Bai Erlang's guess was correct, the emperor had indeed chosen a position for him a long time ago, and had discussed this issue with Li Maoyue before the official examination results came out.
The location is excellent, the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Academy.
This time the position was very smooth, not only Li Maoyue did not object, but even Wei Zhi and other ministers did not object, which made the emperor who was preparing for a big battle fall to nothing.
Li Maoyue didn't object because he felt that Bai Cheng was born as a Jinshi, and his ability was not much worse. The emperor obviously did not want Bai Cheng to take power in the future, but to keep the son-in-law and the princess in the capital.
If so, then I agree.
The reason why Wei Zhi and others did not object was because Bai Erlang had written a book and it was a bestseller.
Naturally, "Biography of Xiang Mingxue" is not only read by my own children and grandchildren, but also adults have quietly collected a copy.
In view of his good narrative ability, it is also possible to put him in the Imperial Academy to study books.
So the emperor made troubles out of selfishness, and after thinking about it, the elders felt that Bai Cheng was capable, so they agreed.
If he is incapable, even if the emperor is furious, they will not agree.
They think it's meritocracy.
However, the two brothers of the Bai family are Jinshi, since Bai Cheng wants to stay in Beijing, then Bai Zhi can no longer stay in the capital.
This is the most basic avoidance policy.
Bai Erlang handed in the application form before, and Li Maoyue knew about it later, and told his subordinates: "Prescribe it for two days before giving it to him, so as to avoid rumors outside."
Subordinates should go down.
Li Maoyue picked up the brochures that he had just written today and went into the palace. Today we are going to discuss the fourth batch of employers, and their positions are also very important.
Regardless of the fact that a magistrate of a county has only six or seven ranks, the emperor is very concerned about this, and so are all the officials in the court.
After all, Dajin is composed of these counties, and the county magistrate is called the parent official, so it must be selected.
Basically, every year the county magistrates and emperors who are elected to the local government will meet with the examination school in person, and only after confirming that there is no problem will they be released.
Especially this time there are still several important counties to appoint magistrates.
Li Maoyue entered the palace with his hands in his hands, and then met Zhou Man on the long steps of the Tai Chi Hall.
The time when Li Maoyue entered the palace to make a brief summary was about the same, and he knew it as soon as he inquired with the guards at the gate of the palace and the servants on the corridor.
They have a particularly good memory, and because the job is very simple, they can remember such insignificant things.
Naturally, Man Bao would not ask the guards, she asked the guards. This kind of little news is still very willing to sell her a good one.
Therefore, she knew that Li Maoyue would enter the palace between 2 and 3 o'clock in the past four or five days. As for the time of leaving the palace, it was not fixed. Take a nap in the palace and don't leave the palace until the afternoon.
It depends on the number of affairs in the court. Sometimes when the emperor is busy and has no time to see him, he will leave the palace very late.
Therefore, Manbao does not block the back, but specifically blocks the front.
She purposely arrived at the Tai Chi Hall two quarters before Si Shi, just now she saw the long steps from a distance and began to enjoy the scenery from left to right.
Although there is no scenery here.
The Tai Chi Hall is very solemn. In front of it is a huge square with bluestone slabs on the ground. There are aisles and stone bridges built from various places on the left and right of the steps, all of which are made of white marble.
As far as the scenery is concerned, it can only be counted as the large stone jars placed on both sides of the stone steps, in which some green pines and lotuses are planted.
Now that the lotus has not bloomed, there are only evergreen and invincible pines.
Man Bao was already very slow, so slow that some ministers passing by couldn't help but look sideways at her.
Fortunately, there are not many people coming in and out here. Well, apart from the Grand Court Meeting, there are not many courtiers who usually come to the Taiji Hall, and most of them are officials above the fourth rank.
From a distance, seeing Li Maoyue go up the steps, Man Bao simply stopped and waited for him.
Li Maoyue came up and looked at Zhou Man very curiously, "Why is Master Zhou free to come here today?"
Man Bao put his hands in his sleeves, and when he heard the words, he took out the booklet and raised it: "The imperial army's cowpox has been planted, I will report to His Majesty."
Li Maoyue suddenly realized, and asked with a smile: "Is everything going well?"
Man Bao nodded, "It's okay, some people didn't respond very well when they were vaccinated, but fortunately, it's not life-threatening."
The more people are vaccinated, the more exceptional cases are collected. Although the Tai Medical Office is nervous, it does not dislike such cases. This shows that there is still room for improvement in vaccinia, or that some special vaccinia should be specially formulated to adapt to the disease. special case...
But this is not Zhou Man's main purpose today, the reason why she snatched the reporting job from Xiao Yuan is to block Li Mao's appointment.
Therefore, Man Bao also cared about Li Maoyue's work, "Li Shangshu is still busy with the selection of officials recently?"
"That's right," Li Maoyue also complained casually, "every spring, our official and household departments are the busiest. Not only do we have to arrange for newly promoted Jinshi and Mingjing, but also arrange for officials to return to Beijing to report on their duties. "
Even the two are intertwined. When some officials are promoted, positions will be vacated for newcomers who will become official this year.
"I heard that there are still county magistrates who died of sudden illness this year?" Man Bao couldn't help asking curiously, "What kind of disease is it?"
Li Maoyue didn't realize it was a fraud. Zhou Man is an imperial physician. Everyone knows that she likes special cases. I heard that she still goes to Jishitang to see cases from time to time, so she only thought that she was interested in diseases, and sighed: "It's the county magistrate of Tongbai County. There was a wind and cold. It was said that it was a spring rain when it was cold in the spring. It was a minor illness at first, but it became more and more serious, and it didn't survive."
And soon, it took only twelve days before and after, and it was only four days from the time he became seriously ill to his death. After all, it is the critical time of spring plowing, how can the county government do without a county magistrate
Wind chill can be fatal.
Man Bao also sighed, and then asked Li Maoyue, "Has Li Shangshu decided to take over?"
Li Maoyue shook his head and said with a smile: "Tongbai County is a Zhong County, and it must be determined by His Majesty."
But he is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so it is impossible that he did not recommend it, and Man Bao did not point it out, and asked directly with a smile: "How does Li Shangshu feel about Bai Zhi?"
Li Maoyue couldn't help but pause, and looked at Zhou Man, "Who?"
"Bai Zhi," Man Bao said directly, "Let me recommend Bai Zhi to you, do you remember his examination papers for the Ministry of Officials?"
Before Li Maoyue had time to speak, Man Bao took out an article from his sleeve and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, you can read the articles he usually writes? This is to persuade Nongsang, and Tongbai County is also considered It is a large grain-producing county, but I heard from Bai Zhi that the gap between rich and poor in the county is too great, it seems that rich households are mostly concentrated in the west, while the east is very poor."
Li Maoyue didn't want to take the article at first, but after hearing Zhou Man's words, he reached out to take it.
Bai Zhi obviously did his homework for being able to say these words, so why not give him a chance.