Chapter 644: The Way of Being an Official
He Kun, thirty-eight years old.
After six years of Daxing, he was later sent to Suzhou and Hangzhou for inspection as a county magistrate. In the autumn of the ninth year of Daxing, he was transferred to the Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Bureau to serve as a fifth-rank weaving position.
This time he returned to Beijing to report his work. When he heard that the prince of the East Palace could receive gifts and money in advance, he immediately started to think about it.
He sat in the position of the Suzhou-Hangzhou Weaving Construction for several years. Seeing that his term of office was approaching, his original backer in the court offended Xu Changqing, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was beaten to the end.
Faced with the bumpy career, he might be thrown away on the bench at any time, He Kun gritted his teeth and sent almost all the benefits he had gained from this fat man over the years to the East Palace.
He Kun knew that this was a very politically risky move, because the East Palace was standing behind Xu Changqing, and his backer originally belonged to the cabinet.
He didn't know if the prince would be irresistible to his background.
After all, the first person who eats crabs may make a fortune, but may also be poisoned to death.
If the prince was in a grudge, he would have brought out so many peerless treasures in his fifth-grade weaving, which would be enough to behead him. He didn't even have to find evidence, so he would just deliver it to his door.
But if the prince doesn't resent and likes it instead, he will have a bigger backer and it's no problem to rise to the top.
It can be said that He Kun, who bet his own wealth and life on this, has been waiting in the inn uneasy after returning from the East Palace to give gifts.
He knew that no matter what the result was, news would be revealed when the prince returned to the palace.
In the evening, he finally waited for someone to come to the East Palace.
The prince wants to see him!
The summons were sent, not the embroidered spring sword of the Jinyiwei, which made He Kun feel deeply relieved and overjoyed.
He knew that he had bet half of the time.
The remaining half will depend on whether his performance can be seen by the prince after going to the Eastern Palace.
Let the eunuch wait outside for a while, and then He Kun changed his clothes as quickly as possible and cleaned his appearance. He Kun followed the eunuch who sent the eunuch to the East Palace.
"Thank you for your hard work, my father-in-law."
He Kun is a versatile person. Even an ordinary eunuch passed on the message, he did not underestimate or give a look. Instead, he took out a few taels of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the hand of the eunuch.
The eunuch was still pretending to refuse, but as soon as he bought the goods, he knew that the weight was not light, so he immediately smiled and whispered: "Sir, go in quickly. Your Highness is in the warehouse at this moment, and the gifts sent by the master are also piled up in the warehouse.
In the middle, Your Highness is not happy to wait for others, but looking at His Highness's face, you should have good luck."
A few taels of silver were exchanged for an important message. He Kun's eyes lit up and he said, "Thank you, my father-in-law, I will be rewarded in the future."
Grinning, the little eunuch didn't take this seriously.
Next day?
What day will be next?
He only looks at the benefits in front of him.
Under the leadership of the little eunuch, He Kun came outside the warehouse, and then he respectfully waited for the little eunuch to come in to report. After a while, news came that he would let him in.
He Kun lowered his head and did not dare to look around. He just stared at the road beneath his feet, quickly entered the warehouse, knelt in front of Li Chen, and said, "I am the weaving minister of Suzhou and Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, He Kun, have seen His Royal Highness the Prince,
Chapter completed!