Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 119 Back on track
Gu Yunji was a little surprised when he heard the words: "Going back to Beijing so soon? It stands to reason that even if you want to be promoted, you will wait until the end of the year after the evaluation before leaving, right?"

According to the system of the Great Xia Dynasty, a term of three years is a term for local officials, and they can be re-elected for up to three terms. During this period, the performance evaluation is conducted once a year, and a comprehensive evaluation is conducted every three years. If the comprehensive evaluation results are excellent, they can be promoted, and if they are ordinary, they will stay in office or be transferred. , Only major mistakes will be demoted.

Lu Xian knows that this is the first year of his second term. He got above-average in the last comprehensive evaluation. Generally speaking, he can only be promoted if he gets above-average again in the next comprehensive evaluation.

Although the next comprehensive evaluation will take another two years, Lu Xianzhi performed well in the process of resettling the refugees, and set a good example for the Jiangnan states to learn from. It can be regarded as a major achievement, and it is normal to be promoted early .

Gu Yunji knew Lu Xianzhi's ability, so it was not surprising that he could be promoted.What surprised him was that even if he was promoted early, he would leave after the end of the year-end evaluation, instead of returning to Beijing next month.

Pan Shiliang replied: "It was supposed to be like this. As a result, Ding You, the Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple in the Central Plains, happened to return to his hometown, and a job vacancy came out, so he was simply transferred back to Beijing, and he will take up the post next month."

Although the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is the same as the magistrate and is of the fourth grade, the capital officials have always been higher than the local officials, and the Taichang Temple is in charge of the celebration of sacrifices, which can be regarded as a noble position, and it is indeed a good place for Lu Xianzhi .

As he said that, Pan Shiliang added: "Lord Lu loves the people like a son. This time, he is about to leave his post and return to Beijing. The officials and people in Hangzhou are very reluctant to give up, and even sent Wanmin Umbrella to him. It is said that when he received it, he was so moved that he burst into tears. Tears wet the official uniform."

Gu Yunji imagined that scene for a while, and couldn't help feeling a little funny.

If the common people are grateful for the benevolent government of the local officials, they will present them with Wanmin umbrellas to show their praise.But sometimes it may not be completely voluntary by the people, and it may also be given by the local gentry in order to curry favor. Lu Xianzhi's situation obviously belongs to the latter.

One side gave the umbrella gratefully, and the other took the umbrella away crying bitterly. Everyone knew this well, but they still had to finish the scene seriously.

However, Lu Xianzhi was able to cry so much that his clothes were wet. He was so sincere that people had to sigh that his acting skills were really good, and he deserved to be promoted.

The main purpose of Pan Shiliang's trip was to read the imperial decree and send the plaque bestowed by the emperor to Luxi Academy. Now that the matter is over, he didn't stay any longer, and left after chatting with Xu Chengyu and others casually.

Looking at the back of Pan Shiliang going away, Su Qi came back to his senses, and complained to Xu Chengyu: "Shan Zhang, Mr. Pan, as the imperial envoy on behalf of His Majesty, came to reward us for such a big thing, and you didn't tell us, it hurts us." I've been curious all morning!"

Xu Chengyu's tone was calm, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him: "What can I do if I tell you? After all, the refugee matter has finally come to an end, and the academy is about to start classes, just for you to calm down and prepare for classes."

"If I let you know in advance, you wouldn't be jumping up and down every day expecting him to come? Why are you talking about going to class? It should be like today, and it's best to tell you at the end."

Su Qi consciously wanted to refute, but after thinking about it for a while, it seemed that this was indeed the case, and his confidence suddenly lacked.He didn't try to force his mouth, and simply frowned, and said flatteringly: "You are worthy of being the head of the mountain, and you really know our character thoroughly. Then what are our plans for the future, should we leave after Master Lu leaves?" Time to send him off?"

"What's the plan, of course it's the start of school!" Xu Chengyu rolled his eyes at him, and said angrily, "When Mr. Lu leaves office, there will be no shortage of people to send him off, let alone you. You just need to take care of yourself."

"Huh? The class is going to start so soon? It's really boring." Su Qi's face collapsed when he heard the class, and he was listless.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and soon became happy again: "But it's okay, it's already April, and it will be the Dragon Boat Festival soon, and then we can have a holiday again."

As he said that, he climbed onto Gu Yunji's shoulders and asked enthusiastically, "Yunji, has your sister-in-law already given birth? After the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, I will go to Huating County to congratulate your family!"

Su Qi's thinking is out of the ordinary, and it's not something ordinary people can keep up with. Gu Yunji felt a little helpless: "Yes, the family just sent a letter, saying that the sister-in-law gave birth to a boy at the end of last month, and the mother and child are safe."

"Isn't that just right!" Su Qi clapped his hands happily when he heard the words, "I attended your elder brother's wedding on Dragon Boat Festival last year, and this year's Dragon Boat Festival caught up with your nephew's full moon wine. What a coincidence, your family and I are so destined !"

Gu Yunji couldn't laugh or cry: "My nephew was born at the end of March, and he will be almost two months old when we go back for the Dragon Boat Festival. How can we catch up with the full moon wine?"

Su Qi felt that this was nothing, and said disapprovingly, "What's the matter? Even if we can't catch up, as long as we go back, it will be fine if we have a good relationship!"

As he said that, he was already thinking about the gift for the little baby: "Children who are less than two months old, what should I give...a small bracelet? Or a longevity lock? These are the most common gifts given by parents. , will I bump into them? I still have to give a special..."

Seeing that Su Qi was thinking seriously, Cheng Yan couldn't help but said: "Are you really going? In this way, you have spent the Dragon Boat Festival for two consecutive years and didn't go back to the capital. Wouldn't that be bad?"

"It makes sense, Yun Ji has been troubled for two years in a row..." Su Qi didn't understand what he meant at all, and the focus was completely shifted, "Why don't I live in your house this year?"

Cheng Yan was caught off guard: "My house? Are you sure? Let alone the humble house, you may not be used to living in it, the main reason is that my mother is old, just don't scare her old man with your startled monkey temper! "

"What are you talking about, am I that kind of person?" Su Qi slapped Cheng Yan dissatisfiedly, "I respect the old and love the young, okay? I will be safe and secure and won't cause trouble for you guys." .”

When several people were discussing enthusiastically, Xu Chengyu quietly interjected: "I forgot to tell you that there will be no holidays for the Dragon Boat Festival this year."

Hearing these words, all the students present turned their heads in unison, their eyes widened bigger than copper bells: "What? No holiday?"

Su Qi quit immediately: "How can the mountain grow like this? If the Dragon Boat Festival is not a holiday, wouldn't we have to wait until the Chinese New Year to go home? If I stay in the academy for a whole year, I will not be able to suffocate here, and I will not let it go." People take a breath!"

Xu Chengyu was unmoved, and took it for granted: "From the holiday in the twelfth lunar month last year to the present, the academy has not started classes for nearly five months. You haven't recovered enough for such a long time? You know, next year will be the year of the imperial examination. , if you continue to play like this, it will take years and years for you to pass the Juren exam? There is not much time left for you, it is only reasonable to take it easy and study for a few more days."

Although what Xu Chengyu said was right and the students understood this truth, everyone still couldn't help but feel sorry for their lost holidays. At this moment, everyone sighed, like eggplants beaten by frost.

Seeing the sluggishness of the students, Xu Chengyu was in a rare good mood. He turned around and walked back on his own, but he threw a thunderous sentence to everyone: "Also, this year's half-year exam will be held tomorrow ahead of schedule. , we still have to pass the rankings, everyone prepare well."

"what?"

The students were so shocked that they felt that their ears must be broken, otherwise they would not have heard such "cruel and inhuman" words.

But no matter how shocked the students of Luxi Academy were, now that all the dust has settled, it is time for everyone to return to the right track of life and continue to study and attend classes step by step.

Ordinary days always pass quickly, spring goes and summer comes again, autumn goes and spring returns again.

The ginkgo trees in the academy turned green and then yellow, and then turned yellow and green again. With the flick of a finger, a year has passed.

(End of this chapter)