The world of rebirth

After the four uninvited guests visited the old lady, they left together. When they went out, the prince and Hongxi who were leading the way were not very happy. They looked at Ning Yunjin as if they were stabbing a knife, obviously envious and jealous.

Normally, the emperor would not even let his sons touch the jade flute, but he gave it to a courtier like this, how could they figure it out! ?

On the return trip, the four of them also divided into three groups, just in the order they came, the prince's carriage was first, the second prince's carriage was second, and the two younger ones were still in the same carriage.

After getting into the car, Hong Xin lifted the curtain and waved to Ning Yunjin, made a playful face, and was pulled into the car by the third prince Hong Yang, and the two little ones laughed together.

Only when there are no outsiders like this, they are like real children. Ning Yunjin couldn't help but smiled. He watched the three carriages leave, but accidentally saw a servant of the third prince using a very strange His eyes peeked at himself secretly.

There was an unmistakable malice in that look, which made Ning Yunjin frown.

Speaking of which, the third prince is only nine years old this year. There is no mother and concubine to take care of him in the palace, and there are two elder brothers with noble status and strong background. Although he has a grandfather who is a cabinet scholar, he is useless at all. Among the several princes, he was the most low-key.

You must know that although Xu Ting is a bachelor, he is a square and pedantic Confucian scholar!

In the minds of orthodox Confucian scholars, the status of the crown prince is second only to the emperor. Even the emperor himself would risk his life to remonstrate with him if he wanted to replace the crown prince, asking him to overthrow the crown prince and replace him with his grandson. , I'm afraid I didn't even think about it.

There must be something wrong with that servant!

Ning Yunjin secretly kept this matter in mind, glanced at the surrounding corners where the sound of heavy breathing was coming out, turned the corner of his mouth coldly, and turned back to the house to entertain other guests.

The arrival of the princes seemed to be a clear message. No one in the capital knew that it was difficult for them to leave the palace. Without the acquiescence of the emperor, how could they come out this trip.

Most of the officials in Beijing had exquisite hearts, so they immediately thought of another possibility in Zhe Ziliu.It seems that the emperor was a little moved by the book and couldn't make up his mind, so he withheld it and didn't publish it. The second son of the Ning family seemed to be in favor of the emperor again.

There were still not many people who came to the door in the afternoon, but there were many more people who sent butlers to the door.

Those who are well-informed know the inside story of their book. Most of these people are high-ranking families, and they are naturally willing to maintain friendship with the Ning family. Except for them, they seem to have a good impression of Ning Yunjin. These people are friendly Most of the people who mean show their faces in the morning.

Most of the group in the afternoon were uninformed and their status was not high enough. Ning Yunjin knew that this was their bargaining chip, so he only gave gifts in the afternoon to express his willingness to be with the Ning family, but he did not dare to directly express it when the situation was unclear. agree.

Ning Yunjin's four subordinates also sent gifts after noon, almost as soon as the crown prince and princes left, their housekeeper appeared, and it seemed that they had been paying attention to the news here.

The dinner at the Ning family was only for the family members, and Ning Taoxu and Ning Jingxian from the court had also returned. They were all close relatives, so they stopped paying attention to eating and talking, and started talking about recent things, and even comforted Ning Yunjin, letting him Just relax, and when the emperor makes a decision, he will "redress his grievances".

Not many people had enough for the lunch meal, and in the evening while drinking and chatting, they actually emptied the entire table of food. When Zong Zhengruo was leaving, he was so dazed by the two brothers that he was already slurring his speech.

After the hustle and bustle of the Ning Manor ended, it was the turn of the palace. The crown prince's birthday was attracting much attention. While Ning Yunjin was muttering about his loss, he wanted to choose a few affordable gifts for Hong Ming. .

After tossing around for so long, although Ning Yunjin's life has been much easier due to Wen Zhen's hidden protection, more people are worried that the emperor is really moved by those proposals.Unbeknownst to Ning Yunjin, a loose alliance was secretly organized.

Seeing that it was almost mid-December and there were no accidents in Fujian, Ning Yunjin was glad that no people would suffer because of this, but also wondered whether it would affect Wenzhen's decision on the proposal in his book.

Ning Yunjin, who was entangled in his heart, decided to find something to do to pass the time in order to make achievements in office, and by the way, express the position of the three fires of the new official's appointment.

On December [-]th, there was no grand court on this day, so Ning Yunjin hurriedly summoned Mo Yifan, another bachelor attendant, and his four attendants for a meeting.

Although Ning Yunjin was the youngest in the Hanlin Academy, but he was in the banner and in charge of the official seal, so he was naturally respected, and Mo Yifan also had to obey his command.

"Let everyone gather together today to announce something."

Lun Gao Ning Yunjin was not much shorter than them, and when he had a stern face, he was dignified and majestic. He was not too polite, and went straight to the point, "I have sorted out our general affairs these days, and found that there are many things that should be done. Things have come to a standstill, and instead I am stuck on trivial matters. I have already discussed with Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Mo will be the first to give a lecture on the Small Sutra Banquet in five days.

His words made the five of them look at each other immediately, and Mo Yifan's expression was even worse. He parted his lips, and after a while he choked out a sentence, "Master Ning, this is not good, if you really start the talk, you should be the first..."

"Lord Mo, don't worry, I will hold the next big sutra banquet." Ning Yunjin interrupted him bluntly, his eyes glanced at the other four people, and he said with a serious expression, "Since you have already participated in the small sutra banquet arrangement , everyone also needs to put some thought into it. From today onwards, everyone will submit a scripture speech every two days to me for review. Only if the writing is good, I will consider arranging you to hold a small scripture feast. "

Seeing that the faces of these five people were a bit strange, with faint joy and slight worry, Ning Yunjin knew that they were afraid they had mixed feelings in their hearts, so he said, "If it's okay, let's leave first!"

The concept of hierarchy is very strict these days. The so-called high-ranking government crushes people to death. Not to mention that what Ning Yunjin proposed is good for them, even if it is an unreasonable request, there is no way to refute it.

When the five of them left Ning Yunjin's room with bitter faces, one of them said, "Master Mo, look... what does Mr. Ning mean by this? Let's resume serving the sutra feast. Isn't he afraid of Mr. Zhang's opinion?" ?”

The person who spoke was Luo Ming, the most shrewd and tactful person, his voice was very low, ordinary people would naturally not be able to hear what he was saying, but unfortunately it was Ning Yunjin who met this time.

Mr. Zhang, Zhang Jing is the director of the official seal of the Bachelor of Attendance, and now he arranges all the affairs of the banquet, so Luo Ming has this question.

Before Mo Yifan could speak, another person asked in a low voice, "Wouldn't it be a good thing that Master Ruoning would allow us to hold the Sutra Banquet again?"

Ning Yunjin recognized that the voice belonged to Li Yong. He was the number one scholar in the examination, he acted steadily and calmly, and was bold, so his teacher valued him very much, and he was promoted to the position of attendant.On his birthday last time, his stuff was the first to be delivered. Although it was not expensive, it was obvious that he had put a lot of thought into it.

"I'm afraid you're stupid in reading and reading like Liu Zhoushu." The person who spoke was Cui Qun, and he whispered mysteriously, "If the emperor is satisfied, it's good to be able to master the banquet, but if it's messed up ..."

"Don't talk nonsense here, go back to work!" Mo Yifan said with a livid face, and the four of them saw that his expression was not good, so they remembered the old things and hurriedly left.

Ning Yunjin discovered this old matter after studying the duties and authority of the Imperial Academy recently. After he asked someone, he realized why it was supposed to be the master's job here, but was snatched away by the attendant!

In the Hanlin Academy, both the Bachelor of Attendance and the Bachelor of Attendance are from the fifth grade, but the ranking of the Bachelor of Attendance is indeed at the top, because the earliest lectures were for the prince to hold the banquet, which is naturally compared to the emperor's banquet. The waiter's bachelor's degree is one level short.

The distribution of these two departments is not clear. Apart from serving as the emperor's secretary and drafting drafts in common, when the prince has not yet left the cabinet to give lectures, serving the emperor to study and hosting sutra feasts can also be taken care of together.

As part of the emperor's education, lectures on Jingyan Day are not only an opportunity for Confucian officials to get close to the emperor and influence his behavior, but also an opportunity to instill their own ideals and ideas in the emperor, and they can also develop a relationship between minister and teacher with the emperor. This is one of the biggest benefits of entering the Hanlin Academy.

After this system was perfected by the previous dynasty, this dynasty has also naturally inherited it. Three lectures per month are the Grand Sutra Banquet, with a grand ceremony, and a small Sutra Banquet every day, each time in the second half of the morning, for the cabinet ministers to learn Confucian classics .

Even the Xiaojing Banquet included senior officials from various ministries. Being able to show off your knowledge and convey your ideas in front of these people was originally a very glorious thing, but the same pressure was also great.

Chen Liyan, the former Bachelor of Attendance, was a dead book, so he was fine in the exam, but he had to prepare a copy every day without clichés, official words, or clichés. A bright draft... If he can do it, he doesn't need to rely on his wife's family to support him.

When he first took over, he had great ambitions, but as Wen Zhen became more and more dissatisfied with the sutra feast he gave, the pressure on him increased, and finally he simply did not show up in person.

At the beginning, he asked Mo Yifan and his subordinates to take the lead, but it was unreasonable not to show up as a bachelor's attendant during the Dajing Banquet, so Chen Liyan had no choice but to push Zhang Jing.

After pushing this good thing out, it would be difficult to get it back. Over time, it became a matter of arranging sutra banquets by the attendant, and the attendant was reduced to a handyman.

Ning Yunjin came to be an official with full of ambitions, how could he be willing to be a human encyclopedia and personal secretary for the emperor every day, doing those trivial things every day, so he naturally wanted to get this piece back.

It is said that it is an agreement with Zhang Jing, but in fact, he has already used his power to overwhelm others. After all, as long as such a good thing is based on facts, who is willing to hand it over to others!

Although they were a little uneasy about Ning Yunjin snatching a piece of fat from someone else's mouth, the other five people still held back their energy. When they left the office the next day, the most active Li Yong had already Submit your own article.

He gave Ning Yunjin the painstaking effort he had spent a day and a night writing, and said with great admiration, "Master Ning, to be honest, we admire you. You are talented and capable, and you will definitely not be a good thing in the future."

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it." Ning Yunjin felt a little embarrassed by his compliment, took out the food box from home, poured a cup of tea for Li Yong himself, and said, "Come on, come on, anyway We are not in a hurry to go home, so we will study Hengzhi's article carefully. This is my old lady's snack, and it has not been touched, so let's put it on the bed first. "

Li Yong was flattered and said, "I have long heard that the food at Mrs. Ning's house is good. Even the princes in the palace are thinking about it. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to taste the delicious food."

Ning Yunjin smiled reservedly, "Actually, it's just some powdered sugar soft glutinous cake, not a good thing, but this powdered sugar is sweet but not greasy, but the old lady's unique secret in the small kitchen, no one else can learn it of."

The so-called powdered sugar soft glutinous rice cake is made by steaming glutinous rice, kneading it with peanut oil, wrapping sesame stuffing, and then sprinkle a layer of powdered sugar and cooked glutinous rice. It is indeed a very common snack, but if you want to make it It is delicious but requires a master chef, otherwise it will be very unpalatable if it is soft and has no Q energy.

Ning Yunjin was afraid that he would feel restrained, so he took the lead and put a piece in his mouth. He only felt that the taste was a little weaker than usual, but he didn't care. Then he opened the article and looked at ten lines at a glance, discussing a few words with Li Yong from time to time.