Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Although there was still some time before the departure date, Qin Yunhe decided to go directly to the capital.

Because his brother and Zigao were busy with various examinations, and Qin Yunhe was not sure when he would take up his post, it was inconvenient for the two sides to communicate and they had not been in touch.

Qin Yunhe was really anxious to know the test results of his brother and Zigao.

Counting the days, the imperial examination has already ended. If I want to stay in the capital to wait for a job, I should have started learning and working in various departments.

With three people in one car, they reached the capital in just ten days.

Now, Director Lu is already the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Personnel's Examination and Reward Department, and He Wenshuang, as an editor in the Hanlin Academy, also serves as Director of the Ministry of Personnel. The examination is organized by the Ministry of Personnel.

In order to avoid suspicion, Qin Yunhe decided not to meet with He Wenshuang and Lu Yuanwailang before the end of the trip.

Naturally, Lord Wu Tonghuo could not go to pay a visit.

Qin Yunhe had decided not to pay a visit to Han, the former head of the Ministry of Rites and current doctor Han, for the time being.

We will have plenty of opportunities to meet each other in the future when we are both in the capital. There is really no need to create suspicion of being in a compromising situation at this time.

Qin Yunhe still remembers the lesson that Hou Que taught him back then.

After settling down in the official inn, Qin Yunhe took Zhuzi and Hesheng to the Yongnian County government office, intending to visit Lin Zhaotang.

Qin Yunhe thought about their friendship and did not write a visiting card, but went to the door directly.

It's the busy farming season and the litigation has stopped. Lin Zhaotang should be in the government office now. Normally, he shouldn't be particularly busy during this period.

When they arrived at the Yongnian County government office, the master and his three followers got off the car, and Zhuzi bowed to a constable in front of the government office.

"My brother, please inform that the Xu Ning Prefecture's Qin Tuiguan is here to see the Yongnian County Magistrate Lin."

The officer glanced at the person behind him who was obviously in charge, and said with a cupped hand, "Is this Qin Tuiguan?"

Qin Yunhe also returned the greeting: "It is me, please let me know."

The officer hurriedly said, "Master Qin, please wait in the side hall. I will go and report right away."

He turned around and said to the doorman, "Please ask Sir Qin to go to the side hall and have tea."

The officer walked inside, and the doorman invited Qin Yunhe and the other two into a side hall and served them tea.

After a while, footsteps were heard outside the side hall.

Qin Yunhe guessed that it was Lin Zhaotang who came over, and hurriedly stood up to greet him, but saw a familiar figure in the uniform of a seventh-rank official walking towards him leisurely, smiling and bowing, "My lord, how are you?"

"Zi... Gao?"

Qin Yunhe looked at Zhang San and Li Si who were standing behind Li Chang and greeting him with a smile on their faces, then looked around with a puzzled look on his face.

Li Chang waved his fan and smiled: "Why, after not seeing you for a few days, you don't recognize me, sir?"

"Zigao, have you received the job? You..." Qin Yunhe looked at Li Chang's seventh-rank official uniform: "Chief Magistrate of Yongnian County?"

The magistrate of Yongnian County should be of the sixth rank, so the seventh rank can only be the county magistrate.

The officer from before explained with a big smile on his face: "Sir Qin, this is the new Left Judge of the Dali Temple."

Qin Yunhe suddenly realized and glared at Li Chang speechlessly.

It was such a coincidence that Lin Zhaotang was the magistrate of Yongnian County and Li Chang was the county magistrate of Yongnian County.

"Why is Zigao here? Where is Brother Lin?"

"Sir, don't you want to congratulate Chang on his appointment as a judge at the Dali Temple?"

"Okay..." Qin Yunhe cupped his hands and said, "Then congratulations to Zigao for taking up the post of judge of the Dali Temple. I wish you good luck in your career."

Qin Yunhe also thought at this moment that Lin Zhaotang might not be able to come over, so he sat back down.

Li Chang also sat over with a smile.

The officer explained: "A prisoner was just sent here today, and the master is questioning him, so it's inconvenient for him to leave."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'll talk to Li Pingshi for a while. You can go down first."

The officer took the order and went down.

Since Li Chang had been appointed, Qin Yunhe was no longer worried, so he asked about his fourth brother Qin Si.

"How about my fourth brother? How did he do in the exam?"

"Brother Ruyuan did well in the exam, ranked 21st in the second class, and is now studying in the Ministry of Justice."

"You should do better in the college entrance examination."

Being appointed so quickly, he should be among the top seven in the second class.

Zhang San couldn't hide his pride, and his mouth was about to fly up to the sky: "Sir, our Third Master is the fifth in the second class."

"You are so talented, you deserve congratulations. Now that you have been appointed, you can realize your ambitions."

Li Chang was somewhat helpless: "I originally wanted to be a parent, and I didn't even take the imperial examination. Who knew I would end up staying in the capital."

If others heard this, they would probably think that he was showing off. Only Qin Yunhe knew that Li Chang meant what he said.

"Zigao, you don't have to do this. Being a judge and redressing injustices is also a benefit to the people."

Li Chang could only nod.

Qin Yunhe looked at Li Chang in his official uniform and couldn't help wondering, "Have you already taken office? Aren't you going to the government office today?"

"I haven't taken office yet. It hasn't been long since I was released. I haven't gone home yet. I'm just waiting for the day to take office."

"Why are you here, Brother Lin?"

"Brother Ruyuan and I originally wanted to visit Brother Lin and then go back to the inn, but Brother Lin insisted on letting us stay in the yamen."

The two talked about their respective situations since they separated. Not long after, hurried footsteps were heard outside, and soon Lin Zhaotang walked in.

"How?"

The two hadn't seen each other for several years. When Lin Zhaotang came in, Qin Yunhe was in a daze for a moment.

Lin Zhaotang grew a beard and seemed a little thinner, and his expression inevitably showed some signs of aging.

"Brother Lin, I haven't seen you for many years. How have you been?" Qin Yunhe's eyes were a little hot. He grabbed Lin Zhaotang and looked at him, with a bit of bitterness and emotion in his tone.

"I hope you are doing well." Lin Zhaotang was relatively calm. He smiled and pulled Qin Yunhe to sit down. "I was busy just now and kept you waiting for a long time. Did you just arrive in the capital today?"

Qin Yunhe also suppressed his emotions and nodded: "I just arrived and came here after settling down."

"You can come and live here too. The county government office here is not far from the imperial city, so it will be convenient for you to go there when you take the civil service examination."

"The inner court of the county government is so small, it's too inconvenient. It's already troublesome for Zigao and my brother to live here."

"It's okay. My wife has taken the children home recently and will probably be back in a month or two. By then, Zigao and you will have taken up your posts and have official residences, so you can move out."

Qin Yunhe just hesitated for a moment before nodding and accepting it.

They haven't seen each other for a long time, and if they are too polite, it will easily become a strange feeling.

Qin Yunhe asked Zhuzi to take Hesheng back to the official post station to get the luggage, while he talked to Lin Zhaotang.

In fact, they often corresponded and knew each other's situation. However, communication through letters was not as real as face-to-face communication.

Moreover, after Lin Zhaotang was transferred to be the magistrate of Yongnian County, the distance between them increased, the correspondence became slower, and the two communicated much less.

Li Chang had become familiar with Lin Zhaotang these days, so it was effortless for him to join in the conversation.

The three of them were talking and chatting until it was soon time for the court to end. Two or three quarters later, when dinner was ready, Qin Si finally returned from the Ministry of Justice.

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Regarding the residence of officials in Beijing, I looked up some information and found that there were differences in each dynasty. Then I referred to the situation that was more suitable for the development of the plot.

In this article, the imperial court provided official residences to various ministries and yamen in Beijing for a fee. However, the Dali Temple, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Justice raised funds to build official residences on their own, so officials from these three ministries and yamen could live in official residences for free during their tenure and move out after leaving office.

This setting is not entirely fabricated.