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Chapter 762 Zhenyuan
Star City

General of the Valiant Cavalry's Mansion

That is, the residence of Tian Hongyan, the general of the Yan Hui Legion.

main hall.

Perhaps it was because the floor heating was too hot and the doors and windows were tightly closed, but the hall was unbearably stuffy and hot, making people feel irritable.

However, the hostess, Qu Miaohan, didn't notice any of this.

She was clutching the newspaper that had just been delivered, but her mind was wandering.

Lin Hanmo's An'nan Marquisate was demoted six ranks to a count's mansion; Xiao Gang's Zhongyong Count's mansion was promoted four ranks to a marquisate; Fang Yinbao's Yongchang Marquisate was promoted one rank and retained its marquisate status...

These rumors have not only spread through various channels, but are now being openly published in newspapers, making them clear to everyone.

"The Marquis of An'nan's Mansion, the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, and the Marquis of Yongchang's Mansion!"

As Qu Miaohan recited these familiar names of the mansions, she became increasingly restless.

The rise and fall of a noble rank is not merely a change of a prefecture's name; it is a matter of the distribution of power throughout Yun Chui.

Yun Chui has a long-standing tradition of emperors sealing their seals with vermilion ink on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

It's already Laba Festival, and there are still seven days left.

Whether we'll be subservient to others or bask in power in the future depends on these next few days.

"Please don't worry, Madam," the personal maid chuckled, trying to comfort her mistress.

“This servant is not well-educated, but I do know an old saying by the sage Sun: ‘A skillful warrior achieves no great feats.’ Isn’t that exactly what describes our general?”

“Other generals, such as General Xiao Zheng, fought several battles against the Japanese pirates, and their subordinates suffered countless casualties. However, the Marquis of Zhongyong’s family was still able to be promoted and ennobled. In fact, our family is much better than theirs.”

"Furthermore, the general has been overseeing the army's affairs in the field for many years, enduring hardships and doing everything personally. As the saying goes, even if he hasn't achieved great merit, he has still put in a lot of hard work, and I believe His Majesty will take note of that."

Humph.

The maid's words only made Qu Miaohan more uneasy.

The Wild Goose Legion has indeed not achieved any significant military exploits in recent years.

The counter-offensive in Dingxi a few years ago was one of the few opportunities they had to gain merit.

At the time, the enemy outnumbered us, but after assessing the situation, Tian Hongyan decided to stand aside and observe.

As a result, the soldiers on the western border of the empire suffered heavy casualties, including those at Yanchui Fortress, and Xia Bangwei's Dingxi garrison was even wiped out.

As soon as the news spread, the entire Yan Hui Legion was cursed by the people of Yun Chui. Even the merchant caravans of Yan Hui County were ashamed to associate with them and were unwilling and dared not hang their merchant flags.

In addition, there's that fat, outspoken Prince Jin, who keeps demanding that Emperor Changxing remove Tian Hongyan from his military post and even imprison him for questioning.
The Prince of Jin today has a status and identity that are incomparable to what they used to be.

If he were to recall the counter-offensive in Dingxi and whisper a few words of encouragement in His Majesty's ear...
Thinking of this, Qu Miaohan couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.

Fortunately, since Ren Ning became the new emperor, their General of the Valiant Cavalry's Mansion has donated a lot of silver to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue.

It can be considered as paying money to avoid trouble.

“Madam, don’t panic,” another maid said cheerfully as she came over to fawn over her. “When the general led his troops into the Western Liang grasslands, didn’t the steward consult a fortune teller?”

"The divination says that our family will be promoted by the end of the year."

Qu Miaohan remained noncommittal, but her face grew even more ashen.

Tian Hongyan did enter the grasslands, but he remained stationed at Feima Slope and never fought a battle with the Xiliang people, let alone made any contributions.

As for the original divination result...

After the so-called expert left, the old steward, being observant, sent someone to follow him and soon discovered that something was amiss.

After being beaten with sticks, the master could no longer withstand the blows and revealed his identity.

It turned out that he was just a street urchin in Xingji City who not only knew nothing about divination, but also couldn't even read many characters.

The only reason he dared to go to the gate of the General of the Valiant Cavalry's mansion was that he was so hungry that he had nowhere else to go and was so audacious as to want to get some money to spend.

So, will the price of one's own door frame be raised or lowered?
Qu Miaohan was also somewhat uncertain.

Tapping.

Just then, hurried footsteps sounded.

Call ~
The hall door was suddenly pushed open.

The old butler, enveloped in a thick chill, strode in.

"The old slave has met Madam."

Qu Miaohan nodded and asked impatiently, "How is the situation outside?"

Ha ha.

The old steward forced a smile. "Madam, not only us, but all the noble families in Xingji City are nervously watching outside, trying to figure out which household the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel will appear outside in the coming days."

Qu Miaohan felt agitated upon hearing this.

She had no time to care what the other residences were doing.

"You've been gone for so long, and this is all you've found out?"

The old butler's expression immediately turned serious upon seeing this.

"Madam, this old servant has gone to great lengths to find out that the Ministry of Personnel seems to have no intention of coming to our residence."

Qu Miaohan breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension in her throat returned to her stomach.

She knows her own family affairs best.

It seems unlikely that the General of the Valiant Cavalry will be promoted; as long as he isn't demoted, everything will be fine.

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The Ministry of Revenue's Office.

Compared to the tense atmosphere at the General of the Valiant Cavalry's residence, this place was much quieter.

In the afternoon, Qian Liangcai had just stepped into his home.

The Minister's wife caught him red-handed.

"Waiting for me?" Qian Liang stopped his hurried steps and looked at the sky outside, puzzled. "Is something the matter?"

At this time of day, the Minister's wife would usually be in the inner quarters checking the homework of her granddaughters or great-granddaughters.

cough.

The Minister's wife coughed through gritted teeth.

"Master, shall we go to Qiao'er's house?"

Now that the new emperor has begun to bestow titles and honors upon his meritorious officials, the Minister's wife privately calculated that it was about time for her son-in-law's family to receive one as well.

She wanted to see if there was anything she could do to help.

"Go where are you going!" Qian Liang said irritably.

When Wei Junqian sneaked into the mansion and abducted Qian Qiao, he lost face in front of his colleagues in the Six Ministries.

So much so that later, whenever the father-in-law and son-in-law met, if the grandchildren were not present, Qian Liang would wish he could take a knife and kill Wei Junqian.

However, with his martial prowess, it would be extremely difficult for him to cut down a general of the Starfall Legion.

So much so that now, Qian Liang feels uncomfortable whenever he hears about his son-in-law's family.

But no matter how unhappy they were, at least the Starfall Legion continued to flourish and become a force to be reckoned with under their son-in-law's leadership.

It can be said that in the past few years, wherever Xingluo went, the enemy fled at the mere sight of him.

As a father-in-law, Qian Liang couldn't help but feel proud.

However, he has been extremely busy these days.

In addition to the autumn taxes that need to be deposited into the treasury in various places, one or even several mansions in Xingji City are besieged or fall down every day.

The Ministry of Revenue officials and their subordinates had become numb from the constant house raids.

"Say it again!" The Minister's wife looked left and right with murderous intent.

Qian Liang shuddered, then quickly chuckled and tried to appease him.

"Madam, the government office has been quite busy lately, and I really can't get away."

"Here's what we'll do: if you miss Qiao'er and your grandson, then go visit them. You can come back whenever you want."

After saying that, he took three steps in two and left without looking back.

Watching her husband's hurried figure disappear into the distance, the Minister's wife breathed a sigh of relief.

Qian Liang isn't focused on his son-in-law's residence right now, so it seems there shouldn't be any major problems.

Or rather, at least Wei Junqian's General of Chariots and Cavalry's mansion wouldn't be demoted in rank or even title like Lin Hanmo's Marquis of Annan's mansion.

"Someone, prepare the car!"

The next day, the Minister's wife met her husband outside her daughter's residence.

Qian Liang, sandwiched between the Minister of War and the Minister of Personnel, kept winking and making faces at her.

After a series of formulaic readings...

Wei Junqian's General of Chariots and Cavalry Mansion was officially upgraded to the Marquis of Zhenyuan Mansion.