I studied in modern times

Chapter 547 Xiang Zong replied to Gao Gonghui: I can also be obedient and I can also do things.

The next day, Guo Zhongxiao reported to Zhao Xu the time when Cao Yi and others entered the palace.

The morning of Wuwu Day (the third day of the lunar month) in July was chosen.

Zhao Xu had no objection to this.

At the same time, Guo Zhongxiao also sent a list of qualified scholars after this year's Taixue supplementary examination.

Taixue and imperial examination are different.

The imperial examination is held every three years, and the number of participants and admissions are generally fixed.

There are occasional fine adjustments, but they are all within a fixed range.

But Taixue is different.

Although Taixue has experienced two large-scale enrollment expansions since Qingli established the school.

As for what is an excellent student?

Zhao Xu saw a name at the end of the list that moved him - Zongze.

Unfortunately, he was dismissed from the prime minister before he could do anything.

However, the 'Grandpa Zong' in the mouth of the future Jin Bing seems to have not achieved satisfactory results in this supplementary examination. He just barely passed the test and was admitted as a foreign student. His name was written at the end. If it weren't for Zong Zhao Xu has said the name Ze countless times in modern times, and also regretted it countless times - it is a pity that it cannot be reused!

I casually flipped through the list of internal and external students in the Taixue newspaper.

However, Zhao Xu knew that generally speaking, the last few names on the Taixue supplementary examination list were most likely to have unqualified grades. However, due to the background of the minister who recommended this person, Taixue could only admit them. people.

Clarify the three-level education system of Taixue-zhouxue-county school.

This is basically the same as the number of people who were promoted from the inner house to the upper house that year.

The matter was shelved.

To put it simply, it is a carrot and a pit.

Maybe he just didn't notice.

The emperor can be so willful and find reasons to promote people at will.

It's a pity that I met Zhao Ji and Wan Yangou, a father and son pair.

Outstanding students are admitted to the inner dormitory, while the next-level students are placed in the outer dormitory.

Then write a line of text next to it: This student's name is very good, I am very happy, he can be promoted to the inner house.

……

He couldn't help but laugh.

"Why did Zongze enter Beijing early?!"

"promise!"

Sorry, we will only admit seven.

So, Zhao Xu thought for a while, picked up his pen and circled Zongze's name.

Then, Zhao Xu thought about it: "Oh...it turned out to be something I asked Chen Mu to do."

The new students will be divided into two grades based on their scores in the make-up exam.

In short, Taixue is so dull.

As for the promotion of inner samadhi to superior samadhi, it generally depends on whether the upper samadhi students work hard enough.

Then, Zhao Xu saw the name of the official who recommended Zongze to Beijing to take the Taixue supplementary examination - Dr. Chaosan, the transfer envoy of the two Zhejiang roads and the acquaintance of Mingzhou Chen Mu.

Insightful people have discovered this a long time ago and have been calling for reform.

The enrollment method adopts the method of local recommendation + Taixue assessment. Generally, there is a centralized examination once a year, which is a make-up examination.

Therefore, today's Taixue still follows the system when Xining founded the school.

This was the light of the Song Dynasty that shone among the few during the Jingkang crisis and the dark time when thousands of horses were silent.

All the passion and loyalty are fed to the dog.

When Wang Anshi paid homage to the Prime Minister for the second time, he had thought about opening up the education system from the central government to local states and counties.

However, Taixue recruits new scholars every year, but it is never fixed.

This is because Taixue adopts the policy of 'making up for any shortage'.

Nowadays, the number of staff in the three houses of Taixue (outer house, inner house, and upper house) has reached 2,400.

Only when those 2,400 Taixue students are qualified will Taixue enroll students.

After doing this, Zhao Xu asked Feng Jing to return the list to Guo Zhongxiao and said: "Send it to Taixue and let Lu Dian be hired as usual."

That was the decision that Zhao Xu made on a whim at the beginning of the year when he summoned Brother Zhong Jianzhong to serve as his personal attendant.

But this year, because Taixue's internal students didn't work hard enough, only seven were admitted to the upper school.

In other words, the top ten may have been admitted in previous years.

Eight months later, Zhao Xu saw that Zongze's name appeared on the list of those who passed the supplementary examination of Taixue.

The Taixue Ceremony Wine Hall.

Lu Dian looked at the list of Imperial College supplementary examinations that had been approved by the emperor and had just been sent by the person who had just met with Si, and fell into deep thought.

Over the past dynasties, the palace generally would not interfere with the rankings in the Taixue supplementary examination and the imperial examination and provincial examination.

What the emperor really values ​​​​is only the palace examination and the assessment of Shangshesheng.

However, something unexpected happened this time.

The emperor sent the list, whether it was right or not.

But with a stroke of his pen, an outsider was directly promoted to the rank of an inside student.

The reason is even more absurd - the name is auspicious, I like it very much? !
Why is it so ridiculous!
Lu Dian took a deep breath and asked someone to fetch the make-up examination papers and roles of the imperial student named Zongze.

He still has some backbone.

If so, this guy named Zongze is a pure guanxi householder.

So in order to get the official to be convicted, he must resolutely reject this unreasonable instruction - this is a disorderly order, and he dare not obey the imperial edict!

However, when Zongze's files and roles were fetched, Lu Dian frowned after reading them once.

"what happened?"

"Why didn't the examiner accept such a good article?"

In Lu Dian's eyes, the articles written by Zongze can be said to be simple and unpretentious, with heavy swords and no sharp edges, and the writing is quite good!

It is so good that it is almost exactly the same as Enxiang (Wang Anshi)'s new learning thought.

Most of the explanations and allusions cited in the archives come from "Zi Shuo" and "New Meanings of the Three Classics".

However, the examiner who graded the paper dismissed him directly!

What was wrong was that the student was a scholar recommended by the minister to come to Beijing to take the supplementary examination.

I'm afraid that such a beautiful and talented person will be buried here.

"What a shame!" Lu Dian angrily checked the official who was in charge of marking the papers at that time.

Then, he knew who was behind the scenes?
Imperial College Secretary Ye Huang Yin!
"Huang Congshan!"

"It is indeed this thief!"

Lu Dian had no doubt that Huang Yin would do such a thing.

Because Huang Yin was in the Imperial College and had been at odds with the new party in Taixue.

As early as last year, Huang Yin was already in the Imperial College, stirring up public opinion, wanting to counterattack, and even wanted to abolish the system of Taixue's assessment of the Chinese classics in terms of words and the new meanings of the Three Classics.

For Lu Dian, who regarded himself as the academic successor of Duke Jing, this was his mortal enemy.

"Fortunately, the current emperor is wise and can recognize talents, so that such a beautiful jade will not be buried!" Lu Dian sighed, picked up the pen, and mentioned the name of the scholar named Zong Ze to the list of inner school students.

Since Nei Sheng has added one.

Naturally, I have to lose one.

So, he directly moved one of the people on the list who was hired by Huang Yin to the list of foreign students, replacing Zongze's position.

Telling you to play tricks?
I’m not used to it!

……

Wuwu in July will arrive in the blink of an eye.

This morning, Gao Gonghui arrived at the Neidong Gate early.

When he arrived, Xiang Zongliang had been waiting here for a long time.

"Brother Jingbi is well!"

"Hello Jun Su'an!"

The two royal relatives met, but they were not too happy, but looked a little sad.

The main thing is that their elder brothers are now "virtuous ministers" among the relatives of the Song Dynasty.

Since Gao Gongji and Xiang Zong returned to Xihe Road, there has been more praise for these two close relatives both inside and outside the court.

Especially with the cotton fields on the Xihe River growing more and more.

People of insight began to join in the praise.

Although, there are occasional noises, and some people are worried that the foreign relatives will become too powerful and hope to transfer these two relatives away.

But everyone with a discerning eye knows that what these two people are doing in Xihe is beneficial to the country and the people.

According to the memorial written by Zhao Xi, it is said: Guan Gouxihe Lanhui, the frontier defense, finance and official ministers Zonghui and Gonghui, obeyed the court regulations in Xihe, pacified the Qiang and Di outside, provided peace to the people inside, established schools and emphasized education, and he was a good minister. also!

Anyway, Zhao Xie didn't want to be promoted, let alone be appointed as a prime minister, so he just bragged! Zhao Xie was not the only one who said this.

The powerful Han and Qiang people in Xihe, and even the Qiang leaders in Hengshan and the chief leaders of Tubo, all praised these two close relatives.

If it's just a compliment, that's it.

The key point is that the political achievements of Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji are also quite impressive!

They have only been in office for a year, but they have already exceeded the horse purchase quota set by the imperial court for the Xihelanhui Roadside Defense and Finance Department for two consecutive years.

Not only that, they didn't spend too much money.

Although the quality of the green Tang horses I bought was not very good.

The best thing is that the price is cheap.

The average price of a horse is only 30 guan, and most of them are paid for with silk cloth, iron coins, tea leaves, and salt!
What kind of bike do you need?
Anyway, the court was very satisfied.

Save money!
In addition, the construction of Zisheng Temple under their supervision did not cost much money.

Based on the local reports and reports from local civil and military ministers.

The construction and employment of Zisheng Temple were basically arranged by the Tubo people, the Qiang people from Hengshan, and even the Dangxiang people.

When people go on pilgrimage to Zisheng Temple, they are extremely generous, giving money if they have money and giving efforts if they have the ability.

It is said that Wen Xixin, the chief leader of Miaochuan in Tubo, made a pilgrimage and offered 100 taels of gold, 500 taels of silver, 2,000 jins of sesame oil, and 500 horses to Zisheng Temple to assist in Buddhist services.

Another great leader, Xiba Wen, even sent out "thousands of men to help build the temple."

Everyone else is the same way.

Many people who go to Zisheng Temple for pilgrimage even think that they are proud to participate in the construction of such a holy place to enshrine the Buddha's tooth relic.

Wages?

What wages are required?
People bring their own dry food and build the temple for free.

As a result, on Mount Mobang in Xizhou, there was a strange scene of Han people, Tubo people, Dangxiang people, and Qiang people working together for the same goal.

This year, even barbarians from the Western Regions began to participate.

Under such circumstances, the political achievements of Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji were quite good.

Therefore, as the Holy Day of the Queen Mother is approaching, some ministers have begun to reward these two people with the request of "Xiang and Gao are close relatives, loyal to the country, dedicated to the king's affairs, and can be a model for foreign relatives, begging for favors." The two countries are married.

It is said that the capital hall has already drawn up the reward conditions for Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji.

Xiang Zonghui may lead the observation envoy from afar as the Sifang embassy envoy, while Gao Gongji may lead the defense envoy as the deputy envoy from the guest province.

This is the Hengxingguan!
And it's not the kind in Bianjing City, it's purely based on the false title of grinding and pushing favor.

But he is a real official with real power.

Once you return to Zongzong or Gao Gongji, once you return to the court, you will no longer be able to gain power.

but……

Within ten years, there is nothing wrong with being promoted to the official position.

It is not impossible to even be granted the title of king of a county by birth, receive courtesy from the emperor, and be regarded as the first among relatives.

Naturally, it would be strange for Xiang Zongliang or Gao Gonghui to be happy.

Because this means that in the future their descendants will have already lost at the starting line.

The children of my brother's family have struggled ten or even twenty years less than the children of my own family since they were born.

Who can bear this?
Therefore, the two compatriots both looked sad.

Fortunately, they are not without hope of overtaking in corners.

"Jun Su, did you know that the official summoned you and me today, but you have some errands to give?" Gao Gonghui asked tentatively.

In Gao Gonghui's eyes, Xiang Zongliang was the biological brother of Empress Dowager Xiang.

He is obviously closer to the Xiaoguan family, so he should have some news.

Xiang Zongliang shook his head and said thoughtfully, "I don't want to hide it from Jing Bi, I really don't know."

"However, if the officials can give me a mission, I will go all out!"

Now, the members of the family have already realized that if they follow the official family, they will be rich and powerful!

Xiang Zongliang and Gao Gonghui both have personal experience.

Not to mention the examples of Xiang Zonghui and Gao Gongji, it is evident that Gao Zunhui was so prosperous in Guangxi that he was reluctant to return to Beijing.

Not only that, Gao Zunhui also sent people back to Beijing and called many children from his relatives and noble families.

I heard that sugar cane is grown in Jiaozhou and sugar is extracted.

In one year, you can earn at least one million yuan.

Everyone is always very enthusiastic about making money.

Therefore, many people went south.

And the relatives in Beijing followed the official family to do business with the northern captives.

After half a year, I have made a lot of money.

Everyone was grinning from ear to ear.

Everyone feels deeply that this is the Holy Emperor!
Everyone’s life now is more enjoyable than that of Renmiao!
This made Xiang Zongliang and Gao Gonghui very anxious.

Every day at home, I scratch my head, and several times I can’t help but want to enter the palace and show my loyalty to the official family - the official family, I can also be obedient, I can also do things, and I also want to make money and get promoted!

However, they didn't dare.

So, I can only wait at home.

God can see the pity, after waiting for more than half a year, he finally got the call from the official family.

The two of them hadn't slept all night since receiving the notice from the Communications Department yesterday.

I was excited, excited, and nervous at the same time.

While the two were talking, a carriage was carried to the inner east gate.

The shoulder carriage was put down, and it was Cao Yi who was wearing the official uniform of the county prince.

The people carrying the shoulder carriage were Cao Huan, Cao Yi's son, and three other tribesmen.

Seeing Cao Yi, the two people hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, bowed and saluted: "The grandnephew and others pay their respects to the county king!"

Cao Yi squinted his eyes, smiled, stepped forward to help the two relatives, and said: "I am old and have inconvenient legs and feet, but I have made these two great nephews wait for a long time."

"Don't dare!"

Cao Yi's status is very high.

The younger brother of Ci Sheng Guangxian, the "uncle" in the late emperor's mouth, and the "uncle" in the mouth of today's officials.

Xiang and Gao met with Cao Huan and others who were carrying Cao Yi, and then bowed to Cao Yi again: "My grandnephew and others are begging for help from the prince to enter the palace."

Cao Yi smiled: "This is a big help to my two great nephews!"

The old prince is tolerant.

The era belonging to the Cao family has passed.

He is old too!

Now is the era of the Gao family and the Xiang family.

In the future, his descendants may have to live their lives depending on the faces of the Gao family and the Xiang family.

Therefore, while he can still move, the right way is to form more good karma.

Xiang Zongliang and Gao Gonghui immediately stepped forward, one on the left and the other on the right, to support Cao Yan, as if they were Cao Yan's children.

At the same time, the two of them did not forget to inquire about Cao Ji's words: "Do you know, the prince, that the officials have ordered me to wait until I come to the palace to see your majesty, but what's the errand?"

Cao Yan still smiled, like a kind and kind neighbor, and replied: "The Sacred Heart is like a prison, how can a minister speculate?"

"I only know that the old minister will do whatever the officials ask him to do..."

"As for personal honor, disgrace, reputation...all can be discarded!"

As he spoke, he looked at the two juniors with serious words and said, "The two grandnephews will have a long time to serve the officials in the future..."

"Remember, remember...the most important thing for me and my relatives is the word 'loyalty'!"

"As long as you don't lose your loyalty, everything else is trivial."

This is a fact!

Zhao officials have only one requirement for their relatives - loyalty!

As long as you are loyal, all other problems can be ignored.

A typical example is the Qian family.

Since Qian Chu presented his land and returned to the Song Dynasty, the Qian family has always adhered to the word "loyalty" for generations.

Therefore, even Qian Weiyan once stood on the wrong team.

However, people do not lose their loyalty, so they still do not lose their wealth and power.

The descendants of other people can still marry into the Tian family.

Xiang Zongliang and Gao Gonghui listened thoughtfully, and then thanked them one after another: "The prince's teachings really turned the clouds and saw the moon, and made my nephews and grandsons enlightened..."

Cao Yi chuckled.

In fact, he didn't care. Would Xiang Zongliang and Gao Gonghui listen?
He only cares about whether the current officials know about his loyalty?
And Cao Yi knew that although today's officials are young, they use no less energy in the detective department than the late emperor, and may even be more.

(End of this chapter)