"Holy Decree?!" Zhou Bai was also a little puzzled.

However, he knew that it should be a good thing, and if he had committed some taboo crime, it would not be his own family members who would be notified now, but a fully armored soldier.

did not slack off, Zhou Bai tidied up his clothes under the service of the maid, sprayed the perfume and hurried to the gate of the ancestral house to greet him.

Originally, according to the general process, before receiving the order, it was necessary to bathe and change clothes the day before, burn incense and pray, and place incense tables in the hall.

The next day, let the messenger enter through the middle door, and the recipient will stand on the side of the incense case, and the messenger will stand in front of the case to announce the decree.

But after three hundred and twenty-five years, the emperors have changed more than a dozen, and the various systems have long been superficial, and even the ritual of passing the decree can be weakened.

The eunuchs who came out of the palace wanted to be simpler, and they could be simpler when they received the order.

So in front of the incense table temporarily placed by one party, the holy decree began to be delivered, and Zhou Bai and the patriarch and all the clansmen knelt neatly.

There has never been a holy decree to Hongni Township, they have different thoughts, and no one knows how the emperor thousands of miles away knows about a small Zhou clan.

There were many soldiers, and Xuan He's guards scanned everywhere, suppressing the whole audience to silence.

Fengtian carried the emperor, and said: "There is a student Zhou Bai, who is gentle and kind, Yonghe is very respectful, and his reputation is far and wide; However, there are bandits in Pingcang Road to rob, the crime is monstrous, Bai is not afraid of chaos, the divine shot is unparalleled, the formation of 15 bandits, in the defense of the countryside meritorious service; Its Yunwen Yunwu, it is appropriate to praise and praise to show its virtue, and now Fenger is the captain of the cloud cavalry, giving robes and jade belts, admiring this! ”

In the sharp voice of the eunuch, all the Zhou people were shocked, they had heard that Zhou Bai had met a strongman when he returned to his hometown, but they didn't expect him to be so fierce.

Fifteen people in battle? Even if it's a bow and arrow, it's outrageous.

However, isn't the knighthood a little too heavy, and the killing of ordinary bandits is not enough to make the Son of Heaven decree the knighthood, it's strange.

"Zhou Bai, thank you!"

Zhou Baike didn't care what the mentality of the clansmen was, he was very happy to receive the holy decree and the corresponding knighthood documents, and Zhong Wei hurriedly stepped forward to hold the jade belt of his robe.

Starting today, he will be Daxu's cloud cavalry lieutenant and enjoy the treatment of an eight-rank official.

With this identity, even in the face of the county magistrate Ji Hongzhe, he has the confidence to sit and talk.

It's a pity that the holy decree does not mention hereditary replacement, nor does it mention the reduction of rank, which also means that his cloud knight is only a lifelong knight.

However, the regretful thought was only a little remnant for a moment, and it was immediately extinguished, and before he was reborn, the behemoth of Daxu had already been torn apart.

In this way, what kind of hereditary replacement, in the future, he will seal himself by himself, why should he be sealed.

There were thousands of thoughts in his heart, but Zhou Bai was full of smiles on his face, he handed over the holy decree to Ji Hongzhe to offer, and he took the cloth bag handed by Chen Zhongbang, and then invited the eunuch to take a walk outside.

"The tired angel ran so far to give me a message, please accept this carriage fee."

"Zhou Yun can't ride, he was knighted at the age of fifteen, and he may be able to be knighted as a fifth-class knight in the future......"

Others don't know why Zhou Bai, a young man, can chat with the white-faced eunuch in the palace for so long, but they can only see that the two have been friends for many years after coming back from outside.

"Princess-in-law go slowly, if you come to Pingcang in the future, please be sure to give me a chance to be the east." Outside the archway of Hongni Township, Zhou Bai led everyone to say goodbye, and the two sides were in a gesture of harmony and regret.

"Zhou Yunqi go back, the villagers don't know how to raise a handsome man like you, it's a pity, I hope there will be another chance for you to pass on the decree next time!" The eunuch really said something in his heart at this time, looking at the high-level Zhou clan who was cowering, and how similar was this high-spirited young man.

Without further ado, a group of majestic armored horsemen escorted the eunuch and galloped away, not even resting for one night.

There are other tasks, it is not easy for people in the palace to come out, and to run so far is not just to award a lieutenant to a showman.

Knock knock~

The horse's hooves were like thunder, but the Zhou people breathed a sigh of relief.

Their faces were flushed, and when they dispersed back, they couldn't help but glance at the unshakable Zhou clan pillar.

Everyone knows that even if Zhou Bai fails to win the examination in the future, he will be able to firmly control the power of the Zhou clan with this cloud knight captain alone.

Since the three generations of ancestors have been promoted to become officials, how many years have their Zhou family come out of Zhou Bai's official body.

As soon as he turned around, Zhou Bai summoned Chen Zhongbang: "That eunuch's name is Wang Xiu, and he is also from Dingzhou, and his information is collected when he has time to be collected, and it is specially archived and stored, and this line must be maintained." ”

"Yes, my lord. This is how the relationship is managed, and it may be of great use in the future, but you can see if you have set up a special department for intelligence gathering. Chen Zhongbang immediately agreed, and said a thought that Zhou Bai had been hiding in his heart.

Zhou Bai thought for a moment and said: "Not yet, there are no suitable people, and there are not enough funds, so keep it on the agenda first and wait for the opportunity." ”

Before the two finished speaking, a deacon ran over from the scattered crowd: "Young Master Bai, the patriarch said that the expenses for entertaining the angels and attendants just now can be reimbursed within the clan. ”

It turned out that the three hundred taels that Zhou Bai gave to Wang Xiu just now, as well as the money and food that Chen Zhongbang and others had settled in the back of a group of armor soldiers, were all spent on the accounts of the inner government.

Zhou Mingxuan's move may be worried that the inner government does not have enough money, or he wants to show favor to him.

Zhou Bai smiled after hearing this, shook his head and said, "You go and tell the patriarch that the public is public, the private is private, and the inner government can still maintain its operation." ”

The deacon was stunned after obeying the order, and saw that Zhou Bai was resolute, so he had no choice but to leave.

However, this also reminded him that the account of the inner government may not be enough, Zhou Bai looked at Chen Zhongbang, revealing the meaning of inquiry.

Chen Zhongbang was next to him, and naturally understood what Zhou Bai was asking, and his face, which was originally happy for Zhou Bai's knighthood, suddenly collapsed, and said with a wry smile: "After this experience, the inner mansion is really empty, there are still twenty-three twenty-fifty wen left, and next month's Yulu may not be enough." ”

"In this way, you will go to the county seat in the past two days, in addition to taking the sample of the Sui Han Collection, that is, to go to the county office to get back the reward of my Yun Cavalry Captain. The first reward of 100 taels of silver, plus this month's salary, should be able to support the Qi family's side to share dividends. Zhou Bai also had a headache at this time, and reluctantly said a way to respond.

The stall is still rising too fast, but it can't be fast, and the foundation is difficult to solidify.

He clearly remembered that the Xiangxing Fifty-Year Tribulation would kick off, and there would not be such ample time to prepare at that time.

One deacon was sent away, and another deacon came again, still sent by the patriarch, and the knighthood was a major event, so he was invited to the ancestral hall to pay tribute to the ancestors.

This Zhou Bai has no reason to refuse, not to mention that now it is time for him to have a showdown with Zhou Mingxuan.

This title can also help him save half a year, and he doesn't have to wait for the examination to be lifted before he can completely integrate the family strength.

As a cloud cavalry captain, leading the position of the patriarch, who can fight and who can oppose.