In seven or eight days, it will be New Year's Eve.
At the end of each year, various departments in the imperial court are particularly busy, and everyone wishes they could have more hands.
To put it bluntly, there is a serious shortage of officials at the moment.
No, Xu Qin just received a notice from the Ministry of Personnel, asking him to take over the General Affairs Department and serve as a major envoy.
The major envoy is the deputy director.
His grandma’s, what kind of thing is this?
Do you think our east palace, Zhan Shi's house, is free?
That’s because I’m very efficient at work.
It seems that no matter it is ancient or modern, officialdom and workplace are the same, it is called whipping the fast cow.
It's best to just lie flat and fish for fun.
"Zhan Shifu is not only responsible for the affairs of the East Palace, but also for discussing political affairs for the imperial court. It is His Majesty's royal...cabinet. I don't have the energy to get involved in other matters, so please go back."
Xu Qin was furious.
He refused to sign the transfer document, which meant that he was unwilling to take up his post.
The rank of Major Envoy is from the third rank.
Why, you’ve been promoted and you still don’t want to do it?
The Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs looked confused when he encountered this.
But it was inconvenient for him to have an attack, so he had to go back to resume his life in disgrace.
An hour later, Jian Yi, the official minister, came to the door in person.
He was Xu Qin's workplace teacher, so he had to politely invite him in for tea.
Tianguan said a lot of truths, saliva flew everywhere, and his mouth was dry.
Seeing that Xu Qin was still reluctant, he finally took out his trump card - the emperor's handwriting.
Ginger is still spicy.
Jian Yi guessed that this matter would not be easy to handle with Xu Qin, so he thought hard and asked for an edict before coming.
This time Xu Qin hit the south wall and was helpless.
"Teacher, if I want this junior to take care of both, I have to lend me the seven talents from Wenyuan Pavilion."
Xu Qin thought about Jin and Yang Shiqi, a group of talented people who were very good at talking on paper.
Young Master, I will first be a cheap 'chief minister of the cabinet' to enjoy myself.
"Oh, my dear nephew, this tower near the water comes first. The Wenyuan Pavilion is under the command of the prince, and you are the young master of the East Palace. It is more convenient to say hello to the prince than to go through the formalities through the official department."
This is true.
After hearing this, Xu Qin nodded in agreement, "Okay, teacher, I'll go up there and give it a try."
He stuck out his tongue and made a face.
Jian Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed at the arrogant Xu Qin and stood up to leave.
Xu Qin walked to the door and respectfully escorted him to the sedan chair to leave.
The next morning, as promised, he came to the Tongzhengsi Yamen next to the official compound in Huangwai City.
As soon as I entered the yamen official room, an official in his forties was already waiting there.
"I am lowered to the rank of Wu Yong, the right counselor of the Department of General Affairs, to pay my respects to the Young Envoy."
Wu Yong?
Shouldn't it be Wu Yong, the 'Zhi Duo Xing' from Shui Bo Liang Mountain?
Xu Qinduo glanced at him and found that this man was not that clever.
Seeing Wu holding a thick roster in his hands, he immediately smiled and said:
"Senior Wu, please take a seat. Let's sit down and talk slowly."
After the two of them sat down, Xu Qin said unabashedly:
"This is my first visit to the General Affairs Department, and I don't know the situation in the department yet. Please tell me first, how many subordinate officials there are in our General Affairs Department, and what government affairs are they specifically responsible for?"
Wu Yong was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself:
Could it be that the famous Mr. Xu is still a rookie in officialdom?
Didn't Tianguan say that this young man from a rich family was extraordinary? He was a genius boy, rare in the world.
Although Wu Yong had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to show it on his face.
I saw him smiling, standing up straight and bowing:
"Reporting to the Young Envoy, the General Affairs Department was established by Emperor Taizu Gao. He said that government affairs are like water. It is intended to be constantly communicated, uploaded and distributed, and become the center of government affairs."
"Especially after the abolition of Zhongshu Province, the imperial court lost its prime minister, and the General Affairs Department became the center of the imperial court and was busy with affairs."
Yes, people say that Lao Zhu is an old farmer with little education.
The centralized system he implemented and the measures to strengthen imperial power were definitely called self-taught.
He abolished the prime minister and established the General Affairs Office, which became the general dispatching room and dividing pool between various departments of the imperial court.
That is, the emperor's general affairs office.
Young Master, I was transferred from the deputy director of the Crown Prince's Office to the deputy director of the Emperor's Office. They are all deputy positions.
I was getting a deputy salary, but I was doing two full-time jobs.
And he is still responsible for the business of losing his head.
I lost a lot of money.
Before Wu Yong could finish speaking, Xu Qin interrupted:
"Then tell me, what are the specific responsibilities of our company?"
Wu Yong nodded, "The most important thing is the memorial, uploading, issuing and distribution."
"..."
Wu Yong muttered and reported his work, which made Xu Qin's scalp numb.
Damn it, the job function of the General Affairs Department is like a rapid distribution center in later generations.
After this new year, I will fall apart from exhaustion.
Thinking of this, Xu Qin couldn't help but take a breath.
In the final analysis, Zhu Chongba has to be blamed for this matter.
Originally, there was a prime minister in the imperial court who came to adjust the yin and yang and guide the officials' missions.
Government affairs inside and outside the court, large and small, must first pass through the prime minister level, and be passed down to the next level.
However, Lao Zhu was very suspicious and thought that the imperial power would be monopolized, so he abolished the Zhongshu Province and directly used the emperor's dignity as prime minister to face the six ministries.
From now on, all matters in the world, no matter how big or small, must be submitted to the Emperor.
In this way, a yamen is needed to do the preliminary sorting for Lao Zhu and convey the sacred order.
There is no doubt that this responsibility falls on the Secretary for General Affairs.
The General Affairs Department can be regarded as the emperor's chief secret.
Each of the six departments is in charge of its own affairs. Even if they are as powerful as Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji, they can only be responsible for the affairs of their own department.
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others have all been transferred to the compilation work of "Yongle Dadian".
The infrastructure projects of Tai Xuetang and Military Academy have just started, and the recruitment of personnel is not progressing quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so energetic that he insisted on going to the morning court every day and personally approved memorials.
At the age of sixty-eight, he could still let his concubine create a princess and raise her as a great-grandson.
Zhu Laosi does not have the vigorous energy of his father, and will soon establish Wenyuan Pavilion.
Wenyuan Pavilion is the predecessor of the cabinet.
In fact, the establishment of the cabinet gradually took over the powers and duties of the General Affairs Department.
Later, Zhu Di didn't even bother to deal with government affairs. He was keen on conquering the country himself and would do so until his death.
In this way, the power of the cabinet is getting bigger and bigger.
By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the entire cabinet included the chief minister, the cabinet bachelor, etc., which unified the world.
The six departments including the Ministry of Personnel and the Book of Official Affairs must bow to the great scholars.
It's just that the cabinet has not been established in these years, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies is still at the stage where "eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics."
From this point of view, the General Secretary is the legitimate secret of the emperor.
As the general envoy, he is indeed reused!
Now, with Xie Jin, San Yang and others under his control, Wenyuan Pavilion was established without anyone noticing, so that they could be busy and he could relax a little.
Wu Yongshang didn't know what Xu Qin was thinking, so he just continued to introduce:
"Reporting to the Major Envoy, our General Affairs Department has the Chief Envoy and the Major Envoy, which are divided into the left and right general administration, as well as the left and right counselors. In addition, there are a number of transcribers, transcribers, and other officials. There are more than thirty of them in the ninth rank and above."
Xu Qin nodded after hearing this and asked:
"By the way, I heard that the head of the General Affairs Department ran away, and now the Heavenly Official is in charge, but what about those left and right general affairs ministers and left-hand counselors?"
"Where have they gone?"
Yes, Xu Qin finally woke up.
