The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 206

Xie Shen kept his mouth shut and didn't mention renting the house and hiring Zheng Xunjiao, but focused on asking Wu county magistrate to give him a plaque.

Once County Magistrate Wu grants a handwritten plaque, it is equivalent to approving Xie Shen's approach. At the same time, the merits of running this private school can also be recorded in County Magistrate Wu's credit book as a matter of course.

County Magistrate Wu stroked his beard very usefully and said: "It is the duty of this county to promote culture and education, and to promote talents for the court. You are too famous, Xiansheng. As for writing the plaque?"

The county lord pondered for a moment, then coughed and said, "I'm afraid it's a bit too high-profile, isn't it?"

Xie Shen secretly scolded County Magistrate Wu for being shameless. He clearly wanted all the people in Yuyao to praise him, but he pretended to be a virtuous person for the court regardless of his personal fame or fortune.

Naturally, Xie Shen understood the character of County Magistrate Wu very well.The more excuses such a person makes, the more he expresses his desire.

That's what the so-called duplicity means.

"What the county lord said is wrong. Students open private schools to find more scholars for the county. The plaque given by the county lord shows that the officials and the people are of one mind, and the common people must be scrambling to praise it."

Xie Shen found the steps for County Magistrate Wu, so County Magistrate Wu naturally couldn't continue to play tricks, and said indifferently: "Since Xiansheng insists on doing this, it would be too unreasonable for the county to refuse."

"The county lord is wise! The student thanked the county lord on behalf of the poor descendants of Yuyao."

Xie Shen saluted the county magistrate again, and the county magistrate was overjoyed.

People like to listen to good things, and County Magistrate Wu is also a human being, so naturally he can't jump out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements.

County Magistrate Wu was naturally very happy to gain a chance to earn fame for no reason.For a county parent official, reputation means political achievements.

Most importantly, he saw that Xie Shen was showing his favor to him.

That's right, no matter what, he and Xie Shen are both scholars, and they are completely different from eunuchs. How could they be suspicious of each other because of an eunuch's adopted son, and their relationship broke down.

Now that Xie Shen is in the limelight, it will be a matter of time before he wins the provincial examination or even enters the imperial examination.

What's more, there are rumors that Xie Shen is backed by Xu Shilang, and his future is boundless.

County Magistrate Wu is now making friends with Xie Shen in order to save a way out in the future.

Judging from the development trajectory of Xie Shen, a child prodigy, it is very likely that he will be promoted to the top of the sky in the future, and he will directly enter the Imperial Academy to become a Ci minister.

And once you get into the Hanlin Academy and become a Ci minister, the smoothness of your official career will be far beyond ordinary people's imagination.Maybe seven or eight years later, Xie Shendu would have become a fourth- and fifth-rank Beijing official, while Wu County Magistrate would still be a seventh-rank magistrate.At that time, it would be County Magistrate Wu who asked Xie Shen for help.

Fang Xiaoru has a very famous poem.

"The wind is soft and the courtyard is still cold, and the incense burner surrounds the jade railing. The Yellow Gate suddenly reports to Wenyuan Pavilion, and the emperor reads a book and summons officials."

Hanlin Ci officials are not of high grade, but they are regarded as the emperor's confidantes, and they are talents who need to be cultivated emphatically.

Since Chenghua, there has been a tradition that non-scholars are not allowed to join the cabinet.

The so-called shujishi is a title that does not follow the normal selection process, and participates in the selection of the hall to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy as a trainee, not an official position.

After Wu County Magistrate passed the Jinshi examination, he very much hoped to become a Shujishi through the selection of the museum.But he was only a top three Jinshi, and his ranking was too low. Even though he entrusted his connections and made money, he was still unable to recover, and was eventually sent to Yuyao to serve as a county magistrate.

Of course, Yuyao is considered a relatively good county, and it is very easy to make political achievements. It is still very hopeful that he will be promoted and transferred back to Beijing to take up a post in the future.

But no matter what, this is also a local official, not at the same level as the Beijing official.

This is the eternal pain in the heart of County Magistrate Wu. The starting point is lower than others, and the next official career will be much more difficult.If you don't work hard, you don't know when you will be able to return to the capital.

There were many yamen in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but they were arranged in an orderly manner.

The most noble is naturally the Hanlin Academy, but only the top three in the first class can directly enter the office.Of course, Jinshi who are in the forefront of the second class can be selected by the library as Shu Jishi to go to the Hanlin Academy for internship. After three years, if the library is closed, they can naturally stay in the Imperial Academy if their grades are excellent.There are also quite a few shujis who went straight to the sixth department to be hall officials after leaving the hall, and what's more, they served as the servants of the East Palace, completely transforming into dragons with golden scales.

Of course, the past cannot be traced, and neither of these two county magistrates has the qualifications, so in this life, he has no chance with the Imperial Academy.

Excluding the Hanlin Academy, the six departments, the Tongzhengshisi, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the lower-ranking Qingsi are the highest-ranking ones.

Among them, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Six Ministries probably belong to the first rank, the position of the Tongzheng Envoy is slightly further back, and the position of the Geqing Temple is further back.

Among the six ministries, the most prominent one is naturally the official ministries.

This department in charge of official evaluation, promotion, and reassignment is simply the power center of the outer dynasty. It echoes the cabinet of the inner court and handles the government affairs of the Ming Dynasty together.

The Ministry of Officials has one Shangshu and the second grade.

There are also two servants on the left and right, who are the third rank.

Below this are the four divisions of Wenxuan, Yanfeng, Jixun, and Kaogong.

There is also a doctor in each division, who is the fifth grade.Yuanwailang is one person, from the fifth grade.Although County Magistrate Wu is very envious of these two positions, but the starting point is too low, and there is still not much chance of being transferred.
As for the principals of each department, it is the sixth rank.

The Wenxuan Department has the highest status among the four departments of the Ministry of Officials, because it has the power to promote and transfer officials.

Like County Magistrate Wu, when the three-year term expires, if you want to be good in the evaluation, you must manage the head of the Wenxuan Department, Yuanwailang.As for Zheng Lang, he is often not very good at showing up, and even if he wants to make friends, he usually has no way to make friends.

Every year in February, the imperial court conducts a performance appraisal. Except for the first-time appointment of Jinshi, who can be directly selected without performance appraisal, the rest of the officials who have expired have to go to Beijing to report their work and participate in the performance appraisal if they want to be promoted or transferred.

Wu County Magistrate still has one more year to serve, and after one year, he will go to the capital to report on his work, and at the same time, he is waiting for the performance appraisal of the Department of Literature and Selection of the Ministry of Officials.

County magistrate Wu also knew many dignitaries in the capital, and he was well-connected, but he also knew that it was impossible for him to be promoted to the sixth department immediately with his background as a top three Jinshi.Therefore, we can only take the tortuous route.
He has a nephew named Wu Wendao, who passed the Jinshi examination last year, and his ranking is not bad, No. 5 in the second class.

This ranking is high enough, even if it is selected by the library, it is not a problem.However, the nephew of Wu County Magistrate was a bit shabby in appearance, and he was rejected by the emperor and finally failed to enter the Hanlin Academy to study.

When the county magistrate Wu heard the news, he looked up to the sky and sighed for a long time.

Could it be that his Wu family is hit and miss, so he is not suitable to be an official?
Because of his appearance, he was not able to be regarded as a good scholar. I am afraid that this is the only one since the founding of the Ming Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)