Chapter 1: Seize the day

The winter of the forty years of Wanli came particularly early and fiercely.

An unexpected first snow made the world vast, but it gave farmers a vague expectation for next year's harvest.

Liu Kangjie, the husband of Huang County, found a chance to take a break in such a snowy snow. He took two sea fish and jumped over the small puddle in the yard and pushed open the door of his cottage: "Peng'er, I ate fish today! I can eat fish today!"

The snow light that sprinkled in from the door immediately made the little house look a little more spiritual. Liu Peng also smiled on his face. He said happily: "Dad, this is definitely the fish I just caught from the sea today. Look, you still have water!"

But in Liu Kangjie's eyes, there seemed to be something hidden behind Liu Peng's smile today, and I don't know what he really wanted.

Before he knew it, the child was almost as tall as himself, let alone suddenly becoming sensible in the past few months. Even if he couldn't say that he was doing things without any loss, even if he looked at it according to the standards of Liu Kangjie, his husband, he could be called quite experienced.

I don’t know if I like which girl?

Although this son has become sensible recently, he knows his son as good as his father. Even if Liu Peng frowned, Liu Kangjie can know what his son wants to make.

"There was a ridiculous thing in the yamen, so my father came back with a name!"

Liu Kangjie took a sip of the hot water poured by Liu Peng. He felt that the temperature was cold or hot, so he still asked his son clearly: "I have to go out and take a walk, maybe there is a chance to add another meal in the evening! Peng'er, what do you want to tell your father?"

Liu Peng carefully pointed the door, guarded the window and watched the movements in the yard, and lowered his voice: "Dad, I heard that Uncle Bai Liu was causing trouble?"

This is a big event in the yamen, and children should not inquire, but Liu Kangjie looked at his son and felt as if he was relaxed.

His son is only fourteen years old, but he has precocious maturity that his peers lack. He helps the top leaders in the family and outside the family, especially his performance in recent months, which has made Liu Kangjie pin all his hopes on this son.

Although Liu Peng in front of him had many patches on his clothes, he had a clean and clean body that Liu Kangjie did not have. He was clean and clean. In addition, he looked pretty, had a starry eyebrows and starry eyes, and a tall figure. He was definitely a beautiful boy.

What Liu Kangjie values ​​most is not the excellence of his eldest son who has stood out recently, but Liu Peng has really grown up and seems to be at ease in the public dyeing vat. Not only has he made no mistakes in the instigation, he can even help Liu Kangjie check for miscellaneous omissions.

With such a reassuring son, Liu Kangjie was particularly relaxed when he talked about the incident: "It's not just a cause of trouble, it's a great disaster!"

As soon as he talked about the incident caused by Bai Laoliu, Liu Kangjie shook his head: "Apeng, you will learn so much about Bai Laoliu in the future. Alas! The first time in this life I saw the prefect get so angry, that even ten cows couldn't pull them back, and almost smashed the table!"

Liu Peng immediately asked, "I heard that the county master can't even protect Uncle Bai Liu even if he comes forward to plead with him?"

"The first level of officialdom is to crush people to death. Not to mention the county magistrate, even if the masters in the mansion come forward to plead with each other, they will not be able to protect Bai Laoliu!"

The smile on Liu Peng's face was a bit meaningful: "So, Bai Laoliu has gotten home now!"

Liu Kangjie locked his eyebrows and said, "Apeng, do you have any idea? Bai Laoliu died so much that he could not die again, and he would definitely not be able to save him. You didn't see the angry look of the prefect! This is the first time that my father has lived for so long that he has seen such a scene. Bai Laoliu died so that he can't die again..."

"Just change to a prefect, Bai Laoliu can't even think of turning over!" Liu Kangjie continued to add: "I know you have an idea, but Bai Laoliu is really helpless this time! Don't think of any ideas!"

Liu Peng's smile was very bright: "Dad, I won't waste my time and energy on dead people. But Bai Laoliu got out of here, wouldn't there be an extra seat in the county? I think I'm the most suitable!"

Liu Kangjie stood up with a mistake, but his hand didn't hold the teacup, and the water spilled all over the floor: "How old are you now? Besides, are you not going to study or not?"

Liu Peng looked sunny on his face, and he faced this problem: "Dad, I just thought that I could go to the yamen one day earlier and come in one day earlier, and my family would be able to pay less for me one day. I could get the food and salary one day earlier. This may be a small amount for every day, two days or even one or two months, but one or two years, five or ten years, this is a huge amount!"

Liu Kangjie felt that his son was very reasonable, but seeing Liu Peng's cool and handsome appearance made him difficult to make a decision.

"But you really don't study anymore? In the past, you were begging me to support you in your studies, and even firmly said that you must get a good exam and don't want to follow my old path. Besides, if you enter the yamen, according to the rules of our Ming Dynasty, your future will be completely ruined!"

"You can also study after entering the yamen. Do you have any fantasies? Do you think our family can offer the blessings of a Jinshi Master and Juren? Besides, it can only be given out, so I don't know what it is, but now when you enter the yamen, you can get a real salary for food and salary."

Liu Peng finally added: "Dad, do you really think our Liu family can read a master of Jinshi and Juren? I don't expect it."

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the promotion of miscellaneous officials in the world has a ceiling, that is, you can have all kinds of magical powers and abilities. Even if you are a royal relative, even if you make unparalleled achievements, you will never be able to cross the ceiling of the prefect. In fact, if you can be promoted to a county magistrate, you can be called an exceptional employment.

Only the imperial examination is the real right path. Unfortunately, the road to imperial examination is too difficult. It can be said that there is no life in ten deaths, and thousands of troops and horses break through a single-plank bridge. An ordinary yamen runner's family does not have the massive amount of money, resources and time required for the imperial examination.

Liu Kangjie has seen with his own eyes that many families have worked hard for this fantasy of the moon. After working hard for a lifetime, they can't clean up the mess. In the end, only a head of regretful white hair and a dilapidated family background are left.

Liu Kangjie had a little luck and hope for his son, but when he heard Liu Peng say this, he had to face the extremely cruel real world: "Hey! I originally thought that our family could have a scholar! Do you really want to compete for this position?"

This position must be fought for, and you must fight for it, and you must fight for it!

Because it is the early winter of the forty years of Wanli!

It was only more than two years before the 43rd year of Wanli, and the four-year severe drought in Shandong was only a mere two years before Nurhaci founded the country and claimed that Khan promised himself by his destiny.
Chapter completed!