Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Originally, there should have been a Spring Festival in the 25th year of Xiping.But because of the death of the first emperor, the time was postponed and moved to next spring.

Ping An said before that it was going to reorganize the Supervisor of Ceremonies, but because you can't choose so many people to take over in a while, and it's not easy to arrange these people now, so there was only such a proposal, but it was not actually implemented.

And next year is a great opportunity.

Every spring, a large number of available talents will emerge, and Ping An can take the opportunity to select some to form the Secretariat.Of course, they had little experience in the early stage, and this "secretary office" could only be dominated by eunuchs, allowing them to learn from them.Then slowly adjust the personnel.

This is the one thing that really affects the whole body. I don’t know how many people are waiting to see, so Ping An must be cautious and start preparing from now.

Fortunately, because Chunwei was originally scheduled to be this year, although the time was later postponed, but because of the long way back to their hometown, many candidates chose to stay for the exam. First, they can concentrate on studying and preparing for the exam. Socialize with people and make a name for yourself.In the future, after the exam is over, you will be able to find a better official position.

With so many scribes gathered together, it is inevitable that they will often hold literary and poetry meetings to sing with each other.So during this period of time, the newspapers were also very lively.

Although Ping An does not directly control the newspapers, it has a good relationship with the editor-in-chiefs of the major newspapers. With this convenience, it can obtain a lot of information. Occasionally, it can even pretend to be a reporter from the newspaper and sneak into the literary club to investigate those people it has selected. .

Literary talent is not the most important thing when working in the secretariat. What Ping An needs are people who are proficient in general affairs, quick to respond, flexible in mind and know how to adapt.

After all, it would be very troublesome to deal with many memorials. What memorials should be sent up, what should be suppressed, and when to send which one, they all need to figure out by themselves.If you are not flexible enough, you will not be competent.As for proficiency in common affairs, the main reason is to be able to assist in handling memorials, at least to be able to understand and even write notes or even draft drafts, otherwise they will be firmly suppressed by the Zhengshitang and completely reduced to sorting out documents and doing chores.

Although Ping An has not yet had the idea of ​​reorganizing the cabinet or even establishing a constitutional monarchy, the idea that "power cannot be completely concentrated in the hands of one person" has begun to emerge.

For Ping An, such a busy and leisurely life is very rare, so he is naturally happy to walk around outside.

But it was not the case for Zhao Can.He had just ascended the throne not long ago, and he had to deal with a lot of political affairs every day, so he hardly had time to do other things. , besides, the current status is not suitable for going out of the palace, so I can only watch Ping An's busy going in and out.

Then the more you look at it, the more unhappy you become.

When Ping An gets busy, he can't take care of other things. Every day when he opens his eyes, he is thinking about where he is going to meet and who he is going to meet today. Before he goes to bed at night, he has to summarize what he has learned today. In short, he is completely focused on business. Regardless of Zhao Can's mood.

Zhao Can felt that the characteristics of Ping An were very interesting.Obviously he doesn't have any desire for power, but when he starts working, he puts in the most enthusiasm, as if he has nothing else to do.He once asked Ping An why, but Ping An looked at him blankly, "Isn't this what it should be?"

If Ping An knew what Zhao Can was thinking, he would tell him: I love work, work makes me happy!

He has been called a workaholic in his previous life. He once set a record of only sleeping for four hours a day and working overtime for the rest of the week. This has won the admiration of countless future generations of the company and established his unchallenged position in the company. .

These habits have become something engraved in his bones. What he can get from these jobs is not the joy of being satisfied with his desire for power, but the sense of accomplishment and pride he gets after completing each job.

Of course, Zhao Can didn't want to let go of these jobs safely.In fact, the reason why Ping An is Ping An is not precisely because of these qualities of him?Besides, Zhao Can also likes the way he beams and is full of confidence when he talks about serious matters.It seemed that there was nothing he couldn't do in the world.

Of course, it would be even better if you can dedicate part of your energy to yourself.

It's not that Zhao Can's daily life is not well taken care of.In fact, it was just the opposite. Although the manpower in the palace was greatly reduced by Ping An, in fact Zhao Can's quality of life not only did not decline, but improved a lot.Because after eliminating some redundant yamen, the efficiency of the people below has been greatly improved.

And probably because of this incident, no one wants to lose this hard-won job, so when doing things, they naturally work harder than before.

It's just that, in the past, we were rarely close to Ping An, so we could find reasons, saying that the two places lived apart, it was not easy to meet, etc... But now the two get along day and night, and sleep on the same bed at night, but the feeling is not much better than before. How could Zhao Can be happy?

So he decided to properly remind Ping An and let him turn his attention to himself.

After much deliberation, this matter will finally fall on Ping An's birthday.

Ping An celebrated Zhao Can's birthday several times, but he never celebrated his own birthday.The main reason is that Ping An didn't know when the original body's birthday was, and he was used to being alone, so he didn't think this day was so special.

It is often said that the birthday is the day of the mother's suffering, so we must be grateful and sincerely thank the mother for everything she has done for herself.

But Ping An couldn't do it.

He never felt that the two parents who abandoned him to form a family had anything to be grateful for, because he knew very well that he did not come into this world with love and expectations.In fact, no one expected his birth. At that time, the marriage of the two irresponsible people had come to an end, and they were wrangling for divorce.

Ping An came at just the right time for his greedy birth mother to take a big bite out of his birth father.

This incident made his father hate him, but it didn't make his mother like him.Shortly after the court decision, he was wrapped in a basket and thrown outside the gate of his grandparents' house, and the so-called mother has never been seen.

Ping An sometimes thinks that if the timing is not too coincidental, perhaps he would not have come to this world at all.

That being the case, birthdays are naturally nothing to celebrate. —Of course, maybe it was also because no one had ever celebrated him before.

So this morning, Ping An got up early as usual and planned to leave the palace.

This year's lotus is about to bloom, so the scholars in Beijing organized a lotus appreciation party. It is said that the scale will be very large, and the place is at Jinming Pond outside the city.Of course, Ping An couldn't miss this kind of thing.

After sitting up, he realized that the seat next to him was empty.

Ping An was a little surprised, put on his clothes and walked out, and saw that Zhang Dongyuan and Xiao Fuzi were missing, so he had to grab a little eunuch and ask, "Where is Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty is in the tea room and no one is allowed to pass by. Manager Zhang and Manager Fu are over there." The little eunuch said.

Ping An searched for a way to go, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Fuzi guarding the door of the tea room, and the occasional people passing by around him also walked quickly without looking sideways.Although everyone was curious about the reason for His Majesty's visit to the waiter in person, no one would talk too much, and even dared not look at it.

"What is this doing?" Ping An walked over and asked.

As a result, Xiao Fuzi was startled by him, and said very loudly, "Ping An, why are you here?"

Seeing his expression, Pingan thought it was weird, and he was shouting so loudly...was he trying to inform the people in the house?He smiled and asked, "Can I go in?"

Of course, Xiao Fuzi didn't dare to stop him, so Ping An stepped past him in two or three steps, and when he was about to reach out to push the door, the door opened by itself.

"Come in." Zhang Dongyuan looked at Ping An with a smile, and let him in.But after Ping An walked in, he stepped out by himself, and then closed the door again.

As soon as Ping An entered the room, he could smell the aroma of food. Standing by the tea stove, Zhao Can couldn't see his expression clearly because of the steam, but his voice was soft, "Are you awake? Come and eat noodles."

Ping An walked over and saw two bowls of noodles side by side on the table.He was a little surprised, "You did it? Why did you suddenly think of doing this yourself today?"

Zhao Can looked at him helplessly, "Ping An, do you remember what day it is today?"

"What date?" Ping An thought for a while before finally coming to his senses, "It seems to be my birthday." Well, the birthday of this body is the exact date that was obtained after Zhong Ping was found.Because I don't think there is anything special, so Ping An forgets it after hearing it.

"You birthday star is more confused than others. Didn't we say last year that every birthday in the future will be spent with each other." Zhao Can said, "Don't tell me you forgot."

"I thought you were thinking about my return gift." Ping An finally adjusted his expression at this time, walked over and sat down beside Zhao Can.

Zhao Can was keenly aware of his emotions and asked, "Why, don't you like it?"

"It's not that I don't like it..." Ping An lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "It's probably because I'm not used to it, and I feel that it's weird to be so solemn. Besides, I'm going to be a year older after my birthday, so there's nothing to celebrate."

"There is some truth to this statement." Zhao Can said, "But if you don't pass your birthday, won't you be old?"

Ping An laughed, "Yes, so it's just a self-deception." He picked up his chopsticks and said, "Let's eat noodles."

After the two finished their noodles, Ping An saw that it was getting late, so he should go out.But thinking of Zhao Can's intentions, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to leave like this.After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Is Your Majesty busy today? If not, can you please go to the Jinming Pond outside the city to enjoy the lotus?"

Last night, I heard Ping An talk about today's arrangements. It's not worth going to Jinming Pond to enjoy the lotus during the day. When I come back, I have to go to the Zhuangyuan Building for a drink. I can't come back until one o'clock. Zhao Can has been in a state of anxiety until now Hearing Ping An's invitation, this tone was smooth.

"Today you are the birthday star, you are the biggest. Naturally, I am omnipotent." Zhao Can said.Anyway, he originally planned to use this day to accompany Ping An, so the political affairs were almost handled.

The two changed into casual clothes and went there, having fun for a day.Ping An pointed out the candidates he had chosen to Zhao Can one by one. After all, these people will serve Zhao Can in the future, not for himself, so naturally Zhao Can must feel good about it.

After Zhao Can read it, he was a little surprised, "Many of them have outstanding literary talents and talents, which can be called a temporary choice. Why didn't Ping An choose them?"

"If you are talented, you will be full of arrogance. I'm afraid you don't bother to join us and do such common tasks." Ping An said.

Most of these scholars who had a wide reputation before the exam started to compete for the top three, the number one pick, the second place, and the top three.Because the top three in the first class and the top ten in the second class are very likely to stay in Beijing, or enter the Imperial Academy, or enter various ministries to study.The rest will be released.

The Hanlin Academy was responsible for drafting edicts and preparing for the emperor's consultation. They were called the emperor's close ministers. Although their official positions were not high, their status was very noble.Entering an official position from here will naturally lead to a longer journey in the future.In recent years, with the completion of the scientific examination system, the promotion path for ordinary scholars has mostly been fixed, and there is even a saying in the market that "non-Hanlin does not enter the cabinet".

Compared with the Imperial Academy, this secretariat is too inconspicuous.Although they are also close ministers of the emperor, many people would not be willing to get involved with eunuchs.

Of course, Ping An may not be willing to accept them.For one thing, if one accidentally selects the number one scholar, everyone in the secretariat will probably be staring at him, which is not in line with the principle of keeping a low profile.Second, these people may not be able to do the things here when they come.

Zhao Can thought about it for a while, and felt that this was indeed the case, so he didn't say anything more.But he secretly made up his mind that he would arrange all the people selected by Ping An into the second class.With a Jinshi background, he will not be underestimated in the future.

In fact, Ping An's candidate was almost decided, but Zhao Can interrupted him, so he didn't continue to run out.Because the one-month military training at Wuxue was coming to an end, Feng Yutang came to him to discuss the next arrangement.

In the training manual formulated by Ping An, in addition to deduction items, there are also bonus items.This is also to prevent some talents from being eliminated because of their initial rebelliousness and ignorance of the rules, and they must always be given one more chance.

So in the end, all 110 and six people stayed.Although there are a few that are just barely pressing the line.

"So, the people below don't mean to make up for it?" Although there were not many people sent from many places, it was true that they didn't just throw a person over.Ping An originally thought that most of the people who were stuffed in were the nephews of the generals themselves.After all, what a golden opportunity it is to come to the capital to study martial arts!

Feng Yutang said, "My lord doesn't know something. This is the first year, and they don't know what the meaning of the capital is, so naturally they don't dare to choose anyone to send here."

Although they didn't know that Ping An would introduce a military training elimination system, this did not prevent them from being cautious.After all, it is impossible for martial arts to be held for only one year. Even if you want to reap the benefits, you have to wait until the relationship is established in the future.

Ping An nodded, understanding what he meant.This year, these generals have figured out the situation, and next year the situation may be quite different.

"The next step is to arrange the entrance ceremony, as I said before. It doesn't have to be grand, but it must be solemn." He paused, and added, "Maybe His Majesty will also attend at that time."

"In addition to the arrangement of the courses, half of the courses are actual combat training, and Kaiyang and the others are in charge. You mainly teach them how to covertly investigate and analyze intelligence. There are also some courses. I will find some teachers for you. "Ping An said.

Feng Yutang asked, "I don't know what courses are there?"

"I'm not too sure about this, let's go and have a look first." Ping An said helplessly.He also knows that this statement is very unreliable, but it's not that he doesn't want to settle down, it's just that the status quo is so cruel.

He had visited the Huangchu Library before, and he had also written to Wen Ningzhi in Jiangnan, asking about the progress of various subjects, and seeing if one or two people could come to class.But both sides keep shirking, after all, the talents in this area are very nervous.So how many people will be able to get, Ping An is not sure.

In Ping An's view, at least one teacher of military theory and one teacher of mountain and river geography is required.In ancient times, there were no detailed sub-disciplines, and many people studied in several interrelated fields.In this way, all theory teachers can teach military command, overall planning, arms and even tactical arrangements at the same time.As for teachers of mountain and river geography, they will naturally also dabble in hydrology, landforms, and even meteorology.

If you can't become a fat man with one bite, learning these things within two years should be enough for these middle-level generals.

In the future, as the scale of martial arts expands, it will not be too late to find a way to refine these subjects.

However, because of this "simplification" of Ping An, he has raised his requirements for teachers.Fu Yan and Wen Ningzhi refused to let them go, so he had to go and have a look by himself.Jiangnan is far away, Ping An wrote a letter to ask Xu Wenmei, and I think there will be news soon.

After hearing Ping An's explanation, Feng Yutang immediately said, "Then I will go with you."

"Now?" Ping An was a little surprised.

Feng Yutang didn't speak, just stood in front of him with his head down, obviously made up his mind to choose the person today, lest there would be more nights and dreams.

Ping An had to take him to the Huangchu Library.

After several years of development, the scale of the library has expanded.In the past, there were only books on the first and second floors, which were open to the public, but now the third floor is also open.During the time they came here, people could be seen going in and out together from time to time, and in the garden square in front of the library, many scholars gathered and were discussing enthusiastically.

Among the several literary conferences that Ping An has participated in before, two of them were held here.It can be seen that this place has gradually become the new cultural center of the capital.What makes Ping An dumbfounded is that there are often parents who bring their young children to visit here, saying that they want to get a taste of culture.

Everything is thriving and moving in a better direction.

I haven't seen him for a few years, but Fu Yan looks much better than when Ping An saw him before, as if he was several years younger.Compared to teaching in the mountains, what he is doing now makes him happier, right?After all, although it is only presided over the compilation, it is also a rare event for cultural inheritance.Even in terms of subject division, there is a faint sense of creation.

Even if it wasn't entirely his own idea, seeing it take shape bit by bit with his own eyes still filled Fu Yan's heart with pride.

However, the pride on his face turned into bitterness after seeing the peace, "I already said that there is no one you are looking for here, why are you here again?"

"If it's not here, I don't know where to look for it." Pingan pointed to Feng Yutang behind him and said, "The debt collectors came to me, so I had no choice but to come to you."

Fu Yan had no choice but to tell the truth, "There is only one person on my side who can do this kind of work. I really can't spare any manpower." One of them said, "That's him, have you heard of the Di family?"

"'Jiang' Di's family?" Before Ping'an could react, Feng Yutang said excitedly, "Could it be that this gentleman is the descendant of the Di family?"

The "general species" of the Di family was a thing in the previous dynasty. At that time, almost every generation of the Di family would produce a "general species", that is, a young man who was very talented in martial arts and military command, and had almost no opponents in the battlefield. .It was they who supported the entire Di family and made the name of "Di Family Army" glorious.

This Mr. Di Xin's experience is similar to Fu Yan's, but his experience is much worse.Because although the Fu family did not become an official in the new dynasty, they are still a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River.But all the soldiers of the Di family died on the battlefield, almost cutting off the incense.

The process of this matter is very complicated. One of the reasons is that the former court was unpopular and suffered repeated setbacks on the battlefield. But more importantly, it seems that the last emperor in the rear has become suspicious of the Di family. The family was completely ruined.

The few surviving people, although they are said to be descendants of the Di family, are actually very estranged from the main branch.Because of the genocide, they had complicated feelings about the previous dynasty, but they didn't have a good impression of the newly established Great Chu.He didn't even dare to call himself the Di family, so he could only live incognito.

However, there is still a little contact with a family in a similar situation as the Fu family.It was also because of this that Fu Yan was able to invite people here.

But he is willing to help with the revision of books, but he may not be willing to teach the generals of Da Chu.The two are completely different.So Fu Yan persuaded, "Di Xin is withdrawn and spends his days buried in files. Even if he goes over there, he might not be able to convince others. Besides, I really can't live without people here. You should find another way."