In the duty room, the clerk leaned into Li Daozong's ear and explained the situation outside in detail.
After the general finished speaking, Fang Jun pretended to knock on the door, then pushed the door open and entered.
Pei Xingjian, who followed closely behind, also entered the check-in room.
Li Daozong waved his hand and dismissed the clerk, then stood up calmly and said with a smile on his face: "Fang Erlang is a rare visitor, come on, come and sit down. Mr. Pei, please sit down too, no need to be polite."
He walked out from behind the desk, took Fang Jun's hand, came to the reception area by the window, and sat down together.
Pei Xingjian thanked him profusely and sat aside without saying a word.
Some scribes offered tea and then withdrew.
Li Daozong invited Fang Jun to drink tea and asked with a smile: "It's the New Year's Eve and all the yamen are so busy. How come Erlang is interested in coming to the Libu Yamen?"
Obviously asking knowingly.
Fang Jun glanced at the door that was still open and replied with a smile: "It is precisely because the New Year is approaching and all the duties in the yamen are complicated. I am afraid that when the prince is busy, you will inevitably make some omissions and forget some things that should be handled as soon as possible." As for business, I just have nothing to do today, so I came to remind you, and I also wish to see the county prince Haihan."
Li Daozong poured tea for Fang Jun and said, "Thank you very much, Erlang. To be honest, there are so many things going on in this official office. Although I have been in office for a long time, I still cannot grasp everything. Omissions are inevitable. Erlang might as well not tell you, what exactly did I miss?"
Fang Jun picked up the tea cup and said seriously: "Pei Langjun served as the chief historian of Huating Town. He was transferred back to the capital this time. The Ministry of Civil Affairs planned to appoint him as a doctor in the Ministry of Finance. I don't know why the appointment was stuck in the Ministry of Personnel and has not been seen. Sue him? The prince must know that now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of auditing money and food expenditures, which is a top priority. The position of doctor in the Ministry of Finance is also very important. It is wrong to delay it for no reason. Regarding the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ audit, I’m afraid no one can bear this responsibility.”
The two sang in harmony, and the people outside could hear clearly, and they were all shocked, knowing that this stick had indeed come to find trouble today.
Li Daozong waved his hand at the clerk at the door. The clerk understood and closed the door.
Unexpectedly, people outside heard the conversation, and Li Daozong asked with a wry smile: "Erlang, where are you making this trouble?"
Fang Jun frowned and said, "Is this official office really monolithic?"
Li Daozong sighed: "What kind of situation is His Royal Highness the King of Jin in the Ministry of War now? I am even worse... This Ministry of Civil Affairs was first run by Shen Guogong, Zhao Guogong and others for many years. Even the British Duke had been in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs before. However, the time was too short, and he was promoted to Shangshu Zuopushe before he could break the iron wall built by the nobles of Guanlong. He was then taken over by me. He is not afraid of Erlang's jokes. When it comes to marching and fighting, I claim to be no less than anyone else, but Such intrigues and scheming in the yamen day and night are really not what I am good at. The right servant is better, but the left servant Linghu Xiuji, together with the doctors and chiefs from various ministries in Guanlong, often opposes me, but I always Can't we kill them all with one knife? It's really a headache."
Just like the Ministry of War was hollowed out by Fang Jun and built into a monolithic structure from top to bottom, the Ministry of Personnel has always been the foundation of the Guanlong aristocracy. Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, nephews and uncles, have controlled the Ministry of Personnel for many years. Although Li Daozong, a disciple and former official, has the title of Jiangxia County King, there are soft nails and hidden pitfalls everywhere, but there is nothing he can do about it.
He looked at Pei Xingjian again and said apologetically: "It's not that I didn't try my best. It's actually the official office that has many constraints in getting things done. Don't blame Mr. Pei Lang."
Pei Xingjian said hurriedly: "I don't dare to do this in a humble position!"
Fang Jun said: "So, I am here to help you."
"hehe……"
Li Daozong smiled bitterly and pointed out the window: "Riding your horse to kick down the door of the official department, is this how you help me? Not to mention whether you can help me, the censor will have to keep an eye on you when I turn around."
"Are you afraid of that?"
Fang Jun looked disdainful, holding the teacup and drinking tea.
Li Daozong was pushed and was speechless.
However, these words are time-consuming and deceptive. This guy has been very enthusiastic since he was a child. In the past two years, at the end of each year, there must be a large cart of memorials collected from His Majesty's Imperial Study.
I have been impeached a lot, and I guess I have gotten used to it. At least until the most serious one right now, which is to suspend the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, there is no real punishment at all. This holy family is unparalleled in the court. People say This is indeed true.
But he was still curious: "How do you want to help me?"
Fang Jun put down the teacup, touched the short mustache on his lips, and said disapprovingly: "Prince, as the official minister, naturally you can't mess around. Even if you know that the people below are working against each other, you don't want to tear your face too much." , otherwise the officer's face will be lost and his prestige will be damaged. But it is different. He is a stick. When he is angry, he comes to find a punching bag to vent his anger and regain his face. Who can say that he is not right? "
Li Daozong was startled and waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't come here! This is the official office after all, the center of the empire. The faces of those officials are irrelevant, but do you still want the dignity of the center of the imperial court? Absolutely not!"
"Don't worry, Prince, I have my own plans!"
With that said, Fang Jun shouted out the door: "Open the door!"
The clerk outside the door quickly opened the door and took a look inside. He saw Fang Junzheng looking over and said to him: "Go and call Mr. Zuo over to me."
"Here!"
The clerk did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly ran to Linghu Xiuji's room to deliver the notice.
Linghu Xiuji had just returned to his duty room and was about to send someone to Li Daozong to find out what Fang Jun's purpose was when he saw Li Daozong's clerk running over and saying that he was being summoned by the Duke of Yue.
He is the Duke of the country, and if he comes to the official office to do business, he, the Zuo Shilang, will naturally be there at his call.
I feel depressed, but I don’t dare to disobey, and I can’t even hide away. How can I give others a reason to get angry?
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll be there soon."
He told a few confidants and then walked out.
Several confidants quickly warned: "That guy is the most arrogant. This is the official office, not his military department. Brother Linghu must hold on, don't lose the prestige of our official department."
"What I'm saying is that this official department is our official department in Guanlong. Do they think this is a place where they can be arrogant?"
Linghu Xiuji was thinking hard, and after listening to the words of a few people, he just nodded slightly and said, "I understand, you don't need to worry."
Then he lifted his feet and walked out.
How could he not understand the thoughts of these people? The official department is indeed the official department of Guanlong. No matter Li Ji before or Li Daozong now, they can only follow the trend and let it go. Although there have been drastic measures to take back all the power, they have all been defeated. It can shake the control of Guanlong nobles and officials.
Is it possible that the arrival of Fang Jun can make him so arrogant that he can suppress the momentum of the Guanlong nobles?
But even though he said that, it was Fang Jun after all!
Fang Er Bang Chui was so famous that even his father, Linghu Defen, a veteran of two dynasties and Guanzhong Suru, was humiliated. How could he, Linghu Xiuji, be nothing?
My thoughts were wandering along the way. When I arrived at the door of Li Daozong's duty room, the clerk went in to report. He came out immediately, bowed and said: "The Duke of Yue has feelings."
Linghu Xiuji took a breath, no matter how difficult it was, he must face Fang Jun directly, otherwise he would lose all his prestige in the official department and his future would be bleak.
In the duty room, Li Daozong and Fang Jun were sitting on chairs in front of the window. Linghu Xiu came in and said respectfully, "I've come here. I've met the king of the county and the Duke of Yue."
Fang Jun glanced at Li Daozong, who responded with a wry smile.
Generally speaking, officialdom has its own rules, and there is no room for error when it comes to titles. There are often some differences between the official positions and titles of each person. Generally, they will be called by the higher one, but this is only under normal circumstances, such as when the two parties do not belong to each other, to show respect. For example, if Li Daozong and Linghu Xiuji have a direct superior-subordinate relationship, and they are official counselors in the yamen, you can't call them that. Instead, you should directly address each other's official position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Linghu Xiuji only addressed him as "king of the county" and did not mention his official position as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. It was obvious that he was expressing to Li Daozong that he did not recognize his official position as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
This is a bit too deceptive...
But after all, this is Li Daozong's matter and an internal matter of the civil service yamen. No matter how strong Fang Jun is, he cannot use this as a starting point to stand up for Li Daozong.
There is no such truth, and it also damages Li Daozong's face. He violated a taboo for nothing, and Li Daozong may not appreciate it...
