No matter which official position the Mi Provincial Council chooses, before he returns to the capital, Zhao Wei has the responsibility to help him inquire about the situation clearly, and when he sees him, he can relay all the information to him, so that he can make the most appropriate choice.

This is not a matter of ignorance. Mi Xingzhi's personality is human, and he is talented in civil affairs, but he is not good at managing interpersonal relationships. I heard that during the period when Mrs. Mi was raising a baby in Beijing, he caused several small disasters in Hangzhou, and offended many people. If it weren't for the fact that he had been the prefect of Hangzhou for more than two years, whether it was the people, the superiors and his subordinate colleagues, all knew what kind of bad temper he was, and he was grateful for Mrs. Mi's affection, he might not have been able to leave office smoothly. It is very likely that others will give him some trouble at the end of his tenure and add a stain on his resume to block his promotion.

However, everyone remembered that he had always been such a character, Mrs. Mi used to be very good, and I heard that he has now become the father-in-law of the emperor's favorite minister Jiannanhou, so after comprehensive consideration, they didn't bother to bother with him. Anyway, he doesn't have any bad intentions, it's just that his feelings are worse in the world, and if he sends people away earlier, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, and when the new prefect arrives, they can work happily together again. As for whether the newcomers can be as capable as Mi Shengzhi, that's another story.

Zhao Wei and Mi Xingzhi are both uncles and nephews, and they know that he is a human being, so they dare not ignore the choice of the new official position. It would be very bad if Mi Xingzhi met a narrow-minded and jealous of the virtuous superior; And if Mi Province, who is good at civil affairs, encounters an unfamiliar and unskilled job category, his future will also be discounted.

Zhao Xiu followed Mama Gong and Mama Zuo to learn the scope of responsibilities of officials of the DPRK and China. gave Zhao Wei an idea: "Guanglu Siqing is one of the little Jiuqing, it sounds very beautiful, but think about it carefully." This yamen is in charge of sacrifices, court meetings, banquets and other affairs, where did my uncle do it? It's trivial, and there are many rules, and if something goes wrong, the boss will blame it. It is still light to be scolded and demoted, and if you catch up with the emperor and get annoyed, it is possible to push it out and hit the board in public. If you are not careful, you will lose your office. I don't think it's for me to know what to do. Or if you are experienced, it is better not to take this position. She has tried her best to say it lightly, but in fact, she has already made up the plots of countless cannon fodder in various film and television dramas and novels that were killed by the emperor with a casual sentence.

Zhao Wei didn't know what his sister had made up in his brain, he just remembered his father-in-law's temperament. There are also good and bad things. I have already come to the conclusion that my sister's words are correct. He sighed: "This is the best one missing, but it's better not to go, first, my father-in-law may not be suitable for such an errand, and second, ...... If you sit on the seat of Guanglu Siqing for a long time, if you are lucky, you can also enter the Ministry of Rites to be a waiter, but people who have this luck have been since the founding of this dynasty. There has never been, but there is a precedent in the previous dynasty. But there are very few, and most of them are stagnant in this position. My father-in-law is still in the prime of life, wouldn't it be a pity if his career was blocked? ”

Zhao Xiu asked him: "Is that brother planning to persuade Uncle Tang to choose the position of Shuntian Mansion Cheng?" In fact, although this position is only the fourth grade, the foreign official is at the same level as the Beijing official, and the status of the Beijing official is higher. Uncle Ping was transferred to Beijing and became a Shuntian Mansion, which can actually be regarded as a promotion. ”

Zhao Wei was silent for a moment, and slowly shook his head: "The status of Shuntian Mansion is not lower than that of Hangzhou Prefect, but it is just a duty...... It's just in charge of academic and political affairs. In this position, the father-in-law may not be able to show his talents, and he seems to be equally wronged. ”

Zhao Xiu thought about it, and suddenly remembered something: "I seem to have heard someone mention that Shuntianfu Yin is old and sick, and he always has to take leave?" ”

Zhao Wei was stunned, and also remembered: "There is indeed such a thing. It's just that this old man is highly respected and has been in the Shuntian Mansion for nearly twenty years. With him in charge, everyone in the yamen can feel at ease. In the past, when King Ying was in turmoil, it was because he was sick and went to the palace, ordered Shuntianfu to stabilize the overall situation, and ordered the infantry to guard the city gate, and stepped up patrols around the capital to prevent people from fishing in troubled waters, so as to prevent the generals who colluded with King Ying in the governor's mansion of the five armies from causing chaos in time. Therefore, the emperor relied on him very much, and he had written many times to tell him to grow old, but the emperor did not allow it, but specially allowed him to stay at home to recuperate if he was unwell. His house is actually next to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, and there are official affairs in the Yamen that need to be consulted, and the officials only walk to his house in a few steps, which is quite convenient. ”

Zhao Xiu felt that something was wrong: "Even if Shuntian Mansion Yin's house is next to the yamen and is convenient to come and go, he is also a very old man, right?" I heard that my health is not very good, and I am always sick. When it comes to this level, it is impossible for him to devote too much energy to government affairs like a young and strong official. The emperor did not allow him to sue the old man, because he relied on him, not because he wanted him to die of exhaustion, so his deputy must be a young and powerful official to assist him in handling the government affairs of the Shuntian Mansion. But why did my brother say just now that Shuntian Mansion Cheng was going to die old? ”

Zhao Wei frowned: "I listened to the people from the Criminal Department, but I didn't ask about this." They all said that Shuntianfu could undertake complaints from all over the country, and it was also known as the Small Criminal Department, and often dealt with the Criminal Department, so the people of the two yamen were quite familiar with each other. According to what they said, the staff around the old mansion Yin of Shuntian Mansion are very capable, and few of the subordinate officials and officials under him can compare. When Lao Fu Yin was sick, it was this staff member who was helping to deal with government affairs. ”

Zhao Xiu raised his eyebrows, feeling that the cat here was too big. Shuncheon Mansion Yin has so many subordinate officials, do you need to hand over all government affairs to a staff member who has no rank or official position? Even if Fu Cheng is as old, there are still others.

She and Zhao Wei glanced at each other, and they both felt that it was necessary to inquire about the situation clearly, lest one of the rice provinces come back and step into the quagmire, it is difficult to show their skills, not to mention, if they want to get out, they have to get fishy.

Zhao Wei is now well-connected and popular, he went to inquire, and most of the people were willing to tell him what he wanted to know. He not only looked for people from the Criminal Department, but also found acquaintances from the Ministry of Officials, and even asked someone to find a subordinate official of Shuntian Mansion, and it didn't take two days to find out more about the inside story.

It turned out that the Shuntian Mansion Cheng, who was about to say goodbye to the old man, was actually only in his early fifties. Far from old age. He insisted on saying goodbye, but in fact, it was because he couldn't stand it.

It was no one else who made him angry, it was the staff member that Lao Fu Yin relied on. I heard that he is also a distant relative of Lao Fu Yin. is shrewd and capable, helping Lao Fu Yin to deal with government affairs, taking care of it up and down, and he doesn't plan to let other subordinate officials get involved. For the sake of Lao Fu Yin, the others were also happy to be free, and they didn't compete with him. Only this Fu Cheng was originally transferred from the local government. Ben is also from a family of eunuchs, with great ambitions and political achievements. I am determined to use this position as a springboard, so that I can take over the position of Fu Yin in the future, and then further strive to show my face in front of the emperor and seek to enter the cabinet. Lao Fu Yin is old and sick. It was a good opportunity for him. I didn't expect a small staff member to ruin his business. The other party's methods are still very clever, making him suffer several dark losses, but they all have fair and honest reasons, so that he can't deal with them.

Shuntian Fucheng has been in this position for nearly three years, and he has been so squeezed that he can't even do his own academic and political affairs, his reputation is also bad, his popularity is extremely bad, and he has not been able to get "excellent" or "good" in the year-end evaluation in the first two years. If you continue to be promoted like this, it's just a dream and I want to be transferred. You also have to have a good resume. He didn't want to leave in the name of being demoted due to incompetence, so he simply wrote to the old man in a fit of anger. After a year or two, things have changed, and then seek to recover. When the time comes, as long as a friend from the court is asked to go to the palace to say good things for him, it proves that he is still young and strong, and he wants to find another job, and it is not difficult to make a comeback.

However, Zhao Wei felt that he had a poor evaluation before he said goodbye, and his political achievements were impossible to talk about, and he had not yet maintained a good popularity, so it was really difficult to say whether he would really be able to recover in the future.

Zhao Xiu felt that if Mi Xingzhi really took over the position of Shuntian Mansion Cheng, the staff member of Lao Fu Yin would be a big trouble. Although the current Fu Cheng has his own careful thoughts, it cannot be said that his ideas are wrong. He just planned to take advantage of the old mansion Yin's recuperation period to collect the power of the Shuntian Mansion, and in the future, the latter would be old, so that he could take over, and he didn't plan to simply and rudely replace him directly. It seems a bit unkind for a nameless staff member to exercise the power of the governor to run out of the serious deputy second officer, right?

Zhao Xiu thinks that there should be no instruction from Lao Fu Yin here, and if he is a person in power, he will not write and resign many times. So that staff member is doing the trick himself?

She asked Zhao Wei: "What is the reputation of that staff?" ”

Zhao Wei replied: "Others only say that he is extremely shrewd and capable, no one should try to deceive him, and if you want to make a ghost under his nose, you can't do it." Other than that, there's nothing bad about it. ”

If this is the case, as long as this person is indeed capable and has no corruption, profit-seeking and other improper behaviors, it seems a pity to kick people away like this.

Zhao Xiu pondered for a moment, and then said to Zhao Wei: "We don't have to worry about it, when my cousin arrives in the capital, tell him the truth." Whether you want to choose Shuntianfu or not, it's up to him to go. But just in case, let's inquire about a few more official vacancies and give him alternatives, right? But all the positions of the yamen in Beijing from the third grade and the fourth grade can be paid attention to. If it is really lacking, it will be from the fourth grade, not in the capital, but in the surrounding area. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "That's fine, although there are no good positions at the moment, maybe after a while, there will be new vacancies?" ”

Zhao Wei then noticed that there were quite vacancies in the grades of Beijing and outside Beijing, and really asked him to find two, but they were not suitable for Mi Shengzhi, but they just met his standards in terms of grade. Shuntian Mansion Cheng is still the most suitable position for Mi Province, and the rumors from the Ministry of Officials also say that they intend to arrange Mi Province to this position. Because of his outstanding achievements in Hangzhou, he happened to be a helper for Yin, the old mansion of Shuntianfu, to assist in the government affairs of Shuntianfu.

The officials didn't take the staff member to heart. No matter how capable he is, he is just a white body, occupying the name of Lao Fu Yin's relatives and handling daily affairs for him, and he can't get on the stage after all.

Zhao Wei was upset about this, and at this time, Mi Xingzhi finally arrived in the capital and reunited with his wife and children.

When Zhao Wei heard the news, he immediately rushed to the courtyard rented by Yue's family to greet him. When he arrived at the place, he found that the child who had said that the third room of the Mi family was going to succeed to this room in Mi Province also followed Mi Province to the capital.

What is he here for? (To be continued......)