A group of shiny armor of the forbidden army, guarding three bearded eunuchs wearing purple brocade robes and hats, appeared outside the Gao family's courtyard with arrogant expressions and did not squint.

Inside and outside the courtyard of Gao's house, there were already full of villagers from Xiahe Village who came to see the excitement, and these villagers heard the delivery procession shouting "The holy decree has arrived-", "Who is Gao Sheng in Xiahe Village", "Come and receive the decree", they knew that something big had happened in Gao Sheng's family, and they rushed from all over the village to see the excitement.

The chief eunuch was in his forties, holding a yellow brocade scroll in both hands, holding his head high and shouting indifferently: "Who is the one who is promoted in Xiahe Village? Hurry up and get the order—"

The onlookers hurriedly and consciously separated a road and allowed the three eunuchs to enter the courtyard.

The mighty forbidden army stopped outside the courtyard, and the chief eunuch led the two young eunuchs to be polite, and swaggered into the courtyard.

"Who is Ascension? When the decree arrives, come and receive it quickly. ”

The villagers present looked at Gao Sheng who walked into the courtyard stupidly, their eyes full of shock and envy.

At this moment, the old man, the old lady and a slave were already standing in the courtyard, and they were relieved to see Gao Sheng and the housekeeper Sun Youfu come out.

Gao Sheng hurriedly stepped forward, hurriedly knelt down to the three eunuchs, and said, "I will go down to the river village to receive the order." ”

He knelt down, followed by the old man, the old lady, the slaves and maids at home, and all the neighbors present, and then lowered their heads and did not dare to move.

The three eunuchs were also satisfied when they saw that Gao Sheng and the grass people were so knowledgeable, but how did they know that Li Mingyue had explained his rules for receiving the holy decree before.

The chief eunuch spread out the yellow brocade scroll in his hand and began to read the edict with a blank face.

"Today, there are Xiahe village households who have been promoted to the saint to share worries, dedicated to the method of steelmaking, strengthened my Tang Dynasty soldiers and armaments, strengthened the army and strengthened the country, benefited in the future, and the merits are immeasurable.

The edict does not have a very ornate language, nor does it resemble the basic pattern of ordinary holy decrees, there is no red tape in any edict, it is very straightforward, I think that Li Zhi is illiterate when he ascends to this field, and everything is simple, lest he be stunned and make a fool of himself on the spot, is he going to be cut off for the crime of great disrespect?

The eighteenth generation of the ancestors were all Tian Shehan who was digging in the soil, and suddenly became a county man, and he also ate 300 households and gave 500 acres of land, not to mention the surrounding villagers, even the eunuchs were stunned, and it seemed that the content of this edict was not known to the three eunuchs in advance.

After reading the edict, the three eunuchs who had a proud look on their faces immediately became kind, although the male high school in Shanghe County did not have an official position, he was the lord of the Tang Dynasty, and he could not tolerate them to be presumptuous.

The chief eunuch was a little surprised, closed the holy decree, and looked at him kindly.

Gao Sheng hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, and after receiving the holy decree, his heart was shocked, but he didn't expect that Gaozong was really willing to give up his capital, not counting the knighthood, but also "eating 300 households and giving 500 acres of land", such a reward made his scalp a little numb.

Only God knows whether Gaozong's evaluation in later generations is true or false, but at this moment, Gao Sheng really felt Gaozong's methods.

No wonder Gaozong, the emperor, dared to steal his father's woman, no wonder the gate lords and scholars poured blood mold during the Gaozong period.

This emperor Lao'er, if he wants to get anything, he will definitely do whatever it takes, and even a guy who will go to extremes if he can't get it.

The housekeeper Sun Youfu worked as a housekeeper in the official's house, and immediately stepped forward to stuff the copper coins that had been prepared long ago into the three eunuchs, and the eunuch headed by him directly gave the consistent money, so that the eunuch was very satisfied, and he had a headache.

The eunuchs who received the benefits were more polite to Gao Sheng, and the rest of the things went much smoother.

The two young eunuchs respectively brought the standard outfits of the men of Xiahe County, brocade robes, hats and boots, which were all official standard lord uniforms, and the people did not have them, and they did not dare to have them.

There is also a title fish talisman in hand, Cheng Zhijie's is golden, and Gao Sheng's fish talisman is just an ordinary copper color, with the words "Xiahe County Male" on it, but there is no "contract" word, just an ordinary fish talisman that indicates identity, and Lao Cheng's piece is a national fish talisman that can mobilize the army.

The three eunuchs said some congratulatory words, and then returned to Chang'an City with the forbidden army, without even taking a sip of tea.

Although the old man and the old lady knew that their son was going to be knighted, but now that the knighthood has become a reality, the second old man was stunned on the spot and turned over the river and the sea for a long time.

All the villagers and neighbors congratulated the second elder, but they didn't dare to talk to Gao Sheng.

It's no wonder that he and his neighbors were all Tian Shehan, and their identities were the same, but at this moment, he had jumped into the dragon gate, and his identity was 108,000 miles away from his neighbors, and it was inevitable that there would be estrangement between them.

Seeing that the old man and the old lady became the center of everyone's congratulations, Gao Sheng pouted, not very embarrassed, is it okay for the master to be a traveler, there is no class division, okay?

When the neighbors dispersed, the old man and the old lady dragged Gao Sheng aside, and said excitedly: "You have been knighted, but it is a great joy for the glorious ancestors and the illustrious family, but our Gao family can't forget its roots, and we have to thank the villagers in the village. ”

Gao Sheng hurriedly replied: "Aya wants to thank the villagers, San Lang is naturally happy, all the expenses are used, you always take the idea yourself." ”

In fact, he couldn't cry or laugh, didn't the old man just want to be in the limelight? Why bother to be so swaggering, forget it, let this old man be.

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "I know a ball, you are knighted now, and the scene naturally can't be small, otherwise it will weaken the prestige of our family and make outsiders look down on you." ”

Yes, the old man's meaning couldn't be clearer, he just wanted to show off and get scared.

It's no wonder that the old man and the old lady worked hard, just to make Gao Ping, the eldest man of the Gao family, have a chance, but he didn't expect Gao Ping to even be a tribute student, and Mao's hope was not there.

Now Gao Sheng, the most unoptimistic San'er, has changed and has become a man from Xiahe County on the fifth grade, which is even more awesome than becoming the champion in the scientific examination, and it is strange that the old man is unreasperative and unassuming.

Without waiting for Gao Sheng to reply, the old man suddenly opened his mind, and said happily: "Blessed that he used to be a housekeeper in the official's house, he must know how to entertain the neighbors on the stage and on the scene." ”

Gao Sheng smiled bitterly, nodded, and said, "Aya is calculating. ”

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Melon coward, don't look at you now that you have been knighted, you are still casual, I am you Aya, so I naturally have to bear it." ”

Gao Sheng was helpless and didn't bother to talk nonsense with the old man, so he let the old man toss.

Even if this old man is feudal, powerful, and not authentic, but as a son, he would rather his father pit him, he will never pit his father, this is the filial piety of the son of man, since the old man is happy, then let him toss......