The Ministry of Personnel offices, at the entrance.
Two figures stood there, quietly waiting.
Li Nuo wanted to inspect the records at the Ministry of Personnel, but he could not manage it alone. He and his wife had only grown somewhat familiar with each other over the past two days, and he had not even exchanged a single word with Father-in-law.
After the gatekeeper announced them, it was not long before a thin, middle-aged man came out. Seeing Li Nuo and Song Jiaren standing there, he asked in surprise, "What brings you here?"
Before Li Nuo could answer, he spoke again. "Come in first."
Li Nuo and Song Jiaren followed him through three gates before entering an office in the courtyard on the left.
In terms of real authority, the Ministry of Personnel was unquestionably the foremost of the Six Ministries.
The ministry had one Minister and two Vice Ministers. Under them were four departments: the Personnel Department, the Department of Appointments, the Department of Merits, and the Ministry of Personnel's Examination Department.
Among them, the Personnel Department was the principal department, headed by the Left and Right Directors. Li Nuo's own Father-in-law was precisely the Right Director of the Personnel Department.
Although compared with his own father's Principal Fifth Rank post, this position was truly insignificant, within the Ministry of Personnel he was unquestionably its fifth-ranking figure in terms of real authority. The Director of the Ministry of Personnel's Examination Department was of equal rank, but his actual power was far inferior.
This office was his private office. Song Zhe had the two of them sit in the two guest chairs before asking, "What have you come to the Ministry of Personnel offices for?"
Li Nuo did not beat around the bush and said frankly, "Father-in-law, I want to