Mi Xingzhi stayed at home with his wife and children for a few days, and visited relatives and friends everywhere. The in-laws Jiannanhou Mansion was naturally the first person he came to the door, but Imperial Doctor Jiang and Doctor Ye, who had worked hard for his wife Mrs. Mi, did not fall behind. Mi Province specially prepared rich gifts and came to thank them.

Doctor Ye is currently living in the Guangping Palace, and ordinary officials want to avoid suspicion, but Mi Xingzhi actually did not shy away from coming to the door to ask to see Doctor Ye, which really surprised the people around him.

When Zhao Wei knew, it was too late to stop him, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly. The emperor is becoming more and more stingy now, and his suspicion of King Guangping is getting deeper and deeper, I hope that Mi Shengzhi will not be misunderstood by the superiors because of this matter.

This is a trivial matter, whether the palace knows about it or not is still unknown, the people in the ministry have heard of it, but Zhao Wei has been around to do it, but there is no one who can't get along with his father-in-law. It's just that Mi Province has a word first, and Zhao Wei is not good at interfering in the work of assigning officials to some officials, so the former's new appointment was promulgated not long after.

Sure enough, it is the Shuntian Mansion of the fourth grade.

Guanglu Siqing's position had a new owner two days earlier, and some other positions in the fourth or third grades that Zhao Wei had inquired about were also assigned one after another, and the last remaining Shuntian Mansion Cheng was naturally in the bag of Mi Province.

Every year, there are countless officials waiting for vacancies in Beijing, and where is there any shortage of officials of the same grade as Mi Province? If you have a good seat, you won't be waiting for him all the time. Shuntian Mansion Cheng was a good shortage, but the former Mansion Cheng resigned with resentment, and put a circle of rumors everywhere before leaving. poured a basin of dirty water on the heads of Lao Fu Yin's staff. Now everyone knows that this person is powerful, but he has no choice but to have Lao Fu Yin to support him, as long as Lao Fu Yin is in this position one day. Others can't help him. And Lao Fu Yin wrote to the old man several times, but the emperor refused to approve it, as if he planned to let him die in the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin.

Lao Fu Yin looked old and sick, but he usually spent a lot of time recuperating, and he survived year after year, and there was no sign of death. In the past six months, he has stopped mentioning the old thing. At this time, taking over the position of Shuntian Fucheng, maybe he will not want to make a difference during his three-year term, and he may be squeezed by a staff member and have no place to stand. What's the problem? No one is an official to find anger, three years is not a short time, who can afford to waste it? Besides, it's not a fat shortage. Pick other positions first, and wait for Lao Fu Yin to leave. Then ask for the seat of Shun Tianfu Yin. Wouldn't it be troublesome? Therefore, the people who arrived in the capital one step ahead of Mi Shengzhi all managed to take care of it and snatched other suitable positions.

Only Mi Shengzhi came late, and he was a foreign official, and he had never sent someone to the ministry to deal with it, so this unflattering position fell on his head. However, the people in the ministry didn't dare to pit him too much, so he was still Jiannanhou's father-in-law. It's my cousin again, so I have to look at Jiannanhou's face.

Everyone still feels it in their hearts. Lao Fu Yin is particularly prestigious because he is valued by the emperor, and his staff dares to be so arrogant because of his prestige. Although the province itself is not obvious, there is a Jiannanhou as a son-in-law, and Jiannanhou is also a hero from the dragon, and his contribution is greater than that of the old mansion Yin. If the staff dared to use the method used before to squeeze the rice and save it, they were afraid that they would not be able to eat and walked around. Lao Fu Yin faced the Marquis of Jiannan, and he didn't dare to slack off, let alone rely on his staff to put on a score?

In this way, compared to others, Mi Shengzhi is the best candidate to be this Shuntian Mansion Cheng. has the ability to have qualifications and a backstage, and is not afraid of being squeezed by others, right? The troublesome official position just made him bear.

Mi Xingzhi got the appointment certificate, cleaned up a little, and took office.

On the first day of his report to Shuntianfu, Lao Fu Yin happened to be at home on leave because he was unwell, and he never met with him, so he sent a servant to tell him that when he met in the future, if he didn't understand anything, he just had to ask other subordinates.

Mi Xingzhi promised to meet other colleagues, so he took a small servant, only carrying a bag of tea and a box of pastries, and invited a disciple from the Shuntian Mansion to be a guide, and went directly to the old mansion Yin's house. His reason is also very legitimate, how can he not meet his boss when he takes office? Since it is inconvenient for the boss to go to the yamen, then he can come to the door to pay a visit.

Lao Fu Yin had no choice but to meet him in the study at home, the old man's hair was gray, but his spirit was good, except for being thinner, and he had to cough a round when he spoke three or two sentences, he didn't look very weak.

Lao Fu Yin also knew the origin of Mi Xingzhi, was quite polite to him, and gave him a lot of words very kindly. Mi Province reciprocated the favor, and also respected his old boss very much, saying that he was very willing to share his old man's worries, so that he could only tell him if he had something to do, and never go outside.

The staff had been standing on the sidelines, squinting at Mi Shengzhi with a mocking smile on his face.

But Mi Shengzhi just ignored him.

Except for the first time they met, Lao Fu Yin introduced the identity of his staff, and Mi Xingzhi said hello to him, and he almost ignored him at all. He occasionally said a few words on behalf of Lao Fu Yin, and when Mi Xingzhi responded, he also said it directly to Lao Fu Yin. In the Yamen of Shuntianfu, there has not been a person like this who does not take him in his eyes for a long time. He was depressed in his heart, but thinking that Mi Xingzhi was a newcomer, and there was a backstage, he could only endure it.

But when Mi Xingzhi talked about his future duties, the staff knew that they couldn't bear it anymore, and said directly: "As long as Mi Daren does his part, we adults will take care of our official affairs properly, and we don't have to worry about Mi Daren." ”

Mi Xingzhi still ignored him, but said directly to Lao Fu Yin: "When the official department received the appointment letter, the right attendant of the official department said to the lower officials that the old man is old and sick every day, so let the lower officials share your worries more, so the lower officials will ask about this matter." Don't you really need the help of your subordinates? In this case, the lower official went back to the right squire to return to his life. It's not that the lower officials don't follow the orders of Lord Right Squire, but you don't need it at all, my lord. ”

Lao Fu Yin himself has said many times in front of outsiders that he is old and sick and needs someone to help deal with government affairs, otherwise how can the staff take charge of things for him? At this moment, Mi Xingzhi spread out his words and said that it was difficult for him to explain, so he could only say: "The old man is frail and sickly, and he really needs help." In the future, I will have to make more efforts from Mifucheng. ”

This was originally a polite remark, but who knew that Mi Xingzhi followed his words and said: "Is there anything that the boss needs to be helped?" Please also explain that after the official returned to the yamen. It's good to get familiar with it earlier. ”

Lao Fu Yin couldn't help but stare at people, how could he ask so bluntly? Could it be that this Mi Province hopes that he will be old and incompetent, and that he will hand over the power in his hands as soon as possible?!

Mi Xingzhi seemed to understand Lao Fu Yin's eyes, and said bluntly: "Don't get me wrong, boss, Xia Guan is just thinking that if you want to help, then make it clear what you need help as soon as possible." If you know each other in your heart, you can pay attention to not crossing the line in the future, and you will naturally be able to get along well. Xia Guan has heard about it for a long time. The predecessor, precisely because of the vague boundaries of authority, had a dislike with the boss and resigned for this. In order not to repeat the mistakes of the past. It's better to take precautions early. ”

This is a bit of a slap in the face. What contradicts the predecessor Shuntian Mansion Cheng is the staff of the old mansion Yin, and when it comes to the mouth of Mi Province, the one who can't get along with the former mansion Cheng becomes the old mansion Yin, how can he stand it? Lao Fu Yin couldn't help coughing, and when the staff saw this, they hurriedly said: "The boss is sick, Master Mi should go back first, as for the matter of authority." The old man will share with you later, and you don't have to rush it. ”

Mi Xingzhi ignored his send-off hints. personally poured a cup of tea for Lao Fu Yin, and waited for his coughing to stop before he persuaded: "It's not that the lower officials want to be entangled, but that Shuntian Mansion is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and there are many official duties every day, and everything cannot be delayed." Now that the subordinate officials have taken office, they should perform their duties as soon as possible, so as not to have a meal in the corpse position and miss their official duties. ”

Lao Fu Yin's face suddenly turned red, and he took a few deep breaths before gritting his teeth and saying: "Mi Fu Cheng is loyal to his duties, and the old man will naturally not miss your business!" With that, he put aside his pen and paper, and wrote down the tasks he intended to assign to Mi Xingzhi one by one—he had specially selected a few very troublesome things, and he was not even completely sure that he could do them himself.

During his writing, Mi Xingzhi took care of the staff for the first time: "This little brother looks young, and he is very good at talking and acting, I don't know what to call it?" ”

The staff replied with a straight face, but in their hearts they were thinking about how to stumble on the envoy of Mi Province.

Who knew that Mi Province's words turned around, and asked him again: "Can you have merit and fame?" Knowing that he is a lifter, but the middle lift was a matter of many years ago, and he has never played in the past two subjects, and has been working as a staff member for Lao Fu Yin, Mi Xingzhi couldn't help shaking his head: "How can this be made?" You are still young and successful in studying, why don't you get fame as soon as possible and enter the profession seriously? Although it can increase knowledge for the curtain, it is not the right way after all. I've heard that you're very capable, and you're not much better than many officials from the right path, but how many years can the old man take care of you? It would be a pity if you were fascinated by the power of high-ranking officials and misjudged your future. ”

Lao Fu Yin and his staff were stunned when they heard this, and looked up at him, but they didn't expect him to say no more, just sit there and drink tea without saying a word, so angry that they wanted to scold people on the spot.

Waiting for Mi Xingzhi to take the task list from Lao Fu Yin's hand, he glanced at it, as if he didn't pay attention to it at all, and then he spoke again: "Speaking of which, the lower official just greeted his colleagues in the yamen, and it seems that he didn't see the experience of the mansion, and I heard that it was vacant." The boss has young talents around him, why not make up an official for him? In the future, he will leave the support of the boss, and he can continue to walk in the officialdom. ”

Lao Fu Yin and his staff watched him leave, looked at each other, but thought deeply.

House experience? That's from the official position of the seventh grade, as a person to enter the office, to be able to start with the government experience, is a very high starting point. With a formal official body, it is better than a staff member who has no name and no role. Lao Fu Yin can support him when he is there, and he can continue to rise when he is not there, which seems to be a good arrangement.

It's just that if you want to rise again in the future, it is not enough for Lao Fu Yin to rely on him, he must have connections and qualifications, and more importantly, after entering this system, the staff has an official identity, and he can no longer be as arrogant as before in the face of other subordinate officials. The fifth- and sixth-rank subordinate officials who used to look down on him had to become his top boss. He may be trapped in the seventh grade, and he will not be able to get out of it for the rest of his life.

What does this trick from Mi Province mean?

A few days later, Mi Xingzhi made a new move, and he had already solved two of the tasks assigned to him by Lao Fu Yin, and he did it quickly and well, and the third one was also going smoothly. At this time, not only is it clear to the top and bottom of the Shuntian Mansion, but even the people in the Ministry know that Mi Xingzhi is really a capable official, and people don't just rely on a Hou Ye and son-in-law.

Lao Fu Yin thought for a long time, and then said to his staff: "This person should not be underestimated, you should be more restrained, and watch his actions carefully, if it is...... If you are a worthy person, let him do what he tells you from now on. ”

The staff was shocked: "How can this be done?" Dong Ong ......"

Lao Fu Yin stopped him and sighed: "Good boy, don't be brainless, if you follow me, how many more years can you follow?" Mi Fu Cheng seems to be willing to tolerate you, if he is a person who can be trusted, you should follow him. Someone will take care of your future, and my old man will be able to ...... you can rest assured."

If the staff can really make a difference, or find a stable backer, his unsuccessful children and grandchildren will also be taken care of in the future......

The staff was silent, he knew in his heart what Lao Fu Yin was most worried about, if that day really came, he would fight for his life and protect Dong Weng's children and grandchildren. It's just that he is weak, what step can he do? If this Mi Fu Cheng can really help, what if he lowers his head? (To be continued......)