Since Li You entered Beijing, his mood has been tense, and at this time, the dust of his new official position has basically settled, and he has relaxed. There was nothing to do before receiving the edict, so he went out of the palace and returned home, and after lunch, he sat lazily in the study and summed up the gains and losses this time.

In fact, it doesn't matter what the new official position is, whether it is patrolling the streets or catching thieves, it is not the point, what he really cares about is the official title of "the imperial envoy of the right side of the school". This time, I couldn't even count on the eldest princess, so I really racked my brains and worked hard to get it back.

The seven characters represent that this is the official of Fengxian Taiyuan, and it is the official position of Qingliu second only to the official of the Cilinfang Bureau! The word Qingliu is not a vain thing, it has real benefits, mainly two benefits.

First, being able to enter the Qingliu official not only represents a good reputation, but also represents the rank and qualifications of the body, to put it bluntly, it is gilded. Without gold-plated qualifications, it is difficult to continue to move up the ranks to a certain extent. With Master Li's background, this kind of gilding opportunity is only afraid of a few times in his life, and he must seize it.

For example, if a prefect county does not move to the imperial history, then at most in this life is the prefect. When everything goes well, the route is Tongju, Zhizhou, Tongzhi, Prefect, and Zhishi.

If this prefect moves to the imperial history, then it is equivalent to gilding, and it can be promoted according to the route of inspection affairs, senators, prefects, political participation, and political envoys, which obviously has much broader prospects.

Second, if you raise your products to a high position, you will be promoted quickly in the future. It is not meaningless to divide the clear stream and turbidity, and there is a rule for the promotion of officialdom in the dynasty that is not on paper -

From the turbidity flow to the clear stream, it is equivalent to the upstream, since the upflow is generally not promoted, sometimes it has to be reduced, and the history of the county relocation is such an example.

Moving from the clear stream to the turbid stream is equivalent to descending the stream, so it must be upgraded as compensation, otherwise it is a denigration, so the seven-grade imperial history can be directly released as the five-grade according to the inspection of things. At that time, Li You was directly assigned to the Yangzhou government to be sentenced by the Chinese book of the split vote, and the flow was reduced, but the level remained the same, so it was regarded as derogatory by everyone.

Therefore, in the officialdom of the national dynasty, distinguishing the status is not only based on the level, but also on the quality. Regarding the division of flow products, it is difficult for non-officialdom people to master it.

There is a set of rules for the third-rank senior officer and above, and among the middle-aged officials below the third rank and above the seventh rank, in the case of the same level, it is generally said that the Beijing official is clearer than the local official.

Among the Beijing officials, the word Linfang Bureau is the clearest, and the typical representative is Hanlin; The second is the Kedao Taiyuan, which is typically represented by the supervision of the imperial history; the third is the six departments of each Cao, the typical representative is the director of each department; Finally, there is the temple supervisor, what Honglu Temple or something.

The order of magistrates is that of the district officials, the main hall officials who are close to the people, and the second official, among which the district officials are slightly higher than the temple supervisors among the Beijing officials.

Therefore, in the middle class of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, the first in the general order of taste is the official of the Cilinfang Bureau, the second is the official of the Kedao Taiyuan, the third is the Cao of the six departments, the fourth is the district official, the fifth is the temple supervisor, the sixth is the main hall pro-people official, and the seventh is the second official.

Clear current and turbid current are sometimes relative concepts, for example, the official is a clear current in front of the pro-people official, but it becomes a turbid current in front of each of the six departments.

There is also a more jī into the 冇 saying, the general mention of the clear stream, generally refers to the first three, that is, the word forest, Kedao, and Bu Cao, as for the last four are all called turbidity. In fact, the top civil officials, such as scholars, scholars, and governors, are all from the first three.

Only by thoroughly understanding the above-mentioned sequence and transformation relationship of the clear and turbid currents can you be regarded as entering the door in the Ming Dynasty officialdom, otherwise you will always be discussing laymen such as "Bafu Patrol", "Bao Qingtian", and "Pang Taishi". …,

Looking back at Lord Li's official position change, people who know how to do it can naturally see things that are different from laymen.

Li You's mouth was fully opened, jumping up and down, moving out of the ancestral system, and spraying the first assistant, and he did not hesitate to offend the queen mother again.

Although the grade remains the same, it seems to be a flat move. However, from the perspective of clear and turbidity, it was directly from the penultimate main hall pro-people official who crossed the three levels of the district official, the temple supervisor official, and the ministry Cao official, and jumped to the second level of the clear stream official.

That's what makes him excited and frantically pursued. First, it has been plated with gold, and it has clear stream qualifications, and the prospects are broader. Second, if he moves in the future, any official position other than the Cilin official will be equivalent to a downgrade for him, and the downgrade will be compensated for by a higher grade.

But it was said that Master Li had tasted this official title over and over again, and it was enough to be secretly cool, and then he remembered to send again. Admiral's Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Command Division seems to be a very troublesome errand...

Li You once inquired about this situation, and silently compared the functions of his new official with his previous life, but he was speechless.

The Imperial Envoy of the Right Commander of the Inspectorate and the Commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses can be regarded as a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the leader of the Supervision Group, and the president of the Beijing Division Court, the director of the Beijing Division Police Investigation Bureau, the director of the Beijing Division Fire Bureau, the director of the Beijing Division Urban Management Bureau, the director of the Beijing Division Industry and Commerce Bureau, the director of the Beijing Division Price Bureau, and the deputy director of the Beijing Division Urban Construction Committee.

In Daming, this is just a five-grade clear stream official. And Daxing and Wanping, the two county officials of Jingxian County, seem to have only one errand to manage the household registration and deal with countless errands.

Li You took a dazed nap in the smugness, and then woke up from a sleep, thinking that he should go to Chen Gushan's Mansion to visit tonight. The first is to show loyalty, and the second is to inquire about his thoughts, so as not to have any conflicts in the future.

Suddenly, someone reported outside the door: "The eldest princess of Guide sent someone to spread the word, and urgently summoned the master to go to the Ten Princes' Mansion immediately." ”

Li You felt a little big about this. Today, not only did he slam the Queen Mother again, but he failed the eldest princess to do her best, and in one fell swoop, he shattered the court's intention to support his relatives, he really didn't know how to meet His Royal Highness Chitose. It's not that I'm afraid, I just don't want to quarrel with her.

I was going to hide for a while, but I didn't expect Guide Chitose to come and ask him to meet. After thinking about it again, Lord Li followed the envoy across the royal street and came to the residence of the eldest princess of the Ten Princes' Mansion outside Dong'an Gate.

I saw that Guide Chitose was sitting upright in the hall, his fingers interlocked, his brows slightly frowned, his lips pursed, and his jade face was slightly gloomy, as if he had been impatient to wait.

This time, I didn't put on a screen to block and avoid suspicion... Li You arched his hand and saluted: "I have seen Your Highness." ”

The eldest princess was in a very conflicted mood at the moment, not only admiring Li You's enterprising spirit to strive for the top, but also hating him for going crazy and not taking her hard work and admonitions to heart at all, and the most angry thing was that Li You didn't seem to cherish her heart at all.

waved off the left and right palace maids, and faced face to face with her lover alone, she didn't know where to start with a thousand words, and her thoughts gradually condensed into one word, and she couldn't help but spit it out of her mouth: "Cheap!" ”

Master Li was immediately stunned... After being speechless for a long time, it was the first time that I heard such an almost foul curse from the mouth of His Highness Chitose. He came back to his senses, coughed a few times and said, "Please pay attention to decency!" ”

Deng Shi detonated the anger of the eldest princess, her voice was so high that it was a little sharp, and she said again and again: "If you don't do it if you don't do it in the fourth rank of Shaoqing, and if you don't care about the third-grade lord, who in the world is cheaper than you!" This princess is strange, you are not a scholar at all, but why do you have to take the path of a scholar! Is the dream of a scholar so attractive? ”…,

Li You and Guide Chitose are also very familiar, and as soon as they heard her call herself a princess, they knew that she was really angry.

The eldest princess's words continued: "You civil officials are soldiers with iron battalions, which one can sit firmly in the court for a hundred years?" Who can be rich and prosperous and rest with the country, don't you understand! ”

Li You cautiously expressed his weak ideals, "This, this official wants to govern the country and level the world, and open peace for all generations." As for resting with the country, just let the dog go and enjoy it. ”

"You are Ye Gong Haolong! Is there only one way to govern the country? Guide Chitose refuted angrily: "Joke! But the monkey is crowned! ”

This is important, even if the two parties are very close and familiar with each other. Li Yougang has just been promoted to Qingliu, it is the time to be enthusiastic, where can he hang his face? He suddenly flicked his sleeves and said, "Since I am treated like this by His Highness, then I have nothing to say, so I will leave!" ”

The eldest princess of Guide regretted it a little, but she opened her mouth and didn't keep Li You, but only hated her back and said, "Don't ask me to do anything next time!" ”

Li You left the Ten Princes' Mansion and returned to Xicheng when it was late, and he pondered that Xu Cifu should come out of the cabinet and return home, so he simply went to visit Xu's Mansion.

Li You arrived at the gate of Xu's Mansion, and the doorman smiled and said: "The master has confessed, if Master Li arrives, he will take him directly to the study." ”

Li You asked his entourage to wait in the gatehouse, and he entered the mansion alone. As he walked, he thought that this old man is also a caring person.

He was led into the study, and at this time, only one scholar served tea and poured water, and talked with him, and Xu Cifu had not yet appeared. After waiting for a while, I saw Jifu-sama come in with a relaxed expression.

After saluting and greeting a few words, Li You asked: "There is something unknown to the younger generation today, at that time, Na Xu and Peng Erge were in danger like tired eggs, as if they were standing on the edge of a cliff, and if they were not careful, they would never recover." The opportunity is rare, why does the boss ask the younger generation to let it go gently? Compared with the old man's ascension to the top, the younger generation's five-grade style is nothing. ”

This question is indeed the biggest purpose of Li You's trip. Unable to accurately grasp the intention of backing and not being able to thoroughly comprehend the spirit of backing is a big taboo and must not be negligent.

Xu Daohong lowered his head and drank tea, then raised his head and said: "You should only see that the second assistant can be progressed to the first assistant according to the routine, and you should pay attention to the time." It is important to know that progressiveness is normal, but it is not in normal times. ”

Li You realized in his mind that this is certainly not an ordinary time, and it is a special time for the handover of major political affairs, and this factor must be taken into account in any political matter.

Xu Cifu happened to have nothing to do tonight, so he nodded to Li You in detail: "So the current change of the first assistant must take into account the thoughts of the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven chooses, I am afraid that I want to promote Yuan Lide as the first assistant." That Jin Shu probably also took a fancy to this, so he wanted to seize the opportunity to bring down Xu Yue and make room for Yuan Lide. Therefore, my generation bothered to overthrow Xu Shoufu, but I was not completely sure of the follow-up, so why bother to make wedding clothes for others? This is one of them, and you can think of it if you think about it. ”

Li You replied respectfully: "The younger generation did think of something, but I still think that Yuan Lide may not be successful, the opportunity of the boss is not small after all, you should always try it, and if you don't succeed, there is not much loss." There is no such thing as a foolproof thing. ”

Xu Cifu smiled slightly, if Li You couldn't even think of the above truths, then he was not worthy of being the commander of the five cities. He continued to point: "Not only one, but also two. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and at this time, to be the first assistant is to stand under the dangerous wall. Have you thought of what a dangerous wall is? ”

At this time, being the first assistant is high-risk? Li You thought about it along this line of thought, and gradually realized that he couldn't be dazzled by the glorious position of Shoufu, but also looked at the environment. …,

In the alternating period, the Son of Heaven is a teenager again, so he must still need to adapt and explore for a few years. And his preferences and interests are not necessarily fixed, or they have not yet been figured out, so being Shousuke at this time may be a very risky errand. Because everyone is not clear about how to deal with the Son of Heaven who has just become pro-government.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, today he worked hard to be the first assistant, maybe in a few years, when the son of heaven who is familiar with government affairs has his own ideas, then he will have to implement the monarchy and start to shuffle the cards according to his own will. Shousuke is the first position.

From a rational point of view, don't be this budding bird now, and when the Son of Heaven matures and stabilizes, and the risk is controllable, it is a long-term solution to seek the first assistant.

However, the apex position of Shousuke, a minister, is really attractive and dazzling, and the opportunity to seize Shousuke is even more difficult to find. Li You thought about today's events again, although he recognized that it was the right thing to do to resist temptation, he still couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Xu Cifu.

He couldn't help but sigh: "Don't miss the opportunity and never come again, I don't know when I can have such a good opportunity next time." ”

"This official has reached the second assistant, there is nothing else to force, the future will naturally be good, there is no need to mind if there is no chance, just let it be." Xu Cifu said lightly, "No matter what, there should always be patience to wait for a few years." ”

Li You pondered the meaning here, did he plan to stabilize for a few years first, and then see the situation?

A steward of the Xu Mansion hurriedly walked to the door, looked panicked, and shouted: "There is an urgent report!" ”

After being passed in, the steward glanced at Li You a few times, and probably felt that it was okay, so he said to Xu Cifu with a sad expression: "The old family sent someone to report the funeral, and the old master mother passed. ”

Xu Cifu's face changed dramatically when he heard this, and he screamed for his mother in his mouth, and his whole body fell into the chair, frozen and unable to move.

Hearing it clearly on the side, Li You was also shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward, supported Xu Cifu and said, "My lord's day is mourning!" ”

According to the system, from the time officials learn of the death of their parents, they must return to their ancestral homes to live in mourning for 27 months. Those who dare not fulfill this filial piety are scolded by thousands of people, and they will be disgraced at least and sentenced to prison. Of course, there is also the saying that he was robbed of love by the Son of Heaven, and he can continue to be an official, but he is still inevitably despised by scholars, and ordinary people will not do it.

Li Youxin was very bitter, Xu Cifu was simply a prophecy, he just said that he would have to be patient for a few years, and this happened. It's good now, I'm really going back to my hometown to endure for twenty-seven months.

He has always felt that he is very fortunate to take refuge in Xu Cifu, because Master Xu is the youngest elder, only in his fifties, and it is no problem to work for more than ten years without accident. But young and young are not good...

What worries Li You the most is that if his biggest backer leaves suddenly, without strong support, he will not be able to do the errand of inspecting the right side of the school and supervising the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses.

The reason is very simple, the city is full of powerful people with hands and eyes, and if there is no hard backing, how can it be governed?

Master Li suddenly felt that the stupidest thing he had done today was to quarrel with the eldest princess and fall apart... Simply self-destruct the Great Wall! Self-destruct fence!. ）