On the afternoon of April 24, Xu Ping made a pot of tea in his small courtyard in the city, sat on a rattan chair, and leisurely watched the red sunset on the horizon. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

At this time, it is the time when the flowers are red and willow green, the white catkins are flying in the air, the unknown petals are scattered into mud, and the weather is neither hot nor cold, it is the best time of the year.

Today is the day of the Qionglin Banquet, and Xu Ping, as the Longtu Pavilion, is to be made, so he naturally has to participate. But for those of them, today is not a particularly comfortable day.

Wang once recited "The Mean" in front of the new science and technology jinshi, repeatedly exhorted, and then presented a book to the jinshi on behalf of the emperor. Then the prime minister gave a banquet on behalf of the emperor, and the officials above the system watched the ceremony together, mainly through the motions.

After the passing ceremony, the new science and technology scholars can disperse happily, but Xu Ping, who watched the ceremony, was only part of the passing scene, and came back early. If they are there, the new jinshi will not be able to let go, they will not be able to enjoy themselves, and this is the day of the new jinshi.

It wasn't until the red sun was setting that Li Jing blushed and walked into the small courtyard with a little shaky steps.

Seeing Xu Ping sitting in the courtyard, Li Jian hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I've seen Mr." ”

Xu Ping said: "From today onwards, you don't want to be called Mr., just call yourself an official title." ”

Li Jing was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did Mr. say that?" But what did I do wrong? ”

Xu Ping smiled: "You're not wrong, it's just the old practice of the national dynasty, the new science and technology jinshi is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, how can you call Mr. Ren casually!" Although the imperial court only strictly forbade the protégé of officials who were in charge of the ruling and the tribute, in fact, the same was true for other ministers. In the future, you and I will be colleagues, and it is good to be called only an official title. ”

"Then I call Mr. - to be - to be made?"

"So much for the best. There is cold water at the well, you go and wash your face first, and we will talk. ”

Li Jian said goodbye and went to wash his face by himself, still a little confused by Xu Ping's words.

There are officials of the Song Dynasty who have extremely strict recusal laws, and their relatives, in-laws, and even teachers and friends are among them. In addition to the fact that these relatives and friends cannot have property under the rule when they are foreign officials, they must also avoid these related officials when they are promoted, and even those who have relatives and friends are not allowed to serve in the same yamen until they have business relations. For example, Xu Ping is now serving as the deputy envoy of Yantie, so his relatives and friends cannot serve in the Third Division, not even the Treasury Department and the Outer Transport Envoy.

Xu Ping and Li Jing can't say that there is a real teacher-student relationship, there is no need to covet a false name to put this shackle on himself and him. Otherwise, with Xu Ping's own official promotion, Li Jing's career will be affected a lot, and many official positions cannot be held.

Among the methods of avoidance, the most typical is the Imperial Historical Tower, and the following must be recused. Don't say it's relatives and friends, even if the new Zaizhi has a good personal relationship with Yushi Zhongcheng, he must resign and be replaced. It wasn't until the old and new parties fought during the Shenzong period that Wang Anshi broke this rule and replaced all the Taiwan admonitions with his own people, which changed. In the later Qin Hui, the Taiwan edict completely became a tool for the prime minister to control the government, and the role of containing the ruling disappeared.

When Li Ji came back after washing his face, Xu Ping pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

"In front of me, sir, where is the place for me to do it?"

"I have already told you just now, we will only be colleagues in the future, and we will not mention Mr. and his students again. You worked hard to get into the Jinshi exam, and I didn't teach you anything, so where can you be called a gentleman. The legal system of the country, you don't want to be inappropriate, protégés and disciples must strictly abide by the law of avoidance, you call yourself a student, and your career will be wasted in the future. ”

At this time, Li Jing somewhat understood what Xu Ping meant. If he claims to be Xu Ping's protégé, then with Xu Ping's current official position and promotion prospects, it is likely that he will not be able to get an important official position in his life.

Now the ministers of the DPRK and China, even Lu Yijian, who is the most selfish, actually have many restrictions on his son becoming an official. The eldest son, Lu Gong, sentenced the third division to open the division, this position is very important, and it is good to get a lot of news, but in fact, it is the mailroom of the third division, and there is no decision-making power. And as long as Lu Yijian is in the political hall for a day, it is impossible for Lu Gongxuan to get any important positions, and officials can be promoted, but they can only be sent around in some idle positions.

Although he knew in his heart, Li Jing still couldn't turn around emotionally, so he had to sit on the chair.

"The Inquisitor's Court has sent your Fangcheng County Order, although it is located in the mountains and is sparsely populated, it is still located in the hinterland of the Central Plains after all, not far from the two capitals, and it is still passable."

Li Jian wanted to get up and answer, but as soon as he raised his fart, Xu Ping waved his hand and motioned to sit down, so he had to arch his hand on the chair and said: "I don't know how many people envy me in the same year to get this ministry. ”

The principle of the first two terms of the new jinshi is one near and one far, but it is not easy to be close enough to be between the two capitals, and most of them still serve in places far away, and the north of Jingxi Road and the east of Jingdong Road are basically the places where the children of the powerful have a way to serve.

The champion Zhang Tangqing served as the general judge of Shaanzhou and has already arrived at Shaanxi Road. However, it is close to Jingxi Road, and it also belongs to Henan in Xu Ping's memory in his previous life, which is not bad. Wen Yanruo, in addition to pacifying the military judge, is not far from his hometown Jiexiu County, Fenzhou, which can be regarded as a satisfactory messenger.

Relatively speaking, Li Ji was born in a poor family, and he had no roots and no roots in the imperial court, and he was able to get the ministry of Fangcheng Zhixian, and those who knew the details understood that it was due to Xu Ping's relationship, and what he didn't know was only his good life, and some people were even a little jealous.

Xu Ping signaled that Li Jing did not need to be restrained, and said to him: "Before taking office, you have to go back to your hometown to pick up your mother, I don't know when you have set off?" ”

"The Court of Judges ordered him to take office in May, and there was a penalty for violating the deadline. Time is running out, only as soon as possible. ”

"Well, then leave tomorrow, and I'll have you prepare a salute horse, and you won't have to worry about it. The new branch jinshi goes home to save his relatives and have post coupons, not how much money is saved, and it is safe to live in a post station all the way. ”

"Wait-to-be systematic, the lower official remembers."

Xu Ping looked at Li Jing and sighed: "Since I was in Yongzhou, you have traveled thousands of miles to visit, and after so many years, I really haven't taught you anything, I haven't helped you anything, I am really ashamed to think about it." ”

"What do you say about the pending system? My current future is all thanks to the waiting system. Furthermore, the ancients often said that words and deeds are more important than words. I've learned enough in the years I've been around. ”

"I hope that in the future, in addition to doing things seriously, remember to always be kind to others, and don't accidentally become evildoers. Fangcheng is close to Jinghu Road, you don't have to go back to the capital after you pick up your mother, just go straight to work. In the future, we will have a fate, and when we will see each other again, you can only serve in Fangcheng with peace of mind. ”

"The lower officials obey the teachings!"

Xu Ping nodded, and suddenly found that he didn't have much to say to Li Jing, everything still had to be broken out by himself, and all he could do was push it at the right time.

The sun had just set, and the sky was full of sunset, bright red as blood. (To be continued.) )