surnamed Wang

A sixth-rank official position is neither too big nor too small.

Since the establishment of the dynasty, even the number one scholar in high school has at most been awarded a sixth-rank official position by the Hanlin Academy.

Nowadays, the emperor is thirsty for talents, and he can get one hundred sixth-rank attendant and consultant seats as soon as he makes a move, and they can only be seated by Jinshi back then, and others can't get them if they want to.

Even if this position is only slightly stronger than Wen San, it is enough sincerity, after all, the sixth-rank Beijing official is not some cabbage radish that can be grabbed everywhere.

Some people are happy and some are worried. A hundred positions seem to be a huge number, but it is not so easy to implement them. This matter should be taken care of by the Ministry of Officials. When the fire was gone, the task naturally fell to the two servants at the bottom.

Feng Lu, the left servant, and the eighth prince of the current dynasty can be regarded as brothers, but his mentor Liu Jianbai is full of peaches and plums, and half of the court is his disciples, so the relationship is naturally so weak that it is not worth mentioning.

Yu Wen, the servant on the right, is the nephew of Yu Chengbi, the elder of the two dynasties known as "Baitou". Not to mention his official rank is half ahead of Feng Lu, and his family background is even more numerous.

Yu Chengbi and Liu Jianbai were the founding veterans of the same period, but they were not as tough as Liu Ge, and retired early. Because of their bald-headed youth, they were given the title of "Yu Baitou".

Although this old official has retired, his prestige in the court has not diminished in the slightest. Otherwise, Yu Wen, who entered the official post later, would not have turned against Feng Lu in just a few years.

Perhaps he retired early, and with less devotion, Yu Chengbi, who is about the same age as Mr. Liu Ge, has become more and more "old and strong". He just passed his [-]th birthday not long ago, and he added another house within a few days Concubine.

Colleagues who are about the same age as him even teased directly face to face: "Others are old trees sprouting, but you, Yu Baitou, are blooming from old graves."

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Feng Lu was almost bald these days, and there was a vacancy in the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so Emperor Shun entrusted the task of selecting officials to the left and right two servants, and asked them to submit a list each.

This is not only the selection of the Enke Scholars, but also a test for the two of them. If one of the two is lucky enough to guess the holy will, not only will the seats of a hundred attendants and advisors be filled, even the position of the Minister will not be empty. hanging.

If he follows his official career step by step, Feng Lu, the left servant, will definitely not be able to compete with Yu Wen, the right servant who leans against a big tree to enjoy the shade.

Moreover, the two have been fighting for so many years. If Feng Lu loses, he will be squeezed miserably without a backer. What is in front of him now is probably his only chance.

Feng Lu locked himself in the study for three full days, but he still didn't make a list of the 100 people. A thick layer of rice paper was spread on the floor of the study, and the names of people were densely written in small letters on it.

Some are divided by talent and learning, some by hometown, and some by background... Although there are hundreds of lists, there is only one that makes him feel satisfied.

In the past, the number of Enke Scholars was generally controlled at around 200, and it would be easy to select 100 of them. However, this year, the emperor has aggressively recruited Scholars, and the number of Scholars has directly doubled, reaching a terrifying 400.

Entering the sixth rank of Jinshi is to reach the sky in one step. One out of every four people, although the chance is not small, it is enough for them to squeeze their heads.

Besides, the holy will is unpredictable, who knows if the remaining scholars will be directly sent to the border towns to serve as small officials. Apart from ability and backing, luck is also a very important part of being an official.

In the past few days, no less than ten officials have looked for him. The purpose of these people is naturally to ask Feng Lu to help take care of their children.

Regardless of their rank, these colleagues came prepared, and Feng Lu's liver trembled just looking at the gifts and antiques they brought.

Among them, many people hinted that as long as their own children are included in the list, no matter whether they succeed or not, there will be a more generous gift afterwards.

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Although it is a golden opportunity to become an official, that is, the sixth rank, but with their means, as long as they operate a little bit, after three to five years, let alone the sixth rank, the fourth and fifth ranks are easy to do.

The reason why they are so interested in this attendant consultant who does not know the specific responsibilities is because throughout the ages, Beijing officials at the feet of the emperor have always had many more opportunities than outside officials, and this newly established attendant advisor has more chances than the emperor's feet. Furthermore, it can be said that it is under the eyes of the emperor.

Although accompanying the monarch is like accompanying a tiger, as long as he is more active in his mind and does not make any mistakes, it is difficult for him to pay attention to it or not.

Once the emperor noticed it, he would not be far away from promotion.

These giant ministers who have climbed all the way to high positions are even more familiar with the truth. In their eyes, this is not a loose seat, it is clearly the closest position to the Dragon Gate, so it is no wonder that they sharpened their heads and wanted to go in. drilled.

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Although there were a few people among them that Feng Lu, the third-rank servant, would be terrified to meet, but he declined them one by one in the end.

Since the last time he talked with Wang Bingquan in the Liu Mansion, he had decided that the Wang family would start to rectify the bureaucracy. Feng Lu didn't want to stumble at this juncture, and he also knew that people who went to Yu Wen to "take care" would only compare Find more of yourself.

Yu Wen, who has expert advice behind him, has a much greater chance of winning than himself. He will lose anyway, so it is better to lose more frankly and innocently.

Thinking of this, this man who has struggled in the officialdom for more than twenty years resigned himself to his fate. He shook his head with a wry smile. As the Eighth Prince said, this officialdom has long been dominated by those old guys. If young people have no attachments, they will definitely be excluded. It's out of shape.

Thinking of Wang Gangquan, Feng Shilang, who was frightened by the other party at that time, suddenly felt a movement in his heart, as if he had grasped something vaguely.

Since the new emperor came to the throne, the two fires had indeed played a role, but Emperor Shun appointed so many Jinshi all at once, if he wanted to change the decadent and dull atmosphere of the court, it would be too unrealistic.

If there are no weeds or insects in the field, it is necessary to burn the wasteland once before sowing, and reduce all the rootworm species to ashes.If only a few weeds are pulled out symbolically, it is tantamount to wishful thinking to expect other weeds to be honest.

Even Shengdou ordinary people understand this kind of truth, how could the emperor not know it?
Are these so-called attendants and advisors really just assistant officials set up by the Holy One to lighten the burden?Or is there another use...

Thinking of this, Feng Lu couldn't help showing excitement. He seemed to have guessed the plan of the moody emperor, so he quickly spread out the rice paper and wrote down the names one by one.

It's really hard to say who will get the post of Shangshu this time!

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