I saw Hu Zongxian slowly get up from the seat, put the teacup aside, and turned his gaze to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou on the side, and spoke.

"What are you doing there?"

"The reward of the imperial court has arrived, why don't you go with this official to greet it!"

Hearing Hu Zongxian's words, the two of them suddenly came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream, and responded in unison.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Subsequently, I saw Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, who followed behind Hu Zongxian with great respect, and went to the gate of the Governor's Mansion together.

……

This time, the one who went to the governor's palace to announce the decree was still the old eunuch with a white face and beard and wearing a red robe.

When he saw Hu Zongxian and the three of them coming out of the governor's mansion, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Hu Zongxian with a smile and said softly.

"Our family is here to congratulate Governor Hu in advance!"

And when Hu Zongxian heard what the old eunuch said, he was also a little confused, and said secretly in his heart.

"Congratulations to the official for what he did, this reward does not have the official's share!"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Zongxian suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart and complimented him with a smile.

"Everywhere, everything depends on public relations."

Who knew that after the old eunuch heard this sentence from Hu Zongxian's mouth, his face changed instantly, and he hurriedly excused himself.

"Governor Hu, you are too polite, how can our family He De be able to take care of such a ...... you?"

As he spoke, the old eunuch seemed to feel that something was wrong, and he suddenly closed his mouth, not daring to say any more.

"Father-in-law?"

Hu Zongxian's eyes were full of puzzlement when he looked at the old eunuch.

According to his understanding of the old eunuch's temperament, shouldn't he smile and be modest? ”

"Why did he react so much, could it be that something happened?"

The old eunuch was a little hairy by Hu Zongxian, and immediately coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention to himself.

"Now that everyone is here, let's get started!"

After the old eunuch finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Hu Zongxian on the side and commanded.

Next, under the leadership of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, the officials of the entire governor's palace all knelt on the ground.

After looking around, the old eunuch nodded imperceptibly, took out the holy decree that had been prepared, and said loudly.

Fengtian carried the emperor and said: "In this operation, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, personally led the army and rushed to Jiangxi to quell the rebellion!" It not only highlights the majesty of the imperial court, but also deters potential lawbreakers and saves the people of Jiangxi from fire and water, which is a great contribution! ”

"Therefore, Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, is now crowned as a hussar general! Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, who were under his command, were promoted to one level in their original official positions, and their responsibilities remained unchanged. ”

"In addition, all the soldiers who participated in this battle, in addition to double the salary, the imperial court also gave another reward!"

"If there are unfortunate deaths, the imperial court will issue double pensions, and the family members left behind will also be properly resettled by the imperial court, and the elderly will be funded by the local government to provide for their old age, and the children can directly study in the government's voluntary school, and the cost of room and board will be exempted.

When Hu Zongxian heard his name and the official position that His Majesty had sealed him, his ears 'buzzed', and the whole person seemed to have lost all his hearing.

Next, Hu Zongxian could only see the old eunuch's mouth moving, but he couldn't hear any sound.

"Your Majesty has crowned me a hussar general!"

"Your Majesty has crowned me a hussar general!!"

At this moment, Hu Zongxian was still kneeling on the ground, his body trembling slightly, and he repeated such a sentence silently.

After the old eunuch finished reading the contents of the holy decree, he turned his gaze to Hu Zongxian, who was kneeling on the ground, and reminded him softly.

"Governor Hu, take the order!"

"Governor Hu?"

The old eunuch reminded him several times in a row, and Hu Zongxian reacted suddenly, and then forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and took the holy decree from the old eunuch's hand tremblingly.

Just when the officials of the governor's palace planned to stuff the old eunuch with a large pile of silver tickets according to the previous practice, he quietly refused.

I saw a smile on his face, and then looked at Hu Zongxian, his expression quite humble.

"In the future, our family will have to rely on Governor Hu more!"

"Wherever and where, the father-in-law's kindness to the official, the official can remember it."

Seeing this, Hu Zongxian also looked at the old eunuch with a smile on his face, and followed suit.

And Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou on the side were also quite excited, this will sent by His Majesty said that the two of them would be promoted to one level in their original official positions.

Qi Jiguang was originally General Zhaoyong, and if he rose one level, he became General Zhaoyi, which is a military attache of the third grade!

And Yu Dayou has changed from General Guangwei to General Huaiyuan, from a military attache of the third grade!

In addition, the soldiers who participated in this campaign could not only receive double the salary, but also receive additional rewards from the imperial court, which would be a great boost to morale.

In other words, the next time they fight, these soldiers will be even more fearless of death!

"Now that the holy decree has been delivered, it is inconvenient for our family to stay here for longer, so we will leave."

After the old eunuch finished speaking, he turned around and left, followed by several little eunuchs.

"Father-in-law, go slowly!"

And Hu Zongxian still led the officials of the Governor's Mansion to see off the old eunuch according to the usual practice.

After completely losing sight of the old eunuch, Hu Zongxian turned around and commanded Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

"This official has some things to deal with next, you can do it yourself!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Governor, I'll take my leave."

Seeing this, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou immediately responded respectfully.

"Hmm."

After seeing Hu Zongxian's slight response, he went straight back to the governor's palace.

In the study room of the Governor's Palace, Hu Zongxian opened the holy decree respectfully after retreating, and went through the contents again.

"Hussar General, Hussar General!"

Hu Zongxian's mouth kept muttering, and unconsciously, there was already a little mist in his eyes.

After a long time, after Hu Zongxian carefully put away the holy decree, he suddenly knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty values Weichen so much, Weichen will repay him with death in the future!"

"Minister Hu Zongxian knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he looked solemnly in the direction of the capital and bowed three times.

……

The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

I saw Lu Fang step in and respectfully report to Jiajing who was sitting on the dragon chair.

"Your Majesty, Yan Maoqing, the left deputy capital you sent out to collect the salt tax, came out not long ago, saying that the salt tax has been collected almost this time."

"Well, yes, yes."

After hearing Lu Fang's report, Jiajing nodded, and then put down the book in his hand.

"By the way, did Yan Maoqing say how much salt tax he received on this trip?"

Jiajing seemed to suddenly remember, and then turned his gaze to Lu Fang and asked.

"Your Majesty, according to Yan Maoqing, a total of fifteen million taels of salt tax has been collected from all over the country during this trip!"

In the face of Jiajing's inquiry, Lu Fang didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and after thinking for a while, he responded.

"Well, yes, this Yan Maoqing is quite easy to use!"

"In this way, let him live, and let him collect the salt tax full-time in the future."

After Jiajing finished speaking, he took his eyes off Lu Fang and commanded casually.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave obeys."

After Lu Fang responded respectfully, he came to Jiajing's side and stood still, looking like a sculpture.

(End of chapter)