Du San made up for his shortcomings quickly and left in a hurry.

Han Xiufeng originally planned to hold a farewell banquet for him, but in the end he attached himself to Teng Youzhi. As soon as he received the official seal yesterday afternoon, he packed his luggage and moved to the inn where Teng Youzhi was staying. Knowing that he was leaving today, Han Xiufeng and Pan Er had a fight.

Early in the morning, I hurriedly and slowly failed to catch up. The innkeeper said that they would leave at dawn in the carriage hired yesterday.

On the way back, Han Xiufeng looked in the direction of the city gate and murmured: "It's okay if we didn't catch up, at least we saved twelve Cheng Yi."

The square inkstone obtained from the Sichuan gang's den came in handy, and the half kilogram of golden pheasant cream obtained from the Sichuan gang's den was "sold" for another 500 taels, and Han Si even made it into a Chongqing guild hall in a daze.

From now on, not only can you live for free, you can even eat for free.

In short, money is not very tight now, and Pan Er has become more generous. In addition, he and Du San have been together for so long, and they have a more or less friendship. Thinking that this farewell may be forever, I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, and murmured as I walked:

"It's true, Mr. Du, he left as soon as he said he wanted to. Why did he leave in such a hurry?"

Han Xiufeng could understand why Du San left in such a hurry, and explained: "A civil and military official like him who is in Beijing to receive his certificate must leave within ten days. And it is clearly written on the official certificate that he must arrive within one hundred and thirty days.

Appointment. If you fail to take office on time, you will be fined three months for more than one month, half a year for more than two months, downgraded to one level for more than three months to stay in office, downgraded to one level for more than four months and transferred, and downgraded to second level for more than five months.

If you are transferred, you will be demoted to three levels if it exceeds six months, and you will be dismissed if it exceeds one year!"

Only then did Pan Er understand. After thinking about it, he asked again: "Fourth brother, is the court restricting Mr. Du from going to Liuzhou Mansion within 130 days or to Sanli Camp?"

"Of course when he arrives in Liuzhou, he must first go to the Taitai Yamen to pay off his official credentials. Only the governor of Guangxi can prove whether he took office within the prescribed time limit."

"So if he wants to truly become a Shangguan, he will have to wait until half a year later."

"Maybe more."

"What's more, he not only received an official certificate but also an official seal!"

Han Xiufeng touched the corner of his mouth and said helplessly: "Taking office and taking office are two different things. Think about it, the position of General Manager Qian of Sanliying was vacated at least two months ago. After all, Guangxi is so far away. All major and minor events in Guangxi are reported to the Ministry of War.

It will take time. It will take more than four months for him to take office, and it will take half a year to go back and forth. During this half year, the camp cannot be without General Qian, so the Admiral of Guangxi will definitely send someone to act on his behalf."

Pan Er came to his senses: "Fourth brother, are you saying that someone else has occupied his vacant spot?"

"It's natural, and it's the same in our Ba County. When the county magistrate leaves office, the government will ask Master Tao Bo to act first, and at the same time, he will report to the lord, and then the Taoist will report to the lord to make the platform. The platform will not only be reported to the official department, but also sent to the official department.

An alternate county magistrate comes to act as an agent. Regardless of whether he is an agent or not, when he arrives in Ba County, he will be the county magistrate. Those alternate magistrates will fight for the vacancy of the agent. However, Zitai has received money from others and cannot let them work for only three or five months.

, so the magistrate appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs often has to wait for the acting alternate magistrate to serve for one year before he can take office after he goes to the province to cancel his official certificate."

Han Xiufeng paused and then sighed: "Who wants to let the great upright officials be in short supply? Even if you wait for the position of Du San, you can't wait too long. After all, it is not a fat position, and there are not many people competing for it. We will be different in the future.

Maybe even if you fill the vacancy, you will have to wait a year and a half before you can actually become a Shangguan."

Pan Er said with a sad face: "I knew that donating an official position would be easy and difficult to fill a vacancy, but I didn't expect it would be so difficult!"

"So I have some regrets."

"What do you regret?"

Han Xiufeng stopped and said with a wry smile: "If I had known that the square inkstone was worth three to four hundred taels, and if I had known that half a catty of golden pheasant cream could be sold for five hundred taels, I would have tried to make up for it, and my uncle could get two thousand taels.

Pay back the money you owe your father."

Pan Er did not expect that Han Xiufeng would come up with this idea, and subconsciously asked: "If you pay back the money your uncle borrowed from my father, will this shortfall be made up, and will I not be an official?"

"If I had known earlier, I really wouldn't be able to make up the job, because I didn't know that I would have to wait until the Year of the Monkey to fill the gap and become a Shangguan. Even if I could fill the gap and become a Shangguan, I don't know if I could make back the money I spent. After all, there are only so many officials for inspections.

If there were no bad regulations, I wouldn't be able to earn back the salary and raise money for several decades, not to mention that the court wouldn't let me serve as an official for that long." After finishing speaking, Han Xiufeng let out a long sigh.

Pan Er could tell that Han Xiufeng's words were spoken from the bottom of his heart and he hurriedly said: "Fourth brother, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. You must be homesick and miss your sister-in-law."

"Don't you want to miss your loved ones even more during the festive season?"

"I think so, but why did we come all the way to the capital?" Pan Er felt the need to persuade Han Xiufeng, who was somewhat frustrated. He put his arm around Han Xiufeng's shoulders and said with joy, "Fourth brother, we abandoned our wives and children.

, you have suffered so much and suffered so much, you didn’t come to the capital just to make money. Two thousand taels is a lot less than a lot, and besides, you are so capable, where can you not earn these two thousand taels?

!”

"Why not for money?" Han Xiufeng couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"Get ahead and honor your ancestors!" Pan Er patted him on the shoulder and said plausibly: "Fourth brother, think about it, no matter how much money we make in Ba County, people still look down on us. Being a Shangguan is different, even if we only serve one term,

You will be a gentry after you go back. Who dares to look down on you again, and who dares not to let the children of your Han family take the exam for merit in the future."

"That's true. If I don't serve as an official, our Han family will always be in the cold, and we will never be able to turn over."

"So we can't give in. No matter how hard it is, we have to grit our teeth and make up for the shortcomings."

The more Han Xiufeng thought about it, the funnier he became. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother Pan, you always think about me, but how about you supporting yourself? I will fill in the gaps and become a superior. You are different from me. Are you going to follow me now or grow up later?"

Just follow it, you won’t be able to get out, and you won’t be able to get out of the ground.”

"If you become a Shangguan, I can follow Zhanguang." Pan Er thought about it and said quickly: "Fourth brother, you can rest assured that Zhanguang will return to Zhanguang, but I am sensible and will not use your name to extort money outside.

, I will not ruin your reputation, nor will I ruin your future. I just want to get some light, open my mouth, and follow along to see the world, gain experience, and learn how to be an official."

Han Xiufeng was happy, stopped and asked, "Brother Pan, do you also want to be an official?"

Pan Er looked back behind him and gritted his teeth and said: "Fourth brother, it's not like you don't know about my family's affairs. I'm like a stepmother. My father is looking after Changxi. It's Changxi who has the final say on the cabinet now, and I will definitely do it in the future."

I will make Chang Xi the head of the family. If Chang Xi becomes the head of the family, how can I live a good life? I, Pan Changsheng, want to turn over and stand out in this life. I can only donate an official position like you. Wait until I become a Shangguan to see my father.
Chapter completed!