fifth form

Chapter 762 The Emperor in the Guest House
Dong Zhongshu's residence is not hard to find.

As a master who likes to talk about Confucianism, Dong Zhongshu is very well-known among Chang'an scholars.

Correspondingly, there were a lot of people seeking to see Dong Zhongshu, and every day there were people waiting outside Dong's mansion, just like the group of women outside Liang Yuan waiting for Sima Xiangru.

Regardless of whether Dong Zhongshu saw guests or not, there were many people outside Dong's mansion, and even formed some kind of group.

If Dong Zhongshu was not around, the scholars would either talk about scriptures and art, or discuss state affairs, or take bamboo slips and sake to recite Fu and compose Fu.

Fu is a kind of small composition involving literary grace and rhythm, focusing on expressing emotions through the use of scenery. Zhang Xuezhou can basically recognize all Chinese characters. It is a bit difficult for him to compose Fu, and he rarely narrates his emotional needs through the use of scenery.

And most of the fuss made by the students recently are related to the death of Emperor Jing, which involves sad fus, Zhang Xuezhou has no sense of grief.

After he cast a bamboo slip in Dong's mansion as a call letter, he mixed with the scholar group and became a fake literati for a while.

It wasn't until the scholars urged him to recite Fu that Zhang Xuezhou prepared to change places with embarrassment.

"Everyone, I feel the pain in the late emperor's heart recently. It's hard to describe this feeling in words. I'm afraid I have to cover it for a while," Zhang Xuezhou shrugged.

"Brother Dongfang, don't hide your clumsiness, just want to keep your proud work in your hands!"

"That's right, after hearing so many poems from us, you should show us one of them!"

"His Majesty's happy poem today, we may spread it to His Majesty's ears by rapping and singing, and this sad poem may be used in national funerals!"

"That's right, His Majesty today is a person who likes giving gifts. If I do a good job in giving gifts, I will have the opportunity to be an official. If the gift can enter the national funeral ceremony, it is indeed possible to be a high-ranking official!"

Everyone had different opinions, which made Zhang Xuezhou slightly taken aback. He only felt that the system of selecting talents in the Han court was completely different from what he imagined.

Wen Junshou said that he could become an official by recommendation, Zhang Qian said that he could become an official by offering treasures, and now reciting Fu can also be an official. These many methods can be said to have opened Zhang Xuezhou's eyes.

Among them, there is no examination to be an official.

"That's right, according to the illiteracy rate in many places, if you really want to choose the way of examination to become an official, I'm afraid this official has nothing to do with people with special talents!"

Different social developments also lead to different mechanisms for selecting talents.

Many places are still running around for food and clothing, and it is impossible to screen talents through layers of examinations like the Red Alliance.

Zhang Xuezhou went through his head quickly, and he didn't want to have an antagonism with these literati or give a bad impression. After all, he would hang around here in the near future, which made him quickly change the topic.

"If you talk about the ability of Ci Fu, I will recommend Mr. Sima Xiangru first." Zhang Xuezhou said: "Master Dong once praised Mr. Sima Xiangru for his talent in this area. He will definitely be able to make an excellent sad Fu!"

"I heard he went to Liangdi!"

"The first emperor didn't like to listen to Fu, and he didn't like piano skills. If Mr. Sima Xiangru is not valued, of course he has to find another job!"

"That's true, I heard that Liang Yuan's treatment is super good!"

"It must be good, I tell you..."

"Then you have to be able to go in!"

"Entering Liangyuan is much more difficult than being an official in the imperial court. I heard that our Majesty not only likes Fu, but also highly respects Confucianism. It seems that the imperial court promotes Master Zhao and Master Wang, and even asks Shen Gong to preside over the overall situation. !"

The matter of reciting Fu took a turn, and all the students envied Liang Yuan's goodness, and when they aimed at the next-level official position in the imperial court, they inevitably mentioned the current situation of the imperial court.

Emperor Jing passed away, and the new emperor came to power, and the corresponding policies have also undergone tremendous changes.

It is normal for one emperor to have one courtier, and among the teachers of the new emperor there is no lack of Confucian masters.

This made the new emperor more confident in the ability of the Confucian school, and it is also very likely to reuse people from the Confucian school.

"Don't say that we need to make Fu to please His Majesty, as long as someone from our Confucianism goes up and recommends it layer by layer, it's not a problem for us to be a part-time official!"

"What I'm talking about is that it's too difficult to make a fu, and we can't make good fu all the time. It's more reliable to recommend!"

"I don't know if the imperial court will reuse Master Dong?"

"Do you know where Master Dong has gone?"

"I don't seem to have seen the Master in the past year!"

"I heard people say that I went to Shu County. There are thousands of rivers and mountains away from Chang'an City. I'm afraid it will take some time to get back!"

"Your Majesty has passed away. It will only take three days for the news to reach Shujun City. Master Dong will definitely return to Chang'an City to participate in the sacrificial ceremony, and return to Chang'an City in at most two months!"

From the sad poem to the official position, and to the recommendation of the human relationship, Zhang Xuezhou avoided the embarrassing disaster under the constant discussion of many people, and quickly learned the information of the Han court.

This gave him a relatively preliminary understanding of Chang'an City.

"My relationship with Master Dong is not bad. If he is reused, it should be okay if I get recommended!"

Zhang Xuezhou had the idea of ​​becoming an official when he contributed the secret code of the full moon scimitar to the imperial court. When he was reminded by many scholars, he quickly let go of this idea.

Compared with Baobao changing a half-official position, this kind of recommended official position will obviously form a network of connections and be more reliable.

The only pity is that Dong Zhongshu has not rushed back from the northern border yet.

But Zhang Xuezhou is not in a hurry. After all, the benefits of being an official are not what he wants from the court. It will take a long time to get Wenweng's magic weapon, let alone overnight.

Squatting under a big tree to enjoy the shade, he obviously wanted to run away with Dong Zhongshu.

Before that, he was unable to deal with the hyenas and other things on the grassland after losing consciousness, so he had to go to the Holy Land of the Yiying River, which caused a lot of trouble.

As long as he can get a magic weapon of Dingshanshi, Zhang Xuezhou can be said to lie down and walk whenever he wants, and it is undoubtedly more convenient to travel in the wild.

Zhang Qian wanted to serve the country, but for the current Zhang Xuezhou, his ambition is so big.

If Dingshanshi has no future troubles, he can immediately leave his official position and leave without a trace of nostalgia.

"I don't know where Mr. Dong is. Did my cousin find Mr. Dong and learn from that fire of Nanming?"

After a lot of tugging among the students, Zhang Xuezhou escaped the trouble of reciting the Fu. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he slowly returned to the inn.

He originally thought that Zhang Qian was doing Fuhu Fist as usual, or was sitting in the guest house walking back and forth and waiting, but when Zhang Xuezhou returned to the guest room, he saw that there was one more person in the wing room where the two lived together.

He looked around, and immediately saw his debtor.

"You live frugally these days, it's a good habit!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou who broke in, the former prince and now the new emperor didn't care, and motioned Zhang Xuezhou to close the door.

He teased Zhang Qian, which immediately made Zhang Qian's face flush.

Zhang Qian never thought that after his visit to Lingnan, he would directly enter the eyes of today's emperor.

The invitations related to his submission were not processed by the Jingzhaoyi Mansion, but were directly submitted to the emperor.

The other party's response was also extremely fast. After dealing with the day's affairs, they had already found Zhang Qian's guest house when night fell.

Zhang Qian was flattered by the emperor's personal presence, and for a moment he almost thought that he would serve the present His Majesty with all his heart.

His demeanor obviously satisfied Xindi very much.

For the new emperor, he was indeed following the teachings of Emperor Jing, and in the selection of talents, the word "loyalty" undoubtedly came first, while ability came second.

Zhang Qian obviously fits this category.

(End of this chapter)