"Uncle Shi?" Su Xian was stunned and strode forward to greet him.
"Greetings to Mr. Tang Envoy!" The ordinary people onlookers saluted in unison.
"The governor of Yingzhou...Tang Ju?"
"..."
Yan Dashan faced the direction where Tang Ju was running, his expression slightly moved.
He knew that his benefactor Su Xian was on good terms with Tang Ju, and he could ask him where his benefactor was later.
"Oh, the noble man came all the way and suffered a lot!"
Tang Ju came running all the way, the veil on his head was already askew, and his beard under his chin was blown into a mess by the wind, and he looked very anxious.
The yamen officials behind him were not much better.
Just now, Tang Ju was sitting in the Yamen court, hearing a small or medium case.
Suddenly, a government officer came to report that the "mighty Duke" whom the imperial court had just ennobled had arrived in Yingzhou and had entered the city gate...
According to the Lord Liang system, the county prince belongs to the fourth level among the nine levels.
The founding Duke of the country had a settlement of 2,000 households and was of the second rank.
The first-class title is called "Prince", and it has thousands of households in the city.
The second-class title is "successor king, county king", with a settlement of 5,000 households, starting from the first rank.
The third-class title is "Gonggong", with 3,000 households in the city, starting from the first rank.
The fourth-class title is "Founding County Duke", with a settlement of 2,000 households, and the second rank.
The fifth-class title is "Founding County Duke", with a settlement of 1,500 households, from the second rank.
The sixth-class title is "Founding County Marquis", with thousands of households living in the city, starting from the third rank.
The seventh-level title is "Founding County Count", with a settlement of 700 households, and the fourth rank.
The eighth-level title is "the son of the founding county", with a settlement of 500 households, and is on the fifth rank.
The ninth-level title is "Male of Founding County", with 300 households living in the city, starting from the fifth rank.
…
At the beginning of the founding of the Liang Dynasty, there were many people who received honors for military merit, but there were only a handful of hereditary and unreplaceable titles, and the court seemed relatively "stingy" towards nobles.
After the current queen ascended the throne, she eliminated a large number of previous lords.
There are fewer newly appointed lords than before.
Since ancient times, rare things have been considered valuable, so the current lords of the Liang Dynasty are very valuable.
In the past ten years, only one person has been honored.
And one letter is from the fourth-class "Founding County Duke".
That is a second-grade lord!
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were extremely envious of this, and Yan Dashan suddenly became the top dignitary of the dynasty. All the officials in the dynasty were courteous to him and tried to please him one after another.
However, I can’t envy this kind of thing.
It is said that the "mighty Duke" of Dashan is indeed hard-won.
The sacrifices of several fathers and brothers, the lives of several sisters-in-law, the Yan family's injustice and humiliation for more than ten years, and his own several years in prison, so many hardships, just in exchange for this title...
Yan Dashan valued love and righteousness. If possible, he would rather give up this title and let his father, brother and sister-in-law live.
But things have come to this, and God’s will cannot be violated.
Although Tang Ju was far away in Yingzhou, far away from the center of the imperial court, he was familiar with the major events in the imperial court, and naturally knew that Yan Dashan was awarded the title of "Mighty Duke".
Perhaps out of respect for the Yan family, or perhaps out of fear of the power of the Duke, Tang Ju was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his chair when he heard that the powerful Duke had arrived in Yingzhou.
After some thought, he immediately stopped hearing half of the case.
He personally led the officials of the yamen, large and small, to welcome the arrival of the mighty Duke.
On the way here, Tang Ju received a report from a government official, saying that the mighty Duke had a fight with someone in the street, and the fight was evenly divided.
Tang Ju was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and finally said:
"It's fine if there's no distinction between superior and inferior. It's fine if there's no distinction between superior and inferior."
"..."
After driving for a while, another government official came to report: "No, the county prince was defeated. He was kneeled down on the street and couldn't move."
Tang Ju was horrified and said with trembling lips: "Who is so bold... God bless me, please don't let anything happen to you!"
After driving for a while, a government servant rushed towards me and reported: "The other party has released the county prince, and he is safe and sound."
"That's good, that's good."
Tang Ju patted his chest hard and asked with an ugly face: "Who is it? How dare you bully the mighty Duke in the street? I don't want my life. I must arrest him and slap him!"
The officer whispered: "Reporting to the envoy, the person who bullied the mighty Duke in the street was... the envoy's wise nephew Su... Su Xian!"
"Who are you talking about?" Tang Ju's eyes almost popped out of his head.
"Su Xian."
"Nephew Su Xian..." Tang Ju rubbed his stiff face, "Why don't you remind Nephew Su Xian that the other party is the mighty Duke?"
"When the Duke entered the city, he gave an order not to reveal his identity. He also said... that he didn't want to see his subordinates, so..." the Yamen officer replied.
"That's all." Tang Ju waved his hand and rushed to the "crime scene" first, and shouted: "The most urgent thing is to go see the mighty Duke as soon as possible."
"The envoy just said that he was going to be arrested and beaten..." Chang Shi followed behind and reminded him kindly.
"I was so angry just now... I'd better see the Duke first." Tang Ju explained casually, then took a step forward and ran away.
"..."
Finally, Tang Ju and his party arrived at the "crime scene".
He yelled and panted as he ran towards him. He saw a tall man from a distance, who must be the mighty Duke.
Come and try it quickly. 】
Seeing that he was not injured, Tang Ju couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Shi, why are you here?"
On the way, Su Xian came forward.
Tang Ju glanced at him sideways, shaking his head, with a "speechless" and "blaming" look in his eyes.
He didn't respond, didn't stop, ignored Su Xian, and ran straight towards the mighty Duke in front of him.
Su Xian was puzzled and scratched his head, somewhat confused as to what Tang Ju meant by this move.
Tang Ju not only ignored Su Xian's greetings, but also turned a blind eye to the worshipers of the onlookers. He ran close to Yanda Mountain and hurriedly bowed and said:
"I went to the official post of the governor of Yingzhou, Tang Ju, to pay my respects to the county..."
"Shh!"
Yan Dashan interrupted Tang Ju.
Tell him not to identify himself.
Tang Ju didn't know what the other party meant, but he was a lord of the second rank, and he was only a governor of a state or county of the third rank. Since ancient times, the rank of official was the most powerful one, so he didn't ask any more questions and immediately shut up.
At this time, Su Xian stepped forward, looked at Tang Ju and asked, "What alarmed Uncle Shi?"
When Tang Ju turned his head and saw Su Xian, he immediately felt a sense of hatred and hatred. He had always valued Su Xian very highly and had never underestimated his nephew.
But this time...
Tang Ju couldn't help but thought to himself: "Young man, you are still a young man after all. How can you unknowingly offend the powerful people of the day without even knowing it?"
Seeing that Tang Ju didn't answer, and seeing that Tang Ju seemed to have great respect for this strong man, Su Xian couldn't help but become curious, so he looked at Yan Dashan and asked:
"Who are you, and why did Uncle Shi treat you like this?"
"..."
Tang Ju saw the opportunity and turned his head, preparing to tell Su Xian the truth to prevent him from making the same mistake again.
But at this moment, Dashan bowed to Tang Ju and asked:
"The Governor of the Tang Dynasty came just in time. I have heard that my benefactor is on good terms with the Governor of the Tang Dynasty. I wonder if the Governor of the Tang Dynasty knows where my benefactor is? Can you recommend him?"
