There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 156 Su Xian: Uncle Shi, your spring has arrived
[Ps. It will be changed to two updates starting today, one chapter is 4000 words, a total of 8000 words]

But now...

His little cotton-padded jacket actually rebelled!

His little cotton-padded jacket has actually grown a pair of wings and is about to fly away!
When Tang Ju needed the little cotton-padded jacket to iron his clothes the most, when he most longed to eat the delicious pastries made by the little cotton-padded jacket, at this critical moment, the little cotton-padded jacket actually rebelled...

Tang Ju twitched the corners of his mouth fiercely.

The beard on his mouth also curled up.

The impact of this incident on Tang Ju was simply greater than the combined impact of "Su Xian's official position was equal to his" and "having no money to buy stinky tofu" combined.

Deng Deng stare!
He took three steps back and raised his hand to slam the door, but he still didn't put it down. This made him look like he was trying to grab something but couldn't.

Tang Ju, who was extremely sad, finally turned around and left this sad place.

He strode out of the back house, preparing to return to his room and immerse himself in a book... This was a way for him to forget his troubles.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the door of the back house, he saw his second daughter, Tang Shujing, running towards him with cheerful steps, even humming a little tune.

Her joy was in sharp contrast to Tang Ju's sadness.

"Oh! Daddy!"

After Tang Shujing discovered her father, she immediately stood on the spot. She was at a loss for a moment and then quickly returned to normal.

Tang Ju also came to his senses, slowly straightened his waist, put his hands behind his back, and lectured in a scolding tone:

"How gracefully you are jumping around!"

"Look at you, where do you look like a lady?"

"..."

Tang Shujing was not afraid of boiling water. Although she was still afraid of this old man, she found a way to deal with it - pretending to be deaf and dumb.

Sure enough, Tang Shujing looked down at her toes, and her attitude of not objecting or defending made Tang Ju feel like he had punched Mian Qian.

"That's all...where have you been wandering around again?" Tang Ju breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, daddy, my daughter went to see the house that His Royal Highness rewarded her." Tang Shujing replied truthfully.

"..."

Tang Ju's face, which maintained the majesty of a strict father, suddenly became as dark as a pot... He would not be jealous of his daughter, but even after being hit, he became a little sensitive.

Tang Shujing's words were like inserting another arrow into his scarred heart.

"Dad, you don't know, the house given by the princess is so big..."

Tang Shujing didn't notice that there was anything wrong with her father's expression. She also liked to show off, so she kept talking about all the good things about that house...

puff!
The second arrow...

Finally, after Tang Shujing finished showing off, Tang Ju said after thinking for a while:

"Jing'er, lend me one hundred Wen for my father."

When Tang Shujing heard this, her bright eyes suddenly widened. She immediately covered the money bag with her two small white hands, took a few steps back, and stared at Tang Ju warily.

And said: "Daddy, you are crazy! If mother finds out, we will lose all of our monthly allowance!"

Tang Ju had expected this and said with a smile:
"Captain Lin took people to eat stinky tofu in the small garden today, and was discovered by my father... Hey, I realized that Captor Lin was too busy following you."

"Daddy, stop talking."

Tang Shujing's pretty face changed, and she immediately released her little hand covering the money bag. She looked around, and when she saw no one was around, she grabbed a handful of copper coins and gave them to Tang Ju.

Tang Ju grinned and continued.

"Dad, my daughter has something to do, so I'll leave first." After saying that, before Tang Ju could respond, Tang Shujing had already moved her long legs and ran away.

Tang Ju held the handful of copper coins and stood in silence for a long time, and finally sighed:
“It’s the father’s fault if you don’t educate them!”

After placing the coins, Tang Ju slapped his hand again and said to himself: "It's my father's fault! It's my father's fault..."

But soon, he happily returned to the value room, completely forgetting what happened just now.

……

After eating a portion of stinky tofu, Tang Ju's mood improved.

He picked up the tea cup and sipped the fragrant tea, thinking:
"That's all. Even if nephew Su Xian's official position is at the same level as mine, or may be higher than mine in the future, he is still my junior...he still needs to call me uncle!"

"Why bother with yourself?"

"I can definitely meet Nephew Su Xian with a normal heart..."

"..."

Just at this moment, a subordinate official outside the door reported:
"Report to the Ming Mansion that Mr. Su Xian and Mr. Su have come to visit, and he has arrived at Yimen."

Su Xian is here?

Tang Ju's whole body froze leisurely, and the tea cup in his hand fell directly to the ground with a clattering sound.

……

yamen.

back room.

It has been a quarter of an hour since Su Xian was brought here by his subordinates.

I drank two cups of tea.

But Tang Ju hasn't come out to see him yet.

After all, Uncle Shi is a county official, so he is bound to be busy, so I will wait patiently... Su Xian patiently sat on a chair in the back hall and drank tea.

In fact, Su Xian would not have taken a detour to the Yamen if it had not been to tell him the good news that Tang Ju was about to be promoted to the governor of Yingzhou.

Go directly back to Jiaolou Street, tell Liu Huixiang that she is safe, and then hug her for a reunion kiss. Doesn’t she smell good?

But now that he's here and has been waiting for a full two-quarters of an hour, Su Xian really wants to see Tang Ju.

……

at the same time.

The county magistrate valued the house.

Tang Ju asked a subordinate:
"Nephew Su Xian hasn't left yet?"

"No, I'm drinking tea leisurely in the back hall."

"Did Nephew Su Xian tell me why he came to see me?"

"There is a big event! But Mr. Su said that we need to tell Mingfu in person."

"Is that so..."

"..."

Tang Ju fell into deep thought, then covered his head with both hands, looked at the subordinate official and ordered:

"I...have a headache recently. I can't see the sun or the wind. You...go find me a cloak or a hat."

"Yes..." The subordinate stepped back with a puzzled look on his face, not daring to ask any more questions.

……

back room.

Su Xian drank another cup of tea.

Tang Ju still didn't come out to see him.

This made him murmur in his heart: "Could it be that I offended Uncle Shi somewhere?"

If you think about it carefully, there is none at all.

At this time, a hearty laughter finally came from outside the back hall door: "Nephew Su Xian, hahaha, I've been waiting for a long time..."

Su Xian immediately stood up and went to greet him. Just as he was about to bow to him, he suddenly saw the person entering the room... He was wearing a black cloak, and his face could not be seen clearly. He looked like a knight wandering the world.

He was stunned for a moment, and bowed with doubt in his heart: "Uncle Shi, uncle Shi, what are you doing?"

"Don't be polite, get up quickly."

Tang Ju, who was wearing a black cloak, helped Su Xian up with both hands, shook his head and sighed: "Good nephew, good nephew, you are now an official and at the same level as me, so you don't need to be so polite."

"What did Uncle Shi say? My nephew will always be a junior, and Uncle Shi will always be Uncle Shi. This cannot be changed." Su Xian looked slightly unnatural, but quickly returned to normal.

"Okay, haha, my nephew said it well." Tang Ju was still very satisfied with Su Xian's attitude.

After greetings, the two took their seats respectively.

Su Xian sized up Tang Ju's black cloak, and asked doubtfully:

"Uncle Shi, what are you doing?"

"Oh, my dear nephew, don't be surprised. I've been caught by the wind and cold recently, and the doctor told me not to bask in the sun or blow in the wind... This cloak is just right for me."

"I see...my nephew should come to visit another day and ask Uncle Shi to atone for his sins."

"Hey, what did my nephew say..."

"..."

After the two chatted for a while, Su Xian suddenly straightened his face, looked at Tang Ju's black cloak and said:
"Uncle Shi, the princess has raised her account today and made new arrangements for inspections in Yingzhou."

"Oh?"

Tang Ju's expression was also straight, but it was completely invisible due to the obstruction of his black cloak.

At the same time, the sadness that he had finally suppressed emerged again... Su Xian knew this secret, but he didn't know it. This was the gap!

Sure enough, the seventh-rank official and the seventh-rank official are different.

But then he thought again: "But nephew Su Xian is always my husband's good nephew, after he knows it, doesn't it mean that I know it too?"

With this thought in his mind, Tang Ju's sadness slowly subsided...

"The former governor of Yingzhou colluded with the Liao people. The evidence is conclusive. It was a major crime for the barbarians to destroy the three tribes!" Su Xian said slowly.

"In the remaining counties, including Boye County, Gaoyang County, Shucheng County, Pingshu County, Hejian County, etc., no one was spared from being demoted or imprisoned by the county magistrate."

"..."

Tang Ju shook his head and said: "Hey, the princess's inspection this time is even more intense than the Beijing inspection. The entire officialdom of Hebei Province has undergone earth-shaking changes!"

Su Xian smiled and said: "After the governor of Yingzhou and the magistrates of various counties were demoted, the positions of the governor and the magistrates of each county became vacant. This is what the princess is discussing today!"

"That's it... As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day, and the princess's decision is appropriate." Tang Ju nodded, and then asked: "Have you ever discussed who the new governor will be?"

In fact, Tang Ju's heart skipped a beat just now.

It is very likely that he will be promoted to the governor of Yingzhou.

Because in the entire Yingzhou, there were so many governors and counties, but only his Leshou County had not found any problems.

According to Princess Lanling's style along the way, she will definitely promote the person with the best performance on the spot...

Specific to Yingzhou, Tang Ju is very likely to be promoted to governor.

But...he remembered his origin, from the Tang family, a wealthy family.

The basic strategy of the imperial court towards the aristocratic families was to suppress them. For example, if Tang Ju passed the "Second Ranking Jinshi" examination, he should not start as a small county magistrate of the seventh rank if he was promoted to an official position.

But he is just a small seventh-grade county magistrate... This is suppression.

Therefore, the position of governor of Yingzhou, this piece of pie, may not fall on his head.

Tang Ju was thinking wildly in his mind when Su Xian stood up with a smile and bowed to him seriously:

"Uncle Shi, my nephew first congratulates you!"

"Nephew...what are you..." Tang Ju couldn't help but stood up, his black cloak swaying.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess has appointed Uncle Shi as the new governor of Yingzhou!" Su Xian directly stated the result.

"I...I...I...the new governor of Yingzhou...this..."

Tang Ju was so excited that he could not speak coherently. What he thought was impossible in his own analysis actually happened.

This shock to his heart was like a bolt from the blue.

Su Xian stood aside with a smile, giving Tang Ju time to react.

He could understand Tang Ju's current mood.

Thinking back to last night, when he was given the rank of "Xibu Sacrificial Wine" at the Yingzhou Marching Camp, he was also ecstatic.

After all, in this day and age, there is an official who is really a master, and the ranks of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce are strict!
after a little while.

Su Xian then told Tang Ju about the scenes that happened during the discussion.

Including Wang Sima's approval, consultation with the military and opposition, etc.

After hearing this, Tang Ju's excitement calmed down slightly, his waist straightened, and he thought to himself:

"Yingzhou is a central state, and the governor of Yingzhou is the fourth grade!"

"In this way, I am several levels higher than Nephew Su Xian..."

"..."

Tang Ju, who was calm in his heart, suddenly felt that the black cloak covering his head was too stuffy, and his breathing was a little uncomfortable... He didn't want to endure this bad feeling for a moment.

So, Tang Ju pulled the black cloak off... It was so cool!
Unexpectedly, Su Xian's expression suddenly changed and he said anxiously:

"Uncle Shi, why did you take off your cloak? Aren't you affected by the wind and cold and can't be exposed to the wind or sun?"

"Uh... well..." Tang Ju's face, full of joyful smile, froze leisurely.

"..."

"Uncle Shi's promotion to the governor of Yingzhou is certainly a happy event, but his health is more important..."

Su Xian spoke earnestly, and under his nagging, Tang Ju pulled the corners of his mouth and put the black cloak on his head again.

The sultry feeling came back... Tang Ju felt a slight pain in his balls. If he had known this, he would not have worn this cloak.

But luckily, he can just take it off as soon as Su Xian leaves, which won't take long.

When he thought that he had been promoted to the governor of Yingzhou, Tang Ju immediately forgot his feeling of suffocation. The governor of Yingzhou was a senior official of the fourth rank!
The rank of the magistrate of Leshou County is only from the seventh rank. He has been promoted several levels in a row!

What's particularly important is that Tang Ju is still a child of a noble family. It's rare to get promoted to several levels in a row...

Tang Ju clearly remembered that when he set off from Shendu to become an official in Yingzhou half a year ago, some people in his family laughed at him, saying that it would be the best result for him to keep the minor magistrate of Leshou County.

As for promotion?That is impossible!
But now, he has been directly promoted to governor of Leshou County after only half a year as the magistrate of Leshou County!
He wished he could grow a pair of wings immediately, fly back to the divine capital, and slap those clansmen in the face...

In short, Tang Ju is now feeling refreshed and high-spirited, wishing he could look up to the sky and roar.

At this time, Su Xian suddenly said:
"In addition, the princess also decided to move the prefecture of Yingzhou to Leshou County, and the marching camp of one hundred thousand soldiers will also be moved outside Leshou County today."

"What did you say, nephew?"

Tang Ju, who was in high spirits, suddenly looked bad when he heard this, "The marching camp will be moved outside Leshou County? Will the princess come with you?"

"good."

"..."

Tang Ju opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

That's right. With Princess Lanling's personality, Tang Ju might not be able to sleep well at night if she lived outside the city.

Su Xian said goodbye...

After Tang Ju took off the black cloak that got in the way, he felt happy again, and said to himself: "Princess Lanling will return to the capital of God in a while, I just need to get through this period of time."

He was so excited that he rushed to the back house immediately.

The joy that he is about to be promoted to the governor of Yingzhou must be shared with his family.

Especially "little cotton-padded jacket" Tang Shuwan, Tang Ju wants her to take a good look at who has the bigger official position between him and Su Xian!

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)