At the great court meeting, Emperor Longqing consecrated the tenth prince who had just passed a hundred days as the prince of the East Palace, and the tenth prince's biological mother Jia Yuanchun as the queen.
To this end, a grand canonization ceremony was held.
After the ceremony.
According to the system, as the queen's father, Jia Zheng was granted the title of Marquis of Cheng'en.
Su Mingzhe, his direct uncle to the country, was granted the title of Second Class Knight Cavalry General by the Jin Dynasty.
Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang, and everyone in Jia's family each received a reward.
At a time when all the civil and military officials, nobles and nobles were in panic, and thousands of horses and horses were in silence, the experience of the Jia family has diluted some of the solemn and crisis-ridden atmosphere.
However, everyone else was rejoicing, but Su Mingzhe, after receiving the imperial edict, went to Sister Lin's place in the backyard with a cold face.
Zicuckoo, who was working as a maid, was shocked when her uncle walked in with a livid face.
As an old man in the Jia family, Zijuan had seen Su Mingzhe in his original form as the "Devil King of the World". At this moment, he thought that Mr. Bao was ill, so he came to him uneasily and asked:
"Second Master, who made you angry?"
Su Mingzhe saw that Zijuan was frightened by his appearance, but he didn't want to embarrass her, so he could only restrain his emotions and said in a low voice:
"No one makes me angry, it's me and myself who make me angry!"
"That's a strange thing to say!"
Seeing that Su Mingzhe had not lost his mind, Zijuan relaxed a little and comforted her gently:
"Today is a day of great joy for the whole family. You are now a serious uncle, so you can't be unhappy!"
Zicuckoo tried to persuade her a bit, but when she saw that the man still showed no sign of joy, she smiled and said:
"My girl is still with the old lady. How about I call her back to chat with the second master?"
"No! When Sister Lin comes back, she won't let me see her. I'll just sit here for a while and leave when I feel free."
When Su Mingzhe saw that Zicuckoo was worried because of him, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, drank the tea in one gulp, and left with a dejected expression.
After a while.
Sister Lin came back and didn't see her sweetheart, so she couldn't help but ask:
"Just now I heard Xue Yan say that the second brother is here, has he left again?"
"Gone."
Zijuan's pretty face pondered for a moment, then told her about Su Mingzhe's situation just now, then looked at her girl and said in surprise:
"Girl, today is a happy day for the whole family. The second master has also been canonized as a second-class knight general. How can he be unhappy?"
Sister Lin has a clear mind and almost instantly guessed why her sweetheart was depressed:
"In the past, Rongguofu was a noble, and you only had to observe mourning for the country for one year before getting married. Now that the eldest sister has been canonized as a queen, Rongguofu has been promoted to an imperial relative. As an imperial relative, you need to observe mourning for the country for twenty-seven years. It takes months to have a happy event!"
"ah?"
Only then did Zicuckoo understand why Su Mingzhe was sad:
"Then, girl, your marriage to the second master will have to be postponed for another year and a half?"
"yes."
Sister Lin sighed softly, thought for a moment, returned to the house, quickly wrote a few words on a piece of paper, handed it to Zicuckoo and said:
"It's not convenient for me to see my second brother now, so give this to her. Also...you can send Huang Ying and Jin Ling over as well."
Huang Ying and Jin Ling were the thin Yangzhou horses bought by Aunt Liu to serve as Sister Lin's maids. They were even sent to try out the bridal chamber before.
Now, Sister Lin sent Huang Ying and Jin Ling to express her feelings.
Zicuckoo heard this and quickly followed the instructions.
Zhuangyuan Mansion.
Su Mingzhe, who was drinking wine, saw Zicuckoo arriving and quickly greeted him and asked:
"Didn't Yu'er come?"
"Although my lady didn't come, she wrote a letter to the second master."
Zijuan smiled and took out the letter.
Su Mingzhe opened it and saw Song Shi written on it.
"Magpie Bridge Immortal" by Qin Guan.
"If love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night?"
Su Mingzhe looked at the letter and was silent for a long time.
Zicuckoo was afraid that the man would get into trouble, so she smiled and said:
"Second Master, my girls have written poems for you. Why don't you reply with one?"
"Wait a moment!"
Su Mingzhe had many things on his mind. After a moment of silence, he came to the house and ordered the maids to grind.
After a while, Su Mingzhe wrote the reply.
Zicuckoo didn't take a peek, put it in her arms, and hurried back.
Not long after.
Sister Lin opened the reply from her sweetheart and after reading it, she felt warm and sweet:
"There are three thousand things in the floating world, but I love three: the sun, the moon, and you. The sun is morning, the moon is evening, and you are morning, evening, and evening."
With the letters, the postponed wedding seemed not out of reach.
It's early October in the blink of an eye.
The border is in a hurry.
Choros, the leader of the Zhungeer tribe, led an army of 200,000 to capture the plateau at the beginning of this summer. In September, he commanded the troops and marched south from the Qingtang area to invade the plateau.
The governor of Shaanxi and Gansu was surrounded and killed.
The border troops lost control and were retreating steadily.
Emperor Longqing had no choice but to hold a court meeting to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.
The Prince of Nan'an County had been prepared for a long time and immediately asked for a battle.
The four princes and eight princes led many nobles to express their support.
Among them, Jia Zhenjia Rong and his son both donated 50,000 taels of silver.
Jia She and Jia Lian's father and son donated fifty thousand taels of silver.
Jia Zheng originally wanted to donate 50,000 taels of silver together with his son.
Unexpectedly, Su Mingzhe suddenly stood up and expressed his willingness to fight with Prince Nan'an.
Emperor Longqing did not expect that Su Mingzhe would be so "bookish" and agreed immediately.
As a second-class cavalry general, Su Mingzhe can command up to 50,000 troops.
However, the Prince of Nan'an County naturally would not give so many people to a new recruit. Instead, he gave Su Mingzhe five days to prepare as many songs as possible on his own.
If Su Mingzhe cannot gather enough troops, the Nan'an County King will allocate 5,000 people to Su Mingzhe and let him be a partial general.
If Su Mingzhe can summon enough troops, no matter how many he summons, the Nan'an County Prince will not care about them.
The meeting is over.
Men, women, and children from both Rongning and Ningfu families gathered in Jia Mu's backyard.
Mrs. Wang was crying, and Li Wan stood by to persuade and comfort her.
The three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun and sister Lin could not stop wiping away their tears.
Mrs. Xing, on the other hand, was secretly glowing with excitement and joy.
"Okay, don't cry anymore!"
After all, Jia Mu had experienced great things. She endured the reluctance in her heart, looked at her sweet grandson, and asked:
"Baoyu, why do you suddenly want to join the army and go on an expedition?"
Everyone also focused their attention on Su Mingzhe.
Su Mingzhe's eyes were steady and he smiled freely:
"Ancestor, please don't look at me like this. Our family is a noble family of four princes and eight princes. The border is in a critical situation and we can't do it without help."
"There are so many people in our Jia family, we don't need your child to go there!"
Jia's mother sighed. In her opinion, it was best to let Jia She, an unfilial son, go to the battlefield and die as a contribution to the Jia family.
After hearing what Jia Mu said, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and his son, as well as Jia She, Jia Lian and his son, immediately lowered their heads.
They don't want to leave the wealthy home of the capital and go to a bullshit battlefield.
Su Mingzhe couldn't help but smile when he saw the expressions of the two father and son pairs, and then said with a relaxed expression:
"Ancestor, I don't agree with what you said!"
"As the saying goes, age does not determine your ambition!"
"As for essays, when I was three years old, my eldest sister began to teach me how to read and write. When I was seven years old, I could already recite three hundred thousand! At the age of fourteen, I became the first person in the Daqing Dynasty to be awarded the fifth grade of five yuan.
The number one scholar."
"In terms of martial arts, when I was seven years old, I had already started to practice horse-riding steps, shooting bows and arrows. When I was nine years old, I was already able to ride a horse, draw a bow and go hunting. When I was twelve years old, I could even cross the Yangtze River with a hundred steps without missing a beat. With his level, he easily wiped out more than thirty bandits and bandits."
"Tell me, in our Rongning Second Mansion, is there anyone more suitable to go to the battlefield than me?"