surnamed Wang

Chapter 166

After dinner, Wang Gingquan planned to get up and go to An Dong Wei.

At this moment, Wen Dehai stopped him.

"Wait a minute, my lord, it's getting late, why don't you go to the mansion for a night's rest before leaving. In the early morning of tomorrow, the next official will personally escort the lord to Antonwei, and he will definitely not miss his important business."

At this time, several people had already arrived on the street, Wang Gangquan stood beside the carriage and shook his head and said:
"Master Wen's kindness is appreciated. The war is urgent. If the supplies are delivered earlier, the king will feel at ease."

He had no intention of letting Wen Dehai see him off. Although he knew that the other party was definitely not talking about it verbally, the more than 20 officers and soldiers left by Baihu were more than enough.

"My lord."

Wen Dehai first looked around, and after finding that no one was paying attention, he walked up to Wang Gangquan and said in a low voice:
"I just arrived at the Xiaguan's mansion recently. They are twenty-eight years old. Although they haven't grown up yet, they are still beautiful embryos. If the prince doesn't mind, feel free to take them back. It's also very good to rub shoulders and legs."

At first, Wang Gangquan thought that he was going to say something important, but in the end he wanted to give himself two women.

So he asked with a half-smile: "Could it be that this is also a specialty of Yanzhou?"

Seeing this, Wen Zhifu thought that the other party was moved, so he quickly laughed and said: "My lord is wise, it is indeed a special product of Yanzhou."

It would be a lie to say that he was not moved, but when Wang Gingquan thought of Yan Rongrong, he didn't dare to think about it at all, and even rubbed his shoulders and beat his legs?If he really brought it back, it would be strange if Miss Yan didn't break his leg.

Blame him for not being able to control himself, he was buried in the tomb of marriage at a young age.

Wang Gangquan cleared his throat and said, "Forget it, this king has already got a marriage contract, so I can't do that kind of messy thing."

When he said this, he had a solemn expression, and those who didn't know really thought he was a gentleman.

"Understand, understand."

At this time, Wang Gingquan suddenly looked at Liu Luming aside, and asked, "Xiao Ming, if I give it to you, would you like it?"

"Ah? I still have my share in this?" Liu Luming was taken aback for a moment, and then continued: "No, my Huihui is still waiting for me."

When Liu Luming said this, his expression was much more sincere than that of Wang Gangquan, and his eyes were also very pure.

"Oh, you are quite infatuated."

"That is!"

Looking at the conversation between the two, Wen Dehai felt that he didn't look like a master and servant, but more like a friend, and he didn't know if it was his own illusion.

"Since that's the case, I'll summon people to escort the prince."

Wen Dehai was very good at coming, and seeing that Wang Gangquan really had no plans in this regard, he immediately fulfilled the previous agreement.

"Master Wen, there is no need to..."

"My lord, please don't refuse, this is also the wish of the official."

"Since that's the case... Then there is Mr. Lawen."

To be honest, although Wang Gangquan has always looked down on such flattering officials, what they have done is indeed very comfortable, at least much better than those officials who claim to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic all day long, and are always ready to die.

Soon, the prefect called 100 people, and the two groups left Yanzhou City together.

Wang Gangquan did not choose to ride in a carriage this time, and Guan Wendehai asked for a horse alone.

What surprised him was that Wen Dehai did not choose to take a sedan chair or a carriage, but rode alongside him on a horse like him.

Seeing the standard riding posture of the other party, Wang Bingquan couldn't help being surprised and said, "Master Wen is good at riding?"

When Wen Dehai heard the words, he didn't know where to give birth to a sense of pride, he laughed and said:

"To tell you the truth, my lord, I was the head of the Ministry of War for a few years before being transferred to the Yanzhou Mansion to take up the post in this mansion."

"Oh, that's how it is." Wang Gangquan looked at him with admiration now.

Maybe it was because of the conversation, Wen Dehai gradually became less scruples, and began to talk about his own experience:
"Although the lower official was born as a Jinshi, he was not first-class. The number of people who participated in the palace examination that year was the largest in history. There were so many talents. Even the second-class and third-class bishops were all well-known in the local area, like me. This kind of Jinshi who is not well-known and has no background is even more numerous, so the lower officials have never had a chance to be hired."

Yijia usually refers to the top three who passed the imperial examination, that is, No. 1, No. 4, and Tanhua.

There are so many students from all over the country, even the bottom three are enough to surpass most of them.

Wen Dehai paused, and continued: "I have been waiting in the capital for nearly a year, and I have used up all my money. I didn't wait for the imperial court to take a position. Others who were at the same time as me either took office or returned to their hometown with honor. Most of them are like me, who have waited for a long time but have not been able to get an official position, and finally have to return to their hometown."

Wang Gangquan listened carefully. He knew what Wen Dehai said. At that time, the dynasty had just been established, the world was initially established, and there was a serious lack of official positions in various places. Therefore, the imperial court held imperial examinations for three consecutive years, and the examination standards were lowered again and again.

This led to many more Jinshi at once, and the vacancies of official positions were also filled at once. It is a happy thing to be promoted, but it is not the case for those who have not obtained an official position. .

Many people, like Wen Dehai, waited for a year and a half without waiting for the opportunity, and finally had to return to their hometown with regret. Others returned to their hometown with honor, but they became local jokes.

"Just when I was disheartened, the imperial court proposed to re-plan the scope of the state capital, and Yanzhou was included. At that time, our county just lacked a county magistrate, so I was arranged inexplicably."

Speaking of this, Wen Dehai showed a smile on his face, obviously rejoicing that he had good luck back then.

"At that time, I cherished this opportunity very much. I did everything perfectly, but I never thought that I would accidentally offend someone."

When he said this, Wang Gingquan suddenly guessed something vaguely.

"The imperial court has always imposed strict restrictions on official expenses, and the expenses for entertaining officials from other places are required to be recorded in detail, and shall not exceed 50 taels of silver per year."

Hearing this, Wang Bingquan immediately understood, the Wenfutai in front of him was the county magistrate who served Wai Lang with shallots and tofu.

"So you treated them to a meal of 'one clear and two white'?" Wang Bingquan asked with a smile.

Wen Dehai was not surprised when he heard the words, after all, this matter had spread throughout the officialdom at the beginning.

He nodded awkwardly and said:

"It seems that even the prince has heard about it. Because of this meal, the lower officials have been hopeless for promotion. Until the border war became tighter, military officers became scarce again, and the court began to encourage civil servants to serve in the border. But even a small The county magistrate can eat his brain full of fat, who is willing to risk their lives to do thankless things?"

Wang Gangquan was very surprised that the other party dared to say such a thing in front of him. Although everyone knew this kind of thing, if anyone said it, it would be a taboo. After all, the more the truth, the more ugly.

But Wen Dehai in front of him didn't seem to be afraid of breaking the taboo, and continued to say:
"I had no hope of promotion, so I tried to submit a memorial, but I didn't expect it to be approved. I went directly to the border and became an ambassador. The ambassador and the county magistrate are of the same rank, but the military officer is always half the rank lower than the civil servant. It is said that my official position was not promoted but degraded, and it is probably because of this relationship that I was allowed to pass."

(End of this chapter)