Chapter 274 Someone is making things difficult for Qin Chi

The next day.

Qin Chi carried half a pound of pepper and went to see his immediate superior, Dean Yan, who was the former Bachelor Yan.

Dean Yan was very happy to get the pepper, and immediately told Qin Chi to come to him if he had any questions in the future.

During the time Qin Chi was in office, people often tripped him up. The tutor Mao Shaojie, relying on the support of Yuan Shangshu, was the one who made the most noise.

As Mao Shaojie's superior, Qin Chi should have been superior to Mao Shaojie, but the Hanlin Academy was a place where the top three scholars gathered, and seniority was particularly important. It was hard to believe that Qin Chi was a bachelor at such a young age.

Mao Shaojie either delayed intentionally or made mistakes in the things Qin Chi ordered him to do several times. He concealed these methods at first, but after a month of seeing Qin Chi swallowing his anger, he tested Qin Chi's bottom line step by step and almost exposed his methods.

For example, today, I copied a passage of interpretation from classics and history.

Mao Shaojie deliberately copied two sentences incorrectly.

Qin Chi discovered it when he was checking it, and calmly reminded him: "Mao Shidu, there are mistakes in this history book. Can you rewrite it? This article needs to be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow morning."

"Sir, I'm leaving the court."

Mao Shaojie gave an ambiguous answer.

Qin Chi added: "This is your responsibility."

"I am not the only tutor in the Hanlin Academy. If you are in urgent need of a tutor, you can go find Tutor Wen."

Mao Shaojie deliberately chose the time when he left the government office to hand in the incorrectly copied classics and history books to Qin Chi.

It would be best if Qin Chi didn't find any mistakes. If he did, he would have to work overtime to rewrite it himself, as Qin Chi had always done. The article will be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow. No matter if there are any mistakes or delays, the superiors will first look for Qin Chi if they want to be held accountable.

Qin Chi knew that Mao Shaojie did it on purpose.

They were making such a fuss every day, just waiting for him to make a mistake. As long as he made a mistake in his work, the higher-ups would have a reason to dismiss him from his post or return him to his position as editor.

There are many people who are unhappy with Qin Chi.

But a month passed.

Qin Chi was absolutely not wrong.

Mao Shaojie insinuated, "If you don't have that ability, then resign as soon as possible. You are a young man who knows nothing. Do you think being an official is a child's game?"

Having said that, the man strode away.

Qin Chi's expression was calm. He picked up the scripture with errors, corrected the mistakes first, and then began to grind the ink.

Someone came over and asked, "Brother Qi'an, what are you doing?"

"Hurry up and re-copy it."

Qin Chi didn't even raise his head as he started copying. As he copied, he murmured, "What a pity. I have to be home late again tonight. I thought I could go home early to have dinner with my wife."

Being bullied.

It cannot be unknown.

You have to let everyone know without making a sound, that the other person is not a human being, and then make everyone feel: I am the weak one, I am the most innocent.

Someone who was watching the show and didn't mind the big deal, advised kindly: "Qian, you can't keep swallowing your anger. You have been patient again and again, and now he dares to push his feet. He knows that the classics are for your majesty, but he dares to use them to make things difficult for you. You have to be tough, show your authority as a superior, and punish him severely."

"Forget it. I don't have anyone to back me up."

Qin Chi's tone was very helpless.

This made the others choke.

After all, there are only a few people who have backers in the Hanlin Academy. Those who have no backers, when they heard this, felt inexplicably touched and shared the same hatred for the enemy.

Someone said angrily: "Mao Shaojie dared to cause trouble for you because he relied on Yuan Shangshu to back him up."

"Speaking of the Yuan family, I heard something last night. Madam Yuan committed suicide in prison."

A colleague said in a low voice.

Some people were surprised, "Even if you commit suicide, you can still be respectable. If you go to the execution ground, your head and body will be separated, but now you still have a complete body."

The feud between Minister Yuan and Qin Chi was formed, and no one thought that Qin Chi could go far in the officialdom.

Most of the people's jealousy towards him has now turned into sympathy. Some people even make bets behind the scenes about when Qin Chi will leave the Imperial Academy.

The Yuan family is a behemoth to Qin Chi.

Therefore, everyone seems to be concerned about Qin Chi.

There are almost no colleagues who are willing to help him.

No one dares to get involved in this mess.

After leaving the yamen, everyone left one after another.

Qin Chi was still writing furiously at his desk, his occasional cough echoing in the hall.

"Qin Qi'an?"

A voice sounded from behind.

Qin Chi paused for a moment, then finished writing. He then put the pen aside, stood up and walked around the desk. He bowed to the visitor and said humbly, "This humble official greets Dean Yan."

"You've already left the government office, why haven't you left yet?"

Dean Yan walked over and glanced at the desk. "Are you copying the classics?"

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Seeing Qin Chi hesitated to speak.

Dean Yan looked down at the historical excerpts on the table and asked, "Is it going to be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow morning?"

Then he saw the erroneous manuscript placed conspicuously aside. He was familiar with Mao Shaojie's handwriting, so he simply picked it up and read it over, and then added the half-copied manuscript by Qin Chi.

There was no need for Qin Chi to speak.

Dean Yan then remembered what happened, but he still asked, "Tell me what happened?"

"Before leaving the yamen, the essay submitted by Mao Shidu contained errors. Since I could not send the wrong manuscript to Wenyuan Pavilion, I copied the correct one myself."

Due to the trouble caused by Mao Shaojie and others, Qin Chi has been doing the work of at least two or three people during this period.

Many people know this, including Dean Yan.

I don’t know how many people at the top know about this.

Mao Shaojie is also a fool. Choosing this time to make things difficult for Qin Chi is simply giving Qin Chi a chance to show off.

With the contrast of Mao Shaojie.

Qin Chi is really too outstanding.

His talent of doing three things at once is obvious to all.

"You don't need to assign him any work in the future. Let Wen Shidu work harder. If Wen Shidu can't do it, you can pick a newcomer to help him." Dean Yan ordered immediately.

Qin Chi pretended to hesitate and said, "Is this okay? Will he say that I am excluding him?"

"If he makes trouble, let him come to me. He doesn't even take the scriptures sent to the emperor seriously, which shows that he doesn't take me, the dean, seriously."

Dean Yan had never liked Mao Shaojie.

He doesn't have much ability, but he has a lot of problems.

With Yan Xueyuan's words, Qin Chi felt that the time was right.

At night in the dormitory.

Qin Chi mentioned this to Song Jin, "Mrs. Yan said this today, and my wife's pepper accounted for most of the credit."

"What nonsense?"

Song Jin found it a little funny. "My husband has been laying the groundwork for so long, and it's not in vain. The time is ripe. I guess someone in the upper echelons is paying attention to my husband. Dean Yan is worried that if he doesn't step in to stop it, the guy surnamed Mao will make a big mess, and then he will lose face."

Qin Chi's eyes flashed with a smile, "My lady is really thoughtful."

"Slippery."

Song Jin didn't believe that he hadn't thought of it.

That little bit of pepper can only close the distance, but it is impossible to make Dean Yan side with Qin Chi.

Dean Yan would stand on Qin Chi's side today, most likely after weighing the pros and cons. Otherwise, if he wanted to help Qin Chi, he would not have waited until now.