Xuande

Chapter 29 Being an official is really not easy

For the re-examination by the government, Lu Zhi is familiar with the road.

He told Liu Bei's government that the re-examination was just a formality, and he didn't need to say anything, and he could pass it casually.

The rules that Zuo Xiong worked so hard to set up are now being manipulated and applauded by the rich and powerful. Liu Bei didn't even need to ask Lu Zhi to go through the back door, and he could successfully pass the re-examination by the government.

The result is similar.

A few days later, Liu Bei successfully passed the public re-examination, which was in name only, and obtained a certificate of passing the examination.

In Liu Bei's opinion, as long as he has read the book and learned the sentences, he can pass the assessment questions. The form is far greater than the meaning, and it is not a system with a testing nature at all.

A few days later, Liu Bei was officially appointed by the imperial court, and learned that he was filled into the Lang Department and became a glorious Dahan Langguan.

Because of Lu Zhi's relationship, Liu Bei was able to enter Cao Guanzheng, the minister of Shangshutai where Lu Zhi was, and undertake some simple errand tasks.

Although this was the task of an official official of Shangshutai, Liu Bei, as a disciple of Lu Zhi, no one thought it was a bad idea—anyway, there was a high probability that Liu Bei would be able to become an official of Shangshutai.

Shangshu Lu Zhi, who has the status of servant, brought his outstanding disciples to work in Shangshutai. What's wrong with that?
Everyone thinks so.

In addition to running errands at Shangshutai, Liu Bei actually had another task, which was to serve as a palace guard and guard a certain palace gate with a halberd as a Lang Guan.

This duty is not bad, and it is indeed good, because you can see many big figures of the Han Dynasty face to face, high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

But it’s not good to say it’s bad, because everyone knows that being on duty is very tiring. It’s not bad if it’s a sunny day. If it’s hot in summer and cold in winter, standing at the gate of the palace for a day is no different. Learn from the scriptures in the Western Paradise.

Besides, which high-ranking official would treat a halberd-handling official differently?Do you really think everyone can be Han Xin?

It's just self-consolation.

So Liu Bei is really not too cold about being on duty.

He prefers to stay at Shangshutai and follow Lu Zhi, watching how Lu Zhi works, how he manages government affairs and maintains the operation of the Han Empire.

After all, the power center of the Eastern Han Empire was Shangshutai. The head of Shangshutai and the various Cao Shangshu actually controlled the lifeline of the Eastern Han Empire, and truly capable people could do something here.

In contrast, a considerable part of the Sangong and Jiuqing are actually honorary positions and have no real power. As long as they can't be recorded as ministers, they are just for show.

For example, the No. [-] back-to-back hero in Tianzi-Taiwei.

According to Liu Hong's regulations, this is a position that can be bought with money. As long as you can afford the price, you can buy a Taiwei to do it.

Of course, doing so is not without its risks.

Whenever there is a natural disaster, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, who pays attention to the unity of heaven and man, will depose the senior officials of the Han Dynasty in order to respond to the punishment of heaven.

After all, the emperor cannot be dismissed, so only Sangong can be dismissed.

Unfortunately, the Taiwei who is used as a display is often in the first order to be dismissed.

But although Liu Hong loves money like his life, he will not sell the position of Shangshutai casually. How important is the position of Shangshutai? I don't understand.

That is the position that really handles affairs and maintains the normal operation of the center of the Han Dynasty. Does he feel that he is too comfortable as the emperor to sell this kind of position?

Therefore, even though Lu Zhi wanted to compile "Dongguan Hanji" in Dongguan with Cai Yong and others, Liu Hong thought that writing a book was not an important job. Finally, there was a very capable Lu Zhi who should serve as an important post. He shared his worries.

So he transferred Lu Zhi to Shangshutai and asked Lu Zhi to manage the important work in this area.

Lu Zhi's work is very busy, and even with Liu Bei, he has to run errands in various departments of the imperial court, the official offices of the Sangong Jiuqing, the official offices of the local government in the capital, the barracks of the garrison in the capital, and other departments that belong to Shangshutai office.

All in all, it is to run errands non-stop, run here, run there, sometimes the distance is too far and you are not allowed to ride a horse, so you can only run away from the No. [-] bus.

In order to impress Lu Zhi and other senior officials at Shangshutai that this young man is diligent and willing to work, Liu Bei completely turned into Liu Paopao, running around and looking familiar.

Lu Zhi's acquaintances in some departments already knew Liu Bei. A few years ago, when Liu Bei was studying in Luoyang, he still had contact with Liu Bei, so it was very convenient to deal with the problem.

But when encountering some official offices presided over by officials of the Jinwen School, they would intentionally or unintentionally embarrass Liu Bei, wearing all kinds of small shoes, which was very careless.

The newcomers had just arrived, so there was nothing they could do, they could only secretly write down the names and appearances of these guys, and show them to them in the future.

The narrow-minded Mr. Liu is definitely not a kind person. If someone shows him some shame, given time, he must retaliate.

But in any case, in less than two months, Liu Bei quickly became familiar with the pattern of the power operation of the Han Dynasty. At the same time, he also quickly practiced his scud, and broke four pairs of shoes and worn out three pairs of trousers.

According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, officials generally have five days off and one day off.

Moreover, once the official level is raised to a certain level, they will not be able to go home in the official office for five consecutive days after starting work, and they will not be able to go home to take a shower and rest until the holiday.

In a sense, this is also the imperial court's control over the officials who wield power.

Logically speaking, Liu Bei's level is not up to such rules, but because he works at Shangshutai, there are too many things to do, even if his official position is low, he can't go home after get off work.

So I have to work in the government office for five full days, get along with a group of old men, eat and sleep together, and finally get to the holiday, it feels like being released from prison.

After returning home with a body full of stench and exhaustion, after taking a shower, I couldn't help but want to sleep on the comfortable big bed at home.

Being an officer is really not easy.

If he got up early, Liu Bei could have dinner with Han Ning and Han Xiaodie, and by the way complained about Dahan Shangshutai's inhumane overtime policy and the tragic reality of no overtime pay.

Of course, in the face of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie's occasional and inadvertent needs, Liu Bei retreated most of the time when he first became an official.

He really felt the sadness and helplessness of those office workers and social animals when they returned home after frequent overtime work and faced the order to pay public food.

Running back and forth in the official office of Shangshutai every day, I was as tired as a dog. Finally, on the holiday, I dragged my legs filled with lead to go home. I was so tired that I couldn’t even lift my head. After eating, I just wanted to sleep. Not at all.

But with a beautiful wife and concubine, as a man who has not yet turned twenty, how can he accept such a reality?
Han Ning is relatively easy to deal with. Han Xiaodie is the real general, the real ace player. Liu Bei didn't have a formal job when he first got married, so he can compete with Han Xiaodie evenly.

But now Liu Bei is exhausted by the evil autocratic monarchy and complicated work, and when he finally returns home on the holiday, he is really powerless to face Han Xiaodie.

No, the overlord's arrogance in Liu Bei's heart was aroused.

I'm not yet 20 years old, so my young body won't work?

Liu Bei decided to strengthen nutritional supplements and physical exercise, and went upstream to find a balance between the harsh and miserable work and the intense and exciting family life.

He gradually learned to find the shortest routes and shortcuts from Shangshutai to various errand places, and kept them firmly in mind.

He also learned the ability to put away his temper and pretend to be a grandson. After all, in the palace, his street fighter skills have nowhere to display.

He also learned to adjust his breathing while running, and adopted scientific and effective running methods to reduce physical energy loss.

He also learned other high-level fighting skills in life.

When faced with the unreasonable sneak attacks of Han Ning and Han Xiaodie, he no longer relied on his youth to take the route of output flow, but chose to take the route of skill flow, trying to achieve the effect of four or two.

While he is concentrating on honing his skills, he also consults some senior officials around him for life tips on balancing work and family life when he is free, and draws nutrition from them, which has greatly benefited him.

He soon realized that every official who could balance the heavy work and family life was worthy of his predecessors.

Even an unattractive middle-aged official can give very precise and ingenious advice when talking about work and life.

The so-called 360 lines, the number one scholar in every line, he originally dismissed it, but now, he understands it,

Soon after, both Han Ning and Han Xiaodie felt satisfied, and they would no longer feel empty, lonely and cold because they could not see their husband for five days in a row.

In this way, in the third month of observing politics at Shangshutai, Liu Bei found a balance between social animals and life, and adjusted his physical condition very well. Whether it is life or work, he has played around with it.

Seeing this, Lu Zhi was very happy, thinking that Liu Bei had realized the true meaning of social animal work, so he praised Liu Bei as an excellent social animal, and he would definitely inherit his mantle in the future and become a glorious minister of the Han Dynasty.

Then continue to [-], dedicating youthful blood and hair for the well-being of His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the powerful lords.

Liu Bei said that he would definitely follow Master's request and work hard to dedicate himself to the Han Dynasty.

In such an atmosphere, Liu Bei ushered in the end of the third year of Guanghe.

(End of this chapter)