"Gai Jinxian was rewarded, and the virtuous were killed, and now there are scholars in XX county XX year XX, Gongwen Xiuwu, in the Xinfeng public examination, recorded the talent of civil and military, and has the ability of the county ......"

In a private room, a young scribe, holding the letter in his hand, was so excited that he could not help himself, and read its contents aloud.

He couldn't help but be excited, because it was a letter written to him by the emperor's eldest grandson.

Although the letter did not use any flowery words and exaggerated modifiers, it was just a simple description that he showed his talent in civil and military affairs in the process of the Xinfeng public examination, and expressed his affirmation, hoping that he would continue to work hard to 'not lose hope' and 'forge ahead and practice the way of sages'.

With these few words, it is enough!

And the parents who were at the top and listened to their sons recite the letter were equally excited.

In this Xinfeng public examination, although his son failed.

However, His Royal Highness the eldest grandson can personally repair the book and encourage it!

That's a success in itself!

"My son, if His Royal Highness the eldest grandson does not abandon you, then you must not betray Your Highness!" A middle-aged scribe sitting at the top stroked his beard and admonished slightly: "Your Highness, treat you as a countryman, and you will be rewarded with the talent of a countryman, so that you can live up to Your Highness's letter!" ”

"How dare my son!" The young man bowed his head.

At this moment, in his heart, His Royal Highness the eldest grandson is the three kings and five emperors!

A monarch worthy of devoting his life to allegiance and assistance!

The young man suppressed the excitement in his heart, took out another letter from his arms, and said, "Father, the servant received the Xinfeng Order Zhang Gong, and also wrote a letter of recommendation to his son, do you want to listen?" ”

Hearing this, the middle-aged scribe sitting at the top of the table suddenly got up and said, "My son, read it to my father......

A letter of recommendation is a stepping stone.

A letter of recommendation from a lieutenant, if it works well, may allow his son to have a better starting point than others.

The young man excitedly opened the silk book in his hand and read it proudly.

The middle-aged scribe listened, and the joy on his face gradually faded.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the content of this letter, in fact, the letter touted his son as usual, and the evaluation was quite high.

It's just that......

This letter of recommendation was addressed to the 'county road secretary and the county magistrate of Zhubian Prefecture'.

And in the text, it is also very clear, but I am happy when I see it.

In other words, although the letter of recommendation is valid, it is limited to giving the letter holder a chance to be received by the county magistrate and the governor of the border state.

Whether it can be used as an official depends on the other party.

It is not the kind of imaginary mid-chamberlain who recommends a young man of talent to a colleague or friend in his own name.

But......

Having said that, the letter itself also conveys countless kindnesses.

A lieutenant commented on his son, and this in itself was an opportunity to hype.

At least, it's more than enough to coax the mud legs of your own township pavilion!

You know, this is Zhang Chiyou's comment!

Thinking like this, the middle-aged scribe Fu smiled again and said to his son: "This time in the Xinfeng public examination, although my son is still honored, in the future, we must guard against arrogance and rashness, continue to study hard, and do not disappoint His Royal Highness the eldest grandson!" ”

"No!" The young man bowed, at this moment he had never liked reading and wanted to read so much in his heart as he did now.

He wants to be indignant and strong, and be the 'civil and military talent' expected by His Royal Highness.

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The same scene was played out in hundreds of homes.

Almost all of the scholars who entered the interview but were not admitted received two letters with very different contents one after another within three to five days.

One is a letter of encouragement written by the eldest grandson and printed in print.

He encouraged the scholars to 'cultivate the holy thread and forge ahead' and 'not lose hope and follow the path of the sages'.

The other is a letter of recommendation in the name of Zhang Yue, which greatly praised the performance and achievements of the scholar in the public examination, and then recommended it to the 'county road department and the county magistrate of Biansai Prefecture', saying that it was 'worthy of the talent of the township party'.

Just one hand, no price was paid.

Zhang Yue and Liu Jin brushed their faces in Guanzhong.

Hundreds of scholarly families and landlords and wealthy merchant families started to drum up public opinion, preaching the eldest grandson's 'wisdom' and 'Zhang Shizhong's virtuous ability', and then by the way, he brought a sentence 'My son is fortunate to be the eldest grandson will not give up, and he wrote a letter of encouragement, and Zhang Shizhong even wrote a letter of recommendation to my son'.

However, 'my son is determined, and swears to be loyal to his eldest grandson until he dies, and now he is studying at home day and night, sharpening himself, so that he can wait for the public examination in the future'.

Then, those families who were admitted also followed this rhythm, preaching everywhere that 'the dog is not talented, and now he is added to the door of His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, and is used as a new Feng official'.

So the neighbors and neighbors immediately cast a look of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Next, countless matchmakers came to the door with large bags and small packages.

The opening is 'XX Township's X public daughter, twenty-eight years old, waiting for the word boudoir, Wen Jun has a unicorn, and is willing to marry Qin and Jin'.

Then, he quietly hinted that 'Duke X loves this girl and has prepared a dowry of XX million and XX slaves for her......

Usually few people can withstand such a fierce attack of golden bullets.

Especially those families of scholars from poor backgrounds, who were originally just the sons of a small landlord, and the family was only tens of thousands of dollars.

But now, when the matchmaker comes to the door, the dowry is hundreds of thousands or even millions!

It also comes with slaves, concubines, and a lot of land.

In the face of such conditions, don't talk about the other party's daughter, she may not be ugly.

Even if it is a saltless woman, I am afraid that there will be people who will nod their heads with their eyes closed.

As for those children who were born in families of scholars or nobles with military merits, they even met famous families and meritorious heroes who wanted to marry their daughters.

Although it's just a concubine from the side line.

But it still shocked his family and pushed this trend to its peak.

So, the whole Guanzhong knew.

There is one more day of noble road in this world, called the 'public examination', once you win, you can change your life, win to marry rich and beautiful, and walk to the peak of life!

And as this trend intensifies.

Liu Jin and Zhang Yue's fame became known to more people.

Especially Zhang Yue, his nickname of 'Zhang Chiyou' even spread to the Kanto region and Biansai with business travel.

So much so that even the Huns heard that the Han Dynasty produced a great character 'Zhang Chiyou', it is said that this 'Zhang Chiyou' is three feet tall, with three heads and six arms, and is so brutal that he once tore eight assassins who assassinated him to pieces!

The horror was so terrifying that the Huns were terrified.

As a result, some low-level Xiongnu herdsmen who believe in shamanism and animism even quietly made a statue of 'Zhang Chiyou' in their dome with mud, and worshiped and prayed day and night.

Not to mention, many herdsmen seem to have become better since they invited the statue of 'Zhang Chiyou' to worship it.

Livestock rarely get sick, and occasionally a few wild animals are hunted from the forest.

Even the disease is rarely born.

As a result, quietly, the belief in 'Zhang Chiyou God' gradually spread at the bottom of some tribes in Mobei.