Chapter 104
Chapter 104
Even Prime Minister Li did not expect that Ji Yuan could pass the initial "assessment" so quickly.
What I didn’t expect was that Ji Yuan got the job done so quickly and well.
After all, the documents in the Historian's Office have been piled up for so long, and it's not like no one wanted to deal with them before.
But let’s not talk about the fact that the staff turnover in the Historian’s Office is already high.
There are so many documents that it takes time to process them.
Generally speaking, one would enter the Hanlin Academy, the Historiography Academy, then become a Shujishi, and then be dismissed.
It would be great if you can understand these documents during this period.
Do you really expect them to sort it all out?
What are you thinking about?
Prime Minister Li never counted on them.
Come to think of it, these things have been piled up for so long, and it is indeed something that weighs on his mind.
I had originally thought of finding a time to get everyone in the Hanlin Academy to work on it together. It would take at least half a year, with hundreds of people working together to sort it out, to get it done.
But in the past few years, I have been busy with both the military and civil examinations and have not been able to spare the time.
Now, the thing on my mind has been finally accomplished by my subordinates.
It's just like you know that the house needs to be cleaned, but you are too busy recently, so you ask the younger generation at home to help clean it first.
Do you expect him to keep the house extra clean?
Definitely don't count on it, as long as the ground is clean, it will be considered a success.
Who knew that this junior not only worked hard himself, but also brought other juniors along.
Although it hasn't been cleaned yet, it really looks like that.
Although the cleaning is slow, it is still going on.
Would you be happy in this situation?
Not to mention, the younger generation is growing very quickly, and other parents are extremely envious.
If you were Prime Minister Li, you would be happy too.
Therefore, it is only natural to show off the achievements of the younger generation.
I thought it was good enough that Ji Yuan could manage the seven or eight people under him, but I didn't expect that he could not only actively fight for benefits but also get things done.
Prime Minister Li stroked his beard and thought to himself, I have met many people with good knowledge and many smart people.
But the era when the two are combined is the first one.
No wonder he started thinking about where to go after the new era so early.
Who allowed Ji Yuan to produce results so quickly?
Oh, there were so many documents, and finally someone took care of them.
Prime Minister Li was in a very good mood and asked his subordinates to be careful about what was said in the capital. They could praise Ji Yuan, but not too much, so as to avoid getting him into trouble.
As soon as these words were spoken, Prime Minister Li's trusted subordinates understood that the Prime Minister really valued this kid.
This kid is really lucky.
Come to think of it, it was indeed earned by Ji Zhuangyuan's real ability.
As I was thinking this, a piece of news came.
That is, Ji Yuan politely declined the help of the scholars who were observing the government, and only said that the Historian Academy would be waiting for them in the Hanlin Academy on July 9th.
This kid Ji Yuan is really smart.
Li Shoufu thought for a moment and said, "Let's go. We have to go see the emperor."
The emperor would probably make fun of this, too.
Maybe he would even say a few words, how come all these years of documents have piled up there?
Although the emperor knew that these were not important matters, he still had to answer them well when his superior asked.
Besides, everything has been done, what is there to be afraid of? !
It would be great if every new scholar was so useful.
Even Prime Minister Li himself laughed, how could such a good thing happen?
Of course, Ji Yuan and the others didn’t know the above idea.
Today, the Historian's Office is still carefully sorting out documents from previous years.
The number of these documents is still too large.
It is already considered good enough to be able to sort out Huayuan’s thirty years of old documents before July.
At this moment in the Historian's Court, Xie Zhifu just asked a normal question: "Ji Zhuangyuan, those scholars who are observing the government really want to help, why don't you let them do it?"
This is not an accusation, but a serious question.
Although Ji Yuan is young, they all know that Ji Zhuangyuan is much smarter than them.
Ji Yuan replied: "There are too many people coming, and the other tribes will definitely not be willing."
"Besides, they came here just to send officials. If they do too much, they will definitely feel resentful. So it's better not to come."
Those Jinshi who observed the government were divided into Jinshi who had passed the imperial examinations in the past and Jinshi who had just passed the imperial examinations.
The situation is better for the newly-appointed Jinshi, as they just passed the exam this year. The Jinshi in previous exams who have not yet been assigned as officials must be anxious.
They came here because they saw two scholars from the Historiography Office being assigned official positions, so they hurried to "help".
Just like Ji Yuan said, if the other party's hopes are dashed, who knows what they will think.
In this case, it is better to just give up the idea.
So that's how it is.
Ji Yuan actually thought about the future!
If it happened to them, they would definitely think this was a good thing.
At least it temporarily relieved everyone's burden.
Several people pondered for a moment.
To be honest, when Ji Yuan looked at Song Liuqun and Xie Zhifu, he always felt like he was seeing another person.
That man was the magistrate of Zhengrong County, Lord Nie.
Most of them grew up in the shelter of their homes.
Editor Song and Editor Xie are already twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, which is not considered young in modern times.
But most of their time before this was spent on studying, and they did not have many real social interactions.
But I think, with the help of their family, they will grow up quickly.
This is indeed the case.
Some time ago, the History Bureau was busy with the birth and death of the files, and many of the contents were suggestions given by their families.
Finally, it was compiled into the "History Bureau's Administrative Methodology".
So Ji Yuan never said much.
He expresses it through actions.
On May 30th, the number of documents compiled by Jiyuan was also made public.
I will start working on the 16th and continue until the end of the month.
Ji Yuan actually sorted out a total of two thousand documents.
It may not have been processed quickly in the early stages, but later on one could tell what was written in it at a glance, and even the handwriting of officials from the six ministries could be recognized.
You can also tell from the tone which official drafted the document.
With just a quick glance at the back, you will know how to classify them, and you will also know which official is serious and which official is careless, as well as what specific things you should pay attention to.
Ji Yuan was not stingy and explained these techniques one by one, and the speed of classifying documents in the entire Historian Office was even faster.
It would be fine if it were faster.
Everyone was completely convinced.
Ji Yuan is younger, taller than them, and more efficient.
In his own words, he is quite curmudgeonly.
Is this a comparison roll?
It is clearly very, very curly.
Alas, it would be very painful for anyone to be a classmate with such a person.
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been working too much recently.
The newly-appointed scholars gradually changed their mentality from students to that of office workers.
Occasionally when I mention my reading days, I feel filled with nostalgia.
The situation at the Historian's Office has basically stabilized.
Except for the two Shujishi who needed to go out frequently to handle procedures and prepare for overseas assignments, everything else was normal.
Ji Yuan was polite to the local classics, the review, and the new clerk.
Editors Xie and Song naturally followed suit.
Their Historian Academy is not only the most prominent place nowadays, but also the place with the most harmonious atmosphere.
The other successful candidates in the same examination were extremely envious.
While envying, I also work hard secretly.
Selection of Shujishi on the ninth day of July!
They will definitely pass the exam!
There were nearly 230 Jinshi candidates for observation, but I heard that only 20 were needed.
But they will take the test anyway, so why would they be afraid of this?
Test!
You must pass the exam!
There was no way out, the newly-appointed scholars were "tortured" too badly in various departments.
Dong Kang from Dianzhou Prefecture even complained to Ji Yuan during a break: "I said before that the students who come to take the examination are divided into three categories."
“It is the same when observing politics nowadays.”
“This is especially true of how difficult government affairs are.”
Dong Kang talked about his day at the Ministry of Rites.
He was the first one to arrive in the morning. As a Jinshi observing government affairs, he was at the lowest level in the entire Ministry of Rites.
He and Jinshi Gao worked together to clean the Ministry of Rites.
Of course, it was not a job like sweeping the floor, but helping to tidy up the officials' desks and burn the discarded paper.
After completing these tasks, they might be assigned some temporary errands, or simply asked to wait by the side and have tea poured.
If that's all, then fine.
It just so happened that the Jinshi candidates were divided into different levels.
Previously, the so-called Imperial College students were in the first tier, students with family background were in the second tier, and those without family background were in the third tier.
It works here too.
Actually, it would have been fine to just hear this before.
Because everyone is taking the exam, whether it is the metropolitan examination or the palace examination, everyone relies on their own abilities. Although they play together as a group, it does not hinder anything.
But now that they are mixed together, the difference becomes apparent.
"There was a Jinshi who was only in the third place. Just because he was a relative of an official in the Ministry of Rites, he was always taken with him no matter what happened."
"The results at the end of May were also written very well for him."
"Asking is what people do."
"We want to do it too. Don't give us this opportunity."
Although these achievements cannot be used as the criteria for the final allocation of positions by the Ministry of Personnel, they will definitely be used as a reference.
After studying so hard for so long, this result is really unacceptable.
Dong Kang sighed, but Gao Laosi was calm and composed. Why? He didn't seem to be so good-tempered before.
Gao Laosi looked at Ji Yuan, Dong Kang, and Monk Bai and asked directly, "Do you remember who my uncle is?"
Remember, Mr. Gao, the master of mathematics in Jianmeng Mansion.
"My uncle offended a lot of people when he was in the Ministry of Industry. I knew this was what it was like to come and observe politics."
Mr. Gao, who was good at mathematics and also a Jinshi, naturally also served as an observer in various ministries.
At that time, he was assigned to the Ministry of Works, and there were still people from the Gao family in the capital. Even so, Master Gao still offended many people.
The Gao family had basically no confidence at that time, and Master Gao even quarreled with others, which made him even more hated.
So before Gao Laosi came, his uncle reminded him that if he passed the imperial examination, he should keep a low profile.
He also talked about many matters concerning observing politics.
In short, avoid it if you can, and go to the Hanlin Academy if you can.
If it really doesn't work, then just bear with it.
Anyway, they will be sent abroad soon.
As for what official position will be assigned?
They have no connections and no money now, so they can just send anyone.
So Gao Laosi was mentally prepared.
Naturally different from Dong Kang.
That's not right.
Ji Yuan said directly: "Master Gao is already over 40 this year. Did he pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi almost ten years ago?"
"What kind of grudge could make the other party remember it for so long?"
They say hatred lasts longer than love.
But this has been too long.
Gao Laosi paused. It wasn't that he didn't want to do it, but there were indeed some problems. He could only vaguely say, "It has something to do with the budget."
Ji Yuan realized that something was wrong with what he said and he understood a little bit.
Budget?
Given Mr. Gao's level of mathematics, he should be right.
Maybe it’s because you pointed out other people’s mistakes, or even your boss’s mistakes, and that made the other person angry?
It seems that this is indeed possible.
Several people sighed in unison.
Be a social animal.
It’s really difficult.
Ji Yuan was just about to comfort them when Wu Ying, Liu Jun, Wu Renhao and others who had returned also started cursing.
"It's night duty again, why is it us again!"
After Ji Yuan received the reward from the emperor, he lived with five other friends.
Dong Kang from Dianzhou Prefecture didn't have many friends here, and they didn't live too far away, so they would come over and talk when they had nothing to do.
But even though Dong Kang comes here frequently, this is the first time he has seen the three candidates for the martial arts examination.
Dong Kang looked at Wu Renhao's size with envy written all over his face.
But at this moment, the three of them were very resentful, so I could only listen to them.
As for Wen Ju, it was secretly excluded.
The three people who passed the martial arts examination were clearly targeted.
At that time, many people who passed the military examination were assigned jobs early on.
Most of the jobs are guards. It's already good enough to be a patrol guard in the capital.
But to be honest, it is still tiring and hard.
But the three of them were taken away directly by the Fifth Prince and separated from the other martial arts candidates.
If they go back now, the three of them will be at the "bottom of the ladder".
In addition, they had no connections in the court, and their identities became awkward.
When I started working in May, I had to work night shifts five out of ten days.
When the June schedule came out, except for ten days of vacation, the other twenty days were night shifts.
What else can they say? They are used to working night shifts and don’t need to adjust their schedules, which is good for everyone.
Who knew that night duty was the most tiring and boring.
If this isn't bullying, then what is it?
No wonder Liu Jun wanted to curse.
When Liu Jun got home, he went straight to the wine jar. He really couldn't relieve his fatigue without drinking a glass of wine.
Wait for these three to sit down again.
A group of people looked at each other.
The days of being on duty are so hard.
Whether it is the military examination or the civil examination, why is it so difficult?
Ji Yuan said: "The transition period is always the most difficult."
"We civil servants will be fine after waiting for an official."
"Military officers can be rotated." Ji Yuan added, "Your garrison is over there. Can we call you over? It should be much better in the garrison than here."
Wuying Liu Jun grew up in the guard post since childhood.
Now that I have the status of a martial arts examiner, it would be nice if I could be assigned to a local position.
The two suddenly thought of something.
Yes, before, the Fifth Prince asked them to go away to play Cuju, and it was not easy for their family to let them go back. Now that they are official military officers, they can finally go back.
But after saying that, everyone immediately looked at Wu Renhao.
Wu Renhao, who is only eighteen years old this year, is tall and strong.
Liu Jun and Wu Ying can go back, but what about him?
Wu Renhao said, "It's okay, you can leave if you want to."
That being said, we still have to see if we can take Wu Renhao away with us.
Whether they were selected through the civil or military examinations.
This will all be thinking the same thing.
Speak out loud!
Let them out!
They can’t make it in this place for the time being!
You need to go out and gain experience for a few years before you can gain a foothold in the capital.
Starting from June, Wuying and his men wrote letters to the guard post at home to see if there was any opportunity to go out.
Dong Kang and others were working hard and preparing for the selection of Shujishi.
They are really going to join Ji Yuan!
I can't stay here for a moment longer!
Here in Ji Yuan, human relationships are indeed not complicated.
Apart from the mountain of paperwork every day, there is not much else.
Ji Yuan, among the tens of thousands of official affairs, absorbed all kinds of government affairs handling methods like a sponge.
When I see differences, I will share them or keep them aside and think about them slowly.
He also had no connections in the capital, and had some doubts, but he really didn't know who to turn to for answers.
When Ji Yuan was suffering from the lack of a good teacher to solve his doubts, an unexpected letter arrived.
Teacher Cheng.
Cheng Jiaoyu, who was far away in Zhengrong County, Jianmeng Prefecture, wrote him a letter.
The content of the letter was roughly that Instructor Cheng had received a transfer order to another place to serve as an instructor.
He is no longer an instructor, but a seal-holding instructor.
However, before taking office, he had to go to the capital to report on his work.
Logically speaking, he could have taken up the position directly as an instructor in his previous capacity as a teacher, but as a seal-holding instructor, it was different.
What’s the reason for such an extraordinary promotion?
What else could it be? He taught this year’s new top scholar, Ji-chi!
Teacher Cheng also joked in the letter that it was all thanks to Ji Yuan, otherwise he would not have been promoted.
Ji Yuan thought to himself, it couldn’t be just because of me.
More importantly, it was because of his hometown that the Ministry of Personnel noticed that there was such a powerful official in the county.
Teacher Cheng must have been buried in the county school.
The reason why he was urgently summoned to take up the post now is because of Teacher Cheng’s own ability.
It is not something that ordinary people can do to restore the nearly abandoned county school to its current state.
Ji Yuan was very happy when he read the letter.
Teacher Cheng will arrive in the capital around August or September, and he will definitely go to greet him then.
I feel particularly good to see my former teacher.
And he has some doubts, maybe someone can answer them?
Ji Yuan was thinking about it, and didn't notice that a different person came to the Historian's Office.
Ji Yuan spends most of his time working in the big office. Today, he read Teacher Cheng's letter and then returned to his room.
When Prime Minister Li came in, he saw a tidy desk with neatly stacked documents on one side. It looked like they had been sorted and were just waiting to be filed.
The other side is to be seen.
What about the rest?
Prime Minister Li picked up one at random.
Oh, it was a corruption case submitted by the Ministry of Personnel. The corrupt officials were directly sentenced to death. A note was attached with Ji Yuan’s handwriting on it.
Ji Yuan was puzzled. The amount involved in this case was not that huge, and no lives were involved. There was a previous case involving a larger amount of money, and even people were killed, but the mastermind of that case did not receive the death penalty.
As well as several construction delays at the Ministry of Works, the handling methods were also different.
Also, in a certain year, when people from foreign small countries came, they were given special treatment. Why was there no reason?
Before Prime Minister Li had finished reading, Ji Yuan had already stood up and saluted.
He was so happy for a moment that he didn't even notice that Prime Minister Li, Lord Li, was coming over.
Li Shoufu was an old man with gray hair on his forehead and a thin figure. He walked silently.
Li Shoufu waved his hand at him, sat down in the main seat, and continued to look through the documents that Jiyuan had taken out. He took the initiative to ask, "Why did you take out these books separately?"
Ji Yuan did not answer directly. Instead, he brought a box over, his eyes sparkling: "You should ask why all these were moved out."
Prime Minister Li:?
What is this for?
When Ji Yuan saw Prime Minister Li sitting down to ask questions, he immediately took the opportunity to climb up.
What made him happy just now was that after Teacher Cheng came, his doubts could be answered.
But there will obviously be more suitable candidates.
Among the civil and military officials in the court.
Prime Minister Li is the highest-ranking official.
He must know these things!
Even if Master Cheng couldn't answer it, Prime Minister Li obviously could.
After these few contacts, Ji Yuan felt that he still had the nerve to ask questions.
After all, the title of top scholar is still useful.
Seeing his humble attitude, Li Shoufu said with a smile: "After that, just answer five questions."
"No, three."
Dozens of questionable documents.
But I can only ask three?
How can this be possible?
Ji Yuan bowed and asked an out-of-scope question: "Master Prime Minister, why are the solutions to some things different from other similar things? Is it related to the people involved or the laws at the time?"
Prime Minister Li raised his eyebrows.
Good question.
This question solves most of the problems.
Li Shoufu casually pulled out a book and said, "It has something to do with influence."
Take two corruption cases as an example.
The former involved a smaller amount of money and no one died, but the person in charge was executed.
The latter involved a large amount of money, two servants died, and the person in charge was merely dismissed from his post.
Prime Minister Li asked him to look through the documents from that year and only look at the documents from the Ministry of Revenue.
Only then did I realize that although the amount of the former was small, it delayed the autumn harvest of that year. Although it seemed that no one died, it actually delayed the autumn harvest and sowing.
This impact is not bad.
In the latter case, someone died, but the servant was already involved in the case. The two men even wanted to murder the officials involved in the case in order to embezzle the money. This case is different.
As for the latter case, clues can be found in the documents of the Ministry of Justice.
The former also needs to look at the Ministry of Revenue’s summary of the harvest that year.
In short, one case may affect the entire body.
Any document that can be delivered means that the matter has been settled.
Many ways of dealing with things are not too outrageous.
Prime Minister Li explained it briefly and asked him to look at the files from that year. If he still couldn't find the whole story, it meant that the documents were missing and needed to be supplemented.
Of course, what they are sorting out now are things from the end of the 30 years of Huayuan, so most of them are missing.
If you are around 38 years old, you must be careful and meticulous, and make up for whatever is missing.
Ji Yuan listened carefully and wanted to take notes. Many of his questions became clear.
Ji Yuan smoothly poured tea for Prime Minister Li so that his mouth would not be dry and he tried his best to make him feel better so that he could talk more.
Prime Minister Li stroked his gray beard. There was no emotion in his eyes, but it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
"Starting tomorrow, the Historian's Office will be handed over to my men."
"You and other people in the Hanlin Academy should prepare for the selection of Shujishi."
Selection of Shujishi?
He wants to participate?
Before Ji Yuan could react, Li Shoufu said directly: "You will be one of the examiners, so prepare well."
???
he?
Be an examiner in selecting Shujishi?
Are you sure it's him?
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