Under Ding Wei's will, the secret search was quietly launched. After he was told to continue the matter, Ding Wei stopped paying attention.
There is one more difficult thing to consider now.
Kou Zhun was left alone by the officials.
What exactly does this mean? Ding Wei really has no idea.
Although Guan Jia is young, his thoughts are the most difficult to guess. No one knows what Guan Jia is thinking.
At this time, another incident occurred in the government, and Ding Wei was worried that if the incident was exposed, he might have to step down.
Then, Kou Zhun is likely to come to power again.
Judging from Kou Zhun's performance today, the old man's body is still very strong, and his drinking capacity is still as good as before.
Ding Wei felt shuddering as soon as the thought of Kou Zhun taking over the throne came up again.
At that time, Ding said that his treatment of Kou Zhun was disgraceful, and he even asked the envoy to hint that Kou Zhun committed suicide.
If Kou Zhun hadn't been prepared, Kou Zhun might have died.
Therefore, the hatred between the two people is not only a political dispute, but also a mortal enemy.
How should I handle myself?
Compared with Kou Zhun taking charge of Xiangyin again, Liu Demiao's disappearance is less urgent.
Even if Liu Demiao is kidnapped by others, the worst outcome is that Ding Qi will be exiled and Ding Wei himself will be dismissed as prime minister.
But if Kou Zhun comes to power, the Ding family will not be able to end well.
Which one is more important?
Need I say more?
Just when Ding Wei was thinking hard about the solution, the butler's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"Master, there is news from the palace."
Ding Wei suddenly woke up when he heard this and said with a hopeful expression on his face.
"Where are the people?"
"The palace door is about to be locked, and the person has already left."
The chief steward said in a low voice: "Lei Yaban sent a message, saying that the officials have no intention of resurrecting the Kou Zhun. It seems that they have other plans for summoning the Kou Prime Minister back to the capital this time."
"As for the specific purpose, Lei Abban himself doesn't know."
After hearing this secret, Ding Wei couldn't help but reveal a bit of joy.
Finally there is good news!
The old man did not come to Beijing to take charge of Zhongshu!
good!
What a good thing!
"Tomorrow, the title deeds for the shops along East Street will be ready."
Lei Yungong sent such crucial information, so naturally Ding Wei couldn't help but express his intention to give those shops on East Street to Lei Yungong.
Although the East Street side is not as prosperous as the Daxiangguo Temple, it is still a first-class area in Beijing, and the prices of those shops are at least 5,000 guan.
In addition, the shop floor can be passed down from family to family.
The rent of these few shops is enough for a family of six to live a decent life without worrying about food and clothing.
"yes."
The chief butler hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
Obviously, he probably felt that this gift was a little too heavy.
But the master is not only the head of the family, but also the helmsman of the clan. Whether it is the family assets or the clan property, the master has the right to dispose of them.
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The next day.
An imperial edict calling for "the tribute of the Ministry of Rites" immediately shocked the world.
The last imperial examination was in the fourth year of Tianxi. However, the imperial examination in the fourth year of Tianxi was not a serious tribute examination.
The imperial examination at that time belonged to the special title of Jinshi.
The special title is different from the regular title. According to its nature, it belongs to the category of Enke.
What is a special title?
Those who passed the exam but were dismissed from the provincial or palace exams must have accumulated a certain number of exams and a certain age.
When the imperial court issues an edict to open enke, those who meet these conditions can directly skip the imperial examination and provincial examination, and be specially named by the Ministry of Rites to directly participate in the palace examination.
Generally speaking, a candidate with a special reputation will not be dismissed again if he takes part in the palace examination (except for those seeking death), but a 100% pass is not without cost.
Compared with regular Jinshi subjects, special-name Jinshi have considerable disadvantages in terms of birth, official appointment, and transfer.
In fact, the fundamental reason for establishing the special name system is to maintain rule.
The special title system gave a glimmer of hope to those who failed to qualify after repeated examinations. It not only attracted hundreds of thousands of candidates from all over the world, but also left them a way out.
At the same time, it can prevent those who fail to succeed after repeated efforts from taking risks, rebelling, or seeking refuge with foreign countries.
The person who topped the list in Tianxi’s fourth year was Enke. Since it was Enke, naturally not everyone could participate.
Only those scholars who have been in the examination room for a long time and have failed in the examination can participate.
Therefore, if Enke is removed, the last imperial examination would have to be postponed to the third year of Tianxi (1019), which is already four years ago.
The Song Dynasty is different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in that the tribute system has not yet formed a three-year interval. Sometimes the interval is two years, sometimes one year, sometimes maybe three years.
In short, there are no rules.
But it is undoubtedly extremely rare to not hold the imperial examination for four years.
Scholars all over the world who are aspiring to enter the imperial examinations have long been waiting for food, like looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that the court will open the examination as soon as possible to obtain scholars.
Not only the scholars, but officials in the DPRK also wanted to hold the tribute ceremony as soon as possible.
After all, who’s family doesn’t have a few descendants?
Although the imperial examination is not the only channel for becoming an official, Enyin is also one. Most of the court officials in Beijing are qualified to apply for Enyin.
But officials born in Enyin are inherently less capable of growth.
Therefore, as long as you are a little ambitious, you will basically only go to Shike.
However, thinking about it and writing a letter is another matter.
Not long after the late emperor ascended to immortality, the official family was still in mourning period. At this time, he submitted a letter to the court to recruit scholars. If he didn't get enough, he would be in trouble.
Besides, the New Year has just begun, so there is still plenty of time.
(PS: The Song Dynasty's Fajie Examination was usually held in autumn, around September, also known as Qiu Gong, Qiu Wei, and the provincial examination was held in spring, also called Chun Wei, or Spring Examination. The Palace Examination and the Provincial Examination were held in the same year.
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Kou Mansion.
There is an endless stream of officials coming to visit Kou Zhun today. After you sing, I will appear.
People are so realistic.
In the past, when Kou Zhun lived in Xijing, although some people came to visit him, the scale was obviously not as good as it is now.
Yesterday, Kou Zhun was left alone by the officials. What does this mean?
It shows that the officials attach great importance to Mr. Kou!
Not only that, Kou Lao and the officials had just met in private yesterday, and today the palace issued an edict to launch a tribute ceremony.
Are there any connection between the two?
However, Kou Zhun, who saw all the warmth and coldness of the world, was not seen by everyone. For those who acted according to the circumstances, they could not even enter the gate of Kou's mansion.
He only met those juniors whom he had promoted or admired.
Among them, Wang Zeng is undoubtedly the most important one.
In the evening, Kou Zhun dedicated time to Wang Zeng. Although the two had communicated frequently before, it was not convenient to communicate many things through letters.
Therefore, Kou Zhun specially kept Wang Zeng here. He had to communicate with Wang Zeng face to face about many things.
"Xiao Xian, what are you worried about?"
Seeing Wang Zeng's frown, Kou Zhun was quite curious.
"I have something on my mind."
Given the relationship between Wang Zeng and Kou Zhun, there is absolutely no need to hide anything about Liu Demiao.