The Six Ministries of the Song Dynasty were affiliated to the Shangshu Province, so the government offices were concentrated on the west side of Yu Street outside the imperial city, very close to Heningmen, only a few hundred steps away.
When he arrived at Liubu, Chang Geng took out a jade sign, waved it, and drove the carriage in with great arrogance.
Stopping at the entrance of the courtyard of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhao Mengqi got out of the car and entered the courtyard. He saw long queues at the entrance of many public houses, either those who were running for official positions or those waiting for office.
In the early Song Dynasty, the six departments had no real power and were divided among other newly established departments.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, in order to solve the increasingly serious problem of redundant officials, he carried out the Yuanfeng restructuring, abolished and merged many departments and idle personnel, and returned various administrative powers to the original departments.
The responsibility of this Ministry of Civil and Military Affairs is to be in charge of the selection, dispatch, qualifications, promotion, compensation, assessment and other policies of civil and military officials, as well as the decrees on titles, honors, rewards and punishments, and merits and demerits.
It can be said that he has the lifeblood of most officials in the world, so it is natural for him to be busy all day long.
No matter how majestic an official may be outside, he has become a newly arrived daughter-in-law here. She is always careful with her tail between her legs, and she smiles even to the petty officials in the civil service department.
Like Zhao Mengqi, who swaggered in with a bunch of followers behind him, but he was still so young, he looked very eye-catching and attracted everyone's attention.
In front of the doorstep of the main hall, a young government official wearing a brand-new public uniform saw this and immediately shouted loudly, "That kid! Do you know where this place is!? You dare to wander in... Ouch!"
A forty-year-old old government official next to him stretched out his hand and said, "You idiot! What are you talking about!?"
The young yamen servant looked aggrieved, "Uncle Liu, isn't this what you taught me, to maintain the dignity of the yamen..."
"You melon boy, don't you have any narrow-minded ideas? If you offend a noble person, you can make your father angry! Watch more! Learn more!"
Liu Yamen just kicked the leg, then left the young Yamen and came to Zhao Mengqi with a smile on his face, "Your Excellency Wan'an, that boy is new and ignorant. Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I will apologize to you on his behalf." ."
Zhao Mengqi didn't take it seriously at all. He looked at Liu Yamen and said with a smile, "It's a small matter, it doesn't matter. You are very clever."
"Your Majesty, you are laughing. If you don't wake up, how can I survive today? I wonder if your Majesty has anything I can do for you?" Liu Yamen nodded and bowed, with a flattering smile on his face.
This kind of fritters are common in every government office, and Zhao Mengqi is not surprised at all, "Is Minister Yang here?"
"Yes, yes, I'll let you know. I don't know how noble..."
Liu Yamen was very attentive. People who didn't know better thought he was naturally warm-hearted, but the younger Yamen looked confused.
"My surname is Zhao, and I am a student of Minister Yang."
When he heard that his surname was Zhao, he was still a student of Yang Shilang. Liu Yamen was immediately shocked. You must know that since Yang Dong started teaching King Zhong, there have been no other students. It is self-evident who the person in front of him is.
He immediately shouted to the young Yamen servant, "Xiao Geng, go quickly and bring a chair for the noble man!"
Turning his head, his smile became even brighter, and the wrinkles on his face were about to fall out, "Your Excellency, wait a moment, sit down and rest for a while. I will go to report immediately and let the servant come to greet you."
After saying that, a pair of old legs turned into a whirlwind and ran towards the chamberlain, as if there was a vicious dog chasing him behind him.
Although Xiao Geng was still confused, he obeyed Liu Yamen's instructions. He ran into the main hall, brought out an official hat chair with a bang, placed it squarely, stepped aside, and then said "sit".
He is really a stupid kid who just came out of society, and he can't even add the word "please".
Zhao Mengqi sat down casually, smiled and said jokingly, "You can't be called upright."
Xiao Geng seemed to have seen a ghost and stammered, "Gui... how did the noble... how did you know? Xiao... I was blind just now and bumped into... the noble. Please don't take it personally. The little one just hit me." It’s my job as a father not to be… ignorant.”
"Haha, don't be nervous. I'm not a big insect. I won't eat you. Are you interested in following me?"
Compared with the old youtiao, Zhao Mengqi has a better impression of this kind of stupid young man. Although he is definitely not as good at things as the old youtiao, he is sincere. However, in the big dye vat of the yamen, it may not take long for the stupid young man to become slippery.
Of course, when Zhao Mengqi asked this question, he was still worried about the fact that he did not have the aura of a king.
"Ah?" Xiao Geng was stunned, looking at a loss.
He was naturally not happy to ask him to give up his ancestral iron rice bowl and go with an unknown person. However, he had learned the lesson from Liu Yamen and did not dare to offend the person in front of him, so he did not say no.
Seeing his hesitation, Zhao Mengqi was very disappointed, but then he saw Yang Dong rushing over in a hurry.
Zhao Mengqi stood up first and saluted, "Student meets teacher."
"Dian... um, why are you here?" Yang Dong changed his words in time and stabilized his figure, his face still very surprised.
"It has been a long time since I received the teacher's teachings. The student has many doubts in his mind and needs to be consulted. He couldn't help himself and came to visit rudely, which disturbed the teacher's official duties." Zhao Mengqi made up a reason casually.
Yang Dong glanced around and found that many people were looking here with curious eyes. He paused and said, "You can come with me. It's not convenient to talk here."
Zhao Mengqi and his party followed Yang Dong to his apartment, leaving behind a lot of gossip.
Xiao Geng looked at their retreating figures and quietly asked Liu Yamen beside him, "Uncle, the noble man asked me to go with him just now, but I didn't agree. He seemed a little unhappy. It's nothing serious."
"What!?" Liu Yamen glared at Xiao Geng, his eyes almost bursting. He then took off his shoes and slapped Xiao Geng on the head, "I'll beat you to death for your father! This is the grave of your Geng family. With Qingyan, you have lost the blessings that you will never be able to achieve in a few lifetimes, just like this!?"
"Uncle! Uncle! Stop hitting... Stop hitting, I, I haven't had time to refuse!" Xiao Geng didn't dare to hide when he was being beaten, he just kept begging for mercy.
