Chapter 326 Transfer Order
On a hot summer day, the Su family should have avoided the heat under the grape vines, drank some tea, and taken a nap, but today, the Su family obviously had no time to cool off.
The people from the capital were visiting. They were receiving the runners who were delivering official documents in the living room, serving them food and drinks. They didn't say goodbye to Su Yanli until they had rested. "Congratulations again, Lord Su, on your promotion. I won't bother you any more. Goodbye."
Su Yanli returned the greeting and sent the two runners to the gate. He was still in a daze until they were far away.
Su Ruojin followed her father out and saw Yang Siniang standing at the door. "Arong, have you had lunch?"
Yang Si Niang nodded, "Is there something wrong with your family?"
"Oh, I'm delivering official documents to the capital." Seeing that she looked troubled, Su Ruojin pulled her in and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Your home..."
"It's my father's transfer order."
"Are you going to leave Weizhou County?"
Su Ruojin nodded, "We just found out about this, too."
"Where was Uncle Su transferred to?"
"Songjiang Prefecture in the south."
Yang Si Niang didn't know where Songjiang Prefecture was. If it weren't for family changes, she might never have left the capital until now. However, in the past two years, she went from the capital to Hedong Road and from Hedong Road back to the capital, so she had gained some experience.
"When do we leave?"
Su Ruojin smiled and said, "I haven't asked Dad yet."
"Did all your family members take office with Uncle Su?"
"Except for my eldest brother, that should be the case."
On the one hand, the family was used to being together. On the other hand, Su Ruojin also wanted to take advantage of her father's appointment as an official in another place so that she could go with him to have some fun. As long as the family was together, it didn't matter where they went.
Yang Si Niang was planning to ask Su Ruojin to persuade her elder sister to let her leave, but she didn't expect that before she could even say anything, her elder sister was about to leave.
Su Ruojin saw her worried look and asked her again, "Arong, you..."
Yang Si Niang sighed, "Ajin, I came here today to say goodbye. I'm going back to Yulin."
Su Ruojin was neither surprised nor relieved when Yang Si Niang returned to Yulin.
Unexpectedly, her sister was temporarily living in Weizhou, and she thought she would accompany her sister. It was not surprising. Of course it was related to Ning Qilang. Seeing her sad face, Su Ruojin felt that her departure might be the latter.
"Does your sister agree?"
Yang Si Niang shook her head, "So... I came here today to ask you to persuade my sister. After all, in the eyes of the world, Yang Birong is no longer here."
Su Ruojin felt sad when she heard this and reached out to hug her, "If you really don't want to stay, then leave."
"Ajin..." Yang Si Niang couldn't hold back any longer, buried her head in her shoulders, tears streaming down her face.
Su Yanli wanted to talk to his daughters about the transfer order, but found the two young ladies crying and hugging each other. He took his wife and children quietly into the house and left them in the corridor to talk in private.
Inside the house, Cheng Yingzhen asked, "Sir, where is Songjiang Mansion?"
Seeing his wife's worried and frightened expression, Su Yanli smiled slightly, took her hand, and gently comforted her, "My hometown is not far to the south of Pingjiang Prefecture. It only takes a day's journey by horse and carriage."
It turns out to be my husband’s hometown.
Cheng Yingzhen felt relieved instantly, "Sir, does this count as returning home in glory?"
Su Yanli smiled. This time it was not a lateral transfer but a promotion. He was promoted from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a sixth-rank Tongpan of Songjiang Prefecture.
During the reign of the Great Yin Dynasty, the Tongpan (Tongpan) and the Zhizhou (Zhifu) jointly managed the affairs of the prefectures and prefectures, and were responsible for matters such as soldiers and civilians, money and grain, household registration, taxes and labor service, and trial of lawsuits. The official documents of each prefecture and prefecture had to be signed by the Zhizhou (Zhifu) and the Tongpan before they could take effect.
In order to ensure that the Tongpan could effectively supervise the governors of prefectures and counties, the selection of the Tongpan adopted an avoidance system to prevent collusion and conflicts of interest among officials.
That's why Su Yanli went to such a faraway place to serve as the magistrate.
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