A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 982 Old Wei next door
Wei Zheng was sitting at home drinking alone.

The self-brewed Wei Gong wine was well-known in Chang'an, but at this time Wei Zheng couldn't taste the taste. He counted his resignation, but in the end, although the emperor accepted his resignation from the post of servant, he was given the title of special promotion and still allowed him to Knowing your sect will save you trouble.

But that's not what Wei Zheng wants.

Bursts of loud laughter could be heard next door,
Wei Zheng walked out and asked his wife, "Why is it so busy next door?"

"You drink at home every day, so drunk that you don't know what's going on outside the window? The results were released today. Next door, Musaburo was named on the gold list, and he was ranked first in the Ming Dynasty. Someone will come to announce the good news and give rewards." Mrs. Pei looked at her husband who smelled of alcohol. I was a little helpless, why should I be angry with the emperor?

"You have been resting at home for several days. You should go back to the Yamen tomorrow."

"I'm not going." Wei Zheng breathed out the smell of alcohol.

Mrs. Pei shook her head helplessly, "Lu Shuang has already married Zheng Xuanxu's daughter today, and Zheng Renji will also send his daughter to the Duke of Jin's Mansion tomorrow. What's the use of being angry?"

Wei Zheng sighed, this Zheng family is really spineless.

Today's five surnames are indeed no better than they were back then, and are really in decline, but Wei Zheng always feels that with their thousands of years of heritage, after the Tang Dynasty reunified the world, they should be able to do more, how could they do this? Spineless.

A win-win situation.
Of course, the general practice of seizing a son-in-law under the official list is actually a way for today's powerful and powerful relatives to divide the resources of some children of lower-born noble families.

Several groups of people came to express their congratulations. The Wu family had already prepared red envelopes, and the generous red envelopes made those people say a lot of good things.

In fact, most of the attempts to catch a son-in-law under the ranking are just a show. Most of them have already negotiated a marriage before the exam, and then wait for the announcement of the result, and immediately come to catch a son-in-law under the ranking. It is a lively sensation and the reputation is greatly increased.

Wei Zheng went to the cellar to get two jars of Wei Gong’s wine.

"The rankings were released today, and the dignitaries below are trying to catch their son-in-law again."

Wu Huaiyu asked the two of them with a smile, "Don't you have anyone you like?"

"Hurry up and change your clothes. Let's go next door to congratulate you."

The house next door originally belonged to Wu Huaiyu, but later he moved to Xuanyangfang. The house was left to Samurai Ke and Wu Huaiyi to live in. Samurai Ke moved to the countryside of Miyuan, and this became the house of his eldest son Huaiyi. The third son Huailiang was studying in Beijing, and during the holidays Live here too.

"Are you going to wear this? Change your clothes." Mrs. Pei looked at her husband who was not changing his clothes. There were wine stains and oil stains on his sleeves.
next door.

Catching a son-in-law under the rankings seems to have become a common sight in the Zhenguan Dynasty nowadays. Every February when the rankings are released, there will always be such a lively scene. Of course, laymen can watch the excitement and insiders can understand.

With their backgrounds in the Wu family, many people are actually interested in these two newly released Ming Jing Jia.

The three of them, Lao San, are also very proud today.

Brothers San Sheng and San Si almost failed to escape. Several families tried to catch them and almost started fighting. "

They take these talented people with little background and support them, absorb them into their own families through methods such as catching sons-in-law, and provide them with political resources and even financial resources to support them. Of course, this kind of support also needs to be rewarded.

Wei Zheng didn't want to go, but he heard that brothers Wu Huaiyu, Wu Huaiyi and even Lao Wu and his wife were back, "Then come and sit."

Wu Huailiang smiled and said to his father and brothers, "That scene was really amazing. Many princes and noble families came to capture their son-in-law. It's a pity that I have a marriage contract, otherwise I would definitely be in demand."

Although Wu Sansi and Hou Sansheng were from low backgrounds, one father was a member of the Wu family and the other was a slave of the Wu family. But now Hou Sansheng's father is also a fifth-grade Zichong captain in Lingnan, and Wu Sansi's father is only a steward of the Wu family, but As the old saying goes, the prime minister's concierge is a seventh-grade official.

Wu Sanlang was named on the gold list and became the top of the Ming Jing Ke A list. Two partners, Hou Sansheng and Wu Sansi, also won the Ming Jing A level this time.

It's very lively today,

There are flowers behind the ears and a big red silk flower on the chest.

Wu Huaiyi worked abroad for many years, while Wu Huailiang spent most of his time studying at Qujiang Academy in the south of the city. Wei Zheng had little contact with his neighbor, but his wife, daughter and daughter-in-law Wu Siniang had good contacts with the Wu Cheng family next door.

Firstly, when a young talented man marries the daughter of a noble and high-ranking official, although he may not necessarily be a son-in-law, he will be labeled by the family from now on. Secondly, in the future career, they will also follow the in-law family, who will be prosperous and suffer losses, so they will naturally contribute their efforts. Get strength.

For example, Li Yifu, two of Wu Huaiyu's most popular disciples, chose to marry Samurai Yi, relying on the Wu family. Shangguan Yi accepted the recruitment of the Hongnong Yang family and became the Yang family's son-in-law.

Hou Sansheng smiled and said that he was still young and had no plans to consider marriage for the time being.

"Get married first and then start a career. If you have someone you like, you can tell me and I will help you arrange the wedding. If not, I can also introduce it to you,"

The two young men then thanked each other profusely. They knew very well that their biggest supporter was the Wu family. Even if they had won the Ming Jing now, it was nothing.

With the resources of the Wu family to help him, even an old man like Hou San could become a fifth-grade Zhechong Captain in less than ten years.

"Sansheng and Sansi, what are your plans for your official career?"

"Please ask Alang to make arrangements for us." Hou Sansheng said directly.

"If you are willing to go to Lingnan, you can start as county magistrate or county captain. I can also take care of Lingnan, and it's easy to get results there."

"I would like to go to Lingnan." Wu Sansi also said.

"Then let's arrange it like this first. Huai Liang will go to Jiangzhou to be the county magistrate of Xunyang County, and you two will go to Lingnan to be the county magistrate, but it won't be until next year at the earliest. You should make good preparations this year, and it is best to resolve the marriage issue. "

Lao Wu sat there, watching his second son talking to them, feeling very pleased.

I remember that he went from village to village selling tofu, and later went to the grassland to sell cattle and horses. After that, he followed the warrior brothers Xun to sell wood, and also went to Liaodong to transport grain.
After working hard for half his life, he followed Emperor Gaozu to Chang'an and became the emperor's Yuan Cong Imperial Guard. He thought he would be a small brigade commander in his whole life. Unexpectedly, after he retired and let Da Lang take over, he still had such a big change in his later years.

Now that Sanlang has won the Ming Jing, Dalang is going to Hetao to be the Protector of Yanran and the Governor of Fengzhou. The eldest son-in-law is the Prime Minister of Zhongshu Ling.
Looking at the lively scene at home today, Lao Wu stroked his long beard and was extremely pleased.

At seventy years old, he still wants to borrow another thirty years from heaven.

"Erlang, Prime Minister Wei and his wife are here." The housekeeper reported.

Wu Huaiyu got up and went to greet him with Lao Wu, Brother A, and Huai Liang.

Wei Zheng was a neighbor, an in-law, and the prime minister of the dynasty, so he had to be more polite.

"I brought two jars of home-brewed wine to congratulate Sanlang for being named on the gold list." Wei Zheng said with a smile.

"Please come in quickly."

The Wu family father and son welcomed Wei Zheng into the living room, and Wu Liu, Wu Cheng, Wu Fan and others naturally welcomed Wei Pei to the flower hall on the other side, together with a group of female relatives.

Wei Zheng just sat down.
Ma Zhou is here.

Ma Zhou specially came to congratulate his brother-in-law on high school, and even dismissed the office early for this purpose. There are more and more guests.

Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu, Shangguanyi, Lai Jilaiheng, Pei Xingjian and others came to visit one after another.
When Wu Huaiyu returned to Beijing this time, he had not seen many guests. Many people had no chance to visit him even if they wanted to. Taking this opportunity, they all came.

Wu Huaiyu took Huailiang and the three of them and introduced them to a group of people. They were about to enter official careers, and these connections needed to be started.

Wei Zheng sat there, watching the lively scene in the Wu family,

Suddenly he remembered that when Wu Huaiyu had just moved here, he and Wu Huaiyu had a bad relationship at that time. The two families even often quarreled across the wall. Lao Wu would kill a chicken every morning, and then throw the chicken intestines from the chicken belly to him. Come to the vegetable patch,
All going,
He is no longer the fourth-grade official, and Wu Huaiyu no longer lives here.

Seeing his sons following the Wu family to entertain the guests, Wei Zheng was in a daze. His second son, Luozhou Bingcao, joined the army. Finally, it was Wu Huaiyu who greeted Gao Shilian and finally settled it. It was originally planned to be a state in Longyou. Soldier Cao.

Wu Huaiyu took the third child around and came back after saying hello to all the guests.
Wei Zheng poured Wu Huaiyu a glass of wine.

"I heard that Erlang will invite Zheng Renji's daughter into his home tomorrow?"

'Well, Doctor Zheng said he would deliver it tomorrow. "

Wei Zheng took a sip of his wine and said, "Erlang really wants to marry Nv Zheng?"

"The will of the saint."

"If Erlang really wants to refuse, the saint can't force him. With Erlang's meritorious status, the saint will not force you on this matter."

Wu Huaiyu looked down at the wine in the glass and did not answer Wei Zheng.

Of course he could refuse, but why should he refuse? And since he knew the emperor's intention for this arrangement, there was no reason to refuse.

He doesn't care about the identity of Zheng's daughter, or whether she is extremely young, or whether she has been a nun in several schools, etc.

"Mr. Wei, drink."

When Wei Zheng saw this, he had no choice but to raise his glass and take a big sip.

"I heard that Mr. Wei's eyesight has been bad recently. Would you like me to show it to Mr. Wei?"

"I'm getting older and my eyesight is dim," Wei Zheng sighed.

"Then Mr. Wei, you should be more careful. It is best not to read or write at night, otherwise it will hurt your eyes. Don't focus on writing documents, and look up into the distance more often. It is good for your eyes."

"I'll make some eye drops for Mr. Wei. When your eyes feel sore and swollen, just put in two drops."

"Teaching Mr. Wei a set of eye exercises will also be helpful."

Wu Huaiyu taught on the spot, Wei Zheng learned on the spot,

Wu Huaiyu didn't talk to Wei Zheng about his resignation, nor did he ask him when he would go back to work. Wei Zheng didn't really want to resign anyway, and Li Shimin wouldn't agree to it.

He admired the emperor quite a lot. During this wave of Wei Zheng's resignation, the emperor first agreed to remove him from his position as a servant, and then promoted him to Feng Tejin. He still knew that his subordinates would save trouble. This combination of elimination and attack was useless against Wei Zuipao. There was back and forth, without any disadvantage. The emperor was now able to suppress Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng could no longer point his finger at the emperor and spit on him in front of him.

"Erlang, I heard that the examination you conducted in Lingnan selected many talents." Wei Zheng took the initiative to change the subject.

The Lingnan examination is equivalent to the Lingnan public examination. Wu Huaiyu implemented it in Lingnan according to the third-level examination originally conducted in Jiangzhou.

County test, state test, then road test.

It is somewhat similar to the Ming Dynasty Imperial Examination. The county examination has a preliminary examination and a re-examination. The preliminary examination is a qualification examination, which includes filling in a personal statement, including name, age, place of origin, physical characteristics, and three generations of deceased resumes. You also need to find a guarantor and go to the county government to study. Stamp it to prove that the identity, household registration, etc. filled in are true.

Only those who pass all reviews can participate in the preliminary examination. A large number of people will be rejected in the preliminary examination, and only a certain number of re-examination places will be given to each county.

Those admitted through the re-examination are awarded as candidates and can continue to take state-level examinations. Those admitted through the state-level examination are considered candidates. Those who are awarded the title of Juren are qualified to be officials in Lingnan, and can even be acting officials.

The most important Taoist examination was held in Guangzhou, and those who were admitted were awarded the title of Maocai. They were qualified for Lingnan selection, and those who passed were awarded Lingnan official positions. If you fail the audition, you can still participate in the next audition.

"Well, now the Lingnan Public Examination, the county examination in February, the state examination in autumn and August, the Taoist examination in February of the following year, one subject every three years."

Compared with the imperial system, which requires one subject every year, Lingnan has one subject every three years, but it is divided into three levels.

The county examination has a preliminary examination and a re-examination, while the state examination also has a qualification examination. All students take the preliminary examination first and strive for a fixed re-examination quota. The current and previous students will take the state preliminary examination together. Only those who pass the examination are eligible to participate in the state re-examination and compete for the quota of candidates.

And if you become a juren, you are qualified to be an official or a skill officer.

Maocai who can be admitted in the Taoist examination can participate in the Lingnan selection, and if they pass, they can be directly awarded Lingnan official positions.

This system of examination for public officials is more complicated and fairer than the previous southern election in Lingnan, especially because it can select many capable people. In contrast, the previous southern election actually selected and recommended local officials. The power lies in the hands of the governors and governors. In the past, most of the governors in Lingnan were local powerful chiefs. The southern election in Lingnan was basically an opportunity for the powerful children of Lingnan.

Now Wu Huaiyu's southern selection, third-level examination, and even name-based examination are more strict and fair than the imperial examination. Although the candidates who win the imperial examination are still the majority from powerful families, at least the common people, landowners and even common people from poor families have the opportunity. Chance.

Wei Zheng was very concerned about the public examination and the southern selection conducted by Lingnan, and even felt that this kind of examination was better than the current one-subject-a-year examination conducted by the imperial court.

"Erlang thinks, how about extending the Lingnan examination system to the whole country to improve the imperial examination?" Wei Zheng asked.

"I don't think this matter is urgent. In fact, the Lingnan examination is still being explored. The situation there is more special, so we can be bolder,"

"We might as well let Lingnan pilot it for some more time and slowly sum up the gains and losses. You think so, Mr. Wei."

Wei Zheng poured himself another glass of wine.
“To be honest, the current imperial examination only admits a few dozen people a year, of which two-thirds are children of powerful families, one-third are children of common landowners, and there are almost no real common people.

The practice of taking exams is becoming more and more popular. Before taking the exam, the admission list has been almost completely decided. To be honest, such an exam is not fair at all, and it cannot achieve the role of recruiting scholars for the country. "

Wu Huaiyu was fully aware of what he said.
Even if Wu Huailiang passed the exam, he had visited the examiner in advance to say hello. There was even a secret deal between Wu Huaiyu and Linghu Defen.

In the past, disciples such as Shangguan Yi and Pei Xingjian of Li Yi Mansion also submitted papers and said hello when they were selected.

But this was not the case for Wu Huaiyu alone, but the entire environment during the imperial examination was like this.

It's normal for Wei Zheng to be dissatisfied, but after all, today's imperial examinations are just a small supplement to the imperial examination, so even if there is some chaos, the emperor doesn't care too much.

There are only a few dozen people registered in a year, and as far as Datang is concerned, it doesn't have much impact at all.

(End of this chapter)