"This is your room!" Li Zhongxin led Gu Chengyu inside. Gu Chengyu took a look at the furnishings inside and found that there was only a bookcase.
A small library shelf with a few simple small ornaments. There is also a bookshelf with quite a few books on it.
As soon as he saw this room, Gu Chengyu was a little satisfied at first. Because judging from the decoration, it should be a room for one person, a bit like the study room in his house.
"Are you satisfied? If you don't like this layout, I can adjust it for you." Li Zhongxin looked at Gu Chengyu carefully. This person was a celebrity in front of the emperor. How could he dare to offend?
As the saying goes, when kings of hell fight, little devils suffer.
The confrontation between Shangguan and Shangguan was their business. A seventh-grade official like him was not qualified to join. He could just do his own thing well.
"This room is quite neat and well-furnished. Is this my only office?" Gu Chengyu glanced at the desk and found that the desk was clean and tidy. It must have been wiped.
"Yes, this is the room where you work alone. As long as you are satisfied with it, it is all decorated by the official. As for the scribes you use in Dali Temple, you have to choose them yourself. The previous one was given to you.
I took xxx with me, and xxx said that he was easy to handle, so I took him there."
This house used to belong to xxx, but they were ransacked by this person, so the house was naturally given to Gu Chengyu.
But when Mr. Gu takes office as a new official, he cannot use things that others have used! So Li Zhongxin went to the warehouse to get another set of furnishings and decorated the room a little bit.
It's a pity that he really racked his brains in order to satisfy Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu understood clearly, and was afraid that xxx would not be good for his senses. When they meet in the future, it will inevitably be a little embarrassing. After all, he has taken someone else's seat, and it is normal for someone to be dissatisfied with him.
This scribe is someone who does errands for officials in Dali Temple or writes records.
There are not many officials in Dali Temple. Of course, these errands and trivial work will not all fall on the officials, so they will find some scribes to help. These people do not have official positions, and most of them are civil servants.
There has to be a relationship, otherwise it won't be a turn.
"I'm very satisfied with this room. I'm done with it." Gu Chengyu could tell that the decoration was carefully thought out, and there were no traces of use on the desk.
There were no leftover items that had been used by others, which made Gu Chengyu feel slightly better.
"Master Gu, there are still five scribes in Dali Temple who are temporarily free. If you are interested, can I ask them to come over and show you?"
Li Zhongxin smiled brightly and looked very respectful to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu's senses about him were pretty good, so he still had to look good on the other party's enthusiastic attitude.
"Is this a scribe?"
"You are of high rank, so I can choose two of them." Li Zhongxin immediately replied flatteringly.
Gu Chengyu raised his eyebrows. After all the rest, how capable could he be? In fact, he can handle all the paperwork by himself, but sometimes he does need an errand boy.
"Then please bring me here! By the way, when will our Dali Temple officials arrive? Are they all out on official business?"
Gu Chengyu pretended to be confused and said.
It's now the time of Yingmao. He is a dignified fourth-grade official, and his official position in Dali Temple is not low. No one has come to visit him yet. Does this mean they really don't take him seriously?
Li Zhongxin's expression suddenly froze. Is Mr. Gu really ignorant, or is he pretending not to know?
Before Lord Gu returned to Beijing in Jiangnan, Lord Kuang had expressed his displeasure with Gu Chengyu. Now that all the officials in Dali Temple know that Lord Kuang and Lord Gu are not on good terms, who would dare to curry favor with Lord Gu?
"Sir, we have a lot of cases in Dali Temple. Maybe we are too busy."
Of course Gu Chengyu knew what Li Zhongxin had left unfinished, and Kuang Zhaoying really didn't give him face!
Li Zhongxin was in a dilemma when a sound came from outside the door. When he heard the voices of those scribes, he was relieved.
"Master Gu, they are here, do you want to go see them now?"
Gu Chengyu nodded. He would not be able to move out of Dali Temple within two or three years. It was necessary to choose two scribes to run errands.
As Li Zhongxin left the house, Gu Chengyu saw five men in regular clothes standing outside the house.
"I pay my respects to Master Gu!" The five people saluted one after another. Some looked nervous and worried, while others looked calm.
"Everyone, this is Mr. Gu, the young minister who has just arrived from Dali Temple. I have called you here to select two people to work for Mr. Gu. I have told you this before."
The five people agreed in unison that they were the lowest scribes in Dali Temple, or in all the surrounding yamen.
Not only does he hold no official position, but he also has to do the work of running errands and serving people.
But there are many benefits to being on duty here. The first people you come into contact with are officials, many of whom are high-ranking. These are all connections!
Furthermore, if an official takes a fancy to him and wants to keep him around for a long time, that will be their fate.
Li Zhongxin introduced from the first one, "This is Wang Su, this is Yun Zemin, these three are"
When Gu Chengyu was introduced by Li Zhongxin, he carefully observed the expressions of the five people.
"Master Gu, you see, these people are all smart. Only Wang Zhu is a scholar, Wu Hui is a white man, and the others are all juren."
Li Zhongxin briefly introduced the situation of several people. In fact, there was nothing much to introduce. In such a short period of time, it was impossible to explain their backgrounds and interpersonal relationships clearly, not to mention that some things could not be said in person.
"Who recommended you all?" Gu Chengyu looked at a few people and suddenly asked a question that shocked everyone.
They all looked up at Gu Chengyu in surprise, and then lowered their heads.
Even Li Zhongxin was very surprised. Isn't Mr. Gu too direct? Aren't you afraid of offending people by asking this?
If we knew who was behind them, who they chose and who they didn't choose, they would definitely offend some officials.
Even if you want to pick someone with strong backing, offending other officials will always be criticized. What's more, those with strong backing may not be able to be manipulated.
Gu Chengyu had a panoramic view of the expressions of several people, and one of them spoke first, "You are the student?"
Suddenly Gu Chengyu waved his hand, pointed at the two people in the front, and interrupted that person, "No need to say anything, just the two of them!"
Gu Chengyu was referring to the two people in front. When he asked this question just now, he didn't really want to know who the backers behind these people were.
In fact, as soon as this question came up, he could already tell who had strong backing and who didn't.
The person who spoke first before was probably the toughest one among the group of people. His arrogant demeanor and proud tone when he replied was hard to miss.
What's more, this person is the only white person among them. One can imagine how strong his backing is.