Ma Zhou used to be a teaching assistant in Bozhou, but he was reprimanded by the provincial governor of Bozhou because of his drunkenness. The prideful Ma Zhou immediately lost his face and quit in a fit of anger. He simply packed his luggage and embarked on his' journey 'to the capital to find a way to make a living.
When Ma Zhou first arrived in Chang 'an, it could be said that he was in the dark. Seeing that he was about to run out of money and unable to find a way to make a living, a cultured person like him would have to beg for food. Who knew that coincidentally, Datang Daily's editorial department was recruiting scholars to write news articles. Ma Zhou, a' fine steed ', met his first' talent scout 'in his life. The articles he wrote in Datang Daily often caused a sensation in the literary circle. Soon, he became the chief manager of Datang Daily's editorial department and attracted the attention of Li Er!
Li Er was very appreciative of Ma Zhou's strategies for governing the country in the "Tang Daily". He believed that Ma Zhou had the talent to stabilize the country. Li Er had once wanted to poach Ma Zhou from Li Zexuan, and Ma Zhou was about to "fly up the branch and become a phoenix", becoming a courtier in one step. However, Ma Zhou did not accept Li Er's olive branch in the end, because he felt that if he stayed in the editorial department of the "Tang Daily", he would be able to realize one of his dreams, a great dream to let all the scholars in the world be able to read books and let all the people in the world be able to read!
Later, with Li Zexuan's improvement of papermaking, the introduction of movable type printing, and the compilation of 'Datang Dictionary', the price of books that were originally incomparably expensive in Datang's market finally dropped. Those scholars who came from poor families could finally afford to buy books! Moreover, with the 'Datang Dictionary', even if ordinary people did not have the money to pay for their tuition or find a teacher, they could still rely on the Hanyu pinyin logo in the 'Datang Dictionary' to recognize most of the words!
It could be said that when the 'Datang Dictionary' was published in June or July last year, Ma Zhou's dream was actually almost fulfilled. At that time, he could actually leave Datang Daily's editorial department and pursue the official career that all scholars dreamed of!
However, after the release of the 'Datang Dictionary', what followed was the official establishment of Yanhuang College. Under Li Zexuan's sincere invitation, Ma Zhou unexpectedly became a teacher of Yanhuang College. He was also the subject leader of the Classics Department of the College and was in charge of the teaching of the Classics in the college. he was in charge of the teaching of the Classics in the college for nearly a year!
In the past year, Ma Zhou witnessed with his own eyes how engineering was disdained at the beginning to be accepted and worshipped by more and more people. Of course, Ma Zhou also experienced how Yanhuang College's position in Datang rose step by step!
Being in such a wise and glorious college, experiencing the simple and pure teacher-student relationship, Ma Zhou had gradually forgotten that before he came to Chang 'an City, he was actually like countless other scholars who dreamed of being in the imperial court, being recognized by the Emperor, and thus becoming successful and famous!
Unknowingly, Ma Zhou's dream in his heart had already become the Yanhuang College's motto: "Build a heart for heaven and earth, build a life for the people, inherit the lost knowledge for the past sages, and create peace for all ages". It had already become Li Zexuan's earth-shattering cry at the college's opening ceremony last year: "As long as Yanhuang does not die, the Han family will not perish; blood inscribed on the golden dagger-axe, blood will never stop flowing!"
He had completely integrated into Yanhuang College!
At this time, hearing Li Zexuan's question, Ma Zhou was silent for a long time before he finally said, "Marquis, of course I remember!"
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said, "In the beginning, you trusted me and were willing to join the editorial department of Datang Daily and Qiqu Culture to help me make everyone in Datang able to read and read. Today, this goal has almost been achieved! I know that Brother Ma is ambitious and is not inferior to me in terms of strategy and wisdom. Whether it is the editorial department of Datang Daily or Yanhuang College, these places are a waste of talent for you!
You once had a fierce tiger in your heart and wanted to be in the imperial court, make contributions, and make a name for yourself in history. However, you were unable to make a living and in the end, you did not even see the face of the Emperor. Today, I want to release the fierce tiger in your heart and give you a good opportunity to become an official and make contributions. I wonder if Brother Ma is willing to give it a try ~? "
"Become an official and make contributions? What does Marquis mean by this? "
Hearing this, Ma Zhou could not help but frown and ask doubtfully.
At the same time, Ma Zhou was also a little moved. After all, there was a saying that went, "Learn both civil and martial arts, and you will be able to serve the Emperor". For thousands of years in China, scholars had a common dream, and that was to use the knowledge they had learned for more than ten years in their official career and serve the Emperor. Then, they would use their talents in the imperial court to realize their political ambitions and be praised by the people and make a name for themselves in history!
Ma Zhou was also a scholar. In the depths of his heart, he also had a dream of becoming an official!
"Haha! This Marquis wants you to be the Chief Clerk of the Qingzhou Provincial Governor's Office. What do you think? "
After staring at Ma Zhou for a moment, Li Zexuan suddenly laughed and said these earth-shattering words casually!
"What? Marquis, you want me to be the Chief Clerk of the Qingzhou Provincial Governor's Office ~? "
When Ma Zhou heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes wide in disbelief and said.
The position of the Chief Clerk was first established in the Qin Dynasty. At that time, the Prime Minister and the General's Office had a Chief Clerk, which was equivalent to the secretary general or chief of staff in modern society. The Chief Clerk under the General could also lead the army into battle and was called the Chief Clerk of the General (the famous Ban Chao was the Chief Clerk of the General). In addition, the Prefectures in the border areas also had a Chief Clerk, who was the assistant to the governor and was somewhat similar to a private advisor.
To a certain extent, staff positions like Senior Scribe and Private Advisor could only be regarded as officials and not official officials. Many proud and arrogant scholars were unwilling to take up such positions. However, it also depended on the type of Senior Scribe. For example, the Senior Scribe of the Provincial Governor's Office was basically equivalent to the "second-in-command" of a province. Although it didn't have direct decision-making power, it had the opportunity to influence the Provincial Governor's decision. The "stage" wasn't small, especially since the land of Qingzhou now belonged to Li Zexuan's fief. Li Zexuan was both the landlord and the Provincial Governor. As such, the authority of the Senior Scribe of the Provincial Governor's Office in Qingzhou was even greater!
As long as Li Zexuan announced to the public that he wanted to recruit a Chief Clerk, there would definitely be countless scholars fighting to sign up. This rare opportunity had now landed on Ma Zhou so easily. It was completely Li Zexuan opening a back door for Ma Zhou!
"Yes! You are the most suitable candidate for the position of Chief Clerk in this Marquis's heart! Brother Ma, are you willing to follow this Marquis to create another career ~? "
Li Zexuan nodded and looked at Ma Zhou with a serious face.
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