The sun hangs in the west, like a big fireball, which makes people feel warm.

Xu Ping sat on the chair, looking at the sun in the west, squinted her eyes and thought about her worries. Panpan was on the side, and turned around with An An, secretly glanced at Xu Ping from time to time. She also knew that she had grown up and reached the age of marriage. She also knew that she was about to marry Su Song, so she would be almost formally engaged. The provincial examination was being held in Kaifeng City. She wanted to ask Xu Ping, how Su Song was like, and whether she could pass the Jinshi this time. It was a bit embarrassing if she failed this time. She was just shy and couldn't ask.

Xu Ping only felt exhausted physically and mentally, and did not want to move at all. He now truly understood Wang Zeng, the prime minister, and the vassal of the prime minister was indeed not done by ordinary people. Wearing public uniforms requires removing one's own position and giving full play to his talents. In the imperial city, it is not just a matter of ability, but also a torture of spirit. When he arrives in the court, people are like souls wandering outside the sky, and their bodies are here, but their spirits are going to another world.

There are actually not many people who can really straighten out this set of political logic, Lu Yijian cannot, nor Yan Shu. Until now, only Wang Zeng has learned this set of almost thoroughly. It is up to many people, your little thoughts and my little thoughts to jointly support this set of political logic. Because of the system, in places where there are no obvious flaws, it is difficult for others to force personal ideas beyond this set of systems. The obvious flaws, such as changing etiquette from the people to forced education, will lead to the fact that the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues will be discussed. The famous Dengzhou Ayun case in history has been tossed back and forth by the old and new parties for decades, and has been a hot topic in the legal world for thousands of years. If the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues are abolished as old and outdated rules, the case is actually not complicated. This case is not a fight, but involves major political issues. Later generations think that being angry just can't recognize their politics.

If you don’t understand this logic, no matter how smart or capable he is, you may be defeated by someone in one move. For example, Ding Wei didn’t have many days as prime minister, and he had many gangs and covered the sky with one hand. Wang Zeng suddenly turned it over. It was not Ding Wei who revealed the flaws, but he showed more flaws, and he was defeated because Wang Zeng knew where the real key was.

If you don’t have a clear mind and clarify the logic in politics, you will make small mistakes from time to time. If you make too many small mistakes, you will be distrustful and lose your future. For example, Xu Ping often heard in his previous life, concentration of power will lead to corruption, and absolute concentration of power will lead to absolute corruption. How can concentration of power lead to corruption? Obviously, there is no political logic. If you force two sentences to stick together, it seems to be true if you say too much. Corruption is because the system and supervision are not strict, and the system and supervision remain unchanged. The dispersion of power is just a matter of turning from a person’s corruption into a case of burying a person.

Panpan pulled An An to Xu Ping, shook his shoulder and said, "Dad, what are you thinking?"

Xu Ping opened his eyes and said lazily: "I'm thinking about nothing, I'm in a daze."

Panpan was about to ask again, but Lin Su Niang came over and said to her: "Take my sister to play, my dad and I have something to say."

Panpan pouted, took An An's hand, and went out to play together.

Lin Su Niang peeled an orange for Xu Ping and said, "I'm thinking about it. Su Song is not young anymore. Should you decide whether to make the marriage between him and Panpan in advance? If you think Panpan is young, you just won't get married first. Wait for a year or two before talking about it. His father Su Shen has also been promoted to the garrison. The two families get married, which is comparable to ours."

"Okay, then let's settle down." He didn't care about Su Shen's status at all. He was just optimistic about Su Song.

Lin Suniang hesitated a little: "But this time I was admitted, what if Su Song failed to pass the Jinshi?"

"Then let's take the exam again next time. What else can I do? No one can guarantee that I will win the Jinshi once."

Lin Suniang pushed Xu Ping: "You are the prime minister now, there is always a way! Give him a Jinshi."

Xu Ping almost laughed and looked up at Lin Su Niang: "You think the Jinshi belongs to our family, so you can give it one if you say you want it!"

Lin Suniang said: "It's not uncommon for the Prime Minister's family to be awarded Jinshi. Su Song, a child, is good at studying."

"You are not afraid that he will not pass the exam next time?" Xu Ping sighed, "Su Niang, it's not easy for me to kill you. You want it too, and you want it too, sooner or later, it will cause me a big disaster!"

Lin Su Niang said, "I didn't tell you what I did, you could just agree! Is Panpan your daughter? Is her lifelong event not too late? After marrying, her husband can't even pass the Jinshi. How can he live!"

Xu Ping sighed and said, "Of course I'm not in a hurry. I already believed that Su Song could be the Jinshi. What's the point of being anxious about it? Although he usually speaks a lot and has solid knowledge, I don't know what you are anxious about."

Lin Suniang shook her head, didn't say anything, but just lowered her head to peel the oranges. Even though she became the prime minister now, Lin Suniang still had no confidence in Xu Ping's knowledge. Her impression of her when she was a child was deeply rooted, and his Jinshi was blindly concealed.

Xu Ping was too lazy to explain to her, so he narrowed his eyes again. The couple sat in front of the room together, bathing in the sunset.

Lin Suniang still reassured Xu Ping. She would not make jokes about her future and use her power to play tricks in private. Besides, Xu Ping really doesn't need to collect money from others, and she has made enough money.

Xu Ping knew in his heart that what if you earn a fortune in this era? If your children are not good, it is useless. How can you defend it? A wealthy family that has fallen rapidly between one or two generations, look around and see that Kaifeng City is everywhere. If your children are not good, the descendants of the prime minister are so poor that they have been begging for decades? If you can defend your family business, it is better for your two sons to bet on their own, study hard, and actually pass the Jinshi, and keep your own family. Without that ability, even if you are granted a Jinshi by yourself, you will be treated differently in the officialdom.

As for Zhao Pu, the first hero of the Song Dynasty, his descendants have not lived well in the past few decades. This cannot be blamed for not taking care of him. The royal family itself cannot take care of him, and many of the royal family have not lived well.

There is no hereditary statement in this world. Except for the emperor who had to come from the family surnamed Zhao, it is common for others, including those from their own Zhao family to be rich for only three generations. If you really want to keep your home, you only have the origin of family education and the tradition of studying is endless.

In another year or two, his two sons grew up. Xu Ping wanted his father-in-law Lin Wensi to retire and come home to teach his children. His knowledge may not be profound, but he is better at solidity. Teaching children is the most suitable.

After taking off his official uniform, Xu Ping became an ordinary person who had to plan for his family's future. How many generations could he be able to rely on his kindness to protect? It is not of great use to sweep the house all the graceful ones. If you cannot enter that core class, officials are just those who receive money and cannot support a huge family business. Speaking of which, Su Song has a bright future.

If society is divided into wealth, middle class and lower class, the middle class in this era is extremely unstable. If you work hard, your family will be lucky and you will enter the wealthy class. If you are not careful, you will retreat to the lower class of society. Nothing else, the burden on the entire society will be on the middle class at most. Xu Ping must find a way to slowly expand this class.
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