Although participating in the imperial examination is a shortcut to becoming an official, the road to becoming an official is by no means limited to this, there are also ways to be a meritorious officer, a door shade and a foreign official.

But for many eunuchs and children of nobles, it is not realistic to participate in the imperial examination, they become officials, mainly by the shade of the door, that is, every high-ranking official has an index, and their children do not need to participate in the imperial examination.

However, there are indicators that do not mean that there are official vacancies, most of the eunuchs and noble children are spent in waiting, and some people even wait until they are in their forties to get through an official vacancy, and they do not sit at home during the waiting period, and most of the children will enter the palace as guards.

Entering the palace as a guard is a process of waiting for the officer, with official qualities, it can be regarded as having a social status, having face on his face, and income in his waist, and he will not squat at home all day long complaining about his parents' incompetence, which is indeed a good way to alleviate family conflicts.

Therefore, among the court guards of the Tang Dynasty, many people are the children of official eunuchs or nobles, such as Li Linfu, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who was born in the aristocratic family, and relied on his father's door to enter the palace as a thousand cows, and then waited for the official position to vacancy, and finally climbed to the position of prime minister step by step.

Another example is Sun Li, who also relied on his father's door shade, served as a palace guard for several years, and finally obtained an official vacancy, and entered the Dali Temple, but this kind of entry is also easy to be jealous, and the slightest mistake will be degraded, and Sun Li was also demoted to Dali Sizhi because of the temple prison case.

But not all the guards are the children of official eunuchs or nobles, and there are also children of commoners, mainly because of their innocent family backgrounds, and some people recommend them as guarantors, and their own conditions are good, and they can also enter the palace as guards.

On the third day after Xie Ying's visit, Li Zhen finally accepted Shangguan Wan'er's plan and entered the palace as a guard.

The background of his resume is very clear, his grandfather Li Danping, a doctor of official science in Shazhou, has an innocent family background, and he is recommended by Gao Yanfu, an internal servant, so that he entered the palace and became a Qianniu in the East Palace, and went down from the eighth grade.

Registering, registering, and receiving guard clothes, Li Zhen was busy all morning, and when it was close to noon, he came to Di's Mansion in Anyefang, and waited at the door for a while, Di Yan ran out of the mansion with a smile, "Brother Li, I've kept you waiting for a long time." ”

Di Yan painted a little makeup, only to see her slender eyebrows, like dark clouds, skin like snow fat, beautiful appearance, wearing a yellow skirt, when she saw Li Zhen, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Li Zhen wore a beanie black gauze hat, a Chu-colored robe, a white cloak with a collar, a guard leather armor on his upper body, a long-handled instrument knife on his waist, and a bronze medal on the leather belt.

"What do you mean to enter the palace? Is it good to be a guard?"

Li Zhen turned around in front of Di Yan and said with a smile: "How is it, it's not bad!"

"Yes, yes, yes, but. What are you?" Di Yan frowned and looked Li Zhen up and down, she didn't know what to say.

"Don't talk so much, let's go eat first, I'm hungry, let's talk while eating!"

They found a small wine shop in the workshop, ordered four or five dishes and a few pieces of Hu Cake, and asked for a pot of wine, and Li Zhen devoured it.

Di Yan took a sip of wine and looked at Li Zhen with a smile, she already knew Li Zhen's intention to enter the palace, although she didn't want Li Zhen to be a guard, but this guard dress did make her like it very much.

"Brother Li, why are you an eighth-grade guard, this rank is too small!"

"No way, who let me enter the palace as a civilian? But it's not bad, I heard that the county Cheng is only an eight-rank official, and I am also at the same level as the county Cheng. ”

"It's a beautiful idea!"

Di Yan pursed his lips, "The county is a professional official, you are just a guard official, it's just a fake, according to what you say, everyone don't go to the entrance examination, just be a guard, change your body and be an eight-grade official, you still take it seriously!"

Li Zhen also knew that the rank of the guard official was just a false name, except for a salary, the others were a little better on the face, he smiled and said: "But when I signed up, I heard that as long as you have passed the martial arts examination, it will be much easier to enter the official position." ”

Di Yan sighed, "You are really naïve, do you believe this kind of comforting words? Being admitted to the martial arts is only a qualification, either to enter the army to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, or to rely on your father's connections, or to rely on your drill camp, do you think it is so easy to become an officer?"

"I'm almost out of faith when you say it!"

"So, you actually ran to be a guard without consulting me, do you think I will encourage you?" Di Yan said angrily.

Li Zhen scratched his head and smiled: "This is just a temporary guard, I have already agreed with Gao Fujun that I will retire before taking the martial arts exam next year." ”

Di Yan heard that it was just a temporary guard, her mood immediately improved, although Li Zhen looked very energetic in this guard uniform, but she knew that these guards gathered all day long to talk about the wind and snow, most of them were unlearned, she didn't want Li Zhen to fall into such a dye vat.

Di Yan took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about the matter entrusted to you by Aunt Xie Dao, where are you going to start?"

In the afternoon, Li Zhen and two new guards entered the palace together, the palace is the joint name of the imperial city and the palace city, the imperial city is the distribution of major official offices, but also the power center of the Tang Dynasty, and the palace city is the place where the emperor lives and deals with state affairs.

Entering the Yingtianmen, you will see the tall and majestic Ming Hall, which is the place where the Tang Dynasty held court meetings and various sacrificial ceremonies, and it is also the symbolic building of the Tang Dynasty.

Because the paradise is being built in the palace, there are many craftsmen who enter and leave the palace, but the craftsmen have a special passage and are separated by huge curtains, and the construction of the paradise basically does not interfere with the normal government and harem life.

Li Zhen's guard official position is the crown prince Qianniu preparation, and it stands to reason that Qianniu preparation must be held by a personal guard or a meritorious guard.

He is neither from the clan nor the son of a meritorious minister, but just a child of ordinary good people, and can only be organized as a guard soldier on duty on the periphery, but because he was recommended by Gao Yanfu, the military department had to sell this face, so he was incorporated into the forbidden guard.

Qianniuwei belongs to the Nanya Forbidden Army, and is a salient guard who holds the sword, and has extremely high requirements for appearance, and can enter and exit the forbidden army.

The so-called preparation, that is, the meaning of personal guards, that is to say, his duty place should be in the East Palace, to protect the prince.

The problem is that there is no prince at all, and he has no way to protect it, so his position is actually an idle position.

This is also Shangguan Wan'er's deliberate arrangement, how can he really confine him to the palace, a thousand cows will explain a few words to them, and then leave.

The three newcomers began their careers as guards, and all kinds of taboos needed to be explored by themselves, and many times, after a few beatings, they would naturally remember it.

"This brother is Li Zhen!"

Li Zhen was wandering around a corridor, there was a hearty laugh from behind, when he turned around, he saw a tall guard walking behind him, Li Zhen stopped and asked with a smile, "Who is this brother?"

"In Xia Shaoping, Zhang Xi's old friend, he asked me to take care of the new brother, it should be you!"

Hearing that it was Zhang Xi's friend, Li Zhen immediately felt a lot more relieved, and hurriedly gave a salute, "It turned out to be Brother Shao, the younger brother is polite!"

Shao Ping smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "I guess you're also confused, I'll tell you about it, save yourself from the board." ”

Li Zhen was overjoyed, he was worried that he didn't understand the rules, and hurriedly gave up his hand, "Thank you! Thank you!"

"In fact, being a guard like ours, the easiest and freer, as long as you remember the three iron rules, the rest doesn't matter, first, the women in the palace can't touch, second, you can't enter the palace, and the third is that the property in the palace can't be stolen, in fact, it's these three, especially the second, if you die in the palace, don't blame me for not reminding you. ”

Li Zhen nodded silently, and asked again: "For example, what are the powerful people in the palace, and how to distinguish them?"

"This will take time to memorize, but there is a trick, if you see a large crowd coming, there will be a powerful among them, at this time you just need to stand up straight and do not squint, and you will be fine. ”

Speaking of this, Shao Ping pointed to Mingtang in the distance and said with a smile: "Also, although you are a Qianniu in the East Palace, you are not a prince, you are actually free, you can go anywhere in the palace, you don't have to confine yourself in the East Palace." ”

"I see, besides, what if I want to get out of the palace?"

"Get out of the palace! Then it's more free, if you weren't on duty, you can't come or not, but even if you're on duty, as long as you come early in the morning, you can go, such as Zhang Xi, he was supposed to be on duty today, but he slipped out early in the morning, and now he hasn't come back, so it is estimated that he won't come today."

As for the prince like you, you have nothing to do when you come, to put it bluntly, it's the same whether you come or not, but one thing you have to remember is that the premise of this kind of freedom is that there can be no accidents in the palace. ”

At this time, someone shouted Shao Ping in the distance, Shao Ping patted him on the shoulder, and ran over quickly.

Li Zhen had a little bottom in his heart, and he was not at a loss at the beginning, he simply walked through the East Palace and entered the Taichu Palace, Li Zhen mainly wanted to visit the Ming Hall, the most famous building in the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as he walked up to the white jade corridor of the Ming Hall, a group of palace maids came to him, the sound of the ring and the fragrant wind were blowing, Li Zhen hurriedly stood against the white jade guardrail, not squinting.

Unexpectedly, this group of palace maids walked in front of him, but stopped, and Li Zhen felt that the palace maids were looking him up and down.

His gaze slowly moved down and fell on the palace maid's face, and he was stunned for a moment, the person standing in front of him turned out to be Wei Tuan'er.

I saw that she didn't use powder on her face, she was unusually delicate, and a pair of peach blossom eyes were squinting at him with a smile, and said softly: "Li Zhen, I didn't expect to see you here, let alone that you would be a guard, what do you call it?"

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "This is called where life does not meet!"

That's a good thing to say. ”

Wei Tuan'er stepped forward again, leaning against his body tightly, her bright red lips almost pressed against his face, and whispered a coquettish smile in his ear: "Did you come to the palace to find me?"

Li Zhen was secretly frightened, this woman was already very debauched outside, and she was even more unscrupulous in the palace, so he responded after a while: "If you have nothing to do, Gao Fujun will introduce me to be a guard." ”

Wei Tuan'er took a step back, stared at him viciously for a long time, and said with a sneer: "Don't use Gao Yanfu to press me at every turn, the old lady doesn't eat this, this is in the palace, you better listen to my rules!"

At this time, a palace maid behind said in a low voice: "Aunt Wei, it's too late for the Holy Lord." ”

Wei Tuan'er turned around and slapped away, hitting the palace maid and almost falling to the ground, Wei Tuan'er pointed at her and scolded angrily: "I know what to do, I don't need you to remind me!"

More than a dozen palace maids were so frightened that they knelt down one after another, Wei Tuan'er looked back at Li Zhen deeply, snorted, turned around and walked quickly, and the palace maids followed behind her.

It wasn't until Wei Tuan'er walked away that Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect to meet this woman who annoyed him on the first day

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