Sometimes, people are really trapped by their own fixed thinking.

The emperor had always wanted to find a good official position for Qin Ping to vacate next year, but he forgot that Qin Ping did not have to wait until next year to leave Guangzhou to guard this position. According to common sense, officials should complete their term of office before they can be promoted, but hasn't Qin Ping made a meritorious contribution now? The excerpts of the local officials in Guangdong have not long been in front of the imperial court, and since the emperor appreciates what they have done, it is also very reasonable to talk about rewarding meritorious deeds. This Guangzhou prefect has only been in office for two years, and he can't be promoted for the time being, but giving something and complimenting him a few words is enough to be beautiful. Qin Ping, as another hero who took the lead in the suppression of opium, was promoted a few months ahead of schedule, which is also very reasonable.

Anyway, as long as the emperor himself is willing, and has enough reasons, and does not appear to be too cronyistic in his will, who can say anything about it?

The emperor immediately adopted the prince's suggestion, but he had to ask again about which one to arrange for Qin Ping.

It happened that Zhao Mo was in the East Palace, and the prince passed people over. Zhao Mo learned that the emperor and the crown prince wanted to know about the vacancy of the city guard, and thought that Qin Bai had just left the palace, and when his fiancée Qin Hanzhen chatted with him yesterday, he also mentioned that his grandmother Niu had been chattering, Huang Jincheng's brother and sister have returned to Beijing, Wu Shaoying is also coming back, Qin Ping will return to Beijing next year, and she can persuade her eldest son to agree to propose to the Huang family again. Of course, Qin Han's real focus is that the Niu family seems to have drilled the tip of the horns, and wants to match Qin Ping and Huang Qingfang, but the two parties are not happy, her old man has embarrassed everyone, what can I do in the future?

Although Zhao Mo didn't hear Niu's chatter with his own ears, and he didn't know how Qin Bai reacted to his old wife's words, he knew that his fiancée Qin Hanzhen had also been thinking about his father, and they planned to get married next year, and Qin Ping should return to Beijing at that time, just in time to marry his only daughter.

However, Zhao Mo has always felt that the wedding date is a little late, and since the date has not yet been officially set, he has the intention to advance the wedding time. And if Qin Ping was not there, it was unlikely that the Qin family would agree to this proposal. If Qin Ping can return to Beijing early, of course it would be great. Not only is it convenient for everyone, but when Qin Hanzhen gets married in the future, he can also see his father from time to time, instead of not seeing his biological father for a few years like now, which is really pitiful.

He Zhao Mo has an unreliable father, so forget it. Qin Hanzhen obviously has a good father, but he has to endure the pain of separation between father and daughter, what is the reason? Zhao Mo has always had a plan, wanting his father-in-law to stay in Beijing in the future, and for this reason, he also specially got closer to the Yunyang Hou Mansion and tried to become friends with Cai Shizi. As the king of the clan, it is actually somewhat taboo to make friends with the son of a minister with military power, but because he has always had a good impression of the royal family, and has repeatedly refused to succeed the East Palace, the image of not admiring power and having no ambition for the throne has been fixed, otherwise it is really difficult to get through. That's it, and the imperial history doesn't like him, and occasionally goes to the book to visit him. He was bent on helping his father-in-law, so he put up with all the gossip.

Since he had sacrificed so much, how could he let it go lightly when the opportunity came to him?

Zhao Mo told all the news he heard from Cai Shizi, and also used Cai Shizi's name to tell some things that he had inquired about privately. In fact, he was quite concerned about the two vacancies vacated by the city guards, and was thinking about how to get his father-in-law back to the capital, and privately asked people to inquire about the situation in the brothers' family. Now, if his proposal can be approved by the emperor and the crown prince, it will be more convenient.

The emperor and the crown prince also knew that although the father of the brothers had not yet died, he was seriously ill and was already dying. The brothers have now taken a long leave of absence and are returning home to serve their father, with other comrades doing their errands. The city guards knew that they would definitely worry about it for three years, just to see when it started. Regarding the vacant positions they vacated, some people also made up their minds in private, or they had the heart to fight for their relatives and friends.

Cai Shizi mentioned to Zhao Mo that the Cai family happened to have no one to fight for these two positions, but the Ma family had a veteran who could try the position of commanding the officer. As for the position of pacifying Wupin, there are two generals who have been friends with Yunyang Hou for many years, and they are both interested in fighting for the children of the family, but these two generals have some dislikes for each other, and they have looked at each other unpleasantly for many years. The so-called obedient brother and sister-in-law, Yunyang Hou was afraid that if he agreed to one of them, he would offend the other, so he was worried at the moment, and he didn't know what to do. And Cai Shizi has been invited by the descendants of the two families these days, and he wants to take him to drink flower wine or something, which is simply disrespectful to him, a newlywed.

At such a time, if a third party can parachute in an irrefutable posture, the two competitors and their families may have nothing to complain about, and maybe they will gloat because the other party did not get this opportunity, and will not cause any trouble to the ultimate vested interests.

Zhao Mo used these privately circulated gossip to joke in front of the emperor and the crown prince, but in fact, he was using an unconventional way to let them know what the situation of those two positions was. Qin Ping is currently a fifth-grade, if he becomes a fifth-grade, it seems that he will not be promoted but will fall, but he is transferred back to the capital, and he will not suffer a loss compared to the sixth-rank guard rank before he went to Guangzhou. When local officials are transferred to Beijing, they usually have to be demoted by one or two levels. But the Qin family and the Cai family are now in-laws, and if Qin Ping enters the city guard, he will not be sad in the future. And the Ma family, who is the most promising to be promoted to command, has the friendship of old comrades with Qin Ping, which is another layer of protection.

The veteran of the Ma family is no longer young, and he has been promoted to the fourth grade, and it is estimated that it is almost time to get old. He is the cousin of General Ma, and he has always had a good relationship, and if he gets along well, Qin Ping will be able to contact the connections of the Ma family again, and his future will be smoother in the future. This is much more affordable than him being promoted two levels in a row, robbing the Ma family of a position that is favored by his own veterans, and causing gossip in the DPRK and China.

The emperor and the crown prince quickly understood the meaning of Zhao Mo's words, discussed with each other, and both felt that the position of the city guard was more suitable for Qin Ping. The emperor just sighed: "In the end, he has been wronged." But he was dissatisfied with Qin Ping's return to Beijing and could only be demoted. If there was an official position of the fifth grade left to Qin Ping at this time, he would probably feel more comfortable in his heart.

The prince smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Guanglu will get married next year, how can he also be a county king, and he is also a junior of our royal family." He wants to marry a wife, and his father and emperor decree that his father-in-law be promoted and made a military official, so what is so difficult? General Xuanwu is very good, this is the grace of his father, not a real position, what can others say?

General Xuanwu is the name of the military officer from the fourth rank, only has status and treatment, and has no real power, and is usually granted to the military attache from the fourth rank. But if the emperor wants to be kind to his in-laws, others can't say any reason to oppose it. It is reasonable that the fifth grade has been done for six years before it is promoted to the fourth grade. This is not a formal title, and it is even quite in line with the emperor's legendary habit of "suppressing relatives".

When Qin Ping gets the official position and treatment from the fourth grade, and when he wants to be promoted from Zhenfu to the first position in the future, he can officially try the position of the fourth grade. You can't give a promotion to an official who has been promoted from the fourth rank, but you can only "promote" him to the fifth rank, right? The prince's idea can be said to have taken advantage of a loophole, but from his standpoint, there is nothing wrong with doing so.

When the emperor heard this, he smiled: "Then I will simply issue another decree and officially determine his title as the prince of Yongjiahou." Marrying a daughter from the prince of the Hou Mansion is much more decent than marrying a daughter from General Xuanwu of the fourth grade. ”

The prince laughed, but he did not object. Qin Ping was originally the rightful prince of Yongjiahou, and his intention was just to retell the facts publicly.

Zhao Mo stood quietly to the side, seeing that things were developing as he hoped, even more ideal than he had originally planned, and he was secretly happy in his heart. He didn't care if the emperor would give Qin Ping a false title, so that his wedding with Qin Hanzhen would be more decent. He only knew that if Qin Ping was transferred back to the capital, just to be a pacifier from Wupin, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War would not be stuck, and the imperial history would not be able to find fault with him, and his father-in-law Qin Ping would be able to be transferred back to the capital smoothly, maybe he would be able to live a more leisurely life, and he would have time to reconsider his daughter's marriage.

Just when Zhao Mo was thinking about how to go to the Yongjiahou Mansion, show his merit to his fiancée Qin Hanzhen, and then reveal some inside information, Qin Hanzhen first witnessed a bloody drama on the side of the Chengenhou Mansion.

Grandma Xu was dressed in filial piety and came to the door crying.

She came to find the Xu family and asked the Xu family to call the shots. She overheard her mother-in-law, Mrs. Xu's confidant, mention that the Yao family had cursed her son Xu Zheng to fall to Sun Mountain next spring, but now that her mother-in-law had passed away, Xu Zheng would not be able to participate in next year's Spring Festival. If it weren't for Yao's curse that Xu Zheng couldn't be admitted to the Jinshi, how could Mrs. Xu suddenly die in order to answer the curse?

This is really divine logic!

Even the most eccentric Xu family was stunned by the words of his niece and daughter-in-law, and Yao even sneered and mocked back. Grandma Xu couldn't argue with her, so she simply sat on the ground and cried loudly. This time, even the Yao family and the Min family were stunned. They are all daughters from official eunuchs, with different temperaments, and there are times when they are powerful, but where have they ever behaved like a shrew?!

There was chaos in Songfeng Hall, Xu had a headache, his face was pale, and his hand pressed against his chest, as if he would spit out a mouthful of blood at any moment.

The subordinate sent by Qin Youzhen to report the good news entered the mansion at this time. He brought the good news that Lu Chuming successfully won the examination and became famous. Lu Chuming's results in the Shandong Township Examination are gratifying, and his ranking is even higher than Qin Jian.

When the news was reported to Songfeng Hall, everyone in the room was stunned. Yao was the first to react and congratulated Xu: "Congratulations to Madame! Now not only Madame's grandson and grandson-in-law are lifted, but even her grandson is also lifted!"

Xu Shi had a complicated expression on her face, and it was difficult to tell whether she was happy or bitter.

Grandma Xu cried even louder, and seemed to be a little sadder than before.