Zhou Jun hadn't been happy for long when Yin Darong's words made him calm down again.
Just listen to Yin Darong say: "Even if you are a small official like Shu Lingshi, you will always have to pass the exam for Liu Waiquan."
Zhou Jun asked in confusion: "Yin Gong, what is Liuwai Quan?"
Yin Darong: "All foreign officials must participate in the Liuwai Quan held by the Ministry of Personnel, also known as the 'Little Election', before they obtain official status."
"If you want to participate in Liuwaiquan, there are strict requirements for the qualifications of the candidates."
""The Six Codes of the Tang Dynasty, Officials of the Ministry of Officials" says that if the sixth rank has been lowered, and the ninth rank has been promoted to foreign officials, if a commoner can participate in the election, he will be sent to the Shangshu Province according to his ability."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun asked: "What if ordinary people want to stand for election as officials of the sixth rank or above?"
Yin Darong: "For those with grades above six, they are only tested for school promotion, and it is rare to participate in the election."
Zhou Jun was stunned and asked again: "I heard from Yin Gong just now that Nadu Guanshi's book order history is of the second rank of Liuwai. According to the law, it can only be obtained by promotion. He is a commoner and cannot stand for election.
ah."
Yin Darong drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Tang Lu has already considered this situation."
"Liu Dian also said that any high-ranking son who is appointed as a junior or a prince or below, and holds a recommendation letter, can choose to be exiled, and all can participate in the election."
"That is to say, as long as you are a member of the current dynasty or a relative of a noble family, and your family is willing to write a letter of recommendation for you, then you can participate in the Liuwai Quan examination regardless of category."
Zhou Jun nodded when he heard this.
Yin Darong: "After talking about the qualifications, let's talk about the school entrance examination."
"Liu Waiquan, there are three things in the examination, one is books, the second is planning, and the third is current affairs. Among the three things, if one is superior, it is the limit of narrative."
Zhou Jun understood this sentence. There are three courses in the Liuwaiguan examination school, namely calligraphy, accounting and practical work ability.
As long as one of the three subjects is judged to be excellent, you can pass the exam.
Yin Darong asked Zhou Jun: "How about Erlang's writing?"
Zhou Jun thought about his broken handwriting and said awkwardly: "It's not satisfactory."
Yin Darong asked again: "What about the plan?"
Zhou Jun nodded and said: "Calculation of sutras is the specialty of a certain director."
Yin Darong: "That's good. Among the three schools, it's enough to have one who is the leader."
"After the exam is over, let's talk about the process."
"In the old days, the doctor knew Xiaoquan. In the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan, the imperial edict was issued. After Quan's note was completed, it should be kept and kept. It was decided by the Minister of Finance. In the first year of Kaiyuan, the official armor system was established and sent to the province for review."
"There will be no problem if we say hello to the Minister of Secretariat and take care of Erlang. The key point is that the results of Liu Waiquan's examination must be compiled into an official and sent to the province for review."
"Therefore, Erlang must remember not to underestimate this outsider just because there is someone in the official department to help him."
"If your test results are too poor and you are dismissed from the Ministry, not to mention the Minister of Civil Affairs, even the Great Luo Jinxian will not be able to save you."
Zhou Jun nodded first, then remembered something and said, "If Mr. Pang, Mr. Yin, or someone becomes a foreign official, how will they handle the many affairs of this villa?"
At this time, Pang Gong said: "Erlang, there is no need to worry, our family will deal with Du Guanshi."
Seeing Pang Gong say this, Zhou Jun could only nod his head in agreement.
Yin Darong said again: "The day of Liuwai Quan is scheduled for the ninth day of the sixth lunar month. Pang Gong will be there to push the book, and our family will be there in the official department. Erlang, you should be well prepared."
Zhou Jun quickly stood up and saluted and thanked his two hosts.
After having another drink, Zhou Jun returned to the side room.
Huayue was lying on the bed in the small room, reading the Youxi miscellany, when she heard Zhou Jun came back, she came out to welcome him and asked: "Drinking again?"
Zhou Jun said: "I didn't eat much."
After saying that, Zhou Jun found a folding bed in the hall, sat down on it, and began to think about what happened at the banquet just now.
Yin Darong said that he wanted to increase the number of musicians and musicians in the courtyard, so he wanted to join Liuwaiquan and try to become a Liuwai official.
This reason, at first thought, does not seem strange.
But if you think about it carefully, Yin Darong is the internal servant in charge of Xiguan Bureau. Although he has become an official, he still employs musicians. As long as he opens his mouth, someone will bring it to him.
Why do you have to go around in circles, and in the name of your official status, do you have to help find musicians yourself?
If it were said that Duke Pang cherished his talents and had informed Yin Gong in advance that he wanted to give himself a title, there would be no need to find a job as busy as writing books and making history in an important department like the Ministry of Punishments and Capital Litigation.
Could it be possible that there were other reasons why the two of them arranged themselves to be involved in the criminal case?
Recalling what Shao Chang told himself in the Hongyan Poetry Club, that the period of filial piety for the longevity king had come, and everyone in the court was talking about the exchange of reserves, Zhou Jun frowned deeper and deeper.
Huayue stood in front of Zhou Jun, looked at the latter and asked: "What's wrong? His face is so dark and scary."
Zhou Jun adjusted his mood and said with a smile: "It's nothing. Maybe I drank too much and felt a little uncomfortable."
Hua Yue glanced at him and just said: "Don't forget to get up early tomorrow, aunt will teach us martial arts."
Zhou Jun slapped his head and almost forgot about it.
After saying goodbye to Huayue, Zhou Jun walked into the bedroom and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Jun and Hua Yue arrived at the courtyard of Waiyuan.
Aunt Gongsun had been waiting there early. When she saw the two of them arriving, she took out the newly sewn sandbags from behind and said, "Erlang, there are two for your wrists and two for your ankles. Put them on first."
Zhou Jun walked over, picked up a sandbag and weighed it.
It weighs almost five kilograms, so four of them weigh twenty kilograms.
Putting this thing on, let alone running and practicing boxing, even walking and bending will be strenuous.
In comparison, Hua Yue did not need to wear these. She just started to stand up under the guidance of Aunt Gongsun.
Zhou Jun put on the sandbag and tried to raise his hand, but it took a lot of effort.
Aunt Gongsun asked: "Has Erlang ever learned boxing or kicking?"
I learned fighting skills and jujitsu in the police academy in my previous life, so this shouldn’t count, right?
Zhou Jun thought for a while and finally shook his head.
Aunt Gongsun nodded and said, "Let's start from the basics."
After saying that, she took out two wooden stakes about a foot high, placed them on the ground, and said to Zhou Jun: "Stand up and squat on horseback."
Zhou Jun smiled bitterly, he was doing the same Zama Step, but he had four more sandbags than Hua Yue, and he also had two more wooden stakes.
Standing on the stake carefully, Zhou Jun took a deep breath, made fists with his hands, gathered them at his waist, and slowly squatted down.
After just one cup of tea, Zhou Jun felt that his legs and feet were already sore.
Just as he was about to stand up, the twig in Gongsun's hand hit Zhou Jun's leg hard like a whip, causing the latter to cry out in pain.
Aunt Gongsun said: "Erlang, please don't blame me for being cruel physically and mentally. The first hurdle a martial artist must pass is to unite and gather strength."
"The human body is inherently heavy at the top and light at the bottom. These sandbags, wooden stakes, and horse steps are all to adjust the body's balance."
"Beginners will definitely be in pain, but it is the only way to go."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun held back the pain and recalled the breathing techniques from his previous life in the police academy while adjusting his body's center of gravity to try to achieve a balanced state.
Aunt Gongsun only glanced at him and saw the mystery, so she asked: "Erlang has really never practiced martial arts before?"
Zhou Jun nodded.
Aunt Gongsun pondered for a moment and then said, "This is quite interesting."
Zhou Jun asked: "Auntie, I heard someone say that with great martial arts, you can become indestructible as a vajra and have the power to split mountains and split the sky. I don't know whether it's true or not?"
Aunt Gongsun said with a smile: "Who is talking nonsense? If you really want to do that, wouldn't you become an immortal?"
"A person with high martial arts skills has sharp ears and eyes, can communicate with all directions, has a unified body and body, and is invulnerable to all weapons. However, no matter how strong he is, he is just an ordinary person."
Zhou Jun was a little disappointed. He thought the masters in martial arts novels were real.
It turns out that it was just made up by later generations.
Zhou Jun recalled what he saw at Duckweed House that day and couldn't help but ask: "Auntie lifted the stone lion that weighed hundreds of kilograms that day and threw it more than ten meters. Can she be considered a person with extremely high martial arts skills?"
Aunt Gongsun waved her hand and said: "My martial arts skills can only be regarded as above average."
"That day when I lifted the stone lion, it looked terrifying, but in fact, it took three kinds of tricks."
"The first is waist carrying, the second is muscle elasticity, and the third is energy transformation. If Erlang calms down and practices for thirty years or so, he can do it as well as I do."
When Zhou Jun heard this, his vision went dark and he almost fell off the wooden stake.
This chapter has been completed!