Fenghou

Chapter 641 Newcomer
Fifty-seven scholars who did not return home sat together in the Qinzheng hall of the Xuanfu envoy. They were all talents in short supply and were divided up by each deployment. The batch of Jinshi who went home to visit their relatives may be sent to the county when they come back.

Zhong Huan was signed to the inner guard as a recorder and joined the army. He was also the only Jinshi who entered the army and served as a civilian officer.

Zhong Huan turned his head and looked at it for a long time, he felt a little strange, obviously he saw that Lin Jianqing yesterday, why didn't he come today?

Su Ce kicked Zhong Huan lightly, and saw more than a dozen officials walking in from the side door, one of the officials said: "If I call the name below, please follow me, Wang Tuo, Chao Qing, Li Quanyin, Xu Zhi, Su Ce, these five people please follow me!"

Chao Qing patted Zhong Huan on the shoulder, got up and left with Su Ce, another official shouted: "The following five people follow me, Wei Ji, Luo Xiaotian, and Zhong Huan."

These official deployment officials are responsible for sending them to their respective departments one by one. After the handover, it has nothing to do with the official deployment.

The first one to send was Chao Qing. He entered the Secretariat Office, which was also the department corresponding to the imperial court.

Zhang Xuan signed the handover form assigned by the officials, and smiled at Chao Qing: "Follow me!"

Chao Qing has already changed into a scarlet official uniform, wearing a gauze hat and a fish badge on his waist. The top three in the imperial examination are the eighth-rank Jishilang, the fourth to twentieth are the ninth-rank Rulinlang, and the rest are all It is Wen Linlang from the ninth rank, and Zhong Huan is special here, because he is a civilian military officer, and his rank is higher than other Jinshi, and he is also the eighth rank.

Chao Qing followed Zhang Xuan into the lobby. There were dozens of people in the lobby, busy and quiet. Everyone was writing something with a pen. No one looked up, but Chao Qing felt that everyone was looking at him from the corner of their eyes.

Zhang Xuan went to the back room and reported: "Report to Xuanfu envoy, the newcomer Chao Qing is here!"

"Come in!" Chen Qing's voice came from inside.

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "Don't be nervous. Although the Xuanfu envoy is strict, he is actually very gentle with others. You will know it after a long time."

Chao Qing nodded, seeing this Zhang Xuan didn't know his relationship with Chen Qing.

Chao Qing walked into the official room and bowed in front of Chen Qing, "The humble Chao Qing sees the Xuanfu envoy!"

Chen Qing put down his pen and said with a smile, "Has the dormitory been arranged?"

"Report to the Xuanfu envoy, it was all arranged yesterday, in Quiren."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "The official houses in Guirenli are good, they are all newly built single courtyards, Zhang Xuan's official house is also there, he is the sixth grade official house, it is an official house covering an area of ​​one and a half acres, you should be a small courtyard !"

Chao Qing quickly said: "In the small courtyard of the three rooms, I live alone, I am very satisfied."

"The eighth rank has three small courtyards, and the ninth rank has two small courtyards. You are all single now. If you get married, you can add another one."

"Yes, the officials of the Logistics Agency have told us."

Chen Qing nodded, and then asked Zhang Xuan, "What position do you arrange for Chao Qing?"

Zhang Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "According to Xuanfu envoy's order, arrange for him to be the secretary to judge affairs and review Class B memorials."

"This arrangement is good!"

Chen Qing smiled again and said to Chao Qing: "After working here for a few years, I will be released as an official. The earliest recorder joined the army called Zhu Sui, and now he is a judge in the Transit Envoy Division of Sichuan. In a year or two, Zhang Xuan I'm going to Zhizhou too, I hope you can learn more and do more, and grow up quickly."

Zhang Xuan was both surprised and delighted. It was the first time he heard his arrangement from the Xuan Fu envoy. He was sent to be a state magistrate, not to be a secretary. He was overjoyed.

Chao Qing bowed and said: "The humble official must work hard and not let the envoy be disappointed!"

"Go! Zhang Xuan will make arrangements for you."

Chao Qing saluted and retreated with Zhang Xuan. Chen Qing nodded in satisfaction, neither humble nor overbearing, with clear eyes and a malleable talent.

Zhang Xuan joined the army as a reporter and had a separate official room. He brought Chao Qing to his official room, asked Chao Qing to sit down, asked the tea boy to pour a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "How about it, I feel pressure in front of the Xuanfu envoy. Is it big?"

Chao Qing nodded slightly, "A little bit."

"One thing is normal. After all, he is the lord, the king of Sichuan and Shaanxi independent of the imperial court. Xuan Fushi is just our name to the outside world. This is very important, and you must understand it in your heart."

"The humble job understands!"

"Then let me give you a brief introduction. Our department is called the Secretary Department, which was officially changed this year, but we don't have an order. There are only two departments. , the other secretary is Yang Qi, who is in charge of the clerical office. There are twelve people in our secretariat. Our job is to sort out documents and deliver orders. Your job is to judge affairs. What exactly do you do? Let me show you a document , you will know."

Zhang Xuan took out a copy of the letter and gave it to him, "This is a report on Hehuang's farming last year, you can read it for yourself!"

Chao Qing took over the letter, only the thick letter had five or six thousand characters, but on it was pasted a piece of plain paper full of words, the handwriting was very beautiful, it was a woman's handwriting, and there were more than a dozen drafts on it. Notes on key points, up to [-] words.

"Let me tell you, there are dozens of such documents every day, and the Xuanfu envoy will not read the content of the documents. He does not have so much time and energy to read them carefully. He only reads the main points written in front, and then makes instructions based on the main points. , do you understand what I mean?"

Chao Qing suddenly realized, "I understand!"

"This is the matter of judging the affairs, refining the content of each letter, grasping the main points, drafting an outline, and then pasting it on the letter and handing it over to the Xuanfu envoy. Of course, you are not the only one who judges the affairs, join you There are five people, and another old commentator and I will make a Class A letter, here is the mark!"

Zhang Xuan pointed to the lower right corner of the letter, and saw the word 'Class A' written on the lower right corner. He continued: "You and the other two are doing the letter of Class B, which is less important."

"Humble job understands!"

Zhang Xuan said with a smile: "This ultimatum is for your reference. Finally, I will remind you of two things. First, do more and talk less; second, try not to go to private invitations from colleagues. Let's get together tonight to welcome the three newcomers."

Only then did Chao Qing know that there were three newcomers to the secretariat this time.

Chao Qing got his own seat, just outside Zhang Xuan's official room, next to him was a senior commentator named Yang Qi, in his early thirties, and he was also in charge of Class B documents.

And sitting in front of him is an old commentator about fifty years old, short and thin, with a pair of triangular eyes, and his gaze is very sharp. Just now Zhang Xuan introduced that his name is Bai Ziling, a native of Jingzhao, and he was born in the Imperial College of Tokyo. A county magistrate who has worked for more than [-] years, he is in charge of Class A documents.

Yang Qi handed him a document and said with a smile, "You do this first!"

Chao Qing looked at it, and there was "Deshun Prefecture Shaoxing Five-Year Annual Report" written on the surface, and the word "Class B" was written in the lower right corner. It was a very thick document with at least seven or eight thousand words.

Yang Qi pointed to the notes on his reference letter with a pen, and whispered: "Remember, you have to write horizontally, this is the habit of Xuanfu envoys!"

"Brother Yang, who wrote this? Why is it a woman's handwriting?" Chao Qing finally couldn't help asking.

Yang Qi chuckled, "You can't say it now, but you will know later."

Chao Qing suddenly remembered something. Just now Zhang Xuan said that they have three judges in Class B. Why are there only two of them, Yang Qi and himself?

He looked back, the table and chairs behind him were empty, Yang Qi smiled and said: "There is another new judge who is just like you, this year's Jinshi of the new department, hey, here he is!"

Chao Qing turned his head and saw Zhang Xuan walking into the lobby with a Jinshi. Chao Qing was stunned. This newcomer was actually Wei Ji, the first in the imperial examination.

(End of this chapter)