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Chapter 273
Longcheng County Government.

Ouyang Rong's figure just appeared.

The old county magistrate went up to meet him and winked.

Speaking is still familiar.

Ouyang Rong glanced at him.

"Diaoxian County Prime Minister came here earlier than this official, and he is also more urgent than this official."

Diao Xiancheng was upright and awe-inspiring: "Mingfu is a role model for my generation, the affairs of Mingfu are our affairs, how can we not be in a hurry?"

Ouyang Rong nodded

Xie Lingjiang, Yan Liulang, and Li Xian's family all stopped outside the gate of the mansion.

Waiting with county magistrates such as Diao County magistrate, watching the slender back of the young county magistrate.

Ouyang Rong entered the door alone.

As if going to a meeting alone, he strode into the county government court.

In the lobby, there are already a crowd of people waiting, either drinking tea, or sitting upright.

Their official uniforms have different colors and accessories. At this moment, as the young county magistrate entered the door, all the officials' eyes fell on the latter.

Facing the sizing eyes, Ouyang Rong's expression was normal, his eyes swept away, and he quickly categorized everyone in the hall.

There were seven or eight officials, most of them were unfamiliar faces, and the rest were officials from Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion. Ouyang Rong was quite familiar with them. As for the unfamiliar faces, they should all come from the capital following the Luoyang imperial envoy.

Surrounded by these enthusiastic or respectful officials, the one at the top is a middle-aged official wearing a dark green official uniform, a tall crown and a fish bag on his waist.

The official in the green suit was tall and tall, with a beard on his cheeks, deep eyes, and a face with Chinese characters, calm and majestic like a sculpture.

Ouyang Rong saw that he was holding a brocade book in his hand, with a serious expression and solemn expression, which made the atmosphere in the hall solemn.

Presumably it should be the emissary from Luoyang, who is the master today.

Next to this Luoyang imperial envoy, there was also a familiar official in Tsing Yi sitting with him. He was Si Gong of the Jiangzhou government, surnamed Yu, and was in charge of the examination of Jiangzhou officials.

At this moment, Ouyang Rong noticed that this gray-haired Yu Sigong was looking sideways at him with a hint of envy, even a hint of envy mixed with it.

"Your Excellency is the order of Longcheng, Ouyang Lianghan?"

Ouyang Rong bowed his hands and saluted, "I'm right here, my lord?"

Yu Sigong hurriedly replied:

"Lord Ouyang, Sir Wailang Song, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was specially sent by the gods to carry out the appointment and dismissal of the envoy."

Ouyang Rong turned around calmly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Master Song, please forgive me for being far behind."

The so-called Tianguan is the original Ministry of Officials, but it was renamed by Empress Wei.

Similarly, the household department was renamed the local officials, and the remaining four departments of rites, soldiers, punishments, and engineering were changed to the four officials of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Menxia Province was changed to Luantai, Zhongshu Province was changed to Fengge, and Shangshu Province was changed to Wenchangtai.

Are you bored?Boring, but what can you do?
The elderly empress who sits high above the top of Zhou Ting has been so rejoicing in recent years, likes auspiciousness, and loves to win prizes.

In the court hall where the top intellectual resources in the whole country flow, a group of elders try their best to please her.

Ouyang Rong complained in his heart, so naturally he couldn't speak out.

Yuanwailang Song Hao had a serious expression, and asked about local affairs as usual, and Ouyang Rong answered fluently.

Song Hao noticed that the young man in front of him spoke well and was orderly. He glanced up and down at the young county magistrate who was standing upright like a pine. After a while, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth with a Chinese character face:
"It's a good one standing like an orchid orchid and a jade tree, smiling like a bright moon in his arms... The selection criteria for the official department's divisions are four talents and three solids, and they all have everything, and even far exceed it."

He looked satisfied, turned his head, and said to his colleagues on the left and right:
"The officials who have been evaluated by Ouyang Lianghan in the capital before are not bad in their boasting."

The so-called judgment by body and speech refers to the fact that scholars who pass the examination of the Ministry of Rites, Jinshi and policy are not directly awarded officials, but must go through the selection of officials by the Ministry of Officials.

Among them, the body refers to the majesty of the body; the speech refers to the correctness of speech.Calligraphy refers to the elegant and beautiful regular script; Judgment refers to the excellent arts and sciences.

In short, to be a civil official of the Great Qian Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty, one must not only have talent, but also have a good skin and good temperament, which are also important criteria for selecting officials.

At the beginning in Luoyang, after Ouyang Rong became a Jinshi, he went to the Ministry of Heavenly Officials and went through the process of selecting officials. He was recognized as a vase in the first year of Jiushi.

And at the Xingyuan banquet, the empress Wei, a senior member of the Appearance Association, personally selected the person who passed the test.

Ouyang Rong naturally did not lose at all in terms of skinny temperament, which was a big bonus, and he was a little arrogant to his peers.

All the officials beside Song Hao showed smiles and echoed:

"The county magistrate of Ouyang made such a feat at such a young age that he managed the whole county neatly. It's really like the waves behind the Yangtze River pushing the waves ahead."

"I look at it, see it and forget the vulgar... It's really a hero."

Seeing the direction of praise from the court, Yu Sigong, who came from Jiangzhou Pidian to accompany him, showed a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

He leaned over and whispered:
"Master Song, this is an examination letter written by Master Wang of Jiangzhou to Ouyang County Magistrate. The Shangguan entrusts the villain to hand it over to you."

Yu Sigong silently took out a roll of documents from his sleeve and handed it to Song Hao.

The so-called examination certificate is actually a routine process for determining the promotion of officials. It is an evaluation written by the chiefs of the local states to select subordinate officials and write for each person.

When everyone heard the words, all their eyes fell on the 'examination certificate' written by the governor Wang to Ouyang Lianghan.

"Oh? Master Wang has a heart."

Song Hao glanced sideways at the smiling Yu Sigong, nodded slightly, and took the test paper.

The middle-aged Beijing official looked down for a while, with a calm expression, put the test paper in his sleeve, turned his head, and continued to answer questions with Ouyang Rong.

Yu Sigong, who lowered his head, turned his eyes upwards, carefully seeing that Song Hao was talking and laughing with others, and it seemed that it had no effect...

In the lobby, other accompanying officials also noticed this, but they all tacitly ignored it, and the atmosphere continued on the field.

Facing the faint undercurrents on the field, Ouyang Rong turned a deaf ear to him, smiled politely, turned his head to look at Yu Sigong with kind and peaceful eyes, and the latter nodded in embarrassment in response.

After some investigation and inquiry, Song Hao faintly lost some of his previous seriousness, and had a more friendly smile on his face.

It seems that the question is almost finished, the emissary specially sent by the heavenly official finally opened the brocade fold in his hand, which is also the focus of everyone's attention today.

In fact, Song Hao was very clear about the thoughts and intentions of Yu Sigong next to him and the governor Wang who handed over the "examination certificate" behind him.

But this time he came here, he was just going through the motions, and by the way, made a good relationship in advance.

Do you really think he came to assess and decide on the spot?Although this is the case in name, it also needs to come and perfect the last process.

However, after the Heavenly Official's imperial edict was passed down under the Wenchang Stage of the Shendu Political Hall, the promotion fate of the originally small seven-rank Longcheng county magistrate in front of him was no longer under the control of the Heavenly Official.

There are noble people.

But the majestic and unheard-of Zhanyi Canal outside the city... It can't be said that it is self-help, or it is the help of noble people.

In other words, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which still retains the political tradition of aristocrats and aristocrats, both are essential if you want to go up.

As for who this noble person is, whether it is the greatest noble person in a certain sense of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Empress Wei, or the nobleman of the Political Affairs Hall, it is temporarily unknown.

Song Hao's expression was calm, he lowered his eyes to browse, and after a while, he raised his head and asked:
"How old is Ouyang county magistrate?"

"After October, it will be twenty one." Ouyang Rong answered truthfully.

"Is it just a weak crown..."

Song Hao sighed, folded his palms together, pointed at Ouyang Rong, and said to his colleagues on the left and right:

"The censor censor at the age of the weak crown should be the youngest in this dynasty!"

There was an uproar in the audience.

Even the accompanying officials who had vaguely guessed that this young county magistrate, who had made great achievements in water control and had a great reputation, might be promoted this time, looked shocked at the moment.

Yushitai, serve Yushi!
Not to mention the promotion and change of job, he was promoted back to the capital from the backcountry.

Simply speaking, the censor belongs to Qingliu, and it is also a good place for the most noble among Beijing officials.

And serving the censor is from the sixth rank.

Yushitai is similar to the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Ouyang Rong's previous life, holding the power to supervise all officials and clean up discipline.

The first official is the censor doctor, and the second deputy is the censor Zhongcheng.

Under it, three courts were set up, Taiyuan, Dianyuan and Procuratorate.

Among them, the highest status is the Taiyuan, and there are four servants in the Taiyuan, and the official positions are under the sixth rank.

The duty is to be in charge of rectification, to raise all officials, and to dismiss prison lawsuits.

These four censor servants are considered to be the highest-ranking censors under the censor doctor and censor Zhongcheng, and they have great power of independent inspection.

From the seventh-rank local county magistrate, he was promoted to the sixth-rank Beijing official censor.

In this step, it is really a smooth rise.

Inside and outside the county government hall, it was very hot.

But there are also people who remain silent.

Yu Sigong, who had just made a small report for Shangguan, froze and buried his head in drinking tea, not daring to look up at someone.

Ouyang Rong politely dealt with the accompanying officials who praised and congratulated them,
"Ouyang county magistrate, no, it should be Ouyang censor, congratulations, I will be a courtier in the future, and I will be regarded as a colleague."

Song Hao smiled, and handed the batch of Zhu Jinzhe to Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong glanced at Jin Zhe, took it silently, but didn't open it right away.

Seeing that things were almost done, Song Hao put his hand on the handrail, ready to get up.

"Lord Song, please stop. This time, Lord Lao Song has come from a long way, but I have something to do here, so I need to ask Master Song to come again..."

Song Hao paused, turned his head and saw this promising young county magistrate placed the unread brocade folds on the table, then silently took out a stack of folds from his sleeve, and handed them over with both hands.

"This is……"

Song Hao was slightly stunned, and the other officials in the hall were also confused.

……

At the same time, at the gate of the Longcheng County Yamen.

A group of figures gathered around.

Xie Lingjiang, Li Xian's family, Diao Xiancheng, Yan Liulang and other county government officials are waiting anxiously and expectantly.

The main gate of the county government office was wide open. Standing at the door and looking in, one could vaguely see the scene of the county government hall inside.

But he couldn't hear the specific sound, and couldn't help but feel itchy and curious.

Yan Liulang broke the silent atmosphere outside the door, with an expectant tone:

"Is the Ming government going to be promoted?"

"Not surprisingly, Ouyang Lianghan should be promoted."

It was Li Bao'er's crisp voice, she hugged Die Nu, stroked its snow-white hair, like a treasure:
"Since it is said that it is an imperial emissary from the Heavenly Official of the Divine Capital, it must have come with an imperial edict.
"There are roughly two types of imperial edicts, one is called making books, and the other is called edicts. The former deals with important affairs, while the latter deals with the daily affairs of the court.

"So most of the imperial edicts are official documents written by the executive ministers of the political affairs hall, which are read by His Majesty, and the word "edict" is approved at the end. The single word 'edict' is as effective as the law.

"In addition to the management of this dynasty, the appointment and removal of officials below the fifth rank only needs to be drawn up by the political affairs hall or the heavenly officials, and submitted to His Majesty for approval.

"Furthermore, this imperial edict was personally delivered by an official from the Ministry of Officials, so there is no doubt that it is about the promotion and relegation of personnel.

"Ouyang Lianghan made great contributions to the construction of the Folded Wing Canal, so he should be promoted. There is no doubt that the seventh rank will be moved to the sixth rank, but I don't know what official position he has arranged. Whether he will be directly promoted to the state, or according to the rules, he will be promoted to the sixth rank, but he must go to Lingnan or the frontier. one job?"

The young girl with plum-blossom make-up who had just reached her age had a curious tone. She knew the system of the imperial court very well, and seemed naturally enthusiastic about it.

When Xie Lingjiang, Li Xian, Li Dalang and Yan Liulang heard the words, their eyes lit up, and they felt honored.

But immediately, Li Xian's smile restrained a little, he frowned slightly, and looked at the county government office with joy and worry.

I don't know what I thought of, and I am quite distressed.

At this moment, everyone saw the figures in the hall jumping and shaking, which seemed to be a happy event. Sure enough, a little official who had gone to inquire about the news ran out from the inner court in a short while.

The little official said with great joy to the magistrate of Diao County:

"Decree from the Ministry of Officials, Master of the Ming Mansion, who has made great contributions to water control, will be directly promoted to the Yushitai to serve the Yushi!"

Pairs of eyes swiped at each other.

Outside the gate of the mansion, the air was quiet for a short time, and then the pot exploded, and everyone was surprised.

"Serving Yushi at Yushitai?" Xie Ling and Jiang Qiao looked a little surprised.

"What kind of official is this? Is it very good?" This is the confused Yan Liulang.

"Beijing official!" Li Fusu exclaimed happily.

"Sixth grade Beijing official!" Li Baoer's tone was complicated.

"One step at a time! Master Mingfu, Mingfu, is on stage."

Diao Xiancheng's small eyes stared round, he almost couldn't catch his breath, his face flushed red:

"I knew it, I knew it, Master Mingfu is not easy! The official fortune is prosperous, the lucky star shines brightly, and he is really noble! The old man did not press the wrong treasure, and it is worth the hard work these days! Hahaha, the sixth-rank censor, It’s still a good job to return to Beijing, and you can reach the sky in one step, and reach the sky in one step!”

Diao Xiancheng jumped up on the spot, looked left and right, and shouted happily.

Those who didn't know thought he had been promoted, and seemed to be more excited than Ouyang Rong himself, causing Xie Lingjiang and others around him to look sideways.

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand it.

After all, from now on, this old county magistrate can be regarded as holding a thigh, and he can be regarded as "someone in the court". Moreover, Ouyang Rong, who made the first contribution to water control, agrees to such "prosperity" treatment,

As the second magistrate of the county seat, not to mention secondary merits, water control also involves hard work, so naturally he will be rewarded a lot. The bigger the reward for Ouyang Rong, the bigger the reward for him. The two of them are tied to the same boat, helping each other in the same boat, and relying on each other for wealth and honor.

Right now, Ouyang Rong is not only being rewarded for the promotion of his official rank, from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, but at the same time, he has also directly obtained the opportunity to be directly promoted to the capital.

In the eyes of some people, the latter is even more difficult than the span from the seventh rank to the sixth rank.

With the same rank, Beijing officials are often naturally noble compared to local officials.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the local government agencies were very bloated, and they were often promoted to several small ranks, which was the same as no promotion, and the perception of promotion was not strong.

And the organization of the central imperial court is relatively vertical, and the promotion to the next level is very obvious.

But this has also caused that the vacancies of Beijing officials are usually very sought-after, and there is fierce competition for each radish. It is said that outsiders cannot squeeze in, and it is difficult for insiders to get promoted.

Just look at how many "white-headed Hanlin" in the Shendu Hanlin Academy have wasted their lives in one position after winning the Jinshi.

For another example, when Ouyang Rong contradicted the empress at the court, he was transferred out of the capital. From Lintai Zhengzi, who was under the ninth rank, he was promoted to the county magistrate of the remote Longcheng, who was the seventh rank.

In the eyes of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, this is both a bright promotion and a dark demotion.

It's better to continue to be the official character of Lintai under the ninth rank, and be the emperor's close minister Qinggui.

Even if you stay for a lifetime, it's worth it, as long as you're not stupid, you can survive for a few ranks, defeat others with your lifespan, and focus on being an official forever...

This kind of scene is not uncommon in the center of Luoyang.

It shows the gold content of the word "Beijing official".

After receiving the decree, Ouyang Rong's official status as a sixth-rank Beijing official, if he occasionally goes out, travels to prefectures and counties, he is no less than a fifth-rank chief official in some places, and he will also be regarded as the seat, a proper imperial court imperial envoy.

Of course, this kind of situation is only placed in the official circles of low and middle ranks.

If it is placed in the officialdom above the fourth rank, it will be another set of rules. After all, it seems that it is not bad to be a big official in the frontier.

All in all, at this moment, a sixth-rank Beijing official servant censor, who is worthy of the age of the weak crown, is being born and rising in front of the eyes of everyone outside the door.

It's nothing more than a meteoric rise.

　Brothers, relatives came and made a fuss all day long. At night, Xiao Rong was given a gull of white wine. It was the first time he drank it, and he became dizzy...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)