I'm in the Red Mansion

Now he is only a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy. If he wants to find subordinates, he naturally cannot look for officials of the same rank or even higher rank than him.

He can only look among officials of lower rank than him.

In the entire Hanlin Academy, the only one with a lower rank than him was the Hanlin Academy editor of the seventh rank.

Moreover, it was not easy for him to drive the veteran editors of the Hanlin Academy.

Therefore, it is best to find an editor from the Hanlin Academy of the same year, and the second and third place winners cannot be found.

Because both of them already have errands.

Next, Jia Cong found the first editor of the Hanlin Academy who was of the same year and asked for his opinion.

This classmate and colleague agreed easily.

In fact, they had no chance to refuse, as Jia Cong had received the imperial edict.

It was Emperor Yonglong who asked Jia Cong to recruit subordinates. If he did not agree, did he want to disobey the order?
However, after agreeing to it, this classmate hesitantly asked Jia Cong for leave, saying that he had something going on at home and was afraid that he would have to wait for half a month before he could be free to report for duty.

Who doesn’t have a few things to do?
Besides, there isn't much to do right now.

The preliminary preparations will still take a few days, and by now the contents of the second issue have probably been almost written by all the sisters in the Grand View Garden.

Only when more people submit their contributions in the later stage will they be truly used.

In the first two issues, they didn't need to do much.

Next, Jia Cong began to look for a second peer.

What puzzled Jia Cong was that the second person also agreed and asked for leave.

He asked for sick leave, saying that he had caught a cold and didn't know how long he would need to stay there to recuperate. He would return to work as soon as he felt better.

You know, Jia Cong's medical skills are almost reaching perfection.

Even without taking the patient's pulse, Jia Cong could roughly make out the clues after just a few glances.

This classmate is clearly in very good health, so how could he not have any symptoms of catching a cold?
However, Jia Cong was not embarrassed and agreed readily.

Next comes the third, the fourth... all the way to the tenth.

Unfortunately, all ten of them were in the same situation, and each of them agreed.

But each of them took a leave of absence, the only difference was that each person had a different reason.

Jia Cong believed that they did it on purpose, but also believed that they had not made an appointment in advance.

If the ten of them had known in advance that all ten would take leave, I'm afraid no one would dare to take leave.

Jia Cong found ten people in total, but each of them took leave and did not come, leaving Jia Cong alone.

Their behavior can be regarded as contempt for imperial power and blatant disobedience to the imperial order!

This is a crime that could get the whole village to eat.

However, Jia Cong had no intention of punishing them for this.

Since they don’t want to come and don’t want to get too close to me, then it’s better for them not to come!

Next, Jia Cong asked for leave from the dean, left the Hanlin Academy, and went straight to the palace.

Soon, Jia Cong was led into the imperial study.

After Jia Cong paid his respects, Emperor Yonglong ordered Jia Cong to sit down and talk.

Jia Cong did not expect such a great honor.

When ordinary ministers came to see the emperor, Emperor Yonglong would not allow them to sit. Most of them answered while standing or kneeling.

As for Jia Cong, he sat down happily.

Emperor Yonglong smiled when he saw this, but did not take it as a big deal.

Emperor Yonglong could not help but ask, "Lord Jia, have you found all the people? Have you assembled your team?"

Jia Cong replied: "Your Majesty, we have found all the people, but these ten people have all asked for leave one after another." "I'm afraid no one will come to help me in the short term!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yonglong's face suddenly turned gloomy.

In the eyes of Emperor Yonglong, these people were defying the imperial power and openly disobeying his orders.

Emperor Yonglong snorted coldly and said, "Do they think my steel sword is not sharp?"

Jia Cong could not help but explain: "Your Majesty, I guess they may not be defying the imperial power and openly disobeying the order."

"It's just that everyone just wants to stay away from the vortex, but no one expected that everyone would think of the same thing."

Hearing this, Emperor Yonglong glanced at Jia Cong and asked curiously, "Lord Jia, they all clearly kept their distance from you, but why did you defend them?"

Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, I think it's a good thing that they are unwilling to do this compilation."

"Without their involvement, the possibility of leaks of information in advance when publishing articles in newspapers will naturally be greatly reduced."

"I even think that the duty station can be separated from the Hanlin Academy."

"This way, it will be easier to keep it secret."

Hearing these words, Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but look thoughtful.

What Jia Cong said does make some sense.

All other people in the Hanlin Academy were eliminated, and even the duty stations were separated from the Hanlin Academy.

Be able to keep information confidential to the greatest extent possible.

However, doing so would increase Jia Cong's power to the extreme.

However, Emperor Yonglong did not take this matter to heart.

Because he could find someone to replace Jia Cong at any time.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but ask: "What you said is not impossible."

"But now you have no one to help you. Can you complete this arduous task by yourself?"

"Also, if the duty station is moved out of the Hanlin Academy, where should it be moved to?"

Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, in fact, I still have helpers under my command."

"Your Majesty, the first issue of the sample magazine you saw, except for the chapter novel written by me, the contents of other sections were actually compiled by several sisters in my mansion."

"With their help, we won't be without help in the short term. It won't be too late to recruit some more people later."

"As for the location, I think it can be placed in my residence first."

"It won't be too late to relocate when we find a suitable location later."

If Emperor Yonglong could really agree to it, he would be able to work from home in the future. Wouldn't that be great?

Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but laugh after hearing this and said, "In addition to you, the number one scholar, your family has also produced several talented women!"

"I'll do as you say. Now I'm leaving the editing and publishing of the Daxia Daily to you. I hope you won't let me down!"

Jia Cong hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your trust!"

After leaving the palace, Jia Cong was very happy.

Even he did not expect that Emperor Yonglong actually agreed.

From then on, he could work from home.

After leaving the palace, Jia Cong first went back to the Hanlin Academy, packed his things, and then left.

He didn't even inform Dean Liu.

Anyway, this old man is deliberately trying to harm me, so I'll just keep him in the dark. (End of this chapter)