Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Hou Yao stretched out his hand to help Jiang Qi up and said:

"Master Jiang is exempting himself from the courtesy, and everyone is exempted from the compensation. I am new here, and I will still need your full help in the future to work together for the benefit of the people here."

The others were relieved after hearing this and shouted together:

"Thank you, sir. I am willing to serve you."

The voice is uniform, and it looks like it has been practiced.

Hou Yao took a closer look at the person standing on the left behind Jiang Qizheng. He was wearing a ninth-grade quail official uniform. He had a clear-cut face and looked resolute and upright.

If he hadn't heard about the reputation of County Registrar Li Jingshan beforehand, he would have thought that this person was a good and honest official.

Looking at the person on the right behind Jiang Qizheng, he is wearing an unfashionable magpie official uniform. He is short and fat, and the flesh on his face is wrinkled.

With his eyes narrowed as if he could never wake up, this person is Dian Shi Zhang Rong.

Hou Yao greeted the two of them one by one, and Li Jingshan behaved coldly, which was expected.

Zhang Rong, on the other hand, has a look of flattery on his face, which is annoying.

After being polite, Hou Yao asked his disciples to introduce him to the official residence of Neiya.

This will be his future residence. The bedding and household items inside are all available, all of which have been prepared beforehand.

In the true sense of checking in with his bags, he tidied up a little and put on his sixth-grade egret official uniform.

When I came out again, a huge crowd of people was waiting outside.

When a new official takes office, it is customary to offer sacrifices to the city god.

The ceremonial room has been prepared with sacrifices, wine and other items. The ceremonial master guided the newly appointed Hou Yao, as well as his colleagues and subordinate officials to the City God's Temple in the city to worship.

The ritual process was very cumbersome, and Hou Yao endured it until the end. He was already exhausted. This official is not that easy to do.

The tiring day has finally passed, and I have lost my temper.

In the evening, when Yu Xiuer saw Hou Yao lying tiredly on the bed, she felt very distressed.

"Mr., thank you for your hard work."

Hou Yao enjoyed Yu Xiuer's massage hand and put it on her thigh to rub oil:

"Oh, I didn't expect that being an official would be so tiring. Let me just say, if I really don't like being an official, I feel more comfortable being a pirate. I can do whatever I want."

Yu Xiuer said softly with a low face:

“But being a pirate means you don’t have enough to eat, and you face huge dangers every day.

My husband, in fact, you shouldn't be a pirate. I'm sorry, it's all because of me... "

She actually felt quite guilty in her heart. If it hadn't been for the original kidnapping, Hou Yao would never have gotten involved in the pirate den.

But now, it is difficult to quit. Now that Haixing Island has a big business, it can no longer do without Hou Yao.

And it is impossible for Hou Yao to renounce his relationship with the Cuttlefish Gang.

Hou Yao pinched Yu Xiuer's thigh:

"What are you thinking about? I don't want to be an official. There is nothing good about officialdom.

I still like to live a free life on the island, let’s not talk about this anymore.

Madam, can we sleep together tonight? "

Yu Xiuer glanced at the door of the side room, hesitated for a moment, and finally shook her head and said:

"No, sir, I'd better go to the side room to sleep. Otherwise, you will feel uncomfortable."

Hou Yao suddenly became dejected:

"Okay, okay, then you can go there after I fall asleep."

Yu Xiuer nodded:

"Well, my husband, please go to bed quickly. We have to go out to perform incense tomorrow at the fourth watch."

Thinking of a lot of things tomorrow, Hou Yao's face suddenly became bitter:

"Baby, let me touch you to sleep. Without you, I really can't hold on to this job."

Yu Xiuer blushed and nodded, letting Hou Yao put his hand on her chest.

After a long time, Hou Yao fell into a deep sleep.

Yu Xiuer looked at Hou Yao's sleeping face, tears flowing uncontrollably:

"Ms. sir, I'm sorry. It's Xiu'er who's sorry for you..."

……

The day after the new official takes office, he goes to various temples to perform incense offerings.

First go to the Confucian Temple and bow four times, the same goes for Mazu Temple and Guan Gong Temple. Finally, go to the Chenghuang Temple and bow again, and then bow once to the Tutu Temple.

All incense burning must be completed before dawn to show sincere respect to the gods in the temple.

Dawn is around four or five o'clock in the morning, which means that we have to visit the entire temple before this time.

Moreover, he was not allowed to take a car. Hou Yao almost felt like vomiting.

Fortunately, there are these temples in the city, otherwise it would be impossible to escape.

After the incense ceremony is completed, the appointment ceremony is performed.

The leader, Guan Dian Shi Zhang Rong, led the officials of each house, and the students in the city. They first welcomed Hou Yao into the city from the south gate, and then went to the temple to offer sacrifices.

The temple is an imperial temple, enshrining emperors of all dynasties.

After the ceremony, Zhang Rong led the crowd and led Hou Yao back to the Yamen to lay out the sacrificial wine, which is the sacrificial animals and sweet wine.

After placing these, in front of Yuyi Gate, which is the second main entrance inside the gate of the official office and residence,

Here the priests, the door gods, also known as door gods, the door gods of Daxia are Shen Tu and Yu Lei, and pay homage.

After the ceremony, you enter the main hall of the Yamen from the middle road. After entering the main hall, Hou Yao has to change his court clothes on the platform connected to the front steps, which is scientifically called the platform.

After changing, set up an incense table, facing the direction of the palace in the capital, called Wangque, and perform five bows and three kowtows.

After the ceremony, the official uniform was changed. At this time, a Zaoli announced the time loudly:

"At three o'clock in the morning, the magistrate will go to the Yamen."

Two Zaoli carried the writing case to Hou Yao and put it down. A clerk brought a chair and asked him to sit down.

After that, everyone in the yamen came up to pay homage to Hou Yao twice.

It starts with the lowest-ranking Zaoli and ends with Zuoerguan, the county magistrate, and the chief secretary.

Hou Yao stood up and ordered:

"The imperial court established officials and officials, hoping that they would respect the gods and care for the people, be close to the virtuous and stay away from the traitors, and promote benefits and eliminate harm. Yao Bumin is responsible for the important task.

It is still up to one or two of his subordinates, as well as the elders of the town, to prevent him from arresting him.The common people are spared the hardships.Within its four borders, there are advantages that should be promoted and disadvantages that should be revolutionized.

Yao and others should work together to do this to bring peace to the common people. "

After speaking, sign and seal.Then go to Houya and offer incense to the Kitchen God.

After returning from Xingxiang, each room official wrote instructions one by one about the affairs they had managed before and the tasks that had not yet been completed.

Hou Yao signed the documents one by one, even more suspicious in his heart.

I worry all day long whether someone will deliberately do something to embarrass me and damage my prestige.

But I didn't expect that there was no mistake in the whole set of etiquette, and no one made any trouble for me. This was seriously inconsistent with the rumors.

Whatever happened, there must be a monster, and I became even more vigilant.

After finishing the business, the sacrificed wine was distributed to the villagers who had participated in the ceremony. This day was over again.

Hou Yao returned to the room, took off his shoes and lay on the bed, not wanting to move.

This day of pretentiousness is really difficult. My body is tired and my heart is even more tired.

Yu Xiuer brought a basin of hot water and took off Hou Yao's socks:

"Ms. sir, let's soak your feet before going to sleep."

Hou Yao waved his feet:

"I don't want to soak anymore, I'm too lazy to move."

Yu Xiuer picked him up with a look of helplessness, turned him over, and then put his feet into the water:

"Is the water hot or not?"

Hou Yao said lazily:

"I am just a dead pig now, and dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water."

Yu Xiuer shook her head, bent down and gently washed Hou Yao's feet and massaged them.

While washing, she suddenly playfully scratched the soles of her feet twice.

Like a spring, Hou Yao immediately sat up and put his feet back:

"Okay, you've learned a lot. How dare you tickle the soles of my feet."

Yu Xiuer was startled, blushed and said:

"Who told you to ignore me?"

Hou Yao has always felt a little disappointed in his heart, always feeling that the relationship between the two does not look like a couple.

Yu Xiuer always took care of him like a kind old mother taking care of her son. This kind of care touched him very much.

But the two of them are in a relationship, and one party is always tolerating the other. How boring is this relationship?

But now Yu Xiuer has finally changed, that's why he had such a big reaction,

For the first time, I felt like two people were in love:

"Xiu'er, are you angry?"

Yu Xiuer was a little confused and a little panicked. Hou Yao seemed angry just now, and now he seemed surprised:

"No, it's just, it's just..., I feel a little uncomfortable when you ignore me."

Hou Yao was extremely happy when he saw Yu Xiuer's change. He immediately pulled her into his arms and smiled happily:

"Great, I thought you had no temper at all. Look, how cute you are now?"

Yu Xiuer was completely confused and didn't know what was going on with Hou Yao's sudden excitement:

"Ms. sir, aren't you angry if I scratch the soles of your feet?"

Hou Yao laughed and said:

"It's too late for me to be happy, why should I be angry?"

Yu Xiuer was confused and just lowered her head and said:

"When I was a kid, I secretly scratched the soles of my father's feet once, and my father woke up after being scratched.

He hung me up and beat me severely. I...I thought you would... "

Hou Yao touched Yu Xiuer's face distressedly, and suddenly he could understand why she developed such a character.

I'm afraid she had to be careful no matter what she did when she was a child, otherwise she would be beaten severely.

For a pirate, just being able to feed you is good, but you want more?That is impossible.

"Xiu'er, I won't be angry with you, and I like you very much as you are now. I think this is the real you."

Yu Xiuer nodded:

"Well, I understand, sir. If you make me feel uncomfortable in the future, I will tickle the soles of your feet."

Hou Yao stretched out his legs:

"It's a deal. I ignored baby Xiu'er today. It was my fault. I'll let you scratch her."

Yu Xiuer obediently stretched out her hand to scratch it, and then withdrew her hand.

Hou Yao looked strange and said:

"Why did you stop scratching me?"

Yu Xiuer blushed and said:

"I..., I don't feel uncomfortable now."

Hou Yao threw Yu Xiuer onto the bed, and then took off her socks in three strokes.

Yu Xiuer said like a frightened little rabbit:

"Ms. sir, you...what do you want to do?"

Hou Yao smiled evilly:

"You are so cute today, I want to give you a reward."

As he spoke, he pressed her feet into the basin in front of the bed.

Yu Xiuer suddenly understood what he was going to do. Was he going to wash his own feet?Suddenly he shouted with a look of horror:

"Mr..., Mr. Gong, no... you can't. If word spreads, you will be laughed at."

Hou Yao had already made up his mind to wash her feet, how could he give up so easily?

After pulling hard twice and it didn't come back, he immediately said with a straight face:

"Relax, I can't pull your feet like this, so how can I wash you?"

Yu Xiuer almost cried:

"Don't, sir, others will laugh at you..., Xiu'er..., it's not worth it...".