Zuo Ling and the Marquise were stunned, and after a while, several maids rushed in and shouted: "Madam, there are many people outside, saying that the second master has been promoted in the capital, and many people have come to congratulate them, and the eldest lord is receiving them." ”

"What are you promoted?" The Marquise and Zuo Ling asked at the same time.

"It seems to be some kind of official of Jinyiwei, by the way, the commander or something, anyway, it's the boss's official." Yahuan said.

"Commander of Jinyiwei, the second brother turned out to be this official of Jilu?" The Marquise wondered

"I heard that the original second master's official has no power, just a false name, and now this one has the right, a lot of power." Yahuan heard it really, but she didn't understand the names of Jilu and real jobs.

The Marquise was clear about these things, but she couldn't believe that she had really been transferred to a real position.

The two hurriedly went out, and when they went outside, they found the scholar of the Marquis of Wucheng, and only then did they find out about the emperor's transfer to a real commander.

The Marquise was a little confused, what is going on, there is a world of difference between sending Lu and giving the actual award, besides, he is so young, how could the emperor directly appoint him as such a big official?

"If you inquire again, did those people outside mishear?" She commanded.

"That's right, the officials of the Nanjing Military Department have all come, and they have brought official documents from the imperial court. Kumon Xiao also glanced twice, the second master was indeed a real commander. If the lady doesn't believe me, the little one will bring in the official document and show it to you. "The scholar of Wucheng Hou said.

The Marquise kicked him: "Where is so much nonsense, don't hurry up and bring it in, such a big matter, the old lady has to report it quickly." ”

The scholar disappeared from the smoke, and after a while, he brought an official document, which was indeed a document of the Ministry of War, which was the same as the document received, but three copies were written at that time, one was filed by the Beijing Military Department, one was sent to the Nanjing Military Department, and one was sent to the Nanjing Military Department, which can be regarded as a notification, after all, this is the appointment of a member of the imperial court, and it must be reported to Nanjing as soon as possible.

In fact, this appointment was also published in the Beijing Di Bao on this day, but it took ten days for the Di to report to Nanjing, and the urgent official document from the Ministry of War arrived in one day, as fast as the secret report from the Wei State Mansion.

The Marquise and Zuo Ling took the official document to the lady to report, the two did not be so suspicious as they were miserable, but really thought that this was a great event, and those officials outside did not have the political sense of the officials in Beijing, and they did not notice the strangeness for a while, so they came to congratulate them early in the morning.

Mrs. Tai took the official document and read it a few times, as if she wanted to see the meaning between the lines of the official document, but her face was silent, and she said lightly: "It's a great thing, it seems that the emperor is wise, and he didn't listen to the barking dogs of those boring officials." ”

The marquise said: "Yes, this is the emperor's best reply to the second brother's letter, and those officials here in Nanjing should also shut up." Their faces were swollen by the emperor. ”

"How can you have face to speak of, you look down on them." Mrs. Tai smiled.

"Ling'er, you don't have to rush to him, he seems to be fine, this time he didn't get a disaster, but a blessing."

Mrs. Tai still has doubts in her heart, but she also wants to take the opportunity to stop Zuo Ling, the cold winter season is indeed not the time to hurry, especially when she is a woman's house, even if someone protects her, it can't be reassured.

"Mother, I'm really not going for him, I just can't be idle, I want to go to the north to do business, everything is done here in Jiangnan, and there is nothing to do. I'm not afraid of hardships and bumps, I'm not so squeamish. Zuo Ling was still unwilling.

The lady and the marquise looked at each other and smiled, and they stopped persuading.

"Go out, I'm going to be quiet for myself." Mrs. Tai waved her hand.

Zuo Ling and the Marquise both withdrew, the maids also withdrew, and the Marquise took the official document and returned it to the Marquis of Wucheng, which was brought to them by the people from the Ministry of War, and finally had to be archived in the Ministry of War.

Mrs. Tai sat quietly alone for a long time, she is not the kind of woman who only takes care of housework and never cares about external affairs, on the contrary, she is in charge of all internal and external affairs of the Marquis of Wucheng.

The Marquis of Wucheng is indeed inextricably linked with the royal family as rumored by the outside world, and it is more closely related than ordinary meritorious families, otherwise there would not be two hereditary marquises.

Mrs. Tai is not only clear about the politics of the court, but also familiar with all kinds of insider information, so besides, she is just worried about the impeachment of the official in the book, but why she was promoted this time made her fall into a fog.

She sat down and wrote a letter, and then called her personal maid, her butler, and asked her to send it to her mother's house.

In the hall of the outer residence of the Marquis's Mansion, the Marquis of Wucheng was smiling and receiving some officials from the Six Ministries of Nanjing, the Three Provinces Temple, and even some Shangshu Shilang These chief officials came to visit in person, saying that the emperor's grace was a response to the last letter incident, which shows that the sea ban may really be opened.

They are mainly here to inquire about the news, and overseas trade has an extraordinary stake for those who are officials in Jiangnan. Nanjing also has an outlet to the sea, and has convenient conditions for overseas trade, but it is limited to the maritime ban policy, and most of the overseas trade is still carried out in Guangzhou, Fuzhou and other coastal areas.

If the sea ban is lifted, most of the southern part of the Yangtze River can join the overseas trade, which is a big deal, especially the overseas silver is even more tempting.

At that time, the main commodities of overseas trade were porcelain, silk and tea, most of which were produced in Jiangnan, but unfortunately they could only be sold to middlemen, and could not be directly traded with foreign countries, which of course suffered too much loss.

Of course, these people didn't expect to get accurate news immediately, but they hoped to see some wind direction here in Wuchenghou, so that the family business could be prepared in advance, as Zuo Ling said, to seize the opportunity.

Zhou Wenbin also came, half because of the relationship with the situation, and half because of the family business, his family covers more than half of the silk in Jiangnan, if he can get the export share, wouldn't the silver he earned be doubled.

Marquis Wucheng looked at the look of these people's eyes, and could only smile and deal with it, he didn't know anything at all, there were countless question marks in his heart, and he didn't know how the emperor appointed him to become a military attaché, although the commander of the Jinyi Guard was in a high position, it was indeed a position coveted by too many people, but they were from a princely family, and they were not enthusiastic about the position of these caretakers.

Especially in the past dynasties, few people who have been in charge of Jinyi Wei have died well, so the princely family is respectful of this position.

"Master Hou, why don't you reveal some information."

"That is, your second son has been promoted, and in the future, the sea ban will be lifted, and the second son must be an important official in charge of customs in the imperial court, don't forget us."

A few people chased after Wu Chenghou's ass and asked, they must ask for some words.

"I said that you adults think too much, the second child of my family is also an official who has been attacked by the shadow of his ancestors, and it has nothing to do with the sea ban, besides, have you heard of the people of Jinyi Wei managing customs?" Wucheng Hou said.

"It's hard to say, the customs also needs to enforce the law, and it has to be a person that the emperor can trust, isn't the emperor trustworthy Jinyiwei? You can't say this outside, we are all our own people, of course we can say it openly. ”

Marquis Wucheng looked at the chief officer of the household department, and wondered in his heart: When will we become our own people, and when will I become us with you?

I can't say this, I can only hum and nod.

"Master Hou, do you mean I guessed right?" The head of the household asked mysteriously.

Wucheng Hou was annoyed, and he no longer denied or admitted anything, and nodded again, anyway, they could understand it as they wanted.

Not to mention, after being an official in Nanjing for a long time, his political sense of smell is indeed not very sensitive, but his sense of business has been significantly improved. While officials in Beijing were watching to see what was going on in the imperial court, officials in Nanjing were concerned about the business opportunities in the matter, and their guesses were at least plausible.

Moreover, the emperor not only did not issue an order to punish him, but also did not punish the department, but turned his false position into a real position, which is a kind of recognition no matter how you look at it. The emperor arranged the important position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, perhaps in preparation for the establishment of customs after the opening of the sea ban by the imperial court. It is entirely possible that Jinyi guards are stationed in the customs to serve as inspectors and law enforcement, after all, the customs is too oily and watery, and the emperor must use his own people to check the customs.

Zhou Wenbin waited for a long time, and squeezed through countless layers of people, and then came to Wuchenghou's side, he was already sweating, Wuchenghou recognized him, and said with a smile: "Don't ask anything, if he has any benefits, he will definitely not forget you." ”

Zhou Wenbin was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "I actually want to know how he is doing, and I miss him a little, not just for this." ”

"Well, he's okay." Wucheng Hou sighed.

He knew that it was only a superficial scenery now, and his heart was miserable, and he didn't want to let him stay in Beijing, how good it was in Nanjing, the Marquis of Wucheng Mansion no longer needed more wealth and nobility, let alone one more military attaché, and when he reached the status of a prince, the angle of seeing the problem was completely different from that of ordinary people.

"He's become such a big official, isn't it too good?" Zhou Wenbin was not very happy to see Wuchenghou, and he didn't quite understand.

Marquis Wucheng patted him on the shoulder, smiled bitterly, and went to entertain other guests again.

Zhou Wenbin touched his head, still couldn't figure out the mystery here, he turned his head and saw that Lian Daning was also in the crowd, and hurriedly rushed over to meet the teacher.

Of course, Lian Daning will not miss this occasion, which is also a great honor for him, but he is also a little sour in his heart, he has worked hard, how many years he has endured from a county order, and he doesn't know how much he has suffered and how much he has endured in the officialdom before he has survived to a probationary envoy, which is already considered to be a prosperous official, which is also because he is Xu Jie's proud protégé, and he has also received the help of Chen Musa and Zhang Juzheng. Besides, as soon as he entered the capital, it took more than half a year to soar directly to the high position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard.