Under the attention of all the officials, Wei Chen put down the wine cup in his hand and slowly stood up from his seat.阑
The officials at the same table also stood up. Sheng Changbai and Wang Yaochen both bowed to Wei Chen. Wei Chen immediately returned the salute, smiled and nodded to the two of them, and then walked along the stone steps towards Jianji Hall.
Wei Chen walked leisurely to the corridor in front of the palace, looked into the palace door, and saw that there were banquets on the left and right sides of the palace, and those present were the governors and governors of the fourteenth provinces on Tuesday.
They were not within the scope of the inspection, but accompanied the provincial officials to Beijing to send their testimonials to the Ministry of Personnel.
The people sitting in the hall were all high-ranking officials who were in charge of a certain territory. Looking around, Wei Chen could not help but feel awe-inspiring as the palace was filled with purple.
Officials of Honglu Temple led Wei Chen into the palace, walked up to the throne, and then sang praises.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen, see you!"
Wei Chen saluted Zhao Zhen who was sitting on the throne. He had not participated in such a grand ceremony for a long time, but the etiquette at this time was thorough and there was no mistake.阑
Facing a room full of dignitaries, Wei Chen was serious and solemn, but he did not have stage fright. After all, he was originally a secretary of the Ministry of Finance and had met many important cabinet ministers. This kind of scene did not scare him.
After standing up after the ceremony, Wei Chen's eyes quickly passed over the throne. In a hurry, he couldn't see clearly, but it was enough for Wei Chen to notice Zhao Zhen's slightly stooped body.
Showing your old age!
These four characters suddenly appeared in Wei Chen's mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little heavy when he thought that the official on the throne would pass away in a year.
At this time, Zhao Zhen spoke.
"My lords, this is Wei Chen, the magistrate of Yuzhou. You must have heard of his name before, right?"
All the officials in the hall nodded one after another, and some of them looked at Wei Chen with admiration. 阑
"Three years ago, in the Golden Palace, I bestowed upon the Wei Qing family the title of No. 1 Scholar. Since then, the Wei Qing family has achieved the No. 6 ranking and has become famous all over the world!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen looked at Wei Chen at the foot of the stairs and couldn't help but sigh.
Three years have passed by in a blink of an eye. Wei Chen is still the energetic young man, but Zhao Zhen himself is already old.
Zhao Zhen retracted his sad thoughts and continued in a deep voice: "The purpose of this dynasty to recruit scholars is to seek virtuous people in the world. However, in your opinion, which one should be more important when serving as an official, virtuous or unvirtuous?"<
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If the person present is a censor or official, and hears Zhao Zhen's question, the answer will naturally be that integrity is the most important thing.
However, the people sitting in the palace at the moment are all high-ranking officials who oversee the border areas. Regardless of whether the officials are good or bad, they are at least people who do practical things.
So, they all replied in unison: "We should focus on performance!" Lan
Zhao Zhen nodded when he heard this, then turned his attention to an official, and said in a deep voice: "Wei Qing's family has served as the magistrate of Yuzhou for three years, and ranked first in the performance evaluation of Henan officials. In terms of administrative performance, it is indeed extraordinary. p>
Yuan Qing's family, you are the governor of Henan, and the examination of the Wei Qing family was written by you. Can you tell me why there are so many officials in Henan, why the Wei Qing family is ranked first?"
[It has been running stably for many years, it is comparable to the old version of the book chasing tool, and is used by all old bookworms
He started to make some calculations, and stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have Lu Yufeng, the governor of Guangxi, I passed by Yuzhou when I came to Beijing this time. It is indeed as governor Yuan said, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the people's customs are honest. I hope your majesty can learn from it." Zhao Zhen was expressionless and noncommittal.
At this time, another official stood up and said: "Zhao Deyan, the governor of Huguang, also passed by Yuzhou and saw that the embankment built by Wei Zhizhou was as solid as gold. The local people praised the embankment as Wei Gongdi and called Wei Zhizhou Wei Qingtian.
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"I am the governor of Shanxi..."
"I am the governor of Shaanxi..."
After that, together with Yuan Yingdao, there were actually five important ministers at the governor level speaking for Wei Chen, which surprised all the officials present.
They were able to sit in the current position, so they were certainly not stupid. They were a little surprised at first, but soon they figured out the way. 阑
Wei Chen was appointed Liu Yuan by Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen was very kind and honorable to Wei Chen. The original demotion of Wei Chen was due to the pressure of the imperial censor. He had no choice but to do it. Sooner or later, he will be reused again.
Zhao Zhen deliberately made this gesture now, obviously because he wanted to promote Wei Chen, but he was worried that the censor would continue to hold on to Wei Chen.
And Yuan Yingdao and the others obviously saw this clearly, so they dared to act like they were outspoken in admonishing and recommending virtuous people to the country.
Thinking of this, several southern governors couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. When they went to Beijing, they took the canal waterway and never passed through Yuzhou. Now they have no chance to pretend to be loyal ministers.
What a pity, what a pity!
At this moment, Zhao Zhen suddenly slapped his arms and laughed loudly and said: "What a piece of advice is hard to hear! I am surrounded by the world, rich in the world, and have all kinds of rare treasures, but I only lack these few words of advice from you all! Wei Qing's family served in Yuzhou for three years, with a clean official reputation and outstanding achievements. Although there were some minor faults in the past, the flaws were not concealed. Therefore, he returned to the capital to promote him, so as to inspire the hearts of the people all over the world!" Lan
Zhao Zhen's eyes returned to Wei Chen and said in a deep voice: "Gao Huai, declare my will!"
After Zhao Zhen finished speaking, Gao Huai, who was standing beside him, immediately took out an imperial edict that had been prepared and read out: "Your Majesty has decreed that Wei Chen, the former magistrate of Yuzhou, be awarded the title of bachelor of lectures at the Hanlin Academy. I hereby express my gratitude!"
The content of the imperial edict was passed from voice to voice, getting louder and louder, resounding inside and outside the hall, until it reached the ears of the officials outside the hall.
After a moment of silence, countless whispers and discussions finally came from the banquet tables.
Wang Yaochen froze on the spot in a daze: "Lecturer? Xingyun's promotion speed is really far ahead of me..."
Wang Yaochen only entered the Hanlin Academy for two years and became a seventh-grade editor. Compared with other Shuji scholars, he was already very outstanding.
However, Wei Chen was obviously the same age as him, but he became a bachelor of the fifth rank. 阑
It takes nine years for Hanlin to be promoted after passing the Hanlin exam. If we follow the plan step by step, it will take twenty-seven years to be promoted from a seventh-grade editor to a fifth-grade assistant lecturer.
Of course, as a Hanlin, there are many opportunities for promotion beyond the level, such as meritorious service in writing books, such as being selected as a Jing Yan official, and you can also open a workshop and hold an official position in Zhan Shifu.
But even so, the speed at which Wei Chen was promoted was enough to make Wang Yaochen, a leader in the Imperial Academy, despair.
From the same fifth grade, Yuzhou Zhizhou and Shi Lecturer are not at the same level.
The emperor is called the king, the prince is called the prince, and the chief minister of Longtuge is called the prime minister. So who can be called the prime minister?
Shujishi?
Obviously not qualified enough. LAN
Only ordinary people who don't know how to do it will call Shujishi by the name of Prime Minister.
In fact, it is generally accepted in the official circles that only those who have obtained bachelor's degrees from the Hanlin Academy can truly be called the Prime Minister!