Chapter 844 No matter how pretty you are, you can't eat for free

At this time, there was no such official position as secretary. In previous dynasties, there were secretaries, also called Lantai Lang, but they were in charge of books and classics, which was not the same thing.

If the responsibilities are similar, then for the emperor of Dayan, the cabinet is actually equivalent to his secretary, and the imperial scholars and lecturers can also be considered his secretaries.

Emperor Mingpei originally wanted to follow Li Songqing's example and appoint him as a royal tutor, and then have him serve Princess Zhenguo.

But Xinbao felt that researching vaccines should be the job of the Medical Department, so he had to join the Medical Department.

But now Xu Zhiyu is only a sixth-rank official. If he is appointed as a minister, he will suddenly become a third-rank official, which is obviously not acceptable. However, the official position is too low and they are afraid that it will be inconvenient for him to do his work.

The grandfather and grandson discussed it seriously, and both felt that they were right.

Xu Zhiyu listened silently.

Gan, who was called in, actually had no say. Bai Bi also listened silently.

Finally, Xinbao gave in and said, "It's okay. We can create an official position for him, called the Princess' Special Assistant."

She also explained to him: "Special assistant means special assistant, which is an assistant created for special things and special people. The vaccine is unprecedented and of great significance, so it is appropriate to have a special assistant, isn't it?"

Emperor Mingpei held his forehead with his hand.

Although he told Yuan Xiang that he wanted to deal with the princess's tutor, he actually had no intention of really doing so. The main reason was that he felt that the title was not important.

He tried to persuade his granddaughter: "But what's wrong with being appointed as the Imperial Reader?"

"The name doesn't match the reality!" Xinbao argued: "Imperial Palace clearly means in front of the emperor's seat, and Reader clearly means sitting there reading and lecturing, but he is not used by Yeye at all, nor is he used for reading and lecturing! How can the duties be unclear?"

She placed both of her small hands on Emperor Mingpei's hands, looked at him with big eyes, and said earnestly, "Yeah, yeah, the world is changing with each passing day, and we can't stand still. So if the current official titles are not enough, and we need to create one, then we will create one, and if we need to create a hundred, then we will create a hundred... This is a very serious matter, we can't always make do, and we can't be bothered."

Emperor Mingpei: “…”

Xinbao waved his hand back: "Master Gan, don't you think so?"

Gan Baibi stood in line without hesitation: "Your Highness is right."

Xinbao looked at Xu Zhiyu again: "Master Xu, do you agree?"

Xu Zhiyu glanced at the emperor and carefully stood in line: "Your Highness is right."

Oh! All right! Emperor Mingpei agreed.

Then, leaving them talking here, Emperor Mingpei went to look for his son.

Yan Qingshan was working tirelessly to review memorials, and Emperor Mingpei asked him, "Do you have anyone you can use? Like an aide?"

Yan Qingshan was puzzled, put down his pen and said, "I don't have a specific person in mind."

"Then find one." Emperor Mingpei said, "No, find two."

Yan Qingshan: “……?”

Emperor Mingpei said to them as a matter of course: "Xu Zhiyu, Xinbao said that he would make him the princess's special assistant. You guys handle this matter."

Then, without waiting for them to ask, he quickly walked away with his hands behind his back.

They both: “…”

Then Fang Wuyou explained it to them silently.

I see. The emperor just can't convince his granddaughter, so he lets his son take the blame. If others want to complain, they can complain about him.

So the next morning at the court, Yan Shirong proposed that since the prince wanted to have a few entourages, he requested to create the position of "special assistant" in the court.

In fact, this kind of thing is just a cumbersome process, so there are not many people who oppose it, and the opposition will not be very strong.

Then within a few days, an imperial decree was issued, appointing Xu Zhiyu as the princess's special assistant, temporarily of the fifth rank, to serve the princess and handle various affairs on her behalf. He was currently mainly responsible for rabies vaccines.

Court officials: "..."

Haha, I'm not surprised at all!! What do you mean His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants it? If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wants it, it would be strange if the Emperor agreed!!

It is said that the little princess would have such a wonderful idea, and the emperor would agree to everything she said.

But no matter what, Xu Zhiyu became the princess's unprecedented special assistant.

Although Emperor Mingpei was not very happy to agree, he felt that the title of special assistant was more and more appropriate the more he thought about it. It was indeed something that only his granddaughter could come up with! ! As for Xinbao, although she made a great vow, she really didn't have much time.

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She got up in the morning to practice martial arts, then practiced calligraphy, and then ate. She was busy the whole morning.

I have to write letters to my wife and brother in the afternoon. It takes me an hour or two to finish writing. After finishing, I take a break, eat some fruit, and then it’s time for dinner.

So...Xu Zhiyu had been in office for two or three days, but hadn't done anything.

He was not like Li Songqing, who dared to treat the emperor and the princess as nothing. He could recite poems when he wanted to and paint when he wanted to. He was very free. Therefore, most of the time he could only sit idly. Occasionally, if Emperor Mingpei was interested, he could play chess with him.

On the fourth day, Xu Zhiyu was still very idle. After their eyes met for the third time, Xu Zhiyu still showed an awkward but polite smile.

Xinbao finally realized that something was wrong, stopped writing, and looked at him seriously.

No matter how good-looking he is, he is still just a freeloader!!

But the time for practicing calligraphy and martial arts cannot be shortened, nor can the time for eating and eating fruit. I can’t get up early, and I feel sleepy if I don’t go to bed at a certain time at night…

Xinbao thought about it for a long time, and then asked him: "Master Xu, do you think writing letters for Xinbao is an assistant's job?"

"Of course." Xu Zhiyu was almost in tears of gratitude. He quickly stood up, walked over quickly, and took Xinbao's pen with both hands: "I think this is the responsibility of an assistant."

Xinbao asked him, "Can you write in the same style as Xinbao? Lord Li and my brother can do it."

Although Xu Zhiyu had only been here for a few days, he already knew Xinbao's personality very well. He nodded without hesitation: "I can do it. I am very good at learning to write."

So Special Assistant Xu spent half a quarter of an hour copying the letter that Xinbao had spent half an hour writing. Then Xinbao said that it only took him a little over a quarter of an hour to finish writing it.

Then the two of them finally started working officially.

Xinbao said: "We need a few things. First, we need to make a syringe."

She demonstrated to him: "A syringe is a tube like this. There are scales on the tube to help you control the dosage. Then there is a syringe plunger inside. The syringe plunger is slightly thinner than the tube..."

She clenched her small hand into a circle and inserted her fingers to see if he understood. Then she pointed to the edge of her palm and said, "There should be a connecting head here, with a needle in front. The needle should be hollow and have a plunger... The needle is installed on the syringe, and when the plunger is pushed, the liquid will come out of the needle..."

(End of this chapter)