"Congratulations to all brothers, congratulations to all brothers. After waiting for more than two years, I can finally fill the vacant official position." Liu Chenweng held hands and congratulated several friends.
“When I didn’t pass the exam, I hoped to get admitted, but after I passed the exam, I looked forward to being appointed as an official.”
"After being appointed as an official, it is also a dream to be a wolf and live in Xu's dream." Zan Wanshou said with a smile.
"What a man who has sealed the wolf and lives in Xu's dream, it's so obvious!" Liu Chenweng pushed the cup.
Everyone laughed.
Zan Wanshou is the youngest person here, only nineteen years old at the time.
He can also be considered to have passed the Bingchen examination, but it was not a Jinshi... but a martial arts examination.
Wu Jin was far lower than Jin Shi by more than one rank. This time Hanzhong had a large number of official positions, and they were all high-ranking officials. Among them, Zan Wanshou was the lowest, and was appointed as County Lieutenant of Chenggu County.
Of course, this was extremely lucky, and the officials even encouraged him, asking him to follow Li Xia's example as a young man and become an official and be loyal to the country.
There were still many Jinshi who looked down upon Zan Wanshou and thought that he should not enter the palace with Jinshi. Only Lu Xiufu invited him to come to Fengle Tower with him.
Thinking that Hanzhong was a long way away and we should take care of each other on the way to the appointment, Zan Wanshou came happily.
Even among a group of Jinshi, he was not frightened and could still joke.
But this was a gathering of scholars, so it was useless to talk and laugh. Soon, everyone gradually stopped paying attention to Zan Wanshou.
During the conversation, everyone was looking at Lu Xiufu, who was silent, either intentionally or not.
Lu Xiufu was twenty-four years old at the time and was only twenty-one when he became a Jinshi.
There is truly a bright future.
His name is beautiful, his writing is beautiful, and his appearance is also beautiful.
In addition, Lu Xiufu's character was extremely calm, reserved and dignified.
At this time at the banquet, he was the only one sitting upright with a straight posture, not wanting to attract attention, but he still became the focus of everyone's attention.
Liu Chenweng knew Lu Xiufu's temperament, and he would not speak unless his name was called, so he asked with a smile: "Jun Shi, I heard that the Huainan Councilor and Li Zhizhou of Yangzhou want to invite you to the palace?"
Lu Xiufu was asked and just nodded.
"Yes, I made an agreement with Li Zhizhou that if we couldn't find any real vacancies, we would go to Huaidong. I never thought that the imperial court would regain Hanzhong, which would be a gratifying event."
Zan Wanshou glanced sideways and was quite envious. Obviously, Lu Xiufu's talents were sought after by important ministers.
Liu Chenweng asked again: "How does Junshi plan to explain to Li Zhizhou?"
"No matter where you go, you are doing something for the country, no need to explain."
Lu Xiufu is obviously not a suitable person to chat with.
Liu Chenweng was used to it, so he drank a glass of wine and said, "It's a pity that our top scholar Wen won't be able to attend the funeral until next year, so he won't be able to be appointed to Hanzhong this time."
"Loyalty and filial piety should have both ends," Lu Xiufu said.
Hu Sansheng on the side suddenly laughed at himself and said: "I am ashamed to say that after I passed the imperial examination, I was appointed as the Taihe County Lieutenant in Jizhou. In order to serve Jiaci, I did not go to the post. This time the imperial court regained Hanzhong, and I had to call for conscription. I didn't want to go.
, but was beaten and scolded by Jia Ci."
"Oh?" Liu Chenweng was surprised.
"Jiaci said, 'Aren't you ashamed that a man will not be loyal to the country and guard an old woman?' I am ashamed of myself. This time I enter Hanzhong and I must make some achievements."
Liu Chenweng sighed: "It's hard to have both loyalty and filial piety."
Lu Xiufu said: "Loyalty and filial piety are two things."
Everyone knew that Lu Xiufu was stubborn, so they all smiled bitterly.
Liu Chenweng knew that if we talked about this again, the atmosphere of today's banquet would cool down, so he quickly changed the topic.
"Today I bid farewell to you all, and I suddenly recalled the events of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the fourth year of Xingchang... At that time, Liu Shengbo was in exile and remonstrated with his sincerity; Li Feiyu went to Shu to face the danger. Now Li Feiyu has killed the chieftain, driven out the Tatar bandits, and restored Hanzhong
, the commander-in-chief. On the other hand, I spent three years in the cold window, then went to Lin'an for the imperial examination, and did nothing."
"Brother Meng Hui, don't say that. This year, Enke, with Brother Meng's talents, will surely win the title."
Liu Chenweng said loudly: "I am saying that you will also go to Sichuan to make great achievements. I should congratulate you in advance."
After he started the topic, someone asked: "I heard that Sichuan Li Jieshuai is... Ding Party?"
Hu Sansheng nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that now he is no longer 'Yan Ming Dang', but now 'Yan Li Ding Dang'."
"I heard that Ding Qingpi had already drafted a list, but Prime Minister Wu beat him to it. Is this true?"
"It's absolutely true. There is a teahouse on Imperial Street, overlooking the gate of the Privy Council Chambers. Someone saw with their own eyes that Ding Qingpi and Wu Xiang were quarreling today."
"Ding Qingpi is too domineering!"
"The city of Lin'an is cramped, but the teahouse can actually see the Privy Council. Where is the dignity of the imperial court?"
"Restore Bianjing."
"We will definitely return to Bianjing!"
"It's far away... Fortunately, Prime Minister Wu defeated the Ding Party's conspiracy this time, but the Ding Party is really domineering!"
"Everyone knows that the newly appointed Shi Zhuan Envoy once knew the affairs of Xuzhou, but how many years has it been now? Li Xia has been appointed as the commander, but Shi Zhuan Envoy has become his subordinate. How could this be done if the Ding Party does not cover the sky with one hand?"
"I heard that Li Xia is only nineteen years old, ten years younger than me. How could he get the handsome position if he didn't charm him?"
"But Li Jieshuai has really made great contributions..."
"It's actually General Wang's achievements. How much does Li Xia have? Not to mention character and talent, which is more important?"
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, when we arrive in Hanzhong, we must be vigilant to prevent being squeezed out by him..."
Zan Wanshou couldn't help but take a sip of his wine and listened to the news. He secretly thought that these scholars were really amazing, they were so well-informed.
Zan Wanshou really didn't know who Tangtang Jieshuai was from before.
He couldn't help but move closer to Lu Xiufu and asked: "Brother Jun Shi, what do you think?"
Lu Xiufu hadn't moved his body until now, and said calmly: "You can't know things by having a banquet and chatting."
Zan Wanshou asked again: "What do you mean?"
"Even if the world's heroes gather together for discussion, they will easily drift with the crowd and lose their opinions." Gu Bin
Zan Wanshou still doesn’t understand.
Lu Xiufu said: "The imperial envoys are appointed by the imperial court, and they become superior officials on the day they serve. As officials, we serve the country and the people, that's all..."
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Lizhou.
Xu Kui was squatting beside the field, watching Xu Qiaotou farming.
It is now mid-April, the ground has been plowed, and the seeds have been sprinkled. Xu Qiaotou picked up several buckets of manure and was fertilizing, and his forehead was gradually covered with sweat.
"Huh...huh...I said, Xu Guidou, why don't you go farming?"
Xu Qiaotou had applied fertilizer and walked towards Xu Kui with a wooden spoon for scooping manure in his hand. The manure was dripping drop by drop.
Xu Kui didn't mind the stench, he just took off his new clothes, folded them carefully and put them aside.
"My land is rented out."
Xu Qiaotou was stunned and scratched his head.
A drop of feces fell on his shoulder.
He felt a chill on his shoulders and hurriedly swung the spoon twice and sprinkled the remaining fertilizer into his field.
After doing this, Xu Qiaotou limped over to Xu Kui and sat down.
"Then you can't get enough of it, so you can grow it yourself. This year you will be exempted from the tax."
Xu Kui said: "I want to train troops, but I don't have time."
"Aren't you training? Are you just sitting here?"
"I took a day off specifically to come see you." Xu Kui grinned and said: "I picked up my mother and her children. They arrived today. I haven't seen you in more than a year. It's weird... I want to say goodbye.
My new clothes were stained."
"Look at you like this, I'm not too shy to look at you."
Xu Qiaotou retracted his hand and glanced at Xu Kui again, feeling that this former fellow countryman was very different.
He couldn't tell, but Xu Kui was obviously no longer the silly country boy he used to be, murderous, majestic, and occasionally a little thoughtful in his eyes.
"Qiaotou." Xu Kui suddenly sighed and murmured: "General Kong asked me whether I want to stay in Lizhou or go to Hanzhong. What do you think?"
“Of course we’ll stay in Lizhou!”
Xu Qiao scratched his head, clapped his dirty hands on his knees, and said: "The graves of our ancestors are here, and the land is here! Isn't that why you have been running away for so many years just to be like this? How do you say that?
...yi...returning home?"
"Returning home in fine clothes."
"That is to say." Xu Qiaotou pointed to the new clothes on the ground, "Isn't this... returning home in rich clothes?"
Xu Kui said nothing.
Kong Xian said to him, "Now that I am also employed, if you are willing to stay, I will make a proposal with Li Shuai and let you be the commander in your hometown. What's wrong with that?"
Are you tempted? Of course, home is here...
Xu Qiaotou on the side was still persuading.
"Ghost Dou, how many years has it been and how hard it has been for you to come back? How many times have we seen each other in the past two months? Blame me for being busy farming. I thought about getting a harvest and marrying a wife, but you didn't look at me.
Marry a wife? Also, I went up to the mountain yesterday, cut down two pieces of good wood, and went back to repair your father's old house... Hey, I know, you are now capable and will not live there anymore. Fortunately, it is your previous home.
, isn’t home just the root..."
Xu Kui listened and suddenly turned his head to look south.
I saw dust and smoke billowing on the mountain road. After a while, a troop of more than a thousand soldiers and horses rolled towards the north.
He stood up suddenly and ran over there.
"Yang Ben! Yang Ben! Yang..."
There was no time to wait for Xu Kui to arrive, and the "Yang" flag was getting further and further away.
Xu Kui stood there, thought for a moment, then turned around and ran towards Lizhou City.
"Hey, Xu Guidou! Your clothes..."
Xu Kui did not look back.
The fellow countrymen and childhood friends behind him no longer understand his ambition at all.
Three years of serving in the army gave him a lot of transformation. As he ran in the fields, his mind was filled with his brothers Pao Ze and the hard and fulfilling days in the camp.
~~
Hanzhong, Shu Shuai Mansion.
Li Xia is burying his head in the paperwork, dealing with the mountain of cases.
In Nanzheng County, someone stole three chickens from his neighbor; in Chenggu County, drunkards fought and killed someone; in Mian County, a large family wanted to defect to Mongolia; in Shiquan County, a family was beaten to death because they had worked for the Mongols.
Some people say it was due to competition for money...
In some cases, Li Xia can get the verdict, while in others it needs to be verified.
He just laid out the thirteen approved files here, and Han Chengxu came in with another pile of files.
"Today there are fifty-six more cases from various states and counties. There was a fire in Yangzhou City last night, burning half of the alley. The defenders put out the fire, but they didn't know how to deal with it. On the other side of Shu Road, the defenders saw the Mongolian military sentry.
The horse seems to be exploring the strength of Hanzhong's troops..."
Instead, Li Xia smiled and said: "There are many cases, which just shows that the people have begun to trust us and are willing to ask questions. Hanzhong is newly restored, and what is more worrying is that the people regard the government as nothing."
Han Chengxu smiled bitterly and said: "Alang is really open-minded, but it's a pity that the government office is still empty."
"Everything is waiting to be done, just follow our plan step by step."
"Alang's plan says to discuss personnel matters first. I guess the civil servants and generals are on their way?"
"I have already written to Wu Qian." Li Xia said, "There will be many civil servants and military generals."
"I'm afraid it may not be easy to use. The Shi Jun Shi Zhizhou that Alang asked for is difficult to use."
Li Xia raised his head from the desk and said, "I just remembered a poem that I would like to share with Mr. Han..."
Where he looked, he couldn't see how many people in the world were coming to Hanzhong. Thank you all for collecting and commenting on this chapter.
But I already had a hunch.
"I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind..."