Just when Chu Tianxiu and the others were proud of Jinling City and Hongmen Inn for a banquet.

The Imperial Palace, in the early dynasty.

After the annual palace examination, Xiaohan released the list, and the first-class government affairs at the beginning of the year came to an end temporarily.

Soon, the Great Cold and Chinese New Year's Eve will celebrate the New Year, and all the departments of the imperial court will have a holiday.

However, there is one last thing before that, to wrap up this year's year-end - that is, to award the officials to the lifters.

...

On the Golden Luang Palace.

Emperor Xiang Yanran sat upright in the court, looking at the ministers in the hall lightly.

Led by the three princes and nine kings, all the civil and military ministers were lined up in the palace, looking at the list of the emperors who had just been obtained.

The ministers were incredulous.

The other three Dong Xianliang, Master Father Yan, and Chao Fangzheng are "excellent", but there is not much controversy.

The three of them have been studying in Jinling City for many years, and they have become quite famous now, and their strength is obvious to all. After waiting for many years when the time was ripe, I went to the test and got the excellent class in one fell swoop.

But how can the little dusk be superior?

They didn't see the "questions" of the lifters, and they didn't know what was written.

The evaluation was done by the emperor alone.

However, when he heard about the countermeasures of the little dusk marquis in the palace, the emperor burned the bamboo slips in a fit of rage, and asked the eunuchs to throw him out of the Jinluan Palace.

It can be seen that Xiao Duhou's countermeasures are categorically unable to get "excellent".

Could it be that King Ping privately asked to see the emperor afterwards and asked for an official for his son-in-law?

I'm afraid that's the only possibility.

The emperor's eyes were like torches, and he was not so easy to fool. It is useless for anyone to ask the emperor for an official, but Li Rong, the king of Ping, is an exception. He opened his mouth, and the emperor would have agreed.

So with a little speculation, you can guess that King Ping has made great efforts.

The ministers couldn't help but look at Li Rong, the king of Ping, with a sigh of surprise. For so many years, King Ping, who has never sought an official for the children of the Li family, has also made an exception to seek an official for his son-in-law!

Li Rong sat with his eyes and nose and his nose and heart.

I was a little depressed in my heart.

What are you doing with this king?

He was entrusted by his daughter Li Yu to enter the palace to see the emperor, but he hadn't figured out how to speak.

The emperor was overjoyed and said, "The little dusk marquis cut the flesh and offer advice... Brave and loyal, a piece of sincerity! ”

He was stunned for a long time, but he didn't understand what his son-in-law had done loyally. Since the emperor was happy, he also held back the words of asking for officials.

...

However, none of the ministers objected to this.

Even Kong Hanyou, the imperial historian, was tasked with persuading the emperor and supervising the virtues of hundreds of officials, but he was silent at this time.

Li Rong, the king of Ping, led the army to kill the Hun army in more than ten years to save the driver, and the meritorious service was high, and he was crowned by the court.

But he is the captain of the third duke, and there is a hereditary prince, so he can't give more generous gifts. King Ping has no children under his name, only one daughter, and it is not too much to ask for a petty official for his son-in-law.

Prime Minister Xie Cheng's face was full of helplessness.

The palace test is the emperor's final say, and he can't intervene.

Xiao Duhou, who boasted of "having the qualifications of a prime minister", was rated as excellent by the emperor, and he could only pinch his nose and admit it.

According to the practice of Dachu, "excellent" can directly appoint county commanders and enter the official career for training.

The "upper class" is arranged in the various ministries of the imperial court as small officials, the middle outer counties are small officials, and the lower class is directly eliminated.

The emperor will only personally inquire about the arrangements for the "superior" lifter.

The top 10 and the middle 80 are arranged by the Prime Minister's Office, and they are inspected and promoted.

...

"Xiao Duhou is going to be the county commander, the two prime ministers, but is there any good place to arrange him, recommend it?"

Xiang Yanran asked lightly.

The ministers had a headache.

Xiao Duhou wants to be a county order, this must be a county order.

Where should he be arranged, so that it is not easy to cause popular rebellion and rebellion?

"As the first place on the emperor's list, Xiao Duhou should arrange the best county to experience.

Your Majesty, apart from those remote, frontier, and poor counties, the existing rich counties are as follows: Chengdu County, Luoyang County, Nanchang County, Handan County, Yuhang County, and so on. These county commanders are about to step down, transferred, and have vacancies, and they can all be arranged to take up county orders. ”

Vice Minister Wang Su stepped forward and said.

Xiang Yanran pondered for a while, pointed to one casually, and said, "Okay, then Chengdu County Order!" ”

These rich counties are almost the same, let Xiao Duhou stay away from him, and the matter of chickens and dogs jumping is four or five thousand miles away, he can worry a little less.

Separated by most of the Great Chu Dynasty, out of sight is pure.

But when he heard it, a minister bowed down with a "poof" and cried urgently: "Your Majesty wants to let Xiao Duhou serve as the county commander of Chengdu, this is the holy order of the Son of Heaven, and the courtiers should not say anything."

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, Xiao Duhou can toss Jinling Yin back to life. He was thousands of miles away, tossing hard, wouldn't he turn the sky upside down!

The minister was born in Chengdu, and he thought of his hometown of his fathers and fellow villagers, and since then he has suffered under the rule of Xiao Duhou, and he can't bear it! Minister, it is difficult to escape the blame for death, and I implore Your Majesty to take back your life! ”

The emperor was stunned, "This... Then change Yuhang County! It was close, and I took some time to stare at him. It's not going to turn the sky upside down! ”

"Poof!"

Another minister from Yuhang County knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister is dying of old age, and he has never done anything for his hometown Yuhang, how will he face his father and fellow villagers when he goes back?!" Ashamed of my father, I would like to go away with my crown and ask for a life for my fathers. ”

"I beg your majesty to take back your order!"

"Our counties and counties are all the hard work of the fathers and elders, and they have been ruined for a hundred years. You can't send Xiao Duhou to be the county commander! ”

The Mahayana people in several other counties, before the emperor could speak, knelt directly on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.

Xiang Yanran was stunned.

In order to reward the little dusk marquis for his advice, he rated the little dusk marquis as excellent and rewarded a county order.

But I didn't expect to get stuck on this joint of the award. There is actually no county, and I want Xiao Duhou to be the county magistrate.

Forcibly arranged, I am afraid that some ministers are going to resign, and they will disobey with grief and indignation!

"The minister has the idea of having the best of both worlds."

As a courtier, he should share the worries of the emperor, and the deputy prime minister Wang Su immediately said.

"Say."

Xiang Yanran said immediately.

"No matter where the little dusk hou goes, it must be.... Let the people suffer. But there are two places where the damage will be lighter. ”

"One is the fiefdom of the Dull Mansion. One is Danyang County, the fief of the county lord of Li Yu. Both of these are the fiefdoms of the Marquis of Xiaodu's own family, but the county order has always been appointed by the imperial court.

The little dusk marquis had already come to the door, and the minister suggested that he go to Danyang County. He can't mess around! ”

Wang Su said with a smile.

On the ground of his own house, the little dusk marquis will definitely not mess around.

Even if he tosses, it will be a fiefdom that will plague Li Yu. Lord Li Yu will definitely stop him.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, Danyang County is next to Jinling City, and if you really cause any trouble, you can detect it in time, and you don't have to worry about the disaster being too deep, and the people's grievances are boiling, but it is too remote and unknown.

"Brilliant plan!"

All the ministers laughed.

"Good!"

Emperor Xiang Yanran also smiled happily, this is really okay.

"Sure enough, Vice Minister Wang has a trick, even so, he ordered him to be the commander of Danyang County! After this big year, he will take office. ”