Meishan Su family, Su Yun is the most virtuous

Chapter 185: A show of strength! (5K today!)
Su Yun walked into the yamen, and the doorman did not stop him.

As people come and go here, the doorman usually won't stop them unless they are dressed in rags and inappropriate clothes.

Secondly, Su Yun was wearing a green official robe, and was at least an official of the sixth or seventh rank, so the gatekeepers naturally did not dare to stop him.

But after entering, Su Yun didn't know how to get out.

The Kaifeng government office was too large. Except for the office for warehouse affairs which was outside, the rest of the prefect's office, the hall affairs, the left and right halls, the envoy's office, the registrar's office, the six ministries, the left and right military patrol offices, and the left and right wing offices were all inside.

The six ministries are the officials of the Shi, Hu, Yi, Bing, Xing, and Gong departments, with two recorders, two officials in each of the six ministries, eight military assistants, and hundreds of clerks.

The Mission Office had eleven cases, which were responsible for issuing documents on money, grain, taxes, and various criminal cases every day. It had dozens of people including accountants, escort officers, front officials, rear officials, and heads of the line, as well as hundreds of clerks.

There are left and right military inspectors, judges, left and right military inspectors, four officials in charge of left and right wing affairs, and six hundred clerks.

Thousands of officials have fixed offices here, although the chief official has his own independent office.

Some clerks can only work with a few, a dozen or even dozens of people squeezed together.

Even so, this Nan Ya is also a continuous government office.

However, Su Yun was not in a hurry. When you are out, the way is in your mouth. As long as you are willing to ask, you can always find it.

A young clerk happened to pass by, and Su Yun grabbed him. The clerk trembled with fear, but when he saw that it was an official in green robes, he felt relieved: "The official will not hit me, will he?"
The clerk hurriedly said, "Sir, what do you want me to do? Could you please let go of your hands first? It's not nice to be pulled like this."

Su Yun smiled, loosened his hand, and helped the clerk straighten his clothes. The clerk quickly stepped back two steps, and now he saw Su Yun's face clearly and was a little surprised.

Just now I thought the person was very tall, but now that I can see him clearly, I find that he is extraordinarily elegant, like a god.

Su Yun smiled and asked, "What should I call you?"

The clerk was so absorbed in watching that when Su Yun called him, he was startled and said quickly, "I am Liao Chongli, an official from the Household Department. Are you here to do some work?

If you want to go to the Ministry of Revenue to do some work, you can follow me and I will do it for you personally."

Su Yun smiled and said, "I am here to do some work, but I am here to report. I am a successful candidate in this year's imperial examination and was assigned an errand to the Southern Court."

Liao Chongli was stunned when he heard this, and said, "This shouldn't be the case. It shouldn't make sense for new Jinshi to work in the Southern Court. Aren't they all sent to prefectures and counties? Sir, did you misunderstand?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "That's right. Do you know where the Tongpan Hall is?"

Liao Chongli was a little confused and said, "Tongpan Hall? I haven't heard of Tongpan in our Nan Ya?
The post of Nan Ya Tong Pan has not been a permanent position since the time of Taizu. Are you going to the Judge's Office, or the Left and Right Offices?
The Judge's Hall is where the judge's office is located, and the Left and Right Halls are where the prosecutor's office is located."

"Oh? It's not a permanent position?" Su Yun didn't know this situation.

Liao Chongli said with a smile: "This is the capital, under the feet of the emperor, there are countless eyes watching us, so it doesn't matter whether there is a Tongpan or not.

However, the Southern Court has many government affairs to handle, and it is definitely not enough to rely solely on the governor, so there are many more judges and prosecutors than in other prefectures.

Now in our Southern Court, there are two judges and two prosecutors who assist the governor in handling various government affairs."

It turned out to be the case.

Su Yun suddenly laughed and thought: Isn't this just right? If this is the case, then this Tongpan is just a decoration. All matters will be handled by the left and right halls. Even if it is reported, it will be reported to the prefect, um...

Su Yun suddenly asked, "There is a judge and a magistrate in each of the left and right halls. Are they in charge of their respective government affairs?"

Liao Chongli shook his head and said, "That's not the case. There are two offices, but they share the same responsibilities. The management of the counties in the capital by the left and right offices should be carried out together.

In other words, although they were divided into two halls, the matter was handled together so that they could confirm with each other and avoid mistakes. "

Su Yun was even more satisfied after hearing this - this was a great thing. If the left and right halls checked each other's gaps and made up for the deficiencies, basically nothing would go wrong. Then he could just lie back and relax with peace of mind.

As for whether this method affects administrative efficiency or something, hey, it's been like this for so many years, so there's no problem at all.

Su Yun and Liao Chongli bowed and said with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Liao, for telling me these things."

Liao Chongli smiled and said, "Hey, this is nothing, these are things that everyone knows. What did you come to the Southern Court to do? If there is anything I can help with, just tell me."

Su Yun smiled and nodded, "There is indeed something I need your help with. Could you please take me to the Li Cao?"

Liao Chongli said with a smile: "Let's go, the Household Department and the Personnel Department are nearby, I am just about to go back."

The two walked for a while and entered a courtyard. There were two characters "Liucao" hanging on the wall. They originally thought it was just a small courtyard, but they didn't expect that when they entered it, they would find a whole new world and a vast place.

Moreover, there are people coming and going inside, and it is much busier than other places.

Liao Chongli explained: "In fact, most of the people here are clerks from the Household Department. Among the six departments, the Household Department is one of the busiest.

After all, being in charge of household registration, marriage, land and houses, miscellaneous labor, and roads is an extremely busy task. Our Kaifeng Prefecture has nearly one million households, and all these matters are managed by just one household official. You can imagine how busy the task is.

Therefore, we have the largest number of clerks in the Household Department among the six departments, up to 200 people. Even so, we are still as busy as dogs every day. Oh, no, dogs are not as busy as us!"

Liao Chongli shook his head and sighed, "Their clerks have it much easier, as they only manage a few thousand clerks in Kaifeng Prefecture.

And you also know that clerks are not like officials, they are generally not transferred very often, so they have the easiest job. Hehe, not only is it easy, but it is also lucrative!"

Su Yun laughed and said, "It's better to be busy. Being busy is more fulfilling."

Liao Chongli laughed and said, "Sir, you are such an interesting person. Now is the spring ploughing season, so it's a bit busier than usual, but it's not too bad.

But when the autumn harvest comes, we will really have to sacrifice our lives, alas."

Su Yun smiled and said, "Brother Liao has been in the Southern Court for many years, how come you are so familiar with the affairs of the Southern Court?"

Liao Chongli waved his hand and smiled, "I've only been here for a few years, but I inherited this position from my father, so I've been exposed to it since I was a child, so I know a lot of things, but it's not a big deal."

Su Yun nodded secretly. If this person was not from a hostile force, maybe he could be poached.

With someone who is familiar with the affairs of the government, things will be done with half the effort...

Hey! What's wrong with me? Didn't I agree to lie down? Why am I planning something again?

Su Yun smiled self-deprecatingly.

However, I secretly memorized Liao Chongli's name and decided to transfer him to my side sometime. Even if I had to lie down, I had to gather some manpower. Otherwise, if something really happened and there was no one available, that would be really stupid.

Liao Chongli sent Su Yun to the Licao and said to him, "If you encounter any trouble, you can go to the Hucao to find me. Tell the clerks there to look for Liao Chongli and they will know everything.

You probably have something important to tell me when you come to the Ministry of Personnel. I can't follow you, so I'll go back now."

Su Yun bowed to Liao Chongli and said with a smile, "Okay, thank you, Brother Liao."

Liao Chongli waved his hand, then turned and left, greeting everyone he met one by one, and everyone who saw him greeted him with a smile.

What a talent!
Having someone who is skilled in affairs and has extensive personal connections makes it less of a hassle to have such a person around.

Su Yun entered the Ministry of Personnel, took a look, and casually walked into a government office. The office was dark and crowded with dozens of officials.

At this time, someone in front of him looked up and saw Su Yun's green official uniform. He quickly stood up and said, "Sir, are you here to do some business?"

Su Yun nodded, took out the appointment document from his body, and handed it to the clerk. The clerk took it with both hands, glanced at it, and immediately looked at Su Yun in surprise, and said: "Are you the new top scholar Su Yun, Mr. Su?"

These words immediately attracted the attention of the other officials, and they all looked up at Su Yun.

Su Yun stood at the door, the brightest spot in the room. Su Yun stood in the light, which gave Su Yun a faint golden glow, making him look more detached and transcendent. Dozens of officials were captivated by Su Yun's appearance, and for a moment they fell silent.

Su Yun was stared at quietly by dozens of people. He frowned and asked, "Excuse me, is there any problem?"

The clerk in front of him came to his senses and said quickly, "Everyone is doing their own thing. Judge, you are here to report today. I have already received the notice, but I didn't expect you to come at this time.

I'll take you to see the Sixth Cao Chief, ah, no, please wait a moment, I'll ask Chief Deng to come see you!"

Su Yun smiled and said, "No need, just take me there. I have to go there soon anyway."

The clerk led the way and took Su Yun to the government office on the left. He shouted from afar, "Master Deng! Master Deng! Su Jianzhou is here! Su Jianzhou is here!"

There was a thumping sound of tables and chairs in the government office, and then a figure rushed out.
He was a middle-aged official in a green robe, looking a little flustered. When he saw Su Yun, he was also stunned.

'Then he quickly greeted Su Yun and said, "Jianzhou is here to report, why didn't you send someone to say hello in advance so that I could bring people to greet you? You are such a mess!"

Su Yun smiled and said, "He is not an important official of the court. The Southern Court is very busy every day, so let's not do that. I would also like to trouble Director Deng to help me with the entry procedures so that I can observe the government as soon as possible."

When Manager Deng saw that Su Yun was easy to talk to, he felt relieved.

Su Yun was a seventh-rank official, and he, the head of the Six Ministries, was also a seventh-rank official. On the surface, they were of the same rank, but in terms of assignments, Su Yun was the immediate superior of his immediate superior!

Moreover, he was promoted from a clerk to the seventh rank, so he was of mixed origin. Compared with Su Yun, who was a top scholar, they were like two different people, one in heaven and one in hell.

I have worked hard for ten or twenty years, but I am only a seventh-rank official. He has just entered the officialdom and is already a seventh-rank official. In terms of his assignments, he is the second-in-command of the Southern Court!

Can't afford to offend.

Manager Deng complained in his heart that Su Yun did not do things according to the routine. Generally speaking, when officials took up their posts, they were either brought by officials from the Ministry of Personnel or clerks from the Ministry of Personnel. Even if they came on their own, they had to give a heads-up in advance so that arrangements could be made. How could they come here on their own?

However, Director Deng did not dare to say much. He quickly took out the report document and asked Su Yun to sign it, and then asked Su Yun to sit down.

Director Deng felt a little embarrassed and said, "Su Jianzhou, I don't know if you know our Nan Ya. We have never had a Tongpan position in our Nan Ya, so we don't have a Tongpan Hall in our Yamen, only Left and Right Halls.

Of course, now that you are here, we naturally have to set up a Tongpan Hall, but the best courtyards in the Southern Court have already been set up as the prefect's Yating, Hall Affairs, Left and Right Halls, and Envoy Courts, so..."

Director Deng found it difficult to speak.

Su Yun raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Deng, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Director Deng stammered, "Can you pick one of the remaining courtyards to be your Tongpan Hall? Of course, if you don't want to, as long as you give the order, I will immediately clear one for you."

Su Yun looked at Master Deng with a half-smile, which made Master Deng sweat profusely.

This way of doing things by Mr. Deng is not smart. It is obvious that he is setting a trap for him.

I've heard about this kind of show of force a lot, but I didn't expect to encounter it myself!

Generally speaking, this kind of thing would not be discussed until Su Yun arrived. As for the Licao side, the public office for arranging the office had been prepared immediately when the appointment was received. There was no need to wait until Su Yun arrived before discussing it with others.

If Su Yun agreed to pick one at random now, he would inevitably be seen as a soft persimmon and lose all his authority.

But if Su Yun chose a yard that was already occupied and asked the entire department to move out, he would be offending someone.

If this had been done before Su Yun came, the people who were forced to move out might have some complaints, but they also knew that they could not blame Su Yun.

Su Yun laughed and said, "Master Deng, what do you think?"

Director Deng said quickly, "Please pick one, and I will arrange it right away."

Su Yun nodded and said, "Okay, I think your six Cao's courtyard is pretty good, so let's go here."

Manager Deng broke out in a sweat immediately. Su Yun's response was quite vicious.

All the clerks in the six departments were cunning as oil, so they could naturally see that he had schemed to deal with Su Yun. However, everyone just watched the joke and no one came to say anything.

But if Su Yun wants this yard, then everyone will become involved. Moving a government office is not that easy. With all the things accumulated over the past 120 years, everyone may lose ten pounds after moving!
If Su Yun chose another courtyard, the people in the other courtyard might blame Su Yun, but if he chose the courtyard of the Six Ministries, then he, as a recorder and military officer, would immediately become the target of criticism from the clerks in the Six Ministries!
If you hadn't caused trouble, why would we have been so tired as to move?

Deng, the chief official, was sweating profusely and forced a smile, saying, "Caoyuan is remote and the buildings are not grand enough, how can we let you, the governor, come here and suffer injustice?
Look, would you like me to take you to the left and right halls? The houses there are only slightly worse than the halls, and much better than this Caoyuan!"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "Caoyuan is near the main gate. I like it very much. Let's go here. It's easy to commute to get off work."

Director Deng's expression had become very ugly, and he reluctantly said, "Jianzhou, please stop joking.

Caoyuan is the largest government office in the Southern Yamen, with a total of six or seven hundred people, and an unknown number of household clerks. How could it be possible to move?

If we move, all government affairs in Kaifeng Prefecture will have to be suspended. The consequences are too serious and none of us can afford it."

Su Yun glanced at Director Deng and laughed, "Oh, I'm not afraid. You are the one who caused this incident, so you should handle the aftermath. What does it have to do with me?"

Manager Deng gritted his teeth and said, "But this will be bad for your reputation after all."

Su Yun smiled and said, "You mean it's bad for my reputation? Are you saying that a dignified judge of Kaifeng was framed by a clerk and had to live in a shabby building, so his authority was completely lost?"

When Director Deng's intention was exposed, his face turned pale immediately. From today on, the hatred between him and Su Yun was formed.

It would be better for the county magistrate to be in charge now. Being watched by the second-in-command every day, the future life will be... difficult!

However, that is not the most uncomfortable thing. If he is really forced to relocate the six offices, he will not only be envied by his superiors, but also by his subordinates. How will he live in the future?

When Deng recalled that day, he felt a chill all over his body, his knees softened, his waist bent, and he begged in a low voice: "Jianzhou, I was reckless in this matter. Please forgive me this time. From now on, I will definitely follow your lead. As long as you give me an order, I will obey it!"

Su Yun laughed and said, "I have never met you before, and we have no grudges against each other. Why do you want to treat me like this?"

Officer Deng smiled bitterly and said, "It was all just me, Meng Lang. No one ordered me to do this. If you are angry, you can beat me up. If not, I will borrow a stick from the military officer. Beat me up and vent your anger. Then you can spare me. Okay?"

Su Yun shook his head and said, "I don't have any bad temper..."

There was a hint of joy on Mr. Deng's face, but Su Yun's next sentence made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

“…I really like this Caoyuan, please help me clean it up, Chief Deng.

Okay, that’s it for today. When you’re done cleaning up, let me know to come to work.

Okay, let’s go!”

After saying this, Su Yun stood up and left.

"Jianzhou! Jianzhou! Please stay! Please stay!"

Manager Deng shouted anxiously and rushed forward to grab Su Yun's arm. Su Yun suddenly turned around and stared at Manager Deng with cold eyes.

Manager Deng was so frightened that he stopped in his tracks.

Su Yun chuckled, turned and left.

Behind him, Director Deng was staggering.

The clerk who brought Su Yun here stood there all the time. Seeing this drama, he felt excited and scared at the same time. After all, once this matter got out, Master Deng would definitely regard him as a thorn in his side!

(End of this chapter)