The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 207 I saw the right person!
Although he couldn't be selected as a good scholar, Wu Wendao, the nephew of County Magistrate Wu, is the No. 5 Jinshi in the second class after all, so it is not a problem to choose a good official position.

The county magistrate of Wu initiated the relationship between Beijing and China, and spent nearly a thousand taels of silver to allow his nephew Wu Wendao to come to the Ministry of Officials to observe politics.The final result was also very satisfactory. Wu Wendao was finally awarded the post of head of the Seal Inspection Department after the audition.

Although Wu Wendao did not enter the Wenxuan Department, being able to squeeze into the Ministry of Officials when he was appointed for the first time was enough to be envied by others in the same year.

County Magistrate Wu was very satisfied with this point. Although my nephew was not an official of the Wenxuan Department, he had the opportunity to be transferred sooner rather than later.

This kind of transfer within the Ministry of Officials is much easier than the transfer between ministries. If my nephew can be transferred to the Department of Literature and Selection a year later, the money spent by the County Magistrate Wu will be effective. After his performance appraisal, he will be transferred to the sixth department. There is a turning point.

Of course, it is not safe to have only one Wu Wendao. County magistrate Wu is very optimistic about Xie Shen's prospects, so he said in a deep voice: "Xie Xiansheng, Wu Wendao, the nephew of this county, is currently serving as the head of the Seal Inspection Department in the Ministry of Officials in the capital. In the future, if you go to the capital to participate in the general examination, you can temporarily live in his residence."

I rely on!

Xie Shen almost cried out.

This County Magistrate Wu's thinking is too jumpy, he was talking about running a private school just now, why did it happen to his nephew again in a blink of an eye?

And is he familiar with County Magistrate Wu?Why did County Magistrate Wu bring up this topic?

Furthermore, before the township examination, County Magistrate Wu decided that Xie Shen could take the examination. Isn't this flattering!
As if seeing Xie Shen's doubts, Magistrate Wu hastily explained: "With the strength of a virtuous student, if there is no accident, admission to the imperial examination is certain."

The reason why County Magistrate Wu didn't say anything to death was because the competition in Zhejiang Province was too fierce. Although Xie Shen was a junior, there was still a very small possibility that he would fail in the provincial examination.And once he passed the provincial examination, almost no one could stop Xie Shen from advancing.

After all, it has been a long time since a child prodigy appeared.

It is not easy for Xie Shen to appear, so naturally there will be a tacit understanding of many parties to "create" a child prodigy.

Seeing the clouds and fog covered by the county magistrate Wu, Xie Shen felt even more guilty, and asked tentatively: "If the students can really go to the capital to take part in the general examination, they must go to visit Mr. Wu."

As the saying goes, don't hit people with smiling faces, regardless of what the real purpose of Magistrate Wu is, he still has to show a good face.

If he directly refused to make friends with Wu Wendao, it would be tantamount to a blatant break with Wu County Magistrate, which of course was not what Xie Shen wanted to see.

"It's so good, you are all of the same generation, so naturally you have to take care of each other."

In fact, County Magistrate Wu still had one thing he didn't feel embarrassed to say, that is, he hoped that Xie Shen could get Wu Wendao's care, so that he could work together to help him in the future.At the beginning, the county magistrate of Wu spent all his family's wealth to find a director of the Department of Anthology of the Ministry of Officials for his nephew. Naturally, it could not be purely out of family affection.Similarly, he naturally hoped to benefit from it in the future when he showed his favor to Xie Shen.

If Xie Shen can spend more time with his nephew Wu Wendao and join the Ministry of Officials as an official in the future, that would be great.

In this way, the county magistrate of Wu is very likely to be promoted to Beijing after the exam and to serve in the sixth department.

This is the dream of County Magistrate Wu. In the words of later generations, if there is no dream, what is the difference from salted fish!
But County Magistrate Wu didn't know that Xie Shen felt disdainful at the moment.

Seal inspection department?
He studied Ming history hard, so he is no stranger to this name.

In fact, according to the records of official records in the history of Ming Dynasty, the seal inspection department is mainly in charge of conferring titles, seizing shade, rewarding gifts, and official calculations.Translated into the vernacular, it means that the Seal Inspection Department is responsible for nonsensical and insignificant matters. The real official promotion is not handled by the Seal Inspection Department, but mainly by the Wenxuan Department.

Needless to say, knighting is nothing more than conferring titles and titles.

As for Xi Yin, it seems that the Seal Inspection Department has a little real power.

It can also be divided into two parts, one is hereditary, which is more common in military officers.There is also another one called Yinxu. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the heirs of officials of the first rank can start from the fifth rank, and the sons of the first rank can start from the fifth rank, and so on.The worst officials of the sixth and seventh ranks, their heirs can also be ordered according to the custom, but they get the official positions that have not entered the ranks.

This is a proper noun, it actually exists, not a joke
As for the duties of conferring scattered officials, etc., it is completely irrelevant.

In the final analysis, this inspection department is a Qingshui yamen.

Except for the possibility of earning some money in the shadows, the officials of the department almost live on corn bread and pickles during the off-season. There is not a piece of meat in the bowl, and there is not a drop of oil in the porridge.
It seems that there is no future for making friends with such officials.

However, as the head of the six ministries, the Ministry of Officials still has a very high status.Being able to enter the sixth department as the head of the first selection of officials, it seems that Wu Wendao, the nephew of Wu County Magistrate, is also a ruthless character.Moreover, having multiple friends and multiple paths does not contradict Xie Shen's career plan.

That's all, if the temperament is compatible, we can chat.

But Xie Shen said goodbye to Magistrate Wu and returned home alone.

At this time, it happened that Chang followed Lu Youtian back home, and the two bumped into each other at the gate.

Seeing Lu Youtian's sloppy footsteps, his complexion was pale, Xie Shen frowned and said, "You are not sick, do you want to see the doctor?"

Lu Youtian smiled wryly and shook his head, "Master, we didn't embarrass you."

Xie Shen suddenly realized.

When he, Wang Shouwen, and Xie Pi left the coastal wasteland, they left Lu Zhongtian there to help build the dam.

Lu Zhongtian thought that Xie Shen was investigating him, so he worked hard these few days moving stones to build the embankment, but he was exhausted and his vitality was greatly weakened.

The other tenants got money for moving the stones, but Lu Zhongtian had already served as the guardian of the Xie Mansion, so his efforts were for nothing.

Poor Nalu farmed for a day and sold coolies, his body has been hollowed out, no wonder it seems like a rootless duckweed.

Xie Shen shook his head helplessly and said: "You don't need to be so tired, go to the mansion to rest for a while."

Think of Nalu Gengtian as a burly figure, as strong as a farming ox.The first time Xie Shen saw him, he thought that this man had inexhaustible strength.

But who would have thought that Lu Zhongtian would be like an eggplant beaten by frost after a day.
Xie Shen can only say that this Lu Zhongtian is really an honest man.

At dinner, Lu Zhongtian ate three big bowls of rice alone. If Lu Zhongtian and Chen Huer hadn't eaten separately from Xie Shen, Xie Shen couldn't even eat the food.
After much deliberation, Xie Shen decided not to let Lu Zhongtian go to the coastal tidal flats to help build embankments for the time being.

After all, he hired Lu Gengtian to work as a nursing home, and it was a shame to ask him to help carry the stones.

(End of this chapter)