Xiao Changyi approved Shao Xi's long vacation, which meant that Xiao Changyi would no longer assign any important errands to Shao Xi from today on. This made Shao Xi secretly happy.
Ever since I entered the Central Plains, things have seemed to have never stopped, whether voluntarily or not. Compared with before on the grassland, I have never stopped.
After Shao Xi thanked Xiao Changyi, he made another request with a look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I have a small request that I hope your Majesty can grant."
When Xiao Changyi heard that Shao Xi wanted to make another request, he couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself that this guy was a little too pushy. Was he too talkative?
But since he has already brought it up, why not let him say it and listen.
"Do you have another request? Let's hear it."
Shao Xi glanced at Xu Maocheng who was standing next to him, and said to Xiao Changyi with a playful smile: "Wei Chen is on his mission to Southern Zhao. Fortunately, Mr. Xu helped us along the way. Wei Chen felt that Mr. Xu was thoughtful and rigorous.
"Wei Chen went to Qingshan County to build a cemetery for his deceased wife and wanted to ask Mr. Xu to go with him. He left the matter to Mr. Xu to take care of it. Only then did Wei Chen feel more at ease. I also asked for the Holy Spirit's permission."
Xiao Changyi turned his head and glanced at Xu Maocheng. Xu Maocheng bowed his head and did not dare to speak, but he was very grateful to Shao Xi in his heart.
It should be known that officials from the Shangshu Province go out to serve the emperor on official missions, which brings them both face and benefits. Because they are out on behalf of the emperor, local officials treat them as guests of honor wherever they go. Needless to say, there are benefits.
What's more, this time I was going to help Shao Xi build a cemetery for his deceased wife. This task was not difficult, but the power was considerable. Whether it was the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, or local officials at all levels in Qingshan County, they had to provide money unconditionally. , contribute, he Xu Maocheng can also take this opportunity to make friends with many people who hold real power in the DPRK.
This is not the point. The most important thing is that Shao Xi left this matter to him to handle, which is a great trust in him.
You must know that Shao Xi is already at the fourth level now. Given the high regard that the Holy Emperor attaches to Shao Xi, it will only be a matter of time before he is promoted to the third level in the future.
As long as he reaches the third rank, there is no doubt that he will be granted the title of marquis or prime minister in the future. If he can handle this matter well, he will be able to further deepen his relationship with Shao Xi.
Once Shao Xi gains power in the future, Xu Maocheng will also be able to follow suit, and his chances of being promoted to a higher rank will naturally be much greater.
So when Shao Xi asked him to go to Qingshan County with him, Xu Maocheng was secretly surprised. This clearly meant that Shao Xi wanted to help him. How could he not be grateful to Shao Xi?
In fact, Shao Xi is also wooing Xu Maocheng. You must know that if he wants to establish power in the court, it will take many years and months to train him just by relying on the students in the academy?
Now I am trying to find some capable but unsuccessful officials in this court to win over, and I will also gather a group of loyal and capable people around me.
Shao Xi's request made Xiao Changyi dumbfounded. I gave him two chances, but I didn't expect that what he proposed was all trivial and not greedy at all. This made Xiao Changyi very happy.
So he smiled and said: "I thought you would make some great request, but it turns out it's just this. I'm okay with it."
After saying that, he turned to Xu Maocheng and said: "When Shao Aiqing goes to Qingshan County in a while, you can go with him! No matter what happens there, just do it according to his wishes and his arrangements. It's my arrangement, Xu Aiqing, do you know that?"
Xu Maocheng hurriedly knelt down and cupped his hands and replied: "I will obey the Holy Orders! I will assist Master Shao with all my heart. I thank the Holy Master and Master Shao for their trust. I will live up to the Holy Master's trust and get things done!"
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Xiao Changyi nodded, turned back to Shao Xi, and asked, "Are you satisfied now? Everything depends on you."
Shao Xi quickly put his hands in his hands and thanked him, saying, "I thank you for your compassion, I will definitely go through fire and water to repay the saint's grace!"
Xiao Changyi smiled and tapped Shao Xi with his finger, and said: "What a mouth! You don't even have to think about it when you say nice things. If you really want to do this, you will make more suggestions for me in the future. Anyway, your head is full of crooked ideas. Although It’s not on the table but it’s very useful, so just don’t bother me when the time comes.”
Shao Xi smiled with a smile on his face and said attentively: "The Holy One is joking, how can I dare to perfuse the Holy One? But whenever the Holy One has a will, the lowly ministers must do their best and do their best, and dare not be careless in the slightest."
Xiao Changyi was also a little fed up with Shao Xi's glib tongue and compliments.
So he waved his sleeves impatiently and said: "Okay, okay! You don't need to show your loyalty to me anymore. You will be sealed when you deserve it, and you will be rewarded when you deserve it. You two can step back! If I If anything happens, you will be announced to the palace."
Shao Xi and Xu Maocheng saw that Xiao Changyi was starting to chase people away, so they should be wise!
The two of them bowed and left Xiao Changyi's study room. After coming out, the two of them walked toward the silver gate together in muttering.
"I would like to thank Mr. Shao for your care. This time I go to Qingshan County with Mr. Shao. I will definitely do my best to complete the construction of my wife's cemetery for Mr. Shao. I will never make any mistakes. From now on, whenever Mr. Shao has anything to do, I will give you instructions at any time. Just a word from the official."
As Xu Maocheng walked, he cupped his hands and thanked Shao Xi. This time, Shao Xi got a good job for him.
Going to Qingshan County to build a cemetery for Ye Ziyuan is just a matter of going there to supervise the construction. All the money, craftsmen, and materials needed are provided by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.
To put it bluntly, I asked him to do it just to keep an eye on the quality of the project and not to cut corners. There was nothing else for him to do.
But if this matter is done, the credit will belong to him. When Xiao Changyi rewards him for his ability in supervision, his credit will be the same as picking it up for free.
Moreover, Shao Xi's willingness to let him supervise this matter naturally shows that he trusts him, and he should express his gratitude to Shao Xi.
Shao Xi smiled and waved his hand, and said to Xu Maocheng sincerely: "Master Xu does not need to thank me for this matter. As soon as I saw the Holy Lord, I knew that you had already said that I was not in front of the Holy Lord before I arrived. Few good words.
"I am not an ungrateful person. You Master Xu helped me, so I will naturally help you. What's more, Master Xu, you are indeed very effective in building a cemetery for your wife during this mission to Southern Zhao." I felt very relieved when I handed it over to Mr. Xu.
"So this job and credit are obtained by your own ability, Mr. Xu. You don't need to thank me! I am new to the court, and I still need the guidance and help of people like Mr. Xu in many places.
"We will have a long time together from now on. As long as Master Xu helps me, I, Shao Xi, am also a person who knows how to reciprocate kindness. If Master Xu needs my help for anything in the future, I will just ask."
Xu Maocheng had a flattered expression on his face. You must know that Shao Xi is already one rank above him in official rank, not to mention that Shao Xi's fourth rank is the supervisory history of the "Jingcheng Department".
He is a fourth-rank man who actually holds a powerful position. Even the second-rank Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling, who are the left and right ministers, have to be polite in front of Shao Xi. I couldn't find a few of them up and down.
Xu Maocheng was really surprised that Mr. Shao in front of him took such good care of him just because they were on a mission to Nanzhao together.
Because he himself didn't feel that he had done anything to attract Shao Xi's attention, and he only did everything according to Shao Xi's instructions. However, after returning from this mission, Shao Xi valued him so much.
Xu Maocheng really felt that his fortune had come. It seemed that Shao Xi was his noble person. In the future, he would probably have to rely on Shao Xi to help him advance in the court.
It can only be said that Xu Maocheng has a very clear understanding of himself. Indeed, as he thought, Shao Xi actually did not think that he was a smart and capable person.
However, this person is very down-to-earth, cautious and steady in his actions, and can handle everything he is assigned properly.
More importantly, he found that Xu Maocheng was very aware of current affairs and knew how to assess the situation. Perhaps it was out of self-protection in this officialdom, but he had to say that his non-committal character was indeed very reassuring.
Xu Maocheng is a typical person who leaves things to him and doesn't have to worry about it. Shao Xi really needs this kind of person around him.
Being down-to-earth, hard-working, unassuming, and reliable are the greatest strengths that Shao Xi sees in Xu Maocheng.
Although such a person cannot entrust some particularly difficult things to him, you can rest assured that you can entrust him with some ordinary matters. He will definitely not hold you back.
"Master Shao's kindness to Xiaguan will be remembered in his heart. Xiaguan has served in Shangshu Province for many years and has never met a young, promising, talented, extraordinary and caring person like Master Shao. As long as Mr. Shao doesn’t despise Xiaguan’s mediocrity, I will be willing to do my best for Mr. Shao from now on.”
Shao Xi looked at the grateful expression on Xu Maocheng's face and thought to himself that this honest man must have suffered a lot of rejection in the court. He was depressed and frustrated, and even though he had some abilities, he was not favored by others.
Now that he had given him such an opportunity, he was so grateful to him.
This is good. A grateful person must be a loyal person. Maybe he will become a capable person under him in the future.
"Master Xu, please stop being polite to me. Now that we are both officials in the court, we should support each other and facilitate each other. Don't talk about who works for whom.
"I think Mr. Xu is also a loyal person. I am willing to help Mr. Xu achieve success in this career in the future. If there is any benefit in the future, we should not forget each other."
Shao Xi's words almost made Xu Maocheng cry. A fourth-grade inspector Shi who was favored by the Holy Emperor could actually look down on himself, a fifth-grade Zuo Si Langzhong from Shangshu Province. For Xu Maocheng, it was simply a shame. Somewhat incredible.
At this moment, Xu Maocheng felt like he had met a confidant. He actually felt that after so many years of serving as an official in the court, Shao Xi was the first person who truly valued him and truly saw the bright spots in him.
Although he dare not say that he is a thousand-mile horse, he believes that Shao Xi must be that Bole. Such a person will definitely have many followers around him in the future, and he will become one of them.
Xu Maocheng seemed to see Shao Xi's future, and also seemed to see his own future.
At this time, he deeply believed that Shao Xi would be the one who would influence the future of the Jingyuan Dynasty. Following such a person would definitely give him a chance to witness history, and he might even leave his name in history.
The more he thought about it, the more Xu Maocheng became determined to follow Shao Xi in the future. Maybe today is the beginning of helping Shao Xi create glory.
Shao Xi looked at Xu Maocheng who had decided to surrender to him, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and a look of pride that his plan had succeeded flashed across his face.
