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

After another long journey, Qin Yunhe returned to the capital with Zhuzi and Hesheng on June 15th. When he came back, he learned the good news that his brother had received the job vacancy.

".......Guping County Magistrate? That's great." Qin Yunhe said happily, "It's close, so it's convenient to come and go."

"Yes, I really want to thank Master He and Master Lu this time."

Although it was not stated explicitly, the fact that he was appointed to an official position so quickly and was so close to his younger brother must have had some influence on the two of them.

"I've been waiting for you to come back so that we can meet your two friends together."

"Of course. I'll have Zhuzi deliver the invitations tomorrow. There's no need to rush."

Qin Yunhe sat next to his brother and asked, "Have you ever asked if there is a county magistrate in Guping County?"

"I asked. Guping County originally had a county magistrate, but he was also transferred this time."

Then the new county magistrate should not have a very strong foundation in the local area, which made Qin Yunhe feel a little more at ease.

Although my brother has always been thoughtful in his work, he has little experience as an official. If he had a subordinate with strong roots in the local area, I don't know if he could be won over.

However, despite this, my brother will definitely have to bring his own people with him this time to feel at ease.

"Brother, let Zhuzi go with you. Zhuzi has been with me as a magistrate for many years, and he has always been reliable in his work. He is also familiar with the affairs of the government and can give you some advice. When you take office, let him pick a few reliable people to be around you."

Qin Si hesitated for a moment before saying, "You only have Zhuzi and Hesheng by your side. If he leaves with me, how can you be with only Hesheng by your side? I was planning to go home or find a reliable advisor when I take office, and then discuss with him to find a few reliable subordinates."

Qin Yunhe frowned and shook his head: "It's not enough to just hire a master, and it's best to hire one in advance. When you take up your post, it's best to bring someone you trust with you."

Although Qin Si had heard Qin Yunhe talk about some tips on taking up a post, he did not have a deep understanding of it.

"Then I will go home in a few days and find a few people in the village who are willing to follow me to take up the post, and find a reliable legal advisor at the same time. Anyway, don't worry about it, just let Zhuzi follow you."

Qin Yunhe still shook his head: "If someone who doesn't know the ropes follows, he won't be able to intimidate the subordinates. If I didn't have Zi Gao and his men when I took office, it would definitely not work if I only brought Zhuzi."

Zhuzi said, "Sir, Fourth Master, how about this. Fourth Master find a few reliable people, and I will follow Fourth Master to take office. I will come back after Fourth Master has settled down in office."

Qin Yunhe thought this was fine, but Qin Si felt it was unnecessary.

In the evening, Lin Zhaotang and Li Chang came back from work and heard about this and tried to persuade Qin Si.

"Ruyuan, you should just listen to Yunhe. Most of the yamen runners have been entrenched in the area for many years, and some are very vicious. Whenever a new official takes office, they will inevitably take advantage of him. If you can't send someone to do an errand at that time, and the people you lead don't know how to do the errand, then they will inevitably be sidelined."

In fact, Lin Zhaotang and Qin Yunhe were both lucky and had not really encountered the situation of being sidelined, but it does not mean that all new officials can gain a foothold after taking office.

"Is it really that scary?" Qin Si hesitated for a moment and said, "But Yun He only has two reliable people around him. If I take Zhuzi away, He Sheng is still young. What can he do?"

"Brother, you don't have to worry about these. I am now the Censor-in-Chief, and I am not an official in the local area. I don't care about the pomp and circumstance when I travel on weekdays. It would be a bit of a waste of talent to keep Zhuzi around.

Just take him with you, and let him come back when everything is ready, or just keep him with you."

"You still need to keep someone by your side. Even if you don't care about pomp and circumstance, you still need someone to run daily affairs for you." Li Chang waved his fan and said, "How about this, I have two reliable subordinates, Wang Wu and Zhao Liu. They have always been safe when they followed me to do things. Why not let them go with you?"

Qin Yunhe knew that Li Chang had always been surrounded by various hangers-on, but each had their own strengths and uses. He just didn't know if it would be inconvenient for these two to go with his brother.

"It doesn't matter," Li Chang said, "If you want to send someone out to do something, I'm more used to using Zhang San and Li Si. I only brought the two of them with me to Beijing this time.

Wang Wu and Zhao Liu have more ideas, so they can go with Brother Ruyuan. When Brother Ruyuan returns home, we can ask them to help find a legal advisor and select a few reliable people."

Qin Si naturally knew how much Li Chang had helped his brother over the years. Now that he was about to take office, he felt a little guilty about troublesome Li Chang again and didn't know whether to accept it.

Qin Yunhe looked at his brother, then at himself, and then at Li Chang. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "That's fine. Thank you, Zigao. I'll let them come back when my brother has taken care of all the county affairs."

Seeing that his brother also agreed, Qin Si stopped worrying about this issue.

The next day, Qin Yunhe wrote an invitation, inviting He Wenshuang and Han Lu to a small gathering.

When it was time for the day off, Qin Yunhe and his brother came to thank He Wenshuang and Lord Lu, and they chatted for a while before leaving.

After thanking He Wenshuang and others, Qin Si did not stay in the capital any longer. He quickly left Beijing and returned home with his official certificate.

Qin Yunhe found time to bring the four-color gifts he had prepared and some specialties that Mr. Gu had ordered to visit Wu Tonghuo, and then he just waited to take office.

June 18th was the day when Qin Yunhe took office.

This time, taking office will not be as grand and troublesome as going to the government office. As long as you bring good official credentials to the Censorate for verification, you can take office.

The three judicial offices were located in the same place. They were built on a large piece of land specially ordered by Emperor Taizu.

The Censorate and the Dali Temple were located on the left and right of the Ministry of Justice respectively, not far from each other, so Qin Yunhe and Li Chang were going the same way.

Early in the morning of June 18, Qin Yunhe and Li Chang rode in a carriage to the Sanfasi Yamen.

"Zhu Zi, take your master forward. After passing the Ministry of Justice, you will soon see the Censorate."

"Okay, don't worry, Third Master. I have already checked the route in advance."

Li Chang nodded and said goodbye to Qin Yunhe before turning around and going to the Dali Temple.

Zhuzi continued driving forward and soon arrived in front of the Censorate.

"Sir, here we are."

Qin Yunhe pulled aside the curtain and came out, and a majestic government office stood before him.

"You can go back now. Come pick me up after the court session in the evening."

Zhuzi hesitated and said, "If you have something to do at noon, where can you find someone?"

"It's okay, it shouldn't be a big deal."

Qin Yunhe got off the car and walked to the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The guard outside the gate bowed and said, "I don't know this gentleman. Is he newly appointed?"

"That's right. I have just been appointed as the Supervisory Censor of Henan Province. I am here today to verify my credentials. Could you please lead the way?"

"My Lord, please follow me."

Qin Yunhe followed the officer into the east gate and walked inside. In front of him was a huge screen wall. After walking around the screen wall, a spacious government office appeared in front of him, with equally impressive houses on both sides.

"My lord, please come this way."

Qin Yunhe was invited to a duty room: "Sir, please go inside and verify the officer with the deed."