Future library

On a sunny afternoon, the whole world seems to be painted in gold.

The big lion in the Hubu Yamen Office shook his head and looked down at the gentlemen coming and going.

The central government of Daxia is always shrouded in majesty. Only at this time every day - when the office hours are about to end, will the government office become more relaxed.

Cheng Yun'an stretched and closed the half-read files. In terms of laziness, he and Cheng Jinzhou are like real father and son. Especially when it comes to government affairs, they will do nothing if they can't do it. After becoming the head of the household department, although he has a stronger ambition for fame and fortune, it does not Will make him do more work.

In fact, he only picked out the files he liked every day and left the rest to his subordinates. Mr. Cheng Yun'an spent the time saved on drinking parties and making friends. To a certain extent, his aristocratic way of conducting politics has allowed him to make many friends, and all his personnel relationships have gone smoothly.

Coupled with the fact that his second brother Cheng Yunxiang often walked around with him, Cheng Yun'an only felt that his life was more pleasant than in Shaonan.

Of course, he was not without any worries - Cheng Jinzhou's wandering around the capital put him under a lot of pressure. However, within the imperial court, only members of the political affairs hall at the ministerial level were qualified to learn about relevant matters. Even Cheng Yunxiang himself did not know anything about it. He only knew that his son had misappropriated a lot of warehouse supplies.

To be honest, Cheng Yun'an really didn't care that Cheng Jinzhou misappropriated some money, especially since he knew that he didn't spend the money in random places, so he didn't want to expend energy to take care of him.

The longer he stayed in the capital, the more he could estimate the importance of the Star Warlock. At this time, apart from worrying about his son's moral failings, there was nothing to worry about - misappropriating government supplies, stealing public funds, etc. Things, in the eyes of the nobles, have nothing to do with morality.

It's just a little money.

Master Xie An walked over gently, divided the files on the table into two categories in order, and then whispered: Master Shen, Master Shangshu has left.

When you reach the level of a supervisor, you no longer need to go to and from get off work on time. But if the minister is in the government office, everyone will usually leave later than the boss.

Cheng Yun'an clapped his hands happily and said, It's Wen Dajun who is the host today, but I have to pay for it. I didn't expect him to be so good at conjunctions. I don't believe he is also good at pairing.

He only invited one master, Xie An, who was one of Cheng's mother's relatives in Hexi, and whom he trusted a lot. The main job every day is to brief the files and then assign them to different subordinates. Sometimes they have to sign fake signatures and seals, which are common methods used by officials.

There is a huge overlap of organizations within the Ministry of Household Affairs, with departments of different regions and different natures overlapping with each other, but in fact, it is up to the superior to decide which department manages which. He could either let people from Nannan Cao manage the land tax in Shaonan, or he could send the Department of Affairs or the Supervisory Office to do it. Which method to use is often determined by the preference of the chief official. In other words, whoever is responsible for managing a certain household will leave his affairs to that household.

Cheng Yun'an naturally also enjoyed these benefits, which enabled him to gain the joy of various households while not doing anything. Although petty officials do not like to work, they prefer to hold power.

Xie An smiled and put the most dossier in his hand into the green basket, and then put the few dossiers approved by Cheng Yun'an into the red dossier and placed them in the middle of the table in the room. Then he smiled and said: This morning's briefing, You haven’t read it yet.”

The slow pace of life means that no one is required to process files in a timely manner. Except for a few moments, the Sixth Department mostly does work as an afterthought.

Read it to me in the car. Cheng Yun'an couldn't wait to arrange his clothes and walked out, smiling: In two days, my wife will arrive, so we can't drink every day until night.

Congratulations, sir. Xie An smiled slightly. He and Cheng Yun'an were about the same age, and they were quite close.

What's the congratulations for? Cheng Yun'an actually squinted his eyes. Being able to bring his family with him would give him a sense of settling down. Being a capital official was of course the life that literati wanted - living at the feet of the emperor in a prosperous city. , a prosperous humanistic environment, the focus of scholars...

For people like him, being an official is just a formality, more like embellishment of one's identity.

The two of them were chatting and laughing as they got ready. When they got to the corridor, they stopped smiling. The clerks who passed by stood aside respectfully. When in the government office, clerks without official positions were not allowed to say hello to officials above level 20 to avoid making too much noise. In fact, in a place like the central government, if you want to meet It is much more difficult to meet an official below level 20 than an official above level 10, so everyone has developed a good habit of not speaking out casually.

Just as the two were about to walk out of the government office, Li Shangshu suddenly appeared outside the detention room with a smile on his face. Cheng Yun'an glanced at Xie An and naturally asked him why the information was inaccurate. Xie An shook his head in confusion, quickly stepped aside, hid beside him and knelt down to salute. Cheng Yunan made a long bow.

When he arrived in front of Cheng Yun'an, Li Shangshu did not leave, but smiled and said, Are Yun'an busy?

If it were other principals, they would be seven or eight levels away from the monk book. Let alone being remembered by name, even having an impression would be pretty good. The difference between Cheng Yun'an, of course, is that he has a son of a star warlock, and he seems to be a very promising star warlock.

For officials, the development level of the Star Warlock is very important. Their lifespan is limited. In many cases, even if they know that a certain Star Warlock will definitely improve their level, they will not invest all their money in the end - for the benefit of future generations. If you put money into it, you can put all your wealth into it, and the most likely thing you will end up with is bankruptcy.

In the eyes of the court officials, Cheng Jinzhou was firstly because of his good relationship with high-level star warlocks, secondly because of his rapid rise in rank, and thirdly because of his young age. Not even His Majesty the Emperor can predict what will happen in 200 years, let alone ordinary nobles. The investment star warlock is not a nanny. There are only a few times when he can help.

Cheng Yun'an didn't expect that Master Shangshu seemed to be waiting for him. He said hello with a smile on his face: Master Li, I just finished reading today's file.

As long as it goes well. Li Shaolin said with a kind smile: If you have nothing to do, go home and spend more time with your son. Have your family members taken over?

I'll be there in three to five days. Thank you for your concern, sir. Cheng Yun'an also gradually calmed down, and he probably knew that it must be related to Cheng Jinzhou. Otherwise, Lord Shangshu could just ask him to come over. There is no need to wait in person.

It's a good thing that the whole family is reunited. Master Shangshu said and slowly left from the right side.

Cheng Yun'an no longer cared about attending the cultural gathering, and hurried home with Xie An, where they met Cheng Jinzhou as expected.

He couldn't help but asked: What have you been doing these days?

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Beyond the word count: I’m running out of time. Let’s start with the 2000-word version, and try to update the big chapters starting tomorrow.

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