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Yuan Zai got up early, sent someone to prepare a small gift, put on a new set of clothes and prepared to go out.
When Wang Xiu saw it, he couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Lang is so solemn. Are you going to pay a visit to an important official in the dynasty?"
“I’m going to pay a visit to Xue Lang.” Yuan Zai straightened his collar and suddenly asked, “But you look flattering?”
"No."
The host hesitated for a moment, but then said: "It's not flattery, but it seems a bit flattering. We are all good friends and share the same loyalty. It's okay to help when we encounter difficulties occasionally. But if we always seek benefits from each other, it will inevitably make people look down upon.
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"Where is there?" Yuan Zai said with a smile: "He has not yet had an official status. I went to see him to find an official position for him."
"That's good."
Wang Xiu agreed and stood in the court to see him off. He saw that Yuan Zai still brought a carefully prepared gift when he went out. It was "Journey to the West" that Yuan Zai paid for and printed. It seemed not expensive, but it was very thoughtful.
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Brother Yuan has taken too much trouble, there is no need to do so.
"I am doing this not only for Xue Lang's fame, but also to do my best to enlighten the common people. Only with more story books like this can more people be willing to learn."
Yuan Zai said this, whether Xue Bai believed it or not is another matter. He responded: "I have recorded this intention."
The two of them sat down in the hall, and they couldn't get over the bamboo paper issue from before.
Xue Lang also knew that Li Tan and others wanted to take away the craftsmen in order to control the bamboo paper craftsmanship. I firmly opposed it. Fortunately, Xue Lang voted for the saint in detail, so that the right minister came out to shock. Later I found out that Li Tan actually gave away a thousand
Many generous gifts came to my house, so I used the money to publish collections and help poor students like me."
"Thanks to your efforts." Xue Bai said: "We are not afraid of them making paper. As long as the technology is not blocked, it will be the general trend that more people can read."
"This is exactly what I, as officials, should do for the world." Yuan Zai said with great resounding resounding force.
In this way, the relationship between the two became closer.
“Xue Lang has been in the spotlight recently?” Yuan Zai said in a concerned tone, smiling: “If such a young and handsome number one scholar doesn’t have a destination, he is just like a vertebra carrying gold through the market, wouldn’t he be punished by others?
“Brother Yuan is here today. Do you have any advice?”
“I am not a lobbyist for anyone, you and I are good friends, so how about I come up with an idea for you?”
"Appreciate further details."
"I heard that there is a confidante who wrote the lyrics for you. She is the crown prince of Yu Zhen Guan. Why don't you marry her? Her status is beyond the mortal world, and she has feelings and righteousness with you. In this way, you can not only promote
Even if you refuse others' attempts to win over you, you won't go against your will."
Xue Bai asked: "I wonder where Brother Yuan heard about this?"
“Occasionally I heard people mention it.“
Xue Bai knew that Yuan Zai was still here to act as a lobbyist. Although Li Hua was not mentioned in his words, Li Hua actually came from the south ancestral house of the Li family in Zhaojun. He just asked Xue Bai to compromise with the Li family in Zhaojun.
Of course, the whole dynasty is full of children from aristocratic families, and no matter how you choose, they are all the same. It is nothing more than giving some sense of oppression, even if it is just to persuade Xue Bai, the purpose is to let him get along with the light as soon as possible. The whole??? Ben???
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How can any Jinshi from a poor background pass the civil service examination without the help of a wealthy family?
Even in Yuan Zai, after becoming a Jinshi, you have to rely on the master's family to find an official position.
Xue Baiqian said: "I will consider Brother Yuan's idea. There is no rush. I will prepare for the civil service examination first."
Yuan Zai sighed and stopped trying to persuade him. He stood up to leave and left Xue's house, where he met Du Wulang.
Compared to Xue Bai who was in trouble all day long, Du Wulang looked relaxed and happy.
“Is Wulang going to be awarded an official title too?”
“How could it happen?” Du Wulang smiled happily: “After winning the Ming Jing, there is still a period of keeping the election. After the period of keeping the election,
How can I participate in the civil service election?
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Yuan Zai said: "That's right, what has Wu Lang been busy with recently?"
Xue Bai was busy looking for an official, and I was busy looking at the marriage."
“Why do I need you to organize it yourself?”
"Hey." Du Wulang sighed at this time and said: "Isn't my prospective father-in-law back? He should take care of many things, but how can he do anything? It's too late to send people to watch him, and I'm afraid of my family.
He was not happy when he found out, so he had to do what he should do."
Yuan Zai was puzzled and asked, "Why would Wulang find such a portal?"
Du Wulang didn’t answer and just smiled stupidly.
Yuan Zai couldn't help but sigh again, thinking that both Xue Bai and Du Yu didn't know the hardships of the world.
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On March 16th, the official examination of Bo Xue Hong Ci was held.
Xue Bai got up early and went to the imperial city, all the way to Shangshu Province.
Here, he visited both the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites, but rarely visited the Ministry of Personnel.
The Yamen is located in the southeast of Shangshu Province. When you walk into the Cao Courtyard to the south, you will see mostly officials standing there waiting. Because when you are an official in the Tang Dynasty, you have to be dismissed after your term and go home to wait for the election. If you don't want to
To be elected, you can only take part in the Civil Service Examination, or go to a border town to join the shogunate.
In addition to these officials who are waiting for election, there are also some old people who have passed the exam a few years ago but have never been an official. Most of them have a lifeless expression on their faces.
Xue Bai is the only one who has entered the civil service in Jinke, and he is very young. Standing in the crowd, he looks particularly eye-catching.
When the time came, several clerks walked out of the room with serious faces and said: "Line up, the erudite poets will go to the left, and the calligraphers will try to the right."
Everyone lined up in two lines and stepped forward to check the documents one by one.
The person in line in front of Xue Bai was an official who was over forty years old. His official robe should be around the eighth grade, but it was full of patches. His boots were also torn, and he looked sallow and thin.
He turned around to see Xue Bai and said in surprise: "So young?"
"lucky."
"Oh, I can't do it anymore."
This official didn't care who Xue Bai was, and just sighed about his own affairs.
“I have been elected for six years since my dismissal and I have no salary. It costs too much to rush to Chang’an every year to take the civil service examination. Why don’t you come? In what year and month will I get an official position?”
At this time, a person who was checking documents in front was pushed out by the clerks, and he yelled unwillingly, I am Liu Chengsi! Why do you say that I am not me?!"
"Oh. Quan??Ben??????????.????" The official standing in front of Xue Bai looked sad and murmured: "This name verification also needs to be done.
, for this expense, if I can no longer be an official this year, I will have to beg for a living. "
After a while, it was finally this person’s turn.
Xue Bai stood behind him and looked around. He saw the clerk took the letter, rolled his eyes twice and asked, "Pei Yang, who am I?"
"It's me.""
“What is the evidence?”
The down-and-out official named Pei Yang quietly handed the cloth bag over. The clerk opened it and saw some golden light. He weighed it and let Pei Yang in.
After that it was Xue Bai's turn.
A document was handed over. When the officer saw Xue Bai's name, he immediately raised his head and looked at him, and said with a smile:
The number one scholar please."
The Ministry of Civil Service Examination pays attention to "body, speech and calligraphy". Body is the appearance and figure, speech is the demeanor of conversation, book is calligraphy, and judgment is the literary talent for writing official documents.
Xue Bai walked to the room to wait, and saw Pei Yang talking to a clerk, "Are you going to dismiss it now?"
“Otherwise? This year, Minister Da Xi will take charge of the examination himself. Can you handle it? Go back and listen to the winter exam.’
Pei Yang's face turned earthy, his body trembled, and he finally left slumpedly. When he passed by, Xue Bai could feel the despair in this man. He couldn't help him now. Among the officials of the Tang Dynasty, they had to spend their savings for the selection of civil servants like this every year.
There are countless people who have been rejected for various reasons.
Even some children from aristocratic families cannot afford such long-term management expenses, let alone children from poor families who have nothing themselves.
Xue Bai actually understood why Yuan Zai was so easily swayed and became a lobbyist to persuade him.
How could Yuan Zai have become such an official if he had not married Wang Xiu? It is precisely because he knows how difficult the journey is and that the only way out is to be close to a high-ranking family, so he naturally feels that this approach is right.
Therefore, when Yuan Zai and Chen Xilie spoke out their words of persuasion, they all felt that it was right and that it was good for Xue Bai.
Today Xue Bai is standing in the Ministry of Personnel, and he understands more deeply that most of the time it is not that he is capable, but that he is too lucky.
Lucky to break these shed locks.
But it is precisely because of this that he must persevere and bring changes to the world.
If you just want to be like the light, why do you need this luck?
“The number one scholar please.”
The clerk in the room did not embarrass Xue Bai and raised his hand to ask him to go through the other door.
Across the corridor, in another public room, Du Youlin, dressed in red robe, was sitting there.
"Here we come." Du Youlin stood up and said, "As you said, the left prime minister has no ability and cannot hinder your future. When you arrive at the examination room, sit down by the window and behind the desk on the far right, and you will naturally pass."
Xue Bai asked: "I don't need to do it?"
“The big drama in Ziyun Tower has just passed a few days ago, who dares to take your advice?”
Du Youlin said, looked outside and sighed: "As for those people, there is nothing they can do. Look, there are only a few guards, but how many people are waiting."
He handed over a piece of paper, and it was written on it that there were currently que officers, almost all of whom were in the eighth or ninth grade. The better ones were Bingcao from Beijing and joined the army, while the worse ones were from remote lower counties.
Yang Dang does have some salt officials, but he doesn't know how to recruit people from the regular department.
Xue Bai wanted to take the right path. For him, these official positions were all mixed with the same qualifications... But it was still inconvenient to go to the remote lower county. It was best to find an official in the capital, so that he could rely on the Holy Family to get the job.
As soon as possible, he put on a red robe and put it directly outside for the governor to read the note and returned it to Du Youlin. He turned around and walked to the examination room and sat down at the indicated position.
This is a seat by the window. When you turn around, you can see the green branches and leaves of the willow trees in the courtyard, which reminds you of the scene when you were studying in your youth.
After that, I saw Da Xishi leading the clerks to hand out test questions, a judgment and a poem. Interestingly, there was a piece of paper under the question given to Xue Bai, with all the contents of the answer sheet filled in. Xue Bai saw
Taking a look at Da Xi Xun, he saw that the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs slightly nodded his head and motioned for him to write it down once.
This is the character of Chen Xilie, the Prime Minister of the Left and Minister of Civil Affairs.
The title of the poem was "Qi Ji Fu". Xue Bai finished writing according to the reputation, and then looked at the judgment document, which was about a current event: "General Wang Chang of Yulin has no legitimate son, his nephew has succeeded to the title, and his concubine complained, which is not in line with the system.
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The judgment text that Xue Bai was asked to copy was very long. It was still an essay, and it was written like a poem. The long paragraphs at the beginning were full of meaningless nonsense.
The way of interdependence among all generations. If the flesh and blood are not good, the beauty of the gulls and doves will be prosperous; if the blood is different, how can the sons of the mountains be sent to them?"
Since the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel is a weakling like Chen Xilie, Xue Bai didn't even bother to copy it, so he picked up a pen and wrote the judgment himself.
Even the penalties have been changed.
"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, if a duke's uncle is a son, if there is no legitimate son, he will have a legitimate grandson, and if there is no legitimate grandson, he will have a common son. If he dies and there is no successor to the title, the country will be wiped out, and the title will be inferior to his brothers. Wang Chang's nephew committed the crime of 'fraud' and was not a descendant.
If we inherit it, we should merge it two thousand miles apart, and those who should continue it should make corrections."
Since he writes judgments, he will judge according to the current Tang law.
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A gong sounded in the courtyard of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the clerks began to get up and collect the papers. Then they followed Da Xixun to the lobby with their papers in their arms. They looked at the marks on the papers and took out the papers of those who had extraordinary family backgrounds and had prepared them properly.
, gathered together. After entering the hall, they placed these papers on the top.
Only Xue Bai's paper was left untouched and no one dared to touch it.
“throat.”
Chen Xilie also came, read a paper for a while, and sighed: "This guy doesn't give me any face at all."
Da Xixun said: "He is proficient in Tang law. This case should indeed be sentenced to two thousand miles of exile, not two years."
"What's the use of a good judgment?" Chen Xilie said: "The judgment is written with no literary grace, but it's still the number one scholar...it's all about pen and ink."
Da Xixun was stunned for a moment, feeling a little bitter for the left prime minister, and said: "After all, there are calligraphers in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who are good at calligraphy."
Chen Xilie smiled bitterly and said, "Come on, old man, it's hard to imitate Yan Kai."
“Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister.”
The paper and ink were spread out, Chen Xilie picked up the pen, and actually started to copy the verdict again for Xue Bai.
Otherwise, what can we do? The right minister has already said that he must pass the official examination. No matter how unhappy he is, he can only bear to see it and cannot miss the matter.
“Don’t stare at me here.”
Chen Xilie said while copying: "Have you thought about what official position to give this guy?
Da Xixun said: "The right prime minister wanted to give him a chance, but he refused to give in at all. There is no other way. It is most suitable to pick a Wangxian county captain from the east and west of Jiangnan and send him out of Beijing."
Counties in the Tang Dynasty were divided into ten grades, namely Chi, Cichi, Ji, Ciji, Wang, Qin, Shang, Zhong, Zhongxia and Xia. The ranks of county officials were also different. For example, county captains ranged from the eighth rank to the lowest rank.
They are available at all levels of the ninth grade.
What Da Xixun wanted was to give Xue Bai a Wangxian county lieutenant with a rank of nine, which would be considered worthy of the number one scholar and his reputation, and at the same time send him out of the capital to eliminate all the troubles.
He looked at the officer and finally said: "How about Dongyang County Lieutenant? In Wuzhiwang County, ordinary Jinshi can't get an official position."
It is unnecessary to ask "how" this sentence. Chen Xilie didn't say a word about the matter decided by the Right Prime Minister's Office. He silently copied the judgment and said: "But, it is in vain that I advise this guy. He really doesn't understand good people's hearts."
In this way, they wrote "Xue Bai was appointed as the captain of Dongyang County" and sent it to Zhongshu Provincial Hall together with other notes.
Together with other documents, it was sent to the Prime Minister's Office for review by Li Linfu.
It has to be said that Li Linfu handled general affairs very efficiently. In less than an hour, he returned to Zhongshu Province as soon as he received the paperwork.
Several officials were sorted into different categories and were about to send back the official notes when they suddenly heard someone scold them.
“Wait a minute.”
They turned around and saw that Yang Hua had arrived. Unexpectedly, Yang Hua was wearing a purple robe and sat down directly on the upper seat. He straightened his sleeves and said, "But the official's note? Let's see the truth." ."
Mentioning the word "truth", the officials remembered that this Uncle Yang Guosheng was "the same as Zhongshu's disciple." Although he had never participated in Zhongshu's affairs, he did have this that power.
When an official winked at the small official in the distance and asked him to quickly inform the right minister, Yang Shu saw all this and ignored it, saying: "Let you take it."
“Here.“
The note was opened. Yang Hua looked around and saw that Li Linfu had already stamped it.
It was also the first time for him to deal with the official documents of the Zhongshu Province. He was not very experienced, so he simply picked up his pen, crossed out "Dongyang County Lieutenant" and wrote "Secretary and Provincial Secretary" on the side.
Because this is one of the best jobs among all starting officials. Although the rank is only from the ninth rank, it is a central official and is suitable as a springboard for promotion.
Xue Bai is a scholar. He first served as a school secretary and then went abroad. His grade and destination are very different.
But Yang Huan's actions made all the officials around him stunned. Uncle Guo, you can't do this...
Yang Hua said disapprovingly: "What? Don't Ping Zhangshi, my disciple of Zhongshu and I, have this power? Do we want to ask the sage?"
“This... I am asking you to rewrite this note?”
“Also good.“
Yang Huasui really rewrote it, but he didn't need to ask Li Linfu to stamp it. Instead, he took out his own seal, dipped it in red ink, breathed a sigh of relief, and stamped it with a "snap".
