Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Before Di Qing could digest the huge psychological gap, he received the news of a large delivery from the former Zhizhou Lu Ci, and it spread throughout the entire school with lightning speed.

Even the wives who stayed here were startled by this considerable movement.

While trying to recall Di Qing's daily performance, they couldn't help but wonder if they were too careless to ignore such a talented person named Sanyuan Jidi who Lu Zhizhou valued so much.

With similar subtle thoughts, they put on their coats and got up one after another, and gathered at Di Qing to see the situation.

It turned out to be a brand-new set of "Zuoshi Chunqiu". You only need to flip through a few pages in your hand, and you can easily see that it was engraved with high-quality paper and ink, so it is definitely not worth the money.

The masters couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and then looked at Di Qing who seemed to be silly with joy, sitting blankly by the bed without responding, and said earnestly: "You must not disappoint Lu Yude's ardent expectations."

Di Qing nodded honestly.

Seeing his honest appearance, they couldn't help exhorting them a few more times before they dispersed the other students who came to join in the fun and asked Di Qing to settle him down.

After everyone left, Di Qing closed the door again, took out Lu Ci's thin letter, solemnly placed it next to the pillow, and carefully put "Zuoshi Chunqiu" in the suitcase , wrap properly in a soft cloth.

It was too laborious to read by lighting a lamp, and if he accidentally tore a certain page, he would feel distressed to death.

Simply take it out and read it tomorrow when it is bright.

Thinking of this, Di Qing calmly put aside the "Zuo Shi Chunqiu", which made his scalp tingle just by looking at it, and then opened the letter impatiently and excitedly. Bright moonlight, carefully read the letter.

In the letter, Lu Ci first said that he had just bought a new house in the capital, and that the old residence would be sold to Yaren, so that when Di Qing went to Beijing for the exam in the future to find him a temporary residence, he should not find the wrong place; He said that everything went well in his report, and that the only student, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, was extremely smart and hardworking although he was two years younger than Di Qing. Bianjing meets himself.

In a short letter, Di Qing's mood was ups and downs, full of twists and turns: surprise, frown, lips pursed, forbearance, then headache, and finally surprise and expectation.

He greedily read the letter several times, especially the sentence "I hope you will come to Beijing early and meet me again" which made his heart skip a beat and made him giggle, he read it many times.

He didn't slowly put down the letter until he could recite it fluently, and put it in the drawer with a serious face.

He must study hard and strive to go to the capital to find Lu Langjun as soon as possible!

With good expectations and longings for the future, after Di Qing actually lay down on the bed, it didn't take long before he fell into a dream.

What he didn't know was that he was not the only one who accepted Lu Ci's invitation to "stay with me when I came to Beijing for the exam".

And there are also Zhong Yuan and Yi Shu, who were unfavorable in the first battle, who are being escorted by the masters to study hard in Mizhou and are preparing to compete in the examination room next year, and Master Li who will come to Beijing to urge them not to slack.

——and it was impossible for the two of them to be in the same room as he imagined in his dream.

Lu Ci, who was burning the lights to fight at night, sneezed as if feeling something.

The health servant on the side of the attendant suddenly became nervous, and subconsciously turned the charcoal basin to make the fire burn hotter, and then brought the coat hanging by the door, hesitating whether to put it on Lu Ci.

Lu Ci waved his hand: "No need. You go down first."

The room was very warm by the charcoal fire, and apart from this inexplicable sneeze, he was almost sweating.

After the healthy servant filled the cup with tea, he withdrew respectfully.

Lu Ci couldn't help but smiled helplessly at the thoughtful and considerate behavior of these men who were big and thick and rough recently.

The contract they signed with Lu Ci was not considered long, only three years, and since they tasted the benefits of following such a master who is generous, gentle, kind, and considerate, and has a bright future, they are even more unwilling to lose.

But in the final analysis, there is nothing special about them except that they are stronger, physically stronger, and more capable of bluffing people.

The healthy servants all have self-knowledge - if anyone in this house is the master who is unwilling to leave, it is probably the cook who is getting more and more skilled.

Therefore, even though there was still nearly a year before the contract expired, they had already gathered their energy, regarded each other as competitors, and began to take turns performing in front of Lu Ci.

Although Lu Ci was well aware of the reason, he hadn't made up his mind about his plan for the coming year, whether he would renew the contract with everyone, and it was hard to say something reassuring to them.

After all, how long he can stay in Beijing is not up to him alone.

Lu Ci took a sip of hot tea slowly, then continued to write with concentration.

He had already prepared the class early tonight, and now he is busy with the matter of recommendation.

——Under Kou Zhun's reminder, Zhao Heng, the official, finally remembered the mess in the pavilion, which urgently needed a lot of manpower in terms of sorting, collation, and editing.

Therefore, suitable positions such as the collation of the Quan Zhi Guan Pavilion and the review of the History Museum were selected from officials from all over the country. It is roughly estimated that there will be at least 50 new vacancies.

As soon as the news came out, the minds of countless candidates were quickened.

Even the factions that hated Kou Zhun the most, scolded Kou Zhun for buying people's hearts, while "regardless of previous suspicions", how many of the more than 50 positions could be occupied by people from their own factions.

Even though it is only the collation of the pavilion and the review of the history museum in the pavilion, the last third class does not have much real power, but the nobility and superiority of the post itself has always held a lofty position in the hearts of scholars .

Not to mention that the election people are flocking to this, even many officials of the Beijing court can't help but think about it and want to start a fight.

However, the vast majority of candidates have never even had the opportunity to be considered—ordinary officials who want to take up positions in the library must be recommended by the minister before they are allowed to take the exam.

As for the ministers with the power of "recommendation", there are only officials of the fifth rank or above in two provinces, and there is a quota limit for each person every year: five officials in the Beijing Dynasty, and only three officials in the promotion.

After getting the recommendation, they will be selected to enter the preliminary examination, which is the intermediate examination of poetry and prose theory of the Academy of Sciences. Only those who pass the test can be awarded low-level library posts.

After conferring the position of the library, it is still not over, and the assessment will continue. Only the outstanding ones will have the opportunity to hold important positions and be promoted.

Most of them were sent to serve in other places.

Although Lu Ci is Zuo Yude under the fourth grade, strictly speaking, he is not included in the two provinces, so he is not qualified to be a recommender.

Because he knew this well, when others were very troubled by it, he still looked relaxed and had nothing to do with himself, and only wanted to teach the prince's sage books.

It was still Zhao Zhen who couldn't hold back, suppressed the little excitement of asking for credit, and reminded Lu Ci a few words implicitly.

It was only then that Lu Ci found out that the young prince would always praise him and speak well in front of the officials whenever he saw the officials, which made Zhao Heng more reminded that although Lu Ci's time as an official was short, his political achievements were incomparable Bright things.

Not only did he restore the benefits of sending imperial meals within three or two days, but this time he also ordered the Ministry of Officials to add him to the list of officials who have the right to recommend.

Few of the officials knew about this matter, and they never expected that the official's whim would become an anonymous benefactor. Even Lu Ci himself didn't know about it, so he didn't expect to inform him.

And because Lu Ci's position has always been subtle, no one wants to spread it out, or try to curry favor with him in exchange for a recommended spot...

So Lu Ci was confused and almost abstained.

After Lu Ci was surprised, he quickly thanked the prince, and when he got home that night, he was busy writing the letter of recommendation.

Although he obtained the authority granted by His Majesty as an exception, to put it bluntly, Zhu Shuo, Liu Qi and Teng Zongliang were the only ones who thought of it and could believe it, and who needed this position.

In Lu Ci's personal opinion, the most suitable one is undoubtedly what Zhu said.

Although Zhu said that he is the youngest, he is the most calm and energetic.

Although Liu Qi and Teng Zongliang are also very talented and learned, but the former has too much dark history, and he has been too far away from him recently, so he doesn't know whether to cultivate his moral character and change his past mistakes; Those who are also willing to do practical work and are willing to do anything for their friends may not be suitable in the noble and peaceful pavilions and pavilions that have been like a day for decades.

——No matter who is lucky enough to be selected, it is better for him to arrange people to live in his own home.

At least for the first year, you have to put it under your nose to feel at ease.

Because he didn't know whether this matter would be possible, Lu Ci stayed up late to write the recommendation document, and after handing it over to the Ministry of Officials the next day, he kept the matter in his heart quietly and did not tell anyone about it.

If he succeeds, he doesn't want to ask his friends for credit.

If it doesn't work, he doesn't want to make his friends happy in vain, and maybe he will be burdened with the psychological burden of being in vain.

What's more, in Lu Ci's mind, if anyone among the three can win, it is their own ability to break through the many exams.

I just provided a small opportunity, which is not worth boasting about.

The end result of staying up late is that before lying down for half an hour, you have to get up and go to the morning court. While listening to Kou Zhun's chic performance alone, you feel drowsy.

After finally breaking up the court, I had to go to the East Palace to give lectures.

When Zhao Zhen saw Lu Ci, he was surprised to find a dark blue under his eyes that he had never seen before, and for the first time, he yawned two small yawns with his sleeves during the lecture...

Lu Ci couldn't help but feel apologetic, and apart from being annoyed, he sincerely apologized to the prince. He didn't just fool him because he was young, and he didn't think that being a half-teacher of scriptures was a matter of course.

Of course Zhao Zhen, who had been observing silently, didn't feel the slightest displeasure, but instead smiled, feeling extremely happy.

From the bottom of his heart, he always thought that this little gentleman, Lu Sanyuan, who was regarded as a genius by outsiders, was almost omnipotent.

Now he dozed off during class like him, and there was some minor problem, but it seemed that the jade carving had come to life, and it became lively and interesting.

"It's okay," Zhao Zhen waved his hands with a smile, but finally couldn't hold back his inner curiosity, and asked in a low voice: "If you really want to make an apology, Lu Yude might as well tell me, who are the people you recommended? talent?"

Talent?

Lu Ci smiled.

——Maybe in the future, but now it's just a drunkard, a little prudish and a big hooligan.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Recommendation:

Officials who work as prospecting officers or serve as dispatchers generally have to be recommended by the host and act as a guarantor.The recommended objects are mainly middle and lower level civil and military officials, which are called "recommended officials"; the recommenders are called "juzhu".In the first year of Emperor Zhenzong's Tianxi (1017), the number of recommended persons began to be limited: officials of the fifth rank and above in the two provinces, each person recommended five officials of the Beijing Dynasty every year, and three officials who were promoted to the imperial court.At the beginning of Renzong, it was stipulated that officials above the general judgment could recommend others, and the recommended person must be an incumbent subordinate official, and there should be two "roles" among the nominees, who should be the prosecutors of the headquarters or the chiefs of the supervisors and commanders of the road.

2. Library position:

In the early Song Dynasty, the conferring of museum posts had to pass an examination.Even the Jinshi and the first and high school champions must serve in an official position for a period of time before they can take the examination and enter the library; as for ordinary officials, they must be recommended by the minister before they are allowed to take the examination.As for the examination subjects, Yuanfeng used to "examine one poem and one prose". After Shenzong ascended the throne, he issued an edict: "From now on, there will be one examination for the post of the museum, and one for policy."

In December of the eighth year of Zhenzong Dazhong Xiangfu (1015), Wang Qinruo, Chen Pengnian and others copied the books of Chongwen Academy. First try to select, send to the academy for a test on poetry and prose, and only after passing the test can you be a low-level official in the pavilion.After conferring a post in the library, you will also be assessed, and only those with excellent grades will be promoted.However, there are only a small number of people who actually hold important positions, and most of them are sent to other places to serve.