Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

"You guys have a lot of free time, don't you?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Ji Ming crossed his arms and rested his chin on them: "Dear brothers, get ready to become the first batch of officials in the new city."

Chapter 150 Nepotism: Master Ji

The weather is great today, with not a cloud in the sky, but Miss Keqing has a bit of a headache.

If it weren't for work, how could a workaholic have a headache because of too much work? A true workaholic would only be excited by having a lot of work; Miss Keqing's headache has another hidden reason.

The only things that give Miss Keqing a headache are endless pressure to get married, annoying suitors, and a certain shameless scoundrel.

Oh, the hoodlum has become the mayor, but he's still super annoying. Can't he just stay home and wait for the great Miss Keqing to come to him after get off work?

Looking at Ji Ming across the table, Miss Ke Qing sighed again.

"Miss Keqing, do you have any complaints about the mayor's personnel appointments?"

"Wow, what a display of official power."

Ke Qing smiled, tossed the document in her hand onto the table, and said with dissatisfaction, "Dear Mayor, could you explain to me why the city officials on the list are them?"

Ji Ming was appointed Prefect of Guili Commandery.

Zhongli was the Prefectural Assistant of Guili County.

Gui Li County Clerk, Chen Huaizhang.

Liu Muzhi was appointed as the Chief Clerk of Guili Commandery.

Gui Li, the chief clerk of the prefecture, was named Hong Yansheng.

Zhao Huaisheng was appointed as the Commandant of Guili Commandery.

Yang Zaifeng was appointed as the Chief Clerk of Guili County.

Zheng Laosan, a thief from Guili County.

Gui Lijunwei Cao, Qing Kui.

Li Sui returned to Facao of Li County.

Good heavens, just by glancing around, apart from Mr. Zhongli being the second-in-command of Guili County, everyone else is Ji Ming's sworn brother. Is this guy trying to turn Guili County into the private property of the Nine Gates?

Nepotism! This is absolutely nepotism!

Seeing that Ke Qing was starting to complain, Ji Ming calmly waved his hand and said, "You said it yourself that all the power in the new city would belong to me. You wouldn't regret this mere personnel arrangement, would you?"

Ke Qing bristled: "You can't be so blatant! Look at your sworn brothers, most of them clearly lack the knowledge of being an official, don't they?"

Ji Ming smiled: "Then do you think I am?"

Caught off guard, Ke Qing stammered, "You often help me and Gan Yu with our work, so you at least have experience in handling government affairs."

"See? You're favoring me. When it comes to nepotism, it seems no one is more nepotistic than you. Not only are you nepotistic, but you also always favor me."

Ke Qing bristled again, her face turning red as she shouted, "No, it's because you were chosen by the Emperor. I trust the Emperor's judgment."

If you don't have it, you don't have it. Why are you blushing?

After drinking the tea in her porcelain cup, Ke Qing glanced at Ji Ming, who was looking at her expectantly, and said irritably, "Pour yourself if you want to drink. It's not like I'm not letting you drink."

Honestly, this guy has no limits to his nonsense. After entering politics, appointing his cronies is no problem, just like the three secretaries under Ningguang of Tianquan Star.

It's not a big deal that Ke Qing has her own trusted confidants, but it's somewhat unreasonable for a mayor to place her sworn brother in an important position in a city.

No, it's very unreasonable.

In short, this guy's arrogant behavior must be curbed; if all else fails, we should call for reinforcements.

Using the sweet rain to command Ji Ming, Miss Ke Qing's astonishing wisdom is truly remarkable.

Speaking of which, isn't Mr. Zhongli supposed to be quite reliable? Why would he agree to Ji Ming's invitation to become the second-in-command of a city?

Could it be that Ji Ming acted first and informed Zhongli without his knowledge, and that Mr. Zhongli was completely unaware of this?

"Ji Ming, I have a question for you."

"Please say."

Has Mr. Zhongli agreed to be your prefectural magistrate?

"It's alright, he is my beloved minister."

Why are you talking so incoherently? Never mind, Mr. Zhongli is very knowledgeable. Even if all the officials in Guili County are slacking off, as long as this former guest advisor is here, Guili County will not deviate from its course.

Let's see how things go. If these officials act recklessly, Keqing will use the power of the Seven Stars to dismiss everyone except Ji Ming and Zhong Li.

Of course, the Seven Stars are not authorized to dismiss officials. First, the Seven Stars meeting must be held to discuss the matter, and then it must be submitted to the Seven Stars secretary, Gan Yu, for review. Only after it is confirmed that there are no problems can the officials be dismissed.

It's quite troublesome, so I hope everything goes well for Ji Ming...

*Ahem*, I just don't want to waste work time, not that I'm worried he'll do something reckless and lower the Emperor's impression of him.

Ke Qing propped her cheek on her hand, glaring at Ji Ming without saying a word.

Ji Ming held the porcelain cup, staring at Ke Qing without saying a word.

The two remained silent, startling Yu Hengxing's secretary, who had knocked on the door to deliver documents. The naive young woman put down the documents and hurriedly fled Yu Hengxing's office.

One is her old boss, and the other is a rising star in politics. Even if the two of them have a disagreement, it's not something a mere secretary like her can resolve.

After a long while, Ke Qing pursed her lips slightly: "Little rascal, you're using my porcelain cup."

Ji Ming chuckled: "Are you shy?"

Ke Qing looked at her with disdain: "I'm not shy."

"So you're angry?"

She didn't seem angry, just a little speechless. There were plenty of porcelain cups on the table for guests, why did she have to use the ones she had used?

Ke Qing said with some helplessness, "From now on, you will be the prefect. You will be known as the mayor. When you go out, you must abide by social etiquette. At the very least, you should not use other people's porcelain cups to drink tea."

It's okay to act foolishly or stupidly in front of her, but don't reveal your hooligan nature in front of others, after all, she is the prefect of a prefecture and the head of a city.

Ke Qing looked at him with concern, stood up and patted Ji Ming's head across the table, her tone loving: "Good boy, don't cause trouble outside in the future, okay?"

"Ke Qing, are you an idiot?"

"No way!"

Have you ever seen me drink tea from someone else's porcelain cup?

"It seems not?"

Ji Ming looked at the cat with a loving gaze, stood up and rubbed its head across the table, saying with concern, "Don't do anything silly outside in the future, my Lord Yuheng Star."

No way! And she has never done anything foolish. She will always be the pure, innocent, and exceptionally intelligent Jade Balance Star.

Why is this guy still touching it? It's just long hair, does he really like it that much?

Wait, what's with this guy's technique...?

Is he petting a cat?!

Ke Qing gritted her teeth: "Hey, have you touched me enough?"

Ji Ming blinked: "Don't you feel comfortable?"

It did feel a bit good, but I absolutely couldn't say it out loud, otherwise Ji Ming would definitely get carried away.

"It's uncomfortable, take your hand away right now."

"Really? Lady Keqing, your expression is strange."

Her lips had transformed into cat lips, a rosy blush covering her entire face, and her eyes darted around unnaturally, perfectly embodying the meaning of tsundere.

Ji Ming smiled slightly and withdrew his hand: "There's still half an hour before I get off work, so I'll sit here and wait for Lady Keqing."

Feeling inexplicably disappointed, Ke Qing lowered her head to prevent Ji Ming from seeing the blush on her face, and muttered, "Why are you waiting for me to get off work? I'm not going to your house today."

"Of course, it's not a visit to my house. You're coming with me to Guiliyuan. The planning of the new city needs your help as a civil engineer."

What? So you weren't going on a date?

Chapter 151 Let Zhongli Suffer a Little Longer

"Young friend, that's not fair of you."

Listening to Zhongli's accusations, Ji Ming was in a good mood and continued to squat by the water trough in the courtyard to wash up, even humming the idol song of Mondstadt next door.

The song of idols, produced by Barbara, is praised by all Mondstadt residents.

Seeing that Ji Ming didn't seem to care, Zhong Li frowned slightly and continued to complain: "I am really not suitable for the position of Prefect. You'd better find someone more capable."

Ji Ming spat out the foam: "Zhong Aiqing, are you going to abandon me?"

"No, why do you think that way, young friend?"

"Then why don't you become the prefectural magistrate?"

Because he doesn't want to work and wants to retire, he became a strategist to help his friend ascend to the throne. But becoming a prefectural governor is a completely different story. Given his friend's personality, he'll probably have to work overtime until the early hours of the morning.