Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 120 Recommendations
Perhaps it was Li Lijun's previous intelligence that left a deep impression on Concubine Dou, or the latter just came back from her brother's house and was stunned by the brazenness of Duke Bi's mansion. Concubine Dou obviously did not intend to mention the matter to her granddaughter , in front of his step-granddaughter, he actually spoke so frankly.

Things are actually not complicated.Uncle Dou is not in good health and has recuperated at home for many years. Recently, he has gotten better and is determined to recover.Before he was sick, he had already reached the fifth rank, so there was no reason to accept a position below the fifth rank. However, it is not easy to find an official position in the capital. His family has been in decline for a long time. If he wants to find a better official position above the fifth rank, he has to With the help of the family.

Duke Bi and the other two Dukes, as the saint's first cousins, are the most honored and most talkative members of the Dou family's family. Uncle Dou naturally approached them first for help.The other party said kindly that there was no problem, but there was no news for a long time after that, and it was not until two days ago that there was any confirmation.

The position of governor of Yunnan, the official position under the fourth rank, is three ranks higher than when Uncle Dou was sick.Although he is a local official, he is not the Beijing official he wanted, but for the huge promotion in the official ranks, the few Dukes of the country kept saying that Uncle Dou was very lucky, just in time for such a good seat to be vacant.

Bi Guogong also asked Uncle Dou to make a decision quickly, saying that many people are vying for this official position. If he doesn't want it, it will be difficult to find a shortage of this level in the future!
Although Uncle Dou has been away from the imperial court for many years, he still has some contacts. It is easy to find out that the position of governor of Yunnan is currently occupied, and he has just been promoted this year, so it is definitely not in a vacant state.Are those dukes playing tricks on him?But if he refuses at this point, he is afraid that they will refuse to help him find an official, so who can he turn to for help?
Uncle Dou knew clearly that it was impossible for his brother-in-law, King Sui, to help him, and he didn't want to embarrass his sister.Although he has a few friends, none of them are powerful and can easily find an official for him. It would be great if he could pass some news to him.On balance, he asked to understand that the position of governor of Yunnan was indeed about to be vacated, guessing that the current governor might have made a mistake, so he accepted the "good intentions" of the three princes.

He asked his wife to prepare a bag for him. At this time, the Duke of Bi's mansion sent someone to ask him for Fufeng's farm.The implication is that he will naturally use that property as a reward for finding an official for him.

What "return to Zhao intact", what "I miss the place where I lived when I was a child", are just nice to say.Uncle Dou knew clearly that that was the price he had to pay.He originally prepared a generous gift, but he didn't expect that people would look down on the generous gift and directly focus on the farm with the highest output under his family's name.As for the Saga Mountain Forest Farm, it was just a worthless cover, used to cover up the greed and ruthlessness of Bi Guogong's family towards the clansmen.

After Princess Dou knew the truth, she also knew that she couldn't stop it.She can't find a good job for her brother, so can she still prevent him from resuming his official career?It's just that she was holding a breath in her chest all the time, and she didn't know how to vent it, so she felt very uncomfortable.

As soon as Li Lijun heard that Uncle Dou was about to take up the position of "Yunnan Governor", he felt something was wrong.

The governor of Yunnan is the prefect of Yunnan.This position obviously has an owner at present, if it is because of her suggestion to Lin Jiulang a few days ago, the latter sent a letter to Lin Guogong to ask Lin Guogong to find a way to pull down the current Yunnan prefect, which caused the vacancy, then It's not Uncle Dou's turn to take over, right?Isn't this the transitional official position that Lin Guogong is eyeing to get rid of the embarrassing situation?Even if Lin Guogong intends to marry Concubine Dou, once he knows that his future brother-in-law will take away the official position he likes, the relationship between the two parties will probably change, right?

Is this a pure coincidence, or is someone deliberately messing up Duke Lin's affairs, luring Concubine Dou's brother to compete with him for an official position, and destroying the marriage between Concubine Dou's son and Duke Lin's daughter?

Li Lijun quietly looked at Concubine Dou's expression.It's inconvenient for her to tell the truth to the other party, because it will reveal that she knows too much about the Lin family's movements.However, it's not that she has other ways to prevent Uncle Dou from committing suicide.

She whispered to Concubine Dou: "Grandma, Yunnan... is it in the southwestern border? I heard that miasma is rampant there, and outsiders used to be easily dissatisfied with the environment. Uncle Dou has been ill for many years, even though he has improved now. , may not be able to adapt to the local climate, right?"

Concubine Dou froze for a moment, then her expression became serious.Although she knew that Yunnan was far away from Chang'an City, she really didn't study carefully what kind of place it was, she just thought it was just poor and remote.

She immediately called her maid, Shen Jiang, and ordered her to go to Sui Wang's study to find books about the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty or the southwestern frontiers.If you can't find it, then send someone to the front to ask the master book.If others don't know, he should always know.

Shen Jiang took the order and went.Although Concubine Dou has not read the book yet, she has believed what Li Lijun said in her heart, and she is very unwilling to let her brother take the official position of governor of Yunnan.

Li Lijun persuaded again: "Even if the local climate is passable, Yunnan is too far away. Even if a strong person wants to travel such a long distance to become an official in a borderland, he will suffer a lot on the way, and even more What's more, it's the uncle of the Dou family? My son thinks... If you don't want to go, it's better not to go. It's not that there are no suitable official positions around the capital. Why can't you find another better position? The capital is so big, is it true that even a single vacant position can't be found?"

Concubine Dou sighed, and when she talked to her, she became a little more intimate: "Actually, I really want to look for it, but maybe I can't find a more suitable one, but those Dukes only mentioned to him the position of governor of Yunnan. If they refuse, I'm afraid those families will take the opportunity to stand still. If they don't say anything, other people in the clan will naturally look at their faces. Originally, there was an elder in the clan who had always been upright and was valued by saints. Several government houses are more suitable to ask for help, but a few years ago they were implicated in the Wei Jian case and were demoted, and now they are serving as prefects in the East China Sea, so they are too far away."

Li Lijun thought for a while: "Is it Mr. Pei Kuan Pei?" This man seemed to have a good death, but he died before the An Shi Rebellion.

Concubine Dou nodded, and couldn't help sighing again.If Pei Kuan was still around, it would be inconvenient for her to contact him, but her brother could come to him.Who told people not to be in Chang'an City?If this elder is still in charge of the clan, how dare Duke Bi's mansion be so aggressive? !
Li Lijun looked at the expression on Concubine Dou's face, and asked tentatively: "Although the East China Sea is far away, if you send someone with your confidant to deliver the letter quickly, ask the old magistrate if there is any shortage of people under his post... Uncle Dou's family has Is it possible to find an official job in the East China Sea? Anyway, it is better to have elders to take care of you than to go to a strange borderland."

Concubine Dou shook her head and said, "Your Majesty Pei Kuan may not agree, it's just that the officials that the prefect can appoint... are too low in rank. If my brother didn't hope to find an official position above the fifth rank, why is it so embarrassing?"

Li Lijun was puzzled: "Why?"

Because only the children of officials of the fifth grade or above can enter the Taixue.Uncle Dou's most outstanding son is now studying at Simen School, but this year Simen School has a doctorate with a strong background. When he was young, he had a grudge against Uncle Dou, and secretly manipulated his son to prevent his son from being recommended by the school. , Participate in the imperial examination.For the sake of his son's future, Uncle Dou can only work hard on his own to get promoted so that his son can be sent to a higher school.

Li Lijun was speechless, is it necessary to beat around the bush like this?

She made a suggestion: "If you just want to seek an official position above the fifth rank, you don't necessarily need the position of prefect of a locality. There is another position that you can get by reaching out."

The position of Chief Shi of Sui Palace has just been vacant!

(End of this chapter)