December at the end of the year is the busiest time at the Secretariat.
Because it’s time again for the annual national final exam on state and county affairs.
Chen Mu, the new official of Shangshu Ling, has only been in office for less than a month, and all departments are secretly observing.
There was no movement from Sangong and Jiuqing, but countless officials with less than two thousand dan came to visit. The door of Chen's house was busy with traffic, and countless people who wanted to transfer their posts or did not want to be dismissed came to give gifts every day.
Since his house was too small to receive so many people, Chen Mu had to hang a sign at the door and explain the reason to the visitors.
If you are giving a gift, leave it to the person in charge, put the gift down, and register your name and official position.
Anyway, he is not an upright official. In the case where most officials in the Manchu Dynasty were paid for their positions, if you do not accept gifts, you will be out of tune with the officials and will be squeezed out.
In fact, strictly speaking, in the officialdom of the late Han Dynasty, especially during the period of Emperor Ling, there was really nothing easy to fight about.
Because there are no political opponents.
Who are the current Manchu officials?
Among the three princes, Zhang Wen, Cao Song and Xu Xiang were the only ones who could be considered upright.
In Jiuqing, there are Liu Yan, Taichang, Ding Gong, Guanglu Xun, Liu Yu, Zongzheng, Huang Wan, the imperial servant, Dong Zhong, the Weiwei, Shexian, the great Honglu, Zhang Xun, the great minister, and Fan Ling, the Shaofu.
Among them, Guanglu Xunding Gong was later the first person to support Dong Zhuo in abolishing Liu Bian. Most of the others came to buy offices or curry favor with eunuchs.
The only Jiuqing who can be considered upright is probably Liu Yu, but Zongzheng and Shangshutai have no overlapping powers, and they have no intersection with Chen Mu.
In this way, as long as Chen Mu does not violate their bottom line and core interests, the remaining little power does not matter.
And what are their core interests?
Of course it's an official position.
If one's own disciples and former officials are taking the examination at the end of the year, they can be included in the examination, and if they are not dismissed, everything will be easy to talk about.
"Wang Fen is a party member. He must have known about the fact that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is about to die soon, so he will not conspire against him."
"So if there are no big changes? Jizhou will still be in Wang Fen's hands."
"Has he been able to control Jizhou for so long? I'm afraid the party members are also contributing."
"Yuan Shao is now following the party members..."
"I don't know what the party members are planning at the moment? Can Yuan Shao take power? There are two other things to say."
"But if I sit in the position of Shangshu Ling, if I want to do anything? To help Big Brother set up the situation in advance, I have to disrupt the world."
"Shang Shuling has the power to inspect and elect officials at the end of the year? Does selecting officials have to go through the process of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty? But removing officials does not require his consent."
"If I want, I can remove officials who will strive for world hegemony in advance, such as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu."
"At that time? Yuan Shao wants to capture Jizhou?
"hehe."
"Why don't we just be more ruthless? Send Yuan Shao to Yizhou and Cao Cao to Yangzhou. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and they can't make any trouble."
"Cao Cao may not be happy, but Yuan Shao must be willing? He is not favored anyway, so he will be happy if he is given a prefect? By then the Han Ling Emperor will really be gone, and it will be easy for the Qingzhou Group to take over the north."
Chen Mu sat in his room and thought carefully.
Sitting in the position of Shangshuling? It means having great power. A high-ranking official with two thousand stones in the county can be dismissed.
If he is willing? Against the pressure of the Cao family? It is not impossible to get Cao Cao and Yuan Shao away.
After all, Yuan Shao is just a maidservant? His status in the Yuan family is not high. If Yuan Shao is taken away, the Yuan family is unlikely to fall out with him, and the Yuan family and even Yuan Shao himself will be very happy.
Yuan Shao was afraid that he would die of excitement when he jumped from a low-level subordinate of the general to a local governor.
Unless the person he wants to touch is Yuan Shu, the direct son of the Yuan family.
But that guy Yuan Shu is a loser. Even if he is sent to Jizhou, it probably won't be a big deal, so there is no need to take him seriously.
So before the end of the Han Dynasty, he disrupted the political situation and disrupted the future world structure.
By then, if Yuan Shao occupies Yizhou, Cao Cao occupies Jiangdong, and Liu Bei occupies the north, then a world of Three Kingdoms will be created, and it will be a lot of fun.
And this kind of layout can be said to be a real turn of events.
Although that would completely change history into a mess.
But so what?
As a wise person, Chen Mu would not be like those fools who time travel and just rely on the historical process to find the way forward.
What's more, someone with brain problems will continue to allow Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to develop safely. If you don't take advantage of them when they are not powerful, how long will it take?
The key to the problem still lies with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
This is also the reason why Chen Mu has never made up his mind.
The prerequisite for disrupting the world is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty must die.
If you don't die, these layouts have no meaning.
He has established political enemies for nothing, and in the future, if he fails to speak up in court, he will be attacked by a group of people, making it difficult for him to move forward.
So Chen Mu still hasn't thought about whether he should do anything at the end of this year.
"Shang Shuling, this year's first batch of final examination documents have been sent. They are inspections from various places in Sili and Sanfu. Official documents from other states are still on the way and should all arrive within this month."
Gou Gui came in and reported to Chen Mu.
There are more than 100 counties and more than 1,000 counties in the country, and there are tens of thousands of officials, large and small. It is definitely not possible to rely on the Shangshu Taiwan to inspect them one by one. Therefore, the Shangshu Taiwan is actually just a place for approval. What achievements have the officials made in office?
If you do well, you will be deemed qualified; if you do not, you will be dismissed.
"Um."
Chen Mu stood up and said, "Leave it here for now. I'll go into the palace to see His Majesty and come back later."
"only."
Gou Gui stepped aside.
Chen Mu walked straight out and headed to Yutang Hall.
In fact, he often went to the palace to see Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. On the surface, he was reporting on his work, but in fact, he was observing the living conditions and enjoyment of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
It has to be said that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had very poor self-control. He spent the day hugging his concubine enjoying singing and dancing, but at night he didn't know what he was doing.
Entering the Yutang Hall, the hall was still as warm as spring. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was not enjoying the singing and dancing this time, but was sleeping in the side hall.
Chen Mu didn't dare to disturb him, so he started chatting with Wang Jun, who was on duty today, in the main hall.
It was already afternoon at this time, and after an hour, it was almost evening before Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty got up.
"Zi Gui, what happened today?"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty yawned and came out, wearing a gauze pajamas.
Chen Mu reported today's work situation. In summary, it was well managed and the government affairs were handled in an orderly manner. The world is now very stable. It is peaceful at home and in chaos abroad. This year, Xianbei in the west will be massacred. The various ministries may go south to plunder.
"Just take care of these things."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said with a smile: "If Xiutu of Xianbei dares to go south, let the governor of Bingzhou handle it."
"only."
Chen Mu said: "Then I will not disturb Your Majesty."
Wang Jun sent him out.
Walking outside the hall, he suddenly saw a small yellow man passing by carrying a bowl of medicine. Chen Mu looked at it carefully and only saw a blue pill in the small bowl.
"What is this?"
Chen Mu frowned and asked Wang Jun.
Wang Jun winked and showed a strange smile: "Has Zigui ever heard of Shenshijiao?"
Chen Mu was shocked and whispered: "But the medicine that Emperor Cheng took?"
"good."
"This thing..."
"This is a good thing. Your Majesty has asked the imperial doctor. As long as you take it in small amounts, it will not cause any serious problems and it will prolong your life."
"I see."
Chen Mu's heart sank, he nodded, said nothing, and left.
What is shen-shirt glue?
It's an aphrodisiac.
Taking it in small amounts is really good for your health.
The problem is that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had poor self-control.
It's the same as later generations smoking, drinking and eating betel nut.
Doing less and doing more will not affect your health, but if you smoke two packs of cigarettes, three packs of betel nut and drink a few bottles of wine every day, no matter how good your health is, it will be ruined.
Sure enough, the records of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty in the history books are really accurate. He loved to play and enjoy himself too much.
If we continue like this, the ultimate outcome will still be death within the next two years.
Just like some people who have strong self-control, exercise every day, and don't smoke or drink, they will definitely live a long life.
Some people don't take care of their bodies and waste their lives by smoking and drinking every day. In the end, they get lung cancer and die at the age of forty or fifty.
It's your personality and it can't be changed.
It seems that I really have to consider the Qingzhou Group, so I should still implement it according to the original plan.
Chen Mu thought to himself as he thought about the stacks of official documents piled up in Mingguang Hall.
This year and next year, we will disrupt the world situation with one fell swoop.