After the government examination, Qin Dewei's exam tasks for this year have been completed. Although there is still a provincial examination in August, it is not something Qin Dewei can participate in.
Qin Dewei's next exam is the last level in the Xiaosan Pass, which is also the Taoist exam for admitting scholars. It will be in the 11th year of Jiajing next year.
The specific time will not be known until the new academic officer of Nanzhili takes office and a notice is issued. According to the usual practice, it should be the first half of next year.
Qin Dewei had previously suspended his work at the county government in order to avoid suspicion. Now that the exams are over, he has started to work at the county government again. After all, it is still very good to practice five or two bunches a month, and it is even better to maintain the power in the county government.
Speaking of which, in the normal structure of a yamen, there are generally two systems: curtain seats and subordinate servants.
The clerk is a personal assistant brought by the magistrate. Like the magistrate, he usually comes from other places and leaves when his term is over. The assistant servant is a local acquaintance and has been serving as an errand for generations.
Only Qin Dewei was an anomaly. He was a very trusted advisor to the county magistrate. After all, we had shared the joys and sorrows together and had a relationship of being both a teacher and a friend.
At the same time, he was a local, and the subordinates did not regard Qin Dewei as an outsider, which made Qin Dewei a very unique existence in the county government.
If the county government is compared to the imperial court, Qin Dewei's status is almost similar to that of a cabinet scholar who is also the minister of the Ministry of punishment, a censor of Zuodu, a eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, and the governor of the east factory. It feels like he is cheating in a game.
When the county government announced its return, Magistrate Feng did not attend the meeting in the lobby, so Qin Dewei went to the back hall. Compared with the lobby, the back hall is also called the second hall. It is a place where the county magistrate does not work publicly and is responsible for sealing the seal. The signing room is also here.
Entering the yard, I saw several craftsmen hanging new couplets. The first couplet is: "The yin and yang, wind and rain are dim, and the light is dim, accept it with restraint." The second couplet is: "Dreams and lightning bubbles, watch it like this."
Qin Dewei: "..."
People in this world have no sense of copyright at all, they have long been used to it!
The back hall is a very private place, and there is no need for all kinds of political correctness like in the lobby. Feng Zhixian was sitting comfortably with his legs crossed, flipping through a book.
Seeing Qin Dewei come in, Magistrate Feng complained: "It is a public weapon of the state and should not be misused. It is better to keep it in reserve in the future!"
Qin Dewei thought for a long time, what exactly was Master Feng talking about?
Did he secretly build a few official houses, or did he secretly use servants to protect himself? Did he be lazy and use the county government sedan to travel, or did he use the funds from the maintenance of praise and loyalty to build a wall for his vegetable plot? Or did he use the county government office to protect himself? Take the tea home for private use?
There are absolutely no big problems, but there are a lot of small problems. Even if someone is as honest and upright as Qin Dewei, it will inevitably be corroded by a small amount of power.
So I really don't know which one Mr. Feng is referring to, so Qin Xiaomuxi can only act as if he is at a loss.
When Feng Zhixian saw Qin Dewei pretending to be stupid, he shouted: "I'm talking about why He recommended the official and wrote to Xia Zhangyuan! You can't always abuse public tools for personal affairs."
The Xia Zhangyuan referred to by Feng Zhixian was Xia Shiyi in the first half of last year, and Xia Xueshi in the second half of last year.
Then in the first half of this year, Master Xia was promoted again, becoming a Shaozhanshi, a Hanlin bachelor in charge of the academy, and he still lectured in front of the emperor and prepared advisors.
As mentioned earlier, the top of the contempt chain of Ming literati was the Hanlinfang bureau official, or Cilin official, Cichen, and cabinet bachelors all came from this.
Master Xia, the young master of Zhanshi Mansion and the Hanlin bachelor in charge of the academy. To put it simply, he is the number one talker in the Hanlinfang Bureau system.
Almost all people who have held this position have not failed to join the cabinet later on. It is obvious that their qualifications are high and their status is high.
He Tuiguan drifted away, carrying in his arms a letter written by Feng Zhixian to Xia Zhangyuan. When he arrived in the capital, he could go to Xia Zhangyuan to pay homage to the dock.
Faced with the accusation from Magistrate Feng, Qin Dewei argued: "Writing a letter to Commander Xia is called consolidating friendship, how can it be regarded as a misuse of public tools?"
Feng Zhixian said reluctantly: "How can I be regarded as a person who follows the trend and wants to advance?"
In fact, Qin Dewei can understand Feng Zhixian's arrogant mentality. Feng Zhixian doesn't want to be seen as fawning over the powerful and flattering people, so he will have a psychological barrier if he always contacts Master Xia.
Let alone Feng Zhixian, he, Qin Dewei, is not the kind of person who is good at ingratiating himself with others. The reason why he got along well with Mr. Feng is because of his teaching, not because he has a wink and knows how to ingratiate himself.
Moreover, to Feng Zhixian, Master Xia was still a man who used to drink and have fun together a few years ago, and then was so poor that he defrauded him of 1,500 taels of silver. Now he felt very awkward when he lowered his body and knelt down to lick.
"Anyway, I won't write to Commander Xia for the time being!" Feng Zhixian made the decision.
Qin Dewei didn't have any objections, just let it go. Anyway, Mr. Feng has no chance of promotion for the time being. The future is mainly about how to save Mr. Feng from committing suicide after the comet incident occurs in the second half of next year.
At this time, the new issue of the Di newspaper came in. Qin Dewei habitually picked it up and read it first, then handed it to Feng Zhixian after reading it, and then marked the key points with his finger.
Feng Zhixian looked at the key points pointed out by Qin Dewei and saw that it read: "The great scholar Zhang Fujing, the censor of Zuodu Wang Hong, Taichang Qing Peng Ze impeached Xia Yan, and sent an edict to the court..."
Feng Zhixian’s expression suddenly changed!
Zhang Fujing is Zhang Cong, the first assistant to the bachelor's degree who started his career because of the great ceremony. His name was just changed this year by the emperor.
The first assistant and the censor of Zuodu actually attacked Master Xia together. The danger of this can be imagined. Just reading this line made Magistrate Feng's heart beat with fear.
"Read on." The assistant said calmly.
Feng Zhixian calmed down and continued to read the Di newspaper, and saw the following: "Guo Xia Yan is not guilty, and he has made meritorious service by re-establishing the sacrificial ceremony. Xia Yan is promoted to the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he is still in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy."
Feng Zhixian: "..."
Master Xia was promoted again this time? After being criticized by the chief assistant and the censor of Zuodu, why did the emperor promote him again?
Mr. Feng, a grassroots official of the Ming Dynasty who worked diligently and conscientiously, and was promoted to the first rank in four or five years, is confused. Is Master Xia's promotion rate so fast? Is it still scientific? Doesn't it mean that the higher you go to the top, the harder it is to get promoted?
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A few years ago, he was just a poor guy who indulged himself in spending money. A year ago, he was just a sixth-grade popular official...and then in this year, he jumped several levels to become a third-grade minister? And he was a far-reaching person.
The pavilion is just one step away from being in a prime clear-stream location.
Of course the time traveler Qin Dewei knew that these past two years were the ones where Xia Yan cheated in history. It was so satisfying to be loved by the emperor. And it wasn't over yet. In a few months, he was promoted to Minister of Rites again.
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In one and a half years, he was promoted from the sixth rank to the second rank of Shangshu. The speed is estimated to set a new record in the Ming Dynasty. To be honest, Qin Dewei couldn't read such a large number of online articles in his previous life. It would make the writing collapse.
Seeing that Magistrate Feng was still confused, Qin Dewei sighed and advised: "Master Feng, don't be in a daze, and start writing a letter again!"
Feng Zhixian resisted from the bottom of his heart and said: "Didn't I just write it a few days ago? I don't want to write it now!"
Qin Dewei's tone sounded like he was advising a good man to get into trouble: "There are always times in life when you have no choice. When you have to let go, just let it go. Just close your eyes and that's it. Just hold on and it'll be over.
Just write, just write, it’s just etiquette and you have to congratulate me. Otherwise, I’ll draft a draft and you can just sign it?”