Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Xiao Yu heard that Du He was going to do some serious work, he hit it twice with his tablet in frustration before stopping.

"Huh~"

Xiao Yu was breathing heavily and looked very tired.

He said to Du He with a serious face: "Nephew Du, if Xiao Kai does anything wrong in the future, you don't have to consider your uncle's face, you should punish him if necessary."

"Uncle, I don't ask him to achieve great achievements, just don't make big mistakes!"

Du He knew that what Xiao Yu said was not just polite talk, but what he really thought in his heart.

To put it nicely, Xiao Yu is a person who is upright and honest.

To put it bluntly, he is too strict and upright, unwilling to tolerate others' shortcomings, and not good at handling interpersonal relationships.

It was precisely because of his character that he had the legendary experience of being appointed as prime minister six times and dismissed six times.

Du He smiled and said, "Uncle Song, Brother Xiao is excellent and capable. It is my honor to have such a colleague."

"My nephew will go to the Ministry of Works to take up his post first, so I will take my leave first."

After saying that, Du He winked at Xiao Kai, and then the two of them quickly left the Tai Chi Hall.

On the way to the Ministry of Industry.

Xiao Kai quacked, "I don't know what's wrong with my dad lately. He has started to imitate Fang Sikong and beat people. He was not like this before."

Du He said angrily: "You dare to speak to your father in such a tone. You should be happy that you didn't get beaten to death."

Among the most rigid and conservative people in the current court, Xiao Yu is at least among the top three.

You have to be very polite when talking to him, and his words and actions cannot go beyond the limit in the slightest. He is a real antique.

Du He then asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, why are you, a prodigal son, so depressed recently that you want to have more children for your Xiao family?"

Xiao Kai curled his lips and said, "My father dreamed of the old man at night two months ago. He said that the old man scolded him in his dream, saying that there are too few descendants in our lineage."

"So the next day after my father woke up from the dream, he started to arrange for me to take a concubine."

"In the past two months, he has given me eight concubines. Now my first wife is still mad at me!"

I'm dizzy!

So this is the ridiculous reason!

With Xiao Yu doing this, it would be strange if Xiao Kai's wife, who was from the Zheng family of Xingyang, didn't get furious.

However, one will dream about something at night if he thinks about it during the day. Since Xiao Yu had such a dream, he was indeed worried about Xiao Kai.

Xiao Yu had three children in total. The eldest son, Xiao Rui, married Princess Xiangcheng, leaving him with three children in total.

The third son, Xiao Yue, had already given birth to a son although he had just gotten married.

The second son, Xiao Kai, had been married for many years but had no children.

Du He glanced at Xiao Kai and whispered, "Brother Xiao, are you not feeling well? Why haven't you given birth to a child in such a long time?"

"It just so happens that the great doctor Sun Simiao is in Chang'an. Would you like to ask him to help you?"

"Maybe after taking two doses of Chinese medicine, you can become a father in 10 months."

His three good friends, Cui Shenji, Wang Jingzhi and Xiao Kai, have been addicted to alcohol and sex for many years, and their health may be in trouble.

When Xiao Kai heard Du He doubt his health, a row of black lines appeared on his forehead.

Xiao Kai explained in a low voice: "Brother Du, let me tell you the truth. Although Zheng Shu and I have been married for many years, we have not had sex many times!"

"Do you think you can give birth to a child this way?"

Forehead...

Du He's expression froze instantly.

My goodness, no wonder Xiao Kai has no children after 8 years of marriage, it turns out this is the reason.

Du He said with disdain: "Brother Xiao, you always brag to us about how strong you are, but it turns out you are impotent!"

puff~

Xiao Kai almost vomited blood.

He found that Du He had been fighting for several months and had become such a sinister person.

Xiao Kai said unhappily: "Brother Du, it's not that I can't do it, it's that Zheng Shu won't let me touch her!"

"Brother, I can't tell my father about this embarrassing thing, can I?"

That's it!

Du He did not continue to ask, but patted Xiao Kai on the shoulder and said: "Brother Xiao, you should also be more restrained, don't ruin your body at such a young age."

Xiao Kai patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Brother Du, I'm gifted and can handle it!"

While they were talking, they had already arrived at the gate of the Ministry of Industry.

On both sides of the gate stood nearly 200 officials. Yu Chang, the Assistant Minister of Works, stood at the front with the Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, the Langzhong of the Ministry of Military Farms, and the Langzhong of the Ministry of Water Resources.

When they saw Du He coming over, they bowed in unison, led by Yu Chang.

"Welcome to Du Shangshu!"

Du He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No need to be polite, my colleagues. Please stand up quickly."

"Thank you, Minister Du!"

Hundreds of people shouted again.

Du He was shocked when he saw the densely packed heads.

As expected, the Ministry of Industry is one of the six ministries, and the department is so huge!

On the other hand, the Secretariat has only a handful of people in the entire department, and most of them are old men with missing teeth.

Du He then gave the order: "Minister Yu and the doctors of the Fourth Department, follow me to the office to discuss matters. The others can go and get busy first."

"As ordered!"

Everyone responded in unison again.

After Du He brought Yu Chang and the fourth doctor into the Ministry of Works, all the officials of the Ministry of Works gathered together instantly and started talking in low voices.

"Do you know that Minister Du once served as the Shangcheng Fengyu for three years, and the Shangcheng Bureau was at the bottom for three consecutive years?"

"When Du Shangshu was promoted, everyone in the Shangcheng Bureau celebrated with great joy and singing and dancing!"

"Do you think that with Minister Du now in charge of our Ministry of Industry, will our Ministry of Industry be in a mess in the future?"

After hearing these words, the crowd that had been talking suddenly quieted down. They stood there in a daze, and the light in their eyes instantly disappeared.

Although Du He performed well in the Secretariat, that was because the chief officer of the Secretariat was Yan Shigu and Du He was only an adjutant.

Du He was the Yellow Gate Minister in the Menxia Province, but he did not go to work for a single day.

A shrill voice rang out in the crowd.

"Brothers, isn't our Ministry of Industry going to be in trouble?"

Thinking that their Ministry of Works would not be able to make any great contributions in the future and would not be able to earn any extra rewards, these workers felt as if the sky was falling.

...

In the office of the Minister of Works.

Du He was looking through the roster of officials in the Ministry of Works, while Yu Chang, the Vice Minister of Works, was introducing the situation of the Ministry of Works.

Currently, the Ministry of Works has four divisions under its jurisdiction, namely the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Military Farms, the Ministry of Resources, and the Ministry of Water Resources.

Each department has one Langzhong, who is of the fifth rank.

There is one Yuanwailang, who is of the sixth rank.

There are two persons in charge, both of whom are of the ninth rank.

These officials were high-ranking officials who enjoyed generous salaries issued by the court.

The Ministry of Works had the largest number of people, with 12 clerks, 21 scribes, 1 accountant, 6 pavilion chiefs, and 8 guards.

The staffing of the other three departments is about half that of the Publication Department.

People like Lingshi, Tingzhang and Zhanggu, who were not of high rank, were more than ten times lower than high-ranking officials in terms of salary and status.

Du He muttered in his heart: "It seems that throughout the dynasties, the number of people on the official staff is still relatively small!"