On January 10, Fan Zhongyan and Wang Deyong led a large army to the northwest, and it was the 11th in a blink of an eye.

The rivers and lakes are not fighting and killing, but human feelings.

The same goes for temples.

The next day, the old Dengs burst out their gold coins and sent all kinds of precious gifts to Zhao Jun's mansion.

The main thing is that today happens to be Zhao Jun's birthday, in addition to the things prepared before, everyone gritted their teeth and sent a birthday gift.

Zhao Jun's birthday has not been reported, the date of birth written on his ID card is February 15, but the ID card only records the solar calendar, and their hometown in Hunan only celebrates the lunar calendar.

So his real birthday is the 11th day of the first month of 2000, that is, the eleventh day after the millennium, the standard first generation of post-zero.

Usually at this time, he is still on winter vacation, so most of his birthdays are spent with his family. Sometimes I would go to their county town and have a meal with my classmates who had a better time in junior high school and high school.

Obviously, Zhao Jun's mood will not be too good this year, the New Year is over, and his family and friends are not around. has a birthday, and there is no atmosphere of family and friendship embracing like in previous years.

As a result, he didn't even think about his birthday, and he didn't tell Zhao Zhen that the next day was his birthday.

If Zhao Zhen hadn't remembered that Zhao Jun was born on February 15, he would have mentioned it by the way, and asked Zhao Jun if he wanted to wait until the 15th of next month to celebrate his birthday before leaving Bianliang, Zhao Jun replied that it was the birthday of the solar calendar, and the birthday of the lunar calendar was January 11, I am afraid that no one would help him celebrate his birthday.

The birthday celebration place was chosen in the Guanjia Palace, there was no birthday cake, but there were longevity noodles, longevity peaches and at least in the Song Dynasty belonged to extremely rich foods, such as bear's paws, deer tendons, bird's nests, delicacies from the mountains and seas, Zhong Ming Ding food, quite luxurious.

If Zhao Zhen would never have held this kind of banquet in the past, before Zhao Jun came, he was actually quite ordinary. Due to the flood in Bianliang in the year of Jingyou, coupled with the drought in Huainan, so that the food and clothing are reduced, and the usual meals are ordinary pasta or rice food, unless it is a special day, it is rarely so luxurious.

But today is Zhao Jun's birthday, and the Lantern Festival is about to be ushered in, and the joy has not disappeared. Second, Zhao Jun will leave Beijing soon, in addition to choosing a few gifts in the treasury, Zhao Zhen naturally wants to celebrate for him, and everyone will get together for dinner to contact their feelings.

At the banquet, Zhao Jun played modern music in his notebook, which he usually likes to listen to, and even put on a "The Wandering Earth" to help the fun, giving these ancient monarchs and ministers who have never seen the world a little bit of science fiction masterpieces in later generations.

The only pity is that Zhao Jun watched "The Criminal Officer of the Great Song Dynasty" when he was a child, including "Young Bao Qingtian". He didn't expect that he would be able to run to the Song Dynasty, so he didn't download these two dramas at all.

"Young Bao Qingtian" is okay, mainly because the suspense is relatively strong, and "The Criminal Officer of the Great Song Dynasty" is a naked satire of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

I don't know what the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty will think after watching this drama, especially at the end, when Emperor Song burned all the evidence of the crimes of the corrupt officials and covered up the corrupt officials.

At least the current Great Song Dynasty is not as bad as the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty in "The Great Song Dynasty Criminal Officer", but it is actually about the same.

Zhao Zhen himself did not shield corrupt officials, which can be described as a fine tradition of the emperor of the Song Dynasty.

After the birthday, it is the Lantern Festival in a few days.

During this time, in addition to lecturing, Zhao Jun taught Zhao Zhen how to operate the computer and how to use the solar charging panel.

After leaving Beijing, the computer is not easy to carry, so simply leave the computer in the palace, and there are many popular science videos in it, so that they can pass the time when they are not there.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhao Jun finally set off on January 20.

And the destination of the first stop is Huainan.

The drought in Huainan the year before last had a very far-reaching impact, and the local people were miserable, so they naturally wanted to go and see the situation there.

However, on January 18, two days before Zhao Jun was about to leave, a small boat sailed up the Cai River and finally sailed into the water gate and stopped at the pier outside the Xuanhua Gate.

It is early spring, and the weather in Bianliang is still slightly cold, but the willows by the river outside the city are already green. With the melting of snow in spring, the water flow in the upper reaches of the Yellow River increased, the water level in the middle and lower reaches began to rise, and the Bianliang Cao Yun also began to be lively.

Cargo ships appeared on the canal, rising and falling in the waves. Although it is not as exaggerated as in late spring and early summer, it is also one after another, injecting vitality into Bianliang, which has been deserted all winter.

Laborers on the wharf rushed up to carry the goods, and in the midst of the noise, a middle-aged man about forty years old stepped down from the boat.

He was dressed plainly, with only a blue robe on the outside, which was not new, but slightly old. On his feet are a pair of gray cloth shoes, the reason why they are gray is not because of their own color, but because they have been washed too many times and have changed from black to gray.

He didn't seem to have anything to do, only a backpack on his back, destitute, but his eyes were resolute and calm, and his dark face was not smiling, like an iron-masked judge who lacked some affinity.

The black-faced middle-aged man took out the money from his baggage, paid for the boat, and plunged headlong into the sea of people in Bianliang.

He had a clear goal and went straight to Liunequan.

Liunequan is one of the three gangs of the Ministry of Officials, and is in charge of the selection of officials in Liuneiquan, basically the distribution, appointment and dismissal of officials below the seventh grade are in charge of this department.

The Zhongyuan holiday time is from January 11 to 17, and today happens to be the first day of work after the Zhongyuan Festival.

Wang Ji sat in the yamen yawning, although this department is relatively important, but at present, the personnel of Bianliang has been completely controlled by the Ministry of Officials and the Constitutional Yuan.

Liunequan was originally independent of the Ministry of Officials, but now it has been changed back to the Ministry of Officials and has become one of the subordinate yamen institutions of the Ministry of Officials again.

Therefore, what they have to do now is to obey the arrangements of the Constitutional Yuan and the Ministry of Officials, and they will implement whoever is in which position, so in addition to the officials from other places, the officials who are elected in Bianliang Capital have almost disappeared, and they have a lot less business.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a black face walked into the government office, and because he held an official notice, he was unimpeded and was taken to Wang Ji's office by a clerk.

Wang Ji raised his head and glanced at the other party, then took out a pen and paper to record, and asked lazily, "Name." ”

Liu Neiquan's task is to assign posts to officials, and many officials in the field are idle officials, or those who have temporarily resigned for some reason, they must return to the official department to register, and only after the note can they be selected according to their ability and lack of posts.

This process is called listening.

Sometimes, if there is no relationship and access to officials like those who are from the shadows and the same Jinshi, it may take many years to hear the election before there is a real shortage.

As for those who are above the top three, it is not so troublesome, and they can generally be implemented quickly.

The middle-aged man with a black face said seriously: "In Xia Bao Zheng, the word Xiren, I have seen the judgment." ”

As he spoke, he handed over the body, the fish bag, and the public inspection.

"Bao Bao Zheng?"

The pen Wang Ji was holding froze instantly, then raised his head sharply to look at it, and then took the note and read it carefully.

The confession is an official certificate issued by the imperial court, similar to the letter of appointment of later generations.

Fish bags and notarization are also identity cards.

In order to prevent someone from impersonating an official, there is a description of what the official looks like.

Wang Ji confirmed that the appearance of the person in front of him was exactly the same as the official description, and this black charcoal-like face was indeed very recognizable, so he said, "You are Bao Zheng?" ”

Bao Zheng was confused and said: "The judge knows me?" ”

"Nope."

Wang Ji shook his head, and then said: "Your proposed official can't be the master, you wait in the yali for a while, and let me report to the Constitutional Yuan." ”

With that, he got up and left.

Bao Zheng was even more confused.

He had also heard about the Constitutional Yuan.

The imperial court has now overhauled the official system, abolished the three divisions, restored the six ministries, and even added many departments, and the overall manager of all departments is the Constitutional Yuan.

The new prefect of the Constitutional Yuan is said to be in his twenties, which is very young, and he does not know why he has such great energy.

But none of this has anything to do with Bao Zheng.

Because he was just a petty official before he resigned and returned to his hometown to support his parents.

From the eight products and state superintendents.

The kind the size of a sesame mung bean.

So he doesn't know anything about the big guys above.

But the question is, why does he need to report to the Constitutional Yuan, a minor official from the eighth rank before resigning?

It's a bit of a bizarre.

Bao Zheng was confused, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he found a chair to sit in Liunequan's office.

I don't know how many people came in and out of the courtyard, and he was a little restless.

Fortunately, it didn't make him wait too long.

About half an hour later, Wang Ji came back in a hurry, with a chamberlain by his side, and said to him: "Go to the Constitutional Academy, the Zhiyuan wants to see you, this is the Li chamberlain who led you into the palace." ”

"Amount"

Bao Zheng followed the inner servant out of Liunequan in such a daze, and headed in the direction of the imperial city.

(End of chapter)