It is taboo to talk about the depths, "Zhang Gongzi" is very cautious, and after pushing the cup and changing the cup with Fang Chongyong and others for three rounds of wine orders, he found an excuse to say that there was something urgent, and left with his entourage without hurry.

From beginning to end, he didn't say anything important to Fang Chongyong, of course, Fang Chongyong's attitude was the same.

From meeting to leaving, the two only know each other's names and who their respective fathers are, and the rest can only rely on their brains, or inquire slowly after they go back.

"This Zhang Gongzi, it feels very difficult."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but say with emotion, today's meal was really full of twists and turns.

"Indeed, as the son of Zhang Xianggong, he is so low-key, and his mood is invisible, it is really ......"

Yuan Jie described it for a long time, and he didn't know what to say. Because he found that Fang Chongyong seemed to be such a person, and some words were not very good.

"Fang Envoy, if it is too difficult to do the scroll, it is okay not to do it. Just now, Jingzhao Mansion Yin said that the imperial examination was fraudulent, but I am afraid that this imperial examination will ......"

Du Fu, who had been silent and silent, suddenly mentioned this stubble.

"Alas!"

Fang Chongyong sighed, and then saluted Du Fu and Yuan Jie and said, "Don't worry, although you are no longer an official of the imperial court, like the two of you, you have to participate in this imperial examination." But you can rest assured that you are still somewhat sure of the things that will be done, and you will definitely not say anything. ”

Fang Chongyong swore and promised.

Well?

Du Fu and Yuan Jie were stunned, why did they feel as if they had heard something big just now?

Yuan Jie hurriedly suppressed the anxiety in his heart, lowered his voice and asked, "Fang Envoy Jun has resigned?" ”

"It's not counted, it's just that the term of office is up, and I came to Chang'an to report on my work, not a resignation."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand very casually and said.

Huh?

Du Fu and Yuan Jie, who were sitting opposite, were so frightened that they almost jumped! I finally found a thick thigh, but I can't say that I didn't have it!

"What the envoy just said...... Entrance examination? ”

When Du Fu spoke, his voice was knotted.

"Oh, there have been too many chores lately, and there have been a lot of socializing, so I forgot to tell the two of you. I also participated in the imperial examination this year, and it is the same as you. So now we are considered candidates to participate in the scientific examination together, hahahahahaha! ”

Fang Chongyong touched the back of his head and smiled heartily.

Big brother, that's not how you play people! You've been a assassin, what kind of imperial examination did you come back to, is it to "experience life"?

Du Fu and Yuan Jie smiled bitterly, the thinking of these powerful people is really difficult to fathom.

Yuan Jie asked puzzledly:

"Envoy Fang, normally speaking, after the debriefing, you are waiting for the election of officials, as long as you wait at home. If you really want to work hard, isn't it necessary to dredge up the relationship and let the imperial court try to arrange a better new official position?

This imperial examination, after the completion of the examination, it is necessary to wait for three years to accept the so-called inspection of the imperial court, not to mention. Even after these three years have passed, they still have to participate in the election of officials, what is the difference between it and now? ”

When he finished saying this, Du Fu also nodded slightly in agreement.

"Fang Yuanjun, when he was young, he also thought that when he came to Luoyang, Chang'an, it was as easy as finding fame.

However, when I went to Luoyang for reference before, I was defeated and was not on the list. Now that the family is in the middle of the road, I know about the suffering in the world.

Fang Yuanjun served as the assassin at a young age, and it can be said that he has a bright future, so why bother to come to the imperial examination? A certain person wants to enter the national prison, and from then on he will be superior to others in the scientific examination, but he can't do this, and he really can't compare with Fang Yuanjun. ”

Du Fu said very frankly, which can be regarded as exposing his shortcomings.

So why did Du Fu say that he couldn't learn from Fang Chongyong, find a relationship to enter the Guozijian gilding, and then take the exam as a Guozijian student? Didn't he know that such an identity would be very convenient for the imperial examination?

In fact, he can't do this, it's not just that he doesn't have a backstage.

It is the enrollment of Guozijian, although there are such and such drawbacks, it can be said that the enrollment has no bottom line and no principles. But even so, there is a principle that it has always adhered to.

That is the age of admission to Guozijian, which must be between fourteen and twenty years old! Dead standards are hard standards, if they can't be reached, it won't work if the prime minister comes!

This is not only to prevent the Chang'an magnates from treating Guozijian as a brainless toilet to "brush up on qualifications", but also because of the social atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty as a whole that advocates prodigies and despises mediocre people.

The social atmosphere of Datang is extremely utilitarian, and it is not shy that being an official is to pursue fame and fortune. This is very different from the conservative atmosphere in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was obviously an official for thousands of miles just for food and clothing, but he wanted to say that he was an official in order to open up the peace of the world.

In the Tang Dynasty, if a person was middle-aged, he was still studying in Guozijian.

So according to the normal situation, when he is in the middle of the imperial examination, he will at least be fifty years old, or even after the age of fifty-five. As for whether he can become an official...... In fact, it's better not to say it, because the reality is too cruel, and the possibility of such a person being awarded an official position is very small.

According to the medical conditions of ancient times, after the age of 50, you can die of illness at any time. The potential and investment value of such an official are already very limited! In other words, the officials of the Guozijian will be offended if they are offended.

Such a person, after his fifties, finally became an official, and he didn't want to take advantage of the afterglow of life to make money and enjoy it, can he still think about how to bite those people who have offended him all day long?

Therefore, Guozijian is an open fire to discriminate against those powerful people who have not read when they are old! And use it as a fig leaf for the last time!

Whoever it is, over twenty years old, they don't serve anymore!

One of the important reasons why Fang Chongyong was able to successfully obtain the "graduation qualification" is that "don't bully the poor youth". No official would take a child who has been a stabbing in his teens seriously!

Du Fu also wants to enter the country and mix qualifications. But the question is, he wants to enter, even if there are powerful people behind him to help, but will people still accept it?

He's in his thirties.

This is the sorrow of the times and the sorrow of Du Fu. When people reach middle age, the doors of various opportunities in their careers are quietly closing.

I used to think that I could do anything, but now I find that as I get older, the obstacles in front of me do not become fewer, but become more, taller, stronger, and more insurmountable.

"A certain official relies on the grace of his father and the support of saints. It's like building a tower on the sand, and it falls when the wind blows! ”

Fang Chongyong stood up and walked to the fence on the second floor of Xinghua Building, looking into the distance.

"I don't want to live in the shadow of my father, so when outsiders mention it, they will say that this is the son of Fang Jieshuai!

In this imperial examination, I just want to prove that even if I rely on my own strength, I can make a name for myself in the officialdom! ”

Fang Chongyong said loudly, the already tall and burly figure looked even more like a giant at this moment.

However, Du Fu and Yuan Jie looked at each other, and they didn't know whether the Fang Yanei in front of them was deliberately pretending to be forced in front of them, or if he was really naïve like this.

It stands to reason that it won't be!

Even the two of them understand that if they want to enter the officialdom, without the full support of their families and the grace of their fathers, it is difficult to move an inch. Not to mention what happens after entering the officialdom.

Who dares to say that mixing officialdom is their own ability! Don't be afraid of the wind and flash your tongue!

Why does this envoy from the official eunuch family have such an "arrogant" idea!

"Fang Yuanjun is really ambitious...... Ambitious. ”

Yuan Jie pondered for a long time, and finally gave a thumbs up and said an innocuous nonsense, which even he felt extremely embarrassed.

seemed to realize that he was pretending to be too much, Fang Chongyong sighed and said: "The situation is not the same as what you think. Now I don't want to be a bigger official, but I want to temporarily retire to avoid trouble. In the meantime, I will talk to you about the obscure things. ”

Fang Chongyong sat down and poured wine for Du Fu and Yuan Jie. After drinking the "three pulp" in the cup, Fang Chongyong told his own story.

"When I came to Chang'an at the age of nine, I was going to enter the Hongwen Museum to study. However, the sage's order changed day and night, so that I dropped out of school, and gave me the position of a certain inspector Qianniu Wei Zhonglang General.

Although this official position is a fictitious position and is useless, is that what an ordinary child can have? ”

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but complain.

Du Fu and Yuan Jie nodded blankly, sure enough, this is the high-end player in the high-end game, it is indeed different from ordinary people like them.

Crushed at the beginning!

"Later, a certain wanted to go to Hexi for a visit, and the sage gave a certain Liangzhou Prefecture a position to join the army! That year, I was not even ten years old!

Can a ten-year-old child afford the heavy responsibility of joining the army in the state capital! ”

Fang Chongyong said bitterly.

Joining the army in the state capital is often a soldier from the Shike department, and he can't get a position that he can't get when he debuts. Many people who have no relationship can only "succumb" to a small county lieutenant. I didn't expect Fang Chongyong to join the army without doing anything, not even going to school, and joining the army as a "government" state capital.

This position has a lot of authority and few officers, and there is no limit to the office location. It's simply a super cute official position that is "sweet and salty"!

If you are incapable, you will go to a prosperous place to be a bastard with this position, and eat, drink and have fun as an official all day long. The city at the level of "Fu" is generally the capital of the era of separation, and the prosperity is only slightly inferior to Chang'an Luoyang.

For example, Chengdu Mansion, Liangzhou Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion (Jiankang City was demolished by Yang Jian, and Yangzhou on the other side of the Tang Dynasty took its place), and the regional population is hundreds of thousands or even millions.

And those who have the ability to want to do things, they can use this official position to intervene anywhere, and they don't have to be crucified somewhere.

Damn it! I'm so envious! Become a big official at the age of ten! It's still this kind of pros and cons!

What's wrong with this horse?

Hearing this, Du Fu and Yuan Jie not only did not empathize, but secretly hated why they didn't have a strong father like Fang Youde. Decades of struggle are not as realistic and cruel as having a good father!

"Indeed, hahahaha......"

Yuan Jie and Du Fu dealt casually.

"You don't understand, there's something more to come!"

I probably drank some wine, and I got angry when I thought of the embarrassment of the year!

Fang Chongyong slammed the table hard, and continued to complain:

"Later, the Tubo people came, and as a result, the sage gave a certain official position in the history of Ganzhou!

The ten-year-old history of Ganzhou thorns! Do you know how so-and-so came over during that time? ”

When he remembered that he was trembling in Ganzhou back then, there were only Guo Ziyi's 600 soldiers outside the city, and the implementation of the autumn defense order in Ganzhou, which was almost paralyzed, he didn't know why he was so bold, he wanted to work against Brother Ji, and disobey the autumn defense order.

Fang Chongyong served as an assassin in Shazhou, engaged in smuggling transactions with the Tubo people, and later made friends with Enlan Dazarugong, only to know that the illusion of being targeted by wild beasts that he felt in Ganzhou at the beginning was not an illusion!

But Tubo has made real preparations, crossed the Qilian Mountains, and attacked Ganzhou City!

It's just one step away from launching an attack!

At that time, it was because after Fang Chongyong discussed with Guo Ziyi, he adopted a suspicious strategy!

The Ganzhou government government publicized to the local people in Ganzhou, especially the Sogdian Hu settlement: There may be gold mines near the Qilian Mountain trail in the south of Ganzhou, and whoever can find the gold mines should report to the Ganzhou government office, and then meet and divide them in half.

In addition, Fang Chongyong sent Yan Zhuang to spread rumors among the people, saying that someone had picked up gold at the exit of the Qilian Mountain Trail. Therefore, many local Hu herdsmen in Ganzhou went to that area to search for gold.

This scene made the already cautious Tubo people mistakenly think that the Tang army was well defended and had been prepared, so they didn't choose to act rashly at that time!

If there is no such move, Fang Chongyong, Guo Ziyi, Xin Yunjing and others will most likely be killed or captured in battle. With the terrain of Ganzhou, they can't run away, so they can only stick to it and wait for help. There are only 600 sharp soldiers in his hands, how long he can hold out, and whether the reinforcements of the Tang Army can arrive in time, only God knows!

How dangerous it was at the time can only be felt after the fact.

Fang Chongyong didn't tell Enlan Dazarugon about the situation in Ganzhou at that time, but just boasted that he had no last resort.

"The envoy also served as the assassin of Ganzhou!"

Du Fu and Yuan Jie exclaimed, their focus was completely different from Fang Chongyong's.

"Isn't it the bitter history of Ganzhou, alas!"

Fang Chongyong sighed with a wry smile on his face, and couldn't help but sigh.

In the Tang Dynasty officialdom, the speed of the circulation of official positions is often the most superficial proof of whether an official has a future.

If an official's official position is transferred very slowly, and he has to serve his term of office before being replaced, then his career will be very bleak. Because when the term of office is up, he must return to Chang'an to report on his work, and at that time, he will have to go around to seek election officials, and he will not be able to receive a new official position immediately.

This may be two or three months, or two or three years. Many of these officials will wait for a lifetime, and there will be no official positions awarded!

They are well-dressed scholars, they can't plow the fields, they can't do business, and if they don't have officials to do, they can only "raise hope"!

It is commonly known as unemployed and idle.

It was a hard time!

Of course, for example, Han Yu, who is similar to the Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Families, this kind of fierce person is not willing to wait for selection at home, so he will participate in the "official qualification assessment" organized by the Ministry of Officials. The exam was very difficult, and even Han Yu took the exam three times before passing!

Among the officials of the Tang Dynasty, how many are more capable than Han Yu? Therefore, this road is more than ten times more difficult than the imperial examination, and it is basically equivalent to a dead end.

However, look at Fang Chongyong, a top Yanei, how chic he is in the officialdom!

The state capital joined the army for less than a year, and he was promoted to the border town assassin. There is no need for him to ask for an official, and the official position will be automatically smashed!

It's really more popular than people!

"And then?"

Yuan Jie asked helplessly, Du Fu was already so depressed on the side that he didn't want to speak.

"Then I don't know why, I was appointed as a member of the Shazhou Assassin and Rites Department, and there is also a Doulu Army branch envoy, anyway, I am so busy that I am dizzy."

Fang Chongyong waved his hand and said, brushing it over.

There is a lot of unspeakable black history in this experience, including the "illegal trade" in Shazhou.

It's all some work of licking blood from the knife edge, so don't mention it.

If it is said that killing a person in Shazhou will be criminalized, then inside and outside the Shazhou Mansion, it is estimated that there will be few innocent people left! Later, Yan Chaodu found a relationship and became a petty official in the Shazhou Mansion, according to Fang Chongyong's knowledge, this guy had dozens of lives in his hands and killed him with his own hands.

He also served as the direct contact person of the local Han family in Shazhou, and helped Fang Chongyong do a lot of black work!

Although Yuan Jie and Du Fu are two times older than Fang Chongyong, compared with Fang Yanei, who secretly commanded people to kill people and steal goods, and even personally led troops to "suppress bandits", they are as pure as hibiscus flowers that have just come out of the water.

As for Fang Yanei himself, his heart has been blackened, and he has seen any big scenes of black eating black.

The felonies in the Datang Criminal Law, such as homicide, instructing others to kill, instigating extermination, smuggling with enemy countries, using the power in his hands to bully and dominate the market, and other major crimes, Fang Chongyong did not fall behind, and he did it with ease.

Shazhou is resounding, "find a way to make a gentleman when there is a difficulty".

At the beginning, a Hu businessman from the Western Regions didn't know the local market, so he got carried away and teased Fang Chongyong's orchid, and he wanted to destroy the other party in order to establish his authority.

In the eyes of Yuan Jie and Du Fu, this Yanai is "ignorant of the people's suffering". But in fact, Fang Chongyong not only knows, but also knows too much, to the point of "unity of knowledge and action".

It's just that the rules in Hexi, where the people are strong, are strange: if anyone has a hard time, they really can't get by. The way to work hard is not to farm, but to be a hill, to be a bandit, to rob, to kill people and steal goods!

Even the local women are fierce men who worship Fang Chongyong, who eats both black and white, which is completely different from the little white face in Chang'an who likes to apply grease and powder.

This is the "struggle" of ordinary people in Hexi.

If you want to say that they are not motivated, it is not the same, but the way and means of motivation are not the same as those of Chang'an.

Fang Chongyong simply understands the "folk suffering" of the low-level people in Hexi.

After listening to Fang Chongyong's brief introduction, Yuan Jie and Du Fu were silent, and drank several glasses of wine in a row!

Just when Fang Chongyong felt that he and Du Fuyuan were chatting a little speculatively, and were about to get up to say goodbye, there was a sudden noise outside. Dozens of soldiers wearing red linings and wearing Jinwuwei's unique standard armor surrounded Xinghualou!

"What's going on?"

Fang Chongyong looked out the window and happened to meet the gaze of a Jinwu guard. The man pointed at Fang Chongyong and shouted, "It's him, arrest him!" ”

Huh?

What's going on?

Fang Chongyong's heart sank, and he secretly screamed that it was not good.

(End of chapter)