Chapter five hundred and forty-three to clear the run for Cen Shen
Cen Shen held the letter gently with his fingers, trying not to tremble to hide his inner excitement. This letter came at the right time. He traveled for three years after passing the imperial examination, and while he was still young and energetic, he hoped that he would achieve great things.
Full of joy, he entered Chang'an and waited for his appointment.
Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Civil Affairs awarded him the right to lead the army in the East Palace and join the army. This kind of official only receives a salary and does no real work, and has no hope of promotion. How can this be his end?
If he could raise a large amount of money, he could find accommodations with officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and find another official position. But after three years of traveling, he was already short of money, so how could he still have money to spend on it.
Just when he was at a loss what to do, a sudden blessing from heaven brought an opportunity to him. The newly appointed Beiting Jiedu Governor Li Siye wanted to transfer him to be the Secretary of the Marching Army.
The position of Secretary of the Marching Army already existed in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. He was usually a staff member of the General Manager of the Marching Army, and later a staff member of the Jiedushi Envoy. Although he was only a minor official of the eighth rank and had the same rank as his current Bingcao Canjun,
The future and power are not small. He is the confidential secretary of the Jiedushi, responsible for the correspondence and reports. The power around the Jiedushi is second only to the Deputy Jiedushi and the Marching Sima.
This is just one of them. You must know that the memorials of Jieduzhi must be heard directly by the emperor, especially the memorials reporting victory and the memorials describing achievements. The emperor will personally read them. Think about how his splendid words can leave a mark in the eyes of the saints.
Impression, is the chance of talent being discovered still small?
Even if the emperor is not very interested in the literary talent of the memorial, he still has the support of the Jiedu Envoy. I don’t know what Li Siye’s ability is, but he can be one of the ten Jiedushi Envoys among the thousands of military officers in the Tang Dynasty.
Two brushes. When the other party is promoted all the way in the future, he will naturally promote the people around him. With Shangguan's connections, he may become the governor of a state. If the other party becomes the prime minister of the court, he will be able to become at least three ministers. If
The other party started a rebellion...ahem, I thought too much.
Cen Shen secretly calculated that although the position of secretary-general was rare, his posture must be correct. This had nothing to do with the nobleness of a scholar, but was just a way of self-esteem.
He shook his head hesitantly and handed the paper back to Michagan's hand: "Cen Shen is very grateful that Li Zhongcheng values me so much, but I already have an official position and I'm afraid I won't be able to go out and take orders."
Michagan thought to himself, he should be pulled down. Cao Shenjun, your right-hand man who leads the army, is just sitting on the bench. If no one appreciates him, he will not improve even if he sits for twenty years. Where can you find such a good opportunity now?
He lowered his posture, bowed and crossed his hands and said: "Cen can join the army, do you want to stop thinking about it? Although Chang'an is good, there are so many officials that it is difficult to be promoted. What Beiting needs is talents like you. Zhongcheng can send a letter to him personally.
The fact that I came to invite you shows how much he values you."
Cen Shen felt that his posture had been raised high enough, and if he raised his self-esteem further, the fish would be easily decoupled and let go, so he could only frown and nodded and said: "I have the intention to go and join Li Zhongcheng, but now I have just joined the army. I want to
The transfer also requires approval from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and re-filing to prepare a lawsuit, which is a difficult hurdle for the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Isn't it just about money? Micha has been doing business in Chang'an for a long time, and he has heard a lot about official affairs. For those rich people in the Western Market, spending money to donate to a sixth-grade official is nothing, let alone just
An eighth-grade junior official was transferred to another place.
He patted his chest and said calmly: "Although I don't have many official connections, I still have some bad money. Just wait patiently at home. I will take care of this matter."
Bribing officials, an illegal matter, was openly spoken out by a businessman, which shows how far the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty had fallen. Cen Shen was heartbroken but had to admit that this was the reality.
After Micha got Cen Shen's approval for his work, he began to run around asking for favors, and finally contacted a small manager in the Ministry of Personnel. He thought that this person was too young, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get things done, so he wanted to try to find someone
Find this person's superior. Unexpectedly, the supervisor saw through his thoughts and immediately said loudly: "Don't worry about this matter. It doesn't matter if you transfer an eighth-grade official. There is no need to alert the superiors for such a trivial matter."
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He promptly placed the bag containing the silver collar in front of the chief, and said respectfully: "Then I'll leave this to the chief. I'll wait for good news."
The chief opened the bag, put his hand in and weighed it with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "It's ready, just let Cen Shen wait at home for transfer orders and confession."
Michagan crossed his hands and said goodbye to the boss, who waved his hands with a smile and said: "Then I won't send it away."
When Michagan walked out of the door, the boss quickly poured out the silver collars from the bag, holding them in his hand and weighing them carefully one by one. "Oh, if things are easy and generous like this, why worry?
Am I getting rich?"
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The Ministry of Personnel quickly completed all the memorial matters approved by the Right Prime Minister, issued a transfer order to Guo Ziyi, and prepared for him to sue the Dongshou City Envoy. Other officials who Li Siye submitted to the memorial also filed lawsuits one by one.
The identity book will be issued and the seal and ribbon will be issued. If the person enters the fourth grade, the fish bag format will be changed.
All these official documents were made in duplicate, one for filing, and one for being sorted together with other official documents in Beiting. They were packed in large envelopes and sealed with wax.
When a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel was sorting out the official documents, he found that there was one more person in the official list. Cao Shenjun, who was originally the commander of the army in the right house, was to be transferred to Beiting as the marching secretary. This was originally a simple transfer order, but the placement
It seemed awkward among the pile of promotion documents.
This clerk has been working in the Ministry of Civil Affairs for many years, so he doesn't understand that this is someone who is paid to do things for others. However, he does not dare to speak out. If he reports it to his superiors, he will offend someone. What if he offends his superiors?
Wouldn't it be equivalent to ruining your own future?
After the officials sorted out the official documents, they handed them over to the Duting post envoy. The post envoy then ordered the messenger to ride a fast horse to deliver the official document to all parts of the country. Usually, there are three levels of messengers according to the priority: foot, horse and express. Foot delivery is an ordinary letter from others.
Travel is carried out on foot, by bullock carts and other cargo vehicles. Horse delivery refers to general government documents, appointment and dismissal of officials, policy issuance, etc. Express delivery, as the name suggests, is an urgent official document, with the word "expedited" on the envelope, used to deliver border battle reports
, Zuojie, and of course Yang Guifei’s lychees.
The books in Beiting originally entered the inn, but were intercepted by people sent by the Zhongshu Province and transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Linfu did not change his opinion on these already processed official documents on a whim, but wanted to send Li Siye a Jiedu judge, which was equivalent to the spy sent by the Right Prime Minister to the general. Not only him, but also Wang Zhongsi, An Lushan,
Gao Xianzhi and others are surrounded by his people.
This Jiedu judge was named Pang Yue, with a face as bright as the moon and extraordinary handsomeness. He was a relative of Mrs. Li Linfu’s family. He was unlearned and liked to eat, drink and gamble. Li Linfu dismissed him as a minor official in Jingzhao Mansion.
, this time Li Linfu's cronies had their own errands, and the manpower was not enough, so he suddenly thought of him.
Today Li Linfu changed rooms again and hid in the dark room of Yuetang. He sat cross-legged behind the desk. Wailang, the Central Secretary, stood in front of him with a hunched body. He held an official document from Beiting in both hands and handed it to the desk. He lowered his head and
He said in a low voice: "I checked again and found that someone had tampered with the official documents and arranged to send a small official named Cen Shen to Beiting to be the Marching Secretary. It must be that the Beiting side colluded with the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to appoint a private person."
The fact that Li Siye was so impatient to find documents for himself also showed that there was a high possibility that he was illiterate.
Li Linfu raised his eyebrows, glanced at him, and asked coldly: "Has it been archived?"
"Save it."
"Bring me the archive and keep it as a small handle. It may be useful in the future."
"Here."
At this time, the chief steward opened the gauze curtain and entered through the side door. He bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Alang, Pang Yue is waiting outside."
"Call him in." The right minister then ordered Yuanwailang: "Leave the official document here, go down, and don't tell anyone about this."
Pang Yue entered the hall and passed by the Yuanwailang who was leaving. He did not forget to take a look at the other person, as if he could spot something interesting.
After he entered the house, he followed the manager of the Li Mansion and called him Li Linfu Alang, which made him look closer.
"Alang, I wonder why you called me here?"
Li Linfu's face darkened like a gloomy sky, which frightened Pang Yue and swore he would never dare to use this title again.
The right minister grabbed the big envelope and looked at him coldly and said: "Here are the official appointment documents and personal notices of Beiting officials. Your personal notice is also in it. The official official is Jiedu Judge. Take these official documents with you to take office."