Chapter 436 Enter the palace and face the saint
After the dispatch was dispatched, Zhong Hao, Xu Feng, and Shen Kuo got together to discuss. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Since the official family and the government hall said that they could not change the dispatch of this branch jinshi, they could only accept this result.
Xu Feng's dispatch was to serve as the chief secretary in Anhua County, Gyeongju on Huanqing Road, and he was originally very unhappy. However, seeing that there was no result for a group of new science and technology scholars to make trouble, and Xu Feng had no background and backers in Tokyo, and there was no relationship and way to go, he accepted this result.
Shen Kuo's dispatch was the county lieutenant of Lanxian in Lanzhou, and he didn't have any opinions. Shen Kuo has a high IQ, but this EQ is not too high, and he is not good at dealing with people, if it is in the inland state and county, the relationship is complicated, he feels a headache. There are few subordinate officials in the state and county here, and he doesn't have to deal with those complicated relationships, but he feels happy. Besides, when he went to the border states, whether it was to suppress bandits or resist the enemy, he could use the things he invented, and he was still very happy. If you invent something, you have to use it, and that's what makes you happy.
Speaking of which, Shen Kuo's dispatch is not up but down compared to before. Before Shen Kuo was admitted to the Jinshi, he served as the chief bookkeeper of Shuyang County, Haizhou. Although in the subordinate officials of the Great Song County, the county lieutenant is regarded as the third master, and the status of the fourth lord is slightly higher than that of the main book (the status of the main book in the county government is higher than that of the county lieutenant, which is a matter of the Ming Dynasty). But after all, this Shuyang County is a large county in the interior, and this Lan County is only a small county in the border state, and the rank of the county lieutenant in this Lan County is even higher than that of many Shuyang County.
However, because most of the county officials in these border states are middle counties and lower counties, they generally only have county orders, and at most one county lieutenant or chief bookkeeper is arranged to be their subordinate officials. In addition to the county order, this Lan County belongs to the county lieutenant. Shen Kuo is happy to go to this kind of place as an official, without him, because the interpersonal relationship is simple. Therefore, Shen Kuo did not have much opinion on going to Lan County to be the county lieutenant. Besides, this Jinshi civil official is different from the previous kind of grace, although this Lan County is a border state, but the imperial court will still pay attention to him, and if he makes some achievements, he will still be promoted. Shen Kuo felt that compared to the backwater officialdom in the mainland, it was easier for this state to make some political achievements. Because if it is done drastically, its resistance will definitely be much smaller than that of the interior.
Although Zhong Hao is also a little reluctant to go to Linzhou, if he has a choice, he is naturally willing to go to a rich place, be a casual judge, and enjoy it.
But since the imperial court sent him to Linzhou, Zhong Hao could only accept it. And Linzhou is also one of the places he is most familiar with, where there are Jingqiang Village and the Pingxi Army that he has poured a lot of effort into, and of course, Qingyang Village and the Pingqiang Army.
Although Xu Feng accepted the result of serving in the border state, he had never experienced any war or fighting, and he was still a little apprehensive about going to the border state, mainly because it was too close and not safe.
Although Shen Kuo had never been to the border state, he did not have the slightest apprehension, but faintly looked forward to it, feeling that he would be useful if he went to the border state.
Speaking of which, the place where Xu Feng and Shen Kuo went to take office was slightly safer than the Linzhou where Zhong Hao went.
Xu Feng's dispatch place was in Gyeongju, although Huanqing Road was also a border road, but Gyeongju was not directly bordered by Western Xia, and there was also Huanzhou and the security army in between. And the Lan County where Shen Kuo went belongs to Lanzhou, and there is Linzhou in the west where Zhong Hao went to work across from Western Xia, and it is still in Hedong.
At that moment, Zhong Hao and Shen Kuo naturally comforted Xu Feng, saying that this Great Song Dynasty gave Xia a covenant, and he would not tear his face easily. The conflicts on the border are all petty fights, at most in the states and counties on the border, this Gyeongju and Western Xia are still separated by Huanju and the security army, unless there is a large-scale battle, this party cannot threaten Gyeongju.
Anhua County is the attached county of Gyeongju and the seat of Gyeongju State, and Gyeongju is the seat of Huanqing Road Road, and all the bigwigs of Huanqing Road are in Gyeongju, so they will not let the party members easily go to Gyeongju.
Xu Feng thought about it, but the Jinglu Xianggong, the head of the soldiers and horses, and the governor of Gyeongju on this Huanqing Road are all in Anhua County, and they are not afraid, what is a little county lieutenant afraid of. Even if these bigwigs are for their own safety, they will run this Anhua County where they are located very reliably. Thinking about it like this, Xu Feng was also relieved.
The three of them chatted, but they settled down a little, waiting to take office after receiving their farewell.
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When Zhong Hao was preparing to take office at home, a small yellow door suddenly came to the palace today to announce the will and let him enter the palace to face the saint.
Zhong Hao listened to the will conveyed by Xiao Huangmen, and couldn't help but hurriedly follow Xiao Huangmen into the palace.
Along the way, Zhong Hao couldn't help but wonder what was the matter that the official family needed to summon him into the palace to see him. Thinking about it, it should be about going to Dengju to greet the Goryeo envoy.
According to the practice of the Great Song Dynasty, after returning from the Qin Dynasty's errand, the first thing he did was to return to the palace to pay the decree. But Zhong Hao's errand to Dengzhou to contact the Goryeo envoy was originally arranged by the official family when he was on vacation. Moreover, for this matter of contacting the envoy of Goryeo, the official family and the government hall did not take it seriously at that time, and they had neither a guard of honor nor a formal decree, so Zhong Hao did not regard himself as a messenger.
Therefore, after contacting Jin Shilang and their group of Goryeo envoys, confirming their intentions, and arranging for them to enter Beijing, Zhong Hao reported the matter to the court, and then ...... Then I went home for vacation.
Zhong Hao didn't plan to finish this errand at all, and then go to the palace to pay the decree to face the saint.
On the way to the palace, Zhong Hao thought that the official family must have summoned himself to play the right game because of this matter of contacting the Goryeo envoy. Otherwise, even if the official family looks at him differently, he is afraid that he will not summon him alone.
At the moment, when he was on the way to the palace, Zhong Hao kept thinking about how to deal with the official family.
Speaking of which, Zhong Hao has really forgotten about the matter of the Goryeo envoys of the Golden Squire and their Goryeo envoys, and he doesn't know if the Goryeo envoys of the Jin Shilang and their line of Goryeo have returned to China, and whether the matter of the restoration of the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the Goryeo clan has been negotiated? !
Zhong Hao couldn't help patting his head, secretly scolding himself for forgetting things, why did he forget to go to Honglu Temple to ask Jin Shilang about the situation of their Goryeo envoys! If you know their situation, and know the progress of their Goryeo mission talking to the Great Song about the restoration of the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the vassals, it should be easier to enter the palace to play the right game.
However, at this time, it was impossible to think about it, so when he arrived in the palace, he immediately dealt with the problems of the official family.
The little yellow door led Zhong Hao all the way through the palace and came to the vertical arch hall.
The official Zhao Zhen was reviewing the folds after the imperial case, and Wang gradually stood behind the official family with a whisk in his hand and waited.
The courtesy of the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty was not as harsh and servile as the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, and under normal circumstances, there was no need to kneel when meeting the officials. Even at the time of the court meeting, all the courtiers also made a courtesy.
Of course, when they meet alone, there are also cases where they kneel. It is usually when the courtiers give thanks or ask for sins alone that they kneel! However, most of the time, when meeting the official family alone, in addition to the time of thanking or asking for sin, the courtiers are generally courteous.
As soon as Zhong Hao entered the vertical arch hall, he made a salute to the official family and shouted long live. Zhong Hao came from later generations, and he was naturally very resistant to this kneeling salute, and he naturally would not kneel if he could kneel or not.
When the official Zhao Zhen saw Zhong Hao saluting, he immediately raised his head and smiled: "Zhong Qing is flat!" ”
Zhong Hao hurriedly bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”
The official Zhao Zhen looked at Zhong Hao with some apprehension, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Zhong Qing, you don't have to be nervous, the main thing is to let you come, you are going to Linzhou to take office, I will tell you a few words!" ”
Zhong Hao hurriedly said: "I respectfully ask Your Majesty to give a lecture!" ”
The official Zhao Zhen didn't say anything at this time, but asked: "Zhong Qing, how do you plan to do this job of general judgment when you go to Linzhou?!" ”
When Zhong Hao heard the words of the official Zhao Zhen, he couldn't help but slander in his heart. I haven't done this sentence before, how do you know how to do it?! This is the first time I have been a civil official. Besides, this general judgment is only the deputy of Zhizhou, just to assist this Zhizhou, and this general judgment does not have much decision-making power, what can I do?! Zhong Hao really didn't think about it, what should he do when he made this Linzhou general judgment? !
However, Zhong Hao felt that when this official asked, he couldn't help but say something, otherwise it would seem that he didn't have any level. But Zhong Hao really doesn't know what this sentence should do?! Zhong Hao thought about it for a long time, and then he said in a general way: "Weichen must do his duty, assist the Lord Zhizhou to do a good job, protect the territory and the people, and strive to make the people live in peace!" Zhong Hao didn't know what the specific responsibilities of this general judgment were, and he didn't know how to answer specifically for a while, so he could only answer in such a general way.
In the past, when Yang Wenguang was the governor of Zhizhou, he also served as the commander of the soldiers and horses of this Linfu, and he could command the Linzhou Baojing Army, the Zhenxi Army and the Fuzhou Yongan Army. When the Western Xia people were in Koubian, Yang Wenguang was naturally able to command the army to defend against the enemy. Perhaps Yang Wenguang grasped the military and political affairs in Linzhou, and the Yang family was known for its prestige in Linzhou, so the imperial court would take advantage of his great achievements to increase his official position and be transferred to the head of the Qinfeng Road Soldiers and Horses by the way. Even if the imperial court knew about the loyalty of the Yang family, it still wouldn't let him be in Linzhou.
Of course, in the Great Song Dynasty, even if it was a civil official and a governor, in fact, the transfer was very frequent, and it was rare to stay in one place for three years, which was the practice of the Great Song Dynasty officialdom.
Today's Linzhou Zhizhou is a civil official, so naturally he no longer serves as the head of the soldiers and horses of the Linfu Soldiers and Horses Division, and the head of the Linfu Soldiers and Horses has another military general. With this, Zhizhou naturally has no military errands and responsibilities. This Zhizhou is only in charge of civil affairs, and Zhong Hao's general judgment naturally only needs to assist him in managing civil affairs. Therefore, Zhong Hao's answer is mainly to explain that he is protecting the territory and the people, so that the people can live in peace.
The official Zhao Zhen listened to Zhong Hao's general words, and was noncommittal, but just said casually: "For the strategy you mentioned in the past to attack Hengshan, you should try to do it as freely as possible when you go to Linzhou!" ”
Zhong Hao couldn't help but be a little confused when he heard this, he was just a general judge, even if he let go of his hands and feet, what could he do?! The first task on the Linzhou side must be to occupy this bridgehead in the west of the river, and then attack the Hengshan area. But whether it is the tuntian on the bank of the cave and the wild river, or the encroachment on the Hengshan area, the army needs to be relied on. I don't have an army in my hands, so what can I do if I let go of my hands and feet?!
However, when the official family said so, Zhong Hao would not ask anything else, but immediately bowed down and replied: "Obey the official family's teachings!" ”
Immediately, the official Zhao Zhen stopped talking about this matter, as the helmsman of the giant ship of the Great Song Dynasty, it was impossible for him to personally arrange how to use every part of this warship!
The official Zhao Zhen immediately said to Zhong Hao: "You did a good job in this errand to contact the envoy of Goryeo, and now that the Great Song Dynasty has rebuilt the relationship between the clan and Goryeo, you can be regarded as quite a meritorious person." However, Zhao Zhen's face changed, and he said: "But I won't reward you this time, and I'll write it down for you, if it's for your meritorious service next time, I will reward you together!" Who made you don't care about this credit, this is a twist and turn in Dengzhou, and you run back to your hometown, and you don't care about the rest of the things. ”
Zhong Hao listened to the words of the official family, and couldn't help but be speechless: The rest is the matter of Honglu Temple and the ministers of the court, what role can I, a small new science and technology jinshi, play in the negotiation of restoring the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and the Goryeo clan?!
Zhong Hao thought that he had saved the Goryeo envoy, and this credit was certain, so naturally he didn't care too much about other credits, but he didn't expect that this reward was his own business! However, Zhong Hao listened to the meaning of the official family, and just saved his own merits and rewarded them next time, but he deprived him of this credit without saying anything, probably because he didn't care about the Goryeo envoy and ran home by himself, which made the officials think that he didn't take his errands seriously, so he didn't give himself a reward.
At that moment, Zhong Hao bowed down and said: "The work of Weichen is not worthy of any reward. If the official family really wants to reward the micro-ministers, the micro-ministers are still worthy of it! Zhong Hao felt that although he didn't receive this reward, he had to let the officials remember, but don't think that there was no such thing, so he reminded him like this.
The official Zhao Zhen listened to Zhong Hao's words, and said with a smile: "The dynasty will not treat meritorious courtiers badly, go to Linzhou and do a good job!" ”
Zhong Hao hurriedly bowed down and said: "Weichen must do his best and do his best!" ”
The official Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Jin Zhixiang, the envoy of the Goryeo Mission, admires you very much, the Goryeo Mission is going to leave for China in the next few days, don't rush to the post first, and send them off when the time comes." When you send off the Goryeo mission, you are going to Linju to take up your post! "The official Zhao Zhen has a lot of things to deal with every day, and after saying a few words to Zhong Hao, he will be busy with other things.
Zhong Hao listened to the words of the official Zhao Zhen, and hurriedly said: "Obey Your Majesty's will!" ”
The official Zhao Zhen said very gently: "Go to Linzhou to work hard, make some political achievements, and strive to surprise me again." "Let's say, the official Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said: "Go, by the way, let Wang gradually send you!" ”
Zhong Hao hurriedly bowed again and bowed out of the vertical arch hall.