"Sister An Ran is really resolute and decisive in doing things!"
Many people's plans have always remained on paper, and it will take some time before they are actually implemented. There is a high probability that the plan will even end in vain.
But Ren Anran did things quickly without any sloppiness.
Ren Wuyang said he was going to die, and Ren Anran immediately bought a coffin and returned to Xijing City.
In order to find the soul jade for Ren Shengsheng, Ren Anran also completed the process on the same day and set off for the Tu'er clan.
Zhang Xuezhou communicated with many people and learned that it would be no problem for everyone to cooperate with Qin Meng's trip, so Qin Meng's trip set off.
This is much faster than the one or two months that Zhang Xuezhou estimated, but it is indeed easier for Ren Anran to do these things with the help of his special status.
One month after the last wave of hunting groups returned, they also boarded the Airbus bound for Qinmeng.
The Airbus will stop at a seaport and airport in the Omega Alliance, and then they will take passenger ships from this seaport to major ports in the Qinmeng Ruins.
This is a more conventional route, and there are also different passenger ships at the harbor going to various places in the Qinmeng ruins every day, which is far more flexible than the freighters carrying strange beasts back and forth.
Zhang Xuezhou only had time to say hello to Zuo Teng, who looked stern, and then lay down.
"It's the most shameful thing to waste your life on the road!"
After complaining a few words, Zhang Xuezhou woke up from the guest house.
If he were not in the wilderness, Zhang Xuezhou would not need personal care from others.
The public security in Chang'an City is indeed good, and Zhang Xuezhou has no enemies, so he will not cause trouble if he just lies down.
When he woke up, he saw that food had been placed in the guest room in advance, but Rong Tianding and others were nowhere to be seen.
After opening the "Brother Sanhao Food Store", Rong Tianding and Xu Yuan were so busy that they rarely had time to wait in the room for Zhang Xuezhou to wake up.
After some adjustments and eating, Zhang Xuezhou left the guest house.
He greeted the somewhat surprised boss and strode out of the guesthouse.
The first thing Zhang Xuezhou did was not go to "Brother Sanhao Food Store", but to Jing Zhaoyi's mansion.
After twelve days, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the list of the second batch of officials hired by the imperial court should be down.
These things were announced outside Jing Zhaoyi's mansion, and then they found names to report.
"I didn't know that I would be assigned to the department where I would be left alone!"
The first wave of officials hired were undoubtedly taking office immediately and needed to do various things. It was not a pity that Zhang Xuezhou lost the opportunity. After all, he had some problems in his current state and it was difficult for him to shine in the court immediately.
The officials recruited in the second wave are candidates, so certain selections can be made.
If you ignore the factors of cultivation and talent, Zhang Xuezhou feels that he has a lot of talents.
He can read, write, count, weigh, and identify medicinal materials. He has also recently learned the ancient method of childbirth and can cut the umbilical cords of various lactating creatures.
With these talents, it is not a problem to become a small official, and you can even choose positions in many departments of the imperial court.
Zhang Xuezhou walked for a while, waited until his body was completely relaxed, and then entered a trot.
He was thinking about the departments of the imperial court that he could insert himself into, and also thinking about which department's people were most likely to meet the new emperor, so as to get an official position in the "gongshizhong".
Nearly half an hour later, he had seen the list of new officials announced outside Jing Zhaoyi's mansion.
It was about the time when the list was first announced, and not many people were watching at this time.
"No way!"
Zhang Xuezhou successfully stood in front of the list and looked at the names of the recruited officials written on the bamboo slips.
He searched for a long time, but could not see the three words 'Dongfang Shuo'.
"You also want to be an official?"
When the familiar voice came, Zhang Xuezhou turned around and immediately saw his master, who was dressed in tatters and had a fawning look on his face.
"You also came to Chang'an City to seek an official position?"
Zhang Xuezhou was a little unhappy when he saw that his name was not on the list, and even more unhappy when he saw his father Yan.
The master's father Yan was very straightforward in collecting money and doing things, but this kid was also very straightforward in betraying people.
If it weren't for the fact that he had borrowed the help of Ning Cheng and others when he got out of the tomb of King Liang, this guy would have become the target of his grudge.
But even though the matter has passed, Zhang Xuezhou has no thoughts of appreciation and friendship.
Most of the time, it is something that can be done with money, so he does not need to use human relationships to maintain it. Besides, people like Zhufuyan pursue profit from the bottom of the meager, and will gravitate to whichever side there is benefit, and human relationships cannot tie them down.
"I have applied twice but failed to win," the master's father said dejectedly: "I heard that the two groups of officials appointed by the imperial court are either Confucian scholars with nepotism, or virtuous and upright people recommended by counties and counties, and another group of officials are... They are willing to spend money to give gifts, and none of us who seek justice can get there!"
"Nepotism, virtuous and upright, spending money to give gifts?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously: "Your Majesty has so many ways to recruit virtuous people personally?"
"You don't understand the current officialdom," the master said in a low voice, "I have traveled to many places, and it is the same everywhere. Even if a poor person like me is talented, it is impossible to become an official."
He complained and looked at Zhang Xuezhou eagerly.
"Can you lend me some money?" the master asked, "I will definitely pay you back after I become an official and am embezzled!"
"Are you thinking about being greedy before you become an official?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.
"Which official today is not greedy?" Master Fu Yan said repeatedly: "Why else would those people spend money to become officials in order to contribute to us working people?"
"It's quite straightforward!"
Compared with the secretiveness of some people, Zhufu Yan undoubtedly dared to speak out.
Of course, this is what Zhang Xuezhou is preparing to do.
Whenever he becomes an official, he must give some clues to get out. This is Li Shaojun's suggestion, and Zhang Xuezhou thinks he can listen to it.
Li Shaojun was different from his master father Yan. If his master father Yan had spoken first and even suggested that Zhang Xuezhou be greedy, Zhang Xuezhou would definitely feel that this guy wanted to kill him.
But Li Shaojun still wanted to have a good relationship with Zhang Xuezhou in order to obtain information about Immortal Court. The other party's suggestions were indeed suitable for the current situation and were practical studies on emperorship and life-saving in officialdom.
This is an imperial autocratic dynasty, which is completely different from the strict and restrictive system of the Red Alliance. If Zhang Xuezhou wants to be an official with the idea of working a nine-to-five civil servant with peace of mind, he should not be able to do it well.
Of course, now it's not a question of whether he did well or not, but that his second record also failed.
"You mean you have to spend money to give gifts to become an official?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, "How much does it cost?"
"I heard from others that you can just put thirty or fifty half a tael in the bamboo slips asking for an official," the master's father said in a low voice, "After all, you can't hold too many half a tael in a bamboo slip. If it leaks out, you will suffer a big loss!"
"in this way?"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about the people who went to Jingzhaoyi's mansion to deliver bamboo slips. Some of them had half a tael of money in them. At that time, he laughed at this approach and felt that simplicity was the way to go according to Zhang Qian's words. Now it seems that he is the best. It should be laughed at.
"High officials are easy to talk to, but Xiao Menqing is the most difficult to deal with." The master's father said: "The people above don't like our little money, but when those below collect bamboo slips, they will definitely take the ones with money in them first, and they will also Make key recommendations!”
"So that's it!"
After being reminded by his father Yan, Zhang Xuezhou finally understood why he had been rejected twice when he applied for an official position.
There were many people involved in the funeral of Emperor Jing, so there must have been a different group of people doing this, and this group of people probably didn't have the simple bamboo slips sent to them by the higher-ups. They would just glance at his single piece of bamboo and ignore it.
Correspondingly, the method of choosing bamboo slips for job hunting has been changed to collecting money.
(End of chapter)
