Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 4: The fifth-grade imperial official is too low (please recommend and collect)
However, Tong Guobin can only fool some courtiers and colleagues by saying that thanking guests for illness can only fool some courtiers and colleagues. He still dare not shirk if the emperor wants to see him.

On this day, Emperor Qingyong summoned him just after his morning court.

In the South Study Room, the new emperor of the Daqing Dynasty was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and sitting on a soft couch.

Standing in front of the driver was none other than the Minister of War, Tong Guobin.

Emperor Qingyong picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then looked at the other party.

"I heard you were sick?"

When Tong Guobin heard this, he immediately fell to his knees in fright.

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I am not sick, but I have no intention of deceiving Your Majesty. It's just that these colleagues are asking about Su Ran, so I have no choice but to hide."

Emperor Qingyong smiled slightly: "I knew it, get up quickly, the ground is cold."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." As he said this, Tong Guobin got up from the ground.

Seeing this, Emperor Qingyong spoke again: "You should have found out the situation these days, right? Who is that Su Ran?"

When Tong Guobin heard that this was indeed the problem, he felt helpless.

After receiving the good news, I personally went through all the files of the Ministry of War, and even asked the Ministry of Officials to check the rosters of all officials.

However, there are too few records about this Su Ran.

But since the emperor wanted to ask, he could only tell the truth.

Thinking of this, Tong Guobin said with a bitter look on his face: "Your Majesty, in fact, since the good news reached the capital, Wei Chen went back and looked through all the files that could be found, and also checked the list of officials with the surname Su in the court, but about This Su Ran only said that his parents died young and he went to Northern Xinjiang when he was 13 years old. He is now only 17 years old and is currently a commander in the army. There is no other information."

When Emperor Qingyong heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

"According to your statement, it means that Su Ran does not come from a certain noble family?"

"It should be, otherwise it will definitely be registered with the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel." Tong Guobin nodded and said in a more positive tone.

"That's good, that's good." Emperor Qingyong said it twice, and then said, "In that case, tell me, he has made such a great contribution to me, what should I do when he returns to Beijing? Give him a reward?"

"This... Your Majesty has his own Holy Judgment, and the humble minister -"

When Tong Guobin heard this question, he immediately shied away, but was interrupted by Emperor Qingyong.

"But it doesn't matter!"

Seeing this, Tong Guobin laughed dryly and said: "Su Ran is now the seventh rank, and his contribution this time is indeed not small, but I think he is still young, and it will be enough to promote him to the fifth rank. If your Majesty wants to If you let him stay in the capital, you can make him a deputy lieutenant of the infantry."

When Emperor Qingyong heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "Fifth grade is too low."

"What about granting him a fourth-grade city gate leader, or a Xuanfu envoy?"

"Go and tell the officials and let him go to the Xiaoqi camp to be the deputy commander." Emperor Qingyong did not answer his question and made a decision directly.

When Tong Guobin heard this, his old face turned red.

The deputy commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion is a fourth-rank official in the capital. He was directly promoted to this position from a seventh-rank commander who was not yet a capital official. This situation is probably rare since the founding of the Daqing Dynasty!
However, since the emperor had spoken, he had no choice but to obey.

Thinking like this, Tong Guobin said to Emperor Qingyong: "I obey the decree."

Emperor Qingyong looked at him and seemed to suddenly remember something.

"The one who made the pass is your distant nephew, Tong Wanrong. He probably has enough experience outside, so you should transfer him back to Beijing. You can discuss it with the Ministry of Officials and see if someone from the Fourth Department can be arranged in the Fourth Department. The quality is lacking.”

Seeing that his nephew had been promoted, Tong Guobin immediately knelt down to thank him and said, "On behalf of my nephew, Tong Wanrong, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace."

"Okay, let's go down." Emperor Qingyong waved his hand towards him.

"My minister retire."

……

On the way back home, Tong Guobin sat in the sedan with mixed feelings in his heart.

This Su Ran, who was only 17 years old, was actually able to be promoted to three ranks in a row, from a seventh-rank foreign official to a fourth-rank deputy commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion.As for his distant nephew, if he hadn't taken advantage of him, he would still be in the fifth rank position. It's really irritating.

But Tong Guobin then thought about it, no matter what, his distant nephew had been promoted.

Since he can get this advantage for the other party, it seems that he should have a good relationship with Su Ran.

You must remind him in the future to continue to maintain this relationship.

Tong Guobin had a hunch that this fourth-grade deputy commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion was definitely not the pinnacle of Su Ran's officialdom.

It is indeed terrifying!

I think back then, when I was 17 years old, I had just started in officialdom.

And on Tong Guobin's way back, the Rongguo Mansion on Rongning Street in the capital was not peaceful.

The elder of the Rongguo Mansion, Jia She, who had attacked a first-class general, was walking up and down in front of Jia's mother, seemingly hesitating to speak.

Next to Jia Mu, there were her second son Jia Zheng and his wife, Mrs. Wang.

Seeing her son dangling in front of her for a long time, Jia's mother finally couldn't help but throw the coral rosary in her hand on the table.

"Stop walking around and if you have anything to say, just say it!"

Seeing this, Jia She laughed dryly, and then said bravely: "You are not the unsatisfactory beast that I am. I have no ability, but I am doing nothing all day long. The first one came back to me and said that he wanted to get married."

When Jia Mu heard this, her face suddenly turned from gloomy to bright: "This is a good thing. It means that Lian'er has grown up. Tell me, which girl has he fallen in love with?"

Jia She looked at Mrs. Wang sitting next to Jia Mu, and then a strange smile appeared on her face.

Seeing the other party looking at her like this, Mrs. Wang's well-maintained face suddenly turned red.

Damn it, why are you looking at me like this? My husband is still sitting here. Does he want to take advantage of me?It’s true that a dog can’t change its habit of eating shit.

When Jia Zheng saw his brother's appearance, he felt a little cursed in his heart and his face became a little embarrassed.

Perhaps realizing that his behavior was a bit inappropriate, Jia She smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, this girl is related to our Jia family. In terms of seniority, she should be the niece of her younger siblings."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, her expression immediately changed.

She has two nieces in total, one is Zi Teng's daughter, who is already engaged to the son of Marquis Baoning, and the other is her eldest brother's daughter Wang Xifeng.

This old immortal must have set his sights on Feng Yatou.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang's face became even worse.

To outsiders, the Rongguo Mansion looks unparalleled, but when you are in it, you know the real details.

The ancestors had outstanding achievements and received much favor from the emperor, but these descendants were not as good as the others.

The strongest one is my husband, but he is just a fifth-grade worker from the Ministry of Industry.

Counting down the list, they are all basically playboys, and none of them can make any achievements in civil and martial arts.

Especially this Jia Lian, who has the same character as his father, is lustful and idle, so if Feng Yatou marries him, there will definitely be no good results.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang suppressed the displeasure in her heart, and nodded to Jia Mu while keeping her face as calm as possible: "I have two nieces, but the one from my second brother's family has already promised the son of Marquis Baoning as his wife. Although Feng Yatou from the eldest brother's family is a married woman, her father died early, and the second brother has always been in charge of everything in the family, so this matter has to be decided by him."

When Mother Jia heard this, she knew that it might not be that easy, but she still had a smile on her face.

"In this case, you should find an opportunity to talk to your brother and see the situation. However, this kind of thing must be mutually agreeable."

As soon as these words came out, Jia She breathed a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, the old lady's words were probably half the problem.

However, there was a little more thought in Mrs. Wang's eyebrows.

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(End of this chapter)