When selecting officials for the Great Promotion, let’s not talk about the system. It is similar to the inspection system of the previous dynasty. Local recommendations are basically made by the children of big families, otherwise they are also powerful people. Only a very small number of them will be
A person with great reputation and great talent.
Zhou Lizhong is obviously not such a person.
Then you can only take regular courses.
Among the regular subjects, the Jinshi, Xiucai and Ming Jing exams are more difficult. The Ming Jing exam is the easiest, and Liu Huan, who has been studying for more than ten years, can pass it with hard work.
The remaining Mingshu, Mingfa, and calligraphy are so difficult that you don’t even need to ask how many years Zhou Li has re-read the book. Just the characters that are like a dog crawling, the examiner probably doesn’t even want to read the paper.
It is not easy to understand the law. He has to memorize such a thick book of Jin law verbatim, not to mention that there are many other etiquette and legal systems to memorize. Even he dare not say that he can memorize it.
Moreover, most of those who graduated from the Ming Law Department entered the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple as partial officials, while those at the local level worked as assistants to county captains, or directly served as county captains.
As for Mingshu, you work as an assistant to the chief registrar at the local level. It is even harder to get promoted than someone from the Mingfa Department, let alone in the capital. If you take the Mingshu test, you will basically be unable to work under the six departments and three supervisors of the Jiu Temple.
Entertaining officials.
If you are promoted from a civil servant, if you are lucky, you may reach the fifth or sixth rank in your lifetime, or you may become a county magistrate after accumulating certain qualifications.
After Mr. Zhuang was rejected from the Imperial College and the important Jinshi Ming Jing Ke, he thought about taking the law exam, but later his reputation was so bad that he felt that even if he passed the exam, it would be difficult to get ahead.
However, the salary of a low-level official was very small, so he might as well work as a staff member, so he left the capital.
Now Zhou Lizhong didn't have to worry about getting promoted or supporting his family, so Bai Shan suggested that he take the Mingfu exam.
He said: "If you can pass the exam, if you can grow this kind of food, it will be a great achievement and you can be directly promoted to Sinong Temple."
By then he will no longer be a lowly official.
Zhou Lizhong asked: "What if I fail the exam?"
"Then when you grow this grain, I will go through the back door to ask for credit," Man Bao said: "But going through the back door will cost money, probably..."
Man Bao counted on his fingers and then looked at Bai Shan.
Bai Shandao: "A Yuanwai Lang can get 20,000 dans of grain."
Zhou Lizhong's feet felt weak and he immediately waved his hand and said: "No, no need..."
He gritted his teeth and said, "Well, then I'll learn?"
Manbao was satisfied and said to him: "I will go back and find the book for you. If you don't understand, you can ask Mr. Zhuang, or you can ask me and Bai Shan. They must have also studied "Nine Chapters Suanjing" at Lixue.
Just ask them."
There are quite a few people studying in Lao Zhou's family now.
Zhou Lizhong responded with a weak heart.
Yin You looked at Bai Shan, then at Zhou Man, and finally at Zhou Lizhong, who was breaking out in a cold sweat and worried about the food, and decided not to tell him that if he wanted to donate to a free post like a Yuanwailang, it would cost tens of thousands of loads of food, so why not?
You can definitely donate it.
But being an official does not require such trouble. Find a connection, first put the person into the yamen as a catcher, and then ask him to work as an errand boy under the chief clerk. After two or three years, he will be justified.
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With Zhou Man's current connections and favors, there is no need to spend any money at all.
However, Yin You held back and didn't say anything, and Man Bao and Bai Shan didn't mention it either. Bai Erlang and Liu Huan on the side really didn't understand, so Zhou Lizhong thought that this was the only way to go, so his skin tightened and he felt
White noodles are not that delicious.
Now these rice seedlings are still seedlings, and nothing can be seen except for their thickness and greenness, so she wandered around and went back.
Bai Erlang suggested: "Let's go for an outing tomorrow."
Liu Huandao: "I heard that there is a temple in Yongzhou with a good view from above."
Man Bao trembled and immediately said: "I won't go!"
When she saw the temple, she thought of Prince Gong's legs.
Bai Shan held back his smile and said, "I know a good place where we can go for horse racing and spring outing. Prepare some things today and we will have a picnic tomorrow."
Man Bao then breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, that's right. There is a temple in the capital, but can it be as big as the Huguo Temple? We can just find a lawn for horse racing and outings."
They were at ease and happy, and the five of them spent this rare holiday beautifully. Ma Hongzhong in Yongzhou City was stopped and beaten again when he was leaving the city. He was injured again, but this time he did not dare to stay to recuperate.
Looking at the Wang family's attitude, I'm afraid they won't give up, so I don't know what's going on at home.
Ma Hong was so worried that he hurried back to Bingzhou without even recovering from his injuries.
Wang Siniang and the others are also leaving, and Wang Wuniang and Wang Wulang are following them back to Taiyuan. However, Wang Ruile, the person involved, is going back to the capital.
Seeing her worried expression, Wang Siniang said: "Don't worry, the Ma family bullies the weak and fears the strong. Now that you are no longer in their hands, they will definitely hold on to Cong'er and they will never dare to treat him badly."
Wang Ruile said: "I know, but I would like to ask the fourth sister to tell me and the Ma family that the child is well. No matter what happens to the Wang family, there is still a trace of affection on my side. If the child is not good, I will
Fight them to the death."
Wang Ruile spoke calmly, and Wang Siniang heard her determination, nodded and said: "I understand, just don't worry."
Wang Cheng didn't think so, and said dissatisfiedly: "Sixth sister, do you think you will continue to fight with them after they capture Cong'er?"
Wang Ruile said calmly: "It depends on whether they can afford to wait. It doesn't matter if I am recuperating in the capital now."
She will have to live with the disease for at least four months. If she does not recover well, it is possible to live with her for more than half a year. She can wait, but can the Ma family wait?
All she wants is for the Ma family to have a glimmer of hope so that they won't do anything to her son in a hurry.
Wang Ruile watched them go away, feeling worried in his heart and unable to settle down.
Mrs. Tang reached out to hold her hand and comforted her: "Don't be afraid. The Ma family used to think that no one in the Wang family could make decisions for you, so they dared to do whatever they wanted. After this incident, even with their ten courages, they didn't dare to do anything to Cong'er.
Sample."
Wang Ruile nodded slightly.
Mrs. Tang stood with her under the pavilion and watched the carriage go away. After a while, she said: "Since we have decided to reconcile, you and Wu Lang should get closer."
She said: "Although he is the son of your uncle and aunt, he is also your heir, and he has inherited the legacy of your parents."
Wang Ruile squeezed the handkerchief in his hand tightly and said after a while: "Sister, what do you think of our second house splitting up after this incident?"
Her father had a good relationship with her uncle, so the second wife never separated, and it was too late.
My parents did not separate the family, but my grandmother was always there. Later, my parents left before my grandmother, and my grandmother was even more reluctant to separate the two families.
But my grandmother is no longer here, and Wang Cheng has also married a daughter-in-law. However, because he is an adopted daughter, her aunt has been unwilling to separate the family, and even once wanted to take her son back.
Also because of these disputes, the relationship between her and Wang Cheng has not been very good in recent years, and the two siblings have not been in contact for a long time.
Mrs. Tang raised her eyebrows, thought for a moment and then said: "In the past, it would have been difficult for our eldest brother to interfere in the affairs of your second wife, but this time Mr. Cui has gone too far, and you want to return to Ning. If you don't want to live together, you should do it."
Yes, I will write a letter to my father later and ask him to mention it to his uncle."