0p0 Chapter 158 It's unjust, Cha Jing found two rubbish
Chapter 158 It's unjust, Cha Jing found two rubbish
Li Tian cleared his throat and said, "The Guiren Army is also a disciple of the Central Plains!"
"Stationed in Western Xinjiang for nearly a hundred years, my heart is still with the Central Plains!"
"How can I refuse such a loyal act?"
"Also, since ancient times, Western Xinjiang has been our Central Plains territory. How can we give it up?!"
"I have already thought about it. Gather the troops and support the Guiren Army's return to the east!"
"And the imperial court is going to send troops into Western Xinjiang!"
"I will never give up any piece of the Central Plains!"
Li Tian's righteous words were difficult for the ministers below to refute.
Anyway, the Great Zhou is now prosperous.
It doesn't seem like it would cost much money to send troops to support Guiren's army.
In the end, all the ministers in the court accepted Li Tian’s "willfulness".
Your Majesty, please do whatever you want.
Anyway, investigating Beijing is a big deal.
Soon, the imperial court issued an edict to send troops to the western border to welcome Guiren’s army back to the east.
At the same time, the imperial court accepted Hucheng and re-established the Western Frontier Protectorate.
Li Tian thought about it and decided to select the Protector General of Western Xinjiang from the candidates in Cha Jing.
Anyway, the results will be out in half a month.
I can wait!
If we say that this investigation in Beijing made many officials terrified.
Huang Xiao was terrified.
Huang Xiao is a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites.
The reason why he was able to obtain this official position was not through imperial examination or patronage, but through donation.
To put it simply, it is an official position that was bought.
During the reign of the previous emperor, the imperial treasury was in short supply and the court once allowed the donation system for official positions.
As long as you spend money, you can buy the corresponding position.
Of course, he was also criticized by the censors that time.
However, at that time the imperial court had to use military force against the Northern Mang, and the treasury was in short supply, so the court leaders still did this despite the pressure.
Huang Xiao used three thousand taels of silver to buy a sixth-rank official position.
This is definitely the behavior of a nouveau riche.
However, the system of donating money to become an official was only used once. After the national treasury was relieved, the court never implemented it again.
Huang Xiao carefully rose to the fifth rank over the years.
But he felt he was being targeted!
I donated money to become an official and I can't even read a few words, but I was assigned to the Ministry of Rites!
You have to know that the entire Ministry of Rites is full of scholars!
And they are all top students!
A man like me who can't even read a word and wants to be an official by charity, won't I be ostracized to death if I come here?
When Huang Xiao arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he was often bullied by his colleagues and superiors.
He finally realized that he had bought an official position with the court.
But the court now wants to kick him out!
How can that work!
Huang Xiao was born into a wealthy family and loved hanging out in the market since he was a child.
He has been a wild and hooligan since childhood.
You want to drive me away?
I won’t leave!
I'll just stay here!
I will make you people in the court feel humiliated!
I just can’t!
So Huang Xiao simply gave up.
Although he couldn't do any official duties, he just refused to leave!
This is the position I bought, why should I leave?
Originally, the Ministry of Rites could not do anything to Huang Xiao when he did this.
But here comes Chae-kyung!
Cha Jing means examining the character and ability of the officials.
Huang Xiao's character is so bad that he has no business ability at all.
Someone who can barely read and write naturally has no ability in the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Rites is the business department that oversees the national imperial examination education, rituals and sacrifices, and most of the people here are Jinshi graduates.
Huang Xiao, a peasant, was soon rated as lower-middle class.
The reason why he was not rated as lower class was that he was given some face because he bought an official position.
Among the lower class, according to the rules of the court, they will be banished from the capital.
If a scholar with any dignity is judged to be of lower or middle class, he will basically resign on his own initiative.
This is equivalent to publicly saying that you are the trash in the Beijing official ranks.
How could an ordinary person endure such humiliation?
But Huang Xiao is no ordinary person.
I just won't leave!
I was a bought official!
Since you want to remove me, then do it!
Anyway, I won’t resign on my own initiative!
Huang Xiao's stubborn temper came out.
The Ministry of Rites went to report for duty as usual, but refused to leave.
After more than half a month of investigating Beijing, Jia Renyi reported the results of the investigation to Jia Renyi.
Li Tian didn't even look at those with high ratings, he jumped directly to the end!
Inferior!
These people are my sweethearts!
But when he saw the list, Li Tian was greatly disappointed!
Why are there only two people!
You guys, are you guys protecting each other?
In the whole of Kyoto, there are only two low-level "talents"?
Li Tian turned to the lower class again, and there were only twenty people!
It’s so unreasonable!
Li Tian remembered the last inspection of the capital during the previous emperor's time, and there were more than ten people on the list!
More than twenty people were dismissed at one time and nearly a hundred people were exiled.
How come when you come to me, you guys stop slacking off and become role models at work!
In fact, Li Tian didn’t know that the reason why Kyoto officials were so motivated was because of him.
The officialdom is clean now, and as long as you have strong abilities, you have the possibility of promotion.
Of course, there are fewer people who slack off and give up.
The Great Zhou was in a period of expansion and needed a lot of talents.
When there are too many opportunities, of course people won’t just slack off.
Most officials work diligently.
That’s all, there are only two precious babies.
Li Tian looked at the names of the two.
Just right, both civil and military.
Fifth-rank Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Huang Xiao.
The fourth-rank Tiger Warrior Captain, Yang Zhen.
Let’s take a look at their origins.
Huang Xiao was born into a wealthy family and became an official by donation.
Yang Zhen was an official of Yin.
Pretty!
A good source of talent!
It turns out that Cha Jing can select talents!
Huang Xiao was commented on as being unfit for a job in the Ministry of Rites as he did not like studying or reading.
Flattering and extremely incompetent.
Pretty!
Li Tian was very happy when he saw this comment!
This is exactly the kind of person we want!
This is the talent I'm looking for!
Look at Yang Zhen again.
I'm good!
This kid is even more amazing!
This guy originally had a title.
Because his father broke the law, he was stripped of his title.
Later, his father spent money to get him a position as the Tiger Warrior Captain.
The comments are: drunkenness leads to mistakes, he is unruly, talks back to his superiors, and beats his colleagues!
Pretty!
What a talent!
Talents are hard to come by, I must meet these two people!
Li Tian approved the results of the investigation in Beijing with a stroke of his pen.
Then he said to Xiao Weizi, who had just returned to Kyoto:
"Little Weizi!"
"Your Majesty, my servant is here!"
"Investigating major events in Beijing is related to an official's career."
"It is imperative that you examine it carefully."
"Huang Xiao and Yang Zhen, who are on the shortlist, will be summoned to the Imperial Study tomorrow."
"I want to personally examine them and decide whether to keep them or not!"
Xiao Weizi immediately said, "As you command, Your Majesty!"
Your Majesty actually wants to meet and examine me in person?
Huang Xiao was so scared that he almost ran away.
It is an honor for others to be received by His Majesty, but for someone like me who donated money to become an official, being received by His Majesty is a matter of survival.
Does Your Majesty want to settle old scores?
But I bought my official position from your father!
Huang Xiao is an old hand in the market and he is a bit stubborn.
Row!
The emperor wants to see me!
See you then!