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Soon, the circle of scholars and students in Shengjing City took the lead in singing a ballad titled "Bai Suzhen Under the Qingcheng Mountain". The style of this ballad was completely different from the tunes that the people of Shengjing City had heard before, but it did have some similarities with the song "Who Would Have Thought That the Number One Score Would Be in the Imperial List" that was sung a few days ago.

Many scholars and students who are familiar with music also linked these two songs, which are completely different from the ones sung in the singing halls, together, and praised the two tunes for being melodious and moving, and for having many similarities.

There are also scholars and students who are proficient in music and have made bold judgments. They feel that these two tunes are distinctly different from any existing tunes. Therefore, they believe that these two tunes should be written by the same person, and it is very likely that this person is one of Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng, or it is the result of cooperation between the two.

After the Double Ninth Festival chrysanthemum viewing banquet at Prince Ziying's mansion, the talents of Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng gradually spread in Shengjing City. They often received invitations to gatherings of scholars and students in Shengjing City, especially those where people gathered to make friends and exchange music, which almost always invited Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng.

Of course, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng did not attend every gathering. After all, the workload at the Imperial College was heavy, and they were both inner-class students, so they did not have much freedom to enter and leave the Imperial College.

I don't know when it started, but a rumor began to circulate among the literati and students in Shengjing, saying that last year's popular "White Snake" and the currently popular "The Female Prime Minister" were both written by Ye Changyan or Liang Jingcheng.

But whenever someone mentioned it, although Ye Changyan did not admit it, he did not seem to try too hard to distance himself from the two books. This ambiguous attitude made many people believe that even if the two books were not written by Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng, they must have some relationship with these two people.

Thanks to the continuous topics of conversation such as "The Female Prime Minister" and "White Snake", the depressing and dull atmosphere in Shengjing City has gradually dissipated, and the floods that broke out in summer and autumn are gradually fading from the sight of the people of Shengjing City.

Of course, for the provincial capitals outside the capital that were hit hard by the floods, the trauma caused by the floods is far from healed. Local production and life are recovering rapidly, and post-disaster reconstruction is in full swing.

Wang Xinkuan, who was transferred to Xuyang Prefecture as the Tongzhi, has been very busy in the past few months. He falls asleep as soon as he is tired every day and devotes himself to work with full energy the next day. Compared with when he was the Chief Censor of the Ministry of Personnel in the capital, although he is much more tired and exhausted, he feels extremely fulfilled. His growth is far beyond what he could have achieved in Shengjing.

Lü Geang, who was transferred to Chaozhou as a judge, had the same feeling as Wang Xinkuan. Although he did not have much say in Chaozhou, he was down-to-earth and doing practical things for the people here, and felt that his life was particularly fulfilling. At present, Chaozhou's post-disaster reconstruction is at a critical time, and his youngest son is only half a year old. He plans to wait until the beginning of the new year and then bring his wife and children to Chaozhou to settle down.

Ji Yunting, who was promoted to the position of Langzhong of the Military Selection and Purification Department of the Ministry of War, was also very busy during this period. Because his predecessor Song Zhang had worked in this position for many years, the relationship was complicated, and this position involved the most direct interests of a group of military officers. Ji Yunting, who was used to dealing with civil officials, suddenly switched to dealing with a group of military men with lords. It was really hard to describe. However, he also knew that there were many problems left by Song Zhang, and it would not be solved overnight. Although dealing with these military men gave Ji Yunting a headache, he always adhered to his principles and his bottom line. Although he was facing a mess, he followed his own steps and promoted his work in an orderly manner.

After Zhao Mubai was transferred to the Censorate and promoted to Right Censor-in-Chief, he became familiar with the Censorate for more than a month before receiving an imperial decree from the Emperor, ordering him to pacify the local areas. His main area of inspection was concentrated in the prefectures and cities that suffered from floods outside the capital. Under the Emperor's orders, he pacified the people, provided disaster relief, and inspected local government affairs. He supervised and managed local affairs on behalf of the court and helped maintain social stability and order in the disaster-stricken areas.

After the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas outside the capital began to show results, news came from the Hexi Provincial Administration that foreign tribes were disturbing the border. Zhao Mubai was ordered to rush to the Hexi Provincial Administration, responsible for supervising local military affairs and food and salary matters, coordinating local military and logistical work, ensuring the supply and combat needs of the army, and ensuring the security and stability of the vast border of Hexi.

Zhao Mubai was in his early thirties, and was transferred by His Majesty twice to inspect local areas. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zhao Mubai would not be able to stay in this position of Right Censor-in-Chief for long. Perhaps in the near future, his rank would catch up with that of his elder brother, and he would be ranked among the high officials in the court.

Zhu Yuchun, who had initially risen beyond everyone's expectations from an inconspicuous position as the Left Assistant Secretary of the Dali Temple to the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, got along well with everyone in the Ministry of Personnel after a period of adjustment.

Tong Zhongqin, the Minister of Personnel who was also a new official, did not monopolize power, but combined his duties well with the division of labor and coordination of the left and right vice ministers. Not long after Tong Zhongqin took office, the atmosphere and operating efficiency of the entire ministry underwent visible changes. The past practices of running for office, asking for positions, giving gifts, and using backdoors had long disappeared.

Hong Jingxian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was originally the Right Vice Minister and was mainly responsible for organizing examinations, formulating rewards and punishments, and managing the payment of salaries. Tong Zhongqin felt that he was familiar with that area, so he asked him to continue to be responsible for official assessments, rewards and punishments, and salary management.

As the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhu Yuchun was mainly responsible for assisting Tong Zhongqin in selecting officials, examining candidate officials, and approving official ranks. This was equivalent to taking on the appointment and selection of officials, as well as the management of official ranks, which had been controlled by the former Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Pan Taizhen, who had been dismissed for a long time.

Now Zhu Yuchun is one of the few third-rank officials appointed by His Majesty to attend the small court meeting. He is also the youngest on the list of officials who regularly attend the small court meeting. Although Zhu Yuchun's qualifications are still shallow, anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Majesty values and trusts Zhu Yuchun.

Originally, all parties had misjudged Tong Zhongqin. They did not expect that under the surface of maturity and steadiness, Tong Zhongqin had changed his previous style and became ruthless and decisive. Since Tong Zhongqin took charge of the Ministry of Personnel, the personnel placed in the Ministry by all parties would be decisively kicked out if they made any move that exceeded the rules, unless they did not cross the line.

A doctor from the Ministry of Personnel's Wenxuan Division was caught and dismissed on the spot because he secretly made a small move in the list of candidates during the selection of a sixth-rank official in the Haixi Provincial Administration Council. Several officials from the Third Prince's line were also implicated, so the Third Prince was reprimanded by the Emperor and punished to reflect on his mistakes in seclusion for a month.

Today's Ministry of Personnel has been built like an iron barrel by Tong Zhongqin. It is now extremely difficult for any party to place spies or gather information in the Ministry of Personnel. Without a say in personnel matters, the constraints on all parties are obvious.