"Why?"
Zhu Buwu was a little puzzled. When a Shangguan arrives, isn't it appropriate to write a congratulatory message?
Yang Bu Nao asked back:
"Do you know where this Lord Shan Wuyuan came from?"
"Um, I don't know."
"This lord was directly appointed by Fucheng Huangsi. He didn't follow the procedures required by Zixu Si. He is a completely unruly person."
"Can Fucheng Huangsi directly appoint Zixu Si to the position of Sizheng?"
"Logically speaking, it's impossible, but who makes this person's background unusual?"
"Since you have such a background, why do you come to this small place?"
"What else could be the reason? I don't have the ability, so I just want to come here and become a local emperor!"
Yang Bu Nao said very disdainfully.
"That's why you don't plan to write a congratulatory message?"
"Of course, we have all passed the Zhengxuan Sect's formal assessment before taking up our posts here. Why should he, a Shangguan who got his job through connections, ask us to write a congratulatory message?"
Yang Bu Nao said a little angrily.
Zhu Buwu looked at the other colleagues around him and found that no one had written a congratulatory message. After thinking about it, he felt that everyone had done the right thing.
It is indeed inappropriate to write a congratulatory message to a Shangguan who rose to power through connections.
After making a decision, he decisively stopped writing and stopped writing congratulatory messages.
Seeing this, Yang Bunao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile:
"This is the right thing to do. We are all colleagues, so we should focus on the same place and shoulder everything together!"
"Don't worry, if I say I won't write it, I definitely won't write it again!"
Zhu Buwu patted his chest and assured.
Yang Bu Nao returned to his work station with a satisfied smile.
Zhu Buwu asked Lu Buxie next to him again why everyone didn't leave after work.
Lu Buxie said that everyone was purely voluntary and had no other reasons.
This moved Zhu Buwu very much. They are all good seniors!
Everyone sat on the branches in the government room, also known as the squad room, until the moon was over, and then they dispersed.
Only then did Zhu Buwu realize that he was the only one living in the Yasi, and everyone else had left.
Before leaving, the supervisor Gou Huitian specifically told him to keep an eye on the things in the yamen office and not let them get lost.
After everyone left, Zhu Buwu wanted to go directly to rest, but when he thought that there were still a lot of documents that had not been processed at the work station, he decided to rest after finishing them.
After finishing the processing, he looked at the white paper on the table, wanting to write a congratulatory message.
But I was afraid that by then my colleagues would not have written anything, so I would write it myself, which would be too unsocial.
After struggling for a while, I decided not to write anymore and to stand with my colleagues.
So, go and rest.
Early the next morning, the first person to arrive at the yamen office was Gou Huitian, the supervisor of the immortal official.
As soon as this person arrived, he stood guard at the door, holding the roll in his hand and staring at the hourglass.
Zhu Buwu got up early. Seeing this person like this, he stepped forward to ask.
Gou Huitian said that he was preparing for the meal to see who would be late.
Seeing that this person was so dedicated to his duties, Zhu Buwu couldn't help but ask:
"Director Gou, how long did it take you to become a 'special immortal official'?"
"Soon, only sixteen years."
"so long?"
"What does this mean? Sixteen years is already very fast."
"Then how long will it take for me, now a middle-grade immortal official, to reach your level?"
"Hehe, if you work hard, you will definitely have the opportunity to become a special immortal official in the future."
"By the way, I am a middle-grade immortal official. Do I have a relatively high starting point? What are the grades of my other colleagues?"
"Most of them are middle-grade immortal officials, and Niu BuMian is a top-grade immortal official."
"Then who is the low-grade immortal official?"
"Low-grade? We don't have low-grade immortal officials here."
"No? How come there isn't?"
"The immortal officials we have here only have three levels: middle grade, high grade, and special grade. There are no low grade immortal officials."
"Ah, then wouldn't a middle-grade immortal official be a low-grade immortal official?"
"Nonsense, a middle-grade immortal official is a middle-grade immortal official. Where did a low-grade immortal official come from?
Watch your words! "
"Oh~~~"
Zhu Buwu was scolded by Gou Huitian and did not reply.
But seeing that the time on the hourglass was almost up, and my colleagues hadn't arrived yet, I couldn't help but worry about them.
If Dian Mao is late, he will definitely be written down by Supervisor Gou.
Just as the time was about to come, I saw Niu Buxie, Ma Buxieng, Yang Bu Nao, Luo Bu Sheng and others arriving on time.
Not early, not late, just a little early.
Seeing this, Zhu Buwu breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, no one was late.
But seeing that Supervisor Gou didn't look too good, Zhu Buwu couldn't help but ask:
"Director Gou, aren't they late? Why do you still look a little unhappy?"
"Humph, they are all extremely lazy and arrive early without any reluctance. Just like this, you will never be able to become a super immortal official in your life!"
Gou Huitian said with some dissatisfaction, put away the roster, and planned to return to the class room.
Seeing this, Zhu Buwu asked again:
"Director Gou, the deputy director and the chief clerk haven't arrived yet. Don't you remember them being late?"
When Gou Huitian heard this, he looked at him like an idiot, snorted, and didn't reply at all.
Seeing this, Zhu Buwu had a bad impression of this person.
Since yesterday, I have never seen this immortal official smile at them.
But no matter what, Zhu Buwu started today's work in high spirits.
After a while, the deputy secretary, chief secretary and others arrived.
When Supervisor Gou, who had always had a straight face towards them, saw these few people, he suddenly smiled, nodded and bowed. If he didn't know that this person was a human, he would have suspected that he was a yellow dog who became a spirit and could wag his tail.
After the two deputy chief ministers, Xia Zhihui and Hu Luanlai, arrived, they immediately asked everyone to stop what they were doing and do only one thing, which was to prepare a ceremony to welcome the new chief minister.
A group of immortal officials were mobilized to do all kinds of work including sweeping and hanging banners.
Affected by Yang Bu'nao's words yesterday, Zhu Buwu had a bad impression of the incoming Shanwuyuan Sizheng and was a little absent-minded when doing things.
Unexpectedly, just for being lazy for a little bit, Supervisor Gou found out and scolded him.
Zhu Buwu felt a little angry, but for the sake of his own future, he decided to endure it and work in a depressed mood.
It was almost noon, and the Yasi had finally finished taking care of the front and back of the house. This seemingly old yard had some vitality.
Seeing that it was almost time, the two deputy directors, Xia Zhihui and Hu Luanlai, were leading everyone out of the mountain temple to greet them two miles away.
These two people were in front, followed by the Yasi members who stood neatly in two rows, each on the roadside.
It was late June or early July, a time when the heat was unbearable and the sun was making people feel dizzy.
Although everyone present is more or less cultivated, there is still a long way to go before they can survive the cold and heat.
After standing for a while, everyone was sweating profusely, but the new Lord Sizheng had not yet arrived.
After waiting for a while, I finally heard the sound of wind chimes.
Everyone looked around hurriedly and saw a sedan slowly approaching at the corner of the intersection ahead.
The sedan chairs were all made of mahogany, and at first glance they looked like the kind that ordinary people couldn't afford.
The people carrying the sedan were not people, but eight paper figures.
There are also two female paper figures standing at the entrance of the bridge curtain. They look like maids.
When Xia Zhihui and Hu Luanlai saw the sedan, they immediately shouted:
"All the immortal officials of Zixu Division kneel down to welcome the superior officer!"
With that said, the two of them knelt down first.
Seeing this, the others also knelt down to welcome him.
Seeing this, Zhu Buwu felt a little uncomfortable.
Even among mortals, only those who are extremely flattering to the superior can perform the ritual of kneeling down and worshiping.
According to the regulations, there is no need to kneel down and pray.
What's more, in the world of cultivation, there is only the courtesy of kneeling to the master of heaven and earth, and there is no such thing as kneeling to a superior.
Even when all the immortals in the Heavenly Palace see the Emperor of Heaven, they only need to bow their heads.
But at this time, everyone was already kneeling to greet him. It would be too unsocial for him to stand alone.
Fortunately, Zhu Buwu had been kneeling down to his teacher and others since he was a child. He was so heartbroken that he also knelt down to greet them.
Generally speaking, face is given to each other. After the superior receives the courtesy, he should immediately ask everyone to stand up.
Unexpectedly, no sound came from the sedan, and it just stopped in place.
When everyone saw this, they didn't know where they had offended this person, and they all knelt down and did not dare to say a word.
Xia Zhihui and Hu Luanlai looked at each other, a little confused, so they had to wait patiently.
After a long time, everyone was sweating profusely from the scorching sun and felt a little dizzy.
Zhu Buwu couldn't help but wanted to get up and ask what was going on.
At this time, I heard the sound of a person waking up in the sedan chair, followed by the sound of stretching.
The paper maid beside the sedan curtain bent down and lifted the curtain, and saw a handsome young man sitting in the sedan.
When everyone saw the young man who had obviously just woken up, they said again:
"The immortal officials of Zixu Division have met Shangguan."
When the young man in the sedan heard this, he immediately smiled and said sheepishly:
“Oh, I’m so sorry, I fell asleep just now, please wait.
Please get up quickly, please get up quickly! "
After hearing this, everyone stood up.
The paper maid was helping the young man get out of the sedan chair.
The sharp-eyed Gou Huitian noticed the lack of a footstool, so he quickly stepped forward and lay directly under the sedan chair, hunching his back.
The young man who was about to get off the sedan saw this and said quickly:
"Oh, what are you doing? This is not good!"
Gou Huitian said with a smile on his face:
"Shangguan is too outspoken. This is the best. How can I say it's not good?"
When the young man heard this, he said, "Why are you so embarrassed?" and his feet were already on Gou Huitian's back.
After stepping on the stool and getting off the sedan, the boy waved, and the paper man next to him took out a banknote and handed it to Gou Huitian.
When Gou Huitian saw this, he was overjoyed. He took the banknote and kowtowed:
"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
The young man ignored him and stepped forward to hold the hands of Xia Zhihui and Hu Luanlai and start chatting.
Yang Bunao next to Zhu Buwu whispered:
"What kind of Shangguan? Don't you just have some money? What's so great about it!"
Zhu Buwu agreed with this very much and felt that the new Mr. Si Zheng in front of him had a somewhat unfair style.
Master Shan Wuyuan dragged Xia and Hu into talking non-stop, leaving them all to stand in the sun.
But this person happened to be standing in the shade of a tree, and even Xia and Hu in front of him were in the sun.
Gou Huitian took out a fan from nowhere and was still fanning him, the only person in the shade.
When other people saw this, they despised him in their hearts.
After chatting for a long time, until the sunlight became weaker, Master Shan Wuyuan said that he could go to Zixu Division.
As if they were pardoned, everyone gathered around him and sat down in the Yasi.
The banquet and the like have been prepared a long time ago, and we are just waiting for you to start the banquet now.
During the dinner, Xia Zhihui raised his glass and said:
"Your Excellency has come to serve in the shelter. To express our sincere gratitude, I have prepared several congratulatory forms to welcome you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gou Huitian on the side stepped forward to present a congratulatory form.
Unexpectedly, there was someone who was faster than him and walked up to Master Shan Wuyuan first:
"Sir, this is the villain's congratulations!"
When Zhu Buwu saw the person above, he immediately felt betrayed.
This person is none other than Yang Bunao, who has been criticizing the new Sizheng.
Master Shan Wuyuan was very happy to see him handing over the congratulatory form for the first time. With a wave of his hand, the paper maid next to him took out another silver note and handed it to Yang Bunao.
Yang Bu Nao immediately thanked Lord Shangguan profusely. His expression was no less generous than that of Gou Huitian before.
And this was just the beginning. After Yang BuNao, Gou Huitian, Niu BuMian, Ma BuXiu, Luo BuSheng, Lu BuXie and others all submitted congratulatory forms, and some of them even had hardcover editions.
Xia Zhihui and others also handed over their congratulatory forms one by one and placed them in front of Master Shan Wuyuan.
It's just that the last person who turned in didn't get a silver ticket reward, and this one seemed to only like to reward the first one.
For a moment, Zhu Buwu was the only one at the scene who was stunned without handing over a congratulatory form...
...
