The wedding banquet is in mid-April.
In this episode, Zhang Yue actually got to know many people of the same age on the same list.
Compared with Jiayou's second-year list, there are not many people on the same list who are famous in history. Zhang Yue couldn't make friends with people based on history books.
But after all this, he felt familiar.
After a detailed chat with his classmates, Zhang Yue learned that he was a Jinshi. As a disciple of the emperor, he also had to go to the local area for training as a candidate.
The second-grade and fourth-grade Jinshi are trial-titled judges and officials (trial titles are county magistrate, magistrate, manager, sihu, chief secretary, and county captain), that is, they are selected to be junior civil servants and below. If you choose, you have to wait in Beijing for at least one to two years.
Officials in the Song Dynasty were divided into Beijing officials, promotion to court officials and selection of officials.
Beijing officials and court officials can be transferred, but the selection of people cannot be done. Therefore, there is a huge gap between the candidates and the officials in Beijing.
There are only two ways to select Jinshi candidates to become Beijing officials. One is recommendation, which must be recommended by five candidates. The other way is to take the formal examination.
The former is very difficult, which means that you must have very capable officials in the court to support you. The latter is even more difficult, so most candidates do not have the opportunity to be transferred to Beijing officials.
Most people talk about the prospects of drafting.
"The conditions of the place are not good."
"Kamado."
"Selecting a person to be transferred to the capital requires two terms and six tests, which is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Even if you survive the ordeal, but there are no competent people above to recommend you, you will always be stuck in the sea of choosing, and you will die of old age."
"I don't believe it. There are really so many disadvantages in selecting people. In the past, when I was not a Jinshi, I envied this green robe, but now I want to be a Beijing official."
"You will know when you take up an official position. When you are an official, others are looking out for you, but you don't feel good about it."
"Beijing officials are at the feet of the emperor. They can see the governors and governors every day. It is easy to be promoted. Selecting people? If they are transferred to Lingnan, it will really make the sky and the earth useless."
Zhang Yue was calm at the moment.
As the number one scholar in the imperial examination, he was the Pingsi Temple of Dali Temple, a dignified official in the capital. But so what? Zhang Heng was also the number one scholar. He returned to the capital and served as an official for only two years before he left the capital in anger.
Zhang Yue never said anything, and he stopped adding salt to everyone's wounds.
But Han Zhongyan said seriously: "What's wrong with choosing someone? I think it's good to go to the local area to practice for one term. Han Feiziyun said that the prime minister must be from the state department, and the strong generals must be sent to the army. To be the prime minister in this dynasty, there must be governance. As an official who cares for the people, how can I, a man, stay in Beijing just for the sake of comfort?"
After hearing Han Zhongyan's stern words, Zhang Yue cursed in his heart, this is really pretentious.
And all the Jinshi had words of admiration on their faces, and hehehe in their hearts.
Zhang Yue heard someone whisper: "Be close to the people, the common people are close, but the officials are far away. There is a father named Zhao Wenxiang in Han Yamen, so he can stand and talk without pain in his back."
On this day, Ouyang Xiu invited Zhang Yue to go to his house. Zhang Yue also left Qiji and came to Ouyang Xiu's house.
In the past, when he was a commoner, Zhang Yue always felt that he was a little out of place in Ouyang Mansion, but now he feels as familiar as stepping into the front door of his own house.
It turned out that Ouyang Xiu wanted to see him today.
Ouyang Xiu saw Zhang Yue and said with a smile: "Du Zhi, your chrysanthemums have helped me gain a lot of face in front of Jiefu."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that Ouyang Xiuzhen had good ears and eyes, so he replied: "Reporting to uncle, I also discuss matters based on their facts."
"It's a good discussion of the matter." Ouyang Xiu was very satisfied. After letting Zhang Yue sit down, he said, "After I am released, I am going to serve as an official in a local place. Have you thought about where you want to go?"
Zhang Yue asked knowingly: "Isn't this matter arranged by the officials?"
Ouyang Fa on the side smiled slightly when he heard this.
Of course, Ouyang Xiu would not say that he could make the final decision on this matter, but said: "The imperial officer is Yang Ledao (Yang Tian) who is to be controlled by Tianzhang Pavilion, and it was he who recommended you in the palace examination."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew understands."
"But there is one thing I want to say first. In the two years since you have been a local official, even if you are engaged and married, the Wu family will not let the Seventeenth Lady accompany you to take office, even if the court allows you to go with your official family."
Zhang Yue was stunned, were you so cruel to me?
Ouyang Fa looked at Zhang Yue's expression and said quickly: "Don't think too much about it. The Wu family also cherishes their daughter and is reluctant to let her travel on the road. Not to mention that if the journey is long, I will go to a different place to serve as an official, and I am afraid that my daughter's family will not be accustomed to the climate."
"Besides, you will be back in Beijing after your term of office is two years, not less than half a minute."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, yes, why are you so anxious?
In the Song Dynasty, officials were examined every year and were elected every three years. However, except for the supervisors, officials in the Beijing Dynasty were appointed every two years. After working for two years, I can return to Beijing.
Ouyang Xiu saw Zhang Yue's expression and joked with a smile: "How do you deal with it? Do you want to get married before we get engaged?"
Ouyang Xiu clicked his tongue and smiled, as if he had been through this before.
Ouyang Fa saw his father smiling, and he also smiled unkindly. If he had just married a wife, he would not be willing to leave the capital.
Zhang Yue also looked embarrassed: "To be honest, my nephew does have this plan. It's hard to say it. This unexpected gathering is not over yet. Taking advantage of two hundred people staying in Beijing in the same year, I held a wedding banquet at this time. How can I I made a lot of money."
Ouyang Xiu...
Ouyang Fa...
Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue sincerely: "You are about to go to a local post. Although you are the number one scholar selected by the officials, you must remember not to have too much talent and talent, and it is not suitable to fight with others. In the same year, you will form a party for personal gain. Hu Dan and that You should learn from what happened in the middle of the night."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew has remembered it."
Ouyang Xiudao: "I heard that you set the monthly collection fee very low and also subsidized a lot of money..."
Zhang Yue said: "My nephew is not good at taking care of things, which makes my uncle laugh."
Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said: "No, you did a good job. Yesterday I went to the palace to meet the saint, and the official mentioned this matter to me personally..."
Zhang Yue was ecstatic when he heard this, but his face remained calm.
Ouyang Xiudao: "The collection of fees breeds bad habits and makes Jinshi borrow money to go to their posts. The officials have long been disgusted with the disadvantages. The officials heard that you can handle this matter without hesitating your reputation. They also praise you. I will ask you to come to the house today. , I also told this matter, and dealt with it, and you never let me down."
Zhang Yue said: "They are all uncles. Dalangjun usually gives good advice."
Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "There is no need to say these flattery words. If you do something well, the officials will keep it in their hearts. You have accomplished something successfully, but you should also act as if nothing happened and don't publicize it."
"My nephew remembers it."
Ouyang Xiu smiled and said: "Also, the number one scholar in this dynasty has always been to control the state, and the magistrates of the observing state are sent to other places. If that doesn't work, the military supervisors can be delegated to other places. However, whether it is the state of military supervision or military supervision, they must be in harmony with each other." The chief executive is the most important.”
"Although your future is ahead of him, you must serve as the leader of the horse. In addition, there are many conflicts between local officials and local leaders, so you should not get involved hastily, and you should not ask about money matters. This is Big taboo…”
Speaking of this, Ouyang Xiu stroked his beard and said with emotion: "I only realized these words after suffering a lot of mistakes back then. At that time, I was young and energetic, and I didn't know how to restrain my sharp edges, nor was I aware of being cautious in my words and deeds. I also liked to write erotic poems about prostitutes and fall into shame. A lot of leverage is in people’s hands.”
Every word of Ouyang Xiu was spoken from the bottom of his heart. After Zhang Yue listened to the instructions, he repeated what Ouyang Xiu had just said in his own words.
Ouyang Xiu saw that Zhang Yue's retelling was accurate and fully understood what he meant, and nodded his head in approval.
Finally, Ouyang Xiu said to Zhang Yue: "If you have any difficulties when you come here, you can write to me. I will support you even if you have huge difficulties."
Zhang Yue thanked him profusely and then left.
Ouyang Fa sent Zhang Yue out of the house, and Zhang Yue got on Ouyang Xiu's carriage back to the period fair.
Zhang Yue thought of Ouyang Xiu's repeated mention of Hu Dan, and couldn't help but think of the previous champions of the Song Dynasty. He recited their stories silently in his heart to warn himself.
He kept Ouyang Xiu's words firmly in his heart as he told him not to act on his own initiative.
You must understand what is most important to you, and throw away the rest that are unimportant or secondary if you can.
Such as vanity, self-esteem, unnecessary competitiveness, etc.
However, it is not necessarily too boring to serve as a local official in this way. You have to be timid at all times and just want to be transferred back to the capital smoothly after two years of service.
But then I thought about it, my official career started as a military state judge, but in later generations, it was not...
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that the judge he had seen on the day when he recommended Li Xuezheng to the Imperial Academy in Zhouxue was the second-in-command in Jianzhou. He was much more superior than Xuezheng in Zhouxue, the magistrate of Pucheng County, and the county superintendent.
Two days before the wedding banquet, the inscription was carved on the tablet.
Bai Juyi said, "The youngest among the seventeen people at the inscription place under Ci'en Pagoda."
The Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty lived under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The names of the Jinshi of the Song Dynasty were inscribed in Guiji Hall, in the Luohan Courtyard next to the Oupu Man Pagoda in the southeast of Daxiangguo Temple.
The names of all the Jinshi were here. Zhang Yue saw the names of the previous Jinshi. Anyone who had a general or prime minister in the same year was painted red with cinnabar to show his honor.
For example, the names of Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Bao Zheng, Wang Yaochen, Zhao Gai, etc. in the Tiansheng Five Year List are all painted red with cinnabar.
The scholars looked at a series of familiar and famous ministers, and they also thought that there was someone here who could have their names painted with cinnabar in the future. Will it be their turn?
Although the chance is slim, everyone might as well have a dream here.
At the same time, everyone also made a pledge to encourage each other by saying, "I will be loyal and filial, and I will live up to the expectations of the world." This is the time when one hears one's name in Chuan's voice, sees the beauty of heaven in Jiying Palace, flowers are planted all over Qionglin Garden, and fragrance flows in Guiji Hall.
All the Jinshi were still wondering what position they would be assigned after hearing about the wedding banquet.
At this time, Zhang Yue had learned of his appointment one step ahead of time.
Ouyang Fa told him about this matter. Originally, the Ministry of Officials arranged for him to serve as the judge of Xuzhou Jiedu.
Zhang Yueben was very satisfied with this appointment. Xuzhou is on Henan Road, not far from Beijing. However, I heard that after Ouyang Xiu learned about this, he was a little unhappy and changed Zhang Yue to a general judge of Chuzhou.
Zhang Yue didn't understand that Ouyang Xiu wanted to transfer him to the farther state of Chu.
But Zhang Yue understood immediately when he learned that Chuzhou belonged to Huainan Road.
Because his prospective father-in-law Wu Chong is the transfer envoy of Huainan Road.
Zhang Yue thought in his heart, how worried Ouyang Xiu was about him and asked him to serve under his future father-in-law. Wouldn't he be running amok?
