Ever since Yang Fan took office, there was an endless stream of people stuffing him notes, sending visiting cards, and handing handwritten letters.
Some were sent to his home, and some were sent to the yamen. Most of the people who sent letters to his home were of the same rank or subordinates. Naturally, those who asked for his help were accompanied by generous gifts. Fortunately, these people did not have large appetites and did not ask for high positions. Yang Fan did not refuse any of them and accepted them all with a smile.
Those who handed letters to the yamen were naturally people of high status and power. They felt that they could control Yang Fan and that they were giving him face by asking him to do things for them, such as Li Zhaode and Wu Sansi. When these people handed letters over, Yang Fan naturally had no reason to refuse.
The subordinate officials of the imperial official had already screened the resumes of a large number of officials and non-official candidates. Yang Fan followed the map and made a list according to the handwritten letter. He asked the officials to first pick out the resumes of the officials on the list. Just the qualifications of these people were enough to fill up his official desk.
These few days, Yang Fan had only dealt with the resumes of the officials and had not touched on anything else. Now that such an official letter had suddenly appeared, he was naturally full of doubts. Yang Fan opened his mouth and called out: "Official Li!"
Official Li Zhenghu was a thin scholar in his forties. Hearing the imperial official's call, he quickly put down his brush and came over with his goatee. He cupped his hands and said: "Imperial official!"
Yang Fan handed over the official document and said: "Old Li, take a look. This official document was handed to the wrong person, right?"
Li Zhenghu took the official document and hurriedly skimmed through it. He grinned and said: "It was smuggled in. Hehe, but it can't be considered a wrong person! You are the examiner. Although you are currently in charge of the selection of officials in Nanjiang, you still have the authority to handle the promotion and appointment of other officials. You see, Official Chen has already approved it. You only need to circle it and go through the procedures. "
"Oh!"
Yang Fan came to a realization and smiled, "I have just been appointed, so I'm not very familiar with the various affairs of the Ministry of Personnel. Thank you for your guidance!"
Li Zhenghu hurriedly waved his hands and fearfully said, "I don't dare, I don't dare. This lowly official is only reporting what I've seen and heard in the Ministry of Appointments over the years."
Yang Fan smiled and said, "Got it. You can go back to your work!"
"Yes!"
Li Zhenghu bowed and retreated. Yang Fan reopened the document and saw that there was a reply from Zhu Ran, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Appointments, "Recommend that Lin Xiwen be allowed to resign and enjoy a luxurious life. Liu Sili, the other governor of Ji Province, will take over as the Provincial Governor."
Yang Fan picked up the pen and was about to circle it when the tip of the pen slightly pressed down on the notebook. Just as he drew a black dot, his heart suddenly shivered and he hurriedly stopped the pen.
No! Even if it was a small position like the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of the Treasury, there would be people who would fight for it. The position of Provincial Governor is such a lucrative position, yet no one is fighting for it. When did these officials become so noble and unquestionable integrity?
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Personnel can be said to be the easiest to handle and also the most difficult to handle. The reason it was easy to do was because the Ministry of Revenue, Rites, Punishment, Military, and Works were all very professional yamen. They were responsible for hosting ceremonies, conducting scientific examinations, receiving foreign guests, tallying accounts, calculating money and grain, prosecuting prisoners, building projects, training soldiers …
Which one of them is easy to handle? Which one of them is not complicated and complicated?
What is the purpose of the Ministry of Personnel? The Ministry of Personnel is only a place to manage officials. What difficulty is there to speak of? Whether there are achievements or mistakes, it can be seen at a glance during the curriculum vitae examinations. If there are no achievements or mistakes, then it is very easy to handle. Based on seniority, they will be promoted in order. No one can say anything.
But, can it really be so simple? In reality, the most difficult yamen to handle among the six ministries is the Ministry of Personnel. Regardless of whether it is to promote, move, or demote a person, it all has to be considered from top to bottom, left to right, inside to outside, inside to outside. All kinds of relationships have to be considered. All kinds of interference, requests, and pressure have to be skillful and skillful, balancing the balance.
Now, the position of Provincial Governor changing hands is actually as simple as changing a gatekeeper?
Yang Fan slightly shifted his gaze. Behind a desk in the side room, Li Lingshi was fiddling with his wolf hair brush and pretending to look at something. However, that pair of eyes was clearly looking at his movements. Although Yang Fan still doesn't understand what is strange about this document, he knows that there is definitely something strange about it.
Yang Fan secretly smirked. He gently put down his brush and smoothly tucked the document into his sleeve.
When Li Zhenghu saw Yang Fan raise his head, he quickly lowered his head and seriously wrote on the document in small regular script. However, even he himself didn't know what he was writing. He was looking at Yang Fan's movements. When he saw Yang Fan stand up and walk out, he quickly stood up and said, "Ah! If Minister Lang has any matters, you can just send this lowly official to go. "
Yang Fan said with a smile that isn't a smile, "This official wants to go on official business. Can Li Lingshi go on behalf of this official?"
Li Zhenghu made an 'ah' sound. His goat-like face flushed red. He embarrassedly said, "This lowly official, lowly official …"
Yang Fan didn't make things difficult for him anymore. He stepped out of the office and walked towards the back yamen.
As the head of the six ministries, the Heavenly Official's position is high and powerful. That's why there are two assistant ministers.
Coincidentally, these two assistant ministers are both part-time. One is the Renhuang of the Phoenix Pavilion and the Left Assistant Minister of the Heavenly Official, Wang Lei. The other is the Right Assistant Minister of the Heavenly Official, Yang Fan. The Left Assistant Minister is half a rank higher than the Right Assistant Minister. In addition, Wang Lei is the official assistant minister while Yang Fan is the acting assistant minister. Therefore, Wang Lei has become Yang Fan's immediate superior.
As for Wang Lei, Yang Fan isn't familiar with him. However, Yang Fan has long heard of Wang Lei's brother, Wang Bo. This great scholar, Wang Bo, who wrote the famous line, 'A bosom friend in the sea, a neighbor in the distance', is Wang Lei's younger brother.
However, this great scholar is both talented and arrogant. First, he offended Emperor Gaozong because of his play 'King Yingying'. Later, he committed a capital offense by killing officials and slaves. Fortunately, he was pardoned by the imperial court and didn't die. However, he implicated his father and was demoted to a magistrate in Jiaozhi. He had to travel thousands of miles to Annan.
Later, Wang Bo went south to visit his father who was an official in Jiaozhi. When he crossed the sea, he fell into the water and died. Among the three brothers of the Wang family, the other two are not as talented as him. However, they are not as arrogant as him. These two brothers are conscientious and diligent. Now, they have become high-ranking officials. The elder brother, Wang Lei, is the Renhuang of the Phoenix Pavilion and the Assistant Minister of the Heavenly Official. The younger brother, Wang Zhu, is also the Supervising Imperial Censor. They are very noble.
Yang Fan directly rushed to Wang Lei's office. Wang Lei's office is filled with calligraphy and paintings. The smell of books is very strong. There are no piles of official letters on the table. When Yang Fan walked into his office, this old man, who is already over fifty years old, is waving his brush and splashing ink, drawing a painting.
An ink bamboo has just taken shape. Assistant Minister Wang is concentrating on drawing the bamboo leaves. Suddenly, he saw Yang Fan rushing in. He can't help but look slightly surprised. He hurriedly pulled a piece of paper to cover the half-finished painting. He warmly greeted: "Yang Langzhong is here. Sit, sit, sit. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yang Fan did not beat around the bush. He took out the official letter from his sleeve and handed it to Assistant Minister Wang. He said: "Assistant Minister, please take a look!"
Wang Lei opened the official letter and looked at it. He raised his head and asked: "What is it?"
Yang Fan said: "This lowly official is looking for talented and virtuous people to fill the positions of the Nanjiang government. I didn't expect to find this file among the piles of official letters. Therefore, I specially sent it to Assistant Minister Wang for Assistant Minister to handle."
Wang Lei laughed and said: "Yang Langzhong, don't stand on ceremony. You are now the Assistant Minister of the Heavenly Official. You have the right to handle this kind of matter. This is just a normal resignation and appointment. After you read it, you can handle it according to the rules. "
Yang Fan seriously said: "The Heavenly Official is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, assessment, promotion, and transfer of the officials in the country. This is the foundation of the imperial court's selection of officials. How can this lowly official dare to be careless? With this stroke, it will determine the parents and officials of a region. However, this lowly official has just arrived at the Heavenly Magistrate's Mansion not long ago, and I do not know if the various officials are virtuous, prudent, fair, and diligent. Although I have the authority to know the assistant minister, I do not dare to deal with it carelessly. This file should be personally approved by assistant minister Wang! "
"This …"
"This lowly official still has a lot of resumes on my desk. I won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye!"
Yang Fan modestly smiled at him and turned to leave. One of Wang Lei's hands froze in the air as he watched Yang Fan stride away. He then lowered his head to look at the official letter on the desk. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "This Yang Fan is clearly a cunning fox! Your Highness Wei Wang, you want to kill two birds with one stone? Difficult! "
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His Highness Wei Wang, Wu Chengsi, was at the Hall of Flying Fragrance, waiting for the Emperor.
Wu Zetian was now spending time with the two beautiful youths, Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi. When they were out, they were in the same carriage, when they were in the same room, when they were eating, when they were sleeping, when they were sleeping, they were very close. This was something that the entire imperial court had heard about. Most of the time, when Wu Zetian summoned her close officials, she didn't shy away from having them wait on her.
However, Wu Chengsi was her nephew after all. It was not good for Wu Zetian to have him appear in front of her close relatives and juniors, so she specially moved to Flying Fragrance Hall to see him.
At this time, Wu Zetian was sitting on a chair, excitedly looking at the three long boxes on the desk. The three boxes were made of small red sandalwood with soft silk padding on the inside. Inside each box was a ginseng, a polygonum multiflorum, and a lingzhi. The polygonum multiflorum was in human form, especially the polygonum multiflorum. Even its facial features were vivid and lifelike.
Wu Chengsi stood behind Wu Zetian and gently massaged her shoulders. He said in a soft voice: "These three ginseng, lingzhi, and polygonum multiflorum are at least three hundred years old. Lai Junchen spent a lot of effort to get them to help aunt nurse her dragon body. Right now, Lai Junchen is only a small soldier from Tongzhou. How could he have the right to directly present the three treasures to the palace? Fortunately, he is quick-witted and thought of this long ago. Instead, he sent the three treasures to nephew's mansion and let nephew present them to aunt. "
In the past few years, Lai Junchen would occasionally send some things to the palace to arouse Wu Zetian's pity. Unfortunately, Shangguan Wan 'er was in the palace, so Lai Junchen's news couldn't be sent in at all. Later, Lai Junchen discovered that there seemed to be people in the palace who were against him, so he turned to Wu Chengsi.
Unfortunately, he was too successful as a lone official. Not only did the loyal officials hate him, even the treacherous officials didn't like him. He sent a lot of things to the Wei wang fu, but Wu Chengsi still accepted the gifts, but didn't do anything for him. This time, it was Wu Chengsi who took the initiative to help because this mad dog was the mortal enemy of Li Zhaode and Yang Fan. Wu Chengsi wanted to bring him back to the capital to bite people.
Wu Zetian looked at the human-shaped polygonum multiflorum and nodded slightly: "Hmm, it's not easy to see this thing in the palace. It must have been hard on him."
Wu Chengsi quickly said: "That's right. This spring, aunt was unwell and court was suspended for three days. After Lai Junchen heard about it in Tongzhou, he was deeply concerned and hurriedly went around to get these three treasures that can prolong life and strengthen the body. He had people quickly send them to the capital. "
Wu Zetian stroked the polygonum multiflorum and smiled faintly. She lazily said: "Lai Junchen has been in Tongzhou for a few years now, right? After spending a few years there, his temperament should have been much more restrained. It must have been hard on him to show his filial piety. Let him return to the capital to be a military officer, don't be like a pitiful child … "
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