The next day, Xue Shao got up early in the morning, put his official clothes and other things on horseback, and prepared to go to work in the imperial city.

The official who prepares himself is not an idle official who does not have to go to work in the past, but as far as the work itself is concerned, he is the emperor's personal bodyguard, of course, he has to respond to his post every day, and occasionally he has to participate in court meetings.

When he was about to go out, Xue Shao told Yue Nu to let her guard the door well, and if there was really something very important, she could go to Li Xianyuan's house to find him to pass the word on her behalf.

"If Childe is free, he might as well come home more." Yuenu said with his fists clenched. Although she doesn't have the quiet state of her little daughter, there is reluctance in her eyes.

Xue Shao nodded and smiled, "Remember to take care of the demon, I will ask you at home." The two of you need to study hard and practice martial arts, and you can't waste your daily efforts! ”

"Don't worry, Childe!"

Qinglongfang was not close to the imperial city, and Xue Shao rode a horse for a while before entering the Vermilion Bird Gate of the imperial city.

The Imperial City Vermilion Bird Gate and the Chengtian Gate of the Taiji Palace are connected to one axis, and there is a street, called Chengtianmen Street. Ninety percent of the central yamen of the Tang Dynasty is symmetrically distributed around Chengtianmen Street.

It is located in the south of the imperial city, so it is called "Nanya".

At present, the main source of troops in the Tang Dynasty is the government soldiers, and all the government soldiers in the world are under the command of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Ya. Zuo Fengchenwei, which has only been built in recent years, is one of the sixteen guards, and the Weifu Yamen is easy to find next to the palace province, and that day Princess Taiping took Xue Shao there to customize military uniforms.

However, before going to the Weifu to report, Xue Shao had to go to the Ministry of Officials to spend a lot of money on the Zhu Jiao Silk Axis to get a new "official certificate". Generally speaking, unless a new official takes office or changes the department of work, many officials will not change the official certificate after changing the minister.

An important reason, that thing - expensive!

However, from the seven-rank idle official to the thousand-cow preparation body, the five-grade loose official was also awarded, this is no longer a change of work department, it is simply a smooth progress. Therefore, the money for the vermilion silk shaft still has to be spent.

Xue Shao went to the ministry and took out his official position, saying that he would exchange it for a new official certificate. The little green-robed official who received him glanced at it, and bowed his hand in solemnity on the spot, "General Xue, your official certificate should be issued by the official department Shangshu himself." Xiaguan will take you to see Wei Shangshu! ”

"Okay, thank you!" Xue Shao smiled and returned the salute, "General Xue", this sounds much more comfortable than "Xue Gongzi"!

The three provinces and six departments of the central center of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhongshu Province issued an order, the Menxia Province audited, and the Shangshu Province implemented it. Datang's Shangshu Province is like the State Council, the premier of the world's government affairs and people's livelihood.

As the saying goes, the people are governed first, and the officials are clear. The Ministry of Officials manages hundreds of officials in the world and is the head of the six departments of Shangshu. The officials of the Ministry of Ministers worship the three products, while the other books are only from the three products.

Although Xue Shao had not seen Wei Xuantong, the secretary of the ministry, he was not very unfamiliar with it, because Xue Kewei had talked to him about it. Wei Xuantong is a descendant of the Wei Zheng family, and his personality is somewhat similar to Wei Zheng. He had an important political position, that is, he had always opposed the "shadow sheng" system of the imperial court, believing that it was too easy for the children of the nobility to get official positions regardless of whether they were good or bad; On the contrary, some talented and virtuous people from poor families have no hope of promotion.

This political opinion coincides with Yao Yuanchong. Therefore, Xue Shao wanted to promote Yao Yuanchong, and Xue Kegou deliberately mentioned Wei Xuantong, the secretary of the ministry.

The petty official took Xue Shao to Wei Xuantong's official office, and Xue Shao went in to pay a visit. looked at Wei Xuantong and his eyes, a thin old man in his sixties, his cheeks were shriveled, but his spirit was very vigorous and his eyes were bright, and his expression seemed to be a little serious.

"Oh, you're Xue Shao. The new Qianniu is ready for life. Wei Xuantong looked at Xue Shao's eyes, and said calmly without praise or disparagement, "This official heard that you are a prohibitive countermeasure and a high rank, and you have to be awarded this official position?" ”

"Exactly."

Wei Xuantong remained silent and said indifferently: "It has always been a countermeasure and the first person to ban China, and only to dismiss officials and not to serve them. The position of Qianniu is not trivial, and his body is in danger. After you take office, you must be diligent and excessive, and there must be no dereliction of duty or immorality. ”

"Yes." Xue Shao responded, Xue Kegou was right, it seems that Wei Xuantong is quite disgusted with the aristocratic Yin Sheng.

Wei Xuantong touched his beard and continued in a businesslike tone: "All officials in the Tang Dynasty must follow the 'Four Virtues and Twenty-Seven Most' class examination method to be assessed. Except for the members of the third grade or above, who are personally assessed by His Majesty, the rest are assessed by the officials. Officials take a small test every year and a big test every four years. More than ninety percent of the officials scored in the average class, and very few of them got the upper grades. In the past two years, there is only one person in Beijing who has been awarded the first grade, and he is Cheng Di Renjie of Dali Temple. Within the first year of his tenure, there were countless backlogs of trials, involving more than 17,000 people, not a single case was wrongly convicted, and not a single one of them cried out for injustice. If an official is inferior, he will be investigated or demoted or removed from office, or he will be sent to prison and exile or even beheaded. For example, Xiao Siye, who led the army in the previous defeat, was demoted and exiled. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Xuantong paused for a moment, and said: "If Qianniu prepares for a class and gets inferior, the consequences will be more serious than that of ordinary officials. This must be communicated to you in advance. ”

"Thank you Wei Shangshu for reminding me." Xue Shao arched his hand, and said in his heart that his words were "loyal to the ear". Qianniu Bei is the emperor's personal bodyguard, if he gets "inferior" in the class, it may mean that the escort is not effective and the emperor has an accident! - This is obviously a hundred times more serious than the average official who has passed the class examination!

Officialdom naturally has the rules of officialdom, and no one can act willfully. The "Four Virtues and Twenty-Seven Most" course examination method must be the first big rule that is clear. As for the many other unspoken rules, they will all be faced in the future.

"Hand over your old official certificate, and this official will make a new official certificate for you now." Wei Xuantong is still in a businesslike tone.

Xue Shao did as he was told.

Wei Xuantong took out a folded book with a red cover and began to write with his own hands.

Xue Shao waited quietly on the side, and when he finished writing and stamping the big seal, he said, "Wei Shangshu, how much should I pay for this official fee?" ”

"No need." Wei Xuantong said indifferently, "Qianniu Beishen is equivalent to the five-grade Tonggui, which is personally awarded by His Majesty the Emperor, and there is no need for official fees. With the money saved, you can organize the roast tail feast! ”

Xue Shao's heart lit up, and he arched his hand and said: "If Wei Shangshu can come to the lower official's tail burning banquet, it will be very fortunate!" ”

Wei Xuantong still looked neither humble, nor arrogant, nor angry, nor happy, and said indifferently: "Xue Shilang of the Shangshu Household Department is a friend of this official, and he seems to have mentioned this matter to this official. ”

"The lower official is ashamed of his rudeness, the lower official should have come to the door to invite Wei Shangshu!" Xue Shao arched his hand and said, "On the next day, the lower officials will definitely come to your mansion in person to present a message of worship and advice, and also ask Wei Shangshu to deign to come!" ”

"Well said." Wei Xuantong didn't show his wit, and only said these two words.

"Then, the lower official will leave first."

After taking the official certificate and withdrawing from the official office, Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, this Wei Xuantong is very capable of pretending!

It is really very troublesome to deal with these court officials, and it is difficult to understand their minds for a while, and I can't guess their true positions and ideas, so I can only cross the river by feeling the stones. Why isn't Xue Yuanchao like this? In contrast, Di Renjie is much more upright.

It may be that the bigger the official does, the more old and treacherous the person becomes!

Xue Shao led the horse and carried two big burdens to Zuo Fengchenwei's Weifu Yamen. From a distance, I saw two large flag guns planted in front of the door, and two large flags were fluttering. There are four guards on the left and right sides of the door, and the military uniforms are obviously different from the green scarlet robes worn by ordinary Tang sergeants, in addition to some beautiful embroidery on the clothes, there is also a lifelike and wild golden bull embroidered on the robe, which is beautiful and heroic.

The territory of the army is really different, looking at this rough and tall courtyard and the mighty and majestic sergeant, a vigorous and majestic aura comes to the face.

Xue Shao led the horse forward, and the sergeants' eyes lit up as soon as they saw Xue Shao's horse. Glancing at him again, one person stepped forward and said, "The military plane is heavy, who is coming?" ”

Xue Shao took out his newly received official certificate and said, "The new Qianniu prepares Xue Shao and comes to take office today." ”

The sergeants changed color slightly, and the first person looked at Xue Shao's official certificate, his expression was solemn, and he respectfully returned the official certificate to Xue Shao, and hugged his fists and bowed: "It turned out to be General Xue!" It's rude to prepare for Lu Siyi! ”

Preparation, although it is only two words less than "Qianniu Preparation", is only a military attache of the eighth grade. Xue Shao, a six-grade Qianniu, is regarded as his top boss.

"I've seen General Xue!" The other sergeants also clasped their fists and bowed.

"Brothers, you don't have to be polite." Xue Shao returned the salute with a fist and said with a smile, "I am a newcomer, and I still need the help of my brothers at all times. ”

"General Xue is too polite!"

Lu Siyi waved his hand, "You two, hurry up and help General Xue salute and serve the horses!" ”

"Yes!"

Xue Shao nodded, "There are Lao brothers." ”

Lu Siyi looked at the Weilong BMW and said enviously: "General Xue, this is a peerless horse with no price, I don't know where General Xue came from?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, his words had a little bit of an inquiring about me. It's human nature, a new leader should always find out the other party's origin and details...... Well, as you wish!

"Given by the palace."

"Oh, I see, ......" Lu Siyi's face changed slightly, and he didn't dare to ask again, and the sergeants behind him were also shocked.

The two sergeants each shouldered their burdens and led the horses, and Lu Siyi said: "General Xue, let the last general invite you into the Wei Mansion!" ”

"Okay, there's work."

"General, please!"

Xue Shao stepped on the threshold of the Wei Mansion, and there was really a hole in it, and it was unusually spacious. At first, there is a large school field, and the ground is very flat and hard, presumably because the sergeants gather or practice on weekdays. On both sides of the school yard is like a large warehouse, each with a group of sergeants guarding, everywhere you can see all kinds of flags and neat weapon racks and large piles for tying horses, and in the distance there are a group of people practicing riding and archery or practicing lifting stone locks, a shout and cheer.

The majestic and unrestrained atmosphere of the army is very strong.

Xue Shao felt a throbbing in his veins, making his heartbeat slowly quicken.

That's right, this is the breath of the army.

Different eras, different armies; But with the same male Zhang Yang and Kong Wu masculine!.

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