Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

When Lu Zhizhou received the news of the new appointment, it quickly spread throughout the city through the mouths of the people in the hall.

When they first heard this, most people's reaction was to sneer or laugh.

Even uninformed ordinary people know that as long as there are no major changes in the capital, it usually takes three years for Zhizhou to move out.

Lu Zhizhou is clearly going to stay here for a full year, so how could he be transferred?

Thinking of it this way, they just listened to it as a joke made up by a fool to scare people, and even reprimanded those people who spread it nonsense.

——When the official post issued by the official office was on the list of Qiaolou, turning this unimaginable thing into a certainty, everyone was shocked and speechless.

This is really a bolt from the blue, shocking news.

How... how could this be so!

The changes Lu Zhizhou brought to Fenzhou are so great that everyone can see that it is almost completely reborn.

Seeing the sparsely populated streets becoming more and more bustling, and watching school buildings rise up, everyone gradually became rich—especially the first batch of duck-raising farmers, who first received rewards for resisting locusts, and then I was so happy to get the profit from selling ducks from ear to ear.

Don't look at Lu Zhizhou's young age and handsome appearance, but he is unambiguous in his work. Compared with those officials in the past who only knew how to go about their lives and didn't care about their affairs at all, they were completely different.

If you haven't lived such a good life and seen these hopes, then that's all.

How can you tell them now that this happy and prosperous life is only a few days away, and whoever can't see them is good, and they have to slander in the ears of the officials, and want to deprive their good friends of the state. transferred?

There was an instant uproar around the public list, and everyone was talking about it.

Leaving aside those 'victims', it's obviously not a good thing for Lu Zhizhou.

Even though they are just ordinary people, they also know that the promotion of officials is the most important thing.

Lu Zhizhou, who is dedicated to the people, has built houses and reformed the government in just one year, so that every family's children can go to school, the income from farming is also higher, and more chickens, ducks and geese are raised. Yes, it is said that he plans to repair the increasingly dilapidated river dam in the coming year... Isn't this all a solid achievement?

Everything is difficult at the beginning, Lu Zhizhou has already opened the most difficult beginning, and laid the most solid foundation, so why should someone take it away without any effort!

Under the excitement of the crowd, naturally they couldn't hear the explanations of the one or two officials who were guarding the official list.

——"I still have to ask, who harmed the grandfather!"

I don't know who yelled out with righteous indignation first, many people left their work and joined the crowd, heading towards the official office with extraordinary momentum.

Lu Ci was neither in the setting hall nor in the toilet hall at this time, but went out to check the situation of other school buildings against time, and happened to miss the crowd.

So the first to bear the brunt became the Cao officials in the mansion.

Faced with the accusations and doubts of the masses, the officials were alert at first, then at a loss, and after thoroughly understanding the situation, they became dumbfounded.

"What are you all thinking about!"

Hearing the commotion here, Chong Wenjun, who came from the adjacent lottery hall to see the situation, couldn't help laughing after he understood it.

Under the suspicious stares of everyone, he coughed lightly and explained: "Grandfather was so valued by the officials that he was promoted back to Beijing as an official next to the East Palace! I understand, it's a promotion! It's not a relegation." , and it's not flat!"

It is nonsense to be able to be promoted so quickly that ordinary people can't imagine, and what they worry about "being robbed of credit" is even more nonsense.

Chong Wenjun's identity was known to many people, so the words from his mouth were naturally more credible than those of others.

After another chatter, the crowd who got the satisfactory answer of 'Lu Zhizhou was not persecuted by an adulterer' began to gradually disperse.

Although they felt extremely reluctant, they also knew that for Lu Ci, it was much better to be able to work with the future emperor, the crown prince, than to be an official in a remote village.

Moreover, being able to recognize that they know the state well, and attaching so much importance to him, doesn't it also prove that His Majesty is wise?

This is an absolute good thing.

Now that they knew that Lu Ci hadn't been bullied by others, and was living a good life, they didn't want to make trouble, so as not to spread the word and cause Lu Zhizhou trouble.

Chong Wenjun thought that they still had trouble, and he didn't want to break up so happily, which made him a little at a loss.

But after these people made a fuss, he also became a little sentimental.

Alas, it was not easy for a good and practical officer to come. Before he had time to show his ambitions, he was transferred away in the blink of an eye.

When Lu Ci finished inspecting the situation of the new school building, it was close to dusk, and it was time to rest.

When he returned to the official office slowly on his little gray horse, he was surprised to see a large group of people guarding it when it was time to close the office.

Lu Ci stopped the horse calmly, looked at the smiling Chong Wenjun, and asked calmly, "What happened?"

Chong Wenjun held back his stomach for a long time and wanted to say something.After getting Lu Ci's personal questioning as he wished, he told everything that happened during the day.

The chief is so popular among the people, it is inevitable that they feel a little honored as a member of the shogunate officials.

——There are obviously not a few people who hold the same idea as Chong Wenjun.

In addition, when he thought that Lu Ci would complete the handover in three days and set off for Bianjing, he couldn't help but stay a little longer.

After listening to Lu Ci, he felt the pressure doubled.

The more he is supported by the people below, the more he has a headache about how the stall he left behind will be taken over by the next Zhizhou.

However, there is nothing he can do about it, unless he has the right to influence the prefect's appointment...but that is the job of the Secretary of State, or even His Majesty.

Lu Ci sighed helplessly in his heart, but smiled on his face, and said slowly: "Since that's the case, in order to thank them for their kindness, why don't we let Yaxiu take a rest tomorrow?"

Everyone: "..."

Lu Ci had a panoramic view of their reactions, raised the corners of his lips, and said relaxedly: "It's just a joke. It's getting late, you should go back as well."

During this period of time, they were all terrified by Lu Ci, who would take an overnight shift from time to time, and the officials who were still full of reluctance just now scattered away in an instant.

Only Chong Wenjun hesitated, and finally looked at the back of Lu Cishi's leaving, and chose to stay and deal with today's civil lawsuit.

Lu Ci was so busy that he didn't rest until midnight.

Hearing the slight sound of footsteps, Chong Wenjun, who was buried in the case, quickly raised his head, got up sleepily and said, "Lu Zhizhou, are you going back?"

Lu Cizheng put on his coat absent-mindedly. At this time, he was alarmed by his sudden words, and suddenly raised his eyes. Seeing that it was Chong Wenjun, his sharp eyes softened again, and he said with a smile: "You also stay here Now?"

Chong Wenjun smiled embarrassingly.

Lu Ci didn't continue to tease him, but put on his coat carefully, and said: "Your errand is traveling a lot, and it is much more tiring than ordinary people. You don't have to do this next time. Go back now, or else you will be exhausted in time." Depending on the matter, I'm afraid you will be late."

With the care of the admiring Shangguan, Chong Wenjun felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Grandfather's words are very true, so I would rather obey orders than respect."

Although most of the government offices are dilapidated, there are a lot of farm houses, including small houses for officials to live in.

Chong Wenjun didn't have any spare money to buy his own house. He was still renting a house a few years ago, and then he simply moved into a small house, where he ate and lived with some colleagues.Going back now, you only need to walk a few more steps, which is very convenient.

Although the house that Lu Ci rented was comfortable, but no matter how close it was, it was not within the official office, so he exposed the door of the office at night and led the horse.

The market in the distance was lively and brightly lit. Lu Ci couldn't help but stare blankly for a while, before shaking his head and laughing, he went to the dark stables to look for horses.

There was only one lone horse left in the stable, and it was gnawing leaves of grass boredly, when it suddenly recognized that its master had returned, it couldn't help pricking up its ears excitedly, screaming, and scratching the ground a few times with its front hooves.

Lu Ci approached, and before he got on the horse, he was startled by a black figure who suddenly stood up beside the stable.

"Gongzu Lu!"

Relying on the silhouette reflected by the dim light cast from a distance, coupled with this very familiar voice, Lu Ci recognized the person after being slightly startled: "Di Qing? Why are you here? How long have you been waiting? "

Di Qing didn't say anything, but looked at Lu Ci in the dim light for a while, and then took out the bamboo bag that he had been carrying all the time, and said in a low voice: "That time I heard that Gongzu I want to eat autumn crabs."

Lu Ci hesitated for a while, thinking that this might be the last gift from this simple and grateful mountain boy, so he took the autumn crab over and said, "If I want to eat autumn crab, I can send someone to eat it." Go to the market to buy it, why bother you to catch it?"

Speaking of this, he softened his tone a little, and then continued to persuasion: "This time it's all right, let's not make an exception. To be honest, even if you catch a hundred crabs, I'm not as happy as reading a book."

Di Qing remembered every word of Lu Ci firmly, but the depression lingering in his chest was hard to fade away.

In the official school, he accidentally heard rumors that Lu Zhizhou was going back to Bianjing soon, and when it was impossible to come to Fenzhou in the future, he felt that the world was about to collapse.

He finished the class in a daze, and ran out during the lunch break. He wanted to go to the government office to ask for clarification, but when he saw the conspicuous crowd, he simply withdrew.

There was nowhere to go, and he couldn't read the books. He walked around, remembering the last time when Lu Ci joked with others when he was inspecting the dormitory, he just went to Xihe direction went.

I vented my unrelenting depression on the crab catcher, and calmed down a bit after it got dark and the basket I made up was full.

At this time, he calmly gave the autumn crab to his favorite Zhizhou, and wrote down every instruction he got, only blinking when Lu Ci once again told him to go back to rest early and not to worry about chores for himself in the future Looking at Lu Ci without blinking, he said word by word: "Grandpa, I will go to Bianjing sooner or later."

Lu Ci responded quickly: "Okay. Before you come, you might as well send a letter. Then I will ask my servant to pick you up. I can free up a vacant room for you to stay temporarily."

Di Qing was suddenly dazed by the sudden surprise and his eyes widened.

Before he could react, Lu Ci smiled lovingly, and continued encouragingly to this kid who was thirsty for knowledge and yearning for Bianjing Imperial Academy: "I have a room full of books, which can let you Read it all you want."

Di Qing: "..."

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Working hours of magistrates:

When Wang Dan knew Linjiang County, "there were death row prisoners in the prison, and the public was sleepless all night, thinking about living them."There are five drums in the party, the people in the air drink straight and get up faster, the husband goes out of the hall, Guo Si must open the door of the hall, and go up to the hall'

Zhou Bi also said, "everyday from five watch"

That is to say, at four o'clock in the morning, the crown is taken out of the hall.

There is a lunch break every day, and it will be halved after autumn.

'Twilight' is done.However, some diligent officials will be busy until the next ten quarters (10 o'clock in the evening).

However, there are also local officials who have little official duties, so they are relatively free and go home early. ("Research on Local Politics in the Song Dynasty" p62-63)

2. Hall: The place where the governor of the state government hears and handles government affairs.It is also the place to entertain the generals and schools of the state capital every ten days.

3. Convenience hall: After the hall is set up, it is the place where the chief executive handles government affairs and receives guests on a daily basis.The frequency of use of the hall is lower than that of the toilet hall.

4. Signing hall: the place where the state government's shogunate officials discuss political affairs and handle government affairs.

5. State court/fuyuan: It is the place where the officials discuss together

6. Qiaolou: a place where a state announces government orders

2-6 are all from "Research on Administrative Costs of Local Governments in the Song Dynasty"