Chapter 331 330 Superior, subordinate, please pay your respects first

The residence for receiving court officials was not far from the prefectural government. When An Xin and his companions came out and saw several carriages parked at the door, there was a hint of meaning in their eyes.

Guess what the magistrate Fang is up to.

An Xin sat in the carriage, resting his chin on his hand and thinking.

One dan of Daqian is equivalent to about 120 jin in modern terms. This time, she brought more than 4,820 dan of disaster relief grain, which is less than 600,000 jin.

The population of Nanyang Prefecture ranks among the top three in Daqian, with at least 300,000 people. If the relief grain she brought is divided equally, each person will get less than two kilograms.

"Not enough points, not enough points."

"Stop scratching. You won't be able to see anyone soon." Li Ziyu, who was riding in the same carriage, stretched out his slender fingers and gently grasped An Xin, who was scratching his hair so hard that it was almost like a bird's nest.

An Xin paused.

"..." Damn it, this habit of scratching my head when I'm worried, how can it follow me from the previous life to this life? This means that I want to love her for three lifetimes.

The carriage arrived at the gate of the prefectural residence. The decorations and carvings of flowers, plants, birds and animals on the door were exquisite, highlighting the noble status of the deputy owner.

When they arrived, the prefectural steward was already waiting there.

After entering, An Xin took a quick look and found that the specifications of this prefectural government were completely beyond the specifications and systems it should have.

There are seven rooms in total, including the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall. The main door has three rooms. The beams, brackets, and eaves are decorated with colorful paintings...

If such a mansion had not been modified in some minor details and the size of the rooms and courtyards had not been reduced a lot, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the residence of a duke or a first-rank official.

When An Xin was brought to the banquet hall by the prefectural steward, he was even more surprised by the decorations and furnishings inside. The porcelain ornaments were all exquisite and the decorations were gorgeous and magnificent.

No wonder some officials who were sent to other places were reluctant to return to Beijing after a long time.

The emperor is far away and the sky is high. I can enjoy good wine and delicious food every day, and live in such a large, exquisite and luxurious mansion.

If you keep a few beauties in the mansion to keep you company, who would be willing to return to Beijing to be an official and have to attend the morning court before dawn to see the emperor's old face?

An Xin saw that there were no beauties accompanying the officials at the banquet, but there were maids standing behind each of them to pour wine for them, and each of them was fair and pretty.

"Haha, the two adults are here, please take your seats." Prefect Fang stood up and made a gesture of invitation.

The other invited guests also stood up and bowed to An Xin and Li Ziyu.

An Xin glanced at everyone and raised his hand, pretending to be cool: "No need to be polite, everyone please sit down."

Although Prefect Fang was the master of the Prefectural Mansion, An Xin not only held several positions, but even though the Prince's Tutor was a nominal position, he was still a second-rank official.

Even if Prefect Fang wanted to act powerful and become a strong dragon, he would not suppress the local snake and sit in the first place.

Under An Xin's half-smiley gaze, he walked down unwillingly and gave up the main seat.

When Li Ziyu saw that his own headmaster forced the governor to leave the house with just a smile, there was a hint of pride hidden in his cold eyes.

Turning sideways, he glanced at Prefect Fang, who was sitting on his lower right with a bad look on his face, and a cold light flashed in Li Ziyu's eyes.

Even if he didn't have his own little chief, it wouldn't be his turn as a fourth-rank prefect to sit in the first seat today. Could it be that he, a second-rank governor, was nothing but air?

He looks so kind that I can let him step on my head.

An Xin sat down and looked at everyone and found that among the people invited by Prefect Fang, several people had eyes that revealed the shrewdness and calculation unique to businessmen.

She narrowed her eyes. If her guess was correct, these people should be merchants from Nanyang City.

The officials in Nanyang could not bear to be oppressed by a woman, so they did not dare to attack An Xin, the senior official, and instead turned their eyes to Zheng Xiaoling, who was sitting below with a half-mask on.

He asked maliciously, "I wonder what status this girl has to be able to attend the banquet hosted by the prefect?"

An Xin saw that Zheng Xiaoling, who was sitting next to Liu Boxing, paused when she was asked, and a cold light flashed in her eyes. She would never allow others to bully her.

Looking at the Nanyang official wearing the sixth-rank official uniform, An Xin raised the corners of his mouth with a slightly cold smile, "Xiaoling, take out your badge and show it to this person who doesn't know the rules.

We are also people of status. We don’t need me to teach you what to do when we see an official of higher rank than ourselves, right?”

After returning from Nanyu this time, not only Chen Qibao was promoted half a level, but Zheng Xiaoling, a sixth-rank female captain, was also promoted half a level and is now a fifth-rank flying cavalry captain.

Everyone almost dropped their jaws when they saw Zheng Xiaoling take out a token from her waist with a Flying Cavalry Captain engraved on the front and a tiger head engraved on the back.

It was already strange that the above-mentioned female official appeared in the Daqian Dynasty. Since when did these women, whom they never took seriously before, start to step on their heads?

An Xin saw that the Nanyang official, who had just been mocking them with a sarcastic look on his face and wanted to use Zheng Xiaoling as a tool to make fun of them, was still unwilling to admit that Zheng Xiaoling, a woman, was better than him.

He held his head high with an expression of disapproval.

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An Xin said in a deep voice: "If a commoner does not show courtesy to an official, he will be beaten with eighty sticks; if he does not show courtesy to a prince, his three clans will be executed; if he is rude to the emperor, his nine clans will be exterminated.

Prefect Fang, you said that if a subordinate does not show courtesy when meeting someone of a higher rank than himself, how should the law treat him?!"

Although these etiquettes may vary from person to person, the etiquette between superiors and subordinates is not so strict under normal circumstances, that is when everyone is friendly.

If a subordinate really cares about it and does not salute his superior, it will be regarded as a stain on his official career as he does not know etiquette. If his superior really wants to investigate, he will be punished.

An Xin thought that she didn't even have the face to show to these people. They dared to hold their heads high and not apologize after bullying her. They were so shameless.

"This...this..." Prefect Fang was a little depressed for a moment and looked at the intrusive official with a warning look.

Brothers Li Ziyu and Liu Boxing looked at each other and understood that this little girl with half of her face destroyed had won the recognition of An Xin.

They will also have to protect us no matter what happens in the future.

Wang Renhuai, the left magistrate, was a popular figure around Prefect Fang and also a gun in Prefect Fang's hand.

If Prefect Fang is the one who plays the white-cop, then this guy is the brainless one who always rushes to the front to play the disliked and hated red-cop after being told a few words by Prefect Fang.

This was a warning glare from Prefect Fang. Wang Renhuai, who was in a stubborn state, was about to stand up and roll up his sleeves to start scolding, but it seemed that Wang Renhuai had misunderstood his meaning.

Prefect Fang quickly rebuked him, "President Wang, why don't you pay your respects to the Flying Cavalry Captain?"

"My lord, don't you say she is a woman? Besides, she is only half a grade higher than me." Wang Renhuai shouted unwillingly.

Prefect Fang had a gloomy face and said, "Shut up. It is etiquette and a rule for a subordinate to salute someone higher than himself. Do you want to be punished and beaten if you don't want to?"

On the surface, this incident was instigated because Wang Renhuai looked down on Zheng Xiaoling, but everyone could see that this was a secret contest between Prefect Fang and the female official sitting in the first seat.

It was obvious that Magistrate Fang was the one being crushed.

Thank you Li Shang and the children for your continued support and encouragement to San San!!! (End of this chapter)