Tengxian county government office, back hall.
County Magistrate Li Yi looked at Gu Zhengchen approaching, smiled and saluted: "Gu Magistrate."
Gu Zhengchen returned the greeting: "Sir, please stop teasing me. I am still a Gu Juren now."
Yan Bin brought tea.
After Gu Zhengchen thanked him, he asked Li Yi who was tasting it: "How long can I stay in Teng County?"
Li Yi put down the tea bowl and stretched out a finger: "One month, one month later, you need to set off for Jinling. According to the official requirements of the Ministry of Personnel, arrive in Beijing before September 1st and go to the Ministry of Personnel to register and receive your official certificate."
"Who else?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Li Yi glanced at Yan Bin. Yan Bin took out a piece of paper and handed it to Gu Zhengchen: "The county is strict about promotion and will not promote non-talented people. Besides you, there are two other people, and you all know it."
"Zhang Shiping, Liang Jiajun?"
Gu Zhengchen was a little surprised and looked at Li Yi.
Li Yizheng said: "You should have heard about Zhang Shiping. He was a filial man. On the winter night of the second year of Hongwu, his father Zhang Xian was ill in bed and clamored for fish. But there was no one at home that day. When the fish came out, Zhang Shiping went to the river to lie on the ice in search of fish, and his whole body was frostbitten.”
The corner of Gu Zhengchen's mouth twitched slightly: "Doesn't he know how to bring a fork to cut the ice, or knock on the fishmonger's door to buy one? Mr. County, are you sure this is not a sad drama marketing?"
“What is emotional drama marketing?”
Li Yi was a little confused.
Gu Zhengchen shook his head: "Just because of this incident, you investigated him?"
Li Yi had no choice but to say: "For such a filial person and a member of the imperial family, if I don't find out about him, once the imperial censor finds out, I will end up with a talented person who doesn't promote him and is unable to pay tribute to the court."
Gu Zhengchen gritted his teeth secretly, "Damn it, I have seen Zhang Shiping. He doesn't look like a fool. This guy is definitely acting to gain the reputation of filial piety."
He is still lying on the ice begging for fish, even if he is thrown naked on the ice, the ice will not melt away.
If you use this kind of thing to fool people, some people actually believe it. Is this the simplicity of the world, or is it a pimple on my head...
"What about this Liang Jiajun?"
Gu Zhengchen looked at another name.
Gu Zhengchen had met Liang Jiajun several times, Liang Fengyang's younger brother and Liang Heng's third son, but he felt that Liang Jiajun was too refined and not good at talking.
Li Yi smiled: "Liang Jiajun has a good academic foundation and was assigned to the Imperial Academy as a doctoral assistant."
"What official position does Zhang Shiping have?"
Gu Zhengchen asked.
Li Yi knocked on the table and said softly: "He has better luck than you. He was awarded the title of Left Minister of the Ministry of Work by the Ministry of Personnel."
"Oh, this is a high official."
Gu Zhengchen smiled lightly.
Seeing that Gu Zhengchen was not discouraged at all, Li Yi asked, "Don't you feel unfair?"
Gu Zhengchen handed the paper back to the master and said to Li Yi: "What's the injustice? Staying where you are now is not necessarily a bad thing."
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Zhengchen in surprise: "You seem to know a lot about the court. Did the Liang family tell you?"
Gu Zhengchen shook his head slightly.
There are some things that cannot be found out based on the relationship between the Liang family.
Li Yi looked at Gu Zhengchen deeply and didn't ask any questions. He stood up and picked up a talisman from the table and walked towards Gu Zhengchen: "Put this away. It's your talisman. Without it, you can't report to the official department, but you can't." Dare to lose it."
Gu Zhengchen took it and looked at it.
The so-called talisman is only the length of the little finger and is made of iron. It is neither tiger-shaped nor yellow croaker-shaped. It is as simple as a flat thing like a waist badge.
There are runes on the deed. The left side of the runes does not extend, as if it has been cut open with a knife. There are two seal characters in the middle:
Remove from office.
The removal of officials here does not mean to remove or kill officials. To remove officials is to grant official positions.
This is a qualified talisman exclusive to officials except authorized officials.
In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, a geographical avoidance system was adopted. That is to say, if you are from Shandong, you cannot be an official in Shandong and need to go to other provinces. Of course, temporary assignments, special needs, court assignments, etc. are excluded.
Because he was an official in a different place, and there was no Internet connection in ancient times, and the personnel files were incomplete, and he did not have the qualifications to comply with the system, it was inevitable that there would be a few imposters who pretended to be officials.
Gu Zhengchen put away the contract and asked, "When setting off, do I need to go with Liang Jiajun and Zhang Shiping, or?"
Li Yihan smiled and said: "If you are willing to go together, it is a good thing to have someone to take care of you. If you don't want to go together, you can go alone, but don't delay the date."
Gu Zhengchen nodded, saluted and prepared to leave.
Li Yi stood up to see him off: "I forgot to mention that you need to visit the county government before departure. Emperor Hongwu, in order to understand the difficulties for officials to take office, could not bear the officials to borrow money to take office, but instead harmed the people and abused them, so he specially set up a Daoli fee. The prefect Fifty taels, magistrate of the state. Thirty-five taels, magistrate of the county.
Thirty taels. "
Gu Zhengchen knew that Daoli Fei existed in the Ming Dynasty and was short-lived.
At this time, the epiphyllum is blooming.
Thirty taels, by the time I get to the capital and then to Jurong, I'm afraid there won't be much left. But it’s definitely better than taking out a loan…
There’s still one month left!
Gu Zhengchen left the county government and went to the Liang family.
Liang Heng was listening to a play. When he saw Gu Zhengchen coming, he arranged for him to sit next to him. While watching the play, he said: "Since the first time you appeared in front of me, I felt that you were not simple. How long have you been now?" He is about to become a county magistrate."
Gu Zhengchen said bitterly: "Jurong magistrate is not a good place. If there is a little bit of movement, people may look over and cause trouble. If there is no movement, I will stay in Jurong for nine years. I'm afraid I can’t enter the court either. Does Mr. Liang have any advice for me?"
Liang Heng glanced at Gu Zhengchen and said slowly: "It seems that you are still holding back your energy. You have to remember that it doesn't matter if the noise is louder, but the noise must be nice, not harsh or disgusting. "
"What if someone thinks it doesn't sound good?"
Gu Zhengchen asked solemnly.
Liang Heng took an apricot kernel that he had eaten on the side, handed it to Gu Zhengchen, and said meaningfully: "Sooner or later, the skin and flesh will be eaten, and the seeds that can be left behind are all hard."
Gu Zhengchen looked down at the apricot kernel in his hand, half understanding.
"Let's go to Beijing with Jiajun next month. Although he is older than you, he has never traveled far. I can rest assured that you will take care of me."
Liang Heng continued to watch the show and picked up the tea bowl.
Gu Zhengchen smiled and nodded: "As long as the Liang family is willing to pay for the travel expenses, there is no problem in setting off with Jiajun..."
"Pfft, you are too greedy."
Liang Heng spit out a mouthful of tea.
Gu Zhengchen shrugged helplessly: "Mr. Liang, carpooling saves money..."
The flesh on Liang Heng's cheeks trembled a little: "Why are you saving all your money and spending all the Liang family's money?"
"I have been to the capital once, and I am familiar with the roads..."
Liang Heng's eyes widened.
That's right, you are familiar with the road. The last time you went to the capital to take the exam, the imperial court suspended the imperial examination. After you came back, you jumped into the lake. I don't know if the Lord of Hell returned to the wrong soul. After being fished out of the lake, his temperament changed drastically... …
