Seeing that Wu Shigong had met his requirements, Qi County's order was completely relaxed. Qi County's order self-estimated: After his transfer this time, with the credit of holding the county seat, the hope for promotion is great. Now that there is the silver given to him by Wu Shigong, as long as the activity is in place, it is very possible to move to a haode position.

Although Qi County Ling also had some friction and quarrels with Wu Shigong in the past, because he had just been in the same boat after all, and now he and Wu Shigong are cooperating happily. So at this time, the two of them chatted happily in the carriage.

Qi County Ling was also chatting, and said to Wu Shigong casually: "I didn't expect Wu Qianhu to be brave, and I said in private, you should be the first to take credit for this counterinsurgency." It's a pity that you're just a military attaché and can't be transferred to a civilian position. Otherwise, you will at least be promoted to the next level like this official. ”

Then Wu Shigong also said: "Then what qualifications do people who sit in your position as county commanders have?" ”

Qi County Ling glanced at Wu Shigong and began to eradicate Wu Shigong's illiteracy: "Generally, you have to be born with Jinshi." If it's so-so, lifting people also has this qualification. Even if the merit is particularly great, if the emperor and the officials make a special move, they must at least have the qualifications of a prisoner. ”

Listening to Qi County's words, Wu Shigong suddenly became excited, and he shouted to Qi County: "I'm just a prisoner!" ”

"Really?" Qi Xian Ling asked with curiosity on his face, "Last time you said that you were a showman, but no matter how the official looks, you don't look like you?" ”

"Of course it's true. Is it interesting for me to lie to you here? Even if I can deceive you, can I still deceive the emperor and the princes in the court? Tell me, is it possible for me to sit in this prefectural position? ”

After listening to Wu Shigong's words, Qi County Ling basically believed Wu Shigong, and he explained to Wu Shigong: "To tell the truth, it is not very likely. Even if you are a prisoner now, unless you have a very strong background and spend a lot of money, you can become a civil official. Moreover, even if you can become a civil official, when the time comes, you must first step down from the official position of this thousand households and go to the household department to elect officials. What official position the household department will give you at that time depends on the mood of the household official. ”

Then, Wu Shigong and Qi County Ling did not continue the topic, and continued to chat in other aspects.

Later, when Qi County ordered to rest, Wu Shigong got off the carriage and returned to his horse. While riding a horse, Wu Shigong pondered.

In fact, the current Wu Shigong, as long as he does not leave the vicinity of the Thousand Households and maintains his influence on this Thousand Households. Through the remote control of his apprentice Tao Xin, Wu Shigong's official position of acting for thousands of households is actually dispensable.

And now there are two directions for Wu Shigong's transfer: one is what Father-in-law Xiao promised Wu Shigong to arrange for Wu Shigong to be a garrison official position in Guide Mansion. This should be basically no problem.

The other is that after the resignation of Qi County, the official position of the county official that he vacated. However, through the conversation with Qi County Ling just now, Wu Shigong felt that his possibility of obtaining this official position was very small.

However, Wu Shigong suddenly found a very suitable candidate, that is, his fifth brother Wu Shiwen. Didn't the fifth brother Wu Shigong just be removed from his official position as the county magistrate of a county below Guizhou? His qualifications should be able to take over the position of county magistrate of Qi County. Now, it's nothing more than a question of how to do it.

Wu Shigong has also been mixed up in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for a while. So he also knows some basic procedures for the appointment and dismissal of officials. If you want the fifth brother Wu Shiwen to succeed him, there are nothing more than two levels.

One pass is the recommendation of the governor of Henan. Wu Shigong remembered that when he was asked for a debt, didn't he happen to know Master Ling next to the governor of Henan?

This time, Wu Shigong went to Defu City to meet the governor of Henan. If you can find that Master Ling, plus the more than three hundred taels of gold that Wu Shigong was carrying, then at least you can know from Master Ling's mouth whether there is a possibility of operating this matter. If it is possible, then Wu Shigong decides to smash the pot and sell iron.

The second hurdle, of course, is the appointment of the Ministry of Rites. But this level doesn't have to worry about Wu Shigong. As long as the governor of Henan here has clear news, Wu Shigong is ready to send the news to his "mother's house" - Gongshun Houfu, and tell the news to his father Wu Weizhong.

As for how Daddy Wu Weizhong will operate at that time, it is not a matter of concern to Wu Shigong. There is also a distance of thousands of miles between the capital and Guide Mansion, and Wu Shigong can't interfere in this matter. However, Wu Shigong also believes that his father Wu Weizhong will definitely fight for this official position for his fifth brother Wu Shili.

If everything goes well, then the fifth brother Wu Shiwen is the county commander here, and he is the garrison of the Guide Mansion, plus he controls the apprentice Tao Xin's thousand households. In this case, isn't Wu Shigong the emperor of the soil here? What do you want to do, and what support do you get in officialdom? Then the local government's restraint on itself will be swept away.

Wu Shigong is more beautiful the more he thinks about it. He made up his mind: as soon as he arrived in Guide City, he would take the gold to visit Master Ling beside the governor of Henan. Even if it doesn't succeed at that time, you have nothing to lose. At least the official position of the garrison of the Guide Mansion will not be lost.

After arriving at the city of Guide, Wu Shigong and Qi Xian Ling rested for a night, and in the early morning of the next day, they lined up in the ranks of officials and left the city ten miles together to welcome the arrival of the governor of Henan.

When greeting, Wu Shigong was of course at the end of the line. However, when he saw the governor of Henan, he did follow Master Ling, and thought: "Now it seems that I have started to have good luck, and everything I want to do will come true." ”

After welcoming the governor into the city of Guide, a low-level official like Wu Shigong was not qualified to participate in the meeting between the governor and the leading figures of the city of Guide. Wu Shigong had no choice but to stay outside the place where the governor met and rested, and waited with a group of low-level officials, ready for the governor's summons.

After the meeting with the governor was over, Qi County Ling and Wu Shigong were soon notified by the governor's summons. The two of them hurriedly sorted out the clothes on their bodies, and under the guidance of the person who reported it, they came to the front of the governor.

The whole process of summoning proceeded very quickly, and it was nothing more than that after Qi County Ling and Wu Shigong kowtowed, the governor said some words of praise and encouragement. Then, let them retreat.

When he retreated, Wu Shigong gave Master Ling a few glances who were standing beside the governor, and Master Ling also followed Wu Shigong out of the place where he was summoned.

Wu Shigong said to Master Ling, who came out: "The villain and Mr. have a relationship, I know that this time you came to Guide Mansion City, and specially brought some local products to Mr. You to try." ”

The county commander of Naqi heard this on the side, and knew that Wu Shigong wanted to give a gift to the governor of Henan, so he hurriedly said goodbye and avoided it. Wu Shigong went to the door again, and after taking the burden containing the gold from the guards, he followed Master Ling to an empty side room.

More than 300 taels of gold, calculated by modern weight, will also weigh more than 30 catties. Wu Shigong put the heavy burden on the table, making some metallic sounds, then Master Ling basically knew what these souvenirs were. Therefore, he immediately became pleasant and asked Wu Shigong what was the matter with him.

After listening to Wu Shigong's request, Master Ling felt that Wu Shigong's request was a complete matter. It is nothing more than a question of how to write brilliantly in the governor's recital to the imperial court. However, Master Ling felt that the things that Wu Shigong asked for seemed to be a little inconsistent with the value of the gifts he gave.

Therefore, Master Ling frowned and said to Wu Shigong, "It's not that what you said is impossible. But ......" Master Ling said as he tapped the burden that Wu Shigong had placed on the table with his fingers, intentionally or unintentionally.

Wu Shigong immediately understood what Master Ling meant, and he said with a smile: "These are all gold captured by the villain on the battlefield, and the villain doesn't know where to hand over the gold. Now I have to trouble Mr. to hand it over. ”

When I heard that the baggage was full of gold, it was worth seven or eight times the difference between it and silver. Master Ling immediately showed a smile and began to talk to Wu Shigong officially.

Master Ling said: "This matter that Wu Qianhu said, there must be no problem here for Lord Governor. But there is a problem in this, as long as Wu Qianhu agrees, this matter can be operated immediately. ”

Then, Master Ling explained in detail to Wu Shigong: The method taken by Master Ling is to transfer flowers and trees. Such content will appear in the recital presented by the governor of Henan to the imperial court.

In this rebellion of the Holy Spirit Society, it happened that Wu Shigong's fifth brother Wu Shiwen was removed from the official position of the county order, and on the way back to the capital from Guizhou, he went to Wu Shigong, a thousand households, to visit his younger brother.

After receiving the news of the rebellion, Wu Shiwen led his younger brother to actively participate in the counterinsurgency and received a certain amount of credit. That credit is, of course, the credit that is now assigned to Wu Shigong.

In this way, Wu Shi will definitely have no problem reinstating the official position of the county order with these merits. However, without these credits, Wu Shigong would have no hope of becoming the garrison of Guide Mansion. It's really a question of the distribution of credit.

Wu Shigong found that he was taking it for granted at this time. He frowned and carefully began to weigh the pros and cons. Zuihou, he found, is still the official position of the county order. Because even if he doesn't have the official position of the garrison of the Guide Mansion, he at least has the official position of acting for thousands of households.

So, Wu Shigong immediately explained his choice to Master Ling. And after listening to Wu Shigong's choice, Master Ling also smiled with satisfaction.