Being favored by the paranoid master, the whole imperial capital kneels down

The imperial edict came at the right time.

Su Shi had just said that Yama Si was abusing his power and deliberately blocking his reward, thus wronging loyal and good ministers.

Emperor Bai Jing immediately praised Su Shizhi highly and appointed him as Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple.

A fifth-rank official.

The poor students fell silent.

They followed Su Shizhi to make trouble today, actually just wanting a result.

Now His Majesty's imperial edict has arrived. A fifth-rank official position is already high enough for many poor students.

But Su Shizhi's face was very dark.

How come he is a fifth-rank Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple?

This dilemma has put him in a dilemma.

According to his assumptions, there was also what Qin Lang had promised him.

After Su Shizhi returns to the imperial capital, he will at least be a marquis.

Su Shizhi looked down upon the fifth-rank Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple.

But now Qin Lang is dead, and Su Shizhi can't find anyone to help him.

He was even more afraid that if he refused the position of Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, he would disobey the imperial order in public and affect his reputation.

At this moment, two officials from the Ministry of Rites came up behind the eunuch who read the imperial edict.

They respectfully put on Su Shizhi's official uniform and hat.

He kept saying "Congratulations on your wealth and prosperity".

Everything seems so festive.

Nanda stood in the Nan residence, smiling with a fake smile.

"Look, Mr. Su is too eager to become an official. How could His Majesty forget Mr. Su?"

"It must be because Mr. Su has made great contributions, so His Majesty is considering what kind of official position to give Mr. Su."

"Congratulations, Master Su! From now on, Master Su will rise to great heights, become rich and powerful, and enjoy a prosperous career."

Just a few words revealed Su Shizhi's anxiety.

The poor students around Su Shizhi pursed their lips and remained silent.

They feel like they are stupid.

It was so cold, but they left their books at home and followed Su Shizhi to make a fuss here.

He is very rich and has a bright career.

What did those who joined in the commotion gain?

At this time, some people saw the chief academician of the Imperial College appear behind a team of imperial guards.

The team of imperial guards seemed to be talking to the chief priest.

The chief priest looked around the crowd, as if trying to remember these students who were causing trouble.

The poor students were filled with alarm.

They all raised their hands, covered their faces with their sleeves, and hurried away.

Mr. Su is very rich and powerful, but before he even started to make trouble, he was already wearing the hat of a fifth-rank official.

where are they?

Not only did he fail to make any progress, but he was also seen by the chief priest.

This can easily create a bad impression on the host.

If they take the imperial examinations in the future or enter the Imperial College, the chief priest will remember their faces.

It will have a huge impact on their future.

Su Shizhi's face looked very bad.

But other officials from the Ministry of Rites came forward and congratulated him.

Everyone greeted him with smiles on their faces and asked him to treat them.

Su Shizhi had no choice but to cheer up.

He had a smile on his face and tried to deal with these officials.

In the end, I don’t know what happened, but I was dragged to a restaurant to drink.

Su Shizhi was anxious. He disliked his low official position, but everyone around him addressed him as Lord Su with envy.

No one complained for him, so Emperor Bai Jing gave him a fifth-rank official position.

Su Shizhi didn't dare to take the initiative to say anything disdainful.

He secretly made a decision in his heart that, at least, he would serve as the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, a fifth-rank official, for a period of time.

Then he would slowly work together to force Nan Chuzheng to promote him to a higher position.

Having made up his mind, Su Shizhi felt at ease.

He smiled and drank and danced with the officials of the imperial capital.

The party lasted till late at night.

The officials who came to celebrate his promotion to the fifth-rank position of Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple all left drunk.

The waiter of the restaurant took out the bill and looked at Su Shizhi with a flattering face.

"My Lord, the total is five hundred taels of silver."

Su Shizhi was almost sober now. He glared at the waiter in the restaurant.

"What did you say? How much silver?!"

When asking this question, Su Shizhi turned his head around, trying to see if there was anyone else around.

During the time he returned to the imperial capital, because of his high reputation, he was always entertained by dignitaries and other officials in the imperial capital.

To put it bluntly, Su Shizhi was drinking, eating meat, and watching dancers dance in the imperial capital.

I've never paid out of my own pocket.

Five hundred taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for the powerful people in the imperial capital.

But for Su Shizhi, he simply couldn't afford five hundred taels of silver to pay for the meal.

When the waiter at the restaurant saw Su Shizhi's ugly face, his expression was a little weird.

"Lord Su was just appointed as the Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple. Could it be that he can't even pay for 500 taels of silver for the wine?"

Since ancient times, which official was not rich?

Besides, Su Shizhi has just been appointed to an official position. Doesn’t that mean he won’t receive any reward from His Majesty?

This is unlikely.

Su Shizhi has made such a great contribution. From the perspective of ordinary people, Your Majesty should reward Su Shizhi with mountains of gold and silver.

Su Shizhi, with an ugly face, couldn't bring himself to say this. He stiffened his neck and said to the waiter in the restaurant,

"I came here in such a hurry that I didn't bring enough silver. Come back with me and I'll get the silver for you."

Under the skeptical look of the waiter in the restaurant.

Su Shizhi, with a red face and wearing a brand new official uniform, hurried to the Zhou family.

They ate and drank in the restaurant and partied with the dancers all night long.

It was already the morning of the second day.

Su Shizhi entered Zhou's house and found Zhou Mingzhu.

Zhou Mingzhu asked for five hundred taels of silver.

Zhou Mingzhu stared at Su Shizhi in astonishment.

"Didn't His Majesty appoint you as an official just yesterday? Where's the reward money?"

Su Shizhi frowned and said,

"Maybe the reward hasn't come yet. Give me five hundred taels of silver first, and I'll go and deal with it."

It's impossible for Su Shizhi to let all the officials in the imperial capital laugh at him just after he was appointed as an official.

He was given an official position and invited to a banquet, but he couldn't even afford the money.

If this isn't a complete joke, what is it?

Zhou Mingzhu took a deep breath, thinking that maybe what Su Shizhi said made sense.

How can you confer an official title without giving him money?

Your Majesty should not only give you money, but also a house.

Zhou Mingzhu didn't ask Su Shizhi's house to be too big.

Just give them a house that is about the same size as the Chu family’s.

She searched around and found the five hundred taels of silver given to her by the old lady of the Zhou family from the bottom of the box.

Before she could say a few words to Su Shizhi, she wanted Su Shizhi to say a few soft words to her.

Su Shizhi had a cold face, snatched the banknote from Zhou Mingzhu's hand, turned around and walked out.

Zhou Mingzhu felt very uncomfortable.

Su Shizhi was short of money, so she gave him some.

But Su Shizhi still couldn't give her a good look.

Who gave this money willingly?