Qin Liang, who had not been noticed before, seemed to have attracted a lot of attention recently. He had just met Master Sima, and Gao Rou wanted to see him again.
Early the next morning, Qin Liang arrived at the school affairs office for the first time. As soon as he took office, he received a letter from Gao Rou, inviting him to have lunch at Tingwei Mansion.
Gao Rou is Tingwei, one of the Nine Qings. Tingwei is the official responsible for the largest punishment and prison, and he should later evolve into the Minister of Dali Temple. The current Tingwei is actually more powerful than the later Minister of Dali Temple, because Shangshu
There are only five officials in the province, and there is no Ministry of Punishment yet.
Cao Wei's central institutions are evolving into a system of three provinces and six ministries. At that time, Cao Cao seemed to have the intention of centralizing power. However, the current system of three provinces and six ministries is far from mature, so it is normal for Shangshu Province to have no Ministry of Punishment.
The relationship between Sima Shi, Gao Rou, Cao Shuang, and school affairs seemed a bit complicated, which made Qin Liang unable to straighten it out in his mind. Moreover, he got up very early today and felt a little sleepy, so that he was already in the
The school office was called, and he still felt drowsy.
The school affairs office is relatively close to the palace, and indeed it was originally set up to serve the emperor nearby. Qin Liang came here for the first time today, and was guided by the school affairs officials to visit and familiarize himself with various parts of the mansion.
There were more than ten school officials who came to visit. There were so many people that Qin Liang couldn't remember most of their names. But he remembered one of them in particular, named Yin Mo. Others called him "Principal Yin Dian"
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Qin Liang found that the school officials were most respectful to Yin Mo, and their voices were lowered when talking to him. Qin Liang immediately guessed that this guy might be a local gangster in the school office. Yin Mo was a big man with a beard and a big head.
It looks like a winter melon, which is a bit strange anyway. There is a fierce light in its eyes, and it doesn't look like a good person at first glance.
But at present, Yin Mo is still giving Qin Liang some face on the surface, and Qin Liang is not in a hurry to find trouble with him.
Although Qin Liang is tall, his first impression on the warriors is usually not much of a deterrent. For example, when Qin Liang first met the military commanders in Shouchun, no one gave him face, and some people wanted to directly intimidate him.
The main reason is that Qin Liang is too young and has fair skin, which gives people the impression that he is not familiar with the world. Moreover, his resume has experience as an imperial scholar and he holds an official position, which means he has direct civil service experience.
The fact that Yin Mo, a fierce local snake, was able to give Qin Liang face was probably because of his official position as the chief official of the school affairs order.
The current government is not like later generations, with all kinds of constraints to prevent officials from forming a mountain. The current chief officials have great power and almost have absolute power over their assistants and subordinate officials. Not all chief officials have the power of life and death, but appointments,
The personnel power to fire subordinate officials is relatively stable.
Qin Liang has been observing the Wei Dynasty for so long. He believes that the way in which government power is distributed at this time may be related to paper. A system of complex checks and balances that needs to be effective requires a large amount of official documents for written work. Bamboo slips are still popular today.
With the current situation of writing, such a situation is simply unbearable; office communication is conducted largely verbally, which requires a simple and clear organizational method, otherwise it is easy to get into chaos.
So even if Qin Liang is a civil servant, if these assistant officers and subordinates want to have trouble with the chief officer, they are definitely asking for trouble. Even if the chief officer cannot win against him, he will be fired directly in anger, unless he is related |
, a senior official directly subordinate to him forcibly protected him.
As soon as Qin Liang thought of that "unless", Yin Mo said: "I am a servant in the General's Mansion, why haven't I seen the Lord?"
"Um..." Qin Liang stood there immediately, turned around and said, "Before the end of the third year of Jingchu, I was in the General's Mansion almost every day for several months, but then I went to Huainan, not Luoyang."
Yin Mo suddenly said: "I see. No wonder, my servant seemed to have been out of Luoyang on errands at that time."
Qin Liang and Yin Mo stood still, and the people who were shouting in front and behind stopped.
At this time, Qin Liang pointed to the shack not far away where the iron chains were clanging and banging, and asked casually, "Is there a cell in the school office?"
Yin Mo replied: "Yes, I will take the governor to inspect it later."
Qin Liangming nodded and stood for a while watching the scene of iron chain making. He looked at the man pulling the bellows, and saw that the man had pulled the wooden handle out very far, almost leaving the bellows named "Liao", and then
Then he shook it vigorously and pushed it to the bottom, so the air came in from a pipe called "羠", and the charcoal fire in the stove was burning very brightly. It should take some strength to do that work. Qin Liang was already drowsy, and when he saw
After such skillful work, I couldn't help but feel a little distracted, as if I had become the man pulling the bellows. With a large amplitude and a long distance, the bellows blowing made a very dull sound, and the flames of the burning iron in the stove made a "whooshing" sound.
It was originally a simple and boring chain-making scene, but Qin Liang insisted on standing and watching. Everyone had no choice but to accompany him.
After a while, Qin Liang finally came back to his senses, and he was a little annoyed at his distraction and confusion. He thought to himself that he could no longer indulge in the happy time at home all day long. Even if he didn't like this kind of place, he had to be tough.
Scalp is struggling outside, after all, he is already the backbone of the Qin family.
Thinking back on it, in his previous life, he liked to stay at home and did not like to socialize very much. His likes and dislikes seem to have continued to this day. However, no matter in his previous life or now, survival is always the first prerequisite to consider.
Qin Liang then calmed down, faced the people who had stopped, and said: "To be honest, many people in the imperial court originally wanted to abolish the school affairs office, but they have not done so for the time being. I came to make the school affairs order in hopes that
The school affairs office can do something and retain it. If it fails, then everyone will find a way out."
With a few simple words, everyone immediately started talking, looking at Qin Liang with complicated eyes from time to time.
Just as Qin Liang thought before, the government institutions of the Wei Dynasty were not really developed, mature and perfect. For example, there was almost no system for dealing with the aftermath of unemployed officials, whether military generals or civil servants. In the end, everyone had to find their own way out, just like becoming an official.
Find a way by yourself, just like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and each showing their magical powers.
It's okay if you are a marquis with a seat. Generally speaking, the title will not be cancelled. Some titles can still be hereditary. You can continue to live in the city when you return home. Or, like Qin Liang's clan brother, he took money and did nothing when he was an official.
With a lot of money, you can be considered a rich man when you go home. There are also aristocratic families that have embezzled a lot of land and people. If you go home, you will still be a landowner. And if your children pass the evaluation of Zhongzheng officials, it is very likely that someone in the family will become an official.
But most of these school officials are from poor backgrounds, and many of them have bad backgrounds. If they lose their jobs, they may have to return to their original shape. What they were before, they will return to their former self in a matter of minutes.
Qin Liang is not just scary in words, the school affairs itself is the emperor's tool. Now the emperor's words have no effect, and the abolition of the school affairs office is becoming more and more likely. Besides, there are indeed many nobles who have always been against
The school administration was quite dissatisfied.
The real situation is scary. Just shouting can scare no one. Qin Liang felt satisfied when he saw that everyone was frightened and under pressure to survive.
Qin Liang didn't say much. After saying a few words, he walked away, and everyone followed him. He himself was also very tired of his former company boss. "Let me just say two points." Just a few words, no need to elaborate.
, two points.
He walked around the entire mansion and told everyone to just go and do whatever they usually did. He didn't give any specific instructions and didn't care about anything. After all, the school order was a newly established official position. Before Qin Liang's arrival,
They also function normally.
Qin Liang came to Dige and asked people to bring over all the files with recent written records and read the files first.
Soon at noon, he took Gao Rou's letter, left the palace, and ordered a carriage to go to Tingwei's mansion. The person in charge of carriages and horses today was Wang Kang, but a school official led a team of people and took the initiative to ask for help.
On-the-go protection.
Qin Liang has never had anyone to protect him, and he doesn't seem to need it much. He is still a little uncomfortable, but thinking about it, it would be okay to strengthen his fifth-level reputation.
He asked the enthusiastic school official: "What's your name? There were too many people at first, and I couldn't remember so many people at once."
The school officer was young, estimated to be close to thirty years old. He had a pretty good appearance, with a lean body and a handsome face. He cupped his hands and said, "Pu Yinci."
Qin Liang asked casually: "Are Yinfan and you related?"
Yinci shook his head and said, "Probably not. I have never had any relationship with Yinfan."
Qin Liang asked no more questions. The main reason was that the surname Yin was very rare, so he asked. If the other party's surname was Zhang or Wang, Qin Liang would not ask. Moreover, Yinfan was also a spy of the Wei State back then.
It was very successful.
"Ask the kitchen to leave some food for you. I won't be back until lunch." Qin Liang said and walked onto the carriage.
It's still a bit far to get to Tingwei's Mansion. You have to walk almost the entire east-west street south of the palace, cross the intersection of Tuoling Street, and reach the eastern part of Luoyang City before you can get there. But looking at the sun, I guess you can make it in time for lunch.
A group of people entered Tingwei's Mansion, and the entourage stayed in the front yard. Qin Liang walked up the stone steps and went to the front hall of Tingwei's Mansion. At this time, the big house and the attic seemed to be almost all built on the platform.
What is a little surprising is that there are only three people in the front hall of Tingwei Mansion, which is a large organization. The person sitting in the upper position is an old man in his sixties or seventies, who should be Gao Rou, the chief official here.
Sima Yi, Wang Ling, Gao Rou, and Sun Li are all people who survived the Cao Cao era. Sun Li is the youngest. There should not be many of these people still alive, and most of them are familiar with each other. So Qin Liang will speculate first.
Cao Shuang and Gao Rou may have a better relationship with Sima Yi.
Although Gao Rou was one of the Nine Qings, he stood up when they first met him, left his seat above, and walked to the west side. Qin Liang stepped forward to bow to him and introduce himself.
Gao Rou has a Chinese character face. She has a lot of wrinkles on her face as she gets older, but the vertical lines between her eyebrows are the deepest. Such a serious appearance is indeed suitable for a prisoner. Qin Liang did some research before coming.
As for Gao Rou, this person has been working in prison since the days of Cao Cao. I guess Cao Cao gave him the official position because of his appearance?
"Zhong Ming, please take your seat." Gao Judao, "Let's serve the food."
Qin Liang calmed down, no matter how much he said, let's have a free meal before talking. He was still like that. He didn't want to talk too much when it was not necessary. He first listened to what Gao Rou said and what it meant to invite him.
But in fact, Qin Liang had guessed that it was probably related to the official position of the school affairs order.