Xiangye

Chapter 241 What Is This Errand

During this period of time, the most important thing in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty was to welcome the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen to return to the court.

Just a few days ago, the only emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who was captured by the enemy finally returned.Baiguan and Emperor Jingtai went out of the city to greet him according to the etiquette. After a busy time, they placed him in Nangong, which is the palace of Emperor Jingtai when he was in the dragon.

With such a major event in the country, the Shaanxi Ma Zheng case will naturally be put aside. As for the appointment of Gao Wen, it has also been delayed until now.

In general, no matter how unbearable the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were, they all had backbone.Not to mention Taizu Gao, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu, the subsequent kings also inherited the enthusiasm of these two ancestors.In the Ming Dynasty, there were no marriages, no cession of land and no compensation, the emperor guarded the gate of the country, and the king guarded the country.

However, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was an outlier, and after a big defeat, he became a prisoner of the enemy.It's fine to be a prisoner, and he will come back happily to be his overlord.In the real history, he ascended the throne as emperor again during the incident of seizing the door, and he didn't know whether he was blushing or not.

If Zhu Yuanzhang and Ming Chengzu had spirits under the spring, they would probably be angered by this unworthy descendant.

Just imagine, if it was replaced by Chongzhen.After suffering a big defeat during the Tumubao period, it is estimated that the three-foot white silk was tied to the tree to apologize for death, but he refused to be a prisoner of the enemy and suffer endless humiliation.

Although Gao Wen said that the royal affairs had nothing to do with him, he still felt very disdainful towards Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in his heart.

According to Gao Wen's calculations, he had been in Beijing for more than ten days, and he was impatient to stay there. Now that he finally got the news from the Ministry of Officials, he felt refreshed.

Immediately, I tidied up my clothes, hired a sedan chair, and headed towards the imperial city.Naturally, this sedan chair cannot be hired by Yan Laoer next door.

The bird man's sedan shop had just opened, and its headquarters was not far ahead.It is said that there are five sedan chairs, and a dozen bearers are hired.On the opening day, tens of thousands of firecrackers were set off, and red paper was scattered all over the floor. Neighbors were invited to have a drink.He was also thick-skinned, so he sent a post over.For this kind of villain, Gao Wen was not sensitive to gratitude, so naturally he would not go.

This was Gao Wen's first formal official position after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, and it would be a lie to say that he did not look forward to his future official career.In his previous life, he was just an ordinary white-collar worker, so he never imagined that he could be a deputy director-level official.

The headquarters of the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty and a major central agency were all located in the imperial city. To the south of Tiananmen Square is a T-shaped front yard surrounded by red walls and closed, which is the palace square in the imperial city.

A gate with three coupons is built on each of the three ends of the T-shaped square, with the left gate of Chang'an in the east and the right gate of Chang'an in the west.There is also a door at the southern end of the square called Daming Gate.

Between Tiananmen Square and Daming Gate, there is a central royal road paved with stone slabs for the emperor to enter and exit.Along the two sides of the central royal road, there is a thousand-step corridor with eaves and ridges and a length of 110 steps. It is connected to the left gate of Chang'an in the east and the right gate of Chang'an in the west.Outside the thousand-step corridor, a vermilion palace wall with a height of more than six meters is built.The central yamen at that time were concentrated on both sides of the wall.

Outside the East Palace Wall are the Ministry of Rites, Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Households, Ministry of Industry, Zongren Mansion, Qin Tianjian and other official offices, and outside the West Palace Wall are the Ministry of War, Ministry of Punishment, Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and other military offices.

What is the concept of 110 houses? Even if they are all bungalows with green bricks and green tiles, they are still majestic and majestic from a distance, which makes people's hearts tremble.

This is where the headquarters of the various agencies are located. Although there are many rooms, there are only a dozen or so in each department.

Therefore, in addition to the headquarters, each department also has official offices in other places in the capital, and everyone did not crowd together to join in the fun.In fact, some yamen just set up a duty room here, and several chief officials take turns to be on duty.As for the others, after the morning pilgrimage, the ghost knows where they went.

The official department that Gao Wen went to was the head of the six departments, and it was the best place to find it, because it was the busiest place.In the Ming Dynasty, there were thirteen chief envoys and more than 400 counties.Based on the calculation of one county magistrate and one county magistrate in each county, there are more than 2000 Zhengyin officials and Zuoer.In addition to the officials at all levels of the yamen, there are four or five thousand.So many people, those who retire every year, those who fill in vacancies, those who are assessed, and those who come to Beijing to work, are all crowded here.

After entering the imperial city, you just go to the place with the most people.

Gao Wen entered the Ministry of Officials and was given a door bag, and then entered the Department of Literature and Selection.

He was already late, the anthology department was full of patients, and the room outside was packed with thirty people.They are all here to fill the vacancies, there are officials and recruits, and they have to go in one by one to listen to the lectures of the doctor of the Wenxuan Department.It was very cold in late autumn in Beijing, and the officials were always arrogant, and they didn't have a good eye for the officials. It can be said that they treated them like nothing. The stove would definitely not be provided, and everyone would be severely frozen.

Everyone was born as a scholar, their bodies were weak, and they couldn't stand it immediately, and they all stamped their feet subconsciously.

This was scolded by the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials: "My lords are still personal figures in the local area. What kind of education is there, and what is the dignity?"

Gao Wen is in good health, which is fine.

An old man in his fifties next to him stuck out his tongue and complained in a low voice: "I'm still the head of the Six Departments, and I can't even bear to burn a pot of charcoal. All these years, the charcoal kings in various provinces have been fed to wolves?" It can be seen that he Is a witty person.

Gao Wen couldn't help but smile, and Tan respected the personal favors given to Shangshu by the officials of the provinces and borders, which was a lot of reasonable and legal income, and it was impossible for them to take it out and enrich it into office expenses!
Seeing Gao Wen's smile, the old man was probably too bored, so he couldn't help but elbow him: "My surname is Tian and my name is Yize, I'm still asking for advice. Are you here to be a candidate for the Ministry of Officials or to fill a vacancy. Cough, it seems that you didn't Wearing an official uniform, I think you are a candidate for the candidate. You are so young, you can come to the candidate, there must be a history. In this capital, there are people who have been waiting for more than ten years and spend a lot of money, but they have not been able to step into the official department .I used to be Zuo Jiancheng in Shanglinyuan Supervisor. My term of office has expired, and I got an excellent result in the assessment this year. This time I came here to see if there is any place to go. By the way, where are you going?" Speaking of passing the exam The old man was very proud of his personality and wanted to have a chat with Gao Wen.

"So I got Zhuo Odd, I admire it!" Gao Wen naturally refused to tell the truth in front of this stranger, and just smiled: "I don't know, so I received a letter and asked to come here. Shanglin Garden, that's a good place!"

"It's good, it's just a Qingshui yamen that grows vegetables." Tian Yize shook his head, and said: "Fortunately, the term of office is finally over, so I can move to another place. Otherwise, the official life will be ups and downs, and in a few more years, I should be I have returned to my hometown to retire. A man in his fifties, his vitality has already weakened, so what else can he do?"

Gao Wen: "Tian Jiancheng should be able to go to a good place and express his ambition."

Tian Yize smiled openly, "I would like to thank you for your kind words, if there is really a good place to go."

While talking, a book came out and scolded: "Master Tian, ​​please be quiet, please follow me."

Tian Yize stood up with a loud sound, and bowed his hands to everyone: "I'll go first, I hope everyone will have good luck today. It's fate to get together, and when things are over, don't break up, let's go to a restaurant for a meal, Loving, loving."

All the officials had their own concerns, and they didn't like this seven-rank sesame official who was as big as a mustard seed, so they all ignored him.

When Tian Yize entered, there was a growl from the doctor Wen Xuansi, as if he was scolding Tian Yize.

After a while, Old Man Tian walked out, looking devastated.

Everyone was gloating, and someone sneered: "Master Tian must have gotten a good job, haha, he was reprimanded like this!"

"This is a man, don't get too complacent. It doesn't matter if you are outstanding in the exam, it may not meet the wishes of the officials. There are many things that need to be considered in the country's election of officials, and this virtue should be ranked first. No matter how talented you are, you can’t use it.”

"It seems that we won't be able to eat Master Tian's promotion wine."

"Hehe." Everyone laughed softly.

"I, I, I..." Tian Yize blushed, and even stuttered.

Gao Wen suddenly felt a little sympathetic to him, and comforted him: "Tian Jiancheng, some setbacks are nothing to worry about, take care."

Before he finished speaking, the book office shouted again: "Gao Wen, follow me!"

Finally it was his turn, Gao Wen took a deep breath, went into the back room, and saw the Langzhong who was asking the selection department.

When he was outside, he had already communicated with the officials who came to candidates and fill the vacancies, and he knew that this official department was the Palace of the King of Hades.Seeing the supervisor, ignore everything else, you have to be reprimanded, just like the killing stick used by criminals in court.At this time, you have to be curled up like a dragon, and you have to be curled up like a tiger.If you don't deal with it properly, and tell you to go home and wait for a year or so, it's not worth it.

Gao Wen was also mentally prepared to be picked on by others, and he was extremely respectful when he met the doctor.He just bowed his head and stood aside, but it was difficult to look up.

"You are Gao Wen." A gentle voice came.

Gao Wen: "It's right here."

"Well, I've heard about you. You were the one who broke the Shaanxi Mazheng Case. Yes, yes, let's watch."

"Don't dare."

"I tell you to sit down!"

"Thank you, Langzhong." Gao Wen just sat down, and when he looked up, he saw a pleasant face.

The doctor nodded: "Sure enough, you are a good-looking talent. Xu Youzhen, a former fan, edited and went to Beijing, and recommended your papers from the Shaanxi Provincial Examination to Zhongzai. I have also read it. It really is beautifully written, with every word. You He is talented, and he can try to win the Jinshi in the next session. That is the proper way, and why do you want to be elected by the Ministry of Officials? Isn't this self-destructing your future?" When he said this, he had a look on his face. Regretful, even heartbroken.

Gao Wen was taken aback, when did Xu Zhen change his name to Xu Youzhen... Well, in the real history, isn't Master Xu called Xu Youzhen?He changed it to Xu Youzhen, what's so strange about that?

Look how kind the doctor of the Department of Wenxuan of the Ministry of Officials is, he is not as scary as the officials outside said before!

That's right, Xu Youzhen has made such a big commotion in Shaanxi, and he is in the limelight. I, Gao Wen, are his students, so the officials naturally want to save face.Also, Mr. Xu is really good.He even sent the paper I wrote to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in advance. Just kidding, will Wang Chuanshan's article be bad?

After Wang Shangshu read it, he naturally knew the excitement in it, and it was hard to say that he loved talent.

Thinking of this, Gao Wen couldn't help feeling complacent.He hurriedly replied: "If you go back to the doctor, Gao Wen has received the imperial order this time, and he wants to come to the capital to testify for the Ma Zheng case. Shaanxi is thousands of miles away from the capital, and it would be a waste of time to go back and forth. He simply lives in the capital. The last two years of preparing for the exam. It is not easy to live in the capital, and the students are from poor families. I just want to choose officials from the Ministry of Officials so that I can contribute to the court."

The doctor nodded: "That's right, you are talented, and you can do it after a few years of experience." After speaking, he sighed: "I am also from a humble family background, and the difficulties are clear."

"Come here today, report for duty!" After saying that, he took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Gao Wen.

This is considered an official photo, and Gao Wen was the first time a bride got on the sedan chair, even though his mind was calm, his hands still trembled slightly.

After looking at it several times, I can see clearly when it is written on it.

In fact, there is nothing surprising about the official photo of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the letter of appointment.It's just filling in the name, appearance, place, age, background, and position of the appointed official on the top, and then stamp the seal of the Ministry of Household on the bottom.

After getting this official license, Gao Wen has officially entered the system.

He was happy in his heart, and was about to salute to thank him, but when his eyes fell on the column of official positions, he was stunned, and couldn't help asking: "Master, do I want to go to the Ministry of Rites?"

"Yes, the ancestral hall of the Ministry of Rites worships the governor of the official department, from the seventh grade." The doctor nodded with a smile on his face.

Gao Wen suddenly became annoyed, since the governor of the seventh rank, what kind of official is this.I've only heard that the head of the temple sacrifice department is a doctor. When will a governor come out?If this position is just a clerk of the central ministries and commissions, and enjoys the treatment of a deputy director, how can it be compared to being the prime minister of Daxing County, which has great power, great power, and decent reputation?

How did this matter come to be like this, didn't Xu Yu speak conclusively before?

Seeing Gao Wen's ugly face, the doctor was still very kind: "Gao Wen, do you have anything else to do?"

Gao Wen knew that since he was so appointed and the raw rice had already been cooked, it would be meaningless for him to talk to him, so he said dejectedly, "It's fine, thank you, Langzhong."

At this time, the most important thing is to go to Xu Xuan immediately to find out what happened, and see if he can change places instead of entangled with this doctor.Besides, my status is low, so it's useless to talk too much, it's just a waste of time.

After taking the notice, Gao Wen hurried out of the official department, found the direction, and walked towards the Imperial Academy.

The Hanlin Academy is also in the imperial city, not two steps away from the Ministry of Officials, and next to the Cabinet Office.

It was also Gao Wen's luck, but Xu Zhen was there.

The Hanlin Academy is the emperor's secretarial institution, and the scholars in it have a distinguished status, and it is also lively on weekdays.But Xu Yu's side was very deserted, and the yard was broken.

Xu Yu's complexion looked very bad. When he saw Gao Wen, he asked feebly: "Erzhi entered the imperial city today, but you went to the Ministry of Officials to be a candidate. When will you take up the post in the Daxing County Government? Don't worry, Shuntian Mansion is your teacher." I'm familiar with you too, when the time comes, no one would dare to underestimate you if you are asked by Fucheng or Zhizhong to send you to the post."

(End of this chapter)