Chapter 242: Unsheathed (The response was so fierce that I decided to follow the trend and shorten the chapter name)

For several days, in addition to going to the old library in a daze, Wren was at home to entertain the nobles who came to visit, and his honest appearance was really reassuring. Whether it was the Empress of Pars or www.biquge.info the aristocratic group, both the Empress of Pars and the aristocratic group praised Wren for his understanding of current affairs. After all, the imperial capital is not a rural place, and Rennes, who is so arrogant in the countryside that he is known as the King of Bell, can only shrink his tail and be a man after returning to the imperial capital. Some of the people or forces concerned about Wren have given up strict surveillance, and Her Majesty Queen Pars once said to the Prime Minister in private that she had chosen a good rope for Wren and tied him honestly.

But is that really the case?

With three hours to go until lunch, Wren slowly entered his office, the huge floor-to-ceiling windows were bright and clear as if they didn't exist, and the abundant colored light and farther line of sight made him feel very good. Instead of sitting in the chair behind his desk, he sat on the couch directly opposite the desk for entertaining guests, and after a moment of silence he picked up the bell in the corner of the table and shook it. There are more convenient and quicker ways to rule over others, but Wren prefers this kind of bell, which gives him a sense of ownership.

Almost at the same time, hurried footsteps rang out outside the office door, echoing back and forth in the empty hallway. The door was quickly pushed open, Nietzsche walked in, his face slightly flushed, and when he saw Wren sitting on the sofa, his steps paused, his movements sped up a little, and he walked to Wren's side, lowered his head, and stood behind the sofa under Wren's seat, motionless waiting for Wren's instructions.

"Are all the archives of the entire imperial capital here?", Wren flicked his fingers, did not turn his head, leaned on the sofa and stretched his arms naturally, pressing against the back of the sofa. He looked at the imperial capital outside the floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze was far and deep, completely making it impossible for outsiders to discover his thoughts at this time. He didn't show even a hint of special emotion or expression, but he always gave people an air that could not be offended, he was like a calm dragon, and the price of waking him up would make people despair.

Nietzsche immediately replied: "It is true that all the files of nobles and officials are kept in backup by the Archives Department in case they are needed." Do you need to gear up?"

"So do we have a backup of the archives of those bachelors and scholars?"

Nietzsche's eyes rolled and almost popped out of their sockets. As a clean but inexpensive department like the Archives Department, all the staff have almost nothing to do, and they may spend the rest of their time sleeping except for paying attention to the big and small gossip and rumors that occur in the imperial capital. During this time, there was a little joke in the imperial capital, the golden nobleman Ren was scolded by several bachelors, but there was no movement.

Some people think that this is the king of the bell is tied to his hands, while others think that he is now unable to defend himself, so he cannot make a proper counterattack. No matter what kind of gossip it is, it seems to be saying the same thing, that is, Wren is not good.

He has lost the courage and momentum in Bell Province, he has already accepted his fate and does not want to toss anymore.

Nietzsche also heard such rumors to some extent, and he didn't believe it, but helplessly, these rumors were so marketable that they always made some people believe them in confusion, so that even Nietzsche began to wonder if Wren really intended to lie dormant for a while.

Today, however, at this time, he understood.

The king is always the king, and retracting the fist does not mean defense, it is more likely to be for the next punch to hit stronger power!

"The files of the scholars are in the Board of Education, but we in the Archives Department also have the power to raise the files, and they can also be backed up if necessary. Nietzsche turned his mind and immediately answered Wren's question.

Wren nodded, no sorrow or joy, "Bring back the files of the bachelors and university scholars who opposed me opening the floor-to-ceiling windows some time ago and let the people from the review department participate, check if these people are not stained at all, and by the way, let them investigate whether there are other nobles or forces behind these people." ”

"Chief, we don't have the authority to ask the review section to do this, theoretically if you want to review certain information, you have to communicate with the minister first, this is a procedural issue......", Nietzsche was very embarrassed, and Wren's request was a little overstep.

Although the Archives Department is an inconspicuous Qingshui department, it does not have much power, but the system has nothing to do with the amount of power. A strict system is a guarantee for the top-down implementation of the unity of thought in the system of government, and although in many cases such a system will also become a tool used by some people to satisfy their selfish desires, it cannot be denied the correctness of the system. Strict adherence to the rules and regulations of the system is a rule of the game that every politician who wants to climb the ladder must abide by and uphold, unless you have the strength to cross the red line, you can ignore these things.

Without the consent of the Minister and the head of the Examination Section, directly ordering the Examination Section to do things, once it is revealed, Wren may be helpless because of his identity and background, but he will definitely not end well as a clerk. At worst, he was demoted and transferred, or at worst, he was directly removed from the privileged class, and Nietzsche did not dare to take this risk.

But Wren did not speak, remained silent, and layers of greasy beads of sweat began to appear on Nietzsche's forehead, and he raised his hand to wipe and wipe, and the more he wiped, the more he wiped. The atmosphere also became heavy, and he felt as if his shoulders were being weighed down by something heavy, making his body become heavy too, and even his breathing became extremely thin. He gritted his teeth, a struggling and hideous expression on his face, and finally stomped his foot hard, "I...... I'll go now. ”

Wren finally showed a slight smile at this time, he turned his face sideways, and only showed half of his face to Nietzsche, "Very good, I like capable subordinates." Tell the people in the examination department that everyone has each document, and after the review is clear, I will give a price of one gold coin each, which is a small reward for helping me. As for the Chief of the Review Section...... I heard that this position is vacant now, right?"

Capable people will not come to the archives department, the archives department is like a garbage heap, but everyone who has a little ability has tried their best to transfer away, if it weren't for Wren taking up the post of chief of the first confidential section, the position of the head of the three regular departments is still vacant. Nietzsche nodded, and Wren suddenly laughed for some reason, and he moved his shoulders and stood up.

"Help me buy some gifts, I'm going to visit the Minister after work today. He waved his hand, "You go and get busy first, do the things I have arranged well, and let me see your determination and ability." ”

In the imperial capital, there is never a shortage of people who take risks in order to gain more power, and Nietzsche is obviously one of them. Once he decided to hug Wren's thigh, he went out without hesitation, he went to the Education Committee first, and the Education Committee really had no excuse to refuse the request of the Archives Department, after all, one of the responsibilities of the Archives Department was to collect sensitive information and make a book and enter it into the archives. Soon Nietzsche returned to the old library with five files and handed them over to the censors. The censorship department plays a thankless role many times, and there is not much oil and water, and when they heard that Wren was willing to spend money to ask them to do things privately, they completely forgot about the rules and regulations, and they may not have the same mind as Nietzsche, wanting to hug their thighs.

Two hundred silver coins may be a huge sum in the countryside, but in the imperial capital, it is about ten days' wages for these clerks, and in short, it is not a small amount of money that cannot be seen. Now the exchange rate of silver coins to gold coins has decreased slightly, one hundred and thirty-three silver coins can be exchanged for one gold coin, Wren promised a gold coin, and the excess was added by Nietzsche himself. He is a person who knows a lot about drilling, so he knows how to win the hearts and minds of the leaders, and this is the first time he has tried to find out Wren's character.

Success is certainly worth celebrating, and there is nothing to lose if you fail, after all, he is not embezzling Wren's money, but using his own money to increase the chips for Wren's reward, no one can blame him, right?

Under the influence of monetary incentives, the examination section carefully examined all the materials sent by Nietzsche with unprecedented speed, and found out the problematic parts of them and extracted them separately. These problematic sections may include everything from anti-action rhetoric to petty theft that may go against mainstream values and morals, and to put it bluntly, find the blemishes in your life. These stains can become stumbling blocks when it comes to promotion, and they are also something that the empire needs to refer to when selecting officials, and a person with a lack of virtue and contrary to the mainstream values is not qualified to become a higher official.

But obviously, Wren doesn't care whether these bachelors will be promoted, or whether they will cause scandals because of these small stains, what he wants is what these people have said and done wrong.

Nietzsche returned to Wren's office with a stack of papers, and Wren immediately picked up a copy casually, strolled to the floor-to-ceiling window, and read it carefully with his back to Nietzsche with his head down. The smile on the corner of his mouth grew more and more, gradually blooming, until he laughed softly.

"Look at this, this bachelor named Colin, who openly discussed in the three hundred and forty-first years of the empire that 'the royal family's way of choosing an heir is extremely stupid,' and in the three hundred and sixty-seventh year of the empire, he openly made such stupid remarks as 'the royal family should return power to ......the common people,' Wren shook his head, these scholars are indeed first-rate in learning, but in politics, they may not even be as good as people like Nietzsche. Wren put down the papers in his hand and threw them on the table casually, he had found a very sharp knife to use to crush the dreams of those people who tried to imprison him!