Huang Rong is considered a newcomer to this dynasty.

Many recent new policies, including major events that came to an end not long ago, were active in the "change of Zhongzheng".

Ji Wei also "has been heard for a long time" about his name, and he knew that this person was one of the most useful flag bearers under Xin Er.

The Song Fang people had just left, and Huang Rong arrived at the back. The purpose of his coming was self-evident.

Ji Wei covered up his complicated mood, bowed down to greet him, and said, "I don't know that the attendant has come and has failed to welcome him. Please forgive me."

"Why are you welcome me far away? I came here at night and you don't blame me for disturbing people's dreams, you are already content." Huang Rong laughed.

Ji Wei brought Huang Rong into the room.

The guest house is small and the furnishings are simple.

The furniture in the house is only one bed, one short table, and two short beds, which fill the house with full capacity.

The door opens north.

The bed is placed against the wall to the east, and the bed covers are neatly stacked and not spread out. The southwest corner facing the door is diagonally opposite the door, and there is a hand-held food box with black primer and red, next to the food box is a small wine jar; neither the food box nor the wine jar is opened.

Huang Rong entered the house, looked it quietly, and soon took these things into his eyes.

Ji Wei asked Huang Rong to sit down.

Huang Rong was kind to him and finally sat down together.

There was a lamp on the table like beans, and the two of them knelt on the bed to face each other.

Huang Rongxin said: "The bed has not been opened, and the mattress, the food box and the wine jar have not been opened. This Ji Wei seems to have known the situation he will face after returning to Beijing. He is restless in sleeping and eating." He calmly lowered his clothes and said with a smile, "I was at the door of the guest house. I heard the officials say that since you moved in, two soldiers have visited you since the afternoon." He praised, "I am worthy of your reputation."

Ji Wei smiled bitterly and said, "The Xiaguan is not very good at virtue, how is it famous? Yes, two people have been here. One is the young brother of Xiaguan,..." He pointed to the food box and wine jar in the corner of the wall, "I sent some food to Xiaguan." After a pause, he continued, "As for the other person, he was an old friend of Xiaguan when he was young, and the name of the General Service should also know it, Duan Chengsun."

Duan Chengsun was a member of the Duan family in Wuwei. Like Ji Wei, he was once a noble family from the royal city. The two families had the same family, and they were in-laws, and they had a relationship. Later, Duan Chengsun joined the subordinates of Song Fang. The Song family was very popular at that time. Compared with Ji Wei, his career has been "new and higher". With different identities between the two, they inevitably became less and less.

Because of this, Ji Wei called him "an old friend of his youth."

Now, Duan Chengsun is an important official in the Mufu Mansion. When it comes to real power and nobleness, Ji Wei has long been left far behind.

Just before Huang Rong came to see Ji Wei, the person who reported to Song Fang that Ji Wei's answer to Song Fang was Duan Chengsun.

"Oh? So they were them." Huang Rong did not mention Duan Chengsun, but only talked about Ji Wei's younger brother, and said with a smile, "I have heard that you are friendly and respectful brothers, and you can be called a model of brothers. It is true. The guest house has its own food, and Jun also specially brought you wine and food, because he was afraid that the meal in the guest house would be too simple and not suit your taste, right? Ji Jun, I have two younger brothers, all of them are naughty! If they could have half of Jun brother's sensibility, I would wake up in the middle of the night! Alas, the love between you and Jun brother is envious!"

"How dare you, how dare you?"

Ji Wei's parents died early. At that time, his younger brother was still young, ten years younger than him. He could be said to have been raised by him. He was called brothers, just like father and son. The relationship between the two brothers is indeed deep. Now both of them are married and separated. However, whenever Ji Wei returns to the royal capital's house from the position of office, both of them must sleep together, and they have endless words to say, often not sleep all night, before they realize it was dawn.

Thinking of his younger brother, Ji Wei's face became heavy.

When Duan Chengsun saw him, he reposted Song Fang's words, threatening that if he was not honest, he would not only deal with him, but also attack his children who were close to him in his clan. This "child" mainly refers to his younger brother. His younger brother is only seventeen years old this year and is just reading and practicing calligraphy. He doesn't know anything and can't do anything. Once he is really targeted by Song Fang, he may have to become a lamb to be slaughtered.

Huang Rong only thought that his expression had not changed, so he naturally grabbed Ji Wei's younger brother's words and smiled: "Tonight, I am a pleasing visit. I hope to see you to relieve my lovesickness. I am not hiding it, but I also have some selfishness."

"Please tell me."

"As I said just now, my two younger brothers are really not good. My eldest brother is now Jiankang, and I am beyond my reach. I am fine. I am in the capital. I am eager to study and the Shiliu of Kyoto is praised. The Master said, "The Three Friends of Yi", like the Brother, the Three Friends of Yi. I made a request, can you introduce me to my younger brother? It is also possible for him to change his past."

Ji Wei said nothing for a long time.

Huang Rong smiled and said, "Do you think my younger brother is ignorant, or you think my family is humble, so my younger brother is not enough to make friends with me?"

The literati of the times are not able to make friends casually. Just like marriage, the first thing is to do is to check the family status. If the family status cannot be equal, no matter whether the person with a lower family status is a high official position or a wealthy family, the party with a higher family status may ignore him at all.

Ji Wei reluctantly said: "Your family is famous for Jiankang, how dare Wei be arrogant?"

He recalled Duan Chengsun's threatening words, visited Huang Rong several times, gritted his teeth, and said, "Shi Yu Huang, I only have such a younger brother, and my brother is ten times smarter than me. When my parents passed away, they repeatedly told me to raise him and hope that he could flourish my family in the future. This is also my wish!

"My younger brother is not yet in his prime this year. He is at home every day. He only reads classics frequently. He rarely goes out and has almost nothing to do with foreign affairs.

"The position of county magistrate Xianmei was given by the court and was not something I asked for. I am currently in this position and have no complaints.

"The general of the country is a wise minister of the country; the Mu Mansion is a noble family in the dynasty, and I am just a small ant. Now that I am ordered to enter the court, no matter what the outcome is, I dare not complain at all!

"But, whether it is punishment or punishment, what's the matter? I dare to ask the attendant to come to me. I beg you to beg the attendant to not involve my brother."

Ji Wei said this with sincerity. When he first said it, his tone was relatively calm. When he said it, his uncontrollable feelings were revealed. A little helplessness and grief and anger were a little worried and concerned about his younger brother, and his voice even choked.

Huang Rongxin said, "I guess it's right. That branch of Chengsun Guo took his younger brother as a means to threaten him."

Huang Rongcheng Mansion is deep and has been through political struggles for a long time. He has no feelings for Ji Wei.

He thought calmly: "Ji Wei has a deep affection for his younger brother. Song Fang used his younger brother as a threat, so I will do the opposite!"

Think about it.

Huang Rong looked sincere and said, "Justice, why did you say this? What I said just now is my sincere request. Where did you get the 'involvement' of your brother? I hope you can spread the family line of your family. As my brother's brother, I am also in this kind of heart and affection! Public is public, private is private, and you are still in the capital. I am obeying the king's will and for public affairs. How can you do anything with your brother? You absolutely have nothing to do! Please don't worry."

Ji Wei looked at Huang Rong calmly and said, "Is that true?"

"When it comes to official business, the day before yesterday, I heard the General of the Sui State talk about you."

"As the county magistrate of Xianmei, Wei was the worst in the country to evaluate the test. He lost the face of Master Xin and deserved to be punished!"

After the princess and the husband got married, she gave her husband's surname before the title of "title", which is the current custom. Therefore, Ji Wei used "Zhenzhu" as a respectful title for Linghu Yan.

"The General of the Fuguo did not blame you. The General of the Fuguo said that when he was not in office in his early years, he was far away in Jincheng County. He heard about Ji Jun's name several times. Later, he entered the capital. The name of Ji Jun was more and more famous. He knew that Ji Jun was loyal, wise and upright, and was definitely not a person who harmed the people. There must be a reason for the examination of this class to be a "dian". Eight out of ten was because the officials in the examination made a mistake. Therefore, he asked the court to ask the king to summon the king to the court and conduct an assessment. The General of the Fuguo said that the virtuous and evil should be clearly distinguished, and how can the good and bad dust be hidden? The truth will eventually be revealed!"

Ji Wei murmured, "Will the truth be revealed in the end?"

Huang Rong looked at Ji Wei and said, "The general of the auxiliary country believed in your love for you. I don't need to say more. You should have understood it, right?"

"It's clear."

Huang Rong smiled and said, "Then can my brother and Jun make friends?"

Ji Wei didn't expect Huang Rong to mention this again and said in surprise: "Chang Sui?"

Huang Rong didn't care about making friends with Ji Wei's younger brother. He smiled and said, "My brother is seventeen years old. With his family and his talent, he should have been in office long ago. If I remember correctly, Mr. Jun's hometown rank is the fourth rank, right?"

“That’s right.”

The Ji family was just one of the major surnames of Wuwei, and was not considered a first-class gentry in Longzhou. The parents of the Ji Wei brothers died early, and to a certain extent, they lacked the social circle of their fathers. Therefore, Ji Wei's younger brother only received a fourth-rank local review and failed to get a "high-rank" of the third-rank or above. For example, the Song, Fan, Zhang, and Qu families, all the major children in their clans were not from the third-rank.

"The Taiwei Mansion is now missing a member of the family. When this matter is over, I will write to the court to recommend your brother to take office." Huang Rong asked with a smile, "Do you think it is okay?"

The Taiwei was one of the many official titles under the leadership of the King of Dingxi. Compared with the Tufu, Mufu, and Taiwei's officials and officials have little power, but the Taiwei's government is the "gongfu". According to common practices nowadays, those who serve as officials and those who are able to serve as "starting officials" are not as noble as those of the Secretary and the Jiazhulang, but are also unattainable for outstanding children from high schools.

In addition to the chief clerk, the lower imperial rank, and the lower imperial rank, there were twelve Caos under the jurisdiction of the Taiwei Mansion.

The twelve Caos are divided into officials, each with one member. There are a total of twenty-four positions. These twenty-four positions have been qualified to take office since the time when the King of Dingxi was the Grand Marshal. Until now, they are all children of famous families in the Dingxi Kingdom.

According to the current reputation and power of the Jiwei family, Jiwei's younger brother could not squeeze in no matter what.

The importance of starting a family official to scholars and their families is unparalleled.

First of all, the degree of noble status of the family members of the scholar represents the noble status of the family.

Secondly, whether the official's nobleness or not is also a sign of whether the scholar's future career will be smooth or stagnant.

The promise of "the family of the Taiwei Mansion" is the greatest temptation for scholars like Ji Wei to promote family reputation and career.

Ji Wei lowered his head, thought for a while, and asked, "Dare you ask Huang Jun, what does the General of the Fuguo want me to do?"

"You still don't understand what I said!"

"Wei Yulun, please give me advice."

"You don't need anything from the general of the state. What the general of the state of the state wants is just justice. You will give justice to the officials who are diligent in the kingly affairs in the country."

"justice?"

"About ten days, the prefect of Gaochang, the new Yinjun who was the candidate of the Zuo Caoshi, was able to take office in Beijing. At that time, he would be responsible for re-assessing you. If you have something to say, just reply truthfully."

Ji Wei said, "The official understands."

It is about "replying truthfully", but how should we "replying truthfully" this "replying truthfully"? The measure and the wording in the middle depend on Ji Wei's own grasp.

...
Chapter completed!