The imperial decree of promotion came without warning, and Li Qinzai was stunned.
He immediately began to reflect on himself. What great things had he done recently? It was because Li Zhi suddenly had a seizure and promoted himself to a noble title for no reason.
After thinking about it, Li Qinzai didn't realize that he had done anything revealing recently.
Is it because of my own damn personal charm?
In the midst of the confusion, Li Sujie and other disciples behind him showed expressions of ecstasy. Li Sujie carefully pushed Li Qinzai and said, "Sir, hurry up and receive the order."
Li Qinzai woke up from a dream, straightened his clothes, and hurriedly walked out of the classroom, followed by his disciples.
In the open space outside the school, several knights surrounded an eunuch. Seeing Li Qinzai coming out, the eunuch slowly unfolded the imperial edict in his hand.
Li Qinzai and his disciples knelt down and worshiped facing the direction of Tai Chi Palace.
After a convoluted ancient text, the imperial edict finally got down to business, "You can be ranked as the Duke of Weinan County."
Li Qinzai listened to a general introduction to ancient Chinese literature. The basic meaning was that Li Qinzai introduced sweet potato seeds and made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, he has made a lot of miscellaneous contributions in the past few years. Anyway, you are the county magistrate. .
By the way, I also gave him an additional food town of 500 households. This... he can have it, and the more, the better.
Li Qinzai received the order to thank him, stood up and quietly stuffed a piece of silver cake into the eunuch. The eunuch smiled so hard that he couldn't even see his face. After a few words of respectful congratulations, he left happily.
Li Qinzai held the imperial edict in both hands and did not move for a long time.
The little bastards were silent for a long time, and Li Sujie suddenly laughed and said: "Congratulations, sir, for being crowned County Duke. For your unparalleled achievements, you deserve the title!"
The other disciples congratulated in unison.
Everyone's eyes were bright, and most of the people present were children of powerful people. They knew the rules of the court very well. It was really incredible that a young man in his twenties could be made a prince. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the first person in history.
Li Qinzai twitched the corners of his mouth to express his happiness.
But there was some resistance in his heart. As early as when the sweet potatoes were harvested for the first time, Li Qinzai had rejected Li Zhi's offer of promotion in person.
The county magistrate, who is in his twenties, may seem to be very prosperous, but in reality he is already a standout. For a person like Li Qinzai who has no ambitions and just wants to be a salted fish, being promoted to a noble title is not necessarily good news.
It also represents inexplicable troubles you may encounter in the future.
Countless pairs of eyes in the court will be watching him, especially those old officials who are old-fashioned and decadent and have never had a title in their lives. They may be secretly jealous to the point of jealousy.
With this imperial edict, Li Qinzai has made many enemies invisibly.
However, since the imperial edict has been issued, it means that it cannot be changed. At this moment, his name and title must have been registered in the Ministry of Personnel, and even written into the history books.
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and sighed.
Okay, the decree is down, just spread your legs and enjoy it silently.
Seeing the joyful expressions of his disciples, Li Qinzai said quietly: "Are you all happy for sir?"
Li Sujie said happily: "Of course, your husband has been granted the title of Duke at such a young age. It can be seen that he is an important asset to the Tang Dynasty. We, our disciples, are honored to be honored and we are very happy."
Li Qinzai sighed: "You are too happy too soon..."
Li Sujie and others' smiles stopped and they looked at him in confusion.
Li Qinzai had no choice but to explain patiently: "Sir, it is a great joy to have another happy event happen to you. However, young people, this world is very realistic. Every happy event for you, sir, means every catastrophe for your wallets." …”
"The catastrophe is coming again today. Are you ready to survive it?"
Li Sujie and others were suddenly stunned, and their expressions turned bitter.
Last time, my husband was happy with Lin'er, and the disciples gave him gifts that made his hands and feet weak, and the lingering smell of copper still lingered in the air. Today, my husband has another happy event...
All the disciples began to silently calculate the balance of their wallets...
There are so many, squeeze them dry.
Li Qinzai stared at them with stern eyes and said, "Why are you all looking so sad? It's a great joy for Mr. Sir to be promoted to a noble rank. You look like you are going to my funeral. You look so unlucky. Good boy, you all started laughing."
Everyone tried their best to smile.
Li Qinzai shook his head. It was still very unlucky. It still felt like a funeral, and it was a happy mourning.
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I am very happy to be promoted to the nobility, and the news spreads everywhere!
After the eunuch who announced the decree left, the Li family members who got the news couldn't hold back and ran around to spread the word.
After a while, all the bankers in Ganjing Village knew about it.
When Li Qinzai returned to the other courtyard, he was still far away from the gate when he saw a large group of people gathered in a dark place, filling the open space in front of the door with water.
Li Qinzai was stunned. Although it was in front of his own house, it did not affect his curiosity to watch the excitement.
I stood on tiptoe outside the crowd and watched for a long time, but saw no movement, let alone excitement.
Li Qinzai became impatient and lightly kicked the banker in front of him.
"Hey, what are you looking at? My pig is flying in the sky?"
The banker who was kicked turned around angrily and was shocked when he saw Li Qinzai. Then he shouted happily: "The fifth young master has returned home!"
The crowd gathered around with a roar, bowing to congratulate Li Qinzai and saying auspicious words.
Only then did Li Qinzai realize that he was the lively one.
It's not that he's being hypocritical, it's that he doesn't take the promotion seriously at all. When the county marquis becomes the county prince, is the bowl he eats bigger than before? There's no difference at all, okay?
The bankers obviously had different ideas from him.
Zhuangzi's old master was the Duke of the country, and his grandson was promoted to County Duke when he was only in his twenties. If this continues, in another ten or twenty years, it is not that far away that the fifth young master will be granted the title of County Prince or something like that. Out of reach, you can look forward to it.
Both the master and the young master are so good. The Li family's business and Zhuangzi's prospects will certainly be prosperous within a hundred years, and everyone's life will become more and more prosperous.
Seeing that the villagers' congratulations were sincere and enthusiastic, Li Qinzai certainly would not brush off their kindness. He thanked them one by one with a smile and waved his hand. Zhuangzi set up a flowing banquet for the guests. The guests were all the villagers, old and young women and children. It was kept for three days in a row, and you could eat as you came, and the host would treat you to guests.
The bankers once again burst into loud cheers. Li Qinzai subconsciously touched his money bag and found that his decision seemed a bit impulsive...
It doesn't matter, I've been lucky recently, and there have been a lot of people who have been taken advantage of. Not only are the two father-in-laws in the house, but there are also a group of disciples lining up to give gifts. Doesn't this make things easier?
The crowd moved out of the way, and Li Qinzai and his subordinates finally returned to the other courtyard.
As soon as they walked around the screen wall, they saw Cui Jie and Jin Xiang waiting in the yard, smiling and saluting Li Qinzai together.
"I congratulate you on your husband's promotion to the rank of nobility. Our descendants will be kings and princes for generations to come."
Li Qinzai stretched out his hands to rub their hair lovingly, and said softly: "Let's go, get ready, and eat at my table."
