Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2867 Monolith

In the duty room, the scribe leaned on Li Daozong's ear and explained the situation outside in detail.

After finishing speaking, Fang Jun pretended to knock on the door, then pushed the door open and entered.

Pei Xingjian, who followed closely behind, also entered the value room.

Li Daozong waved his hand and dismissed the scribes, then got up calmly, and said with a smile on his face: "Fang Erlang is a rare visitor, come here, come and have a seat. Mr. Pei Lang please sit down too, you don't have to be polite."

Walked out from behind the desk, took Fang Jun's hand, came to the reception area by the window, and sat down together.

Pei Xingjian thanked him repeatedly, and sat on the side without saying a word.

After the scribes offered tea, they withdrew.

Li Daozong invited Fang Jun to drink tea, and asked with a smile: "It's approaching the New Year's Eve, and all the yamen are so busy, why is Erlang interested in coming to the yamen of the Ministry of Officials?"

Clearly knowing why.

Fang Jun glanced at the door that was still open, and replied with a smile: "It is precisely because the year is approaching, and there are many duties in the yamen. I am afraid that you, the king of the county, will inevitably miss something when you are busy, and forget some things that should be handled as soon as possible. Business, I just have nothing to do today, so I came to remind me, and I hope the county king Haihan."

Li Daozong poured tea for Fang Jun, and said: "Then I would like to thank Erlang, to be honest, there are so many things in this bureaucracy, although I have been in office for a long time, I still haven't grasped it all, and omissions are inevitable. Erlang might as well not talk about it, what has this official missed?"

Fang Jun picked up his teacup and said solemnly: "Mr. Pei Lang is the chief historian in Huating Town. This time he was transferred back to Beijing. The Ministry of Civil Affairs plans to appoint him as a doctor of the Ministry of Finance. I don't know why the appointment is stuck in the Ministry of Officials. I haven't seen him for a long time. Sue him? The king of the county must know that now that the Eastern Expedition is imminent, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs audits money, food and expenditures, which is the top priority. No one can bear the responsibility for the audit of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

The two sang together, and the people outside could hear it clearly, they were all shocked, knowing that this stick came to find trouble today.

Li Daozong waved his hand at the scribe at the door, and the scribe understood and closed the door.

Unexpectedly, people outside heard the conversation, so Li Daozong smiled wryly and asked, "Erlang, what's going on with you?"

Fang Jun frowned and said, "Is this bureaucracy really monolithic?"

Li Daozong sighed and said: "What is the situation of His Royal Highness King Jin in the Ministry of War now? I have experienced it... This official department was first run by Shen Guogong and Zhao Guogong for many years. However, the time was too short, and he was promoted to Shangshu Zuo Pushe after failing to break the iron wall built by the nobles of Guanlong, and then I took over. Speaking of it, I am not afraid of Erlang's jokes. When it comes to marching and fighting, I boast that I am not inferior to anyone, but This kind of intrigue and scheming day and night in the yamen is really not my director. The right servant is better. The left servant, Linghu Xiuji, joins forces with the doctors and principals from various departments in Guanlong. From time to time, he sings against me, but I always Can’t they all be slaughtered at once? It’s really a headache.”

Just like the Ministry of War was hollowed out by Fang Jun and built up and down as a single piece of iron, the Ministry of Officials has always been the foundation of the Guanlong nobles. Although Li Daozong, a former student and former official, has the title of King of Jiangxia County, he is full of soft nails and hidden pits, but there is nothing he can do about it.

He looked at Pei Xingjian again, and said apologetically: "It's not that someone didn't use his strength, but it's because the bureaucracy has many obstacles in doing things. Don't blame Mr. Pei Lang."

Pei Xingjian hurriedly said: "I don't dare to work in a humble position!"

Fang Jun said: "So, a certain person came to help you."

"Ha ha……"

Li Daozong smiled wryly, and pointed out the window: "Riding the horse and kicking down the gate of the official department, this is your way of helping? Not to mention whether you can help me, the censor will have to follow you later."

"Would someone be afraid of that?"

Fang Jun looked disdainful, drinking tea while holding the teacup.

Li Daozong was pushed up a bit, his face was speechless.

But these words are time-consuming to lie. This guy has been very popular since he was a child. In the past two years, there must be a big cart of memorials that he packed out of His Majesty's study at the end of each year.

I have been impeached a lot, and I am probably used to it. At least until now, the most serious one is to suspend the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, and there is no real punishment. No one can match this holy family. This is indeed true.

But he was still curious: "How do you want to help me?"

Fang Jun put down his teacup, stroked his short mustache, and said disapprovingly, "You, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Jun Wang, naturally you can't mess around. , otherwise the officer’s face will be lost, and his prestige will be hit. But XX is different, XX is a stick, and he came to find a punching bag to vent his anger and get back his face. Who can tell if he is not here?"

Li Daozong was startled, and he waved his hands again and again: "Don't be foolish! This is the official office, the center of the empire. The face of those officials is irrelevant, but do you want the dignity of the center of the court? Absolutely not!"

"Don't worry, the king of the county, a certain cares about himself!"

As he spoke, Fang Jun yelled out the door: "Open the door!"

The scribe outside the door hurriedly opened the door, looked inside, saw Fang Jun was looking over, and said to him: "Go and call Zuo Shilang to me."

"Here!"

The clerk didn't dare to be negligent, so he trotted quickly to Linghu Xiuji's valet to deliver the notice.

Linghu Xiuji had just returned to his valet, and was about to send someone to Li Daozong to listen to Fang Jun's purpose, when he saw Li Daozong's clerk running over, saying that Duke Yue had summoned him.

He is the Duke of the state, so if he comes to the official office to do business, he, the left servant, will naturally be there whenever he is called.

I was depressed, but I didn't dare to disobey, and I couldn't hide from it, so how could I give others a reason to go crazy?

"Wait a moment, everyone, it will happen when you go."

After explaining to a few confidants, he went out.

Several confidantes hurriedly warned: "That guy is the most arrogant. This is the office of the official department, not his military department. Brother Linghu has to hold on, don't lose the prestige of our official department."

"It is said that this official department is our official department in Guanlong, do they think it is a place where they can be arrogant?"

Linghu Xiuji was very thoughtful, and after listening to the words of a few people, he just nodded slightly, and said: "I know, you don't have to worry."

He lifted his foot and walked out.

How could he not understand the thoughts of these people?The Ministry of Officials is indeed the Ministry of Officials in Guanlong. No matter the former Li Ji or the current Li Daozong, they can only follow the trend and let it go. It can shake the control of the Guanlong nobles and the officials.

Could it be that Fang Jun came and let him suppress the arrogance of the Guanlong nobles?

But even though he said that, it was Fang Jun after all!

Fang Er's club is so famous that even his father Linghu Defen, a veteran of the two dynasties and Guanzhong Suru, was beaten to shame. What kind of a fart is he, Linghu Xiuji?

Along the way, he was full of thoughts, and when he arrived at the door of Li Daozong's duty room, the scribe came in to report, and immediately came out, bowing and saying: "The Duke of Yue has affection."

Linghu Xiuji took a deep breath, no matter how difficult it was, he had to face Fang Jun directly, otherwise he would lose his prestige in the bureaucracy and his future would be bleak.

In the duty room, Li Daozong and Fang Jun sat on the chairs in front of the window, one on the left and one on the right. Linghu Xiuji entered, and said respectfully and rudely: "This official came to see the king of the county and the Duke of Yue."

Fang Jun glanced at Li Daozong, who responded with a wry smile.

Generally speaking, officialdom has its own rules, and there is no room for error in addressing.Everyone's official position and title are often somewhat different, and they will usually be called the higher one, but this is only an ordinary situation, such as the two sides do not belong to each other, as a way of showing respect.Like Li Daozong and Linghu Xiuji, who belong to the direct subordinate-subordinate relationship, and they are official counselors in the yamen, you can't call them that, but you should directly call them the official position of the Ministry of Officials.

However, Linghu Xiuji only referred to the title of "Junwang" and did not mention the official position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Obviously, he expressed to Li Daozong that he did not approve of his position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

This is a bit deceiving...

But after all, this is Li Daozong's business, and it is the internal affairs of the officials' yamen. No matter how powerful Fang Jun is, it is impossible to use this as a starting point to give Li Daozong a head start.

There is no reason for this, and Li Daozong's face has been damaged. Li Daozong may not appreciate it if he violated the taboo in vain...

(End of this chapter)