After accepting the money as an apology, everyone planned to change their stay to an inn.
Thinking that things would be like this anyway, the scholar simply refused to eat the noodles and led a few people to another inn.
"My lord, Mengdu, thank you very much sir for just now. I don't know what to call you sir?"
When Mengdu left the house, he cupped his fists and thanked the scholar who had just helped them. He looked carefully and saw that the scholar had a handsome appearance, generous manners, and a bookish air. The most eye-catching thing was that most of his eyebrows turned white, which was quite mysterious.
The scholar clasped his fists and said boldly.
"Xia Ma Liang, a person from Jingzhou, took advantage of the emperor's accession to the throne to come to Jianye to get acquainted with the environment in preparation for taking the imperial examination next year. Haha, acquaintance is fate, let's make friends. I wonder if some of you are here to do business in Jianye ?」
"Brother Xiao Ma, we are from Yunnan, here to attend the emperor's enthronement ceremony."
Meng Huo stuck his head out. He felt quite good about this scholar, and he couldn't help but want to get acquainted with him.
Ma Liang was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought they were merchants from the south, but he didn't expect that they came all the way from Yunnan.
only.
Ma Liang shook his head, apologetically.
"Brother, you are here from afar, and we should treat you well. But I must be honest, many people come to Jianye just to enjoy the joy of the ceremony, and are not qualified to enter the ceremony venue, including you."
"But, is this an official document from the government inviting us to participate?"
Meng Huo was puzzled and said the reason.
Wu Tu Gu went to call the twenty guards to follow him, while Zhu Rong's big twinkling eyes and Meng Du's vicissitudes of life looked at Ma Liang.
Did the government issue an invitation?
Could it be that he is the leader of several minority tribes on the border? This is not impossible.
Ma Liang, who was thinking sharply, didn't dare to finish his words, so he had to continue asking.
"It's true that Ma Liang is arbitrary, but you still don't know their identities?"
"I am Meng Huo, and my father is the leader of various Yi tribes. By the way, the court also gave me a title called "Nan Mingbo." "
Nan Mingbo?
Little brother, you should tell such an important thing as soon as possible!
Ma Liang took a deep breath, bowed to Meng Du and saluted.
"Young man, I don't know that it was Uncle Nan Ming who was in front of you. You were so rude just now."
Seeing Ma Liang bow deeply, Meng Du quickly stopped him and said.
"Alas, I haven't thanked you properly for Mr. Lao's help just now. Why should you do this?"
"The etiquette cannot be discarded, the etiquette cannot be discarded!"
Ma Liang also said that he casually helped a group of businessmen who came to Jianye. Today, he was doing a good job of doing justice, but he didn't know that the other party's background was really big. The smile that appeared now couldn't help but bring a hint of embarrassment.
Wu Tu Gu turned back and saw that Ma Liang, who was very casual and open-minded just now, suddenly became cautious, and couldn't help but wonder.
"Little brother, looking at you like this, is this title of Lao Shizi given by the imperial court still useful?"
"Of course!"
Ma Liang couldn't help but give Wu Tu Gu a roll of his eyes.
He decided to give this group of people a good talk, otherwise wouldn't it be that there is a treasure mountain in vain and they don't know it?
"Since the Qin State established the system of exchanging military merit for titles, the titles have been divided into twenty grades. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and added royal titles, making a total of twenty-one grades."
"When the Chu State was established, its titles were divided into five categories: king, duke, marquis, uncle, and king. The first rank was king or duke, the second rank was marquis, the third rank was earl, and the fourth rank was king. There are two types of titles: hereditary and hereditary. Both are acceptable. Enjoy the salary of a high official in the imperial court. The difference is that the inheritance will be downgraded to the next generation. After reaching the monarch, the title will be canceled if the heir does not make any new achievements, while the hereditary title will not be downgraded unless the heir of the next generation commits a crime. A serious crime."
"Currently, there are only eight people with titles in Chu State. Three of them are dead. Zhou Tai, the Marquis of Dingjiang, died in Pengcheng seven years ago, Zhang Ren, the Zhongyong Marquis, died in Yong'an six years ago, and Hailingbo Hanxing died three years ago. Died in battle in Xiaopei years ago."
"In addition, Princess Sun Shangxiang of Wuning and Marquis of Wu Sun Quan are your Majesty's biological brothers and sisters. Zhou Tai's son Zhou Ping was inherited as Dingjiang Bo. King of Shu Liu Zhang
Six years ago, he surrendered to the Chu State and was granted the title of Marquis of Taiping. Naturally, the last person to be named..."
Zhu Rong's eyes flickered as he listened to such a story, and he answered excitedly.
"It's grandpa, Uncle Nan Ming!"
Everyone didn't know how serious it was.
People in Yunnan originally just regarded it as a title given by the court and didn't care much about it. Of course, they didn't understand what the Han people's titles were for.
Ma Liang nodded and continued.
"Just now at the store, if several people had reported the identity of "Uncle Nan Ming" earlier, the shopkeeper would never dare to blackmail him. Don't go to any inn now, go directly to the Ceremony Department. When the princes come to Beijing to attend sacrifices and ceremonies, the Ceremony Department is naturally responsible for receiving them. The embassy must have prepared the upper room for Nan Mingbo. "
"Let's go, let's go this way."
When Ma Liang said this, he couldn't help but pat his head and lead everyone to another path.
The group was surprised and happy to hear that there was a dedicated person to receive them and that the room had been prepared. They felt that everything had gone smoothly since they met Mr. Ma Liang.
Everyone walked through the bustling streets of Jianye, looking around and seeing everything new and pleasant. Under the leadership of Ma Liang, he turned down countless streets and finally arrived at the office of the priest.
Everyone submitted the official documents as Ma Liang said, and immediately the Yamen officials led everyone to the mansion to rest. Not long after, a long history officer named Jiang Wan came to receive them and led everyone to settle down in the embassy.
When things got here, the dust naturally settled, and Ma Liang then said goodbye to Meng Du and others. But Meng Du quickly stopped him and thanked him one after another.
"Sir, if you don't mind it, why don't you attend the ceremony with us tomorrow, which can be regarded as a small repayment for Mengdu."
this?
Ma Liang couldn't help but feel excited. Those who could participate in the ceremony were basically high-ranking officials of third rank or above. Others could bring some family members to watch the ceremony. He could participate in the enthronement ceremony before he became an official. He would really be able to brag for a while after he returned.
Ma Liang is only a seventeen-year-old young man now, how can he bear not to participate in this kind of grand ceremony that has been rare in decades.
"It's just a small favor. In this way, Ma Liang will make a lot of money. Don't worry, Uncle Nan Ming, Ma Liang will be a good tour guide for you tomorrow."
"Hahaha, sir, why are you being so polite? To use his words, acquaintance is fate. Let's make friends."
Everyone looked at each other, laughed, and parted ways as friends.
