Chapter 110 Wandering around the Ministry of Rites
The sky was slightly bright, and Long Lin woke up from his dream naturally.
I rubbed my head slightly and felt waves of severe pain.
A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he had never felt like this before.
It turned out that his head hurt so much because he thought about the problem too much, but it didn't matter, he already had a preliminary plan.
After getting up, dressing neatly, washing up and having breakfast, he sat in a sedan and rushed towards the palace.
After entering the palace, he was immediately a little dumbfounded. He couldn't find the way to the Ministry of Rites, and he was stunned on the spot.
When I was feeling depressed, someone happened to appear behind me.
"Huh? This is His Highness Long Lin. Yesterday, I was waiting for His Highness to inspect the entire Ministry of Etiquette. Your Highness, please come with me."
Long Lin looked at the person and showed a strange smile.
"It turns out to be Mr. Fang. Mr. Fang is very early. He had something to do yesterday. It won't be too late today. Let's go to the Ministry of Etiquette together."
Mr. Fang walked in front, showing a bright smile.
He saw the smile of His Highness Long Lin, and for some reason, he always had a bad feeling.
There are three fires for a new official to take office, and His Highness Long Lin doesn't know who he will burn first?
All the way to the compound where the Ministry of Rites worked daily, Long Lin and Mr. Fang walked in together.
"Hello, Mr. Fang, ah...hello, Your Highness."
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The officials passing by kept saying hello, and they all seemed to respect Mr. Fang.
Long Lin was very satisfied after seeing it, and suddenly felt that this Master Fang must have something special about him.
No matter how you think about it, it is unlikely that a minister who can become one of the six books will be a loser.
Although in this court, there must be a lot of people who are just trying to make a fool of themselves and become officials in the court by virtue of their family power or their birth background.
But obviously, Master Fang is not among them.
Master Fang led Long Lin all the way to a house, which was very clean.
"Your Highness, this was originally the place where I worked. Now I have vacated this place for Your Highness to use in the future."
"Oh? Why is this? Master Fang wants to leave here?"
Long Lin's words almost choked Mr. Fang to death, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Yesterday's events were still fresh in Mr. Fang's mind. After leaving the hall, he had been in a very heavy mood and had been tossing and turning at night, unable to fall asleep.
If His Highness holds a grudge against him, then he may not be able to stay in the Ministry of Etiquette for long.
This world belongs to the Dragon Dynasty, and one His Highness can influence many things.
The more he thought about what happened next, the more anxious Mr. Fang became, and he immediately regretted it. If he had known it would be like this, it would be better for both parties not to congratulate him.
This is simply self-inflicted, and some people are miserable.
"Ah... Your Highness is joking. I can work with my subordinates together. This is the best building in the Ministry of Rites, and it should be reserved for Your Highness."
A smile appeared on Long Lin's lips after hearing this. He actually said these words on purpose.
After seeing Master Fang's reaction, Long Lin felt a lot in his heart.
The six ministries all have great rights, but only the Ministry of Rites has slightly different powers.
Originally, the Ministry of Rites was the most important place, but in fact, it has always been in a very awkward position.
The six ministers and the other five are all living very comfortably, but this one is different.
Long Lin also had a very detailed understanding of what the Ministry of Rites did.
The Ministry of Etiquette is responsible for setting up schools and hosting imperial examinations, offering sacrifices to ancestral temples and fortune-telling, welcoming foreign guests, communicating and establishing good relations, and is actually responsible for making official uniforms and seals, as well as managing banquets and catering in the palace.
Among these, the most important one is obviously the imperial examination.
However, the Minister of Rites was only responsible for running the imperial examination, and most of the decision-making power was in the hands of the cabinet, the academicians, and the emperor.
When the Ministry of Rites is used, there will be many people watching above, so the Minister of Rites is the most embarrassed among them.
This is not like the Ministry of Personnel, which is in charge of the promotion and transfer of most officials, nor is it like the Ministry of Husbandry, which is in charge of the money and food of the whole world.
Over the years, this Minister of Rites has also been the most ungrateful person.
Perhaps because he had done a lot of divination, he seemed a bit submissive, as if he was afraid of disaster befalling him.
He just spoke casually to scare the old man. Unexpectedly, the little old man broke into a cold sweat immediately.
In fact, the old man was not that afraid of him, but he had developed this problem over the years and it had become a habit.
This also shows how difficult the life of the Minister of Rites was in front of those cabinet ministers.
"Master Fang, don't be nervous. How about taking me around?"
"Ah... of course. Your Highness, please come with me."
The two of them started walking in the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, one behind the other.
The office space in the palace is limited, and the Ministry of Etiquette manages a lot of things outside.
First, they came to a large hall, which was full of books, completely bound and neatly placed everywhere.
This can be said to be the most complete collection of books in the world, and Long Lin was shocked to see it.
If all these books were thrown at him at once, he would probably be smashed into a meat pie on the spot.
Then, they came to a lobby, filled with officials wearing official uniforms.
These people were holding some books in their hands and communicating in some language that Long Lin could not understand. They were obviously practicing something.
Master Fang introduced many people, but Long Lin just nodded.
Meeting hundreds of people at once and asking him to memorize them? It was a human brain. If it wasn't a computer, Long Lin wouldn't memorize them at all.
Just make one familiar face first. He can't remember many officials, but those officials who meet him will definitely be able to remember him.
If anyone can't remember him, then the Ministry of Rites may not be able to accommodate this person.
After leaving this foreign language place, we came to a large palace.
Entering here, Long Lin was almost dumbfounded. This is such a good place.
There are those who shake sticks, those who play with copper plates, those who draw circles with pens, those who flip through strange books, those who look up at the roof, and those who pinch orchids.
With a smile on his face, Long Lin wandered around the room and then left.
After walking around the entire rites department, Long Lin was dumbfounded and speechless.
Finally, he and Mr. Fang returned to the previous house together.
Along the way, Mr. Fang could not only smile with his face, but also show a majestic expression in front of his subordinates. He basically played the expression to the point of perfection.
Looking at it this way, Long Lin felt in his heart that Master Fang was definitely an extraordinary person.
This person has become like this just because he stayed in the officialdom for a long time, but deep down, he is definitely a very shrewd person.
That's enough, he has already thought of a very good place for Master Fang.
