Chapter 753: Angel arrives, Minister of Household Affairs?
"Please! My dear brother, this is the first time you come to the mansion. Come in quickly!"
Although the title has changed, Shao Xun is still respectful! The reason for the change of title is because his daughter was granted a marriage by the emperor.
If anything comes with the word "royal", you must be cautious.
But the respectful expression and demeanor were Shao Xun's attitude and duty towards Zuo Jianzhang!
Sure enough, Zuo Jianzhang nodded with satisfaction!
"Brother, don't worry!"
As he followed Shao Xun forward into the inner courtyard, Zuo Jianzhang said, "The angel announcing the edict will arrive today or tomorrow, so I must prepare in advance to avoid panic! In addition, since it is coming from His Majesty himself,
As for the marriage, our Pingjiang Mansion is my niece’s natal family, so as soon as we prepare, we also need to make preparations in advance! It is said that even His Majesty will personally attend this wedding banquet, so the wedding banquet must be held in Lin'an City.
But of course our niece must get married in our Pingjiang Mansion!"
"For the six rites, given how much His Majesty attaches importance to Lord Shen, it is very likely that the important ministers of the court will come in person. When welcoming the bride, there will also be angels' guard of honor and so on! These cannot go wrong! Otherwise, they will not laugh at them.
Don’t we in Pingjiang Prefecture know the etiquette?
However, I don’t need to be too busy. Officials from the Imperial Court’s Department of Etiquette will naturally come to give me some guidance. Moreover, the person who came with me is also the head of the ceremony room in our Pingjiang Prefecture Yamen, so I will definitely handle this matter properly! After all, this is not only
My brother’s glory is also the glory of our Pingjiang Mansion.”
The imperial court has six ministries, and each level of government office under it has six offices. Their responsibilities are basically similar to those of the six ministries, and there is not much difference!
"Qi Zhengqi, Yan Jiaqing! Gao Wenshi!"
As he spoke, Zuo Jianzhang shouted softly behind him, and the two officials following him hurried forward.
"Brother, Mr. Qi is the chief of the ceremonial house of our magistrate's office, Mr. Yan is the magistrate of Wujiang County, and Mr. Gao is the chief of the ceremonial house of Wujiang County! They will fully assist our Shao Mansion in arranging corresponding matters, and they will also
There will be a few minor officials temporarily staying in the mansion. If I need anything, just ask them to help! Although our Pingjiang Mansion is not the capital, brother, I promise that I will handle this matter to my satisfaction.
So that our niece can get married in a glorious manner!"
A family of merchants could actually assign these officials to handle affairs. This sudden change still made Shao Xun a little confused and even difficult to accept!
I wanted to refuse, but I thought that this wedding would be extremely grand. Although the Shao family was rich, they naturally did not understand some rules as well as these people.
Therefore, Shao Xun did not refuse.
"In this case, some adults will be troubled."
Shao Xun saluted respectfully.
Qi Zhengqi and others hurriedly returned the gift. Their bosses were brothers and sisters. How could they be so arrogant as they were with ordinary people?
Furthermore, their daughter was going to be married by the emperor, and they had heard of Shen Tang. Even if Zuo Jianzhang didn't speak, they wouldn't dare to be presumptuous with the current Shao Mansion.
"You're welcome, Mr. Shao, this is our responsibility.
Therefore, if anything happens, Master Shao can give you orders at any time!"
Several people said respectfully.
Naturally, all the officials had their own thoughts, but everyone in the Shao Mansion was smiling happily.
Especially the big shopkeepers, they almost cheered for joy! How could they not understand why their business has been so smooth over the past year?
And now, their own young lady can actually get the emperor to propose marriage. The Shao family will obviously go one step further, and as the shopkeepers of the Shao family, they will naturally get better! It is impossible to say how much the Shao family's business will be in the Song Dynasty in the future.
How can people not give face?
The angel Zuo Jianzhang mentioned did not keep everyone waiting for too long. Just after Shenshi, a servant from the mansion hurried in!
"Sir, a team of angels has entered Wujiang County!"
How could Shao Xun sit still knowing that there would be a guard of honor delivering the decree?
While accompanying Zuo Jianzhang, he had already ordered the people in the mansion to go to the official road and keep an eye on him. If he didn't come today, he would keep an eye on him directly until tomorrow! As soon as he saw the honor guard coming, he would report it immediately!
Zuo Jianzhang came here this time to make good friends with the Shao family, so how could he turn around and leave?
Moreover, from the identity of the angel, etc., we can also see how seriously His Majesty takes this matter.
If it's just an ordinary official from the Ministry of Rites, he's just doing things according to the rules! If it's the Minister of Rites or the Minister who comes in person, that's a big deal.
Of course, it is not necessary to have someone from the Ministry of Rites deliver the edict. The emperor's chamberlain or other civil and military officials can also do it.
In short, you can understand some of the emperor's thoughts!
"Brother, when the angel comes, we shouldn't let the angel wait! How about we go outside the house to greet him?"
Zuo Jianzhang said.
Shao Xun nodded and ordered to the old housekeeper beside him, "Quickly ask everyone in the family to wait outside the door of the house, and set up the incense table immediately. There must be no mistakes!"
The old housekeeper responded and left happily.
Afterwards, everyone from the Shao family, including Zuo Jianzhang and other officials from the Pingjiang Mansion, all came outside the Shao Mansion and respectfully waited for the arrival of the angel!
As everyone waited anxiously, an hour passed slowly, and a boy from the Shao Mansion came running at an extremely fast speed. Without stopping, he shouted loudly, "Master, the angel team is here!"
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Nearly another stick of incense passed, and sure enough, an honor guard team of dozens of people appeared in everyone's sight!
When the guard of honor approached, Zuo Jianzhang looked at it carefully. At this glance, he was a little stunned! Because this time the angel was beyond his expectation!
Among the entire ceremonial guard team, there were two sedan chairs, and the rest were on foot, with some guards surrounding them!
The honor guard stopped when they arrived at Taihu Lake. At the same time, the first sedan also opened its curtain, and a figure appeared in Zuo Jianzhang's eyes!
The visitor's status was not low, but that of a minister. But what made Zuo Jianzhang a little strange was that this was not the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but Diao Jincheng, the minister of the Ministry of Hubu who was under the Third Division! He was sent to deliver the order.
He married a minister of household affairs, which seemed a bit strange.
Moreover, what was even more strange was that there was no movement in the second sedan chair, and the people in the sedan showed no intention of showing up for a moment.
Without any time to think, Zuo Jianzhang led a group of Pingjiang officials forward!
"Zuo Jianzhang, the magistrate of Pingjiang Prefecture, pays homage to the Vice Minister!"
Diao Jincheng nodded slightly, said politely and said nothing more.
At this time, Shao Xun came forward with a bit of surprise, "Master Diao, why are you here in person?"