In addition to Zhang Zhicheng, Jiang Anyi and He Ziying have the best relationship, the two have similar temperaments, and the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, although the relationship is not close, but when they meet together, the two taste tea papers, point out the country, and get along very happily.

Knowing that Jiang Anyi served as the Shaozhan of the East Palace, He Ziying happily drank two cups, the officials of the East Palace were originally insufficient, and in the first year of Jianwu, Zhou Chucun and others were demoted for favoritism and fraud, and the Son of Heaven combed the East Palace, and the East Palace became more and more understaffed.

After the crown prince regent, there were many more government affairs in the East Palace, and the former Shaozhan Shi Ji Tianming was appointed by the prince as the secretary and the right supervisor, and a group of officials in the East Palace were entrusted with the positions of the six departments of the three courts, He Ziying was familiar with the law, and the prince intended to let him go to the Criminal Department to temporarily take care of the squire (temporarily assume the official position under the fourth rank with the rank of Zheng Wupin), and reduce the control of King Chu'an over the Criminal Department.

The squire of the Criminal Department has much more power than Dr. Zuo Zanshan of the East Palace, and he must be grateful to Dade for taking office overnight, but He Ziying refused on the grounds that the East Palace also needs manpower, and advised the prince not to rush to appoint officials from the East Palace to the court, but to take the opportunity to recruit talents to fill the East Palace.

Xiong Zhiren thought so, both of them thought that Jiang Anyi, who was returning to his hometown to visit relatives, was a rare talent, and if he could be appointed as an official of the East Palace, with Jiang Anyi's prestige in Shilin, the strength of the East Palace would be greatly increased. At this time, there was news that the Son of Heaven intended to appoint Jiang Anyi as the Zhongshu squire, Xiong Zhiren admonished the prince and set a policy to welcome the suburbs of Changqiao, and the operation really worked, and Jiang Anyi became the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion as he wished, and took over Ji Tianming's position.

He Ziying expressed great enthusiasm for Jiang Anyi's arrival, and said with a smile: "An Yi's coming to the East Palace is just like a rain falling, and now the East Palace is smoking, and there are piles of affairs, and An Yi is needed to come to extinguish the fire." ”

"Brother Ziying, I can't ask for anything to work with you, so I just took the opportunity to ask you about the law." Jiang Anyi happily responded.

The two entered the hall hand in hand, Jiang Anyi was in charge, He Ziying was on duty, the two handed over according to the regulations, and when Jiang Anyi took over the big seal of Shao Zhan's affairs, He Ziying smiled and said: "He Ziying has seen Master Jiang." Lord Jiang, He will take you to the official party to have a look, and ask for a cup of tea by the way. ”

"Zheng Dian" contains: the post of the prince Zhan Shi, the decree of the three temples of the Tongdong Palace and the Ten Rates Mansion, citing its outline and discipline, and repairing its position, Shao Zhan Shi is the second, this errand is equivalent to the court political affairs hall, the affairs are complicated, and the responsibility is heavy. Institutions such as the Left and Right Chunfang, the Left and Right Yude, the Department of Economic Affairs, and the Bureau of Pawning and Establishment are similar to the status of the Six Ministries and Nine Secretaries of the Three Courts, helping the Zhan Mansion to handle the affairs of the East Palace.

Zhan Shifu is located on the left side of the Wenhua Palace, and the official houses of the left and right Chunfang and the left and right Yude are on errands; On the right side of the corresponding Wenhua Hall is the office of the Economic Bureau, the Food Bureau, the Medicine Collection Bureau, and the Establishment Bureau; The Chongwen Hall is located on the side of the Flattering Palace behind the Wenhua Palace, which is convenient for the prince to consult books; The palace gate bureau is at the entrance of the East Palace, and the inner direct bureau is on the side of the prince's residence. Along the way, He Ziying pointed out the buildings in the palace, so that Jiang Anyi had a rough idea in his heart, there were many taboos in the palace, even the subordinates of the East Palace could not wander around at will, especially the residence of the prince of Duanben Palace was a place where foreign ministers were grounded.

There are seven official houses in a row of Zhan Shifu, and the lobby in the middle is Jiang Anyi's office, and the officials in the East Palace are insufficient, and Zhan Shi (Zheng Sanpin) in Zhan Shifu is vacant, so the entire Zhan Shifu is big with Jiang Anyi. In addition to Zhan Shi and Shao Zhan Shi, the Zhan Shifu should also have two Cheng people, one chief bookkeeper, two recorders, nine order officials, and eighteen secretary officials.

Zhan Shifu Cheng (Zheng Liupin) Zhang Zhiwei led the officials of the Mansion to see the newly appointed young Zhan Shijiang Lord, Jiang Anyi's situation is unknown, so he naturally will not point fingers, soothe a few words of warmth, leave Zhang Zhiwei to speak, and let others do things by themselves.

Zhang Zhiwei is over forty years old, full moon face, slightly chubby, white?? has a gentle smile on his face, and the two whiskers on his lips are upturned when he speaks, like the God of Wealth in the play. He Ziying is very familiar with Zhang Zhiwei, and said with a smile: "'Zhang Caishen', you are tired every day, why don't you lose weight?" ”

Turning his face to Jiang Anyi, he introduced: "Anyi, this Lord Zhang is nicknamed 'God of Wealth', he has an excellent temperament, he is serious in his work, and the daily official affairs of the East Palace depend on him. ”

Zhang Zhiwei said with a smile: "Lord He has praised it, Lord Jiang's great name and subordinates have long known, and the appointment of the Lord to Shao Zhan Shi has made everyone in the Zhan Mansion very happy, and our Zhan Mansion is finally the backbone, and we can relax." ”

He Ziying knew that after Ji Tianming was transferred to the secretary and the right supervisor, there was no chief official in the Zhan Shifu, and Zhang Zhiwei, who had the highest official rank, was just an official rank on the sixth grade, and there were many officials in Chunfang, Yude and other places with a higher rank than Zhang Zhiwei, so it was inevitable that he would not dare to speak loudly, and he had no confidence in doing things, so he was careful as much as possible.

"Anyi, I just said that there are not enough officials in the East Palace, the left and right Chunfang and the left and right Yude are all working together, and the chief official of the left and right Chunfang is Cheng Mingdao, the right concubine of the right Chunfang (Zheng Sipinxia)." He Ziying introduced to Jiang Anyi and pointed out the hidden worries in Zhang Zhiwei's words.

"Cheng Daoming, could it be Lord Cheng, the master of ceremonies of Zuo Chunfang." Jiang Anyi remembered this name, when the prince first entered the East Palace, it coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the prince held a banquet in Lihua Garden to entertain the officials of the East Palace. In more than ten years, he has done the East Palace Shaozhan from the Ministry of Rites, and this Cheng is not bad, he has been promoted from the sixth rank official to the fourth grade, so it seems that Cheng Mingdao has won the trust of the Son of Heaven and the prince.

He Ziying nodded and said, "Yes, exactly." ”

"Brother He, who is the Lord of the East Palace?" Jiang Anyi was not familiar with the situation in the East Palace, and in the future, he would inevitably have to deal with the officials of Baifang and Yude, so he simply took the opportunity to ask.

He Ziying said with a smile: "The East Palace only has a right Yude, half a month ago, the right Yude Tang Weitang went to the Criminal Department to serve as a waiter, the prince can afford to look down on He, let me temporarily take care of the position of the right Yude." ”

The right edict is under the fourth grade, He Ziying is the left Zanshan doctor is on the fifth grade, and the prince has promoted him to one level to become from the fourth rank, so as to temporarily manage the official position under the fourth rank from the fourth rank. There has been no change in the rank of the squire who was transferred from Right Yude to the Criminal Department, but the power between the two is not the same, and Tang Wei is still stained with He Ziying's light.

Jiang Anyi was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Brother He is so unauthentic, I thought you were still Dr. Zuo Zanshan, and such a good thing was concealed." In the evening, Jiang set up a banquet to find Zhenlou, why brother Hexi, Master Zhang, please invite the colleagues of Zhan Shifu to go and drink two cups together, and there are many exchanges between colleagues. ”

He Ziying excused himself for a moment, and when he saw Jiang Anyi's insistence, he said: "Anyi is so polite, then He is disrespectful." ”

Zhang Zhiwei also smiled: "Originally, the colleagues of the Zhan Mansion were supposed to come to pick up the wind for the adults, but Xunzhen Lou had a meal, and the lower officials and colleagues were going to drink the northwest wind this month." Jiang Dacai is the real God of Wealth, Xia Guan thanked the adults for his colleagues, and did not hide it from the adults, the last time Xia Guan went to Xunzhen Building to eat was three years ago, and he still drooled when he remembered the four Zhen Banquets he had eaten. ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Zhiwei made a few jokes, which made Jiang Anyi feel that he was not the kind of pedantic and stubborn master, and he should be very happy to get along with such a person.

After laughing, Zhang Zhiwei said solemnly: "Lord Jiang, the situation of the shortage of manpower in the Zhan Mansion needs to be solved urgently, and the colleagues of the Zhan Mansion have been unable to finish their official duties every day for more than a month. Fortunately, after Lord He took over as the Right Yude, he borrowed a few people to help, which reduced the pressure on the Zhan Mansion, but it was a long time to be afraid that it would be a difficult solution, and it was a top priority for the Lord to take office. ”

"I wonder what the prince means?" Jiang Anyi asked, he didn't know the situation when he first arrived, and it was difficult to make up his mind.

"The prince intends to appoint talents to enrich the East Palace, I don't know if there are good candidates for Anyi?" A voice came from outside the room, and Xiong Zhiren walked in from outside with a spring breeze on his face.

Xiong Zhiren is no longer the secretary of the Guozijian Department, and has been reappointed as a guest of the East Palace (Zheng Sanpin), concentrating on taking care of the affairs of the East Palace for the prince. got the news that Jiang Anyi went to the East Palace to take up his new position, and Xiong Zhiren rushed over.

Everyone stood up to greet each other, this is the prince's father-in-law, the princess is about to give birth, once the crown prince gives birth to the grandson, the prince's position will be more and more stable, and the status of the father of the crown princess is also rising.

"Anyi, why didn't you come to the East Palace to take up your new post without notifying in advance, the old man is good to greet you in the palace." Xiong Zhiren shook Jiang Anyi's hand and said happily. Jiang Anyi's appointment as the Shao Zhan of the East Palace was planned by him, and the person who was the happiest to achieve his wish was Xiong Zhiren, Xiong Zhiren really thought that Jiang Anyi was a talented countryman, and having him go to the East Palace to assist the prince and the prince was like having an extra arm.

Jiang Anyi's enthusiasm for this duke had already been understood, and he smiled and said, "Gong Xiong, I hope you will take care of it in the future." ”

"I didn't say it, the same East Palace ministers don't say two words, even if Anyi has anything to tell the prince, the old man can also pass on the word for you." Xiong Zhiren said with a smile: "I just heard Lord Zhang say that there is a shortage of manpower outside, and the old man has already told the prince that the prince will send some Ling Shi from the six departments and nine kings to the Zhan Mansion to help in the near future." By the way, Zhan Shifu still lacks a Zhan Shicheng and a master book, and the history of Ling and Shu Ling are also insufficient, Anyi, do you have a suitable candidate to recommend to the prince? ”

Zhang Zhiwei was secretly frightened, when Ji Tianming was appointed as Shao Zhan Shi, he had repeatedly mentioned to the prince the candidates for Zhan Shicheng and the main bookkeeper, and I heard that they were all persuaded by Xiong Zhiren, Jiang Anyi just came to take up his new post, Xiong Zhiren gave such a big affection, and he really valued this Jiang Daren. Zhan Shicheng is on the sixth grade, the main book of Zhan Shifu is from the seventh grade, and the history of Lingshi and Shuling are both petty officials of the first grade, but these manpower are arranged by Jiang Anyi, and the entire Zhan Shifu is firmly in the hands of Jiang Anyi.

Jiang Anyi was a little surprised, and was a little moved when he saw Xiong Zhiren's sincerity, and said after a moment's thought: "The prince is loved, Xiong Gong's beauty Jiang is ashamed, and Jiang is inconvenient to interject in the arrangement of the officials of the Zhan Mansion." However, Jiang had a friend Liu Yixing when he was in Huazhou, who was originally a record of Huazhou to join the army, and he was born in a person, Jiang was transferred to the capital, and he intended to follow me into Beijing to serve, this person is clever and wise, good at rhetoric, if it is convenient for Xiong Gong, can he let him take an official position in the East Palace? ”

"Liu Yixing, a native of Texas, Anyi got acquainted with him in Kunhua Mountain when he went to Wenping Mansion to take the exam, and Anyi won with his poetry gamble, and won with 'Spring Mountain all the way to the bird', and later this son went to Huazhou to join you, and was entrusted by you to join the army as a record, which is your right-hand man."

Obviously, Xiong Zhiren has done research on the people and things around Jiang Anyi, and when he heard Jiang Anyi mention Liu Yixing's name, he said his resume, Xiong Zhiren said: "Several of the soldiers appointed by Anyi when he was in Huazhou were all big materials, and the sharp increase in Huazhou's taxes contributed to these adjutants. Huazhou is considered Zhongzhou, and joining the army is an official rank on the eighth grade, since it is recommended by Anyi, let him make a master book in Zhan Shifu first, how about it? ”

"Good."