Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"Heavenly official?" Xie Ziran shuddered, isn't the heavenly official the Minister of the Ministry of Officials?

Because the Ministry of Officials is directly in charge of the appointment of officials in the world, ranking first among the six ministries, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is also called the Heavenly Official.

"Exactly, Shang Shu wants to see you."

The little official who came over: "Xie Xianggong, please!"

Xie Tianran couldn't help but glanced at Su Mu: "Men..."

According to the system of the imperial court, if an official below the fourth-rank magistrate is appointed, he can go through the formalities directly in the Wenxuan Department.But as long as it exceeds the fourth grade, it will be personally interviewed by the Shangshu.

Xie naturally felt that he was just a small juren, and it was impossible for him to get into the eyes of Master Shangshu.And even if it is a mentor, he still has to go to the Wenxuan Department.Is it possible that my official, Xie Ziran, is bigger than my teacher? How is it possible?

There was a buzzing in my head, and I couldn't think anymore.

Su Mu smiled: "Your Majesty, go and meet Yang Shangshu, and we will meet up in the imperial city later." Then he walked into the courtyard.

Like the Outer Court, the Department of Literature and Selection also has many officials waiting here.

"Editor, how about I lead you to see Gu Langzhong."

"No, I'd better go to the signing room and wait. It doesn't have to be so special." Speaking of which, Gu Hong, the doctor of the Wenxuan Department, has some connections with Su Mu. protégé.Su Mu and Xie Qian are teachers and students. Speaking of it, the two are from the same school, and they are brothers and sisters.

Gu Hong used to be an official in the central government. After Xie Qian was dismissed, he was implicated and sent to a remote area in eastern Liaodong as a co-prefect.

When he was in the capital, Su Mu had dealt with this person several times, and the relationship was very good.

Guochao has a very strange custom. If you are not important and your future is not good, you will most likely be sent to a wealthy place for the elderly.On the contrary, if you want to make a big use of it, you will go to a barren land to raise it, the more remote the better.

Liu Jin didn't understand these things, she just wanted to take revenge on Gu Hong, but she didn't want to make him a success instead.

Therefore, during this court change, Gu Hong was transferred back to the capital, and immediately took over this hot position.It's time, fate, and luck!

Su Mu has already caused the emperor's dissatisfaction, and depending on the situation, there is no possibility of repairing it in the short term.So, Su Mu decided to keep a low profile from now on.

The Ministry of Officials has been too busy recently, and all departments are full of officials queuing up to handle affairs.

This is especially true here, so the officials who come will sit in the signing room and wait.

Gu Hong's office is just opposite the signing room, and the two rooms are less than 30 meters apart.

When he entered the signing room, Su Mu saw that there were already four officials waiting for Gu Hong to meet him.

The official positions of these four people range from high to low, the high one is the fourth grade, and the low one is the seventh grade like Su Mu. They were talking about something enthusiastically, and when they saw Su Mu coming in, they all nodded politely.

Su Mu also nodded as a gesture, found a seat and sat down, quietly listening to the four people talking.

At first he wanted to hear some useful confidence from the four of them, but he lost interest after listening for a while.What these few people said is nothing more than guessing what appointment they will get this time based on the results of last year's annual exam.As for what Su Mu wanted to hear about local people's sentiments, official gossip, etc., there was none.

Just sitting there, suddenly, there was a loud slapping sound from Gu Hong, and then his angry cry: "Guan Jizong, what a bastard, he cheated on me... so bold Son... look... your current form..."

Because separated by two walls, Gu Hong's voice could not be heard clearly.

But Su Mu's heart moved: Guan Jizong... This person's name is so familiar... Hey, where did I hear it?

Just thinking about it, suddenly, the four people in the room burst out laughing.

One of the officials said with a smile: "Guanzhizhou is really true. The imperial court sent him to Cangzhou, a place with good geomantic omens, to serve as a few governors. It is just because he is sympathetic to his age. This person is good, not satisfied, and wants to continue to be an official. Now, where in the world is there such a truth?"

Su Mu was startled: ah, it turned out to be Cangzhou Zhizhou Guan Zhizhou, is this person still an official?

Back then, when I pretended to be Mei Fugui and went to Cangzhou to be run by Empress Dowager Zhang, this Guan Zhizhou treated me well, Su Mu!

Judging from the situation, Guan Jizong seemed to be in trouble.If it doesn't violate the principle, you can help him casually and return him a favor.

He asked an official next to him: "You know this Guan Zhizhou, what's wrong with him?"

The official next to him was a fourth-rank official. Seeing that Su Mu was only a seventh-rank official with a modest attitude, he felt contemptuous in his heart and snorted: "This Guan Zhizhou doesn't seem to be from a serious background. He also knows me. It's very wretched. At his age, his hair and beard are all white. He should have retired and went home to take care of himself, but he still insisted on coming to the official department. It's really contemptible for him to become such an official fan.",

An official next to him flattered him and said, "The magistrate is right. This Guan Jizong is really ridiculous. We asked him how old he was just now, but he said he was only in his early fifties, and he could still serve the country for ten years. Hehe, he is in his early fifties. It was 20 years ago. His white hair and wrinkles are clearly there, how could he deceive Langzhong Gu, isn’t that insulting, and he really thinks he is an idiot?”

Another person said: "Yes, this person must have the dignity of being an official. As soon as Guan Jizong arrived just now, he swept the floor with a broom and wiped the tables and chairs with a rag to please the officials in the department. It's a shameful appearance. Disgusting."

Speaking of the funny part, several people laughed and leaned forward.

At this moment, Guan Jizong came out from Gu Hong tremblingly, with tears in his eyes.

Compared with a few years ago, his hair and beard are completely gray, and his wrinkles are much deeper.Bent down, like an old man on the verge of death.

Su Mu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Several other officials laughed and shouted: "Master Guan, what's the matter, do you have a job?"

Guan Jizong shook his head and murmured: "I'm afraid I won't be able to serve the country this time... What should I do, what should I do... I don't want to retire!"

An official said sarcastically: "Your Majesty Guan can come to the Ministry of Officials to be an official, and it's not bad to be a secretary. Your land will be cleaned very well!"

Several people laughed even harder.

Guan Jizong was still walking forward like a walking dead, accidentally tripping over the broom, Su Mu hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, and let out a cry.

It took Guan Jizong a long time to recognize Su Mu, and he exclaimed in surprise, "So it's the inspection inspector Mei, and you've also come to the Ministry of Officials. We haven't seen each other for several years. I didn't expect you to be the top seven. Great!",

"It turns out that you are also an official with a non-serious background!" Hearing what Guan Jizong said, several officials looked at Su Mu's face with a little more contempt.

Su Mu didn't bother to pay attention to them, and said in a low voice: "Master Guan, it won't take much time for me to finish here, you go first, and I'll come to look for you later, we haven't seen each other for a few years, and I'll be my little brother later , invite you to drink."

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you at the gate of the imperial city." Guan Jizong staggered out.

Watching him leave, Su Mu strode towards Gu Hong's office without delay.

A few officials behind shouted: "Hey, first come, first come, first come first..."

Su Mu just ignored.

But no matter how they shouted, Gu Hong's subordinates seemed to have no intention of stopping Su Mu.

A few people had no choice but to let it go, but their faces were full of indignation: they really came from an unscrupulous background, and they didn't even follow the rules.When a gentleman meets a villain, he is really helpless!