Dao Fruit

"Huh?"

Qiu Yan's reply was beyond the expectations of the officials present. Those who could work in the central government, whether officials or clerks, had experienced a lot.

They had experienced more than once that the new official took office, was sidelined, and then fought openly and secretly with each other. They knew the possible ways that might appear in it, but it was rare to see someone like Qiu Yan who went straight to the point of the position.

The reason was simple. The things in the central government could not be handled by one person alone. It was necessary to work together and perform their duties in order to operate normally.

This was one of the things that subordinates relied on to sideline their superiors.

However, at this time, any accident could disrupt the rhythm of the entire layout. Zhang Hai and others did not dare to neglect it, let alone let Qiu Yan take the initiative.

Thinking about it, Zhang Hai turned his eyes and gave a wink to the head of the clerk.

This man was about fifty years old, had a goatee, was thin, and had small eyes that flashed with shrewdness.

He understood Zhang Hai's look and stepped out and said, "According to the Du Chengzhi, according to convention, you should greet your superiors first. Now why don't you..." His words sounded like he was giving advice to Qiu Yan.

In fact, the position of this thin old man is to be responsible for the coordination and command within the Chengzhi Department, which is called the Internal Affairs Department, equivalent to the staff and consultant of the Privy Du Chengzhi, and has always been held by the confidants of the Privy Du Chengzhi.

However, this person at the moment is naturally not appointed by Qiu Yan, and the person he is loyal to is not Qiu Yan.

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qiu Yan——

"It is natural to visit your superiors when you start working, but the two Privy Envoys are still in the palace now, right? Although Qiu has the position of Hanlin Academician, it is not easy for me to enter the palace. Just to see your superiors and send greetings?" Looking at the old man, Qiu Yan said lightly, blocking the other party's subsequent words in his throat.

During the national war, the military situation was urgent. The emperor had to be ready to make decisions at all times and could not be delayed by other things. For this reason, even the time of the court meeting was shortened a lot. Many prime ministers had to enter the imperial study every day to discuss military situation with the emperor. The Privy Envoy Wang Jing and the Deputy Privy Envoy Geng Chi were now in the palace, not in the courtyard, so naturally they could not meet.

The old man was stunned for a moment, his face a little uncomfortable, and then said: "That being said, before noon. The two adults may come back at any time. During this period, it is not good to deal with other things..."

"Chen Ju, are you going to teach me how to be an official?" Qiu Yan said coldly. The thin old man who was speaking trembled all over, and a chill rose in his heart. He couldn't say anything anyway.

"Since the official has given the order, Chen Ju, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and bring all the files in your hands to the official. These are all urgent problems to be solved on the front line. How can you delay for a moment!" At this time, Zhang Hai suddenly spoke. As soon as he spoke, the thin old man Chen Ju was stunned and showed a look of surprise, and then he understood.

"Yes, please wait a moment..." With an idea in mind, he sneered slightly and winked at the other two clerks, "Go and get those files and documents!"

"Hmm?" The two clerks were stunned, and one of them hesitated, "But, they are to be sent to the Ministry of War..."

"What? You dare not obey the order of the official?" Chen Ju glared and interrupted the two people's words, then showed a sly smile.

Seeing his expression, the two clerks knew that he was powerful, and did not dare to say anything, and turned around and left.

After a few breaths, two people came over with a large stack of files, their faces were covered by the files, they staggered over, put the stack of documents on Qiu Yan's desk, bowed slightly, and then left.

For other clerks, although they did not think highly of Qiu Yan's actual power in the Chengzhi Division, they did not dare to offend him like Chen Ju did. After all, their backers were not necessarily stronger than Qiu Yan's - who can work here without a little relationship and backer?

Looking at the files in front of him, Qiu Yan flipped through them a few times and saw a lot of capital numbers. He already had a clear idea of ​​the scope of many affiliations and locations.

"This is to be sent to the Ministry of War, so that they can verify it and allocate food and supplies to the front line, right?"

"You are all very knowledgeable. In this case, we don't need to bother you anymore. Let you work first." Zhang Hai smiled slightly, showing an expression of success, and signaled the people around him to leave, letting Qiu Yan handle official business here.

In his opinion, no matter how famous or knowledgeable one is, it is impossible to figure out these tedious affairs and handle the official duties that should be handed over to the commissioner of the Ministry of War.

With his signal, others had to show obedience whether they were willing or not. After all, Zhang Hai's backing was not something they could easily disobey. Even compared with Qiu Yan, to some extent, it was even more powerful.

"Without manpower, how can you, an outsider, run this imperial decree department? Now is the time for the national war, and everything is complicated. There should be no slackness. If something suddenly happens to the imperial decree department at this time, even the emperor can't protect you!"

"The way of power is to compromise with each other. I have been fighting with Qi Jinchan for a long time. I saw that Wang Jing was about to compromise with my grandfather and take my position, but you took it away. I have to get something! Otherwise, I have been here for a few years, isn't it in vain?"

"I am using a conspiracy to force him to give in. Confucian scholars and masters are respected by others, and I also respect Qiu Yan's knowledge, but he should be enshrined and should not be fighting with me around him!"

With this thought, Zhang Hai turned around calmly and wanted to exit with the others.

"etc……"

At this time, Qiu Yan's voice came from the steps.

Hearing this voice, Zhang Hai smiled slightly and stopped, as did the others.

"Already giving up? It's too fast. However, Qiu Yan has such a great reputation. He is certainly knowledgeable and can see the priorities of things. It's really a trick of fate. Just study hard. At most, if you go out to lead troops and fight, you will become famous in the end, so why bother to go into troubled waters in the officialdom? "

Such a thought came to his mind.

In the history of Darui and the previous dynasties, there are many great Confucian scholars who were both civil and military. They left many legends, whether they suppressed the rebels or wrote books, which can be passed down to future generations and inspire people. But while they were still alive, , but they may not really be invincible. Most of them were defeated by officialdom, and then they retreated to write books.

The reason is that being famous and knowledgeable may not necessarily lead to officialdom. Each circle restricts each other, which cannot be offset by simple humanistic background.

However, after turning around, Zhang Hai heard an unexpected response.

"These files and books involve the allocation of materials on the front line, including supplies from several major armies, as well as the layout of several battle lines. Such things, our Chengzhi Department is only a staff officer at most, and should not be overstepped. It should be allocated to the Ministry of War. " Qiu Yan looked at the scroll in his hand and said calmly.

When Chen Ju heard this, he showed an expression of surprise, and others had the same expression. They did not expect that Qiu Yan could tell the secret just by looking at it a few times.

None of them doubted Qiu Yan's knowledge. This was also due to his reputation, but they did not expect that Qiu Yan could easily see through so many things.

"To be honest," Qi Jinchan said, "the military situation is urgent and manpower is stretched thin. The Ministry of War has been busy for a long time, so our department has also shared some of the burden."

"The ones who share the responsibility should be planning and staff. The one who really gives orders and proofreads is the Ministry of War. This is the way to divide the power and responsibilities between departments. It cannot be messed up just because of a war, no..."

Qiu Yan raised his head and glanced at everyone. Everyone he saw felt their bodies sink, and invisible pressure fell on their hearts.

"The reason why powers and responsibilities are divided is precisely so that everyone can perform their duties when things happen. The more critical the situation, the less chaos. It is precisely because everyone has their own duties that they can cooperate with each other. It is impossible for you not to know this. From this point of view, this He deliberately wanted to use this matter to challenge my authority."

Hearing Qiu Yan actually directly clarifying the matter, everyone present didn't come back to their senses for a while, but then their expressions changed.

"Sir, please be careful what you say, I'll wait..."

Chen Ju was about to argue immediately, and at the same time he shook his head secretly, feeling that Qiu Yan still had too little official experience, and he was a little arrogant when he suddenly gained power. Showing off his power at this time might make him feel comfortable for a while, but things will have to be done eventually. Who will do it then? Go and do it for him? Do you have to do everything yourself?

But Qiu Yan didn't let him finish, and continued: "I know what you are thinking. I just feel that some things cannot be done without people's hands, so that's it. You all dare to use this as an important matter for the country and the dynasty." The chess piece that forces me to compromise is someone who abandons public service for personal reasons. I can’t safely use such a person.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions became even more ugly.

Zhang Hai remained calm and said: "Since your lord wants to shirk responsibility, let's forget it. Chen Ju will just send everything to the Ministry of War and say that our Department of Purposes cannot do it and can't do it."

As soon as he said this, Qiu Yan threw it over, then shook his head and laughed: "You probably think that there is nothing else in this world except power, and that Qiu is greedy for this power, so he is hostile. However, I Let me make things clear. I don’t want to get entangled with you and scheming to save the world.”

"Oh?" When Zhang Hai, Qi Jinchan and others heard this, they felt something unusual in their hearts. They saw something unusual on Qiu Yan's face. They had never seen that kind of expression on the faces of people in the officialdom.

Opposite me, Qiu Yan patted the file and said, "Since you sent it to me, you must sort things out. Chen Ju, get the pen and ink."

"Huh?" Chen Ju was stunned and didn't react for a moment. However, when he noticed Qiu Yan's gaze, he trembled all over. He didn't dare to contradict him anymore and retreated as ordered.

When the pen and ink arrived, they saw Qiu Yan dotting the paper with ink, moving the pen like flying, turning the pages of the file "whooshing", dazzling everyone who saw it.

On the gate of the office, the luck futon also shook... (To be continued...)

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