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The ceremony of returning to the sect has finally begun.

It's a pity that God is not beautiful.

On this day, the weather suddenly changed, since the morning, the sky in Yangzhou is gloomy, never saw the sun again, the clouds are full of clouds, the cold wind continues, the rain is dripping and raining non-stop, making people's bodies feel clammy and cold, so uncomfortable.

Looking at the gloomy weather, the faces of Zhao Deshun, the head of the Zhao family, and the elders also became gloomy.

The Zhao family was busy for more than three days for this ceremony, but now, because of this rain, many preparations have been wasted, such as the fireworks and firecrackers purchased with a lot of money, such as the huge gong and drum team, and the altar decorated with flower curtains, etc., which were originally fully prepared, but at this time they were completely useless.

The well-prepared grand ceremony actually encountered such an accident, and the grand effect was also greatly reduced, and everyone in the Zhao family in Yangzhou naturally did not feel happy.

The most important thing is that in this homecoming ceremony, there are many guests who can be described as prominent and grand, aside from the local wealthy squires and famous businessmen invited by the Zhao family, at the invitation of Zhao Junchen, many important ministers of the imperial court are also very face-saving, such as Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili, etc., all came to the Zhao family's mansion in person to participate in Zhao Junchen's homecoming ceremony; In addition, people such as Shoufu Zhou Shangjing, Pavilion Elder Shen Changmao and others, although they did not come in person, they also sent their cronies to congratulate and sent valuable gifts.

When the ceremony is about to take place. Emperor Deqing's personal eunuch Zhang De also rushed to the ancestral house of the Zhao family, claiming that he had come by order of Emperor Deqing. And gave a piece of high-grade jade to the Zhao family in Yangzhou as a congratulatory gift for Zhao Junchen to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

Although Zhang De only stayed for a moment before leaving. But after all, he is the representative of Emperor Deqing, and the meaning is different, which means that the reputation of the Zhao family in Yangzhou has been passed into the ears of Emperor Deqing, and this kind of glory is almost incredible for everyone in the Zhao family.

They already knew that once the Zhao family fell on Zhao Junchen's thigh. will get countless benefits, but limited to vision and insight, they don't know how big the benefits are, until this time, see one after another important ministers of the court, feudal officials personally come to the Zhao family to participate in the celebration, see the cabinet elders, and even the Deqing Emperor has sent envoys to congratulate, as for those officials below the fifth grade, they are even more uninvited, and they are all very polite after seeing the Zhao family. Although this politeness was only because of Zhao Junchen, everyone in the Zhao family still felt unprecedented glory and pride.

You must know that the Yangzhou Zhao family used to be just a rich family, not to mention the important ministers of the imperial court and the feudal officials. Even if it's just a seven-rank county order, you can casually put on a face for the Zhao family, where is it like now? "District" is a seven-pin county order. I don't even have the qualifications to officially participate in this homecoming ceremony, so I can only leave after giving a gift money!

However. The most exciting thing about glory is the pride in the eyes of all people, and the envious and jealous compliments and flattery of others.

Pity. Because of this rain, all the guests are now hiding in the temporary rain shelter, and they are all unable to show up, especially those important ministers of the imperial court, who naturally will not stay with the local landlords and old fortunes in Yangzhou, but they are alone in a rain shelter, separated from other guests on both sides, so that the local guests in Yangzhou can not see those court officials, feudal officials, nor can they intuitively feel how big the face of the Zhao family is, how high the prestige is, This inevitably made everyone in the Zhao family have a kind of regret about walking at night in brocade clothes.

For everyone in the Zhao family, this regret is huge, after all, if all walks of life in Yangzhou see the guest lineup of the Zhao family in Yangzhou with their own eyes, then the prestige of the Zhao family will rise sharply, and they can go sideways in Yangzhou in the future, but unfortunately because of a rainy day, the effect is greatly reduced, so it is not difficult to understand the gloomy face of the Zhao family.

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Zhao Junchen didn't know about the careful thinking of the Zhao family, and he didn't care about it in his heart, at this time he was in the living room of the Zhao house, talking to Zuo Lanshan, Su Changzhen and others.

At the beginning, because of this homecoming ceremony, Zuo Lanshan, Su Changzhen and others also deliberately congratulated Zhao Junchen on his return to the Zhao family, but when they saw Zhao Junchen's disapproving look, they quickly understood Zhao Junchen's true attitude towards this matter, so they changed their words and stopped mentioning the Zhao family, and shifted the topic to the situation in Nanzhili in recent days.

"In recent days, the form of Nanzhili has not been very peaceful, and there are some undercurrents, especially in Suzhou...... I heard that Suzhou Tongzhi suddenly disappeared a few days ago, which caused a lot of confusion, and then it took two days for news to come out, saying that this Suzhou Tongzhi was not missing, but was secretly arrested by Jinyiwei's people, but no one knew where he was detained and why he was detained. ”

Zuo Lanshan's expression seemed casual between the comments, but a pair of eyes were staring at Su Changzhen tightly, obviously wanting to get some news from Su Changyi's mouth.

Su Changyi is the governor of Nanzhili, and Suzhou is the location of the governor's yamen, so it stands to reason that he should be the most concerned about these things, but at this time, Su Changyi looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and explained casually: "As far as I know, the officials arrested by Jinyiwei are not only the same acquaintance of Suzhou, just near Suzhou, there are seven or eight civil and military officials who are secretly controlled by Jinyiwei, including the cronies of Zhou Suhai, the prefect of Suzhou...... It seems that in Suzhou and even in the officialdom of Nanzhili, a violent shock is inevitable. ”

Zhao Junchen knew that this was Emperor Deqing's move to Zhou Shangjing, although he had not yet arrived in Suzhou, Emperor Deqing had already sent Jinyi Wei to control many Suzhou officials, obviously wanting to collect evidence in advance and prepare for his next plan.

So, after hearing the discussion between Su and Zuo, Zhao Junchen also had some interest in his heart, and asked, "Oh? I've heard a little bit about this, but I don't know what the details are. So many Suzhou officials were secretly arrested by Jinyiwei, could it be that Zhou Suhai, the governor of Suzhou, did not have any reaction? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Su Changzhen's expression was quite strange, and just about to say something, Zhao Deshun, the patriarch of the Zhao family, suddenly came to the room, and after taking a look at Su Changzhen and Zuo Lanshan, he said to Zhao Junchen with some hesitation: "My lord, although the weather is not very good, but the auspicious time has arrived, should we hold a ceremony?" ”

Zhao Junchen waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm still waiting for someone, and when that person comes, let's start the ceremony again." ”

"However, the hour has come, and if the auspicious time is delayed......

Zhao Deshun was going to persuade again, but he didn't have any opinions after all, when he saw Zhao Junchen's brows frowning slightly, he closed up in the middle of the conversation, and took the initiative to leave the room.

And Zhao Junchen's eyes continued to focus on Su Changyi, wanting to get more detailed information from Su Changyi's mouth.

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PS: During this time, there were suddenly a lot of things, so the idea of the code word was also interrupted, and it was finally reorganized, and it was updated for a long time, I'm sorry!

Also, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone! (To be continued......)