Chen Xi moved.

Moving from the original Xie Mansion to the Imperial Mansion, which had a larger and more grand lintel and a wider area, although this mansion was a property of Gaomingcheng, the former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, confiscated by the imperial court, was a bit unlucky, but Chen Xi ignored the Feng Shui theory, as long as he felt comfortable living.

Even if Gaoming City died, he did not die in his home. The imperially granted house faced north and south, located in Caifang, Zhaohui Jing, north of the Forbidden City. The houses in this house were built in imitation of Jiangnan gardens, which are more refined and graceful than the buildings of other neighborhoods. There is a Taoist temple and a temple near the new home. Not far away is the Rice Field Sea, which is Houhai and Qianhai in later generations. The scenery is pleasant, and there are Beicheng Bingmasi, Shuntian Mansion and other government offices around it. The public security is good, so it is difficult to find such a place in the capital.

Chenxi's moving house is very low-key, which is different from the usual gongs and drums when moving houses, and wishing everyone could know it. He hopes that the house will be quiet and not be harassed by outsiders.

The people from Zhan Shi Mansion and Hanlin Academy knew that he was moving, but they didn't know which day it was, and none of them came to celebrate the housewarming.

There were no firecrackers, no ostentatious banquets, and even the furniture was ready-made. They just wrapped bedding and clothes in boxes to send them, and there were also messy things such as pens, ink, paper, ink, antique calligraphy and paintings, books, etc., which could only be transported back and forth by carriage.

Moving people in and living is the most important thing!

"very nice!"

Lin Dai packed up her room and happily came out to help others clean up.

The yard is now spacious, with a composite structure with four yards in front and back, plus the left and right yards, which gives Lin Dai a unique yard. There is even a two-story attic in the yard. There is an observation deck in front of the attic to see the beautiful scenery of the rice fields in the distance. Lin Dai has already thought about it, so he will plant some grapes and set up a shelf to guide the vines to the roof, so that in summer, he can cool down in the attic, even set up a bed on it, hang a mosquito net, open the window, and ventilate on all sides, freely, close the yard door and Chenxi to travel a sweet two-person world.

Lin Dai was very happy, while Xie Yuner was worried because she had not received complete forgiveness from Chen Xi. She was currently a person who was guilty at home and needed to keep doing things to "atonate" her sins.

She is pregnant and cannot do too much work. Fortunately, there are two girls with strong strength, Zhu Shan and Xiu'er, who have to organize the boxes and bedding. The next step is to clean up their own yard.

Chen Xi's yard was also cleaned up by himself.

After arriving at the new residence, Chenxi also had an independent yard. This yard is close to the front yard, located on the west side of the central axis, and is connected to the living room and study of the front yard through a porch. There is a flower bed in the middle, and there are wing rooms on both sides of the east and west. Chenxi is ready to be locked on weekdays and put some more secret things inside, such as his set of fake tools. The main house is on the north side and the Mingtang in the middle, and there is a warm pavilion on each east and west. It uses ground heating technology similar to the palace, which burns warm like spring in winter. The warm pavilion is luxuriously decorated, with a large bed, which can accommodate at least three or four people to roll the bed sheets. When Chenxi took over the house, he sighed that it was worth thousands of dollars.

Even the future hostess Yin Wen has a small yard, but she lives on the east side of the central axis close to the backyard, which is a bit far away from Chenxi's yard, and her little face is a little unhappy. She doesn't care much about whether she lives well, and she just wants Chenxi to accompany her every day, even if she just sleeps in a carriage, she will be very happy.

After almost cleaning up the house, Chen Xi went out to command the plaque of "Chen Mansion".

Chen Xi looked at the newly renovated doorstep and nodded with satisfaction. It happened that the first guest arrived after moving to his new home. It was no one else, but Xie Duo, the Imperial College Priest. He was also the only one among the officials in the court who knew that Chen Xi was moving in the 17th day of the first lunar month.

"Ha, I am here today to celebrate my friend's relocation. Why don't you invite me to come in and sit?" Xie Duo followed a quiet woman. Without looking carefully, she really couldn't recognize this elegant and kind woman, who was Ning'er, who had been planning to marry herself out in the past.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "I'm afraid that thanking the teacher will not want to step into the humble house."

"Warmhouse!? If you are a wet house, what is my place to live? I can't speak anymore!" Xie Duo said, waved his hand and asked Ning'er to give the gift he prepared. Although it was wrapped in a brocade box, looking at the light appearance, you will know that it was either tea or books, or something precious.

When he stepped into the house, the wintersweets in the yard were blooming. Xie Duo took a deep breath and was about to say something. At this time, Zhu Shan, who was cleaning the yard, pointed at Ning'er in surprise and kept "Oh, Ah"!

Other familiar maids also noticed Ning'er and wanted to come over, but they saw Chen Xi entertaining distinguished guests, so they dared not act rashly.

When he arrived at the front yard, Xie Duo looked inside and said, "It seems that a plaque is missing."

"Teacher Xie is going to leave Mobao?" Chen Xi said with a smile.

"Look at you, why do you always ask me for calligraphy and treasures? What's the use of it? I know that you have both calligraphy and painting and calligraphy, so I won't show my ugly face in front of you." As soon as I entered the door, Xie Duo looked back at Ning'er, "Go back to the old master's house and go around. You don't need to serve here."

"Yes, Master."

Ning'er bowed appropriately and then walked towards a group of good sisters who were together day and night in Tingzhou. Soon the chatter came.

After someone walked away, Chen Xi smiled and asked, "Thank you, you are this."

"Don't think too much, you kid, I just treat her as an ordinary girl." When Xie Duo said this, he couldn't hide his face.

Chen Xi could see what was going on.

This time Xie Duo took Ning'er back to her parents' home. It was not very suitable to marry a woman with so many young people. But he is a man after all, and he will have a chance even when he is old. At the same time, he wants to have a woman beside him to take care of him when he is lonely. However, because he cannot give Ning'er a title, Xie Duo feels guilty, so he puts the person in the room. Although he cannot become a re-string, he can at least be a "madam like".

Xie Duo now has children, and her status will not be fundamentally improved without Ning'er giving birth to children.

But Ning'er didn't seem to ask for too much. Xie Duo was an idol she admired in her childhood. In addition, Xie Duo's personality charm, even if the age difference was larger, she didn't think anything was wrong, but she was willing to accept it.

As soon as they sat down in the living room, Xiaoyu presented the fragrant tea. Chen Xi and Xie Duo each took a sip of tea, bringing the matter from the matter of moving to the main point.

Xie Duo is still here for the provincial examinations of Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture.

"Now it seems that you are very likely to take the provincial examinations of the two capitals, but I don't know if it's the main examination or the same examination." Xie Duo said.

Chen Xi thought about it for a while and was already a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. He also joined the lecturer of the East Palace and served as a lecturer. He participated in the provincial examinations of the two capitals. It was considered to be a "small talent". You should know that in the past, the main examinations of the provincial examinations of the two capitals rarely used Hanlin officials with high status like Youyude. Since it was already a useless talent, if Chen Xi was asked to be a fellow examiner, should the chief examiner send a Hanlin bachelor?

Even if the court wants to do this, it will not be able to draw any man.

Chen Xidao: "Teacher thanks for this matter is here specifically?"

"Well, I mainly want to remind you that some places need special attention." Xie Duo said sincerely, "You do not have the experience of being an examiner. The most important thing for being an examiner is to keep a low profile and never get too close to the candidates. I believe you haven't forgotten the matter of the Beijing Examination two years ago, right?"

Thinking of Cheng Minzheng's final outcome, Chen Xi nodded heavily.

"Now is not sure whether you were sent to Shuntian Mansion or Yingtian Mansion. Shuntian Mansion is a little lighter. Even if some people are willing, they dare not do things too obviously. But if you go to Yingtian Mansion, you will inevitably have to slander and face all kinds of powerful people!"

Xie Duo raised another difficult question.

Whether it is the chief examiner or the same examiner, Chen Xi has to face the "bribery exam".

There was fraud in the imperial examinations at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, which was no longer a secret among middle and upper-level officials. Even famous officials like Liu Daxia, who were upright in the Fujian provincial examination fraud, only promoted Chen Xi alone and finally made the big things go unresolved. For those officials who were not clean, they not only turned a blind eye to the fraud in the imperial examinations, but also participated in it personally to seek personal gain.

Shuntian Prefecture, also known as the capital, belongs to the emperor's feet, and even if bribes are made, they will do things extremely secretly.

But if it is Yingtianfu, who will be the chief examiner, the gifts received by the family may be astronomical. You can eat them for a lifetime as a chief examiner.

Xie Duo continued: "Don't deliberately exaggerate the turbidity and promote the good and the good. The Ming Dynasty's officialdom was very muddy, and the Imperial College was also in chaos. Your Majesty had not made up his mind to rectify the administration for many years. If this is the case, how can the lower-level officials be honest and honest? You must be careful."

It sounds like Xie Duo is letting Chen Xi flow together, but in fact it is not the case at all.

If Xie Duo had not been tired of the darkness of the officialdom, he would not have been an idle person in his hometown of Taiping Taoxi and Nanjing for so many years. This was considered the leading educator of the Ming Dynasty. The problems in the Ming Dynasty must be more acute. Chen Xi only seemed more comprehensive in the systematic historical education of later generations.

Xie Duo said this to Chen Xi mainly because he hoped that he would not act irritably and should keep himself clean, but he could not offend the powerful and cause death. In fact, this is the specific application of the Confucian doctrine of the mean.

"When will the specific employment situation of the imperial court be announced?" Chen Xi asked.

"No surprise, it should be in mid-April, or later." Xie Duo said, "There will be an annual exam at the beginning of the year, and there will be a case for promotion in the Imperial College. At that time, I may not have time to come and remind you that you should take care of yourself."

Chen Xi smiled and nodded, and he was very grateful to Xie Duo.

Although these words seemed useless to him, if Xie Duo had not regarded him as a talent, he would not have come to tell him about this at the risk of being exposed and vented.

Xie Duo was really afraid that when Chen Xi came into contact with positions with interest, he would not be honest and self-righteous, and would always encourage and alert him to him, so that he could recognize good and evil, and at the same time he did not want him to offend the powerful and cause trouble.

This is a good old man!

Chen Xi was not very worried about the provincial examination. After all, it was only the beginning of the year, and the provincial examination was about to go until August. The task of being the chief examiner was just to set questions and mark papers, and he belonged to the inner curtain officer.

The inner curtain official is not so easy to be bribed! It is also because the examiners of the inner curtain official in the two capitals are basically from Hanlin and are top-rank officials among the Beijing officials. They have a bright future. No matter how great the outer curtain official in Shuntian Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture is, they are also outer officials. It is difficult to open the gap directly from the inner curtain official.

After saying that, Xie Duo called Ning'er and went home before sunset. The Imperial College was only two streets away from Chenxi's house, so Xie Duo walked around and Chenxi personally sent them to the door.

Before leaving, Xie Duo suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "I forgot something important. Fu Shu once said that the day before yesterday, Your Majesty intended to send you to Diyi to envoy. This matter was blocked by Xie Gemen, Ma Shu and Fu Shu. They wanted to keep you in the capital, so that your future would not be affected by the envoy."

Only then did Chen Xi realize that the matter of going to the grassland was true.

The emperor seemed to have chosen his name, but with the joint help of Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng and Fu Han, the matter was temporarily suppressed.

When you go to the grassland, you may not be detained or not. For example, Su Wu Shepherd is a living example. Even if you can come back, the court will closely monitor and inspect the officials on duty for a long time to prevent them from being bribed by Di Yi.

The mission to Di Yi is not a good thing for officials whose career is in the rising period.

Ma Wensheng's help was expected by Shen Xi. Fu Han, who had always admired him, also had a reason to explain. Xie Qian, who spoke sarcastically, also helped him. Chen Xi did not expect that, he always felt that Xie Laoer would not do anything for him except cheating him.

When the emperor sent him on an envoy, Mr. Xie shouldn't have agreed with him, thinking that this is a kind of encouragement and tempering for him?

:The fourth update is here!
Chapter completed!