North Zhili Changli County.

Wang Linyuan, who is already 60, walks on crutches in the streets and alleys of Changli County.

In recent years, with the rapid development of the Beijing-Tianjin region, Changli County has also followed the rapid development.

One of the most obvious changes is that there are more high-rise buildings on the street, and the high-rise buildings built of reinforced concrete with glass windows look very stylish.

At the same time, the streets of Changli County are also paved with cement, which is very smooth, and it will not be muddy even if it rains.

"Alas"

Looking at the great changes in Changli County, Wang Linyuan couldn't help but sigh.

He Wang Linyuan was born in poverty, studied hard when he was young, and at the age of thirty-two he was already lifted and became the master of the lift, but every time he was in the autumn after that, he was named Sun Shan, and he was always admitted to the Jinshi.

If you don't get into the Jinshi, you naturally have no way to be an official directly, so you can only wait at home, wait for the day when the court is short of people, and then see if it is your turn to be an official.

Although Wang Linyuan is very old, he has a dream of becoming an official in his heart, and he wants to be an official in his dreams.

But although he was lifted and became a man, this life is naturally carefree, and he can be regarded as a figure with a head and a face here in Changli County.

But it's too difficult to raise people to become officials.

Just by waiting for the wheel, he is sixty years old, and he has been waiting for more than 20 years, but he has not waited for the court to accept his fate, so he must spend money to open up the joints.

Among them, Wang Linyuan also spent a lot of silver, but he spent more than one of the kings, the entire Ming Dynasty, Jinshi every three years out of more than 100, this is a lot of people, every three years of the township test, there will be a large number of people in the three provinces of Beijing.

Coupled with the number of lifters accumulated over the years, the number of lifters is a lot, and everyone wants to be an official, and the competition is so fierce that you can imagine it.

So he has never been able to get an official position, and has been waiting at home.

Now, Wang Linyuan has gradually lost his mind of being an official, he is sixty years old, even if he goes to be an official, how many years can he be an official?

But Wang Linyuan was very unwilling in his heart, he was admitted to the juren at the age of thirty-two, but he would try to fall to Sun Shan, and he wanted to be an official all his life, but in the end he failed to realize this dream.

Think about Liu Jin, another celebrity in Changli County, who is really more popular than others.

This Liu Jin, who was admitted to the lifting of people at a young age, and then went directly to the general, and became the champion, it has only been more than a year, and this Liu Jin has now become a member of the third grade, and he is the left servant of the household department, the pillar of the imperial court.

"Alas"

Thinking of this, Wang Linyuan couldn't help but sigh again, people are more popular than people.

"Master Wang is early"

"Master Wang is taking a walk"

When the people along the way saw Wang Linyuan, they also greeted Wang Linyuan warmly.

"Lord, Lord"

At this time, the servants in Wang Linyuan's house hurriedly walked over, and the whole person was out of breath, and his face was red.

"What's the matter?"

Wang Linyuan looked at it and asked.

"The imperial court, the imperial court has sent a document"

The servant gasped.

"The court sent a document?"

When Wang Linyuan heard this, his eyes immediately widened slightly, and his face was incredulous.

"Yes, yes, the court has sent a document."

"It is said that you are summoning your master to go to the capital, it seems that there is an official to do."

The servant nodded hurriedly.

"True or fake?"

Wang Linyuan asked again with some disbelief.

"It's true, sir, you can go back and see."

The servant said solemnly.

"Haha, I'm going to be an official?"

When Wang Linyuan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh excitedly.

After waiting for a lifetime, it looks like it's about to go into the ground, and it's unbelievable that there can still be an official.

"Congratulations, congratulations"

The servant naturally knew Wang Linyuan's heart knot, and hurriedly congratulated him.

"Haha, good"

"Let's go, go home"

Wang Linyuan laughed happily, and then walked like a fly, throwing away his crutches, and the whole person seemed to be dozens of years old, and walked home quickly.

"This old man is already sixty, right?"

"yes, I just had my birthday some time ago."

"If you become an official at the age of sixty, how many years can you still be an official?"

"You don't understand this, it's also an official if you can be a year, not to mention the Qing Governor's Mansion for three years, 100,000 snowflakes of silver."

"Yes, when you are old, you can still be an official, and you can go far."

"Not really."

"Do you think it will be our Lord Liu Jin and Liu from Changli County who will be promoted?"

"Who knows, I heard that Master Wang sends someone to give gifts to Lord Liu every year, but Lord Liu has never received any gifts from anyone."

"Is there anyone else who doesn't accept gifts in this official?"

"I don't believe it!"

"That is, will there be any official who will not accept gifts?"

"Don't you know, who Liu Jin is, he is the champion, and he is the God of Wealth, he himself is rich and rivals the country, how can he care about the gift you gave?"

"This is also true, our Changli County is really rich and talented, and it can produce a big man like Liu Jin."

"But it's not, the cement road leading to Tianjin and Beijing in our Changli County was built by Liu Jin with money."

“……”

The fact that Wang Linyuan was going to be an official also spread quickly in Changli County, and it suddenly became a topic of discussion for everyone.

Wang Linyuan, who is already sixty years old, has one foot in the ground, and he still has the opportunity to be an official, which really makes people have to sigh that life is impermanent and the world is changeable.

Wang Linyuan walked and walked back home.

"What about the documents of the imperial court?"

Wang Linyuan also asked hurriedly as soon as he got home.

"Dad, what's going on here?"

Wang Linyuan's son, Wang Youguan, hurriedly took out the documents of the court and said.

Wang Linyuan took the paperwork, looked at it carefully, and said excitedly when he saw the whole person: "Haha, I finally waited for this day, and now there is finally an official to do it." ”

Now the court needs a large number of officials and officials, and those who are interested in being officials can go to the capital to report, and then they will be trained in a centralized manner, and then they will be assigned to various places to be officials.

"Dad, you don't really want to go, do you?"

Wang Youguan saw Wang Linyuan's appearance, and immediately hurriedly asked.

"Why not?"

"I've waited all my life, and finally I have the opportunity to be an official, of course I ask for it."

Wang Linyuan looked at his son and said, naming him Wang Youguan is looking forward to one day being able to be an official.

"But, Dad, you're sixty years old."

Wang Youguan hurriedly reminded.

"I don't need you to remind me, I know how old I am."

"What's wrong with sixty?"

"Jiang Ziya only came out of the mountain at eighty, and in the end, he didn't succeed in assisting King Wu of Zhou."

"I'm only sixty, and I'm very strong."

Wang Linyuan said unconvinced, what's wrong with being sixty years old, I've waited all my life, and finally waited for an official to do it, even if I do it for a year or two, I'm satisfied when I die.

"But Dad, the paperwork is not clearly written, and I may have to be assigned overseas."

"You're sixty years old, and you're going overseas across the ocean."

Wang Youguan was helpless, he knew too well that his father wanted to be an official.

If it was in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it would have been forgotten, but this time, the document was clearly written.

This time, the imperial court recruited officials and officials on a large scale, one was used to expand the household department and collect taxes in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and the other was to set up provinces and government offices in the overseas territory of the Ming Dynasty, and appoint officials, which was to go to Ryukyu and Nanyang, and even to be sent to the Golden Continent.

"What's wrong with sixty?"

"What's wrong with crossing the ocean?"

"Why can't I go if someone else goes?"

"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and prepare for me, I'm going to the capital."

Wang Linyuan didn't care about that, he wanted to be an official all his life, even if he died, he would die on being an official.

At this moment, his whole person is radiant and energetic, and he feels that he is much younger, and he finally has an official to do.

"Daddy"

Wang Youguan shouted helplessly.

"How?"

"My words are not good?"

"Or are your wings stiff?"

"If you have the ability to be admitted to the juren, you can also be an official now, if you can be like Liu Jin, I won't say anything."

Wang Linyuan glared at his son and reprimanded him fiercely.

Wang Linyuan himself was promoted, but his son has never been able to even pass the exam, so it is definitely unrealistic to expect his son to become an official and realize his wish.

Now that I'm okay, I'm able to become an official.

"Alas"

Wang Youguan was suddenly helpless, sighed, and ordered his subordinates to hurry up and prepare.

Forget it, the old man wants to be an official all his life, since he wants to go, then let him go, follow his wishes, and blame himself for not being angry, and he fell to Sun Shan for the second time, and he couldn't even lift people, and he is still a showman.

If you can be promoted in the examination, enter the Jinshi, and be an official, it can be regarded as fulfilling your father's wish, but if you don't fight for yourself, then there is no way.

"Prepare a generous gift, I will also go to the capital together to see if I can visit Lord Liu Jin and Liu, and arrange an official position in Daming for my father, I am too old, if I really want to go overseas, it is too dangerous."

Wang Youguan thought about it and instructed his subordinates.

"No, if you go overseas, you can go overseas, maybe you can directly become a county magistrate if you go overseas."

"Isn't it just going to sea, what's so difficult, there are ships coming to our Changli here in Tianjin every day, and I don't see any problems."

Old man Wang Linyuan hurriedly said.

"Daddy"

Wang Youguan was helpless, and there was no way to really take his father.

"You don't talk too much, if it's really good for your father, then fight for breath and strive for next autumn."

Wang Linyuan glared at Wang Youguan fiercely again, and reprimanded again.