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Chapter 235 Innovative Officials

Chapter 235 Innovative Officials

As soon as Wen Yuxia stepped into the princess's residence, Steward Tang came over to report: "Princess, Master Wen has arrived." The Master Wen that Steward Tang referred to was Wen Yunhai.

There were too many brothers in the Wen family, so in order to accurately distinguish the identities of visitors, whether they were brothers or cousins, Wen Yuxia instructed the servants to address them according to their birth order.

Wasn't Wen Yunhai supposed to be in mourning at home? Could it be that the three years have already passed? Wen Yuxia was slightly taken aback. "Please invite him in!"

“Princess,” Wen Yunhai nodded slightly as he entered, then continued, “I went to Baijia Village to see my grandfather this morning, and just now I went to the Ministry of Personnel to report for duty. After leaving the Ministry of Personnel, I went to the Ministry of Revenue and chatted with Yun Hong for a while…&34;

With just two simple sentences, Wen Yunhai clarified that his three-year mourning period was over, and he had already reported to the Ministry of Personnel. Wen Yunhong knew he was waiting to be filled in a vacancy, and he wanted to stay at the Princess's residence tonight.

During the mourning period, one will receive a salary and retain their official position. However, upon the end of the mourning period, one cannot immediately return to their post; they must wait for a vacancy to open up.

Officials awaiting appointment and newly appointed scholars were all waiting in line at the Ministry of Personnel. If they were lucky, they could take up their posts in three to five months; if they were unlucky, they might have to wait one or two years.

With Wen Yunhong's help in mediating and filling the vacancy, there was no problem at all. Wen Yuxia asked softly, "Cousin, have you decided where you want to go?"

"Going to serve as a county magistrate in other places wouldn't require Wen Yuxia and Wen Yunhong's help at all," Wen Yunhai said softly, his handsome face slightly flushed. "Staying in the capital would be best, but counties near the capital or Fancheng would also be fine."

Wen Yuxia nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand," and then changed the subject: "How has Grandpa been lately?"

Wen Yunhai said humorously, "Thanks to you and Yunhong, Grandpa is not only in good health now, but also getting younger every year."

He was telling the truth. He had met Wen Dashan twice in the three years he had lived in Gujia Village, and today's visit to Baijia Village was the third time. Wen Dashan seemed to be getting younger and younger with age.

Perhaps it's because the Wen brothers work in the fields all year round, or perhaps Wen Dashan takes good care of himself, but in any case, the Wen brothers look older than Wen Dashan.

"Hehe, that's good," Wen Yuxia replied, but secretly she was laughing to herself. Wen Dashan had taken millet beads that delayed aging and extended lifespan by thirty years, how could he not look young?

Unfortunately, the remaining few millet pearls were to be saved for saving lives in critical moments, and could not be given to the Wen family to increase their lifespan. In any case, there wouldn't be enough to go around, so Wen Yuxia quickly stopped worrying about it.

Wen Yunhong walked into the study with a smile. Seeing Wen Yunhai, he joked, "You came pretty quickly."

Wen Yunhai glanced at him speechlessly. With his family's future at stake, how could he not hurry up? "I just spoke with the princess, expressing my wish to remain in the capital or a nearby post,"

Wen Yunhong smiled and said, "Three years ago, I went to the palace to ask the emperor to transfer you back. Later, you were in mourning at home, so the matter was not mentioned again. Just now, I went to the palace again to see the emperor, and he promised to fill the vacancy as soon as possible."

"That's wonderful! I'll go back right away and tell Grandpa the good news," Wen Yunhai said excitedly.

At this moment, Wen Yuxia said, "Don't tell Grandpa yet. It's not too late to tell him after we get the appointment letter. It's inconvenient to live outside the city for the time being, so let's stay in the city!"

Thinking about having to stake out the Ministry of Personnel every day, Wen Yunhai felt it would be more convenient to stay in the city, so he nodded in agreement. Wen Yunhong's eyes lit up, "We haven't chatted in ages, come stay at my place!"

After three years of mourning, Wen Yunhai was avoiding news. Staying at Wen Yunhong's house would be good; he could hear Wen Yunhong talk about court affairs. Wen Yuxia nodded slightly, "Staying at Yunhong's house is fine."

After leaving the princess's residence and returning to Wen Yunhong's home, Wen Yunhong took Wen Yunhai to his study. He spoke candidly about important court affairs, the relationships between various officials, and so on, for a full hour before finally concluding his discourse.

Wen Yunhai said with emotion, "The changes in the past few years have been huge. I feel like I can hardly keep up with the pace." Wen Yunhong patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, you'll get used to it slowly."

In the Imperial Study, after Nangong Wenrui left, Xia Yixuan summoned Meng Xiaoyi to the palace. Meng Xiaoyi hurriedly arrived at the Imperial Study, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Xia Yixuan waved his hand, gesturing for Meng Xiaoyi to sit down and speak. "Xiaoyi, what position do you think I should give Wen Yunhai?"

Wen Yunhai had served in Wei County for over ten years with mediocre political achievements. Appointing him as magistrate of a county near the capital would certainly not be convincing; he was merely a low-ranking scholar who had failed the imperial examinations, and there were no suitable positions for him among the officials in the capital.

However, he couldn't ignore Wen Yunhong and Nangong Wenrui's feelings. Xia Yichen frowned and looked at Meng Xiaoyi with anticipation.

Meng Xiaoyi offered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, you can tailor-make a sinecure for him. In this way, you will avoid both misusing personnel and gaining favor with Yun Hong and Nangong Wenrui."

Before the mourning period, Wen Yunhai held an official position. Whether or not there was a suitable vacancy, the court would still pay him a salary. It would be better to give him an insignificant position so he could stay in the capital and coast along.

Xia Yichen laughed, "As expected of my strategist." He had been so focused on giving Wen Yunhai an official position that he completely forgot he could create a fictitious one.

After careful consideration, Xia Yichen transferred Wen Yunhai to the Ministry of Agriculture, creating a new official position for him with the same rank as a county magistrate.

After figuring out the meaning of "innovative official," Meng Xiaoyi's lips twitched involuntarily a few times. He was clearly asked to create a sinecure, but he'd come up with an "innovative official" to increase crop yields.

"Hehe, with Mu Hua's help, increased yields of rice, wheat, and soybeans are just around the corner," Xia Yichen said with a smile.

Meng Xiaoyi offered a somewhat perfunctory compliment: "Your Majesty's move is truly brilliant, both settling Wen Yunhai and trapping Mu Hua."

After joining the Ministry of Agriculture, Wen Yunhai learned that the position of "Innovation Official" was tailor-made for him by the Emperor. "Innovation Officials" did not need to sit in the office; their daily work involved going to the fields to find ways to increase crop yields.

During his years as magistrate of Wei County, Wen Yunhai, of mediocre talent, had long since had enough of the hardships of handling official business and truly did not want to sit in the yamen adjudicating disputes any longer.

The position of "Innovation Officer" was something others looked down on, but Wen Yunhai really liked it. Early the next morning, he drove his mule cart to Baijia Village.

Wen Dashan, who was chatting with the villagers at the village entrance, seemed to hear Wen Yunhai's shout of "Giddy up!" He stood up, took a few quick steps, and asked loudly, "Yunhong, is that you back?"

"Grandpa, I'm back!" Wen Yunhai, who was turning the corner, heard the old man's voice and called out loudly.

Seeing the sacks and bamboo baskets piled on the mule cart, the villagers gathered around enviously. An old woman, unable to resist, lifted the coarse cloth covering a bamboo basket and exclaimed, "Pork! A whole basket full of pork!"

Some people went to look through the grain in the sacks, exclaiming, "Wow, it's all polished rice!" Others touched the fine cotton cloth for a long time, reluctant to put their hands down, and praised Wen Dashan with a sour tone, "Brother, you're so lucky!"

Wen Dashan cheerfully bid farewell to the villagers: "Brother, sister-in-law, my grandson is back, so I'll head back now."

Wen Yunhai jumped off the mule, took two bags of candy from the bamboo basket and distributed them to the villagers who were watching. Amid the villagers' thanks, he helped Wen Dashan onto the cart and drove the mule cart towards Wen Yunhe's house.

"Yunhai, have you found a job yet?" Wen Dashan asked anxiously. Wen Yunhai smiled slightly and replied, "Yes," before happily telling Wen Dashan what his job was.

He didn't need to go to the yamen to report for duty or sit in office. He could just chat with the villagers in the village every day and receive his salary. Wen Dashan was happy for him when he heard this.