CH 36.2

“Don’t worry, don’t worry.” Ji Mingxi said a few words of relief and sat down in the main seat.

The servants knew his habits and soon brought tea over. He took a sip and said: “Don’t scare yourself. If we want to talk about it, isn’t it a good thing instead?”

All the officials present looked at each other in confusion: “???”

They really didn’t see it as a good thing. The functions and powers of their bureaucracy have all been taken away! The Emperor doesn’t even want to see them anymore!

Ji Mingxi took another sip of tea: “A few months ago, didn’t you tell me that you were too busy? Now, the errands under our ministry should be just the right amount. In the future, we will be able to go home for dinner on time. Moreover, the Emperor has not reduced our salaries. So why not go ahead with it?”

It seems that, it is indeed, have some senses in it?

All the officials present continued to look at each other, and then bowed to Ji Mingxi: “Thank you for your advice, my lord.”

Ji Ming smiled kindly: “For the few days ahead, you all have to put the affairs of the Imperial Examination in order, and then transfer them to the Ministry of Rites. The weather is fine today, so you all don’t have to come here again this afternoon. Just have a rest at home.”

Hearing the words, all the officials then left happily.

The Ministry of Civil Officials is in charge of the appointment, removal, promotion and demotion of all officials. It is respected by all officials and can even be said as the first of the six ministries.

Officials serving in the Ministry of Civil Officials are supposed to have high fighting spirits, which was true in the past.

However, since Ji Mingxi became the Minister, the atmosphere of the Ministry of Civil Officials has changed a lot in the past few years.

All the things that should be done are being done well, but there is much less bureaucratic atmosphere, and the officials that have stayed there are also very content with the status quo.

They also know that it is not so easy for officials to keep going up in position. Either there are people who have extremely outstanding talents, and such people, would not be able to stay under Ji Mingxi for a long time before jumping to another ministry, or there are people who have backing behind them, and such people, will not come to their Ministry of Civil Officials.

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Therefore, the officials who have stayed in the Ministry of Civil Officials for a long time just want to work safely and earn salaries, and when they get old, they will just go home to enjoy their old age in peace.

They have been so worried recently because they are afraid that there will be a big change in the Ministry of Civil Officials and that their job will not be protected anymore. But seeing that the Minister himself was so indifferent and even looked so happy, they were relieved too.

The matters in their hands become a lot less so suddenly, they have a lot of spare time to read books, tease the birds and drink tea.

Beautiful, beautiful.

……

Not long after, Ji Yunxi woke up from a nap. As soon as she arrives in the study room to draw up the guest list, Ji Mingxi returns to the Ji Mansion.

Early this morning, both Ji Mingshuang and Wu Wei’an went to the Imperial Academy to report.

Ji Mingshuang is the number one scholar, so from today on he will be the Sixth Rank Official as the Compiler of the Imperial Academy. As for the third champion, Wu Wei’an, he will be the Seventh Rank official as the Editor of the Imperial Academy.

And Ji Mingyan went to Dali Temple to investigate the case.

Ji Yunxi was surprised: “Eldest Brother, why did you come back at this time today?”

The corners of Ji Mingxi’s mouth unconsciously curved into a smile. He sat down and took the tea cup offered by Baofu, and let out a long sigh of relief: “There aren’t many things to do now, so I came back earlier.”

Because the Imperial Examination is not under the control of the Ministry of Civil Officials anymore, they currently only need to arrange positions for those scholars who have passed the Palace Examination.

But over the years, there’s in fact a set of procedures on how and where to arrange it, so they can just follow the arrangement process. The methods used may vary, but the principle is the same. It is very simple.

Ji Yunxi nodded and asked: “Eldest Brother, did something good happen?”

Ji Mingxi took a sip of tea and then told his third sister what happened in the Imperial Court early this morning.

Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows.

According to the plot in the book, the matter of the Imperial Examination being transferred from the Ministry of Civil Officials to the Ministry of Rites was a reform made by the Male Lead in his first year as the Emperor.

Unexpectedly, it happens so much earlier now.