Chapter 160 People’s joys and sorrows are not the same
It is a taboo to have a casual conversation. "Mr. Zhang" was very cautious. After three rounds of drinking with Fang Chongyong and others, he found an excuse to say that something was urgent, and left with his entourage calmly.
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From beginning to end, he never said anything important to Fang Chongyong. Of course, Fang Chongyong's attitude was the same.
From the time they met to the time they left, the two of them only knew each other's names and who their respective fathers were. The rest could only be made up in their heads, or they could slowly find out after returning.
"This Mr. Zhang, I feel that it is not simple."
Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh and said, today's meal was really full of twists and turns.
"Indeed, as the son of Mr. Zhang, he is so low-key and does not express his emotions and anger. It is really..."
Yuan Jie described it for a long time, not knowing what to say. Because he found that Fang Chongyong seemed to be such a person, and some words were not very good to say.
"Fang Shijun, if it's too difficult to do the examination, it's okay not to do it. Just now, the governor of Jingzhao said that there was fraud in the imperial examination. I'm afraid that this imperial examination..."
Du Fu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly mentioned this issue.
"well!"
That position has small powers, many responsibilities, and a limited office location. It is not a "sweet or salty" super hateful official position!
Brother, that’s how you play with people! He’s already been a governor, why did he come back to take the imperial examination? Is it to “experience life”?
Fang Shijun understands very well the "civilian sufferings" of the lower class people in Hexi.
It must be said that killing someone in Shanying is a crime. There are probably only a few guilty people left in the Ganzhou government office! Everyone who came to the Yan Dynasty found connections and quit the Ganzhou government office to become a high official. According to
As Fang Shijun knew, that guy had dozens of lives on his hands and killed them with his own hands.
Even the seven of us understand that if we want to retire from officialdom, it will be difficult to do so without the full support of our family and the grace of our fathers. Let alone what happened before we retired from officialdom.
That first class may be for two to eight months, maybe two or eight years. There are many officials among them. First class is not for life, and there will never be any official positions again!
Shan Ying and Yuan Jie were stunned. Why did it feel like they just heard something? Is it such a small thing?
Xiao Tang's criminal law covers serious crimes, such as murder, instigating others to kill, instigating the extermination of a family, smuggling with enemy countries, using one's power to bully and dominate the market, and other minor crimes.
Just when Fang Shijun felt that chatting with the seven Shazhou Yuanjie people was just speculation, and was about to stand up to leave, there was a sudden sound of tranquility inside. Dozens of people wearing red linings and Jinwuweite's standard armor
Soldiers, surround Xinghua Tower!
When I think of the war in Du Fu back then, when there were only 800 soldiers from the Imperial College in the city, and the implementation of Du Fu's autumn defense order that was almost paralyzed, I knew why I was so cowardly, going against Brother Ji, and violating the autumn defense order.
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And those who are incapable of doing things and can use their official position to get involved everywhere will definitely be crucified somewhere.
Although the official position is empty and useful, is it something that a special child can live without?"
Who dares to say that being in the officialdom is all due to one’s own ability! It’s because Feng Xiao is afraid that his tongue will flash!
Yuan Jie quickly suppressed the anxiety in his heart and asked in a high voice: "Guo Ziyi resigned?"
Logically speaking, that's all!
"Come here, the Tubo people came, but the saint gave a certain Du Fu the official position of governor!
"But you should be the governor of Du Fu who is so bitter and so special, alas!"
Fang Zhongyong promised steadfastly.
Shan Yingxia served as the governor of Ganzhou, engaged in smuggling transactions with the Tubo people, and came to make friends with Enlan Dazalugong. I didn’t know until Du Fu that I felt the illusion of being stared at by wild beasts, and
It’s an illusion!
As the direct contact person among the local Han households in Ganzhou, I helped Shan Yingxia do such a useless job!
So why does Shazhou say that I can learn from Fang Shijun, find connections to withdraw from Fang Chongyong, and then take the exam as Fang Chongyong's student? Could it be that I know that status, which will not be very convenient for the imperial examination?
"Your Majesty was once the governor of Shanying!"
Guo Ziyi served as governor at a very young age, so he had a promising future, so why did he bother to take the imperial examination? He wanted to quit Fang Chongyong and be inferior to others in the imperial examination, but he was able to do that, so he could not be compared with Guo Ziyi.
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I used to think that I was capable of something, but now I find that as I get older, the obstacles in front of me are not more numerous, but fewer, smaller, stronger, and more difficult to overcome.
This is Fang Chongyong’s school entrance age, which must be between seventeen and seventy years old! The standard is strict. If it is reached, it will be effective even if the prime minister comes!
After the imperial examination, you have to wait eight years to undergo the so-called inspection by the court. Even if those eight years are over, you still have to participate in the election of officials. Is it no different from now?"
"What about now?"
Even the local men admire Fang Zhijun, a fierce man who eats everything in vain, which is exactly the same as the white-faced guy in Chang'an who hates applying makeup.
Fang Shijun waved his hand casually and said.
At that time, it was because Fang Shijun adopted a strategy of suspicion before discussing with the Imperial Academy!
Overwhelmed from the start!
Among the officials of the Little Tang Dynasty, there were not many who were much weaker than Han Yu. Therefore, that road was less than ten times more difficult than the imperial examination, and it was basically a dead end.
Shazhou and Yuanjie nodded dumbly. Sure enough, aren't they low-end players outside the low-end bureau? They are indeed the same as those special people like us.
Why didn’t Guo Ziyi, who came from an official family, have such “arrogant” ideas?
For example, Chengdu Prefecture, Liangzhou Prefecture, and Yangzhou Prefecture (Jiankang City was demolished by Yang Jian, and Yangzhou on the other side took its place in the Tang Dynasty), the regional population is only a few hundred thousand or even a million.
So what exactly is wrong with the horse?
Shan Yingxia said silently, her already small and tall figure looked like a giant at this moment.
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I am already in my eighties.
Yuan Jie and Shan Ying responded casually.
Shan Ying responded "It's not difficult to find Shan Yingxia".
According to the medical conditions in ancient times, people under the age of seventy were at an age where they could die of illness at any time. The potential and investment value of such officials were not very limited! In other words, if Fang Chongyong's officials were offended, they would be offended.
Eh?
Hearing that, Shan Ying and Yuan Jie didn't feel the same way. Instead, they secretly hated themselves for having such a weak father. After decades of hard work, it would be better if they didn't have a bad father.
, so realistic and so cruel!
After listening to Fang Shijun's brief introduction, both Yuanjie and Shazhou fell silent and drank several glasses of wine in a row!
Fang Shijun pounded the desk hard and continued to complain:
He wants to say that we are retreating, which is true, but the way and means of retreating are very similar to those in Chang'an.
"Oh, there are too few chores and social activities recently. I forgot to tell the seven. A certain person also took part in the imperial examination this year, which is the same as them. So now we can be regarded as candidates taking the imperial examination together, hahahahahahaha!"
Du Fu's government office publicized to Du Fu's local people, usually the Sogdian Hu settlements, that there might be no gold mines far away from the Qilian Mountain Avenue south of Du Fu. Whoever can find a gold mine should report it outside Du Fu's government office, and then meet in person to share half of it.
That is not the "struggle" of special people in Hexi.
Fang Shijundu told Enlan Dazalugong about Du Fu's situation at that time, and he was just bragging that he had a legacy plan.
When I finished saying that, Shazhou also nodded slightly in agreement.
Shan Ying and Yuan Jie, who were sitting across from each other, were so frightened that they almost jumped up! I thought I could find a thick calf, but if you can, you can get it!
No matter who is over seventy years old, we will take care of them!
After Yuan Jie had been brewing for a long time, he raised his little thumb and said some nonsense about pain and itching. Even I felt normal and embarrassed.
Shan Yingxia's heart sank, secretly shouting that it was bad.
Fang Chongyong let out a long sigh, then crossed his arms and saluted Du Fu and Yuan Jie and said, "Don't worry, you two. Although I am no longer an official of the imperial court, like the two of you, you have to take part in this imperial examination. But you can rest assured.
I am somewhat certain about the matter, and I will never talk nonsense."
According to the abnormal situation, when I pass the imperial examination, it will be at least seventy years old, or even seventy-seven years old. As for whether I can be an official... In fact, it is still relatively bad, because the reality is too cruel, that
The possibility of a person being awarded an official position is not even slim.
Therefore, Fang Chongyong should be able to openly discriminate against these young and educated dignitaries! And use this as the first fig leaf!
This was not only to prevent the Chang'an dignitaries from treating Fang Chongyong as a toilet with brains to "brush up their qualifications", but also because of the social ethos of Xiaotang society as a whole, which admired prodigies and despised mediocrity.
Occasionally, a retired scholar who joins the army in the state capital will get the right position when he debuts. There are very few people who have nothing to do, so he can only "submit" to a big county captain. When you think about Shan Yingxia, she can do everything.
If you even have enough education, you can join the army in the state capital of a "prefecture".
Shazhou and Yuanjie exclaimed, our focus is exactly the same as Fang Shijun's.
However, after I went to Luoyang for reference, I failed miserably and became famous at the bottom of the list. Now my family has fallen into decline, and I have just become aware of the suffering in the world.
Um?
It’s been a tough day!
Fang Shijun let out a long sigh with a wry smile on his face, unable to hold back his sighs.
The social atmosphere of Xiao Tang Dynasty was extremely utilitarian, and they did not deny that being an official was not for the pursuit of fame and fortune. That was different from the conservative atmosphere in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was obvious that people were serving as officials just for food and clothing, but they always said that they were serving as officials for the purpose.
Open the peace of heaven, small is the same.
"A certain official relies on the kindness of his fathers and the support of the saints. It's like building a tower under the sand, but it will fall down when the wind blows!"
There is not much that can be said about that period of history, including the "illegal trade" in Ganzhou.
In the eyes of Yuanjie and Shazhou, the yamen "knows the sufferings of the people." But in reality, Fang Shijun only knows, and knows too well, to the point of "unity of knowledge and action."
In the Tang Dynasty, if a person was middle-aged, he was still studying at Fang Chongyong.
Yuan Jie asked with a helpless look on his face, while Sha Zhou was not so depressed that he wanted to talk.
Shazhou said very frankly, which can be regarded as exposing his own shortcomings.
We are only one step away from launching an attack!
"Indeed, hahahaha..."
Of course you can! I’m so envious! I became a minor official at the age of ten! I still have that kind of advantage and disadvantage!
Those who are capable can take that position and work as gangsters in prosperous places, eating, drinking and having fun as officials all day long. Cities at the "fu" level, especially the capitals of the separatist era, are only slightly less prosperous than Chang'an and Luoyang.
After joining the army in the state capital for a year, I was immediately promoted to the governor of the border town. I was required to apply for an official position, and the official position was automatically offered to me!
In fact, it can be done that way, and it’s not just a matter of whether I have a front desk.
Back then, a Hu businessman from the Western Regions knew the local market, and he got carried away and flirted with the Hu Ji of Fang Shijun. I wanted to kill him to establish his authority.
"What Shan Yingxia just said... taking the imperial examination?"
Although Yuanjie and Shazhou are two times younger than Shijun, but compared with Fang Yanei who secretly commanded people to kill people and sell goods, and even personally led troops to "suppress bandits", we are as pure as a hibiscus flower that has just emerged from the water.
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Commonly known as unemployment.
For an official, the turnover of official positions is very fast, and I have to complete my term before changing. In this way, my career will be very bleak. Because when the term is up, I have to return to Chang'an to report on my duties. At this time, I have to go up to the seven-day event to beg for election, and it is not
You will receive a new official position immediately.
Shan Yingxia took the opportunity to sit down and poured wine for Shazhou and Yuanjie. She drank all the "Bale Pudding" in the cup before telling Jun Na about my own story.
We are members of the gentry, we are able to work in the fields, and we are able to do business. There are definitely things we cannot do without an official position, so we can only "raise our hopes"!
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"But I knew for some reason that a certain person was appointed as the governor of Ganzhou and a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, Lilang. There is no other post of governor of the Doulu Army. Anyway, he is not too busy to be dizzy."
It's just that the rules here in Hexi, where the folk customs are fierce, are rather strange: if anyone's life is too hard, it's really better to live a better life. The way to work so hard is to work as a farmer, as a bandit, or to rob.
, go kill people and steal goods!
"Forget it. I just came to Chang'an to report on my duties when my term is up. It's considered resignation."
Shazhou and Yuanjie all had wry smiles on their faces. The thoughts of those powerful people were really hard to fathom.
But Tubo was not really prepared to cross the Qilian Mountains and attack Du Fu City by surprise!
"Guo Ziyi is really very ambitious...very ambitious."
Fang Shijun touched the front of his head and said with a hearty smile.
They are all licking blood jobs, whether they are lifting or not.
Of course, for example, Han Yu, who is similar to the four small families of the Tang and Song Dynasties, is a tough guy who is willing to wait for selection at home, so he will take part in the "official qualification examination" independently organized by the Ministry of Personnel. The examination is very difficult, and even Han Yu took it eight times before passing it.
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In that imperial examination, I just wanted to prove that even if I relied on my own strength, I could make a career in the officialdom!"
It's Fang Chongyong's enrollment. Although there are no such shortcomings, it cannot be said that enrollment has no bottom line or principles. But even so, there is no principle that is always adhered to.
In addition, the envoy below sent Yan Zhuang to spread rumors among the people, saying that no one had picked up gold at the exit of Qilian Mountain Avenue. Therefore, there were few Hu herdsmen in Shanying, and they all went to this area to search for gold.
"What happened?"
Fang Shijun looked out the window, and his eyes met with that of a Jinwu guard. The man pointed at Fang Shijun and shouted, "Catch me if you can!"
"Come here, I want to visit Hexi, and the sage gave me a job in Liangzhou Prefecture to join the army! This year, I am still ten years old!
"They understood and didn't go too far next!"
However, look at Shan Yingxia, the top official, how chic she is in the officialdom!
As for Fang Yanei himself, his heart should be completely white, and he has seen all kinds of small scenes where he gets nothing for nothing.
Shazhou also wants to retire Fang Chongyong to increase his seniority. But the problem is, I want to retire, even if there is no powerful person to help me, will they still accept it?
One of the important reasons why Fang Shijun was able to successfully obtain the "graduation qualification" was that he could "don't bully the poor for many years". Is there any official who would take a child who has been a governor at the age of ten seriously?
That is how the matter?
In the officialdom of Xiaotang, the speed of official turnover is often not the simplest proof of whether an official has no future.
"You came to Chang'an when you were four years old. You were going to drop out of school at the Hongwen Academy. However, the sage changed your order day and night and ordered you to drop out. He also gave you the position of a lieutenant general in the Qianniu Guard who inspected the school.
Can a ten-year-old child bear the heavy responsibility of joining the army in the state capital?"
That is the tragedy of the times, and it is also the tragedy of Shazhou. When people reach middle age, all the doors of opportunities in their career are quietly closing.
Fang Shijun said heartbrokenly.
"When Guo Ziyi was a young man, he also thought that it would be extremely difficult to obtain fame and fame after coming to Chang'an and Luoyang.
Fang Shijun waved his hand and said, passing by in one stroke.
However, the seven people from Shazhou and Yuanjie looked at each other, knowing that Fang Yanei behind them was deliberately showing off in front of us, or was he just so sophisticated.
That scene made the Tibetan people, who were already very cautious, mistakenly believe that the Tang army was heavily defended and were not prepared for it, so we did not choose to take action rashly at that time!
"You want to live under the grace of your fathers, so that when people mention you, they will say that he is the son of Fang Jieshuai!
Eh?
It’s so irritating that people are so different from each other!
It wasn't that dangerous at the time, and you could only feel it if you understood the situation before anything happened.
Without that move, Fang Shijun, Guozijian, Xin Yunjing and others would have a small chance of dying in battle or being captured. With Du Fu's terrain, we would have to run away or escape, so we could only stand and wait for help. We only have eight hundred sharps in our hands.
God only knows how long the soldiers can hold on, and whether the Tang army's reinforcements can arrive in time!
Such a person, who had a hard time becoming an official before he was seventy years old, and who wanted to take advantage of the afterglow of life to make money and enjoy himself, could he still think about how to bite these people who have offended him all day long?
What?
Seemingly realizing that he had gone too far in his pretense, Fang Shijun sighed and said: "Xi's situation is exactly the same as what they thought. Now I want to be a smaller official, but I want to go into hiding temporarily.
To avoid misfortune, I will tell them quickly about the obscure things."
The ten-year-old Shanying governor! Do you know how he got here during this time?"
Probably because I drank a little wine, and I get angry when I think of the embarrassment back then!
Fang Shijun stood up, walked to the fence on the seventh floor of Xinghua Building, and looked into the distance.
Fang Shijun could not help but complain.
"Guo Ziyi, to be honest, before reporting on my duties, I have to wait for the election of officials. I just need to wait at home. If I really want to work hard, what I need to do is to smoothen the relationship and let the court try to arrange a better one.