Chapter 327 Let Shangguan Ding recommend the blame
Fang Jue was waiting here in front of the official office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Within a moment, Shangguan Ding, the Minister of Civil Affairs, ran out in a hurry.
While cupping his hands, he said with a smile: "I didn't know that the young master is here, but I was a little disappointed to welcome him from afar. I apologize for my sin."
Fang Jue cupped his hands and said, "Sir Shangguan, there is no need to be formal. I have been in the capital for half a year and I haven't had tea at the official office yet. I wonder if Shangguan is willing to treat me to a drink?"
"This...please." Shangguan Ding hesitated, then immediately made a firm invitation.
At the end of the year, the official department is very busy, and there are too many people coming and going at this time.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has to make decisions at the end of the year regarding promotions, demotions, rewards and punishments for officials in various places. This authority is very huge.
So, as soon as Fang Jue entered the door, he saw many officials in official attire outside the main hall, waiting in the courtyard.
"Lord Shangguan!"
When they saw Shangguan Ding coming back, everyone immediately came over to make friends.
"My lords, the young master is here today, and I will personally entertain him. Can you please go back home for now?" Upon seeing this, Shangguan Ding tactfully pulled Fang Jue over and acted as a shield.
"Is this the young master?" Some officials did not recognize Fang Jue, but they saw his nobility. Such a young official was the only one in the country.
"I've seen Mr. Young Master..." Everyone held their hands.
Fang Jue returned the favor slightly, and from the corner of his eye, he saw someone hiding the gift behind his back.
He glanced at Shangguan Ding with playful eyes.
"Ahem... Young Master, please come to the back hall of the Yamen to have tea." Shangguan Ding asked.
The back hall is where the yamen entertains guests, and the main hall is where business is conducted and cannot be used for anything other than official business.
Fang Jue and Dian Yi followed Shangguan Ding into the back hall, where a small official came to offer tea.
After sitting down, Fang Jue smiled and said, "Master Shangguan is very busy, isn't he?"
"Haha, Young Master is laughing. The staff will be very busy at the end of the year."
"Before your Majesty seals it before the end of the year, the year-end summary of the Ministry of Personnel should be uploaded to the cabinet for your Majesty's review, right?"
Fang Jue said: "These officials are here at this time. I'm afraid you will take the trouble. I came just in time and gave you a little leisure."
"Ha ha."
Shangguan Ding: "Please have tea."
The tea from the Ministry of Personnel is nothing good to drink and the quality is average.
However, Fang Jue didn't like tea very much, so he didn't dislike it. He took a sip and put it down: "I have nothing else to do to disturb Lord Shangguan today. His Majesty ordered me to also be in charge of the Ministry of Works. I believe Lord Shangguan also knows about it, right?"
Shangguan Ding cupped his hand and said, "Xiaguan is about to congratulate the young master."
"Hey, what can I say to congratulate? I'm just accepting it temporarily. The Ministry of Industry is not my ambition, but I can't be too lax in my position..."
Fang Juedao: "I came here today because I want to get a list from the Ministry of Personnel to see if any of the officials currently unemployed in Beijing are suitable to work in the Ministry of Works."
"Oh?" Shangguan Ding said in surprise, "Your Majesty asked the young master to choose the person himself? This is a huge trust!"
As he said this, Shangguan Ding showed envy on his face.
As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Shangguan Ding knows best how much power he has in appointing officials.
If Shangguan Ding is more courageous, he can arrange for all the dogs in his hometown village to be sent to the nearby government office to eat a portion of royal food!
Still can't find anything wrong.
This is where power becomes intoxicating.
"But I have only been in the capital for half a year, and I don't know much about the six departments, let alone who is the right person to choose."
Fang Jue sighed: "I went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry today and found out that there are fifteen officials above the fifth rank, and only one Liu Hanjin is left... In order for the Ministry of Industry to operate normally, to supplement these manpower, officials from the Ministry of Personnel are needed
Information."
"Young Master, what you mean is that you plan to select suitable candidates from among the officials waiting for employment in Beijing?" Shangguan Ding asked.
Fang Juedao: "It doesn't have to be someone who is waiting for a job. If you are currently employed, you can also find someone who is suitable."
"Oh?" Shangguan Ding's eyes lit up, this is a good opportunity!
Thirteen positions of real power, from the fifth rank to the third rank, no position should be underestimated. If they were released, how many people would fight for their heads.
"Of course," Fang Jue still made a restriction, "You have to know how to do things. It is best to have relevant work experience. After all, the backlog of the Ministry of Works is increasing day by day, and there is no time for newcomers to learn."
Saying this is also a reminder to Shangguan Ding.
Do you recommend it to anyone else?
Shangguan Ding smiled understandingly: "Young Master, don't worry, I know... In this case, while I go to the archives to look for information, Young Master will sit here for a while."
"Okay, my lord, please excuse me."
Shangguan Ding walked away with small steps, looking very happy.
Fang Jue secretly smiled, while Dianyi was puzzled: "Young master, it is such a good opportunity to arrange for your own people. If you let Shangguan Ding do it, he will only arrange for people from his own faction."
"That's none of my business. It's not me who forms cliques for personal gain." Fang Jue said calmly.
Noriichi: "Did the young master do it on purpose?"
Fang Jueluo drank tea and said: "The emperor is testing me again to see if I have any intentions of forming a faction. At the same time, he is also testing my ability to choose people... Shangguan Ding has been the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for many years, so the person he selected must be good.
Even if it involves interests, he will definitely be the right candidate for the overall situation and the actual work of the Ministry of Industry."
"Otherwise, he will offend me. As an old and loyal minister of the Ministry, he should have this sense of propriety."
"That's it." Noriichi understood.
In less than two quarters, a rush of footsteps came, and the Shangguan Ding people spoke before they arrived: "Young Master, I've been waiting for a long time, haha."
Fang Jue turned his head and saw him coming in, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll be eating at the staff department since I'm late."
"Then it's settled. I've already ordered the yamen's back cook to entertain you well today, but you can't just leave after finishing the work." Shangguan Ding has been in charge of the first department for many years, and he has this bit of worldliness.
"Okay." Fang Jue nodded and accepted the invitation.
After sitting down, Shangguan Ding took out the book pages hidden in his sleeves and placed them in the middle of the tea table.
Fang Jue took it and looked at it.
"The people here, whether working or waiting for a job, are very suitable."
Shangguan Ding said: "I wonder, Young Master, which ranks of officials should I choose?"
"Oh, Zuo Cheng has already betrothed to an old man from the Ministry of Industry. Apart from that, all the officials who are vacant will have to trouble Lord Shangguan to recommend them." Fang Jue said with a smile.
"Oh?" Shangguan Ding was surprised that he had settled on Zuo Cheng so quickly, but the pot of soup was big enough and his appetite was not too insatiable.
Fang Juedao: "Furthermore, the personal ethics of these officials cannot be too bad. I can't just recommend them and they will be investigated and punished by the Xuanjian Division or the Ministry of Punishments tomorrow. Then where will you and I put our faces?"
"Young Master is right!" Shangguan Ding was convinced. "His Majesty scolds me several times every year, saying that there is something wrong with the people recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Who can say this accurately? I didn't do it deliberately."
"But don't worry, young master. I guarantee that these people will never be corrupt or bend the law. They are all from aristocratic families, or they came from poor families and became filial and upright..." Shangguan Ding was very familiar with the information on these officials and pointed them out one by one.