Emperor Yongxi was really stingy.
Except for a third-class marquis and a marquis mansion that has not yet been cashed out and I don't know if it can still be cashed in, there is nothing else.
Even if it's a reward for a ninth-grade rejuvenation pill, it's really not possible. It's not bad to have a chance to understand the Zhenwu stone tablet in Zhenwuyuan...
Of course, if he really spoke, Emperor Yongxi would probably agree, but he would definitely be unhappy. The emperor would definitely not do anything that made the emperor unhappy.
"Marquis Luo, congratulations!"
"Grand Governor, you know that this official does not want to accept this reward. It is His Majesty's favor." Luo Xing bowed hurriedly and said.
"You don't need to belittle yourself. You saved the princess and the prince, brought back Taoist Chi's tomb, captured the remnants of the previous dynasty who were trying to restore the country, and assisted Yan Qianshi to destroy the Jingyang bandits. This achievement will make people happy. Even if you have achieved great success, not to mention you have won everything, your Majesty deserves to be granted the title of a third-class marquis."
"But there are rules in this dynasty that no one can be ennobled except for military merit. Doesn't a low-ranking official have even an inch of military merit?"
"You captured the remnants of the previous dynasty who were trying to restore the country, and you also wiped out the Jingyang thieves. Isn't this a military achievement?" Zhuo Chunfeng laughed and asked.
You have said so, so Luo Xing has nothing to say.
"Luohou..."
"The Commander-in-Chief should just call me Luo Hou. I feel uncomfortable." Luo Xing said hurriedly.
"I am your elder, so how about I call you Qilang?"
"As long as the Governor likes it."
"Qi Lang, don't think that this governor recommended you as the head of the Special Investigation Division in front of His Majesty on a whim. This governor has carefully considered this matter. You are alert, sharp, young and mature, and have great insight. Although Wang Miao Not bad, but there is an air of old age. He lacks sharpness in his work, probably because he smoothed his edges in the Staff Department, but he is also a talented person who can assist you and check for your mistakes. I heard that you get along well with him? "
"Master Wang has the air of a humble gentleman."
"Haha, okay, Yan Fang has too many things to take care of at the same time. After you take office, you will be fully responsible for the Special Investigation Division. If anything is not decided, you can report directly to the governor." Zhuo Chunfeng ordered.
"I understand."
The carriage drove out of the imperial city, and there was a person standing outside the door. It was the eunuch who was serving Emperor Yongxi, Qixi.
"Happy father-in-law."
"Grand Governor, Your Majesty ordered your servants to wait here for Marquis Luo." Qixi bowed slightly, it was obvious that he had been waiting here for a while.
Zhuo Chunfeng nodded and let Luo Xing go.
Luo Xing got off the carriage and walked towards Qixi: "Hello, Mr. Xi."
"Brother Qi, have you ever remembered?" Qixi smiled slightly and called out to Zhuo Chunfeng in the carriage.
Being so close, Zhuo Chunfeng could naturally hear it due to his cultivation level.
Luo Xing tried hard to remember as soon as he got off the car, and even deliberately slowed down when he walked over. Finally, a flash of memory flashed in his mind.
He remembered.
"Donkey Dan'er?"
"Brother Qi, you finally remember me." Qixi showed a look of joy. Although they were competitors at the secret camp, once they leave that place, the only people who can remember them are these former partners. .
The training in the secret camp is cruel, the elimination system is also very cruel, and the competition with each other is also fierce, but one thing is that winning or losing depends on one's ability.
Nanya also doesn't want to cultivate enemies one by one. Wouldn't it mean that there would be no internal peace in Nanya in the future?
Even if you can't touch it for a while, what about the future?
"How come you entered the palace and became a eunuch?"
"Those of us who have been eliminated from the secret camp will be arranged to go to some places. Some are arranged to go to the enemy's country to become non-staff personnel, and some are arranged to do undercover chores. In short, the people in the secret camp, even if they do not make it to the end, are still there. There is no place for people to be left out. I chose to go to the palace to serve the nobles. Eunuch Wang, who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies, took a fancy to me and accepted me as his godson. So I was arranged to serve His Majesty. "
"Eunuch Wang, who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies, can he arrange for you to serve His Majesty?"
"My adoptive father has been through three dynasties. He has a lot of seniority in the palace and is deeply trusted by His Majesty." Qixi explained.
"Oh, then congratulations. Back then, the seven of us entered the secret camp together. Now we are the only ones who are known to be here. The whereabouts of the other five are unknown." Luo Xing sighed.
"Yes, but since you are in Nanya, you should be able to find out their whereabouts, haven't you?"
"I checked, but I found that the information of the seven of us has been taken away, so I don't know your whereabouts."
"Who will take away our information?"
"I don't know." Luo Xing shook his head. He had never checked at all. It was against the rules to check the whereabouts of the seven of them for no reason.
"Forget it, I guess if they are either gone or not in Luojing, it would be lucky for the two of us to meet each other." Qixi said, "Your Majesty will reward you with a Jishanfang in the east of the city. It used to be Princess Yongning’s Prince Consort’s Mansion.”
"Consort Prince Consort, if you give me a third-class marquis, isn't that going beyond the limit?"
"The mansion was not big, covering an area of less than 30 acres, and it was in disrepair. Princess Yongning passed away, and the Prince Consort left with her. They had no children, so the mansion was taken back. Originally, the mansion was taken back. I planned to reward the Fourth Prince after he graduates from the Zhenwu Academy, but I didn’t expect that His Majesty would actually reward you first." Qixi said.
"Ah, how is this possible? Should I write to His Majesty and ask him to take back my order?"
"Don't do it. His Majesty's temper doesn't like disobedience. Brother Qi, no one has lived in that mansion for more than ten years." Qixi said.
"Why?"
"I don't know either. There are some things that you can only understand by yourself." Qixi smiled coquettishly.
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Xi." Luo Xing handed over a golden ticket and stuffed it into Qixi's hand.
"Brother Qi, you are slapping me in the face, can I still ask for your money?" Qixi quickly pushed away and refused.
"You spend a lot of money in the palace and there are many places to spend money, so don't be polite to me." Luo Xing forced it back.
"Okay, then I'll accept it." Qixi didn't refuse. Although he was an errand around the emperor and his position was important, he still needed to take care of things. He couldn't do it without money. His little salary was not enough unless he could do it. At the level of Eunuch Wang, he is waiting for others to honor him.
"Come to Nanya when you have time, and I'll treat you to a drink."
Luo Xing waved goodbye to Qixi, and then got on Zhuo Chunfeng's carriage.
"I've kept the Governor waiting for a long time."
"It's okay, I didn't expect you and Eunuch Xi to have such a connection." Zhuo Chunfeng opened his eyes slightly and said with a smile.
"I just recognized Bei Zhi. This Eunuch Xi is Bei Zhi's old friend in the secret camp." Luo Xing explained hurriedly.
"You don't have to explain it to the governor, but it's good that you have this relationship." Zhuo Chunfeng nodded.
Luo Xing didn't know how to answer this, so he simply shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Silence returned in the carriage.
Returning to Nanya, Luo Xing got off the car and went straight to the secret stall. He had to report to his master Meng Yi as soon as possible that he was awarded the title of Third Class Marquis.
"Your Majesty makes you a third-class marquis. He is the only one who can do such a favor. He is just a third-class marquis. If there are not a hundred or eighty in Luojing City, it is nothing."
"Is the Third-Class Marquis so worthless?" Luo Xing asked in surprise.
"There are five levels and eleven levels of titles in this dynasty. In addition to Yunqiwei and Enqiwei, they are the third-level marquis. As long as the military officer is above the official rank and can independently attack an enemy city with 5,000 people, you can be granted the title. A third-class prince." Meng Yi explained.
"Isn't this easy?"
"Yes, it is indeed difficult during peacetime, but during war, as long as you achieve the same military merit, it is not difficult. For your merit, it is not too much to be awarded a third-class title." Meng Yi said.
"What grade are these third-level lords?"
"The titles of Duke, Earl and Marquis in this dynasty are divided into first, second and third grades. The first-class Duke is from the first grade, the second and third-class are from the first grade, Bo and Hou are from the first grade, and so on. You, the third-class lord, are from the third grade."
"Where is the Duke?"
"The duke is a titled person. He is of the first rank. His status is comparable to that of a county king, but one level lower than that of a princess or prince." Meng Yi said, "This is just the treatment you enjoy. It has nothing to do with the official position you hold. It is just However, you don’t need to salute when you meet a superior officer who is lower than you."
Luo Xing understood. To put it bluntly, it was just an honorary title. It had no real power, but the political status was different.
"On the contrary, the prince's mansion that your Majesty rewarded you is a trap."
"pit?"
"Although Princess Yongning is married, her husband is not an ordinary child. He is a child of the Cao family in Hedong. The Cao family is one of the eight aristocratic families. Although the princess's mansion was taken back by the royal family after Princess Yongning's death, the Cao family has always wanted to take it back. After taking it back, the princess has nothing to do, but the consort has a son, and according to the rules, this son can inherit the consort's house." Meng Yi said.
"Then why doesn't Your Majesty give the Prince Consort's Mansion to the Cao family?"
"Because the Cao family were supporters of the former crown prince, after His Majesty ascended the throne, the Cao family's children were basically demoted and were no longer in the center. However, the Cao family has a deep foundation after all. Although they support the prince, there is no substantial evidence, and the Cao family is in Hedong. The foundation is deep, and he controls an elite Hedong Army, and it is close at hand, so His Majesty has to be cautious." Meng Yi said.
"So the Cao family must have known about the prince and his wife's rebellion and self-immolation in the East Palace?" Luo Xing was surprised.
"I don't know about this. The Cao family is good at construction. It turns out that the Cao family almost controls the Ministry of Industry. After the Cao family moved away from the center, there have been almost no new big buildings in Luojing in the past 20 years. Even the palace was mainly repaired, without any New construction.”
"The Cao family is so powerful?" Luo Xing exclaimed, "How do you compare to Sixth Master Niang?"
"Your Sixth Master is from Qiqiao Pavilion. Although Qiqiao Pavilion is also good at construction, she is good at understanding small and exquisite buildings. As for large-scale buildings, Qiqiao Pavilion is far behind, and Qiqiao Pavilion is good at the mechanism of the Yin House. They are in two different directions from the Cao family." Meng Yi explained, "Our Luojing city wall was designed and supervised by the Cao family, and the Cao family is also responsible for the subsequent repairs, which have gone through thousands of years."
"The Cao family has gone through three dynasties and has a profound heritage. They have never participated in party disputes between the DPRK and China. However, the relationship between Princess Yongning and the former prince is so good that they almost feel like mother and son..."
Luo Xing suddenly wondered, did Emperor Yongxi have another purpose in giving Yongning Prince Consort's Mansion to him?
You must know that his relationship with Princess Liuli cannot be hidden from His Majesty the Emperor.
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