In the county government office, Zhang Yuanzheng was sitting in the main seat. After taking down Zhao Kangyu, he looked at Su Cheng.
This time I came to Liuhe County not only to capture Zhao Kangyu, but also to appease Su Cheng!
No matter what, Su Cheng is also a person with a title, and there are files that can be checked, and he even has a close relationship with the current emperor.
Facing Su Cheng with such status, Zhang Yuanzheng naturally did not want to make Su Cheng unhappy because of Zhao Kangyu.
Naturally, I came here in person to compensate Su Cheng!
Under everyone's doubtful gazes, Zhang Yuanzheng smiled and said: "Master Hou is able to build a small Liuhe County into a super county. He is a talented person. Naturally, I will not let such talents as Master Hou go to waste."
"I have two choices for the Marquis. One is to change Jiangzhou to Liuzhou, and the government will be in Liuhe County. From now on, you, the Marquis, will serve as the prefect of Liuzhou."
"First, Mr. Hou serves as the counselor of the Fantai Yamen and is responsible for managing the food issues of the province."
It is not difficult to understand these two choices. If Su Cheng stayed in Liuhe County, Jiangzhou would be renamed Liuzhou and Liuhe County would become the administrative seat.
In this way, Su Chengcheng is the prefect in charge of the government and can manage all affairs of the government.
Of course, if Su Cheng doesn't want to stay in Liuhe County, he can also go to Linjiang City to serve as a vassal councilor.
The so-called feudal councilors were the same official rank as the prefect, starting from the fourth rank, but they were not responsible for the affairs of a single government, but for the food issues of the entire province.
Of these two choices, one is to take charge of the government, and the other is to go to Linjiang City to take charge of the food issue.
Su Cheng raised his eyebrows after hearing this. He didn't expect that the governor valued him so much. No matter which of these two official positions he held, he was a real official.
It’s just that the main direction of attack is different!
If he chooses to become the prefect, his future promotion route will be to be in charge of one side and not be responsible for a specific thing.
And if you choose to become a feudal councilor and want to be promoted in the future, you will always be responsible for managing food.
It can be seen that Zhang Yuanzheng still agrees with his actions in food, otherwise he would not directly transfer him to Linjiang City to serve as a counselor for the feudal lord.
You must know that now that Zhao Kangyu has been taken down, the Fantai Yamen will definitely be cleaned up, and the political counselors above will definitely be removed. At that time, he may be the counselor who temporarily manages the Fantai Yamen.
However, Su Cheng didn't want to stay in the officialdom.
What he experienced during this period made him a little discouraged. He felt that he could just continue to be an idle prince, why bother to wade into troubled waters?
Besides, if you agree to become the prefect, what will the original prefect of Jiangzhou, Yang Yushi, do?
Thinking of this, Su Changcheng sighed and saluted Zhang Yuanzheng: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kindness, but I don't want to get involved in officialdom anymore, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to take back his life."
As soon as these words came out, Shen Youwei on the side couldn't help but widen her eyes with disbelief.
What's wrong with your husband? You don't even want a chance to be promoted?
I know that I don’t know what a feudal councilor does, but being a prefect is not bad.
But...since this is my husband's choice, I can't say much.
Besides, since my husband is not an official, he will have more time to spend with me, and maybe he can have a child sooner.
Thinking of having a baby, Shen Youwei's face suddenly turned red.
But at this moment, Yang Yushi on the side suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, don't miss this opportunity."
"Based on the current situation in Liuhe County, it is appropriate to change it to a political office. I am already old, so I really should abdicate in favor of someone more worthy."
Yang Yushi knew Su Cheng somewhat, and he also knew that his presence would affect Su Cheng's decision.
Faced with a talent like Su Cheng, Yang Yushi finally felt that he should stand up and actively push Su Cheng so that Su Cheng would not have any psychological burden.
What he actually meant by this was to remind Su Cheng to choose to become the prefect instead of becoming a vassal councilor!
After all, between the one who is in charge and the one who is specifically in charge of a certain aspect of affairs, the development of the former is definitely better.
As for Yang Yushi, the prefect, he is also very aware of his situation and is hooking up with Zhao Kangyu. This alone is enough to make him lose his official position.
Instead of waiting for Zhang Yuanzheng to speak up and dismiss him, he might as well have some sense and take the initiative.
Zhang Yuanzheng, who was in the main seat, was a little surprised to see Yang Yushi saying these words.
"What Mr. Yang said is absolutely true. If Mr. Hou's talents cannot benefit the people, it will be a real loss for me!"
"If the Marquis is worried about Mr. Yang's whereabouts, then it is better to do this. If the Marquis is willing to serve as the magistrate, I can make the decision to transfer Mr. Yang to Linjiang City as a vassal councilor."
In order to dispel Su Cheng's concerns, Zhang Yuanzheng was even willing to make concessions.
This time, by allowing Su Cheng to serve as an official again, on the one hand, he can make acquaintance with a marquis, and on the other hand, Su Cheng's talents can be fully utilized.
If Su Cheng, the prefect, does well in the future, he, Zhang Yuanzheng, the governor, will also benefit from it.
As for Yang Yushi, although he did collude with Zhao Kangyu, he later changed his mind to support Su Cheng, and his transfer to the vassal councilor was just a horizontal transfer, which is reasonable.
This is enough to give Su Cheng some face!
But that's not what Su Cheng is thinking about. He simply doesn't want to be an official now and doesn't want to get involved in the whirlpool of officialdom anymore.
Being an official once put his wife in danger twice, and he didn't want to put his wife in danger again.
"Master Zhang, please don't say anything more about this matter. I just want to live a good life with my wife and don't want to worry about other things."
Su Cheng said and took Shen Youwei's hand: "Let Master Yang continue to be the prefect."
These words made Zhang Yuanzheng raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect Su Cheng's attitude to be so firm. It seemed that he couldn't do it without using his trump card!
"It turns out that the Marquis would rather give up his official position for his wife, but I underestimated the Marquis!"
Zhang Yuanzheng suddenly smiled and said: "But hasn't Mr. Hou ever thought about fighting for a royal life for your wife?"
"If you become the prefect, I will report your deeds in Liuhe County. Maybe His Majesty will be delighted when he sees the news about you, and will give you a title worthy of a marquis, and by the way, give your wife a royal decree.
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These words made Su Cheng's eyes light up!
It doesn't matter if you get the title of Lord Marquis, but if you give your wife a royal decree, the situation is different.
With the imperial edict, Shen Youwei has a higher rank. From now on, she does not need to salute other officials when they see her. Even ordinary officials will have to salute when they see her.
For example, if Su Cheng becomes the prefect of the fourth rank, Shen Youwei will be given the imperial title of the fourth rank. Officials below the fourth rank will have to salute Shen Youwei when they see her.
Of course, these are only the obvious benefits, there are many other benefits.
In a word: Shen Youwei has a life-saving talisman now that he has the imperial decree. He no longer has to worry about his wife getting into trouble!
Thinking of this, Su Cheng smiled bitterly: "Master Zhang mentioned my destiny. It seems that I have to be the prefect if I don't want to do it!"
Zhang Yuanzheng laughed loudly when he heard this: "That's right. Next, I will send someone to deliver the official uniform and official seal, and I will also report to His Majesty the matter of granting you a title and your wife's royal decree."
"But this will take some time. During this time, Lord Hou will deal with the matter of upgrading Liuhe County to a governance center first!"