Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 662 Erxian Mountain

After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Ji Qingwan said, "Your Majesty, why don't you hold an imperial examination to recruit scholars?"

Wu Yong explained, "My Lady Shufei, when we were still in the fantasy world, the king held an imperial examination. Unfortunately, the candidates were only of average or below average talent. So the king spread the word that he would hold an imperial examination in three years, and that the winners of the first place, second place, and third place in the imperial examination would be offered a thousand gold coins to buy horse bones."

Ji Qingwan said, "Your Majesty's ascension to the throne is a cause for celebration for the whole world. It is the right time to hold the imperial examination. Moreover, your Majesty was only a governor of a town at the beginning. Now, the world has changed dramatically, your Majesty has established a country, and there are many talented people waiting to serve you."

After hearing this, everyone nodded.

Zhao Zhen said: "Since all the ministers agree, let's issue the decree."

Ji Qingwan said, "Your Majesty, I checked the official records. Did Lord Gai Yong not assign a position in order to avoid suspicion?"

"Gai Tianxi is not the only one whose father and son serve in the same court. Why should he avoid suspicion? Lord Gai retired in the fantasy world..." As he said this, Zhao Zhen realized that the life span in the [Floating Continent] is extremely long now. This Gai Yongke is also a fourth-rank official, in his sixties. Although his attributes have been reduced due to his old age in the fantasy world, there is no such restriction here.

"Sure enough, this concept is not so easy to change." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.

Then he said to Liu Huiniang, "Hui Niang, write an imperial edict to summon Gai Yong to be the prefect of Xingren Prefecture. Gai Tianxi to be the junior minister of the Dali Temple. Puzhou magistrate [Sun Foer] Sun Ding to be the chief justice."

The discussion lasted till night, and they decided that Zhu Fu, the Smiling Tiger, would be the director of the wine shop in the Guanglu Temple, in charge of brewing wine and vinegar in the country.

[Iron Jiaozi] Lehe was the envoy of the Taichang Temple's Jiaofang and the Jiaofang under its jurisdiction. He was in charge of reviewing banquet music for use in banquets, and promoting or demoting students based on their skills.

The Monks' Registration Office of the Right Street of the Honglu Temple: Yuantong was the monk registration office, Guanghui, Lu Zhishen and Deng Yuanjue were deputy monk registration offices, and Yuanguang was the merit envoy, who were in charge of the accounts of monks and nuns in the temple and the appointment of monk officials.

The Left Street Recorder: Chen Xizhen and Gongsun Sheng were Taoist recorders, Qiao Daoqing and [Lingying Tianshi] Bao Daoyi were deputy Taoist recorders, Fan Rui and Wu Jiao were merit envoys, in charge of the accounts of Taoist priests in temples and monasteries and the appointment of Taoist officials.

[Treasure Hunting Rat] Feng Xi was appointed as the Supervisor of the Fengchen Treasury of the Taifu Temple. He was responsible for collecting treasures, including gold, jade, jewels, and bribes for the inner court.

Pu Wenying was the chief official of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and temporarily took over the position of the Supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau. He was in charge of observing astronomical auspicious signs and phenomena, keeping the time of bells and drums, and writing and making calendars for use in various altars, announcing the names of gods and drawing the sun.

[The Divine Calculator] Jiang Jing was the Deputy Commissioner of the Ministry of Finance, in charge of the financial resources of the country. Every year he would weigh the amount of money, control the income and expenditure, in order to calculate the expenses of the state.

[Ghost Face] Du Xing was appointed as the judge of the Salt and Iron Department of the Ministry of Planning, in charge of the goods from the mountains and lakes, customs, markets, rivers, canals, and military equipment for the benefit of the state.

[Little Tornado] Chai Jin was a deputy minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of the population, land, and tax records of the entire country for the use of the state.

[Iron-Faced Man] Pei Xuan was the Supervisory Censor of the Censorate. He was in charge of investigating the affairs of the six ministries and hundreds of departments, correcting their mistakes, impeaching them for major matters and admonishing them for minor ones.

Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Liu Hui Niang and Ji Qingwan were temporarily appointed as the Secretariat's Secretaries, in charge of receiving memorials, participating in the discussion of memorials, and responsible for drafting and issuing imperial edicts.

Except for people like Guanghui who held military positions, all these people were assigned to civilian positions, while the civil and military officials in prefectures and counties maintained their status quo.

The edict was written overnight and issued the next day.

Despite a lot of effort, they still cannot get rid of the fact that it is a makeshift team.

Fortunately, the local situation remains unchanged. For local people, the biggest impact of this change may be the establishment of a country.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen's reputation has long been known to everyone. Liangshan was originally a place of self-government, and most of the officials and generals were loyal people who came to Zhao Zhen in the first place. Now that they can go a step further, they will naturally not object. The local people don't care about this. Now they can have enough food and warm clothes, what else can they ask for.

As for the gentry, they regretted not having surrendered earlier so that they could have gotten a government position.

Now that the news of the Enke has spread, applicants from all over the country are signing up in an endless stream.

At the same time, the military commander of Dengzhou Daoyu Village, Ruan Xiaoer, and Zhang Heng, sent Guifu, one of the Eight Crabs, to deliver the message at full speed.

Zhao Zhen was also stunned when he heard Guifu's words. The four counselors Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Liu Huiniang, and Ji Qingwan were all the same.

Zhao Zhen asked again to confirm: "Are you sure it is Luo Zhenren from Erxian Mountain?"

Guifu said, "King, I followed the Second Supervisor Ruan Xiao to the island. There were lush green pines and dense green cypresses on the mountain. A small path under the pine trees led directly to a [Zixu Temple]. When we entered the door, no one greeted us. Supervisor Ruan had heard the name of the Second Immortal Mountain [Zixu Temple] from the King's senior brother, Taoist Yiqing, so we didn't dare to go there rashly. We tidied our clothes in the dressing pavilion and walked in along the corridor. There were two Taoist children in the [Songhe Pavilion] behind the hall. When they saw us, they asked, 'Are you from Liang State?'"

"The chief eunuch responded, and the two of them invited us to go to Songhe Pavilion to meet Master Luo."

"Does my master have any instructions?" Zhao Zhen asked.

"Lord, the Immortal didn't say anything. He just said that he took advantage of the Lord's opportunity to pull Liangshan to move here. If there are demons causing trouble in the future, you can come to Erxian Mountain to find them. You should practice Taoism and learn how to live forever. Don't come to disturb us with worldly matters."

"Before he left, Master Luo did say that in addition to Erxian Mountain, there were several other places he had gone to."

"Can you tell me where my master is going and where he is?"

Guifu said: "The Immortal never said that, he only said that maybe we will meet one day in the future. These places are all related to the king."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded and sent someone to invite Gongsun Sheng to come.

When Gongsun Sheng arrived and heard Gui Fu's words, he said happily, "Lord, if that's the case, I will go back to Erxian Mountain and meet Master. The furnace of [Bone Cleansing Pill] we have been refining has not been successful so far."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Since I know the news, I will go. Now that the country is busy, I will prepare a gift. Please deliver it to me, brother."

Ji Qingwan said: "Your Majesty, Master Luo has a high level of cultivation and is already a first-class immortal. Why don't you worship him as the state teacher?"

Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother Yiqing, what do you think?"

Gongsun Sheng said: "When I was in my hometown, my master often gave lectures on the great Dao, and people from near and far were welcome to listen. But I'm afraid he won't be willing to be the national master. He is tied up in chores and it's not easy for him to practice in peace."

Ji Qingwan said: "No, as the saying goes: People fight for a breath, Buddha fight for a stick of incense. Taoist temples and monasteries are full of gods and Buddhas, don't they also need people to offer sacrifices?"

"Besides, although you are the national teacher, I dare not trouble you with trivial matters. Since the king has accepted you as his teacher, maybe one day in the future, we can help each other."

After hearing this, Gongsun Sheng had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Zhao Zhen naturally prepared gifts here, and ordinary gold and silver were naturally not considered. The only thing that Luo Zhenren would pay attention to was probably the elixir.

(End of this chapter)