Hushan main courtyard, Zhu Daolin's home.

At this time, the housekeeper Gu had already instructed the servants in the house to carry out the arrangement, picked up loess and sprinkled it on the smooth stone road in front of the door, and placed small incense cases on both sides of the door, and lit incense candles.

As for the layout inside and outside the main hall, it is more exquisite.

In front of the three steps, a large incense case has been placed, and more than a dozen old musicians from the music school have brought various musical instruments, arranged them under the eaves on both sides of the gate in strict accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, and began to practice the three prescribed scores of the ensemble to welcome the Qincha and praise the grace of God.

Xu Fu, who changed into a full costume, commanded more than 100 male and female disciples to spread out the red carpet one after another, and neatly placed the beautiful brocade mats needed for kneeling and worshipping on the carpet.

In the east room, the housewife Xiaoying was surrounded by a group of chattering beauties, dressing up, and Wu Mingcheng, a thirteen-year-old little eunuch and righteous son sent by Wu Gonggong in advance, stood aside and watched with a smile.

The little father-in-law Wu Mingcheng was handsome, with white teeth and red lips, and when he saw Zhu Daolin who came back in a hurry, he hurriedly stepped forward to bow and salute, and happily reported to Zhu Daolin: "Senior brother, Mrs. Sister-in-law has also won the Holy Edict of the Fourth Rank Lady, congratulations to Senior Brother!" ”

Zhu Daolin was quite surprised: "This is okay?" ”

"Why not? If it weren't for the fear that the Donglin Party would be a hindrance from it, with the merits of the senior brother and the great contribution to the saint, it would be appropriate to be crowned a third-grade general, and the sister-in-law should also receive the edict of the third-grade edict, but now it is only the fourth grade, and I am wronged! ”

Wu Mingcheng shook his head after speaking, his delicate little white face was full of regret and annoyance...... This time, he followed his father-in-law Wu Jingxian into Beijing, saw a lot of things, and learned a lot of skills, and hated the Donglin Party members who controlled the government and wantonly attacked political opponents than his father-in-law.

Zhu Daolin heard the amusement, reached out and touched his little head, and Wu Mingcheng immediately turned his head to avoid it. complained to Zhu Daolin unhappily: "I said that you are not allowed to touch people's heads, you promised last time!" ”

"Huh!? Sorry, haha...... I forgot! ”

Zhu Daolin hurriedly apologized, and then pulled him to his side and asked in a low voice: "What is the etiquette for receiving the holy decree?" I mean, what should I do when the decree comes? ”

Wu Mingcheng raised his head and said proudly: "Don't worry." When the time comes, I will stand behind the side closest to the senior brother to remind me, and the senior brother only needs to kneel down to greet him. ”

"After receiving the holy decree, you can't put it down immediately, you have to raise your hands above your eyebrows, remember to kowtow three times, thank God, and add a sentence long live my emperor long live after thanking you."

"Father-in-law and Wei Guogong will definitely step forward to help the senior brother up, and then say some words of congratulations, the senior brother will be humble and a few words will be done, and then the senior brother's mansion will hold a banquet to thank all parties."

"Except for the Holy Decree. What else did the emperor give me? Zhu Daolin asked again.

Wu Mingcheng thought for a while, and finally shook his head regretfully: "Now that the inner treasury is tight, I am afraid that there are not many graces that the Holy Lord can give, but there must be a set of four-grade military attache court clothes and a piece of ivory court wat for a set of four grades, and there will also be a full set of four-grade edict dresses for my sister-in-law, as for other rewards such as gold and silver utensils and silk and satin, I don't know if there are any ......."

"Oh, I almost forgot. The senior brother also received the honorific title of General Mingwei from the Long Live Lord, which is an extremely noble honorific title. There is a big difference between having and not having it! ”

Zhu Daolin was relieved after hearing this, and returned to the tea room behind the main hall with a low thanks, and was just about to raise the teacup to moisten his throat, when the sound of the gong opening the way came faintly, and the surrounding relatives and friends immediately stood up excitedly.

Only Zhu Daolin seemed calm and composed, and he actually seized the time to drink three cups of tea in a row. Only then did Shi Shiran stand up, tidy up his meter, and then went to the front of the gate under the urging of everyone.

The sound of gongs and drums grew louder and louder.

Eight brightly dressed and majestic brocade-clothed wrestlers walked in front of them holding high the bright yellow royal flag and the Qincha banner, and more than 200 brightly armored Yulin Guard cavalry. The escort flanked the long carriage procession, along the flat and wide avenue, slowly passing through the Tiger Mountain Manor to the north.

Both sides of the avenue were filled with thousands of craftsmen, folk men and merchants who knelt down to worship Ding Xiang, and everyone was extremely religious, feeling that this was not only the personal glory of Xiao Zhu Daochang, but also the glory of the entire Hushan Manor and Ziyang Temple.

Wu Jingxian, the new eunuch of Nanjing, who served as the Qincha, not only brought the honor guard of the Qincha this time, but also brought the royal honor guard that symbolized the emperor's presence.

Such a vast heavenly grace is very rare for very few people to obtain, and Zhu Daolin, a fourth-rank military attache who has just set foot in officialdom, actually got it, and scared Daoist Xuanqing and Daoist Xuanyue who were standing outside the gate of the courtyard to greet them warmly, and after a little discussion, he immediately sent his fifth junior brother, Daoist Xuanfang, back to the main hall of the courtyard and asked Zhu Daolin what was going on?

Zhu Daolin knew that this was the result of the great help of Wu Jingxian and several great eunuchs in the inner court, and it was also a high posture made by Emperor Chongzhen in order to get more guns and silver from his hands, but how could these extremely hidden and related to the royal face be said?

Therefore, Zhu Daolin could only tell the fifth uncle vaguely: "The emperor did this, probably because he was determined to rebuild the sailor division and carry out shipping, so he placed high hopes on his disciples." ”

Daoist Xuanfang suddenly realized: "So that's the case...... Rebuilding the sailors and reopening the sea, which one should not cost millions of taels of silver? Legend has it on the rivers and lakes that today's saint is the poorest emperor since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it seems that he is indeed stretched to make ends meet! ”

"Okay, the guard of honor will be here soon, you have to cheer up, I will go to the gate and greet your master and uncle, this is a major matter related to my Ziyang face, the emperor's grace is vast, and you must not lose your courtesy."

The guard of honor soon arrived.

The whole ceremony of proclamation was very grand, and the ceremonial procedures of the high-sounding hall were extremely cumbersome, and the duration was much longer than Zhu Daolin expected, if it weren't for the little eunuch Wu Mingcheng constantly reminding him by his side, Zhu Daolin would definitely make a mistake and make a fool of himself, and the whole performance was not as good as kneeling beside him to get Xia Yuying, the wife of the four-grade lady of the edict.

After the mountain call was over, Gonggong Wu, who was wearing a big eunuch python robe, Wei Guogong, Marquis Longping, Xin Chengbo, and others who were wearing a four-clawed red python robe rushed up, congratulating Zhu Daolin with a spring breeze on their faces.

Chang Yanling, the descendant of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun and the commander of Nanjing Jinyiwei, also took this opportunity to officially recognize his brother with Zhu Daolin.

The Xuanqing Dao Chiefs and others on the side were full of glory, and they kept thanking the dignitaries and dignitaries who came up to congratulate them, and they all smiled from ear to ear.

Xuanyue Dao's long eyebrows danced and said that he was overjoyed, and the second master Bo Xuanji sighed that the heavens were magnanimous, and the fifth uncle Xuanfang was the most upright, and bluntly said that Ziyangguan finally had his own deep connections, and his development and growth were just around the corner, and he seemed to have completely forgotten that several of them had united to oppose Zhu Daolin's appearance.

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