Sang Hongyang brought extremely important information.
For most people, this can at best be associated with not being "very smart" when recruiting talents for the third batch.
But Zhang Xuezhou gained additional important connections.
"This batch of bamboo slips containing money will definitely be sent to His Majesty for inspection, and may even be included in the official blacklist. However, whether those without money can be inspected depends on your luck. After all, His Majesty's third batch is to show his authority, and It’s not about recruiting talents!”
There is definitely no way to get through with half a liang of money, but whether you can get through the screening without half a liang of money is another matter.
Zhang Xuezhou was originally very confident in himself, but after two consecutive failed deliveries, he lost so much confidence.
Even if he didn't hand over a single piece of bamboo, everyone would be asking for help with rolls of bamboo slips, so why should they take a fancy to him?
"You can't do things that are uncertain, and you can't do things that are illegal, but you have to meet the relevant conditions. This matter has to be balanced!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought for a while, and finally felt that he had to do what he should do.
He had to ensure that his bamboo slip seeking an official position arrived at the new emperor's desk smoothly.
This requires him to achieve the goal of not pocketing money but still being mistaken for pocketing money.
"But this could easily be seen as scheming!"
Zhang Xuezhou initially thought of putting one and a half taels in the money, but whether he included one and a half taels or a hundred and a half taels, it would violate the new emperor's taboo.
Then he thought about engraving the words "There is money inside" on the bamboo slips, but this was not sincere.
If he clips some arc-shaped metal fragments in the bamboo slips and exposes a little bit, this method of tempting judgment will also have adverse effects.
No matter what method he thinks of to cause misjudgment by officials, as long as the corresponding official is tricked, he will undoubtedly be classified as a scheming person.
If he shoots and fires as usual, Zhang Xuezhou doesn't care about the subsequent impact, and he doesn't even need to care about the new emperor's feelings.
But he still had to stay in the Han Dynasty for a long time, so he should not focus too much on direct benefits when doing things.
"absurd!"
Thinking of Ren Shengsheng's proposal, Zhang Xuezhou thought about it.
As long as things are a little more irrelevant, things will be much simpler.
He looked at the large scroll of bamboo slips in his hand and felt that he could buy thirty more scrolls and become the most outstanding among the people seeking official positions.
"Whenever I tie the rope tightly and tie it with a knot, those who check the bamboo slips are likely to misjudge that there is money hidden in them. Moreover, I have more bamboo slips, which will increase the misjudgment. But when it is presented to His Majesty, this will help Prove my innocence, take me off the blacklist, and then it’s time to really ask for justice..."
Buying bamboo slips was no problem, and tying ropes and tying knots was no problem, but Zhang Xuezhou couldn't hand over dozens of blank bamboo slips.
This requires him to truly state on the bamboo slips that he is here to seek an official position, and he must also let the new emperor read these bamboo slips.
"It seems it's time to show off your talent!"
Although he knew that the new emperor liked Fu, Zhang Xuezhou's level of writing Fu was average, and he was unable to write a Fu that involved dozens of volumes of bamboo slips.
This made him go through several drafts in his mind.
After waiting for a long time, he began to write.
A roll of one hundred large bamboo slips is enough to write more than two thousand words. If he wants to be an absurd and bright person, he will have a greater demand for bamboo slips, and he will write more words, and these words still need The new emperor can see it.
Zhang Xuezhou's writing style is similar to that of "I am Zuo Lengchan", which is a change of skin.
"The first volume begins with a miserable boy without a father or mother. The second volume quickly takes over the boy's escape from misery and barely survives. The third volume is about how the boy escapes his fate and begins to acquire good books. The fourth volume focuses on both civil and military training to make him an all-rounder, so that His Majesty will like to read it. The fifth volume is about adulthood. This chapter focuses on describing his bravery and handsomeness. This should make His Majesty feel like he is a person. Chapter Six begins. Write about the protagonist's new encounters, Chapter 7 reveals the unexpected mystery of his life experience, Chapter 8 writes about the protagonist being defeated by his opponent and tugging at His Majesty's heartstrings, Chapter 9 introduces the background of the opponent, Chapter 10 explores the conditions the protagonist needs for revenge, Chapter 11 will focus on the protagonist starting to invest in the court to borrow power..."
After Zhang Xuezhou calculated it chapter by chapter, he felt that there was no problem in getting together one hundred and eighty thousand words.
"It's a good thing that dad is not here, otherwise he would have complained about my production line article!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about it several times in his mind. He felt that the overall logic of the story was sound, and his writing skills could make people read it.
"When I finish writing, I will briefly attach my real request for official status at the end!"
"Having learned the story of Mr. Zixu, Caomin specially brought it to contribute to Your Majesty. I am willing to follow Mr. Zixu's footsteps and serve the imperial court. I hope that Your Majesty will give Caomin a chance to join the imperial court!"
After Zhang Xuezhou thought briefly, he inevitably started writing a volume first.
"I should be the only one who spends one hundred and eighty thousand words to apply for a job!"
Zhang Xuezhou thought about the absurd conditions and felt that it must be very absurd for him to do this.
Although his behavior was unprecedented, at least no one else did it at the moment.
As long as this condition is met, his behavior is undoubtedly very absurd.
As long as something is absurd, the new emperor's attention will inevitably be directed and will not focus on his careful plan of using multiple bamboo slips to confuse the judgment of the review officials.
And his bamboo slip for applying for a job was successfully delivered to the hands of the new emperor.
Things seem very simple, but in fact they are not simple.
This is also a small application of attention transfer in psychology, which can allow the other party to shift from the current task to another task.
The new emperor personally verified the bamboo slips. On the one hand, he wanted to find evidence of half a tael, and on the other hand, he wanted to find the name of the person who delivered the bamboo slips.
Zhang Xuezhou asked the new emperor to shift from his own tasks to completing his tasks. He finally proved his talents to the new emperor's generals, said what he said when he asked for an official, and also proved his innocence that he did not take any money.
The most important thing is that what he did was a bit outrageous. If it goes too far, it will not be judged as a unique scheming behavior by normal people, and many people may even call him a fool.
"If I still don't become an official this time, then His Majesty really doesn't like me anymore!"
Zhang Xuezhou was not completely unfamiliar with the new emperor. He had been used as a spell casting material a few years ago and was recommended by Zhang Qian to present the secret book.
As long as the other party shows a little kindness, it will allow him to pass the test.
If there is a problem in this area, Zhang Xuezhou will either have to follow nepotism and rely on Dong Zhongshu to become an official after he succeeds, or he can earn enough money to buy an official position.
As long as he doesn't enter the blacklist, he has a way out. He has thought clearly, but he is not completely confident.
"Cousin, what are you writing? Why do I feel a little weird!"
Zhang Xuezhou wrote that Rong Tianding, who was busy buying millet, stood behind him and watched, with a lot of weirdness on his face.
There are many people wiping their eyes there.
"I feel like Brother Dongfang is writing about me. This is exactly my previous situation. Woohoo, this Zixu's life experience is so pitiful. This makes me feel the same way!"
Xu Yuan, who had never experienced any culture, could not help crying.
This made Zhang Xuezhou open his mouth, and it was difficult for him to complain about Xu Yuan's common emotion.
"This is not about you, Grandpa Zixuwu!" Zhang Xuezhou reminded.
"I don't even have a grandpa, so he's even more pitiful than me. Woohoo~, where is he? Can we send him some food? If not, I'll use my share of the money I earn to buy food for him!"
Xu Yuan wiped his eyes and began to serve millet, obviously preparing to do relief work.
"..."
Zhang Xuezhou did not expect that the beginning of a short chapter of more than 2,000 words would make Xu Yuan feel miserable.
Without enough knowledge and having never seen this kind of writing, one chapter convinced Xu Yuan, who had similar experiences, that it was true.
One good news is that Zhang Xuezhou, the leader of the assembly line, has a certain market in this world. The other bad news is that Xu Yuanfei, who is about to take it seriously, wants Zhang Xuezhou to find this fictitious person and give him millet to support him.
"Ah, I really didn't lie to you, this is what I just made up," Zhang Xuezhou explained: "We really don't have such a person here."
"I don't believe it, please find Zixu quickly. It's a small matter for us to lose our wealth, but it's a big matter for him to die from hunger!" Xu Yuan insisted.
"There really is no such person. If you don't believe me, I will make up another paragraph for you!"
"How could something like this, which makes me feel like I'm actually there, made up? I don't believe it!"
Looking at the darkening sky, Zhang Xuezhou wanted to wait until dawn to start writing, but now he had to catch up with the late shift.
(End of chapter)
