An Ying stood in the official room of Su Huangzhe of the Criminal Department.
"Why have you figured it out again? I heard that your tea shop has opened in the capital?"
An Ying smiled sheepishly and said carefully, "Thanks to Mrs. Shen for your help. I wasn't worried about being too busy at home, but I didn't expect things to go smoothly. Well, I didn't think about it before, but I figured it out now. Being able to work directly in the Ministry of Punishment is a blessing that many people cannot ask for. I heard that only two people from each department are admitted to the exam every six months."
Su Huangzhe signed the directory and handed it to An Ying.
"I don't care why you came to the Ministry of Punishments, but you are quick-thinking, courageous and careful, and can endure hardships. You are indeed a good fit for us. There are many people who enter the Ministry of Punishments every year, and they all start from unranked records, and you are the same. Go out. Turn left and go to the Royal Register to register. If you have anything you don’t understand, you can ask the Royal Register."
When going through the formalities at Master Wang's office, An Ying met Yang Ye as expected.
"Brother Yang, I am also recording things now. I will come to work in the Criminal Department tomorrow, and we will be colleagues from now on."
Before Yang Ye could answer, the king's master's voice rang out: "An Ying, you are different from Yang Ye. He was recommended by Jinling Mansion Academy to do copying. He only needs to work five days a month to complete ten volumes. You We, the Criminal Department, hired you ourselves. You have one day off every ten days, and you are assigned to Class A. It just so happens that today is your first day on duty."
Oh, it turns out that the channels are different and the treatment is different. An Ying thought about it silently.
Chief Secretary Wang continued: "For civil service, there is an assessment once a year. You will be evaluated by your superiors. If you do well, you will be promoted. If you do poorly, you will pack up and get out. Normally, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of three meals, so you can just go and eat at the back. After a while, there won’t be any. Also, you just joined the job and you don’t have any clothes. The clothes are measured in March and September every year. You came at the wrong time, so you have to wait until September.”
Master Wang was talking while An Ying was taking notes. Yang Ye next to him smiled and said: "Wang Ting, okay, I'll take her to the canteen for lunch later, and I'll talk to her about it later. She won't be able to remember it if you're so arrogant. .”
The canteen of the Criminal Department. There were so many people at this time that An Ying couldn't squeeze in. Yang Ye jumped inside a few times and squeezed out from the crowd with a food plate in each hand.
"Come on, that's it for this hour. If it's a little later, there will only be cakes and soup, and no meat or vegetables at all."
"Hey, Miss An, you're here too." Zhong Tianfu came next to him, "I didn't expect that you would also come to work in the Ministry of Punishment. I thought that a few months ago, you were standing pitifully at the door of the prison in the Ministry of Punishment. Hey."
The three of them were eating together, and An Ying asked: "Brother Zhong is a military attache, so he is not the same as a civil servant? Are the vacations and monthly salary different?"
Zhong Tianfu said with a smile: "That's right, we are all rough men in the army. After we came back, we found our way to a certain position in the Ministry of Justice. When I was in the army, I became an accomplice. , I worked in the Ministry of Punishment for several years, and Shangfeng promoted me to Renyong Colonel, so I am now receiving a ninth-grade monthly salary. Three taels of silver plus two copper coins a month, and one stone of grain. I still support my family on weekdays. Can."
An Ying thought about it in his mind. This income was already very good, including three meals a day and clothes for all seasons. Zhong Tianfu took a big bite of the steamed cake, chewed it a few times, pointed at Yang Ye and said, "They are different scholars. If he passes the Jinshi examination in the future, the official position he will be assigned will be the fifth rank or higher. You have no rank in doing recording work, and then go to The one above is Sizhi, who is from the eighth grade."
"Then can I also become a fifth-grade official?" An Ying found it a bit incredible.
Yang Ye lowered his voice and said, "It stands to reason that it is possible. But female officials above fifth rank are noblewomen from high families, do you understand?"
An Ying nodded understandingly and took a bite of the steamed cake. It was very hard and she couldn't help but frown.
Yang Ye then said: "Isn't it delicious? Hey, I heard that the owner of the canteen is the brother-in-law of Ma Zongli, the master of the Simon family. He takes money from the Ministry of Punishments every year and makes this kind of food to fool us." Zhong Tianfu kicked him on the side. With a glance, he saw Ma Zongli standing right behind him.
An Ying asked: "Then what do I usually do when recording things like this? Do I also copy case files?" She thought to herself that it would be great if she could take out the tribute tea case file in front of her and take a look at it.
"Don't think about it. Yang Ye is a good job introduced by Jinling Mansion Academy. You are the recorder of Group A. Your Group A handles cases directly with Master Su. There are also Xiao Yi and his You all know these brothers and Mr. Guo. Oh, by the way, you should be Yun Pan and Yun Pingshi when you go to the peak."
Since the last trip to Shuanglin Mountain in Huzhou, Xiao Yi's affection for An Ying has doubled. When he heard that An Ying went to work in the Ministry of Justice and was admitted to Group A, he happily came to see her.
"Come on, I'll take you to Yun Pan."
"Brother Yi, can I see past files? I just came here and I don't know how to do things. I want to learn from previous cases first."
"Generally speaking, you have to submit an application to see the previous case files, and it is enough if the Criminal Ministry doctor or above agrees. If it is an ordinary case, it will usually be approved. If it is a confidential case, it cannot be done. I think you can just listen to the boss's arrangements and do things. Files are like this Things, you couldn’t see anything when you first arrived.”
An Ying nodded, still thinking secretly, when there was a noise at the door.
As soon as a tall, thin man wearing a dark green cotton robe walked in, Xiao Yi immediately jumped up and said, "Yun Pingshi, why are you here?"
An Ying quickly stood up and saluted. This person will probably be his direct boss from now on.
"Are you the new female clerk? Or were you hired by Mr. Su personally? Just in time, a case has come. You, Xiao Yi, and I will go to the lobby."
An Ying didn't dare to say anything and followed him outside.
"Our Group A mainly handles criminal cases transferred from other places that Mr. Su has approved. Criminal cases in various places are handled by local governors. The case files are sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for review, and Group C is responsible for this. If there are difficult cases, Mr. Su will issue it to Group A or Group B for processing. Each group is in charge of a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment, and our Group A is in charge of Doctor Guo."
"I heard some time ago that you participated in the Gongcha investigation and performed well. I heard Doctor Guo say several times that you are meticulous and good at reading confessions. You will be responsible for organizing the confession documents in this case. Remember not to leak any information about the case at will. See more, do more and talk less.”
Xiao Yi followed, "Miss An, don't be nervous, just follow us. Yun Pingshi, what's the case today?"
"I heard that a woman ran into the gate of the Ministry of Justice yesterday to seek justice. Fortunately, a few medical officers were here that day and rescued her. I checked the case of that woman. She is from Beijing and her family owns a rice dumpling shop. , someone ate her rice dumplings and was poisoned to death. The Jingcheng government found her family guilty of manslaughter, sentenced her husband to exile, and paid the deceased some money. Mr. Su read the case file sent from Jingcheng and felt that there was something wrong with the case. Let us Go over today and ask."
