Tang Yan didn't know when she had gone back to her room, changed her clothes, and taken a shower. Although she seemed to be tired and sleepy, she still went out and followed Qiu Wuhen to send Zhu Qi and others away.

She rarely spoke along the way, and it was only now that she saw them leaving that she breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "How come it turned out to be a murder case? Two people were arrested. What crime did they commit?"

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Qiu Wuhen looked back at the little girl next to him. It was probably because she had just taken a bath, and she was very close to him. He could vaguely smell the scent of soap on her body. It was estimated that there were some unknown spices in the soap.

, so it is different from ordinary soap locust.

Qiu Wuhen suddenly thought of his wife. She was a woman who didn't like to use incense or wear colorful clothes, but she had a very good smell. Every time she came home, she would walk to the wing where they lived.

Here, you can smell the nice smell as soon as you enter the door.

Qiu Wuhen put his hand on his mouth and said: "There is a saying that goes well, curiosity killed the cat. You have done a good job in the past and didn't ask too many questions. Now you ask again. Isn't this a waste of all your previous efforts? Otherwise it will be useless.

Only by not asking can you ensure a safe life. Many people's troubles are caused by their mouths."

Tang Yan didn't bother. It was obvious that she was really sleepy. She covered her mouth and yawned, saying, "Okay, I'm almost sleepy. I was almost scared to death earlier. I haven't thanked you yet."

What a life-saving grace!"

Qiu Wuhen joked: "How can I thank you? Do you want to pledge your body to me?"

"Okay, I'll give you the betrothal gift right away and I'll come in?" This girl still refuses to accept this trick.

Qiu Wuhen smiled and said, "Just kidding, I already have a wife."

Tang Yan walked forward and said: "You know you are not suitable and you still say those things. I think you are really not a good person. How could I think of letting you be my teacher? It is really misleading my disciples and doing great harm to others."

Qiu Wuhen laughed twice and said: "You are really brave, aren't you? You dare to joke with your mentor. When I have free time one day, I will definitely find a ruler and hit your palm hard. What do you want to know?

Once you are a teacher, you will always be a father."

Tang Yan had already walked to the door of her room, stepped in with one foot, turned around, glanced at Qiu Wuhen with a wicked smile, and chuckled: "What a teacher for a day, a father for a lifetime."

Ah, father, my little girl is going to have a rest now, so you can have a good sleep."

Qiu Wuhen was speechless and said, "Can I surrender? Go back to bed quickly."

The two of them returned to their residence, smiled at each other, and went back to their rooms to rest.

Ten days later, news came that Mr.

Qiu Wuhen sighed in his heart, he really fell. If the Metropolitan Procuratorate was not completely sure, it would not touch a third-grade official. This shows that after investigation, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has mastered sufficient evidence, and it must be

The case was opened and investigated only after the emperor nodded. Now the third-grade official, Mr. Xing, fell.

Almost half a month later, Qiu Wuhen was chatting with Miao Zhu in the Taoist temple.

Suddenly a Taoist priest said: "Qiu Ren, there are officials from the court."

Qiu Wuhen had already expected a seventh-grade official, but he didn't know what kind of official it would be. So he hurried out to the main hall and saw a fat official waiting there, accompanied by Fei Zhixian.

This time Qiu Wuhen was transferred, Fei Zhixian finally showed up.

Qiu Wuhen let them go to his office at the back. After entering, Magistrate Fei made an introduction. This time it was a member of the Ministry of Personnel who came to Shizhong to issue a letter of appointment.

Fei Zhixian obviously knew the content and was very happy. He raised his hands and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Qiu for being promoted again! The speed of Mr. Qiu's promotion is simply dazzling. At this speed, I am afraid that he will be promoted to general in the blink of an eye.

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Qiu Wuhen smiled and said: "Thank you, Lord Magistrate! Your kindness back then will be unforgettable by my subordinates."

"Don't say that. I'm just accommodating. Everything depends on your talents, sir."

The man named Yan Ming in the matter originally had a stern look. But when he looked at Qiu Wuhen, he immediately put on a smile and said: "Master Qiu, you are amazing this time, you are making a sensation in the capital.

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Qiu Wuhen was a little puzzled and said: "I didn't even go to the capital, why did it cause such a sensation?"

"It was actually the prince who promoted you. I have heard that you single-handedly investigated the downfall of the third-rank criminal judge, including the murder of Jin Peng, the fifth-rank criminal judge. You also single-handedly investigated this case.

Exit. And I also heard that it was the prince himself who gave the memorial and reported this matter to the emperor. At that time, the prince also witnessed the whole incident and praised you greatly!"

Only then did Qiu Wuhen realize that it was Zhu Qi. It was also by mistake. This Mao Jie wanted to avenge his father, but by mistake, he became an acquaintance of Zhu Qi. It was really unexpected.

Yan Ming went on to say: "The prince said in his memorial that your official position is the deputy right secretary of the Pingren Department. You must know that this official is not something ordinary people can hold, because it represents the Ming Dynasty, and it is all related to the state system.

For big things, people who are not close confidants and extremely talented people cannot take on such important responsibilities. If the prince did not recommend you, hehe, you probably would not get this position. Because the most basic requirements for this position are at least

You have to be a Jinshi scholar!"

In fact, Qiu Wuhen had never heard of this Xingrensi. Some monks could not help but be confused and said, "Well, thank you, Your Majesty, but what does this Xingrensi do?"

"Master Xingrensi doesn't know?"

"I'm really ignorant. I'm sorry, please give me some advice. Is it in charge of traffic regulations?"

"Hey, hey, you really don't know what traffic rules are?"

"Pedestrians have to look at the traffic lights when crossing the road. Well, forget it. I'm talking nonsense. Just tell me what a pedestrian department is?"

"Xingrensi is the yamen's conferment of vassals to foreign countries, that is, they use the etiquette of envoys to go to the princes in all directions. They have been around since ancient times!"

Qiu Wuhen finally understood that it was equivalent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in later generations. After Qiu Wuhen asked a few questions, he understood that his position was actually responsible for the yamen's diplomacy. Of course, ancient diplomacy is not the same as modern diplomacy.

The diplomacy of the Ming Dynasty was nothing more than reading out the emperor's imperial edicts, canonizing vassal kings, or sending envoys to the Western Regions, as well as poverty relief and disaster relief, etc. It was equivalent to running errands for the emperor.

Qiu Wuhen was a little happy to hear this. He didn't like to stay in the yamen, he just liked to walk around. The world is so big and it's boring to stay here. It would be great to have the opportunity to go out and walk around.

Now this position is just for my liking, I can't help but scratch my head and feel very happy.

Seeing him so excited, Yan Ming and Fei Zhixian both turned to look at each other and smiled.

Yan Ming said: "Then please report to the Ministry of Personnel as soon as possible and then resume your duties."

Qiu Wuhen bowed and agreed, took the letter of appointment, opened it and looked at it carefully. As expected, he was even more happy.

After sending Yan Mingqiu away, Wuhen asked Fei Zhixian. However, the Daolu Department did not send new officials, which means that no other personnel were arranged to take over. So he would just leave. So he had to say goodbye to the temple.

Abbot Feng Sanqiang felt that Qiu Wuhen had handled his master's case for him and at the same time allowed himself to sit on the throne of the abbot of the Taoist temple. He was very grateful to Qiu Wuhen and led a team of Taoists to send Qiu Wuhen out of the Transcendental Temple before saying goodbye.

Of course Linghu Ding and the others followed Qiu Wuhen back to the county government office. They also learned that Qiu Wuhen had been promoted and was going to the capital to become an official. For a while, they started chattering again about whether they should follow him or not.

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Qiu Wuhen suggested that they should not follow him, because the Autumn Examination in August was coming soon. Once they arrived, even if they followed him to the capital, they would have to rush back to Wenjiang very quickly, because the location of their Autumn Examination was in Wenjiang Prefecture.

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Everyone also thought it made sense, so they discussed that Qiu Wuhen would make the final push for them. Qiu Wuhen wrote several more sample essays for them to study. Of course, these essays were based on the questions for the autumn exam in August. Of course.

It is not a direct topic, but something related, and the relationship is relatively close. The closer these days are, the more important it is to focus on the most critical things.

Tang Yan, on the other hand, was originally different from these students who were preparing to take the exam. She was just a woman who found an excuse to practice calligraphy and then secretly left home to take the opportunity to have fun. At this time, Qiu Wuhen was going to Beijing to become an official. She thought about it and prepared to marry Qiu Wuhen.

Qiu Wuhen went to Beijing together, but this time Qiu Wuhen was different from usual. He didn't take anyone with him, only Tang Yan. He felt it was inappropriate, so he wrote a letter to the prefect, suggesting that Tang Yan go home. Very soon

Soon Mrs. Tang came over in person and took Tang Yan away. Needless to say, before leaving, she thanked her profusely and left a lot of gifts. Naturally, Tang Yan didn't want to go home, but Mrs. Tang didn't know what to do with her in private.

What did he say? The next morning, he left a letter to Qiu Wuhen and left with his mother without even saying goodbye in person.

These are easy to handle, but the most important thing is family.

After Qiu Wuhen told his family the news, the Su family was naturally overjoyed, especially Mrs. Su, who burst into tears with joy and said, "I just said, what Zhang Banxian said is absolutely right. Look, our husband

, this year I have been promoted from the ninth rank to the seventh rank in one year. Which official can be promoted as fast as Xianggong? If this continues, it will not take a few years, and a first rank official position will be within his reach."

Everyone kept saying yes, but Su Jinmei, after all, was young and spoke without thinking. She said boldly: "That's not necessarily the case. There are many positions in junior officials! It won't be so fast to get high officials, because there are only so many senior officials.

There is a position, a carrot, and a pit. If it is occupied by other carrots and you don't move, you won't be able to move up. No matter how talented you are, it will be useless."

Of course everyone understands this truth, but they just don’t say it out loud. This is just a good luck trick. I hope that when I get promoted to a senior official in the future, it will be as smooth as when I was promoted to a junior official. But this little girl told the truth.
Chapter completed!