Chapter Thirty-Five
At that time, Li Xian, Zhongzong ascended the throne for the second time, was only more than a year. Like his old son, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, although he was concerned about his old love, he was a cowardly and without a backbone. Empress Wei of the East Palace was a strong woman who was willing to imitate his mother-in-law Wu Zetian, echoing the inside and outside of the party of Wu Sansi. Li Chongjun, the princess of the East Palace, was fighting with Wu Sansi for his own status, and there was also Princess Taiping, who had a great potential, stared at him. Such a format of the court inevitably made officials who were always concerned about the court, and he had more concerns when he was talking about the court.
Lin Xuezheng naturally knew what Zhang County Magistrate Zhang thought, so he didn't talk about Li Longji anymore. He turned the topic to the beautiful scenery in early spring and the full moon was just around the corner. However, Lin, Zhang and Yan didn't notice it. Since he heard the name Li Longji, Tang Que, who had just been very active, had been missing for a long time.
This wine tasting and watching the moon did not end until the moon jumped high up to the willow branches. Before Tang Que left, the drunken magistrate Zhang advised him a few words. Lin Xuezheng also gave him a few steps and asked him to settle his family and then report to the county school.
After leaving Liu Lizheng's house, Tang Que sent Master Yan home first, then walked towards his own house and walked on the rural path in the moonlight. The night wind was like water. Looking at the pale white mountains and fields under the hazy moonlight, Tang Que could not feel anything.
If a county voting quota is written in later generations, he would definitely not feel any difficulty or great. But if you really traveled to the Tang Dynasty, especially when you were in the lowest-level environment like him, you would understand how difficult it was. If you say that rural people in later generations had difficulty entering the city in the 1970s and 1980s, then in this era of extremely small population mobility, it would be even more difficult for a poor rural person to get rid of the fate of digging food from the soil. Entering a county vocational school is the first threshold to get rid of the land.
In a village of three or five radius, he was the second person to successfully enter the county school in 20 years. How did he get this quota? In the final analysis, it was because he had the opportunity to get along with the county magistrate. A thing that seemed difficult to reach the sky in rural people was just a light sentence in the mouth of the county magistrate Zhang. Through this incident, Tang Que felt the magic of power for the first time after traveling through time.
Unlike the improvement of industrial and commercial status in later generations, entrepreneurs and wealthy people were domineering around the world. In this era, if they wanted to live well and live dignified, they could only squeeze into the ranks of civil servants, officials, good people, and lowly. Only by squeezing into the ranks of officials can they truly have a background and future. Otherwise, no matter how big the business is, no matter how much money they are, they may not feel much safe. For example, the family of Chen Zi'ang, a great talent in the Tian Dynasty, was a famous Jiannan rich man. However, once Chen Zi'ang lost his official position, he was unjustly killed by an unknown small county magistrate. Even if his family had money, he could not save his life.
"Destroy the county magistrate of the family and destroy the family" is the most real reality in an official society.
When Tang Que, who was slightly drunk, opened his door, he was shocked to see what he saw. The house that few people used to come and go are almost all over the room. When he saw him pushing the door in, these villagers who had always been talking stood up together like welcoming guests. In addition to a slight restraint, their faces were also slightly flattering... Yes, they were just a flattering smile, and the only one who could enjoy such a smile in the village before was Liu Lizheng.
"Why do you stand up? Just sit there casually." Tang Que had already drunkenness, and now he was not in a quiet mood. He originally didn't like the noise, but when he saw the Tang Zhang couple who were pouring tea for the villagers with blush on his face, he changed his mind. "I have been drinking with Zhangxianzun and Lin Xuezheng at night until now, and I have a smell of wine. Mom, boil some hot water and I will wash it."
Although he said casually, when the villagers heard this, their faces were relaxed, and the villagers who had been guarding the land all their lives would almost never go to a hundred miles away. When they saw Liu Lizheng, they were always careful, let alone the honor of a county? It was honored to be able to see it, let alone Tang Que was drinking and talking like this. If it weren't for the county magistrate's favor, he would have been drinking until this time?
God, Grandpa! This guy from the Tang family is really lucky this time, and he suddenly hugged a thick thigh.
After Tang Que and Mr. Yan welcomed the county magistrate in the morning, the flush on the faces of the Tang and Zhang couple almost never faded during the past half day. After handing the shoddy tea pot in their hands to their son who came forward, Zhang Tang and Zhang went to make a fire and boil water with a smile.
Seeing Tang Que come to add tea in person, the villagers seemed a little frightened. They all stood up and started to make a gesture of politeness. This kind of action was used in the past when facing the "decent people" in their eyes.
Tang Que talked to the villagers while adding tea, smiling, just talking about how majestic the county magistrate was. Today's banquet was prepared with seven bowls and eight plates of richness. This is what the villagers like to hear. Often after a passage, he attracted a hint of admiration, which made the atmosphere in the whole house very warm.
When the villagers saw that Tang Que showed such a big face today, they still didn't have any arrogance. They couldn't help but laugh with them. They couldn't help but praise Tang Que for being honest and not arrogant. After praising Tang Que, they would say that the old couple had good fortune. The ancestors had accumulated virtue and gave birth to such a good son who could walk in front of others.
The flattering words that the Zhang couple of Tang and Zhang have heard over the past ten years are probably not as much as this night.
At the end, Tang Quecai mentioned lightly that he was about to go to the county school. Although he said casually, the shocking effect of the news itself was too great, so there was a moment of noise in the whole house. Even Tang Zhang, who was scooping water, was so surprised that he didn't know when the water scoop in his hand fell to the ground.
At this point, the eyes of the villagers looking at Tang Que have completely changed. Go to the county school! Nearly ten villages in the radius are counted, Tang Que is the only one in the past ten years. The villagers have no idea about whether to pass the Jinshi or not. After all, the admission rate of Jinshi in the Tang Dynasty is too low, which is really difficult. What they know is that once they go to the county school, they will be able to work in the county government office in the future, and they can also work as a big man in charge of accounting in the city business, and even if they are not good, they can teach elementary school. No matter which of the above three is much better than digging hard in the land.
Chapter completed!