April 22nd.
The official list is posted.
Zhang Yue's appointment was indeed a judge of Dali Temple and signed the official affairs of the Chuzhou Magistrate's Office.
Huang Lu had decided to leave for his hometown, but Zhang Yue, Han Zhongyan and other classmates could not stop him despite repeated persuasion.
Zhang Yue went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to sue the court that day.
In addition to Zhang Yue's official position, Gao Shen also has appearance and age, such as Gao Shen's tall figure, long eyebrows and beautiful eyes, fair skin without beard...
The description of the official's appearance on the suit was to prevent someone from pretending to be someone who stole his or her name and took office, so as to avoid the fate of Xuanzang's father in Journey to the West.
However, when Zhang Yue looked at his classmates' complaints about being short, small-eyed, and with scars on their faces, Zhang Yue looked at his own complaints and couldn't help but sigh that the officials in the Ministry of Personnel were really discerning.
After receiving the lawsuit, Zhang Yue still had to pay a sum of money for vermilion and silk paper. This money was voluntary, but in fact it was a first-class bad habit of officials bribing the Ministry of Personnel.
In the future, every time an official is sued, he will have to pay this fee.
Zhang Yue, being the number one scholar, couldn't be stingy when he made a move, so he offered twenty guan. Of course, he was not the one who paid the most, but many Jinshi were poor and could not afford much money. One of them was thrown to the ground by an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs because he thought it was too little. of.
Zhang Yue saw that it was the oldest old man among the Jinshi in the same discipline. Zhang Yue had worshiped Huang Jia before and told him many stories about Qiji.
Looking at the other party, he squatted on the ground with tears streaming down his face and cried: "What am I doing? Seeing that I am old, do you bully the youngest like this? I thought that getting the Jinshi would straighten my back, but I didn't expect that I would be old. I still have to bear this breath.”
Zhang Yue couldn't bear it, so he went into the official court and took out the money to pay the silk paper for the old man.
The official smiled and said: "Who is the champion? Why should I help this old prodigy? Even if he becomes an official, he will not be able to live for a few days."
Zhang Yue said nothing.
The official walked out and said, "Hey, the old guy came in to sue me!"
The other person looked confused.
"Why are you still angry? Everyone in the imperial court is like you. Is it possible that we, the civil servants, are suffering from the northwest wind? Why don't you give up your official position if you have the ability?"
After hearing this, the old man got up and angrily followed the other party into the hospital to present himself. After finally walking out of the court, he couldn't help but said: "Finally, all the hardships have come to an end."
After receiving the complaint, Zhang Yue and other officials went to Nancao, the Ministry of Personnel, to receive a "Lizi".
Lizi is equivalent to today's archives, which accompany every official throughout his life. They are used to record the official's political performance, merits and demerits, and the comments of his superiors, which are specially used for future examinations and promotions.
Finally, there is the official seal. Zhang Yue will go to Chuzhou to deliver the goods to his original official.
After going to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I had to say goodbye.
Saying goodbye to the emperor is called Chao Ci, saying goodbye to Zhongshu and the Prime Minister is called Tang Xie, and saying goodbye to Yushitai is called Tai Xie. But on such occasions, the new Jinshi could just stand outside and express his feelings. After all, everyone had just met him at the wedding banquet.
Zhang Yue returned home and saw two men standing outside the hall, both in their thirties and forties, looking very smart and capable.
Zhang Yue asked Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "I was about to tell you that two Yuan followers recommended by the Wu family's eldest husband came here. One of them served Wu Xianggong back then, and the other served Wu Caoshuai."
Zhang Yue was relieved that it was Wu Anshi who recommended him.
Zhang Yue looked back and saw that both of them were very smart and capable. Wherever he was going, he still couldn't do without such people by his side.
So Zhang Yue turned around and asked the two of them a few words, and then ordered the servants at home to entertain them with wine and meat.
Both of them thanked him with clasped fists.
Zhang Yue returned to the room and said to Zhang Shi: "These two have resigned and will be sent back to Wu Mansion."
Zhang Shi asked: "You are going to Chuzhou to take up the post. How can you resign when you are short of such a smart and capable person? This is still Wu Dalangjun's wish."
Zhang Yue said: "It was arranged by Mr. Wu Dalang that I can't have it. I found someone myself."
After saying this, Zhang Yue walked to the back door and saw Tang Jiu sitting with someone in his chair.
Zhang Yue looked at the other person and saw that he was really a big man, with a burly build, a body full of tendons, and tattoos on his arms and shoulders.
Tang Jiudao: "This person was recommended by Commander Zhang of the Forbidden Army. His name is Zhang Gong. He is a distant relative of his and a native of Kansai. He is a man who can hold a stone and five bows."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Okay. Do you have any requirements?"
Zhang Gong replied: "There is nothing good about the Sa family. I just work hard all day long. I am neither a womanizer nor a drinker. I just have to eat enough."
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "That's easy."
Zhang Yue called the cook and asked, "Is there any leftover food?"
The cook said: "There is half a barrel left."
"To this good man."
"yes."
Immediately the cook picked up half a bucket of rice and said, "I forgot to take the bowl."
"Don't bother me."
After Zhang Gong finished speaking, he took the spoon for eating and immediately started eating the leftovers while holding the wooden bucket.
Zhang Yue and Tang Jiu watched with interest.
This half wooden barrel is enough for seven or eight people. Zhang Yue watched the smile on the other person's face gradually disappear after finishing the meal, but Zhang Gong patted his belly and said, "Thank you, sir."
The imperial court only gave him 3,000 yuan for meals every month. This...
Zhang Yue said: "It doesn't matter. Is the hero full?"
"We have a bottom."
Zhang Yue's expression changed again and he asked the cook, "What else is in the kitchen?"
"I made more than thirty large steamed buns."
"Bring it all to this good man."
The cook said with surprise on his face: "Give him more than thirty steamed buns?"
Zhang Yue nodded.
Zhang Shiyu's Zhangqiu also heard something strange and came to watch.
After seeing Zhang Gong eating more than a dozen steamed buns, Zhang Shi quickly advised him: "That's enough, that's enough. Don't ruin your health if you're a good man."
After persuading Zhang Gong, Zhang Shi pulled Zhang Yue aside and asked, "Aren't you afraid of being poor if you make this person a traitor?"
Zhang Yue said firmly: "When I hire people, I must use people with outstanding qualities."
Before leaving, Lu Huiqing paid a visit to the house and told himself that he had met several friends when he was an official in Zhenzhou and knew local celebrities. He had already written to them, and if Zhang Yue went there, he could help.
Ouyang Xiu asked Ouyang to send him a set of "History of the Five Dynasties" compiled by him, so that he could read it slowly on the road.
Several others came to Zhang Yue to borrow money and took office in the same year.
Although officials can get an advance on their salary when they take office and use the post coupons to live in the post station, they still have to borrow money from everywhere. Zhang Yue was also able to help a lot. After all, they were brothers of the same age. Zhang Yue also borrowed two or three loans, which cost a lot of money.
At this moment, Zhang Yue also felt that being an official was extremely expensive. The three thousand guan given by the Wu family for building land had already cost him a thousand guan, not counting the expenses on the road after taking office.
But thanks to the subsidies from the court, it came down at this time.
During the Tang Dynasty, it was strictly forbidden for all foreign officials to bring their family members to take office. The Song Dynasty began to follow the Tang system and resolutely did not allow family members to accompany them.
But it was gradually relaxed. Except for remote areas, officials in Jiangnan, Zhejiang, and Jinghu were allowed to bring their families. Later, even Hedong, Hebei, and Shaanxi began to allow it. By the time of Renzong, Sichuan also began to allow officials to bring their families to their posts.
But the imperial court is not really so humane.
The imperial court encouraged officials as long as they did not bring their families with them to take office. They were given twenty to two sheep and twenty to two stones of rice according to their rank. At the same time, officials were allowed to use the court's money to hire servants ranging from twenty to two people.
At the same time, if an official does not bring his family with him to take office, for example, Hedong Road officials are allowed to be exempted from election when returning on their behalf.
So when officials take a look at it, this is like saying that officials who bring their families to their posts are halved and their promotion time is extended. So in the final analysis, officials are still not allowed to bring their families to their posts?
For example, if the company asks you to 'voluntarily work overtime', if you only see the voluntary and not the overtime...
The Wu family did not allow him to take his family with him to his post. In fact, in addition to feeling sorry for his daughter's running around, it was also because of considerations about his own career.
Therefore, Zhang Yue reported to the court that he would not bring his family members with him to take office, and not only received a subsidy, but also received concubine money.
Zhang Yue is still considered a 'low-level' official now. If Yuan Sui is next to the prime minister, he will receive fifteen guan for meals per month, in addition to clothing and materials.
Zhang Yue's concubine received no more than three guan for meals every month and no money for clothing and materials.
All the classmates were busy with their appointments, except for two people, one was Han Zhongyan, and the other was Wang Kui, who was preparing for the professional examination.
At this moment, in the wealthy mansion.
Fu Bi had already resigned as prime minister and was preparing to return to Xijing.
Before leaving, Fu Bi recalled his son-in-law Feng Jing from Jiangning. Previously, Feng Jing went to Jiangning Mansion to avoid his father-in-law as the prime minister. Now that Fu Bi has resigned, he has recalled his son-in-law to the court to serve as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.
It has been nearly a month since Feng Jing became a Hanlin scholar. On this day, he visited his father-in-law Fu Bi at the Fu Mansion.
Fu Bi met Feng Jing and asked, "Have you paid homage to Xianggong Han after you returned to Beijing?"
Feng Jing said: "Reporting to Mount Tai, I haven't seen it yet."
Fu Bi said: "Xiangong Han sent someone to ask me why you haven't gone to see him in the past month. Are you too arrogant?"
Feng Jing laughed and said: "He is a dignified prime minister, but he still cares about me and doesn't go to see me. His vision is too small."
Fu Bi looked at Feng Jing silently. Feng Jing was stared at by Fu Bi for a while and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Old Taishan, I will go see him right away. When the time comes, I will tell him that I am the prime minister, and I will not make unreasonable requests when I am an official. This is why I respect you." I, Feng Jing, am not arrogant."
Fu Bi shook his head and said: "My disagreement with Xianggong Han is just a political disagreement. You must not make enemies with him because of my affairs. The court is not easy now, so you need to pay more attention to state affairs."
Feng Jing said: "Old Taishan, how can Prime Minister Zhao Wen not seize his affection? Prime Minister Ji Xian made a trick to prevent you, Ding You, from leaving the mountain. This is to lay down the plan for the emperor to establish a heirloom, and to monopolize the direction of the court in the future."
Fu Bi said: "Don't underestimate Prime Minister Han. I have worked with him for many years in the same dynasty, and I know that Zhigui is generous and generous. He is not a person who is obsessed with power and position. Besides, Prime Minister Wen is still in Xijing, so why not It is not his turn for Han Zhigui to dominate the court."
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At this point, Fu Bi changed the subject and said, "Wang Junmin, how did you feel about it?"
Feng Jing said: "It is true that he has talent and knowledge, but he seems to be a reliable person."
Fu Bi said, "I have recommended him to go to Da Ke."
Feng Jing said: "The imperial examination was set up by the emperor to recruit the talents of ministers and ministers. Wang Junmin has his own writing but not his own equipment."
Fu Bi smiled and said, "What do you think of Ersu?"
Feng Jing laughed and said: "It's not trivial."
Fu Bi asked again: "What about Zhang Duzhi, the new champion?"
Feng Jing said: "The number one scholar is the number one scholar, but in the end he is not as good as the three leaders in the world."
"Then who can enter your eyes?"
Feng Jing said: "Only Wang Jiefu in the world, I am not worthy of mention."
