Chapter 792: Daoist Official (4400 Supplement)

Jiangzhou Fuya.

The official system of the Great Song—the prefectural office is headed by one Prefect, Fifth Rank, who is the main official of the prefecture; in addition, there is one Sixth Rank Assistant Prefect, who acts as the Prefect's deputy.

The clerks in the prefectural office are mainly divided into the Six Departments: Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, and Works, with the head of each department being an Eighth Rank official.

Additionally, there are positions such as the Station Master in charge of post stations, the Prefectural School Master in charge of the prefectural school, the Inspection Bureau in charge of arrests and thieves, the Hebosuo in charge of collecting fishing taxes, the Buddhist Association Office managing monks, and the Daohuisisi managing Taoists... The heads of these offices all hold official status, at the very least From Ninth Rank.

If in a county, these official positions also exist, but the rank drops by one or two levels, and some even fall into the category of mere clerks.

In short, though the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs.

Simplified further, it is the county-level team; if expanded further to govern a province, or even control the whole country, there is not much of a problem—it can be called a condensed version of a small Imperial Court.

Developing on one's own in silence is the slowest method!

He had considered this problem before, but the Civil Service Examination was too slow, so he gave up on it.

Of course, this is a nominal position without real power, but even after heavy discounting... at least when encountering a county magistrate or a county official, the other party still has to listen to you bluff a bit, right?

He needs to obtain more Qi Points to unlock skills and ultimately open the passage between the two worlds.

Normally, if he obtained an Imperial Decree from the Emperor, and he recommended someone with merit, there would inevitably be rewards; this is a mutually beneficial matter.

Aaron took a hurried glance and saw some official documents urging the collection of the Flower and Bird Tribute and the levy of new taxes, and he could not help but shake his head inwardly.

"Exorbitant taxes... I have finally seen them today. Fortunately, I have already entered the Taoist registry and do not have to be oppressed by these anymore..."

Aaron was slightly speechless: "Even if you want to take money to get things done, you shouldn't seal the deal right from the start... You could have hinted at how much money was needed, and then we could have bargained."

"Greetings, Daoist Official."

"Forget it, forget it. If I can't go at public expense, I'll go at my own expense... As long as I reach Jingcheng and my reputation rises, why worry about not accomplishing great things?"

"You are Fang La?"

Thinking of it, he did it; he immediately made inquiries and found the Daoist Association Office.

Being able to mobilize people and having Influence... this is having people who listen! This is Qi Number!

"When a country is about to perish, there must be monsters; I am that monster!"

After all, a Prefect sits in the eight seats of honor and is a Fifth Rank high official; why would he pay attention to a fake Taoist who bought his Daoist Certificate?

"To tell you the truth, this poor Daoist met an expert in the deep mountains and learned a trick or two of Daoism... Today, I happened to see the notice that the Son of Heaven is summoning Taoists from all over to Jingcheng to attend the 'Sissi Banquet', so I wish to recommend myself..."

With this tip to pave the way, the servant soon came out: "The master happens to be free; please come to the backyard to meet him..."

Just as Aaron wanted to show off a skill, he heard Sun Hua say again: "A Taoist should be pure-hearted and have few desires, focusing on cultivation. If you dare to do this again... watch out, or I will revoke your Daoist registry!"

And the matter of recommending and selecting Daoists is originally within the scope of the responsibilities of the Daohuisisi, which is in charge of managing Taoists.

However, Taoists naturally have a path of advancement, which is to gain the favor of the Emperor!

"This Emperor has always been generous to Taoists; perhaps I could end up with a title like 'Perfected Person' or something..."

A person cannot always be in a submissive environment, otherwise, they will become arrogant without realizing it, and yet feel extremely good about themselves.

That's right, after all, this Daoist Official has never seen his Fire Jujube; once he has seen it, he might not be like this anymore.

Aaron watched for a while in front of the prefectural office; he did not have much affection for those fierce-looking yamen runners, but only came to look at the official documents and notices.

"It is time to try my luck. Although once the dynasty is destroyed, the titles of the previous dynasty immediately become invalid and most of the Qi Number is gone, the folk belief I previously deceived with the title can still be partially retained. This is all pure profit!"

His reputation as the Great Perfected Person Fang for saving lives and healing the wounded had not yet spread to the prefectural city, and even if it had, it would take time to ferment...

In any case, he is just a bought Taoist; if this Daoist Official wants to dismiss him, there is really not much resistance.

Aaron nodded and followed the servant all the way to the backyard of the office.

The Daohuisisi in the prefectural city was not far from the prefectural office, and Aaron easily asked for the way.

"This reaction is not right..."

And he also found out that the person in charge of the Daohuisisi was 'Daoist Official' Sun Hua, Ninth Rank, whose reputation was average, half good and half bad.

A Taoist Perfected Person conferred by the Imperial Court is generally equivalent to the Fifth Rank!

Which is to say, equal in rank to a Prefect!

And entering the system to get an official position is a shortcut!

The notice was bright yellow with black characters and a red seal. Aaron read it roughly; it generally stated that the Emperor advocated Daoism and had now ordered officials across the world to recommend high-level Taoists to go to the capital to attend the Emperor's 'Qianqiu Banquet'.

This had nothing to do with him, and Aaron did not look much further.

Aaron immediately came to the Daohuisisi and submitted his post to request an audience.

When submitting the post, he specifically slipped a little money to the gatekeeper servant.

"This Daoist Official, though..."

Aaron's eyes lit up.

Aaron was speechless: "Still used to acting like a tyrant in daily life, unable to tolerate even a little bit of defiance?"

"Going to the capital to trick the Emperor—if I can get a conferment, the Qi Points will inevitably skyrocket. This is much more convenient than struggling to develop one or two believers in the countryside... It can be considered a shortcut to the top."

"This person... is there something wrong with him?"

Especially... the other party's Monk Certificate was bought; he was clearly a half-way monk with no background or sect roots.

Sun Hua's attitude became much colder, and he asked indifferently: "Coming to the Daohuisisi, what is the matter?"

But Aaron just took a glance and cast a hex in his heart, knowing that this was a fake scholar of Taoism with no cultivation at all, and could not help but feel slightly disappointed.

Aaron stated his idea.

He bowed first.

Aaron walked out of the Daohuisisi with a dejected look, and suddenly, on a whim, he cast a hex for himself regarding the subsequent events of this Daoist Official.

His expression was slightly startled, and then it became normal.

Others saw his Taoist attire and barely counted him as half a member of the privileged class, and since he was literate, no blind yamen runner or helper came to drive him away.

Sun Hua opened his eyes slightly and saw that Aaron did not kneel, and he was immediately displeased.

Suddenly, he saw a notice, and his eyes lit up.

Aaron's eyes lit up.

Although possessing a Monk Certificate meant one was a person outside the secular world, equivalent to a Cultivated Talent, and one did not need to kneel when seeing officials, rules were rules and human relations were human relations; those Taoists in the prefectural city were accustomed to flattery and would inevitably perform a grand salute upon meeting, so Fang La acting this way made Sun Hua instinctively dislike him.

But just as he was halfway through speaking, he heard Sun Hua laugh in extreme anger: "You rustic scoundrel, you still want to attend the Qianqiu Banquet? Quickly abandon such thoughts!"

He saw a white-bearded old Taoist sitting cross-legged on a piece of bluestone, seemingly meditating and practicing Qi Refining.

The result of the divination came out—Minor Ominous!

"This Daoist Official, he wasn't just trying to scare me; he really has the intention to expel me from the Taoist registry?"

Aaron narrowed his eyes slightly.

(End of this chapter)