manynovel Chapter 628: Looking Young and Tender
Chapter 628: Looking Young and Tender
"I am Jiang Youzhen, the editor of the Hanlin Academy. I came here to borrow documents from the Ministry of Personnel."
As Jiang Youzhen spoke, he took out his own ivory tag and the pass token given by Qian Songyun.
Compiler of the Imperial Academy? Dianji glanced at Jiang Youzhen obscurely, and saw that he looked unfamiliar. He should be the new number one scholar this year.
"Oh, it's Lord Jiang. I'm Chen Jian, the ancient scholar. May I ask what kind of literature you need?"
The bookkeeper Chen Jian stepped forward to take the ivory plate and other items for confirmation, and then quickly registered them.
"Your Ministry of Personnel has officials transferred every year. Do you have statistics? All of these are needed."
Jiang Youzhen looked around. The bookshelves in this room were against the walls on three sides. They looked big and had many books, but they could not be compared with Wenyuan Pavilion.
"You want all of them?" Chen Jian frowned. In fact, he did have a summary of annual transfers. After all, if he didn't have a summary, how would he know what official positions were vacant?
But this list was confidential, and without the permission and reporting from the Office of the Secretary, he, a small figure, had no right to make the decision.
"Ahem! May I ask if you have the approval document stamped by the Office of the Secretary? If not, I cannot make the decision."
Anyone who came from other government offices to borrow books needed approval. This Lord Jiang must have just entered the officialdom and didn't know the rules.
Jiang Youzhen frowned, "Is it not possible to use the pass token of Qianxueshi?"
"Sir, the pass token is for passing through. I need to see the approval document before I can lend it to you. Please understand."
Chen Jian felt very apologetic. He was just a minor official and naturally could not afford to offend a sixth-rank official.
"Then tell me the process. Where can I get the approval document? Whose stamp is needed? How long does it take to get the stamp?"
Jiang Youzhen thought about the past life when he went to some departments to get things done and the procedures were all the same. He didn't expect that it was the same in ancient times.
Even if she was an official appointed by the imperial court, she could not break the rules, especially since she was only of the sixth rank.
Officials below the fourth rank in the capital city could not get a place in the list. She was only a sixth rank official at the center of power.
"You must first go to the Office of the Secretaries to find the two secretaries, but they are not always here because they usually accompany the Minister. They have special approval documents. After asking the Minister, you can bring the official letter with the seal."
Qian Songyun hadn't told her this just now. She thought that she would be able to do it with the pass token, but...
Mu Yuan hadn't mentioned it before she came. Mu Yuan was an old member of the Hanlin Academy, so there was no way he didn't know about it.
Jiang Youzhen didn't come here rashly. Mu Yuan clearly said that he could come and borrow books if he had a pass token. However, some confidential books were indeed difficult to borrow.
"So according to what you said, I still have to try my luck? Do officials from other government offices have to go through the same process when they come to review documents from the Ministry of Personnel?"
Hearing Jiang Youzhen's tone turn colder, Chen Jian's face also darkened.
"indeed so!"
"Not a single book can be borrowed? Not even in this bookkeeping room?" Jiang Youzhen confirmed again.
"Yes, I'm sorry that I can't do anything about it. Please go and ask for approval!" Chen Jian shook his head.
"presumptuous!"
Startled by the sudden cold shout, Chen Jian looked at Jiang Youzhen, who was as cold as ice, and couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
"I don't know how I have offended you, sir. Please punish me."
Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly, "How dare a mere clerk take a chicken feather as a token of authority? I can borrow it with my pass. Apart from some dispatch documents that need to be kept confidential for the time being, what can't you read?"
You actually lied to me? Are you thinking that I don't know the rules since it's my first day on duty?"
Jiang Youzhen flicked his sleeves and stood with his hands behind his back, looking very dignified. He didn't expect to encounter such a workplace villain on his first day on duty.
She had a cold face, and Chen Jian was panicked. He thought Jiang Youzhen looked young and innocent, and didn't know the rules.
At that time, Jiang Youzhen will definitely give him some benefits in order to find the steward.
In this kind of situation, he always considers the person's situation and usually gives some benefits appropriately. After all, he doesn't ask for much, and no one will take it seriously.
In addition, he was eloquent and coaxed those officials into thinking that he had given them many conveniences, which was actually their job.
"Why do you say that, sir? I am just reminding you out of kindness, sir. Why do you have to embarrass me?"
He still refused to admit that although Jiang Youzhen was a sixth-rank official, he was not from the Ministry of Personnel. He had not been in the Ministry of Personnel for so many years for nothing.
Finally, he said confidently: "If you don't believe it, you can go ask the steward yourself."
Jiang Youzhen finally understood what it meant to be a third-rank official in front of the prime minister. She just wanted to trick this man, but he was obviously guilty.
But it is estimated that he has some backer, or is in collusion with those stewards, and now he has become fearless again.
"I think you will not cry until you are in your coffin! This pass token was given by the scholar. The scholar also said that the emperor is asking about the progress of the ceremonial code recently and asked all government offices to facilitate it. You repeatedly blocked it. Are you trying to delay the progress of the ceremonial code and the history book?"
Jiang Youzhen sneered. Chen Jian couldn't help but panic when he heard that the emperor was asking about it.
"Look at you, how dare I delay the work of the masters of the Hanlin Academy? If the emperor blames me, I can't bear it!
In that case, you can borrow it today, and I will ask the clerk to stamp it for you tomorrow. What do you think?"
"In that case, I'll have to trouble Chen Dianji." Jiang Youzhen curled his lips into a smile, then ordered Chen Jian to bring over the list he needed.
It has to be said that the transfer list here at the Ministry of Personnel is much more comprehensive, and it also records in detail the person's transfer location and official position.
"Here are the rosters of all the officials transferred this year, a total of thirty-five volumes. The rosters of previous years are piled over there. If you want to see them, I'll move them over to you."
Even though Chen Jian was unhappy, he didn't dare to do it again.
He had also heard about the Hui Dian, and heard that the emperor attached great importance to it, so how could he dare to delay the progress? If his rank was higher than Jiang Youzhen's, then he would be able to do nothing about it, but who told him that his rank was low?
Jiang Youzhen looked to the right and found that a bookcase was covered with dispatch documents, which gave him a headache.
"How are they classified? By year, by rise and fall, or by hell?"
Jiang Youzhen didn't expect that when he arrived at the Ministry of Personnel, he would still be faced with a pile of documents.
She had to summarize the official positions and functions from the lists of these transfers. As for others above the fourth rank, although they were all appointed by the emperor himself, the Ministry of Personnel should also have records of them.
Chen Jian nodded, "They are all placed according to the year and date, and they are all placed together in one year. We usually record official vacancies here, because there is one job for each person.
If any official is promoted, transferred, or demoted, he will return to Beijing to report on his work, and we will know about this vacancy."
In other words, there is still no summary.
"You go down first!" Jiang Youzhen knew that Chen Jian would not be able to help him, so it was good enough if he didn't trip him up.