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Ji Mingxi took another sip of tea. "Didn't you tell me a few months ago that you were too busy? This time, our assignment at the Ministry of Personnel should be just right. We'll definitely be able to go home on time for meals in the future. And the emperor hasn't reduced our salaries, so why not?"
It seems, indeed, to be somewhat reasonable?
The gentlemen continued to look at each other and bowed to Ji Mingxi: "Thank you for your advice, sir."
Ji Mingxi smiled kindly and said, "Over the next few days, you should sort out all the affairs related to the imperial examination and then hand them over to the Ministry of Rites. The weather is nice today, so you don't need to come over this afternoon. Just rest at home."
Upon hearing this, the gentlemen left happily.
The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, promotion, demotion, and rewards of all officials. It is respected by all officials and can be said to be the head of the Six Ministries.
Officials working in the Ministry of Personnel should be full of fighting spirit, and this was indeed the case in the past.
However, since Ji Mingxi became the Shangshu, the atmosphere in the Ministry of Personnel has changed a lot in recent years.
Everything that needs to be done is being done well, but there is a lot less bureaucracy, and the adults who stay are also very content with the status quo.
They also knew that it wasn't easy to climb the official ladder. Either they had exceptional talent, in which case they wouldn't stay under Ji Mingxi for long before moving to other ministries. Or they had connections, in which case they wouldn't come to their Ministry of Personnel.
Therefore, those who stayed in the Ministry of Personnel for a long time just wanted to work peacefully and get a salary, and when they got older, they would go home to enjoy their old age.
They had been so worried recently because they feared a major shake-up in the Ministry of Personnel, putting their official positions at risk. Seeing the Minister appear so calm and cheerful, they were relieved.
And there are a lot less things to do, so suddenly I have a lot of free time to read books, play with birds and drink tea.
Beautiful, beautiful.
At noon, Ji Yunxi woke up from her nap and just went to the study to draw up a guest list when Ji Mingxi returned to the Ji Mansion.
Early this morning, Ji Mingshuang and Wu Weian both reported to the Hanlin Academy.
Ji Mingshuang, as the top scholar, will be a sixth-rank compiler in the Hanlin Academy from today onwards. Wu Weian, as the third-rank scholar, will be a seventh-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy.
Ji Mingyan went to the Dali Temple to investigate the case.
Ji Yunxi was surprised: "Brother, why are you back at this time today?"
Ji Mingxi unconsciously smiled. He sat down beside him, took the teacup handed to him by Baofu, and breathed a sigh of relief: "There's not much to do right now, so I'll be back early."
The Ministry of Personnel does not have to be involved in the palace examination. It currently only needs to arrange positions for those Jinshi who have passed the palace examination.
But over the years, there has actually been a set process for how to arrange things. Just follow the process and it will remain the same, making it very simple.
Ji Yunxi nodded and asked, "Brother, did something good happen?"
Ji Mingxi drank a sip of tea and told his third sister what happened in the morning court today.
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows.
According to the plot of the book, the imperial examination was transferred from the Ministry of Personnel to the Ministry of Rites, which was an innovation made by the male protagonist in his first year as emperor.
I didn't expect it to be so early.
But that was normal. According to the original plot, the imperial examination had harmed her eldest brother. Now that her eldest brother was safe and sound and the Ministry of Personnel was still in his hands, the Fifth Prince and his party would naturally try to take away some of the power.
only--
Ji Yunxi tilted her head and looked at her elder brother's happy expression. She thought that if the Ministry of Rites knew what her elder brother was thinking, he would probably be furious.
After all, the officials of the Ministry of Rites did not receive any salary increase, but they did have more work to do.
Moreover, the imperial examination is not easy to handle.
If it is done well, it is what should be done. But if there is any problem, the head is in danger.
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On the afternoon of the second day, Wu Wei'an asked for half a day off from the Hanlin Academy on the pretext of preparing for his wedding.
Ji Yunxi's carriage drove directly to the palace gate to wait for him.
Wu Weian lifted the curtain and stepped forward, putting the cloth bag in his hand aside. He sat down opposite Ji Yunxi and the first thing he said was, "I never thought the salary for a compiler in the Hanlin Academy would be so low!"
There were many things to prepare for the wedding. Ji Yunxi was writing with a pen in her hand. Without even looking up, she casually asked, "How much?"
Wu Wei'an poured himself a cup of tea and said, "The annual salary is 45 taels of silver and 45 hu of rice."
During those days of winter hunting, the daily wages he earned by accompanying Ji Mingyan were much more than this!
The Hanlin Academy has always been a low-income government agency, so Ji Yunxi was not very surprised.
She handed over the prepared guest list: "Take a look at it. Add the ones you missed. After you've added them, give it to Baofu. Baofu will have someone send wedding invitations to each family."
Wu Wei'an opened it, took a look, and then closed it: "No problem, that's it."
Ji Yunxi: “???”
She was speechless: "Are you done reading this?"
Wu Weian looked at her with deep affection: "Actually, there's no need to look. I believe you and will listen to you."
Ji Yunxi's mouth twitched: "I only wrote about a few people in your family and your other friends."
Wu Weian interrupted him: "Oh, I don't have any friends."
Ji Yunxi pursed her lips: "Okay."
Wu Wei'an drank the tea in one gulp and sighed, "The tea in the Hanlin Academy is too bad. It has no taste at all."
Ji Yunxi glanced at him and said, "Oh."
Wu Wei'an hinted, "The tea here is still the best, Yunniang. I feel refreshed after drinking it."
Ji Yunxi just didn't respond to his words: "Yeah."
Wu Weian sighed and poured himself another cup of tea.
He gripped the fine porcelain cup with his jade-like knuckles, gently swirled the tea, and suddenly lowered his eyes and said, "Someone is asking about me."
Ji Yunxi looked up: "Who?"
Wu Wei'an shook his head: "I don't know who is behind this for now." He looked at her, "But I think you might be able to guess."
Ji Yunxi met his gaze, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
She lowered her head and slowly put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in her hands.
Ji Yunxi knew who it was, and she didn't hide it from him: "It should be the Fifth Prince."
"Oh?" Wu Weian took a sip of tea.
He knew about the fifth prince.
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