Chapter 38: The Reign of the Emperor (1)
In the blink of an eye, it was already the twentieth day of February. Bianjing gradually warmed up, and the market became extremely lively and noisy.
Every day, there are chariots and horses from all over the world to Bianjing.
Then, from these carriages, one by one, the officials were either in high spirits, or nervous, or hesitant, or worried.
Their positions and ranks are also different.
From the low-level magistrates, county lieutenants, and military officers, to the high-level judges and general judges of the Zhulu Transit Division, as well as the magistrates and judges of various military states......
Hundreds of officials of the Great Song Dynasty, with various moods, stepped into this prosperous and lively Bianjing, which is not like the world.
Then, they encountered the first assessment given to them by Bianjing - renting a house!
It's not easy to live in Bianjing!
Especially for officials like them, it is extremely difficult to rent a suitable house!
So, I had to share a house.
Three or five officials who knew or didn't know each other and had similar ranks, together found a relatively cheap place close to the judges' courtyard of the Ministry of Officials, and rented them for ten days and half a month.
I don't know how many grievances and hatreds start from the day of the shared house.
And Zhao Xin also walked out of the Spring Fang in a rare way today, standing on the steps outside the Spring Fang, looking at the direction of the officials from a distance.
"It's another one-year-old leaping dragon door!" Zhao Xin sighed.
"The heart of the country is the world, and the surrender is subdued!" Liu Yongnian immediately sent a just right sycophant.
Zhao Xin laughed and asked, "Liu Aiqing, how many places are there for the national selection this year?" ”
"Returning to the Guogong, entrusting your Hongde, the official family is very kind to the world, not only to open Enke, but also to order the Judge Yuan, the Examination Institute and the Liunequan, and the Third Class Courtyard to increase the quota for this year's election and transfer of officials, the ministers have heard that in the spring election this year, the Judge Yuan has 80 transferable officials, the Examination Institute has 100 transferable officials, and the Liuneiquan and the Third Class Courtyard even have 200 transferable officials......"
Zhao Xin listened, then laughed, and said: "Lonely knowledge, this father's love and care, I regret that I am lonely and young, and I can't repay it, which is a pity!" ”
"The heart of benevolence and filial piety of the national prince is admired by the ministers!" Liu Yongnian bowed.
Zhao Xin blinked his eyes, thinking in his heart that he had to find an opportunity to show up to the martial arts ministers who had come to Bianjing in the dust.
so that the people of the world can know that his kingdom is really a 'holy king'.
There's no better opportunity than now!
The Great Song Dynasty system, inherited from the Tang Dynasty, but different from the Tang Dynasty, inherited from the five dynasties, but brought forth the new and had its own system.
Therefore, the official system of the Great Song Dynasty is complex and chaotic in the eyes of later generations.
But in the eyes of contemporary people, it is extremely simple and clear.
The officials of the Great Song Dynasty actually have no distinction between civil and military at all.
There is only a difference between high and low.
The Beijing Dynasty officials are the most awesome, especially those who are the imperial examination jinshi and the first born Beijing officials.
Under normal circumstances, as long as they don't offend the emperor, there is no obstacle to their promotion, they can ride a rocket all the way, as long as they perform a little better in the local states and counties, they can be like Fu Bi ah Fan Zhongyan, before the age of forty, they will sit in the position of the Taiwan counselor or the position of the general government and the cardinal government, and even like Ouyang Xiu, they will compile classics, and as soon as they release the prefecture and county, they will know the continent!
Fan Zhongyan was degraded, and he could only belittle him to know Yuezhou!
The second is the ordinary Beijing Dynasty officials, these people will be restricted by the grinding system, and there is also the sword hanging over their heads.
I have to be assessed every year, and I have to report my work every month.
Then there are the judges, general judges, pushers, clerks and other officials of the state and county, Jiedu military towns, and they have a title in the Northern Song Dynasty - electing people.
Who will choose?
Of course, it is the emperor, the main government, and the cardinal government.
How to choose?
Look at seniority, political performance, relationships, connections, character, and appearance...... And luck.
Like this year, the luck of the candidates is obviously bursting.
In the spring of previous years, the total number of Quancao's four elections may be two or three hundred candidates for official transfer.
This year, there are actually 200 places in Liunequan and Sanbanyuan!
It can only be said that these officials have won the jackpot!
The kind that's higher than five million!
There is no way, although theoretically speaking, in the Northern Song Dynasty, even if it is just a Xu official, it is possible to become a ruler from cloth clothes.
But in reality, except for those lucky ones who are Jinshi and the first, they are Beijing officials from the beginning, and except for their dispatch from the two mansions, everyone else is the same as the Tang monk in Journey to the West.
If you are not careful, you will never come out!
"Is this year's election still scheduled for February 25?" Zhao Xin asked again.
"Guogong Shengming, Chunquan is still February 25th, and the four courtyards of Quancao are locked at the same time......"
"Then, who is in charge?" Zhao Xin asked again.
"It's still the system, and the ministers of the two governments don't participate in the election of officials......," Liu Yongnian replied, "This year is also ordinary, and since yesterday, the ministers of the two governments have refused to close their doors and say that they are sick and thank their guests......"
"Therefore, the official family is ordered to know the system of Jia Changqi, the right counselor Zhang Fangping and the right Zhengyan Fubi of the Zhiyuan Yuan, and have a division with the four courts of Quan, presiding over the spring ...... of this year"
Listening to Liu Yongnian's words, Zhao Xin nodded.
In the election of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zaifu and the ruling party have never participated.
But this is not to avoid suspicion, but the ministers are so annoyed that they simply call all Chunquan and Qiuquan sick every year!
Why?
Because in addition to the election, the Great Song Dynasty also had the appointment system of the Tang Dynasty.
The official who has been removed by the court, even if he is just a soldier who does not enter the army, a county lieutenant, or a metropolitan supervisor, can also enjoy the preferential treatment of priority in transferring officials, giving priority to appointment, and giving priority to assessment.
If it is a high-grade state and county official, it is incredible, and it can almost be regarded as a Beijing official.
So, every time it was time to try, all the Zaisuke disappeared.
They were afraid of being entangled by those officials who entered Beijing, so they had to ask them to give them a chance to get rid of them.
Who doesn't have a few old people?
And, at least for now, the Great Song Dynasty is still very serious about the Tang Division.
Unless an official who is truly talented and has outstanding political achievements, after being recommended by a highly respected minister, the Zaifu may consider the hall as an exception.
Generally, there is no chance of being eliminated by the candidates.
The opportunity to remove the Tang is so rare that two years ago, Zhao Xin's father cheekily handed a small note to the then Prime Minister Zhang Shixun, ordering Zhang Shixun to open the back door to Zhang Cairen's uncle.
Zhang Shixun is not Bao Zheng, of course he doesn't dare to disobey.
But this matter can't be hidden, so the matter is in an uproar, and even Zhao Xin's father's face is a little unbearable.
But Zhao Xin has a few people who want to be eliminated.
Those few people he had appreciated and promoted in his previous life.
Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, Zhao Xin instructed: "Liu Aiqing, Qing will go to the courtyard for Lonely, please enter the palace to see Lonely!" ”
"The matter of the election is related to the country's employment of people, and I have to ask the right to say some ......"
This certainly makes sense.
Who doesn't know now that Fu Bi is a person from his country?
Otherwise, with Fu Bi's qualifications, how can he afford to join old qualified counselors like Jia Changqi and Zhang Fangping to join Quan Cao Yousi Quan to elect?