We heard that the wedding banquet was in mid-April.
In this episode, Zhang Yue actually got to know many people of the same age on the same list.
Compared with Jiayou's second-year list, there are not many people on the same list who are famous in history. Zhang Yue cannot make friends with people based on history books.
But after all this, I can be considered a familiar person.
Zhang Yue had a detailed chat with his peers and learned that he was a Jinshi. As a disciple of the emperor, he also had to go to the local area for training as a selected person.
The second-grade and fourth-grade Jinshi are trial-level magistrates (trial titles include county magistrate, magistrate, manager, secretary, principal secretary, and county captain), which means they select people below the junior civil service officer. If you choose, you have to wait in Beijing for at least one to two years.
Officials in the Song Dynasty were divided into Beijing officials, promotion to court officials and selection of officials.
Beijing officials and imperial officials can be transferred, but selection cannot. Therefore, there is a huge gap between the selection of officials and the imperial officials.
There are only two ways to select Jinshi candidates to become Beijing officials. One is to be recommended by five candidates, and the other way is to take the formal examination.
The former is very difficult, which means that you must have very capable officials in the court to support you. As for the latter, it is even more difficult, so most of the candidates do not have the opportunity to be transferred to Beijing court officials.
Most people are talking about the prospects of selecting people.
“The conditions of the place are not good.”
ded.
“Selecting a person to be transferred to the capital requires two terms and six tests, which is as difficult as ascending to heaven.”
“Even if you have been through it, but there are no capable people to recommend you, you will always be stuck in the sea, and you will die of old age.”
"I don't believe it. There are really so many disadvantages in selecting people. In the past, when I was not a Jinshi, I envied this green robe, but now I want to be a Beijing official."
“You will know it when you take up an official position. When you are an official, others look good on you, but you don’t feel good when you are in it.”
“Beijing officials are at the feet of the emperor, and they can see the governors and governors every day. It is easy to be promoted. Selecting people? If they are transferred to Lingnan, it will really make the sky and the earth useless.”
Zhang Yue was calm at the moment.
As the number one scholar, he was appointed as the reviewer of the Dali Temple. He was a dignified official in the capital. But so what? Zhang Heng was also the number one scholar. He returned to the capital and served as an official for only two years before he left the capital in disgrace.
Zhang Yue never said anything, so he stopped adding salt to everyone's wounds.
But Han Zhongyan said seriously: "What's wrong with choosing someone? I think it's good to go to the local area to practice for one term. Han Feiziyun said that the prime minister must be from the state department, and the strong generals must be sent to the army. To be the prime minister in this dynasty, there must be governance.
As a people-friendly official, how can I, a man, stay in Beijing just for the sake of comfort?"
After hearing Han Zhongyan’s stern words, Zhang Yue cursed in his heart, this is really pretentious.
And all the Jinshi had words of admiration on their faces, but they were all hehe in their hearts.
Zhang Yue heard someone whisper: "Be close to the people, the people are close, but the officials are far away. There is a father named Zhao Wenxiang in Han Yamen, so he can stand and talk without pain in his back."
On this day, Ouyang Xiu invited Zhang Yue to go to his house. Zhang Yue also left the gathering place and came to Ouyang Xiu's house.
In the past, when he was a commoner, Zhang Yue always felt that he was a little out of place in Ouyang Mansion, but now that he comes here, he feels as familiar as if he had stepped into the front door of his own house.
It turned out that Ouyang Xiu wanted to see him today.
Ouyang Xiu saw Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Du Zhi, your chrysanthemums have helped me win a lot of face in front of Jie Fu."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that Ouyang Xiuzhen had good ears and eyes, so he replied: "Replying to uncle, I will discuss the matter based on the matter."
"It's a good discussion of the matter." Ouyang Xiu was very satisfied. He asked Zhang Yue to sit down and said, "After I am released from prison, I am going to serve as an official in a local place. Have you thought about where you want to go?"
Zhang Yue knew it and asked, "Isn't this matter arranged by the Ministry of Officials?"
Ouyang Fa who was standing aside smiled slightly when he heard this.
Of course, Ouyang Xiu would not say that he could make the final decision on this matter, but said: "The imperial officer is Yang Ledao (Yang Tian) who is waiting to be controlled by Tianzhang Pavilion, and it was he who recommended you in the palace examination."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew understands."
"But there is one thing I want to say first. In the two years since you have been appointed as a local official, even if you are engaged and married, the Wu family will not let the Seventeenth Lady accompany you to take office, even if the court allows you to go there with your official family."
Zhang Yue was stunned, were you so cruel to me?
Ouyang Fa looked at Zhang Yue's expression and said quickly: "Don't think too much about it. The Wu family also cherishes their daughter and is reluctant to let her travel on the road. Not to mention that if the journey is long, I will go to a different place to serve as an official, and I am afraid that my daughter's family will not be accustomed to the climate."
“Besides, you’ll be back in Beijing within two years of your term. It won’t be long before this time and a half.”
Zhang Yue thought to himself, what's the hurry?
Officials in the Song Dynasty took exams every year and were elected every three years. However, except for the supervisors, officials in Beijing were appointed for two-year terms. You can return to Beijing after working for two years.
Ouyang Xiu saw Zhang Yue's expression and joked with a smile: "How do you deal with it? Do you want to get married before we get engaged?"
Ouyang Xiu clicked his tongue and smiled, as if he was an old man too.
Ouyang Fa saw his father smiling, and he smiled unkindly. He had just married a wife, and he would not have been willing to leave the capital.
Zhang Yue also looked embarrassed: "To be honest, my nephew does have this plan. It's hard to tell. This unexpected gathering is not over yet. Taking advantage of two hundred people staying in Beijing in the same year, I held a wedding banquet at this time. How can I
I made a lot of money."
Ouyang Xiu……
Ouyang Fa……
Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue sincerely: "You are about to go to a local post. Although you are the number one scholar selected by the officials, you must remember not to have too much talent and talent, nor to fight with others. In the same year, you will form a party for personal gain. Hu Dan and that
You should learn from what happened in the middle of the night."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew has remembered it."
Ouyang Xiudao: "I heard that you set the monthly collection amount very low and also subsidized a lot of money..."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew is not good at taking care of things, which makes my uncle laugh."
Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said: "No, you did a good job. Yesterday I went to the palace to meet the saint, and the official mentioned this matter to me personally..."
Zhang Yue was ecstatic when he heard this, but his face remained calm.
Ouyang Xiudao: "The collection of fees breeds bad habits and makes Jinshi borrow money to go to their posts. The officials have long been disgusted with the disadvantages. The officials heard that you can handle this matter without hesitating your reputation, and they also praise it. I will ask you to come to the house today.
, I also told this matter and tried to deal with it, but you never let me down."
Zhang Yue said: "We are both uncles. Dalangjun is usually very good at giving advice."
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "There is no need to say these flattery words. If you do something well, the officials will keep it in their hearts. You have accomplished something successfully, but you must act as if nothing happened and don't publicize it."
“My nephew remembers it.”
Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "Also, the number one scholar in this dynasty has always been to control the state, and the magistrates of the observing states are sent to other places. If that doesn't work, the military supervisors can be delegated to other places. However, whether it is the state governors or military supervisors, they must be in harmony with each other.
The chief executive is the most important."
"Although your future is ahead of him, you must serve as the leader of the horse. In addition, there are many conflicts between local officials and local leaders, so you should not get involved hastily, and you should not ask about money matters. This is
Big taboo…”
Speaking of this, Ouyang Xiu stroked his beard and said with emotion: "I only came to understand these words after suffering a lot of losses back then. At that time, I was young and full of energy. I didn't know how to restrain my sharp edges, nor did I know how to be cautious in my words and deeds. I also liked to write erotic poems about prostitutes and fall into shame.
A lot of leverage is in people’s hands.”
Every word of Ouyang Xiu was spoken from the bottom of his heart. After Zhang Yue listened to the instructions, he repeated what Ouyang Xiu had just said in his own words.
Ouyang Xiu saw that Zhang Yue's retelling was accurate and fully understood what he meant, so he nodded in approval.
Finally, Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue: "If you have any difficulties when you arrive, you can write to me. I will support you even in great difficulties."
Zhang Yue thanked him profusely and then left.
Ouyang Fa sent Zhang Yue out of the house, and Zhang Yue got on Ouyang Xiu's carriage and returned to the futures fair.
Chapter Yue thought of Ouyang Xiu's repeated mention of Hu Dan, and couldn't help but think of the previous champions of the Song Dynasty. He recited their stories silently in his heart to warn himself.
He also took Ouyang Xiu's instructions not to act on impulse and kept them in his heart.
Be sure to understand what is most important to you, and throw away the rest that are unimportant or secondary if you can.
Such as vanity, self-esteem, unnecessary competitiveness, etc.
However, it is not necessarily too boring to be appointed as a local official in this way. You have to be timid at all times and just want to be transferred back to the capital smoothly after two years of service.
But then I thought about it, I started my official career as a military judge, but in later generations, that’s not...
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that the judge he had seen on the day when he recommended Li Xuezheng to the Imperial Academy at Zhouxue was the second-in-command of Jianzhou. He was much higher than Zhizhouxuezheng, the magistrate of Pucheng County, and the county superintendent.
Two days before the wedding banquet, the inscription was carved on a stele.
In the place where the inscription is made under Ci'en Pagoda, he is the youngest among the seventeen people.
The Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty lived under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The names of the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty were inscribed in Guiji Hall, in the Luohan Courtyard next to Oupu Man Pagoda in the southeast of Daxiangguo Temple.
The names of all the Jinshi were written here. Zhang Yue saw the names of the previous Jinshi. Anyone who had a general or prime minister in the same year was painted red with cinnabar to show his honor.
For example, the names of Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Bao Zheng, Wang Yaochen, Zhao Gai, etc. in the Tiansheng Five-Year List are all painted red with cinnabar.
The Jinshi looked at a series of familiar and famous ministers, and also thought that there was someone here who could have their names painted with cinnabar in the future. Will it be their turn?
Although the chance is slim, everyone might as well have a dream here.
At the same time, everyone also made a wish, and encouraged each other with the words "Swear loyalty and filial piety, stand upright and live up to the world". This is exactly what Chuan Lu heard his name in, saw the beauty of the sky in the Jiying Palace, and was inserted all over the Qionglin Garden.
Flowers are fragrant in Guiji Hall.
The Jinshi are still speculating on what position they will be assigned after hearing about the wedding banquet.
At this time, Zhang Yue had already learned of his appointment one step ahead of schedule.
Ouyang Fa told him about this matter. Originally, the Ministry of Civil Affairs arranged for him to serve as the judge of Xuzhou Jiedu.
I was very satisfied with the appointment of Zhang Yue this time. Xuzhou is on Henan Road, not far from Beijing. However, I heard that Ouyang Xiu was a little unhappy when he learned about it, so he changed Zhang Yue's appointment to Chuzhou.
Zhang Yue did not understand for a moment that Ouyang Xiu wanted to transfer him to the farther state of Chu.
But Zhang Yue learned that Chuzhou belonged to Huainan Road, and he immediately understood.
Because his prospective father-in-law Wu Chong was the transfer envoy of Huainan Road.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, how worried Ouyang Xiu was about him, asking him to serve under his future father-in-law, wouldn't he be running amok?
