving: While you are free these two days, you can stop the New Year greetings, do your homework at home every morning, and come to my class in the afternoon.

The originally depressed mood was swept away, and Chen Heng immediately said with great joy: Yes, uncle.

Sorry, sorry, this chapter is late. Mainly because of the awesomeness of Kawenka, I have written several versions, but they are all too cumbersome and the information is too dense. I am afraid that you will not have a good reading experience, so I have written it until now.