Qiu Wuhen understood now, nodded and said: "Where did those white flowers come from? How did you know that Master Zhang was going to harm the world, and he was planning to plant these white flowers?"

"White flowers are a magical flower from the Western Regions. They grow very fast and make people feel very peaceful and protected from the interference of evil spirits. When I found out about Zhang Xiaoshi's plan, I tried to get some flower seeds to scatter.

We went around the temple and prepared to use it against his evil ways, but unfortunately more than a dozen people died."

Qiu Wuhen said: "I can't blame you for that. You have saved many people. If it weren't for you, I don't know how many people would have died."

"It seems your curiosity has been satisfied, I can go."

With that said, he turned around and walked out.

Qiu Wuhen quickly chased him out and said, "Master."

The sloppy monk had quickly reached the wall and jumped over the wall. Without even seeing how he took off and leaped, he was already outside the wall. This skill was indeed even more astonishing.

Qiu Wuhen didn't chase anymore, and there was no need.

The next day Qiu Wuhen slept until noon when the cow water tank came to the door and called.

After Qiu Wuhen got up, Niu Shuitan said: "Master, someone from the Yamen is coming. I want you to go quickly. The county magistrate is here to discuss something with you."

Qiu Wuhen subconsciously felt that it was related to the reward he received after completing the task. He immediately got up and hurriedly washed up, then hurried to the county government office and all the way to the magistrate's signing room.

Fei Zhixian stepped back and asked Qiu Wuhen to sit down. He looked at him with a smile and said, "You have made great achievements this time. I am very happy to congratulate you."

Qiu Wuhen said calmly: "I am a master hired by the magistrate, and it is natural for me to serve the magistrate."

"That's good, thank you. Let's talk privately behind closed doors. No one else will hear, so we won't beat around the bush."

Qiu Wuhen said: "This is the best."

The magistrate said: "Catching a disciple pretending to be Zhang Tianshi and trying to massacre the people is a big case. What the court hates the most is these crimes that use demons to deceive people's hearts, because they are the most terrifying and have the greatest destructive power, so this is

A miraculous feat."

"But it's a pity, because you are just a master hired by me and don't have an official position, so you can't be promoted. And I don't have much money to reward you. The court doesn't have the money, and even if it does, it won't be much.

"

"But after thinking about it, I always feel that I am ashamed of you, because this great contribution can only be borne by me, and your court will not reward you. This is the reason why I always feel that I am ashamed of you."

Qiu Wuhen understood that Fei Zhixian wanted to take the credit for himself. In fact, even if he had no such idea, the credit would not be credited to Qiu Wuhen.

Because the master is not an official, he really wants to be rewarded based on his merits rather than giving him money. So Qiu Wuhen looked at him calmly and was not in a hurry, waiting for his next words.

Sure enough, Fei Zhixian saw that he didn't speak, but just looked at him indifferently. He became even more nervous. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I've thought about it a lot, and I think it's better to just look at it like this."

"I will find a way to get you an official, how about the ninth rank, as a reward for you. Then the whole case can only be solved and handed over to me. Let's make an exchange."

Qiu Wuhen thought to himself, okay, this merit can be exchanged for a ninth-grade official, which is completely acceptable.

So Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Okay, but I don't know how the county magistrate can give me this ninth-grade official?"

"Of course I can't appoint you as an official. That's a matter for the officials. How can I be qualified? But I can have the power to recommend you, and I still have some acquaintances in the capital. I'm going to do some activities with you, but I want to find a job for you.

It shouldn’t be a big problem with the quality of the official.”

"But you are just a scholar. It is quite difficult for a scholar to become an official, because according to the normal promotion path, a scholar must be recommended by the county and become a tribute student to study in the Imperial College. Then he can participate in the selection of officials. A scholar cannot directly become an official.

Official."

"So you must first obtain the qualification of a Gongsheng student from the Imperial College, and then I can go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to help you establish connections and get this matter settled."

"Then again, the official given to you can only be a ninth-grade official in our Yunduan County, so after the appointment, you will still serve in Yunduan County."

"We Yunduan is located in the remote southwest, and other officials are not willing to come, so most of them are given to local Gongsheng students, Jinshi, or Juren. Most of the Juren are not willing, and they all want to go outside. I don't know if you are

I am willing to be a ninth-grade official here."

"Okay, it's better to be a stranger than to be acquainted. It's good to just stay here, but I don't know what kind of official position you want to find for me?"

"The Xuanfu Department is a functional department jointly managed by the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War. It jointly manages the local area with the chieftain, and is also responsible for local housing. It is only from the ninth rank."

"That is to say, the yamen is half a day's walk from the county government. It is a small yamen in a native village deep in the dense forest. I don't know if you have ever been there. But it is quite safe and there is no problem."

"Because the local natives have a very good relationship with us, they have never caused any trouble, and they are generous. As long as you are nice to them, they will treat you a hundred times better. They are easy to deal with."

"Let me tell you, as long as this chieftain works well for a few years, in the future the court will see that you can endure hardships and have some merit, and you will be promoted much faster than in other places."

"And we can also adjust you to be an official in a place with good welfare. This is usually the case in the imperial court. You have to take care of both. You can't let honest people suffer all the time, right. So although it is a little harder and more tiring now, when you get promoted in the future, it will be better.

Others are much faster, trust me."

Fei Zhixian obviously wanted to persuade Qiu Wuhen to accept his suggestion and looked at him anxiously. Upon hearing this, Qiu Wuhen realized that he was a chieftain and was on inspection from the ninth rank. He was not very clear about what this official was going to do.

But he doesn't mind, as long as it's safe.

Besides, it's only half a day's journey from the county seat, so it's convenient for taking care of your family.

Qiu Wuhen nodded and said, "Okay, I have no objection. However, as the master just said, a scholar cannot directly become an official. He must have the qualifications of a tribute student. I am not a tribute student of the Imperial Academy, so I can't be an official."

"Is this why I called you here? Let me tell you good news. You were actually recommended as a Gongsheng student by your county four years ago and it has been recorded."

"I accidentally came across this when I was flipping through the official documents yesterday. It's really amazing. I didn't pay attention to it before, but by some strange coincidence, I found this official document yesterday. Four years ago, there were recommended Gongsheng students from various cities, states and counties.

list, and your name was found among them.”

"It turns out that you were already listed as a tribute student in the Imperial College four years ago. Maybe no one told you. I heard that you married into the Su family, but I don't know what happened later. This document was not sent to you.

, you didn’t go to the Imperial College to study.”

"But it doesn't matter. It's not necessary to study in the Imperial College. As long as you are qualified to be a tribute student of the Imperial College and the time is long enough, who cares whether you study or not. No one will bother to look into it, as long as your name is on it."

"Furthermore, four more years have passed and I have enough qualifications, so this biggest difficulty has been solved. It's really miraculous. It turns out that you are a Gongsheng student. I really didn't know."

Qiu Wuhen figured out why Yao Gulu wanted to reward himself from the ninth rank. It was because the magistrate couldn't directly promote himself to the ninth rank.

Because he does not have the power to appoint and remove officials, if he wants to help, he must have the corresponding qualifications for Qiu Wuhen. In fact, Qiu Wuhen does not have this qualification at all, but Yao Hulu has created a qualification.

Just like he had a royal bodyguard for himself, it was also registered and paid for with real money. It's just that the thing was a secret agent and could not be announced to the outside world or even claimed to the outside world. It could not honor the ancestors and probably would not even have a chance to be promoted.

.

Because no one knew about it, and no one gave me a task. It was just convenient for me to investigate the case. Now that I have obtained the qualification of being a Gongsheng of the Imperial College, I am also qualified to be an official.

However, Qiu Wuhen had talked with Linghu Ding before. If you want to be appointed as an official in the Imperial College, it is simply more difficult than winning the Mark Six Lottery. Because there are tens of thousands of people in the Imperial College, only a few can be elected as officials.

That's all.

Qiu Wuhen said again: "So that's the case, I didn't even know."

"Yes, this is a call from the real God. You have both of these qualities, so I dare to tell you this. Otherwise, if my little magistrate wanted to promote you to an official position, I would never have dreamed of it. Now these two

If all conditions are met, you have great hope."

"Oh, what's another condition?"

"I just received an internal document this morning, asking us to recommend an inspector because the original inspector was too old to do the job, and he was sick, so he had to retire early."

"The Ministry of Personnel rarely lets local officials recommend officials. They are usually appointed directly by the Ministry of Personnel. I don't know what happened this time, but suddenly became merciful and gave us this power to exercise."

"It is probably because the local situation is complicated and I feel that it is beyond my reach. It is more suitable to choose local people to serve and maintain local stability. After all, we are more confident in dealing with local officials. The people in the court don't know."

"Since we are asked to make the recommendation, why don't I just fill in your name? This is the second summons. Haha, both summons are available at the same time. I will give you a hint, and your official rank from the ninth level will be

Ready to come out."

Qiu Wuhen understood again. It seemed that this trick was also helped by the medicinal gourd. Otherwise, the officials would

How could the ministry hand over its personnel appointment power to local governments and let local governments recommend them? This is basically impossible.

There are so many people queuing up in the Ministry of Civil Affairs waiting to become officials. These people don't know how much money they have paid, so why don't they keep their heads sharp and wait.

Even if it is an inspection by an inspection department, it is still an official. I don’t know how many people are waiting to become this official. How can it be recommended by the local government? Even in ethnic areas, the inspections by local officials here are basically

Impossible.
Chapter completed!