It's Good to Be an Official with Someone in the Court
Ever since the imperial examination system was perfected step by step, there was only one of the six.
That was Huang Guan of the Ming Dynasty.
There had never been one in the Qing Dynasty, but there was one now. It was Liu Hao.
Liu Hao alighted from the palanquin. Many scholars recognized him and came forward to greet him. They were all scholars, but it was obvious that Liu Hao's identity and status were far from what they could compare to.
One of the scholars said,"On the fifteenth day of May, we will hold a banquet in Baoguo Temple. We would like to invite the champion to come and teach us."”
Liu Hao nodded his head and quickly said modestly,"How would I dare to waste your time?"
In fact, this was an old rule. Since the Tang Dynasty, the new scholars had to pool money to treat the top scorer to a meal. This was a respect from the younger generation to the advanced, and also a little bit of a favor from the primary school to the university.
Everyone humbly let them in. The Ministry of Official Personnel had been waiting for these Jinshi for a long time. If they knew that they would come, they naturally would not treat them lightly. A bailiff led them to a hall to sit down. Then, the officials of the Department of Achievement came over. The officials of the Department of Achievement of the Ministry of Official Personnel were responsible for keeping the rules, raising them, handling the succession of officials, and naturalization. Now, everyone could be considered naturalized. Once they were registered, they would be considered true officials.
Right now, he wasn't considered an official.
Liu Hao naturally didn't say any more nonsense. He stood there quietly, but in his heart, he was thinking about what kind of official position he wanted to give himself.
After the naturalization, the Department for Purging Officials would step in and begin to prepare for the appointment of officials.
By the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, corruption had become a common occurrence. There was profit in everything. For example, this time, the chief of the Department for the Purging of Officials would inevitably take a big cut. After all, it was up to them to decide how to distribute the officials. If you wanted a good one, you had to give him money.
If the second-class ranking was not outstanding, if one wanted to get into the Hanlin Academy, one would have to prepare at least 20,000 taels of silver.
For example, there were people who were classified as lucky people and were close ministers of the emperor. They were responsible for drafting imperial edicts and explaining the classics to the emperor. In the Ming Dynasty, they were one of the important sources of cabinet ministers. In the Qing Dynasty, they were one of the sources of ministers in the Military and Political Affairs Office.
Guan Zheng was sent to the six ministries, nine ministers, and other yamens to practice political affairs. It was far from the emperor, and there was no chance for him to perform. The second-grade Jinshi often happened to be between these two, and the definition was vague. If one was lucky, they could enter the Hanlin Academy. If they were unlucky, they might only be assigned to the Ministry. Even if they were assigned to the Ministry, there were good and bad departments. If they could go to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue to observe politics, it seemed not bad. If they were unlucky, they would mix into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War. They might not know whether to laugh or cry.
Of course, Liu Hao didn't belong to this category. He was the top scholar and was directly promoted to the Imperial Academy, starting from the sixth rank.
More and more people had arrived. Following that, the scholars began to enter the examination phase. The so-called examination was equivalent to an interview in the future. It was handled by the Department for Purging Officials of the Ministry of Personnel. Your results in the examination, even your appearance and age, would always affect your future.
For example, the Hanlin Academy might not be a place that you could enter just because you had good grades. If you were ugly, had bad manners, and were older, people might not be willing to give you the chance to be a scholar of good fortune.
Being good-looking was also an important indicator of whether you could be an official.
He Shen was too handsome, which made Qianlong happy.
Everyone sat high in the hall, feeling uneasy. They all nodded and waited for the interview.
However, Liu Hao did not need to participate in such a selection because he was the top scorer. This reason was enough. There were too many unspoken rules in the country, but there were not many unspoken rules regarding the examination. He sat idly for a while before a court official politely invited him to the side and said,"He Zhongtang wants to see the champion."
Liu Hao nodded. This was also one of the steps. He said,"Please lead the way."
Arriving at a room on duty, the hall official invited Liu Hao in. Liu Hao stepped in and indeed saw He Shen high up in the air, waiting for him.
He had obviously taken some time out of his busy schedule to come over from the palace.
After entering the Military and Political Affairs Office, He Shen was also busy with corruption. At the same time, he had important matters to deal with in the court. However, today, he specially came over for Liu Hao. He took advantage of the fact that he was still busy with some things and did not notice Liu Hao when he came in. When Liu Hao coughed, he looked up and smiled. He said,"Have a seat."
"Student Liu Hao greets you, sir."”
He Shen only nodded. His gaze towards Liu Hao was filled with admiration as he said,"This time, you are both the top scorer of the Qing Dynasty and the first six-song champion in the history of the Qing Dynasty. Congratulations.”
Liu Hao bowed slightly and said politely,""I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. If this student didn't have Sir's nurturing, I wouldn't have today's achievements!“
He Shen's eyes were filled with satisfaction. He was obviously very satisfied with Liu Hao's performance.
Even if he became an official and became the top scholar, he would still be polite and respectful to him. This person was worthy of his reuse.
He smiled." According to the rules, the Department for Purging Officials has already registered you. From now on, you are an official. Since you are ranked first, you will be awarded the Imperial Academy. I hope that you will work hard after you enter the Imperial Academy, live up to the country's grace, and serve the court well.”
These were all empty words. Before he came, Liu Hao was almost certain that he would be a Hanlin editor. One must not underestimate the Hanlin editor. It looked like a small sixth grade, but in the Hanlin Academy, it could be considered a middle-level official. There were also Shushi, editors, self-criticism, and Dian Bo.
If he took a step further, he could become an attendant, an attendant, or even the emperor's secretary. He might even become the crown prince's teacher.
Of course, the Great Qing Dynasty had a secret heir, but in reality, all the officials in the court could see who was the one who had been decided internally.
However, whether it was an editor or a scholar of good fortune, they were all sinecures. They were positions under the Imperial Academy in name, but there was no specific work. Generally, after half a year, the official positions would be adjusted.
All in all, this was an incomparably noble and idle job, the best job for a new official. This was because he was generally responsible for participating in the drafting of imperial edicts, the compilation of history books, and the lectures.
There was no need to talk about the drafting of the imperial edict. Although it was said that you wrote whatever others said, most of the decrees in the world came from your hands. Even the slightest movement in the court was under your nose.
This was directly entering the central core and slowly learning.
Moreover, if one were to be transferred to another official position after half a year of being an editor, they would often jump several levels. At the very least, they would be a magistrate, unlike those hard-working officials who would casually be sent to a county to be a county magistrate or even a county magistrate or chief registrar after half a year.
However, Liu Hao still expressed his gratitude and said,"Thank you for your guidance, sir."”
He Shen smiled and slowly said,"Yes, you are now a Hanlin, so I have something to discuss!"。”
"Please tell me, sir," said Liu Hao.
He Shen touched the table and said calmly,"Recently, there have been quite a number of people taking sick leave at the Military and Political Affairs Office. The Military and Political Affairs Office is short of manpower, and the few imperial scholars who have been selected are also short of manpower.”
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