high official

Chapter 27
　If you want to say that you are still strong in business.There was still no movement from Sima Qiu, but Li Guan had already told his father that he had greeted the officials, and that Wang Xian could go to the county government office to sign up.

Wang Xian also felt that Sima Qiu, that old bastard, was probably going to let him go, and waiting any longer was not an option, so he agreed to go to the county government to sign up.

In fact, there is a black-bellied father and a strong mother, and he can't help but refuse to agree...

The old lady attached great importance to this matter, and deliberately found out the old man's robe for Wang Xian to wear, and when she got up in the morning, she gave him noodles and two poached eggs.After all, the son had lived for more than ten years, and it was the first time he was going to find a job as a businessman, and he was still working as an errand in the yamen.It is estimated that the benefits will not be seen for a while, but it is decent!
On this point, the views of this era obviously deviate greatly from Wang Xian's cognition.In the eyes of the people of Ming Dynasty, officials are really decent...

The personnel in the government office are divided into four categories, officials, officials, Xu, and Li.In the Yuan Dynasty, people were divided into ten classes, among which "one monk and two Taoists" were "three officials and four officials, five servants and six clerks", which is the most clear manifestation.

The first class is naturally the official.However, the number of officials is small, and based on the principle of avoidance of origin, except for monks, doctors, yin and yang and other miscellaneous officials who do not receive salaries, they are all from other provinces and leave their posts at the expiration of their terms.Therefore, in the eyes of ordinary people, the sense of existence is not even as good as Li and Xu Qiang.

The second class is the official, which is a group of people between the official and the people. The government selects from the local people who are virtuous, talented, and innocent. "Virtue" means to be good without fault, and the standard of "talent" is to be able to write and count, because the duty of officials is to assist officials in handling government affairs and managing the local area.In fact, they are performing the duties of officials, but they are still civilians in identity.

That's why there is a saying that "officials, the people are in the officials".

The third class is soap.Soap, the man in black is also.They are divided into soap class, fast class, and state class, the so-called three classes of yamen servants.This class is the minions of the government, they do everything that oppresses the people, and they will naturally take the blame.Zhu Yuanzhang estimated that he was often bullied by these people.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with a swipe of a pen, an order was issued that the three generations of advocating Zaoli and their descendants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination...

The last class is scribes, that is, those who work as bearers, grooms, cookers, watchmen, gatekeepers, etc. in the yamen... These people are divided into two types, one is civilians who perform hard labor, and the other is for this purpose. industry, but are often confused.

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In the eyes of ordinary people, the green shirts and scarves worn by officials are the symbols of their status.If Wang Xianneng is hired, although it is not an official establishment, at least he can support himself, and he has become an official family member in the eyes of the neighbors. Can my mother ask for more?
Under Qian's exhortation and Wan's exhortation, Wang Xian followed his father out of the house.The neighbors had heard about it a long time ago, and they all opened the door to encourage them: "Little Er, do a good job, and you must pass the test."

"If you can come back as an official, I will tell you a daughter-in-law."

"But don't be like your uncle, who gets nervous when you meet officials."

Wang Xian was quite relaxed at first, but after letting them do this, he became a little nervous instead.

Out of the alley, through several streets, came to the most prosperous Yaqian Street in the county.Yaqian Street, as the name suggests, is the street in front of the county government.In addition to the county government office, there are also patrol shops, medicine shops, yin and yang studies, medicine shops, hotels, teahouses, restaurants, money shops, rice shops, pawn shops, fruit shops... There are all kinds of shops, and the crowds are endless. Wang Xian, who was on the street, was a little surprised.Unexpectedly, a small Fuyang County is still so prosperous.

At this time, Wang Xian didn't know that almost all the businesses on this street were related to the destination of his trip - Fuyang County Government.

After passing the "Shenming Pavilion" which was dedicated to exposing the evil deeds of the wicked, the father and son came to the horoscope wall of the yamen, and saw notices, judgments and the like plastered on the wall.There are still a few prisoners wearing shackles squatting under the wall. This is the number of shackles for public display.

After walking past the horoscope wall, the father led Wang Xian straight into the Yamen.If you want to enter this door when waiting for idlers to enter this door, you must be filial.But although Father Wang is no longer in the yamen, he still has some face.

Entering the gate, there is a spacious front yard with a corridor in the middle, and there are cross yards on both sides of the east side, and I don't know what it is for.

The passage leads directly to the second gate—Yimen. After entering the Yimen, you will see a pavilion in the middle of the passage. In the pavilion is a stone tablet with three large characters of "Gong Shengming" written on it, and sixteen characters on the back:

'Er salary, people's fat and people's ointment, the people are easy to abuse, and the sky is hard to bully'!
This was written for the officials in the hall. The county lord was asking questions in the hall, and when he looked up, he saw these sixteen characters, which was quite exciting.It is estimated that this is also the reason why the county magistrate always waits in the second hall to ask questions, and does not sit in the lobby when he has nothing to do.

Between the lobby and Yimen is the main courtyard. There are several rows of corridors on the east and west sides of the main courtyard. This is where the six-room scribes work.The state and county government offices are called 'in front of the hall' and 'on the door', which means this.

However, six rooms are not six rooms, but several rows of rooms.The affairs of a county are so complex that it is far beyond what Liufang can cover.Therefore, in addition to "officials, households, soldiers, workers and punishments", there are also various internal medicine rooms such as Chengfafang, Jiageku, etc., which are collectively referred to as Liufang.

The father took Wang Xian to the second row of rooms on the east side, and saw a stone plaque embedded in the lintel of the first room, with the word "official room" written on it. After entering, there was a suite, and a book office in white shirt sat outside. I am traveling in Kyushu.Seeing his father and son coming in, he came back to his senses and said, "What business do you two have?"

Obviously this man is new here, and he doesn't even know the famous Wang Xingshu. The old man coughed awkwardly and said, "I'm looking for your Zhang Lishu, and you tell him that Wang Xingye is here."

Before the book office could answer, a laugh came from inside and said, "Since when did your brother be so polite? Come in quickly." Similar to an old man's scarf, but with a pair of black gauze wings behind it, which is a symbol of an official's status... a middle-aged man came out with a smile on his face.

That middle-aged man was chubby and friendly, with a pair of small eyes showing shrewdness, but he was the head of the county's officials, his name was Wang Ziyao.

Wang Xingye smiled and went forward to salute him, and then asked Wang Xian to salute Wang Ziyao, and scolded with a smile: "I beg you to be short by three points, for the sake of this bastard, brother, I have to behave myself."

"I can't write two Wang characters in one stroke, why are my brothers being polite?" Wang Ziyao smiled and said, "Please come inside."

After entering the inner room, the two pushed back for a long time, and Wang Xingye insisted on sitting down on the chair next to the wall.Wang Ziyao didn't sit up either, but sat beside him.

Naturally, there was no place for Wang Xian to sit here, so he could only stand beside his father.

The two were not in a hurry to talk about business, but talked about their farewell feelings.Wang Ziyao smiled and said: "Brother turned bad luck into good luck this time, there will be good luck in the future, don't forget little brother when the time comes."

"What good fortune?" Wang Xingye said with a wry smile, "After all these ordeals, I've taken it lightly. If I can live a stable life for two days, I'll be content."

"But the imperial court will not let you off as a 'good official'." Wang Ziyao smiled and said: "The appointment of an official is certain, but I don't know if it is a classic history or something else."

"As long as it's not Yicheng, I'll be thankful." Wang Xingye said with a wry smile, "What's so good about being an official? Since then, you've left your hometown, and you don't know where you live. How can you be as comfortable as you are from your own country?" He said and glanced at Wang Ziyao: "Brother, with your ability, if you get a good grade in the exam, you will be able to sue without any effort. Why haven't you been promoted? You have seen it through, and you don't want to be this sesame mung bean official."

"Hey..." Wang Ziyao was told his thoughts, and said with a smile: "It's still the old brother who knows what I'm thinking, it's ridiculous that a bunch of young people always scold me behind my back, standing in the latrine..." Seeing Wang Xian standing aside, He didn't continue to speak: "It's a pity that your brother is connected to the sky this time, and no one dares to do anything. How about I give you some activities, brother, and we brothers will continue to be together, how happy it is!"

"That's a good thing..." Wang Xingye sighed.

"By the way, why didn't you go to Nanjing to dredge?" Wang Ziyao asked.

"Oh, it really hurts to mention it." Wang Xingye scolded: "I let a lawsuit drag it out, and it dragged on. Those guys in the mansion and Beijing, don't think they call you brothers and sisters, but in fact they only recognize money. I just need to find out clearly I can’t move anymore, so I just don’t care about it.”

"Well, these days, you can't do things without money." Wang Ziyao was afraid that he would borrow money, so he didn't dare to go further, so he changed the subject: "But there is no such thing between us brothers. Xiaoer's knot is already gone. Invoice, did my elder brother bring the guarantee book?"

Since the Ding Revolution, Guochao has been committed to replacing the long-corrupted old officials of the Yuan Dynasty with a team of high-quality officials, and the selection of officials is very strict.Although it is just a "non-economic official" book office, it is not easy to become one if you want to.

According to the rules, this is a top-down procedure, and the county magistrate selects from among the good people.Therefore, even if Wang Xingye, an old man in the yamen, wants his son to be a secretary, he must first obtain a certificate of innocence issued by the yamen, and then ask the neighbors to provide a joint guarantee on the guarantee letter, and then pass the county magistrate's examination before he can become an official. member qualifications.

According to the regulations, the county magistrate will test the officials who have passed the system, and the chief book will test the officials who have not passed the system. It is the latter that Wang Xian wants to see.

After getting the letter of guarantee, Wang Ziyao asked Wang Xingye to have tea and wait in the room, and he took Wang Xian into the main book office from the porter on the left side of the lobby.The main office is a separate courtyard, and it is separated from the county office on the left and right sides of the lobby, which is a reflection of his two status.

Wang Ziyao asked Wang Xian to wait at the door, entered the main hall by himself, and found out that Master Diao was just free.Let someone let you know, go in and salute: "Third Master, the person I told you about yesterday has arrived. If Third Master is free, please give him a try."

Mr. Diao was born with fair skin and three long beards. He nodded and said, "Bring the knot."

Wang Ziyao offered it with both hands, Master Diao glanced at the man's name, and couldn't help frowning: "Wang Xian..."

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