How could they get such a vacancy under such circumstances? Is it a pie in the sky? Or is it a trap?
For the two of them, this task was like a child walking with a treasure bowl. There was no joy but only panic and anxiety.
I finally got fired.
The three of them hurried back to Yong'an Marquis Mansion to find Liu Laosan for analysis.
"The magistrate of Liu Shuzhaohua County is Lu Tong, and the county magistrate is my uncle. The emperor appointed the two of us to take over, but they were promoted?" Su Yongzhang was full of doubts.
Xiong Feng added: "How could such a position fall upon us?"
Liu Laosan shook his head in satisfaction, "You are so smart, but sometimes you are as dumb as pigs! You all know that Zhaohua County is a popular place, how could the emperor not know that?
The Emperor knows exactly what kind of people want to take up the post there, and he lets you two go simply because he sees that you are young and full of vigor, and have not yet learned the dirty tricks of officialdom. You are clean and will not cause any big trouble when you get there.
Secondly, you don’t have a strong background and can’t cause any big trouble. Thirdly, you are from Zhaohua County and know more about the place than others, so it will be easier for you to get started.
Well, it’s no big deal, just do your job well, as for Shen Yi’s promotion.”
Liu Laosan glanced at Shen Congrong and smiled, "Yue Zhang is the future daughter-in-law of Princess Huai'an. As the uncle of Murong Jue, the emperor will always help. It's not easy for him to promote Murong Jue openly, but it's always right to promote my godson!
In a few days I will ask the housekeeper to clean up a yard and wait for your father!"
"Really?" Shen Congrong's eyes lit up.
He hasn't seen his family for two or three years. God knows how much he misses them!
Liu Laosan pretended to be angry, his face full of impatience, "Can I still lie to you? Go away, do whatever you want, don't be an eyesore here, it's annoying to look at."
The three of them retreated quickly.
In the past two years, the three of them have made some good friends in the imperial capital. Since they are leaving, they naturally have to say goodbye to them properly.
As a result, it took another two days before we set off.
This side of Zhaohua County.
The imperial examination had just ended, and before Shen Yi and Lu Tong could breathe a sigh of relief, the imperial court's appointment document came down.
Lu Tong was promoted to the prefect of Lizhou, a fifth-rank official. He had previously thought that it would be great to be promoted to a magistrate, but he didn't expect that he would actually be the prefect!
In addition to being happy, he did not forget to congratulate Shen Yi, "Brother Shen will be a doctor in the Ministry of Works in the future."
The two were promoted to the same level this time, but Shen Yi went to the Ministry of Industry, which was more popular than him.
But Lu Tong was already very satisfied.
After returning, he told Tang about the situation.
Tang clasped his hands together excitedly, "God bless us! Our Lu family has finally made it through this time!"
After saying that, she sighed, "That's why we say you have to be careful when choosing a marriage. Look, Chen Yi's official position was not as high as yours before, but after this promotion, he is now on the same level as you, and he is also a doctor in the Ministry of Works. His future is limitless!"
Lu Tong laughed and shook his head, "You got it wrong! I have to thank Chen Yi for my promotion to Lizhou governor this time."
"What do you mean?" Tang asked with a puzzled look.
Lu Tong explained to her carefully, "You have already said that Shen Yi's official position is not as high as mine. If we are to reward people based on merit, the difference between us cannot be too big! The emperor should have intended to let Shen Yi go to the Ministry of Works a long time ago. Your Majesty wants to promote Shen Yi, and I am just a by-product.
If it weren't for Shen Yi, I would have been promoted to Tongpan at best, so do you think we should thank him?"
Tang suddenly realized, "In this case, I really need to thank them."
She was not a stupid person to begin with, and she understood everything after Lu Tong's advice. She no longer felt any envy or jealousy, and only thought about how to build a good relationship with the Shen family, which inevitably led to her daughter's marriage.
Here at Shenjiazhuang.
Yu Bei drove the carriage into the village with a happy look on his face, and told everyone he met that Shen Yi had been promoted.
He had just arrived in front of Su Tai to reply when a group of people from Shen Yingchenzhuang arrived.
"Xiao Tai, I heard that Shen Yi got promoted? What position?" Xu asked excitedly.
"Could it be the county magistrate?" He's face was full of anticipation.
The most powerful person in their area is the county magistrate. If Shen Yi becomes the county magistrate, no one will dare to bully the people of Shenjiazhuang in the future.
Su Tai smiled and said, "He is not a county magistrate, but a doctor of the Ministry of Works."
Everyone looked at each other, confused.
Su Tai had no choice but to explain carefully, "The court has six ministries, and the Ministry of Works is one of them. The Langzhong of the Ministry of Works is a fifth-rank official, and the county magistrate is a seventh-rank official."
Now everyone will understand what I mean.
Shen Ying was so excited that he was shaking. "So our village has produced a great official! Hahahaha, I have to tell the children and teachers in the village school about this news right away, so that everyone can be happy too!"
Chen Zhuang also laughed from ear to ear, “We need to open a clan temple to worship our ancestors!”
While Xu was happy, she thought of another point, "Xiao Tai, according to what you said, Chen Yi will go to the imperial capital to be an official and can't stay here!"
Su Tai nodded, "Indeed."
"What about you? Are you going with us too?" Xu's heart tightened and the smile on her face faded a little.
Su Tai nodded again, "If Chen Yi goes to the imperial capital, I will definitely follow him, but I still have to discuss it with the princess, after all, Ajue is still in our Zhaohua County.
Besides, if I really want to go, I have to bring all three children with me, which is also very inconvenient. "
Chen Zhuang understood, “It is indeed inconvenient for Chen Yi to go to the imperial capital alone. If you go to help him, it will be much easier for him. But your family is big and powerful, so what about these businesses in the village?”
Su Tai smiled and said, "Uncle, the business in the village is still the same. You can take care of these and arrange them. I don't need to worry about them. The biggest problem is the seafood business.
This deal is eye-catching to begin with, and now that we are getting married to Princess Huai'an, it would be inappropriate to continue doing this deal. If I go to the imperial capital, I will not do this deal anymore."
"Hiss!" Everyone gasped in shock.
It took Xu a long time to find her voice. "Quitting? Are you really willing to give up such a profitable business?"
Although their family was not involved in the caravan business, Chen Zhuang went there to help every year and probably knew some details. Seafood was a huge profit!
Su Tai smiled bitterly, "I can't be reluctant! There is one thing you may not know, seafood is not an ordinary business. There are many poisonous things in the sea, and they are extremely toxic. If you eat them by mistake, you will be dead. The seafood you see is all checked by me in advance, and the poisonous things are disposed of in advance.
I dare not let others do this job. If someone dies, it will be more trouble than gain!"
Everyone's faces turned pale with fear at Su Tai's words.
Chen Zhuang suddenly realized, "No wonder you always do it yourself every time seafood comes. No matter how we persuade you, you won't listen. I thought it was because seafood is expensive and you were worried."
Su Tai smiled. This excuse could be considered as a way to make up for her previous behavior and avoid people from thinking too much in the future.
Xu was very disappointed, and still a little unwilling, "Didn't you find a bunch of people from Qiongzi? How could you not know them if they live by the sea?" (End of this chapter)
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