When Eunuch Wang finished reading that poem, everyone present was shocked.
Ma Shanyuan and Zhao Ruohai were both Jinshi graduates, so how could they not understand the meaning of the words that the Emperor conveyed to Xu Yan?
Xu Yan even pushed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar, heading north and bowing down.
Naturally, he worshipped the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your humble servant Xu Yan will follow your Majesty's instructions."
Eunuch Wang nodded slightly, touched his bald chin, and showed an expression that showed that the child was teachable.
"Xu Xiaolangjun, you can get up now."
Xu Yan slowly stood up upon hearing this and said with deep emotion, "Your Majesty is so busy with state affairs, yet you still care about the studies of a humble person like me. I am truly grateful and would die for Your Majesty."
Eunuch Wang twitched a smile and said, "Look at what Young Master Xu said. It's quite frightening. The Emperor is a sage emperor of all ages. He will not let you be shattered to pieces. Young Master Xu should study hard to live up to the Emperor's expectations."
Xu Yan quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for the advice, Imperial Envoy."
Eunuch Wang waved his hand and said, "Never mind. I was just delivering a message. If you want to thank someone, you should thank His Majesty."
After a short pause, Eunuch Wang showed a hint of fatigue: "Since the imperial edict has been delivered and the emperor's oral instructions have been delivered, I will go back and rest first."
After saying that, he walked out of the hall.
Everyone bowed and said, "We respectfully send off the imperial envoy."
As soon as Eunuch Wang left, Xu Yan turned to Ma Shanyuan and Zhao Ruohai and saluted, saying, "Congratulations, Master Ma and Master Zhao, on your promotions."
Ma Shanyuan and Zhao Ruohai looked at each other and smiled, feeling extremely happy.
For Ma Shanyuan, the promotion from prefect to vice minister was a huge one. Even though it was only a one-rank rank difference, it was a world of difference. And this was especially true for a Beijing official of the rank of vice minister of one of the six ministries. Although it was a Nanjing government office, not comparable to the capital, he was already very satisfied.
The same goes for Zhao Ruohai. He was originally a seventh-rank official, and even if he had excellent evaluations, filling a fifth-rank vacancy would have been great. Now, he had jumped several levels and was promoted to the fourth rank, and his green robe had changed to a red robe. This was something he could never have dreamed of.
Ma Shanyuan coughed and said, "It's all thanks to Xiansheng. If Xiansheng hadn't discovered this white tortoise and offered it to us, His Majesty wouldn't have bestowed upon us the title."
Zhao Ruohai also said: "Your Excellency, the Minister is right. This achievement should be credited to Xiansheng."
There are no outsiders here, so Ma and Zhao naturally speak their minds.
Although Emperor Jiajing praised the two as capable ministers in his imperial edict, the reason was that they had contributed to bringing auspicious signs, which made Emperor Jiajing very happy.
Similarly, Governor Zhu Wan’s promotion to Governor-General was naturally due to the auspiciousness of offering, and the anti-Japanese resistance only accounted for a small part.
"You two are too kind. This is a student's duty."
The current situation is naturally the best for Xu Yan.
Ma Shanyuan was transferred to Nanjing as the Minister of Rites, and Zhao Ruohai took over as the prefect of Ningbo.
Zhao Ruohai is Xu Yan's half-teacher. With him in charge of Ningbo Prefecture, Xu Yan should have a pretty good life in the next few years.
"Your Majesty has personally spoken and bestowed upon us this golden message, demonstrating your high regard for us. We must strive diligently and not disappoint our Lord and Father!"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xu Yan already had the emperor's favor, so rewarding and promoting him would be a natural progression at this time.
If Ma Shanyuan was still worried about who would be the first examiner for the provincial examination two days ago, he has now made up his mind.
The first place in this Ningbo Prefecture examination is none other than Xu Yan.
The reason is simple. Who would dare to suppress the young man who is chosen by the emperor to study?
If he does Xu Yan a favor now, he will definitely make a lot of money in the future when Xu Yan becomes successful.
As for Zhang Yinian, he should just be the second in command.
If Ma Shanyuan was still a little wary of the background of the Chahu Zhang family a few days ago, after all, Zhang Yinian's uncle Zhang Shiche was the right vice minister of the Ministry of War, and his official position was higher than his and he was also a Beijing official.
But now Ma Shanyuan was not at all worried. He only needed to wait for the documents from the Ministry of Personnel to be delivered before he could complete the handover and go to Nanjing to take up his post.
Zhang Shiche was the Vice Minister of War, and Ma Shanyuan was the Vice Minister of Rites.
We are all ministers, so who is inferior to whom?
"Follow the old master's instructions."
Xu Yan hurriedly bowed.
Zhao Ruohai winked at Xu Yan, who understood and took his leave: "I will not bother you two adults any longer."
After saying this, he bowed deeply and walked out.
Watching Xu Yan walk away, Ma Shanyuan stroked his beard and smiled, "This boy is so mature at such a young age. He has a bright future."
Zhao Ruohai smiled apologetically and said, "Your Excellency, the Minister is absolutely right. Is this the reason I accepted him as my disciple?"
"Oh? Feng Zhi accepted Xu Yan as his student? He acted quickly enough."
Ma Shanyuan looked surprised.
"You are joking, my Lord. I am also promoting talents for the country."
The two old foxes smiled at each other and understood each other.
"Now I am about to be transferred to the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing. Feng Zhi has filled my vacancy, but I don't know who will be the magistrate of Dinghai County."
Zhao Ruohai pondered Ma Shanyuan's words carefully and continued calmly, "The new Dinghai County Magistrate will definitely be appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. However, this is not important. After the academy examination, the newly selected scholars will have to choose between the prefectural and county schools based on their scores. I will definitely take care of Xu Yan and arrange for him to study at the prefectural school."
Ma Shanyuan nodded and said with a smile: "Then I am relieved."
As the saying goes, when you drink water, remember the person who dug the well.
The transition from the fourth rank to the third rank was a hurdle, and Ma Shanyuan's ability to break through this barrier and become a third rank official was entirely due to Xu Yan's help. Naturally, he hoped to give Xu Yan a small gift in return.
After Zhao Ruohai was appointed as the prefect of Ningbo, the Dinghai County Magistrate was a newcomer and was not familiar with them. So if Xu Yan stayed in Dinghai County to study, Zhao Ruohai would not be able to take care of him.
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