After returning home in a daze, Chen Kan raised his head and took a look. The plaque of Chen Mansion on the door of the mansion had been replaced by the four gilded characters of Jinghai Hou Mansion.
Chen Kan's residence was the original Puding Hou Mansion and did not need any major renovation.
Just change the plaque and it will become the new Hou Mansion.
After sighing that the officials from the Ministry of Industry were really fast in handling things, Chen Kan strode into the house with the concierge's admiring eyes.
As soon as he walked through the door, officials from the Ministry of Rites followed him.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Chen Kan tilted his head and saw that it was Song Li, the new Minister of Rites, who came in person.
Chen Kan was stunned and quickly ordered Yuncheng to open the middle door.
The servants in the mansion were busy again.
After the incense table and other items were prepared in the mansion, Chen Kan walked out of the gate and greeted Song Li.
"Master Lao Song is here in person, please come in!"
The two of them bowed to each other and walked into Chen's mansion.
The cute girl with big eyes was also alerted by the movement in the front yard and ran away all the way.
Seeing this, the gift-giver had no choice but to salute Zhu Yuelan first: "See you, Your Royal Highness."
"No gift."
Zhu Yuelan's little face couldn't hide her excitement.
Even if she is a princess, she cannot escape the shackles of comparison among brothers and sisters.
Chen Kan was granted the title of Marquis, and she would be able to have more conversational points among the ladies of the capital in the future.
What's more, Chen Kan was granted the title of marquis based on his own merit, unlike Yuan Rong and Li Rang, who were the coquettish bitches.
Song Li straightened up and shouted angrily: "Where is Chen Kan, the Admiral of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses?"
Chen Kan bowed and saluted: "I am here."
"Kneel down to receive the imperial edict."
Chen Kan and all the servants of Chen Mansion knelt down respectfully.
"Long live my emperor."
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: The commander-in-chief of the five-city army, Chen Kan, has a careful and prudent nature, is diligent and pliable, is yonghe and pure, has a gentle nature, is conscientious in his inner conduct, and has a virtuous character...he is here to I am canonized as the Marquis of Jinghai and enjoy the enshrinement of the imperial court. How impressive is it!"
"Your Majesty Chen Kan accepts the order, long live my emperor!"
Although Zhu Di had already promised it personally in the palace, but now that he has received the imperial edict, the title of Chen Kan has truly been settled.
Chen Kan took the imperial edict and handed it to Yun Cheng, asking him to put it on top of the incense to worship. Then he stood up and cupped his hands towards Song Li and said, "Master Song has worked hard, and the palace has prepared some wine. Please be sure to appreciate it, Master Song." ah."
"Hahahaha, that's natural. I'm here today to send you a happy birthday, Master Chen. Isn't it too much to give you a meal?"
Song Li burst out laughing, and Chen Kan also laughed.
The two held hands and headed towards the auditorium.
Relying on the handover and conveying the news of the title to the various houses that have good relations with the Chen family, naturally there will be big-eyed cute girls and Yuncheng to worry about.
"Somebody come!"
"Prepare the invitations, there will be a big banquet for guests at Jinghaihou Mansion in three days..."
Zhu Yuelan showed such a sharp edge at the critical moment that people dared not look directly at him.
A group of servants were ordered around by her.
Butler Yuncheng followed Her Royal Highness the whole time, carefully writing down every name that came out of Zhu Yuelan's mouth.
Marquis of Guangping, Marquis of Longping, Marquis of Fuyang, Marquis of Wuyang, Cao Guogong, Uncle Zhongcheng...
Six ministers, ministers, ministers of each department...
Names or official positions came out of Zhu Yuelan's mouth one after another. In a short period of time, the famous officials or generals in the capital had been covered all over.
Chen Kan's status is quite special. Logically speaking, his teacher is the head of the civil service. For such a big event as his title of marquis, he should also be invited to the civil service department.
But Chen Kan was born as a general, and his father Chen Huan was one of the twenty-four generals in Huaixi. This led to some unclear relationships between him and the Xungui Group.
So on the third day, the newly promoted Jinghai Marquis Mansion saw civilians and military generals staring at each other with big eyes.
On the eighth day of April in the first year of Yongle, the entire capital was plunged into a sea of joy.
The Marquis of Jinghai held a banquet for all the guests in the city and set up flowing banquets in Wuyi Alley. The people who came to congratulate you, no matter what kind of gift you gave, whether it was an egg or a duck, they could all be there. He sat down in front of the Hou Mansion and had a big meal.
The dishes at the flowing water banquet are not so particular, just enough meat and enough wine.
The momentum was so great that it was no less impressive than the wedding day between Chen Kan and Her Royal Highness the Princess.
In Jinghaihou Mansion, Chen Kan stood at the gate of the second courtyard, welcoming visitors from all directions.
The only people who can enter and sit in the Marquis' Mansion are officials of fifth rank or above.
And in the largest auditorium, everyone is a court boss.
The civil officials were headed by Fang Xiaoru, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and the nobles were headed by Cao Guogong Li Jinglong.
"The Marquis of Guangping and Princess Yong'an arrived..."
"Marquis Fuyang and Princess Yongping arrived..."
"His Royal Highness the King of Han, His Highness the King of Zhao are here..."
Every time Yuncheng sang his name outside the door, Chen Kan had to go up to greet him.
But for one morning, Chen Kan felt as if his legs were filled with lead, so heavy that he could no longer take steps.
The smile on his face was also extremely stiff, and there was a faint tendency to cramp.
Originally, Chen Kan had no intention of making any big fuss. He only planned to invite close people, such as Fang Xiaoru, Chen Qiaruyu and others, to come to his home for a meal.
However, the cute girl with big eyes disagreed, so Chen Kan could only follow his wishes.
Being granted the title of Marquis was actually more tiring than walking in the woods in Sichuan and Yunnan. This was something he never expected.
"Eldest sister, second sister, second brother, third brother..."
Several people are considered relatives of Chen Kan. At this time, there is no need to name them by their status or official position.
Be as kind as you like.
Perhaps because of the influence of Lao Zhu, in private, people in the Lao Zhu family prefer to refer to each other as relatives rather than the royal family.
Just as Chen Kan called out "Second Brother", it was obvious that Zhu Gaoxu's face, which had a stinky face, suddenly became gentle.
Zhu Gaojiu patted Chen Kan's shoulder, nodded to Chen Kan, and then walked into the auditorium with Zhu Gaojiu holding hands.
As for the two princesses, Zhu Yuelan ushered them into the auditorium where the female family members were staying early.
Only Yuan Rong and Li Rang were left. Chen Kan didn't call them, and they didn't even look at Chen Kan.
Chen Kan couldn't remember when he had offended them, but the two men had been very hostile to him from the first time they met.
Chen Kan was too lazy to coddle them.
If it weren't for the fact that they were all married to princesses, Chen Kan and they might never have anything to do with each other in this life.
Chen Kan was in a good mood today and didn't bother to argue with them.
The two princes have the most precious status, so they are basically today's finale guests.
Once they arrive, there will be no more guests.
After working as a mascot for a whole day, Chen Kan felt that his face would never change again.
He rubbed his face vigorously and prepared to go in and start fooling today's guests.
But before he could make any move, he heard a sharp cry from outside the door.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
"Why is Your Majesty here?"
This sharp sound was not only heard by Chen Kan, but also by all the officials in the auditorium.
Fang Xiaoru and a large number of civil servants rushed out of the auditorium cheering, with a thoughtful look on their face.
The carefree Li Jinglong and his nobles stood on the other side of the courtyard. There was quite a sense of indifference between the civil servants and the generals.
Zhu Di came very domineeringly. In the blink of an eye, the huge Jinghai Hou Mansion was controlled by the Jin Yiwei. Even the servants of the Chen Mansion were also controlled by the Jin Yiwei.
After a while, the entire Hou Mansion was surrounded.
Chen Kan was a little confused, what was Zhu Di doing?
Come for a meal?
All the officials were equally puzzled. Although it was a happy event for Chen Kan to be granted the title of Marquis, it was not to the extent that His Majesty came to congratulate him in person, right?
Then the only explanation is that Chen Kan's position in Zhu Di's heart may have reached a level that they can hardly imagine.
A team of Jinyi captains even tore down the threshold of Chen Kan's house.
Chen Kan was anxious, but he couldn't get angry easily, so he could only smile and look outside the door.
Zhu Di's chariot drove straight into the Hou Mansion under the tight escort.
Zhu Di, the attendant's little yellow doorman, helped him down from Luan Jia.
All the officials in the courtyard knelt down neatly.
"See Your Majesty, long live long live long live!"
The voice of "Long Live the Mountain" sounded, and Zhu Di's limelight had completely overshadowed today's protagonist Chen Kan.
With a gentle smile on his face, Zhu Di looked at the officials kneeling in front of him, looking like a god.
He chuckled and said, "My lords, please excuse me."
"I'm here today just to congratulate Mr. Chen. Sirs, just do everything as usual. No need to be formal."
Chen Kan stood up first, trotted up to Zhu Di, cupped his hands and said, "Why does your majesty have time to come to my son-in-law's house today?"
Zhu Di smiled and asked: "Why, half the officials from the capital are here, can't I come?"
"Well..."
Chen Kan rolled his eyes and whispered: "That's not what I mean. What I mean is that Your Majesty, who has so many things to do, ran out of the palace for such a trivial matter..."
"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way for me."
Zhu Di kicked Chen Kan's butt angrily.
The intimate gesture immediately cheered up the hearts of all the officials.
They found that they still underestimated Chen Kan's position in Zhu Di's heart.
Has Zhu Di ever been so affectionate to his ministers?
Even His Highness the King of Han and His Highness the King of Zhao among the crowd do not have this honor, right?
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui watched Zhu Di and Chen Kan enter the auditorium talking and laughing with complicated faces, and couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.
Baiguan was right, they did not receive such treatment.
For as long as they can remember, Zhu Di has always played the role of a strict father in their hearts.
Only in their mother can they feel the intimacy that elders feel towards younger generations.
Among the crowd, Yuan Rong and Li Rang were filled with jealousy.
They are both sons-in-law, why is there such a big difference?
Zhu Di treated them either by beating or scolding them, but he treated Chen Kan completely as one of his own.
In terms of merit, ability, and character, how are they inferior to Chen Kan?
Chen Kan didn't care what Baiguan was thinking now, and he didn't have the time to care.
The most important thing for Chen Kan right now is to find ways to serve the great god Zhu Di.
Fortunately, the auditorium of Jinghaihou Mansion is large enough. Even if Zhu Di, the real dragon, is entrenched, it can barely accommodate hundreds of officials.
Fang Xiaoru, the head of the civil service, and Li Jinglong, the head of the nobles, and Chen Kan, the hosts, sat with them.
Before Chen Kan could speak, the cooks and chamberlains brought by Zhu Di from the palace took over as Chen Kan's servants, and the two young eunuchs removed the delicacies from the table.
The royal chef in the palace immediately occupied the courtyard, set up the stove, took out the ingredients and started cooking.
The others were already very familiar with this scene, but Chen Kan couldn't help but twitch his face a few times when he saw this scene.
Zhu Di's persecution paranoia has obviously penetrated deep into his bones and is hopeless.
Zhu Di sat steadily at the top and looked at the officials in the auditorium. He took the wine bottle from the table and put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, frowning slightly.
"You just serve rice wine to guests?"
Seeing the undisguised disgust on Zhu Di's face, Chen Kan nodded numbly.
What's wrong with the rice wine? It's so sweet and delicious.
The waiter understood and threw the jug filled with rice wine into the large trash can outside the door in front of Chen Kan, and took two jars of rice wine from Luan Jia's car.
First, he filled a glass for Zhu Di, then poured a small glass for each of the three people on the table, and then stood motionless behind Zhu Di like a stone statue holding the wine jar.
When you come to someone else’s house for a banquet, it doesn’t matter if you don’t eat their food, and you don’t even drink their wine.
If Emperor Zhu Di's identity hadn't been there, and if another person had done this, even if the other person was a prince, Chen Kan would have swept him out with a broom.
It happened that Zhu Di was the emperor, so Chen Kan not only couldn't drive him away, he also had to coax him with good words.
For a moment, the civil servants and generals in the auditorium didn't know whether Zhu Di came to congratulate Chen Kan, or if he just had nothing to do to make his presence felt.
The most obvious manifestation was that the originally bustling auditorium was now completely silent.
The delicacies of the imperial chef were brought to the table one by one. Zhu Di took a sip of the wine in the glass, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Don't forget to greet the officials.
"Everyone eats vegetables, don't be restrained."
Zhu Di said this, but the officials did not take his words seriously.
As he ate the food in small bites, the atmosphere in the auditorium suddenly became a little more elegant.
When Zhu Di saw this, he said nothing more.
Chen Kanwei and Zhu Di ate a few mouthfuls of food, drank a few glasses of wine with Zhu Di, and then sat aside in silence.
After all, Fang Xiaoru and Li Jinglong have experienced big scenes. Compared with Chen Kanru who was sitting on pins and needles, their performance was much more remarkable.
Not only did they eat well and drink happily, but they could also chat quietly with Zhu Di from time to time.
When Zhu Di was full, the palace servant handed him a sworn silk silk.
After wiping his mouth, Zhu Di spoke. He looked at Chen Kan and smiled and said, "Boy Chen, how do you feel about being granted the title of Marquis?"
"Feelings?"
Chen Kan twitched his lips, cupped his hands towards Zhu Di, and said dryly: "Thank you for your support, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to expectations and make new contributions to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di smacked his mouth, touched his chin and squinted: "No more?"
Chen Kan shook his head: "No more!"
Zhu Di suddenly said with a smile but not a smile: "You are still a prince after all. Aren't you a talented poet? Don't you have nothing to say?"
Just as Chen Kan was about to shake his head, he met Fang Xiaoru's eyes full of evil spirits.
