Dayong Nu sentenced to death

Chapter 573 Tour of the Ministry of Officials, Selection
The Office of the Ministry of Officials and the Dali Temple belong to two ends. You must first walk along the long street in the palace to the Zhuque Gate, facing north, and cross two streets, and the one facing the street is right.

Xun Zeli is a familiar face here, and he was recognized as soon as he arrived outside the yamen, "Oh, Mr. Xun Xiao."

A young man in a crimson official robe came up to meet him, and greeted each other with Xun Zeli. Xun Zeli complained: "Master Xun is just Mr. Xun, what a small adult, it sounds awkward."

The young man just smiled, and then looked at Su Rao who was beside him, his eyes flashed with astonishment, "Liu Shao, who made a book from the Ministry of Officials, has seen Su Ti Xing."

The only female official in the Yong Dynasty, she knew who she was without asking.

"Hello, Master Liu."

Su Rao returned the salute with a salute.

Liu Shao looked at the two of them, weighed the books in his arms, and said with a smile, "You two adults are here with the officials, what business do you have?"

"Where is Master Xun?"

Xun Zeli deliberately bit the old word a little harder, making Liu Shao shake his head and laugh, "If you are looking for Mr. Shangshu, he is discussing with the head of the Fourth Division about monthly elections and donations. He is busy, so we have to wait." meeting."

Xun Zeli wrinkled his nose when he heard the words, and looked at Su Rao, as if asking for her opinion, since nothing happened at the moment, so Su Rao nodded and said, "Then I will trouble Master Liu to deliver a letter first."

"Good to say."

Liu Shao turned around and went up the steps, "This way please."

The three of them entered the government office of the Ministry of Officials. The layout here is clear and occupies a large area. There are signs corresponding to the department hanging outside the halls. The division of labor is clear, and everyone is busy in an orderly manner.

Seeing them passing through the corridor, curious eyes glanced at them from time to time.

"Master Su, don't care. You are famous, and your colleagues are also very curious."

Liu Shao said with a smile and scolded the people who stopped to watch in the courtyard: "What are you still doing, hurry up and send the documents over, we will wait and see."

Everyone's face turned red and they scattered.

Su Rao was used to this kind of scene, she smiled and said nothing, Xun Zeli strolled in the courtyard, looked around, and said casually: "Are the officials busy these days?"

"Busy."

Liu Shao sighed, "This time the imperial examination case broke out, and all the officials who were scheduled to go to the state capitals to take office were all pressed for trial. There were so many vacancies in various places that no one was handling the accumulated general affairs, and the papers were sent to the central government like snow Book province."

"They sent someone over there to remind me that the officer hasn't had a full night's sleep for a long time, and he relies on soup and medicine to continue his life."

When he came to a fork in the road, Liu Shao suddenly stopped, "I still have to deliver the documents, so Master Xun knows how to get on the next road?"

"I know, go get busy and leave us alone."

Xun Zeli urged impatiently, Liu Shao smiled and nodded at Su Rao, then turned and walked in another direction.

Xun Zeli led Su Rao to the back, and muttered, "No wonder we didn't take care of us mentioning criminal justice for a long time. According to this kind of regulations, we won't see any newcomers until next year."

"It's normal for the head of the Ministry of Officials to take the exams, promotions, transfers, and miscellaneous affairs of all civil servants from Kyoto to the localities. It's normal to be too busy."

As soon as Su Rao finished speaking, Xun Zeli turned his head and rolled his eyes at her, "Why do you woman turn your elbows outward?"

His tone was quite dissatisfied.

Su Rao's amused response was yes, the two went to the side hall to wait, someone brought some tea and then retreated.

After drinking two pots of tea in a row, just when Xun Zeli was about to be unable to sit still, someone finally arrived late.

"I'm really sorry for keeping Mrs. Su waiting."

Before anyone even entered, the laughter came first, Su Rao put down the tea bowl and got up, looked out the door, and saw a middle-aged man stepping forward.

He is clearly a civil servant, but he has an air of openness and generosity.

His eyebrows and eyes are very similar to Xun Zeli, this is Xun Qi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

"Your official has seen Lord Xun."

Su Rao folded her sleeves and bowed.

Xun Qi walked up to him, quickly raised his hand to support him and said, "Hurry up and excuse me, it's just us, don't pay attention to these things."

Su Rao should be.

Xun Qi looked at her with a smile, and after looking at her for a while, his smile became more benign. This weird reaction made Xun Zeli panic in an instant, for fear that he would say something nonsense again.

"Father, we..."

"Bastard, where is your father here?"

When he turned to Xun Zeli, the smile on Xun Qi's face immediately subsided and turned into a serious expression: "I am talking to Mr. Su, why are you interrupting?"

Xun Zeli: "..."

Did he come here to scold?

"Master Su, sit down first, let's talk slowly if we have something to say."

Xun Qi ignored his sudden darkening face, smiled at Su Rao, and the two sat down, Xun Zeli was still standing in the middle, scowling at him fiercely with his eyes.

"Get out of the way, no winks."

Xun Qi snorted softly, "I thought that you would have improved a bit after being with Mr. Su for a while, but I didn't expect that you are still so unruly when you talk and do things."

"Master Su, didn't this brat cause trouble for you?"

Su Rao looked at Xun Zeli following his line of sight, and said with a modest smile: "No way, Mr. Shangshu teaches his son well. Young master, he is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he has helped me a lot."

"That's good. This child has been pampered since he was a child, and he always looks at the head and the tail when doing things. If there is anything wrong, please ask Mr. Su to point it out."

"Master Xun is serious."

Xun Zeli stared dumbfounded at the two flattering each other, the corners of his mouth could not help twitching, they were so embarrassed to talk nonsense.

Su Rao and Xun Qi said a few polite words, maybe Xun Qi himself was a little embarrassed, and changed the subject without a trace, "Master Su came to the Ministry of Officials on purpose, what business is there?"

Finally back to the topic.

Xun Zeli let out a sigh of relief.

Su Rao said with a smile: "It's like this. It's been a few days since I was promoted and sentenced, and the case files from various places on Jingxi South Road have also been delivered to me. I don't know when the other officials of the Criminal Division will be able to take up their duties?"

"It turned out to be for this matter."

Xun Qi smiled awkwardly, "Recently, the Ministry of Officials has a lot of affairs, and I was negligent for a while, which delayed this matter."

"The Ministry of Officials is the most important weapon of the country. Lord Shangshu works hard for the country and the people. The lower officials shouldn't bother me. Please forgive me for being presumptuous."

Hearing what Su Rao said, Xun Qi was even more ashamed, took a sip from the tea bowl, slightly concealed his emotions, and said in a gentle voice: "Lord Su, don't worry, in two days at the latest, all the officials in the Criminal Division will be appointed. There will be no mistakes."

"Does your lord have a favorite candidate?"

His question stopped Su Rao, Su Rao shook her head, and said with a shy smile: "This official is new to the court, and I am not very familiar with the personnel and affairs of the various ministries in the court."

"It doesn't matter if you are not familiar with it. The official will select some staff from various departments for you as appropriate."

Xun Qi began to think about the right candidate.

Some people worry about these chores, so Su Rao naturally accepted the kindness, thanked her again and again, and left with Xun Zeli.

Before leaving, Xun Zeli was called to beat it carefully.

When he came back, his face was as dark as ink, and he looked extremely unconvinced, but he still said to Su Rao: "My father has a good eye for people, so don't worry."

(End of this chapter)