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

The old year ends, the new year is coming, and in the blink of an eye it is spring again.

On the 20th of the first lunar month, Qin Shi finally arrived in the capital from Guping County.

The joint examination was held in February, followed by the palace examination.

Qin Shi ranked 48th in the second class.

In early May, Qin Shi was appointed as the magistrate of Pingyang Prefecture, and the whole Qin family was very happy.

"My eldest grandson is really capable," Qin's mother was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth: "He is more capable than your uncle."

That's right. He passed the imperial examination and became a magistrate at the age of 22, which made him a few years younger than Qin Yunhe was.

Qin Yunhe was naturally very happy, and patted Qin Shi's shoulder with satisfaction: "My nephew is naturally more capable than me. If you work hard, you will have a bright future. If your father knew that you have been appointed as an official, he would definitely be very happy."

Ruyi also said: "Congratulations to Brother Shi on his appointment. I wonder when Brother Shi will leave Beijing?"

Qin Shi knew that Ruyi would be holding her coming-of-age ceremony next month. Ruyi was the only girl in their generation, so he was supposed to attend her ceremony.

However, after being appointed as an official, one usually has to leave Beijing as soon as possible.

Even if he doesn't take office immediately, he will go home to visit his family first.

Qin Shi felt a little ashamed: "It is not convenient for me to stay in the capital for a long time after being appointed as an official. I may have to leave the capital in a few days."

Although she knew that her cousin might not be able to attend her coming-of-age ceremony, Ruyi was still a little disappointed after hearing what her brother said.

"But your sister-in-law is still in Guping County. My mother and your sister-in-law will come together to attend your coming-of-age ceremony."

"Okay, I'll wait for my fourth aunt and sister-in-law to come."

The whole family celebrated with great enthusiasm, and Qin Si, who was working in Guping County, soon received the news that his son had been appointed to an official position.

Now that Qin Yunhe and Qin Si have both been officials for many years, they naturally have some trusted and reliable people of their own, so there is no need to worry about Qin Shi taking office.

Now that Qin Si was proficient in criminal law, he decided to bring his criminal law master to Qin Shi to take up the post, and he also selected two of his confidants to bring to his son.

Qin Shi held several banquets with several of his fellow students whom he was familiar with in the capital, and they congratulated each other and said goodbye to each other before preparing to leave the capital.

When Qin Yunhe first took office, he was also a magistrate, so naturally he gave his nephew a lot of advice, and repeatedly reminded him of the importance of being honest, sincere, diligent and self-disciplined.

"The innocence and even the lives of the people are in your hands. You must be careful in making any decisions."

Qin Shi knew that his uncle had a lot of experience in his position as a magistrate, so he humbly accepted his advice.

In April, Lin Zhaotang received an appointment and was transferred from the magistrate of Yongnian to the director of the Ministry of Revenue, and took office at the end of May.

At the end of May, Lin Zhaotang waited for the new magistrate of Yongnian County, Xie Yushan, the former magistrate of Heyun County of Jiangning Prefecture, to take over.

At the same time, Li Chang was promoted from Dali Pingshi to Sizheng and took office immediately.

In early June, Qin Yunhe also received an appointment from the Ministry of Personnel and was promoted to the position of Censor-in-Chief of Jiangning Province, and he took office soon.

When Qin Yunhe arrived at the post, he found that there was only one Censor-in-Chief of Jiangning Dao and the position was not yet full. It seemed that he would have to wait until this year to appoint one.

Although he was promoted to the position of seal-holder, except for attending court, his daily duties were almost the same as before. He still reviewed documents and files every day.

Less than ten days after Qin Yunhe took office as the seal holder, another imperial decree arrived at the Qin family, conferring the title of concubine on Qin's mother and wife Yuru.

"Oh, an imperial decree - my son has made great progress, oh, haha..."

With three good things happening in one year, how could Qin's mother not be happy.

"I've only heard about the title of Consort of Imperial Concubine in operas before. Oh, hahaha, oh, at my age, I can actually be named Consort of Imperial Concubine..."

Qin Ci ran to grandma and said seriously: "Grandma, you are Yiren, not Madam."

Mother Qin, whose interest was disturbed, was rarely angry with her precious grandson: "Go away, you bastard, what do you know?"

"It is Pleasant, let me show you..."

Qin's mother pretended to hit her grandson and stopped him from touching her.

Ruyi also grabbed his brother and warned him not to touch the imperial edict.

Qin Yunhe smiled as he watched his son and his grandmother chatting away.

Yu Ru had also carefully read the imperial edict several times.

Qin Yunhe reached out and held Yu Ru's hand.

Yuru carefully put the imperial edict into the box and held her husband's hand with her other hand: "Thank you for your hard work."

Yuru knew too well how much hard work Qin Yunhe had put in to achieve this. When Qin Yunhe came back from his inspection tour, she almost regretted why she had hoped so much for him to pass the imperial examination and become an official.

Qin Yunhe was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "What's so hard about this? It's all the grace of Your Majesty."

Yu Ru didn't say anything else, but just brushed her husband's hand again.

Mother Qin and her grandson quarreled for a while before Yuru said, "Mother, keep the imperial edict carefully and don't let Ci'er ruin it."

Mother Qin quickly put away the imperial edict carefully and brought it over: "Hurry up and keep it away. Don't let the brat touch it."

Soon, Qin Yunhe received a visiting card from Xie Yushan, the magistrate of Yongnian County.

Xie Yushan...

Qin Yunhe thought for a long time before he realized why this name sounded so familiar. This was the magistrate of the county attached to Xu Ning Prefecture.

Although they were in Xu Ning's city at the same time, Qin Yunhe did not have much interaction with him. Instead, his daughter Ruyi often met with his eldest daughter Xie Mingyue, and occasionally Yuru would have some contact with Madam Xie.

As for Qin Yunhe, his name was more often seen in correspondence files and documents.

At that time, the affairs of Fuguo County were simple and there were few serious cases.

No matter what, he was once a colleague in Xu Ning's mansion, so Qin Yunhe naturally wanted to meet him.

So Qin Yunhe sent someone to reply and ask Xie Yushan to take a break and come to pay a visit.

"Your humble servant Xie Yushan pays respects to Lord Qin." Xie Yushan smiled as soon as he saw Qin Yunhe: "I haven't seen you for a few years. Lord Qin is even more powerful now."

"Thank you, sir, please stop joking and making me panic."

Qin Yunhe smiled and invited Xie Yushan to take a seat.

Xie Yushan took his seat and spoke first: "When you went to Beijing, I didn't have the chance to see you off. This time, when I was handing over county affairs to Lord Lin, I accidentally mentioned it, so I hurriedly handed over the visiting card."

"At that time, I was also busy with the delivery of affairs and did not have time to say goodbye to everyone. I did not expect that Master Xie would also come to the capital."

Xie Yushan smiled and said, "Master Qin, you don't know that you left your post in a hurry, and I didn't leave my contact information with Miss Qin. I have been thinking about her for the past few years."

Qin Yunhe then remembered that it was Chinese New Year when they received the news of the expedition, so the family hurried home and did not let Yuru and Ruyi come to Xu Ning's house during the New Year.

I was really busy at that time and had no time to take care of these children's affairs. Ruyi also mentioned it a few times at the beginning, but later I wrote letters but couldn't get in touch with her, so I had to give up.

"My little daughter also talked about it many times when she left. Later, she even wrote a letter to Xu Ningfu City, but she never received a reply."

Xie Yushan said regretfully: "When you left office, I had already received the appointment and left soon after."

Both fathers felt sorry for their daughters.

"I wonder if your daughter has followed Lord Xie to take up his post? If so, you can visit me often in the future."

"Here we are. When I heard that Miss Xie was also in the capital, I was urged to take up my post as soon as possible. And my wife has been talking about how much she misses Madam Qin. I wonder when it would be convenient for you to ask my daughter and my wife to come to your house to visit."

Although many years have passed, Ruyi and Miss Xie were close friends back then, so I'm sure Ruyi would also like to meet her.

"You're welcome anytime."