The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 26 Recruitment

Near the end of the year, there was a sudden increase in the number of memorials submitted by various ministries and institutes. Although there was nothing important, it was very cumbersome.For example, most of the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Officials are year-end evaluations for a group of officials. I am not familiar with so many officials, but I have to give instructions, otherwise so many officials will have to leave get out of class in the coming year.

The time for the court meeting is also being extended. It is necessary to evaluate this year's performance and make plans for next year. In short, there are a lot of things.

"The minister, Jia Sidao, has something to say." Jia Sidao, who usually doesn't talk much in court meetings, spoke first.

"Teacher, please speak."

"Your Majesty, officials from all over the country must go to Beijing to report on their duties at the end of the year. Due to the large number of people, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, so I selected some officials to return to Beijing. This is the list that I have drawn up. Please have a look at it."

Xiaoqi took Jia Sidao's memorial and presented it to me.

I took a cursory look, and most of the above-mentioned people didn't know each other. Li Tingzhi, the envoy of the Yangzhou system, and Lu Wende, the envoy of the appeasement system of Xiangyang, were on the list.

"The minister, Ma Tingluan, has something to play."

"please say."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites proposed three names for the year name of the coming year discussed the day before yesterday, please Your Majesty to decide."

"Ma Aiqing, I have already thought about this matter, and the words Xianchun and Xianchun agree, what's your opinion?"

Jia Sidao said calmly: "Your Majesty, I agree."

"Okay, Ma Aiqing, let's do it this way."

"I obey the decree, and I still have this report. According to the system, the list of personnel who will return to Beijing to report on work drawn up by Prime Minister Jia should be reported by the Ministry of Officials, not directly by the Privy Council. I think it is not in accordance with the etiquette."

I thought for a while and said, "Ma Aiqing, the Ministry of Officials has already reported this matter to the teacher and minister, and the list played by the teacher and minister was reviewed by the teacher and minister before reporting to me."

Ma Tingluan was stunned for a moment and knew that I was speaking for Jia Sidao, so he had no choice but to say: "It's still in accordance with the etiquette."

"Ma Aiqing, these days, I am very satisfied with the work of the Ministry of Rites, but the position of Minister of Rites has been vacant for a long time, so I will make you Minister of Rites, and you will take up the post immediately."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Ma Tingluan hurriedly knelt down and thanked him.

Jia Sidao gave Ma Tingluan a cold look, then got up suddenly and said, "Your Majesty, I feel itchy, please leave first." Without waiting for my consent, he went straight to the gate of the main hall.

I sneered in my heart, suppressed my anger, stood up and said: "Since the teacher and minister are unwell, go back and rest first."

Does this Jia Sidao really think that I am Zhao Yu, and I can't get away without him?If I appoint a second grade minister, I will show my face.Now that I have initially obtained the approval of the Queen Mother, this has strengthened my determination to eradicate Jia Sidao in advance.The reason why Jia Sidao has such great power is not given by Emperor Lizong. Lizong's own incompetence has created Jia Sidao's arrogance. As soft as incompetent, he only cares about his own enjoyment, for fear that Jia Sidao will kick his hoof, and no one will take care of the country for him. This kind of mentality is firmly grasped by Jia Sidao, and Jia Sidao's arrogance is the result. After death, a little incompetent little emperor could destroy Jia Sidao, which shows that Jia Sidao was able to do so because of the acquiescence of Lizong and Zhao Yu.

With this in mind, I feel that taking down Jia Sidao is not as difficult as I imagined. As long as his party members are gradually weakened, it will be much easier.

I stood for a while, and waited for Jia Sidao to go out before I sat down and said, "Dear dears, continue."

Although the ministers in front of the hall had different hearts, they all remained silent.

After a while, Chen Zongli, Minister of the Household Department, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the Household Department counted the population of our Song Dynasty before December of the fifth year of Jingding, including Zhejiang, East and West, Hunan and North, Guangdong and East, Fujian, and Chengdu. , Jingxi, Tongchuan, Kui, and Lilu have a total of 560 households and 980 mouths."

"Chen Aiqing has worked hard."

Afterwards, all the departments reported, and I couldn't remember so much content on the spot.

"Dear dears, I will review all the memorials in detail and pass them on to you as soon as possible."

When eating at noon, Xiao Qi saw no one around and whispered: "Officials, this Jia Sidao is too much."

I smiled and said: "It's okay, evil will be rewarded eventually, Xiao Qi, have you completed the procedures for Wen Zhang's recruitment?"

"Officials, everything has been done. Xie Daolintong sent a centurion bodyguard to help. It is estimated that it has already started at this time."

"Okay, call Yuan Ji, Song Rui, and Jun Shi this afternoon, let's go to private interview about the recruiting."

In front of the gate of the imperial guard camp on the west side of the palace, people were bustling and bustling.

The people in Lin'an City knew that the imperial guards were well paid and they didn't have to go to the front to fight, so they all wanted to send their sons to join them. Therefore, it didn't take long for the news of the imperial guards' recruitment to expand spread throughout the capital.

Wen Zhang was dressed in the uniform of the guards and sat in the middle, with ten guards standing neatly in a row behind him.The mighty uniform, the handsome boy, he really is a good young general.

"Nine stars guarding? If this Wenzhang is one of the nine stars, who are the eight stars?" I remembered what was said in the Dao Fa Letter.

On the left side of Wenzhang is the registration office. Applicants only need to meet the age of 16 years old, fill out the form, and take the test with the corresponding household registration certificate.The large open space on the right was originally the training place for the imperial guards, but it has been changed into a testing place in the past few days.

Such a large-scale expansion of enrollment is the first time in the history of the Imperial Guard.

The first level of the test is called the eyesight test. According to my method, Wenzhang turned the character "mountain" upside down, left and right, and hung it five meters away. The testers looked at each one with one eye, and those who could clearly see the direction of the word "mountain" passed the test.

The next few levels are ability tests, including regular test items such as strength test, speed test, and endurance test.

The whole place is crowded but not chaotic, and it appears to be orderly.

"Song Rui, your third brother is quite talented."

"Young master's praise, it's because you know people with your eyes, and it's because the master of Taoism taught you well."

While chatting, suddenly the registration point became noisy.

"Look for yourselves, is it written on the recruiting board that only people from Lin'an are recruited?" said a young man with a low voice.The young man was dressed in simple clothes and tall, but his complexion was yellow, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"We don't only recruit people from Lin'an, but we must have proof of household registration. Brother, you need to show proof."

"I'm from the north. I was fighting in my hometown. I managed to escape to Lin'an. What proof do I have there?"

"Brother, we also act according to the regulations."

"Is Lin'an the Song Dynasty's world?"

"Of course it is."

The young man said angrily, "That's fine. I'm also from Song Dynasty. Why can't I sign up? I want to see your officials."

Wen Zhang walked over to look at the young man and said, "Brother, the family has family rules, the state has state laws, and we are recruiting imperial guards. Naturally, we have to review these certificates. If you come to Lin'an from the north, you can go to the government to apply for the certificate before applying for the exam." .”

"Are you the high official here? You don't look older than me. Don't lie to me. I will go to the government to apply for a household registration certificate. It will take many days to go back and forth. The registration has already ended long ago. I don't know I'm starving to death, how can I wait."

Wen Zhang thought, you are not here to cheat food and drink.

"No, you have to apply for a certificate first."

The boy said angrily, "I have to sign up today."

In desperation, the young man clapped his hands hard, smashing the registration table instantly.

Wenzhang is also very young. Seeing that this young man is so domineering, he was just about to get angry when he heard me cough dryly and say: "This little brother is too angry, you have to be reasonable in everything, right? Now tell me why you want to be angry." What's the point of signing up?"