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The three of them turned around the screen wall and entered the county government.

This was the first time Xie Hong entered the government office. The handicraft he worked in in his previous life was actually very otakus, so he had never even entered the county government before. He looked around all the way and felt quite fresh.

His rude behavior was not noticed by both of them. Master Lu was leading the way, while Magistrate Wang was thinking about his thoughts. He walked steadily and calmly, but his heart was like a pot, stirring endlessly.

"Master Lu is still old and has no vision at all. It would be great if he had invited people in earlier. These strange places in the back would not be seen by the people outside, and the prices would not be so high. When he didn't see the carved lyrics, did he have already called several thousand taels of silver outside? The palace only had five hundred taels of silver to Beizhuang County. How can we keep things?"

He didn't think about his stunned appearance just now, but just secretly thought about it in his heart.

It is definitely not possible to seize it. This thing has been seen by so many people, and Xie Xiucai is also famous. If he really robs him, he will go to the capital to complain in anger, fearing that his black veil will be lost.

The administration of the Hongzhi period was pretty good, and Magistrate Wang did not dare to have any wrong ideas.

After he sat down in the flower hall, he slowly spoke: "Mr. Xie, this music box is your ancestral treasure. It is very precious. But since you are here to offer it today, I think you have made some decisions. Today, you are kind and compassionate with the people, and you will not let the righteous people suffer losses. What are your requirements for Mr. Xie?"

Xie Hong didn't think too much. When he saw the list text that day, he tried hard to make this music box. The main purpose was to overcome the current difficulties. He would be content with the money. He asked the seventh-rank official in front of him to introduce the emperor. Although he did not understand the official tricks, he knew it was impossible.

It would be better to be content and have a good relationship with this local official, and then you will have the confidence to deal with that bastard Dianshi in the future. He had already planned these things, but he didn't expect that they would cause such a sensation in advance.

He smiled and bowed his hand and said, "But it is as your order."

The decision was handed over again. Magistrate Wang felt it was a bit difficult to speak, and hesitated:

"Mr. Xie also knew that this music box was a priceless treasure, but the palace never expected that such a treasure would appear in the world, so he only allocated 500 taels of silver to the county for purchase. The official added another 500 taels of silver to privately. If the treasure was presented and satisfied, the silver was transferred down, and the official would not take any money at that time. What do you think?" After saying that, he looked at Xie Hong with hope.

After making up his mind to sell favors, of course he should be more cheerful. Xie Hong shook his head and smiled: "I dare not take it if I say this, and I don't need to spend money. I can only get the five hundred taels."

Seeing that the Magistrate Wang looked very embarrassed, he simply agreed and confirmed the favor. Anyway, five hundred taels or one thousand taels were similar to him. He had the skills and knowledge, and had the capital, as long as he hid it, would he be afraid that he would not make money? It was more realistic to sell personal favors.

Speaking of which, the seventh-rank magistrate is not of high rank, but has great power. According to Xie Hong's understanding, this position is equivalent to the county party secretary and county magistrate in his previous life.

Seeing that Xie Hong did not hesitate and agreed immediately, Magistrate Wang was overjoyed and said, "Mr. Xie is indeed a good person, but I cannot let Mr. Xie suffer a loss. Let's do this. Next year's provincial examination, how about I introduce a respected teacher to you in Xuanfu?" After saying that, he had expectations in his eyes, and just waited for Xie Hong to thank him.

If you are an ordinary scholar, you will definitely be grateful. This is a great favor. The imperial examinations in this era are the same as the various examinations in later generations. Although they are said to be fair, there are actually many tricks.

What does it mean to be respected with high virtue? A high virtue naturally has a high position. Only when the position is high can you be famous. It is said that there are people above that the exam is not difficult. With such a teacher, it is hard to say that Jie Yuan is the first, but it is safe to win the provincial examination. Wang Magistrate Wang was extremely happy to see Xie Hong agreeing, so he wanted to protect Xie Hong as a juren.

Although this kindness is very good, Xie Hong is not a serious scholar. He has no good feelings for the Four Books and Five Classics from later generations, and he has no intention of taking the imperial examination to become an official. What's more, it is not enough to rely on imperial examinations to become an official. Isn't the magistrate in front of him a Jinshi?

It is too difficult to rely on a Jinshi. If the civil servant exam in later generations is called crossing a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops, then in the Ming Dynasty, the Jinshi exam would be considered a tightrope! How could he do such an unreliable thing after traveling through time?

Xie Hong had a certain plan in his mind. With his skills, as long as he could meet Emperor Zhengde, he would definitely make the emperor happy. He would not have to worry about being an official at that time. He quickly declined:

"My lord has given me good intentions. But the old mother at home is seriously ill and needs to take care of her mother at home. She really has no intention of taking the imperial examination."

Magistrate Wang did not expect such a big pie to be thrown back. Filial piety was the first priority. Xie Hong refused on the grounds of filial piety to his mother, which made people not feel abrupt. Magistrate Wang pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Xie made a statement of righteousness and was a pure filial piety person. I am also deeply admired by the official. The chief clerk of this county has been vacant for a long time, so I submitted a report to the governor, "Please protect you as a ninth rank chief clerk. What do you think?"

The ninth-rank chief clerk!? Xie Hong remembers that Yang Xiu in the Three Kingdoms also served as the chief clerk. Such a talented official should be quite a bit of a small official? This pie is bigger than the one just now. Even though Xie Hong was a man of two lifetimes, he was still confused.

He didn't know what the chief clerk was, but the official title was a grade-level one in front of it! He had been traveling for more than half a year and had also seen the prestige of the official officials outside. Those officials were just some miscellaneous fish with no grades, and could bully the market and rampant the neighbors. Now he was talking about the official with the grade!

History novices can also understand that only officials with grades can be officially recognized by the state. In the words of later generations, they have formal staffing.

Unexpectedly, Xiaoxiao showed off her skills and the effect was so good. When she had the chance to meet the emperor, she would come up with some more powerful skills and wouldn't she immediately become a high-ranking official?

Before my mother recovered from illness, she could not go to Xuanfu. It would be better to be the official for a few days. I just don’t know whether Dian Shida or my chief clerk is the eldest. It would be better if I could suppress Chen Guangyuan’s bastard, so it would be easier to take revenge. Thinking of her enemy, Xie Hong wanted to confirm it, so she asked back: “Sir, I don’t know if this chief clerk is…”
Chapter completed!