The weather in late spring and early summer was already a bit hot. When the sun rising from the east gave off its fiery light, Shangguan Tingzhi, who was lying drunk in the pavilion, held his sore forehead and opened his confused eyes to look in front of him.

He looked at the messy tabletop, then thought back to the scene of drinking yesterday, and sighed again.

But then Shangguan Tingzhi's expression changed, he looked up at the already rising sun, shouted "Oops", jumped up and rushed into the room, washed up as quickly as possible, and then put on his shirt.

He started running towards the door.

There were already servants preparing horses for him outside the gate. Shangguan Tingzhifei got on the horse, and then hurried to the Datang Daily where he worked. When he passed an intersection, he saw a bun stall, Shangguan Tingzhi drank.

After a night of drinking, my stomach felt empty and uncomfortable, so I asked the stall owner to make a few buns for me and put them in my carry-on bag for breakfast.

Shangguan Tingzhi was originally a student of the Imperial College, but last year, he dropped out of the Imperial College and applied to Datang Daily to become the most junior newspaper clerk. This way he could not only have better contact with all aspects of society, but also grow himself

At the same time, they can also hone their writing skills and knowledge. When the imperial examination begins, they can still participate in the imperial examination.

In fact, many scholars like Shangguan Tingzhi will choose to work in newspapers during the period between imperial examinations, because newspaper work can not only increase their experience, but also contact more people and build some relationships for themselves. And if you can report

A sensational piece of news can attract the attention of many people, which can clear many obstacles for their future imperial examinations.

Shangguan Tingzhi rode his horse quickly and slowly, but in the end he was a step late. When he arrived at the newspaper office of Datang Daily, his old-fashioned boss was already standing at the sign-in desk with an angry face, and there were several others and

His colleague, who was about the same age, was standing there with his head lowered, and it looked like he was also caught late.

Seeing this situation, Shangguan Tingzhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and face the murderous gaze of his boss. He stood very honestly with his colleagues who had the same problem, then lowered his head and said nothing, preparing to face the coming strong wind.

rainstorm.

But what Shangguan Tingzhi didn't expect was that he was not the last one to be late. After him, two more colleagues arrived one after another. By this time, his old-fashioned boss' face was so dark that he almost cried out.

Speaking of Datang Daily, as the official mouthpiece, naturally many scholars want to work here, but correspondingly, Datang Daily’s admissions are also very strict. For example, at Shang Guanting, for example, there were more than 200 former students.

I came to apply for jobs with him, but in the end only fifteen were accepted. And among these fifteen, after a cruel and long internship period, only he and one other person were left to become official newspaper managers. From then on,

This shows that Datang Daily is very strict in recruiting staff.

With such a strict recruitment system, management is naturally also very tight. For example, the department where Shangguan Ting is located is responsible for reporting on the interpretation of imperial decrees. It can be said to be a very important and serious department. Similarly, Shangguan Ting

His boss is also known for being old-fashioned and serious, and he is very strict with his subordinates. Even if he is late, even if there is a typo in the article, he will be reprimanded.

Originally, Shangguan Ting thought he was the only one who was late today. After all, in the past, because of the severity of his superiors, few people would be late, but he did not expect that so many people would be late today. This surprised him, but at the same time, he was also a little lucky in his heart.

After all, there are so many people accompanying me late, so the punishment will not be too severe.

"Go on, tell me the reason why you are late. If you can't satisfy me, I'll look after you then!" The stern boss glanced at his group of young subordinates and asked with a look of hatred. In fact,

He was also wondering in his heart. He had always emphasized that he was not allowed to be late, and his subordinates were also very obedient, but today so many people were late all of a sudden, which made him feel very strange.

"Editor Xu, I actually went out very early, but I don't know what happened today. I was blocked on the road as soon as I went out. I took several detours and finally got to the newspaper office, but in the end I was late!"

The first person immediately spoke with an aggrieved look on his face. Their boss's surname was Xu, and he was the chief editor of the department. Generally, everyone addressed him as chief editor Xu.

"Editor Xu, I am also stuck on the road. You also know that my family lives far away. Now the population of Chang'an is increasing. More and more people go out to work every morning, and the road congestion is also getting worse.

It’s serious, should we publish an article calling for it?

Now, please ask the court to pay attention to the traffic situation in Chang'an?" The second latecomer also said. This guy is very clever. Not only did he attribute the reason for his lateness to traffic jams, but he also related it to his work. This

Let others show admiration for him.

Editor-in-Chief Xu, who has an old-fashioned personality, just ate this paragraph. Hearing this, his face also brightened a little. He thought about it and said: "This is a good suggestion. The traffic situation in Chang'an has indeed been too serious in recent years. As a member of the imperial court, we at Datang Daily

A mouthpiece is also obliged to make suggestions for the court. I will report this matter to the president to see what he means."

Editor Xu then looked at other people. These people also defended themselves. Almost all of them were victims of this road congestion. And according to one of them, when he came, he found that there was a section of Suzaku Street.

They were all blocked, and hundreds of large carriages blocked the broad Zhuque Street. He also had to take a long detour to get to the newspaper office.

After the others explained why they were late, Editor Xu finally turned his attention to Shangguan Tingzhi, but at this time his expression turned very bad, and his tone became more severe: "Tingzhi, the others are late.

It's because the road is blocked. Your home is so close to the newspaper office, so it can't be because the road is blocked, right?"

Shangguan Tingzhi smiled bitterly in his heart. Editor-in-chief Xu was his father's friend, and the two families lived very close to each other. They took the same road to the newspaper office, so Editor-in-chief Xu naturally knew whether there was traffic on his way here. This made Shangguan Tingzhi

There was no way I could lie, so in the end I could only admit honestly: "Editor-in-chief, I overslept this morning, so I was late. Please punish me, editor-in-chief!"

"Huh! You know how to sleep in at such a young age. What future prospects will you have? Go back and write me an apology. In addition, you will not be allowed to go out for interviews within ten days, and you will stay in the newspaper office to proofread articles written by other people. Are you convinced?"

Editor Xu did not let Shangguan Tingzhi off just because he was a good friend with his father. Instead, he punished Shangguan Tingzhi more severely.

For example, they are not allowed to go out for interviews outside Shangguan Court for ten days. Although it is very difficult to go out for interviews, in order to interpret some of the imperial decrees, their department often needs to send people to interview some ministers of the DPRK. For readers of the newspaper, this is exactly

A good opportunity to get to know officials from the DPRK and China, which will be very helpful for future imperial examinations, so most people are rushing to go out for interviews.

In addition, there is proofreading other people's articles, which is even more of a chore. You don't get any credit for doing a good job in proofreading. If something goes wrong, the person who proofreads it has to bear the main responsibility. It is simply a thankless role.

After hearing the punishment imposed on him, Shangguan Tingzhi had no choice but to agree. After all, he did not dare to disobey Editor Xu's words, whether in public or private matters. However, he also secretly complained in his heart, thinking that Editor Xu had some personal vendetta, and the other party was indeed

It is true that his father Shangguan Yi is a good friend.

Editor-in-chief Xu also had a daughter, and he wanted to marry Shangguan Tingzhi, but Shangguan Tingzhi had already met Sizi at that time, and he really couldn't tolerate other women in his heart, so he refused the marriage. From then on,

Shangguan Ting felt that Uncle Xu was much harsher on him.

After receiving the punishment, those who were late were reprimanded a few times by Editor Xu, and then returned to their seats. Originally, Shangguan Tingzhi still had an interview task today, but now it can only be handed over to others. Moreover, it is still

Before he could sit down, other colleagues around him were stunned. They handed him the manuscript they had written before with a smile, and told him to proofread it as soon as possible. They were all still waiting to hand in the manuscript.

Looking at the half-foot-thick stack of manuscripts in front of him, Shangguan Ting felt like crying. It had only been one day and there were so many manuscripts. How long would it take for him to finish proofreading?

Although he complained in his heart, Shangguan Tingzhi still started to work very hard. He first made himself a cup of strong tea, drank a few sips to cheer up, and then finished writing the confession letter. As a person who relies on his pen to make a living,

, writing this kind of thing naturally has no pressure.

Next, Shangguan Tingzhi began to proofread the articles of his colleagues. This was a very laborious task. Not only did he have to correct typos in the article, but some sentences that did not make sense or dictionaries that were wrong also needed to be corrected by the proofreader one by one.

Shangguan Tingzhi had just proofread a few articles and already felt his head was a little bloated.

I saw Shangguan Tingzhi rubbing his temples. He felt a little hungry at this time. He looked up and looked around and found that no one was paying attention to him, so he secretly took out the buns he bought on the road from his bag and ate them while doing so.

Read the manuscript.

Just when Shangguan Tingzhi was solving his stomach problem, there was a sudden commotion outside the newspaper office. Someone came in and said something to Editor Xu. Then Editor Xu, who had always been calm, ran out regardless of his identity. There were also some editors from other departments.

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the newspaper office was very surprised and didn't know what was happening outside.
Chapter completed!