Pei Ju secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, sure enough, it was a rumor, he smiled, "I also think it's strange, recently there is news that Zhuojun has been appointed, it is Jiang Zhong, the commander of Shouguang County, who has a nose and eyes, I am wondering, where did this news come from?" ”

"It's not surprising, there are all kinds of gossip before each appointment, and I also know a little about the rumors of Zhuojun Juncheng this time, in fact, it is Cui Hongsheng, the Taishou of Zhuojun, who wants to appoint Juncheng as soon as possible, and then prepares to nominate Jiang Zhong as the Juncheng of Bohai County, and the two things are mixed together, and it becomes the nomination of Jiang Zhong as the Juncheng of Zhuojun."

Pei Ju smiled and nodded, "I see, it's really a miscommunication." ”

After a pause, Pei Ju asked again: "Does Wei Shangshu think it is more likely that Chen Tao will nominate Zhuojun Juncheng?" ”

Wei Yunqi sighed and said: "I have carefully read Chen Tao's resume, frankly speaking, his political achievements are relatively mediocre, and his qualifications are not enough, especially since he has been dismissed from office, or is accused of conniving at the Turks, I think it may be a little possible to put it in the hinterland of Wudu County, but it is not possible to go to Zhuo County to be a county leader, even if the officials nominate it, Su Xiangguo will not be able to pass that level, not to mention His Royal Highness King Qi, Xiangguo should know that Zhuo County's status in Hebei is not trivial, and it is really difficult for me to do it." ”

Wei Yunqi implicitly rejected Pei Ju's nomination, Pei Ju was suddenly extremely disappointed in his heart, he was not actually seeking an official for Chen Tao, he just wanted to control Zhuo County, and after a moment of silence, Pei Ju said: "Then I don't know who Wei Shangshu is going to nominate for Zhuo County?" ”

"Su Xiangguo suggested that Du Yan be appointed as the county governor of Zhuo County, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi also agreed, so I am ready to nominate Du Yan as the county governor of Zhuo County."

Pei Ju was stunned, and he hurriedly said: "Didn't Du Yan serve as the priest of the country?" ”

Wei Yunqi shook his head, "I don't know the specifics, maybe Su Xiangguo persuaded the King of Qi, and my personal opinion is that Du Yan is more suitable to serve as the commander of Zhuo County." He had been a Sima in Zhuo County for a few years during the three to six years of Daye, and he knew the situation there very well, and he was able to get started quickly in Zhuo County, and it was better to enter the court as an official after Zhuo County was stabilized, and he himself was willing to go to Zhuo County to increase his local qualifications. ”

"Then who will oversee the wine for the kingdom?" Pei Ju asked anxiously again.

"There is no suitable candidate for the time being."

At this time, Pei Ju's heart became active again. If you can't get Zhuojun Juncheng, then it's not impossible to let Wang Shan serve as the Guozi Priest Wine, all in all, Zhuojun Juncheng and Guozi Priest Wine have two official positions, and he Pei Ju must get one of them.

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Guozi Priest Liquor is equivalent to the Minister of Education in later generations, in charge of the education imperial examinations of all counties in the world, and this position requires not only his own erudition and talent, but also the world's fame, and also sufficient ability. Therefore, it is not easy to find people who meet these three conditions at the same time, and the former Guozi priest is Zhang Xuan's father-in-law Lu Zhuo, because Yang Guang took a fancy to the world reputation of the Lu family, so that Lu Zhuo was able to take a step forward.

The reason why Pei Ju is staring at this position is because the Guozi Priest Wine is also in charge of Taixue, and to a certain extent, the world's talents are its protégés, and this position is very easy to establish huge contacts. Although the effect was not visible for a while, ten or twenty years later. This kind of network can play a huge role, Pei Ju is not for the immediate consideration, he is for the future of his family, once he successfully establishes this network of contacts, then no matter where the Pei family children go, they will be taken care of.

Of course. The best way is for him Pei Ju to take up this position personally, but Pei Ju is impossible to give up his position as Xiangguo, and he can't find a suitable candidate in his family for a while, so he has to let his in-law Wang Shan come to take the position.

Speaking of which, Wang Shan himself is an official of Guozijian. has been in Guozijian for ten years, and once was in charge of Taixue, although Wang Shan's personal reputation is not enough, but the reputation of the Wang family is enough, just like Lu Zhuo, before he became the Guozi Supervisor Wine, how many people in the world have heard of his name?

Pei Ju paced back and forth in his official account, and this time he wanted to use a roundabout method to realize his plan.

At night, Pei Ju took a carriage to Lu Zuo's mansion, because there are too many officials, Yidu County does not have so many mansions, so most of the officials can only continue to live in the guest house and the post house, only a very small number of high-ranking officials have got a special mansion, even if it is a separate mansion is very small, Lu Zuo's mansion covers an area of less than two acres, it is transformed from a small house, not to talk about the mansion, it can only be regarded as a small mansion.

Hearing that Pei Ju was coming, Lu Zuo personally greeted him, "It's too late to greet Pei Gong!" ”

Pei Ju smiled and narrowed his eyes, "Where!" It was I who disturbed Lu Shangshu to rest. ”

"It's cold outside, please come to the house to talk."

Lu Ju invited Pei Ju to the guest hall and asked the concubine to serve tea, he was respectful to Pei Ju, on the one hand, because Pei Ju was his elder, and on the other hand, Pei Ju saved his life in Jiangdu, so that Lu Ju owed Pei Ju a great favor.

Pei Ju looked at the guest hall and smiled: "Spacious and tidy, not bad!" ”

"Where is it good, Pei Gong has won the award, the house is too small, and it is impossible to set up a noble guest hall, which is really rude."

"Now everyone has the same, my house is a little bigger than here, and there is no Guike Hall!"

"That's right!"

Lu Zhuo sighed and said: "Many officials are still crowded in the guest house for the time being, and it is already very good for me to have my own house, and I can't ask too much." ”

"But this time I went to Anyang, I took a look, the new city is very large, surrounded by nearly thirty miles, there is enough land for everyone to build a new house, I believe that Lu Shangshu will have three guest halls by then."

"Huh! I'm looking forward to it! ”

The two chatted for a few words, and Pei Ju changed his words and asked with a smile: "Does Lu Shangshu have any thoughts on the imperial examination to be held in February next year?" ”

Lu Zhuo smiled: "Of course this is a good thing, I am ashamed to say it, I have been the priest of the country for several years, but I have only experienced one imperial examination, and it ended in a farce, so I am ready to suggest that King Qi should consider those scholars who passed the imperial examination last time, but did not get an official position, which can be regarded as a trap for talents." ”

Pei Ju shook his head, "The new dynasty has a new atmosphere, it's better to reopen the exam, anyway, this time we are also meritocracy, as long as we have real talent and real learning, we will have the same opportunity." ”

"It makes sense, but the prince of the country has not yet been appointed, which is a more urgent matter, and it should be appointed as soon as possible."

Lu Ju's words just hit Pei Ju's intention, and Pei Ju smiled and said, "What does Lu Shangshu think of Wang Shan?" ”

"Yes, very capable, outstanding in learning, he helped me a lot at the beginning-"

Lu Ju suddenly stopped talking, he understood what Pei Ju meant, so he asked cautiously: "Does Duke Pei want Wang Shan to serve as the priest of the country?" ”

Pei Ju smiled and asked frankly: "I have this intention, but I still want to ask Lu Shangshu's opinion, does Shangshu think he is suitable?" ”

Lu Zhuo hesitated and said: "Wang Shan has been the chief bookkeeper of the country, and he has also served as a doctor in Guozixue, which is enough in terms of qualifications and knowledge, but he is still a little worse in terms of reputation, but he was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, and I think his family can make up for this shortcoming." ”

"Can Lu Shangshu recommend it for me?"

"Me?"

Lu Zhuo was stunned, "As Pei Gongxiangguo, it is enough to recommend him, why do you still use me to recommend him, I'm afraid that the effect will not be enough." ”

Pei Ju didn't tell Lu Ju that he had already recommended it to Zhang Xuan once, he explained with a smile: "Because our two families have been married for generations, Wang Shan's eldest son married my second daughter, so it is inconvenient for me to recommend, and Lu Shangshu is the former Guozi priest and his old boss, so it is logical to recommend him, how about it, is Lu Shangshu willing to help me with this?" ”

Pei Ju asked Lu Ju for help not only because he was the former prince of the country, but more importantly, he was the father of Princess Qi and Zhang Xuan's father-in-law, and Zhang Xuan would definitely give him this face.

Lu Zuo didn't speak for a while, in fact, he just said good things about Wang Shan out of politeness, in fact, Wang Shan not only lacks reputation, but also has a little less knowledge, and he is also old, so it is not a good choice for him to be the priest of the country.

But Lu Ju owes Pei Ju a lot of favors, and today Pei Ju came to the door to ask for help, how can he not repay the favors he owes?

Thinking of this, Lu Zhuo nodded, "Okay! For the sake of Xiangguo helping me escape from Jiangdu, I helped with this favor, I came to recommend Wang Shan to serve as the priest of the country, and I will talk to Wei Shangshu tomorrow, but there is one thing I want to make clear, I will do my best, if His Royal Highness King Qi does not choose him, or Su Xiangguo does not agree, then I have no choice. ”

Pei Ju smiled slightly, "As long as Lu Shangshu is willing to recommend, whether it is successful or not, I will be grateful for Lu Shangshu's affection." ”

(To be continued.) )