Chapter 143 Love the House and
the Dog Jiang Yankun used his rogue logic to leave all the ministers speechless, including General Ye who was the leader of the trouble.
On the way back from the court, Emperor Xuanwu couldn't help laughing and said to Wang Dequan: "This Jiang Aiqing is really a wonderful person. No wonder he can raise a daughter as clever as Zhenpin."
Sharp-tongued, isn't it?
Even he is not a match for Zhenpin, and General Ye is certainly not a match for Jiang Aiqing.
It's a pity that Jiang Aiqing is no longer an official of the Honglu Temple. If he still hosts this New Year's banquet, the emperor will let Zhenpin give him the recipe for hot pot, let him shine again, and take the opportunity to promote him.
"Hiss..."
Emperor Xuanwu thought for a moment and said, "Jiang Aiqing's cousin is the teacher who reported his superior's corruption and bribery. What's his name?"
"To answer your Majesty, his name is Jiang Yanxi."
"Is he in the capital now?"
The emperor didn't know why he thought of Jiang Yanxi, but since he was asked, he could only tell the truth, "He wasn't here at first, but Minister Jiang was promoted! The Jiang family sent several students here to prepare to take the imperial examination. This year's examination was postponed, and Minister Jiang was probably afraid that it would affect their mentality, so he didn't let them participate. He planned to let them prepare well for next year's autumn examination!"
The autumn examination is the provincial examination, and those who pass the examination are called Juren. In the following year's joint examination, all Juren students will participate. After the palace examination, the top three in the first class will be decided, and the second class will be Jinshi, and the third class will be Tong Jinshi. They are all qualified to serve as officials in the court.
"Jiang Yanxi moved into Minister Jiang's house two months ago with some young men. I think he hasn't left yet."
The direct line of the Jiang family still depends on Jiang Yankun. It goes without saying that the clan leader will most likely be replaced.
Who will he be replaced with?
Of course, the most capable one.
Only a capable clan leader can lead the clan members to a prosperous path.
"I remember that after Jiang Aiqing was promoted to the Minister of Punishments, Wang Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple took over Jiang Aiqing's position as the Director of the Honglu Temple?"
Wang Dequan replied, "That's right. The other day, Wang Honglu recommended a candidate to be the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, but the emperor refused, saying that he would wait until the end of this year's spring examination."
This year's spring examination includes the joint examination and the palace examination. Wang Dequan heard that Concubine Zhen's elder brother and younger brother would both take the exam. He guessed that the emperor was paving the way for Concubine Zhen's family.
"I have read the essays of Lord Jiang's legitimate son. He is a mediocre person. He may not even pass the provincial examination, let alone the palace examination. Brother Ze is not bad, but he is too young and his views on practical matters are too immature. Entering the officialdom too early will only harm him. He needs to be honed for a few years before he can be used."
As Jiang Xinyue said, if he were to take the exam again in three years, Jiang Junze would only be twelve years old. For someone like him to have passed the provincial examination at this age, he would already be a genius. There is no need to rush. It is best to consolidate his knowledge and learn more about the people
's sentiments. Emperor Xuanwu himself did not realize that he liked Concubine Zhen so much that he loved her and started to make plans for her younger brother.
Jiang Family -
Jiang Yanxi was so happy that he was incoherent: "The Queen didn't lie to me, the Queen really didn't lie to me... Brother... Brother, you raised your daughter well, really well!"
Jiang Yanxi's two legitimate daughters also followed him to Beijing this time. It was because Jiang Yanxi saw that Jiang Xinyue was favored that he brought them to Beijing specifically to find a good marriage.
Jiang Yunxia and her sister Jiang Yuncai each brought a cup of hot tea and presented it to the two brothers Jiang Yankun and Jiang Yanxi respectively.
"Father, is this a happy event?"
Since entering Beijing, they have never seen their father so happy. Could it be that cousin Yue'er in the palace has found an official position for their father?
Jiang Yanxi drank the tea brought by his beloved daughter, and his smile deepened: "Your father! Now I am a fifth-rank official in the Honglu Temple."
Jiang Yunxia and Jiang Yuncai's eyes were full of joy, and the two sisters stood together holding hands: "Father, are my sister and I dreaming?"
Jiang Yanxi is already in his thirties, which is not considered young in this era when a fifteen-year-old can become a top scholar.
Nowadays, people have short lifespans, and people over sixty are considered long-lived.
Jiang Yanxi's life was already halfway through, and he was promoted to the fifth rank thanks to his niece who was favored in the palace. How could he not be surprised?
The two sisters of the Jiang family were also very happy. They had been in the capital for more than two months and had attended several banquets of all sizes, but they were always left out and no one was willing to make friends with them.
Madam Zhou treated them as poor relatives from her hometown and looked down on them. Jiang Yulin was even more arrogant and treated them like maids.
Madam Ruan was a very kind person, and Yan Jie'er and Ze Ge'er were also polite, gentle and lovely.
But Madam Ruan herself was not of high birth, and could even be said to be lowly. It was only later that cousin Yue'er was favored in the palace that Madam Ruan was promoted from a concubine to a co-wife.
Those wives of officials outside did not say anything openly, but they looked down on Madam Ruan in private, thinking that her status was not worthy of eating at the same table with them.
Even so, Jiang Yunxia and Jiang Yuncai still preferred to attend banquets with Madam Ruan.
Because there were always wives of officials who were similar to Madam Ruan in temperament and did not care about family background and treated them sincerely. Moreover, the daughters of those wives were good friends with Sister Yan, so they would give them some face and bring them to play together.
Unlike Jiang Yulin, she brought them there just to let her sisters humiliate them.
Jiang Yankun chuckled proudly a few times: "Cousin, you can buy a house first, and move in after the New Year after renovating it. After all, you are a Beijing official. If you live with me, others will inevitably gossip. Sister Yue is not easy in the palace, we should not cause trouble for her."
"That's right..."
Hearing that it would affect Jiang Xinyue, Jiang Yanxi nodded repeatedly: "I heard that the daughter of an official in the Ministry of Personnel committed a crime in the palace and her hand and leg tendons were cut. The whole family fled from Beijing. The house is still empty. How about I buy that house?"
"What's wrong with your father?"
Zhou was angry in the room: "When has the direct line of the Jiang family ever helped us? The position of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple was not given to his own son, but to an outsider from the direct line of the Jiang family? Why is he always turning his elbow outward?"
Jiang Yulin was gloomy...
The fiancée of the Prince of Ruyang was already decided to be Pei Xiang, the granddaughter of Pei Zhongshu, and she couldn't even get involved.
She was not interested in anything now, and did not answer Zhou.
Jiang Tianyi, the eldest son of the Jiang family, who was sitting below Zhou, lowered his eyes: "Mother, I am not capable enough. I will definitely not get a rank in this spring examination. Can I not take the exam?"
His cautious look angered Zhou: "Look at you, you coward. That loser passed the provincial examination at the age of nine. Look at you, you have taken the exam so many times. You are already twenty-three years old, and you still tell me that you can't pass?"
There will be no chance if you fail again.