After a long drought comes the sweet rain, and in a foreign land one meets an old friend. On the wedding night, one’s name is on the list of successful candidates.
This poem, simply called "Joy", describes the four most joyful events in life. Of course, for Zhang Shou, the joy of his birthday on August 15th, even though it is different from these four events, is no less joyful.
The emperor praised him for completing the trip to Cangzhou beyond standards and recommending many overseas crops to the court. The most rare of these was the cinchona tree, which was obtained from Lao Xianyu in Cangzhou and sent back to the capital at full speed. After being tested by the Imperial Hospital, it was found that it greatly alleviated the condition of several patients suffering from malignant malaria. So the emperor promoted him to another level as an exception.
Now, Zhang Shou's title was changed again, and he was promoted to Zuo Yude of Zhanshifu and Shijiangxueshi of Hanlin. His rank was fixed at the fifth rank. At first glance, it seemed to be just a small step forward, but stepping into the fifth rank sequence was enough to make everyone envious. The most important thing was that he had not even taken the imperial examination, so how could a group of Jinshi who had worked hard to get the qualification feel
What's more, how old is he now? He is just 17 years old today!
As for his original position, it was still the Doctor of the Imperial College, and nothing had changed. However, Zhang Shou was very suspicious of how strange Luo Siye would look at him when he went to the Imperial College tomorrow. If Emperor Taizu had not raised the rank of the Imperial College academic officials, his rank would probably have surpassed Luo Siye and caught up with Zhou Jijiu.
Since his rank was raised to the fifth rank, it was natural for him to posthumously confer honors on his parents. However, in this day and age, although seventh rank officials could theoretically confer honors on their parents, and give titles to their wives and children, the court would often do so once a year in bulk to save trouble.
When the imperial edicts were distributed in early September last year, Zhang Shou had not yet entered the officialdom. Now the new distribution has not yet begun. The emperor probably thought of his birthday, and coupled with his petition, he brought forward the posthumous honor of his parents.
The eunuch who came to Zhang Garden to deliver the imperial edict was a young eunuch. After he presented the imperial edict, the scroll and the official uniform, he smiled and said, "The emperor said that getting this done before Dr. Zhang's birthday was a relief to him. But, of course, there is more to it than that. There are other things..."
As he spoke, he took out another scroll like a magic trick, and then said with a smile: "The emperor said that in the past, the three mothers, the stepmother, and the biological mother, were not given titles at the same time, but your situation is different, Doctor Zhang. Although Madam Wu is not the third mother, Yunying has not married but has raised you for many years. She has worked hard and must be rewarded. Therefore, in addition to posthumously conferring the title of Yiren on your biological mother, Madam Wu is also conferred the title of Anren."
"For this matter, the Emperor summoned all the cabinet ministers this morning, and they had a quarrel. Grand Secretary Kong was so angry that his face turned black, and he angrily scolded you for not even waiting for a month. September is the day for the Ministry of Personnel to confer titles. Thanks to Grand Secretary Wu and Grand Secretary Zhang for standing on your side, saying that it is natural for a son to justify his parents' reputation, so why bother about the time."
The young eunuch paused, then said flatteringly: "The emperor told the story of your biological mother rescuing Concubine Yu and Lady Zhao on that day when the capital was in chaos. This time, even Grand Secretary Kong was speechless."