On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 189 Undersecretary of the Ministry of Driving

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, nodded and said:

"What the Queen said makes sense. Today I will confer the post of Minister of the Ministry of War to the Prince Consort. The Ministry is not as good as the State Shepherd. You should do your job with your heart and not be careless."

Cui Che bowed his head and thanked him:

"I will live up to the love of these two saints."

The edict had been sent to the Ministry of Officials, and Cui Che answered many questions about the Eastern and Western Turks, Kumoxi, Khitan, Goguryeo and other tribes in the palace, and then walked out of the side hall with Yang Guang.

When they arrived at Guangyang Gate, they met Li Min again. Cui Che introduced Yang Guang:

"This is Eying's fiance."

After that, he said to Li Min:

"Min'er, why don't you quickly salute His Highness Prince Jin?"

Li Min quickly bowed and said:

"The humble minister pays homage to the king."

Yang Guang stepped forward and said with a smile:

"You are indeed a talented person, Zicheng. You have found a good husband for Eying."

Cui Che shook his head and said with a smile:

"It's all princesses who have a sharp eye. I don't dare to take credit for it. I'm not allergic to it. I'm proficient in music and good at riding and shooting, so it suits my liking."

The three of them chatted outside Guangyang Gate for a long time. Cui Che invited Yang Guang to bring his wife and daughter to the house for a banquet tonight.

Yang Guang also agreed immediately and said with a smile:

"Since my father and mother have already granted marriage, it is time for the two children to meet each other."

Only then did Cui Che remember that he was going to Weishui Academy to take the Bodhisattva slave back to Daxing, and hurriedly ordered Zhao Wen who was waiting outside the palace gate to leave the city. At this time, he didn't know that Yang Lihua, Yu Wen'eying and his daughter had already taken their son home.

After saying goodbye outside the Guangyang Gate, Yang Guang went straight back to the Jin Palace, while Li Min stayed at the palace gate to serve as an errand, while Cui Che went to the Yue Palace to invite Yang Xuangan to a banquet tonight.

Yang Xuangan and Cui Che both served in the Yangguang shogunate in the past, and they were both acquaintances. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so it was natural to have a lively atmosphere.

He originally wanted to call Dou Wei, the bookworm, but he gave up because Dou Wei and Yang Guang didn't have a close relationship.

When Cui Che went to Yueguo Mansion, Li Jing waved goodbye to his friends at the official office of Shangshu Province.

He has found out his whereabouts and will serve in the Ministry of War as a member of the Ministry of Driving.

The Shangshu Province has six departments under its jurisdiction: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

The reason why the Minbu was renamed the Hubu was to avoid the name taboo of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin during the Tang Dynasty.

The six departments have Shangshu as the chief official, and each department has four divisions. Four ministers are the chief officials of each division, and Yuan Wailang is the secondary official.

The assistant minister would not be established as the six ministers until the period of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.

The Ministry of War, where General Li Jing served, has four divisions: the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Staff, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Transportation.

The Department of War is also called the Department of Military Selection, and is in charge of the evaluation, selection and award of military attachés across the country, as well as military and horse accounts and deployment orders;

The official department is in charge of the map of the pass, the city god, the town garrison, the fortress, the beacon, and the conquest and defense of the road near and far;

The Treasury Department is in charge of national weapons, ceremonial guards, talismans, rulers, and martial arts;

The driving department is in charge of carriages, carriages, horses, cattle, miscellaneous livestock, etc.

The chief official of each department, that is, the minister, is a senior official of the sixth rank, while the Yuanwailang is an official of the sixth rank.

Li Jing was naturally promoted from being a minister of the seventh rank, the direct minister of the provincial palace, to being a minister, wailang, of the sixth rank of Shangshu, the Provincial Department of War and Driving Department.

This is the normal step for promotion, unlike Cui Che, who took a big step up after marrying Yang Lihua.

However, Li Jing didn't feel much joy in his heart. He had met Cui Che outside the civil service department before. Cui Che was only one year older. He was appointed to the Zhu Kingdom and was granted the title of Duke of Yan for his military merits.

Now I am only a sixth-grade driving department member, so what is there to be proud of?

There are four departments in the Ministry of Personnel, namely the Personnel Department, the Honors Department, the Feng Department, and the Kao Gong Department.

This good friend of Li Jing is none other than Wai Lang, a member of the Examination Department. Today he brought him to the Department of Civil Affairs, which is responsible for conferring official positions and other matters, to inquire about the news.

Just as he was saying goodbye to his friends and about to leave the Ministry of Personnel Affairs, a eunuch from the palace came in a hurry.

"The sage has an edict, conferring the post of Minister of the Military Department of the State of Yan."

The eunuch said loudly.

The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs confirmed that the edict was correct, and was busy recording and writing a petition for Cui Che.

The friend forgot to glance at Li Jing and said with a smile:

"This Duke of Yan has now become your immediate boss."

Li Jing was also very surprised. After a quick glance outside the official's office, he realized that there was such a fate, but he didn't feel that he would have much contact with Cui Che in the next three years.

How could the high-ranking Minister of the Ministry of War care about a foreign minister who was a member of the Ministry of Driving?

However, Li Jing never doubted his ability. He knew that he just lacked opportunities to show his talents.

When Cui Che came to the Yue State Mansion, he did not need to identify himself. He used to visit Yang Su's house often. Although he had not been here for many years, his handsome appearance left a deep impression on his disciples.

To serve as a disciple of a powerful family, the most important thing is to have good eyesight and a good memory.

Menzi saluted and said:

"My eldest son is still in the mansion. I would like to ask Mr. Yan to wait while the younger one goes to report."

Cui Che nodded slightly, and soon, the sound of hurried footsteps came, and it was Yang Xuangan who was walking quickly.

"Zicheng, you are finally back. Come into the house quickly. I have many things to say to you."

Yang Xuangan greeted warmly.

Cui Che would not be polite to him either. The two were roommates and had a sincere relationship. At that time, everyone thought that Cui Che had beaten Yang Guang and fled in fear of crime. Pei Xiu went to Beijing to ask for help and suffered disaster.

It was Yang Xuangan and Dou Wei who covered Pei Xiu's departure from Beijing.

When the two entered the mansion, Yang Xuangan asked his wife and concubines to greet Cui Che, and called several younger brothers to introduce Cui Che to them.

After everyone else had left, Yang Xuangan and Cui Che had a drink and talked about their old relationship.

The two agreed to visit Dou Wei's house tomorrow evening, and Cui Che invited Yang Xuangan to accompany Yang Guang today, and Yang Xuangan also happily accepted.

After three rounds of drinking, Cui Che took advantage of his drunkenness and sighed with emotion:

"There is wine but no pleasure, there is only one fly in the ointment."

Yang Xuangan was greatly surprised. He had known Cui Che for fourteen years and knew that when his friends were guests, they preferred to reminisce about the past quietly rather than enjoy music and dance, so there was no arrangement.

But since Cui Che said so, Yang Xuangan clapped his hands, and the boy waiting outside the house came in to answer the order. Yang Xuangan ordered:

"Call all the singers and dancers in the house."

Cui Che had a smile in his eyes.

Without letting Cui Che wait too long, the servant attracted a group of women, all of whom were singing prostitutes and dancers from the Duke of Yue's palace.

Yang Xuangan asked Cui Che what music he wanted to listen to, and Cui Che ordered "Flowers in the Backyard of the Yushu", an old composition by Chen Shubao, the master of the empress, when he was in Jiangnan.

It's just that the geishas and dancers looked at each other and didn't know how to perform.

Cui Che said doubtfully:

"Is it possible that there are no people from Jiangnan among you waiting?"

Yang Xuangan seemed to have a suspicion. He pushed away the singing prostitutes and dancers and sighed:

"If Zicheng is interested in Princess Lechang of the Chen Dynasty, he should give up his intention as soon as possible. My father did give his concubine to Li Baiyao before, but the Chen family was given by a saint. My father loves her very much, so he may not be able to part with her."

Cui Che was stunned.

The third update was brought, but it is gone today.

(End of chapter)