Speed ​​Pass starts with choosing a hunter

Chapter 333: A Visitor from the Ministry of Personnel
The war in Dingzhou slowed down, and Huanglongfu had a rare opportunity to recuperate.

Kong Sen is a man with great political skills.

Ever since he lost the fight with Bai Yuan, he has only focused on domestic affairs.

Under his governance, there are many more street vendors in Huanglongfu City than before, and tax revenue has reached a five-year high.

A shocking piece of news spread throughout the streets along with a group of officials coming from the capital.

"Hidden Dragon List, what is that?"

"Lord Bai is mighty!"

"The Northern Dragon is worthy of its name!"

In the Huanglong government office.

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Li."

Bai Yuan clasped his fists towards an elegant middle-aged man.

This person is Li Ru, the Minister of Personnel, who came specifically for the matter of the Hidden Dragon List.

He had long known that Yan Shaoan had petitioned the emperor to include him in the Hidden Dragon List, but he had not expected it to come so soon.

The Hidden Dragon List is managed by the Ministry of Personnel, and the person who announces the Hidden Dragon List is naturally also from the Ministry of Personnel.

This time, the Minister of Personnel came to Lingzhou in person, which is enough to show the importance the Ministry of Personnel attaches to the Hidden Dragon List.

The six ministries of the Xuanyang court were the highest administrative bodies, and the six ministers were all top-notch officials, among which the Ministry of Personnel was the undisputed number one.

Although the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is only a third-rank official, his authority is no less than that of some second-rank officials who have less leisure time.

There were so many people in Kyoto who wanted to curry favor with Li Ru, the Minister of Personnel, that they were as numerous as carp in a river.

"After seeing you today, I can see that General Bai is truly extraordinary."

Li Ru looked at Bai Yuan curiously.

The last time Bai Yuan became famous in Kyoto was when he was impeached by the censors for massacring a large clan.

At that time, a number of officials from the Ministry of Personnel, including Li Ru, felt that Bai Yuan's career had come to an end and that his position as General of Lingzhou was the end of his official career.

But I didn’t expect that just one year later, I received the news that Bai Yuan was included in the Hidden Dragon List.

What surprised Li Ru even more was that the person who made the request was actually Yan Taibao.

As everyone knows, Bai Yuan is from the lineage of Xu Dingchun, the Minister of War. Yan Shaoan actually recommended a disciple of his political enemy. This was really a stab in the butt and an eye-opener.

"Master Bai has now made it onto the Hidden Dragon List, so he must have a bright future ahead of him."

"Master Li, thank you for your praise."

This time, Li Ru was rarely serious: "To be included in the Hidden Dragon List means that you have the talent of a dragon. The second rank is within your reach. Sir Bai, there is no need to be modest."

There have been a total of three people on the Hidden Dragon List since its establishment.

One of them is a talented person who came from a Jiangnan academy. Now he has taken the position of Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion. Although his rank is not high, he is noble enough. The top three in the imperial examinations in all previous years had to study in Wenyuan Pavilion. Naturally, this Grand Secretary has a terrifyingly wide network of contacts.

In fact, all the Grand Secretaries of Wenyuan Pavilion eventually became the Ministers of six ministries without exception, holding important positions.

The other is a genius in the military. Similar to Bai Yuan, they are both martial artists who have achieved enlightenment through pure force. It is said that he has now become the second-in-command of the Zhennan Army.

The last person is also the most special. He is a member of the Li royal family and has the least information about him.

Now there is another Bai Yuan on the Hidden Dragon List.

As an official of the Ministry of Personnel, Li Ru knew all the information of officials above the third rank in Xuanyang.

Bai Yuan came from a humble background and rose through the ranks to become the general of Lingzhou. His experience was truly legendary, but precisely because he had no experience of serving as an official in Beijing, he knew nothing about some of the common sense of Beijing officials.

Li Ru kindly reminded: "Master Bai, the Ministry of Personnel must report the status of the geniuses on the Potential Dragon List to Your Majesty every three months, with a small promotion every three years and a big promotion every five years."

Bai Yuan is very familiar with this, it's just a talent pool.

"Master Bai is different from the other three. He already has sufficient experience in local posts. It will probably not be long before His Majesty recruits him to Kyoto."

The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army.

Unlike the other three, they left the capital, while Bai Yuan entered. Li Ru: "In addition, those on the Hidden Dragon List can take out a cultivation method from the No. 1 Internal Treasury once a year."

Hearing this, Bai Yuan finally perked up.

I'm not interested in promotion or anything like that; it's far less practical than practicing martial arts.

Ever since Yan Shaoan helped him obtain the White Ape Breaking the Mountain from the No. 1 Inner Treasury, he has been thinking about the skills in the treasury, but has always been troubled by the lack of access to them.

Unexpectedly, the Hidden Dragon List turned out to be what he wanted.

It is true that when you think there is no way out, you will find a way out.

wonderful!
In fact, considering the importance the imperial court attaches to the Hidden Dragon List, it would not be a problem even if all the skills in the inner treasury were shown to the four of them.

It’s just that the Grand Tutor was worried that these young dragons would become greedy, so he made this rule.

Li Ru then explained to Bai Yuan the benefits of the Hidden Dragon List one by one.

In addition to promotion and martial arts, elixirs and magic weapons are naturally regular configurations.

If you count carefully, the rewards are so numerous that it is frightening. It can be said that the imperial court has invested a lot of money in order to snatch talents.

The process after that is much simpler.

Bai Yuan first summoned Lingzhou's most famous courtesan to the government office to dance for three days, and then gave her some "specialties".

The news of Li Ru's arrival in Huanglongfu was soon known to the officials in Lingzhou, and of course a grand banquet was inevitable.

By the time Li Ru left Lingzhou, eight days had passed.

Bai Yuan spent tens of thousands of taels of silver this time.

If it weren't for his wealthy family, the fifty taels of silver the general gave him every month would not have been enough to spend.

However, as an official, you cannot be stingy about such things.

Not to mention that Li Ru was the Minister of Personnel, holding an important position for promotion.

You never know when there will be time to move around.

"You boy."

After the guests had left, Yang Fangyu and Li Huan appeared in front of Bai Yuan's mansion.

During these eight days, all those who could enter Bai Yuan Mansion were third-rank officials, and they had no qualifications at all.

They also consciously waited until Li Ru left before coming to the door.

Yang Fangyu punched Bai Yuan in the chest.

Hidden Dragon List. Guigui.

That was something he dared not even think about.

Born in the Yang family in Jiangnan, he certainly knew what the Hidden Dragon List was.

The three people on the Hidden Dragon List are even more top geniuses. Except for a few people from Buddhism and Taoism, no one can compete with them.

The elite among the elite, the evil among the evil!
Qianlong is my brother?

It’s exciting just thinking about it.

When Li Huan heard the news, he rushed from Lingzhou to Huanglongfu to express his congratulations.

They are all brothers, so of course they won’t hold a big banquet like others. They save when they should and spend when they should.

Bai Yuan took out a jar of old wine, and the three of them leaned against the railing and drank it, just like the young men in high spirits.

Although the three of them are already over 30 years old, in terms of perception, they are just beginning and are still teenagers.

Yang Fangyu and Li Huan both looked at Bai Yuan with emotion.

When the three of them first met, Yang Fangyu and Li Huan's backgrounds were much higher than Bai Yuan's. If Yang Fangyu hadn't insisted, Bai Yuan would never have been able to enter their small circle with his identity.

Now it seems that this was simply the best investment Yang Fangyu had ever made in his life.

(End of this chapter)