"I, Zhang Yanling, would like to express my gratitude to Your Majesty for your great kindness. Long live, long live, long live!"
Zhang Yanling shouted and kowtowed in gratitude. Sure enough, he guessed it, it was the imperial edict of appointment. Mou Bin came to announce the edict.
"Accept the order, Mr. Zhang!" Mou Bin said with a smile.
Zhang Yanling raised his hands high, and Mou Bin collected the imperial edict and placed it in Zhang Yanling's hand. Zhang Yanling kowtowed respectfully, stood up, placed the edict on the incense table under the nave, and then respectfully withdrew.
"I will be awarded the crown, the sword, the seal and the ribbon!" Mou Bin said loudly.
Two Jin Yiwei officials presented a set of official uniforms and hats and a long sword with a gorgeous scabbard. Mou Bin personally handed a square tiger-head seal from his entourage to Zhang Yanling. Zhang Yanling picked up these things one by one.
, placed on the table.
After all the procedures were completed, Mou Bin laughed and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, congratulations to Mr. Zhang. Mr. Hou, from now on we will eat in the same pot. I really didn't expect it."
Zhang Yanling cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "For this humble duty, please see Commander Mou. I will ask Commander Mou to take good care of you in the future."
Mou Bin quickly raised his hands and said with a smile: "Master Hou, don't try to defeat me. Master Hou is willing to come to Jinyiwei Yamen and submit to me. This is the honor of our Jinyiwei Yamen brothers. I myself feel deeply honored. In fact, it stands to reason that with
I came to the Jinyiwei Yamen as a Marquis, and I should resign and make way for him. But since the Marquis is new, I may not be able to handle many things for a while, so I can't let go. But I have thought about it. From now on, I will give the Marquis a try.
Let’s start. Hahaha.”
Zhang Yanling hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Commander Mou, if you think so, I will immediately go to the palace to see the emperor and quit this job. Yanling went to work in the Jinyi Guards. In fact, the emperor saw me idle all day long. I hope I can
Find a serious job to do. To put it mildly, I’m here to practice. To put it badly, I’m just here to mess around. What Master Mou said just now, how can I stay here?”
Mou Bin laughed and said: "Master Hou, I was just joking. What kind of person is Mr. Hou? The small temple of Jinyiwei Yamen cannot accommodate a giant Buddha like you. The emperor also told me that Mr. Hou can work in Jinyiwei Yamen."
It’s just for experience, and I will find a new job in the future. Hahaha, Lord Marquis knows that I like to joke, but don’t take offense.”
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Mr. Mou, I'd better make less of this kind of joke in the future. I'm a stupid person and can easily take it seriously."
Mou Bin laughed loudly after hearing this, and Zhang Yanling also laughed. In fact, what Mou Bin said was a joke, but it was not a joke at all. In a joking tone, Mou Bin had already expressed something else to Zhang Yanling in addition to his words.
One meaning. That is, I welcome you, Zhang Yanling, to work in Jinyiwei Yamen, but you must not think of taking my position. I will keep an eye on you, you must understand this.
Zhang Yanling is so smart. In fact, Zhang Yanling has seen a lot of this kind of temptation and tact among senior officials. There is no need to speak too clearly, as long as the other party understands, and there is no need to hurt the harmony.
Mou Bin smiled and pulled Zhang Yanling to the entrance of the hall, and said loudly to the dozens of Jinyiwei officials in the yard: "Brothers, you have all heard that from today on, Mr. Zhang will be the governor of our Nanzhen Fusi."
Sir, why are you so stunned? Why don't you step forward and salute?"
Dozens of Jinyiwei officials in the courtyard knelt down when they heard this, and shouted loudly: "For low-level positions, please see the Governor."
Although there were only a few dozen people kneeling and chanting together, the scene was shocking enough. Especially these were fully armed guards, who were usually majestic figures. Kneeling in front of them and saluting respectfully at this moment made people feel a strange feeling.
The same feeling comes.
Zhang Yanling is usually treated politely and respected by others, but at this moment, he feels a little bit more powerful. This is the real power of an official position. These fully armed officials in uniforms bow their heads and salute to him. This feeling is quite harmonious.
It was completely different before. No wonder everyone desires power and status. This feeling is really good and exciting.
"Master Zhang, most of the people here are from your Nanzhen Fusi people. I specially brought them here today to announce the decree. I want them to meet you, Master Zhang, in advance to avoid getting unfamiliar." Mou Bin said with a smile.
.
"So there are brothers from Nanzhen Fusi, right? Hahaha, Master Mou is interested. Thank you so much, Yanling." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Mou Bin smiled and waved his hand, Zhang Yanling turned to everyone and said loudly: "Brothers, you don't need to be polite. I, Zhang Yanling, have received the emperor's favor and today I hold the post of governor of Nanzhen Fusi. I am very scared, but I am also very happy.
. I have long heard about the all-powerful deeds of the brothers in the Jinyiwei Yamen, and Yanling is also yearning for them. I hope that from now on, I can fight side by side with all the brothers and serve the imperial court together. Of course, Yanling is young and has never taken on any big responsibilities.
I don’t understand a lot of things. So, I hope you will bear with me and give me a lot of support. Please get up, please get up.”
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I will serve you." Everyone said in unison.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, get up, get up." Then all the royal guards stood up one after another.
Mou Bin laughed and waved. Two Jin Yiwei officials stepped out from the steps. Mou Bin smiled and said: "Master Zhang, these two are your brothers from Nanzhen Fusi. One is named Shen Liang and the other is
My name is Zhang Yin. The two of you are the backbone of your Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen, holding positions of thousands of households. From now on, they will also be your subordinates, Mr. Zhang. If anything happens, you can rely on them to help you."
Zhang Yanling squinted and saw that the two Jin Yiwei Qianhu were around forty years old. Shen Liang was short and fat, with fair face and kind eyebrows. Zhang Yin was lean and ordinary-looking, giving people
The feeling is very ordinary.
"Shen Liang, Zhang Yin has met Lord Zhenfu." The two of them cupped their hands.
Zhang Yanling smiled and returned the courtesy: "Shen Qianhu and Zhang Qianhu, we will have to rely on your help from now on."
Mou Bin said: "Shen Liang and Zhang Yin, you two must assist Mr. Zhang from today on without any slack. You must obey Mr. Zhang's orders absolutely and abide by them with all your strength. Do you understand?"
The two Qianhu guards in Jinyi hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "Don't worry, Master Mou. I humbly obey your orders."
Zhang Yanling said: "Commander Mou, why don't you invite all the brothers to come into the hall to drink tea. The banquet will be served later. I invite Commander Mou and all the brothers to show their respect. Let's have two cups together."
Mou Bin chuckled and said: "Master Zhang, let's just have tea and drinks. Let's wait for another day. I have to go to the palace to return the order. In addition, the emperor has a schedule today, and I have to go back to accompany him. Where are you going with Master Zhang these days?
It’s convenient to go to Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen to take up the post. Of course, if you want to take a few days off, you can take up the post after the Lantern Festival. In short, it depends on your own convenience. These things are easy to talk about. "
Zhang Yanling said: "I will officially take office tomorrow. How can I break the rules? It's just that Commander Mou and all the brothers left as soon as they came without drinking a sip of tea. I really feel sorry for it."
Mou Bin chuckled and said, "Don't feel sorry for Mr. Zhang. From now on, we will have more opportunities to eat from the same pot and have wine and tea. I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang will get bored seeing me too much in the future. Hahaha." "
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "How could that happen?"
Mou Bin laughed and cupped his hands and said: "Just kidding. Then I will take the first step. Mr. Zhang, take your leave."
After Mu Bin said that, he swung his black cloak and strode out. All the officers in royal robes bowed their hands and saluted. When Mou Bin passed by, they all followed him.
"Lord Zhenfu, I have resigned from my humble position." Shen Liang whispered with a smile.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Shen Qianhu is good to go, see you at the Yamen tomorrow."
The group of people cheered and walked out. When Zhang Yanling came to the door quickly, everyone had already jumped on their horses. Mou Bin smiled at Zhang Yanling, shook the reins, and galloped out. The generals behind him also shook their reins and followed. People walked away quickly and cleanly like a gust of wind.
After all the Jinyiwei officials had left, Huang Si and the other servants gathered around the door with their tongues smacking, and they were all dumbfounded.
"Master Marquis, you are going to be an official in the Jinyiwei Yamen. Why didn't you tell me earlier? We were shocked. We thought these people were here to cause trouble." Huang Si stared blankly at the Jinyiwei cavalry galloping away. direction road.
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "What? I want to be an official in Jinyiwei, and I need your approval."
Huang Sidao: "That's not necessary. Mr. Hou has gone to Jinyiwei Yamen as an official. Now he is very powerful. Who dares to mess with us again? We ransacked his house and killed his entire family. Huh!"
Zhang Yanling slapped him on the back of the head and scolded him with a smile: "I'll beat you up."