Chapter 266: Poor Family, Orphan, and Suffering
Chapter 266: Poor Family, Orphan, and Suffering
It's getting dark.
The candlelight flickered, the mountain-shaped pen holder cast a long slanted shadow on the long desk, and the ink that had not yet dried reflected white light.
"I always feel like something is missing..."
Xu Yuelong looked at the small print on the recommendation form, reading it word by word to make sure there was no problem with the wording, but the feeling of loss still lingered in his mind.
"strangeness……"
He then brought up the comparison between Ran Zhongshi and Xiang Fangsu.
There is no difference in content or form.
Introducing merits and abilities and giving some compliments are routine and customary writing methods. This is how recommendation letters and request for merit should be written.
But when it comes to Liang Qu, it always feels incomplete.
What is missing?
Xu Yuelong frowned and thought, and inadvertently looked at the word "zhuo luo bu fan", which means outstanding talent and virtue.
Outstanding talents and virtues.
Talent, virtue...
Xu Yuelong suddenly realized. He put down the album, rolled up his sleeves and continued to write and lick the ink.
"He started from humble beginnings, his family was poor, he was orphaned at a young age, and he suffered from many illnesses. Once a neighbor helped him..., he repaid the favor with a spring of gratitude...
He is kind and generous, and is well-known in Pingyang County. He used to be the chief priest, and all the people in the county admired him..."
After adding more than 200 words, Xu Yuelong put down his brush, read it through, and no longer felt any regrets.
Only in this way can it be complete.
He wrote very little in the recommendation form. Xiang Fangsu and his gang did not have any origins in society and did not suffer much.
If you want to repay a favor, you must first be grateful.
Who could be kind to the son of a marquis or earl?
I can't write it at all.
I continued writing according to my habit, and for a moment I didn't remember that Liang Qu was different from them. He actually had something to write about in terms of morality, and he used real-life examples to support his ideas.
Apart from anything else, just being the main priest is a big plus.
One of the legitimate reasons for the successor of the current dynasty was that the previous emperor had appointed him to be the chief priest of the ancestral temple and preside over the sacrifices. This is evident from the fact.
"It seems that I can really jump two levels..."
Promotions are not uncommon, but Liang Qu is still too young, at the age of dancing elephants.
Although he is said to be capable of the seventh rank, after an assessment by the Ministry of Personnel, it is likely that he will only be given the rank of seventh, a promotion of one level.
Xu Yuelong had been influenced by his family since he was a child and had a relatively clear understanding of the civil service department.
Being too young is a disadvantage in promotion. It is not intentional, but it is the reality. It is difficult to convince others when you are too young.
If you have no hair on your mouth, you will not be able to do things well.
When you go to the clinic to see a doctor, the older the doctor is, the more popular he is. It would be best if he has a big, completely white beard, as he must be a miracle doctor who can bring people back to health.
Being older represents stability and experience.
If you want to make an exception, you can only be excellent enough to make up for the disadvantage of age.
A person should be both virtuous and talented, but virtue comes before talent.
It would be difficult for Liang Quguang to skip a grade based on his merits, but since Xu Yuelong has completed the moral part, it is no longer a luxury.
The gap between the seventh rank and the lower seventh rank is quite small.
As the saying goes, the seventh rank official is a sesame seed, and those below the seventh rank are not even sesame seeds.
The ninth rank, the eighth rank, and even the seventh rank are no different in substance from the errand-running officials. The power they hold is only commendable compared with that of ordinary people.
Before the Dashun period, officials below the seventh rank were not even registered in the Ministry of Personnel, but were directly promoted and appointed by local officials.
Apart from special areas like Pingyang County, the county magistrates in most other places are only of the seventh rank. Only when they reach this rank can they be said to have real access to power.
"I have to ask this kid to treat me to a meal."
Xu Yuelong shook his head and laughed, confirmed that the ink on the paper was dry, and closed the album.
Liang Qu didn't know what Xu Yuelong was doing. At this moment, he was soaking in the swamp, searching for any lost treasures nearby.
He had already started to go into the water while waiting for the black fog to dissipate, but he was busy moving supplies after the black fog dissipated two days ago, so he stopped for a few days. Now he came out to be lazy again, exploring whether there are any treasures or treasures nearby. There is nothing good near the island, mostly corpses, leftovers left by golden and silver horn sharks, and many small fish that ate the leftovers were raised, but there are no big treasures at all.
I guess as the grass in the backyard, the ghost mother taught him to eat all of it.
Liang Qu finally found some time today and swam more than 20 miles at a time to explore farther places, trying to find treasures.
As a result, I gained very little throughout the afternoon.
We only caught three fat and heavy big fish, which were species we had rarely seen and couldn't even name.
Among them, there is one that is scarlet all over, with a red fur tail growing on its butt, which is quite peculiar.
This reminded Liang Qu of the time when he became an apprentice. He had casually picked up a precious fish. The fish was also red all over and had an ox tail. He never expected it to really exist.
The world is full of surprises.
He took it back and stewed it for his master to prove that what he said was true.
The water bottom is covered with lush vegetation and clear waves.
Liang Qu's golden eyes were like torches. He was holding a fish basket and sitting on a huge crocodile that he had temporarily controlled.
He looked around and saw that the light underwater was getting dimmer and dimmer. Knowing that it was getting dark, he didn't delay any longer and headed home.
There are many treasures in Daze, but the area is also really large, so it is still very difficult to find good treasures.
So far, the only big items containing the essence of water that Liang Qu has found on his own should be the sturgeon monster and the old giant clam.
Others, such as the double-lived flower and the withered and flourishing lotus, were all obtained directly or indirectly through the channels of the river and lake.
"We still have to rely on the vast ocean."
Liang Qu floated to the surface carrying a fish basket, identified the direction, and used water leaps to quickly move towards the island.
I really can't get used to life without the help of water animals like the fat catfish. I have to do everything by myself, which reduces my efficiency a lot.
The progress of martial arts has slowed down a lot, and the thunder talisman has not yet condensed the last talisman orifice.
I hope that the river and lake can be completely cleared in the next two days so that we can return soon.
Liang Qu leaped all the way and shook off the pursuit of the two monsters.
The eaves of the ship appeared on the water. He turned around, went around underwater to the center of two uninhabited islands, and found a small boat that had been towed ashore earlier.
Bath in the sunset and row back home.
Three suns were connected, stretching across the western side of the lake. A pale golden edge of light was inlaid on the boundary between the water and the sky, so bright that it was somewhat dazzling.
But the setting sun could not suppress the light of the stars. Seven large iron-blue stars rose from under the water, emitting a cold light, like newly sharpened iron swords.
At the moment the two intersect, the setting sun takes away the last rays of light, and the night covers Liangqu like a curtain.
The red light dissipated, and Ze Ding, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly trembled.
The emperor's portrait, which occupies a large area on the tripod, shines with flowing light, causing resonance among the surrounding gods and water apes.
[If you obtain a wisp of red energy and merge it with the essence of ten thousand water bodies, you will give birth to a spirit fish, which can sublimate and be favored. ]
Liang Qu: “?”
Red gas?
Where does the red gas come from?
He looked up at the horizon, at the red glow lingering in the night sky.
Could it be the sun?
What are the benefits brought by the Bing Fire Day phenomenon?
But ten days have passed, why did you come only today?
A lot of information flashed through Liang Qu's mind at once, but he lacked the key clue and couldn't grasp it, so he had to focus on Shenghua's favor.
The so-called spiritual fish can actually be sublimated and favored!
Liang Qu has received a lot of favors so far, including Yinglong, Tianwu, and Emperor Chuanzhu.
I never had the opportunity to be upgraded before, but I never expected to meet it today.
So……
Three things to choose from, which one should you choose?
Liang Qu couldn't help but turn his gaze to Emperor Chuanzhu.
Master Erlang!
(End of this chapter)