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

"Dad, which clerk do you think the master will let be my master?"

Before leaving the house, he thought he would at least be scolded. But when he came back, not only was he not scolded, but he also had the opportunity to recognize his master. Zhao Ping followed his father with great joy, wishing he could jump high.

"How would I know? Just wait for the adults to arrange it."

"Dad, do I need to prepare the apprenticeship gift in advance?"

"Don't worry about the apprenticeship gift. I'll prepare it by then."

"Ok!"

Zhuzi was also happy.

This way, the son would not have to work as a servant forever, and being a clerk could be considered a legitimate business. Even if he did not become a clerk in the end, after learning for a few years and being able to write and speak, his career prospects would be wider.

Zhuzi secretly felt lucky that he had decided to bring his son to apologize today, and he walked with a breeze.

That night, Zhao Ping lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He excitedly wondered who Qin Yun would let become his master, and thought about how he would become his disciple and what gift he would give...

A few days later, Dianshi Liu and Dianshi Chen came to Qin Yunhe to report with the performance evaluation books they had agreed on.

Both of them had been in the government office for several years and knew the situation of the government office and the clerks best. They also knew very well which aspects of the performance appraisal would not easily cause complaints from the clerks, so naturally the performance appraisal books were very comprehensive.

After reading it, Qin Yunhe was very satisfied, and immediately ordered the personnel office to conduct an examination every six months based on this performance record.

After finishing the official business, Qin Yunhe asked Chen Dianshi to go back first and kept Liu Dianshi, asking him in detail about the situation of the clerks in the hall.

After Liu Dianshi left, Qin Yunhe found Zhuzi again.

"…..I asked Liu Dianshi about the clerks' situation and planned to let Hu Shuli be Zhao Ping's teacher. What do you think?"

"It all depends on the arrangements of the adults."

Zhuzi knew that Qin Yunhe must have made such arrangements because he thought Hu Shuli was a good person, so he had no objection.

"You are the father, you have to think it's good for you."

Seeing that Qin Yunhe was open-hearted, Zhuzi said, "Scribe Hu has a long career and is said to be a good person. I think he is a good person."

Of course Zhuzi also knew Hu Shuli. Although he could not say that he was very familiar with him, he had worked in the same office for almost two years and had heard of him.

Qin Yunhe said: "Hu Shuli is not only old. I have asked Liu Dianshi, Hu Shuli is prudent and pragmatic, and has a kind personality. I believe he will teach Zhao Ping well.

It was said that his son had opened a shop to make a living and did not want to be a clerk in the future, and he had never accepted any apprentices.

If Zhao Ping really wants to be a clerk in the future, it would be just right for him to take over his position."

Zhao Ping was very grateful to hear Qin Yunhe's comprehensive considerations.

Now Zhuzi has long realized the difference between master and servant, and he doesn't dare to ask Qin Yunhe to do anything as before. However, he didn't expect Qin Yunhe to consider his son's long-term interests in such a long-term way.

Zhuzi bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I am grateful for your consideration for my son Zhao Ping. I will leave everything to your arrangement."

"No need to be so polite," Qin Yunhe asked him to stand up. "It was originally my intention to find a master for Zhao Ping, so naturally I have to put in more effort. Go and call Zhao Ping, and I will ask someone to find Hu Shuli."

After a while, Hu Shuli was taken to the study in the second hall.

Normally, clerks had few opportunities to speak to the prosecutor, and since the incident with Song Shuli had just happened, it was inevitable that Hu Shuli felt a little nervous when he was called in.

"I wonder what you want me to do, sir."

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "I don't have any instructions, but I have a happy event."

Hu Shuli said, "I wonder what good news your Excellency has."

It doesn't matter whether it's a happy event or not, as long as it's not a disaster, it's fine.

Qin Yunhe said: "Haha, I want to find you a little apprentice. What do you think?"

Hu Shuli didn't understand what was going on, so he could only say, "It's good as your Excellency's order. I wonder who you want me to take as my apprentice."

Just then, Zhao Ping came jumping in with joy. He had already heard from his father about the candidate for master, and he was extremely happy.

Qin Yunhe looked up and waved, "Zhao Ping, come and greet the master quickly."

Zhao Ping was not vague either. He knelt down and kowtowed: "Zhao Ping greets Master!"

"Hey, Zhao Ping."

Hu Shuli suddenly realized, isn't that Zhao Ping?

There was no other child in the hall who could make the prosecutor come to him personally to ask to be his disciple.

Zhao Ping was a sweet-talker and clever person to begin with, and he worked even harder after finally meeting his long-awaited master.

"It's me, Master. I will definitely respect you well in the future. Please accept my disciple's greetings."

As he said this, Zhao Ping kowtowed again.

In fact, Hu Shuli rarely asked Zhao Ping to run errands for him, but Zhao Ping was really smart and sweet-spoken, and he would say hello to everyone he met. Naturally, Hu Shuli liked this kid very much.

"Good boy, wake up."

Zhao Ping was happy and kowtowed again before standing up.

Qin Yunhe saw that the master and the apprentice had met and were very satisfied with each other, so he said, "Scribe Hu, Zhao Ping is a sensible child, and I'll trouble you to teach him in the future.

I will give you an additional ten taels of silver every year as a stipend. You will not only learn to read and write, but also learn principles and rules. Zhao Ping is a good child and is not ungrateful. He will definitely repay you well in the future."

Zhao Ping nodded quickly: "Master, I will definitely honor you well."

Hu Shuli stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Okay, okay."

Zhuzi said quickly, "Sir, I can pay the tuition money myself."

Qin Yunhe said, "What's yours is yours, and this is what I gave you. Hu Shuli, this bundle of silver is only for you to teach Zhao Ping. Your apprentice will naturally give you additional gifts during festivals."

At first, Hu Shuli did not expect to receive any salary. But now, not only did he receive the salary, but Qin Yunhe also specifically asked his apprentice to pay tribute to him during festivals. Naturally, he felt more satisfied.

Zhuzi was naturally very satisfied. With Qin Yunhe's words, Hu Shuli would definitely teach more attentively.

Finally, Qin Yunhe took out a set of three hundred thousand, a set of calligraphy books, and a set of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone for Zhao Ping.

"I just heard from Brother Yu these two days that you didn't even have a book or proper writing before. I'm giving you this set of three hundred thousand as a gift for your apprenticeship. You must study hard from Master in the future."

Zhao Ping kowtowed to Qin Yunhe and said, "Yes, I will study hard and live up to your efforts."

When Hu Shuli returned to the case room, the clerks in the case room were chattering and talking about whether Hu Shuli had done something wrong and had fallen into the hands of the prosecutor.

Clerk Hu was considered the most law-abiding among all the clerks. If he were caught making a mistake and punished, then none of them would be able to escape.

However, just when the clerks were feeling worried, the clerk Hu came back leisurely with Zhao Ping.

Zhao Ping walked to Hu Shuli's desk and pulled out a chair. "Master, please sit down."

Shuli Hu walked over and waited for Zhao Ping to push the chair to the right position before he sat down steadily.

"Master, I'll make you some tea."

Everyone looked at each other.

When Zhao Ping ran out to boil water, the clerks gathered around him and asked, "Clerk Hu, what's going on?"

Hu Shuli was happy and deliberately said calmly, "Oh, I found a little apprentice. Zhao Ping, don't you all know him? The child is still young, please take good care of him."

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Although the position of a clerk is low, the value of this position is high. Not only can you do it yourself and make money, but you can also rent it out or sell it. You can see its value. (The same is true for yamen runners, who can fill vacancies)