"Don't plant flowers by the roadside for officials, don't marry girls by the princes and kings. Plant flowers for officials and passersby will take them, marry a queen and a prince will not last long. Flowers fade and their beauty changes, and Li Luan's mirror will eventually fall apart. It's better to marry a farmhouse man, a white prime minister."
I can’t see the hall.”
Ma held the poem manuscript and recited it silently. He couldn't help but sigh, "This person is not only a talented woman, but also a wise man. I can't believe that such a person died young and was killed by Zhang Shicheng! Chongba, you can't
We can’t let Zhang Shicheng go!”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded quickly, even if this bad thing hadn't happened, he wouldn't have made it easy for Zhang Shicheng.
"Don't worry, sister, we just didn't expect that Jiang Nan has such a good relative."
Ma chuckled and closed the poem manuscript in his hand, "It's not hard to guess. She comes from a girl's family and dares to send food to Jinling and take the bachelor's degree examination. She is also organized and calm. I have seen it a long time ago.
Her family background is unusual... It is said that children from poor families have become rich early, but this is actually nonsense. How can they become rich if they have never seen anything, never learned anything, and don't understand anything?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and praised: "Madam, you are wise...but that Shi Boren is a little confused. He lived a long life in vain and lost his entire family. It is really pitiful that he could be deceived with precious money."
Ma sighed softly: "You're used to being high up, and you can't bear the sudden fall... Did you catch those treasure money dealers?"
"We caught it. They found a hundred thousand gold coins in their place... Fortunately, we found it early, otherwise it would have been on the market, but it would have been a big deal. After all, it's Shi Boren who made the contribution."
…
The couple were chatting, while on the other side, Shi Boren, who had washed away his grievances, was completely despairing. Although Zhu Jiajun would not kill him, but now, what face does he have to live on? What does he rely on to survive?
"Uncle, how can life be smooth sailing in this world? It is true that this time the blow is too great, but there is no need to give up on yourself. I think the Zhu Jiajun has strict laws and regulations, the officials are honest, and they can distinguish right from wrong. Uncle, why not find a way to do things for the Zhu Jiajun, and wait until he returns to Suzhou in the future?
So I can avenge my aunt!"
"Revenge? Yes! Revenge!" Shi Boren seemed to be in high spirits all of a sudden. His wife died so tragically. This debt must be settled on Zhang Shicheng's head and he must take revenge!
But soon Shi Boren became listless, "Hey, uncle is just a useless person like this, how can he get revenge?"
Jiang Nan was speechless, and she didn't know how to encourage her uncle... But at this moment, someone suddenly arrived at the inn where they were staying temporarily.
"Congratulations to Jiang Nanjiang, grain manager, for passing the exam and being promoted to a noble title!"
Jiang Nan was startled, exam?
Passed?
Me, am I going to be an official?
She was stunned, but it was Shi Boren who was even more stunned. Are you kidding me?
Your niece passed the exam?
If a woman is like this, what about a grown man like me?
Is it just complete trash?
Shi Boren was completely speechless. He thought about it for a long time. He must not just die. He must do something. If it is useful, it will not be useless at all!
After this great talent suffered a heavy blow, he finally found a doctoral job at Yingtianfu School, where he was responsible for teaching the Book of Changes. He was finally able to support himself, and he couldn't expect too much for the time being.
But on the other hand, things are a little more complicated.
Jiang Nan's achievements were recognized, and according to the previous promise, any grain manager who passed the exam would be given the high position of Minister of Finance at most.
Next it’s time to fulfill your promise.
"Jiang Nan, how old are you this year?"
Ma asked curiously.
"As far as I'm concerned, madam, I've just turned eighteen!"
Ma was startled, this age is really too young... Is there anyone younger in the Zhu family army? Zhang Ximeng is not as old as her, but Zhang Ximeng is really special, and it is estimated that no one can compare with him.
In addition, Zhu Wenzheng became a commander when he was less than 20 years old, and Li Wenzhong, who was less than fifteen years old, also became a leader of thousands of soldiers... However, military positions are different from civilian positions. They can fight and have made military exploits, so they are given official positions.
It is reasonable. As long as you have done enough meritorious service, it is also reasonable for you to be granted a title of marquis or knight in your twenties.
But that's not the case for civil servants. They must pay attention to qualifications and chance.
To be honest, Lao Zhu doesn't agree that just by delivering food and passing the exam, you can be appointed as a minister.
Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not directly issue orders and appoint officials after meeting Jiang Nan.
This thing suddenly became different again.
Because after Zhang Ximeng talked with Li Shanchang, Lao Li had already made plans to go along with the situation. As long as Zhu Yuanzhang was willing and Zhang Ximeng agreed, he had nothing to say.
But now Lao Zhu hesitates, and things suddenly become complicated!
In fact, the source of this mess still lies with Li Shanchang... In order to boost the morale of the grain chief or to take advantage of the opportunity to expand his power, he proposed to let the grain chief, who had no foundation, directly serve as the minister. It was wrong from the beginning.
Of course, if you are a middle-aged man and still have some knowledge, after entering the Sixth Division, you can be "competent" by obeying Prime Minister Li's arrangements honestly.
However, among this group of people, Jiang Nan, who was delivering food on behalf of his brother, appeared, and everything changed.
Jiang Nan can't be a minister, so naturally others can't be promoted.
What should we do?
Li Shanchang, who was restless, called Yang Xian and several people to discuss it all night long. However, the more they discussed, the more frightened and anxious they became.
"Li Xiang, the superior may not be willing to let Jiang Nan serve as the minister, but now that the words have been spoken, the superior is not willing to slap himself in the mouth."
Yang Xian said first.
Yang Yuangao pondered and said: "In that case, let's propose that Jiang Nan be the minister?"
Li Shanchang rolled his eyes. He, a fellow countryman, was really confused.
"We push a woman forward, and if she makes a mistake in the future and the superiors investigate her, what should we do?"
Yang Yuangao was suddenly stunned. Does he know what to do?
It has always been Zhang Ximeng who has been interested in letting women serve as officials. If Zhang Ximeng had made the recommendation, they could have secretly restrained him. It can be said for sure that the female waiter would definitely not be a good candidate.
Then they can persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to follow the good deeds and put the matter of women as officials to death!
Never mention it again.
But now the troublesome grain chief was brought up by Li Shanchang, and a female grain chief was appointed. Zhu Yuanzhang had that attitude again, and everything fell on Li Shanchang.
"Mr. Li, I'm going to be blunt. No matter what, this female maid is a bad person. The people below won't agree to it, and we can't control people's hearts. Once something goes wrong, everyone from top to bottom will blame us.
of!"
Li Shanchang sighed, "Xiwu still understands, but how can I persuade the superior to take back his life now? You know that Madam is watching, and the superior is determined to give the woman a way out and boost her morale. If I say no, I'm afraid..."
Lao Li did not continue, but everyone understood that if you can't meet Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements, then you have to step down from your position!
It stands to reason that Yang Xian doesn't want to bring down Lao Li, but if Li Shanchang gets out at this time, he won't get any benefits.
"Prime Minister Li, let me tell you, the only way now is to ask Prime Minister Zhang to deal with the aftermath. He has been refusing to do anything, so he must have an idea!"
I still have to find Zhang Ximeng!
Li Shanchang sighed helplessly. He had given away his left cheek, and now he had to give his right cheek. In front of Zhang Ximeng, he couldn't hold his head up at all.
But what can be done?
The next day, with dark circles under his eyes, Li Shanchang waited early at the door of the check-in room, waiting for Zhang Ximeng's arrival.
Sure enough, when Zhang Ximeng appeared, Li Shanchang immediately saluted forward.
"Xiang Zhang, I have nothing else to say. I just ask you to find a way to help me get through this. I am very grateful!" Li Shanchang simply begged.
This mess is getting more and more difficult to handle. I thought Jiang Nan was irrelevant, but it turned out that her uncle was Shi Boren and her aunt was Zheng Yunduan!
This talented woman was so extraordinary. Many of the famous scholars around Li Shanchang mentioned this woman. Her death was absolutely a pity.
If it is not resolved properly, Zhu Yuanzhang will be furious, Ma will be displeased, and there will be a lot of discussion below. It is like stuffing a hedgehog into Lao Li's crotch, and it will still be full of energy. Only he knows this feeling.
He is now Liu Bei who has become numb after eating Sichuan peppercorns!
Even if he has a way, it won't work. In the entire Zhu Jiajun, Zhang Ximeng is the only one who can clean up this mess.
What does it mean to be welcomed by everyone?
However, Zhang Ximeng did not dare to be careless, because this matter was by no means as simple as appointing or not appointing a female official!
"I think the real key lies in hiring people, and who should be hired... Looking at the hiring habits of the past dynasties, there are civilian ministers, meritocracy, and ninth-grade Zhongzheng, who are selected according to the subject. Generally speaking, our hiring habits are
The scope is getting wider and wider.”
"According to this idea, it is not impossible to appoint grain chiefs, or even women... But I think it is not appropriate to decide a certain position and let them fill it. This is not appropriate. If the appointment of women as officials becomes
To have one more female maid in the officialdom is putting the cart before the horse and even having bad intentions!"
Zhang Ximeng said it very rudely, which was equivalent to exposing Lao Li's trick.
If you want to give a woman a chance, he will give you a female escort. Without any preparation, just let her do the work, and arrange a lot of constraints around her. When she makes a lot of mistakes, you can use it to
Deny this person and overturn this policy.
This method of deliberately digging a hole will naturally not work.
"If you want a woman to become an official, you must go through the formal process and pass the exam... And now we have stipulated that all imperial examinations must start from school... So can we allow women to enter official schools? It seems not yet! No!
When it comes to official education, there is no place for women even in elementary education... From the very beginning, women have not been given opportunities and are not allowed to study... In this case, how can we talk about selecting talents from women? "
"So I would say, it is not a question of adding more female officials, but a question of whether we can give women a channel! The road is given, and the opportunities are there. If you are not good at it, you will not be able to go further in your official career.