"Liu Renliang came to report to the Ministry of Officials!" A young man in his twenties took the initiative to speak.

Soon, an official document was also sent to Zhang Chao, and the scribe said to Zhang Chao: "Director Zhang, you suggested that this Liu Renliang should come to Chang'an to serve, how do you think it will be arranged?" During this period, there are two troubles, so you can solve this problem. ”

This Liu Renliang was actually Zhang Chao's time a month ago, Zhang Chao took the initiative to use Liu Renliang as a reason to propose that Li Yuan take the expropriation power of this official into the possession of the Ministry of Officials. And the power of the officials began to be truly manifested, and those local officials gradually lost the power to recruit officials. However, everyone didn't take Liu Renliang seriously, because they thought that Liu Renliang was just an excuse used by Zhang Chao to persuade Li Yuan to take over the power of the officials to the ministry, and this Liu Renliang lost his official position inexplicably.

However, Zhang Chao suggested that this Liu Renliang should come to serve in the central organ of Chang'an, and did not directly appoint him to join the army in Xizhou according to Ren Gui's suggestion. And everyone is also envious of this Liu Renliang's "shit luck", because although Liu Renliang was originally valued by Ren Gui, he won the position of joining the army in Xizhou. However, Xizhou joined the army as a magistrate, and his rank was only eight grades, and he was still an official position that was not taken seriously. But because of Zhang Chao's reason, he was also transferred to Chang'an, waiting to be assigned to the central department of Chang'an. This is a fortunate thing, you must know that this also means "upward transfer", and it can be said that this is a big step forward. And even in later generations, being able to be promoted to the central government is an opportunity that many grassroots officials hope to get, even if the level remains the same, or even slightly demoted, they are all willing. When I got to the central department, the promotion was accelerated a lot.

Because of serving in the central government, it is easy to get the attention of senior leaders, and it is easy for them to reflect their political achievements. Although Zhang Chao proposed the method of examination, with the ancient means of communication, it was certainly impossible to evaluate all aspects of local officials. In the central government, it is easy to be seen by the superiors what achievements have been made, and then it is easier to assess the results, so promotion must be a priority. This is the reason why many middle- and low-level officials are also happy to be able to take up posts in the central government. And Liu Renliang actually took advantage of this east wind to be able to go to the central department, which is simply shit luck.

However, although Liu Renliang came to Chang'an, he was not assigned a position by the ministry. Zhang Chao once suggested that he hoped to wait until Liu Renliang came, let himself inspect this Liu Renliang, and then arrange an official position. Don't look at Zhang Chao as just an eight-rank petty official, but he is in the Ministry of Officials, which is the department that manages personnel, and many five-grade high-ranking officials have to be careful when they see him, after all, Zhang Chao has a very important influence on personnel transfer arrangements in the Ministry of Officials. The officials in the ministry must not be offended, and if you offend the officials, it will be difficult for you to be promoted in your life.

"Okay, Liu Renliang will leave it to me! I'm going to meet him! Zhang Chao replied.

Zhang Chao came to the door of the ministry, and then took the initiative to say, "You are Liu Renliang?" ”

"I'm Liu Renliang!" Liu Renliang said.

Zhang Chao looked at this person who was about the same age as a college student in later generations, and he couldn't imagine that he was a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty in the future. And Liu Renliang in later generations, although he may not have the brilliant achievements of Li Jing and other generals, he is also a person who can enter the picture. In the future, he will lead troops to fight abroad, and when he returns to the center, he is also a prime minister. And what is even more rare is that he is a general who is good at commanding the navy, and Liu Renliang is not commanding the army, but the navy. He was the first general in Chinese history to defeat the Japanese, and was called the first person to resist Japan in later generations. He defeated more than 400 Japanese warships in the Baijiangkou Water Battle, and the blood of the Japanese invaders reflected the sea water, so he was not only the first person to resist Japan, but also a rare famous general in Chinese history.

There are countless generals in the Chinese Army, and there is no shortage of famous generals. However, there are less than ten famous generals in China's navy for thousands of years, and their fame is not great. As a later generation, of course, we know the importance of the water army, and with the future development, the importance of the water army is also increasing. Liu Renliang can command the navy and can also serve as the prime minister, which is a capable person who has both military and political skills. And a month ago, Zhang Chao saw this name in the official document of the ministry, so he took the initiative to use Liu Renliang as an excuse and took the initiative to hope that he would come to Chang'an to take up his post. When he arrived in Chang'an, perhaps he jumped from a small fish in a pond to a big river.

Although the river is full of crises, it can give people a broader stage. All ambitious people will not be willing to live in a small pond, but hope to fight in the big river. After all, although the small pond is comfortable, it is not the goal of those who have ambitions. Only by fighting the rivers and even the sea, that is the behavior of a true great man.

"Liu Renliang, Chief Ren Gui proposed that you join the army in Xizhou, but I used you as an excuse and then transferred to Chang'an. And also took advantage of this to remove the power of the local governors, your official position is almost gone, do you have an opinion about me? Zhang Chao asked.

Liu Renliang took the initiative to say: "Director Zhang is also for the good of the court, and this kind of thing is really inappropriate for local officials to recruit officials on their own." In the Sui period, it was also stipulated that civil officials above the ninth rank must be handed over to the Ministry of Officials for selection, but on the contrary, the Tang Dynasty had just been founded and was not yet peaceful, so some senior officials were allowed to recruit officials on their own for the war ahead. And now it can be taken back, that is also inevitable. Even without you, there will be others, and even if I lose my official position because of this, then I can only be blamed for my bad luck! ”

"You can see it!" Zhang Chao replied.

Zhang Chao naturally knows the truth that the prime minister can hold the boat in his belly, this does not mean that the prime minister has a good temper and a big belly, but that he can have foresight and do not care about temporary gains and losses. If you want to be the prime minister, you must have foresight, Liu Renliang did not resent himself because he suggested that Li Yuan be exempted from the power of local officials, he knew very well that it was a historical necessity for the personnel power to be returned to the central government, so he did not complain about Zhang Chao, which let Zhang Chao know that he was a visionary. If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely hate Zhang Chao to the core, but a really smart person knew that Zhang Chao was just a person who was kicked to the front of the stage by Li Yuan, and the real person in charge was Li Yuan. Even if there is no Zhang Chao, there will be guys like Wang Chao and Peng Chao, after all, Li Yuan, the emperor, wants to find someone to poke it out, so it's not very easy? What Zhang Chao did was to protect Li Yuan's imperial interests, and even Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin couldn't refute it, because they had already put their butts on the throne to consider, so naturally they would not have an opinion on Zhang Chao's proposal. There is no need for them to hate Zhang Chao, if they hate Zhang Chao, it means that their vision is not good. And people who have no vision will naturally not be put in the eyes of Zhang Chao.

"Liu Renliang, you have come to Chang'an now, do you have any ideas?" Zhang Chao asked.

Now, Zhang Chao's role is similar to that of the later organizational department officials, responsible for examining those who are ready to be promoted. Zhang Chao is responsible for these things, responsible for evaluating those officials who are ready to be promoted, and then giving an opinion on whether to promote. However, Zhang Chao had more power than those officials of the Organization Department in later generations, because he was not only qualified to inspect officials, but also had the power to recommend him to a specific position. However, Zhang Chao only has the power to recommend, and does not have the final decision on the actual appointment. But the power of this recommended position is also enviable, after all, those officials who want the cold door of Nuo's ass also want to change to a good position to be officials.

Liu Renliang thought for a while and said: "Chang'an is the capital of my Tang Dynasty, and my Tang Dynasty is about to dominate the world, and this is where we can display our talents." ”

"Oh? Chang'an is a tiger's den in Longtan, but it is not so easy to pass. If you're not careful, I'm afraid you'll face a crisis! Zhang Chao said.

"However, at the same time as danger, there are also opportunities." Liu Renliang replied.

"Sure enough, this is what ambitious people think, different from ordinary people who want to mess around." Zhang Chao thought in his heart.

Zhang Chao knows that ambition is the quality that a real high-ranking official needs to have. As for saying that those time-travelers can want to live in ancient times, and then live in front of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, this is simply unlikely. Because since ancient times, no one will be able to reach the top without ambition, and if there is no ambition, it is impossible to reach the peak of any industry. Even if you are a businessman, you have to be ambitious, otherwise you will not be able to become a big businessman in your life.

As for the capital, some officials are very afraid of entering Beijing, and they are afraid that they will receive all kinds of restrictions after entering Beijing. And they would rather be a soil emperor in their own one-third of an acre, so that they can also gain the power to be powerful. And to transfer them to the capital is as if to divide their rights. However, some people have sharpened their heads and want to enter the capital to take up a post, which is an opportunity to exercise and develop their contacts and help them for future development. So this is the difference between a philistine and a great man. Of course, this is in peacetime, and if it is in troubled times, it will naturally be the opposite, but it is ambitious and capable to serve in the local government.

"Brother Liu, I am now a lowly official, so I can't help you too much, I can recommend you to Zuo Qianniuwei to serve, Zuo Qianniuwei lacks an armor to join the army, do you think you are interested?" Zhang Chao asked.

Although Qianniuwei was the emperor's guard, not all the officials there were military attachés, and some of the officials in charge of logistics were civil officials. For example, the records of the army, and some other Zhu Cao joining the army are also civilian officials, which is the reason why the Ministry of Officials is qualified to appoint these officials.

And Liu Renliang was overjoyed, he didn't expect that he would be able to get the official position in this Qianniuwei. Qianniuwei is the emperor's close guard organization, although this armor Cao joined the army is only an eight-rank petty official, the same level as his previous one. But being close to the emperor, very close to the emperor, this is a complete opportunity! In this era of the world, although there is a saying that being close to the emperor is like a companion, there are still many people who sharpen their heads to get close to the emperor, not to have the opportunity to be reused by the emperor? Since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of those who have approached the emperor and then soared to the sky after being appreciated by the emperor. This is actually the feudal situation in the ancient family world, which is actually not very good for later generations.

But the ancients didn't think so, and many people thought that this kind of thing was a good thing, after all, it could be reused once and then ascend to the sky in one step. So those positions around the emperor are all sought-after goods, and now Liu Renliang can actually be recommended to serve there, even if it is just a recommended qualification, it is very valued. If you can get the opportunity to serve by the emperor's side, you are likely to be promoted and reused by the emperor with a word. Therefore, Liu Renliang is a great opportunity, but such a good opportunity has fallen on his head like a pie in the sky.

"Master Zhang, why are you doing this to me?" Liu Renliang asked.

Liu Renliang is not a fool, Zhang Chao treats him so favorably, so if there is no suitable reason, he will not dare to accept it. In officialdom, it is all about interests, if it is not beneficial to Zhang Chao to do this, then Zhang Chao will definitely not do it. Therefore, Liu Renliang was very suspicious of Zhang Chao's intentions, so Liu Renliang was naturally not at ease.

"In this country, everything is ruled by the scholars, and we have no place to stand, so I want to try to see if I can pry a breakthrough." Zhang Chao said.

And when Liu Renliang heard this, his brain couldn't help but drop a drop of sweat, obviously Zhang Chao's words were too ruthless. It is not easy to pry open the political, economic, and social system established by the Shi clan! And the people of this era don't know that challenging the huge system of the scholar clan with their own strength is simply looking for death. But Zhang Chao actually dared to say this, which made Liu Renliang shudder.

"Let me think about it, okay?" Liu Renliang said.

Liu Renliang didn't dare to agree rashly, because this matter was too big, which made Liu Renliang feel scared. It is too difficult to challenge the entire system established by the scholars from politics to economy to society as a Hanmen, and the difficulties of the road are not what ordinary people can imagine. Therefore, Liu Renliang also had to be careful. If you are not careful, then I am afraid that you will die without a place to be buried! Whether to join Zhang Chao's crazy ideal, this also made him feel very hesitant.