The prosperity of Bianliang City was unparalleled in the past, but the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty seemed a bit cramped, because this place was just developed from a military state government office.
Although several generations of emperors have been trying their best to expand the construction, due to inherent deficiencies, it is still not as grand as the palaces of other dynasties.
Outside the Imperial City of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there is a lively market next to it. If the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is willing, he only needs to climb the wall to see the people in the market in Bianliang City.
Perhaps it was precisely because the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was so "people-friendly" that the air leaked out from everywhere in the Imperial Forbidden City. The slightest disturbance could quickly spread throughout the city, even faster than the imperial edict was issued.
It's the same this time.
While the Hajj banquet was still being held, various awards and appointments of officials from the imperial court were already spreading out of the imperial city through various channels as if they had grown wings.
Jiying Lane, Shengjia.
A servant trotted out of the front hall, panting heavily, and announced loudly: "Great joy, great joy! Our prospective uncle has been promoted!"
"Uncle-to-be, have you been promoted?"
The Sheng family's residence suddenly boiled.
Hua Lan had already married, and Mo Lan had also been sent to his hometown in Youyang. Only Ru Lan and Ming Lan had previously made a marriage contract with Wei Chen, and the title of uncle-in-law in the Sheng family naturally represented Wei Chen.
So the servants dropped their work one after another and hurried to the backyard to inform their masters.
After receiving the news, Wang Ruofu hurried out of the house, still looking as angry as before. In contrast, her daughter-in-law Hai Chaoyun, who was by her side, was more calm.
Wang Ruofu asked Mother Liu to find the boy who reported the news, and asked with a pout, "How many ranks have you been promoted to?"
The young man said: "Go back to my mistress, my uncle was promoted to a bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy, from the fifth rank."
"Wait a minute! From the fifth level?"
Wang Ruofu frowned and said, "Are you here to entertain me? Although I am a woman, I also know that my uncle has been the magistrate of the fifth rank for three years, and now he is still a fifth rank after all the hard work. What kind of official position does this count as a promotion?"
The boy quickly said: "Mistress, I am wronged. I was told by my master to tell you about this promotion."
"Sir, did he really say that?"
Wang Ruofu still didn't believe it and stared at the boy. The boy was sweating profusely and didn't know how to explain it.
Seeing this, Hai Chaoyun on the side coughed quickly and said with a smile: "Mother, my sister-in-law has returned to the Hanlin Academy. This is a great thing! Before my sister-in-law left the capital, he was Zuo Zhongyun of Zhan Shifu, and Zuo Zhongyun was Zhengliu Now that he has returned to the capital, he has become a lecturer of the fifth grade. Isn't that just a promotion?"
"After working hard at the local level for three years, I was promoted to an official position..."
Wang Ruofu muttered a few words in a low voice, and the following words could not be heard clearly, but Wang Ruofu was obviously not very satisfied with this arrangement.
Hai Chaoyun saw his mother-in-law mumbling from the side and felt dumbfounded.
However, she has been married into the Sheng family for more than a year, and has a thorough understanding of this mother-in-law's temperament, and has long been used to it.
Hai Chaoyun knew that although Wang Ruofu's father was worthy of being an important minister of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Wang Ruofu had been fostered in the home of his uncle and aunt when he was a child, and he had not received much influence from his father.
Moreover, Sheng Hong seldom talked about official affairs with Wang Ruofu on weekdays. It was understandable that Wang Ruofu didn't understand these official affairs.
So Hai Chaoyun patiently explained to Wang Ruofu: "Mother, it is particularly difficult to be promoted to an official position in the Hanlin Academy. The highest Hanlin bachelor is only a fifth-grade official. Liu Xueshi also holds the post of Zhan Shifu in the Zhanshi Mansion. Genuine third grade.
After becoming Hanlin bachelors, the most distinguished are the bachelors of lectures and the bachelors of study.
If my daughter-in-law remembers correctly, there are currently two bachelor's degree students in the Hanlin Academy and one bachelor's degree as lecturer. My sister-in-law is now a bachelor's degree scholar. Her qualifications are not as good as those of her predecessors, but she can still rank fifth in the Hanlin Academy.
In addition, although the bachelor's degree and the bachelor's degree are only from the fifth rank, the imperial court allows them to borrow the uniforms of the third rank, wearing scarlet robes and engraved gold, which can also show their nobility. "
"Can a fifth-rank official wear the official uniform of a third-rank official?"
Wang Ruofu was a little impatient when he listened to his daughter-in-law's explanation at first, but when he heard this, his eyes widened in surprise.
Even if she doesn't understand, she still knows that officials' official uniforms have their own rules and cannot be worn randomly. Since Wei Chen can wear the official uniforms of a third-rank official after becoming a lecturer, then the dignity of this bachelor's lecturer must not be lower than that of an ordinary third-rank official. ah!
Thinking of this, Wang Ruofu couldn't help but smile. He closed his palms with both hands and said, "Okay, okay! It's really a great joy!"
The boy who reported the news was relieved when he saw this, and said with a smile on his face: "Mother, in addition to promoting my uncle, the official family also has other rewards."
Wang Ruofu said dissatisfied: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
I just wanted to say, did you give me this chance?
The boy felt aggrieved, but he didn't dare to talk back.
Haishi on the side came to the rescue and said: "What kind of reward is it? Tell me quickly. As long as mother and I are happy to hear it, your reward will definitely be indispensable."
The young man perked up after hearing this, and said hurriedly: "The official gave special approval and gave me leave to marry. Even the fifth and sixth young ladies in our house were honored. The fifth young lady is a fifth-grade pleasant person, and the sixth young lady is a sixth-grade safe." people."
"Be good!"
Wang Ruofu suddenly felt a little dizzy in his head.
That’s a decree!
Sheng Hong had been an official for more than twenty years, and Wang Ruofu followed him around, but in the end he failed to get a job.
Rulan and Minglan, two little girls who had just grown hairpins, easily had one of them.
It's really annoying to compare people to each other!
If Rulan hadn't been his biological daughter, Wang Ruofu would have been completely jealous at this moment.
When Hai Chaoyun heard the news, she was also surprised and surprised, but she was much calmer than Wang Ruofu. She quickly came to her senses and said seriously: "Mother, if this news can reach our family, it will naturally The news has spread to other people's homes, and my daughter-in-law estimates that it has spread all over Bianjing by now.
This is not only a great event for my sister-in-law, but also a great event for our family. I'm afraid there will be an endless stream of officials coming to congratulate us later. Now that my father and husband-in-law are not at home, we should think about how to welcome him. "
Wang Ruofu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "You have all the keys to the house. I'll leave all these matters to you."
After saying that, she happily went into the backyard to tell Ru Lan the good news.
Hai Chaoyun sighed helplessly to himself, and then summoned his energy and ordered: "Go and invite the third uncle to the front hall and let him entertain the guests. If anyone comes to hand over a message, accept it first, and wait until father and husband come back." Let's take care of it. Remember, don't let the carriages block the alley and disturb the neighbors. And..."
