County Magistrate Zhao Ruohai was taking a nap in the study at this moment. He heard the sound of footsteps and rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked up.

Seeing that the person coming was Xu Yan, he cheered up and said with a smile: "Yi Shi, why did you run to the county government again if you are not at home to review your books?"

"I have to thank my teacher, the students are here to offer good fortune."

When Zhao County Magistrate was speechless, he was completely sleepy. Did he hear that wrong? He presented auspiciousness?

It is better to trust the existence of auspicious things than to trust the absence of it.

Since Xu Yan came so solemnly, there must be an explanation.

"Please see the county lord."

Xu Yan carried the wooden basin to Zhao County Magistrate, first placed the wooden basin on the table, and then removed the lid.

County Magistrate Zhao looked closely and saw a white turtle slowly moving in the wooden basin, subconsciously taking a breath of cold air.

He has been an official for so many years, and of course he has heard of the legend of the white turtle, but he has never seen it with his own eyes.

I didn't expect that there were such holy objects in the world.

"Yi Shi, where did you get this white turtle?"

County Magistrate Zhao's beard was trembling with excitement, and his face was filled with smiles.

"I'm not hiding my teacher, this is also an unintentional gain from the servants in the mansion when purchasing. The students did not dare to hide their own personalities, so they came to offer it to their teacher."

Xu Yan thought to himself that I can't explain to you what genetic mutation is, so he continued, "There is a way of saying that a white turtle appears and a saint appears. Students think that it must be that today's son is wise and powerful, so that the white turtle will appear. Why not present this auspiciousness to today's son?"

Xu Yan's words were all about the heart of Zhao County Magistrate.

Since he was appointed as a Jinshi and was awarded the title of official position, he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years but is still a seventh-rank official. The magistrate of Zhao County was already disheartened and planned to live a life of vain. Who would have thought that he would be rewarded by the governor for his contribution to defending the territory, and his future would be improved for a while.

This time, a white turtle suddenly appeared in Dinghai County. If it was presented to the emperor as auspiciousness, it would be a great contribution.

And these two things are all due to Xu Yan's contribution.

At this moment, the Magistrate Zhao simply felt that Xu Yan was his lucky star!

"Okay, I said it well! When today's Shengming, the genius will make the white turtle appear. As a minister in this county, we should naturally contribute auspiciousness!"

After a moment of pause, the magistrate Zhao stroked his beard and continued: "But this county cannot be greedy for merit. It is best for the Governor to do the matter of offering auspiciousness. This county sent someone to go to Hangzhou to send the white turtle to the Governor!"

Xu Yan was relieved when he heard this. He was a little worried that County Magistrate Zhao would be greedy for merit and not hand over the white turtle to Zhu Wan. Now it seems that County Magistrate Zhao's political awareness is sufficient.

In this way, although Zhu Wan was the one who gave the auspiciousness in the end, both Zhao County Magistrate and Xu Yan were jointly commended by Emperor Jiajing, which was a happy ending.

If you want to take the road of taking the imperial examination and getting involved in the court, you must have a background and backer. The biggest person Xu Yan can come into contact with is Zhu Wan. Only when Zhu Wan sits firmly in the position of governor of Zhejiang can Xu Yan have a bright future.

"Mr., the student has a saying that he should say or not."

"It's okay to say it now."

Now the magistrate of Zhao County is very pleased with Xu Yan and waved his hand.

"Don't the mentor say hello to the prefect in advance on this matter?"

The magistrate Zhao laughed and said, "This county is not as confused as it is. Not to mention Magistrate Ma, the yamen and yamen in Hangzhou will send people to inform you."

Xu Yan frowned without saying a word, but his heart was a little upset.

It seems that the magistrate Zhao does value this auspiciousness a little and regards it as the only chance to turn things around. But Xu Yan still feels that it is inappropriate to just tell the Ningbo prefect.

"Mr., in the humble opinion of the students, the teacher should go there in person and walk with the prefect."

Reporting such things beyond the level is a taboo in the officialdom. The Zhao County Magistrate is a mystery to the authorities. Although he intends to present the auspiciousness to Zhu Wan, he bypasses the Ningbo prefect. As a bystander Xu Yan cannot watch Zhao County Magistrate go astray.

If he really bypassed the Ningbo Prefect and found Zhu Wan directly, Ma might not say anything, but he would definitely keep putting his shoes on the Zhao County Magistrate.

After all, he is the immediate boss, and County Magistrate Zhao really can't offend him.

As for going there in person, it was to express his importance to Zhu Wan, and it was also to Xu Yan that he was worried that Zhu Wan would not accept this auspiciousness.

After all, Zhu Wan is too straightforward, so she has more confidence in dissuading her subordinates.

When Zhao County Magistrate looked a little solemn when he heard this, he repeatedly knocked his fingers.

After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Yi Shi said it right, but the county really didn't think about it just now. Fortunately, I reminded you in time to avoid making a big mistake and regretting it too late. The county will order people to prepare a carriage and horse immediately, take this white turtle to Ningbo Prefecture City, and then go to Hangzhou with the prefect!"

Seeing that Zhao County Magistrate "returned after being lost", Xu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Students wish their mentors success!"

Xu Yan flattered without a trace, making County Magistrate Zhao feel very uncomfortable.

"Yi Shi, you have made a great contribution to this matter. This county will remember this for you!"

At this moment, the magistrate of Zhao County admired Xu Yan very much. This young man is not only good at talent and knowledge, but also has a very reasonable attitude towards life, and his future is bound to be limitless.

"Students dare not take credit. They only hope that good officials like their mentors and governors can be rewarded by the emperor and benefit the people."

Seeing that what he said was almost done, Xu Yan took the initiative to surrender: "The students still have to go home to review their books, so they will not bother their mentor."

The magistrate Zhao nodded slightly and watched Xu Yan leave with relief.

Things like Xian Xiangrui should not be postponed. Since it has been decided that County Magistrate Zhao will immediately send an order to prepare the frame, he will go to the city in person!

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When Xu Yan returned home, he was in a very good mood.

As one of the millions of people in the Jiajing Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, his influence is still too small.

But at least he saved the people of Dinghai County from hunger by donating food. Now if he could contribute auspiciousness and gain the favor of Emperor Jiajing and stabilize his official position, perhaps the history of Southeast Fujian and Zhejiang would be quietly rewritten.

Maybe this is the butterfly effect.

This feeling is very wonderful. Xu Yan is no longer a speck of dust in the long scroll of history, but a person who changes history.

Maybe Qi Jiguang was able to come out of the mountains earlier and was entrusted with important tasks, maybe the Japanese in the southeast could be pacified earlier, maybe Zhu Wan would not die...

Of course, in order to truly and directly affect the direction of history, Xu Yan still needs to devote himself to the career as soon as possible.

However, this year is the year of the competition, and it will be three years later if Xu Yan wants to pass the exam.

What Xu Yan needs to do now is to actively prepare for the exam, strive for the provincial examination, and Lian Jie of the Academy examination won the reputation of scholars.

The road is long and arduous, and I will search up and down!

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Chapter completed!