Chapter 102: Taking office
"Grandpa Li, what are you doing here, take it back." Qin Duan was unhappy and pushed the silver ticket back and said.
"Lord Qin, this is a little congratulatory gift from me, you must accept it." Li Yongzhen insisted on pushing the silver ticket to Qin Duan again.
"Grandpa Li, how can I ask for your money." Qin Duan said with some embarrassment.
"Qin Gongzi, I said, this is a little bit of my heart, now that you are a member of the fourth grade, I have to give you a congratulatory gift, if you don't accept it, you will look down on our family." Li Yongzhen said that Li Yongzhen is very optimistic about this Qin Duan and is willing to invest in him.
"Father-in-law Li, since you said so, then I will accept it."
Qin Duan thought about it, and still accepted Li Yongzhen's silver taels, otherwise it would seem that he had a share with him, and everyone would eat under Gonggong Wei in the future, so he couldn't offend this eunuch who Wei Zhongxian trusted the most.
"That's right, everyone will be a family in the future." Li Yongzhen said happily.
"Yes, yes, everyone will be a family in the future."
Qin Duan said a little against his will, but he was thinking, who is a family with you, you are an old eunuch, and you can't fight with your own family for eight lifetimes.
"Qin Gongzi, do you want me to accompany you to Dali Temple." Li Yongzhen asked.
"Grandpa Li, thank you for your kindness, no need."
Qin Duan refused, he went to Dali Temple to take up a job, and let the eunuch of Dongchang follow, what kind of thing is that, others still think that they take the people of Dongchang to Dali Temple to show off their might, how to deal with colleagues in the future.
"Okay, since that's the case, I'll go first, there are still some things in the palace, I'll have a good drink with you when I come back in the evening." After Li Yongzhen finished speaking, he left, after all, it is not easy to be a eunuch, and he has to serve his master.
"Someone." Qin Du shouted outside the house.
Outside, Liu Wu and Liu San also got up early, the two of them wore new light green shirts with a new collar, a red belt, a black flat scarf on their heads, three peacock feathers and a pheasant tail, and came in happily.
This time, my lord is a big official of the fourth grade, so they can't help but be overjoyed, and with such a big official, they will have more face when they go out.
Didn't the storyteller say, "One person gains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven", the two of them relied on Qin Dui's fate, after all, they are the house slaves bought by the master from the slave market, and in their own life, as well as their own descendants, they are all domestic slaves of the master's family.
"My lord, the sedan chair is ready, and I'm already waiting outside." A subordinate from the Wei Mansion came in and said
"Good." Qin Duan walked out of the Wei Mansion, and after sitting in the sedan chair, he said in a deep voice: "Get up the sedan chair!" ”
In fact, there are regulations for officials of the Great Qin Dynasty to ride horses and sit in sedan chairs, and the "Great Qin Law" stipulates that Beijing officials are allowed to ride sedan chairs above the fourth grade, and officials below the fourth rank in Beijing and abroad can only ride horses, not sedan chairs.
The retinue of officials also varied to some extent, with 10 dukes, 8 marquises, 6 earls, 6 first-rank officials to third-rank officials, 4 fourth-rank officials to sixth-rank officials, and 2 seventh-rank to ninth-rank officials.
Soldiers and civilians in the market, those who do business, and those who ride donkeys and horses, and when they encounter the prince and officials of the first to fourth ranks, they must immediately dismount and give way; When officials meet, officials with lower rank should give way by means such as standing sideways and avoiding them.
Qin Du was wearing an official uniform at this time, sitting in a sedan chair, feeling the feeling of trembling and trembling, and he was really not used to making a sedan chair......
"Master, the yamen of Dali Temple has arrived."
About half an hour later, Liu Wu said outside the sedan chair.
"Get off the sedan chair."
Qin Dui nodded and lifted the sedan curtain, but to Qin Dui's disappointment, he had arrived at the door of Dali Temple, and no one came out to pick him up.
"This is Dali Temple, which adult are you looking for?"
The sergeant guarding the gate of Dali Temple asked respectfully to Qin Dui, who was walking in front, after all, he was a senior officer wearing a four-grade official uniform, and the sergeant did not dare to be disrespectful.
"Bold, blind your dog's eyes, don't you know that our master is the second master of your Dali Temple? Dare to stop the old man's way. Liu Wu saw that the sergeant dared to block his master's way, and Liu Wu shouted at the sergeant with some pretense and threat.
"Second master, are you the new Dali Temple Shaoqing Qin Duan?"
Several sergeants guarding the door immediately looked at Qin Duan respectfully and asked, Dali Temple has heard that there will be a young secretary of Dali Temple, Lord Qin Dui, who will come to take up his post today, and that is the second master of Dali Temple.
It's just that the old man explained in the morning, don't want everyone to greet the second master, the people below understand in their hearts that the second master of this future Dali Temple will not deal with the big man, and it seems that the Dali Temple will not be at peace in the future.
"I am the new Shaoqing of Dali Temple."
Qin Duan said to the sergeant, before coming to Dali Temple, Qin Duan understood that he would definitely be excluded when he came to Dali Temple, after all, the main officials of the entire Dali Temple were Donglin Party members, and it was strange that they would welcome him. It seems that the days in Dali Temple will not be easy in the future.
"Meet the second master!"
Seeing more than a dozen sergeants kneeling down and kowtowing together, what a cool feeling. For Qin Duan, of course.
It's been so long since I've been in the Great Qin Dynasty, and it's finally my turn to kneel to me. Qin Du couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy in his heart, when he came to this world, the most unpleasant thing was to kneel down to people, but he was a grass man who was nothing, if he dared to make a mistake, any official could beat his ass to bloom...... So I have been kneeling all the time, and at this moment, my daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law, and it is not enough to boast about it, but it is important to keep a clear head.
"Get up, I can go in now." Qin Dui asked talkatively, Qin Dui didn't have the heart to see these little people in general
"Second master, please come in, please come in."
Several sergeants hurriedly and respectfully said that the struggle of these big people, they don't understand the little people, but there is one thing, everyone knows, whether it is the eldest master or the second master, it is not for these small people to offend.
Ignoring the attitude of several sergeants, Qin Duan took Liu Wu and Liu San into Dali Temple.
Although Qin Duan was a little fluttery, his mind was still sober, and he remembered that he was only the second-in-command of Dali Temple, and he had to keep a low profile.
Entered the yamen and bypassed the Xiao wall. Qin Duan began to kneel three times in one step, and paid homage to the Yimen in public service...... Just now, I was glad that I didn't have to kneel lightly, and now I slapped me in the face. But thinking that it was the Zhengqing of Dali Temple who took office, and he also had to kneel at the Yimen, Qin Duan's heart was much more balanced.
When he entered the Yimen, he saw an old man with gray hair, with a wine trough nose, wearing a wrinkled red official robe, standing on the platform with a smile.
"Xiaguan meets the eldest master!" Qin Duan hurriedly bowed and couldn't help sighing, and the words ...... I can't say it's too full.
That Liang Tianqi smiled and watched Qin Duan kneel down, then reached out to help, and said loudly: "Lord Qin doesn't have to be formal, I've worked hard all the way." ”
Liang Tianqi pulled Qin Duan up to the main hall, came to the hall, and first ordered him to tidy up his clothes and crown, bow to the north, and thank the emperor. Then he sat down with him...... Qin Duan asked the eldest master to take a seat in a panic, Liang Tianqi shook his head and said, "You speak loudly, I can't hear clearly." ”
I don't know if it's intentional, or if it's really not clear.
"Please take a seat, sir!"
Qin Duan had no choice but to say loudly. It seems that the days in Dali Temple will not be easy in the future, as soon as I come up, my top boss will give myself a color, and I don't know how to trick myself in the future.
"Hehe, Lord Qin doesn't need to be formal." Liang Tianqi was fascinated, shook his head and smiled: "After getting along for a long time, you will know that this official is very easy-going." ”
"Etiquette must not be abolished."
Qin Duan didn't know if this old man was testing himself, anyway, from the news that Qin Duan inquired about, no one said that this Lord Liang was very easy-going, and of course he hadn't heard of his ears not bright, so he had to insist at this time.
"I'm not allowed to say this in the future, I don't like to hear it anymore." Liang Tianqi said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, listen to the teachings of the great master."
Qin Du lowered his head with a smile and said, it doesn't matter if what Liang Tianqi said is true or false, anyway, he can't take it seriously, otherwise he will be accused of despising his boss when the time comes, and he will really have a hard time distinguishing.
"Someone." Liang Tianqi shouted outside the door.
Soon, an old man in his fifties came in, wearing a green official uniform.
"I've seen the big man." The person who came respectfully saluted Liang Tianqi.
"This is Liu Wangcheng, the temple of our Dali Temple, and this is the new Shaoqing of our Dali Temple, Lord Qin Duqin." Liang Tianqi introduced.
"I've seen Lord Qin."
Liu Wangcheng said to Qin Dui, this Liu Wangcheng is Liang Tianqi's confidant, so his attitude towards Qin Dui is a little cold, just a little courtesy.
The Dali Temple of the Great Qin Dynasty generally has: one person, three products; Shaoqing two, four products, six people, from the fifth grade, two main books, six products, two prison officers, seven products, six straight people, from the six products; Eight people are judged, and five people are recorded, from seven products.
And this Dali Temple Cheng is an official from the sixth grade, and he belongs to Liang Tianqi's lineage.
"No courtesy."
Qin Duan said coldly, according to the normal situation, this Dali Temple should call himself the second master, appear to respect himself, and now call himself Lord Qin, which is obviously despising himself, which makes Qin Duan very unhappy.
"Lord Qin, let this Liu Wangcheng take you to familiarize yourself with the Dali Temple, worship the Yashen, and meet your subordinates. And then we're talking. Liang Tianqi said to Qin Duan.
After all, the emperors and officials in ancient times were superstitious, and all the yamen of the Great Qin Dynasty had statues of yashen, and everyone who entered the yamen on an errand had to worship these yagods and seek their blessings.
If you don't worship, it means that you don't respect the gods, and the consequence of not respecting the gods is that you will be ginseng, and you will not be able to be an official.