Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 692 Grace Reward Deployment Map

"My concubine's grandson Wang has met the master and madam!"

"The concubine's grandson Cheng has met the master and madam!"

At the end of the sixth day of May in the 12th year of Chongzhen, two small sedan chairs in green clothes entered Sun Chuanting's mansion from the corner gate, and then, under the guidance of the housekeeper Sun Chengwen, they were carried all the way into the courtyard of the fourth entrance.

After the sedan chair curtain was lifted, the childish-looking Wang family and Cheng family got out of the sedan chair respectively, looked around with uneasy eyes, and then entered the main house with the help of four maids from the inner house.

In the not-so-spacious hall of the main room, there is a red sandalwood tall square table against the wall facing the door. There are four-color fruit plate snacks on the table, and there is a high-ranking chair on each side of the table.

Sun Chuanting, who was wearing a brand-new purple cloud-pattern casual robe and a square flat scarf on his head, was sitting with Liu Shi, who was wearing a golden embroidered cloud and cloud and Zhai pattern Xiapei, combed a peach-heart style bun, wore a pearl crown on his head, and a gold pendant with hairpin flowers on his ears. , watching Wang Shi and Cheng Shi step into the door.

After entering the door, Wang Shi and Cheng Shi didn't dare to look directly at the two people sitting in the upper seats. They just knelt down on two brocade futons and kowtowed to the two people sitting on the seats according to the instructions of the matchmaker and their family members.

Sun Chuanting saw two girls who were younger than his own son were about to become his concubine, he was quite embarrassed and said "huh", then got up and left back to his study.

Next, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cheng, who were both nervous and timid, served tea to Mrs. Liu respectively according to the matchmaker's prior instructions, and looked at the two young girls' faces in front of them, with fear, excitement and anticipation in their eyes. , Liu Shi, who originally wanted to establish the majesty of a big woman in front of the two concubines, suddenly softened.

"Get up, when the two of you left home, what did your parents say?"

Liu's gentle words ordered the two to stand up and asked casually.

"Returning to Madam, before my family left home, my parents and relatives in my family repeatedly told my family that after marrying into the master's mansion, you should behave in a moderate manner. It is a daily necessity to make peace in the morning and evening. Daily life should be based on the words of the master and madam. As the standard, you must stick to your duty, and don't lose the face of the family!"

The temperature in May is already quite high, and the faces of Wang and Cheng, who are wearing heavy auspicious clothes, are faintly sweating.After hearing Mrs. Liu's question, the dignified and beautiful Mrs. Wang captured her mind, and after a blessing, she looked down at the ground and replied.

"If you go back to Madam, when I left home, my family also instructed me in the same way. I will definitely obey the master's and Madam's orders, and dare not have the slightest disobedience!"

Cheng, whose appearance was comparable to Wang's, also hurriedly saluted back.

"Since we have entered the Sun family today, you and I are a family. From now on, we don't need to address you as madam, you can just address me as elder sister."

Liu Shi looked at these two girls who were not much older than her own daughter, and the affection in her heart dispelled the slight jealousy.

"How dare you be so rude!
When it came, the parents of the family had taught the slave family that the wife was granted a second-rank imperial order, and the slave family was just a small household, how dare they call the wife a sister! "

Mrs. Wang's mind is obviously more flexible than Mrs. Cheng's, and she is also a little more courageous. Although she was relieved to see Mrs. Liu's kind attitude, she still rejected Mrs. Liu's kindness due to the concepts she had cultivated since she was a child.

"The slave family thinks the same as the Wang family's sister, and will still be called madam from now on!"

Cheng Shi on the side muttered.

Although the two of them have never seen any big world, they also know that few women in the entire capital are qualified to wear Liu's dazzling outfit. While they are extremely envious, the two of them also fell into deep inferiority complex .

"Forget it, just go with the two of you.

The two of you also know that the master is the second assistant of the court and an extremely human minister. Although he has a stern temperament, he is actually not strict with others.

I have a son and a daughter for the master. My son Kedi is serving for the country in other places, and my daughter Yaner is still in my boudoir.

The old lady in the house is very healthy, I will take you two to the back house to say hello to the old lady later! "

Liu Shi smiled and briefly introduced the situation in the house, and Wang Shi and Cheng Shi also silently remembered it in their hearts.

The next day, just when Sun Chuanting was happy to accept a concubine's room and the spring night was short, three imperial decrees were issued from the palace, and three eunuchs who were in charge of rites led a team to the homes of Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng.

This is the decree of the three rewards.

Originally, Zhu Youjian planned to release it after the summer harvest, when Taicang and the official warehouses in various places were full. It happened that Sun Chuanting was now taking a concubine, so based on the principle of making the beloved minister happy, Zhu Youjian advanced the plan to the present.

Wen Tiren was named "Fengtian Yiyun Tuicheng Shouzheng Minister, Special Jin Ronglu Doctor, You Zhuguo, and Shaoshi".

Sun Chuanting was granted the title of "Fengtian Yiwei Tuicheng Shouzhengchen, Special Jin Ronglu Doctor, Youzhuguo, Shaofu".

Lu Xiang was granted the title of "Fengtian Yiwei Tuicheng Shouzheng Minister, Special Jin Ronglu Doctor, Youzhu Kingdom, and Shaobao".

This is the first time that the emperor has given this honorary title to civil servants in more than 50 years since the Wanli period, and it is an extremely rare move since Taizu and Taizong.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the large-scale awards of civil servants and military generals have basically appeared in the period of Taizu Taizong in the early days of the country.

The founding of the country and the promotion of honesty and honesty, "Feng Tianjing is difficult to promote sincerity and power military ministers" are all titles of meritorious officials.

The first-class title is "Founding Auxiliary Transport", as the name suggests, it can only be enjoyed by the founding heroes.

The second-class title is "Fengtian Jingnan", and only those who have participated in the "Battle of Jingnan" are eligible to receive it.

The third class hero is titled "Fengtian Yiyun".

The fourth class of hero is titled "Fengtian Yiwei".

Those who inherit the title of their father and grandfather are titled "Qin Chengfu (ancestor) industry".

Military officials add "Xuanli", civil servants add "Shouzheng", and those with high merit add "Sincerity".

As for the honorary titles of Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao, they were rarely awarded to ministers in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Sangu is the deputy of the three princes, the Prince Taishi, the Prince Shaofu, and the Prince Taibao. It represents the emperor's full trust and high appreciation for his subjects, and it is also the highest honor that civil servants dream of.

The Special Jin Ronglu Doctor is a Sanguan title, and it is a step further to the Special Jin Guanglu Doctor, both of which are of the first rank, the same as the Zuo Dudu of a general.

On the day of receiving the award, Wen Tiren, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng entered the palace together and gave Zhu Youjian a big gift to express their gratitude. Excited, they each left the palace.

The award this time is Zhu Youjian's reward for Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng's going south to supervise the New Deal. The award for Wen Tiren is to praise the old Wen who has always been consistent with him, and the second is to see that Wen Kan has worked hard for more than two years. In the face of being down-to-earth and hardworking, I believe that Lao Wen will naturally understand this kind of hint and encouragement.

Just when the court was envious and jealous of Wen Tiren and others, a merchant ship from the Dutch East India Company arrived in Tianjin Wei, along with the deployment map of the Spanish garrison in Manila.

　Thanks to the cake robber for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)