Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 311 Grades
"Inspector Liu, is he recovering from his illness?" Wang Wenzuo hurriedly took over the letter. He was in Chang'an these days with one thing after another, and he was so busy that he almost forgot about Liu Rengui who came with him.

"A few days ago, he was almost on the mend, but there were some relapses. The doctor told him to rest for a while! After all, he is getting old!"

"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo opened the letter, read a few lines and said with a wry smile: "From the letter, it can be seen that Governor Liu is very anxious, but it's no wonder that he finally had a chance to meet the saint, but he was delayed by his illness!"

"It's too late for him to face the saint now!" Jin Ren asked with a narrow smile: "Actually, it's all your fault!"

"Blame me? Blame me for what?"

"You also know how Inspector Liu came to Baekje. He offended Li Yifu at the beginning, and he joined the army for nothing when he was over [-] years old. Didn't he want to make meritorious deeds and turn himself over? It was hard to put down Baekje Li He made a great effort, but fell ill on the way, and you took the opportunity of face saint, how can he turn over?"

"Brother Renshou is wrong, isn't it? The envoy is Governor Liu, and I'm just the deputy envoy. How can I take his chance?"

"Whether it's the envoy or the deputy envoy, as long as he can explain the situation in Baekje clearly, what difference does it make to the emperor?" Jin Ren asked with a smile: "The words come from your mouth, the Holy Majesty's The favor is on you, even if Governor Liu goes to face the saint again, you will finish what he should say. He just repeats it. If you are the emperor, you may be tired of hearing it, so what favor is there? "

"His merits are still there. The imperial court's promotion is based on his merits, right?"

"Sanlang, in the Tang Dynasty, the fifth-rank official can enter the Zhengshitang and become a prime minister, but the lowest governor of a state is also from the fifth-rank, and the highest is from the third-rank. There are hundreds of governors in the Tang Dynasty. Do you think the fifth-rank in the Zhengshitang Is an official the same as a fifth-rank official who is a governor?"

"Brother Renshou means that the key to official position is not this grade?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"Yes, this level is often deceiving!" Jin Renshou laughed.

It turns out that there were three masters and three masters in the official system of the Tang Dynasty, namely Taiwei, Situ, Sikong, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao; in addition to this, there was Tiance Admiral, but only Li Shimin once served as one.As for Cong Yipin, there are Prince Taishi, Prince Taifu, Prince Taibao, and Yitong Sansi and so on.The second-rank officer is the chief of the three provinces, namely Zhongshuling, Shangshuling, and Shizhong, and Li Shimin was a Shangshuling, so after Tang Taizong, no one served as a Shangshuling, and the left and right servants became the actual Shangshu. Senior officials.Since Gaozong, the three high-ranking officials have gradually become an honorary title, and they cannot participate in political decision-making unless they have the title of "Three Ranks under Tongzhong Shumen".

The people who really exercise the power of the prime minister are often only third-rank, fourth-rank, or even lower-rank officials, such as Di Renjie, who was awarded the Tongfengge Luantai Pingzhang by Wu Zetian in 691 AD and became the actual prime minister. There are only four products.

The reason is that the official system of the Sui and Tang dynasties inherited the remaining disadvantages of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and to a considerable extent retained the characteristics of an aristocratic society rather than a bureaucratic society, that is, the rank of an official's entry into office corresponds to his family background, that is, the famous Ninth Rank Zhongzheng system.To put it simply, it is the one, two, three, four, five of the rural products, corresponding to the five, six, seven, eight, and nine of the officials.The higher the rural grade, the higher the rank of the official.For example, if your father is Sangong, then your rural rank is generally first rank, then your official rank is fifth rank (Zhongshulang, Sanqi Changshi, etc.); if you just married a princess, then your rural rank is generally second rank Then your starting official is generally the sixth rank, which is the hometown of the second generation of top officials.If your father is just an ordinary central power official or a local leader, then the rural rank is generally the third rank, and the starting official is the seventh rank, usually a county magistrate in a relatively remote place.Ordinary people's rural ranks such as filial piety and integrity are generally four ranks, five ranks, and family officials are eighth or ninth ranks, which are still the kind of hard-working dirty officials.

In fact, at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, there was also a very complete civil and military official system inherited from the Sui Dynasty.If the game is still played in the original way, it won't take long for the seven or eight-year-old Lang Guan and the school captain to run all over the place, and they will be first and second rank officials in time.The ranks of family officials in the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were low, and scholars were divided into four grades. From the ninth grade.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, the grades were very finely divided. There were not only the sub-levels, but also the upper and lower points. From the lower rank of the ninth rank to the upper rank of the eighth rank, there were eight ranks.Ordinary people, even if they are [-], start from the eighth rank, and they will be promoted to one level in two years, and they will only be on the third rank when they reach sixty, which is still far from the rank of the prime minister in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.Therefore, if the emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not want to be monopolized by the aristocratic lords, he must break the boundaries of official ranks and push down the official ranks that hold core power. Talents.

Obviously, for Liu Rengui, the most important thing when returning to Chang'an this time is to be able to face the saint, and then leave a deep impression on the emperor, to be precise, let the emperor have him in his heart, so that the emperor will think of him, Li Yifu thought He also has scruples about killing him, this is ten thousand times more important than any promotion.Otherwise, what's the use of promoting him to a fourth rank?It's just a governor of Shangzhou, as long as Li Yifu is in the position of prime minister, killing a fourth-rank governor of Shangzhou is just a matter of one sentence. (Li Yifu had already been imprisoned in April 663 AD, and here is postponed due to the need of the plot)

"So that's the case, I didn't expect that!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Even if Governor Liu can meet the emperor, it won't work?"

"It's hard!" Jin Renwen shook his head: "You have to know that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty rules the world, and there are four hundred states and counties in the world, with billions of people, and there are too many things to worry about. For him, since Baekje The war has settled down, and we have learned the details from you and me. It would be a waste of time to take the time to meet Liu Rengui again, not to mention that his health is not good. I will talk with you and me for a long time! Saburo, you are very lucky. There are many talented and ambitious people in the world, but there are very few people like you who can go up to the sky and get the opportunity to show their talents. Most people spend their entire lives in poverty, sinking into low life, you must not waste this luck!"

"I understand!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. It is recorded in history books that Liu Rengui grew up in a poor family, but loved to study.However, due to his poor background, he was not successful until he was 60 years old. It was not until the Battle of Baijiangkou that he became famous all over the world.But Wang Wenzuo's crossing caused a slight twist in history. Although the Tang army still defeated the Japanese-Baekje coalition forces in Baekje, a cold and a little coincidence dropped the biggest fruit of victory on Wang Wenzuo's head.Although I don't know what will happen in the future, but one thing is certain, Liu Rengui may not be able to rely on this opportunity to be in the heart of the emperor.

(End of this chapter)