After Zhao Jun arrived in Shouzhou, he first dismissed Yang Riyan, the transport envoy of Huainan West Road, and Zhou Ling, the transport judge.
Then he immediately dispatched the Imperial City Inspectorate to various places in Huainan Road to investigate the case.
At nightfall, in Xiacai County, Shouzhou, in the backyard of the Huainan West Road Transport Commissioner's office, Zhao Jun sat behind the desk in his study, writing something with a pen.
His calligraphy is definitely not as good as that of the ancients. Basically, he can only recognize each stroke of the characters, so it cannot be considered calligraphy.
There was no incense burner or charcoal fire in the house, only the flame of a bean-sized oil lamp lit up the entire room.
The curtains fluttered in the breeze and the door curtain swayed slightly.
It is March, the temperature has risen, and standing outside the house you can feel the gentle spring breeze on your face.
The house was surrounded by guards who were protecting him. There were even a few masters from the Imperial City Bureau hiding on the roof. There were three layers inside and three layers outside, scanning the surroundings to prevent anyone from coming to assassinate him.
No one would be foolish enough to assassinate a big shot who is protected by thousands of elite soldiers, just as no one would seek death for no reason.
At this moment, Jiang Dalang came in and said, "Minister, Envoy Yang Fayun and Magistrate Lin request an audience."
"Did they come together?"
Zhao Jun asked without raising his head.
"no."
Jiang Dalang said, "Zhizhou Lin arrived first, and then Yang Fayunshi came."
"Let Yang come in to sue."
"yes."
After a while, Yang Gao entered the study and bowed to Zhao Jun, saying, "Greetings, Magistrate."
Zhao Jun stopped writing, put the brush on the pen holder, looked up at him and said, "Yang Gao, do you know why I didn't call your name today?"
Yang Gao replied in a deep voice, "It's because I only came to Huainan at the end of last year and I'm not familiar with the situation there."
"Yes and no."
Zhao Jun said, "Before I set out, I checked the records of officials from all over the country. You've captured thieves single-handedly, overturned unjust cases, and stood firm in the face of Zhao Yuanhao's disrespect. You're an honest and capable official. That's why I didn't mention you by name."
Yang Gao said solemnly, "As a subject, I should serve the country and uphold my integrity. Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I will have no regrets."
"very good."
Zhao Jun nodded with satisfaction and said, "You once worked with Hu Su as Deputy Transport Commissioner of Jingxi Road. Hu Su now heads the Court of Judicial Review. He is a meticulous and strict person. However, when he was in office, he once wrote a letter praising your talent, which shows that he recognized your character and ability."
"It's all part of my job."
Yang Gao said, "I am doing my job and fulfilling my duty as an official."
"OK."
Zhao Jun lamented, "But many officials can't even fulfill this most basic duty."
Yang Gao didn't say anything.
After a moment, Zhao Jun suddenly laughed: "Hu Su is a man of integrity. He praised you and also pointed out your shortcomings. He reported you to the Constitutional Council. Everything about you is good except for one thing: you like to be promoted by powerful people."
"Forehead"
Yang Gao was suddenly embarrassed.
What does it mean that the powerful and influential people want to advance in happy events?
That is to say, he likes to curry favor with the powerful and flatter his superiors in order to advance further in his career.
But is this really what he meant?
Of course not.
No one is naturally inclined to flatter their superiors, especially when it comes to older men.
But what can Yang Gao do?
Because he was a fellow student, he had to work ten or a hundred times harder than those who passed the Jinshi exam in order to have the possibility of further advancement.
Some people may not be aware of how low the status of people from a research background is.
How to say it?
If the fellow Jinshi graduate has a junior college degree, then this fellow graduate is not even as good as a technical secondary school, and probably only has an elementary school or junior high school diploma.
Because in the Song Dynasty, there were more than ten subjects, including Jinshi subject, Nine Classics subject, Five Classics subject, Kaiyuan Rites subject, Three Rites subject, Three Histories subject, Three Chuan subject, Xuejiu subject, Mingjing subject, and Mingfa subject.
The most valuable of these subjects is naturally the Jinshi (Jinshi) degree, while the other subjects are similar, with different concentrations. Their commonality lies in the fact that the Jinshi degree offers a high starting point and high future growth, while the other subjects offer a low starting point and limited career prospects.
Therefore, due to his limited educational background, being a transport envoy or shipping envoy is basically his limit.
During the Song Dynasty, high-ranking officials in the three provinces and six ministries, the three departments, the Privy Council, and the Council of State were basically all Jinshi graduates. Even Jinshi graduates were extremely rare, not to mention that Yang Gao was not a scholar, but a fellow student, the humblest of the humble.
So although he is an honest official with outstanding abilities, academic qualifications, experience and abilities are all indispensable in officialdom. It is still difficult to get a high position without academic qualifications if one only has abilities and experience.
But from another perspective, Yang Gao has such a low level of education, but he can still become a fourth-rank shipping envoy. Doesn’t this also show his ability?
Seeing Yang Gao's embarrassed expression, Zhao Jun smiled and said, "There's no shame in being born in a humble family. A true man is one who can bend and stretch. I don't think you did anything wrong. As long as you have outstanding abilities, are not corrupt, and govern the people well, that's the best official I can think of."
"Thank you for the compliment, Dean!"
Yang Gao bowed.
Zhao Jun said, "Sit down first."
"yes."
Yang Gao bowed again and then sat on the chair next to him.
Zhao Jun continued, "An official's background isn't important to me, at least. What matters is ability. If you do well, I'll definitely promote you. I could have guessed you'd come to see me tonight. Tell me, what do you think we can do?"
Yang Gao was overjoyed upon hearing Zhao Jun's promise, feeling fortunate that he had chosen the right path. He then hurriedly said, "I believe that since Yang Riyan is Huang Wei's successor, he cannot be unaware of these matters. The embezzlement of disaster relief funds is not difficult to investigate. Just ask the local people to see if they have received any rice or grain. Surely they don't know about it?"
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