Chen Yao's figure disappeared. The six of them looked at each other and looked at each other with relaxed expressions.
"I thought I was going to be scolded."
"Me too, I thought I was going to be left here to do something again. I'm so tired today and really want to go back and take a nap."
"Me too, Zhang Yun, it's all your fault. I was scolded three times before I got the answer to that question."
"Thank you very much. I will definitely treat you to dinner when we have a holiday... No, we invite you all together. I'm not the only one who knows."
"What you said is wrong. If you hadn't asked, would we have known? Would they have been scolded?"
"Yes, that's right, if I want to treat someone, it must be you."
"You guys who are unloyal just know how to eat! Let me... let's see how much money I have left..."
"You just got a salary! It didn't take long! You must be rich!"
"Look in his pockets!"
A few people were fooling around, talking and laughing, left the cabinet, left the imperial city, and returned to their rental house.
The busy day passed just like that, and the same journey awaited them tomorrow.
They won't stop and have no intention of stopping.
The next day, they were still full of energy and devoted themselves to life and study, but in their eyes, encountering reprimands and accusations was no longer torture, but a kind of practice.
Led by Zhuge Liang, his small team is learning the survival skills of the cabinet at an extremely fast speed, and is learning the survival methods of officials at an even faster speed.
Of course, the good ones learned a lot, and the not-so-good ones also learned a lot.
Such things as blame-shifting, scapegoating, delaying methods, and deceptions are all skills that these officials often master, and they all know them.
According to Zhuge Liang, these skills themselves are not bad things. The key depends on how people use them. If they can be used for the right things, these skills are good skills. If they are used to harm others, it is naturally a bad thing.
They learn these things not to harm others, but after learning them, they can be on guard against such things and prevent themselves from becoming the person being persecuted. That's all.
But using this method to harm colleagues and doing things that harm the interests of the country will never be accepted. As the leader of this team, Zhuge Liang will never allow such a shameless person to appear around him.
If so, then everyone will no longer be friends.
Zhuge Liang never thought that he would become a villain who would harm others, but no matter what, he had to be on guard against others. Some of Zhuge Jin's experiences back then also made Zhuge Liang aware of the dangers in the officialdom in advance, as well as some unforeseen disasters.
Although it is said that life can be guaranteed after becoming an official, other things are not necessarily a good thing.
So Zhuge Liang is also learning what he needs to learn. For example, when the Ministry of Industry was dealing with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs, Zhuge Liang learned a lot about the rhetoric and skills used by Yan Wen, the Minister of Industry, and those skills to take advantage of loopholes. Zhuge Liang learned a lot and remembered it.
Many people feel that these are the things he needs to be wary of.
If he can become a senior official at the ministry level in the future, then he may be able to avoid some bad things from happening.
The more this moment comes, the more Zhuge Liang feels that he is very lucky to be able to enter the cabinet and observe politics.
Many things may only be exposed to and experienced personally in the cabinet, and only then can we understand how the court handles so many things and how the officials in the court deal with so many government affairs.
When you encounter something that you can solve, how should you solve it? When you encounter something that you can't solve but must solve, how should you blame it, find a scapegoat, or deceive others, or initiate interpersonal relationships to buy more time.
At this time, as a superior emperor, Liu Bei himself often does not fully know these things. Even if he knows, he will not easily accuse him, but will turn a blind eye to these things.
manner.
At first, Zhuge Liang didn't quite understand why Liu Bei tolerated these petty tricksters. Later, he asked Chen Yao while he was resting, and Chen Yao helped him solve his doubts.
"How can anyone tense up and deal with all the things that need to be done every day? Everyone will get tired, relax sometimes, and want to be lazy, so His Majesty will not pay too much attention to these things.
But there is one thing. Daily government affairs can be a little lazy and postponed. When there are urgent matters, such as urgent military situations, there is no room for this. It must be carried out immediately. Don’t even think about delaying a stick of incense. Be careful of the official hat.
Unstable.
Whenever this kind of thing comes up, His Majesty will give some requirements, such as asking that these things should be done without delay and be done immediately, then it will be done. For other things that are not so important, if you postpone them a little longer, the superior officer will not press you hard.
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Zhuge Liang felt a little dissatisfied with this.
"Having said that, matters that are insignificant to the court may be very urgent for the parties involved. If they cannot be dealt with in time, won't there be complaints?"
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Chen Yao shook his head and said: "Kong Ming, you have to know that people will get tired, and the number of court officials is not unlimited. There are always some things that cannot be done well, and there are always some things that need to be postponed. Even your Majesty
, nor can we put a knife to the necks of officials and force them to deal with things sleeplessly.
So this is a helpless thing. There are always many helpless things in the world. If you are full of energy, others will be tired. When others are full of energy, you will also be tired. Therefore, there are not so many things in the world that have the best of both worlds.
Your Majesty often says that choosing the lesser of two evils is an extremely important skill."
“The lesser of two evils…”
Zhuge Liang lowered his head and was silent for a while, saying nothing.
He felt that this was not very good. If it could be done, why not do it? It would just be a little tiring and sleepy, but what could be solved might be something that could save other people's lives.
In this case, as an official, don’t you have unshirkable responsibilities?
Chen Yao slowly shook his head, feeling that idealists are sometimes a bit bad, they tend to get into trouble, and they often ask others to do things they can do.
But people are different, so even if His Majesty is so powerful today, he will still allow a certain degree of laziness and desertion.
The Ministry of Works had slacked off before, and there were even rumors of a feud between Zheng Butang and Yan Butang in the academic department. Many people said that Zheng Butang was someone close to the emperor, and Yan Butang would be in trouble if he offended him.
But Yan Wen's position was not shaken afterwards.
The emperor needs clear reasons and laws to punish a person.
Especially today, when the importance of laws and regulations is emphasized as never before, managers often come up with corresponding legal provisions to convince the public, so many officials have learned to choose the legitimacy of their laziness from the legal provisions.
It is impossible and unhealthy to block all avenues for laziness and desertion. Seeing that Zhuge Liang had such thoughts, Chen Yao promptly admonished Zhuge Liang.
After some persuasion, Chen Yao realized that he seemed to have a lot of strange expectations for Zhuge Liang, and had some ideas about his growth that did not exist before, and even seemed to want to be his guide in officialdom.
He didn't have to say this kind of thing at all, but now he said it...
What is this?
Could it be that I actually like this guy?
Chen Yao couldn't figure it out.
But he figured it out quickly.
The attention Zhuge Liang receives means that as long as he doesn't make principled mistakes in the future, he will definitely not fall over. So building a good relationship with him is a good choice. Liu Bei had this in mind when he assigned Zhuge Liang to him.
Woolen cloth?
Zhuge Liang has prospered since then, and with today's relationship, Chen Yao feels that it will not be a bad thing for him. If this guy can really reach an unimaginable height in the future, as his leader in officialdom, he will be too
There's light on the face, isn't it?
With this thought, Chen Yao no longer struggled, and his attitude towards Zhuge Liang became much gentler later on.
Mainly, Zhuge Liang became more and more proficient and basically did not make any more mistakes. Even when Chen Yao discovered that Zhuge Liang had some opinions on handling government affairs, he would tentatively hand over some government affairs to Zhuge Liang.
After Zhuge Liang handled it, Chen Yao looked at his handling method and was surprised to find that two of the three things could be directly handed over to various departments for detailed reference. He did not need to add anything or modify anything at all.
As time went by, Chen Yao no longer asked Zhuge Liang to run errands. Instead, he handed over more things to Zhuge Liang and checked them himself. Those who passed the test were sent away directly. If there were any problems, they were raised and asked by Zhuge Liang.
Know and accept Zhuge Liang's doubts about these things.
He will give his own thoughts and experiences, and Zhuge Liang will listen. If he agrees with it, he will modify it. If he doesn't agree with it, he will give his own opinion, unless Chen Yao can completely convince him.
It was an easy job at first, but in the last half of three months, Chen Yao found that it gradually became more difficult to convince Zhuge Liang, and at some point, he would even be persuaded by Zhuge Liang in turn.
Once when he and Zhuge Liang were discussing something, Chen Qun passed by and felt interested, so he stood and listened for a while. When Chen Yao finally wanted to insist on his own opinion, Chen Qun actually supported Zhuge Liang and felt that
Zhuge Liang's opinion is correct.
Chen Yao was immediately speechless.
Could it be that it took Zhuge Liang less than three months to grow from a rookie in officialdom to a point where he could adapt to the high-intensity work of the cabinet?
What made him even more speechless was that not only Zhuge Liang, but also Li Wei, Zhang Yun and other five people who were following him had also begun to handle government affairs and were able to share the work for him. There were no matters he handed over to the five people to handle.
There are so many Zhuge Liang, but the passing rate of the answers given to him by these five people is more than 80%.
Chen Yao later asked Zhuge Liang and learned that after the six of them returned from get off work, they would also discuss the matters they had dealt with today. They would share their confusions, exchange ideas, and argue fiercely. The growth rate was very fast.
If Zhuge Liang is said to be as fast as a monster, then the other five can be regarded as five animals.
Under the guidance and influence of Zhuge Liang, the originally mediocre prospects of these five people began to change, at least in the eyes of Chen Yao.
In the last seven days of the government observation period, the officials in the cabinet began to envy Chen Yao for having such good helpers as Zhuge Liang and six other people.
These six people have grown up too fast. Chen Yao's affairs can basically be taken care of by the six people. The probability of their opinions being adopted is more than 90%. Chen Yao's work intensity has been greatly reduced, and he even has time to drink tea.
Because of Chen Yao's coolness, Chen Qun couldn't stand it. On the fifth to last day of the government-watching period, Zhuge Liang was called to his side by Chen Qun. Chen Qun showed Zhuge Liang some higher-level affairs and asked Zhuge Liang to give some advice.
After handling the matter, Zhuge Liang was taken away from Chen Yao openly and became his temporary secret.
Then after a long period of discomfort, Zhuge Liang quickly adapted. After Chen Qun gave some guidance, Zhuge Liang grew up at a speed that surprised him, and he was soon able to give Chen Qun some very good ideas.
It can also contact the current interpersonal status between various departments and give some interpersonal suggestions.
For example, there is a rigid state between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Work, and there is also a state of considerable hostility between the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Work.
All in all, after these three months of study and growth, Zhuge Liang can be said to be a qualified cabinet novice, and has even begun to transition from a novice to a veteran.
The things Chen Qun handed over to Zhuge Liang were often not directly adopted at first. Chen Qun would make some modifications accordingly and then pass them on to Liu Bei as a reference for the cabinet. However, on the penultimate day of the government inspection period, Chen Qun found that he needed to
The modified parts have been greatly reduced than before.
On the last day of his observation period, Chen Qun asked Zhuge Liang to deal with ten matters, all of which were related to the transfer of materials from Yizhou, involving the intricate relationships between the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Revenue and the Military Ministry, as well as several local officials.
It was very difficult to arrange the route and arrange the arrangements for the civilians. How to arrange the money, how to allocate food, who would be responsible for front-line management, what to do if problems occurred, backup plans, etc. Several departments exchanged opinions back and forth, and the quarrel was quite fierce.
Liu Bei asked Chen Qun to sort out a clue. Chen Qun felt a headache, so he handed the matter over to Zhuge Liang to see what Zhuge Liang thought.
Zhuge Liang spent a whole morning linking ten things together, and then straightened things out. Not long after he started working in the afternoon, he submitted his handling opinions to Chen Qun.
Chen Qun took Zhuge Liang's advice and started to read it.
After watching for a while, he frowned, sat up straight, and looked carefully.
After watching it for a while, he considered some of the suggestions and opinions here more carefully. After that, he treated the opinions given by Zhuge Liang with a completely surprised attitude.