fake prince

Chapter 542
Beaulieu Lake·Wharf

Su Ziji heard the shouts. At this time, the sky was blue and the water was wide, and the waves were hitting the shore. Cen Rubai pointed to the lakeside pier and said, "My lord, look, the officials and gentry from Shuangye Mansion are here to welcome you!"

"Well, indeed, the fifth-rank official uniform in the middle should be the magistrate, and the Tongzhi (juncheng) on ​​the left..."

Su Ziji distinguished them one by one, and saw a group of officials waiting anxiously, looking forward to the big ship getting closer and closer to the shore.

The magistrate got up and ordered, and the sound of drums and music was loud. When the boatman docked, anchored, and built a slab bridge, Luo Peizheng was getting off the shore in his clothes.

Although the vicinity of Panlong Lake is not a prosperous area, many people have heard that the imperial envoy is coming to pass an edict to the dragon girl in the Dragon Palace. now?

Therefore, in addition to officials, squires, and some famous scholars who arrived at the request of the magistrate, there were also many common people who gathered farther away, pointing at the big boat in the lake.

"Is that the high platform for the decree?"

Seeing that a high platform with a height of at least five meters and a size of more than twenty square meters was built by the lake, surrounded by officers and soldiers, and no one else was allowed to approach, Cen Rubai guessed what it was after seeing it.

Su Ziji also took a look, and found that the table had been set up, with an incense burner on one side, and offerings such as chickens, ducks, pigs, melons and fruits.

After all, as long as this kind of decree to the Dragon Palace is not deliberately underestimated, or the time is too tight, there must be a sacrifice first, and then the imperial decree is read.

The last time Luo Pei came to Panlong Lake, he performed a sacrifice. Now that he came here again, looking at the relatively calm lake, he felt a little complicated.

"The last time I came here, Qiu Chang and others were estranged from me because of the incident with Huang Liangping. Later, I was even more afraid that I would sacrifice the blood of the guilty minister. Now I have transferred to someone else's sect, but I can't regret it myself."

It's not that Luo Pei didn't know that some people in the court mocked him as a cruel official, but if given another chance, Luo Pei would still do the same.

Thinking this way, his eyes fell on Su Ziji who got off from the latter boat, and he couldn't help but sighed again: "But this Su Ziji, who would have thought that he got the Sacred Heart in a short period of time, If the rumors of some people in Beijing are true, this son is far above me."

"Heavenly Huang nobles, the distinction between monarchs and ministers is like this."

In other words, this is just a moment of thinking. Everyone on the shore has been trained long ago. When the cannon was fired, the music stopped. The prefect led the officials to kneel down and kowtowed deeply: "I respectfully greet Sheng An!"

"Saint Gong!" Luo Pei accepted the gift on behalf of the sky, accepted the gift calmly, and said lightly, he had landed on the shore, and the entourage followed him.

"I have seen the governor!" The officials greeted the governor again.

Su Ziji was ranked third, although he was only a rank six, he was an observer of the imperial court, and he was considered half an imperial envoy. Even the magistrate had to salute Su Ziji first.

"I've seen the imperial envoy." A few middle-aged men in low-grade civil robes came out of the crowd and greeted Su Ziji. Su Ziji recognized who it was at a glance and hurriedly supported him.

"You are all teachers who taught me, how dare you dare." Not only did he support them, but he also turned to salute them, and many people on the side looked at them and nodded secretly.

Parents and teachers of heaven and earth, although Su Ziji has a great future before he is 20 years old, he is neither arrogant nor impetuous. He is so polite to the senior officials of the government school, even if he is putting on airs, it is very good.

Seeing Su Ziji's attitude, these academic officials feel better. At least they have this long-term friendship, and everyone is honored.

Su Ziji was communicating with the local officials. Behind these officials, the squires in the crowd, and a few familiar faces were also looking at Su Ziji with a lot of emotion.

Zhang Sheng, who was wearing a sapphire blue Confucian scholar's robe today, watched eagerly, but knew that with their identities, they were not qualified to go over at this time.

Although they are all scholars, even Fang Wenshao, but in the welcome team at this moment, they really can't be ranked.

At this time, a squire couldn't help but sighed with his companions in a low voice: "It's no less than reaching the end of the imperial examination all the way. Look, the boy who is talking to the prefect looks less than 20 years old. , but he is already an imperial envoy of the imperial court, what I heard is... oh, an imperial court observer?"

"You don't know him?"

The companion glanced at him: "That's a talented person who has gone out from here. Not long after he won the first prize, he gained the trust of His Majesty and was sent out as an imperial envoy. Look at the official uniform he is wearing. I am afraid that in addition to his status as an imperial envoy, There are also sixth-rank official positions."

"Imperial envoys are temporary, but official ranks are real."

"In the final analysis, winning the first prize at such a young age is different after all. I heard that in the past, I was only a student from a poor family, but now I change my family. I have a son who can do this, and I will die in peace."

"A sixth-rank official who is less than 20 years old, tsk tsk!" The squire was also speechless before: "Such achievements, I am afraid that in our province, it will be difficult to produce another one in a few years, your son, bah, dreaming at night! "

Fang Wenshao and Fang Xi were standing right next to the squire, listening to their low-pitched conversation, both of them had complicated expressions, and Fang Wenshao was even more emotional.

At his age, he is still just a Juren, and he doesn't intend to continue to take the entrance examination. He only hopes that his son Fang Xi will be better than Lan, and he will be admitted to Jinshi in the future to make up for his regret of failing repeatedly.

Everyone was discussing, and a Taoist who was also crowded among the squires took a look and heard some people sighed that Su Ziji was afraid that he would at least be a fourth-rank official and create a family business, so he said directly: "Is it more than just being rich? This person has the appearance of a prince."

Although everyone was envious and commenting, but the Taoist's words still made many people laugh.

The prince's phase?

Doesn't this mean that Su Ziji can be named a Duke and a Marquis in the future?
It is true that the meritorious officials in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China were granted the title of prince, but now it is the Taiping period, how can there be any meritorious service that can be established by a civil servant?

Can civil servants be named dukes and marquises without making great achievements?

If it is not military merit, even if it is a prime minister, it is only a feudal uncle for meritorious service to the country, and this is a stream of honor, not a world title, and it is only for one generation.

It is absolutely impossible to seal the Duke and the Marquis.

Most of the people who heard Taoist's words complained in their hearts, but most of them just laughed at them at this time. Some people thought that Taoist was deliberately flattering.

Fang Wenshao spoke first.

"Viewer..."

"Mr. Fang, Pindao has long since resigned from the position of the temple master, and now he is just a Fang Taoist." The Taoist who spoke was none other than the Daoist Hui Dao who used to be the temple master in Tongshan.

Hearing what he said, Fang Wenshao was as good as others, and immediately changed his words: "I didn't expect you to come here, Taoist priest. I heard that Taoist priest understands faces, so what he said must be true."

Thinking back when his son Fang Xi had an accident, he got better quickly because of being close to Su Ziji. At that time, he knew that this Su Ziji would definitely be a noble person and would have a bright future in the future.

This is also the reason why he believed most of Huidao's words in his heart.

He was also a little curious, and asked sincerely, "I just don't know, when will it be the prince, will it be 30 years later?"

(End of this chapter)