Just when everyone thought the matter was over, there was sudden noise outside the door.
When the housekeeper and Lu Shuang heard this, their hearts suddenly thumped.
Looking at the movement, it seems that it has a lot of background.
Is it possible that my unfilial father really did something illegal and criminal?
Why are these people coming in waves today?
Seeing the nervous expressions on the two people's faces, Lu Xu immediately became energetic. He picked up the tea cup and took another sip of tea, clearing his throat.
I'm going to talk to my son later about what it means to have calmness in the chest, and what it means to keep one's expression unchanged even when Mount Tai is collapsing in front of him.
As for the butler... he has served my Lu family for so many years, and he has worked hard without any credit, so let him just listen.
Alas, sir, I am just kind-hearted.
If someone outside wanted to listen to me give such a lesson, they would have to spend a lot of money.
Lu Xu was thinking proudly.
Suddenly, I heard the eunuch's sharp, harsh, yet penetrating voice coming from outside the door.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Marquis Zhengyang receives the edict!"
boom!
There was a crisp sound, and the expensive porcelain tea cup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
Tianquan tea spread out in all directions and flowed all over the floor.
However, Lu Shuang had no time to feel distressed and hurriedly turned to look at his father.
His eyes were burning, as if asking him what good thing he had done, even to attract imperial edicts.
However, when he saw his father, he couldn't help but be stunned.
I could see the figure of Marquis Zhengyang nowhere on the Grand Master's chair. He was prostrate on the ground in a formal manner, waiting for the order.
…
At this moment, Lu Shuang had a million things to say in his heart.
But now is not the time. Listening to the sound, the eunuch who announced the decree is already very close to here, and he is afraid that he will arrive in a short time.
In the end, all the distasteful thoughts could be reduced to one sentence: What about the person who said he has calmness in his chest? How can we remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses in front of us? Why do you kneel faster than anyone else when the imperial edict comes?
The next moment, the figure of the eunuch who announced the decree appeared in his eyes. He immediately knelt down without complaining about his unreliable father.
"It is destined to be carried by heaven, the emperor decreed."
"I recently heard that Mr. Zhengyang Hou came to Kaihui and did business carefully and gained quite a lot. I would like to tell you beforehand."
"Appreciate this!"
"Master Hou, get up."
The eunuch who announced the decree was named Zheng Ying. He was not only the eunuch who announced the decree, but also the eunuch closest to the emperor.
At first, the emperor wanted to select one eunuch from among the eunuchs to promote to the court as his informant.
The first choices were Zheng Ying and Zhang Lang. In terms of priority, Zheng Ying was still ahead of Zhang Lang, which shows that he was highly relied upon by Emperor Renxuan.
But later he gave up and claimed that he only wanted to serve the saints in his life, rather than be an official.
Only then did the post of Taiwei fall to Zhang Lang.
And Zheng Ying was promoted from a small eunuch attendant to the current chief eunuch! Except for not being allowed to interfere in politics, all the eunuchs who were in charge of the court and inside were no worse than Zhang Lang.
He can be regarded as a serious minister beside the emperor!
Emperor Renxuan sent him to announce the decree, which is enough to show the importance he attached to this matter.
However, Lu Xu was confused. If only King Yuan said that he had done business, it might be a misunderstanding.
But now that His Majesty has said so, it is probably not a misunderstanding.
But...he really couldn't remember when he did business.
Moreover... Lu Xu was born as a military general, and he looked down on merchants from the bottom of his heart.
How could he condescend to such a lowly position and do such a stinky business?
The Lu family has the land and salary gifted by the imperial court. They already have enough wealth and splendor over the past few decades, and there is no need to do business.
Being uninformed is a taboo in the court. Thinking of this, Lu Xu, who was still confused, gritted his teeth, took out a large gold ingot, and stuffed it into Zheng Ying's sleeve. While stuffing it, he asked: "Eunuch, what is this?" What does the imperial edict mean? Please give me some advice."
Feeling the heavy weight in her hand, Zheng Ying couldn't help but feel shocked.
It seems that the rumors are true. This Zhengyang Marquis really made a lot of money from his business, and his spending was so generous.
"Ahem, Lord Marquis, don't worry, it's not a big deal. Your Majesty has been talking about Lord Marquis every day these days. He probably misses Lord Marquis, so he sent a message to you to come to the palace to talk about old times."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief. Then he said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, I'm going to prepare, and I'll go into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit." He respectfully sent Zheng Ying out.
Hearing this, Zheng Ying nodded and said: "The Marquis is also an old man next to Your Majesty. I shouldn't have urged you. Your Majesty seems to be quite eager to see the Marquis this time. I hope the Marquis will hurry up and don't let him go." Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time."
"Don't worry, father-in-law, I don't have to worry about it. Once I have educated the naughty children at home, I will go to the palace to accompany His Majesty."
When Zheng Ying heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
In the circle of military commanders in Daqian, this is the weirdest one.
A first-rate person is a good teacher, and will educate everyone he meets.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for Prince Lu to have such a father.
But then, he remembered another person, the President of the Royal Forest Army: Pei Burang!
The Royal Guards are the Imperial Guards, and as the Presidential Leader of the Imperial Guards, Pei Burang is naturally deeply trusted by His Majesty.
Like him, he is a worthy royal minister.
The two of them should have a lot in common, and should even have a close friendship.
But in recent days, Zheng Ying felt sick whenever she saw Pei Burang, and even had a headache.
It can be said that he is hiding from this person everywhere.
why?
Because I don’t know what the cause of the seizure was. After I went to Huainan with Your Majesty, I felt that I was probably some kind of literary star from the sky who had descended to earth.
He always kept saying that the Pei family's father had no vision and sent him to learn martial arts. Otherwise, there would inevitably be another Confucian and Taoist master in the literary world.
Of course, if it were just like this, Zheng Ying wouldn't be disgusted at all.
After all, he is the chief eunuch in the palace, and there are all kinds of people in the palace. What kind of people have he not seen?
But the key point is that Commander Pei is just narcissistic, and he still has to pull others along.
I always like to compose poems and essays, and then let others appreciate them.
If you really can write good poetry, there will be no problem.
But the key point is that the poem he wrote is really...
I composed a song called "Ode to Snow" a few days ago, which made Zheng Ying's head pound.
The most important thing is that everyone inside and outside the palace was almost tortured by him, so they tried every means to avoid him.
Only Zheng Ying, as a royal minister, had to accompany Emperor Renxuan.
So Pei Burang would come to bother him every day, always holding a piece of rice paper with scrawled writing in his hand, like a ghost drawing talismans, saying that he wanted Zheng Ying to appreciate his wild writing.
At that time, Zheng Ying had only one thought in her mind after watching it.
This fine rice paper was made redundantly, it should have rotted in the workshop in the first place.
I didn't see the wild grass that came together, but the separate ones were clearly visible.
That is really "crazy" and "grassy"!
You said that you are just a military general, and if you don't charge into battle, why are you copying other people's poems and writing?
If he knew who Pei Burang was infected with this "evil style", he would definitely want that person to be good-looking!
