Another World's Imperial Examination Official Path

"This……"

Sima Jincheng was a little scared, shrank his neck, looked at Sima Weibo, and pushed the topic to him.

"Father, because of Chu Zhuang, we have suffered a heavy loss this time, and we absolutely cannot spare this kid easily!" Sima Weibo said through gritted teeth.

Looking at Sima Weibo like this, he knew that he really hated Chu Zhuang.

Sima Weibo had never been forced to that extent.

If Sima Jincheng hadn't reacted quickly enough to stand up and carry the charges down in time, then he might have to enter the prison this time, and the Sima family would have to pay even more.

With such a big enmity, of course he would not let Chu Zhuang go.

Sima Zhishang listened to Sima Weibo's words, his face was gloomy, he stomped the crutch in his hand, and cursed: "Stupid! Jin Cheng is still young and ignorant, so you are going to lose your temper too?!"

Originally thought that Sima Weibo should have made some progress after so many years of experience in the position of Shang Shuling.

Now that he heard how he was going to deal with Chu Zhuang, Sima Zhishang couldn't help but see a look of disappointment in his eyes.

Before that, he kept telling Sima Weibo to keep an eye on the prince, not to waste time and energy with Chu Zhuang.

As a result, he turned his head and how long it had passed before he...

"I, father, I know we have to guard against the prince, but we have to deal with Chuzhuang!" Sima Weibo said with his lips tightened.

This tone, not to mention Sima Jincheng, even he couldn't swallow it!

"Deal with Chu Zhuang? How do you plan to deal with it?"

Sima Zhishang snorted coldly and said: "The emperor now attaches great importance to this Chu village. You are afraid that the emperor will not be dissatisfied with the Sima family if you do something to him?!"

Chu Zhuang is about to enter the household department, and the household department is their territory.

If something happened to Chu Zhuang, Yu Wenchang would be the first to suspect them.

Especially those from the prince's party must be staring at them now, waiting to catch their mistakes and step on them hard.

When they deal with Chu Zhuang, aren't they handing over their handle to the other party?

"Father, I, I didn't mean that..."

Sima Weibo shrank his neck and said in embarrassment.

Being reprimanded in front of his son made him lose face.

"Hmph!" Sima Zhishang gave Sima Weibo a bit of a slap in the face after all, and didn't continue to scold him.

"There is no rush to resolve the Chuzhuang matter for the time being. The crown prince is the most important thing. The crown prince cannot be allowed to grow up by taking advantage of this opportunity."

Sima Zhishang took a sip of tea to calm down the anger in his chest, and then he spoke.

"Yes, father, I see..."

Sima Weibo immediately complied, but he added unwillingly: "I don't want to deal with Chu Zhuang, but it's okay to make trouble for him in the household department, right?"

If he really wanted to let Chu Zhuang go, he really couldn't swallow the breath in his heart, he would have to suffocate to death.

Sima Zhishang glanced at Sima Weibo, then shook his head helplessly. His son is really...

"Don't come forward yourself, just let the people below cause trouble for Chu Zhuang. It's hard to explain to the emperor after you have done it." Sima Zhishang finally compromised, and said helplessly.

"Okay, father!" Sima Weibo and Sima Jincheng's eyes lit up when they heard the words, and they immediately responded.

Sima Zhishang waved his hands, unwilling to waste too much energy on such trivial matters.

"The emperor deprived Jin Cheng of his official position, and our original plan was completely disrupted."

According to Sima Jincheng's previous plan, Sima Jincheng is going to take over Sima Weibo's position, and then their Sima family will be able to hold the position of Shang Shuling for every generation.

But Sima Jincheng was dismissed from office by the emperor, and it was clearly stated that he was not allowed to enter the court as an official, so the previous plan would definitely not work.

"Arrange a marriage for Jin Cheng as soon as possible, and give birth to a great-grandson as soon as possible." Sima Zhishang looked at Sima Weibo and said.

Since Sima Jincheng is dead, he can only find another descendant.

This matter is urgent, and the sooner this great-grandson comes out, the better for them.

Sima Weibo also knew that this matter was imminent, but...

In this haste, which lady should I choose for Sima Jincheng?

According to the threshold of their Sima family, if the threshold is low, they will definitely look down on them.

"Father, I wonder if you have any candidates?" Sima Weibo really didn't know which one to choose for a while.

"The Li family has a twin who hasn't left the court, Li Chun." Sima Zhishang already had a candidate in mind.

"what?!"

Sima Jincheng showed a dissatisfied look: "Grandpa, I don't like Shuang'er, and I don't like that Li Chun either."

He has also met Li Chun, although he looks good, but he doesn't like elegant twins like Li Chun, he likes enchanting and charming little girls.

Sima Zhishang frowned when he heard this.

Is there room for Sima Jincheng to intervene in this marriage?

This matter concerns the entire Sima family, can he just refuse if he doesn't like it?

Seeing Sima Zhishang's expression, Sima Weibo knew that this was a sign of his unhappiness, so he quickly glared at Sima Jincheng, and scolded, "Shut up, can you interrupt this marriage?!"

Sima Jincheng pursed his lips tightly, his face was gloomy, and his downcast eyes expressed his dissatisfaction.

"After this incident, our vitality has been greatly injured. If we can win over the Li family because of this, it will definitely benefit us and not harm us at all!"

Sima Weibo patiently explained the reason to Sima Jincheng.

"This Li Chun's identity is worthy of you. If you don't like it after marrying him and giving birth to a son-in-law, then just raise him in the backyard. Can't our Sima family afford to support one person?"

Sima Jincheng also knew that he had no right to speak on this matter, and what Sima Weibo said was good, if he didn't like it when he got married, he just stayed in the backyard.

So he didn't continue to resist, nodded and agreed: "Yes, father, I understand."

Seeing that Sima Jincheng agreed, Sima Weibo breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said to Sima Zhishang, "Father, I will personally go to Li's residence tomorrow to discuss this marriage with Mr. Li."

"Li Chengze has been worrying about the ships. You tell him that as long as he agrees to this marriage, we will allocate ten warships to his army to improve the combat capability of their navy!" Sima Zhishang reminded.

The Li family is in charge of the navy in the south, and what has always caused Li Chengze the most headache is the lack of warships.

Li Chengze could not refuse the temptation of these ten warships.

"Yes, father." Sima Weibo responded immediately.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin needed to work in the household department.

Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin met at the entrance of the household department and entered together.

As soon as the two entered, they were quickly brought in front of Wu Mingyu, Shangshu of the household department.

Wu Mingyu's gaze flicked in front of the two of them, and he stayed on Chu Zhuang for a while. He remembered Sima Weibo's instructions earlier.

What Sima Weibo meant was to give Chu Zhuang a little bit of trouble, and teach him a lesson by the way.

But at the same time, he also needs to grasp the speed, not to go too far, so as not to cause the emperor's dissatisfaction.

Wu Mingyu thought about what happened to He Zhengming before. He was actually not willing to attack Chu Zhuang, but Sima Weibo's order could not be disobeyed, so the best way was to kill Chu Zhuang as Sima Jincheng had told him before. Transfer to the degree department.

Ask Chu Zhuang to check the old accounts of the past and give him a lot of irrelevant work. If he can't finish it, then he has a legitimate reason to reprimand Chu Zhuang for being incompetent.

"The two of you came at the right time. It's the time when the household department is busy. It would be great if the two of you could come to help."

Wu Mingyu is different from the previous He Zhengming. He is not like He Zhengming who pretended to be polite to Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin as soon as he came up. Instead, he greeted them with a smile and welcomed their arrival.

Looking at Wu Mingyu's attitude, Zhang Yuanbin couldn't help being a little surprised.

Although the matter of Sima Jincheng was not a big deal, he had heard about it.

Chu Zhuang has offended the Sima family to death. Originally, he was already prepared to come to the household department to look coldly behind the scenes, but who knew that the opening was a bit different from what he expected.

"Willing to share worries for adults."

Chu Zhuang looked at Wu Mingyu's smiling face, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

People's hearts are separated from each other, although this person is kind and amiable, as long as he knows that the other party is from the First Prince's faction, then he will know that the other party will definitely have no good intentions.

"Now this department is severely understaffed and the workload is very heavy. Now that there are two people joining, it should be able to help relieve the pressure on the department."

Seeing that Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin had no intention of exchanging pleasantries with him, Wu Mingyu didn't say much, and soon asked someone to take them to the Ministry of Duty.

Everything has been arranged there, and Chu Zhuang will understand as soon as he goes there.

"Master Chu, Master Zhang, this is your office duty room."

The little official led the two of Chuzhuang to a relatively remote room in Dubu.

Zhang Yuanbin looked at the environment in the room, and nodded slightly. Although it was a little simple, it was better than cleanliness, and his requirements were not high. He was already very satisfied with the current situation.

"Come up!"

The little official brought Chu Zhuang and Zhang Yuanbin into the room, and immediately waved to the little waiter outside, asking them to bring the box in.

A group of people brought in three large boxes full of ledgers and placed them in the middle of the room.

"What is this?!" Zhang Yuanbin looked at the huge box with a shocked expression.

"My lord, this box contains the account books of previous years. This is also the work of the two adults. Please complete the accounting of these accounts as soon as possible. At the end of the month, these need to be summarized." The little official looked at the two. said the man.

"There are so many, do you want to finish reading this month?!"

Zhang Yuanbin's eyes widened as he looked at those ledgers. With so many ledgers, it would take a lot of time just to look at them, not to mention the accounting.

Giving them only one month is too tight.

"This is Lord Shangshu's arrangement. If Master Zhang has any questions, he can directly ask Lord Shangshu. The next official is only responsible for informing the two adults." The little official said helplessly.