The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Moreover, the matter in Lizhou is too big. If you really want to be promoted, it is impossible to go from a lower state to a central state, right?Moreover, that Cui Yuanwailang also had the meaning behind it, as for what it was, which of the officials present was not a human being, and as soon as Cui Yuanwailang's words came out, they basically knew it.

A person from Xiazhou who was promoted from the fifth rank to the fifth rank in Zhongzhou is not a slap in the face.

In addition to hitting Zheng Zhi's face, Li Shimin's face was also swollen.

Whether it is Shengzhong Prefecture or Shangzhou, this matter has nothing to do with those nobles and those generals.

But does it really matter?

There must be.

Which nobleman has no followers, no recommended officials, basically all have them.

It is an indisputable fact that whoever enters the door belongs to that person, unless you vote for someone else, but this kind of thing basically cuts off his own future, so this kind of thing is impossible to happen.

Moreover, at this time in Lizhou, there are too many vacant positions, at least dozens of positions, and then, it can be said that a good show will be staged.

"Your Majesty, once this matter in Lizhou is over, there will be no consuls in the government office of Lizhou, as well as in the counties. Your subordinates recommend one person to join the army for Lizhou. This person is the county magistrate of Baishi County. When he was in power, He is upright, he is strict with himself, and has a great reputation, so please ask the Holy One to use him."

At this time, an official surnamed Wang stepped forward and began to recommend officials from his own school to Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, there is also one of my subordinates who can take the post of Miantani County Captain. This person is..."

"Your Majesty, I recommend someone..."

In the Taiji Hall, the robbery of officials is happening right now.

This made Li Shimin want to laugh and cry at the same time.

The style of painting can be described as full of twists and turns, from the investigation at the beginning, to the reward later, and then to the snatching of officials at this time.

Is this officer so easy to grab?

If it was in the past, it would be easy to grab, and you can recommend it at will, as long as Li Shimin has verified it, he will choose it.

Of course, the matter of verification must be verified by the personnel of Baiqisi. As long as it is not too much, they can basically be appointed.

Of course, Li Shimin hoped to be some poor family officials, but there are very few such poor family officials, so he can only compromise and use the recommended ones.

Now, Li Shimin already had a plan in mind, how could he choose other officials?It is simply impossible to adopt.

All civil and military officials, no matter whether they are the Duke of the State, the nobles, or other civil and military officials, everyone is recommending people from their own line to Li Shimin.

And among these people, some belonged to the noble family, some belonged to the famous family, similarly, some belonged to the honorable family, and some belonged to some military generals. As for the poor family, there was not a single one.

Li Shimin looked at the civil and military officials in the hall quietly, feeling really helpless in his heart.

The imperial examinations are not prosperous, and most of the official positions in this world are controlled by the gentry family Zongwang. Who makes them rich, have books, and have countless private schools?

If you have books, you can teach people to read and write, and you can be recommended as officials.

Looking at the civil and military officials in the main hall, Li Shimin didn't want to discuss this matter anymore, so he stood up from the throne and walked towards the center of the main hall.

Following Li Shimin's movement, all civil and military officials in the hall quickly shut up, waiting for Li Shimin's response.

"I have already made a conclusion in my mind about the matter of Lizhou. As for the selection of officials, I have already sent a decree to Lizhou. From now on, the affairs of Lizhou will be put aside and the court will be dispersed."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he walked out of the hall with his legs, leaving all the civil and military officials in the hall there.

Even if the officials recommended to him by his brother-in-law and grandson Wuji were not adopted, this is enough to show that no one will benefit from the matter of Lizhou. Even if these officials continue to play, it is probably useless.

Although this was not the case in the previous court discussions, and the selection of officials was not determined by Li Shimin's words, but was negotiated.

Through the form of the court meeting, the affairs of the officials were discussed, and after passing the review of the Menxia Province, they were dispatched to the Shangshu Province, and then implemented by the Ministry of Officials.

But now, Li Shimin's words broke the original tradition, and it sounded a wake-up call to all the civil and military officials present.

Chapter 3 Lizhou Anlai welcomes the new official

Zhong Wen, who was thousands of miles away, did not know about the scene that took place in the Tai Chi Hall.

At this time, he had already finished sitting in Lizhou City and returned to Longquan Temple.

As for Xiao Hua, Zhong Wen had already been sent back when Zhong Wen was in Lizhou City. After such a big event happened, and for such a long time, Zhong Wen would not dare to let Xiao Hua live in Lizhou City again. It's too late for Zhong Wen to regret something.

Lizhou at this time is very good.

As good as never before.

In the past, no matter whether the Zeng family was there or the governor was there, there would always be some evil things happening, but now, let alone evil things, there were no more petty thefts.

It's not that there are no such people in Lizhou, it's just that after the officialdom in Lizhou was purged, these people were also afraid and hid, and they didn't dare to go to the streets to find trouble.

The city of Lizhou, as well as the other counties under its jurisdiction, have basically quieted down long ago. The officials who have not been investigated, who should be doing business, no one dares to show their heads at this time.

As for those shops, they are still as usual. Anyway, the turmoil in Lizhou has not affected them for the time being.

Of course, behind this, it must be indispensable.

Just at this time, there were still shopkeepers from several shops, who were gathering together and talking.

"Shopkeeper Wang, do you have a letter from Chang'an? How do you say it?" A shopkeeper asked a shopkeeper surnamed Wang.

"I don't know for the time being. I haven't received a letter yet, but it's coming soon. The turmoil in Lizhou has been over for so long now. I don't think there will be a letter in half a month." Shopkeeper Wang responded.

"Although the current situation in Lizhou looks good on the surface, but I am waiting to open a store here to do business. Who knows what will happen to the governor and other officials who will come in the future. Believe it."

"Yeah, who knows what will happen in the future, that Zheng Biejia is too ruthless, from top to bottom, no one will be spared."

"..."

The shopkeepers of these shops gathered together to talk about things, basically as usual.

Every few days, they always get together to talk about something, and they won't cause trouble, let alone close the shop or something.

On the other hand, among the yamen at this time, manpower can be said to be in short supply.

Zheng Zhi's excuse is just to convey some orders, and for the time being, he only recruits some yamen servants and so on. As for the officials, he is not sure how Chang'an will arrange him for the time being.

After all, such a big thing happened in Lizhou, and Zheng Zhi didn't know what to do next.

The following offense, such a word, it is estimated that in the future, it will be spread in the official circles of the whole world. From now on, if Zheng Zhi is really transferred to other places, if he really wants to implement some government orders, he will probably start with his hands tied.

No one wants to have such an official in their territory, after all, that is a terrible existence.

Time is tough.

This is the first time that Zheng Zhi in the government office of Lizhou feels that time is so difficult.

The report had already been sent out, but during the period of sending it back and forth, he didn't dare to think about other aspects except for business every day.

Because, he knows, the officialdom has its own code of conduct.

Although Zhong Wen had read his memorial, Zhong Wen was not an official, but an honorable man, and Zheng Zhilai would still be responsible for everything.

And this result, as for how, he could not imagine.

Perhaps, what greeted him was demotion and demotion, and he was dispatched to a farther state or county to serve, or even more likely, his official career was interrupted.

A BIE Jia who dares to kidnap the governor may be convicted in any dynasty.

Convicted of one of the following crimes, in the end, he can only return to his hometown and stay away from the officialdom forever.

Now, Zheng Zhi can be said to live like years, and every day makes him wonder how he got through it. He is worried that his career will end. It is believed that the Holy Majesty will just dismiss Zhong Wen's county marquis.

In this flash of time, nearly a month has passed.

At this time, a member of the Baiqi Division was receiving the imperial decree secretly transmitted from Chang'an. This was also the first time he encountered such a thing.

The imperial decree did not take the normal route, but Baiqisi, which made him really not understand the reason, and it also made him very puzzled.

In the end, he couldn't help being curious, and after opening the two imperial edicts from Chang'an to watch, he finally understood why the imperial edicts were delivered by Baiqisi instead of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The school lieutenant of the Baiqi Division quickly closed the imperial decree, rectified his righteousness, then picked up the imperial decree, left the house where he was, and went straight to the government office.

Change official uniform?

The men and horses of Baiqisi basically don't know how to wear official uniforms, and they basically act in the clothes of ordinary people. Otherwise, why are they called Baiqisi?

"Who are you? This is the government office. If you have something to do, go to the side room to register, and then bring your account card." When the captain came to the government office, the gatekeeper explained the process of handling the matter to the captain. .

"I have something important to report to Biejia, please inform me." The captain quickly saluted the guard and responded.

This mansion has to enter, and he still has the imperial decree from Chang'an in his hand, so he doesn't want to waste more time, otherwise, who knows what will happen.

"Is it that you can see Biejia? If you have anything to do, go to the side room to register. If the matter is big enough, Biejia will meet you naturally." Although the guard didn't know why the person in front of him wanted to see Biejia, but What happened in the past few months is still on purpose, so it really won't stop some people who have something to do.

Two months ago, those who complained almost smashed the gate of the government office. That's why the current scene happened and they had to register.

As for the household posts, it must be to prevent filthy reports, and to have a direction for investigation.

"This is my badge, can you see me?" The captain didn't want to register or anything, he just wanted to see Zheng Zhi quickly, so he took out his fish amulet and pointed it at the guard. Bright.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please, I'm going to help you and report to Bie Jia." The guard saw that the person in front of him showed his waist card, and after looking at it, he turned towards the man. The captain made a gesture of please.

Although he didn't know any badges, he also knew that anyone with a badge was someone he couldn't afford to offend.

Moreover, he has also seen the badges of Biejia in the government office, so as long as anyone has a badge, he should be more respectful so that he can invite him into the yamen, and he dare not offend at will.

At this time, Zheng Zhi, who was in a room, was dealing with official business, and he was too busy to get away.

"Don't drive, someone wants to see you." After the guard communicated to Zheng Zhitong in the room, he stood quietly and waited.

"Who wants to see me? I'm very busy right now, and I don't have the time to meet anyone. If it's not an important person, let someone else deal with it, or leave it to Magistrate Zhang to deal with it." Zheng Zhi heard the shout, He responded without raising his head.

"Don't drive back, that person has a waist card, it seems that he has some status, I have already asked him to wait in the side hall." The guard responded cautiously.

"Have a waist card? That's fine. I'll go and see him. You can go back and do your work." After hearing this, Zheng Zhi still felt strange, and then said to the guard.

With a waist card, it must be an official.

As for the official position, it is naturally impossible to be small, otherwise, if you can come to see yourself, the official position must not be too small.

Although he didn't know who the visitor was, Zheng Zhi also stopped his official duties and went to the side hall of the government office to meet the person with the badge for a while.

"Biejia Zheng is really hard to see." Just as Zheng Zhi arrived at the side hall, the captain said.

It's sarcasm, but it's not enough, it's just that he really felt the changes in the Lizhou government office this time.

It can even be said that it is completely different from the previous practice, and it is even more different from other state government offices.

"Who are you? Why do you want to see me?" Zheng Zhi approached, looked at the man in front of him, and couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

"Biejia Zheng, this is a secret decree from Chang'an. Please continue. As for who I am, Baiqisi doesn't know if Zheng Biejia has heard of it. I am in charge of the Lizhou area in the east of Shannan. You call me Li The school captain is enough, if you have never heard of Baiqisi, you can write to Chang'an to verify."

The captain directly handed over a scroll in his hand, and then explained.

"It turned out to be the superior of the Baiqi Division, so there is no need to write this letter. I have heard of the Baiqi Division, and I have also met someone before. It turns out that Li Xiaowei is the superior of the Baiqi Division, so I have offended him."

How could Zheng Zhi have never heard of the name of Baiqisi, he had worked under King Qin before, so he must know something.

Moreover, he had also come into contact with a member of the Baiqi Division before, but it was not Li Xiaowei.

Immediately after finishing speaking, Zheng Zhi began to draw out two imperial edicts and spread them out.

However, when he opened the imperial decree, he secretly rejoiced.

"Lieutenant Li, I guess you have to pass on this imperial decree. I can't get away from official duties recently. What do you think?" Zheng Zhihe said to Li Xiaowei after thinking about the imperial edict together for a while.

"Yes, but Zheng Biejia had better do some things by himself first, so as not to be known by Zhong County Marquis." Li Xiaowei heard Zheng Zhi's words and understood in his heart that the matter of passing the decree is really true. He has to pass it on, or else, follow Zheng Biejia to pass it on, maybe there will be a lot of trouble.

Besides, according to the official system, there is no one else to pass the decree. It should be the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pass the decree, but now, the school captain of the Baiqi Division can only pass the decree.

Afterwards, the two sat in the side hall talking and discussing some things that needed to be prepared. Not long after that, Captain Li left the government office.

"Hahahaha, it seems that I, Zheng, will surely have a prosperous official career in the future. Once this calamity is over, I will definitely reach Shengting."

After the school lieutenant left, Zheng Zhi took the silk edict that belonged to him, looked at it again and again, and laughed loudly.

It was inconvenient for him to show anything just now because Lieutenant Li was there, but after the person left, he started laughing involuntarily.

After the turmoil in Lizhou, he was terrified, but now, once the imperial decree arrives, his official position can be regarded as preserved, and he has directly taken the route of Baiqisi, so he can be regarded as directly writing The memorial was delivered to Li Shimin.

It is said that Li Xiaowei at this time, after leaving the government office, found a subordinate to ask for a horse, and went straight to Longquan Temple.

As for where the Longquan Temple is located, he, a member of the Baiqi Division, may not have known before, but now he must know.

What's more, the things he has handled in the past year are basically related to Longquan Temple and some things about Zhong Wen, so the things about Longquan Temple are basically clear.

Two hours later, Li Xiaowei hurried to Longquan Village before the sun set.

Afterwards, he went to Longquan Temple again.

"Is this imperial decree correct? Doesn't your majesty know that I am a Taoist, and there must be something wrong with this imperial decree?"

At this time, Zhong Wen was holding the imperial decree, looking left and right, but he didn't understand why this imperial decree was passed on to him. Moreover, he was still a Taoist, and he couldn't understand the things in the imperial decree at all. I can afford it.