The imperial edict embroidered with a flying silver dragon was slowly unfolded. Chang Kuo and others followed Chang Suining and knelt down to listen to the edict. Chang Suining's generals in the courtyard outside the hall also knelt down when they saw this.
Yu Zeng's voice reading out the imperial edict was especially clear in the silence: "The emperor is entrusted by heaven to carry out the edict: Last year, the Japanese bandits invaded, and the country was in trouble. At that time, General Ningyuan, Chang Sui Ning, recommended himself to stay in Jiangdu to defend against the enemy. I stand against the crowd.
It was proposed that you should be appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Anti-Japanese War. Within a short period of time, you would eliminate the Japanese rebellion, turn the situation in Jiangdu into a peaceful one, deter foreign countries, and promote the great power of the country. You have indeed lived up to my expectations——"
"Er Gu is young and a woman. However, she has outstanding intelligence, complete civil and military skills. She has served the country well and governed well. She has become the mainstay of the country. I inherit the destiny of the heaven and care about the life of the country and the people. I set this precedent.
I have given you two banners and two festivals, and I have been given the post of the second-rank Huainan Dao Jiedushi, and you are still serving as the governor of Jiangdu. I hope you will protect us, do not disappoint me, and do not lose your original intention. Thank you very much!"
After Yu Zeng's voice finished, there was a moment of silence in the hall.
Wang Yue, who was kneeling behind Chang Sui Ning, looked shocked and extremely excited.
——The Jiedu Envoy of Huainan Road!
Dasheng's territory was divided into fifteen districts and governed. Due to different local political needs, at most ten military envoys were appointed at the same time, but there was never one as young as his master!
Throughout the ages, there is only one person...
And despite his virtues and abilities, as soon as he came out of the mountain, he followed and witnessed the rise of such a young prodigy who intimidated everyone!
With his heart trembling, Wang Yue bravely raised his head slightly and saw a group of servants entering in an orderly manner, all holding red lacquer trays in their hands.
Wang Yue thought to himself, this is about to grant a banner...
The servants held different things in their hands, including the Huainan Dao Jiedu envoy's talisman, the gate flag, the dragon and tiger banner, and two subordinate spears...
There is another section, which is in the shape of a staff, made of gold and copper, with a dragon head inlaid on it, and a red star hanging on top of the dragon head.
Yu Zeng held up the festival with both hands, together with the rolled-up imperial edict, and held it in front of Chang Sui Ning: "Please envoy Chang Sui Ning, please accept the edict and accept the order."
Chang Suining raised his hand, held it, and held the slightly cold staff in his hands.
Everyone behind Chang Suining silently stared at the pair of hands holding the knot.
The hands were still young and did not look heavy, but the fingers were long and strong.
The hands that took this object represent the thirteen states of Huainan Road. The land, military affairs, and finances in these thirteen states will be under her jurisdiction from now on, and she will control the power of rewards and killings under her rule.
"I, Chang Sui Ning, accept the decree."
The cyan figure bowed down in obeisance, and then stood up slowly under the attention of everyone.
The moment everyone stood up after bowing, the hall became noisy and surging.
When Chang Suining stood up, he met Yu Zeng's eyes.
She smiled slightly and said as usual: "I'm always here to serve you."
Yu Zeng nodded slightly to her, but the feeling of surprise and suspicion in his heart only increased instead of decreasing.
"Congratulations to Chang Jie!" With a smile on his face, Eunuch Pan stepped forward and raised his hands to bow, and said with emotion: "I think last summer, our family brought the appointment letter of Chang Jieshi... Now, only a year has passed.
The governor then was promoted to the position of Jiedu Envoy of Huainan Province... The envoy is not only young and talented, but he is also trusted and favored by the saints, which is really enviable to others!"
He came on behalf of the Emperor, and his words naturally favored the Emperor's ability to employ people, so as to make this overly energetic new envoy remember the benefits of the Emperor.
But in fact, how could he not know clearly in his mind that the reward and punishment system is here, the great achievements are here, and the big rewards are essential. The only difference lies in how to reward——
The position of Jiedushi of Huainan Province has been vacant for two years. Countless people from various factions in the court coveted this position. However, Xu Zhengye's rebellion preceded it, and Li Tong, the king of Huainan who had been trusted by the Holy Emperor, died of illness...
You need to be extra cautious when choosing someone.
Someone in the DPRK took the opportunity to tactfully suggest that now that Chang Suining is becoming more and more powerful in Huainan Road, it is necessary to determine the candidate for the new Jiedushi as soon as possible...
But the emperor and some ministers did not think so. At this juncture, if a person whose merits and reputation are not as good as those of Chang Suining are allowed to serve as the governor of Huainan Province, I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress her at all, nor can they suppress the unrest of the states.
Officials and generals divided——
I'm afraid that in the end, if I fail to suppress it, I will shoot myself in the foot and plunge Huainan Road into chaos again.
For such a great meritorious person, the court must not be stingy with rewards at the moment, let alone be too hasty to make the suspicion obvious, otherwise it will only lose people's hearts even more.
After all these considerations, this decree of reward was sent to Jiangdu.
Eunuch Pan, who was smiling all over his face, felt very complicated inside. He remembered that when the other party took the initiative to invite him to be the governor of Jiangdu, when he came to announce the decree, he was still thinking in his heart that such a young and frivolous person would surely fall miserably in the future...
But looking at this scene now, it’s hard to fall down...
Eunuch Pan sighed secretly and was presented with a list of rewards.
Promotion is inevitable, and rewards such as gold, silver and land are inevitable.
Chang Suining handed all the orders to Wang Changshi for review and approval.
The coach's reward has arrived, and the rewards and pensions for the remaining soldiers will also be allocated one after another. Chang Suining plans to go back and finalize the matter with Lao Chang as soon as possible, so that after a few days of military celebrations, rewards can be given based on merit.
The dozens of military generals waiting in the courtyard, led by Shepherd's Purse, Bai Hong, and He Wuhu, soon learned the news of Chang Suining's promotion. When the atmosphere was high, they saw Chang Suining walking out of the hall.
, stood at the top of the stone steps.
Everyone hurriedly looked around and clasped their fists, shouting "Sir", "Commander" and "General" in a mixed manner, but their voices were all extremely powerful.
In sight, the young girl in green robe also raised her hand and saluted them, and said sincerely: "I am fortunate to have all of you accompanying me in life and death, so that I can achieve my current achievements. I will never forget this kindness."
"Your Majesty, your words are serious!" Bai Hong immediately knelt down on his knees and solemnly clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, you are the first to be astonishing, and I will be willing to follow you in the future!"
Shepherd's Purse and He Wuhu also immediately followed.
Soon, the generals who came back to their senses all had firm expressions on their faces: "I am willing to follow you, sir!"
A Dian, who was among them, also looked serious and shouted along.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chang Suining quickly walked down the stone steps, helped them up and spoke.
Chang Kuo followed with a cane and a smile.
In the Kasuga courtyard, the harmonious, hearty and proud laughter of the generals soon sounded.
Xi'er and Azhi led people to bring tea soup and distributed it to everyone.
"Mr. Yu...?"
In the hall, seeing Yu Zeng looking at the situation in the courtyard, Eunuch Pan reminded him: "Is it time to send the newspaper to the remaining twelve states?"
Yu Zeng came to his senses and turned around to explain the matter.
The news that Chang Suining was promoted to the Jiedu Envoy of Huainan Province is no longer a secret in the capital court, but officials in the various states of Huainan Province have not yet received formal notification.
Now that Chang Suining has successfully accepted the order, it is time to distribute the Di newspaper to various states.
As the people who were delivering residence reports to various states in Huainan Province hurriedly left Jiangdu, the news that Chang Suining was promoted to the Jiedushi of Huainan Province also quickly spread like wildfire.
The first people to learn about it were naturally the Jiangdu officials, and then the scholars and wealthy businessmen in Jiangdu City.
When the Gu family and the Yu family heard the news, they were naturally happy. They had been forced to donate books before, and they also donated the most talented children in the family to teach in Wuer Yuan... Whether they like it or not, their family has Chang Suining to protect them.
It is a fact that they can only be well if Chang Sui Ning is well.
When Jiang Hai heard about this, his eyes shone with joy: "...According to this, the entire thirteen states of Huainan Province belong to our governor?"
In this way, if the governor is willing, wouldn't it be easy to open up all the important trade routes between states?
——He is not doing this for his own selfish gain, this is a good thing that benefits the entire Huainan Road!
Thinking about the large number of workshops being built in Jiangdu and the emphasis on craftsmen, Jiang Hai felt that his heart was at peace and that the future was particularly promising. He immediately put down his tea cup and walked out.
The accountant quickly followed him: "Master... what are you doing? If you are going to the Governor's Mansion, you have to change your clothes and prepare gifts first!"
"Where are you going to the governor's house? The governor has just returned home and has a lot of things waiting for you. How can you have time to see me?" Jiang Hai said with a smile: "No rush, I will go and see you in a few days when the governor is free."
"Then you want to..."
"Wipe the plaque, let me wipe the plaque!"
Jiang Hai now looked up at the plaque with the four words "generous man" written on it. The more he looked at it, the more he looked at it, and he felt that the value had increased again.
I couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's true, how painful it was to cut the flesh at first, but now I feel so beautiful..."
As he said that, he turned around and urged: "Where's the ladder? Move it quickly!"
From now on, he will have to wipe this plaque himself!
Jiang Haisheng was very fat. Seeing that he insisted on going up the ladder, the accountant called five or six waiters to help him with the ladder.
Inside the shop, Jiang Hai was busy wiping the plaque, and on the busy street outside the shop, there were also people running around telling each other about the governor's promotion.
"...Little brother, did you say that the governor was promoted?" A woman grabbed a young man and asked with a somewhat uneasy expression: "Where has he been promoted?"
The young man knew the woman's worries at a glance and said with a smile: "Promoted to Huainan Province Jiedu Envoy! He will still serve as the governor of our Jiangdu, and the administrative office will still be in our Jiangdu!"
The woman reacted and was immediately overjoyed: "...Okay, great promotion! This is a double happiness!"
This great news has naturally spread to the four major workshops.
"...Uncle Cat, Uncle Cat!" In the porcelain workshop, Aman brought dumplings and jumped up to Shen Sanmao like a monkey, begging: "Let's go back quickly!"
"Why are you anxious? It's not time to finish work yet... Seeing that we are all gone, how can the people below still have the mind to work?" Although Shen Sanmao was also anxious, he could not accept the craftsmen and stewards who were receiving wages. They fished after he left.
Aman still refused to give up and pushed the dumpling out: "Dumpling said he missed his mother!"
"If you miss me, you have to endure it!" Shen Sanmao raised his hand to chase people away: "Go back to work!"
Amang and Diaozi have been assigned to the porcelain making workshop for more than two months.
Ache mostly followed Meng Lie with his little Duan Xiaowu, learning how to manage accounts, enriching his knowledge of each workshop, and dealing with people in order to prepare for future arrangements for each workshop.
Ah Che has a reserved temperament and is not as fussy as Aman, but he also wants to go back and see the girl.
But even so, Ache finished what he was doing seriously and handed it to Meng Lie to check and make sure it was correct. He glanced at the time and then said expectantly: "Mr. Meng, the time has come. Let's go back to the governor together. Mansion, right?"
"You can take them back." Meng Lie said, "I'll just rest here tonight."
This is a separate yard in the shipbuilding workshop. On weekdays, Meng Lie and Shen Sanmao are used to handle and coordinate the affairs of each workshop. Shen Sanmao is restless and likes to go to various workshops and take turns to inspect, while Meng Lie is in This place concentrates on handling affairs, and most of the time, food and accommodation are also here.
Hearing that Meng Lie didn't plan to go back, Ache couldn't help but ask: "But the governor is back, why don't you go back and have a look?"
Meng Lie knew that he had Chang Suining's trust, so he said bluntly: "If I have any inconvenience, you can just go back."
The governor's house must be busy today, and it is inconvenient for him to meet Yu Zeng. He will go back to see His Highness secretly tomorrow.
Ah Che nodded after hearing this. After tidying up for a while, he called Xiao Duan Xiaowu, who was practicing calligraphy next door, and said goodbye to Meng Lie.
Shortly after Ache left, Meng Lie put down his pen and walked out of the study.
The small courtyard was shrouded in the sunset. An apricot tree in the courtyard was full of pink and white apricot flowers. When the wind blew, a few petals swirled down.
The gray-haired Meng Lie stood in the courtyard, watching the sunset and the flowers falling, with a rare smile on his face.
His Highness returned safely and was promoted to Jiedushi, so he was naturally very happy.
There must be a lot of excitement in the Governor's Mansion at this moment.
He was originally a secret guard next to His Highness, and he was used to staying away from the bustle, but today when he thought of the lively scene in the governor's mansion, he actually felt very good.
He's probably old.
As Meng Lie's thoughts drifted away, he saw Ah Che running back again.
"Your Excellency specially sent a message to Mr. Meng to go back together for dinner!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Meng Lie was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Wait for me to change into another robe."
It is true that he has his own thoughts, but if His Highness asks him to go back, then he will go back.
Chang Suining declined the banquet of Jiangdu officials today and postponed the official reception banquet to tomorrow on the grounds of fatigue.
This night, just like the first day she came to the governor's mansion last year, she still just placed more than a dozen table tables in the yard and had a simple "family banquet" with her relatives, friends and confidants.
A few more lights were hung in the courtyard, and there was casual chatter and laughter during the banquet, which was lively and warm.
Wu Jue and Meng Lie shared the same case, and still showed her identity as "Ms. Rong", but most people present were tacit about her identity. Princess Xuan'an sat in the distinguished guest's seat.
More than half a month ago, Li Tong took Yuan Miao and a group of apprentices from the porcelain workshop out of Jiangdu City and went to the Shouzhou Kiln to study the latest celadon firing. They are still on their way back.
Chang Suining went to invite Luo Guanlin in person, but Luo Guanlin declined politely. He always took off his mask when eating to avoid trouble.
Chang Sui Ning looked suddenly surprised and said that she had been negligent, and then promised to hold a banquet for him alone in the future.
Luo Guanlin did not comment and agreed by default.
Halfway through the dinner, Xi'er came over and sent a message: "Girl, waiter Yu Chang is here and waiting outside the courtyard."
Chang Kuo, who was sitting next to Chang Suining, subconsciously turned his head to look at her when he heard the sound.
"By the way, it's late today and I'm really tired." Chang Suining said in the same tone as usual, looking a little sleepy: "If Yu Changshi has anything to do, let him talk to me in the pavilion in the back garden tomorrow morning."
Xi'er was a little surprised, but she responded immediately.
After Yu Zeng heard this, his eyes trembled slightly.
Don’t see him?
And ask him to talk about it again tomorrow morning?
The daughter of the Chang family did not dare to treat him with such a condescending and arrogant attitude...