Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

After checking the documents, Li Chang glanced at Liu Qing and said, "Liu Dianshi, please come in."

"Master Li, please."

Li Chang said to his men, "You two stay here and check if the inner and outer courts are all tidied up. Zhuzi, come with me."

Zhuzi and the others bowed and accepted the order: "Yes."

Liu Dianshi and others hurriedly stopped them: "No, no, how dare we trouble you. We have servants inside and outside the yamen to tidy up and make sure that you, the magistrate, will be comfortable when you come."

After all, a new official would be taking up his post soon, so several registrars in the yamen still ordered people to tidy up the front and back yamen.

But before, I thought he was just a newly-appointed Jinshi, young and knew nothing.

As a newcomer, I have to rely on the registrars and team leaders of each department after taking office. I believe they are very easy to control, and even if they are dissatisfied, they probably dare not say a word.

So even though someone cleaned it up, they didn't do it very carefully.

Unexpectedly, the new husband had not yet arrived, but the music had already been arranged.

The master and his subordinates are all prepared, and they work in an organized manner. They don't look like rookies at all.

If he is caught making a mistake, the Dianshi cannot be replaced at will, but the same cannot be said for other people in charge.

Now the yamen is united from top to bottom, and if there is a major change in personnel, it will be unbearable.

Even if it is a registrar, it would be difficult to deal with if the new superior dislikes him and deliberately makes things difficult for him.

"You are so tired from the journey, why don't you go back to the official post to rest first? Tomorrow..."

Li Chang's men were very efficient: "Thank you for your consideration, Mr. Dianshi. This is what we do, so we are not afraid of hard work."

Then he bowed to Li Chang and said, "Don't worry, Third Master. We will take care of it."

Liu Dianshi had no choice but to call a servant next to him: "You, Xiao You, take the other officers to check around the yamen. Clean up any places that have been neglected, and don't let the two officers do it."

"Yes."

The servant complained bitterly, wondering why he had to do such a job.

Although Qin Yunhe only asked the Registrar of Rites to come and see him, the other registrars, squad leaders, and yamen runners could not really pretend that they didn't know about this.

So, after explaining the matters here, the registrars, squad leaders and yamen runners of each department had gathered together, and they all left the hall together, either in sedan chairs or on foot, and the group followed Li Chang back to the official post station in a mighty procession.

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Qin Yunhe was waiting at the official inn for Li Chang and others to come back and report. Less than an hour later, there was a knock on the door.

"Sir, I am back to report."

Qin Yunhe quickly opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, before Qin Yunhe could speak, Liu Dianshi and others all bowed and saluted: "Your subordinate greets the judge."

The guest rooms of the official inn were not very big at first, and the yamen runners could not get in. Only a few registrars and squad leaders had already crowded the entrance.

Qin Yunhe had not expected that he would order all his subordinates to come and pay their respects at this time, so he quickly said, "Dear colleagues, there is no need to be so polite, first..."

Qin Yunhe hesitated. The guest room certainly couldn't accommodate so many people, and it was not convenient to talk to his subordinates in the lobby.

Li Chang also saw it, and said, "Sir, the guest room is small. Why don't you let the other officials go back today and you can give them a lecture another day? Let's discuss the sacrificial ceremony with Liu, the official in charge of the etiquette room first."

Li Chang secretly signaled: It's a good opportunity to give these people some time to rest.

Although it was a bit rude, Qin Yunhe knew that this was the only way for now, so he said:

"Okay, the inn is too small to talk. The Registrar of the Rites will stay here, and the other colleagues will go back for now. I will talk to you in detail when I arrive."

The group of people didn't dare to say anything and could only bow again and leave.

Liu Dianshi followed Qin Yunhe into the guest room.

"I wonder what this Dianshi's name is?"

"Sir, I am Liu Qing, the Director of the Rites Office."

"Well, Dianshi Liu, there is no need to be so polite. Please take a seat." Qin Yunhe also sat down: "Now that I have arrived at the official post station, the documents should have been approved. I will have to trouble Dianshi Liu for the subsequent sacrificial matters."

Liu Dianshi looked at the new superior and thought that he was indeed young.

It seems that someone had indeed given it a heads-up, which is why we have made such thorough preparations.

I don’t know where Master Li was hired from. He is obviously very young, but he is very experienced in his work.

"Yes, I have already made arrangements in advance, don't worry. But there are still some parts of the sacrificial text that need to be improved, and it will be delivered tomorrow at the latest."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Liu Dianshi to arrange it. In addition, I'm not very clear about the sacrificial process, so I'd like to ask Liu Dianshi for advice."

"I dare not. I will report the sacrificial process in detail."

The Ritual Room was responsible for these matters, so Liu Dianshi was naturally familiar with the process. He explained the process in detail to Qin Yunhe, and explained the taboos before the sacrifice and the precautions during the sacrifice.

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At this time, the hall

Zhang San, a subordinate of Li Chang, looked at a corner of the inner court and said, "These corners must be cleaned up. My master likes cleanliness and cannot stand seeing these. What is that on top? A spider web? You guys are not good at cleaning it up. It's not as neat as the maids in our house."

Xiao You quickly said, "Yes, I'll clean it up right away."

Then he called two people to clean the corner that Zhang San mentioned.

They really didn't put their heart into it at that time, and now that the registrars are paying attention to it, they are also very panicked.

Li Si on the other side said again: "What kind of scenery is this? It looks half dead and unlucky. Change it quickly. My master has just taken office, who is he cursing?"

Xiao You quickly called two more people to move the bonsai away: "Don't blame us, sir. We were careless for a moment. I'm sure you will have a prosperous career."

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In the official inn, by the time Liu Dianshi finished explaining the sacrificial process one by one, it was already dark.

Qin Yunhe invited him to have dinner, but he declined hastily.

After Liu Dianshi left, Li Chang came to find Qin Yunhe and told him in detail what had happened today.

"I think these people must have read the official documents and know that you are a rookie, so they are negligent and want to give you a warning."

Qin Yunhe shook his head and smiled helplessly: "We are all colleagues in the future, why do we have to make things difficult for each other?"

"What can we do? There are always those slick people in this world who think they are superior just by controlling others. But they don't think about how uncomfortable it is for their colleagues to see each other every day."

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It was already dark when Liu Dianshi returned to the city.

He originally planned to go home directly, but he didn't expect to run into Xiao You who was waiting on the road halfway.

"Liu Dianshi, the other Dianshi are still in the yamen. Please go back first. We have something to discuss."

Liu Qing knew what they could discuss immediately. He sighed and ordered the sedan bearer to take him back to the government office.

After returning to the yamen, Dianshi Liu took a sip of tea under the gaze of everyone before he spoke slowly.

"I advise you all to be more alert. This gentleman seems to me to be no simple man."

"How can it be simple? He looks so young and speaks in a friendly manner."

"He speaks kindly, but you can't underestimate him. Look, today, no one from our office went outside the city to greet him. If it were someone else, they would have put on a displeasure or something. But he remained calm and composed. He was very patient."

In fact, Qin Yunhe had no idea that he had subordinates to welcome him. He only knew that he would stop outside the city on his first day in office and ask someone to go to the official office to check the documents.

Then find the Registrar of Rites to discuss the sacrificial process.

Of course, even if he knew about the welcoming ceremony, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything.

"Another thing is that I explained the sacrificial process to him today. He also remained calm, at most asking about one or two details occasionally. He was calm and composed throughout the whole process, without any confusion at all."

In fact, Qin Yunhe had this habit when listening to lectures. He would try not to interrupt the teacher and would wait until he reached a certain point before raising questions.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise and left such an impression on Liu Dianshi.

"Anyway, everyone should pay attention. Those past and unresolved case files, and the unfinished work of the officers, should be sorted out quickly. This sir, I believe someone in his senior official position has given some advice."