Because political affairs were not trivial and were decided by the Prime Minister, many responsibilities of the Chancellor's Desk were also transferred to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Therefore, the ministers and ministers at all levels of the Prime Minister's Office are not limited to one person.
For example, there are currently five or six bosses in charge of the office.
However, Zheng Pu took refuge in the Qin Mansion a few days ago, and Qin Mi, who had served in the court for many years, also gave him a concise explanation of the current personnel of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Nowadays, the Prime Minister's Palace is in charge, and there are only three people who hold important powers.
One is Hu Ji, a native of Yiyang, Jingzhou.
The courtesy name is Wei Du. He has been in office since the beginning of the government. He is the oldest and is highly regarded.
He has an upright personality, does not avoid suspicion, and dares to speak out. He has given advice to Zhuge Liang many times and was praised by Zhuge Liang as his critical friend.
One is Zong Yu, a member of the Nanyang County An family.
With the courtesy name Deyan, he was once a subordinate of the late chariot and cavalry general Zhang Fei.
After Zhang Fei died, he moved through various positions and his reputation spread. This year, he was appointed as Prime Minister Bo by Zhuge Liang.
One is Dong Jue, a native of Yiyang, Jingzhou.
Named Gong Xi, he was the lowest-ranking official in the Prime Minister's office.
He had many good words and advice, and was praised as a "good scholar" by Zhuge Liang. It was only this year that he became the master of Bo.
The rest, some held posts based on their reputation for virtue, some held concurrent posts as ministers, or were temporarily appointed as staff members of the state and pastoral offices. They were all in charge of trivial matters, such as drafting and writing pardons, edicts, punishments, etc.
The person Zheng Pu was sent to look for was Hu Ji.
"Zijin doesn't need to be polite."
Hu Ji, who stepped out to greet him, also bowed his hand in return and smiled slightly, "Zijin and I are in different positions, and there is no distinction between official positions. Now that Zijin comes to assist me, it is the order of the prime minister, not me. Respect Zijin'er."
What he said was true.
The position of Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office has never existed before, and no one knows the level of authority of this position.
Moreover, Zheng Pu was sent by the Prime Minister to serve as a subordinate governor and was placed under the control of Ma Zhongjie. He cannot be compared with the chief minister Bo Shu.
After all, Ma Zhong's authority is similar to that of the prime minister's first-level military officer, and he has much less weight than the prime minister's master.
Doesn’t this person seem difficult to get along with?
Why do officials often gossip in private that he is difficult to get close to?
With a secret thought in his mind, Zheng Pu responded with a smile on his lips and nodded, "The elders are respected, and the wise come first. Lord Hu has been in office for many years, and he is older than me, so he will definitely teach me. I can't be ungrateful." evil?"
"Haha~~~~"
This time, Hu Ji grinned and stroked his beard, "I've heard recently that Zi Jin is very talented in literature. I'm so lucky to see you today, even if you don't want to argue about your talent! Well, I don't do small talk when I'm the official. Zi Jin, and Come in with me, please."
"Master Hu, please."
As he walked into the chief executive's office, Zheng Pu nodded and greeted the other chief executives present. Zheng Pu also looked at him carefully.
Perhaps because the office room was not spacious, each host did not have a separate room, but each had a corner where they could put their desks and work.
They are not far apart from each other. Occasionally turning their heads, they can look at each other or talk and ask each other. Moreover, there are no utensils to hide the documents on each side of the case, and several couches are set up for overnight stays.
Maybe it's because the people in charge are different and some people have more leisure time.
Hu Ji, the most senior person, naturally had a place of honor on the upper right side where he set up various affairs.
But now, it has been moved slightly to the side, leaving some space to place a cramped table with all the writing and inkstones on it, and there are many documents piled up, but no one is sitting there.
Zheng Pu saw it and realized something.
Then within one month, I should be able to do my work.
Sure enough, after Hu Ji invited him to take a seat, he waved his hand and brought up the cloth bag containing the calculation chips. He said softly, "Zijin, the autumn harvest is coming. The prime minister ordered all counties and counties to check the inventory of the mansions and pavilions. Prepare new grains for storage and allocate them for use by the garrison armies. I will share the grain plan with you, so you can share some of it."
It turned out that he was captured and used as an accountant.
Zheng Pu thought to himself, and was about to accept the promise, but was overtaken by Hu Ji.
At this moment, he had stared solemnly and warned in a deep voice, "The matter of grain planning is of great importance, and it is also trivial and easy to make mistakes. Zijin must not ignore it. Please note that if we make a mistake in planning, then everyone under the counties will be affected."
The governor of the palace, if the person is guilty of a minor crime, he will be removed from his post and moved five hundred miles away, if the person who is guilty of a serious crime is punished, he will be punished!"
oh!
He actually told me not to be frivolous because of my young age.
No wonder, you will be gossiped about by those officials and fake assistants in private...
"promise!"
Nodding heavily, Zheng Pu also made a solemn look, and accepted the order with his hands raised, "Master Hu, I know the importance of this, and I will never dare to ignore it."
Unexpectedly, Hu Ji smiled again.
After sitting down by himself, he waved his hand and said, "I asked Zijin to be more polite, but he didn't listen. Well, if you respect me as an elder, you can call me brother Weidu."
"If you don't want to, you really can't listen."
Hearing this, Zheng Pu had a troubled expression on his face and said softly, "Master Hu, I need to be a taboo for you."
Um?
Hu Ji turned his head and raised his eyebrows in surprise, slightly surprised.
Immediately, he seemed to have reacted. He patted his forehead with his hand and confessed, "Ah, I forgot for a moment! Zijin, don't blame me, don't blame me! From now on, Zijin can call me whatever he wants."
Well, Zheng Pu's father's name was Zheng Du. According to the etiquette of the world, it was taboo for a son to address his father by his first name, so he had to avoid it.
"good."
After the small episode, the two stopped chatting and went about their own business.
It had only been half a while, but Hu Ji over there had already frowned, looking at Zheng Pu from the corner of his eyes, he was hesitant to speak.
It's not that Zheng Pu was negligent.
On the contrary, Zheng Pu concentrated on his work with almost no distractions.
But he didn't need to calculate. Every time he unfolded a bamboo slip, he would silently stare at it for a while, then write with a pen and ink, very fast! Hu Ji had only finished counting one county here, and he had already finished counting the reserves of two or three counties.
This was the reason why Hu Ji, who was observing secretly, felt dissatisfied.
Measurement has always been known for being trivial, so why not use calculations?
Not afraid of making mistakes?
If the calculation is wrong, what good is the efficiency?
It was clear that he had just warned people to be cautious because it was a matter of human life, but the words were still ringing in his ears, yet this man was so bold and self-righteous!
"Ahem!"
After watching silently for a while, he couldn't bear it anymore. Hu Ji put down his pen, attracted Zheng Pu's eyes with a slight cough, and then asked aloud, "Zijin, why don't you use evil calculations?"
Although the voice was soft, the words contained a hint of perseverance.
Um?
It's just simple arithmetic of addition and subtraction, so why bother using arithmetic chips?
When Zheng Pu heard this, he was dumbfounded in his heart, but he still smiled on his face, "Return to Mr. Hu Bo, I measure and never need to calculate."
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Ji raised his eyebrows and had a sulky look on his face.
He stood up suddenly and walked straight over, his eyes filled with sternness and his voice slightly harsh, "Zijin, stop writing. I have my responsibilities and I dare not neglect them! I'm offended!"
After saying that, he called several officials to come over and spread out the bamboo slips that Zheng Pu had counted just now on the ground one by one.
I have to do the calculation again!
This movement also attracted the attention of other bosses.
But they looked slightly surprised, but didn't say anything. They glanced at each other and went back to their business.
Zheng Pu, on the other hand, appeared calm, relaxed and calm, sitting alone with his eyebrows lowered to rest his mind.
Hu Ji's expression was much more exciting.
It was the first time for those officials to count, and his face was immediately full of disbelief.
Or he was still unwilling to give up, so he calculated it again with everyone in person, and then he was dumbfounded.
After being silent for a long time, he waved his hand and asked Kazuo to clean up the mess.
Immediately, he raised his hands in salute to Zheng Pu, with a look of shame on his face, "I didn't expect Zijin to be so clever in mental arithmetic. Ashamed! Ashamed! You are so mediocre that you dare to criticize talented people!"
