#36 - Daily life at work

Xiao Feng's love for killing demons stemmed from a sense of justice on one hand, and on the other, from his golden finger – the divine power "Demon Absorption".

Killing demons allowed him to absorb a portion of their cultivation, converting it into his own.

I've been slaying demons in Da Ning for thirty years?

What an old patchwork monster.

...

The Hanging Mirror Division, an institution that had existed since the founding of Da Ning.

Originally only responsible for monitoring officials, it had gradually developed into the behemoth it was today after hundreds of years.

The departments under it had been added and subtracted, eventually stabilizing at the current three Guards and three Bureaus.

The three Guards.

Inner Guard: Originally the Imperial Bodyguards, incorporated into the Hanging Mirror Division hundreds of years ago, responsible for protecting the palace and the safety of the royal family.

Commoner Guard: Formerly the Quartet Society, later recruited, responsible for handling Jianghu sects and gangs.

Flowered Plume Guard: The original core function of the Hanging Mirror Division, except that the supervisory function was later partially taken over by the Censorate, now mainly in charge of confiscating homes and killing officials.

The three Bureaus.

Esoteric Bureau: Manages national religions, suppressing heresies. Da Ning generally adheres to freedom of belief, but the official preference is for Taoism, so the Hanging Mirror Division has always been at odds with Buddhism.

Willow Leaf Bureau: Newly established a hundred years ago, specializing in dealing with strange and unusual matters, killing many demons, and therefore having the best image in the hearts of the people.

Adhesive Rod Bureau: The largest number of yamen runners, specializing in gathering various intelligence, is the main reliance of the Hanging Mirror Division for independent income generation.

Wei Changtian was originally nominally under the most core Flowered Plume Guard, and now that he was going to kill demons, he definitely had to transfer his "relationship" to the Willow Leaf Bureau.

"This matter is simple, but..."

In the hall, Wei Xianzhi nodded slightly after listening to Wei Changtian's request, but at the same time, he was a little worried.

Of these six departments, the most dangerous was the Willow Leaf Bureau.

"Changtian, if you want to gain experience, you don't necessarily have to go and slay demons."

"You handled the Zhang family's demon-raising case yesterday very well. I think it's better to continue staying in the Flowered Plume Guard, which will help you take over the Hanging Mirror Division in the future."

"Dad, I know what I'm doing."

Wei Changtian thought to himself that he didn't know when he would take over the Hanging Mirror Division, and insisted, "Don't worry, I will never joke with my life."

"Alright, then I will have someone take you to register later."

Seeing that his son had said so, Wei Xianzhi didn't insist anymore, changed the subject and returned to the Zhang family's case.

"After interrogating him all night, Zhang Hongwen confessed everything he should have. The person has now been escorted to the Ministry of Justice's prison, and it is estimated that he will be publicly executed after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"I have arranged everything regarding how this matter was discovered, so you don't have to worry, but the Emperor has become suspicious."

"What did the Emperor say?" Wei Changtian asked curiously.

"Alas..."

Wei Xianzhi sighed: "The Emperor first said that the Hanging Mirror Division had made a great contribution this time, and then added..."

"What?"

"If your Wei family violates the law one day, what should I do?"

"..."

Wei Changtian was speechless for a long time: "And then?"

"Then the Emperor laughed twice and said it was a joke, and told me not to take it to heart."

Wei Xianzhi shook his head, and then suddenly realized that he seemed to have said a little too much.

What was the use of telling his son these things?

A wry smile appeared on his face, but when he saw Wei Changtian frowning, a strange thought came to his mind.

Maybe, it might actually be useful?

...

Half an hour later, accompanied by a yamen runner named Zhou Cheng from the Willow Leaf Bureau, Wei Changtian returned his Flowered Plume Guard black token to the Internal Affairs Office and exchanged it for a silver willow leaf-shaped waist牌, plus a willow leaf knife.

The yamen runners of the Willow Leaf Bureau are divided into three levels: Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, and Bronze Leaf.

Because Wei Changtian retained the official position of Commander, he became a Silver Leaf as soon as he arrived, the same as Xu Qingwan.

However, Silver Leaf was just a starting point for him, but it was the end for Xu Qingwan.

According to the law of Da Ning, women can only be officials up to the seventh rank, and the Commander of the Hanging Mirror Division is already the seventh rank.

Thinking of Xu Qingwan, Wei Changtian suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Zhou Cheng beside him.

"Brother Zhou, what if I accidentally lose this willow leaf knife?"

"That's easy."

Zhou Cheng was also a Silver Leaf and was very enthusiastic: "If it is lost while on duty, you only need to report it and you can get a new one."

"But if you accidentally lose it privately, you have to pay some silver."

"How much silver?"

"Two taels."

"..."

"Brother Wei, what's wrong?"

"Nothing..."

Talking all the way, the two quickly arrived at the base camp of the Willow Leaf Bureau.

A separate courtyard in the Hanging Mirror Division, plus three or four small buildings.

However, there were not many people inside and outside at this time, which seemed sparse.

"Most people are out on duty at the moment."

Zhou Cheng explained: "Our responsible area is the capital and the surrounding five outer counties. If there is a demon situation on weekdays, we need to be on duty. Unless we encounter a big demon, it is generally a team of two or three people."

"We are not responsible for places further away. The Hanging Mirror Division branches in each state and prefecture will handle it themselves."

"By the way, you don't necessarily have to stay here when you are on duty, but you must always pay attention to the waist牌. Our brand is made of parent-child jade. Burning the mother jade will also make the child jade hot."

"As long as the waist牌 gets hot, it means there is a task assigned, and you need to rush back to the yamen within a quarter of an hour..."

Zhou Cheng carefully explained some precautions to Wei Changtian, and then took him to see the head of the Willow Leaf Bureau, Kong Changgui.

Although the name is very vulgar, this Lord Kong is a genuine peak expert of the fourth rank.

The hairstyle is a bit special, actually a bald head.

In a separate hall, Kong Changgui first stated that he would treat all his subordinates equally, and then enthusiastically invited Wei Changtian to go to the Jiaofang Division after get off work.

Wei Changtian really wanted to go, but thinking that he had things to do tonight, he had to reluctantly refuse and promised to go next time.

Leaving Kong Changgui, he wandered around the courtyard and spent half a day in the Archives Pavilion reading the "Da Ning Monster Illustrated Book".

Until the bell representing the end of work rang, the waist牌 never got hot.

Looking through the window at the colleagues who were hurrying to and fro in the courtyard, and then looking at the cup of fragrant tea and the illustrated book in front of him...

Is this the daily life of a second-generation official in the workplace?

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She said that no one reads the novels I write.

I said someone reads them.

She said it's impossible.

I said I've started updating three times a day, there must be someone.

She said that even if I update a hundred times, no one will read them.

I was very angry and threw the Xiang Piao Piao milk tea I was going to give her on the ground.

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I know, this is what a broken love looks like.

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