Chapter 111: The Counterattack of the Maid in the Room (55)
A few days later, the rewards and punishments for the officials of Huzhong Province were quickly issued, and almost all the officials of the entire province were removed from top to bottom, especially in the Jiangjing area.
This incident was too serious, not to mention that there were hidden dangers in the border in the middle, which almost caused civil unrest. The emperor must sound the alarm throughout the country, otherwise if this happens again, it should be rumored that it is he, the emperor, who is unkind and unkind, and provokes the punishment of heaven. After all, there are many corrupt and declining dynasties in the prosperous era in history, and he must learn from the past and be a prosperous monarch like the ancestor.
In addition to the large-scale changes in officials, the most talked-about is the Chu family's Miss Chu Yunyun, who was canonized as the county lord by decree, and was given the title "Suihe", which is an honor. For the same grade, there is a world of difference whether there is a title or not. I don't want to spend less than a year, the identity of the young lady of the Chu family has changed back and forth, and now it is even more amazing, and I want to leave an impression in front of her. As for her and Li's identity, who cares.
When Chu Yunyun heard the title given, he knew that the real reason why she was named the county lord was the caravan, not for the merits of the Lu family and the Chu family as it seemed.
In fact, it is.
The existence of the caravan not only appeased the frontier soldiers and their families in the Central Plains, and opened up a way for the survival of the frontier people, but also bought and sold some goods in prosperous towns along the way, driving the connection and development of the entire trade route area. In addition to the significant economic benefits, the main thing is the hidden benefits it brings.
Due to the opening of the trade route, it has brought about the development and contact along the way, so that the people can be more closely united, so that more people can live a stable life, without worrying about food and clothing, without the threat of survival, and people have peace of mind. Especially the people in the frontier, the life in the past six months has made them close to the Central Plains, and they have unanimously resisted the Menghan people who agitated them, showing unprecedented unity and cohesion, making the frontier more stable, and also relieving the emperor's great trouble.
Although Chu Yunyun was unintentionally inserted into the willows, she always made an indelible contribution to the unity and peace of the Yuan country, and she should be rewarded for her in order to show the Lu family and the Chu family, so that the two families would be more loyal to the imperial court. It's just that her identity as the owner of the caravan can't be exposed, so she took advantage of Lu Xiao and Chu Wen's merits to reward Chu Yunyun, hoping that her future actions can be worthy of the title of "Suihe".
Soon after the canonization, many people handed over the greetings to the Chu Mansion one after another, wanting to congratulate them, but they were all pressed on the table by Chu Yunyun. Now that she is in a high position, she will be magnified by a small mistake if she is not careful, she still understands the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace, not to mention that there will be a palace banquet soon, she has always believed that low-key is the king.
In order to sweep away the haze of the previous period, the emperor granted amnesty, and on the day of the banquet, all officials above the fifth grade in Beijing could bring the main room and their sons and daughters into the palace, and pardon the people for a year's taxes, and the whole country celebrated. Listening to Steward Zhang, the profits of Qiushui Pavilion in the past few days are worth one or two months in the past, even if Chu Yunyun is not very keen on gold and silver things, he can't help but grin after hearing it, and with a big wave of his hand, all employees will be given an extra three months of monthly examples as bonuses at the end of the month.
Chu Yunyun now has a grade, so she was directly arranged to Tang Yi and the others during the banquet, which was exactly what she wanted. Tang Yi originally wanted to find an excuse to shirk the palace banquet as usual, but when he thought that Chu Yunyun could come, he restrained himself and sat in his seat quietly and gently, until Chu Yunyun arrived.
Chu Yunyun got together with a few people who knew each other, and talked about it, but it was easy to pass the time. It's just that there are too many people who came today, and there are always people who take the opportunity to come to her, looking at the other party's smiling face, she is not too blunt, so she has to deal with it while admiring Tang Yi's previous wisdom. In the future, she should attend less of this kind of banquet, anyway, now she doesn't need to bother for a good reputation.
"I've seen the year and the county lord, the emperor invites you to go to a talk. ”
The arrival of Gonggong Gao made the scene fall into silence, that is the chief manager of the emperor's side, a word can change the fate of a family, I didn't expect to come to pass the word in person, this new and county lord is really not to be underestimated, and he will have to polish his eyes in the future, but unfortunately Chu Dashao has been engaged, and they should have made plans as soon as they knew this.
Chu Yunyun wondered when she walked on the road, even if it was related to the caravan, she didn't have to bother the emperor to ask her, was there anything else?
After bowing, Chu Yunyun raised her head in obedience to the holy will, this was the first time she had seen a living emperor. The royal genes have never been bad, and he has been in a high position for a long time, and the momentum of the superior has long been integrated into the blood and bones, and this bearing alone cannot be despised by people, let alone his identity. Chu Yunyun glanced at it and lowered his head again, making a deferential attitude.
Seeing this, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, restrained the momentum on his body, and said as charitably as possible: "You don't have to be restrained, it's not important for me to let people pass you on, I had something important to do when you entered the palace to thank you, but I couldn't see it, so I have to see with my own eyes what the county lord I canonized looks like." ”
Chu Yunyun heard a few words of humility, and the ghost believed it. When she entered the palace that day, she did only see the queen, and then left the palace and returned home, but this was the queen's duty, and I didn't hear that the emperor still took care of it.
After a few more words, the woman standing before the emperor met had always been polite and polite, not arrogant or impatient, and her response was also very decent and peaceful, and she couldn't help but sigh a little, it really deserved to be the blood of the Lu family and the Chu family, and this kind of heart alone is not something that ordinary ladies can have, and this title is very flattering to her.
"I heard that the previous years and when they went down the mountain from Hengji Temple, they encountered danger and got the help of a mysterious person. The emperor's words changed, his tone remained unchanged, but his eyes narrowed slightly, "Do you know who the other party is?"
Chu Yunyun's heart shrank, it was really unpredictable, and she was well versed in conversation skills, the front ones were just smoke, fog, and bullets, and she only threw out the questions she wanted to know the most when she relaxed her vigilance. Is it just for what? Is the benefactor in his way?
"Back to the emperor, this is indeed the case. Chu Yunyun said calmly, "At that time, the courtiers also felt strange, and they investigated afterwards, but unfortunately found nothing. Later, I learned by chance that he was just a person in the rivers and lakes, saying that he wanted to repay his kindness, but unfortunately the courtiers recalled him for a long time and had no impression of him, probably because he recognized the wrong person. And he also said that as a Jianghu person, he would not be contaminated with the court, no matter whether the person who saved him was a courtier or not, he would only repay the favor, and he would no longer disturb each other, and he would not come to the capital again. The courtiers have indeed lost any information about him since then, so they must have been at ease for a long time, after all, those people are different from us. ”
The emperor was originally tempting, and when he heard that Lu Xiao had been helped by mysterious forces when he was in the frontier, he ordered someone to investigate for a long time, but it turned out to be false information. Although he was convinced of the loyalty of the Lu family in his heart, he would never allow any forces to exist that were out of control. Thinking of Chu Yunyun and Li's introduction, I also heard that she had secretly ordered someone to find a mysterious life-saving benefactor, so she connected the two things to see if she could try out one or two.
Seeing that Chu Yunyun had been behaving as usual, the emperor put down the hanging stone in his heart. It's not that he trusts her, but he believes in the ability of his secret guards, and even they can't find out, either the strength of the other party is far above the royal secret guards, or they are really people in the rivers and lakes, obviously the first one may not exist. These rivers and lakes are really hateful, they are obviously his people, but in the name of the rivers and lakes chivalrous people broke away from the rule of the imperial court, and sooner or later they will be uprooted.
After a few more gossips, the emperor waved his hand to let Chu Yunyun retreat, and then issued an order to reward Sui and the county lord with gold and silver jewelry to show his favor.