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

It is now the middle of the twelfth lunar month, and after such a long period of hard work, the clerks' performance evaluation has been completed.

Although the adults are considerate and the results will not be announced until after the New Year, in fact, everyone already knows the results.

It is almost indisputable that Song Shuli was classified as inferior, and another one who was classified as inferior was Xu Shuli.

In the first performance examination, only Song Cheng was selected at the bottom. The prosecutor thought that they had done a perfunctory job.

Finally, the clerk in the Personnel Office discussed with Dianshi Chen for a long time, and Dianshi Chen discussed with Dianshi Liu for a long time, and finally decided on Shuli Xu.

Because Xu the clerk had the least experience, he was indeed inferior to the other clerks.

Although Xu Shuli was not that bad, who made him so unlucky?

As for the top class, it must be Hu Shuli, who has the longest seniority.

Although the other clerks were jealous and could not help but make some sour remarks, they could not say anything.

It is almost indisputable that Hu Shuli has a long history of service and has always been reliable in his work. Hu Shuli has never worried about the results of the performance evaluation.

Zhao Ping, on the other hand, sometimes felt sorry for his master when he heard other people's sour words.

As soon as he came back from his trip, he was furious and whispered to his master: "...You can't do your job well, but you are jealous of others who are better than them. If you have the time, why don't you do your job well?"

"Don't listen to those gossips. They are just a little bit jealous, but that won't do anything."

Zhao Ping still refused to accept the decision: "Tomorrow I will go to the adults and report these people for not recording the files properly and gossiping."

With the guidance of his master in the past few months, he has learned characters much faster, and he realized that his previous method was so stupid and slow.

Since Hu Shuli was attentive to him, he naturally also cared about Hu Shuli.

His master's superiority is unquestionable, no one can question it, huh!

He is not a clerk yet, so he still receives the monthly salary of a servant. Occasionally, when he has time, he will go to work for Qin Yunhe.

Ever since Qin Yunhe arranged a master for him, he felt touched and proud, and felt that he still had some weight in the eyes of the adults.

Hu Shuli's face darkened and he said, "Have you forgotten what I told you?"

As soon as he saw his master's face gloomy, Zhao Ping immediately shrank his shoulders and felt a little disappointed.

"I remember, Master. I... was just saying..."

Clerk Hu told him from the very beginning that when working in the yamen, the most taboo thing to do is to gossip and spread rumors behind people's backs.

Moreover, what happens in the case room is the case room's own business, and he cannot exaggerate it in front of the adults. Otherwise, even if he becomes a master in the future, he will probably have difficulty gaining a foothold in the case room.

Now, apart from his father, Zhao Ping listened to his master the most. Since Hu Shuli didn't let him speak, he naturally didn't dare to speak.

However, if he can’t speak ill of others, can’t he also speak well of his master?

"...Master always told me that case files are of great importance and must be carefully checked. Every time he sorted out the case files, Master would carefully check the files in all places, even the corpse compartment and the autopsy report..."

Zhao Ping's tone was full of respect and admiration.

"...and Master knows a lot. He even discovered a mistake in the report!"

Qin Yunhe had been busy for most of the day and was just getting some free time. He wanted to ask Zhao Ping about his progress, but he started praising his master after just a few words.

After all, Zhao Ping is still young, his ideas are simple and direct, and he is easy to see through.

Qin Yunhe naturally understood his thoughts, and also knew that he always felt that whoever was nice to him was particularly nice.

Qin Yunhe was also very pleased, as this showed that Hu Shuli was indeed teaching very attentively.

"How are you doing with your studies now?"

"Well, I have memorized all the Three Character Classic, but I haven't recognized all the characters yet. My master told me that I still need to copy more..." When he said this, Zhao Ping had a slightly distressed expression.

"You learned to read late, so copy more to remember it better. Your master must want you to have a better foundation."

"I know, sir. I just feel that with so many books, if I don't study quickly, how long will it take to finish them?"

"Learning is a gradual process, and requires patience and perseverance like Yugong moving mountains..."

"I know, sir. I was just a little anxious, but I didn't dare to be lazy. Master asked me to copy, so I copied. It's just the right time to practice calligraphy."

Qin Yunhe nodded in appreciation, thinking that the boy was teachable.

Moreover, he had seen Zhao Ping's recent handwriting, and found that it had indeed improved a lot. It was obvious that he had really put in a lot of effort.

When it comes to performance appraisal, some people are happy while others are worried.

Shuli Hu and Zhao Ping were happy, so Shuli Song Cheng and Shuli Xu were naturally worried.

Song Cheng had been anxious for a long time because Hu Shuli had not let him go for half a year. Now he got a poor grade in the exam, which made him even more confused.

If I continue like this, I’m afraid I’ll get a poor grade next time.

But the magistrate said that if you get a low grade for two consecutive times, you will be expelled and will never be hired again.

Three generations in his family have been clerks. What else can he do if not be a clerk?

How could he not be anxious?

".......Master Dianshi, it was thanks to you that you interceded for me before that I was allowed to stay. Please accept this little gift."

Song Cheng's face was filled with a flattering smile.

In fact, he would also give some New Year gifts in previous years, but this year it was obviously more generous.

The New Year is almost here. How can I have a good New Year with such a thing hanging in my mind?

Liu Dianshi naturally understood his thoughts, but he was no longer able to make any concessions on this matter.

If it is said that Xu Shuli was a little unfair for this low-ranking person, then Song Cheng was not unfair at all.

Even someone as easy to talk to as Lao Hu was unwilling to let go, which shows how bad Song Cheng's life has been these days.

Besides, he had also seen that Song Cheng had really not done anything worthy of praise in the past six months.

It’s not that Lao Hu didn’t give him a chance, but that he himself didn’t cherish the opportunity.

"Well, leave it there." He could still afford this little New Year gift.

Although he felt that Song Cheng was not doing well, he had worked in the government office for many years. Moreover, Song Cheng's father had worked with Liu Dianshi in the past, so Liu Dianshi couldn't help but give him some advice in the end: "Even if you are following Lao Hu now, as long as you work hard, you can still achieve some results. Don't think about things all day long. If you do your job well, no one can find fault with you."

"Oh, yes, thank you for your advice, Dianshi."

Song Cheng didn't know whether this could be considered a promise made to him by Liu Dianshi. He could only comfort himself by saying goodbye.

Liu Dianshi sighed, not knowing whether Song Cheng had heard it or not.

As for this performance evaluation, the best outcome is naturally that no one will be demoted.

He has worked in the government office for so many years. If he really needs to depose someone, how could he do it?

Just as he was thinking about it, his servant came in and reported: "Sir, Xu Shuli is here."

Liu Dianshi sighed again.

"Call in."