Longcheng County Government.

Ouyang Rong's figure just appeared.

The old county magistrate came forward to greet him and winked.

The voice still sounds familiar.

Ouyang Rong glanced at him.

"Diao County Cheng came earlier than me and was more urgent than me."

Diao County Prime Minister was upright and awe-inspiring: "Mingfu is a role model for our generation, and Mingfu's affairs are our business. How can we not be anxious?"

Ouyang Rong nodded

Xie Lingjiang, Yan Liulang, and Li Xian's family who were following them all stopped outside the mansion.

Waiting with County Magistrate Diao and other county officials, watching the slender back of the young county magistrate.

Ouyang Rong came in alone.

As if going alone to a meeting, he strode into the county government hall.

In the lobby, there are already many people waiting, drinking tea or sitting upright.

Their official uniforms had different colors and accessories. At this moment, as the young county magistrate entered the room, all the officials' eyes fell on the latter.

Facing the scrutinizing eyes, Ouyang Rong's expression remained as usual. He glanced around and quickly classified the people in the hall.

There were seven or eight officials, most of whom were unfamiliar faces, and the rest were officials from Jiangzhou Governor's Office. Ouyang Rong was quite familiar with them. As for the unfamiliar faces, they should have followed the Luoyang envoy from the capital.

Surrounded by these enthusiastic or respectful officials, the one at the top was a middle-aged official in dark green official uniform, with a high crown and a fish bag on his waist.

The official in green uniform is tall, with a beard on his cheeks, his eyes are deep, and his face is as calm and majestic as a sculpture.

Ouyang Rong saw that he was holding a brocade book in his hand. He was serious in speech and expression, which made the atmosphere in the lobby solemn.

Presumably it must be the emissary from Luoyang, who is the real master today.

Next to the Luoyang envoy, there was also a familiar official in Qingyi who was a minister in the Jiangzhou government. His surname was Yu, and he was in charge of the official examinations in Jiangzhou.

At this moment, Ouyang Rong noticed that the gray-haired Yu Sigong was looking sideways at him with a hint of envy, even to the point of envy mixed with a hint of jealousy.

"Your Excellency is the Dragon City Order, Ouyang Lianghan?"

Ouyang Rong cupped his hands and saluted, "I'm the one you are. May I ask who you are, sir?"

Yu Sigong answered quickly:

"Sir Ouyang, Lord Song, a member of the Heavenly Officials Department, was specially sent by the gods to carry out the selection and removal of officials."

Ouyang Rong turned around calmly, cupped his fists and saluted: "Sir, I apologize for missing you from afar."

The so-called Tianguan is the original official department, but it was renamed by Empress Wei.

Similarly, the Ministry of Household Affairs was renamed as District Officials, and the remaining four departments of Rites, Soldiers, Punishments, and Works were renamed as Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Officials.

Menxia Province was changed to Luantai, Zhongshu Province was changed to Fengge, and Shangshu Province was changed to Wenchangtai.

Boring? Boring, but what can you do?

The elderly empress who sits at the top of the Zhou court has been so fond of success, auspiciousness and luck in recent years.

In the court where the country's top intellectual resources flowed, a group of big men tried every means to coax and accommodate her.

Ouyang Rong was complaining in his heart, but naturally he couldn't express it.

Song Hao, a foreign minister with a serious expression, asked about local affairs as usual, and Ouyang Rong answered fluently.

Song Hao noticed that the young man in front of him was talking well and in an orderly manner. He glanced up and down at the young county magistrate who stood as tall as a pine tree. After a while, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth with Chinese characters:

"What a person who stands like an orchid and a jade tree, and smiles like a bright moon in his arms... The criteria for selection by the Ministry of Personnel are four talents and three qualities, as well as body, language, and writing. They all have it, and even go beyond it."

With a satisfied look on his face, he turned around and said to his colleagues on the left and right:

"Those fellow officials who have reviewed Ouyang Lianghan in the capital before have praised him well."

The so-called "judgment by personal words and written judgment" means that after a scholar passes the examination of the Ministry of Rites and becomes a scholar, he is not directly awarded an official position. He must then go through the official selection process of the Ministry of Personnel.

Among them, the body refers to the majestic appearance; the speech refers to the correct rhetoric; the writing refers to the beauty of the regular script; judgment refers to the excellence in arts and science.

In short, to be a civil servant in the Great Qian Dynasty or the Great Zhou Dynasty, you must not only be talented, but also have a good skin and good temperament. This is also an important criterion for selecting officials.

When he was in Luoyang, after Ouyang Rongzhong became a Jinshi, he went to the Ministry of Heavenly Officials and went through the official selection process. He was recognized as a vase in the first year of Jiushi, no, he was Tanhualang;

And at the Apricot Garden Banquet, Empress Wei, a senior member of the Appearance Association, personally selected the qualified ones.

Ouyang Rong naturally does not lose in terms of skinny temperament, which is a big plus, and he is somewhat arrogant to his peers.

All the officials around Song Hao smiled and echoed:

"County Magistrate Ouyang has made such great achievements at such a young age and managed a county in an orderly manner. It's like the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."

"When I look at him, he forgets the ordinary things when he sees them... He is truly a talented person."

Seeing the overwhelming praise in the court, Yu Sigong, who came from Pidian, Jiangzhou to accompany him, had a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

He leaned over and whispered:

"Sir Song, this is the examination form written by Mr. Wang of Jiangzhou to Magistrate Ouyang. Shangguan asked me to give it to you."

Yu Sigong silently took out a volume of documents from his sleeve and handed it to Song Hao.

The so-called examination report is actually a routine process for determining official promotion. It is an evaluation written by the governors of local states after selecting their subordinate officials.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on the "examination report" written by Governor Wang to Ouyang Lianghan.

"Oh? Mr. Wang is really interested."

Song Hao glanced at Yu Sigong who was smiling, nodded slightly, and took the examination form.

The middle-aged Beijing official lowered his eyes and browsed for a while, with a calm expression on his face. He put the examination certificate into his sleeve, turned his head, and continued to answer questions with Ouyang Rong.

Yu Sigong lowered his head and rolled his eyes upward. He carefully saw that Song Hao was chatting and laughing with others. He seemed to have no influence at all...

In the lobby, other accompanying officials also noticed this, but they all agreed not to ask, and the atmosphere continued.

Facing the faint undercurrent on the field, Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear and smiled politely. He turned to look at Yu Sigong with kind and peaceful eyes, and the latter nodded calmly in response.

After some investigation and questioning, Song Hao became less serious than before and had a more pleasant smile on his face.

It seemed that he had finished asking the question. The special envoy from the Heavenly Official finally opened the brocade fold in his hand. He was also the focus of everyone's attention today.

In fact, Song Hao was very clear about the thoughts and intentions of Yu Sigong next to him and the Governor Wang who handed over the "examination certificate" behind him.

But this time he came here just to go through the motions and make a good relationship in advance.

Do you really think he is here to make an assessment and decision on the spot? Even though it is so in name, he still needs to come and complete the last process.

However, after the Heavenly Official issued an imperial edict in front of the Wenchang Stage in the Shendu Political Hall, the promotion and fate of the originally small seventh-grade Longcheng County Magistrate in front of him was no longer under the Heavenly Official's control.

There is a noble person.

However, the majestic and unheard-of Broken Wing Canal outside the city... I can't say whether it is self-help or the help of noble people.

In other words, in the Zhou Dynasty, which still retained the tradition of aristocratic politics, both were indispensable if one wanted to move forward.

As for who this noble person is, whether she is the most noble person in a certain sense in the Zhou Dynasty, the empress of the Wei family, or the noble minister of the political affairs hall, it is not known for the time being.

Song Hao had a calm expression and lowered his eyes to browse. After a while, he raised his head and asked:

"How old is Magistrate Ouyang?"

"After October, it will be twenty-one." Ouyang Rong answered truthfully.

"Are you just weak..."

Song Hao sighed, folded the brocade folds with his palms, pointed at Ouyang Rong, and said to his colleagues on the left and right:

"The young Censor, the Censor, should be the youngest in this dynasty!"

The whole place was in an uproar.

Even the accompanying officials who had vaguely guessed that this young county magistrate, who had made great achievements in flood control and had a far-reaching reputation, might be promoted this time, looked shocked at this moment.

Yushitai, serving the censor!

Not to mention being promoted and changing positions, he was promoted from a remote country back to the capital.

To put it simply, this censor is a member of the Qing Dynasty. Among the officials in the capital, it is also a good place for the most noble people.

And Shi Yushi is from the sixth rank.

The Yushitai is similar to Ouyang Rong's Discipline Inspection Commission in his previous life, with the power to supervise all officials and rectify discipline.

The first official is Yushi Dafu, and the second deputy is Yushi Zhongcheng.

Under it, there are three courtyards, namely the Taiwan courtyard, the palace courtyard and the Chaoyuan.

Among them, the one with the vaguest status is Taiyuan. Taiyuan has four censors, whose official positions are from the sixth rank.

His duties are to correct the situation, appoint hundreds of officials, and promote prosecution in prison.

These four serving censors are considered to be the highest-ranking censors under the censor doctor and censor Zhongcheng, and have great power to conduct independent inspections.
To be continued...