People can't be too capable, otherwise they will be targeted by people in minutes, Jiang Yun thinks he is a living example. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The lawsuit had just been gotten rid of for a short time, and the old emperor assigned him another job, which was not a promotion, but just a flat adjustment. was transferred from the Criminal Department to Honglu Temple as the right Shaoqing, and like the Wailang, he was also from the fifth grade. However, from the perspective of the status in the department, it can barely be regarded as another step up, and it can be regarded as a position under one person, which is not much higher than that of the day, in addition to Shangshu, there are also waiters and Lang Zhong pressing on the head, and the degree of freedom is much higher.

Jiang Yun is full of doubts about this appointment. It's mainly the department of Honglu Temple, how to say it, it's not a little idle, but an idle egg pain. There is nothing to do on weekdays, Chiguoguo's Qingshui Yamen, the kind that can get off work in the sun. The only duty is to receive envoys from other countries. However, this era is not as good as later generations, and the leaders of the country will visit or something if they have nothing to do, and it is more realistic here.

Except for particularly big events, such as national celebrations, national funerals, changes of the throne, etc., or they have something to ask for, want to borrow a piece of land, and have a kiss or something, there will hardly be any contact on weekdays.

The old emperor asked him to be transferred to be a Shaoqing, either he planned to hide in the snow, let him eat and wait for death, and fend for himself, or there will be major events in the near future, and he, Shaoqing, will soon come in handy. Jiang Yun was a little confused for a while, but he didn't want to go to the imperial study to ask about things, otherwise it would inevitably make people look down on him.

In line with the mentality of taking one step at a time, Jiang Yun was too lazy to worry about it, so he first went to the official department to exchange the big seal of the documents, and then went to Honglu Temple to report for duty. Don't look at this is a Qingshui Yamen, at a glance from the gate, it is good in all aspects, and it can even be described by the word "magnificent".

Because it has the need to receive foreign envoys, Honglu Temple occupies a lot more than the rest of the yamen, this is the small façade of the Great Zhou, the gate is about one zhang high from the ground, paved by two three stone steps of more than two zhang, the main gate building is more than two zhang, the height is close to the city wall of some county capitals, the yellow brick covers the top, the red paint corridor, under the eaves on the left and right sides, there is a string of big red lanterns hanging respectively, it is very festive.

Jiang Yun was very satisfied, strode in, and reported to Lord Feng, the secretary of Honglu Temple, even if he officially took office.

It is not clear what the Honglu Temple was like in history, but in the Great Zhou, its division of labor is quite clear. First of all, Honglu Siqing, mainly responsible for the reception of envoys of great powers, can intersect with the Great Zhou on an equal footing, and there is a Xiongnu Khanate around. Don't look at it as just one country, just in terms of weight, one Xiongnu is enough to be worth the sum of all the other countries, which is the top priority of the diplomacy of the Great Zhou, and the head of the non-yamen is not enough.

The left and right Shaoqing are relatively simple. Zuo Shaoqing Liao is mainly responsible for Xirong, 58 countries including 38 countries in the Western Regions, and 14 countries including the Tibetan Department. As for Jiang Yun, the right Shaoqing, he is in charge of the southeast Yi, including 18 countries such as Goryeo, Dongchu, Annam, Chenla, Siam, and Java, as well as 44 countries including Sulu, Manraka, and Ceylon. As for Yizhou, it is not included because it has not yet established diplomatic relations with the Great Zhou.

Due to different responsibilities, the storage of official documents and office locations are also different. The whole Honglu Temple is divided into four parts, in addition to the golden main hall and a large accommodation area behind the hall, there are also two houses on the left and right, and the one on the right is where Jiang Yun works.

According to the instructions of Lord Feng of Honglu Temple, Jiang Yun went straight to the past.

Walking out of the main hall, what caught his eye was a long corridor, crooked, and finally walked out, Jiang Yun was stunned by the scene in front of him.

An open space, with more than a dozen square areas divided on both sides, each space is full of all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Outside the hallway is a wide avenue where weeds have grown several inches high, and a house is connected across the vegetable patch. The bricks are in tatters, and the paint on the walls has fallen a lot, and they are white.

There are seven or eight figures standing in the vegetable field, all dressed in blue-gray cloth shirts, wearing hats, trousers raised high, full of serious busyness, a chaise longue outside the main entrance of the house, a parasol next to it, a middle-aged fat man in his forties is dressed in official uniforms, leaning leisurely on the chaise longue, holding a kettle in his right hand, drinking with or without a match, and a pu fan in his right hand, constantly fanning himself with a cool breeze.

What's going on? Ran in the wrong place, right? This scene is also too strange, it's like a paradise in the Honglu Temple, with a rural atmosphere everywhere...

Jiang Yun was stunned for a while, and finally came back to his senses, he raised his legs and walked quickly towards the fat man.

"What do you call this adult?"

After the handover, Jiang Yun came here directly, never changed into an official uniform, the fat man squinted at him, saw that it was a handsome young man, and didn't think elsewhere, and replied lazily: "This official is the right temple of Honglu Temple, Gong Xi." ”

"Congratulations?" Jiang Yun smiled. "The name of the adult, so festive."

"It's Gong, Long Gong." The fat man frowned, as if he was a little dissatisfied that someone was joking with his name, and said in a muffled voice, "Who are you?" What are you doing here? ”

"I forgot to introduce myself, my official surname is Jiang, and he is the newly appointed right Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and I have to ask Lord Gong for more advice in the future to help him."

According to the rules of officialdom, after declaring his identity, the fat man should immediately jump up elastically, and then pile up a flattering smile that is so numb that it makes people feel disgusting, his mouth is open, and his sycophants are like a tide. What Lord Jiang is a talent, Lord Jiang is young and promising, and it is an honor to see an adult and so on... Isn't officialdom the same routine?

Who knew that the fat man stood up, but his movements were not slow, and after getting up, he first gave Jiang Yun an official salute, and then said with a wry smile: "My lord is young, and he is already an official from the Wupin Imperial Court, and his future is limitless." Just forgive the official for taking the liberty of asking, have you offended anyone? ”

How do you say that? Jiang Yun was stunned and said, "Why did Lord Gong say this? ”

"If you don't offend people, how can you come to this Honglu Temple?" Gong Xi raised his hand and pointed around, and said, "You also saw it, don't say it's the capital, but look at the entire Great Zhou, which imperial court yamen do you see like this?" ”

I haven't seen this before. "This official was about to ask you, this is the imperial court yamen, how can you be a vegetable field in a good manner?"

"Ugh." Gong Xi sighed: "They don't want to, but if they don't grow some vegetables, they won't be able to live this day." ”

"Where do you start?" Jiang Yun was stunned and said: "Since it is the yamen of the imperial court, the people who serve all have the imperial court, although my Great Zhou advocates honesty and honesty, and the officials are generally not high, but it is definitely not a problem to support the family, these are all prelude classes, right?" Anyway, they are all officials from the ninth grade, and they are one level higher than the official history back then, how can they not live? ”

"My lord doesn't know that there are some differences between the situation of Honglu Temple and other yamen. The official income is very low, and the main income is based on the commission of the tribute of various countries, which is an incentive for the imperial court to make us do our best in diplomacy, in other words, if other countries pay more tribute, the more often we pay tribute, the higher our income will be, if the tribute is reduced, we will naturally have no good life. ”

"Is it very low? How low? ”

Gong Xi smiled bitterly: "Xia Guan is a six-grade official, if he works in other yamen, he will have two or three hundred taels a year, but when he is the right temple in Honglu Temple, it is only twenty taels of silver a year." As for these preludes from the nine grades, the annual salary is only five taels. ”

“。。。” It's just a tragedy, less than five dollars of silver a month, these people are also officials, and the money is the same as the money issued by some big families to the little maids, and this court is too picky, how can the old emperor do this kind of thing?

It seems that he was too optimistic before, he was on an errand in this Honglu Temple, waiting for death is certain, and he will count on eating together, and eating is also eating his own.

I don't have anything to do, and I have to take the little brother who accepts this ticket and is not much different from a beggar, how can I live this life?

I can't get by.