After all, the mutual dislike between Xiao Wenxuan and the group of candidates who had taken refuge with Zhao Junchen was just because they didn't get along, rather than because there was something that could not resolve the hatred.
Therefore, as long as the method is appropriate, Xiao Wenxuan wants to eliminate the dislike of him among the candidates. Although it is not easy, it is not an impossible task.
In fact, according to Zhao Junchen, Xiao Wenxuan's performance is pretty good.
After experiencing the setbacks in the examination, Xiao Wenxuan reflected that although he did not dare to say that he had an epiphany about the human heart and the world, he did make great progress in this aspect, and he also deeply understood the importance of interpersonal relationships to him in the future.
So after rushing to the Tianhai Building to meet with the candidates, Xiao Wenxuan put aside his reserve and arrogance. First he accepted the humiliation, and then after being cautious, deliberately pandering, and even flattering to please, he finally initially resolved the disgust and resentment of the candidates towards him. Exclude the mind.
Although it will take some time to completely resolve these feelings of disgust and rejection, Xiao Wenxuan has finally made a good start.
Of course, Xiao Wenxuan did not mention to the candidates that he had been accepted by Zhao Junchen as a staff member in the government. Otherwise, due to the change in mentality of the candidates - they were worried about Xiao Wenxuan's future revenge, or thought that Xiao Wenxuan was showing off - and so on, instead It's not easy to complete this mission.
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After experiencing a party where the atmosphere changed from embarrassing to happy, it was already evening, and as agreed, Xiao Wenxuan came to Zhao Junchen's house.
Zhao Junchen met Xiao Wenxuan in the study and appeared in the study at the same time. There is also Su Xiqing, another Jin staff in the Zhao Mansion.
Like all the guests who entered Zhao Junchen's study for the first time, Xiao Wenxuan never thought about being a powerful and corrupt official like Zhao Junchen. The decoration in the study is so simple and low-key, without any hint of luxury.
However, Xiao Wenxuan quickly suppressed his surprise and reported to Zhao Junchen: "My lord, Xiao Wenxuan has fulfilled his mission. Although it took a lot of effort, my lord, the matter was finally completed. I will definitely give up in the future." Be selfish, do things with your heart, and never make things difficult for adults. I hope you can put this talent and knowledge to good use."
"If a person wants to jump to a high place, the first thing to do is to bend his knees. He must bury his pride in his heart and feel aggrieved temporarily. It will never be equal to the ultimate success. Compromise and forbearance are just a means, and It’s not your character.” Zhao Junchen nodded to Xiao Wenxuan with a smile and said: “You didn’t understand this before, but now you do a good job. It seems that you are really mature.”
"Thank you, sir, for your advice and your kind words. Wenxuan will definitely keep them in mind and will never forget them."
Seeing Xiao Wenxuan's expression full of low-key humility. Without any trace of complacency and forgetfulness, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and then he said: "However, you were just a simple scholar in the past. You probably don't understand many of the methods and knowledge required by staff. Although I value you very much, but You also need to practice for a period of time before entrusting you with important tasks."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen pointed to Su Xiqing beside him and said: "The person next to you is named Su Xiqing. Like you, he is also a staff member in my house and can be regarded as your senior. He has a good family background and has been in the family since his great-grandfather's generation. , he began to work as an aide or master for the imperial officials. He does not understand all the methods and knowledge required by an aide. Next, you will study with him for a period of time, and let him teach you some rules in my house."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen turned his eyes to Su Xiqing again and warned him: "Teach him carefully, don't hide your secrets, and don't worry about teaching the apprentice to starve the master to death. The better you teach him, the greater your contribution will be. I I will value you more and more. As for your date of going to Yangzhou, let’s decide the day after tomorrow. Before that, I’ll give Xiao Wenxuan some lessons.”
"Please rest assured, sir. Xiqing is dedicated to serving you. He will never hide his selfish motives. He will teach you with all his heart." After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Su Xiqing naturally assured him quickly.
On the other side, after hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xiao Wenxuan also bowed to Su Xiqing and said: "From now on, I will have to trouble you, senior. I am new to this and have little experience. I hope senior will give you some advice."
"It's easy to talk! It's easy to talk!" Su Xiqing also responded quickly: "Don't take advice as an advice, it's just some sideways, just communicate with each other and confirm."
He followed Zhao Junchen to see Xiao Wenxuan today, and he naturally understood that Zhao Junchen valued Xiao Wenxuan, so although Xiao Wenxuan was a latecomer, Su Xiqing did not dare to rely on his old age.
Even if this point is put aside, Xiao Wenxuan has the reputation of being a scholar after all, and he is just a scholar. Due to the status gap between scholars, he does not dare to treat others arrogantly.
Seeing that the two of them were getting along quite happily, Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded, as if he had remembered something, and added: "Wenxuan, I have arranged for the servants in the mansion to arrange a room for you. If you are missing anything, please contact the manager of the mansion. Just say it. I saw that you didn’t ask about the monthly silver, so I’ll set it at thirty taels per month for the time being. There will also be a double salary and benefits during the holidays. From now on, we will increase it based on your merit and qualifications. If you have no objection, go to the accounting office. Tell them, and you can advance part of the monthly silver to your home, so that your family can feel at ease. Of course, if you are willing, you can also bring your family to live in the capital. The mansion will prepare a place for them, so there is no need to worry about anything. .”
Zhao Junchen has never been stingy about the welfare and salary of his subordinates - in fact, with his current net worth, he can't be stingy with dozens of taels of silver.
As the saying goes, "Eating the emperor's salary means being loyal to the emperor." It can be seen that salary is a prerequisite for loyalty. If the salary is small, loyalty may be limited.
Sure enough, when he heard that his monthly salary was as high as thirty taels, and that Zhao Junchen was so considerate for himself, even though Xiao Wenxuan now had some power and scheming, he still couldn't help but feel flattered and moved.
However, Xiao Wenxuan is now thoughtful and pays great attention to the impact of some details on interpersonal relationships. So before answering Zhao Junchen, he took a look at Su Xiqing next to him. Seeing that Su Xiqing didn't have any dissatisfaction on his face, it was obvious that his salary was higher than that of Xiao Wenxuan. Su Xiqing's high salary will only destroy the initial good relationship between the two.
"Thirty taels of silver per month is already a lot. Wenxuan only feels that he deserves it, and there is no way he would have any objections."
Seeing that Xiao Wenxuan had no objection, Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "In that case, you can follow Su Xiqing to familiarize yourself with the environment of my house. I still have a few documents to deal with, so I won't talk to you anymore."
Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing naturally did not dare to delay Zhao Junchen's official business. After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, they hurriedly bowed and left.
From now on, the two of them will be Zhao Junchen's assistants in handling official and private matters, but before that, they still need some experience and inspection.
The two of them naturally understood this.
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However, it was said that Su Xiqing led Xiao Wenxuan out of the study room, and she also wanted to have a good relationship with Xiao Wenxuan, so she behaved enthusiastically and personally led Xiao Wenxuan to Xiao Wenxuan's Zhao residence.
On the way, after the two chatted for a few words, Xiao Wenxuan began to ask Su Xiqing about the rules of the Zhao family.
When you first enter the Zhao Mansion, you naturally need to grasp the rules and environment of the Zhao Mansion, otherwise if you accidentally violate the taboos, you will only harm others and yourself.
In this regard, Su Xiqing also gave pointers without reservation.
"In our Zhao Mansion, everything is naturally dominated by Mr. Zhao. However, because Mr. Zhao's mother died young and he was not married yet, there is no other owner in the mansion.
"...But there are two people in the mansion who cannot be offended because they are close to Mr. Zhao. One is Mr. Zhao's eldest follower, Xu Qingyan, butler Xu. You have seen him in the study just now. Before Mr. Zhao entered the court as an official, , is the book boy next to Mr. Zhao. Now he is running errands for Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao has many things assigned to him, so we will have more opportunities to contact him in the future. However, maybe it is because he is too close to Mr. Zhao. , even if he did something wrong, Mr. Zhao would not punish him too much, so his temper could not help but be a little out of control, but he did not have any scheming, and it was easy to understand that all his thoughts were shown on his face. On weekdays, as long as you follow him , he will treat you as one of his own..."
"...The other one is Mrs. Fang Rufang, Mr. Zhao's concubine. I heard that Mr. Zhao is about to promote her as a concubine in the mansion. Although she seems to have a low status on the surface, before Mr. Zhao officially marries his wife, there are many people in the mansion. Everything, as well as many properties in the house, are in charge of her, the mistress of the Zhao Mansion. Compared to Housekeeper Xu, Mrs. Fang is quite shrewd, capable and difficult to deal with. But Mrs. Fang is responsible for things differently from us. So we won’t have much contact with her. Of course, we won’t have to interfere with those things that Mrs. Fang is responsible for. At least until Mr. Zhao expressly expresses it, we can’t interfere, otherwise we will violate the taboo..."
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After listening to what Su Xiqing said, Xiao Wenxuan gradually understood the rules and environment in Zhao Mansion.
In addition, because Su Xiqing hinted, Xiao Wenxuan also understood that Fang Ru was responsible for things that were not just simple matters in the house and the property under the house. I was afraid that Fang Ru would be more or less involved in some shady things and Zhao Junchen's intelligence network.
After understanding this, Xiao Wenxuan asked Su Xiqing for some knowledge and methods needed by the staff.
As for Xiao Wenxuan's request for advice, Su Xiqing sighed: "The knowledge here is huge."
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ps: I just checked the comment area and found that many old friends are back. I’m very happy!
Yesterday I went to the unit leader's house to discuss changing departments. If it works out, I will have more time to write from now on.
Well, it’s the first one today, and there will be a second one around the early hours of the morning!
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