Chapter 110 Jiang's Investigation of Liu Shuhui

Hearing Lu Lingyun say this, Jiang suddenly became very interested.

Lu Lingyun must be no ordinary person if he dares to say this.

"Tomorrow, take me to have a good look at that scholar Liu."

the next day.

In the days after the results were announced, the streets were bustling with activity and filled with joy.

Especially in those taverns and inns where young men gathered and lived, there were crowds of people coming in one after another.

People were coming and going, some shaking hands, some looking at each other, some congratulating each other, some asking about each other.

Officials in the court are divided into factions.

The factions among civil servants are even more direct and simple, with their factions divided into local parties based on their hometowns.

For example, the Zhejiang Party, the Min faction, the Gan faction, and so on.

Of course, there are clear streams and turbid streams.

The clear stream consists of those who are born into noble families and wealthy families, while the turbid stream consists of those who come from poor families and have climbed up on their own without any support.

After a major exam like the Spring Examination is over, those who pass the exam are all eligible to become officials. This is the best time for various factions to recruit new people and supplement their own camps.

Those candidates who failed the exam left quietly in disgrace, while those who stayed in Beijing were all invited by some wealthy family or high-ranking official to drink and chat.

Just like Tong Zhengjian, the first place winner in the examination yesterday, he is now very popular, with a group of people vying for his hand, and he is very impressive wherever he goes.

At this time, Zhao Ji Inn.

There are quite a few successful candidates living here, and most of them will move out today because there are a lot of people waiting to take them to live in better mansions.

"Prince Wang and Prince Zhang, our master has prepared wine and food at home, and is waiting for you two to come to the house to talk."

The two scholars with rosy faces were escorted out by a group of servants who were carrying a pile of luggage. When they went downstairs, they met a young man with patches on his sleeves.

"Old Liu, you just came back!" said the scholar named Wang.

"Yeah." The young man with patched cuffs rubbed his shoulders and shook off the mud and dust on them.

The scholar named Zhang immediately frowned and said, "You are not going to the dock to carry the goods!"

"If we don't move, how can we get money for today's meal?" Liu Shuhui glanced at them and said directly.

His family was not wealthy, and after arriving in the capital, he had little money left. The cost of living in the capital was also high, so during his time in the capital, he lived in a T-shaped house with multiple people.

Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhang were his roommates.

When everyone was short of money before, he had taken them to do odd jobs together to earn some money for food, and they all knew each other well.

"You've already won the exam, why are you still doing all this!" Wang Shusheng frowned, and he reached out to pull Liu Shuhui, "If you don't go to Lord Cui's house with us, he invited us to stay at his house, and it won't matter if he brings you along."

"That's right, let's go together, why bother doing that hard labor!" Zhang Shusheng also said the same thing.

They both reached out their hands to grab Liu Shuhui, but Liu Shuhui slapped their hands away. He looked at them and refused bluntly, "I won't go. Let me go."

"Hey, you have such a weird temper! I'm only giving you a chance because we share a dormitory together. I'm helping you and letting you live a good life!"

Liu Shuhui listened to Wang Shusheng's words and glanced at him calmly, "Since we are sleeping together, I will also give you a warning. You should be grateful for what you have received and you should be grateful for what you have received. In this world, everyone who lets you live a good life for nothing has a price to pay."

"you!"

"Alright, alright, forget it if he doesn't know his place." Zhang Shusheng pulled Wang Shusheng over, "Let's go."

"Let's go, let's go! Never talk to him again!"

"Liu Shuhui is just aloof. Yesterday, many high-ranking officials from the Zhejiang Party came to invite him, but he refused to go. He is just pretending to be arrogant! With such a bad temper, he can't get anywhere in the officialdom!"

"That is to say, you really think you are someone important!"

The two scholars led a group of people away, cursing. Liu Shuhui didn't even turn his head or pay attention to a word. He went back to the house with his usual expression.

It's not that he doesn't understand the ways of the world, he is worldly-wise but not worldly-wise.

Liu Shuhui knew very well that factions were a ladder to success but also a death warrant.

He can rely on the local party to quickly unite and win favor, but once their faction has problems, everyone from top to bottom will be implicated.

The way to be an official is to be good at dancing with the sleeves and getting along with everyone, but also to move forward step by step and steadily.

He does not seek short-term benefits or shortcuts, but only wants to do what he wants to do in a down-to-earth manner.

Even if the process is extremely difficult, the path you take step by step is solid and will not be blown down by a gust of wind.

In the private room upstairs, two people watched this scene.

A young woman of about 17 or 18 years old with her hair in a bun looked at this scene with frowned eyebrows, "Auntie, Liu Shuhui has a bad temper, he is a blockhead and doesn't know how to adapt."

"But it's just as you said, he has a good character and great integrity." The middle-aged lady sitting opposite her looked at him closely.

Jiang's family was originally officials in Beijing, but later fell into poverty because her father formed a clique and tried to find connections everywhere to climb up the social ladder. At the height of their glory, they even arranged a marriage for her to marry into a wealthy family. Unfortunately, she didn't succeed because her whole family was implicated because of an investigation by the higher-ups. The family that had arranged her marriage to him even broke off the engagement without mercy.

Jiang was greatly humiliated at that time and almost wanted to cut himself off from the family.

Fortunately, at this time Wang Qiluo's father had made great achievements outside. General Wang was a distant relative of theirs. His father died in the battlefield, and his mother took him to live in the Jiang family, which was inferior to the others. She and General Wang were childhood sweethearts.

When she was in the most difficult time, the poor boy who had always been looked down upon by the Jiang family said he wanted to marry her, which saved her from survival.

Later, the Jiang family fell into decline and was demoted to a minor official position. However, Wang Qiluo's father steadily rose to become a fourth-rank general, bringing her a lifetime of glory.

She and Wang Qiluo's father were the story of a rich girl and a poor boy. Because of this, she did not have the same ideas as her mothers who only looked at family background and tried hard to marry their daughters off to a wealthy family.

She values ​​character more.

As long as you are a good person and down-to-earth, your daughter will definitely have a good life in the future.

Lu Lingyun looked at Jiang's approving face and felt somewhat dissatisfied in her heart.

No wonder Wang Qiluo likes him, it turns out his mother has the same taste.

She pulled Jiang aside and had a long talk with him about Liu Shuhui, especially his temper, so that Jiang could understand his worst and most unacceptable side.

Jiang heard everything, and she sounded even more satisfied with Liu Shuhui.

The more she listened to this guy, the more he looked like her man.

Although they look weak, their temperaments are actually the same: they are both stubborn.

As long as such people have a righteous heart, they will not go astray.

As they talked, it was already evening.

"I'll have a good talk with Qiluo's father about this man later."

"Well, we also need to ask General Wang to inspect it."