Xiangye

Chapter 230 The Devil's Horn ([-])

Seeing Gao Wen happy like this, Xu Zhen was also happy in his heart.

To be honest, Gao Wen's expression at the moment is really a bit of an official fan, if it were any other upright person, he would have already put on a straight face and taught him a lesson.

Xu Yu is originally a narrow-minded person. He always does things regardless of right or wrong, and only asks about the result.Employers also like to use benefits to bind, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Gao Wen's expression. People have to pursue something.Only when you have selfish desires can you use it.Virtuous people are the scariest, because you have no idea what they are thinking, and you have no way of controlling them.

Xu Yu: "Erzhi, the prime minister must be in the state department, and the fierce general must be in the army. If you are asked to go to other schools to do idle work, you will not have much experience. The county magistrate Bailihou, the county magistrate can see the overall situation. If If you do a good job, in the future, you will become a Jinshi and rank above the imperial court, even if you manage a yamen, you will be able to do it with ease, easy to do, easy to do."

"Yes, what my teacher said is true, the students will definitely live up to my teacher's expectations." Gao Wen asked again: "Is there any clue about how the court will arrange after my teacher returns to Beijing?"

Xu Yu: "Naturally, Yu Da Sima wrote back and said that he planned to recommend him as a teacher for the post of offering sacrifices to the Imperial College before the emperor."

Gao Wen was taken aback. What is the concept of offering wine to the Imperial College? It is the highest educational institution in the country.For example, it is equivalent to the Minister of Education in modern society.And Xu Yu is now just a sixth-rank Imperial Academy editor, and he has been promoted to three ranks at once. This speed is really amazing.

That's right, Mr. Xu handled such a big case in Shaanxi, which must have involved many high officials in the court.In private, he must have used this as an excuse to exchange interests with various forces.

It is a noble position for Guozijian to sacrifice wine, although it has no real power.But Xu Yu's psychological proficiency is very clear: it's just to get the grade up first, and then slowly operate it.A few years later, with his grade three, if he were to change departments, he would still be a servant of the sixth department; even if he went down to the local government, a chief minister would not be able to escape.

This is also the normal career path for officials from the Hanlin Academy. These Hanlin bachelors have a much smoother career than others because of their good grades in the imperial examinations.

Gao Wen: "Congratulations, teacher, congratulations, teacher." No, isn't this Guozijian sacrificial wine Li Zhen?
Grandmaster Li Zhen was his own teacher. Because Gao Wen left Xi'an in a hurry, he wrote a letter to explain the reason, express his apology, and attached a thank-you ceremony of 500 taels of silver.Up to now, he has not met Li Zhen once, nor said a word.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but ask: "Teacher, is Mr. Li, the student Qiu Wei, going to retire?"

Xu Zhen shook his head and sighed: "Changqi, the elder of the Five Dynasties, was old and had also gone to Zhezi to beg for bones. After presiding over the Shaanxi Provincial Examination, he died of illness on the way back to Beijing."

"Ah, Grandmaster passed away!" Gao Wen couldn't help but yelled, he didn't have any friendship with Li Zhen, and it wasn't sad, he was just a little surprised.

Xu Yu: "Erzhi, you don't have to be sad because you have lived for a hundred years and the grass and trees have withered and flourished. You will arrive in Beijing in a few days. After you enter Beijing, you should settle down first, and then go to the official department. Don't worry, I have already arranged for you as a teacher. It's all good."

"Yes, thank you teacher."

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Beijing, Ministry of Officials, Wen Xuan Qing Officials Department.

It rained for three days in one breath, and late autumn seemed to come overnight.

Sitting in the Wenxuan Division, looking out through the window, the red imperial city wall is in the distance.The leaves of the magnolia tree under the city wall were all off, shaking gently in the cold wind, showing a sense of desolation.

But in the yard, the bonsai placed among them were still green and shining, and they were drenched and cold.

As the name suggests, the Ministry of Officials in the Ming Dynasty was in charge of distributing official hats to people.There is one Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who is the chief official of the Yamen.There are two deputies below, one is the left servant and the other is the right servant, which is equivalent to the minister and deputy minister of the central government in later generations.

Under the Ministry of Officials, there are four departments for clearing officials, namely, the Department of Wenxuan, the Department of Seal Inspection, the Department of Jixun, and the Department of Examination.Each division has a doctor, a member of the outsider, and a master.

These four divisions are responsible for the daily affairs of the Ministry of Officials. In addition to these four divisions, the Ministry of Officials also has thirteen divisions for cleaning up officials, which are in charge of personnel affairs in various provinces.For example, the one responsible for the appointment and dismissal of officials in Sichuan is the Sichuan Cleaning Department; the one responsible for Fujian is called the Fujian Cleaning Department.The Thirteenth Cleaning Department also has a Langzhong, a Yuanwailang, and a principal.

Precisely because the Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, removal, assessment, promotion, and transfer of officials across the country, it is extremely authoritative and is the head of the six departments. The Shangshu is also called Otsuka Zai.Among them, the word "Zai" is very particular. Generally speaking, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials will be served concurrently by the chief assistant of the cabinet, and even if it is not good, he must join the cabinet as a prime minister.Of course, the Ministry of Rites did not agree with it. In their view, the Ministry of Rites was the head of the six departments.The important affairs of the country are only the sacrificial offerings and the Rong, and our Ministry of Rites is responsible for the offering sacrifices.

Among all the institutions of the Ministry of Officials, the Department of Wenxuan has the most power.In the Ming Dynasty, there was a rule that non-jinshi was not allowed to be an official, and non-Hanlin was not allowed to join the cabinet.The Department of Wenxuan is in charge of the examination of the grades of civil servants, listing, examination, selection, promotion, and monthly selection. It can be said that all civil officials in the world are under their control.However, military officers in the Ming Dynasty had low status and no sense of existence.

As a result, the officials of the Wenxuan Department have great power and temper.When officials from various provinces came to work in the Ministry of Officials, a small Yuanwailang dared to point the nose of the big officials in the frontier and scold their mothers, but he would not say anything if he gave birth to someone else.

At this moment, in the Wenxuan Department, a Lang Zhong and a Yuanwai Lang were sitting together, talking with teacups.

The man who was the doctor said: "Cai Yuanwailang, what do you think of Xu Yu's request for an official position for his student and the replacement of Daxing County Prime Minister?"

Yuan Wailang, surnamed Cai, heard the question from his superior and replied cautiously: "Mr. Luo, there are not a few candidates who come to our ministry every year. Most of them have failed the imperial examination for many years. They really can't stand it anymore. That's why they come here to apply for an official. Age Not to mention, academic articles are not up to par. When encountering such a thing, we just follow the rules. This Gao Wen heard that he had just won the first place in the Shaanxi Provincial Examination, Xie Yuan, and he was only in his early twenties this year. Officer, isn't that self-destructive? I really don't know what he thinks, and what Xu Zhen thinks."

Luo Langzhong: "Self-destructive, what should I say? If this Gao Wen is really talented, he can also be an official for two years, and lock the hall in the spring."

Cai Yuanwailang said: "Luo Langzhong, you and I are both Jinshi, and have read the books of sages all our lives. You know how things like reading are. If you really want to make a way in the imperial examination field, you can do it as a drum. Whether you are going to be an official or doing chores in the middle of the exam, if your eyes are dazzled, your mind is confused, and you see the prosperity of the world, how can you still have the mind to study hard?"

"You regard studying as a monk?" Luo Langzhong laughed, and said, "As for why this Gao Jieyuan came to the election, according to my opinion, there are probably two possibilities. One is that the family is poor and there is nothing to do. Going to be an official first is good for making a living; secondly, Xu Xuan is probably optimistic about his future as a student and wants him to practice for two years first."

Cai Yuanwailang nodded again and again: "This statement makes sense."

Luo Langzhong: "Then, what about this matter?"

Cai Yuanwailang pondered: "Langzhong, Xu Yi made such a big commotion in Shaanxi this time. The Shaanxi Ma Zheng case shocked the world. He is very sharp. I think he has already caught the eyes of the emperor and is just popular. There are rumors that Xu Wei He will succeed Li Changqi, who passed away, as the Imperial Academy. He recommended his favorite student to be the magistrate of Daxing County, and we will follow the system."

"Do it according to the system?" Luo Langzhong asked back, and sneered again.

(End of this chapter)