Early in the morning, after the morning court, a large number of officials in various palace uniforms came out from the left gate of Chang'an. Some went straight back to the Yamen, while others yawned and went back to catch up on their sleep. This has been years of bad governance. For a
Many people had to get up before dawn and wait at the gate of the palace, but it was just for those five things. After this trip, they naturally had no intention of staying in the Yamen, especially the senior officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion who had nothing to do.
. As for the ministries and yamen, they are not so lucky. Most of the chief officials of the ministries nowadays are not ordinary people, but they cannot tolerate this kind of blatant fishing.
The Ministry of War Yamen is located on the east side of Chang'an Street near the left gate of Chang'an, next to the Ministry of Industry Yamen, and opposite Luan Jiaku. Although there have not been many wars in recent years, the Tatars in the north always invade, and there are also hereditary officers at the end of each year
Assessments, foreign ministers coming back to report on their duties or promotions, so this is definitely not an idle yamen.
At this moment, several chief officers of the Vehicle Driving Department and Arsenal Department stood at the entrance of the Ministry of War Yamen, and one of them stretched himself casually.
"Look, the champion is here!"
Following this low voice, several civil servants looked up and saw an official in his early thirties with a beard turning from East Chang'an Street. He was whispering for a while. The official ignored him.
They went straight into the yamen. Not long after he entered, another rider came slowly on horseback from the other direction of the trail, and finally stopped in front of the yamen of the Ministry of War.
These officials who were standing outside for a while were lazing around when they saw a young man dressed as an officer. They immediately exchanged glances with each other. As the end of the year approached, it was time to take the annual exam for hereditary officers' children.
He hasn't taken up his post yet, but he likes to wear his father's attire. Although this person came earlier, it's not surprising. When he saw another rider following behind him, he dismounted and helped diligently.
The young man led the horse and tied it, and they showed a little surprise.
His family is actually rich!
Now that the founding of the country is far away, the most important thing for civil servants is a seniority. Even though these chief officers are only of the sixth rank, they are noble after all, far better than those hereditary commanders who are known as the third rank and the fourth rank. See the young man go up
When he came forward, the young man who was stretching looked him up and down at first, then nodded and said: "Are you here for the hereditary military position? The Department of Military Affairs has been busy these past two days. If you can wait, you can
Submit a letter and wait for the Langguan to summon you. If you can't wait, you might as well go home and wait a few more days."
Although it has been more than two months since he arrived in Beijing, this is the first time for Xu Xun to come to this real central area. Although he was polite to the official at this time, he didn't have much respect. He knew that he was young and
It was obvious that he didn't look like someone who had gone through a fight, so he didn't take it seriously. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me! I'm not here to hold a hereditary military position, but the Ministry of War has issued an appointment document, and I came to Guan to take up my post today."
This young man who looks like he has no more than ten concubines is actually here to take over?
Several principals looked at each other for a while, and the one who asked the question immediately asked: "Who is your name, and where are you going to take up the post?"
"My Excellency, Xu Xun, is the vanguard commander of the new leader's army."
Seeing Xu Xun take out the appointment document from his arms, several principals looked at each other for a while, but no one immediately reached out to take the document. The one who asked the question even laughed and said: "It turns out to be the Prince of Xing'an. The Secretary of Wu Xuan
After entering the door, enter the courtyard second on the left. You can go straight in. Someone will guide you to do whatever you need to do at that time."
Xu Xun bowed his hands in thanks and entered the door. Although he heard whispers coming from behind him immediately, he didn't pay attention. However, before he could turn into the door on the left, he heard a sudden sound from outside.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and then there was another shout: "Duke Dingguo is dead, Duke Dingguo is dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Xun saw only a few officials sticking their heads out. Most of them did not show any shock. One of them even muttered angrily: "He is finally dead. He has been mad for many years."
, I don’t know who I have to send to attend the funeral.”
If other honorable nobles died, Xu Xun would naturally not take it seriously. But he had just negotiated terms with Xu Guangzuo two or three days ago, and now the Dingguo Duke Xu Yongning has died, and Xu Guangzuo has to keep his filial piety and pay tribute.
The person who went to pay homage didn't know whether things would change. Therefore, he stood there hesitating for a moment before entering the door on the left. When he entered the second courtyard, he stopped a Zaoli and asked him where he was.
It was indeed the Literary and Selection Department, so he stuffed a dime into it.
"I am Xu Xun, the commander of the avant-garde of the government army. I am here to handle the appointment matters. Could you please help me to inform you."
This official, who had been hanging around in the government office for a long time, was the best at distinguishing people. Seeing that Xu Xun was wearing a very bright official uniform and clearly did not look like someone who had lived through two or three generations, and he was generous with his actions, he immediately agreed with a smile on his face and walked away.
He went to the door of the main room and made a call, and then went in again. When he came out again, the five points of hospitality on his face immediately turned into eight points, and the smile on his face was not as bright as it was at first.
"It turns out it's the Prince of Xing'an. I'm disrespectful! I'm disrespectful!" As he led Xu Xun in, he patted Xu Xun twice on the hem of his clothes, and then lowered his voice and said, "Master, are you okay?
Be careful, someone is saying bad things about you here! Your Majesty was favored and granted the title of earl. You should have disciplined your children well, but in the end, you had ulterior motives and asked you to instigate the prince to skip school... Ahem, the youngest one is
I heard one or two words like this!"
Tipping became popular in later generations, and it is fashionable to give rewards these days. Although there are many officials coming and going in and out of the Ministry of War compound every day, the income from oil and water is not much. Xu Xun was used to this in his early years, and now he has sacrificed it again.
Once he got out, there would be no disadvantage. At this time, when he heard the news, his heart suddenly suddenly knew that the news had been leaked in the palace. Even though he was helpless in his heart, he still understood the truth that fire cannot be contained in paper. At this moment, he nodded slightly and followed
The Zaoli came to the door and waited for someone to draw up the thick cotton curtain, then he crossed the threshold and entered the house.
The Military Selection Department is the veritable leader among the four departments of the Ministry of War, far better than the Ministry of Military Affairs, which is in charge of the so-called military power. The arsenal of later generations was a matter of the Qing Dynasty. As for the Ming Dynasty, there were at least a few military households in the world.
One hundred thousand, most of them are field soldiers who are farming. They don't even drill a few times a year, they only wear a few coats, and their weapons are almost never changed. The only reorganized Beijing camp and Shangzhi soldiers are slightly more respectable.
But there are still many rusty old guys from the Yongle Dynasty in the Shenji Battalion, which can be seen from this. In the entire military department, only the Wuxuan Department has two doctors, two Yuanwailang, and five people in charge, far more than
There are many subordinate officials in the other three divisions.
Therefore, the authority of the Martial Arts Director is extremely great. Even if the commander in charge of military affairs of a province comes here, he must be treated politely in front of him. Xu Xun, a fledgling young man, was not originally considered
In the eyes of others, however, the person who was just talking about was such a person. Therefore, whether it was the martial arts director Zhong Qin Da Liu Bisi sitting in the middle, or the Yuanwai Lang and the principal on both sides, when Xu Xun entered the door, they couldn't help but look at him.
Looking around, some frowned, some were curious, some coughed, some shook their heads, but no one made a sound.
"Xu Xun, the commander of the vanguard of the government army, has met Qin Shucao, Liu Shucao, and all the officials who are in charge of the government."
Xu Xun was able to call out the surnames of the two chief officers. That was what Xu Xun asked the Zaoli. As for the other people, he naturally didn't have the time. After all, this is a certainty about human life, even if there is some bad news outside.
He will not land in the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, not to mention that he will train in Xiyuan in the future. There will be very few opportunities to deal with these people. Of course, the most important thing is that he has too many things to do these days and has no time to talk to the civil servants.
Wrangling.
However, he thought that he had given enough face. The officer who had just been so impassioned looked at the principal, but did not want to put the brakes on it. He immediately sneered: "It turns out to be Prince Xing'an. There are so many noble sons and hereditary military attachés in the whole dynasty.
There has never been one of my descendants who was granted a real position at such a young age like Prince Xing'an. I wonder what kind of battles my father has, or what extraordinary work you have done, so that you can be ranked in the third rank at such a young age?"
Seeing that although the expressions of the two doctors changed slightly, none of them tried to dissuade his subordinates from saying this, Xu Xun calmed down and calmly held his hands in his hands and said, "What the chief said is that neither my father nor my son have much work to do.
To this day, it is just a matter of luck. But whether you can get into the position and whether you can stay in it for a long time depends on your true ability. It is just like the folk saying, whether it is a mule or a horse, it is a horse.
If it is true that I am incompetent, then the other adults in the court will not be able to allow me to keep occupying their positions. I wonder if that is what I am saying?"
"What a profit...!" The boss who started to speak couldn't help but snorted. Seeing that the doctor Qin Da gave him a look, he angrily stopped talking. At this time, a man with a beautiful beard appeared in the corner.
But the young official suddenly interrupted and asked, "Now I want to ask Prince Xu, after you take over, you will go to Xiyuan to train troops. What are you going to do?"
"Employ people for their own good, make clear rewards and punishments, and enforce orders and prohibitions."
Xu Xun has seen a lot of people's beards in his life. My father's beard is already gray, but the shape of the beard is like a messy clump of straw because I haven't taken care of it for many years; the emperor's old man has three or two sparse strands on his lower jaw.
; Zhang Mao and Wu Xiong both had flowing and sparse beards; as for the eunuchs, they were all typical white-faced and beardless men. Therefore, Xu Xun couldn't help but glance at the speaker twice, and saw that he nodded slightly when he heard his words.
Now, I didn't continue to be aggressive and felt that this person had a good demeanor.
Liu Bisi and Qin Da didn't want to really make things difficult for Xu Xun. After all, there were people coming and going in the martial arts department, and it would be unsightly to make a big fuss. So Liu Bisi coughed first, and then asked a chief executive to take Xu Xun to the side to join him.
Sign official documents.
After coming over and stamping his seal, he was about to send the person away politely, when suddenly someone poked his head outside the door.
"King Wang Shouren is in charge, and Liu Shangshu has sent a message, saying that the Ministry of Rites has sent a message, and they will not be able to send anyone for a while. Duke Ding has a new funeral. You happened to have attended the funeral for Wei Ningbo before. Please go and help for the time being.