At noon the next day, the main entrance of Xingyong Houfu opened its doors to welcome guests.
The guard responsible for guarding the door saw the person coming outside and rushed to the backyard quickly.
While running, he shouted: "The imperial edict has arrived. Everyone kneels down to receive the edict."
When the imperial edict arrived, everyone knelt down to receive it.
When the imperial edict arrived, everyone knelt down to receive it. '
In less than a moment, everyone in the Hou Mansion immediately followed suit and gathered at the gate and knelt down.
In Yangxin Residence, the old lady and others were discussing how to deal with Liu Ziheng's matter as soon as possible. When they heard the commotion coming from the compound, they became very curious.
"Old lady, there is an edict from the Lord. Eunuch Gao has come to deliver the edict in person. Hurry up and greet the edict." The guard is also an old man from the Hou Mansion. When the Marquis was still there, the Marquis often received edicts, so how to greet him Naturally, the imperial edict was clear, so he immediately came to report the news to the old lady.
Hearing this, the old lady strengthened the crutch in her hand, and her hands became harder and harder.
Imperial edict, I haven’t heard this word for a long time.
Your Majesty has not forgotten our Xingyong Marquis Mansion. Your Majesty still remembers us loyal and brave families.
At the moment, he didn't care about his emotions and led everyone towards the gate, not daring to neglect the imperial edict in the slightest.
As soon as they arrived at the gate, they saw Zhang Yuhang. Sun and others had already arrived. Without hesitation, they knelt at the gate with everyone in the Hou Mansion.
The old lady shouted loudly with a solemn expression: "My wife leads all the people in the palace to welcome the Holy Edict. Long live my emperor. Long live the emperor."
Eunuch Gao held the golden imperial edict in his hand, and there were many guards following behind him. When he saw that everyone had arrived, he no longer hesitated, spread out the imperial edict in his hand, and said loudly: "By God's blessing, the emperor has decreed. Marquis Xingyong Loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but helpless and jealous of talents, he devoted his whole life to our great Zhou Dynasty.
However, loyal people cannot make people bleed and shed tears. Considering that the bloodline of Xingyong Houfu is now gone, the future of the Houfu will be unsafe, and knowing that Zhang Yuhang is the good son-in-law of the Houfu, he should shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the Houfu and be loyal to the country. He is specially appointed to be one of the 100 households of Jiantiansi, and he will take up his post in Jiantiansi from now on. I appreciate this. "
As the imperial edict was publicized, everyone had different thoughts for a while, and they did not immediately stand up to welcome the edict.
Eunuch Gao took one look and shouted: "Who is Zhang Yuhang and Zhang Baihu? Get up and receive the order and let our family get to know each other."
Zhang Yuhang raised his head and shouted respectfully: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yuhang, accepts the order."
Then he stood up and took the imperial edict from Eunuch Gao, and said: "Eunuch, you have been working hard all the way. You might as well have a simple meal at our Marquis' Mansion so that we can entertain him well and show our friendship as a landlord."
The old lady and others also stood up at this moment and responded one after another.
"Yes, it's noon. My father-in-law has taken a hard trip, and I really feel bad about it."
Eunuch Gao laughed loudly when he heard this: "Don't dare to delay. We have to reply to His Majesty when we get back later. It's just Zhang Baihu, His Majesty has named your name. You must fulfill your duties well and don't live up to His Majesty's expectations." yes."
Zhang Yuhang bowed and clasped his fists and said: "Thanks to His Majesty's respect, how dare I swear my loyalty to the death?"
The old lady also knew that this was not the time to dwell on why. Seeing that Eunuch Gao was about to leave, she quickly winked at Aunt Zhou.
Aunt Zhou walked to Zhang Yuhang and handed over a silver note worth one thousand taels.
Zhang Yuhang took the banknote, turned around and handed it to a guard soldier beside Eunuch Gao, saying: "Thank you for making a trip today. This is a small gesture of gratitude. Please don't refuse."
The soldier glanced at Eunuch Gao, and when he saw Eunuch Gao nodded slightly, he accepted the money.
Immediately, these people came and left quickly, leaving everyone in the Hou Mansion standing there stunned.
The old lady glanced at everyone and said, "Let's all disperse. Go and do your own business. Yuhang, come with me."
Several people came to Yangxinju. The old lady sat directly at the main seat. The only ones standing were Zhang Yuhang, Liu's mother and daughter, and Sun. Several people looked at Zhang Yuhang with an indescribable meaning in their eyes. .
The old lady said directly: "Yuhang, do you know why His Majesty suddenly appointed you to serve as an official and asked you to supervise Tiansi? What is the purpose of this?"
The old lady was indeed very happy when she heard His Majesty's imperial edict, even though it was Zhang Yuhang, her son-in-law, who was appointed to the official position.
Because after all, this means that His Majesty has not forgotten the achievements of Xingyong Hou Mansion and still remembers them.
But go to Supervise Tiansi.
Even if she was someone who didn't know much about the court affairs, she knew what was going on with Jian Tiansi now. He was despised by all the officials, and no one from the aristocratic family could tolerate them.
The reputation between the government and the public is in disgrace.
What is your Majesty's intention in letting people from Marquis Xingyong enter such an institution? Do you value them, or do you want to push them into the abyss?
Zhang Yuhang also pretended not to know anything, with a wry smile on his lips: "Old lady, how do I know your Majesty's reasons? I just found out about this."
Mrs. Liu also said: "Old lady, can you think of a way to get rid of this matter? After all, once Yuhang enters the Supervisory Sky Division, it will represent the position of our Xingyong Hou Mansion. At that time, we will be here in Kyoto." It’s even harder to get a foothold.”
Sun also said: "Yes, those noble families will not dare to go against His Majesty, but they will never give up easily with us."
Seeing that several people were not supportive, Zhang Yuhang also pretended to be reluctant: "Yes, old lady, our originally difficult situation will become even more unsustainable by then. Also, I am currently dealing with the Hou Mansion." Industry, industrial planning is also a major matter, and it is related to the future economic problems of the Hou Mansion, and it cannot be ignored. '
The old lady was silent. Even if a few people disagreed, she didn't say anything. She just closed her eyes and thought deeply.
"You have to go." After a while, the old lady opened her eyes and said, "First of all, this is His Majesty's imperial edict. We are not allowed to refuse, nor do we have the right to refuse."
Secondly, I can arrange for other people to carry out industrial adjustment, so you don’t need to worry about this. '
Zhang Yuhang looked extremely reluctant and said, "But, I..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old lady: "I know this is difficult for you, but not only you, even our Houfu will be involved, but if there is no one in our Houfu who can When serving in the DPRK, who will shoulder the burden of the Hou Mansion?
Nowadays, there is still smoke in the world. If someone else has enough military capabilities to become a prince, and the court does not want to temporarily destroy the situation of the four princes and eight princes in the army, then think about who will be the first to become the victim? "
Zhang Yuhang stopped talking, Liu didn't speak anymore, and even Sun didn't object anymore.
The old lady continued to comfort Zhang Yuhang: "As long as you do things well for His Majesty, our Marquis Mansion will fully support you. As long as you make some achievements and register in front of His Majesty, plus the previous achievements of our Marquis Mansion, then this Only the title of Marquis Xingyong can ensure that there will be no problems, do you understand? '
Zhang Yuhang pouted: "I understand. According to the imperial edict, I will take up a post in the Supervisory Office tomorrow."
