After Li Hao thought about it for a long time, he asked: "Uncle, how come I was sent to Kaifeng Mansion as a promotion official? Didn't you say that I would only serve in a quiet yamen first?"
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "It's not a good idea to be an official in Kaifeng Prefecture. It is the capital of the world. It is in charge of the affairs of Zhengjidian. It teaches the people the law and teaches them. All the prison lawsuits in Zhongdu are accepted and listened to. It is a small matter. Then the decision will be made exclusively, and major events will be reported. If the decree has been terminated, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai will not be on guard. Bandits and thieves will be screened out. If there are traitors, the officials will be arrested and punished. All household registration, tax and service, and Taoist releases will occupy the capital. For those who live in the city, issue bans and maintain accounts."
"What a weight. You, the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, are in charge of the household registration and taxation of Kaifeng Prefecture. You have such great power just after you entered the officialdom. If you have merit in Kaifeng Prefecture, you can go directly to Tianting. Why are you dissatisfied? No."
Li Hao smiled bitterly after hearing this and said: "Of course I know that this official will do well. Then the official career will be prosperous. Look at my uncle, do I look like I can do well in this official? If it is to serve as a local magistrate Or I can give it a try as the chief official of a state government, but this is a local official under the emperor's feet. As the saying goes, if you are unlucky in three lives, the county magistrate will be attached to Guo; if you do evil in three lives, you will be attached to the provincial capital of Guo; if you are full of evil, you will be attached to the capital of Guo. I'm full of evil, I feel like someone is trying to harm me this time, I haven't offended anyone."
Hearing Li Hao's words, Ouyang Xiu smiled on his face and said: "Where did you come from to talk nonsense? How many people want to be a capital official but they fail to do so. What do you have to complain about? You also said that someone is harming you. "
After hearing this, Li Hao felt bitter in his heart, and then heard Mr. Xue say to Ouyang Xiu: "Don't scare brother Hao. If you have anything, just tell him quickly."
Li Hao looked at Ouyang Xiu after hearing this, and then heard Ouyang Xiu say: "I am very satisfied that you can think like this now. I am very satisfied that you have not been blinded by power, and you only see power, but not the danger behind power. Do it." Officials must be diligent, honest, and courageous in their duties, but they must also be cautious and cautious, otherwise the road will not be long."
"But you can rest assured this time, no one wants to harm you. Your official position this time is decided by His Majesty, so I said I don't know why you have such a holy grace."
After hearing this, Li Hao replied: "But this divine favor from the official family is not necessarily a good thing. Although I am not required to deal with the troublesome matters of punishment and prison litigation, I have never had any contact with household registration and rent. This is my first time in officialdom." If you don't do it well, wouldn't it be a source of gossip, especially in Bianjing City, it will be even more eye-catching."
Ouyang Xiu said: "Then there is good news, that is, your Shangxian is a smart, wise, courageous and resolute man, and he will definitely not embarrass you."
Li Hao thought for a moment and said: "The current power magistrate, Academician Cai of Kaifeng Prefecture, heard that he is a majestic emperor and is famous in the city. It is not a good idea to serve as an official under him."
Ouyang Xiu said: "Scholar Cai is about to be transferred out of Kaifeng Mansion and transferred to the third envoy. Now I am a Hanlin bachelor and a bachelor of Longtuge, and I have the authority to know Kaifeng Mansion. Is it good for me to go to the constitution?"
After hearing this, Li Hao immediately smiled and said, "It turns out that my uncle is going to be my superior officer. That is naturally the best thing."
Ouyang Xiu then said: "Now you can rest assured, and you will not perform your duties for the time being. I will give you some documents in the next few days. You can familiarize yourself with them first. It will not be too late for you to take office after I arrive."
"In addition, I would like to remind you a few words. Cai Xueshi has been in charge of Kaifeng Mansion for several years and has led things with strictness. Now Shangqian's natural prestige is still there. As long as you don't go to war or bend the law for personal gain after taking office, Xiao Gui and Cao will just do whatever you want in the future. It’s not serious, you have enough time to slowly learn to adapt. But if you really do something corrupt and violate the laws of the court, I will know about it by then, but I won’t be able to forgive you, and neither will the laws of the court.”
After hearing this, Li Hao stood up, saluted, and said, "My nephew will live up to my uncle's high expectations, enforce the law impartially, and serve the country."
Ouyang Xiu said: "Okay, remember what you said today, and sit down first."
After Li Hao sat down, he asked again: "But my nephew still has something unclear. I would like to ask my uncle."
"Just ask."
Li Hao asked: "I have only met the officials once at the palace examination. Logically speaking, the officials should not be so affectionate. My uncle is a powerful person in Kaifeng Mansion. Could it be that he was specially transferred here just because I can be a recommended official?" , I have such a big face.”
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "That's because you are overthinking it. My transfer to Kaifeng Mansion has been arranged for a long time. If it were not for the purpose of presiding over this conference, I would have arrived a few days ago. But if you are transferred to Kaifeng, The government is serving under my sect. It is not a deliberate move by the officials, so I don’t believe it, so it is indeed strange."
"Could it be that Mr. Han has given me advice again? Do the officials listen to Mr. Han so much?" Li Hao guessed.
Ouyang Xiu affirmed: "Of course it's gone."
After saying that, the two of them fell into deep thought. They really couldn't think of anything, so they stopped thinking about it casually. Li Hao waited for another dinner at Ouyang Mansion before leaving.
In the next few days, Li Hao began to stay at home, thinking about how to be a good official in Kaifeng Prefecture. Looking at the documents given by Ouyang Xiu, it seems that it is not difficult to manage household registration and rent, because in addition to Kaifeng and Xiangfu Liangchi County, Kaifeng Prefecture has to manage it, but there are also six Cao Cao, Gong Cao and Cang Cao in Kaifeng Prefecture. Cao Shen, Hu Cao, Bing Cao, Fa Cao, and Shi Caoli are directly responsible for the military affairs. He only coordinates household registration and tax matters, and more importantly supervises and settles accounts. This should not be difficult once you get started.
As for the affairs of the other fourteen counties under Kaifeng Prefecture, they have their own personal affairs to manage the official affairs of the counties and towns within Kaifeng Prefecture. They are above their own official position and can be directly responsible to Kaifeng Prefecture Yin. They don't want to take care of it. If so, don't worry.
While Li Hao was still thinking about how to do a good job in recommending officials, the situation of Li Hao's appointment was basically known to interested people.
The Sheng family, Sheng Hong, discussed the matter with the old lady in Shou'an Hall. Sheng Hong said: "I didn't expect that Hao'er would be awarded the position of editor in Kaifeng Mansion. It is much better than the position of editor in Hanlin Academy in Changbai. But to say that the first-level official appointment is much better than the second-level official, But today's number one and number two are all external judges, but he, the Tanhua Lang, is able to serve in Kaifeng Mansion. Could it be that Bachelor Ouyang put in a lot of effort for this."
After hearing this, the old lady said: "I don't think this matter was recommended by Ouyang Xueshi. Even if he really wanted Brother Hao to stay in Bianjing, he would not choose the location of Kaifeng Mansion. In this way, considering Brother Hao's age Being too conspicuous with your qualifications turns a good thing into a bad thing."
After hearing this, Sheng Hong said: "It makes sense what my mother said, but if it wasn't for Bachelor Ouyang's intentional arrangement, then who would have arranged it? And how could Bachelor Ouyang be appointed to the Kaifeng Mansion by such a coincidence."
Someone later replied: "Perhaps it's very simple. It's just because Academician Ouyang knew that he would go to Kaifeng Mansion and wanted to be nearby to protect him, so he did this."
Then he exclaimed: "Then Bachelor Hao is too kind to Brother Hao, isn't he?"
After hearing this, the old lady said: "Maybe so. Although this position is troublesome, but with Bachelor Ouyang taking care of it, there will be no trouble. And this is also a place where achievements are easy to make. As long as you stay in your last post well, you will be promoted naturally. It’ll be fine.”
While they were talking at the Sheng family, Yan Fu also came to the door. I found Li Hao and congratulated me, and then I took Li Hao and went to Fan Tower to serve wine.
