Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 637: Resignation is not smooth
Chapter 637: Resigning from office was not smooth

Naturally, Mr. Hu's resignation letter would not be delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang so quickly.

However, Master Hu's official uniform and official seal were solemnly presented to Monk Daoyan.

It’s not that Hu Yi is acting like the chief steward of the Hu Mansion!
But the management of official seals is quite strict.

Master Hu has handed it over, but the recipient also needs to provide a corresponding receipt and sign and seal it.

If this thing is lost without formal procedures, it will definitely be a big trouble, although it is not a capital crime.

Therefore, after helping Master Hu to submit the memorial to the Forbidden Palace, Hu Yi turned around and went to the Foreign Diplomatic Department.

As the chief steward of the Hu Mansion, it was naturally easy for him to meet Daoyan.

But what Daoyan never expected was that the butler of the Hu Mansion, with whom he had dealt several times, gave him such a big "surprise"!
"Butler Hu, isn't this... a little inappropriate?"

Daoyan spoke very tactfully, but never mentioned the matter of receiving the official seal.

Does he dare to answer?
If he accepts it today, I'm afraid that His Majesty will issue an imperial edict to send him to a remote corner tomorrow.

But Hu Yi didn't care about all this. Since the master had ordered him to do so, he would naturally do so.

"Master Yao, this is what my master ordered. I naturally dare not hand it over to anyone else."

"What's more, my master is the chief official of this government office. If he wants to resign and hand over the seal of office, will he give it to his servant instead of yours?"

Hu Yi was not polite at all this time.

After all, in his eyes, the number of first- and second-rank officials and even royal relatives that he had received and talked with over the years was simply too numerous to count.

The monk in front of him, whose Buddhist name is Daoyan and whose secular name is Yao Guangxiao, is just a sixth-rank monk.

He was promoted and arranged by his own master, so what's the difference between him and those disciples and old friends in previous years?

It is precisely because of this that Hu Yi spoke so impolitely.

You are so good, Daoyan. My master promoted you and entrusted you with important tasks, but you are not willing to do such a small thing?
how?

Do you really think that my Hu family has been unlucky and has lost power?

Daoyan was about to get angry after being criticized by Hu Yi, but when he saw that Hu Yi was getting angrier than him, he suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

He was good at understanding people's minds, so just by looking at Hu Yi, he knew that his refusal had offended people.

The butler of the Hu Mansion seems to be just a servant of the Hu Mansion.

But there is a saying that goes "When beating a dog, one should look at its owner first."

The servants and butler of the Hu family have been with Master Hu for so many years, not to mention his connections in the Hu family.

This chief steward alone probably has countless officials and businessmen as friends.

These people, although they seem to be family servants, are actually no worse than ordinary officials.

Not to mention, his entire honor and disgrace depended entirely on Master Hu.

What I said just now insulted Master Hu, so it would be strange if Hu Yi didn't get furious.

Thinking of this, Daoyan cursed himself for being frivolous, and then explained sincerely.

"Butler Hu, I am not shirking my responsibility on purpose, but the position of Lord Hu was granted by His Majesty himself!"

"Even this government office was established by Lord Hu himself!"

"It can be said that without Lord Hu, there would be no Foreign Affairs Department!"

"It seems that Lord Hu is only a doctor, and he is only a fourth-rank official, but this fourth-rank official is different from other fourth-rank officials."

"Don't even mention that I dare not accept this seal. Even if you send this seal to the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of Personnel will not dare to accept it!"

After these words were spoken, Hu Yi looked at Dao Yan with some suspicion and thoughtfulness.

"Master Yao, you are not lying to me, are you?"

"I'm going to go back and report this to my master later. It's not a big deal if you lied to me, but if my master finds out, it will be a big deal!"

When Daoyan heard what Hu Yi said, he was not angry, but felt happy instead.

There is a door!

He now had only one thought in mind, to quickly get rid of this mess. What he said just now was no joke!

He really didn't dare to accept the official seal that Master Hu handed over when he resigned.

It doesn’t matter if I use the official seal of the foreign country’s diplomatic department on a daily basis!
Because Master Hu was lazy and trusted Daoyan's ability, so he gave it to him to make the work easier.

As the deputy appointed by Master Hu, he is also qualified to guarantee and use the official seal.

However, if Mr. Hu dares to accept the private seal of the official position of Langzhong in the Foreign Affairs Department, something big will happen soon.

Resign because of what this thing represents.

Daoyan knew the friendship between Master Hu and His Majesty.

Although no one knows why Mr. Hu, who was obviously traveling, suddenly came back, no one knows why the first thing he did after returning was to resign.

But he was keenly aware that this was most likely related to His Majesty.

Two Bodhisattvas were fighting there, why didn't a little demon like him quickly hide aside? Would he dare to get involved?

If you get hit by one of these guys, you'll probably lose your life.

Now that he saw that Hu Yi had given in, Daoyan quickly added fuel to the fire.

"Butler Hu, there are some things that other people in the government don't know, but you may know them."

“Some of the foreign diplomacy officers in this foreign country are traveling abroad as merchants or wealthy businessmen.”

"Then, they have to prepare the goods!"

"I won't talk about the other things, but the most popular and profitable business is the things from Mr. Hu's Liulifang!"

"Over the past year, there has been quite a lot of traffic here!"

"If you hand over Lord Hu's official seal to me, I won't know how to settle the bill when the time comes!"

When Hu Yi heard this, he was stunned.

"Liulifang?"

"Did the master do it?"

Daoyan nodded calmly.

"Correct!"

"It's absolutely true, it was done by Lord Hu!"

"Besides, His Majesty is also involved in this!"

"What? The Master and His Majesty also made this?"

When Hu Yi heard this, he shouted out loud.

He really didn't expect that such a thing would suddenly appear.

But he suddenly remembered.

"Uh, is the Liulifang you mentioned the one that produces glassware?"

Daoyan was stunned when he heard this, but he nodded instinctively.

Hearing this, Hu Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh my god, I was scared to death. I thought there was some industry in the mansion that I didn't know about. That would be a big trouble."

“So it’s the glass factory!”

"You too, came up with a name like Liulifang, it almost scared me to death!"

"But this matter is indeed a bit troublesome!"

"Then Master Yao, apart from this, there is no other trouble, right?"

Hu Yi originally asked casually, but unexpectedly, Daoyan said it with a strange look on his face.

"You know what, this is a bit troublesome!"

(End of this chapter)