Chapter 566 Promotion

Officials passing by like to buy a newspaper here. It's not that the unit doesn't have it, but they just take care of the business.

Besides, it's always time-sensitive to take a look at it during the big court meeting. It's probably too late to wait until you get back to the unit to read it.

But when someone specifically asked to read the Time Entertainment magazine, old Jack was still puzzled: "Isn't this a new magazine? How did Director Smith know?"

Smith didn't say anything. He took the magazine, and the title made his face black.

This daring daughter really dared to make big news.

Your father's shoulders can't bear this big pit!

The blurry photo on the cover would definitely not be qualified if it was changed to another place.

But, but, but...this is the eldest prince Qin!

Director Smith felt his head buzzing. He had already determined that the photo was a rumor, and he walked forward almost mechanically.

On the way, he had already read it briefly.

Excluding the first fake article, the quality of the rest is actually quite good, both interesting and reliable.

But...how dare you?

When he was about to enter the palace gate, Director Smith finally reacted and quickly found a trash can to throw the magazine in.

The guard at the palace gate smiled at him, and Director Smith was startled, as if the other party would pounce on him at any time to catch him.

Such abnormal behavior made the guards look at him suspiciously, and the search was stricter.

Along the way, whoever greeted him, he thought they were here to catch him.

Every palace guard looked at him with bad intentions.

He walked to the door of the court hall trembling all the way, and happened to meet the Minister of Justice, Earl Jeffreys.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Director Smith, did you know the news in advance? Are you crazy?"

Earl Jeffreys looked at him and thought that he knew the news in advance like himself.

Thinking of this, His Majesty really attaches great importance to the Power Department! He actually communicated in advance.

"Ah!?" Director Smith was confused.

However, the court meeting was about to begin. Little Earl Jeffreys did not say much, but just blinked and said, "I will invite you to have a drink to celebrate another day."

Director Smith was confused. Where was I? What was I doing? Was I dreaming?

Fortunately, there were not many well-informed people, and the other bigwigs did not come over to say hello.

Smith found his position and was about to stand, but a eunuch came over quietly, smiled and congratulated, "Minister Smith, please come forward."

The eunuch nodded and bowed, with a flattering look in his eyes, and was extremely humble.

Many ministers did not make him, a member of the inner court, so respectful.

The main thing is that outsiders don't know, but the eunuch himself doesn't know?

This man's daughter has been in and out of the palace several times. It is said that she tossed the little devil the day before yesterday, but nothing happened.

Smith's head was buzzing. Was he promoted?

He walked forward with the eunuch and went up the steps. He was even equipped with a cushioned stool. This is a special treatment for the ministers and bigwigs.

He was surprised and happy now. He was happy that his efforts and talents finally got the best result and he got promoted.

What surprised him was that he might only be able to hold this position for one day. When His Majesty knew what his daughter had done, he would probably demote him to the bottom.

The great court meeting of the Great Xia Empire was actually very different. On a platform about half a meter higher, His Majesty the Emperor and officials at the ministerial level sat and talked like chatting.

The minions below stood casually, and there were no strict etiquette requirements. If they were tired, they could lean on it to rest.

Can't stand?

If you can't stand, you should retire, old man.

The officials below began to whisper at this time, watching Smith, the director of the Electric Power Department, walk up and sit down. The impact was great.

The promotion of the Electric Power Department was expected. Some people had been running around for it two years ago.

But everyone agreed that Smith might be promoted half a level and become a deputy minister.

After all, it was a very fast speed to go directly from a university professor to the director of the Electric Power Department, and then to the deputy minister after working for three years.

Minister, you really dare to think.

It was just that I didn't expect that His Majesty was still as unexpected as always.

As for Smith, he didn't feel happy now. He sat there, treading on thin ice.

In his opinion, he probably wouldn't be able to sit here next time, so he was happy for a while and that was it.

This made those who secretly paid attention to him nod slightly. This kind of sophistication was already good.

In this weird atmosphere, Derek walked in with a magazine.

There was only one seat for the ministerial level, but there was a table in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

Derek smiled and put the Time Entertainment magazine on the table. Smith could clearly see the familiar photo because he was close.

His heart trembled immediately. It was over.

But Derek seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled at him.

"Your Majesty, don't you know that this was Claire's doing?" Smith was thinking wildly, and even had an idea: "Should I push Charlie out to take the blame?"

Obviously, compared with his daughter, Charlie, the prospective son-in-law, had no status in his heart.

Derek didn't know what his father-in-law was thinking. He had just seen the magazine.

I have to say that Claire is a talented girl. She has come up with a lot of tricks.

He has seen a lot of hype, and Claire is very good at it.

"Let's get started!"

His Majesty the Emperor spoke, and the various departments reported the recent major events one after another.

Officials at all levels also submitted their latest updates. This was a direct exchange between the emperor and department-level officials every two weeks.

After finishing the work at the usual pace, Derek took a sip of water and announced: "The Power Department has done a good job in recent years. The power layout of major cities has been completed, so from today onwards, the Power Department will be upgraded to the Ministry of Power. Smith will still be in charge of the overall situation and will be the first Minister of the Ministry of Power."

Minister Smith stood up and bowed to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

"Work hard. The demand for electricity in the empire is growing significantly every year. I hope to see that one day every corner of the empire will be connected to electricity."

"I will...do my best."

The appointment is simple, and there are still a lot of things to do for the upgrade.

From the scope of business to the department's licensing rights, changes in official seals, and internal adjustments, there are a lot of things waiting.

Getting promoted is not necessarily a good thing. They are all working for Derek.

After the court meeting, Minister Smith walked out of the palace in a daze. At this time, a large number of officials came together.

"Congratulations, Minister Smith, you have set a precedent. We, the technical officials, have finally broken the ceiling."

These are academic officials, and they support Smith's promotion.

Of course, even if they are unhappy, they will not make things boring at this time, and they will always come up to congratulate him.