manynovel Chapter 622: Subjugating the Waiting Officer Mu Yuan
Chapter 622: Subjugating the Waiting Officer Mu Yuan
The words just now made Huang Kongmu start to worry about Jiang Youzhen. He thought that such a scholar must be arrogant because of his talent, but he didn't expect that Jiang Youzhen was actually such a shrewd person.
In just a few words, he praised both him and Mu Yuan, made Mu Yuan grateful, and brought the three of them closer together. He also made him take the responsibility for recommending Mu Yuan. If Mu Yuan did anything wrong in the future, he would be responsible.
Alas! Now that he thought about it, he was tricked. But he was willing to give Mu Yuan this chance, as he was also somewhat responsible for what happened to Mu Yuan.
Looking at the backs of Jiang Youzhen and Mu Yuan leaving, Huang Kongmu couldn't help but shook his head.
I'm afraid the Hanlin Academy will not be at peace! Here comes someone who is good at scheming and capable. He looks so bright and clear, but he is so smooth.
On the way to the Zhuangyuan Hall, Jiang Youzhen suddenly asked, "Mu Daizhao is so smart, who did he work for before?"
Here it comes! Mu Yuan's heart trembled, knowing that this new champion was not easy to fool. Forget it, if you stick your head out, you will get a knife. If you hide your head, you will get a knife.
"I was doing odd jobs before, but three years ago I was lucky enough to be brought by the Imperial Tutor Zong Heng to do some work. It was because of my stupidity that I made a big mistake.
Two years later, Master Zong was compiling a history book of the previous dynasty. Because I mistakenly mixed a book of unofficial history into it, Master Zong made a mistake in the reign title during the compilation process, so I was punished by Master Xueshi. Since then, I have no face to stay with Master Zong anymore. "
Zong Heng? Jiang Youzhen had never heard of this name.
"Oh! Now Master Zong has been transferred to the position of Minister of the Taichang Temple."
Mu Yuan looked at Jiang Youzhen cautiously, afraid that she didn't know who Zong Heng was, and reminded her immediately.
Taichang Temple? When Jiang Youzhen mentioned this, he first thought of Tong Fengming, the former Minister of Dali Temple and the grandfather of the third prince, who had been transferred to the position of Minister of Taichang Temple.
The Taichang Temple Secretary was a sixth-rank official, which was considered a lateral transfer, not a demotion. However, the Taichang Temple could not be compared with the Hanlin Academy, which was a cabinet reserve. Once one entered the cabinet, there was no doubt that he would be appointed to a high-ranking official position in the six ministries in the future.
Most of the old histories of the previous dynasties were destroyed, so how easy is it to find documents to complete them? It is normal for unofficial histories to be mixed in. History books are written by the victors, so if it was just a mistake in the year, it would not be so serious.
If someone is calculating, there will always be mistakes in this kind of work. If it's not this thing, it will be another thing.
In the final analysis, it was a power struggle, and Zong Heng lost. Or it could be said that the power behind him lost, and he had to make room for someone else.
"When were you transferred?" Jiang Youzhen asked casually.
"Just after I was reprimanded by the scholar, the emperor just finished reviewing the progress, and the document of the transfer from the Ministry of Personnel came down."
"What month?"
"It should be close to the end of the year, right?"
Jiang Youzhen wondered, isn't that after Tong Fengming was transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Rites? Could Zong Heng be from the lineage of the Third Prince? By saving him, he would not be exiled, although he would be further away from the center of power.
Mu Yuan was lucky enough not to be implicated, but it was also possible that he was just an ant and was not taken seriously by others.
In fact, what Jiang Youzhen didn't know was that Mu Yuan had a really hard time during this period. Anyone could step on him and boss him around, and his life was miserable.
"Do you know what the relationship is between Lord Zong and Lord Tong, the Minister of Taichang Temple?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
This question stumped Mu Yuan, and he shook his head.
Jiang Youzhen shook his head. What a fool he was. He didn't even investigate after being tricked.
Mu Yuan smiled bitterly, "In their eyes, I am just an ant. Maybe if I were a little more confused, I could live longer."
Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to sit in this seat, so he could only pretend to be confused.
Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but be stunned. After all, even if Mu Yuan knew, there was nothing he could do.
"I concealed the truth and did not report it. Please punish me, sir!"
Mu Yuan said this and bowed deeply to Jiang Youzhen. Although Jiang Youzhen had never asked about it before, he had never brought it up on his own initiative.
"What happened before is in the past. If you hide something from me in the future, or do not do your best, don't blame me for being rude."
Jiang Youzhen felt that having evidence in hand was far more useful than being innocent. Saving him from danger was also a great favor.
Hearing that Jiang Youzhen had no intention of kicking him out, Mu Yuan almost cried with joy.
"It depends on your performance! If you don't meet my expectations, I can replace you at any time." If you are useful, use you. If you are not useful, replace you with someone else. In such a large Hanlin Academy, is it impossible to find a capable person?
The reason why I chose Mu Yuan is that he holds an official position after all. If I really just hire someone to run errands, it would be a loss of face.
The errand boy will also face obstacles when he goes out to do things, because of his low status, others may not necessarily give him face.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down." Mu Yuan secretly made up his mind that he must hold on to the thigh tightly this time.
"That Huang Kongmu, you should spend more time with him."
Although Huang Kongmu's rank was lower than Mu Yuan's, he was working for the scholar. As a third-rank official in front of the prime minister, he would always be able to use others in the future.
Mu Yuan hesitated, and Jiang Youzhen frowned when he saw this.
"Why? Did you have a feud before?"
"I'm afraid Huang Kongmu was also involved in that incident. I suspect that the unofficial history I found at that time was put in a conspicuous place by Huang Kongmu. He was the only one who had been there at that time, and the unofficial history was not registered. It was only after he had been there that it was recorded..."
Jiang Youzhen interrupted him immediately, "Everyone serves his own master. If he doesn't have some ability, how can he stay safely beside the scholar? The officialdom is full of intrigues and deceptions, so you have to be careful in dealing with them. If you are tricked by others, you can only be more vigilant yourself.
Besides, you dare to say something without any basis?"
Hearing Jiang Youzhen's tone turn cold, Mu Yuan quickly nodded in response.
"I don't care what disputes you had before, but we must interact more in the future."
Jiang Youzhen said this and turned to look at him, and Mu Yuan nodded quickly.
"Yes! I will do as you say and make peace with you as soon as possible."
In order to prevent his subordinates from feeling bad and unwilling, Jiang Youzhen is well aware of the principle of giving a sweet reward for a slap in the face.
"Don't take what happened before to heart. If he wants to make things difficult for you, I'm afraid you won't have a good life in the next two years. If he wants you to leave the Imperial Academy, is there anything he can do about it?
Since he speaks for you, doesn't that mean he's giving in? Where do enemies come from in the officialdom? They're just conflicts of interest!"
"You are right!" Mu Yuan agreed deeply and finally figured it out.
"As long as you do your job well, I will not treat you unfairly!"
Mu Yuan was immediately overjoyed, as his good days were about to come.
Mu Yuan, who is already over thirty years old, didn't realize that he had been completely subdued by Jiang Youzhen without knowing it.
On the way, they talked about the people who were currently working in the Zhuangyuan Office. Mu Yuan told them everything he knew. The information was exactly the same as what Jiang Youzhen had found out, and there were some unknown things in it.
The two soon arrived at the Champion Hall, and Mu Yuan led Jiang Youzhen in.