The first month of each quarter, which is Meng Yue, is the time for officials to gather attention.
When Wang Zhichen, Wang Juan, Liu Fengshi and others were in the local area, they were rubbed by the superiors and tripped by the officials. When they arrived in the capital, they found that they were rubbed. Being tripped shows that at least someone is paying attention to you.
But when we arrived at the Ministry of Civil Service, we looked around and saw that there were five to six hundred officials waiting outside the gate, and there were even more horsemen accompanying the officials outside.
No one here takes you seriously.
Wang Zhichen said to Wang Yan and Liu Fengshi: "Wait!"
Everyone couldn't help but sigh and looked at the long queue outside the official department, wondering when it would end.
In the local area, they were Bailihou, but when they arrived at the official department of the capital, they were called around like minor officials.
Jiang Yanhu said: "I waited a long time and finally passed the Jinshi examination and became an official. But now when I go to the civil service department, I realize that why are the officials in our Song Dynasty so worthless?"
Liu Fengshi said: "The problem of redundant officials in this dynasty has been around for a long time."
"Look at the imperial examinations that take two years to get a scholar. There are nearly two hundred Jinshi and two hundred special examinations. That's two hundred people in one year."
"The number of official shades ranges from three to five hundred per year... Concubines, princesses and other relatives can make shades. Those who can make shades can be descendants, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers, uncles and nephews, even people with different surnames, and even retainers, doctors, etc." Anyone can do it. Do you think this ability will be lost?"
Jiang Yandao: "I hit the nail on the head, our official is really worthless."
Wang Yan said: "Yes, where are Brother Kong and the others?"
Everyone knows that Wang Ji mentioned that it was Kong Wenzhong.
Jiang Yan said: "He is an official in the capital and went to get the annotation from the Judge's Court. He is not like us who come here to Liu Neiquan."
Wang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I almost forgot."
Although Kong Wenzhong was only a B-level scholar, that is, he was born as a top three Jinshi, but the imperial court granted him the status of a Beijing official because he was a descendant of Confucius.
"The annotation of the capital officials is in the court of judges, and we are waiting for the selection of people in Liu Neiquan. No wonder yesterday we talked about the large number of civil servants and the lack of them. Brother Kong was not anxious at all."
"This is called everyone having his own way." Liu Fengshi said.
"Then Han Yanei and Zhang Zhuangyuan should also go to the Judge's Court for annotation!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Liu Fengshi coughed and said: "Han Yameni went to the Guan Yuan, but his official status is now in the Zhengshi Hall!"
After Liu Fengshi finished speaking, everyone knew what it means to be more than a person and make them very angry.
Wang Zhichen smiled and said: "The political affairs hall is abolished every two years. In another two years, I am afraid that the official family will have to marry Jane."
Everyone sighed when they heard this.
The others were fine, but Wang Zhichen and Jiang Yan were the most uncomfortable.
When Jiang Yan received the provincial title, Zhang Yue still ranked below him. Wang Zhichen was proud that his talent and learning were not inferior to Zhang Yue's, but he came from an official background, so the number one scholar could only go to Zhang Yue, who came from a poor family.
But now both of them are still selected candidates, waiting for annotation in Liu Neiquan.
And Zhang Yue directly stepped into the political arena. After a few years, the emperor may personally issue an order and appoint officials. It is difficult for others to understand the mood of Wang and Jiang. Only those who have experienced it are particularly profound.
"Uncle Xi, why don't you and I give it a try next year?" Jiang Yan asked Wang Zhichen.
Wang Zhichen shook his head and said: "The subject preparation is different from the Jinshi examination. The Jinshi examination only looks at poems and poems, but the subject preparation does not mention whether there is a recommendation from a senior official. If the two systems are in your eyes, even if you have passed the first two levels, let's talk about the six secret pavilion tests. Do you have it?
grasp?"
Jiang Yan stopped talking after hearing this. For those who can pass the Sixth Examination of the Secret Pavilion, it is not difficult to pass the Nine Classics exam, but for those who are born in the Nine Classics, it is ten times more difficult to pass the Sixth Examination of the Secret Pavilion.
The two of them gave up the idea of taking the examination system at the same time.
The Jinshi exam requires talent, the system exam requires knowledge and memorization, and a person who is both talented and capable of learning and memorizing... I'm afraid... not even one person will be born in a hundred years.
Originally, the two of them were a little bit dissatisfied with Zhang Yue, but now they are both convinced.
After waiting for half a day, everyone came to the front of the queue.
Quebang is the official position released by Liu Neiquan this time. After seeing the official position, people must submit the list according to their qualifications.
The Quebang released by Liu Neiquan naturally has less meat and more bones.
Most of them were dispatched from remote or poor counties and small states. For example, if you went to Lingnan to serve as an official, you would almost die. For example, there was a place in Lingnan called Yangchun County, and almost no officials sent to serve because of the severe miasma survived.
In order to encourage officials to serve as local officials, the Ministry of Personnel promised that officials who went to Yangchun County to serve as county magistrates for three years could be changed to Beijing officials without being elected. Even so, officials still avoided it.
It is even more difficult for Fuxian, Dazhou, Gyeonggi and Chixian, etc.
Officials ranked their official positions according to the list, and then planned to confer annotations in order. However, everyone had already learned the news before the official list, and when they came to the list, they just took another look at it to confirm.
After passing the list, the official was seen sitting high in the court, facing the elected officials below the court and asking questions, and the elected officials answered aloud.
The centralized official will 'accept' or 'not accept' based on the approval of the elected officials.
The official of Ji Zhu is a minister, or above, and wears a scarlet robe. There is no need to put on airs for those below to choose low-level officials, but the aura of superiority is naturally revealed.
"We are really like convicts in a prison camp." Wang Juan said dissatisfiedly.
Wang Zhichen and Jiang Yan felt the same way.
When it was Jiang Yan's turn, the officials on the side urged him a few words. Jiang Yan went to the court and presented him with an example and sued himself. The official of the Zhuzhu asked: "Would you like to go to the place where you can Zhu?"
Jiang Yandao: "Please pay attention to Luzhou military promotion officials!"
After speaking, Jiang Yan handed over the Sheque form. On the Sheque form, officials could fill in three choices, but there was only one official position that suited Jiang Yan's heart, so he only filled in the position of Luzhou military promotion officer.
The annotation official looked at Jiang Yan's qualifications and said curiously: "You ranked first in the provincial examination, why didn't you seek promotion in the palace examination?"
Jiang Yan blushed and said, "Students are not talented and are ashamed to speak out."
Upon hearing this, the Ji Zhu Guan slightly praised him and said, "You are following the example of internal control."
Fan Zhen is the one who makes the system within the scope. Fan Zhen is also the provincial Yuan and is also not in the top three. He is also ashamed to speak out. However, with the example of Fan Zhen, the subsequent provincial Yuan will probably not dare to speak out.
Jizhuguan said: "Such virtue should be praised, but this time you are doing the wrong thing..."
The collector looked at the merit points on Jiang Yan's printed paper calendar. This was a common grid for officials' merits and demerits. They were divided into seven grades from forty to four points, with each grade receiving one treatment.
"The Quan Si has laws and regulations. Judge Bo Wei has two terms and four exams if he has a family background, two terms and five exams if he has no family background. Those who are promoted to Jinshi are exempted from one year of grinding and can be moved according to their qualifications as a record order. Although you have political achievements, your qualifications can be You have been promoted to a first-class position, but you have not chosen the master. If it is Linglu (the county magistrate records people joining the army), I can make arrangements for you on the spot, but the Luzhou military promotion officer is a junior official, so I am afraid you will have to wait."
There are several candidates for this post. The centralized officer cannot decide on the spot and must wait until everyone has finished asking questions.
Jiang Yan said: "The student is from Lanxi, his parents are in the hall, and Lujiang is close to Lanxi. I hope Quan Cao will be successful."
The collector hesitated and said: "This is difficult to handle, so we should wait for it."
Although Jiang Yan was disappointed when he heard this, he also knew that it was reasonable and stepped back.
After that came Wang Zhichen. The chief official looked at Wang Zhichen's calendar paper and said with a smile: "It turns out he is the second person. According to the regulations issued by the court in the third year of Jiayou, the second and third person to be a Jinshi. After being released, he will be a junior official, and after his return, he can be changed to a junior Beijing official."
"You have only been an official for three years, but you have three candidates. You have a promising future. But why don't you go to the Judge's Court to change your official post? And then go to Liu Neiquan?"
Of course, Wang Zhichen had his own reasons. He went to the Court of Judges to wait for Que, and those who competed with him were all officials from the capital. He, the lowest official from the capital, might not be able to give the instructions as he wished.
But in Liu Neiquan, he is invincible at the same level.
Therefore, before he changed his official position, he first went to Liunei Quanzhuque to obtain a beautiful official position, and then went to the Judge's Court to change his official position.
Wang Zhichen said: "When I hear about my appointment as an official, I must be close to the people..."
After Wang Zhichen said something, the official was very satisfied. Then Wang Zhichen said that he was willing to be appointed as the Jiedu judge of the Hedong Army in Taiyuan Prefecture, so he offered it on the spot. The Jiedu judge is also the highest official position that Liunei Quan can give. .
A person who has served two terms as a people-friendly official can be considered a general judge. If he does not want to go to the local area, he can be considered a general judge. He can also be an official in Beijing or take part in the official examination and be awarded a official position. In short, his official career will be much easier in the future.
He, Wang Zhichen, struggled for three years and finally reached the starting point of Zhang Yue's first place. It was even a little higher, because Taiyuan Prefecture was the governor of Jiedu.
After Liu Neiquan Zhu Que, most of the fifty or sixty Zhang Yue officials in the same year did not get what they wanted. Except for a few who were successful, most of them were waiting for the second time or the second time, otherwise they would have to change to other official positions.
If an official made a mistake while in office, the officials would not have much patience and would directly change the plan and force him to send the official.
When selecting officials within the liu quan, you are faced with a situation where there are too many members but few. You can only be free after changing to a capital official and getting an annotation from the court of judges. Therefore, when selecting people to be officials, in order to get a good review from the official , the merit points on the Lizi printing paper are more, it can be said that he swallows his anger and is called around by the superior, just like a slave.
The Jinshi who were initially planning to get official positions were very depressed. At this time, many people began to look for connections or visit each other to inquire about news. There was really no other way. It would be good for everyone to sit together and drink.
At this time, someone mentioned what Han Zhongyan said at the banquet that day.
Many officials were in trouble, and Han Zhongyan said he was helping them, but was this help for nothing?
What price will be paid during this period?
According to Han Zhongyan's yamen habits, if he accepted his kindness, he would be called back and forth in the future, and he would really become a slave of the Han family.
However, for most of the waiting officials, there was no choice at all, and many met with Han Zhongyan in private.
After Han Zhongyan met them, he didn't say anything else but denounced Ren Shouzhong for being corrupt and perverting the law.
A few days later, dozens of officials gathered at the gate of the Political Affairs Hall and submitted messages to the prime ministers, demanding that Ren Shouzhong be dealt with severely and that this thief who had brought harm to the country and the people be killed!
These officials were all filled with indignation and impassioned. Among them were Jiang Yan, Wang Juan, etc. Wang Zhichen and Liu Fengshi were also present.
All the officials denounced Ren Shouzhong and asked how such a heinous person could survive unharmed under the impeachment of the remonstrating officer.
This incident not only alarmed the political affairs hall, but also the queen of the official family and the Empress Dowager Cao who had just returned to power.
On the same day, Sima Guang also went to court to impeach Ren Shouzhong, and the last straw was added.
At this moment, Zhang Yue and Han Zhongyan were sitting in an inconspicuous wine shop having a drink.
The two of them drank and chatted happily while casting their gaze in the direction of the imperial city from time to time.
It was a stormy day that day!
PS: Judging from his official career experience, Wang Zhichen’s first official position seems to be the Lilang of Taichang Temple. This position is generally not given to the first Jinshi. Therefore, Wang Zhichen first served as a Yin official and then passed the Jinshi examination. However, there is no solid evidence, or
