Although Xu Ping's permission was still worried. He had never done such a thing in the Xu family for so many years. Especially the extravagant atmosphere everywhere in the restaurant made people feel uneasy. Although Xu Ping said that Xu Chang would write a statement of conduct every time he contacted those people, he would record everything he saw and said, and there would be nothing wrong in the future. Xu Chang still felt uneasy, as if he had done bad things from the adults at home.

Xu Ping became more energetic, spreading paper on the desk, dipping it in ink, and writing his own memorial.

Since there are such rules in the memorial, let’s start from far away places, such as Jiaozhi affairs. In the end, add the content to be written, as long as you have an excuse to seal it.

The New Year holiday passed quickly. Although we arrived at the yamen to see things, the New Year was not over yet. Most officials were in the yamen to respond to the stories and walked around to pay homage to relatives and friends.

Before we knew it, it was the ninth day of the first lunar month, and the beginning of the Spring Festival.

Since someone reported a memorial before the New Year that the year name meant that the sun and the moon shone together, the Song Dynasty's reign has been changed to Jingyou since the New Year, and the moon was removed, leaving only one sun above the capital, and the whole country ushered in a new moment.

Xu Ping's memorial has already gone up, and there is no news yet. He has done nothing in the past few days.

There was no morning court on the beginning of spring. Xu Ping left his house early and went to Xiangfu County Yamen to see the beating of Chunniu. Xu Ping's new home is located outside Wanshengmen, and it is under the jurisdiction of Xiangfu County in system, although he had never entered Xiangfu County Yamen.

Normally, the urban area of ​​Kaifeng City is directly under Kaifeng Prefecture, but the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture are limited, and it is difficult for the wing officials to find a suitable candidate. The west wing and east wing of the city belong to Xiangfu and Kaifeng, which is a helpless move. Originally, Fukuo County only cared about the suburbs, and with these two urban areas outside the city, Kaifeng and Xiangfu County would not be too leisurely.

"Whip the Spring Ox" is the most important ceremony of the beginning of spring in this era. Xu Ping presided over it when he was a local official, but he was unsure whether it complies with the rules or not, so he naturally had to visit the regular ceremony in Xiajing. The Spring Ox in Kaifeng Prefecture was in the Yingchun Hall of the Imperial Palace, so he had to see the subordinate county.

As the sky was dawn, only a vague shadow could be seen in the local cattle in front of the county government, and the surroundings were crowded with people. Most of these were farmers who farmed in the surrounding suburbs. Most of the residents in Kaifeng City did not farm and did not get up early in the morning to join in the fun.

The door of the county government slowly opened, and the crowd around him made a terrifying cheer.

In a moment, officials came out from the door. Before dawn, Xu Ping couldn't see clearly.

Liu Xiaoyi, who was on the side, whispered: "Officials, the people holding the sticks are all in front of the cow."

Xu Ping nodded. Spring is before the year, and people are behind the ox; spring is after the year, and people are before the ox; spring is together with the year, and people are standing with the ox. This year, the beginning of spring is after the year, so people are in front of the ox. It seems that they are not wrong in Yongzhou.

The ceremony afterwards was similar, and Xu Ping listened carefully to Liu Xiaoyi's explanation. Liu Xiaoyi had excellent eyesight, and now it was still dark, so he could see clearly.

It won’t take long to whip the spring ox. This was originally a ritual. If the stick holder was asked to break the earth ox, he would not exhaust these officials who held the stick.

Liu Xiaoyi squeezed up with the abortion to grab the soil of the spring cow. Xu Ping had no choice but to stand there and wait for him.

After about a stick of incense, Liu Xiaoyi squeezed out of the crowd, held a handful of soil in his hand and whispered to Xu Ping: "Official, I snatched the horns of a cow. This year, the farm will definitely have a good harvest!"

"The soil on the horns of the spring ox are built and the land is suitable for the land." Although there is this statement, Xu Ping did not believe this. He came here to learn these common etiquettes. He could not just read the book and said that he was not here to compete with the people for this land.

However, since Liu Xiaoyi had snatched it, it was difficult to throw it away. He found a piece of cloth and asked him to carry it with him.

It was still early at this time, so Xu Ping did not ride a horse and walked slowly with Liu Xiaoyi. When he arrived at Zhouqiao, he bought two bowls of wontons and then he arrived at the Sansi Yamen.

When he arrived at the official hall, the miscellaneous officials served tea, and Xu Ping drank to calm down.

Shi Quanbin, the editorial department's regulations, has already brought his people to pack up. After the Lantern Festival, that is, the Lantern Festival, Xu Ping wants to recruit officials to work. Several deputy envoys from the three departments are of course candidates, and there are also the head of the three departments' gouyuan, because the business is directly related, they are all essential. However, these people cannot be on duty there every day, so Xu Ping has to select permanent officials.

Just as Xu Ping was thinking about errands, the general outside the door whispered loudly: "Judge Yan and Iron Guo Zi asked for a visit!"

After hearing this, Xu Ping stood up and whispered: "Come in quickly!"

Xu Ping stood up, walked around from the desk to the front, looked at Guo Zi who was walking into the door, and said loudly: "It has been nearly ten years since Zhongmu left without realizing it. How has the chief clerk been doing these years?"

Guo Zi came up to see Li and smiled and said, "Although there were some minor mistakes, they went smoothly. I just didn't expect that the young man in the field at that time has now been granted the title of marquis and as the deputy envoy, so who can predict the world!"

Xu Ping hurriedly asked to sit down.

Guo Zi said: "Now you are the leader of the department, where can you sit in front of Shangguan?"

Xu Ping pressed Guo Zi to his seat and said, "I made an explanation back then, thanks to Zhongmou's recommendation, I have come to this day. How do you say these things that are strangers? In the future, there is no need to be polite to me!"

Speaking of which, Guo Zi was the first official Xu Ping met when he came to this world. His down-to-earth and hardworking style left a very good impression on him and had a far-reaching impact. If he had not met Guo Zi at that time, but a corrupt official, Xu Ping might not have been kind to the world as he is now. It is indeed difficult to say very well about life.

Guo Zi left the position of Zhongmu chief clerk and was promoted to the magistrate of a large county, but was implicated because his subordinates violated the law and were demoted. After several wasted times, he is still a magistrate. His official position has not changed much compared to previous years.

Speaking of his experiences over the past few years, Guo Zi sighed infinitely. When he was the chief clerk, Xu Ping was still farming in the countryside, and he thought about how to harvest a few more buckets of money in the field. A few years have passed, and he has not changed much from that year. However, Xu Ping transformed from a pastoral man to a title of county marquis and became deputy envoy. The fate of his life is really unpredictable.

Although he was a Jinshi, Guo Zi was not proficient in the literature of classics and literature. Instead, he was good at official materials and was good at mechanical land and water conservancy. He was a practical man. However, in this era, the practical man was not popular. It was better to be able to speak than to be able to do, and it was better to be able to write than to be able to speak, and it was better to be able to write than to be able to speak or to be able to write. Those who were able to speak and not be able to write articles could only sink into subordinates.

When Taizu and Taizong were at the time of Emperor Taizong, the country was initially determined and most of the ministers used were skilled in officials, a typical example was Zhao Pu. In the late Taizong period, the world was peaceful and the wind direction gradually changed, and the Zhenzong Dynasty completely reversed.

At this time, officials were often divided into official and scholar types. Even if their political achievements were mediocre, they would be promoted quickly as long as they were well written. However, even if the official type was capable, they would be suppressed and would be ridiculed by chance. Feng Zheng was ridiculed as having no learning, and even Xu Ping was criticized for being criticized. If he was not a saint, Zhenglong, he would not be relaxed.

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