Those scholars who have won the Jinshi, if you want them to do things for you sincerely, you have to pay more or less some benefits, and these are political benefits.
Moreover, the backgrounds of these Jinshis are complicated, and it is impossible to tell who is their disciple or the disciple of which academy.
Some people are immediately attracted by big guys from the same hometown or undergraduate teachers as soon as they get Jinshi. The composition is very complicated.
Therefore, it is not an easy task to ask the Jinshi masters to do things for you, and to have a large number of Jinshi masters to do things for you.
But the unsuccessful candidates have no worries in this regard, because they...
For the big guys in the court, it has little use value.
Therefore, it rarely involves court relations.
There is no need for anything else, just one or two call for papers by the Di Newspaper Department, and one or two editor positions in the Di Newspaper Department are released, and only students and above can participate, it is enough to make these scholars and people go crazy.
The editors of the Di Newspaper Division had no rank at the beginning, but as the yamen of the Di Newspaper Division gradually upgraded, the editors of the Di Newspaper Division now also have ninth-grade official status, although they are only ninth-grade minor officials, and they are still at the feet of the emperor.
The ninth rank official is very inconspicuous, but for these failed candidates who have no hope of official career, the ninth rank is already very good. After all, they can be regarded as entering the officialdom.
Of course, juren can also become officials, but they have to be recommended by someone. For example, Shen Yi's uncle Shen Hui was born in juren. He almost lost his family fortune in his early years before he found an official position.
There are too few people who are willing to help these losers.
The call for articles for the Di Newspaper Division will make many people tempted. After all, if you join the Di Newspaper Division as an editor, even if you are only a ninth-grade official, you can occasionally publish articles in the Di Newspaper. If any article pleases Long Yan,
, isn’t this future coming?
Shen Yi briefly stated his thoughts to the emperor, then he lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't take long. It only takes two or three essays, and those candidates will be able to understand what the imperial court means. By then,
The voice of the Northern Expedition will inevitably become louder and louder."
The emperor touched his chin and thought for a while, and then said: "Then I will follow your method, Shen Qing. Later I will ask the people in the Di Reporting Department to carefully think about a charter."
Having said this, the emperor glanced at Shen Yi and asked, "When will Shen Qing return to Huai'an?"
It has been almost half a month since Shen Yi returned to Jiankang, and the emperor was also worried about any flaws in Huai'an's defense.
Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to Huai'an in a few days."
The emperor nodded and said with some emotion: "Every time I see the battle report from Shen Qing, I am fascinated. I wish I could go to the battlefield in person and take a look at the battlefield on the front line. It's a pity..."
Emperor Hongde laughed at himself: "Now, every time I leave the palace, I have to be remonstrated by someone from the Censor's Office. I am like a bird in a cage, unable to be free."
Shen Yi lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty is a man of wealth, so the white dragon fish suit is not appropriate. The people at Yushitai are also thinking about your Majesty's safety."
The emperor was noncommittal and did not answer Shen Yi's words. He stood up, walked to Shen Yi in a few steps, patted Shen Yi on the shoulder and said, "Shen Qing, you must be careful after you return to Huai'an."
The emperor's voice was very low.
"Now, whether it is the people of Qi, some people within my Dachen, or even some nobles in the imperial court, they all want to see the Huai'an army suffer a big defeat..."
The emperor's words were very straightforward, but they were also partly cryptic.
For example, Queen Mother Sun may not want the Huai'an army to suffer a defeat, so that her son can be "calm" and not be obsessed with the word "Northern Expedition".
Apart from the emperor, Shen Yi was the one who understood the current situation best. He understood immediately, nodded slightly and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Huai'an is impregnable."
"We have been training in the southeast for several years and in Huai'an for one year. With the current strength of the Huai'an army..."
Master Shen is very confident.
"If I don't attack, I won't be defeated."
The emperor nodded.
"This is also a method. Once the two years are up, the Huaihe Navy will have nothing to say."
He looked towards the north and said with a smile: "Now we just have to see how far Brother Wang can provoke the Qi people."
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Under the city of Yandu.
Li Mu, the envoy of Da Chen, and Zhao Kai, the fourth prince of Northern Qi, were sitting on horses together, looking at the majestic city not far ahead from a distance.
The prince sat on the horse and stared blankly at the big city in the distance, feeling a little crazy without realizing it.
Zhao Kai rode a horse and came to the side of Li Mu. He looked up and down at this young prince who came from the Chen Kingdom and had a similar background to himself. He smiled and said, "The Li family has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for many years. Have they never seen such a majestic city?"
Originally, if they had taken a carriage, it would have taken some time for the two of them to rush back to Yandu, but Zhao Kai was in a hurry to return to Jiankang to pay the decree and collect rewards, so sometimes they rode on horseback.
After walking on the road for more than half a month, the two of them were not familiar with each other. When he heard Zhao Kai's slightly sarcastic words, Li Mu clenched his fists in his sleeves. He looked at Yandu City in front of him and slowly spit out a mouthful. Zhuo Qi: "This is the ancestral land of my Li family."
Having said this, he turned to look at Zhao Kai and said in a low voice: "Sooner or later, I will take it back!"
After hearing what Li Mu said, His Royal Highness King Wei laughed so hard on his horse that he leaned back and forth.
"Isn't this what you, the Li family, are saying to deceive the people of the Nanchen court? What? You have been shouting this slogan for more than sixty years, do you, the Li family, really believe it?"
Li Mu squinted his eyes and said coldly: "Believe it or not, the future will be decided."
"However, the people of Qi have always boasted about how powerful the Qi army is. Why did they first raise a hundred thousand troops this time with great fanfare, then lose their troops and generals at the Huaihe River, and end up with a silent truce?"
Hearing these words, Zhao Kai's eyelids twitched, and he said in a dull voice, "Southerners are cunning, and they are just taking advantage of the situation!"
Li Mu sneered: "It's useless to talk."
The two had similar identities. In addition, Li Mu was Chen's envoy this time, and Zhao Kai could not touch him. The two bickered with each other, but it did not escalate to the level of fists.
Zhao Kai led Li Mu all the way into Yandu City. After entering Yandu, he looked back at Li Mu and smiled calmly: "Nanchen boy, listen carefully. I will place you in the Ministry of Rites later.
Live in the guild hall, you can live in the guild hall and wait for my father's summons."
"For the sake of getting to know each other along the way, after you have finished meeting your father, I will take you to the tombs of the past dynasties of your Chen Kingdom. In this way, you can be considered as paying homage to your ancestors."
Emperors before Emperor Chen Shizong were basically buried near Yandu, so Zhao Kai's words were full of ridicule and ridicule, leaving Li Mu speechless.
The crown prince's face turned red with anger, but he had no way to refute. He just cursed angrily: "rude barbarian!"
When Zhao Kai heard this, he laughed heartily and left with his entourage.
And Li Mu was quickly arranged to live in the guild hall of the Ministry of Rites.
After staying in the Rites Hall for about three days, Li Mu was finally summoned by the Northern Qi Emperor. He was dressed in official uniform and led by several eunuchs, all the way to the harem of the Yandu Palace, and finally ended up in a pavilion.
, met His Majesty the Emperor of Northern Qi.
It was still early autumn, and the emperor of Northern Qi was already wearing autumn clothes.
Perhaps because he had to meet guests, His Majesty the Emperor combed his hair and put on a dragon robe. Except for his pale lips, he looked quite majestic.
After seeing the Emperor of Qi, Li Mu stepped forward in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "Li Mu, the envoy of Chen, has met the Emperor of the Northern Dynasties."
The Emperor Yongping of the Northern Qi Dynasty took a serious look at the young man in front of him. After thinking about it, he asked: "Are you Li Rui's son?"
Li Mu nodded silently and said, "Not bad."
"When your father was young, he came to Yandu once. He was sent by Li He. I have met him."
Li He was the late emperor of Chen Dynasty, the emperor who launched the Northern Expedition but ended in depression.
At this point, the Emperor of Northern Qi sighed with emotion and said: "When Li He died suddenly, I thought your father would ascend to the throne. Unfortunately, your Southern Dynasty's patriarchal system was too strong, and both your father and you lost the opportunity."
The Yongping Emperor looked at Li Mu and said calmly: "They would rather leave the government in the hands of foreign ministers for a few years than let you Jin King inherit the throne. In my opinion, your father Li Rui is better than what he is today."
The little emperor in the Southern Dynasties who had great ambitions but little talent was much more powerful."
Emperor Yongping put his palms together and smiled: "This is also a good thing. Daqi has lost an opponent."
In just a few words, Li Mu made sweat break out on his forehead.
He quickly glanced at the nearby entourage, then raised his head and interrupted Emperor Yongping's words.
"The succession of the throne to me, Da Chen, has its own rules. It seems that it should not be managed by the Emperor of the Northern Dynasties."
"and…"
Li Mu gritted his teeth and said, "My father has never done this before, so how does Your Majesty know that he will be able to do it well?"
Originally, it was unfilial for a son to discuss his father, and as a son, he could not speak ill of his father outside. But now, in order to keep the Jin Prince's family safe, Li Mu didn't care much anymore.
Emperor Yongping glanced at Li Mu thoughtfully and suddenly smiled: "You are quite interesting."
He stretched out his hand and said calmly: "Bring the credentials to me."
Li Mu stood there, raising his head and looking directly at the emperor of Northern Qi.
"The certificate of credence must be presented to His Majesty in public when it comes to the court."