Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

When Lu Ci returned home from the palace, he saw Liu Qi holding his confession card, and he was looking at it intently.

Hearing his footsteps, Liu Qicai was willing to look away from Gao, clasped his fists exaggeratedly, and congratulated with a smile: "Congratulations Yu, it seems that from today onwards, you will have to stay in Beijing again and be with me." !"

Although he had expected this, but Lu Ci was too troublesome, Liu Qi was not really relieved until the moment the dust settled and the report was delivered.

As for Lu Ci's frightening speed of promotion... After so many years, Liu Qi also went from being dumbfounded and unbelievable at the beginning to treating her almost calmly now, which can be regarded as tempering her mentality.

Anyway, he had already seen clearly that Lu Ci's official fortune as an animal was something ordinary people would not envy no matter what.

"Just talking about it, how can there be sincerity?" Lu Ci sat down lazily, spread his hand at him, and said as a matter of course, "What about the congratulatory gift?"

"Well, you Lu Yuyu," said Liu Qi in shock, even though Liu Qi was always extravagant, and was shamelessly extorted, "You have a monthly salary that is more than ten times higher than mine, how dare you ask me for a congratulatory gift? "

In order not to let his beloved little teacher be "wronged", the little emperor thought very thoughtfully - not only did he deliberately keep the "Jiedu envoy" with a fixed salary as an official, but he also arranged an errand for him in time to ensure that Salaries are distributed as usual.

"No?" Lu Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, sneered, grabbed the soft pillow by his side, and made a very standard throwing movement of the spear, hitting Liu Qi directly: "Then you just wait to be shot. "

"..." Liu Qi couldn't believe what she heard: "What did you say?"

"I haven't been in Beijing for several years. Although I haven't asked in detail, you can imagine how you will act." Lu Ci said coolly: "As a staff member of the library, I'm afraid I drink a lot of flowers and wine?"

"That's—" Liu Qi was speechless first, then suddenly realized, and said angrily, "You lied to me again!"

"Soldiers never tire of cheating." Lu Ci admitted generously, and said with a look at him: "And, the effect is amazing."

Liu Qi looked away guiltily, and hummed dissatisfiedly: "You haven't taken office yet, but the official record has been put up. Do the officials know that you are bullying men and women?"

Facing his dissatisfaction and questioning, Lu Ci didn't even bother to raise his eyelids, and just gave a soft 'huh': "It's okay to have a party and drink, but you don't want to get involved in calling officials, prostitutes, singing and dancing to serve wine, or being attracted to women. If you are confused, let him go to the muddled matter of recommending himself to the mat."

When Liu Qi heard this, she was full of confidence: "This is an old saying you have said many times before, why can't I remember it?"

In any case, Liu Qi, who was frightened by Lu Ci's lifeless appearance these days, felt relieved to see his friend regain the calmness of a cunning fox again, even though he was bickering.

He carefully put the "Lu Ci's Farewell" which was made of silk brocade with exquisite hidden patterns back on the table, and couldn't help but read it again.

The solemn appearance that he couldn't put it down made Lu Ci quite inconceivable, and he couldn't laugh or cry: "It takes so many hands to tell the truth, it is impossible for anything to go wrong, why do you keep looking at it over and over again?"

"You think I'm afraid of making a mistake in the report?" Liu Qi snorted, pretending to be a financial fan, and said, "After all, it's the first time I've touched the jute order from a second-rank official, so I'll take a few more glances to get a taste of your official luck. "

When he moved to the post of the library, of course he also sued himself.

But unlike Lu Ci's letter, which was ordered by the official, even drafted by himself, embellished by an academician, signed by the minister, and followed by a lengthy and complicated procedure, his letter is much simpler: According to the annotations of the Ministry, Shangshu Sheng has a banknote to play, and the imperial painting to play the banknote to award officials, and it is completed.

Even his letter of appointment was shared with other colleagues who also passed the local government examination and were promoted together.

The corners of Lu Ci's mouth twitched slightly, seeing his fascinated look, he shook his head helplessly, and stopped persuading him.

On the contrary, Liu Qi was reading and thinking about some new fun, while raising her eyes to peek at Lu Ci, she snickered from ear to ear.

Lu Ci was used to some of his funny behaviors deliberately attracting attention, so he deliberately ignored him, and just randomly picked up a miscellaneous book on the shelf to read.

Before looking at it for a long time, Liu Qi really couldn't hold back anymore, and took the initiative to say: "There are a total of thirteen books in one report, and at least ten of them are familiar. Looking at Chaozhong, this point can be compared with You are shoulder to shoulder, so I am afraid that there are not many."

Lu Ci frowned, followed his words, took the letter of appointment, and read it carefully.

He had only read the beginning before, and after understanding the general idea, he rushed into the palace to find the little emperor for an explanation, and he didn't worry about the long list of signatures below.

Now after reading it carefully, I realized that Liu Qi was not exaggerating.

Prime Minister Li Di and Deputy Prime Minister Kou Zhun were the second and third signers, Yan Shu was the fourth signer, Du Yan was the fifth signer, and Wailang, Zuo Siyuan was the seventh signer Qian Weiyan, the eighth signature, Wang Zhi, who was newly promoted from the school manager of Jixian to the Minister of Power and Industry and the Minister of Power and Officials, and the ninth signature of Deputy Prime Minister Wang Zeng...

Among the thirteen signatures, as many as ten have more or less friendship with him, and they can at least invite him to have a drink on weekdays.

As Liu Qi was talking, he noticed that the production time of this letter was actually completed on the same day as the day when the official drafted it himself, and he couldn't help being speechless.

"You are so popular, it really makes people speechless." When he looked at Lu Ci again, he was full of admiration: "Usually, it would take two or three days to complete this whole trip, no matter how fast, It's good for you, hurry up and hurry up, and pass it on the same day!"

Liu Qi attributed this to Lu Ci's wide range of friends, but Lu Ci did not comment on this, and had other guesses in his mind.

According to his understanding of the increasingly scheming little emperor, the possibility that his friends would happen to be on duty on the same day, and they would all happen to take over his job, was not great.

I'm afraid it was the deliberate arrangement of the thoughtful little devil that made the process go so smoothly, and there was no objection from top to bottom.

Zhao Zhen put all his heart into this, and even if Lu Ci didn't want to take over the hot potato from Doctor Yushi, he couldn't refuse at this time.

He sighed helplessly, put away the report, and was about to go back to the study, ready to write a memorial for the routine resignation.

Unlike the time when he was still in Qinzhou and was ordered in the face of danger, this time, no matter whether it was a formal assassination or a thank you after the fact, none of them could escape.

When Lu Ci resigned himself to his fate and prepared the article of resignation, Teng Zongliang, who was still looking at the door in Qinzhou with trepidation, also received a letter of appointment sent quickly.

Holding the kit in his hand, before he opened it, he suddenly thought that Lu Ci hadn't returned for a long time, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

……No way?

Zhu said that seeing him frozen for a long time, motionless for a long time, he couldn't help asking, "Brother Teng?"

Teng Zongliang was awakened by his sound, and with a shake of his hand, he opened the bag containing the confession.

Zhu Yue took it over, and after reading it in a low voice, he was surprised at first, then smiled and said, "Congratulations Brother Teng."

After Zhang Kang heard this, his first reaction was also stunned, not the joy of being promoted, and then quickly looked at Teng Zongliang.

The bad conjecture was fulfilled, Teng Zongliang's face was as dark as if he had just been dipped in ink, how could he have the joy of being promoted?

"let me see."

It took Teng Zongliang a long time to recover from this, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly to take the confession. He read it four or five times from beginning to end, and his hand trembled even more.

——The goddamn little glutton, actually tricked me!

He was so sad and angry that he cried out silently in his heart.

At the beginning, he was tricked into being the temporary shopkeeper who guarded Qinzhou tremblingly. During his murder, that brazen bastard Li Yuanhao treated him as a soft persimmon, and led his troops to make a surprise attack and take away the batch of fake grain and grass in a swaggering manner.

He waited hard for his immediate boss to come back so that he could unload this heavy burden, but in the end he was told that this Lu Jiedu would not be able to come back immediately, not to mention that the position of Zhizhou was naturally thrown on him!

Seeing his expression of wanting to cry but not tears, Zhu said that he was puzzled, but he still kindly persuaded him: "Brother Teng, don't worry too much, we will do our best to help. Besides, in the future, Brother Qing The future is coming, we will work together..."

In Zhu Shuo's opinion, compared to the severe situation that Lu Ci faced when he was governor of the state, it is much better now.

After all, the powerful enemy of the party in the northwest, first ate weeds by mistake and caused diarrhea, and then was attacked by Zong Siluo and Cao Wei from inside and outside, and had to retreat back to his hometown.

Facing the oncoming severe winter and running out of food, there should be no energy to invade Song soil in the short term.

The friendly relationship between him and the Lord of Liao no longer exists, and he has always been a master who can bend and stretch. When he realized that he had to bow his head, he had no intention of holding on, but decisively turned to the best fool and the richest The Song Dynasty seeks peace.

It's just that the 'sincerity' he gave was completely disgusting - what he used as a gift was none other than the one he deliberately discarded under the strategy of Tubo Zanpu Zansila Jianbi Qingye. Several Tubo cities, as well as the Song official Wang Qinruo who was captured by him personally a few years ago.

At this point in the matter, it is impossible for Li Yuanhao to be unaware that the bargaining chip in his hand called Wang Qinruo will not give him the weight to negotiate with Song Ting, except for angering the soft-tempered Lord Song and a group of civil servants, it will not bring any benefits in exchange. .

He was able to kidnap the other party so smoothly, maybe that insidious and cunning Lu Ci deliberately did it in the first place.

Now that he intends to reconcile with Song Ting, keeping such a person in his hands will be a waste of food and troublesome.

Just like the Tubo city under his hands, which was easily captured but tasteless like a chicken rib, it was a pity to discard it. Apart from wasting troops to defend and providing no benefits, it only had a good name.

It's better to push it all to Da Song and see how Song Ting responds.

If Da Song is greedy and really wants to accept this great gift, then Jisiluo, who is determined to regain the lost land, can't bear it, and will definitely tear up the alliance with the Song people, and fight each other; He didn't even dare to eat meat, so he chose to return the city to Zongsi, and there was inevitably a thorn in his heart, and he couldn't get up or down.

As long as the Song people and the Tubo people are no longer close and friendly, he will have time to breathe and concentrate on guarding against the coveted Daliao.

After being reminded by Zhu Shuo, Teng Zongliang thought of Wang Qinruo, who was escorted back to Beijing yesterday and was much rounder than before, and even the tumor on his neck was mostly covered by flesh, so he couldn't help but shook his head.

...He was in the enemy camp, so I don't know how he got so fat.

The author has something to say: Notes:

1. Sue

The appointment letter of officials in the Song Dynasty was called "Success".According to the different forms of conferring officials, the Song Dynasty’s prosecuting body can be roughly divided into three categories: one is the system conferring the body, which is usually ordered by the emperor, and Hanlin scholars make words for the appointment of ministers in power; Zhongshu Sheren drafted imperial orders, and the prime minister's agency directly removed them, which were generally used for the appointment of middle-level officials; the first was the official announcement, which was drafted by the Ministry of Officials and written by the Minister of Finance, and officials were awarded with royal paintings. It is used for the procedural transfer of middle and lower level officials.

2. Appointment process

Personnel Appointment Procedures in the Song Dynasty

Fill in the word "Que" in the signatures of "Shi Zhong" and "Zhong Shu Ling" on "Sima Ji's body"; Fu and Fu signed the report on behalf of the Prime Minister (the first and second signatures), indicating that the institution that issued the edict was the prime minister (not the royal family).According to the Song system, although all imperial edicts were issued in the name of the emperor, they had to be counter-signed by the prime minister and issued by the prime minister's agency before they could become legally effective decrees.In the words of the people of the Song Dynasty, "everything issued by the edict must come from the prime minister"; "it cannot be implemented unless it has passed through the second government.

Theoretically, the emperor can bypass the prime minister and directly issue an edict to someone to be an official, that is, "imperial pen" and "hand edict".

The third signature on "Sima Ji's Proclamation", "Quan to Chen Yanxiao in the matter", is the examiner of this edict.The Song Dynasty's ministers had the legal power to seal and refute the imperial edict. If Chen Yanxiao thought that the appointment of Sima Ji by the imperial court was extremely inappropriate, he could refuse to sign the imperial edict and seal it back.

The four signatures "Zhongshu Sheren Wang Ji" are the edicts who appointed Sima Ji.According to the system of the Song Dynasty, if the Zhongshu Sheren disagreed with the appointment, he also had the right to refuse the announcement; and if the Zhongshu Sheren did not announce the implementation, the imperial edict could not obtain legal effect.

The imperial edict for the appointment of Sima Ji was drafted on August 1166, the second year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty (28). After completing the procedures of review and publicity, it was delivered to the Minister of Finance responsible for implementation at "noon on August [-]".The fifth signature "Doushi Shi Zongfu" was the administrative assistant of Shangshu Province who received the imperial edict, and then he sent the imperial edict to his superior "Zuo Siyuan Wailang Shi Zhengzhi". Shi Zhengzhi also left his signature and immediately sued him. The sixth signature of .

Wei Qi and Jiang Fu, who were deputy prime ministers, represented the prime minister's organization at this time, and signed the imperial edict again—the seventh and eighth signatures.

After the representative of the prime minister's agency signed it, the letter of appointment to Sima Ji was issued to the Ministry of Officials.Since both the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials were absent at that time, they were signed by "Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhou Zhigao" and "Minister of the Ministry of Power and Industry and Minister of the Ministry of Power and Officials" (the names here are unclear) (Ninth with the tenth signature).

So far, the imperial edict appointing Sima Ji has gone through all the political procedures and has officially come into effect, and it can be sent to the "Official Prosecution Court" to make a complaint. — But wait a minute.If there are still people who oppose the appointment of Sima Ji at this time, is there any legal way to prevent Sima Ji from taking office?have.The imperial edict was recovered through the Taiwan admonishment officer.

In the Song Dynasty, the confession was generally written in silk brocade, contained in a brocade bag, and made by the official court. The last few signatures on "Sima Ji's Proclamation": "Principal Yang Anze", "Quan Yuanwai Lang Li Yanying", "Ling Shi Tian Yunsheng", "Shu Lingshi Chen Shimei" are all officials who made this petition.The "supervising court" printed at the end of the article is actually the official court.

3. Production time

"Sima Ji's Proclamation" was produced on "August [-]th, the second year of Qiandao", which is only two or three days since Zhongshusheren drafted the letter of appointment.It can be seen that although the Song government needs to go through very complicated procedures for the appointment of an official, the work efficiency does not seem to be low. After three days, all the procedures were completed.Of course, this judgment is only for the sample of "Sima Ji's Proclamation", and it is not a full judgment.

4. Shared complaints

"Lu Zuqian's Proclamation" is a letter of appointment shared by Lu Zuqian and Huang Qia. At that time, they both served in the Secretary's Ministry and were promoted at the same time.According to the practice of the Southern Song Dynasty, for the appointment of middle- and lower-level officials, several people can share one report.

5. Xuanma: (Because I didn’t find the doctor who also needed Xuanma, I skipped this step for Lu Ci)

According to the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty, all major personnel appointments and dismissals, such as "every prince, minister, envoy, privy envoy, stay in Xijing, Jiedu envoy", were drafted and compiled by Hanlin scholars, and then there was a set of grand etiquette called Make "Xuan Ma".Xuanma is to read and make books, "Hanlin regulations, since concubines, crown princes, princes, princesses, prime ministers, privy secretaries, Jiedu envoys and descendants, use white hemp paper books", so Song people often refer to them as "white hemp". book making.Foreign imperial edicts drafted by Zhongshu Sheren are usually written on jute paper, so people in the Song Dynasty often used "jute" to refer to external edicts.

The process of Xuanma is roughly as follows: Hanlin scholars have finished making words according to the prefixes, submit them to imperial paintings, copy them on white hemp scrolls, put them in boxes, and send them to Wende Hall, where Xuanma is located, and hand them over to Hemen make.At the same time, Yushitai also summoned all civil and military officials to Wende Hall to "listen to numbness".The Xuanma ceremony began, and all the officials "as soon as the Wende Hall was established, the door envoy introduced the case to the court, announced and paid the Zhongshu, under the door, the prime minister knelt down to accept it, reset it, and gave it to Tong Shiren, and went to the Xuanzhi seat to roll the name When it is finished, I will serve it to the prime minister, and the prime minister will accept it and pay it to the department."That is to say, in the Xuanma ceremony for the appointment and dismissal of important personnel, the prime minister should kneel down on behalf of the government and accept the order, while other officials "worship and dance, and then retreat."

For non-major personnel appointments and dismissals, the prime minister and the privy envoys do not need to go to listen to the hemp, and only one member of the counselor (deputy prime minister) on duty is required to bet on the hemp.After listening to the numbness, all officials can't salute.

After Xuanma, if the Taiwan admonisher has no objection to the appointment of personnel, the book or edict can be sent to the Zhongshu for publication and review by the door. process.The white hemp book is made into an official report, which is the official report.Jute ordered to make an official report, that is, to give the report to the body.The complaint is usually deposited in the door division, and the appointed party will go to the door division to receive it, or it will be issued by the Tongjin Yintai division.

6. Rejection from the above table

According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, before accepting the official notice, the appointed officials usually have to submit a form of resignation, humbly claiming that they are so virtuous and capable that they cannot take up the big responsibility. Edict, give it back early" and so on.The emperor then issued a "resignation, exemption, and disapproval of the imperial edict", saying that you are very suitable for this position, "Why do you resign!" After several modest resignations were rejected, the appointed person accepted the complaint and expressed his gratitude.