There are all kinds of small ways in officialdom, and a lot of effort has been put into the title.

Taking the six Shangshu as an example, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials is called Tianguan or Dazai, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry is called Dasikong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is called Dazongbo, the Shangshu of the Household Department is called Da Situ, the Shangshu of the Military Department is called Da Sima, and the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is called Da Sikou.

These titles are all derived from the corresponding official titles in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and also reflect the yearning of the Ming Dynasty scholars for the "Zhou Li".

Although it has undergone several changes, "Zhou Li" has always occupied the most important position in political thought. The mainstream view is that the chaotic times collapsed from the collapse of "Zhou Li", and the prosperous era was due to the return of "Zhou Li".

Even though Confucius failed to advocate the "Zhou Li", it is generally believed that this is because Confucius "was born at the wrong time", and most literati still regard the Zhou Li as a good prescription for governing the country.

It is precisely in this way that the proletarian society that follows the future aspirations of later generations is different, but the current Ming people hope to return to the Zhou society more than a thousand years ago, chasing the political ecology of the Ming monarch and virtuous ministers.

This title of Dazai not only shows his own literary accomplishment, but also reflects the "revolutionary friendship" between them.

Guo Pu seemed to have become accustomed to this title, and said softly to the two of them: "You two don't need to be polite to me, come to the cabinet today to do business, and come here for a while!" ”

Yan Ne and Li Chunfang secretly exchanged glances, and said in their hearts: When did this Guo Zhifu have such a harmonious relationship with the two of them, but he said respectfully: "Dazai, please take a seat!" ”

At present, Guo Pu is presiding over the external inspection, and then he may also preside over the Beijing inspection, and the life and death of hundreds of officials can be said to be in his hands. The two of them have just been appointed to the Ministry of Rites, and they are both respectful and infinitely envious of Guo Pu, the "senior".

The conditions of the hall are not as good as the value room, but the equipment is not bad, and the place is still spacious. In addition to the bookcase for them to write green words, there is also a table of eight immortals with golden silk nanmu due north.

The three are of similar age, less than a year apart. Although Li Chunfang is the oldest, he is a jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, and now he is only the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, so he sits in the last seat.

The cabinet official brought tea to the three officials, and then retreated.

After Guo Pu went around in a big circle, he asked: "The two of you are in the West Garden, and you are deeply respected by the Holy Lord, do you know what the Holy Lord thinks of the job evaluation of the four provinces?" ”

There is a gain and a loss in everything! In the past, when he served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he often haunted the West Garden, serving the saints with green words, so he could always be favored. But now that he is the secretary of the ministry, he has already left Xiyuan, and even the green words written in his spare time have to be sent in through the General Administration.

Yan Ne and Li Chunfang suddenly realized that they dared to love this Guo Shangshu because they had no bottom in their hearts, so they wanted to get information through the two of them.

Yan Ne didn't threaten Guo Pu with this, and took the lead in speaking: "The saint has been in a good mood recently! Because the Wanshou Palace is about to be completed, he plans to pray to the heavens when the palace is completed, and now let the two of us write green words to thank God! ”

When Guo Pu heard these words, his hanging heart let go a lot. If the Holy One is in a good mood today, it means that even if he is not satisfied with the results of his external inspection, he will not blame him too much.

Li Chunfang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "When Elder Yan Ge submitted his job evaluation that day, I happened to be present at that time. After reading it, he asked Yan Ge Lao how he looked at the nearly 30 inferior officials, and Yan Ge Lao said that he should keep the truth from the false. ”

When Guo Pu heard this, his heart was immediately settled.

The saint wanted to use his hand to purge the people in the strict party, and he was also ruthless, undoubtedly more than the previous purge. The focus of the saint's concern was on the number of people, and he also specially asked Yan Song, who was undoubtedly satisfied with his cleaning work.

At that moment, Elder Yan Ge said that he had no opinion, and the Holy Lord was satisfied, and the matter would definitely not cause any waves. As for Lin Haoran's little action, it was just a clown jumping off the beam.

The power of the Ming Dynasty is from the top down, as long as he can gain the trust of the saints like Yan Song. Not to mention that his son only made a small mistake, even if his son really did something rebellious, he would still be safe and sound.

"Husband, you're here too!"

But at this moment, a person suddenly appeared in the hall.

The three of them couldn't help but inquire about the prestige, and found that it was Yuan Ge Lao, who was proud of the spring breeze.

Although Guo Pugui is the secretary of the ministry, when it comes to the future, Yuan Wei is still more promising. Yuan Wei's green words are the best, and now he is the first to enter the cabinet, and he has a great opportunity to serve as the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

On the other hand, the three of them, no matter who has the opportunity to enter the cabinet in the future, will be under Yuan Wei. Even Guo Pu is no exception, he is already one step behind Yuan Wei.

It is a coincidence that these four people, who were later called the prime ministers of Qingzi, actually gathered together today.

"I've seen Yuan Ge Lao!"

Although Guo Pu is one year higher than Yuan Wei, when he served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Yuan Wei was already the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites.

"Huh...... It turned out to be a hostage! You and I don't need to be so polite! Yuan Wei responded with a smile as if he had just seen Guo Pu.

Guo Pu was stunned, feeling that this was very familiar, wasn't this what he just said to Yan Ne and Li Chunfang?

"Elder Guo Ge, has the saint handed down a note again?" Yan Ne's eyes lit up, and he had already noticed that Yuan Wei was holding a note in his hand, and asked eagerly.

At present, he is on duty in Xiyuan, and his main task is to write green words for the saint, so as to get the opportunity to be reused by the saint, just like the two predecessors in front of him.

Guo Pu looked at the note curiously, and he also wanted to know the content of the note, and he didn't know what the saint had conveyed this time. It's just that Yuan Wei smiled and didn't say anything, and looked at him with a smile.

Obviously, he, the official secretary, has been defined by Yuan Wei as an outsider, and he will no longer announce the title as before, and then each of them will make a green word and submit it to the saint for selection.

Guo Pu sighed secretly, followed Yan Ne and Li Chunfang to say goodbye very familiarly, and then followed Yuan Wei to give a salute: "Old Yuan Ge, there are still some things to do, let's talk about it another day!" ”

"Husband, go slowly!" Yuan Wei looked at him with a smile and said gently.

As Guo Pu left, his gaze became sharp. With his successful entry into the cabinet, Guo Pu has become his biggest competitor, not Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ten Thousand Years Rite Department.

Guo Pu left the subordinate hall, and his heart didn't seem to be good.

Originally, this time it was to "return home", but in the end, it was like being kicked out. However, he quickly adjusted his mood, and the Holy Lord's recognition of his work was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation.

As long as he works hard to do a good job in the errand of the official department, and conscientiously does a good job of this external inspection according to the will of the saint, he may not have the opportunity to surpass Yuan Wei in the future, so as to become the new chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty.