Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 164 0159【Promotion and salary increase】

At noon, Zhu Ming didn't eat at school.

He rode to the vicinity of the official office, waited for a while, and Bai Chongyan and Min Zishun finally came out.

The two were downcast, and there was nothing good at first glance.

Seeing Zhu Ming approaching with his horse, Bai Chongyan said dryly, "We haven't passed the test, so we have to take our time."

"Never passed the exam?" Zhu Ming looked at Min Zishun.

Min Zishun nodded, looking depressed, and didn't want to talk.

Zhu Ming didn't know what to say. With Min Zishun's ability, he would definitely pass the test.Because he didn't cram for a while, but learned a lot of laws, official documents, and case judgments by the way several years ago.

The bureaucracy is really dark, and it is obvious that they want to suppress Ju Ming's two friends.

"Come on, let's go drink." Zhu Ming said.

Min Zishun turned his grief and indignation into appetite, gritted his teeth and said, "Go to Fan Lou, I'll treat you! Come to Tokyo, and I haven't had a drink in Fan Lou yet, isn't it all in vain?"

Fan Tower is only one street away from the imperial city, and it is three stories high. Standing on the top floor, you can see the inside of the imperial palace.

After Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty ordered to expand the scale, Fanlou was already a complex of five buildings.Each building is connected by a flying bridge, and the second and third floors can be communicated at high altitude.

Why did the emperor ask for expansion?
Because Fanlou is a state-owned property.

At first, it was the alum businessmen's guild hall, called the alum building.

Alum merchants were as rich as salt merchants in the Song Dynasty and needed a franchise license.A large number of merchants had banquets and gatherings here, and they simply changed it to a restaurant, and the fan building became a fan building after shouting and shouting.

I don't know if it was a businessman who committed the crime, or for some other reason, anyway, Fanlou became a state-owned property, and the auction was contracted to private merchants for operation.

Entering one of the lobby, Min Zishun shouted: "Bartender, bring the good wine!"

When the three of them were ordering, a eunuch rode a horse and came from the southern alley.

Shi Biao galloped along with the horse, and arrived outside the official office.

The eunuch asked, "Where are people?"

Shi Biao scratched his head and said, "I don't know."

The eunuch rode his horse and rushed a certain distance, and asked the store clerk on the street: "Can you see the Taixue Zheng Zhu Ming?"

The shop clerk shook his head and said, "I don't recognize it."

The eunuch reminded: "It's Xinke Tanhualang."

The buddy suddenly realized: "Tanhualang rode northward on horseback."

Shi Biao ran all the way, followed the eunuch to the north, and the eunuch rode his horse and shouted along the street: "The Taixue Zheng Zhu Ming, the Tanhua Lang Zhu Ming, the official summoned..."

Before the dishes were served, Zhu Ming heard a voice: "Who is calling my name?"

Bai Chongyan shook his head: "I didn't hear that."

On the street, Shi Biao shouted, "That's my husband's horse!"

There are "parking lots" in front of and behind the houses in Fan Lou, which are surrounded by interspersed red and black wooden strips.

The cornucopia is tied to a carriage.

Just as the eunuch got off his horse here, a "parking boy" came over to serve him, and the eunuch told him: "Don't tie the horse, we will leave when we see someone."

"Your Highness, please come in, I will lead the imperial horse." The parking boy bowed and said.

The eunuch stepped into the lobby of Fanlou, and shouted at the top of his voice, "The Taixue is Zhu Ming, the official has summoned him, and he enters the palace immediately!"

Zhu Ming put down his chopsticks and said in a low voice, "I'll try and see if I can ask for a job for the two of you."

Min Zishun immediately regained his spirits: "If you have to be sent...forget it, thank you for your kindness, this toast is a success!"

Bai Chongyan said: "Don't force it, don't tarnish the reputation of success."

"I am an elementary school student, how can I have a good reputation?" Zhu Ming stood up with a smile.

The eunuch finally saw him, stepped forward and pulled him away, anxiously said: "Zhu Xuezheng, you can make it easy for me to find you. Let's go to the Taixue first, but the Taixue student said you were not there. I asked all the way to your house and let your relatives Following the directions, it will take more than half an hour. Quickly follow me into the palace to face the saint, and the officials will hold a banquet waiting for you!"

Zhu Ming came to the parking lot quickly, and stepped on the accelerator on his BMW.

Because the eunuch rode too fast, he couldn't keep up if he ran slowly.

After entering the palace, the horses will be taken care of by the palace staff. By the way, they can also get free oil. Bean cakes and fodder are prepared daily.

Zhu Ming followed the eunuch all the way and couldn't help asking, "What's the name of this noble man?"

The eunuch replied, "Enter the Yellow Gate, Zou Yao."

Entering the Yellow Gate, the full name is "the Huangmen of the Inner Servant of the Province and the Inner Servant". It is responsible for serving the daily life of the emperor and empress, and also serves as an envoy to go out of the palace to announce the imperial edict, or be sent to supervise the affairs of the outer court.

From a ninth-rank eunuch, a group of small Huangmen are in charge of him.

Zhu Ming also couldn't figure out which faction this eunuch belonged to. Anyway, he must be someone close to the emperor. He pretended to be friendly and said clumsily: "The nobles have worked hard. I have a humble position and low salary, and I don't have much money. Next time I meet , I will send a letter to the nobleman."

Zou Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this, and thought to herself: You are not a famous artist, how much is a picture worth?

But Zhu Ming thinks he is poor, what else can Zou Yao say?
Could it be possible to ask Zhu Ming to grab a few quickly and make up for the errand fee next time we meet?

This has already become a common practice. The eunuch will give some more or less to help pass the decree to the emperor.

What's more nonsense is that for civil servants, once they are promoted or transferred to a better department, as long as the position is above the fifth rank, the person who wins the official must take out the embellishment fee and give it to the official who wrote the appointment and dismissal edict.

It's a pen, not a bribe, often tens or hundreds of pens.

Zhu Ming also wanted to help two friends seek officials, and he couldn't offend all the eunuchs around the emperor to death.

The place where the emperor hosted the banquet was far away, in the garden of the expanded Yanfu Palace.

In addition to Song Huizong and Xue Daoguang, there is also a Songshan Taoist named Wang Zixi.

Wang Zixi put down his wine glass: "Officials, the Jiuding is a divine weapon, how can the divine weapon be shown to others? It must not be hidden in the outer court, and should be placed in a forbidden building."

Song Huizong thought it made sense: "I built a round Xianghui Diao Pavilion, which is specially used to store the Jiuding artifact."

Xue Daoguang drank and said nothing, he and Wang Zixi were not the same.

In the past, Wang Zai practiced supernatant talismans, and he is especially good at the Qiyuan Taoism, which can predict the future of good and bad.This guy only met Song Huizong a few times, and he became a big celebrity around the emperor. He has completely floated up, calling the eunuchs like slaves.

Wang Zixi said: "When the Yuanxiang Huidiao Pavilion is completed, I will definitely use my magic power all my life to draw the Qiyuan Talisman of Huoluo to suppress evil spirits, so that those evil spirits dare not covet the luck of the Nine Tripods."

"I'm going to trouble the real person for this matter." Song Huizong was very happy. He liked the talismans drawn by Wang Zai in the past. They had a sense of rhythm and beauty, and they contained supreme magic power at a glance.

Xue Daoguang continued to drink and eat meat, as if he didn't know that Wang Zixi was fighting for favor.

"Officials, Taixuezheng Zhu Ming has arrived."

"Let him come over."

Zhu Ming came to him, bowed to him and said, "I pay homage to Your Majesty."

Song Huizong said: "Sit down."

Zhu Ming Dama Jindao sat down, and the eunuch immediately added a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Song Huizong thought it was very interesting: "When I usually summon foreign ministers, they are all restless. Why are you so unafraid?"

Zhu Ming replied: "If I walk upright, I will sit upright."

Song Huizong deliberately set a trap and asked, "You mean, other ministers have misbehaved?"

Zhu Ming said: "I really don't know about other people's affairs, I just hope that I don't lose my heart."

Song Huizong also said: "For the affairs of the Carbon Carbon Division, you are a small elementary school official, and you have written two memorials in a row, just to not lose your heart? If you go beyond your duties, you will be held accountable according to the law."

Zhu Ming said: "The minister has not exceeded his duty."

Song Huizong asked: "Xuezheng impeaches the Carboniferous Secretary, is this your authority?"

Zhu Ming said: "I came from a humble background, and now I am still renting a house with my friends. The price of charcoal is too high, and I really can't afford it. It's a matter of starvation, so why can't I play it? If I starve to death, wouldn't it embarrass the officials? "

"Hahahaha!"

Song Huizong laughed: "It's so pitiful, so I won't punish you any more."

"Thank you for your consideration." Zhu Ming picked up the chopsticks and ate the meat.

Song Huizong liked this kind of style and didn't think Zhu Ming was rude.What about Cai You and Wang Fu, they are all so out of touch, making the emperor feel like one of his own.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty asked: "Since you have gone to the Shu twice, you must be familiar with the matter of carbon charcoal. How should you deal with it?"

Zhu Ming didn't even put on any pretense, and said directly: "The Charcoal Division is currently affiliated to the Cangchang Case of the Ministry of Housing and Cangbu Division. Since the Ministry of Housing is not well managed, why not change it to be subordinate to the Material Case of the Ministry of Industry. Then use Jinke as a candidate for Jinshi to preside over the Carboniferous Division." Matters. Allocate [-]% of the government-run charcoal farms, such as Fanlou, to buy and sell them to private merchants to prevent officials from continuing to manipulate the price of charcoal."

This suggestion greatly exceeded Song Huizong's expectations.

But if you think about it carefully, it is the best solution.

Although Yao You, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also relied on catering to the emperor, he was not in the same faction as Cai Jing.

This person was originally promoted to a transfer judge, but before he had time to leave the capital, he heard that the emperor held an archery party.So he inquired about the specific situation and wrote an article "Sheng Wulin Shooting Fu", which made the emperor like a god of archery.

Song Huizong was overjoyed and promoted Yao You immediately.

Immediately afterwards, he suggested that all the prefectures near Kaifeng Mansion be upgraded to mansions, which opened the prelude to the promotion of crazy states in the Huizong Dynasty.

Today, Yao You, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is responsible for helping the emperor demolish and build buildings.With a lot of money in his hands and power reaching its peak, Yao You has formed a party of his own, so there is no need to look at Cai Jing's face.

Turning the Carbon Carbon Division under the Ministry of Industry, and then sending Xinke Scholars to manage it can completely break away from the original environment.Then take out 60% of the government-run farms and contract them to private operators to solve the problem of soaring carbon prices.

Moreover, it can weaken Cai Jing's power and strengthen Yao You's power.

It is comprehensive and fully in line with Song Huizong's wishes!
At this moment, Song Huizong couldn't help but love talents, and felt that this young man was so interesting.Not only are the poems written well, but the work is also extremely appropriate, so I can entrust you with important tasks in the future.

Song Huizong asked: "Is there any talented person to recommend?"

Zhu Ming took the opportunity to say, "I have two fellow students from my hometown, both of whom are Jinshi Jinshi. For some reason, they failed the pass exam, and they are still candidates."

Song Huizong understood that the Cai party was retaliating against Zhu Ming's fellow villagers.

Since it is the target of the Tsai party’s attack, it will definitely work. He immediately stated: “Let these two people, one of them go to the Ministry of Industry to manage the Carbon Carbon Division, and the other to work on the case at the Ministry of Industry.”

The Carbon Carbon Division is not a division-level unit, but a dispatched agency under the division-level, which itself should arrange for candidates to work for small officials.

After Zhu Ming's recommendation, Bai Chongyan and Min Zishun, although they still belonged to the rank nine officials.But the starting point of their official careers has almost caught up with the third and fourth-class Jinshi.

In the middle of the afternoon, Zhu Ming left a friend message to the emperor, and left the palace with two Taoist priests.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty recruited the eunuch of the Royal Medicine Academy to write the imperial decree: "To draft the decree, Liu Huan (Cai Jing's party feather), the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, will be transferred to the Minister of the Household Department. Zhang Kegong (the party member of Zheng Juzhong), Zhongcheng, the Yushi, will be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Wang Fu went home for the funeral, and Cai Jing finally regained the financial rights of the Ministry of Households, but lost the personnel rights of the Ministry of Officials.

Song Huizong was playing the art of balance. Unfortunately, this kind of balance will cause serious internal friction in the country, and even have a negative impact on the war against Xixia.

After thinking for a while, Song Huizong said again: "Wen Linlang and Taixuezheng Zhu Ming have made great contributions in making speeches. They have been promoted to Chengwulang and are still Taixuezheng."

Ju Ming's Jilu official rank remains unchanged, still from the eighth rank.

However, the selection from the eighth rank directly changed to the eighth rank Beijing official, and the elegant triple jump was completed in an instant.

Well, Ju Ming's salary has also increased.

The monthly salary has increased by 1 guan, the Lumi has increased by 5 shi, and the entourage allowance has increased by 200 cash.

Proper promotion and salary increase.

(End of this chapter)