Chapter 68, Joy

  Yan Zhigao held the appointment documents and official seals in his hands tightly. Because of his excitement, his hands trembled a little. It was not until he returned to the post that his mood calmed down slightly.

   "Congratulations, my lord!"

  Master Xiao stood in front of the courtyard, and as soon as he saw Yan Zhigao, he acted as joy.

  Yan Zhigao's mentality has been tense outside, and he has returned to his own territory. He can no longer suppress his inner joy, and the corners of his mouth can't stop rising: "Master has received the news?"

Master Xiao smiled and nodded: "Brother Shou Nian knows some people in the government office. He sent someone to inform him early this morning that the adult might have to go up for a while. Now, looking at the adult's expression, it's all done. "

   Yan Zhigao couldn't hide the joy on his face, and said with a smile: "Go, come in and talk."

  As soon as the two of them entered the main room, Yan Wenxiu's few children ran over.

  Yan Wenxiu is older, knowing that his father’s promotion is related to the fate of the family, when he heard Yan Zhigao came back, he hurriedly brought his younger brothers and sisters over, his expression a little nervous.

  Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai didn’t think so much, but they also knew the benefits of being promoted, so they both looked eagerly at Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao.

  Among the four, the calmest one is Daohua.

  She is not a real child, and Xiao Yeyang gave her the jade pendant. In the following days, the officials at the station’s courteous and thoughtful attitude towards cheap fathers, she had guessed that her father would be promoted in ten or nine times.

  Looking at her father's overjoyed look now, the result is self-evident.

Yan Zhigao plunged into the joy of appreciation, and did not notice the expressions of the four little guys, but Master Xiao on the side saw all the reactions of the four in his eyes. For the calm Daohua, he couldn't help being dark again. Praised.

   Seeing a few brothers, Daohua just stared at him and didn’t speak. She had to rely on her young age and smiled at Yan Zhigao and asked, “Father, are you promoted?”

  Yan Zhigao coughed persistently, and smiled and handed the written document to Master Xiao next to him.

  Master Xiao took the document, read the ten lines at a glance, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Xingzhou knows the state! Your lord has been promoted to the third level in a row?"

  Yan Zhigao nodded: "Honestly, I was surprised when I saw the appointment essay!"

Master Xiao immediately said: "It is enough to be promoted to a prefecture based on your seniority and political achievements over the years! Xingzhou belongs to Beiding Prefecture, which is among the fifteen prefectures of Zhongzhou Province. Although it is only a middle-level prefecture, it faces the Grand Canal. The transportation is convenient. As long as adults attach importance to people's livelihood, they can still make political achievements."

  At this moment, Master Xiao's mood is excited.

  When he was young, due to family reasons, he lost his qualifications for the scientific examination.

  Until the ten years of Yongxing, he traveled to Zhongzhou Province and saw the magistrate Yan Xian who personally went to the fields to encourage farming. At that time, he was touched when he saw the scene of him eating and drinking with farmers regardless of his identity.

  After that, he took the initiative to vote under Yan County Order and became his master.

  Unfortunately, the officialdom and personnel affairs are complicated. The county magistrate Yan was born in a humble background, and he also carried the literati in his bones. He did not want to go with some people in the officialdom and was even suppressed by the higher authorities. The county magistrate lasted for nine years.

  Originally, he thought that county magistrate Yan had no hope of turning over again. He didn't expect that the opportunity would come just like this.

  Middle-aged, he doesn’t want to be an official anymore. He wants to help Master Yan, who is really committed to doing things for the people, so that he can show off his lifelong talents.

  Xingzhou, although it can only be regarded as a lower state, it has four counties under its jurisdiction. If it is done well, it can't be said that Master Yan can still rise by one liter.

  Aside, Yan Wenxiu and the others were overjoyed when they heard that Yan Zhigao was promoted.

  Yan Wenkai: "Father is Master Zhizhou. Is that the same level as Dong Zhizhou before?"

   No matter how restrained, Yan Wenxiu smiled at this moment: "Yes, one level."

  Yan Wenkai smiled immediately: "Humph, next time you see Dong Xiangrong, let's see how proud he is!"

  "Don't cause trouble!" Yan Wenxiu glared at Yan Wenkai, "We have already reconciled with Dong Xiangrong, and Dong Zhizhou has already been with Li Dao and Qian, and we are not allowed to mention this matter when we meet in the future."

  Speaking, Yan Wenxiu also looked at Daohua and Yan Wentao.

   Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao watched from the sidelines, both of them were satisfied.

  Master Xiao smiled and said, "The eldest son is becoming more and more like a elder brother!"

  Yan Zhigao did not speak, but he agreed.

  At this time, Xiao Si ran in and said that an official came to see him.

   Yan Zhigao and Xiao Shiye quickly looked at each other.

   "In Fucheng, the news spreads really fast!"

  Yan Zhigao turned around and ordered Yan Wenxiu to take Daohua away, and then greeted him with Master Xiao.

Two or three days after   , the yard where Daohua and the others lived was never free. Every day, officials came to visit Yan Zhigao, regardless of whether they knew him or not.

  A few small people lay down by the window and looked at Yan Zhigao and Master Xiao with interest.

  Ina Flower: "Brother, are we going back?"

  Yan Wenxiu nodded: "Daddy has a period of time in office, and he has to go back to handover. It should be only two days. You guys should also prepare. You can't be too busy when you don't leave."

   Daohua asked again: "By the way, eldest brother, have you written to your mother to tell her father’s promotion?"

  Yan Wenxiu smiled and nodded: "I wrote back the day when Dad got the clerk. Mother should have received the letter by now."

  At the same time, the county government of Linyi County.

  Mrs. Li took the letter with a face of excitement and went to the old lady Yan’s Songhe Courtyard. The people in the second and third rooms received the news and hurriedly followed.

   "Mother, great joy! Lord, he has been promoted to the prestigious state of Xingzhou!"

  The old lady Yan was thinking about a few rice flowers. Upon hearing this, she stood up in a ‘huh’: "Really?!"

  Mrs. Li quickly handed over the letter written by Yan Wenxiu: "It is true, you see, this is a letter from Wenxiu!"

   "Big brother is really promoted?"

  As soon as Yan Zhiyuan entered the yard, he heard Mrs. Li's words, and immediately ran into the room in three steps and two steps, and quickly moved to the old lady Yan's side.

  The old lady Yan was holding the letter, reading it word by word. Because she didn't know many words, she read very slowly.

  Yan Zhiyuan is too slow, so anxious to grab more letters: "Mother, give me the letter, and my son will read it to you."

  The old lady Yan stared at her two children, but when she saw her daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter waiting in a hurry, she threw the letter to Yan Zhiyuan.

  Yan Zhiyuan first read it by himself and made sure that his eldest brother was really promoted, and then he read the letter to everyone with joy.

   "Good, good, good!"

  After listening to the letter, the old lady Yan said several good words, her eyes were a little red: "Zhi Gao is a fifth-rank official, and I will have the face to see your father after death."

  Seeing the old lady crying with excitement, Mrs. Li hurried forward to comfort her.

  Sun smiled and said: "Mother, where is this place? In the future, the eldest brother's officials will definitely become bigger and bigger, and there will be literary and cultivators. You always wait to be the old man!"

  The old lady burst into tears and smiled: "If you can talk, then I can wait!"

  Ms. Li saw the old lady well, and then said: "The master has a period of time in office, and he should be back in a few days. I think we will start to clean up now, lest there is not enough time later."

  Yan Zhiyuan agreed: "My sister-in-law said that Xingzhou is still some distance away from our side."

After speaking for a while, everyone came out of the old lady's yard, and then went back to each room to clean up.

  Shuangxinyuan.

   "Did you inquire? What happened? Why is the old lady's yard so lively?" Aunt Lin asked her maid.

  The maid shook her head: "I didn't dare to get too close. I only knew that it was the uncle who wrote back. It should be a good thing to see that the second master and the second lady are so happy."

   Aunt Lin was a bit dissatisfied that the maid hadn’t heard the exact news, and was about to blame a few words when she saw her brother rushing into the yard.

"How did you come?"

  Master Lin smiled with joy: "Sister, I’m overjoyed, my brother-in-law has been promoted from the fifth rank to Zhizhou, and he has jumped three levels in a row!"

  Hearing this, Aunt Lin was surprised at first, and then she was ecstatic: "Really, who did you listen to?"

  Master Lin pressed the joy in his heart, and said excitedly: "The county government has spread it all over now. You know, Zhu Jiaoyu's family is related to Fucheng. He came to say that he can't be wrong."

  (End of this chapter)