The next day, Luo Youdu walked into Kaifeng Prefecture yawning.
After Gao Huaide’s commotion yesterday, it was already four o’clock in the morning when Luo Youdu climbed into bed again.
I just dozed off for a moment and heard the crowing of a rooster.
Having formed a fixed biological clock, Luo Youdu had no intention of sleeping any longer. He jogged back and forth along North Street, read a book for a while, and came to Kaifeng Prefecture. As expected, his spirit was affected to a certain extent.
As soon as he arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture, Luo Youdu saw Song Qi and Kou Xiang waiting in the yard, as well as two men in their thirties, one dressed in cloth and the other with a goatee.
Luo Youdu selected five people this time. Except for Song Qi and Kou Xiang, he did not pay attention to age. The other three were between 27 and 35 years old. People in this age group are the most energetic, without the ambition of teenagers or the slickness of middle-aged people. As long as they are willing to work hard, they can get by well even if they have no talent.
Song Qi and Kou Xiang saw Luo Youdu's happy face and intended to go up to him and say hello.
Luo Youdu waved his hand and asked them to go to the office and wait.
After washing his face with cold water in the yard to refresh himself, Luo Youdu asked the yamen runners to move four desks and follow him into the office.
"Hello, Mr. Luo!"
The four of them said hello.
Luo Youdu returned the gifts one by one without putting on airs, and asked the names of the other two people.
The man in plain clothes is called Tang Yu, and the man with a goatee is called Gu Shixiang.
Luo Youdu remembered their names, but just didn't know who was who.
"Who among you knows Ma Song? Why didn't he come?"
Gu Shixiang said first: "I know him. Brother Ma felt that his career in Beijing was hopeless, so he went to Wuning Jiedushi."
Luo Youdu nodded and asked them to sit down in front of the table. While preparing paper and pen for them, he said, "I have two positions here, one is the legal officer, and the other is the civil servant of the Imperial Camp. The positions of Duli, Dianli, Shuli, and Dianshu are all vacant now. It depends on your ability to be promoted to which position. Now tell me what position you want, what specialties you have, and what effect your specialties can have in the position. Feel free to express yourself. I will arrange your destination and whether you stay or go based on your answers!"
Looking at the four people who were somewhat stunned, he smiled and said, "Perhaps this method is a little unfamiliar to you. But it is important for people to know themselves. If you don't even know your own strengths, you don't understand what you can do. How can an outsider like me know? I am not an official who knows people and assigns them to the right positions."
It’s no problem to flatter your boss more often. Even if he doesn’t know, it doesn’t matter. You won’t lose any money.
As long as you talk more, there is always a chance that your leader will hear it.
Compared to bragging in person, this kind of flattery behind the back can be a hundred times more effective once it reaches the leader's ears.
After all, the praise behind the scenes is the most genuine.
Of course, you can't exaggerate too much.
Just a casual mention.
Although the method was novel, Song Qi and Kou Xiang quickly figured it out.
One of them was the top scholar in the imperial examination, and the other was a Jinshi. Although the top scholar of the previous dynasty and the Jinshi of the enemy country in this chaotic era were not that valuable, it was not easy to pass the exam.
Seeing that Song Qi and Kou Xiang had already started writing, Gu Shixiang became very anxious and pretended to grind the pen, looking like he was ready to start writing.
Tang Yu stood still, thinking seriously.
Luo Youdu noticed the situation of several people but said nothing, letting them play out their thoughts.
After about an incense stick of time, Song Qi was the first to finish answering.
He finished answering the questions before Tang Yu started grinding.
Luo Youdu looked at the answer sheet submitted by Song Qi and nodded with satisfaction.
Song Qi chose a civil service position in the Imperial Camp. He had experience in this area. He had served as a tutor in the palace of Prince Shou'an Yelu Jing. Later, he was recruited by Youzhou Jiedushi Zhao Yanshou as a staff member in the military government. Then he followed Zhao Kuangzan as a recorder.
Yelu Jing later became Emperor Muzong of Liao, and Zhao Yanshou was the prime minister of Khitan, both of them were top figures.
Zhao Kuangzan was also the commander of the Left Dragon Army of the Great Zhou, and his status was not low.
Immediately afterwards, Gu Shixiang eagerly handed in his answer sheet.
Luo Youdu looked at the beautiful handwriting on the answer sheet and nodded slightly. Regardless of the content, this beautiful handwriting gave him a lot of extra points.
But what Gu Shixiang wrote was extremely exaggerated. He said that he could hold two positions concurrently and be assigned them at will. He said a lot of self-boasting words. From the very beginning, Gu Shixiang was being clever and liked to take advantage of loopholes.
We can't have people like this.
Kou Xiang had already written the answer sheet, but he did not hand it in immediately. Instead, he checked it carefully.
This kind of person is the most steady and reliable in doing things.
Tang Yu handed in his answer sheet at this time, one step faster than Kou Xiang.
Luo Youdu was a little surprised. After watching Tang Yu's introduction of his strengths and weaknesses, he realized that he was serious and rigorous in his work and had a good memory, but he was very slow and always much slower than others. He was applying for the position of legal counsel.
This is the perfect legal career template.
Tang Yu is not slow, but he likes to plan before acting. That is, he acts only after thinking it over, so he is always one step behind others.
Lawyers do not need to be fast in their work. They just need to remember the law and give suggestions to the law officers based on the law. It is not a bad thing to be slow.
However, he is limited to working as a legal officer. If he wants to be promoted to a legal officer and serve as a military officer, it depends on whether he can be enlightened. He is a late bloomer.
Kou Xiang also presented his answer sheet.
Like Gu Shixiang , Kou Xiang felt that he could handle both positions. But compared to the former's exaggeration, Kou Xiang almost delivered a perfect answer.
He loves reading, is well-versed in ancient history and has read every book there is. He has studied criminal law and has served as a staff member. He is definitely a talent.
Luo Youdu couldn't understand why he and Song Qi had never found a suitable opportunity.
However, he did not know that Kou Xiang and Song Qi were both arrogant and unwilling to work under military men. In Wang Jixun's case, they also testified against Wang Jixun, which made the officials in the capital unwilling to cause trouble and dared not to employ them .
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here until now.
"You guys go back first and wait for notification on the admission status."
Luo Youdu gave a very official answer that the selected candidates had already been decided, but in order to save Gu Shixiang's face, he did not intend to announce it directly.
Luo Youdu didn't care whether he offended Gu Shixiang or not, but it was never a bad thing to give people a way out when dealing with people.
After this matter was settled, Luo Youdu went to the Military Equipment Bureau.
Fan Zhi had already made all the arrangements.
Soon after Luo Youdu arrived, the chief of the military equipment department ordered his men to load 500 sets of lacquered leather armor, 600 sets of spears and swords, 200 longbows, and 100 crossbows onto the carts. All of them were brand new armaments, filling a total of 80 large carts.
The Armory was located on the east side of the Imperial City. On the way to the West Water Gate of the Imperial City, Luo Youdu clearly noticed the envious looks on the faces of the soldiers patrolling and guarding the city gate.
Suddenly he turned his horse's head and said to the military equipment supervisor in charge of transportation: "The road is being repaired ahead, let's take a detour!"