The next morning, as everyone in Gu Ningbo's house was eagerly anticipating it, the imperial envoy finally arrived! At this time, the central gate of Gu Ningbo's mansion had already been opened wide, and an incense table was set up in the courtyard to welcome the angel.
This time the person who made the rice paper was a eunuch from the palace, and the officials from the Ministry of Rites only accompanied it. The purpose of photographing eunuchs announcing decrees is to show that the nobles and the royal family are one. If a civil servant is promoted, it will be an official from the Ministry of Rites who will come forward!
Liu's father took Liu Haojia out to welcome the imperial envoy in. Naturally, the eunuchs in the palace recognized Liu Haojia. After greeting Liu's father, he smiled and said to Liu Haojia: "Mr. Liu, our family is here to congratulate you! I will call you Uncle Wu Ning soon! Our surname is Zhang, and our name is Zhang Jing. My father-in-law’s godson!”
Liu Haojia naturally smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, father-in-law!"
Zhang Jing said hurriedly: "I don't dare! I don't dare! By the way, this is Mr. Zhou from the Ministry of Rites!"
Liu Haojia immediately stepped forward to greet him, and the two exchanged pleasantries again. Mr. Zhou has a good face, with a smile on his eyes and eyebrows. But this man was also very capable. He just glanced at the Liu family's layout and made sure there was nothing illegal.
The four Liu fathers chatted for a while. Zhang Jing, who was not close enough to Liu Haojia, reluctantly asked Liu Haojia under Master Zhou's secret signal: "Mr. Liu, do you think we can start now?"
Liu Haojia was also a little itchy, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "Thank you, my lords!"
After saying that, he turned around and stood behind Father Liu. Under the leadership of Father Liu, the three of them, including Liu Guangyuan, knelt down together. The other servants also knelt on the ground far away!
In TV dramas, we often see that as soon as the emperor announces the decree, all the men and women in the family kneel on the ground, and even the servants kneel together to receive the decree. In fact this is simply impossible!
Because if women are not involved when the decree is announced, the women in the family usually do not show up, and only the main male members of the family show up. As for domestic servants, they are even less qualified to kneel behind the incense table! The emperor's will is so precious that these lowly people can't get close to it!
Moreover, the emperor's imperial edict is not like the one in the TV series. When it is unfolded, it reads: "In accordance with the destiny of heaven, the emperor's edict says..."
The real way to read it should be: "The emperor is destined to carry heaven, and the edict says..."
Also, there are generally only three terms in imperial edicts: imperial edict, restriction and imperial edict. And only when there are major events or important decisions that need to be informed to all the people in the world, imperial edicts will start with the edict. The scope of Zhiyue is much smaller, and it is generally not used to inform the people, but only used in the court. For example, the emperor would use Zhiyue to commend officials.
There is also the imperial edict. Although the imperial edict has a similar purpose to the restraint, it means more of a warning than the restraint. For example, when an official is being promoted, the emperor tells him that he should guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and will use edicts when he works hard seriously.
In fact, most of the emperor's instructions were oral, and the eunuchs were responsible for reporting them. If it's not a big deal, it won't even appear on paper. It's like in the TV series where the emperor gives his concubine a bottle of rouge with an imperial edict. This is really ridiculous!
Seeing that Liu's family members were all kneeling, the eunuch unfolded his words and even recited loudly: "The emperor is destined to be carried by heaven, and he said: Jin Yiwei tried Liu Haojia from one hundred households, he was diligent and capable..."
The eunuch recited the imperial edict in a mellow tone, and Liu Haojia, who was kneeling on the ground, finally felt relieved. It was indeed a complete canonization edict, including titles, fiefs, and restrictions on the use of the fiefs.
After Zhang Jing finished reciting the imperial edict, two eunuchs came up behind him carrying two wooden trays with robe seals on them. Zhang Jingcai said with a smile: "Master Liu, please get up and receive the order!"
Liu Haojia bowed three times and kowtowed to the emperor, then stood up, took the imperial edict and seal robe and placed them on the incense table, then turned around and knelt down obediently. Then Zhang Jing picked up the second imperial edict from the eunuch's tray behind him, unfolded it, and read aloud: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. The edict says: Japanese pirates have been rampant overseas for a while. Although they have all been killed, they are afraid of resurgence, so..."
This imperial decree is the decree to establish the navy. However, just as Liu Haojia had estimated, although Liu's father held the title of Navy Chief, his official position was changed to a civilian official, and he became an envoy of the third rank.
Liu Haojia snorted in his heart, knowing that these civil servants would come up with some tricks! The title of governor was gone and became the general system, and Liu's father was changed to a civil servant. The next step must be to slowly arrange for someone to replace his father and hold the navy in his hands. It is impossible to say that the children have been tampering with their food and wages. However, Liu Haojia had already planned and was not afraid of this move at all.
After the edict was read out, Liu's father also presented the edict and the seal of the robe. Everyone bowed and kowtowed again to thank the Holy Grace, and the whole ceremony was considered over. But there is still one little thing missing, that is, Father Liu arranged for someone to deliver a large plate of silver ingots! Seeing the large number of people, Zhang Jing and his two people were frightened!
It’s not like they didn’t go to other people’s houses to announce the decree, but this was the first house to carry silver ingots on a plate! But they also knew that the Liu family was rich, so they accepted them all without any hesitation! After all, when you come to announce the decree, you have to get some benefits back. Besides, not all of this plate of silver ingots is for them, but the two of them take the bulk!
Then Liu Haojia raised his hands and said: "Thank you for your hard work, two angels! The house has prepared a banquet to celebrate, please be sure to show your respect!"
Zhang Jing was willing to participate, but he knew that his rank was relatively low. In addition, the Liu family was very busy today, and it would be troublesome for him to stay, so he said simply: "Slave, I want to go back." I'm going to the palace to deliver the order, so it's really inconvenient to stay for a long time! Uncle Wu Ning, please forgive me, please forgive me!"
Zhang Jing declined. Mr. Zhou was a civil servant, so naturally it was not easy for him to stay in Xungui's family for a long time. After the two angels left, Liu's father finally couldn't suppress his feelings. He raised his hands to the sky and shouted: "Forefathers are above me, unfilial descendants..."
When he said this, he was already crying! Except for Liu Guangyuan who was in tears among those present, Liu Haonian and Liu Haojia, both of whom are young at heart, just felt excited! But they couldn't dismantle their father at this time. The two could only look at each other and bow their heads with a smile.
The other servants reacted similarly to the two of them. After all, they had just entered the mansion not long ago, and they had no idea how difficult it was for the Liu family when they were in trouble. Now that they have survived, they are naturally crying with joy! However, they also knew that this was the madness of the master's temporary joy, so they just stood there with their hands down.
At this time, Liu's mother walked out of the backyard with tears in her eyes, and first whispered to Liu's father: "Stop crying, there are so many servants here and there!"
