Bai Erlang's guess was correct. The emperor had indeed chosen a position for him a long time ago and had discussed this issue with Li Mao before the results of the civil service examination came out.
The location is excellent, Hanlin in Hanlin Academy.
This time, the position was extremely smooth. Not only did Li Maoyue not object, but even Wei Zhi and other ministers did not object. The emperor, who was prepared for a war, failed.
Li Maoyue did not object because he felt that Bai Cheng was a Jinshi after all and his abilities were not much different. The emperor's move was obviously not to let Bai Cheng take power in the future, but to keep the consort and princess in the capital.
If that's the case, then I agree.
Wei Zhi and others did not object because Bai Erlang had written a book and it was a bestseller.
Naturally, "The Biography of Xiang Mingxue" is not only read by my own children and grandchildren, adults also secretly collected a copy.
Since his narrative ability is quite good, it is possible to put him in the Hanlin Academy to study books.
Therefore, the emperor was selfish, and several elders thought about it and felt that Bai Cheng was capable, so they agreed.
If he is incompetent, they will not be able to agree even if the emperor is angry.
They think this is meritocracy.
However, both Bai brothers are Jinshi. Since Bai Cheng wants to stay in the capital, Bai Zhi can no longer stay in the capital.
This is the most basic suspicion avoidance policy.
Bai Erlang handed over the application form, and Li Maoyue knew about it and told his subordinates: "I will wait for two days before giving it to him, so as to avoid rumors outside."
Subordinates should do so.
Li Maoyue picked up the book he had just written today and went into the palace. Today we will discuss the fourth batch of personnel, and the position is also very important.
Regardless of the fact that a county magistrate only has six or seven grades, the emperor is very concerned about this, as are all the ministers in the court.
After all, the Jin Dynasty is composed of counties. County magistrates are called parent officials, so they must be chosen well.
Basically, every year the magistrates and emperors who are elected to the local level will meet with the examinees in person and confirm that there are no problems before allowing them to be released.
Especially this time there are still several important counties to appoint county magistrates.
Li Maoyue entered the palace with his hands in his hands, and then met Zhou Man on the long steps of Tai Chi Hall.
Li Mao agreed to enter the palace at about the same time during this period, and he could tell by asking the guards at the entrance of the palace and the chamberlain on duty in the corridor.
They have particularly good memories, and because their work is very simple, they can remember such insignificant things.
Naturally, Man Bao would not ask the guards. She would inquire with the chamberlains. Everyone would still be willing to give her a good piece of information like this.
Therefore, she knew that during the past four or five days, Li Maoyue always entered the palace between two and three quarters.
He took a nap in the palace and didn't leave the palace until the afternoon.
This depends on the amount of affairs in the court. Sometimes when the emperor is busy and has no time to see him, he will leave the palace very late.
Therefore, Manbao does not block the back, but blocks the front specifically.
She purposely arrived at the Tai Chi Hall just before two o'clock. She just saw the long steps from a distance and admired the scenery from left to right.
Although there is no scenery here.
Tai Chi Hall is very solemn. In front of it is a large square with bluestone slabs on the ground. The steps on each floor are lined with aisles and stone bridges built from various places, all made of white marble.
As for the scenery, it can only be regarded as the large stone jars placed on both sides of the stone steps, with some green pines, lotus and other plants planted in them.
Now that the lotus flowers have not bloomed, there are only evergreen pines.
Man Bao was already very slow, so slow that some ministers passing by could not help but look at her sideways.
Fortunately, there are not many people coming in and out here. Well, except for the court meetings, there are not many courtiers who usually come to Taiji Hall. Most of them are officials of fourth rank or above.
From a distance, when he saw Li Maoyue walking up the steps, Man Bao simply stopped and waited for him.
Li Maoyue walked up and looked at Zhou Man curiously, "Why is Master Zhou free to come here today?"
Man Bao put his hands in his sleeves, and when he heard this, he took out the fold and raised it, saying, "The cowpox of the Imperial Army has been inoculated. I'm here to report it to Your Majesty."
Li Maoyue suddenly realized it and asked with a smile: "Is everything going well?"
Man Bao nodded, "It's okay. Some people don't react well when vaccinated. Fortunately, it's not life-threatening."
The more people are vaccinated, the more exceptional cases are collected. Although the Imperial Medical Office is nervous, it does not dislike such cases. This shows that there is still room for improvement in cowpox, or that some special cowpox should be specially formulated to adapt to the situation.
Special cases...
But this was not Zhou Man's main purpose today. The reason why she took the reporting job from Xiao Yuan was to block Li Maoyue.
Therefore, Man Bao also paid attention to Li Maoyue's work, "Li Shangshu is still busy with the election of officials recently?"
"Yes," Li Maoyue also complained casually, "every spring, our Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs are the busiest. Not only do we have to arrange for the newly promoted Jinshi and Mingjing, but we also have to arrange for the transfer of officials when they return to Beijing to report on their duties.
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The two are even intertwined. When some officials are promoted, positions will naturally be vacated for newcomers who will take office this year.
"I heard that there was a county official who died of a sudden illness while serving this year?" Man Bao couldn't help but asked curiously, "What kind of disease was it?"
Li Maoyue didn't realize that he was being deceived. Zhou Man was an imperial physician. Everyone knew that she liked special cases. I heard that she still went to Jishitang from time to time to see cases, so he just thought she was interested in diseases and sighed:
"He is the magistrate of Tongbai County. There was a cold wind. It was said that he was caught in a spring rain during the late spring cold. It was a minor illness at first, but who knew it became more serious and he didn't survive it."
And very quickly, it took twelve days, and only four days from the time he became seriously ill to the time he died. He had no time to even make arrangements, so the county government could only report to the top and ask the Ministry of Personnel to send officials quickly.
After all, it is the critical time for spring plowing. How can the county government function without a county magistrate?
Wind and cold can kill people.
Man Bao then also sighed, and then asked Li Maoyue, "Has Li Shangshu decided on a replacement?"
Li Maoyue shook his head and said with a smile: "Tongbai County is a Zhong County, and it is up to your Majesty to decide."
But he was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, so it was impossible for him to not recommend it. Man Bao did not point it out and directly asked with a smile: "What does Li Shangshu think of Bai Zhi?"
Li Maoyue couldn't help but paused and looked at Zhou Man, "Who?"
"Bai Zhi," Man Bao said directly: "Let me recommend Bai Zhi to you. Do you still remember his official examination paper?"
Before Li Maoyue had time to speak, Man Bao took out an article from his sleeve and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember. Take a look at the articles he usually writes. This is to encourage farmers and mulberry farmers, and Tongbai County can be considered a
It is a major grain-producing county, but I heard Bai Zhi say that there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in the county. It seems that the rich households are mostly concentrated in the west, while the east is very poor."
Li Maoyue didn't want to take the article at first, but after hearing what Zhou Man said, he reached out and took it.
It was obvious that Bai Zhi had done his homework before he could say these words. In this case, why not give him a chance.