Although today was only the day to receive the imperial edict, in order to avoid the recurrence of the same mistakes, Yin Liuxuan had already made arrangements in advance for the whole city of Luyan Port, and all the palace guards secretly dispatched by the Empress Dowager were deployed in the city to perform patrol tasks.
On the spacious bluestone street, the cavalry marched slowly on both wings. Lin Jinxiao held the reins of the horse with one hand and hugged Chu Nanzhi's waist tightly with the other. He walked majestically in the center of the team.
The perseverance in his proud eyes not only declared his sovereignty over this city, but also demonstrated to the world his absolute sovereignty over the woman in front of him.
Although he still has doubts about this rapid promotion, I don’t know why the imperial court attaches so much importance to the Lin family in Luyanggang and even issued a two-hundred-year ban on repeating the throne of King Pingning. I can think of it to be able to better protect this family in the future.
Man, he felt extremely happy in his heart.
"I heard that the imperial court has not summoned me to come to the capital. All sealing matters will be carried out within the fiefdom. I can spend some time with you and your mother."
After being away for more than a month, Lin Jinxiao had thousands of words in his heart that he wanted to say to her.
He hugged her tightly, as if he was afraid that she would slip away from him accidentally.
But after thinking about it carefully, the only thing that was on his mind was: "Chun Nanzhi, shall we get married again?"
"Why did you suddenly have this thought?"
Chu Nanzhi was startled when she heard this.
Lin Jinxiao didn't want to mention her identity, and said in a calm and tactful tone: "We were too hasty when we got married. I felt I had wronged you, so I wanted to get married to you again."
Chu Nanzhi carefully recalled the past events of that year, and it seemed that getting married at that time was indeed very shabby.
Except for the Chen family and a few neighbors from Anlin Village, no one from the Lin family was present.
Moreover, both of them were plotted to consummate their marriage at that time, which must have been a great regret for him.
"It's okay, but I'm afraid the time is too hasty."
Chu Nanzhi replied thoughtfully.
The new palace will be completed in another month, and then the official sealing ceremony will be held.
It's not good to wait until the seal is sealed before getting married. This seems a bit unreasonable.
Furthermore, she had other concerns: "We have already been married. If we get married again, we will inevitably be jealous. It is not a good thing if someone impeaches you in the government to collect bribes."
Lin Jinxiao smiled warmly without caring: "Have you forgotten how your uncle's funeral was arranged?"
Chu Nanzhi suddenly reacted: "Yes, we don't need to accept gift money."
"We now have food and housing, and the annual salary we receive is quite comfortable, but now it's a famine year, so why not"
Before Lin Jinxiao could finish his words, Chu Nanzhi immediately interrupted him: "What you said makes sense. Why don't we hold a few banquets and invite some relatives and friends to come to the house to liven things up."
Since the Dahe Empire was reduced to vassalage two hundred years ago, the royal family and nobles have no actual fiefdoms, only the salary and the settlement.
Princes of foreign vassals who hold official positions can be rewarded with an additional hundred acres of land, of which Yongye Field and Shiye Field each account for roughly half.
For example, Lin Jinxiao is now the governor of a state, and his annual salary is almost ten thousand dan.
The land tax has reduced the rent, and now tens of thousands of acres of fertile farmland may cost thousands of kilograms of rice per year.
Calculating based on one tael of silver and one stone of rice, the total income would be around 20,000 taels.
If you don't have any ambition, this kind of income is indeed very rich.
Just thinking of the suspicion about his identity, what Chu Nan Zhijue wanted to do now was to help him hoard more money and food for emergencies.
And based on what he just said, I'm afraid this wedding will be a big deal.
Men all like to look good, and this pretty boy is a good official who cares about the people. If he suddenly organizes a big banquet or something to invite the people to the banquet, it must be a big expense.
She didn't want to spend too much money on this matter.
Lin Jinxiao knew that she had guessed what he was thinking, so he pinched her belly angrily: "My wife is really a little money addict."
"I'm not a petty person. As you said, it's a lean year right now, and it's inappropriate to make big things happen. If you care about the people, you might as well do something practical for them."
Chu Nanzhi explained to him in detail: "For example, by lowering the rent for the land that has been sealed, the money saved can also be donated for disaster relief."
Lin Jinxiao nodded with deep approval: "You are very thoughtful."
After all, he just wanted to give her a more formal and grand wedding, and there would be a ceremony for the canonization of the prince and princess, so it would not be wronged by her.
Thinking of this, he finally felt relieved: "September 20 is a good day, why don't we hurry up and get this done before the canonization ceremony?"
"Well, it's all up to you."
Chu Nanzhi also roughly calculated the time: "After the canonization ceremony, I have to take the little treasures to Jinling City."
"Jingling City?"
Lin Jinxiao's eyebrows flickered slightly.
"Could it be that you haven't guessed what the Empress Dowager meant when she asked Commander Ji to lead the imperial army to come to the rescue?"
Chu Nanzhi asked doubtfully.
But then I thought about it, this pretty boy had never doubted his true identity at all. Who would have thought that he had an imperial grandmother racking her brains all day long to miss him in the palace.
Oh, poor old woman.
In this case, she had no choice but to relay Chang Yanjue's words to this guy: "According to Chang Lao, the Empress Dowager wants to meet the descendants of the Lin family, so she ordered me to take the little treasures to the capital."
Lin Jinxiao nodded doubtfully.
The Empress Dowager was so generous to the people of the Lin clan in Luyan Gang, so she should fulfill her wish.
I just don’t feel comfortable letting Chu Nanzhi lead the little treasures to Beijing alone.
"It stands to reason that I should go to Beijing to express my gratitude."
Lin Jinxiao thought deeply and said: "The imperial court has not issued an explicit decree, so why not wait until the end of the year and I will take you to Beijing together, just in time to congratulate Princess Shu and Cen An on their wedding."
"You should believe that I have the ability to protect the little ones."
Chu Nanzhi replied with a firm tone and explained to him in a serious and thoughtful manner:
"Lin Dalang, the imperial court is so eager to confer you a title at this time, and you must be able to guess its intentions. Now you have many things to sort out, and you must stabilize the situation in the whole state as soon as possible.
The imperial court will not leave all the affairs of Pingning Prefecture to you, and will definitely send people to control it. At this juncture, you can only stay in the prefecture with peace of mind and take care of everything. As long as you are fine, the little treasures and I will arrive in Beijing.
It will be safer.”
After she said this, Lin Jinxiao suddenly remembered that he had ignored Jiang Xueyi.
There will indeed be many hidden dangers when entering Beijing at this time.
And as she said, as long as she has the power, no one dares to touch her or the children.
After thinking about it, he said to Chu Nanzhi cautiously: "Let's discuss this later. Anyway, there is no rush."
"good."
While the two were talking, the team had arrived in front of the county government office.
Before he even got off his horse, he saw a group of officials in court uniforms approaching him.
Lin Jinxiao took the lead to dismount and helped Chu Nan Zhi. As soon as he came down, a general in armor came forward and knelt down and said: "General Tang Ru, the newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies of Pingning Prefecture, pays homage to King Pingning and Princess Pingning."
Lin Jinxiao's eyebrows froze when he heard this: It's a member of the Tang family again.
He still had some vague impression of Tang Ru's name, as he seemed to be the eldest son of General Tang Yao.
For him to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies in Pingning Prefecture shows that the imperial court is quite wary of him.
He pretended to be polite and waved his hand towards Tang Ru: "There is no need to be polite, Grand Governor, I have not yet performed the ceremony of ennobling you."
Tang Ru stood up slowly, squinted at his younger sister Tang Yuanxi who was following behind him and was looking unhappy, and first signaled to Lin Jinxiao: "Your Highness, please accept the order."
Upon seeing this, Lin Jinxiao and Chu Nanzhi looked at each other, and led everyone to kneel down.
Afterwards, the internal officials came forward and read the edict:
The first edict was the decree to restore the title of Prince Ning and the details of various rewards;
The second edict was to be promoted to governor of the state.
After the edict was announced, officials from the Ministry of Rites handed over the governor's seal and official talisman to Lin Jinxiao.
Tang Ru smiled and added: "The seals of His Highness and the Princess are temporarily kept by the Ministry of Rites and will be delivered on the day of the sealing ceremony."
Lin Jinxiao nodded slightly.
Tang Ru looked at the Lin clan members behind him and said in a solemn voice: "The Lin clan in Luyan Port has done great service in protecting the country. Concubine Yue and King Dongjin are hosting a family banquet in the post house for the clan today on behalf of His Majesty and the Queen Mother.
The descendants of the clan have other rewards, and His Highness is invited to bring the elders of the clan to the banquet."
As soon as he finished speaking, the gloomy faces of the Lin family elders finally showed joy.
Lin Bo is now the highest-ranking person in the clan. Since he wants to regain the title of Prince Pingning, his nephew Lin Tingzhen should inherit it even if he is not the one to inherit it. Why did it fall to his grand-nephew?
He still couldn't figure it out.
Fortunately, I can get some rewards, which can be considered a little comfort.
When Chu Nanzhi heard the word "family banquet", her head immediately got bigger.
The last time I attended the family dinner, there was a case of Jiang Xiaoniang murdering a girl. I don't know what trouble will happen this time.