Chapter 900 Moon Black Wind High Blood Rainy Night
In a remote house in Youzhou City, several people were gathering together, and the clothes of these people were a little weird. It's not that they were dressed strangely, but that they were dressed completely different. Being gathered together like this made people...
I feel weird.
Sitting in the middle is a young man wearing ordinary Confucian clothes. To his right are two men wearing silk brocade robes. To the left are two men wearing short robes. One of them still has a face full of flesh.
It looks very scary.
But these four people were all sitting under young men in ordinary civilian clothes and their attitudes were extremely respectful!
"Sir, the low-level people here are already ready. With just one order, I can summon at least fifty people!" A middle-aged man wearing a short robe with a sinister face said: "These fifty people are all low-level people.
Those who have been carefully and secretly transported in the past two years are all the elites of our Military Intelligence Department. With the command of the chief, the humble officer will lead them to attack the city gate, seize the city gate with all their strength, and welcome the king's army into the city!"
After hearing this, the middle-aged man in brocade robes on the other side was not to be outdone and said: "Master Qi, our Hantong side does not have so many manpower. We are not good at seizing the city gate, but we are not good at fanning trouble in the city.
The problem is, if necessary, it is possible to assassinate some key figures!"
After hearing this, the young man in civilian clothes above nodded slightly: "Okay, not bad. It seems that this time I risk my own life and enter the city, and I have a chance to complete the mission!"
The young man immediately said: "There is no need to worry about seizing the city gate. We have few people and there are too many variables to seize the city gate. However, we can do other things. First spread the rumors, and then light a fire, so that the city can be conquered first.
Let’s talk about the chaos, and then make it clear that the die-hard elements over there must die tonight!”
Then he looked at the people below, and said: "I know that your Military Intelligence Department and the Hantong family have many conflicts, but I don't care about your past disputes. But tonight, you must put aside your past prejudices and be sincere."
Cooperate, otherwise, you should know what will happen if something goes wrong!"
As the young man said this, the few people below him also kept saying that they didn't dare. They would definitely cooperate sincerely and they would definitely not delay the important matter.
Then, after the young man assigned them a few more tasks, he waved his hand to signal them to leave!
After those few people went out, the young man looked out the window. The streets of Youzhou City outside the window were extremely quiet, but maybe it won't be long before the whole city becomes noisy!
This man's name is Zhang Pingyang, who comes from Changsha, Huguang. He has a very common name, but his person is extraordinary. He is not from the Military Intelligence Department or Hantong, nor is he a soldier. This man is a serious civil servant.
To be more precise, this person is a secretary in the Secretariat of the Hanlin Academy. His rank is not high. He is just a seventh-grade editor. However, the officials in the Hanlin Academy are generally not of high rank, and they are all carefully selected.
Young people will generally be promoted after serving in the Hanlin Academy for one or two years.
The editor of the Hanlin Academy with such a promising future actually took the risk to come to Youzhou City and was still in charge of espionage work. There was naturally a reason for this. It was because he took the initiative to join the mission.
Zhang Pingyang was ranked fifth in the second class of Jinshi in the fifth year of Xuanping. With his excellent results, he directly entered the Hanlin Academy during the official selection and was awarded the title of seventh-grade editor.
Although the Hanlin Academy has become the most desirable institution for young and middle-level officials, being able to enter the Hanlin Academy basically means that one has become a key person to be trained.
When Zhang Pingyang first entered the Hanlin Academy, he was very excited. However, after staying in the Hanlin Academy for a few months, he discovered that although the Hanlin Academy was good, the internal competition was extremely cruel!
Generally speaking, officials who serve in the Hanlin Academy will be sent abroad for a period ranging from one year to three years. However, during their tenure in the Hanlin Academy, they are not allowed to be promoted in rank or position internally.
This also resulted in the fact that there seemed to be no internal competition within the Hanlin Academy, but this was just an illusion!
In fact, the competition within the Hanlin Academy is far more cruel than outsiders imagine!
This is the organization closest to the emperor among all the government agencies of the Tang Dynasty, and the secretariat is in contact with Li Xuan almost every day. What is the biggest benefit of working next to the emperor?
That will naturally give you a chance to be appreciated by Li Xuan. Not to mention anything else, as long as your name is remembered by Li Xuan, you can save more than ten years of struggle than other ordinary officials!
Although there is no promotion within the Hanlin Academy, there are good and bad ones for those who are sent abroad. For ordinary ones, they may be transferred to ordinary state capitals or provinces, and for medium ones, they may be in charge of government.
For better external transfer, it is possible to be directly transferred to other cabinet departments to hold positions.
For example, when a seventh-rank editor like him is sent to other places, the worst situation is to be transferred to ordinary sixth-rank positions in local places, such as provincial governor's yamen, ordinary official positions in government yamen, local prefectural officials, etc.
, this basically means that one can declare that one’s political career has come to an end. There will be opportunities for further promotion, but one will definitely fall behind by a long way.
As for the ordinary external posts, they are those who are transferred to the sixth-grade positions in various cabinet ministries. Although the grade remains unchanged, they are still Beijing officials.
A better way to go outside is to transfer to a local place to serve as a county magistrate. Why do you say that? Why do you say that? Because in the Tang Dynasty, basically no new scholars or doctors will be allowed to serve as county magistrates, or even county magistrates.
They no longer give the chancellor, and basically select experienced officials to serve as county magistrates.
In addition, because of the importance of local top leaders, Li Xuan last year strictly ordered the Ministry of Civil Affairs to attach great importance to the chief officials and adjutants at the three levels of county magistrate, prefect, and prefect.
And the level should be promoted appropriately, especially for a county magistrate. They are in charge of the lives of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people. No matter how important they are, it cannot be overemphasized, and such an important position is only a seven-year-old official.
The product was not suitable, so the officials quickly changed it.
Nowadays, the magistrates in the Tang Dynasty are in the fourth rank, which is the same as in the Ming Dynasty. The Zhili prefecture magistrates in the provinces are in the fifth rank. The magistrates who directly belong to the prefecture are from the fifth rank. After reaching the level of county magistrate, they are
It was directly upgraded to the sixth level.
And the grades of Tongzhi of the government, Tongzhili Prefecture, Tongzhou, and County Magistrate have also been greatly improved, basically only one level lower than the chief official. Tongzhi is from the fourth grade, Zhili Prefecture is from the fifth grade, and the prefecture is Tongzhi.
It is the sixth rank, and the county magistrate has become the sixth rank.
If you look at it from the Ming Dynasty's point of view, it is very bad to be transferred to a local county to serve as a county magistrate from the sixth grade. However, it is different in the Tang Dynasty, because many of the county magistrates in the Tang Dynasty were promoted from county magistrates.
Those who came up and were sent out to be county magistrates, it is obvious that they are here to gild. After a few months of transitioning to the post of county magistrate, they can basically be promoted to the sixth grade of county magistrate.
Once you gain experience in being in charge of the government, the road ahead will be easier. If you continue to hang out in the local area, you can follow the path of Zhili Prefecture Tong, or Zhizhou, then Zhili Prefecture Zhizhou, and then Tongzhi and Zhifu.
past.
If you can adjust it back to the center on the way and then release it to the outside again, it will rise faster!
Being sent to a local area to serve as a chief official for training, transferred back to the capital to serve, and then sent to a local area to serve as a chief official again, and so on. This is the main way for the Tang Dynasty to train senior officials. Those who can get this kind of treatment are basically recognized
Potential talents who may have the opportunity to serve as governor of a province or minister of a ministry in the future.
Therefore, in today's Tang Dynasty, for traditional civil servants, the experience of being in charge is very important!
For Zhang Pingyang, the best option is to be sent to a county with better conditions to serve as a county magistrate.
This means that you can jump two levels, and it is still in power, and it is also a place where achievements are easy to be made. The conditions are relatively good. This does not mean that the local area is underdeveloped, but that it is easy to make achievements. In this way
For people whose subsequent promotions are basically like riding a rocket.
A few seniors in the secretariat who have done well and are appreciated by His Majesty are usually transferred to the local government after serving for three years. One of them, who was a minister of the fifth rank, was transferred directly last year.
He was sent to the outside world as the fourth-rank magistrate. This year, he was transferred back to the capital to serve as the third-rank director of the Ministry of Agriculture.
When he goes abroad again, he will be the chief envoy of a province for the last time. In a few years, he will be able to compete for governor and even minister, and become a real important minister of the court!
Zhang Pingyang was naturally ambitious and wanted to get ahead. He did not want to be like some people in the Hanlin Academy who were abandoned after serving in the Hanlin Academy for one year and placed in ordinary local posts.
The maximum term for each term of Hanlin Academy officials is three years, but in fact not many can serve for three years. Those who can serve for three years before being released are basically those who are popular in the Hanlin Academy.
Purple person!
After serving for one year, he tried to stay and continue to serve in the Hanlin Academy for three years, and then be sent out to serve as a local official. In this way, the road to the future would be smoother. If there is another opportunity in the future
It would be a great opportunity to return to serve in the Hanlin Academy again.
But in the Secretariat of the Hanlin Academy where there are many talents and serious intrigues, it is not easy to stand out and be seen by His Majesty.
But this time, Zhang Pingyang saw the opportunity and boldly asked Li Xuan for help. If this could be done and laid the foundation for the army to enter the city, then he would not have to worry about the future.
When Zhang Pingyang was taking risks for his own future, the people from the Military Intelligence Department and Hantong who went out also looked at each other, and then they both showed a cold snort, and left without saying anything!
Although cooperation is necessary, it is certain that you will not be willing to do so!
And when the people from the Military Intelligence Department and Hantong cooperated to cause destruction, this night in Youzhou City was destined to be a bloody and cruel night!