Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

"Your subordinate Cheng Wan greets Lord Yan."

"Meet the Marquis of Zhaoping."

Cheng Wan and Yan Mu saluted at the same time, but Cheng Wan was a little slower in finishing the syllable.

"Why did the Marquis come here so early in the morning?"

Cheng Wan bowed to Yan Mu and said sincerely, "Sir, I am just an insignificant little brick under your command. You can just call me Cheng Wan."

Yan Mu felt relieved after hearing this.

In other occasions, he was naturally willing to give Cheng Wan the dignity and respect that a marquis deserved, but when it came to official business, if he had to consider the fact that Cheng Wan was a marquis every day, he would not be able to arrange any work for Cheng Wan.

"Why did Lord Cheng come to see me at this time?"

"Sir, you have been promoted to the Minister of Personnel, and I have not yet congratulated you."

Cheng Wan took two steps forward, took out a long brocade box with exquisite patterns from his sleeve and placed it in front of Yan Mu, smiling and saying, "I heard that you like jade, so I specially gave this to you."

Yan Mu glanced at the smiling Cheng Wan and reached out to open the brocade box.

Inside was a Hetian jade peace bookmark, and at one end of the bookmark was a small piece of auspicious cloud-shaped Hetian jade pendant.

This is the gift that Jin Jin picked out for Cheng Wan.

"This is too valuable. No merit, no reward. Sir Cheng should take it back."

Yan Mu told Cheng Wan to take it back, but his eyes were glued to the bookmark.

"Please accept it, my lord. This is a gift from me to you. If you don't accept it, I will feel uneasy."

Yan Mu raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan smiled and nodded to Yan Mu.

"Then I will... accept this gift." Yan Mu closed the brocade box and said, "Lord Cheng came to see me not just to give me this gift, right?"

"Sir, your time is precious, so I won't beat around the bush with you."

Yan Mu sat back in his chair, crossed his hands on his abdomen, circled his thumbs together, and nodded slightly: "Master Cheng, you can speak directly if you have anything to say."

"I wonder if Lord Yan has any new arrangements for Xu Zhuocheng, the magistrate of Xingnong Yamen?"

Yan Mu paused and said, "Lord Cheng said he would not beat around the bush, and he really did not beat around the bush at all."

Cheng Wan lowered his eyes slightly and smiled sweetly at Yan Mu.

Yan Mu snorted lightly: "Xu Zhuocheng is quite honest and dutiful. I want to promote him to the position of County Magistrate of Anling County."

The county magistrate is of the sixth rank.

To be promoted from the seventh rank to the sixth rank, skipping the sixth rank in between, is already very good.

However, this time the main officials of Liangzhou were transferred to the capital, and if the vacant positions were not occupied at this time, it would take an indefinite time to wait for the officialdom to stabilize and then to move up honestly.

Cheng Wan's eyes flickered, and he asked tentatively, "I wonder how you plan to arrange the position of Si Hu?"

The previous Sihu Tang Huairen was killed by Cheng Wan, and during this period the functions of Sihu were performed by Zuo Sihu.

This time, Zuo Si Hu was to be transferred to the capital to serve as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue...

"You, you still want Xu Zhuocheng to be the head of Liangzhou?!"

Yan Mu stared at Cheng Wan in disbelief.

Cheng Wan smiled at Yan Mu in a flattering way, moved closer to Yan Mu, and personally poured a cup of tea for Yan Mu, his voice revealing a well-behaved and honest tone: "Sir, please have some tea."

"I don't want to drink." Yan Mu said with a wooden face: "Do you know what rank the Si Hu is?"

"Fifth rank."

Yan Mu took a deep breath, glared at Cheng Wan unhappily, and started to rant: "You also know that Si Hu is a fifth-rank official! Xu Zhuocheng is currently only a seventh-rank official! He just entered the Liangzhou officialdom last year! From the seventh rank to the fifth rank, why don't you just let him be promoted to the governor of Liangzhou?! Even Xu Zhuocheng's brother-in-law Mao Yuanyi didn't dare to ask for a fifth-rank official position for Xu Zhuocheng!"

Cheng Wan shrank his head slightly.

She wanted to, but the lowest rank of governor of a state was third grade, and her uncle Xu was not capable of that yet...

As for Mao Yuanyi not daring to speak, that is Mao Yuanyi's business.

She dares.

If it succeeds, everyone is happy. If it fails... then it doesn't work.

"Sir, Xu Zhuocheng has been an official for many years, and he is diligent and conscientious. He is a very stable and responsible person, and he also has experience as the magistrate of the Xingnong Yamen.

The Sihu is in charge of the taxes and grain of a state. Such an honest, steady and experienced person is just the right person to be the Sihu. This will prevent him from causing any trouble in the future, which would make it difficult to explain to the Emperor, right?

My Lord, if you don't have a particularly suitable candidate, why don't you consider letting Xu Zhuocheng be the head of Liangzhou? He will definitely not let you down."

Yan Mu didn't say anything, but frowned slightly. He glanced at the brocade box in front of him, then looked at Cheng Wan, and said in a complicated tone: "You are now a marquis, and you are really willing to bend down for Xu Zhuocheng."

Cheng Wan was stunned, and then burst into laughter.

"Sir, no matter who I am, I remember the kindness Uncle Xu has shown me.

Just like you argued with the six officials on my behalf, I will always remember your kindness."

Yan Mu was silent. He could sense that Cheng Wan's words just now came from the heart.

He didn't care about Xu Zhuocheng. To be honest, in his opinion, Xu Zhuocheng didn't have the potential to hold a high position.

If he hadn't been lucky enough to have a brother-in-law who held a good official position and was close to Cheng Wan, the position of County Magistrate of Anling County would never have been his.

Yan Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, but he cared about Cheng Wan, the Marquis of Zhaoping.

Be capable, value friendship, and most importantly, have the Holy Heart.

It's not impossible to do Cheng Wan a favor...

"Tell Xu Zhuocheng to finish the work at hand as soon as possible, and then go to Lord Tan to hand over."

Mr. Tan is the former Zuo Sihu who has been promoted to Zuo Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Yan Mu agreed to let Xu Zhuocheng serve as the head of the household registration office in Liangzhou.

Cheng Wan's eyes suddenly lit up with surprise, and he bowed to Yan Mu in great joy: "Thank you, sir!"

"Hmph." Yan Mu snorted twice, pretending to be impatient, and waved his hand at Cheng Wan: "Go and do your thing. I have important things to do too."

"Yes, I am resigning!"

Cheng Wan turned and left with brisk steps, crossing another line on the to-do list.

"Li Zuo."

The driver Li Zuo bowed respectfully to Cheng Wan and said, "What do you want, Master?"

"Go to Xingnong Yamen and find the Yamen Commander, Lord Xu Zhuocheng, and ask him to take a gift to Lord Tan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and tell him that the Minister of Personnel has promoted him to the post of Liberation Minister of Liangzhou."

The official positions in Liangzhou are rather chaotic now. After everything has settled down, the Ministry of Personnel will re-register the information of all officials and issue certificates of appointment.

Although since Lord Yan has agreed to Xu Zhuocheng's promotion to the post of Sihu of Liangzhou, there shouldn't be any unexpected changes, but this matter should be done sooner rather than later, and the post of Sihu should be confirmed as soon as possible.

"Yes! I'll go right away."

"Wait!" Cheng Wan stopped Li Zuo and said, "Tell Lord Xu quietly and ask him to send some token of appreciation to the Minister of Personnel later."

The “send something as a token of appreciation” here naturally means giving gifts or money.

No matter whether Lord Yan accepts it or not, or whether he values ​​it or not, we must show our gratitude to him.

Giving gifts was her business, and it could not replace Xu Zhuocheng's "filial piety".

"Yes! I will definitely bring it with me!"

Li Zuo went to the Xingnong Yamen, while Cheng Wan went to find Chu Tingjing, the former Liangzhou military commander and current Minister of War.

It is a huge project to move the people from the prince's palace and the prince's palace to the capital.

The most important thing is to ensure the safety of Concubine Liu, the Crown Prince's Concubine and others along the way.

In addition, the importance of sweet potatoes is no less than that of Concubine Liu and others.

It is definitely impossible for Cheng Wan to do all these by himself.

She had to ask Chu Tingjing to transfer some troops to her.

"I knew that the Marquis was coming, and I have already arranged the personnel for him. This is Captain Fan Yuanchao. He will lead a thousand soldiers and follow the Marquis's orders this time."

Fan Yuanchao bowed to Cheng Wan and said, "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

Cheng Wan nodded to him as a return gesture, then bowed to Chu Tingjing and thanked him earnestly: "Thank you, Lord Chu!"

"I am only here to share His Majesty's worries. I will leave for the capital tomorrow. The rest will depend on your decision. No matter what, you must bring the team to the capital safely before the coronation ceremony."

Chu Tingjing looked at Cheng Wan's young face and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "The emperor really trusts such a teenage girl, but the pressure brought by this trust is also quite great..."