Liang Xiao took out the letter he had written in advance from his sleeve and handed it to Dongye Hongji.
"I truthfully told His Majesty the Higashino family's support. Your Majesty is wise and will naturally not treat the Higashino family badly in the future, starting from Mr. Higashino's position."
Apart from himself and Liang Xiao, the only person present at the scene was Xuanwei. Dongye Hongji couldn't care less about his appearance, so he thanked him profusely on the spot.
"I am determined to be my emperor and serve my great Zhou Dynasty with all my loyalty and wisdom to the benefit of the country and the people!"
Of course Dongye Hongji understood that Liang Xiao had the Emperor's Order Sword in his hand and had the military and political power as well as the power of life and death in Yanzhou. He had nominally represented the Emperor and was equivalent to the Emperor's spokesperson.
Since Liang Xiao said that he would be the Minister of Household Affairs, it should be a certainty.
But the capital and Yanzhou are thousands of miles apart, and communication is not that fast.
Obviously, before Liang Xiao came to Yanzhou, the empress had already negotiated with Liang Xiao and others, and it would depend on how the Dongye clan performed.
At this moment, Dongye Hongji was extremely lucky that he had a far-sighted father.
This time, if Mr. Higashino joins the team a little later, I'm afraid he won't be able to be promoted to a third-rank official.
As a wealthy family in Yanzhou and a former great family in the Wu Dynasty, the Dongye family certainly understands the benefits of being an official.
They followed Liang Xiao's example and gave 70% to their tenants, firstly to protect their tenants from being taken away by Liang Xiao, and secondly, to express their support for Liang Xiao.
As a result, recent field reports show that these tenant farmers have significantly improved their farming efficiency with the help of new agricultural tools.
Maybe, the rent collected by the Higashino family in the future will be much more than before.
This time Liang Xiao came to Yanzhou, Liang Xiao was the biggest winner.
And he, the Higashino family, is the most real winner, and he has won enough face!
Liang Xiao warned: "My emperor is already aware of the loyalty of the Dongye family. From now on, we only need to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and focus on serving the people. We can no longer imitate the styles of those big families."
Dongye Hongji understood the idea and immediately promised: "My father has repeatedly warned me, as Marquis Lanling said! Our Dongye family has no intention of becoming a big family, we just want the family to prosper."
"Your Majesty is indeed the most sage of the Dongye clan. I will find a time to visit you." Liang Xiao praised.
Dongye Hongji was overjoyed.
The old man had difficulty moving and wanted to see Liang Xiao. He and Dongye Xuanji were thinking about how to invite Liang Xiao into the house, but Liang Xiao took the initiative to do so, which was considered a sleepy pillow.
This time Liang Xiao had a good chat with Higashino Hiroji, who represented the Higashino clan. The two sides also discussed some details of subsequent cooperation, and Higashino Hungji went back to tell Higashino Xuanji.
"You want to be the Minister of Household Affairs?"
In the hall of the Higashino clan, Higashikata was shocked.
Tuoba Lie, the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has been placed under house arrest. The empress has taken back the power of the entire Ministry of Household Affairs and assigned part of its powers to the Prime Minister's Office.
If Higashino Hongji serves as the Minister of Household Affairs, he is equivalent to the highest official of the Household Department!
Now that the Higashino family has decided to support the imperial power, it is naturally impossible for them to imitate the Tuoba family and search for wealth overtly and covertly.
But the Higashino family will still get the glory of Higashino Hiroki, and there are many benefits!
Just like Zhuge Hui, as the prime minister, he has high integrity, but has become the signature of the Zhuge family. The court and the people will try their best to provide certain conveniences for Zhuge Hui's people.
Dongye Hongji reminded: "Brother, you must also support Marquis Lanling. Marquis Lanling told me privately that in the future, when the time comes, you will definitely be able to join the court as an official, because the court needs many, many talents to replace those big families. Leave a vacancy!"
Hearing this, Dongye Xuanji's eyes shone: "Now the hope of the family's prosperity lies in the hands of you and me. This time, we must keep an eye on Luoyue!"
It is the dream of most scholars in Zhou Dynasty to rise to the top and leave a name in history. Otherwise, reading will lose its meaning.
In the room, Xiahou Qingyi took advantage of the candlelight and carefully studied the "Sword Story" given to him by Liang Xiao.
The moment she touched this painting in the afternoon was a heart-pounding moment she had never experienced in her life.
She seemed to understand who she was studying swordsmanship for over ten years.
The corner of her eye fell on the mirror beside the table, she took the mirror and placed it in front of the table.
After hesitating for an unknown amount of time, she took off her mask with trembling hands.
In the mirror, the girl's face was breathtakingly beautiful, with icy muscles and jade bones that could be broken by a blow.
Calm yet still a bit shy.
Eyes as bright as stars are unforgettable.
She couldn't speak, but the light in her eyes spoke a thousand words for her.
Anyone who sees her can't help but feel affection for her.
She was fascinated by "The Sword" on the table, and the image of Liang Xiao laughing heartily when he claimed to be shameless appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
But when he thought of his master's sect, Xiahou Qingyi lowered his head sadly.
Needless to say, my teacher’s kindness is like an ocean.
Last time, her master tried to arrange a matchmaking match between her and Jian Canglang, but she declined.
Next time, who will Master talk to as matchmakers?
Moreover, he already has a girl he likes, and he must never steal her love with a sword...
Xiahou Qingyi stared at herself in the mirror, pondering for a long time, and her eyes became a little more determined.
No matter who Master chooses as a matchmaker...don't marry!
There are many ways to repay your teacher's kindness. Previously, he sold some armors to the Gongsun family for this reason.
"Girl in Tsing Yi, do you want a late night snack?"
Liang Xiao's voice outside brought Xiahou Qingyi back from his thoughts.
Xiahou Qingyi was confused and a little at a loss.
Did he treat himself to a supper? ?
After regaining consciousness, Xiahou Qingyi put on her mask again and ran to open the door. It turned out that Liang Xiao, Jiang Fuxue and others were standing at the door.
Jiang Fuxue was holding several plates of pastries in her hands with a happy face.
"Sister Qingyi, we see that your room is still lit. Do you want to eat something? Think of it as repaying you for teaching Xueer swordsmanship~"
Xiahou Qingyi glanced at Liang Xiao faintly, nodded, took the cake, and bowed slightly to everyone, still a little panicked in his eyes.
Mu Qinxue and Gongsun Yue stared at Xiahou Qingyi, as if feeling something.
This girl really admires him...
Everyone did not disturb Xiahou Qingyi and returned to the courtyard to continue chatting.
When Liang Xiao was around, Mu Qinxue and Gongsun Yue naturally did not dare to quarrel and just listened to him spoiling the story to be published in the next issue of the newspaper.
Xiahou Qingyi sat by the window, taking off his mask and eating cakes, peeking outside the window from time to time.
Even as a knight, this feeling of knowing the content of at least two issues of the newspaper in advance and being one step ahead... is really wonderful!
The next day, a group of new faces came to the Prefect's Mansion.
Zari, a horse merchant from the Western Regions, visited Liang Xiao with more than thirty new merchants.
"We heard Wu Tumu mention the kindness of Marquis Lanling on the road, and now hearing Mr. Zari talk about you makes us even more convinced that you and Da Zhou must be our best business partners!" Ya, the businessman from the Western Regions headed by the leader, Bu, knelt down on one knee to express respect to Liang Xiao.
After Liang Xiao asked him to stand up, he looked at Izzard, a Persian businessman in the guest seat.
"Your Excellency has come all the way from Persia and is very welcome."
Seeing Liang Xiao's smile, Izard stood up excitedly and said in broken Zhou dialect: "I, I have a pair of... holy armor in my office. Marquis Lanling must be very good at it and he must know the goods!"
Yabu quickly explained: "Marquis Lanling, what Mr. Izard means is that he has the best armor in the world. As long as Marquis Lanling is interested, the price can be discussed in detail."
