A Complete Explanation of the Negative Textbooks of the Imperial Examination - Chapter 60

    “Congratulations to Xiao Jinshi, who has been selected as the county magistrate from Bapin to serve as Jinjiang County, Rongzhou, Jiannan Road.”

    Qiu Ju and others only heard about rank rank, Jinshi, Mingjing, etc. and the second Shi Brown started from the ninth rank, but Xiao Jingduo was able to serve as the eighth rank official at the beginning, obviously this is excellent.

    However, Xiao Jingduo is different. He understands the rules in the officialdom, which is why he feels strange: “Jiannan Road? County Chancellor?”

    Qiu Ju heard Xiao Jingduo’s words, and said to him with bright eyes: “Langjun, from the eighth rank, it is higher than the ninth rank of others, isn’t that bad?”

    Honestly, maybe not really.

      , After being promoted according to the process, you can also be transferred to a good official position. It can be said that the school secretary is the most ideal starting point for scholars to enter the officialdom. However, for the same reason, scholars are rushing for the school secretary. This position has always been in demand, and it is the hardest hit by the back door. Although Xiao Jingduo yearns for it, he does not have much hope. In his expectation, he would most likely start out as a county magistrate in Gyeonggi.

    At this time, there is a strict process for the appointment of officials. Except for extreme cases such as princes and descendants of high-ranking officials, whether others are shaded or in the middle, Shi Brown will start from the ninth-rank, such as the most aloof The school scrivener is either the ninth grade or the subordinate ninth grade, depending on the rank of the department under his jurisdiction, and the next few county magistrates are from the ninth grade. Regardless of their rank or promotion prospects, they are worse than the school scrivener. But the dispatch order he got was actually a county magistrate from the eighth rank.

    Xiao Jingduo really did not expect that his first official position would be this result, especially when he heard about the place where he took office, Rongzhou, Jiannan Road.

    So, although the official position of the eighth grade is high, but firstly, he has to leave the capital and go to Jiannan, and secondly, Jinjiang County, where he takes office, does not sound like it is easy to manage .

    Seeing that Xiao Jingduo didn’t speak for a long time, Qiu Ju felt a little flustered: “Lang Jun, why don’t you speak? Could it be that this official position is very bad?”

    “That’s not the case. It is a great honor to be promoted by exception.” It’s just that challenges and opportunities coexist. Naturally, Xiao Jingduo would not tell Qiu Ju the latter half of the sentence.

    Hearing the affirmative words from Xiao Jingduo, Qiu Ju rejoiced: “I said, Dalang-Jun will definitely not make mistakes, but it’s a pity that Dalang-Jun can’t stay in Chang’an, and he has to go out again… Oh yes, where is Jiannan Road?”

    Xiao Jingduo glanced at her angrily, you are too late. Xiao Jingduo was too lazy to pay attention to her, and turned back to the room to inquire about the situation in Jinjiang County, Rongzhou. After a while, through the window, Xiao Jingduo heard a shout full of surprise and surprise: “Ah, so far!”

    Not to mention that the Qing Zeyuan had a lot of discussion about this dispatch order, and even other people in the Dingyonghou House were talking about it.

    When the old lady heard the news from the maid, she didn’t understand what the county magistrate did, nor what it meant that Xiao Jingduo could be granted an rank of eighth rank for the first time, she only cared about One thing: “Why are you outside, not in Chang’an?”

    Beijing officials are better than foreign officials, even the old lady understands this truth. Although the Xiao family’s ancestral home is not in Chang’an, but after so many years, the old lady has long regarded herself as a person in the capital, and instinctively looked down on the foreign government.

    Xiao Su also sat with the old lady, and when she heard the old lady’s words, she responded: “Jiannan, it is indeed a little far.”

      Here, after all, in this mansion, only the old lady is her biggest support.

    She was persuaded by Cheng Huizhen before, and had the idea of ​​marrying Xiao Jingduo, but after hearing the advice of her personal maids, she felt that Cheng Huizhen was not big now, and rashly betting was too arbitrary , it doesn’t matter if you wait any longer.

    Especially when she heard about Xiao Jingduo’s official position, Xiao Su said in her heart that she was lucky, but fortunately there was no marriage, Jiannan is far away, and Jinjiang County does not know what it is, she is reluctant to give up her daughter With Xiao Jingduo going to the place where the birds don’t poop, fortunately, things haven’t been settled yet, and she can wait and see for a few years.

    Second Mrs. Xiao brought her daughter to greet the old lady, and happened to hear about Xiao Jingduo, so she also interjected: “I see other people staying in the capital as decent officials, they seem to be school books. , Orthographic characters, etc., why was Dalang-Jun sent to the Waifu?” It was the remote Jiannan.

    Mrs. Xiao San replied: “Yo, the second sister-in-law understands it in detail. She even knows that the new officer starts with school books and orthography.”

    Mrs. Xiao’s words were full of ridicule. Xiao Jinghu in the second room seemed to be getting bigger and bigger. Staring at the shadowy piece of fat. There is only one shadow spot in the Dingyong Marquis Mansion. To be precise, Xiao Ying only has one shadow spot. Xiao Jingduo has passed the examination himself and does not need this spot, so the remaining competitors are nothing more than the second son of the long house, Xiao Jingye and the second house. Xiao Jinghu.

    There used to be Wu Junru, and Mrs. Xiao didn’t dare to expect this, but now Wu Junru was scolded by her own mother, and she was obviously about to lose power, and Mrs. Xiao’s mind was active again stand up.

    That’s why Mrs. Xiao pays a lot of attention to these official positions, maybe even more than her son herself. Mrs. Xiao is not sour, but who made the old lady eccentric to the second room? Xiao The third lady knew that her son could not compete, so she wanted to say something to the second room when she was empty.

    Mr. Xiao ignored her sister-in-law, but said to the old lady: “Mother don’t worry, although Da Langjun was sent to another place, but after accumulating a few years of qualifications outside, you can still return to Beijing. .”

    The old lady sighed: “Hey, if I say that Duoer is stubborn, how could he still be on the air and refuse to bow his head in such a big event as election? Dalang dealt with him for him, how could he be sent out of town!”

    “That’s true. After all, foreign officials are not as expensive as Beijing officials.”

    Mrs. Xiao San sneered: “Even if the official position of Jinjiang county magistrate is not good, it was obtained by others. The second sister-in-law is really big, and she actually dislikes it.”

    These words stabbed Second Mrs. Xiao in the painful foot. She did not know how much white hair she was worried about for Xiao Jinghu, and Third Mrs. Xiao dared to insinuate in front of her that Second Mrs. Xiao’s The fire jumped up with a swoosh: “What do you mean by the third brother and sister?”

    Don’t mention the female family members here and fall into a quarrel, but Xiao Ying, who is frequently mentioned by the female family members, has a completely different opinion.

    “You mean, he was assigned the county seat of Jinjiang County?

    “Hui Hou Ye, this is what Xiao heard.”

    “From the eighth rank…” Xiao Ying couldn’t help standing up and paced back and forth in the room.

    The housewives may not understand, but Xiao Ying will not be clear about what this means.

    The appointment of officials is very strict and rigid, and basically follows a line to the end, especially in the early stage, the promotion position after each official position is basically fixed. According to the default rules in the officialdom, the first official position of the newcomers is the ninth grade, the better background, the jinshi and the first go to the secretary province and other places to be the school clerk. If someone can break the restriction of the ninth rank, the first step is to become the county chief of the eighth rank. Generally speaking, newcomers have been honed for a few years as a county captain, and when they have enough qualifications, they will be promoted to county magistrates.

    A colleague had also inquired before, suggesting that he wanted to do some activities for the eldest son, but Xiao Ying smiled and did not answer. Although he didn’t make a statement, this was already the biggest statement. Xiao Ying originally imagined that Xiao Jingduo would probably suffer some hardships under the exclusion of others.

      In the official circles, the whole body is entangled, and without anyone else’s advice, Xiao Ying doesn’t believe that anyone dares to raise Xiao Jingduo from the ninth rank to the eighth rank.

    “Who is this person?” Xiao Ying murmured inaudibly.

    Others look down on foreign officials and focus on Beijing officials, but Xiao Ying’s eyes are not so limited. Officials from other places are also good from other places. The emperor is far away from the sky, and there are not too many restraints from superiors. Instead, it is easy to make political achievements. When the time comes to transfer back to the capital, that is the way to go fast. It is true that Rongzhou is remote, and it is not false that it is a difficult position, but in the officialdom, I am never afraid of problems, and I am afraid that there is no chance to face them.

    Xiao Ying sighed, it seemed that the situation was out of control.

    The dispatch order from the Ministry of Personnel has been issued, and Xiao Jingduo will soon leave for Jiannan to become the second-in-command of a southwestern border county. According to the grade, the magistrate is the largest in Jinjiang County, followed by the magistrate, and then the chief clerk and the magistrate. The magistrate of Jinjiang was his immediate superior. In order not to leave a bad impression on his superiors, Xiao Jingduo was ready to set off not long after receiving the transfer order.

    Jiannan Road is located in a remote area, and it is extremely difficult to enter Shu, so everything must be simple, and these servant girls around Xiao Jingduo will obviously leave some of them.

    Since the maid of Qingzeyuan knew where Jiannan was, Xiao Jingduo’s ears suddenly became quiet, and even Haitang, who always looked like a butterfly, silently shut up, how far can she avoid these days how far away. Xiao Jingduo just took this opportunity to clean up his staff, and all the eyeliners sent by other institutes were left behind by him in the name of going to work lightly. Those who followed him to Jiannan were all trustworthy people.

      After these years of observation, Haitang has been thinking about the old lady, and the four girls have their own thoughts, but among all the people, Xiqi is the most capable, and her brain is also shrewd. Xiao Jingduo is willing to give wisdom. one opportunity.

      During this period, Xiao Jingduo received several banquet posts, all of which were rejected by him one by one. Different from those who stayed in the capital in the same year, Xiao Jingduo’s official appointment was out of town, and he spent a lot of time on the road, and he wanted to go to his post soon, where would he have time to have a banquet with them. It was also at this time that Xiao Jingduo learned that among the twenty-two jinshi in the same batch, all of them passed the examination of the Ministry of Personnel. Among them, half of the people went to school and orthography, and the other half went to the county towns around Chang’an to be county captains. Although the places were different, in general, most of them stayed in Chang’an or the suburbs. Only two people were exception.

    Xiao Jingduo is one, and the other is Bai Jiayi.

    For this reason, Bai Jiayi came to cry with him: “Why am I sent to the northwest border, it’s so desolate, I don’t want to go!”

    Xiao Jingduo went to Dongshi to buy luggage today, and sat with Bai Jiayi by the way. Hearing Bai Jiayi’s words, Xiao Jingduo was very indifferent: “Then do you dare not go?”

    “I don’t dare.” Bai Jiayi lowered his head sullenly and said, “Oh, it makes me sad to mention this. By the way, where have you been?”

    Xiao Jingduo paused before saying, “Jiannan Road, Rongzhou, Jinjiang County.”

    Bai Jiayi was stunned for a long time, then burst out laughing: “Hahaha, I thought I was already miserable, I didn’t expect you to be farther than me! I think about it, Rongzhou… wow, I remember It’s not very peaceful there.”

    “Each each other. The place where you took office is the northwestern border, the Turks to the north, and the Longyou Racecourse to the west. It has always been a place of friction and disputes. From time to time, you will be harassed by nomadic tribes. Where am I going?”

    After stabbing each other, the two can finally talk properly.

    Bai Jiayi was silent for a moment, then suddenly put away his joking look, picked up the wine glass and said, “I am going to the northwest, and you are going to go to Shu in a few days. When. Xiao Jingduo, take care!”

    Xiao Jingduo also raised his glass: “Take care.”

    After drank the wine in the cup, Bai Jiayi leaned over and winked: “Look, we are about to leave Chang’an, a gold-selling place, why don’t I take this time to take you to other places Where is the place to have fun?”

    “No, you can keep it yourself.” Xiao Jingduo knew that Bai Jiayi was serious for only a few moments, and he had plans to sit here and listen to Bai Jiayi’s nonsense, so Xiao Jingduo drank the wine , was about to say goodbye.

    “You have to leave early again! I also made an appointment with Saburo Xia, won’t you wait for him?”

    “Xia Saburo, but Xia Saburo, Xia Zhiheng, who broke the Jiangzhou case?”

    “Yes, that’s him.”

    Xiao Jingduo was silent for a while, and suddenly a strong interest and inquiry arose: “How did you know him?”

    “The Bai family and the Xia family have some relatives.” Bai Jiayi said vaguely.

    Xiao Jingduo nodded and did not ask further, but he already had the answer in his heart.

    The Xia family is the natal family of the Crown Princess. Many years ago, when he was in the Guozijian, Bai Jiayi casually mentioned that the old lady of the Bai family asked him to arrange him into the Guozijian. Now it seems that the trust is probably the way of the Crown Princess.

    No wonder, the two of them were arranged in the same school, I don’t know if it was a coincidence or a deliberate sacrifice.

    But even so, Xiao Jingduo couldn’t sit down any longer. He was going to leave in the middle of June, late June at the latest, so he really didn’t have time to chat with Bai Jiayi. So he firmly rejected Bai Jiayi’s retention, left the restaurant, and went to buy things in Dongshi.

    When going out, Xiao Jingduo seemed to have a feeling and looked back. Bai Jiayi noticed his sight, and waved at him with a smile through the half-opened window.

      During this period of time, the two of them were very busy, and I’m afraid they won’t be able to find time to get together again.

    Xiao Jingduo sighed silently in his heart and strode out.

      But no matter what, they have to keep going.

      There are two markets in the east and west, so it is also called shopping. The entire Chang’an and even the entire empire’s caravans are concentrated here, one can imagine how lively the East and West markets will be. The East City is in the east of the city, surrounded by powerful and powerful mansions, and the specifications of commodities and shops are higher, but the West City is located in the west of the city where fish and dragons are mixed, and there are countless exotic caravans and rare treasures. Everything below shows its prosperity. For convenience, Xiao Jingduo did not go to the West Market, but went to the East Market, which was slightly more expensive but less crowded and safe.

    Xiao Jingduo brought Xiao Lin and others to pack, among which medicine is essential. Xiao Jingduo stood in the medicine store and carefully selected the medicinal materials.

    The designer of Chang’an seems to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Not only is the residential area divided into neat squares, but the outside is surrounded by a square wall, called “fang”, just like the Dingyonghou mansion In the Tongshan Square where it is located, even the interiors of the eastern and western cities in the business district are in an orderly manner. Which one is the medicinal material and which one is the jewelry has all been stipulated.

    I don’t know if it was because there were few people in Dongshi that day or if Xiao Jingduo was too good, he was standing in the store picking herbs, and vaguely heard a familiar voice.

    He turned around unexpectedly, and saw a silhouette standing at the corner of the previous street. Although it was backlit, Xiao Jingduo still recognized this person: “The county master?”

    When she heard someone call her, Rong Ke turned around and smiled when she saw the person: “Is it you?”

      these words.

    Rong Ke sighed with a rare sigh: “It’s a long story. I was going to accompany my mother to relax today, but I didn’t expect that as soon as I arrived in Dongshi, that little bunny ran away and disappeared… Rong Lang, give it to me Stop! Dare to run!”

    Rong Lang rarely came out of the East Palace, and was looking around curiously, how could he listen to the advice of the maid. He looked around excitedly, and walked away without realizing it, not knowing how much trouble he had caused.

    Prince Concubine and Rong Ke soon found out that Rong Lang was gone. Although they knew that Rong Lang was surrounded by guards, there would be no accident, but the Concubine only had this son. Without the natural soul, I was scared to fly. Rong Ke was also so angry that he could only lead someone out to find his younger brother.

    Rong Lang also found that he had run far away, and was a little scared in his heart, so he hurriedly returned the same way. When he walked to this street, he saw the eldest sister standing at the corner from a distance, as if she was talking to someone. He didn’t dare to face the eldest sister, so he planned to sneak around.

    Unfortunately, he was discovered by Rong Ke before he took two steps. Rong Lang trembled in his heart, and reflexively wanted to run away, but then Rong Ke said coolly behind him, “Would you try another step?”

    Rong Langming wanted to say that he was a man, so he wouldn’t be afraid of his sister’s threat, but for some reason, his legs couldn’t be lifted. In the end, Rong Lang had no choice but to move towards Rong Ke awkwardly, and carefully pulled the corner of his sister’s clothes: “Sister…”

    Rong Ke was so frightened by him that she didn’t want to pay attention to him with a cold face. When Rong Lang saw this scene, his mouth was shriveled and deflated: “Sister, don’t be angry.”

    “Go away.”

    “Sister, hug…”

    Rong Lang opened his hand and threw himself on Rong Ke’s leg, Rong Ke was caught in the face by him, and immediately pressed his head to push him away. However, Rong Lang grew up under the care of others, and is best at acting like a spoiled child. Now he is holding Rong Ke’s legs and refuses to let go.

    Rong Lang is the only son of the Crown Prince, only four years old, he is the lifeblood of the entire court. Xiao Jingduo watched Rong Ke push Rong Lang’s head mercilessly, and he was terrified. Xiao Jingduo couldn’t stand it any longer, so he could only persuade him: “The county master, Xiao Langjun is only four years old, and it is when he is naughty and playful, so don’t bother with him.”

    “Hmph, it’s four years old, I wasn’t like him when I was four.”

    No, when you were four years old, although you were precocious, your willfulness was only high or not, okay? Of course, Xiao Jingduo did not dare to say these words in front of Rong Ke.

    Rong Lang is completely unreasonable when he is sloppy. Rong Ke has been tempered by the child, so he can only say angrily: “Okay, there are still people, stand up.”

    “Oh.” The child is the most obedient, so Rong Lang let go of his hand and stood up honestly.

    Xiao Jingduo smiled lightly: “Xiao Langjun is really smart.”

    Rong Ke snorted lightly, not bothering to pay attention to her younger brother, who had a good brain instead of going the right way, but asked about Xiao Jingduo: “You are buying medicinal materials, very Are you about to take office?”

    “Yes, I’m going to take office in Jiannan, where the miasma is rampant, so I can only make some preparations in advance.”

    “I know.” Rong Ke just nodded, “Fortunately, you are good at medicine, and the miasma does not hinder. The situation in Rongzhou is complicated, and the folk customs are fierce, you are always right to do more preparations .”

    Alas, Xiao Jingduo sighed silently in his heart, so he went to Jiannan, and Bai Jiayi went to the northwest? Xiao Jingduo knew that this was the prince’s test. In any case, it was always good that the prince was willing to give them a chance to test. Thinking of the upcoming journey, Xiao Jingduo was silent for a while, and said, “County Lord, I don’t know when I will be back, take care of yourself.”

    “Well.” Rong Ke also said with a smile, “You too, take care.”

    After finishing speaking, Rong Ke took Rong Lang to meet the princess. Xiao Jingduo stood there, watching the backs of the sister and brother fade away, and couldn’t help feeling filled with emotion.

    His Royal Highness, the pretentious and sensible prince, the gentle and gentle princess, the wise and demon princess, and the wise and lively eldest son of the East Palace. The Donggong family just appeared according to the world’s fantasy of the prince, and it was completely unreal. When the prince ascends the throne, this family will probably become the most acclaimed model family in the world.

    This was the last time Xiao Jingduo saw Rong Ke before she left Beijing. At that time, she was still the princess who was loved by thousands, proud and radiant.

    Xiao Jingduo silently said goodbye to Rong Ke in the bottom of her heart, cherish it. When he comes back, Rong Ke is probably married. Although their fate ends here, Xiao Jingduo still hopes that Rong Ke can live a peaceful and happy life and will always be a dazzling pearl.

    In a cool morning after the rain, Xiao Jingduo left Chang’an lightly with his identity and a few servants. When he reached the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, Xiao Jingduo restrained his horse and looked at the Qingyuan Temple hidden in the mist.

    Master Mingjue, all the teachers of Qingyuan Temple, this is a goodbye, see you indefinitely, goodbye!

    After saying goodbye to Qingyuan Temple, Xiao Jingduo never looked back. Behind him is the city of Chang’an that is gradually receding.

    The road to Rongzhou is really difficult, Xiao Jingduo and others walked for two months before entering the boundary of Rongzhou.

    However, Xiao Jingduo did not expect that the first gift Jinjiang County received him was the news of his immediate boss’s death.

    The author has something to say: Small Theater:

    Congratulations to Xiao Jingduo for opening Conan mode again.

    Two chapters in one, super fat chapter. Today, I looked through the dictionary for a long time and couldn’t find a suitable name, so I could only feel that Jinjiang’s real body appeared on the scene. Let’s build a certain river together in the next chapter!

    Speaking of which, this chapter is full of Flags, and the bifurcation of fate begins here.