General Tiance's Mansion
Cheng Chumo's rest time has come. After returning to Chang'an City, he talked with his father for a long time, and also went to talk to Li Shimin. He rested at home for a while. Today it was finally time to go to work.
"General Niu."
At the gate of General Tiance's mansion, Cheng Chumo saw Niu Jinda who was about to dismount. He took two quick steps and quickly held the horse for Niu Jinda.
"Xiao Cheng, things are different now. After you came back from the front, you were given the title of general, which means you're my equal. Why are you coming here to hold my horse?"
When Cheng Chumo was sixteen, he had training in the army. Cheng Yaojin was unwilling to put this guy under his command, thinking that a father teaching his son might not teach him anything good in the end, so he put him under Niu Jinda's command. In a sense, Niu Jinda was half his master.
Although the two were on the same level today, Cheng Chumo did not dare to offend Niu Jinda in any way. Just like in the past, when he saw Niu Jinda, he hurried over to take the horse. Chang'an City was a den of trouble. He had to do the same thing as he did in the past to avoid giving these people an excuse.
"What are you talking about, Uncle Niu? Let's not talk about that. Under the great Tang Dynasty, you will always be my mentor. Back then, I wanted to worship you as my master, but you insisted that I wasn't qualified. But in my heart, I have always regarded you as my master. You can't deny that, right?"
Cheng Chumo said with a wry smile, what he said was very conscientious. Although the two of them did not have a formal apprenticeship gift, Cheng Chumo would send a gift to Niu Jinda during the holidays. No matter what happened to Niu Jinda, as long as the demolition fell on Cheng Chumo's head, he would handle it more enthusiastically than his own son. So when Cheng Chumo said this, Niu Jinda nodded with a smile.
Not to mention the relationship between him and Cheng Yaojin, just talking about the relationship between him and Cheng Chumo, that can be talked about for a long time, so when Cheng Chumo said these words, Niu Jinda really couldn't refute it. He thought that this kid had stayed in the west for a while, and maybe he had some arrogance, but now it seems that is far from the case.
"You don't have to try to get close to me. As the left and right generals of the Tiance General's Mansion, we each have our own things to do. Take the memorials to His Highness, for example. You report yours and I report mine. This is a matter of principle, and we can't submit the same. Other than that, we can discuss everything else."
Niu Jinda first talked about a rule that cannot be broken. The reason why there are two generals in the General Tiance's Mansion is that they don't want one person to dominate. The two generals are equally matched. Each of them will summarize their daily work, and then write it out in an hour. Finally, someone will send someone to deliver it to Li Xiang. No matter where Li Xiang is, it must be sent in on the same day. This is also the rule of the General Tiance's Mansion.
"Don't worry, Uncle Niu. I know the rules to follow, but I haven't gotten into this working state yet. I hope Uncle Niu can take care of me."
Niu Jinda naturally agreed to Cheng Chumo's normal request. The reason why Li Xiang left one person behind was because he was afraid that the newcomer would not know where to start after arriving. If there was an old person to guide him, most of the problems could be solved.
"On the left is your yamen, and on the right is mine. We'll review all the memorials. I'll take you there to familiarize yourself with them later. Bring some of your subordinates here. It's up to you to decide what positions to assign them. You must find some you're used to. If we bring someone here to take care of them, they might not be able to handle the high-intensity work. Just think about how many troops there are in the country and how many memorials arrive here every day, and you'll understand how intense their work is."
Niu Jinda was not trying to scare Cheng Chumo, everything he said was the truth.
Li Shimin's cabinet had a lot of things to deal with, and the Tiance General's Office also had a lot of things to deal with. If all the memorials from every day were collected together, it would probably take up two carts. Moreover, these were the more important ones from all over the country. The unimportant ones had already been screened out. If all of them were to be sent in, it would probably take up ten carts.
"If I had known what to say earlier, I would have stayed in the Western Regions. I'm most reluctant to deal with these tasks. Killing enemies on the battlefield is my best skill, but if I had to deal with these things, I would rather dig out my eyes and hang them directly on the city gate tower."
What Cheng Chumo said was true. Like his father, he spent most of his time wielding swords and guns. If his father hadn't forced him, he probably wouldn't know many words. Now it was really difficult for him to tinker with these things.
"You know nothing, kid. It's clearly His Highness training you. When I returned to Chang'an City, there was also that guy Su Dingfang. Do you think the two of us could handle these things? It took us half a year to adapt. You should also hurry up and adapt. After all, you are relatively young. There are so many people who want to come here, but do they have the opportunity? And you are still complaining here."
Niu Jinda went up and kicked Cheng Chumo. Although they were on the same level, Niu Jinda relied on being half a master of Cheng Chumo and beat and scolded him as he pleased. Cheng Chumo couldn't say a word. If he fought with his master, he would probably be beaten again when he got home, and the entire Chang'an City would not tolerate him.
The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the Tiance General's Mansion. Cheng Chumo also started his first job of the day. The officials from the General's Mansion next to him spread out various memorials and placed them in front of Cheng Chumo one by one.
In the morning, they would read memorials, and in the afternoon, they would gather together officials from all walks of life. After arriving in the capital, these people all had important things to do, so they would first come to the General Tiance's Mansion, and after getting accurate answers, they would wait for the day of the audience in the palace.
To put it bluntly, this is like a small court. It is given to Li Shimin first so that Li Shimin does not have so much work. If Li Xiang is in Chang'an City, it is equivalent to exercising the duties of the crown prince. As for Li Chengqian, there is also a lot of work to do. Who made this empire so huge?
Cheng Chumo worked for a whole day and was exhausted. When he was about to go back, he found his followers standing there with bitter faces. Could something have happened the day before?
