Chapter 130
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On the way into the palace, Cheng Yeran kept wondering what the emperor would say to him, but he couldn't figure it out. The emperor's idea was too bizarre. It was like giving him a promotion, so sudden that he was not mentally prepared at all.
Since the promotion, apart from an increase in salary, his job content has also changed a bit, and the rest is just being pointed at and envied by others.
He was used to being envied and jealous, but he always felt that the emperor was deliberately using him as a target to cause dissatisfaction and attacks on others. But what was the emperor's reason for doing this?
After arriving at the palace, the emperor asked him if he felt that there were too many people in the Hanlin Academy.
Before Cheng Yeran could say anything, the emperor handed him a memorial.
The content of the memorial was about the reform of the Hanlin Academy. Each task was divided into specific tasks for each person. Whoever completed the task would sign. If the task was not completed, the salary would be deducted. If too much salary was deducted, the person would be demoted. Of course, if the task was completed well, there would be room for promotion.
Moreover, if he is demoted too many times, he will be dismissed and never hired again, and his descendants will also be affected.
Cheng Yeran thought this was quite cruel. Who on earth came up with this idea?
However, those old hands around him are really just idling around. Anyway, they won't be fired, and there is no room for promotion, so they might as well just get by with their salaries.
If there are rewards and punishments, it will indeed motivate them to work hard and make everyone work harder.
But the person who made this suggestion is in danger, and might be hated by others.
When he read to the end, he found that the signature was actually Cheng Yeran. He thought he was dazzled, "Is there someone with the same name as me?"
"Copy it once, and then carry out the reform in your name, starting with the Hanlin Academy." The emperor saw Cheng Yeran's ability to work, and found that he could do his job well, but he did it in a very conventional way. It was still difficult for him to bring honor to the Cheng family, so he thought of this method to add some merits to Cheng Yeran.
But for Cheng Yeran, this was not an achievement at all. It was clearly a bomb. If the people in the Hanlin Academy knew that it was his proposal, they would hate him to death.
They would think that his efforts alone were not enough and he had to drag everyone along, which was too much.
And from what the emperor said, their Hanlin Academy is just a pilot project, and the entire officialdom will be rectified in the future.
It turned out that the emperor wanted to make changes, but he couldn't do it himself because he was afraid of being scolded. So he made himself a target and let everyone scold him.
Cheng Yeran: "...Can I refuse?"
"What do you think?" The emperor still looked down on Cheng Yeran. He just wanted to treat Cheng Yeran as a puppet. He pulled the other party's puppet strings and made Cheng Yeran a tool to bring glory to his family.
Cheng Yeran understood that if he didn't copy a copy, it would be equivalent to going against the emperor and he might be killed by the emperor immediately. If he copied a copy, he might become a public enemy. If he offended a small character, it would be okay and he would just be scolded. But if he offended a big shot, it would be hard to say and he might be eliminated at any time.
But that’s a story for later. You can offend anyone but not the emperor.
He became an official because it had high social status and a stable job. He worked during the day and went home to be with his husband at night. He had holidays on weekdays and the work was not tiring. He just wanted to live a life of leisure, but the emperor did not want to give him this opportunity and wanted to drag him into this vortex, so he had no choice but to do as he was told.
He was just helping the emperor. In the future, he should hold on to the emperor's thigh and let the emperor know his value. He should not abandon him easily. With the emperor as his backer, others who want to harm him will not have that opportunity.
When he was filming TV series before, he played the role of a treacherous minister. He had all kinds of skills but was the best at flattering the emperor. He could always speak to the emperor's heart. With the emperor's favor, he made the court bloody, framed loyal officials, formed gangs to develop and expand his own power, and made everyone afraid of him.
But he will not harm people like a treacherous minister or a villain, but he always has to protect himself.
This set of reforms was implemented very quickly and the effect was quite good. He was not completely isolated in the Hanlin Academy, and not all of them were idle. There were also some people who did practical work. In the past, they were like Cheng Yeran, doing the work of several people but were laughed at by others. Seeing others having free time, they wanted to give up and integrate into those people. Now they finally don’t have to work for others, which can be said to be relaxing and refreshing.
They admired Cheng Yeran very much and said that he was a man of integrity and dared to give advice.
In the past, they thought Cheng Yeran had mental problems because he said in public that he was a man of integrity, but now it seems that he has courage that ordinary people do not have.
Cheng Yeran thought he had become a public enemy and had no way to develop his own power, but unexpectedly he made many more friends.
Yang Shiming also admired him very much and praised him many times, which made him feel embarrassed, but he could not tell the truth and felt uncomfortable.
Yang Shiming also said that his teacher Feng Ge Lao invited him to his home and wanted to meet him.
Cheng Yeran had also heard of Lord Feng. They all read Lord Feng's articles when they were in school. He was an idol for many scholars.
He also liked the other party's articles, and the other party was Yang Shiming's teacher. He attached great importance to this meeting and specially changed his clothes and brought gifts to visit him.
When Elder Feng saw him bringing gifts, he smiled and asked him, "It seems that you have already guessed that I want to accept you as my disciple, and you even brought the apprenticeship gift."
Cheng Yeran was stunned on the spot, and wanted to explain, but before he could finish his words, Yang Shiming beside him pulled him aside, "Hurry up and salute the teacher. This is a rare opportunity. The teacher has only accepted three disciples."
"I am the fourth?" Cheng Yeran pointed at himself, unable to believe that he was now relying on Elder Feng as his supporter. He was not afraid of being eliminated in the future.
He immediately became an apprentice and acknowledged Feng Ge Lao as his teacher, and Yang Shiming also became his senior brother.
Lord Feng also wrote an article praising him. At the beginning of the article, he criticized the bad atmosphere in the officialdom, and then praised him for his courage to act and being a model of scholars.
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