Chu Qing almost nodded and agreed to Fu San's "request", which made him furious.
"Tao, you are a bit too bullying."
"How dare you spurt someone with blood? It was obviously you who followed me to the Hubu Yamen Office!"
"Fart, I work here, uh, as an errand."
The two of them started to curse at the door of the Household Office. The gatekeeper was surprised. He was used to it. There were so many people swearing at the door of the house, so he was used to it.
"You mean, you work in the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Tao Shaozhang looked suspicious: "You work in the Ministry of Household Affairs, why don't you wear official robes?"
"I am a plainclothes official...what you wear has nothing to do with you."
"Are you really working as an errand in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
"nonsense."
Tao Shaozhang looked at the government servant who was guarding the door, and shouted loudly: "I am the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, let me ask you, wait, this person is an errand in your household department."
The two government servants who were watching the excitement quickly saluted: "Sir, Sir, Mr. Chu is an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Humph!" Tao Shaozhang snorted coldly and breathed a sigh of relief.
It can be seen that this kid must have frightened Fu San just now, and he was relieved when he heard that he was not following him.
Chu Qing also realized that he had misunderstood: "Didn't you come to the Hubu Yamen Office to work for me?"
"Who would argue with you? But I am curious. How can you, a playboy who has been cheating and cheating all day long, become an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs? By the way, your father Chu Wensheng is the Minister of the Ministry of Works. I think you are here with your qualifications."
With your relatives joining the Ministry of Household Affairs, after a while, I will definitely find out where you got your official status!"
With a harsh word, Tao Shaozhang walked straight over. Seeing Chu Qing and Fu San blocking the way, with an embarrassed look on his face, he moved two steps to the left and bypassed the two of them.
Chu Qing was too lazy to talk to Tao Shaozhang. Since he was not here to complain, everyone went their separate ways.
At this time, Chu Qing didn't have much hatred. It wasn't that he wasn't angry, but that it was meaningless.
Because Tao Shaozhang's rank is there and his father is living well, there is no chance for him to regain his position within three to five years or even within ten years.
Tao Shaozhang didn't even look at Chu Qing. He came to the door of the yamen office and stood in front of the yamen servant.
"Chen Yan, the head of your household department, is here to report it."
The yamen servant bowed and replied: "Master Chen is not in the yamen office."
"When will you come back?"
"I don't know."
"Okay, then I'll call the senior official of the Ministry of Household Affairs and tell him that Tao Shaozhang, the young minister of Dali Temple, is visiting and looking for your new arithmetic teacher in the Ministry of Household Affairs."
The yamen servant was stunned: "Teacher...are you asking, Mr. Chu?"
Chu Qing was also stunned, and Fusan looked at each other.
"It turns out that the great scholar Gao who teaches arithmetic has a surname of Chu." Tao Shaozhang smiled slightly and said, "Yes, he is Professor Chu. I came here to visit him because of his fame. I came here with a gift and went to report it. I also hope that Professor Chu can meet me.
"
The yamen servant looked at Tao Shaozhang with a stupid expression on his face, blinked, and pointed at Chu Qing.
Tao Shaozhang didn't know why: "What do you want to see him do?"
"Sir, Master Chu... my surname is Chu."
"Nonsense, of course I know that the bragging child's surname is Chu. What I'm talking about is the new arithmetic teacher from your Ministry of Revenue, the arithmetic teacher personally hired by Mr. Wei to teach you the arithmetic of the officials from the Ministry of Revenue."
"Yes, yes." The Yamen servant repeated: "The new teacher from the Ministry of Revenue, the teacher personally hired by the Minister from the shop, the teacher who teaches you all."
Pointing to Chu Qing again, the officer added: "That's Mr. Chu."
"He?" Tao Shaozhang was stunned on the spot, with a dull expression. He slowly turned his head, very slowly, and looked at Chu Qing. He wanted to laugh, but he couldn't. He wanted to cry, but he couldn't. His expression was,
It's embarrassing, extremely embarrassing.
"You..." Tao Shaozhang swallowed: "You..."
Chu Qing's expression was also very strange. He glanced at the "gift" the child was carrying and asked softly: "You came to the professor for arithmetic instruction. Do you have anything to ask me?"
Tao Shaozhang showed a forced smile: "Yes."
Chu Qing raised his voice a little higher: "You still have a gift?"
Tao Shaozhang's smile became normal: "Yes."
Chu Qing pinched his waist: "Is there anything you can ask me for, and it's very important to you?"
Tao Shaozhang's smile turned a bit flattering and dog-legged: "Yes, yes, yes."
"Extremely important?"
"Yes yes yes yes."
"That's good." Chu Qing finally smiled, the smile flashed past, and then he took a deep breath and yelled "Get out!"
After saying the word "Go", Chu Qing walked back to the Yamen Office in a swaggering manner. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he turned back to the Yamen servant and said, "I have been feeling unwell these past few days. The palace is cold and I won't see any guests!"
Fu San smiled like a duck with anal prolapse, quacking.
Tao Shaozhang's face was as red as a monkey's butt, and he froze in place.
Looking sharply at the yamen servant, Tao Shaozhang felt the last trace of luck in his heart: "That little boaster...that Mr. Chu, is it really the Hubu instructor who was personally hired by Wei Changfeng, the Minister of Hubu?"
The officer nodded.
"Teach you arithmetic to officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
The officer still nodded.
"Chu Qing, the son of Mr. Chu Wensheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, is really your arithmetic instructor in the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
The yamen servant was quite helpless.
Isn't it interesting to mention the number of words? Hurry up and find a way to "apologise".
Yamen officials have seen this kind of thing happen too often. In order to get money, other government agencies with low rankings would scold high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and also to get money, the high-ranking officials would be scolded by lower-ranking officials from the Department of Husbandry.
For money and food, for accounts, for all kinds of things, it is not uncommon.
By chance, a fifth-grade Cangbu sex minister named Li came out. He had interacted with Dali Temple several times on weekdays and was familiar with Tao Shaozhang.
"Master Tao." Chief Li stepped forward, gave a slight salute, and said with a smile: "I'm here to find Chen Yan again. Why don't you come into the government office? Come, I will lead the way for you."
His rank is not as good as Tao Shaozhang's, and Master Tao comes from the famous Tao family, so ordinary officials will want to curry favor with him.
Tao Shaozhang's eyes lit up and he said politely: "Mr. Li, please be polite. I am not looking for Chen Yan, but Mr. Chu, the new arithmetic instructor from your household department."
"Jiaoxi Chu?"
"That's right." Tao Shaozhang blushed and murmured: "Mr. Li, let me tell you the truth, I have some misunderstandings with Professor Chu. You and Professor Chu are colleagues, how can you help me?"
Director Li's smile faded: "Master Tao is at odds with Master Chu?"
"So that's it."
"Want to lower your official rank and go find Chu Jiaoxi to intercede?"
"good."
Manager Li cupped his hands and said, "Farewell."
After saying this, the master took three steps at a time and ran away, just like he was avoiding the plague.
Tao Shaozhang was dumbfounded.
After all, I am also the young minister of Dali Temple, why don’t I even want to pay for this thin noodles?
Another official came out, and Tao Shaozhang quickly stopped him: "I am Tao Shaozhang, the young minister of Dali Temple. May I ask what I call this brother?"
The official from the Ministry of Household Affairs, wearing a sixth-grade official robe, saluted quickly: "It turns out to be Mr. Tao, a junior officer named Sun Wen."
"Please go to your household department to teach Mr. Chu. I said that Tao Shaozhang misunderstood him and spoke indiscriminately. It was because I was being arrogant. I also asked Mr. Chu to come out and see him."
Sun Wen's expression changed slightly: "Master Tao and Master Chu...are there any gaps?"
"Slight misunderstanding."
"Farewell."
Sun Wen ran away, faster than Director Li just now.
Tao Shaozhang was dumbfounded and looked blankly at the gatekeeper: "What grade are you in the household department?"
"Sir, there is no rank, but Mr. Chu is from the eighth rank, from the eighth rank's acting prime minister."
"Since you are the Prime Minister, why are you in charge? The chief ministers ran away as soon as they heard the name of Chu Jiaoxi."
"I don't know, I just know that half of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs have been scolded by Chu Jiaoxi. The scoldings are so damn hard... Well, the scoldings are like being taught by a respected teacher."
Tao Shaozhang was stunned for a while: "Why is this?"
"How could a villain know that?"
Tao Shaozhang gritted his teeth and said, "Who is the highest-ranking person in your household department now?"
"Master Shangshu has left, but Master Qiu, the right servant, is in the government office."
"Go, tell me, Tao Shaozhang, the young minister of Dali Temple, wants to see you."
"Are you going to ask Mr. Tao to help you intercede with Mr. Chu?"
"How can you, a mere government servant, come up with all this nonsense? So what, why don't you go quickly."
The yamen officer hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Tao, why don't you ask another adult to intercede for you?"
"Why."
"The one Mr. Chu scolds the most is Mr. Qiu."
Tao Shaozhang took a breath of cold air: "He, the district magistrate, dares to insult even the right minister?"
"I don't know why, I don't know why, but these two adults always go in and out side by side these days. Inside the yamen office, Chu Jiaoxi is respectful. Outside the yamen office, Chu Jiaoxi scolds Master Qiu like a grandson... or a Shangguan."
Tao Shaozhang's outlook on life was about to collapse, and he asked stupidly: "Then in your household department, do you have someone to control Chu Jiaoxi and disrespect his superiors? How can Lord Wei Chang Fengwei tolerate such a thing!"
"Of course not."
Tao Shaozhang breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that this household department was lawless.
The Yamen servant added: "But Lord Shangshu said before that if anyone provokes Master Chu Xi for no reason, he will skin him."
Tao Shaozhang: "..."
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Time flies like water, and years fly by. In the blink of an eye, we are here in 2022. Looking back on the past... Oh, I really can't come up with the words. I wish everyone a happy New Year. Although there are only four words, I am particularly careless.
Really, well, I’m very sincere about it. Happy New Year.