Regarding Huang Qiong's flat tone, Jia Quan didn't seem to hear it, and said directly: "With the current situation of the prince, Quan doesn't know what other ways to protect himself besides inheriting the unification. The four sons of the middle palace regard the prince as a mortal enemy, and now they are afraid that they will all be dealt with quickly. ”

"The clans of the world also regard the prince as the primary object of cutting grass and eradicating roots. Even the rest of the brothers, as long as they are a little ambitious, will not regard the prince as ownerless. Maybe for other princes, Mingzhe is a step out of life. But for the prince, unless he fights for that position, there is no way out. ”

Jia Quan's words, Huang Qiong did not answer him immediately. Instead, he just sat there and stared at him, until he really looked at Jia Quan this time, and then said, "This king admits that what you said is not wrong. But these words of yours are really for the sake of this king. Or do you want to create a dragon merit in order to give yourself a Wanhu Hou. ”

Huang Qiong's answer, Jia Quan said very calmly: "Lord, Quan is not only thinking about the prince, but also wanting to create a dragon and fight for himself a marquis of ten thousand households." Quan thinks that he is full of wealth, and he is really unwilling to return to his hometown to become a private school gentleman. What's more, Quan is also burdened with the burden of revitalizing the family. ”

"If a scholar wants to enter the office, there are only four ways. One is the Jinshi and the first, which is the first choice of most scholars. Only by entering the scholar and the first can he go to a higher level and enter the two power centers of Zhongshu Province and Shangshu Province, and it is possible to achieve the position of a scholar and a Pingzhang political minister. ”

"As for Enmeng, Quan doesn't have a good father in the first place, and it doesn't matter if he wants Enmeng. What's more, it is difficult for the official of Enmeng to achieve more than four grades. Although there is no order to prohibit it, Enmeng officials are not allowed to serve as Hanlin Bachelors, as well as officials of the six departments and above. And civil officials do not go through these two articles, and there is basically no possibility of serving as the six Shangshu. ”

"This dynasty is customized, and if you do not serve as a civil official in more than two of the six ministries, you are not allowed to enter Zhongshu Province as the chief and deputy minister, and even Shangshu is not allowed. Therefore, Enmeng is a civil official, in addition to the congenital conditions are too high. And the most important point is that career options are limited. If you want to go to a higher level, it is much more difficult than the officials of Jinshi and Di. ”

"The other is to elect officials. This article is a sufficient condition. However, the officials elected by the local government are not allowed to serve as full-time officials above the governor state, and they are not allowed to enter the Hanlin Academy, the Six Ministries, and the central departments of the Yushitai, and even the Guozi Priest Wine and Taichang Temple, and the people who elect officials are not qualified to serve as officials. ”

That is to say, the elected officials can only serve as county officials, state governors, state magistrates, and general judges, even if they do a good job, the full-time seal officer, and the highest official position can only be the end of the state. It is said that it is not more than a four-grade official, but an official who can be raised can already be a Mao Lin Fengjiao from the fourth grade, and it is the turn of the fourth-grade official to get the so-called miscellaneous officials from the fourth grade? ”

"As for the imperial examination, Quan was indeed hopeful. But now, I can't even think about it. Although the family was in the middle of the road, and the ancestor had already been reduced to a farmer, he never forgot to restore the glory of the family, and gritted his teeth for his father to study. I hope that one day, my father will be able to be named on the gold list and revitalize the family business. ”

"Even if you can't do the affairs of the middle book and participate in the governor's affairs, even if you are a scholar. It's just that my father was really unlucky, although he passed the children's examination at the age of eighteen, but it was not until he was in his thirties that he took the township examination and obtained the qualification to enter Beijing to participate in the examination. ”

"My father, who has read the books of sages since he was a child, thinks that with his own ability, he can be named on the gold list this time. But I didn't expect that in the first big exam in three years, I didn't win the exam three times in a row. Not to mention the top three, that is, the three rankings and the same jinshi did not pass the examination. However, although he has been defeated repeatedly, his father still does not give up. ”

"This year is the year of Dabi, and my mother has passed away for three years, and there is no longer any concern in the family. In order to prepare for the exam, my father sold his family early last year, and the last bit of family property left after he went to Beijing several times to catch the exam was sold to more than a dozen acres of thin fields handed down by his ancestors. Last year, he took me to Beijing to prepare for this year's big exam. ”

"I thought that soon after arriving in the capital, I became seriously ill and couldn't afford to get sick. The family sold all their assets, and the little money they got was not enough to treat him in this capital where water was three points more expensive. If it weren't for the fact that I made a living selling words and could still earn some money to grab some decoction, I'm afraid he would have died a long time ago, and he would still be able to survive today. ”

"This is thanks to the kindness of the shopkeeper Fang, who has never pursued our store money and food money, and from time to time he has gotten something for the old man to make up for his body. Otherwise, according to the income I earned from writing to others, our grandfather would have become a corpse in this Luoyang city, and I don't know the road in that alley. ”

In fact, my father didn't know until he died, and he failed the imperial examination several times not because he didn't have the talent to learn. In addition to not giving a gift to the examiner, one of the key reasons is his age. Even if you enter the office at this age, you can't do it for a few years, or your body will collapse directly. ”

"It's hard to give much help to the examiners who have chosen them, the so-called seat teachers. is also a candidate, wouldn't it be better for people to admit those protégés in their twenties or early thirties. Because those people, for those examiners, it's easier. My father is old, so naturally no one will be willing to help, so it is not surprising that he fell off the list. ”

After glancing at Huang Qiong, who didn't know when he had stood up and looked out the window, Jia Quan shook his head and continued: "Besides, once the prince is sealed, is it possible not to contact the magistrate when he arrives at the place?" Especially these princes of the vassal themselves, who themselves have part of the responsibility of supervising the hundred officials? That official dared to ignore the prince who was in his own territory? ”

"The most important thing is, that prince really has no ambition at all? One has an idea, the other has an interest, and it comes naturally to use each other. What's more, these princes are either because of their mother's family, or bought after leaving the palace, or have other methods, all kinds of means are different, but they have all built their own power in the court, especially Zhongshu Province and Liubu. ”

"Although the position in Zhongshu Province or the Sixth Department is not too high. But these people contacted the prince through the center, running for the prince to contact the officials of various departments, but they played a role that was difficult for outsiders to play. It's funny to say that a prince gives a gift to a courtier, but this is a living fact. ”

"Not to mention anything else, last year's 60th birthday of Lord Chen, the governor of Zhengzhou, in addition to a pair of crystal ruyi and a jasper Guanyin statue, King Jing also gave an additional 200 gold ingots of ten taels and one ingots, and the beautiful name was to give Mrs. Chen's fat powder money. Duanwang was not inferior, in addition to a complete set of Jun porcelain porcelain from the former Tang Dynasty, he gave an additional 1,000 ingots and 10 taels of silver ingots. ”

Even King Song asked his uncle Sinong Temple Zhengqing to replace him and gave him a silver ticket worth 100,000 yuan, plus a set of glazed wine utensils worth thousands of gold in the Western Regions. The Si Nong Temple Zhengqing, who is in charge of a Qingshui Yamen, may not be unable to take out the money on his own, but he is definitely not so generous. ”

"Although that Lord Chen is a glass egg, he has never participated in the prince's struggle for the crown. But since the money has been collected, it is natural that the transfer of an official will not fail to give face to these princes. As a deputy minister, this kind of thing is too easy for him. If it weren't for the sake of installing their own people in the court, would these princes who fell into the grass and eat like this, do they need to beg officials like this? ”

"These princes, although they are not around the Zhongshu Province and the Six Shangshu, or the appeasement of the first constitution all the way to make such heavyweight officials appointed. However, it is still possible to change the position of the prefect of Ningxia Prefecture in Longyou and transfer it to Changsha Mansion or Songjiang Mansion. Not to mention, the transfer of officials below the prefect? ”

"Take the prince's ride, and the speed of this promotion will not slow down there. And once this prince ascends to the throne, waiting for these officials or people from the dragon minister, the future career may be even smoother, and even the day of going to the cabinet to pay respects is just around the corner. That's what Kwon thinks, and so do many officials. ”

When Jia Quan said this, Huang Qiong didn't look at him, but looked at a few eunuchs and guards outside the window, and a string of jade prayer beads in his hand that he didn't know when, and his head was also running rapidly. The meaning of Jia Quan's words is very unusual, he is clearly telling himself that he knows a lot of things.

It's like whether it is King Rui or King Jing, under the premise that the prince is not allowed to interact with the minister unless he is ordered to do so, he secretly gives heavy gifts to win over the governor, and no one will make a boil, and the whole world knows about it. And the Lord Chen who received the gift, let alone anyone who won't publicize it. How could he possibly know about such a thing that both sides were trying to hide?

A person who can know such a hidden thing, is his true identity as simple as lifting people? What else did he mean by saying these words other than his showmanship? This person can't stay, at least not by his side, this is Huang Qiong's first thought at the moment.

It's just that just when Huang Qiong's mind moved, the coldness from the string of jade prayer beads in his hand was turning, and the thought that made him rise quickly cooled down. This rosary was given to him by his mother when he was about to leave the palace, telling him to turn around when he was upset.

Unlike the emperors and queens of the Great Qi Dynasty, who generally believed in Buddhism, her mother did not worship Buddhism. As far as Huang Qiong knows, it is far from Taoism. So when she received this string of prayer beads, Huang Qiong was still a little surprised. knew that Chen Yao told him that it was given by his mother Huang Qiong's grandmother since childhood.

It was inadvertently bought by Huang Qiong's grandfather from a Liao merchant when he was fighting in the border army. It is said that it is a cold jade dug up from a very bitter cold place around a large lake in the far north. People have the effect of clearing the heart and eyes, reducing noise and removing floating. When Huang Qiong's mother left home to learn art when she was a child, her maternal grandmother wore this bracelet on Huang Qiong's mother.

Whether Huang Qiong's mother is apprenticed to learn art or travels to study, this string of prayer beads has never left her. If Huang Qiong is not his biological son, I am afraid that Huang Qiong's mother will never give up this string of prayer beads. It is precisely because this string of rosaries is very precious that Huang Qiong is only willing to take it out when she encounters a major event and it is difficult to make a decision for a while.