Emperor Wanchang raised his brows, glanced at Yunzheng vaguely, and smiled as if he was careless: "Yun Guogong is fighting with the Liao people over there, how can the group of Zhen Dingwei move?
Not only can't you move, you have to transport it quickly... This is also an urgent matter right now, Fang Aiqing, please remember to go and explain it in person."
"I obey the order." Fang Qianran's expression did not change at all, he just accepted the order respectfully.
"Well, as for the batch given to the Jinan Guard... Hehe, that batch is not urgent at the moment, but I'm afraid the Jinan Guard hasn't changed its armor for two or three years? Zhang Zhu heard that he was also urged to do so by the soldiers below.
No, he has come to me many times, and it would be unjustifiable if he compromised his armaments again this time." Wanchang looked embarrassed and sighed: "In this way, let's take it out from Zhang Zhu's side first.
Part of it will be sent to Zhou Guogong, um... it will be calculated according to the three levels in Zhou Guogong's list... As for Zhang Zhu, I will think of other ways to make up for him first."
His Majesty the Emperor "puts others before himself" and "cares wholeheartedly" for his ministers. Naturally, the ministers wanted to sing their praises. One or two people nodded and praised them. Such good words as "His Majesty's kindness and great kindness spread to all directions" were widely spread.
Only now did Zheng realize that flattery was definitely not unique to his previous era. Look at the way these Confucian heroes spoke and talked so much like the "comrades" who gave work reports in his own era! They were even more so.
Nothing less!
In this officialdom, can't we really talk less nonsense and do more? Yun Zheng sighed in his heart, but he also knew that this idea was just to express emotion, which is definitely impossible, not to mention that officialdom of any era is inevitable with these things.
Pretentious, let's just say that since this flattery has always existed, it must have a purpose for its existence. According to philosophy, "existence is reasonable."
Yunzheng knew that he couldn't resist all this, so he had better get used to it. It was like a famous saying in the original world: Life is like being raped. If you can't resist, then enjoy it!
So Yunzheng also smiled and complimented the officials on both sides. In fact, he was really tired of standing alone in the hall, but Emperor Wanchang didn't show him a place to stand.
He was not told to step back, so he had no choice but to "act independently" like this once.
"Okay, okay, my dear friends, let this be done for now." Emperor Wanchang smiled, and suddenly said to Yunzheng: "Yunzheng, it is said that you have not yet held a title or a formal official position.
, you should not have been announced to the palace in the first place, but today there is a matter related to you that needs to be discussed publicly at the court meeting, so I have announced you to the palace. With you as the client present, there are some issues such as whether it is appropriate or not.
If so, it can only be confirmed in person, do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand." Yunzheng nodded and bowed slightly.
"Okay, that's right, Prime Minister. A few days ago, you have always been opposed to the fact that Yun Zheng was given the special gift of Jinke to explore flowers. On the one hand, you said that the ancestral system cannot be violated, and on the other hand, you don't believe that Yun Zheng was really violated.
Granting Wen Tanhua the ability, haha, this is naturally for my future reputation. I am very clear about this, but I also want to explain here that when Yun Zheng is Tanhua, he does not occupy the quota of the world's scholars.
It is not inconsistent with the ancestral system; as for his ability, whether he is enough to be a Tanhualang, this matter is very easy to handle... Now Yunzheng is in the Jinluan Palace, all you dear friends can take a test, and become a good person.
If it doesn’t work, let’s judge for ourselves.” Emperor Wanchang smiled lightly and said to Gu Heng.
Gu Heng bowed slightly: "What the emperor said is absolutely true, and I have no objections." He turned to look at the important ministers, and said with a smile: "Most of your colleagues are people who have passed three trials and entered the temple, and they are all well-educated people.
, I wonder which colleague is willing to serve as a guest examiner?"
If not 60% to 70% of the officials in the Jinluan Palace are from poor families, at least half of them are from poor families. This is also the habit that the Wei Dynasty has continued in order to show that famous and poor families rule the world together. But there are so many officials from poor families, but at this moment, no one really stands.
Coming out is like Gu Heng said, "a guest appearance as an examiner"
Just kidding, it’s true that we objected, but now that Young Marshal Yun has returned victorious, he is standing in the Golden Palace. If he stupidly shows up and pretends to be the examiner, it will not be a joke.
The questions given were too easy for Yun Zheng to pass the test easily, which means that his level is low and his knowledge is poor; the questions given were too difficult for Yun Zheng to pass, which would be even more troublesome, not to mention that such a giant of the Yun family would be unkind to him.
If you think about the consequences of hostility, saying that you have caused His Majesty the Emperor to lose face because of this is already a big crime. If you don't do it well, it won't be long before His Majesty suggests that you can "beg for your bones" and go home to retire.
Okay, this is not the result we want
Gu Heng had predicted many scenarios, but he obviously didn't expect that things would turn out like this in the end. None of the officials from the poor families were willing to take the lead. It was then that he suddenly remembered something. The biggest difference between a poor family and a famous family is that
, most officials from poor families are the backbone of the entire family. His official career is not only related to himself, but also to his entire family and even the family.
If sons and nephews also enter the officialdom, then after three generations, his family will no longer be a poor family, but an aristocratic family! Very few officials from poor families can resist such a temptation, so they are twice as interested in their official positions and reputations.
To cherish
As for famous officials, their noble origins and strong family backgrounds give these people many natural advantages. Even their psychological advantages are obvious. At least they don't have to worry about being ostracized by their colleagues because they are not good at working, and they don't have to worry about others looking down on them because they are of low origin.
If you occasionally make a mistake, you don’t have to worry about your reputation being damaged and unable to be reused.
No, these country bumpkins probably don’t have the guts to be the first to go up against the Yun family. Do you expect them to? Huh, it’s really unreliable. At the critical moment, we still have to rely on our own talents. Gu Heng thought with slight anger in his heart.
Weiwei signaled with his eyes, Zhang Jin, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, walked out of the queue under the watchful eyes of his backstage boss.
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask the first question and ask for your permission," Zhang Jin said.
"Accurate" Emperor Wanchang didn't say much, he just said one word to him
