high official

Chapter 139
"gave birth!"

Wang Xian and Yin Ling immediately jumped up, held hands and jumped up and down in front of Wang Gui, celebrating the birth of the first generation of the Wang family.

But Wang Gui felt weak all over and couldn't even stand up.

After a while, the door opened, and the servant girl came out with a water basin, but Wang Gui jumped up, grabbed the maid who was walking in front, and stammered, "Why, what?"

"Congratulations to the master for his daughter." The servant girl smiled and said, "Mother and daughter are safe..."

"Ah..." Wang Gui's face showed disappointment, he really hoped to have a son...

Wang Xian and Yinling were very happy, Yinling yelled, "Kiss my little niece, my aunt is here!" ' and rushed into the house.Wang Xian couldn't go in, so he patted his elder brother on the shoulder vigorously and said: "I want my son to be born again in the future, but my daughter is the apple of my eye!"

Wang Gui thought so, nodded to Wang Xian, and went into the room, saw the old woman holding the newborn daughter, he scratched his head, took it carefully, looked at the small nose and small eyes, held back the tears .

Outside the house, Dad finally arrived, and Wang Xian rushed out to greet him.

"Did you give birth?" the old man asked with a straight head.

"gave birth."

"What happened?" Dad's eyes widened.

"Daughter."

"..." The old man's expression froze, and he hummed, "Two idiots."

"Father..." Wang Xian smiled wryly, "This is your first grandchild."

"That's right." The old man thought that the days would still be long, but his expectation of holding a grandson all the time had failed, and he felt a little unhappy.So he went in with Wang Xian to meet the Hou family.

From the old man to the youngest grandson, more than a dozen members of the Hou family came, hoping that the Hou family would give birth to the eldest grandson, which would establish the position of the Wang family in one fell swoop. Now that a baby girl was born, it was even more frustrating than the Wang family.Wang Xingye has to comfort them, saying that the future will be long, and it will be another battle in the rivers and lakes...

After finishing the perfunctory with the Hou family, the father saw his granddaughter at the end. Although he was a bit patriarchal and the newborns were ugly, Wang Xingye still couldn't put it down. He hugged and kissed again and again, making the baby cry.

"This child belongs to our Wang family. It was born after being reborn. Let's call it Xin'er!" As the head of the family, Father Wang has the unquestionable right to name the offspring.

After making out with Xin'er, it was already noon, and Wang Gui's father-in-law invited Wang Xian and his son to have dinner in front.

Today's princes and marquises have completely reversed their status. Wang Xingye, who is an official in Fucheng, is fine. The key is that Wang Xian, the fourth master, is the great Bodhisattva that the Hou family has to worship.

Finally, there was an opportunity to get closer, so Hou Yuanwai specially invited a chef from Hangzhou and prepared a sumptuous banquet.Even though he failed to add the eldest grandson to the Wang family as he wished, he still had to celebrate, after all, this was a good start.

When entering the table, Wang Xingye was naturally the one seated, Hou Yuanwai wanted to invite Wang Xian to sit next to his father, but Wang Xian refused in a low voice: "Old Hou, this is a family banquet, in order of seniority." Don't worry, he had to add: "I won't be angry."

"Then I'm rude, I'm rude." Hou Yuanwai kept pleading guilty, and sat next to Wang Xingye with Wang Gui, but he didn't let his two sons sit on top of Wang Xian anyway.Wang Xian didn't bother to push back any further, so he sat down according to him.

After the dishes were served, Hou Yuanwai held a toast to congratulate the Wang family on Nongwa's joy, and then said that Xin'er, looking at the happy appearance, would definitely attract a group of younger brothers.The second glass of wine was to thank Wang Xian for helping him get the title of vice president of the Tea Chamber of Commerce.The third glass of wine is to congratulate Wang Xian for his promotion...

Seeing the different expressions on the faces of Wang's father and son after speaking, Hou Yuanwai couldn't help but said anxiously: "Isn't there an imperial envoy proclaiming a decree today to award meritorious officials..."

"The fourth master is the minister who made the most contributions, so he won't be left behind, right?" Wang Gui and his brother-in-law whispered.

"Hehe." Wang Xian forced a smile and said, "I really fell behind."

"Fourth Master, you must be joking." Wang Gui and his brother-in-law said with a smile, "You love joking the most."

"Just kidding." Before Wang Xian could speak, Wang Xingye said with a dark face: "No, it's not. Can the second child curse himself?"

"Hehe..." Hou Yuanwai hurriedly laughed and said, "Actually, it's good if you don't have one. If you get promoted, you have to leave your hometown. How can you feel comfortable being an official at home?"

"That's right." Wang Gui's two brothers-in-law also echoed in unison: "The fourth master is now so powerful that he wouldn't change it even for a magistrate."

"Don't talk about the magistrate, I'll change it if you give me a county magistrate." Wang Xian didn't want to mess up the atmosphere, so he also laughed, causing everyone to laugh.

It was impossible for the atmosphere not to be affected. The next banquet was a bit dull, but Hou Yuanwai was also sensible, saying that his in-laws had a hard journey, so they should rest early, so he took his son back in advance.

After the outsider left, Wang Xingye took off his shoes, scratched his feet vigorously a few times, and said in a muffled voice, "This thing is evil."

Wang Xianxin said that you are an official of the imperial court now, do you still have this habit?

"I asked someone to inquire about it a while ago, and the Ministry of Officials has appointed you as the Canon History of Qiantang County." The old man shivered comfortably, and said with a ghostly expression on his face: "I thought that our father and son could join hands and create a big scene in Hangzhou. Unexpected..."

"Unexpectedly, the history of the Qiantang classics has become a nonsense." Wang Xian said with a wry smile. "Isn't this old boy playing tricks?"

"Him?" The old man said with disdain, "It's not that I look down on him, he doesn't even know where the official gate opens." In fact, the old man only knew where the official office opened when he went to Nanjing last year to run an official. Otherwise, if you are the eldest brother with Lao Hu, don't laugh at the second brother.

"So the boss changed his mind again?"

"Impossible. At that time, my friend from the official department saw your official report." The old man frowned and said, "Once this thing is finalized, only the official secretary can revise it. But dignified officials will The miscellaneous officials have bad manners? That's a hell of a thing."

"Well, who cares, this is the end anyway." Wang Xian admitted his fate: "At worst, I will continue to be my sihu, which is much more comfortable than going out to be an official."

"Things that don't grow!" The old man was furious, he raised the sole of his shoe and twitched: "I thought you were enlightened now, but I don't want to, but you are still a fool!" He said, using Wang Xian's head as a ball, and slapped Wang Xian one after another. : "If you miss this opportunity, you will have to serve nine years as usual, and then you have to take an exam to get a report! After nine years, you will be 26! Start from a low-level official, I'm afraid you won't be promoted to Canon History at the age of 50! You will be as successful as your father in this life!"

"Is that okay?" Wang Xian hugged his head and said, "Father has always been my idol!"

"Of course your father is doing well." Father Wang couldn't help but slapped his feet proudly, then came to his senses, patted his son on the head again, and continued to curse: "You stupid bug who doesn't make progress, you are so mad at me!" Already!"

In fact, Wang Xian knew why his father was so angry.Because it is no longer the time of Taizu, there are more and more scholars in the world, and the path for officials still exists, but it is obviously getting narrower and more difficult.Generally, after nine years of service, you can go to the Ministry of Officials for an examination. After passing the examination, the Ministry of Officials will appoint you as a miscellaneous official who is not in the mainstream.

The official system of the Ming Dynasty is said to be nine ranks and eighteen ranks, but in fact, after the ninth rank, there is a long list of miscellaneous officials who have not entered the ranks, such as official officials, post officials, prison managers, prosecution documents, inspections, etc. Deputy envoys, ambassadors, and the like, there are sixty or seventy official positions, and many people are stuck in them all their lives, unable to struggle out.

And once appointed as a canonist, although he is still not in the top class, he has reached the top of the introductory class, and if he is promoted, he must be in the top class.Once this opportunity is missed, no matter how young Wang Xian is, it will be difficult for him to succeed.That's why Dad is so anxious...

"Didn't dad say that being a Zhima official is not as good as being an official?" Wang Xian couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Why do you expect your son to be an official now?"

"I'm talking about myself. What's the future at the age of 17? If you can't get along, it's better to be a secretary." The old man stared and said: "But you are different, you I am only 40 years old this year, if I can become a canonist, even after nine years and one promotion, I can become a county magistrate at the age of [-]! If the auspicious stars shine brightly, maybe I can become a magistrate before I become an official in the future!" said the old man Almost drooling, he said, "In that case, the eighteen generations of the Wang family's ancestors will wake up laughing!"

"Unfortunately, these matters are not up to us." Wang Xian comforted his father and said, "I'll still be my housekeeper at ease. I'll study hard and see if I can pass the examination as a scholar."

"Well, it's too late to work hard now... It's more realistic for me to expect your son to be a scholar." The father didn't know the promise of the inspector, so naturally he had no confidence in Wang Xian.After thinking for a while, he slapped Wang Xian on the shoulder, stood up and said, "You can't sit still, I will go to Nanjing myself, no matter how much it costs, I will let you go up there!"

"Father..." Wang Xian wanted to say forget it, but in fact he himself was not reconciled, and the words turned into: "How much will it cost?"

"You can't survive without 2000 taels of silver." The old man said in a big tone, "You have been doing disaster relief and buying food for more than half a year, so you can still get this little money out?"

"No..." Wang Xian said in shame: "The county is already struggling to make ends meet, so I don't have the guts to pluck the hair out."

"Is there such a householder as you?" The old man rolled his eyes and said: "I said at the time, don't take a penny of the money you shouldn't take. But there is the second part... the money you should take, don't take a penny less .”

In fact, Wang Xian is not that pure. Although he has a clean sleeve and does not take a penny, Wang Gui's shares in the county salt company are a continuous and stable income!
"For money, I can borrow from Lu Yuanwai and the others," Wang Xian said, "I should still be able to receive a few thousand taels."

"Forget it, I'll pay you." The old man said with an expression of 'you idiot': "My son will be the housekeeper, and I will make a fortune with it. I'm fine, and I have to subsidize you!"

"Father, you..." Wang Xian said with wide-eyed eyes, "It's only been half a year, and you've already saved 2000 taels?" He remembered that when his father arrived in Hangzhou, he only had 200 taels of silver with him.

"Ahem..." The old man said a little shyly, "Relief for disasters, it's time to get rich..."

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