According to the previously drafted regulations, two Beijing officials must serve as duty years, Ao Tongchen, Jiang Haoxuan, Wang Zhirong and He Heng unanimously elected Huang Zhongyin and Ji Yunfei to serve as duty years.

Worried that something would go wrong with their son, the shopkeeper Wen and the shopkeeper decided to take charge of the guild hall themselves. As soon as Han Xiufeng handed over the public box full of the account books of the guild hall and the keys inside and outside the guild hall to the two, Huang Zhongyin led the two to incense and worship, and when the two of them made an oath of "if there is erosion, it will be difficult to escape the curse", the affairs of the guild hall will be handed over.

The handover of the hall is a big event for everyone, and it is not only a big event but also a happy event for the Wen shopkeeper and the store shopkeeper, and after worshipping the gods and goddesses, they invite everyone to eat and drink at night, for fear that everyone is worried that they will not distinguish between public and private, and constantly emphasize that the evening banquet is theirs, and will not use the money in the public account.

Thinking of the delay in welcoming the sages to the ancestral hall, Ji Yunfei proposed that it would be better to choose a day than to hit the day, and while everyone was here today, he asked Lord Duan to preside over the ceremony of welcoming the sages to the ancestral hall......

Guo Peilin is a native of Huguang, Huguang has a guild hall in the capital, but Huguang has a large number of talents, and it is not his turn to supervise the affairs of the guild hall on duty, and he is too lazy to take care of these idle things, so it is really an eye-opener.

There was a banquet in the evening, and he naturally couldn't leave, so he was dragged by Duan Dazhang and Huang Zhongyin to eat together. During the banquet, Ji Yunfei, Ao Tongchen and other officials in Beijing frequently toasted, imploring him to take more care of Han Xiufeng in the future.

Guo Peilin finally understood how good Han Xiufeng's popularity among his fellow villagers was, and he was happy to do this favor, not only agreed, but also offered to go to Jiangsu with him if he could catch up.

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He planned to leave in five days, hoping to take office before the yamen were sealed at the end of the year.

Han Xiufeng naturally wanted to be an official as soon as possible, but it was useless to be anxious when he could really make up for this lack of light, thinking that the day after tomorrow would be the day when the officials were selected, he was really a little nervous, for fear that something would happen to the officials and he would not be selected.

handed over all the things at hand, Pan Er was "no difference and light", and he actually pulled Yu Youfu and Datou to play a promotion game around the "promotion map" and roll the dice together.

"Promotion Chart" is also called "color selection grid" or "hundred officials and priests", the paper grid is printed with various official names in order from low to high, and the game is named according to the official position step by step. Participants take turns rolling the dice, and the number of points rolled determines the advance or retreat. Starting from the illiterate Bai Ding, until the end of the "Taishi", "Taifu", and "Taibao", the first to win.

Although it's just a game in your spare time, each promotion officer has a shift order, and each official vacancy has a path to arrive. The rules are strict and there are rules to follow.

For example, the cabinet scholars must be promoted from the Shangshu and the Metropolitan Inspectorate; Shangshu and Zuodu Yushi must be promoted to Shilang, Cabinet Bachelor, Zuo Deputy Imperial History, General Political Envoy, Dali Siqing, and Zhan Shi; The governor must be listed as a squire, a governor, a cabinet scholar, and a vice-governor; The governor must list the titles of the cabinet bachelor, the deputy capital imperial history, the general political envoy, the Dali temple secretary, the government Yin, and the political envoy of other provinces......

The big head didn't understand these rules, and he didn't even recognize the dense official names on the paper, but his luck was always so good, and he became a "master" in a daze, looking at Pan Er and grinning: "Second brother, are you still playing?" ”

"Don't play it, it's boring." Pan Er felt bored playing with him, threw down the dice and got up and asked, "Fourth brother, is the letter written?" ”

"It's already written," Han Xiufeng folded the written letter and stuffed it into the envelope, and turned around: "You guys play with you, leave me alone." ”

"It's better to play cards than to play this." Yu Youfu also felt that it was not interesting, and while asking the big head to fold up and put away the "promotion map", he muttered: "The errand of the guild hall is said to be handed over, and I am really reluctant to think about it." ”

"Yes, I still have one or two or five pieces of silver a month here!" The big head said heartlessly.

"What do you know, what is a dozen taels of silver a year!" Pan Er glared at him, held the teacup and said with a smile: "How good it is to go to Yangzhou Mansion to do inspections, the richest people in the world are salt merchants, and the richest salt merchants are all in Yangzhou!" I don't believe that all the salt they sell has salt leads, and as long as there is no salt leads, they are smugglers. If they dare not give us the money, as long as we find out, they will be subject to lawsuits! ”

Yu Youfu couldn't help laughing and said: "Changsheng is right, what is the future of doing chores in the guild hall, or going to Yangzhou Mansion to investigate the illegal salt." With the big backer of Lord Guo, we are not afraid of those salt merchants no matter what they come from, hahahaha. ”

If you want to do it, you have to be a decent official.

The Hai'an Inspection Department is not only a serious court official, but also a fat shortage that may know more about the county, Han Xiufeng is worried that the night will be long and dreamy, and said solemnly: "Director Zhang said that he will definitely be selected, but in the final analysis, the election is a lot, this lack is so fat, there will be no fewer people targeted, and I really don't know whether I can be selected or not." ”

"Fourth brother, put a hundred hearts, Director Zhang is the most reliable, he is not 100% sure and will never tell you."

"What if there are variables?"

"Planning is in the people, and things are in the sky, even if there are variables, it's nothing, it's a big deal, please ask Director Zhang to think of a way again, and ask the old men of the Ministry of Officials to send you to Gansu for a standby trial. Now it's not as good as before, with the support of an adult, it's not easy to be an official! ”

"That's right," Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, thought about it and said: "Whether you go to Jiangsu or Gansu, this gap always has to be filled, and as long as you make up for it, you have to take office." Although it is only a nine-product inspection, it is also considered to be a member, and since it is a member, it must be done according to the rules of officialdom. ”

"What rules?" Yu Youfu asked subconsciously.

"I, Han Xiufeng, can have today, all thanks to Lord Duan, Master Huang, Master Ji and other fellow villagers, before leaving, I can't help but send some goodbye, Bing Jing Tan Jing will not be less in the future, and the three festivals and two birthdays will not be courteous, otherwise people will definitely think that we don't understand the rules."

Pan Er always thought that only the big officials wanted to send farewell and Bing Jing to the old men in the capital, and couldn't help asking: "Fourth brother, as the saying goes, it's not strange to have many people, Lord Duan and Master Huang They help you so much, it stands to reason that they should be sent, but do you have so much silver?" ”

Han Xiufeng muttered: "If there are not so many, send less, at least send your heart." ”

Pan Er asked in a low voice: "Lord Duan and Master Huang are fifty taels each, Master Ji is twenty taels, and Master Ao and Master Jiang are ten taels each?" ”

"I only have more than five hundred taels of silver left, and I can only give so much." Han Xiufeng thought about it and said, "You can't forget Director Zhang, Director Zhang will also send ten taels over there." Leave another two hundred taels for Shopkeeper Wen, if there is anything to Master Huang, Master Ji and Master Ao, then Shopkeeper Wen will be able to help me give the gift. ”