Xiangye

Chapter 242 Depressed Xu Youzhen
In later generations, whenever an official in an important position takes office, the organization department will send a leader to take office.In this way, it is also good to establish its prestige.

The same is true in the Ming Dynasty. The local magistrates are generally accompanied by a counselor or magistrate sent by the chief secretary.As for the officials of the various ministries and institutes in the capital, they will be brought and sent by the minister.

Of course, if your position is irrelevant, or if you are not popular, others will not bother to talk to you.

Most of the officials below are people who follow the wind and turn the rudder. When they see you taking office alone, they know that you have no background and background, and they must be disrespectful in their hearts. In the future, they may not listen to what you say.

Hearing that Xu Yu said that he wanted someone from Shuntian Mansion to send him there, Gao Wen smiled wryly: "Master, I'm afraid it won't work."

Xu Zhen glanced at Gao Wen in surprise, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Gao Wen took out his official photo from his sleeve and handed it over. Xu Yu just glanced at it, then threw it on the table in annoyance, with a livid face: "Wang Zhi, Wang Xingjian, you are so determined to have trouble with me, Xu Youzhen! There is that Yu Qian, it's really annoying. You don't give me face, be good, let's not talk about love in the future."

"How did the fine Daxing County Chancellor become the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, offering sacrifices to Qing officials? Can this official do it? Now, no one in the capital knows, and no one knows that you, Gao Erzhi, are my favorite student, Xu Youzhen. They gave If you do this, you will hit me in the face."

This roar was really gnashing his teeth.After venting for a while, seeing that he had calmed down a little, Gao Wen asked, "Men, what should we do next?"

Gao Wen was also surprised, it was easy to understand that Xu Yu scolded Wang Zhi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, why did he even bring in Yu Qian and Yu Shaobao, Minister of the Ministry of War?

Xu Yu sneered: "What else can I do? If you are the magistrate of Daxing County, you are still an official. If you say it, I, as a teacher, also have a reputation. Now I am working as the governor's book office. A person who writes, writes and draws pictures, greets and picks up the servants, but this official can't do it, and when you return the official photo to the official department, we will not be so useless."

Gao Wen: "Yes, I would like to obey my teacher's orders." Indeed, the governor of the Ministry of Rites is just a servant and has nothing to do.In fact, the reason why he became an official was not for the so-called salary, but for experience.As a small clerk in the central government, you can't grasp the secrets and power, how can you train a ghost?

Instead of this, it is better to read at home and travel around the mountains and rivers.

Gao Wen suddenly remembered something: "Why did your mentor change his name?"

It's okay if he doesn't ask, but when he asked, Xu Yu's face was full of sadness, and he said: "The original name of the teacher was not good, so everything went wrong. I also mentioned this point. As a teacher, I used the "Book of Changes" to make some calculations and changed my name to Youzhen."

After finishing speaking, he explained the benefits of his new name and Yi Li to Gao Wen in detail.

"Zhouyi" is so obscure and difficult, Gao Wen listened to it for a long time, but felt his head was as big as a bucket, and he couldn't stand it any longer: "So that my mentor can know that the students only deal with "Spring and Autumn" in the "Five Classics", but they don't know anything about Zhou Tianyi. , since the teacher said yes, it is naturally very appropriate. By the way, isn't the teacher going to the Imperial Academy to make sacrificial wine, why is he still in the Imperial Academy?"

It's okay if he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Xu Youzhen's eyes burst into flames and her teeth creaked: "Yu Qian, Yu Tingyi, is a villain! When he set out from Shaanxi as a teacher, he sent his disciples back to Beijing to persuade Yu Qian's disciples, I would like to ask Yu Qian to give him good words and recommendations in front of the emperor, intending to take up the post of Jijiu in the Imperial College. This Yu, he took a few thousand taels of silver from me, and he said it was okay. The old man waited here for half a month, but left to wait. Wait again, the Jijiu trusted by the Imperial College has already taken office, but I still haven’t received any news. If you don’t do anything with money, your character is extremely low.”

Gao Wen was taken aback, and only now did he realize that when Xu Youzhen scolded Wang Zhi just now, Yu Qian was also involved.

He respects the character of the national hero Yu Qian very much.Such an upright hero would naturally not do such sloppy things: "Men, is there some misunderstanding in this matter? Yu Shaobao is upright. If he refuses to agree to this matter, he will refuse it in person. How can he go back on his word?" , from bad reputation? Besides, it’s just a matter of a few thousand taels of silver. Yu Shaobao is a man who has commanded thousands of troops. Wars are for logistics, and for money and food. This warrior is not poor. Is there something wrong? Moreover, the appointment and dismissal of important personnel such as the Imperial Academy’s sacrificial wine must require the emperor’s nod. If the emperor refuses to agree, the courtiers have nothing to do. The students feel that Before the matter is investigated, one cannot easily draw conclusions."

"Yeah, Yu Qian really has no reason to swallow my money to ruin his reputation. So, what's the problem?" Xu Youzhen frowned unconsciously.

Seeing his troubled face, Gao Wen couldn't bear it, and persuaded him: "Master, it's because the Shaanxi Ma Zheng case has not been concluded for a long time."

Xu Youzhen: "That's right, that's right. If the Shaanxi Ma Zheng case is not concluded in one day, nothing else can be discussed. Recently, the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, and the court didn't care about this case. It can only wait for a few months, and it may have to wait at the earliest." Let's talk after the New Year."

While speaking, he sighed again: "Everyone in the world is a follower of power, especially in a place where literati gather like the Imperial Academy. They saw that their teachers were ignored by the court, and those who had close contacts in the past did not come to talk. As a teacher, there are few cars and horses in front of the door!"

That's right, the Imperial Academy is not a real authority, and the rank of the officials is also low. People who come here are all for their qualifications, and the reason is that the road to advancement here is smooth.Everyone is sitting together, what are you talking about today, there is another vacancy in a fourth-rank real power position, and what are you talking about tomorrow, someone filled a certain right servant with the post of Hanlin editor.From a sixth-rank to an important official of the third-rank, it is really a step up to the sky.

After hearing so much, Xu Youzhen was almost depressed when she saw that the place under her buttocks seemed to be rooted and motionless. ,

Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Gao Wen comforted him a few more words, and left.

After leaving the Imperial Academy, Gao Wenyou returned to the Ministry of Officials, and was about to return the official license and go home to become a rich man.To be an official, at worst, wait for two years and take the Chunwei examination to become a Jinshi.

Who cares about the book office of the Ministry of Rites?

As soon as he arrived outside the official department, he saw the official named Tian Yize whom he had met in the Wenxuan Department before, circling around the door with dull eyes like a walking corpse.

Judging from his appearance, he should have been hit hard in the anthology department, assigned a bad position, or simply dismissed from office.

Gao Wen was suddenly a little worried that the little old man would bump his head against the stone lion at the door, so he hurried over and grabbed him: "Master Tian, ​​you can think about it. Even if your career doesn't go well, you can't commit suicide! It must be known that the body, hair and skin of the parents should not be damaged in the slightest, otherwise it would be unfilial."

Tian Yize was hugged by Gao Wen, and immediately came to his senses. He was busy struggling, and said with a smile: "Master Gao, who said that I want to choose short-term views, am I here waiting for you?"

Gao Wen was puzzled: "Wait for me, what are you waiting for me to do?"

Tian Yize: "Didn't the old man say earlier that if he was sent on a good mission, he would invite everyone to drink? Also, if it weren't for your good words, today the old man would say that he would not be so lucky. Let's go, the old man treats you to dinner." Wine, this person is celebrating a wedding, and it is a pleasure to share it with someone, I hope you don't shirk it."

As he spoke, he cupped his hands again and again.

"So, my lord, you got a good job and got promoted, but you don't know where you went?" Gao Wen asked.

"It's not considered a high promotion, and the grade hasn't changed. It's just transferred to the Pedestrian Department to be the Secretary."

"Ah, you've gone to the Pedestrian Division." Gao Wen was taken aback, and cupped his hands again and again: "Master Tian, ​​no, Tian Xingren has a bright future, congratulations, I'd like to ask for a drink!"

The rank of Pedestrian Division is not high, and Division Officer is only the seventh rank, but this position is very special, and they are all filled by Jinshi, and the rank is promoted.Handling decree, canonization and other things.Those who promulgate edicts, canonize the clan, envoy the Quartet, recruit talents, rewards, condolences, relief, military affairs, and sacrifices will send their pedestrians as envoys.But on the surface, it is just a foreign affairs agency.However, he also has another important duty-to inspect tea in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and to specialize in the tea-horse trade-this is a border trade of tens of millions of taels of silver every year.Once the people from the Pedestrian Department go out of Beijing to inspect the tea horses, they will be imperial envoys. How can the benefits be less?

The most important thing is that the people in the Pedestrian Division are promoted very quickly, second only to the bachelors of the Imperial Academy among the yamen of the imperial court.Generally speaking, there are six situations when a pedestrian's term of office expires and he passes the assessment: [-]. He is promoted to the imperial envoy; , The head of the Ministry of Industry.It's either a speech officer or a position of real power, which makes people jealous.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were many important officials in the Pedestrian Department, the most famous of which was Xia Yan, the chief assistant of the Jiajing cabinet.Because he used to be a pedestrian Si Sizheng, he was also called Xia Xingren.

Gao Wen also became very interested in Xia Yan when he was researching the history of the Jiajing Dynasty, and only then did he know about it after reading a lot of information on the Internet.

While cupping his hands, he looked up and down at Tian Yize, and he couldn't see anything unusual about this person.Maybe, he is a person with a background?
It can be seen that this Tian Xingren has a good impression of me, Gao Wen, so he might as well make friends.

Tian Yize laughed and said: "That's good, that's good. When I was in the Wenxuan Department, others were laughing at the old man, but Mr. Gao offered words of comfort. The old man will naturally keep your affection in mind. We hit it off as soon as we saw each other, so let's go out now." Find a secluded place to drink and talk."

Gao Wen: "Don't worry, I'll go to the Ministry of Officials to return the official photo first, and Tian Xingren will wait first."

Tian Yize was taken aback: "Why, but the position is not what you want, what kind of official is it?"

"Of course it's too unsatisfactory." Gao Wen said, "The Temple of the Ministry of Rites worships the officials."

Tian Yize was taken aback: "The ancestral hall of the Ministry of Rites worships Qing officials, or Yuanwailang?"

"Gao is a mere candidate, how can He De dare to be a senior official at the bureau level." Gao Wen said angrily, "It's the governor of the next department."

Tian Yize touched his forehead: "Scare the old man to death."

Gao Wen: "Lord Tian's kindness, but Gao Wen's disrespect, just wait a moment, I'll throw the official photo on that bastard's face before I come to find you."

(End of this chapter)