The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 685
Due to the arrival of these Jinshi, the originally empty hall suddenly became crowded.

More than a hundred people knelt down in the hall, shouting long live to Zhao Dongting Mountain.

Zhao Dongting's eyes glanced at Zhong Jian at the front, then at the others, raised his hand and said, "Let's all get flat!"

He didn't treat him differently, and he especially loved and appreciated Zhong Jian.

After waiting for everyone to calm down, he waved.

The little eunuch who was waiting in the corner of the hall hurried forward and put two long trays covered with red silk on Zhao Dongting's desk.

Zhao Dongting opened at the same time.

On the left, there are stacks of big red documents.On the right side, there are many dazzling gold medals.

Seeing this, all Jinshi were puzzled.

Zhao Dongting patted the document on the left side lightly, and said: "This is the official document for you to pass the palace examination."

He took another picture of the gold medal on the right side, "And this is the Jinshi gold medal I rewarded you. On this gold medal, your names and taboos are engraved. Those who hold this gold medal can go to the household registration every month even if they are not officials in the court. The government office where you are located receives silver salaries. This is provided to you free of charge by the imperial court. Of course, I still hope that you can serve the imperial court and seek benefits for worship."

All Jinshi are motivated.

They came to participate in the palace examination, how many of them didn't want to be officials in the court?
"Zhong Jian."

Zhao Dongting picked up the document on the top left side, read out Zhong Jian's name, picked up the gold medal from the right side, and said with a smile, "Come up!"

Even with Zhong Jian's composure, he couldn't help being a little excited at this time.His face was flushed, and he walked quickly to Zhao Dongting, knelt down on the ground, "Caomin thanked the emperor."

Eunuch Liu took the documents and gold medal from Zhao Dongting, walked down the stairs and handed them to Zhong Jian.

Zhao Dongting looked at Lu Xiufu, "What kind of position does the Ministry of Agriculture plan to give Zhong Jian?"

Lu Xiufu bowed lightly, "Returning to the emperor, there are many vacancies in the Ministry of Agriculture. After our discussion, Zhong Jian can take up the post of deputy director of Shaozhou Agriculture Department."

Since Zhao Dongting implemented the New Deal in Leizhou, most of the titles of local officials have been changed except for the ministers, which is very close to the order of official positions in modern society.

Shaozhou is Wangzhou in the territory of Jinghu South Road, and it is at the foot of the emperor.A state at this level is no different from the current prefecture-level city.

As for Shaozhou, as Wangzhou, after the restructuring, Zhizhou is already a member of the fifth rank.

Zhong Jian's deputy director of the Department of Agriculture is between Yuzheng Liupin and Cong Liupin.And judging from the emperor's current favor for him, he should be able to be rated as a sixth grade.

In ancient times, there was a saying of the ninth-rank sesame official, and it sounds that the sixth-rank is not high.But in fact, a sixth-rank official is definitely not small, and can be equivalent to the level of the main hall.

In the eyes of ordinary people, can the officials in the main hall not be high enough?
However, after many students were astonished, they couldn't help showing a deep sense of disappointment.

They only thought that after passing the palace examination, they would get an official position above the sixth rank, but far from thinking that even Zhong Jian, who was most favored by the emperor, was only a mere sixth rank.

Doesn't that mean that their appointments will be lower?
Calculated in this way, they are not even as good as those who became Gongshi in the courtyard examination.

I especially remember that there was a Gongshi on Kuizhou Road who passed the court examination, and he also became the chief of the agricultural department of a certain state.Compared with Zhong Jian's deputy office, the gold content is probably higher.

Just imagine, even Zhong Jian only got such an official position, how will they be treated?
"I personally read your exam papers, and my views on the way of Xingnong are really good, so I decided to adopt them."

Zhao Dongting just looked at Zhong Jian with a smile, praised him a few words, and didn't explain anything.After finishing this sentence, he only said that he was going to take a job in Shaozhou, and then he opened the next document.

Mao Hori works in the Chenzhou Water Conservancy Department.

Dong Lishi, deputy director of the Finance Bureau of Yongming County, Daozhou.

……

Each Jinshi stepped forward to receive the documents and gold medals, and then returned to the distance.The deep disappointment in his eyes never faded away.

Among these people, there is no official with a rank higher than the sixth rank, most of them are seventh to eighth rank.What is even more surprising is that there is no official post in the yamen, and the highest post is already a deputy post.

Sure enough, Zhong Jian was already the most appointed person among all the people.

After finally passing the palace examination, he was treated like this?

These Jinshi dare not say it, but how can they not feel wronged in their hearts.

Not to mention the tributes of various colleges, even those who passed the government examinations, all of them have higher grades than them.Moreover, there are quite a few people who are living in positive values!

In this way, maybe if they don't come to participate in this palace examination, they will get a higher official position in the end!
Many Jinshi looked at Zhong Jian indistinctly.

When they think about it, Zhong Jian is undoubtedly the one who feels the most unconvinced in their hearts.

In the past, how could the "new top scholar" be so neglected like him?

And Zhao Dongting, Lu Xiufu and others had smiles on their faces, as if they were waiting for these Jinshi to speak.

To the disappointment of Jinshi, Zhong Jian just stood respectfully in the crowd, and didn't intend to speak up.

He didn't say anything, which made these Jinshi hesitate a bit.

In order to fight for official positions, you can speak up.However, what if the emperor is unhappy?
Zhao Dongting suddenly said, "You are all great talents in the country, but you are not as good as those tribute students and Jusheng when you get official positions. Don't you have anything to say?"

Some Jinshi couldn't bear it after all, looked up at Zhao Dongting, and was about to speak.

But at this time, Zhong Jian was the first to speak out, saying: "Back to the emperor, we don't have much to say. Zhong Jian thanked the emperor for his kindness!"

Zhao Dongting found it interesting, "Oh? Don't you feel uncomfortable? Why?"

Zhong Jian looked up at Zhao Dongting, "The emperor really wants Zhong Jian to speak out?"

"It's okay to say it straight."

Zhao Dongting waved his hands heartily, but he also wanted to hear what Zhong Jian was thinking.

Zhong Jian knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "The emperor asked me to wait for Jinshi to serve as deputy positions in various yamen. Zhong Jian dared to think that the emperor was trying to sharpen us on purpose, and it was also an opportunity for us to learn from the adults in the court. .Since the emperor introduced the retirement system, many officials in the court have approached and reached the retirement age. The emperor has arranged for us to serve in Jinghu South Road. , Contributing to the country, Zhong Jian boldly said that at that time, the emperor should promise us high officials and rich salary."

All Jinshi were slightly startled, with complex expressions.

They were all nervous about what official position they would get, but they didn't pay as much attention as Zhong Jian did. The emperor arranged for them all to work on Jing South Road.

Right now, the emperor's palace is in Changsha. The particularity of Jinghu South Road cannot be compared with other roads.

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Dongting suddenly laughed out loud, "You are so thoughtful, you are not vulgar, you are not vulgar!"

Then his eyes swept over the Jinshi again, and said: "Zhong Jian is right. I know you are great talents, and I really intend to test you. When I took over the government, I was able to pass through hardships. The Song Dynasty has developed to the point where it is now. If you want to pass the palace examination, you will become dragons and phoenixes among the people. There may be exceptions in various prefectures. I don’t care about giving you some small places to let you show your talents. But , since you have passed the palace examination, you are the top talents in Song Dynasty now, I have high hopes for you, let you take the deputy position, and learn from the adults, but I don’t want to see you get hit with blood."

He lightly clasped the table with his right hand finger, "It is indeed as Zhong Jian said, if you can pass my assessment and show your talents in your respective positions, I will be happy to let you occupy high positions and show your ambitions and talents. However, if you have not made any contribution to the society in your respective positions, then you are all waiting to be dispatched to small places! It is true that there is no acceptance between the court and the middle, but what I need are those who can really do things and do practical things official."

"certainly……"

Speaking of this, Zhao Dongting's voice suddenly changed again, "If you don't have confidence in yourself, you can also bring it up here. I can send you to other places as appropriate. I think the official position will not be lower than it is now."

After finishing speaking, he looked at the many Jinshi with a smile again.

The Jinshi muttered to themselves.

Undoubtedly, if they now take the initiative to ask for local posts, they will get higher official ranks.However, the emperor's intentions are also very obvious, and it will not be easy for them to be promoted to the core position of the imperial court in the future.

Do you want to honor your ancestors now?
Or do you want to win the opportunity to become a feudal official in the future?
Many people are secretly thinking.

There is a big difference in the age of this class of Jinshi, the oldest is over forty, and the youngest is no more than eighteen.Their thoughts are naturally different.

(End of this chapter)