On the seventeenth day of the first month, Cao Hao's new official took office.

Chu Yu got up early, took the white goose supplement and lapis lazuli to wear, and served Cao Hao to put it on. Cao Hao glanced twice in the mirror, well, he can be regarded as young and promising.

Although it is an errand that offends people, it has the right to guarantee, impeach, and play directly. In addition, there is a direct emperor above, and there is no second-tier leader, except for dealing with a moody twilight emperor, there is no need to look at the faces of others, which can be regarded as comfortable.

The mother-in-law came over with Tianyou and Hengsheng and said good morning to Cao Hao.

After the New Year, the little brothers gained a lot of weight and flesh. From now on, the two of them will also take annual leave and have to study with their husband.

After breakfast, Cao Hao went out of Wutong Garden, first went to Lanyuan to greet his parents, and then rode out on horseback to go to the Yamen of the Household Department. The formalities of the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials have been completed yesterday, and now they will go directly to the Ministry of Household to take up their posts.

Although the holy decree was only issued yesterday, the details of the household department official office have already been placed on Cao Hao's case.

The household department has a palm print to the full, Han each one person, full of four products, Han lack of seven products. Give one person to the middle of the matter and one person to the Han, and it is seven products. Fifteen people in the pen post style.

If it is full, this "Yazhong Ya" located in the Yamen of the household department is only nineteen people. At present, there are no members, and there is only one person in the palm print to Cao Hao, and there are also Chen Yizhen and Chang Dai in the matter, as well as thirteen people in the pen post style.

Cao Hao originally thought that such "speech officials" were all from professional backgrounds, but he was surprised to know the resumes of several colleagues. Because Chen Yizhen and Chang Dai, like him, are not from the imperial examination. Chen Yizhen is a donor official, and Chang Dai is Enyin.

In the previous full and missing palm prints, he was promoted to the position of inspector in the outlying place.

Let's talk about the household department, the officials are also old people that Cao Hao knows. The prince in charge of the ministry is the fourth elder brother, and the scholar in charge of the ministry is Ma Qi, the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the man Shangshu Mu Helun and the Han Shangshu Zhao Shenqiao. The waiter or something, it is changed frequently, but Cao Hao is not very familiar with it.

Zhao Shenqiao is just a minister in the same hall, but Mu Helun is Cao Hao's old superior.

In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, when Cao Hao first entered the household as a foreigner, he was just in time for Mu Helun to be transferred to serve as Shangshu. In the officialdom, in addition to the friendships of "fellow villagers", "same year", and "classmates", colleagues and superiors also need to be maintained.

Let's just say that in the first month of this year, Cao Hao still went to Mu Helun's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and still took the official gift. Mu Helun was also uncomfortable, so he avoided returning the full courtesy.

The so-called household department official office is actually a small courtyard behind the warehouse in the northwest corner of the household yamen. There are five main rooms, three rooms in the east and west compartments, and three inverted gatehouses.

It's really small and exquisite, looking at the gray walls and gray tiles, it's very inconspicuous.

When Cao Hao entered the courtyard, there were just two pen posts in the courtyard. Although he didn't know Cao Hao, he recognized his patch and bowed down.

Cao Hao nodded, which was regarded as a return gift, and took Jiang Jian, Zhao Tong, and Xiaoman into the courtyard.

After many years, Cao Hao also knew the general structure of the public house, and went directly to the east house when he arrived at the upper room.

There are two rooms in the east room, and the back room is Cao Hao's office. Leaning against the east wall, a slippery bookcase. The bookcases were full of yellowed old books that smelled musty. Under the south window, there are bookcases and chairs, which look old and dilapidated because of their age. Under the north window is a low kang.

It really doesn't have the majesty of the official office, and it looks like an old master's study.

Only on the wall facing the bookcase, there is a four-character banner hanging, with a sharp pen, revealing a bit of solemnity. The banner was written from right to left in four large characters, "Speak Straight Voice".

It looks a little old, but it is Kangxi's imperial pen, which also reveals the emperor's expectations for the "science and Taoism official". After all, the emperor sat high on the dragon chair, living in the nine-fold palace, and could see, hear, and see limitedly.

"Kedao Yanguan", staring at the capital and outside the capital, if he can't speak fairly, then the emperor will also become deaf and blind.

There are a few tables and chairs in the outhouse, which are the seats of the master and the pen on duty.

The household department is a yamen owned by the Manchu and Han officials, so needless to say, the two rooms in the west are the offices of the Han palm print. The left and right wings are the places where the other two people are given to the middle of the matter and the pen post.

If the pen post is full, there are fifteen people, each of whom is on duty for three people around the adult, and the other three people sort official documents and chores. Because the Han palm seal was not in the middle of the matter, the two shortages of the young staff were not filled for the time being.

Xiao Man carried two large burdens in his hand, one of which was a few books commonly used by Cao Hao, as well as a pen case, inkstone, pen holder, pen wash and other things. Open it and lay it out on the bookcase.

The other one, inside is a few blue cloth cushions, and Xiao Man has also placed them in the room one by one.

The old and dilapidated house has added some popularity, and Cao Hao looked around and was satisfied.

In this moment, the subordinate officials of the east and west wings have all been convinced, and they know that the new master of the palm print has arrived.

The holy decree was only issued yesterday, and the official documents of the ministry need to go through a lot of complicated procedures, so I don't know who my new boss's name is.

Still, etiquette is important at the moment, and there is not much to worry about.

Led by Chen Yizhen and Chang Dai, thirteen pen posts gathered in the middle hall of the upper room.

Then, it was Chen Yizhen and Chang Dai who went to the East House to invite Cao Hao to come out and receive the ceremony.

Chen Yizhen is in his thirties, a native of Shanxi, with a dark complexion, a strong accent, and a forehead full of forehead lines, looking bitter and hateful. The official uniform on his body was crumpled, and there were traces of sewing on the cuffs and collar.

Chang Dai is thirty-five or six years old, a native of Beijing, with a smiling face, although it is a new official uniform, it is very neatly packed, and his boots are polished. A string of beeswax hand beads on his left wrist, and a jeweled ring the size of a pigeon's egg on his right finger.

If you are someone else, you must think that Chen Yizhen is a poor sour, and Chang Dai is a rich child.

In fact, the Chen family is a well-known Jin businessman, Chen Yizhen is a family branch, and many of the clansmen make a living in Beijing. He is the youngest son in the family, and I heard that his parents did not agree with him to become an official, and they were afraid that he would suffer hardship. But he had no intention of doing business, and insisted on donating officials.

It is true that Chang Dai was born in the Eight Banners, but he is not the son of a powerful person, but the son-in-law of a middle-class family. In his early years, he borrowed the shade of his father-in-law's house to make up the pen post style. Because there was no relationship, no one was promoted, and it took fifteen or six years to get promoted to the middle of the matter last year. The family is not well-off, and the son is living a tight life.

Cao Hao didn't intend to investigate others, just because in the Household Science Bureau, these two Chen Chang are his left hand and right arm, so he naturally wants to understand clearly and use it with confidence.

If you are not afraid of god-like enemies, you are afraid of pig-like teammates.

In addition, Cao Hao was not a person who was willing to bother with personnel disputes, so as early as a year ago, when their father and son wanted this shortage, they asked people to investigate the two of them carefully.

Fortunately, although these two are said to be "rich in hiding" and "poor in hiding", they are quite diligent in their work, and they have no record of greed.

Whether it is honest or honest, or in this position, the Quartet looks at it and does not dare to make money, which makes Cao Hao very satisfied.

The hands of taking people are short, the mouth of eating people is soft, and the dirty things in the household department have known many years ago. Otherwise, the Tobe squire would not have changed so often.

After these two gave Cao Hao a salute, Cao Hao returned the salute.

After he entered the door just now, he realized that the official document of the ministry had not yet arrived. According to the procrastination habit of the officials, it seems that they have to wait for two days. There's no way, Cao Hao's side, just waiting for his name.

Chen Yizhen and Chang Dai have both heard of Cao Hao's name.

Chen Yizhen remembered the rumors of the "tea boy", as well as the Daoxiang Village that was said to be in Doujin. In the early years, the Chen family also wanted to get involved in the tea business, and last year they wanted to participate in the bidding of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but his father and brother were cautious and feared that they would suffer losses in the transaction with the government.

On the other side of Daoxiang Village, there are dealings with the Chen family's money village.

Chang Dai's Yue's Manchurian surname is Xitara, and he is related to the old lady of Jueluo Mansion. It's just that the ancestors had some festivals, and the two families broke off contact.

For his in-law Cao Hao, he is simply thunderous. Although there was a great court meeting before, his grade was too low, far behind, so he didn't know Cao Hao.

No matter what they thought, there were more than a dozen pen notes waiting outside, and Cao Hao came out from behind the bookcase sideways and accompanied the two to the middle hall.

The so-called "middle hall" is just the size of a room.

The two chairs are side by side in the upper position, with a square table in the middle, and a few chairs arranged on the left and right goose wings, and the remaining half of the room is empty, and everyone stands in a few columns, bowing their heads.

"Ahem, this is the newly appointed palm print for Lord Cao in the matter." In addition to Cao Hao, Chang Dai is the oldest and has the highest official position, so he is recommended by the big guys.

Everyone leaned over to see it, Cao Hao nodded, looked at the crowd, but found two familiar figures. When I went to Shangshu Mansion to pay New Year's greetings on the third day of junior high school, I also saw Cao Song's two cousins, Marhan's grandson Feng Che and his grandson Helian.

Yes, He Lian was on an errand in the sixth department, Cao Hao still remembers, what's going on with this kid Feng Che?

Feng Che also saw Cao Hao looking at him, a smile appeared on his face, and he saluted with everyone.

Although he felt strange in his heart, he still had to go to the main hall of the household department to see a few officials, so Cao Hao said a few words to everyone and asked everyone to go down.

When I arrived at the main hall of the household, the fourth elder brother went to see His Majesty in Changchun Garden, Ma Qi was on an errand in front of the emperor, and he usually received the official documents of the household department, and did not come to the household department.

Mu Helun had already received the news, but he was overjoyed.

He still has a face full of meat, a big belly, looking at the red face, and saying that he wants to arrange a child, invite Cao Hao to eat wine, and say hello for his appointment.

His eyes narrowed and he looked at Cao Hao, as if he was looking at his own son, and Cao Hao had goosebumps.

Cao Hao really couldn't stand it, and exchanged two words of greeting, and used the excuse that he had to worship Zhao Shangshu before he could get out.

Regarding Cao Hao's appointment to the household, Zhao Shenqiao couldn't see his joy and anger. He is already in his prime, his eyes are bloodshot, his face is thin, but his waist is still straight, and his wind and bones are not reduced.

Now, Zhao Shenqiao's son is not having a good time, and his son was executed last year for greedy ink. Every once in a while, he was often reprimanded by the emperor.

In the past few years, he has handed over the excerpts of the old man every year, and every time he reprimanded and dismissed them.

This is a famous Qing official and capable minister, but the evening scene is so bleak. There is only one reason, that is, he is a Han official, not a Manchurian official. Even if there is merit and hard work, for the sake of the balance of the court and the Manchu and Han, he can only reprimand and suppress.

Seeing this, Cao Hao's heart, which was originally a little excited, gradually sank...... To make meritorious contributions and take charge of military affairs is to be able to raise your eyebrows, and you can't your little tail and forget what kind of world this is......

(To be continued)