A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination

Chapter 86: Promotion

Thinking that Xiao Jingduo dared to contradict him like this, he didn’t care about his face at all, and taught him a great truth.

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“You…”

Look at each other again.

Obviously the mainstay of the next generation, no matter who they dare to offend. So when the two of them spoke, no one dared to persuade the family members of the house, so the old lady dared to speak out.

Xiao Ying and Xiao Jingduo almost quarreled, no, they had already quarreled, naturally this banquet could not go on, Xiao Jingduo turned around and retired early. After Xiao Jingduo left, the old lady breathed a sigh of relief, and talked to her daughter-in-law and granddaughters just now: “The estrangement between the father and son is deepening day by day. Let everyone contradict Dalang.”

“The slave can’t figure it out, maybe what sentence collided with Dalangjun.”

The old lady was convinced, she thought for a while, but still couldn’t think of what Xiao Ying said: “It’s reasonable to say that Dalang didn’t say anything, why did Duo’er suddenly turn his face? ?”

Years have passed, why can’t he let go…”

Seeing that Xue Lan didn’t say much, the old lady also thought of this, and sighed: “It’s a troubled autumn, the emperor has died one after another, and now he is replaced by a princess regent. A girl should be in the back house. How can the above things be mixed into the affairs of the men? This is not something that women should be in charge of! I don’t know how their royal family raises their daughters. Showing your face and even raising a wild man, what is that called, yes, face to face! Oh, now that all major affairs of the state are in the hands of a female streamer, the country may be in chaos, and it has been peaceful for a few years…”

Xue Lan couldn’t say much, just pinched the old lady’s shoulder silently. The old lady should be thankful that Xiao Jingduo didn’t hear these words, and Xue Lan was not a talkative person, otherwise she would soon know why her most prosperous eldest grandson was turning his face. The old lady talked for a while, and slowly mentioned one thing: “Xue Lan, you said that the affair between Duoer and Huizhen can still be accomplished?”

Getting married, everyone waited obediently for a year before moving slowly. Xiao Yumang delayed her marriage because of her national filial piety, and Cheng Huizhen was also delayed because of her filial piety. In addition, she couldn’t decide to get married, so today, Cheng Huizhen didn’t even agree with her husband’s family. It turned out that the old lady was only secretly worried, but seeing Xiao Jingduo today, the old lady’s mind became active again.

I really can’t pick a good family, so let Huizhen marry Xiao Jingduo. Looking at Xiao Jingduo’s momentum, it is no worse than the noble children outside.

This matter Xue Lan couldn’t agree more, she and Da Lang Jun had a long-standing grudge, and now Da Lang Jun is a man, it is not easy to meddle in the affairs of the house, so Xue Lan lives peacefully and steadily Up to now, but when the new lady enters the door in the future, Dalang-jun only needs a word or two, can Xue Lan beg for it from the new lady?

So Xue Lan wanted Xiao Jingduo to marry a weak wife. Cheng Huizhen was especially good at making a pretence. In the past, Xiao Jingduo and Cheng Huizhen talked about marriage. Xue Lan did a lot of it. Now the old lady mentions this again. Shit, Xue Lan wasn’t trying to persuade her.

relatives. Thinking of this, the old lady could only sigh sadly: “That’s it, Duo’er has just been transferred back to the capital now. It’s uncertain what officials will be awarded in the future, just wait.”

Xiao Jingduo angrily returned to Qingze Garden, Qiu Ju and Xiqi and other female relatives returned home one step earlier, and are now arranging the luggage they brought back in Qingze Garden. Hearing the sound of the door opening, all the maids in the yard immediately dropped what they were doing and ran out to greet Xiao Jingduo: “I have seen Dalang-Jun, welcome him back to the house!”

What’s the matter, why is Dalangjun’s face so ugly?

Now, how dare they ask for a reward, they all retreated in despair.

Only Qiu Ju dared to take two steps forward, and whispered to Xiao Jingduo: “Lang Jun, Xiao Lin sent a letter this afternoon, and she has already sent the girl to her aunt’s house. , Xiao Lin watched Miss Chen enter the door with his own eyes.”

Xiao Jingduo knew that he was angry, and he even let out his emotions. He controlled his expression, nodded and said, “Okay. Miss Chen has made great contributions to Jinjiang County. You should tell Xiao Lin that you should take care of Miss Chen from a distance these days, and you must not let Miss Chen be deceived.”

Centi’s parents both died, an orphan girl, but she still has a superb double-sided embroidery skill, Xiao Jingduo was afraid that Clarin’s aunt would have a bad heart, but in front of Clarence’s It’s hard to say, it can only make people stare secretly.

“I understand, I will tell Xiao Lin when I go back today.”

Qiu Ju is married, so naturally she can no longer live in the back house at night, but has to move out and live with Xiao Lin. But Qiu Ju was one of the few people Xiao Jingduo could trust, so he still let Qiu Ju manage the affairs of his inner house. However, there are many differences between a married maid and an unmarried one, such as needlework, which Qiu Ju can no longer take care of, but a married person has the dignity of being married. She has become the same role as an aunt in the palace. She is not responsible for specific tasks, but manages all the maids from a global perspective. As for Xiqi, she overcame Qiu Ju’s lack and became a maid on an equal footing with Haitang.

In the past, she was used to being the master of the house in the Jinjiang County Government Office.

When she was in the county government office, Qiu Ju was the steward of the inner house. . But in Hou’s mansion, these have become taboos, with the old lady and Hou’s two major mountains on her head, how could Qiu Ju dare to go wrong, let alone leave the mansion privately.

Although Xiao Jingduo has returned to Beijing, the transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel has not yet come down. During this time, he has no public office, so he can only live in the Hou residence temporarily. Former classmates of Guozijian, and Jinshi heard that Xiao Jingduo was returning to Beijing in the same year, and they all handed him invitations and invited him to go out for a small gathering. In this human relationship, the days of waiting for the appointment of officials soon passed.

It turned out to be a member of the sixth rank, or the military department of the six!

The Xuan Dynasty was divided into three provinces and six divisions, three of which were Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province. The Central Book Province drafted official documents and official documents, and the sub-province reviewed them. It didn’t matter if you said it carefully, so the organization was simple and there weren’t many officials. In contrast, Shangshu Province is much larger.

Shangshu Province is divided into six divisions, namely, officials, soldiers, households, rituals, punishments, and workers. From the battlefield diplomacy to the bridge Hejin, all are under the jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province. Each of the six divisions governs four divisions, making a total of twenty-four divisions. Among them, there are two divisions that govern the twenty-four divisions, so there are twenty-six divisions in total. Xiao Jingduo was transferred to the Ministry of Military Affairs, who was in charge of the map, guarding, and waiting.

The twenty-six divisions each have one officer, one officer, and one officer. For example, Xiao Jingduo once wrote to the Ministry of Personnel to ask the Ministry of Personnel to assign the county magistrate, and he handed it over to the Ministry of Personnel Department of the Ministry of Personnel. choice. Xiao Jingduo didn’t expect that after only a year, he changed from a person who wrote letters to a person who handled documents.

Because Langzhong and Yuanwailang are so important, this is a beautiful position that everyone in the DPRK and China compete for. There is no high-ranking official of the third or fourth rank in the officialdom who has never been a Langguan. That is to say, if you cannot become a Langzhong or a member of the foreign affairs, then there will be no hope of promotion. These two positions can be said to be the only way for civil servants to go to the top, and it is a must.

Although the official rank is not high, all the ministers are from the fifth rank, and all the members are from the sixth rank, but the official position is important and of great significance, so the selection of the Langguan does not go through the official. The ministers were elected, but directly appointed by the emperor. Xiao Jingduo knew very well in his heart that he was able to be promoted to a foreigner so smoothly, mostly because of Rong Ke’s advice. Of course, his political achievements in Jinjiang County were outstanding, but based on these alone, he could not be successfully promoted in the intertwined capital.

After the news spread that Xiao Jingduo got the military officer, more people came to visit him every day. Xiao Jingduo knew that his foundation was still shallow, not to mention that he had Rong Ke’s hopes on his shoulders, how dare he be careless at this juncture, so he refused all visitors without even going out.

Xiao Jingduo was 17-year-old high school jinshi. In the same year, he was vacated from the eighth grade. He was promoted to the seventh grade county magistrate at the age of eighteen. Now it is only the fifth year of his career, and he has risen from six. Under the product, I also successfully logged in to six.

From the rank six official uniforms to the Hou Mansion, after Xiao Jingduo thanked him, he packed up and reported to the Ministry of War the next day.

The Ministry of War knows that a new member in his early twenties has come to the Ministry of War. Compared with the weight and significance of the member, this newcomer is really young and outrageous. As soon as Xiao Jingduo handed over the sign, the eyes of others followed: “Are you the new foreign member, Xiao Jingduo?”

“It’s down there.”

The person who received the introduction glanced up and down again and said with a smile: “I remember that you were born as a jinshi. No wonder you are an officer at a young age.

Xiao Jingduo walked to the staff department, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a person walking towards him. The other party was wearing a light red official uniform. Xiao Jingduo immediately recognized the identity of the person: “Xiao Jingduo, the lower official, sees the man.”

“Are you Xiao Jingduo?” Lang Zhong looked at Xiao Jingduo up and down, smiled, and said, “You’re even younger than I thought, come with me.”

Xiao Jingduo knew that this was his immediate boss, and the professional secretary was the best. When Xiao Jingduo was the county magistrate, his immediate supervisor, the county magistrate, died on the first day of his tenure, so Xiao Jingduo had no experience in coexisting with his superiors.

Chang’an is very spacious. The main street, Suzaku Street, is 100 meters wide. Ordinary officials live farther away. If they rush to the imperial city from the south of the city, they will be late even on horseback. All are so vast. The capital of the country is lavish, and the imperial city, where officials work, is also very spacious. Although Xiao Jingduo’s staff and party division had only five permanent officials, Lang Zhong, Yuan Wai Lang and three principals, they also occupied a courtyard with two entrances. It is the place where Langzhong and Yuanwailang work.

Lang Zhong is Xiao Jingduo’s Shangguan. If he comes to pick him up in person, he is already caring for his subordinates. No matter how many Xiao Jingduo is, he will not dare to accept it. Hearing that Lang Zhong said that he will show him the way in person, Xiao Jingduo quickly declined. After repeatedly rejecting him, Lang Zhong left.

Shangguan left, and Xiao Jingduo dared to slowly look at his new office.

The building of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of War is the same as the palace, which is mainly black and solemn. The palace is tall and deep, and the front has a long window. The inside of the house is divided into inside and outside, with a plywood in the middle, and a low table with tea cups in the outside. It is obviously a place to entertain guests. Going around the screen, you can see a quiet room with books and ink in it, and there is a huge building against the wall. The wooden shelf on which many scrolls are displayed in different categories seems to be where Xiao Jingduo usually works.

There is no need to share a room with your husband, and even a separate room, which is a pleasant surprise. Xiao Jingduo breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the scroll on the bookshelf, and carefully checked it.

Lang Zhong just said when he left, that he is new here, and he will not be in a hurry to take over official duties for a while, and it is best to be familiar with the files of previous years.

Xiao Jingduo knew that this was Lang Zhongxin, but he did not refute him. No one in the officialdom patiently listens to you. Only practical actions are the best language. Xiao Jingduo sank his thoughts and concentrated on studying the files of the past years.

The staff side is in charge of the town garrison, maps, beacon, etc. It is logical that the frontier defenses in various places are assigned to the duty side. Every three months, the frontier county magistrate will compile the local garrison situation into a file and submit it After giving it to the prefecture, it was sent to Chang’an. After these files arrived in Chang’an, they were directly sent to the Department of Staff and Fang, who would judge whether the frontier magistrates or prefects had neglected their duties, and whether the frontier defense had been changed.

It will be delivered every three months. The frontier of the big propaganda is so long, and it has accumulated over the years. It is conceivable how many files are piled up here. Xiao Jingduo used to be the county magistrate of the southwest frontier, and he was very familiar with these matters.

Especially the staff department is also in charge of map drawing, Xiao Jingduo is good at fine brushwork, he thought funny, at least he still has the skill of fine brushwork, otherwise it is really useless.

Xiao Jingduo spent the first day of his inauguration in the Ministry of War, reading the files of previous years.

When the sun is in the middle, it’s time to go out for public dinner. Just like Guozijian, officials in the DPRK and China can have a free lunch at the public house. Xiao Jingduo saw that the time was almost up, so he packed up his pen and ink and took the initiative to walk outside the house.

There are so many imperial officials in the DPRK, if they gather to eat together, it would be a waste of space and delay things, so the imperial court uniformly allocates money to various departments, and the public meals let them find a place to solve it. The Ministry of War set up the dining hall on the west road, and Xiao Jingduo followed Lang Zhong to the dining hall and sat in his seat according to the rules.

Nothing that is free is easy to get, and the same is true of public meals. Because they are court officials, their words and deeds are subject to the supervision of the Censor Desk, and even their meals are no exception. There are many rules for eating every day. The Secretary of the Ministry of War felt that since this place was in charge of the national military, it must have the appearance of the Ministry of War, so the rules of the public dining hall were infinitely close to the army, and strived to be the first in the imperial city. The minister of the Ministry of War secretly poked his strength, and other departments were not to be outdone. I heard that the dining hall of Dali Temple is full of laws and regulations, and you can’t see it when you look up. The people at the Censor’s Desk are even more sad. Stare, a little inappropriate is a reprimand.

This meal is really frightening, not to mention eating with many senior officials, it’s amazing if you can eat it well. But there was no way. The imperial court stipulated that all officials must eat public meals and not save money for the imperial court. After the public meal was over, except for the officials on duty, everyone else left.

Xiao Jingduo is not used to it, it’s just past noon, and it’s gone?

Beijing officials are different from local officials. They see things at sunrise and leave at noon. After lunch, they can go home.

When Xiao Jingduo returned to the mansion, even Qiu Ju asked in disbelief, “Langjun, why did you come back so early?”

Don’t blame Qiu Ju, Xiao Jingduo couldn’t adapt to this sudden leisure time. It turned out that when he was the county magistrate, no matter which day it was delayed, the accumulated official affairs were his, and it was better to solve it earlier. But now that he is back in Beijing, everything has to be done according to the rules. Xiao Jingduo is reluctant to take the lead, and when others go to the office, he can only follow the office.

Xiao Jingduo did not expect that after being promoted, he would become idle, and it was rare to have leisure time. Xiao Jingduo took out his collection of poems and brushes that had been dusty for a long time. Nianguan, I’m afraid he can’t even write articles.

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Xiao Jingduo was really embarrassed to admit it, so he could only vaguely say: “It’s good.”

However, Xiao Jingduo’s image of a workaholic has been deeply embedded in Qiu Ju’s heart. Hearing Lang Jun’s vague answer, Qiu Ju is more and more sure that Lang Jun must be very tired. just too lazy to speak.

So after Qiu Ju packed her things, she retired obediently, planning to let Xiao Jingduo rest for a while. When she was about to go out, she seemed to think of something again. She patted her forehead and asked, “I almost forgot. It’s 11th tomorrow. It’s time for you to go to court. Can you prepare breakfast at the mansion tomorrow?”

The imperial civil and military service is above the ninth rank, and every New Year and Wang Dynasty participates. Xiao Jingduo assumed the post of the sixth rank, and on every first and fifth day, that is, the first, fifth, eleventh, fifteenth, twenty-first, and twenty-fifth days of the first lunar month, he would enter the palace to go to court. Tomorrow’s 11th is the regular visit day.

He was so used to being in places that he didn’t respond for a while. The early morning is a big event, Xiao Jingduo looked up and said, “Tomorrow, I have to get up at the third watch. It is not appropriate to wake up the kitchen at this time, so breakfast is all it takes.”

“I’ll let people heat it up on the stove, it’s not worth Lang Jun’s grievances!” Qiu Ju said, “I’ll go to the small kitchen. By the way, the court clothes should also be incense. .”

Qiu Ju muttered to herself and went out. Xiao Jingduo ignored what Qiu Ju said, and his mind had drifted to the morning of tomorrow.

Early morning, early morning, in order to see the Holy Spirit. Then tomorrow morning, wouldn’t he be able to see Rong Ke?

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The imperial civil and military service is above the ninth rank, and every New Year and Wang Dynasty participates. Taken from “Tang Liu Dian”.