He Shi'an has officially taken up his post in the Ministry of Officials, but this person has a good literary and good look, but he doesn't know anything about official affairs, and he is not good at officialdom communication, and he is out of place in the Ministry of Officials.

Fang Liang, the servant of the ministry, had a very bad evaluation of him, but it was all ridicule behind his back, after all, He Shi'an was the son of a general, and he had to give him face on the bright side, so he was given a free errand and let him live in the official office, and he was not expected to do anything.

However, this kind of attitude is not tolerated by their new Lord Shangshu, not to mention that it is an important juncture to purge the official system, and the officials are not easy to mix.

When Gu Qinghuan convened his subordinates to discuss the matter, he wanted to test their abilities, and suddenly asked each of them to write a proposal on the rectification of the officials.

Everyone pondered and meditated, or perfunctory, but they all wrote the articles on a blank piece of paper.

Only one person sat in the last seat, and there was only graffiti on the paper in front of him, which happened to be seen by Gu Qinghuan when he was inspecting the hall.

He angrily pulled up the paper in front of He Shi'an, and saw the twisted and twisted words written on it, and the color of anger froze in an instant.

The essay on the paper reads—

"An from heaven to seize the power of the people, the city is full of wind and rain, and the city is clear. ”

Isn't this a poem that I wrote casually? How would this person know?

Gu Qinghuan was surprised, lost his mind for a while, and couldn't understand why He Shi'an wrote this sentence, did he write it casually if he wanted to, or deliberately attracted his attention?

Take a closer look at He Shi'an's panicked expression at this time, and obviously it wasn't intentional, and it seemed that he didn't know that this was his poem, it was even more strange, it was not good to ask more questions in the hall, Gu Qinghuan thought about it, his face had eased, put the paper back for him, and said calmly: "Think about it again, don't worry, as long as you work hard, there will always be good ideas." ”

He Shi'an suddenly let go of his hanging heart, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and replied: "Yes...... Master Xie, I have been taught ......"

Gu Qinghuan walked away, went to see other people's papers, and talked about business seriously. He Shi'an was indeed encouraged by his words, so he concentrated his attention, dispelled his doubts to try, and after thinking for a long time, he wrote down his opinions and thoughts on paper, and then handed them over to Shang Shugong for the last one.

swept over one by one, as for the merits and disadvantages of his subordinates, who is a mediocre person who will only cater perfunctorily, and who has real talent and hard work to be attentive to official affairs, Gu Qinghuan had a preliminary conclusion in the court.

Not to mention those who are particularly bad and only perfunctory and opportunistic, the general situation is not ideal, some of the older members of the old family, only have deep qualifications, in fact, the mind is stubborn and backward prejudice, some of the young members also lack of qualifications and do not have their own ideas and do not study the current decree enough, of course, there are more excellent people, the proposed rules are very pertinent and useful, just take this opportunity to show.

Gu Qinghuan looked at their words, commented on these situations slightly, his attitude was calm, his way was steady, what words should be said lightly, what words must be broken, one that should be praised should not be left behind, and those who should be criticized should try not to lose proportion, the experienced officialdom and keen insight are all impressive, not at all like a young official of his age, but there are also shortcomings, after all, the young literati are difficult to understand, and they are still too paranoid about some things, and the way of handling them is not tactful enough, and their patience is insufficient.

Because of the previous incident, Gu Qinghuan couldn't help but pay more attention to He Shi'an's strip Chen, which was quite surprising to him. Although He Shi'an's ideas are not mature enough, he can indeed see that this is his heartfelt opinion, and he has obviously had a deep study of the current decree on the reform of officials, and also has his own ideological content, which shows that he is a malleable talent, not an incompetent person in his mouth.

Gu Qinghuan also put forward his article in the hall, analyzed it with everyone, did not hesitate to praise it, nor was it too exaggerated, and there was a degree of praise and criticism.

After a busy day in the official office, he didn't care about anything else, but after the day was over, Gu Qinghuan left the official office a little later than others, and when he left, he also held a bunch of official documents and prepared to take them home to deal with, which was also his daily habit. He is different from his sister Gu Qingning, he doesn't like to stay alone in the official office to add value, he would rather go home and continue to work, and he can ask his father for advice on some difficult official matters.

Everyone else is gone, he doesn't have to care about the prestige of Lord Shangshu, he rolled up his sleeves and walked outside the Shangshu Hall with a bunch of official documents in his arms, still thinking about some things in his heart, and accidentally tripped on the steps outside the hall, the person didn't fall, but the official document fell to the ground, and he had to squat on the ground to tidy up.

Buried in picking up the paperwork, he suddenly saw another person walking in front of him, white thorn feather brocade shoes, the hem of the clothes with the wind, also bent down and squatted down to pick up with him, he raised his eyes to look, He Shi'an's elegant and handsome eyebrows came into his eyes, with a humble and shy smile, nodded lightly to him, and he smiled back.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Gu Qinghuan asked after picking up.

He Shi'an helped him hold half of the paperwork, walked with him, and replied: "Didn't Lord Shangshu leave either?" The lower official came to thank the lord on purpose, and he is very grateful to the lord for ignoring the mistakes of the lower official today, and he also encouraged and praised the lower official......

Gu Qinghuan said: "It's nothing, don't worry, everyone has a time when they are distracted, so be more careful in the government office in the future." The idea you put forward today is indeed good, worthy of praise, in the future, learn more, see more, experience more, I believe you will be able to make a difference. You and I are both newcomers to officialdom, and we should encourage each other to learn together. ”

He Shi'an nodded, bowed down again, and was so happy that he almost got rid of the official document, but was supported by Gu Qinghuan, the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile, he said: "Today is the first time that Xia Guan has been praised since he entered the Ministry of Officials...... Thank you for mentioning it, but how dare you compare it with your lord......"

Stepping out of the inner court of the official office, Gu Qinghuan couldn't help but interrupt him, and said with a smile: "Eh, it's all scattered, don't be an adult, it just sounds awkward." You and I have also been friends since childhood, so you might as well be commensurate by name in private, and be more comfortable, so why not be courteous in officialdom. ”

He Shi'an didn't expect Gu Qinghuan to be so easy-going, and there were some more surprises, he didn't know how to react, he only smiled happily.

Gu Qinghuan looked at him, a little puzzled, and joked: "Gongzi He, I remember that you weren't like this before...... I haven't been in contact for a long time, but I really feel like you've changed a different person. ”

He Shi'an seemed a little embarrassed when he heard him talk about this, scratched his head and said, "Heh, yes...... In the past, I was young and ignorant, and I was generally sloppy, and I messed with fox friends and dogs, but now that I think about it, I really did stupid things and made a lot of jokes...... Now that you have a family and have stepped into a career, people naturally have to make progress. ”

"So good...... Gu Qinghuan remembered something again, his eyebrows turned, he stopped, and then asked him: "Today in the hall...... I saw you write two lines of poetry on paper, and I still have some impressions, I wonder who wrote this poem?" he observed He Shi'an's expression, trying to see if he knew that it was from his own mouth.

He Shi'an really didn't know, so he only asked with a smile: "You mean the sentence 'An seizes the power of the heavens, and the city is full of wind and rain'?"

He nodded.

For some reason, He Shi'an seemed a little embarrassed, his eyes wandered around the ground a few times, and he was immersed in some memories, and narrated: "Actually, I don't know. It's just that this summer, on a stormy night, my sister and I went out of the city to run errands, and when we rushed back to Chang'an, we met a person on Chang'an Street...... We were in a hurry, the carriage almost hit the man, you have seen Luoke's temper, but he is kind but will not do good, and inadvertently offended the son, he refused the umbrella that Luoke gave him, and left in the heavy rain, and read this poem as he left...... I listened to it in the carriage and wrote it down, and it has always been unforgettable......"

As he spoke, He Shi'an recited the poem in front of Gu Qinghuan, word for word, every sentence was sincere, and the expression on his face was particularly clear when he recited it, and there was an unclear yearning.

"The black clouds do not press the mountains, and the heavy rain pours down on the city and the wet clothes! The wind and thunder destroy the soul of Chang'an, and my generation will not bend his waist! An from the heavens to seize the power of the people? The city is full of wind and rain and the city is clear!"

Gu Qinghuan looked at him, listened to him read the poem, and unconsciously forgot to march, and then couldn't help but hang his head, smiled, and said: "Actually, this poem is not a good work, the rhetoric and rhythm are a little arbitrary, and the last two sentences have not been completed, obviously it is a wording, it is too casual......"

He wanted to say that he was the author, and subconsciously became a literati first, but He Shi'an's face changed when he heard his deprecating evaluation, thinking that he couldn't understand the poetry, and said straightly: "I don't agree with evaluating the merits of this poem from the so-called grammatical wording." Although you are not as full of poetry and books as adults, you have also read countless poems and articles, and you have read countless poems and articles in the subset of thousands of years of scriptures, whether it is Confucius and Mencius, or Li Du's chanting, the masterpieces that can be passed down to the world are all because of their spiritual connotation or deafness or warning education, and how many of them are filled with gorgeous rhetoric? This poem is indeed freewheeling, but what is rare is its casualness, flamboyant sentences, high-spirited words, admirable, a few sentences will make people feel a clear and arrogant bones, this kind of free and easy pride in the distance of the rivers and lakes, is in the temple chasing fame and fortune and flashy people will not have, difficult to understand. ”

He had seen He Shi'an's ignorant and debauched appearance, and he had also seen his humble and cautious appearance, but he never thought that he had such a pride and pride, and this frank and passionate words made Gu Qinghuan's blood surge, and his heart swelled with indescribable excitement and surprise.

Because, for him, these words are the words of his heart, and the person in front of him is a confidant......

But......

"I only hate that in the heavy rain that night, I couldn't see the true face of that son, I couldn't get acquainted with him, and I don't know if he was a literati like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, or an upright and heroic man who wandered the rivers and lakes...... He Shi'an sighed.

Gu Qinghuan's eyes fell on the heavy official documents in his arms, and as far as his eyes could see, there was still the heavy sleeves of the brocade official uniform, and he stepped out of the door, and the four official cars and brocade canopy streamers were waiting in the wind......

He turned his head, looked at He Shi'an, looked at him with four eyes, looked at each other sincerely, and was silent for a moment, Fang smiled lightly, and sighed lightly: "Yes, it is indeed a pity." ”

……

Two more days passed. On this morning, when the Shangshu Hall of the Ministry of Officials was busy, there was a chaotic quarrel from the side of the Shilang Court, and the sharpest sound was Fang Liang's.

Fang Liang has always been unconvinced by Gu Qinghuan, relying on the fact that he is an old man in the ministry, he always pretends to be in front of Gu Qinghuan, and he is also yang and yin in official affairs, Gu Qinghuan is busy with scientific research and rectification and has no heart to deal with him, so he will tolerate his arrogance for a while.

And it just so happened that Gu Qinghuan was in a bad mood at this time, and he was surrounded by his subordinates and was very busy, and he was inevitably upset when he heard the noisy shouting of the official office outside, and the movement continued to get more and more noisy, he became irritable, and directly pushed away the subordinates who surrounded him around the public case and couldn't move, walked out of Shangshutang, and paced to the Shilang Court.

When I looked at it in the past, it was really Fang Liang who was making waves. I don't know why, he scolded and scolded in the Shilang Court, and reprimanded his agents one by one, and the one who quarreled with him the most was his master book.

Fang Liang pinched his waist and cursed in front of the old master bookkeeper, who was nearly sixty years old, and all kinds of unbearable swear words sprayed wantonly, the old master bookkeeper couldn't bear it and was almost angry with him, and pushed down the case in a hurry, regardless of the trouble with Fang Liang, and the others interjected to help or wanted to alleviate the situation, but one person opened his mouth, and it became more and more chaotic, and the waiter Langting was jumping at this time.

“…… Fang Liang, you are a vertical man! What kind of thing are you! Treat people like this as no one! If you are angry, you will lie to us! You have lost your mind and gone crazy, right? Yesterday you gave him a leave, and now you blame me for letting him go? You find fault! The old man is so old, and he still allows you to insult me here? It's a big deal to tear off his face today, I won't do this official, and I don't want the eunuch pension! You Lord Fang, I won't serve anymore!"

The two of them opened their teeth and danced their claws, screaming and scolding, and they had already started to move, and the others were in a hurry to pull the rack and didn't let them open it together, and few people in the chaos noticed that Gu Qinghuan had entered the Shilang Court silently.

"Old thing! What's wrong with the official teaching you? You can't say anything yet? You can't manage people well, and you make people jump to the ground, I won't trouble you to find anyone? I want the manuscript today, who will write it when he leaves? You old thing writes? Don't you have much heart when you allow him to take a vacation? Old thing! You are so stubborn? You dare to flip the table in my court! Why don't you just overturn the official's case!"

"Boom...... Boom-"

There was a loud bang in the hall, and the ground of the waiter court seemed to shake, and this huge movement finally stopped the chaotic group of people.

As soon as Fang Liang looked back, he saw Gu Qinghuan sitting on his waiter's seat expressionlessly, and kicked over his waiter's case, letting his official document and ink roll to the ground with the official seal.

They were stunned, and they all fell silent for a while, and the originally noisy waiter was silent for a moment.

Gu Qinghuan didn't seem to even bother to lose his temper, he just sat casually in the hall, looking at them calmly, his eyes were projected on Fang Liang without any waves, and there was no irritable anger at all, but it made them shudder.

"Your public case has also fallen, okay? Fang Shilang, you have quarreled enough, right? If you don't quarrel enough, come to me to argue, anyway, it is me who kicked over your public case, not anyone else. He said calmly.

Fang Liang was embarrassed and frightened, avoided his gaze, and made a flattering look: "How dare the lower officials? Please forgive the adults, it is really because the subordinates are ineffective and rude to contradict each other, the lower officials are provoked by them, and they just want to reprimand, not to displease the adults...... The lower official is unintentionally disrespectful, please forgive me. ”

"What if I don't forgive?" Gu Qinghuan didn't want to give him a step.

Fang Liang shuddered for a moment, and smiled facelessly, "This ...... Adults are joking, aren't you?"

Gu Qinghuan was noncommittal, and only said: "Let's talk about it, Lord Fang, what are you doing this morning? Why is the Servant Lang Court in such a mess? If it is because you Waiter Lang Ting is really idle and has nothing to do, I don't mind finding something for you Lord Fang to do." ”