Chapter 43: Appointment order

Early the next morning, Xia Fan was awakened by the knock on the door.

No one will be fooled by the master again and find him to solve the spiritual

problem, right?

The long journey and the busyness until midnight yesterday, he just wanted to

sleep well.

"Which one?"

Across the door, Xia Fan rubbed his eyes and asked.

"Is it Xia Gongzi? I'm working as an errand in the county government, and I

have come to give Xia Gongzi an oral message."

Fenghua County Yamen?

His heart jumped slightly, and he glanced at the back room subconsciously. It

wouldn't be a fox demon, is it exposed? But soon he rejected this speculation.

If the demon is really involved, it will be the alchemist of the Privy Council

who will knock on the door, and the county government will not be in this

mess.

Even so, Xia Fan half-opened the door and blocked the door. "What message?"

The visitor wore a black scarf on his head, a navy blue split robe, and a red

belt around his waist. Judging from his outfit, he was indeed a bureaucrat. He

bowed his hand and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Xia, for passing the exam. Your

appointment and dismissal letter has been sent to the county government.

Please follow me on the journey so that the magistrate can personally transfer

the documents to you."

So fast? Didn’t it mean it’s taking half a month?

Xia Fan was a little surprised, when has Qiguo's logistics system been so

efficient? The result of the examination should be sent to the Privy Council

of Gyeonggi first, and then the appointment and dismissal orders will be

issued to the Privy Council level by level after distribution according to the

results. It would not be an exaggeration to be able to reach Fenghua County at

the same time as him.

"Wait a minute."

After Xia Fan returned to the room to explain to the fox demon, he followed

him to the county office.

"By the way, how do you call it?"

"Just call Li Xing."

"How did you know that I lived in this inn?" Xia Fan asked casually.

"Hahaha, Xia Gongzi doesn't know something. The adult who sent the appointment

and dismissal order emphasized that the documents must be handed over to the

examiner as soon as possible. We didn't know much about Xia Gongzi. We only

knew two things at the time." Li Xing stretched out two fingers. "First, you

have not arrived in Fenghua County; second, you are not on the household

register and do not have a fixed place of residence. So I thought of a way and

notified all the inns in the county in advance. If there is a person who

claims to be Xia Fan to check in, the store must immediately Report to the

county government."

"That's it, but if I don't live in a store, but choose a homestay..."

"Then we have nothing to do." Li Xing smiled, "That's how it is to do errands.

There are orders on it, so we can do as much as we can. As for the success or

failure, we still have to look at luck. Fortunately, our luck is not bad this

time. Of course, even if you don’t find you, you will report to the county

office sooner or later, son, at most a few days later. Who can say that a few

days later is not the'first time'?"

Xia Fan couldn't help looking at him twice.

This person is really interesting, I am afraid it is not an ordinary official.

At least clear-spoken and orderly conversation is not what the ordinary low-

level government officials can do.

After reaching the county office, Li Xing directly opened the front door and

led him in.

It was the first time that Xia Fan set foot on the official territory of Daqi.

Just as he was thinking about what etiquette he would use to face the prefect,

a middle-aged man in a green robe and a hat took the initiative to welcome

him.

This person is undoubtedly the parent official of Fenghua County.

Before Xia Fan handed over, the other party had already grabbed his arm, "I am

the magistrate of Fenghua County, Yang Guangrong, I have finally waited for

the son. You don't need to be polite. This is not a formal occasion, so there

is no need to walk sternly. The officialdom suit."

"Master Yang——"

"Hey, just call Yang Zhixian." He waved his hand, "I'm an official, and Xia

Gongzi is also an official. Why do you call it that way."

Isn't it, the prefect is so approachable? Xia Fan was astonished. Although the

alchemist had an official title, the newcomer was equivalent to the eighth

rank, while the magistrate was also the seventh rank. The first-level

difference is really not big, but there are still high and low points. The

other party is not proud and arrogant, it can be said that it is noble and

clean, so familiarity is obviously a bit abnormal.

"This is the appointment and dismissal of Xia Gongzi, please keep it." Yang

Zhixian waved, and someone next to him immediately brought a bag forward.

"Can I open it for a look?" Xia Fan asked.

"Of course." He smiled, "There are scissors in the main hall. It's better to

look inside."

Xia Fan naturally agreed. This bag feels like it is made of cowhide, and the

seal is sewn with thread. It is really difficult to open by hand. The use of

waterproof and moisture-resistant leather to make the document bag, instead of

the common wrapping paper or cloth, can also be regarded as showing the

strength of the Privy Council from the side.

cut off the sealing line and opened the mouth of the bag, and the seal inside

was torn in response-which proved that no second person had ever opened the

bag. Pulling out a piece of snowflake paper, Xia Fan skipped the previous

bedding and jumped to the final appointment and removal area.

"After receiving this order, I will immediately work in Jinxia City,

Shenzhou..." He said silently, and at the same time a sense of familiarity

came to his mind, why the name of this place is so familiar, as if he had

heard it somewhere.

"Where is Jinxia City?" He simply asked the magistrate.

"Ahaha... It seems that Young Master Xia is not very familiar with Shenzhou."

Yang Zhixian laughed, "Jinxia is in the east of the county, not far away, it

can be reached by riding a fast horse in one day. It is also from Shenzhou.

Capital."

This county... east?

Shenzhou... the capital?

The bits and pieces of geographic knowledge in Xia Fan’s mind were instantly

strung together-Fenghua County seems to belong to Shenzhou, and the Privy

Council where he is going to serve, UU reading www.uukanshu. com is not an

anonymous "township office", but the leader of a state!

No wonder he feels familiar when he sees this place name.

Before he settled down in Fenghua County, he had been wandering around

Shenzhou's jurisdiction with Master Qian for quite a while.

Wait, is this also the reason why the prefect is so polite to him?

Jinxia is not only a city, but also the core of Shenzhou, and its

administrative level is much larger than that of the county. The rank can only

indicate the rank of the official rank, and cannot reflect the inherent

attributes such as position and power. In addition to the characteristics of

the Privy Council itself, it is not incomprehensible that the magistrate

treated him this way.

"Xia Fan?"

Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind him.

Xia Fan turned around, and Wei Wushuang was surprised and greeted with joy.

"Isn't this Young Master Wei from Dawanliang Shop?" Yang Zhixian arched his

hand at him, "Finally, I have invited you too."

Wei Wushuang was flattered again and again, "I saw and met Mrs. Yang. I didn't

expect you to remember me. My father asked me to say hello to you..."

The magistrate did not get to know Xia Fan as well as he did. Instead, he

nodded slightly after receiving the gift, "The shopkeeper Wei is interested."

"His appointment and removal order has come?"

"Yes, just like you. Both will become members of Shenzhou Privy Council."

"Shenzhou?" Wei Wushuang said in surprise, "It's great, it's such a close

place, and it's with Brother Xia!"

Xia Fan glanced at Yang Zhixian unexpectedly. They were all alchemists who

were going to take office in Jinxia City, but his attitude was quite

different. Could it be that the reason he thought was not accurate?

The latter seemed to have not noticed this at all, and he happily slapped his

hand, "If there are evil in the county in the future, I hope you two will take

care of it."