In the yamen of the transfer department, Xue Xiang was pacing, stroking his beard.
He was a little concerned in front of Zhang Yue just now, but now in front of Cai Que, he is like a prince who sticks to his word.
Cai Que said to Xue Xiang: "Chief Cao, this is empty talk. I'm afraid there is some deceit in it. Could it be that Zhang Du is here to deceive us?"
Xue Xiang was very satisfied with Cai Que's attitude. Xue Xiang said deliberately: "Why do you say that about him? Isn't he your classmate in Taixue?"
Cai Que said: "Replying to the envoy, the lower official is now the person who transports the company. The official is public and the private is private. The lower official must make a clear distinction."
Xue Xiangdao: "Well said, but I'm not afraid of Zhang Du deceiving us. If he doesn't complete the promised matter, I will hold him back. However, his method is indeed feasible. Without mentioning other things, let's just say that he
Things can be done in Beijing."
"Take the Bianjing Exchange as an example. How much is the dividend, how to operate it, where to make profits, as well as the division of equity and the bidding system. I dare say that no one in the world can figure it out..."
Seeing that Xue Xiang was full of praise for Zhang Yue, Cai Que felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Xue Xiang saw Cai Que's look in his eyes and said with a smile: "From now on, the Third Division will rely on you to communicate with Zhang Duzhi. Cai Xiang and I have stopped communicating with each other for a long time."
"But you and Zhang Duzhi are friends. But you remember that friends come and leave because of profit. Today we are sitting together to eat because there is wine and meat. The next day the banquet is broken up and everyone pats their butts.
If you leave, you won't owe anyone anything. When you need him someday, prepare a banquet and he will come."
Xue Xiang laughed loudly after saying this.
"You have done your best to serve me as a landlord these days. Give Zhang Yue whatever he wants. Even if it is the moon in the sky, I have to give it to him."
Cai Que and officials from the Jingzhao Prefecture held banquets for several days to invite Zhang Yue.
When the new king ascends the throne, he will grant amnesty to the whole world.
It is also reasonable to open a subject to obtain scholars. The new emperor ascended the throne and ranked first in the Long Fei Ranking, but it would have to wait until two years later. Therefore, the imperial court issued an order to select talents from the prefectures and counties, and the scholars who failed to take the test for a long time found solutions.
Go to the capital or pay tribute to the Imperial Academy to win people's hearts.
Therefore, the Jingzhao Prefecture selected officials with outstanding literature from prefectures and counties to interpret the test.
Now that the exam results had just been released yesterday, Cai Que invited Zhang Yue to go to the Gongyuan of Jingzhao Prefecture to meet the examiners and scholars. Zhang Yue immediately agreed to Cai Que's trip to the Gongyuan.
When Zhang Yue arrived at Gongyuan, his general impression was that he was the top scorer in the college entrance examination after completing his studies and went to give lectures in other schools.
Not everyone has this qualification. For example, Xue Xiangyin was born in Buzhou. Although he was the highest chief executive along the way, he was not even a Jinshi. He would not come to this occasion even if he was invited to carry a big sedan chair.
Zhang Yue walked to Gongyuan and saw the examiner and all the candidates waiting outside.
Zhang Yue greeted the examiners one by one first, and Su Shi came second.
When it was Su Shi's turn, the other party smiled half-heartedly at Zhang Yue. Cai Que said, "This is Su Shi, Su Zizhan, the judge of Fengxiang Mansion who signed the letter!"
Su Shi's original official name was "Judge of Fengxiang Mansion". To avoid the name taboo of the new emperor Zhao Shu, he is now called "Judge of Fengxiang Mansion".
Zhang Yue smiled and said to Cai Que: "Brother Zizhannian and I are old acquaintances, so there is no need to say more!"
Cai Que pretended to have forgotten and said with a smile: "I didn't notice it for a moment."
Su Shi smiled and said: "Brother Duzhinian, you are well and well!"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "It's thanks to brother Zizhan."
Zhang Yue and Su Shi laughed and talked to each other, shaking hands and talking to each other.
The examiners and candidates on the side looked very envious. Su Shi was the only one who could make friends with Zhang Zhuangyuan and become close friends.
The other examiners have met one by one, and the one at the bottom is Zhang Dun.
When Jinshi goes to local officials, he will be surveyed every three years.
According to the decree of the third year of Jiayou's reign, the subjects were promoted to the fifth grade, and the fourth and fifth grades of Jinshi were not only tested for the title of county magistrate, but also transferred to the two envoys.
Zhang Dun first served as the magistrate of Shangluo County with the trial title. After returning to the throne, in the seventh year of Jiayou's reign, he moved to the position of promotion officer of Xiongwu Army Jiedu, which was like stepping over a junior official and jumping to the ranks of promotion officials of the two envoys.
When Zhang Yue saw Zhang Dun, he vaguely returned to his youth, and how many years passed before his eyes.
Every time he sees each other, Zhang Dun always looks domineering, but now the two of them face this side...
Before Zhang Yue opened his mouth, Cai Que immediately said: "Why don't you bow to Shangguan when Zhang Yue sees you?"
Zhang Dun didn't even look at Cai Que, he looked up to the sky and said, "Why did I hear a dog barking!"
Cai Que changed his color after hearing this, and Zhang Yue signaled to him: "Brother Chizheng... you don't have to..."
Zhang Yue looked at Cai Que and said, "Brother Zhang and I belong to the same surname and hometown, so there is no need to follow this common courtesy!"
Zhang Dun's eyes fell on Zhang Yue from the clouds, and he said with a thin smile: "Finally, he looks like an official."
"I dare not ask Brother Zhang to give me some advice!"
Zhang Dun always had his hands behind his back, but Zhang Yue took the initiative to fold his hands and bow to the opponent, and Zhang Dun returned the bow.
Zhang Dun said eloquently: "It's autumn in Shaanxi, so you need to put on more clothes at night!"
Zhang Yue said: "I will know!"
The two of them fell into each other's eyes as soon as they touched each other.
Zhang Yue turned around and left. Cai Que walked up to Zhang Dun and snorted loudly. He waved his sleeves and walked away. The other officials accompanying him followed Zhang Yue. Zhang Yue, Cai Que and other officials stood on the high platform together. They are more than thirty candidates selected from Shaanxi Province to go to Beijing.
Zhang Yue faced the crowd, and at a glance he saw the eyes of the candidates showing reverence and worship.
After meeting today, these candidates will definitely brag about the experience of this meeting with their family and friends when they go back.
Generally speaking, Zhang Yue just nodded and bowed to everyone. Officials at that time had little habit of giving speeches, and this is actually the case today.
However, Zhang Yue looked at everyone and said with a smile: "It just so happens that I will say a few words."
Everyone was surprised. Zhang Yue actually wanted to speak in front of so many people? There was no precedent for this!
Zhang Yueyan said: "First of all, I would like to congratulate you all on being released from prison and coming to the capital. Looking at you, I remember that when I was young, I brought tribute from Fujian and came to the capital. I was just like you at that time."
"I was only fourteen years old at that time... I traveled thousands of miles from Fujian by water and land to study in Beijing. I envy you that at least you don't have to live so far away from home."
All the candidates smiled slightly.
"Later on, I entered Taixue, passed the Jinshi examination, won the first prize, and entered the third class with brother Zizhan!"
Zhang Yue said this and looked at Su Shi. Su Shi also smiled and nodded, expressing that he would remember those years.
Zhang Yue continued: "To this day, my happiest days were before I failed to pass the Jinshi... At that time, I studied and worked hard without any concern for the rewards."
"Perhaps you think I'm talking nonsense, but the matter of being a great leader in the world is in the past. What we learned well when we were studying does not necessarily mean that we will be great officials now."
"For many officials, the day they become Jinshi is the pinnacle of their lives, and most of them will waste their lives in officialdom. But for those who made great ambitions when they were young, and what they originally expected, there is always something missing.
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"But I still hope you can embark on this path. You may ask me why I study?"
"I remember thinking about this question when I was young. That was when I was studying in the county school. I sat in the Panchi in front of Laoxiang County School all afternoon. Although I couldn't answer this question, I saw the Panchi and the clouds on the horizon.
So I wrote a poem to remember my mood at that time!"
Everyone listened eagerly when they heard the words. Zhang Dun also came from Pucheng County School and remembered the appearance of the County School.
But when I saw Zhang Yue, I thought: "As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the skylight and cloud shadows are lingering together. I wonder how clear the canal is? It has a source of living water."