Ruan Shihao never thought that a person could be promoted so quickly.
Last month, he was only a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Revenue. In Taijing, where officials were numerous, he did not even dare to walk in the middle of the road.
To put it bluntly, if he met a dog on the road that wanted to bite him, and if he didn't know the dog's background, he would rather let the dog bite him to its heart's content than dare to drive him away. After all, this was the capital.
I originally thought that this was how my life would be, and my only hope was to find an opportunity to be transferred to a prefecture or county. If I could be transferred to a local area at the same level and become a county magistrate, I would become the Marquis of Baili, who has the power of life and death.
Although he was far away from home, and his access to information and opportunities for promotion were much less than in the capital, he knew that he had no chance in the Ministry of Revenue, so it would be better to go down and bully men and women, at least to have a happy life for half his life.
As a result, it was also God's mercy that his cousin, Ruan Shiping, who was born out of wedlock but became the Tongzhi, actually died. He was a blood cousin, which really made him very happy.
After all, his cousin was a very decisive person. Not only did he die, but he also took his entire family to the underworld with him. Not only did his family not reunite, but His Majesty also couldn't find anyone to reward. Loyal ministers who died for their country must be rewarded, otherwise what would happen if it chilled the hearts of the ministers?
All in all, he was the closest official among his cousins. His Majesty had rewarded him with numerous gifts and promoted him to the rank of Sixth-Rank Doctor of the Ministry of Revenue, instantly making him a mid-level official in the kingdom. Now, even in Taijing, he wouldn't hesitate to bully a dog if it wasn't a very rare breed.
Now, he wanted to reward me again and promote me to the third rank of Minister of Revenue. It was said that this was just to make him equal to the Qinghe Earl of Liang State who occupied Mengyang City and facilitate negotiations.
Even a figure like the Left Prime Minister came to him personally to give him advice. What an honor! The Left Prime Minister had already promised that as long as the rank and position could reach an agreement and the Liang people stopped advancing, he would guarantee his position as Minister of Revenue. It seemed that at his age, it was entirely possible for him to become Minister of Revenue in this lifetime, and he might even have a glimpse of the position of Prime Minister. What an opportunity!
Ruan Shihao was so happy that he was flying.
No way.
Ruan Shihao knew very well that he could not become a high-ranking official only because he had no background, not because he was stupid.
If his cousin's martyrdom was a pleasant surprise for him, then this reward and mission were clearly meant to fill a hole for him. Otherwise, this was the Minister of Revenue, a position that would normally make people's brains fight like crazy, but now, hey, it was thrown to him like a bone, how could this be possible?
He still remembered the look the Left Prime Minister had given him; it was so calm, reflecting his reflection like a bronze mirror. He had heard people say that the Left Prime Minister was always ruthless with his subordinates. Even if it were true, the Left Prime Minister would look at him no differently than he would a dog, let alone the fact that he was merely a temporary assistant minister.
If you really want to say, Zuo Xiang actually likes dogs more.
So the problem is very serious. He seemed to have heard someone say that every time the Left Prime Minister wanted to drag someone to die, he would look at the dead person with this kind of eyes, as if he wanted to remember the person's appearance firmly, after all, one more look would be one less.
My cousin, well, he passed the imperial examination a few years ago, but his ranking was very low. I spent a lot of effort to get him promoted to a minister, but God didn't give him the chance. He is still a minister now, with no change at all.
If he fails to get a good position before this year's imperial examination, he will most likely be sent to that remote county to be a chief clerk or something like that, and he will never be able to turn his life around.
He must be the happiest person now.
If he also died for his country, then the reward would be his.
I wonder what position His Majesty will give him? Will he just give him the position of Minister of Revenue?
Can I become the Minister of Revenue if my two brothers die?
Such a good thing, alas, it’s a pity that he only has one brother, otherwise such a good thing would never have happened to him.
I really regret not using enough prescriptions.
"So they sent you to negotiate?" Lin Hai was a little puzzled. This man who claimed to be the "plenipotentiary negotiation ambassador appointed by the Khmer Kingdom" actually brought his servant with him and rode a donkey into Mengyang City.
"Yes, I am the Cambodian Kingdom's ambassador for negotiations on Mengyang affairs, and I have a written certificate to prove it. Please take me to see the Qinghe Earl as soon as possible. I have something to say." Ruan Shihao didn't know who the young man in cloth he saw at the city gate was, but seeing that there was a Liang general next to him, he knew that even if he was not from Liang, he had a close relationship with the Liang people.
"This... why is there not even an imperial envoy's ceremonial procession? And no guards? Did you pick up this document somewhere?" Lin Hai did not mean to be sarcastic. To be honest, even though the Daliang Empire now prefers to use official documents to convey imperial edicts, resulting in the central government not sending out imperial envoys for many years and everyone almost forgetting what the imperial envoys look like, he always watched a lot of TV in his previous life.
The so-called imperial envoy's procession consisted of at least two people beating gongs to clear the way, two people holding flags to lead the way, and guards on either side carrying flags, plaques, umbrellas, and fans, as well as holding swords, axes, spears, and halberds. The guards held plaques in either white or red. The white plaques had "Silence" and "Stay Away" written in bold, while the red plaques had "Inspector General on Behalf of the Emperor" written in yellow.
The character "代" (dai) in "代天巡尋" (dai tian xun shou) is written very small, below and to the right of the character "天." The "代天巡尋" sign signifies that the emperor is on tour. The ceremonial guard also includes two attendants wearing yellow jackets (representing imperial authority), carrying yellow flags. A bronze gong hangs from the end of the flagpole, which is struck to signal the emperor's departure.
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