Although Li Wanjiang did not make Xiao Chen a marquis, he also made him a first-class loyal and brave captain. He was previously a second-class captain, but now he has been promoted to one level. He is only one step away from a marquis and is on the same level as Wu Zhongze and Wu Zicheng. .
He was given a golden helmet, a collar of embroidered red robes, a crown of valor, a heavenly sword, a gold medal for a first-class loyal and brave captain, nine command arrows, two Western muskets, a thousand taels of gold, and a hundred pieces of silk. A set of bike frames...
Still gratifying.
There was an endless stream of officials who came to congratulate him, and the carriages and horses in the alley at the entrance were lined up on the street. Even the Military and Horse Department sent dozens of soldiers to maintain order.
It was really annoying for Xiao Chen to meet people. They were all here to congratulate him, so he couldn't pretend to be there. Even if everyone came in and just exchanged a few words and changed tea three times, it would be a waste of time. My arms really hurt when I serve tea!
Ling'er was very happy, it was time to open the blind box again!
The gifts given by everyone this time are also extremely generous. Although they don't give money directly, there are gold, silver, jade, pearls and other treasures for people of all ages. Hey, this girl is going to make a small fortune again. bird!
Fortunately, Lin Qi is here. He is considered a scholar and is Lin Dongyang's son. Although Lin Dongyang committed a crime, his status as a son is not low. In addition, he appears in Xiao Chen's house. That explains the problem... As for what the problem is, everyone just understands it.
He could more or less help Xiao Chen welcome and send him off, read greeting cards, and receive gift cards. Generally, he would send away officials below the fifth rank as appropriate, otherwise Xiao Chen wouldn't even have time to eat that day!
Of course, Li Shi would not come in person, but he also sent people to give generous gifts. The gold-gilded gift sheets were dazzling, and the gifts were extremely valuable, including an exquisite jade tower, a handle of Ruyi ink jade, three handles of Ruyi in gold, a hundred pearls, and horseshoes. Nine hundred gold ingots, eight hundred taels of gold leaves, five thousand silver ingots...
Of course Li Feng would not come in person, but he also sent someone to deliver a gift. This gift was also very interesting, but it was a pure gold 'immediately enfeoffed marquis'.
"Horse on horseback" is a traditional Chinese allegorical pattern. It looks like a monkey riding on a horse. Because "monkey" and "Hou" are homophonic puns, and the monkey is riding on a horse, "horse" means immediately, so it is called "Horse on horseback". Hou.
Logically speaking, this kind of gift is normal, but Xiao Chen felt it was awkward.
The monkey sitting immediately had a weird look on his face. He grinned, opened his teeth and claws, winked, and stuck his butt out. He looked so much like me!
Who would believe that Li Feng didn't do it on purpose?
Lin Qi reminded him that this was a reward from the prince, and as usual he had to burn incense and go through the procedures...
Xiao Chen said hello? Didn't you see that this monkey is me? Am I being honest with myself? I quickly took it to the back and asked Xiao Ye to smash it for me!
Can this thing be displayed? It's not embarrassing enough to show off.
Lin Qi grinned when he heard this, thinking to himself, Mr. Xiao, you don't treat the prince as a toy, don't you? Is it okay if you smash such an expensive gift to someone else?
But let’s not talk about the appearance of this monkey. It does look very similar to Mr. Xiao. It doesn’t look very good when displayed. I held it in person and ordered someone to find a piece of yellow silk to cover it...
Some people gave heavy gifts, while others gave small gifts. For example, Chen Wenqi, the Minister of Household Affairs, just sent a pair of words written by himself, while Cheng Youwen, the Minister of Rites, gave the Four Treasures of the Study.
This can be regarded as a courtesy no matter what, but the gift given by Zhao Yu of Fengyang Mansion is too much, but it is twenty taels of tattooed silver?
Lin Qi thought he had made a mistake. He shook the gift sheet for a long time but could not get out any more paper. What did this mean?
Even if you use these twenty taels of silver to buy a gift certificate, it will look better. How can you directly give away silver and only give twenty taels... Is he here to cause trouble?
Xiao Chen was very happy when he saw it. Is twenty taels of silver still too little for you? That’s a lot!
This Zhao Yu is not only a strong commander, but also an iron rooster, but he never gives gifts to others. That year, he only gave the emperor a basket of fresh peaches for Christmas.
Is he here too? Then you need to greet it personally.
The reason why Zhao Yu was willing to come was because Xiao Chen gave him a pair of myopia glasses. After wearing them, he could see people and things very clearly!
It is said that he has not seen it so clearly in more than ten years!
He was so happy that he didn't sleep well all night. He just walked back and forth outside. If he wasn't afraid of crushing the lenses of his glasses, he would have loved to sleep with this baby in his arms!
I can't express my gratitude to Xiao Chen, so he deigned to come here to congratulate me, otherwise he wouldn't have come. The last time Xiao Chen was named a second-class loyal and brave captain by the emperor, he didn't come... and the gift didn't arrive either. .
But he has always been like this, let alone Xiao Chen, no one will find fault with him.
So he came in person and gave a gift of twenty taels of silver, which was already a great honor.
The last person to receive a gift from him was the Emperor...
"Xiaoguan, I see that Mr. Xiao, you are very busy at the moment. I am also busy with official business, so I won't sit down. Sir, please don't give me gifts, just save those false gifts. Don't find fault with my gifts. I don’t care about your courtesy either.”
Zhao Yu's downtown murder case hadn't been solved yet, so he had no intention of sitting here with Xiao Chen. As soon as his butt touched the chair, he stood up and left.
"Master Zhao, please sit down. I have something else to tell you." Xiao Chen left him behind.
"Just tell me what you want, sir." Zhao Yuxin said, what can you do to me? If you have anything to do, it’s not my turn to handle it for you, right?
"Brother Ziyu, are we friends?" Zhao Yu's nickname is Ziyu, so Xiao Chen calls him that, but this question is also strange.
"Haha, even a low-ranking official wouldn't dare to climb high." What Zhao Yu means is that you and I are not friends. Don't think that you can win me over just by giving me a pair of glasses!
And it sounds like you are asking me to do something very difficult for you. If it violates the law, then I can’t obey your order no matter how powerful Mr. Xiao is!
The most I can do is return these glasses to you, but I won’t be able to part with them... How about listening to what he wants to do first?
"If we weren't friends, then it would be hard to say this." Xiao Chen said softly.
"Sir Xiao, I just said it doesn't matter. As long as the official is within his ability, do you dare to disobey the order?" Zhao Yu became a little curious.
"That's not what I'm saying." Xiao Chen smiled, "It's about that downtown murder case. I have some ideas, but I can only tell them to my friends, not to the lobby of Fengyang Prefecture."
"Oh, Mr. Xiao, please tell me if you have any advice!" Zhao Yu was really surprised and happy when he heard this, and immediately changed his mind, "We are friends, can't we just be friends?"
"Then I'm going to be so high-ranking?" Xiao Chen took the teacup and blew the tea leaves calmly.
"Okay, my Lord Xiao, I'm going to die of anxiety, and you're still like this!" Zhao Yu said anxiously.
