My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chapter 140 Respect Chang Yonghe!

The three ministries were very efficient. Not long after the court session ended, they had arranged all the appointment edicts and distributed them all by noon.

That day, Wang Wei and Cui Yu were sitting at home when they suddenly heard a shout from outside:

"Where are Wang Wei and Wang Mojie! Where are Wang Wei and Wang Mojie!"

Wang Wei and Cui Yu were both stunned for a moment, then came to the door.

"Where are Wang Wei and Wang Mojie?"

"Wang Wei is here!" Wang Wei didn't know what the officer wanted, but he still stood up.

The official rode a horse and stopped at the door of Wang Wei's house and asked, "Are you Wang Wei Wang Mojie?"

"It's me." At this time, Wang Wei saw the yellow silk book in the official's hand.

The official dismounted and said in a loud voice, "Spring Examination Champion, Wang Wei, is waiting for your order!"

Upon hearing that it was an imperial edict, Wang Wei and Cui Yu hurried to the steps and knelt respectfully. The official then stood on the steps and recited aloud:

"Disciple: Wang Wei, a native of Puzhou, is a man of high caliber and talent. He is a man of talent. In the spring examination, he was selected as the top scholar and ranked third. I therefore confer the title of Jinshi and grant him an official position. Also, because Wei is good at rites and music, and his reputation spreads among his neighbors, he passed the examination, and I decree that he be appointed as the Taiyuecheng of the Taichang Temple, in charge of rites and music, with an annual salary of 30 shi, 3 hectares of official land, and 250 hectares of permanent land. The master shall execute it!

On March 13, the eighth year of Kaiyuan… The Minister of the Secretariat… The decree is as on the right. Please submit it. The decree shall be issued to the outside for implementation. Please speak with caution. The decree is acceptable… Please submit it. The decree is as on the right. Please submit it…

March 13, the eighth year of Kaiyuan, down.

Cui Yu could not understand the official language, so naturally he could not understand the meaning of the imperial edict. However, it was different for Wang Wei. He was overjoyed after hearing it.

He knelt down and moved forward quickly, taking the imperial edict while saying, "I accept the order. Thank you, Lord, for your grace!"

The official also judged the situation and reached out to help Wang Wei and his wife up. At the same time, he smiled and said, "Congratulations to Wang Lecheng. You are so happy to be promoted to an official. It is worth the years of hard study."

"Thank you very much. Please come in and enjoy a cup of hot tea, sir."

"Wait a minute." The official came to the horse and took out a set of official uniform from his bag and handed it to Wang Wei. "This is Wang Lecheng's official uniform. Please keep it."

Because the imperial edict needed to be held with both hands, Cui Yu took the official uniform from the official.

"Forget the tea. Thank you, Wang Lecheng, for your kindness. I still have an imperial edict to deliver to the next family, so I'll take my leave now." The official bowed to the two of them and then mounted his horse.

"In three days, Wang Lecheng will be taking up his post at the Taichang Temple. Don't be late. I'm leaving now!"

"Thank you, sir, for reminding me."

After Wang Wei and Cui Yu watched the officials leave, many neighbors came forward to congratulate them. Wang Wei and Cui Yu returned the greetings and then went back into the house.

"Congratulations, husband. Today you can finally serve as an official in the court." Cui Yu and Wang Wei returned to the house, put down the official uniforms in their hands, and said with a smile.

"Thank you, my lady." Wang Wei placed the imperial edict in the center of the house.

Cui Yu smiled and walked forward and said, "Today is a great day. My husband, please don't forget the person who dug the well when you drink the water."

Wang Wei knew what Cui Yu meant as soon as he heard it, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your reminder, madam. Of course not. I will go to Xinluan Restaurant to book a table later and entertain Brother Yonghe."

"That's good."

Apart from Wang Wei, Gao Shi was still guarding Su Meng. He had just entered the yard with a food box when he heard the voice of the official outside:

"Where is Gao Shi?"

Gao Shi came to the outside of the yard at this time, and like Wang Wei, he saw an official riding a horse galloping towards him with a yellow silk book in his hand.

"I am Gao Shi."

The official dismounted and looked at the flower garden. He did not show any disgust, but said, "The Spring Imperial Examination Jinshi, Gao Shi, receives the imperial decree!"

Upon hearing that he was going to receive an imperial decree, Su Meng hurriedly came behind Gao Shi and knelt down with him.

"Menshi: Gao Shishi, who was born in Bohai, is a man of great talent and virtuous. He is a man of high caliber and esteem. He has passed the imperial examination in the spring. I hereby confer the title of Jinshi on him and grant him an official position. Also, because he is good at military strategy and has both military virtue and good character, he has passed the imperial examination and is appointed as the head of the Ministry of War. He will receive an annual salary of 30 shi, 250 mu of official land, and 2 mu of permanent land. The head shall execute it!

On March 13, the eighth year of Kaiyuan… The Minister of the Secretariat… The decree is as on the right. Please submit it. The decree shall be issued to the outside for implementation. Please speak with caution. The decree is acceptable… Please submit it. The decree is as on the right. Please submit it…

March 13, the eighth year of Kaiyuan, down.

"I accept your order. I thank you for your grace!"

Gao Shi took the imperial edict from the official, and then the official handed Gao Shi his official uniform. At this time, the official said with a smile: "Master Gao, you have such a refined taste that you can lead the courtesan."

Gao Shi was stunned for a moment, and quickly took the official uniform, and explained with a smile: "Your Excellency has misunderstood. Gao Shi is only here to serve as a temporary guard for Madam Su Meng to support his family."

The officer understood at this time and said, "Master Gao is an extraordinary martial artist. He will serve the current emperor in the future."

"Thank you for your advice, sir."

The officer waved his hand, then got on his horse, saluted and said, "If you have nothing to do here, Mr. Gao, I will go to the Ministry of War in three days. I will take my leave now."

"Sir, walk slowly."

After the official left, Su Meng smiled and said, "Now I can no longer call you Mr. Gao. I have to change my name to Mr. Gao."

At this time, Gao Shi turned around and said awkwardly, "Madam Su Meng, I am sorry for the trouble. I will always remember your kindness in taking me in. From now on, just call me your husband as usual."

"Then congratulations again, Mr. Gao." Seeing this, Su Meng did not refuse and accepted Wang Wei's kindness.

"Mr. Gao, why don't you go home today? Why don't you make good preparations?" Su Meng said again.

"But I still need to serve as a guard here today. At the very least, I have to find a new guard for Madam Su Meng." Gao Shi said.

"Forget it, there's no need for guards. Now that Mr. Gao has obtained an official position, it is a kind of protection for me. Isn't it better to have other guards?" Su Mengying said with a smile.

"Then this..." Gao Shi looked at the yard again.

"No need for you to take care of it, Mr. Gao. At most, I can just hire a watering woman to come back." Su Meng pushed Gao Shi out of the door reluctantly. "If someone sees this, won't they gossip about you, the new official?"

"You are innocent, but I am not."

Seeing Su Meng urging him so much, he had no choice but to bow and say, "Thank you very much, Madam Su Meng, for taking care of me during this period of time."

After saying that, he came to his horse and just put the things into the bag on the saddle when he suddenly thought: "Oh, Gao Shi can be where he is today thanks to Brother Chang, so I want to open a stall in the restaurant today."

"Of course no problem, just go to the restaurant and talk to them." Su Meng replied with a smile.

"Madam Su Meng, Gao Shi is leaving." Gao Shi jumped on his horse and left.

On the other hand, after eating lunch and supervising Gu Li to drink the medicine, Chang An held her in front of the desk and read together. At this time, he heard a shout from outside the door:

"Brother Yonghe!"

"Brother Chang!"

Chang An and Gu Li were both stunned for a moment, then they sat up and came outside, and saw Wang Wei and Gao Shi walking in side by side. Both of them had happy looks on their faces, as if something big was going to happen.

"Brother Mo Jie, Brother Gao." Chang An and Gu Li raised their hands and saluted them, "I am glad to see you two look so radiant today. Is there any good news?"

"Brother Yonghe is right! Thanks to Brother Yonghe's help, I was able to pass the test today and be appointed as the Minister of Music of the Taichang Temple."

"It was also thanks to Brother Chang's recommendation that Gao Shi was appointed as the head of the Ministry of War."

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other and smiled. Wang Wei continued, "I came here today because Brother Gao and I booked a table at Xinluan Restaurant and wanted to entertain Brother Yonghe."

At this time, Gao Shi also looked at Madam Gu and asked, "Madam Gu, do you want to go with us?"

"Thank you for your kindness, gentlemen. I have not been feeling well recently, so I will not go." Gu Li refused. "Please help me supervise my son Changlang and don't let him drink too much."

Wang Wei and Gao Shi looked at each other at this time, and there was a rare sly look in their eyes. Then Gao Shi, who was more honest and sincere, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam Gu. We have our own measure and will not make any mistakes by then."

Gu Li also trusted Gao Shi, and nodded, saying, "Then I'll leave it to you two gentlemen."

At this time, Gao Shi and Wang Wei also said to Chang An: "Brother Yonghe, let's go now."

"Okay." After agreeing to Wang Wei and the others, Chang An turned around and gave some instructions to Gu Li before leaving.

After the three of them rode to the Xinluan Restaurant, Chang An had just dismounted when he was pulled into the restaurant by Wang Wei and Gao Shi. At this time, Su Meng had actually arrived. After Su Meng, Wang Wei and Gao Shi exchanged glances, they took Chang An to their old seat on the second floor.

As soon as the four of them sat down, two maids came up with wine and placed it in front of them.

"Brother Yonghe," Wang Wei was the first to pick up the wine glass, then filled it up for Chang An and placed it in front of him, "This glass is a toast from Brother Gao and I to you."

"Okay." Chang An nodded, then clinked glasses with Wang Wei and Gao Shi, and drank it all in one gulp.

At this time, Gao Shi filled Chang An's glass again and said, "That was the wine that Brother Wang poured for Brother Chang just now. This glass belongs to Gao Shi."

Chang An smiled and thought nothing of it, thinking that the two were happy, and then the three gentlemen happily clinked their glasses and drank. The third cup was poured for Chang An by Wang Wei and Gao Shi, who each held a wine pot in one hand and filled Chang An's cup.

"As for this third cup, it is to express my gratitude to Brother Jing Yonghe for his kindness to us two!"

The three of them raised their glasses again and gathered together. Wang Wei and Gao Shi also shouted together:

"This third cup is for Chang Yonghe!"

The three of them drank the wine in their glasses at the same time.

"Today's food and wine are treated by the two of us. If Brother Yonghe wants to eat or drink anything, we will pay for it!" Wang Wei said proudly at this time.

"Then I won't be polite!"