I studied in modern times

Chapter 513 The Patriarch of Urban Management (2)

The next day, Bingzi (20).

Xu Shou, the magistrate of Minqing County, Fujian, was changed to Xuanyi Lang. He was known as Shou in Minqing, good at caring for the people, and able to comfort merchants.

This is from selecting people, jumping directly into the capital official position.

And after skipping three levels, he directly became Xuan Yilang from the eighth level.

Naturally, this can only be the result of Tsai's election.

Longtuge's direct bachelor, Tongyi doctor, and Zhiyingtianfu Wang Yirou died.

The Sima Bujun in front of the palace all wrote a letter saying: According to the imperial edict, the archers of Baojia and Yingtian on the roads in Shaanxi and Hedong were tested to teach the first-class horse-step shooting skills. Now we have selected one who is excellent in horse-step shooting. Eighteen people, begging for help from the story, were allowed to enter the capital and present themselves to the emperor for examination.

Edict: Follow it.

This was obtained from the Queen Mother.

June Dingyou (11th).

Over at Qingshou Palace, they have been finding various excuses to delay this matter.

In other words, there is some systematic military theory education in Bianjing Martial Arts School.

Many generals who are not good enough but have shown certain talents and have the potential to become famous generals may have the opportunity to be introduced to the imperial court and receive a personal audience with the emperor before they become junior envoys.

Moreover, compared with civil servants, the selection of military ministers by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was more meticulous.

The day has also been chosen.

Whenever there was an examination, no matter how busy the emperor was, he would definitely come and take the examination in person.

In the Song Dynasty, the reason why the emperor could still make arbitrary decisions with a holy heart even when the voice of scholar-bureaucrats was unprecedentedly high.

"The official family, the ministers, the foreign ministers, the ministers and the people, have arrived at the inner east gate, begging to be seen by the majesty."

There are many things that are impossible to use in actual combat.

They all have the opportunity to be selected by a department through war, review, etc., and then come to Bianjing to demonstrate their skills in front of the emperor.

Zhao Xu nodded and said casually: "Take him to Zichen Palace, I will come later."

So, reluctantly, I could only admit it by pinching my nose.

The minor envoys were changed to ambassadors, and the ambassadors paid homage to Yaojun. Yaojun changed to Hengxing, and Hengxing paid homage to the official.

Civil servants select people to become officials in the capital, and officials in the capital are transferred to officials in the court. Officials in the court are promoted to wait for the system, and when they are waiting to be controlled, they worship the prime minister.

To select talents and train them from the grassroots level.

This is all thanks to the late Prime Minister Zeng Gongliang - this Prime Minister presided over the compilation of "Wu Jing Zong Yao" during the Renmiao period, and made it a required reading for martial arts when he was Prime Minister.

Once you perform well and catch the emperor's eye, you can be promoted like a rocket from now on.

So, with the petition from the front secretary, the matter was finalized.

At that time, eighteen low-level warriors selected from Hedong, Shaanxi and other roads who are excellent in foot, archery and riding skills will perform foot combat, archery and riding skills in front of Zhao Xu.

But now, even the martial arts competitions are all about these fancy things.

The outstanding military ministers of the prefectures and counties all over the world are even the instructors and commanders of reserve armies such as Baojiahu and archers.

While Zhao Xu was thinking, Guo Zhongxiao's voice came from outside the hall.

The reason is that the emperor himself completely monopolizes and controls the promotion channels of civil and military officials.

Naturally, throughout the ages, people have attached great importance to examinations.

Moreover, because of things like martial arts, especially riding and shooting.

As for now? Let's make do with it, first put your claws into the army and have the first group of cronies in Shaanxi and Hedong.

It was also the beginning of Zhao Xu's involvement in grassroots military personnel.

Originally, it was impossible for Zhao Xu to present himself for the examination so soon.

All require special orders from the emperor!

The same goes for Wu Chen.

Under the obstruction law, all civil and military officials have a ceiling.

If you know how to do it, you can do it, and if you can do it, you can do it. You can’t deceive anyone.

In his memory, they were just fancy things.

This is the test.

The current palace commander Yanda is a representative who was discovered from the examination.

To be honest, Zhao Xu felt that the performance nature of this test was far greater than the actual combat.

Therefore, the probability of discovering talents during the examination is very high.

They were all removed by the emperor himself, and ministers could not interfere.

Wait until next year to find opportunities to expand the scale of martial arts and change it into a modern military school model, so that we can truly educate, train and select officers in batches.

Throughout the ages, famous generals have been plucked out of the ranks.

But now, Queen Mother Xiang doesn't want to drag it out any longer.

"promise."

……

As soon as Sishi arrived, Jia Zhongmin was introduced to the small hall under the inner east gate by the officials of the Tongjian Division to wait for him.

This was his first time to come to this sacred place in his father's mouth.

This is where ministers enter the palace and wait for their orders.

At the same time, it is also the place where the emperor Xuan Ma paid homage to the prime minister.

However, Xiaodian looked very simple.

It's just a simple small yard, with a few cypress trees planted in the yard, lush and green.

At this time, it was midsummer, and the cicadas were on the trees, chirping non-stop.

Jia Zhongmin sat on a small wooden pier and remembered an allusion from the late emperor's time.

Song Shouyu, the palace commander during the Xining period, was on duty in the imperial palace. Every summer, he would organize the Imperial Army to capture cicadas everywhere in the palace.

Whenever there was someone in charge of the cicadas, the cicadas were not caught cleanly, and the palace commander heard the cicadas' cries.

Then the person will definitely be severely punished - usually with skin blooms.

After the late emperor heard about it, he went to Song Shouyue to ask - Sir, why are you so harsh on the soldiers?

Song Shouyue replied: In the army, orders are given priority. Your Majesty, Taiping Ping, does not believe his orders, so he is here to catch cicadas. The cicadas are chirping and it is hard to stop them, but I can make them go. If your Majesty mistakenly obeys the order, If there is an obstacle, the ministers and concubines may be able to help others.

The late emperor was overjoyed and praised him endlessly.

Thinking of this story, Jia Zhongmin narrowed his eyes.

It is said that today's officials should be filial and loyal before the emperor.

Then he must also like people like Song Shouyue.

So, is it possible to learn from Song Dynasty's promise in front of the emperor?

Just as he was thinking about it, a military minister wearing a purple robe appeared in front of him.

"Tongjian!" Jia Zhongmin immediately stood up and saluted.

The person who came was none other than Guo Zhongxiao, the official in charge of the Tongjian Department.

At the same time, he was also a family friend of Jia Zhongmin's family.

Guo Zhongxiao nodded and said to Jia Zhongmin: "The official family has a decree and ordered the minister, Wailang Jia Zhongmin, to come to Zichen Hall to wait for him."

Jia Zhongmin immediately stood up and bowed: "I accept the decree!"

Then he followed Guo Zhongxiao and walked through the sacred inner east gate and entered the forbidden area.

Entering the forbidden area for the first time, Jia Zhongmin was a little excited.

He cautiously followed Guo Zhongxiao and asked in a low voice: "Brother Li..."

"Ok?"

"Why do the officials order me to see you?"

Guo Zhongxiao smiled, how did he know such a thing?

Even if he knew, he wouldn't say anything.

Jia Zhongmin also came to his senses and quickly apologized: "I was confused for a moment, please forgive me, brother Li..."

"Hmph!" Guo Zhongxiao snorted: "My dear brother, walk carefully. Don't lose etiquette in the palace!"

"promise."

That is to say, this guy is the first official summoned by the official family this year.

Otherwise, based on his reckless words just now, Guo Zhongxiao can stop his court process now and go back to report to the official family - the foreign minister of the driving department, who has violated the etiquette in the palace and begs for punishment!

Jia Zhongmin immediately lowered his head and looked carefully at the stone road on the ground.

At the same time, I thought about it in my heart.

But after thinking about it, he didn't think of the reason.

Because his reputation has never been good.

He was involved in the Chen Shiru case, he was also involved in the Wutai poetry case, and Chen Anmin was involved.

In addition, he and Lu Jiawen are good friends.

After Lu Jiawen was "exiled to Lingnan" and "reprimanded and demoted as the pacifier of Youjiang in Yongzhou".

The censors in the court often beat him.

It made him tremble all the time, feeling that he might be demoted at any time.

He might even be promoted and demoted secretly like Lu Jiawen, and be sent to Lingnan to eat lychees or even go fishing in Yazhou.

Although it is said that after Lu Jiawen went to Guangxi, he wrote back to him and told him - Dear brother, brother, here is a vast world and a lot to do! Otherwise, my dear brother also comes to Guangxi for a stroll?

But Jia Zhongmin didn’t believe it! In the remote areas of Guangxi, there may not even be a few bunches of lychees.

Except for the miasma, it is the mountain road.

Jia Zhongmin didn’t believe it at all!

Moreover, generally after traveling to Guangxi, it is almost impossible to return to Bianjing.

But Jia Zhongmin also began to find a way out.

While holding Li Shiliang's thigh, he was seconded to Kaifeng Mansion and helped Li Shiliang do a lot of dirty things.

On the other hand, they actively seek external positions.

He planned to go somewhere else to escape the limelight.

But who knew that the imperial censor would not let him go.

Last month, there was a vacancy in Linjiang Army, so he wanted to run the operation and win the appointment of Linjiang Army.

Linjiangjun is a good place.

Fuzhou is next door. If you have time, you can visit the former residence of Xianggong Jiefu.

The local climate is warm and humid, which is very suitable for health care.

After hiding in the Linjiang Army for a few years, he might be able to return to the court in glory.

Who would have imagined that as soon as he started to operate, he heard the news that Lu Tao, the supervisory censor, and Su Zhe, the right secretary, planned to impeach him when he requested to be appointed to the Linjiang Army.

Su Che, in particular, was disgusted with the things he did in Kaifeng Mansion.

So ten crimes have been listed for him!

This scared Jia Zhongmin to immediately stop operations.

If you can't afford it, just hide.

Therefore, these days, he rarely even goes to the streets.

But unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse, and the officials suddenly summoned him.

This made Jia Zhongmin so excited that he didn't sleep all night, and he was also worried all night.

Mainly because he didn't know why the officials summoned him?

Did Qingyan take a fancy to my ability? Do you know that I, Jia Zhongmin, am loyal?

Or have you listened to the slanderous words of the little (Su) people (Zhe)?

Feeling anxious, Jia Zhongmin followed Guo Zhongxiao to the front of Zichen Hall.

"Yuan Wai Lang!" Guo Zhongxiao said suddenly.

Jia Zhongmin raised his head.

"Officials do not easily summon ministers below who are under control." Guo Zhongxiao said softly: "Once summoned, it will be of great use."

Jia Zhongmin swallowed.

indeed!

Since the current official took the throne, he has summoned the following officials to be controlled, and they can be counted clearly on ten fingers.

After being summoned, everyone was put to great use.

The most typical one is Shen Kuo.

Before Shen Kuo entered the capital, he was just a rebellious minister.

But in just over a year, Shen Kuo has become a hot shot in the court!

Now Ji Luguan has been promoted from a court official to a Zhongsan doctor, which is only one level away from the Zhongdafu he was before he was demoted.

Officials with high official positions moved twice a year. This speed of promotion was very rare in the Song Dynasty.

The honorary rank has also been transferred to the Shanghu Army, and it is only three levels away from the top Shangzhu Kingdom.

The title was further promoted to the founding uncle of Weizhou, with a settlement of 700 households (all titles in the Northern Song Dynasty were granted a settlement, but this was fictitious and honorary, and only the real title could get money.)

His wife, Mrs. Zhang, moved around a year and jumped directly from the county king to the current wife of Taiyuan County.

His son Shen Chong, who was not even eighteen years old, was already selected by Enyin to join the military for the title of magistrate.

This is the sixth level of the seven levels of selection, starting from the eighth-grade official.

If he is willing, he can go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and take the official examination. If he passes the examination, he can become an official.

Of course, the official examination in the Song Dynasty was relatively strict.

Especially for people born in Enyin, they are very strict.

It is necessary to test the criminal name, money and grain, and case settlement. The officials who fail the assessment will not be exempted.

But no matter what, this is a great blessing for the Shen family!

Because Shen Chong has now begun to hone his calculation skills.

In the future, if he can become a Jinshi and pass the official examination, his starting point will be much higher than others.

Maybe in the same year when he was still struggling with the election, he was thinking about how to get together five petitions to change the official position in the capital.

Countless ministers in the court were envious and rolling on the ground, but they had to be convinced.

Because Shen Kuo still carries the label of a minister who was specially trained by the late emperor for the young master to use.

Outsiders should not get involved in the matters between father and son.

When Jia Zhongmin thought of Shen Kuo's example, he felt excited.

He did not dare to compare with Shen Kuo.

But, now that he is favored by the Holy Family, it should be no problem to compare with Shen Kuo's wife and children, right?

With such a mood, Jia Zhongmin was brought into the side hall of Zichen Hall.

As soon as he entered the palace, he saw a small figure sitting on the throne at the head of the palace.

Jia Zhongmin immediately bowed his head and bowed: "Zhongmin, a member of the driving department, Wailang, and Zhongmin, the ambassador of the Kaifeng Prefecture patrolling the streets, wish you all the best."

Just listen to the official on the throne say: "I am blessed." His voice is childish, but very warm. Just like the legend, this young official is very warm to the ministers, and he is quite similar to Renmiao in this regard - provided that Can't offend him.

Otherwise, people will find out about his other side - a death grudge!

The descendants of Xu Guogong Zhang Qi have now been exterminated by this official in the officialdom.

The family members of Prince Consort Wang Shen no longer dare to place Wang Shen's memorial tablet in the ancestral hall.

Only the stepson of the princess dared to worship his heir at home, but he did not dare to explicitly write Wang Shen's name. He could only write: late father, former emperor's consort and captain.

Moreover, this tablet must be placed under the main tablet of Princess God.

This shows that the Wang family is being frightened! It’s all a psychological shadow!

As a result, kindness and power were combined, and as far as Jia Zhongmin knew, no one in the circle of noble relatives now dared to look down upon him.

The top powerful families such as the Gao family, the Xiang family, the Yang family, and the Liu family have all become supporters of the young master, praising his virtuous name day and night - these families have all followed the official family and made their fortunes. fiscal.

That is to say, among the civil servants, there are still some people who cannot see the situation clearly and think that the legend is just blown up.

Or they are simply stubborn and like to use their official position to test the patience of officials.

This is normal - this is the virtue of the civil servants of the Song Dynasty.

But Jia Zhongmin didn't have the courage.

So he lay on the floor, completely submissive.

Then I just listened to the official saying leisurely: "I have wanted to see Jia Qing for a long time."

"Huh?" Jia Zhongmin swallowed.

"Last year, you did a great job on Sipu's purchase of Di'an!"

"To seal the warehouse and generate millions of dollars in revenue!"

"Both the loving saints of the two palaces have praised me for loving you!"

Last year, it was Jia Zhongmin who presided over the Dian Si Pumai.

Jia Zhongmin relied on Lu Jiawen's consultant to raise the prices of all the valuable stacking yards in the Embankment Department.

Sure enough, every one of them was sold.

As a result, I got more than one million yuan of money.

Compared with the previously estimated income, it was two to three hundred thousand dollars more!

Zhao Xu specifically praised Jia Zhongmin in front of the two palaces at that time, and even issued an edict to praise him and give Jia Zhongmin two years of reduced time.

Jia Zhongmin was filled with gratitude when he heard this and said, "Your majesty actually remembers my humble contribution?"

"I will remember all those who have made contributions to the world and will never forget them!" Zhao Xu said with a smile.

"For example, Aiqing is now in Kaifeng Mansion, assisting Kaifeng Mansion in cleaning up encroaching streets and diverting traffic. I have been paying attention to it!"

This made Jia Zhongmin excited.

There was even an urge to die for one's confidant.

no way!

The aloof imperial power has always been very arrogant.

If you are hot and work hard, the emperor will remember you and even reward you?

Dream on!

The truth in the Song Dynasty is that the vast majority of ministers, whether they work hard to burst their livers or just lie flat and fish.

Zhao Guan’s family doesn’t care!

An emperor like Zhao Xu would remember those who worked hard, write their names on the screen in front of his emperor, and mention their political achievements during interviews.

There are simply too few.

It is rare not only in the Song Dynasty.

It is very rare in all dynasties!

It can only be said that this evil feudal society created a leek field for Zhao Xu that has never been developed by anyone.

Move your mouth, say a few nice words, and cash in on normal rewards.

It was enough to make large numbers of people cry and shout, work hard for him, and charge for him.

If those modern capitalists were in Zhao Xu's position, they would probably burst into tears from laughter.

I will definitely use PUA hard and squeeze it like crazy.

(End of this chapter)