Zhang Yun's ancient life

Seeing him, Sun Juren was really depressed, afraid that something would happen to him if he drank, so he hurriedly stepped forward to stop Xu Juren's hand that was about to pour wine into the glass again, and said: "My dear brother, come on slowly, listen to what my brother said, the wine is not enough to drink." This thing, it’s fun to drink it, but if you drink it like you, it will hurt your health, isn’t it just a fall off the list, what’s the big deal, go back home and recharge your energy Rui, let's come again next time, why bother to spoil yourself here."

Xu Juren heard the words and replied: "Brother Sun, you don't know my situation. Next time, whether I will have the next chance or not is uncertain."

Sun Juren was very surprised when he heard the words, and asked: "What do you mean by this, brother? You are a candidate of the imperial court, and if you want to rush for the exam, there are people who dare to stop you."

Xu Juren smiled wryly when he heard the words and said, "Don't mention it, it's hard to say, Brother Sun, there are only the two of us left in the yard today, can I have a drink with my brother?"

Sun Juren is also a good drinker. He has been suppressed for scientific research these days when he came to the capital. This time he was finally liberated. He was very happy to hear Xu Juren's invitation.

Hearing this, he returned happily: "My virtuous brother invited me, how could my brother refuse, anyway, the courtyard is quiet today, so we two brothers will not be drunk or come home today."

One of these two people was feeling uncomfortable and wanted to drink away his sorrows, and the other was that the alcoholic who had endured it for several days was finally able to drink.

The two jars of wine that Xu Juren bought back were wiped out more than half by these two people in a short while. After drinking three or four catties of dirty wine, people with a good capacity for alcohol will also faint, let alone these two people's capacity for alcohol Not at all.

Xu Juren is so drunk now that he sees people as ghosts, and Sun Juren is definitely better than him, but he has started to talk too much.

If this person drinks too much, he will naturally talk too much, not to mention Xu Juren, who is already full of grievances. He opened his confused eyes and tried his best to focus on the focus. After a long time, he finally found the point. talk to the people.

I saw him grabbing the jug, pouring wine into Sun Juren's wine glass and saying to him: "Brother, my brother is suffering. I think how much I have suffered in order to study. Every day before the cock crows, Sleeping after the third watch is for one day to be named Guangzong Yaozu on the gold list, but the two unworthy wives in my family don’t even pay me for the travel expenses. I didn’t pass the exam this time, and I’m sure I’ll be arranged by them again when I go back. I don’t care about it, just bear it, but I feel sorry for my old mother, who raised me alone. Cheese, let those two shrews spoil you."

The more Xu Juren talked, the more emotional he became, and finally he lay down on the table and sobbed.

Sun Juren was already drinking too much at this time. Seeing this, he stretched out his hand and patted Xu Juren's shoulder, and said to him with his tongue out: "My dear brother, don't be depressed. You are also a scholar. You should be ambitious. Wait until you become famous." On that day, let those villains kneel at your feet and beg you."

After hearing this, Xu Juren shook his head again and again and said: "Brother Sun said what I thought, but it's not easy, I have no money and no family background, and the articles I write are not liked by the superiors. It's hard to get started."

Sun Juren comforted him after hearing the words: "Young brother, don't be depressed. Look at me, brother. I also failed the exam just like you. Am I not like you? Is my brother still alive and well?"

Xu Juren heard the words and looked up, and saw that Sun Juren's face was full of red, and he didn't have the disappointment of a person who failed the exam at all, so he couldn't help but asked in doubt: "I saw that my brother's face is full of joy, but there is someone in my brother's family. Is there any happy event? If so, can you tell me? It’s also so that the little brother can be happy together.”

Hearing this, Sun Juren poured another sip of wine into his mouth, and then said: "You and I are brothers now, so I won't hide it from you anymore. This failure is a big deal to you, but to me It’s not even a drizzle. After I won the Juren, I didn’t even think about going to the entrance exam. It’s better to take advantage of the current Juren’s status and quickly make up for a real vacancy. When the time comes, people in the officialdom will be no better than those poor Confucian scholars.”

Xu Juren originally saw that he didn't care about the failure of the ranking, and thought that he could have some good ideas. Now when he heard that he was going to make up for an official position, he was not only very disappointed, but said in his mouth: "My brother is so confused. How can a person with a Jinshi background be compared with a Jinshi-born person, not to mention our Dayong, brother, you go forward, the prime ministers of the previous dynasty and the cabinet scholars, which one is not a Jinshi-born, that’s it, no entry Those who have passed the Imperial Academy will still be picked by others behind their backs, not to mention those of us who are recruited by the official background, and finally can climb to the sixth rank, and they are all ancestors Kidd, so there is no big future."

Sun Juren laughed and said, "Brother, you are so determined, you don't even look at it, who are the people who usually go to make up for the official position, most of them are those who have been in the exam for many years, and they are 50 or [-] years old. , Those candidates who have no hope of getting on the list, how old are those people, and if they go up from the eighth or ninth rank, it will be strange to be able to stand out. Occasionally, there are a few young people who come out, but they are not very knowledgeable. He must not pass the exam, so he went to ask for a replacement. How could those idiots be appreciated by his boss. But we brothers are different. Both of us are less than [-] this year, we are still young, and we also have big hearts. In the hills, if we are going to be officials, it is much better than those old men who are over half a century old or stupid fools."

Xu Juren thought for a while after hearing the words, and he concluded that what he said was reasonable, but he still asked a little uneasy: "My brother's words also have some truth, but the first thing you look at when you are born as an official is your background. Grades are judged on the basis of family background first, and if officials of the same level and meritorious service want to be promoted, they must first promote the one with good family background. Those of us who are recruiting officials, no matter how you look at them, are the group with the lowest family background. Come on, we are going to suffer."

Sun Juren heard the words and replied: "Brother, you are thinking about it. This officialdom is different from when we were studying in the academy. It is not that you will be rewarded by the teacher if you study well. The water in it is as deep as that." , everyone is fighting for ability, power, and connections. When you become an official on one side, who cares whether your article is good or not? Work hard, how can you and I fail to achieve results, and then be more courteous in front of the superiors, so that the superiors will have a good impression, so why worry about no one being promoted."

Xu Juren was a little tempted by what was said. Ever since he came to the capital and saw the prosperity and wealth here, his heart could no longer calm down. Silk and satin, brocade clothes and fine food, that's how people live. In the past, I still thought that I had a good life, and it was not even a fraction compared with others. After eating delicacies, I asked him to go back to eat stick noodles. I really couldn't put my mouth down.

Seeing that he was moved by what he said, Sun Juren quickly added to his anger and said to him: "There are always two sides to this matter. You can see that the status of the supplementary official is lower, but those ordinary people What do you guys know? They only know that the man sitting in the yamen is the master, and they don't care about the origin of the master. Brother Xu, have you suffered less grievances at home these years? It's different, not to mention the two unworthy wives in your family, even those who are the head of the village, is it still a problem in front of you?"

When Xu Juren heard the words, he immediately remembered the picture of his family being forced by the Guan family not to divorce his wife, his eyes turned red immediately, and he thought to himself, if he was also an official in the court at that time, how dare the Guan family do this? treat yourself and your mother.

He thought of this and immediately made a decision in his heart, but he opened his mind and asked Sun Juren carefully: "Since my brother said so, why did you come to take part in this imperial examination? It's a waste of time and a waste of time." It doesn’t matter if it’s money, it’s better to just stay at home and wait for the replacement to come.”

Sun Juren laughed when he heard the words, took a sip of the turbid wine in the glass and said: "That's not because this time the prince is in charge of the department, Brother Yu just wanted to come here to try his luck, if he meets a mentor with the same opinion, say Maybe I will be selected on the list. The disciples of the Son of Heaven are no better than others. They are real capital. What a pity. This time, the judges are those old pedants. One or two are pedantic and can't accept new things at all. , but it doesn't matter, go back home and fill in an official position, Rende was appointed for the first time in 31, this is also better on the performance report."

At first, Xu Juren became more and more excited as he listened to Sun Juren's words, but for some reason, the excitement on his face suddenly turned into depression again.

Sun Juren saw that he was drooping his head with a look of lack of interest, so he couldn't help feeling a little anxious, and said, "I said Brother Xu, why are you still hesitating? You must know that this officialdom is a place that pays attention to seniority. The deeper the network, the wider the network, and the more opportunities to be promoted. This year happens to be the time for the three-year rotation of officials in the Ministry of Officials. If you miss this time, the next time you want to fill a good position, you may It will take three years to wait."

Xu Juren heard the words and replied: "I know what my brother said, but the job of replacing an official requires both contacts and money, and you know the situation in my family. If there are these things there, I just have the heart." It’s also powerless, there’s no one and no money, if I’m paid to a Qingshui Yamen, then I’m not at a loss. Higher that."

Sun Juren was also dizzy from drinking at this time. After hearing Xu Juren's words, he slapped his chest and said in a big way: "What happened to me at the time, it turned out to be just like this, Brother, don't worry, your matter is my brother's matter, I will solve it for you, my uncle is Jinzhou Tongzhi, he will definitely help us solve the problem."

Xu Juren was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said: "My elder brother's kindness will never be forgotten by my younger brother. When my younger brother travels thousands of miles in the future, I will never forget my elder brother's great kindness today."