Pei Ju returned to Yidu County with Zhang Xuan. He did not go to the temporary office, but went directly to his mansion in Yidu County. As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper came up and said, "Master, Chen Jun was waiting in the guest hall, saying that he had something urgent to look for him!"

Pei Ju is in a bad mood these days. She has no intention of seeing any guests, so she waves her hand and says impatiently: "I won't see you, let him go!"

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment and whispered: "It's the third time he's here to find the master, it seems that there is something urgent."

Pei Ju stopped and thought for a while and said, "Let him come to my study room outside!"

Pei Ju turned around and walked towards the outer study. Soon, a middle-aged man came to the outer study under the guidance of the housekeeper. The man was named Chen Tao, and he was also from Wenxi County, Bingzhou. He was a disciple trained by the Pei family. He served as the magistrate of Wenxi County and the magistrate of Loufan County. However, he was dismissed by Yang Guang after the Yanmen County incident because he had long condoned the Turks to operate in Loufan County.

Shortly after the founding of the New Sui Dynasty, Chen Tao rushed from Wenxi County to surrender to Pei Ju. Pei Ju promised to appoint him as the governor of Zhuo County, which made Chen Tao very excited, but the final result made him extremely depressed again.

"My younger brother, please pay tribute to Mr. Pei!" Chen Tao knelt down and saluted respectfully.

Pei Ju glanced at him, "What's the matter? You actually came to me three times."

"Mr. Pei is to let the younger generation be the governor of Zhuo County"

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Ju interrupted him unhappily, "What are you anxious about? Zhuo County has just been taken down for a while, how could it be possible to appoint the county magistrate so quickly? It will take at least one or two months, and I will naturally help you operate."

Chen Tao waved his hand in a hurry and said, "I was not in a hurry at first, but three days ago, the Zhuo County Magistrate was appointed. He was the former Shouguang County Magistrate Jiang Zhong. He was promoted to Yidu County Magistrate two years ago. Now he has been promoted to Zhuo County Magistrate, and the appointment letter has been issued."

Pei Ju couldn't say anything for a long time. He had clearly told Wei Yunqi about this. Wei Yunqi also agreed, why did he change his mind again?

At this time, Pei Ju suddenly became alert. Wei Yunqi would never go back on his word. The only person who changed the appointment of officials was Zhang Xuan. Recently, Zhang Xuan has repeatedly rejected his recommendations. Is this a warning from Zhang Xuan to him?

Pei Ju pondered for a moment and waved to Chen Tao, "I understand this. You go back first!"

Chen Tao did not dare to say much, so he bowed and retreated, leaving Pei Ju in the room.

Pei Ju came to the window with his hands behind his back and opened it. The bitter cold wind suddenly came to his face. He looked at the plum trees outside the window, his eyes full of confusion.

Although he was alert just now, thinking that Zhang Xuan was warning him, he calmed down and felt that the details were a little wrong, such as the appointment of the county magistrate of Zhuo County. First, it was nominated by the Ministry of Personnel, and then continued to report, and the internal historian and Nayan signed the meeting and submitted it to the Regent for approval. As Nayan, he did not see this nomination letter at all, and Du Yan was appointed as the Imperial College Priest, and Zhang Xuan also clearly told himself that he had to pass the nomination of the Ministry of Personnel before he could be appointed.

Thinking of this, Pei Ju also felt that he was a little bit full of soldiers. Chen Tao believed it when he heard some rumor and came to bother him.

However, before seeing the truth, Pei Ju didn't dare to draw a conclusion. He thought he would still go to the office to check the situation. Pei Ju then walked to the door and ordered: "Prepare a carriage for me. I want to go to the office!"

The New Sui court office was located outside the Xicheng. Since there was no spare land in Yidu County, and the capital was about to be moved, there was no need to build an official office. Therefore, the New Sui court office was actually composed of hundreds of huge wool tents, covering an area of ​​nearly a thousand acres, and was closely guarded by soldiers around.

It is actually not new to use tents to be an official yard. This is the legacy of the Northern Dynasties. Most of the Northern Dynasties were established by Hu people in the north, and tents were everywhere. It was not until the late Northern Wei Dynasty that it gradually integrated into Han culture and had a grand palace building. Even when Emperor Yang Guang of Sui visited various places, officials also handled official duties in tents, so everyone was familiar with it and was very adapted to this tent-style court.

The Menxia Province where Pei Ju is located is composed of more than ten large tents. Pei Ju himself works in a tent covering an area of ​​one and a half acres. The ground is covered with carpets. Although it is cold outside, the tent is very warm.

Pei Ju quickly walked into the big tent, and a person in charge stepped forward to take off his coat. Pei Ju asked, "Does there be a document from the Ministry of Personnel?"

"How many copies are there!" Pei Ju sat down in front of his seat, took a few volumes of letters marked with the Ministry of Personnel from the bamboo basket, and slowly spread them on the table. When he saw the head, Pei Ju knew that it was not what he wanted. These copies were appointed by the county magistrate, and there was no appointment of the county magistrate.

Pei Ju looked for the basket again, and there was no other document from the Ministry of Personnel. After thinking about it, he said to the employed person: "Go and take a look, is Wei Shangshu in the official office?"

He ran away and came back soon after, "I reported to the Prime Minister and Secretary Wei in the official account."

Pei Ju stood up and walked slowly towards the Ministry of Personnel’s tent.

After the founding of the New Sui Dynasty, Wei Yunqi was appointed as the Minister of Personnel and was in charge of personnel. Officials under the fifth rank were directly assessed by the Ministry of Personnel, and then submitted to the prime minister for approval. Officials above the fifth rank were finally required to be approved by the Regent before they could complete the appointment.

Although the Ministry of Personnel does not have direct appointment power, the Ministry of Personnel has nomination power and assessment power. Whether Zhang Xuan wants to appoint someone or the prime minister wants to promote someone, the Ministry of Personnel must nominate him.

This is also Zhang Xuan’s trust in Wei Yunqi. At this time, Wei Yunqi was reviewing several official assessment reports in front of the table. Some people were reporting at the door, "Pei Xiangguo is here and said there is something to discuss with the monk."

Wei Yunqi put down the report and smiled: "Come in quickly!"

Soon, Pei Ju walked into the big tent, and Wei Yunqi hurriedly greeted him and bowed, "I'm not going to meet the prime minister."

"Haha! The time for the court has passed, why hasn't Wei Shangshu gone back yet?"

"It's nothing to do when I go back. It just so happens that the assessment is urgent, so I'll deal with it first."

"It's a pity that I can't take official duties back for handling, which is a bit inconvenient."

"There are many disadvantages to bringing official duties home, and the late emperor did not allow it at the beginning."

Pei Ju nodded, "That's right! There are indeed drawbacks."

Wei Yunqi asked Pei Ju to sit down and asked the entrusted worker again. Pei Ju glanced at the assessment report on the table and asked with a smile: "Last time, Su Xiangguo proposed that it would be best to hand over the assessment report of the officials to the Censorate for review. I wonder what Wei Shangshu thinks of this plan?"

Pei Ju's understatement confronted Wei Yunqi and Su Wei. Su Wei proposed a plan to check and balance the official assessment power of the Ministry of Personnel, which is actually a weakening of the power of the Ministry of Personnel.

Of course, Su Wei did not target Wei Yunqi, but proposed a plan in response to Zhang Xuan's principle of checks and balances. It was also a drawback of the court in the past. The power of the Ministry of Personnel to select Cao was too great, so Yang Guang used seven ministers to be responsible for the election of Cao. Although it suppressed the power of the Ministry of Personnel, it formed another drawback, such as Yu Shiji's sovereignty.

Wei Yunqi bowed and smiled, "This plan is actually not bad, but the Censorate itself has an inspection of officials, which is a field investigation. The Ministry of Personnel's assessment report is a comprehensive assessment based on population, taxation, roads and bridges, prison crimes, etc. It is actually a written assessment. So I think it is best to combine the two, including both on-site civil expectations and written political performance assessment. In the past, Beihai County's approach was to establish official file sheets. Whether it is the judgment of the Censor, the civil expectations survey of the patrol officer, or the political performance assessment of each department, they are all put together. Then the officials of the Ministry of Personnel can use it when writing assessment reports. Such an assessment report is more fair."

Wei Yunqi means that he can refer to the supervision report of the Censorate, but the official assessment power cannot be divided and the power of the Ministry of Personnel cannot be weakened.

Pei Ju nodded and smiled, "How can I ensure that the officials of the Ministry of Personnel do not abuse their power? Of course, I am just an example, and there is no disrespect to the Ministry of Personnel. Please don't be too careful."

Wei Yunqi smiled faintly and said, "This is the role of the official file book. If the official is incompetent or commits a crime, then the official file book must be investigated. Whoever wrote the assessment report and who signed the nomination and recommendation at that time must bear the responsibility of inadvertent supervision. This investigation is the responsibility of the Censorate, which is also a kind of check and balance supervision of the Ministry of Personnel, and it does not interfere with the Ministry of Personnel's daily government affairs."

“Did Beihai County do this before?”

Wei Yunqi nodded, "To be precise, it is the Qingzhou system, not just Beihai County."

After chatting for a while, Pei Ju turned the topic to his purpose. He took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I have been to Anyang for inspection during this period. I am not very clear about many affairs in the court. I wonder if the Zhuo County Magistrate was appointed?"

"Have the prime minister seen the nomination letter?"

Pei Ju shook her head, "Not yet!"
Chapter completed!