Strong!

This is what everyone thinks of this emperor at the moment, but strong has strong capital.

In the eyes of those foreigners, they really only saw Li Yuanji's strength.

But in the eyes of these ministers of the Tang Dynasty, they admired and feared Li Yuanji a lot.

They know a lot more than these foreigners, but when Li Yuanji was forbearing, he was not strong at all at that time, he was simply a harmless guy, compared to now, they are completely different people.

Because Li Yuanji didn't want to trouble, the ceremony was just like this, and at the same time as the court meeting, such a small-scale ceremony was held by the way.

There is no worship to the heavens, and there is no worship to the ancestors, only a few historians keep recording there, and then they have to copy these national letters one by one.

But no matter what, this is the most glorious moment of Datang, and it is also the moment when everyone feels that they have a lot of face on their faces.

"I came to Chang'an more than a year ago, but I haven't been here until I went outside and walked around, I have to sigh, although Chang'an is dilapidated, but it is still in the world, no, Luozhou is in the world!" In the hot pot restaurant, in the private room facing the window on the second floor, Wang Xuance said with feelings.

A year and a half ago, he received a conscription order from the emperor and hurried from Luozhou to Chang'an.

I didn't have time to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Chang'an, and I began to prepare for the mission, this trip, I didn't go too many places, but I saw a lot of people, compared to a year and a half ago, Wang Xuance only felt that he was not a little stronger.

"Brother Wang, you went to the Western Regions?" Shi Mu's face was full of shock and disbelief, how could Wang Xuance go to the Western Regions?

"Well, I went on a trip, I saw a lot of people, a lot of things, and a lot of knowledge." Wang Xuance smiled slightly, and did not put on any shelf, and did not fail to look at the other party in his eyes.

"But don't everyone outside say that it is the champion of Zhenguan in the second year who goes to the Western Regions?" Shi Mu was still puzzled, feeling that the amount of information was a bit large.

Besides, he didn't hear that the caravan to the Western Regions had returned, but Wang Xuance suddenly appeared in Chang'an and found himself again.

"Who said that if you are not the champion, you can't go to the Western Regions? Muzi, haven't you made any progress in your overall view for more than a year? Wang Xuance was a little helpless.

He is older than Shi Mu, both of them are from Luozhou, and Wang Xuance's family was in trouble before, and it happened that Shi Mu's father took the hand to save their lives.

After that, Wang Xuance often gave Shi Mu some knowledge, and the relationship between the two can be regarded as both teacher and friend, which is very good.

I heard that Shi Mu was going to come to the imperial examination, and I checked it through the relationship, and sure enough, I found the name of Luo Shi Mu, so I found him, and the two got together.

"Brother Wang, my brother has no good teacher to assist, and there is no condescending photo, Brother Wang is still going west, and my brother is also very anxious." Shi Mu was also helpless, although his father was an official, he didn't have a big picture, if the overall situation was good, he didn't know what level he would be promoted to, and Wang Xuance, the only one who could give him some help, was also taken away by the emperor.

And he was also surprised at the beginning, although Wang Xuance had some talents, but it was not enough for the emperor to hear about him and appreciate him.

But the edict was really sent by the emperor himself, which made him puzzled by his sister.

"It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles. On this trip to the west, Brother Wei really realized the usefulness of this sentence. Wang Xuance smiled slightly and continued: "Fortunately, my brother is back, it's not too late." This imperial examination is different from previous years, each person can apply for three yamen, which three do you plan to report? ”

"My brother wants to report to the Ministry of Rites, inside the yamen of the state capital, and outside the supervisor's desk, but I am worried in my heart, and I don't know how to sort the three." Shi Mu said depressedly, he thought about this question for a long time, but in the end, he only chose three yamen, how to sort them, in fact, is also very important, but he is really confused about this.

Besides, didn't people say, whether the test is good or not, whether you can be admitted, it depends on whether the three yamen you choose are right, if you choose the right one, even if you are good or bad, you can be hired, and if you choose the wrong one, you can only hehe.

"You also listened to the lesson of the Su Guo Gong Cheng Zhijie?" Hearing these three choices, Wang Xuance was almost certain.

"Su Guogong? Could it be that the class is run by the country? Shi Mu was stunned, if this was the case, then there was no need to doubt the accuracy of what they heard.

"But isn't it, now in the entire court, who doesn't know that Su Guogong suddenly opened his mind and thought of a way to make money? It's just a pity that he forgot the ban that officials don't do business, and he earned nearly 400 yuan in income, and now he is lying in the treasury. Wang Xuance smiled, four hundred, excluding expenses and hiring costs, about a thousand people know this news, accounting for about one-twentieth of the entire proportion of candidates.

But in this regard, Wang Xuance is not easy to give advice, who can be without fault if he is not a sage? Although Wang Xuance didn't plan to ask Shi Mu to pass the exam, he still had to help him inquire about some news and give him some information.

"The Ministry of Rites is now overcrowded, although there are twelve places, but these people may not be able to enter the real core, and now that all the countries in the Western Regions have surrendered, if nothing else, today or tomorrow, the imperial court should issue an announcement, so it is very likely that these twelve people will study in the Ministry of Rites for a period of time, and then send them to the Western Regions, it is not recommended that you report to the Ministry of Rites for brother, your character, your ability, is not suitable for the Ministry of Rites." Wang Xuance analyzed quietly, shaking his head from time to time.

"It is a good choice in the yamen of the state capital, but you must also be mentally prepared, even if you are admitted, it is difficult to get any good yamen, and it is even very likely to be assigned to remote areas. Nowadays, there is no war in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and there is no famine, so it is also a little difficult to get ahead. ”

"This third...... It is better to transfer from inside the yamen of the state capital, and choose outside the yamen of the state government and inside the supervisor's desk. Now the center of gravity of the imperial court is in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, only in these two places, officials, especially the officials of the supervisory platform, are it easier to make achievements, Cheng Zhijie must not have told you, the top ten in the first two years, but no one is outside the supervisory platform. Wang Xuance smiled slightly and said: "There is a court, there is an inside and outside, in the words of His Majesty, we are a brick on the Great Wall, where you need to move, this kind of choice and matching, to a certain extent, can also win some goodwill." ”

The inner board of supervisors refers to the Guanzhong and Central Plains regions, and the outer refers to all other regions except these two places.

All departments are divided into internal and external, and they are based on this, because the core of Datang is in Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and it is divided into internal and external, which actually indicates the future development direction, which will inevitably develop internal first, and then develop external.

Shi Mu was stunned, of course he didn't know that no one was outside, it was all inside.

And the reason for this choice is to do the opposite, everyone knows the good inside, so naturally no one will choose outside, and if you choose outside, isn't it more likely that you will be admitted?

But Wang Xuance couldn't help but listen to the advice he gave, and wondered: "In Brother Wang's opinion, how should the younger brother be sorted?" ”

"Inside the supervisor's platform, outside the state capital yamen, the Ministry of Rites, or simply change to other imperial court yamen that are easier to be admitted." Wang Xuance pursed his lips lightly and said: "The strategy of the third-level election is very correct, that is, because Cheng Zhijie did not pit you, and he did not leak too many things, so His Majesty did not punish him heavily, but many people will habitually give priority to the imperial court yamen, and then go down one by one, and if you choose this way, it is the opposite, the priority is the most basic yamen, and going to the imperial court yamen is just the last helpless move." Your Majesty's favorite is a person who is pragmatic, hard working, and can recognize his position. ”

"Thank you Brother Wang for your advice, my brother almost took a detour!" Hearing Wang Xuance say this, Shi Mu suddenly realized.

If it's all the opposite, why not be more thorough? Why not gain a greater advantage over others?

If it weren't for Wang Xuance who happened to come back at this time and found himself again, he would definitely have to take a detour this time.

Figuring out the preferences of the saints is the most headache for the candidates, but with Wang Xuance's explanation, this problem is no longer a problem for himself.

And in the following exams, I basically set the tone for my answers.

Be pragmatic, work hard, and recognize your own positioning.

As long as you can master these three points, even if your ability is slightly insufficient, the possibility of being admitted is very high.

"It's not a detour, it's a pity that our luck is a little bad, if we can be a few years earlier, we will also go to the north with His Majesty, and now we won't have a headache." Wang Xuance shook his head helplessly, this time he had established his own merits, but he was only promoted to the host and guest of the sixth grade.

There are four under the Ministry of Rites, which are divided into rites, ancestral halls, meals, and hosts and guests, and each department has one Lang, from the fifth grade, one person outside the staff, from the sixth grade, two principals, from the ninth grade or from the eighth grade.

Although he has directly improved many levels, but the main and guest department where he is located, there was originally a foreigner, and now adding himself is equivalent to having two foreigners, because he came late, so now he is actually no different from an idler.

I ran to the Western Regions and directly improved seven or eight levels, it stands to reason that it should be excitement, but this goods have to be thrown away, and people have to die more than people.

He shook his head with a bitter face, and sighed: "Hey, four years ago, Ma Zhou, the governor of Zhenzhou, was not as good as you and my brother, but today, four years later, not only have you been the governor for two years, but now Your Majesty still has the idea of calling him back to the imperial court and entering the cabinet......"