Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Great! The officials are finally going to grant us official titles!"

Brothers Xiang Jia, Xiang Zongliang, and Xiang Zonghui said excitedly.

Empress Dowager Xiang did not have a legitimate son. Although she was the empress dowager in name, she was not actually close to the official family. In order to fear that the Xiang family would be arrogant and domineering and bring disaster, she had always suppressed the Xiang family and refused to allow the Xiang family to serve as officials.

Now, in order to win over the Queen Mother Xiang, Zhao Xu took the initiative to offer favors to the two brothers of the Xiang family and seek official positions. The Xiang family had been suppressed for many years, so once he got the opportunity, he naturally couldn't wait to come to Kaifeng City to wait.

However, there are many officials in the world who are seeking official posts from Enyin. Many people have waited in line for many years and have not yet had their turn to seek official posts from Enyin. Although the Xiang family brothers were begged for official posts by Enyin, they are just idle officials and there is no real shortage.

"This time, we must find a real vacant official position. The Queen Mother has made great contributions to the official family, so naturally the official family will not treat the Xiang family badly." Xiang Zongliang said excitedly.

Xiang Zonghui nodded excitedly. The Xiang family had been suppressed for nearly twenty years and he couldn't wait any longer. If he didn't seize the opportunity now, if something happened to the Empress Dowager, the Xiang family would be completely destroyed.

When the Xiang brothers rushed to the palace, they found that they were not the ones summoned together. The descendants of the Gao family were also there, as well as a group of middle-aged officials, all of whom were obviously Enyin officials who had not been waiting for many years.

"The officials are here!" Following Tong Guan's sharp voice, Zhao Xu appeared in front of all the officials.

"I'll bow to the officials!" A group of candidate Enyin officials suppressed their excitement and kowtowed.

When Zhao Xu saw the people from the Xiang family and the Gao family, he couldn't help but smile slyly and said: "All of you, my beloved ministers, have been waiting for officials for many years. I have treated you badly."

"The official's words are serious, I don't dare!" Xiang Zongliang immediately expressed his loyalty. They have not been waiting for officials, so it is impossible to say that they have no opinions. Now that they are about to be elected to the official position, their previous complaints will naturally be wiped away.

Other alternate officials also showed their loyalty.

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "Now I have an important task to entrust to all of you, dear friends!"

"Heavy duty!"

The Xiang brothers couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, and the other alternate officials couldn't help but be shocked and looked up suddenly.

What is a heavy responsibility? Naturally, the greater the official position, the heavier the responsibility.

"I will not hesitate to go through fire and water!"

A group of alternate officials said impatiently.

"Okay! All of you, dear friends, should have heard that I am promoting the service-sharing system. This is a century-old plan of the imperial court." Zhao Xu said solemnly.

A sudden thought occurred in the hearts of all the candidate officials. Naturally they had heard about the uproar about the entry of stall servants into the family. Although they did not agree with it in their hearts, they could no longer care about so much for their official positions.

Besides, only by joining the reform can one become a confidant of the official family, and he might not be able to prosper in the future.

Zhao Xu continued: "I have decided to appoint Feng Er and others as inspectors to supervise the clearing of the land in Kaifeng Mansion."

The Xiang brothers suddenly frowned. The official position of the inspector seemed prestigious, but it had no real power. Moreover, the work of clearing the father's land was an offending job. This official was thankless and not a good position.

The other alternate officials also fell silent, obviously understanding that this inspector was not easy to do, but Zhao Xu's next sentence made everyone's breath stop.

"If it is discovered that there is collusion between officials, acting in disguise and taking bribes to maliciously obstruct the clearing of the land, once it is verified, they will be removed from their posts immediately, and you can immediately replace their official positions." Zhao Xu said.

"Replenish immediately!"

Suddenly, all the candidate officials were breathless. Once upon a time, they had been waiting for many years and still had not yet found their turn. Even if they had the chance, they were just petty officials in remote places. Moreover, officials were also looked down upon. It was easiest for officials who were Jinshi and above to be promoted. It is easy for Enyin to get an official position, but promotion is extremely difficult, and the official rank and power are low.

Now, as soon as they are replaced, they may directly be candidates for the capital officials. If the chief minister resigns, they will be candidates for the chief minister. If the county magistrate resigns, they will be candidates for the county magistrate. This is a God-given opportunity.

"I will certainly live up to the divine grace!"

A group of alternate officials said without hesitation.

Get out of the palace! Gao Gongjie, a descendant of the Gao family, deliberately narrowed the distance between him and the descendants of the Xiang family. He immediately said: "The two uncles will not fail to understand the purpose of the official family. The people who hide the most in Kaifeng Mansion are noble people. This is what the official family does." Use me as a spearman."

Nowadays, there are many candidates for officials, so why the officials want to appoint people from the Gao family and the Xiang family, their motives are naturally known to everyone.

Xiang Zongliang sneered and said: "So what? If you and I want to be officials, where will the official positions come from? Of course, there will be people who come down, so we can get up."

"If we were usually on the waiting list, even if it was my turn, I would probably be a deputy in a remote place at most. But now we have the opportunity to be a sixth-grade Beijing official. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Xiang Zonghui said equally excitedly.

"You two uncles, you can imagine that if this happens, we will completely offend the honorable nobles of Bianjing." Gao Gongjie was worried about gain and loss, so he was naturally interested in the position of a sixth-ranked official in the capital. However, he himself was born in a noble family. If so, he would He will cut himself off from the circle of honor and nobility.

"Otherwise, what can we do? The officials give us the opportunity to make up for it immediately. If we don't know the right situation and miss the opportunity, I'm afraid that we will never be able to be officials during the official's reign." Xiang Zonghui sighed quietly.

Gao Gongjie suddenly fell silent. He knew that what the two Xiangs said was true. One was his own future, and the other was the friendship between nobles. Naturally, friendship was not as important as the future.

Xiang Zongliang continued: "Since it is a conspiracy, there is no solution. Even if we can't bear to take action, what about them?"

After that, Xiang Zongliang turned his attention to the officials who had been waiting for many years in front of him. They had been waiting for many years, and now they finally got the opportunity. Naturally, they tried their best. Anyone who stood in the way of him becoming an official was his enemy, not even the nobles. Besides, In the Song Dynasty, literati ruled the country, and the nobles were not untouchable.

Gao Gongjie couldn't help but was shocked, and nodded slowly, "I am a poor Taoist but I am not a Taoist, and the position of a sixth-grade Beijing official is enough for him to let go of any feelings."

"Inspector!"

When Zhao Xu appointed a group of alternate officials to serve as inspectors, the entire Kaifeng Mansion and the nobles did not take it seriously at all.

After all, it is a tradition for officials to protect each other. Today, magistrates of various counties help conceal their property. Naturally, in the future, officials will also conceal their property. The same is true even for alternate officials. They cannot escape the thousands of years of officialdom rules.

However, the development of the matter was beyond everyone's expectation. This group of candidate officials turned out to be extremely aggressive and did not care about the so-called official rules. They did not care about anyone's feelings during the investigation, and quickly found a large number of hidden fields.

"Wei Jun, the magistrate of Xiangfu County, ignored the laws of the country, took bribes, and helped the landlords hide their property! Seize his official position and send him to Lingnan!" Gao Gongjie, the official of Xiangfu County, shouted coldly, holding the imperial edict in his hand.

Wei Jun, the magistrate of Xiangfu County, suddenly collapsed to the ground. He did not expect that the Gao family would ignore Xungui's feelings and inspect the land of Xungui, so that all the things he had concealed about the land were exposed.

"I am unlucky, and you will not end up well either." Wei Jun cursed, Gao Gongjie broke the rules of the officialdom, and he will definitely not be tolerated in the officialdom in the future.

Gao Gongjie sneered and said: "That's not necessarily the case! According to the official decree, if an official is found guilty of corruption and dereliction of duty during his inspection, he will be dismissed and investigated. The inspector can immediately replace him. I will be the new magistrate of Xiangfu County."

"Replenish immediately!"

Wei Jun couldn't help but was shocked, and immediately understood the reason why Gao Gongjie was so crazy. It turned out that it was not selfless, but because he was eyeing his own official position.

"You have mistaken me," Wei Jun said sadly and angrily to the sky. He had worked hard all his life to achieve Jinshi and become an official, but now it was all gone.

The Song Dynasty was tolerant of civil servants and advocated not punishing officials as much as officials. However, corruption and bribery were also serious crimes. Now that his incident has occurred, his life's fame has been wasted.