Chapter 232 The arrogance of the children of the aristocratic family
Zhang Keda himself was framed by his boss with a background and lost his job, so he left the big city in despair. After hearing what happened to Xiao Rang, he felt even more grievances in his heart.
Xiao Rang followed Magistrate Wei to Baixian County. After serving as a meritorious official of the county government, he also worked conscientiously and worked hard to manage the official affairs of Baixian County government.
It stands to reason that for a person like Xiao Rang, Magistrate Wei should rely heavily on him, but Xiao Rang came from a poor family, and children from aristocratic families like Magistrate Wei have always looked down on him.
A few days ago, Magistrate Wei asked Xiao Rang to go to Tu Shiqi's village to collect miscellaneous taxes. Xiao Rang protested a few times, thinking that Tu Shiqi had already borne too many miscellaneous taxes and was very respectful to the Tang Dynasty. He should not just focus on
Trying to rip them off.
Xiao Rang's objection prevented Magistrate Wei from coming to Taiwan for a while, but Magistrate Wei still sent other meritorious officers to Tu Shiqi's village.
In the end, as Xiao Rang said, Tu Shiqi's village rebelled against the Tang Dynasty due to long-term oppression.
Magistrate Wei had already prepared troops from the county to suppress the situation, but he did not expect that this time the oppression was so severe that the entire Tushiqi tribe in the north rebelled.
Now it was no longer a problem that could be solved by Baixian County alone. While Magistrate Wei wrote to the Anxi Protectorate for help, he ordered his men to concoct charges and put Xiao Rang in jail.
Xiao Rang never expected that he would be imprisoned after admonishing Magistrate Wei. The magistrate of the county government took out the confessions of his colleagues and placed the blame on Xiao Rang for forcing Tu Shiqi to rebel.
Xiao Rang never flattered anyone on weekdays, and looked down upon his colleagues in the county government who spent all day reciting poems and making comments and flattering others.
Originally, he thought that he had outstanding abilities and could handle the government affairs of Pai County, so Magistrate Wei could not do without him.
Unexpectedly, Tu Shiqi rebelled, and the person who advised Wei County Magistrate not to exploit Tu Shiqi's people was falsely accused and imprisoned.
After Xiao Rang was imprisoned, he cried all day long, telling the jailer his grievances, and kept saying that he was sorry for his old mother who supported him in his studies.
He waited until Zhang Ke Ke was also imprisoned and was assigned to the same cell as Xiao Rang.
After listening to Xiao Rang's experience, Zhang Ke Ke also thought of his own experience and felt even more upset.
During the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination was launched, but the imperial examination field in this era was still a place where children of aristocratic families competed for fame.
It is really difficult for ordinary children from poor families to pass the imperial examination.
The Sui and Tang Dynasties were the early stages of the imperial examination, and the system was far less rigorous than that of later generations. Moreover, the people who presided over the imperial examination were all ministers. Even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the imperial examination system was the most rigorous, cases of imperial examination fraud still occurred from time to time.
There was no name-blinding system in the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, which meant that the examiners could not only see the papers, but also the names of the candidates.
The Imperial Examination in the Tang Dynasty was based on talent and talent, which was much more subjective than the eight-part essay selection process in later generations. At this time, the examiner's personal preferences could better determine whether he could be admitted.
Therefore, the scholars of the Tang Dynasty respected the examiner very much and honored him as their master. In the court, the examiner and his disciples were regarded as one party by default.
Under this system, it is naturally much easier for a child from an aristocratic family to succeed than a child from a poor family.
A descendant of the Jingzhao Wei family, such as County Magistrate Wei, has family elders serving as officials in the court. As long as he builds a little momentum, he can easily pass the Jinshi examination.
But if an ordinary kid from a poor family wants to be a Jinshi, he must make a name for himself in the literary world of the capital, and he must "send papers" to the court ministers, that is, he must constantly send his works to the homes of the court ministers.
Even Du Fu, the poet saint praised by later generations, failed to pass the imperial examination several times. In the end, he had no choice but to write "Dali Fu" and submit it to Xuanzong before he got an official position, and he was awarded only insignificant minor officials.
This was still during the Xuanzong period when talent was more valued. By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, a literary giant like Han Yu failed the imperial examination three times. Finally, he was recommended by writing papers for the previous prime minister, and finally won the Jinshi.
Those who can make a name for themselves in the capital, and those who finally pass the Jinshi examination are those from poor families. Living in the capital is not easy. If you want to be famous, you have to stay in the capital and participate in the social activities and promotions among scholars.
own reputation.
Xiao Rang was just an ordinary boy from a poor family and could not survive in the capital, so he followed Magistrate Wei to Baixian County.
The more Zhang Ke Ke thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He posted Xiao Rang's energy on the forum, asking for help from players near the county.
Originally it was just an act of loyalty from Zhang Ke, but he didn’t expect that this post would go viral on the forum!
Pai County is not far from Kucha. Players in Kucha were filled with indignation after seeing the post!
After asking around in Qiuci, the many evil deeds of Magistrate Wei came to light.
Exploiting the people and killing good people for credit, this county magistrate has not done many good things since he took office. However, Pai County can pay enough rent every year, and he has accumulated a lot of military exploits by falsely accusing the foreigners who surrendered to the rebellion.
If it weren't for An Lushan's rebellion, I'm afraid County Magistrate Wei would have gone away long ago.
Thinking of this, many players became even more angry. The players in Qiuci spontaneously organized an operation to rescue Zhang Keda and Xiao Rang!
What is Jingzhao Weishi? For players, can aristocratic families send them tasks?
That night, more than a dozen players set off and rushed to Pai County!
Guo Xin, who was hoarding troops in Baixian County, did not directly send troops to wipe out the Tushiqi people. Instead, he sent envoys to the Tushiqi tribe to inquire about the reasons for their rebellion and listen to their grievances.
Tu Shiqi people were originally afraid of the Tang Dynasty people. After seeing Guo Xin's envoy, they even cried out about their experiences.
Hearing that it was County Magistrate Wei who had forced the Tushi Cavalry to rebel, Guo Xin finally understood why his uncle said it was difficult to govern Anxi.
It's not just Wei County Magistrate, there are too many such magistrates under the Anxi Protectorate.
Exploiting the common people really drove them into rebellion. The last person who came to put down the rebellion was the Anxi Protectorate.
If there are people in the court, they can be promoted back to the court after accumulating enough achievements.
If there is no one in the court, then concentrate on making money, wait for the opportunity to bribe the superior, and transfer to a better place to serve as an official.
Guo Xin himself is upright, but the complicated situation in the court now prevents him from taking action against Magistrate Wei.
County Magistrate Wei also understood this truth. After he welcomed Guo Xin, he found that the Jiedu envoy had a cold attitude after staying, and he didn't take it seriously. He was still feasting and having fun in the county government.
His subordinates asked with some worry: "County Lord, Empress Guo Liu seems to be dissatisfied with our Baixian County. I heard that he sent an envoy to contact the Tushi Cavalry. Will he cause trouble for our county government?"
But County Magistrate Wei smiled and said: "Looking for trouble? His uncle is a martial artist who luckily came to the position. The Taiyuan Guo family is just a general!"
Magistrate Wei said again: "I, the Jingzhao Wei family, are all ministers. My uncle has already become the prime minister. Will he dare to kill me after he stays in Guo?"
"If you are asking for guilt, let Xiao Rang in the cell take the blame."