Fifty-seven scholars who had not returned home were sitting together in the Qinzheng Hall of the Xuanfu Envoy Department. They were all talents in short supply and had been divided up by various deployments. They all stayed in Jingzhao and were not sent to the counties. Waiting The batch of Jinshi who went home to visit relatives will probably be sent to the county when they come back.
Zhong Huan was signed to the Internal Guard and served as a recorder and joined the army. He was also the only Jinshi to enter the army and served as a civilian officer.
Zhong Huan turned around and looked for a long time. He was a little strange. He obviously saw Lin Jianqing yesterday, why didn't he come today?
Su Ce lightly kicked Zhong Huan, and saw more than a dozen officials walking in from the side door to arrange officials. One official said: "Those whose names I have called please follow me, Wang Tuo, Chao Qing, Li Quanyin, Xu Zhi, Su Ce, these five people please come with me!"
Chao Qing patted Zhong Huan on the shoulder, stood up and left with Su Ce. Another official shouted: "The following five people are following me, Wei Ji, Luo Xiaotian, and Zhong Huan."
These personnel deployment officers are responsible for sending them to their respective departments one by one. After the handover, it has nothing to do with personnel deployment.
The first person to be sent was Chao Qing. He entered the Secretariat, which was also the department corresponding to the imperial court. The imperial court was called the Secretary Supervisor. Chen Qing's place was downgraded to one level and was called the Secretariat.
Zhang Xuan signed the handover form for the official deployment, then smiled at Chao Qing and said, "You come with me!"
Chao Qing has changed into a scarlet official uniform, wearing a gauze hat on his head and a fish tag on his waist. The top three in the imperial examination are the eighth-grade scholar, the fourth to twentieth place are the ninth-grade scholar, and the following are It is Wen Linlang from the ninth rank. The special one among them is Zhong Huan, because he is a civilian officer and his rank is one level higher than other Jinshi. He is also the eighth rank.
Chao Qing followed Zhang Xuan into the lobby. There were dozens of people in the lobby, busy and quiet. Everyone was writing something. No one looked up, but Chao Qing felt that everyone was looking at him from the corner of their eyes.
Zhang Xuan walked to the back room and reported: "Report to the Xuanfu Envoy, the newcomer Chao Qing is here!"
"Please come in!" Chen Qing's voice came from inside.
Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "Don't be nervous. Although Xuanfu is strict, he is actually very gentle in his treatment of others. You will know after a long time."
Chao Qing nodded, looking at this Zhang Xuan didn't know his relationship with Chen Qing.
Chao Qing walked into the official room and bowed in front of Chen Qing, "Chao Qing, who is of humble rank, is here to be the envoy of Xuanfu!"
Chen Qing put down his pen and said with a smile: "Have the dormitories been arranged?"
"Reporting to the envoy of Xuanfu, everything was arranged yesterday, in Qui Nhon."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "The official residences in Gui Nhon are good. They are all newly built single courtyards. Zhang Xuan's official residence is also there. He is the sixth rank official residence. It is an official residence covering an area of one and a half acres. Yours should be a small courtyard." !”
Chao Qing said quickly: "With a small courtyard of three rooms, I can live alone in this humble position. I am very satisfied."
"The eighth grade is a three-room courtyard, and the ninth grade is a two-room courtyard. You are both single now. If you get married, you can add another one."
"Yes, officials from the Logistics Department have told us."
Chen Qing nodded and asked Zhang Xuan: "What position will you assign to Chao Qing?"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and said: "According to the instructions of the Xuanfu Commissioner, arrange for him to be the secretary to review affairs and comment on Category B memorials."
“This arrangement is good!”
Chen Qing smiled again and said to Chao Qing: "After working here for a few years, I will be sent to other places as an official. The earliest reporter who joined the army was called Zhu Sui. Now he is a judge in the Sichuan Transportation Department. In another year or two, Zhang Xuan I am going to become a magistrate, I hope you can learn more and do more, and grow up quickly."
Zhang Xuan was surprised and happy in his heart. This was the first time he heard from the Xuanfu envoy about his arrangement. He was to be sent out to be the magistrate of the state, not to be a department official. He was overjoyed.
Chao Qing bowed and expressed his position: "In your humble position, you must work hard and not let the Xuan Fu officials down!"
"Go! Zhang Xuan will make arrangements for you."
Chao Qing bowed and followed Zhang Xuan to retreat. Chen Qing nodded with satisfaction. He was neither humble nor arrogant. His eyes were pure and clear. He was a malleable talent.
Zhang Xuan joined the army as a reporter and had a separate official room. He brought Chao Qing to his official room, asked Chao Qing to sit down, and asked the tea boy to pour him a cup of tea. He said with a smile: "How about it? I feel pressure in front of Xuanfu."
Is it big?"
Chao Qing nodded slightly, "A little bit."
"One thing is normal. After all, he is the lord, the king of Sichuan and Shaanxi who is independent of the imperial court. Xuanfu Shi is just what we call him externally. This is very important. You must understand it in your heart."
"I understand the humble position!"
"Then let me give you a brief introduction. Our department is called the Secretariat. The name was officially changed this year. However, we do not have a department order. We only have two agents. I am the agent of the secretariat. I also serve as the military recorder.
, the other director is called Yang Qi, who is in charge of the clerical office. We have twelve people in the secretariat. Our duty is to organize documents and convey orders. Your duty is to judge affairs. What do you do specifically? I will show you an ultimatum.
, you will know.”
Zhang Xuan took out an ultimatum and gave it to him, "This is an ultimatum report on Hehuang Tuntian last year. Take a look at it yourself!"
Chao Qing took the ultimatum. There was only a thick ultimatum with five or six thousand words, but there was a plain paper full of words on it. The handwriting was very graceful. It looked like a woman's handwriting. There were more than a dozen sketches on it.
Notes on key points, up to 200 words.
"Let me tell you, there are dozens of these ultimatums every day. Xuanfushi will not read the content in the ultimatum. He does not have so much time and energy to read it carefully. He will read the key points written earlier, and then make instructions based on the key points.
, do you understand what I mean?"
Chao Qing suddenly realized, "I understand!"
"This is the matter of judging affairs. Refining the content of each ultimatum, grasping the main points, drafting an outline, and then affixing it to the ultimatum and giving it to the Xuanfu envoy. Of course, you are not the only one to judge the matter. I will join you.
There are five of us. Another old judge and I are working on a Category A ultimatum, which is marked here!"
Zhang Xuan pointed to the lower right corner of the ultimatum, and saw the word "Category A" written on the lower right corner. He continued: "You and two other people are making a Category B ultimatum, which is of lower importance."
"I understand the humble position!"
Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "This document is just for your reference. Finally, I would like to remind you of two things. First, do more and talk less. Second, try not to go to private invitations among colleagues if you can. Okay.
Come on, let’s all gather together tonight to welcome you three new people.”
Only then did Chao Qing know that there were three new people coming to the Secretariat this time.
Chao Qing got his own seat, just outside Zhang Xuan's official room. Sitting next to him was a more senior commentator named Yang Qi. He was in his early thirties and was also responsible for Category B ultimatums.
Sitting in front of him was an old judge who was about fifty years old. He was short and thin, with a pair of triangular eyes and a very sharp gaze. Just now Zhang Xuan introduced him as Bai Ziling, a native of Jingzhao, and a graduate of Imperial College in Tokyo.
He has been a county official for more than 20 years and is responsible for Category A ultimatums.
Yang Qi handed him a copy of the ultimatum and said with a smile: "You should do this first!"
Chao Qing looked at it and saw "Deshun Prefecture Shaoxing Five-Year Annual Report" written on the surface. The word "Category B" was written in the lower right corner. It was a very thick document with at least seven or eight thousand words.
Yang Qi pointed to the annotations on his reference document with his pen and whispered: "Remember, you have to write horizontally. This is the habit of the Xuanfu envoy!"
"Brother Yang, who wrote this? Why is it a woman's handwriting?" Chao Qing finally couldn't help but ask.
Yang Qi chuckled, "I can't say it now, you will know it later."
Chao Qing suddenly remembered something. Just now Zhang Xuan said that there were three judges in Category B. Why was there only himself and Yang Qi, and another person?
He looked back and saw that the tables and chairs behind him were empty. Yang Qi smiled and said: "There is also a new judge like you, this year's new Jinshi, here he is!"
Chao Qing turned around and saw Zhang Xuan quickly walking into the lobby with a Jinshi. Chao Qing was stunned. This newcomer turned out to be Wei Ji, who ranked first in the imperial examination.