famous villain

Chapter 163 Reward (4)
Emperor Yuanxi glanced at the courtiers kneeling under his highness, and he said calmly: "All loves, please stand up!"

Emperor Yuanxi looked at the eyes of those courtiers below, and he also knew that these courtiers had no idea about him, and the one who took the lead should be Zuo Prime Minister Wang Heng.

Emperor Yuanxi glanced at those courtiers, coughed a few more times, and then opened his mouth weakly: "I have been ill for a long time and now I have improved a few times. I just want to hear that General Bai returned in triumph. Today is just to come and see Let's take a look. General Bai, it is my great fortune to have your Bai family in the Daqing Dynasty."

Hearing what Emperor Yuanxi said, Bai Zexuan still felt a little excited in his heart, thinking that his Bai family was full of loyalty and now he was the only one in the Bai family who died on the battlefield. In other words, it can be regarded as a blessing for their Bai family. The most rare thing for a courtier is to meet a Qingming emperor. The most feared thing is to shed blood for this dynasty but encounter suspicion.

"I have a decree, General Bai, please listen," Emperor Yuanxi said, "Quan Fu, declare the decree!"

Bai Zexuan knelt down and listened carefully to Emperor Yuanxi's will. Quan Fu opened the scroll of imperial decree written on bright yellow silk, and a slightly shrill voice resounded throughout the Qinzheng Hall.

"Following heaven's fortune, the emperor ordered that the mighty general Bai Qi be made the loyal uncle, the brave general Bai Bonan be the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the second son of the Bai family, Bai Zexuan, who is brave and good at fighting, command 30 soldiers and horses for the great general who protects the country. A hundred horses, hereby."

After the announcement of this imperial decree, many people in the court were a little shocked. This imperial decree not only named Bai Zexuan, but also allowed him to receive 30 soldiers and horses, and even made the Bai family dead. The people of the royal family also gave rewards, which really didn't happen in the Daqing Dynasty, that is, only the royal family gave the royal family posthumous titles, but it really didn't give posthumous titles to the courtiers' families.

There are also these 30 soldiers and horses, and there is also the Bai family army that originally belonged to the Bai family. Family, at least in these years, as long as they have not committed any major crimes, they will stand like this, but as long as the position of the crown prince has not been established, the seventh princess Xie Jinzhen is still in the seat of the supervisor. The family will not fall anywhere, unless His Majesty dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, but such a thing...

Those courtiers all understood very well in their hearts, and looked at Bai Zexuan who had just thanked him for the order, and even weighed other things.

Although Emperor Yuanxi appeared in front of people with his body supported, just by looking at his face, he knew that it was a very good thing for him to be able to appear in front of people in this situation. The situation of fainting on the spot, just said that the banquet will be held three days later.

After Emperor Yuanxi left and announced his resignation, the officials and Bai Ze preached their congratulations before leaving.

Bai Zexuan's congratulations to the officials were absent-mindedly agreed, and his mind was placed on the imperial edict in his hand. This imperial edict is obviously very light, but when he is holding it in his hand at the moment It feels as if it is worth a thousand gold.

After all the officials had left, Xie Jinhua brought Bai Zexuan back to the General's Mansion.

Although the general's mansion is half a year away, it is still as well organized as before, and it is cleaned. Even the spiritual seats in the ancestral hall are wiped clean, and there is no dust at all. Even the fruits on the table for worship are fresh, and it can be seen that they will be replaced every once in a while, and Bai Zexuan also understands that the only person who can do things like this is the sister-in-law in front of him.

Xie Jinhua took two candles from the incense candle tube at the side, inserted them into the candlesticks and lit them, then took out another stick of incense, put them on the candles and lit them, then handed them to Bai Ze and preached: "And to the ancestors and you Brother, burn the incense and tell them that you have returned safely."

Bai Zexuan took the incense that Xie Jinhua lowered, respectfully bowed to these ancestral tablets three times, and then put it in the burner filled with burnt incense ash, and said in a low voice: " Dad, mother, brother, I'm back."

Bai Zexuan's voice was deep and deep, it didn't sound like he was talking to the cold ranking at all, but he seemed to be talking to himself.

Xie Jinhua also smoked a joss stick. After lighting it up, she bowed earnestly like Bai Zexuan for a few times and said nothing. She just closed her eyes and held the stick of incense in her palm. She was silent and looked very devout. It was only after a while that the stick of incense was put into the incense burner.

Bai Zexuan waited until Xie Jinhua finished all these things before looking at Xie Jinhua. He just thought that she should have something to tell him, and what she said to him before did indeed illustrate this point.

"Sister-in-law, what do you want to say to me?" Bai Zexuan asked respectfully, "If you have something to ask, just ask."

Xie Jinhua looked at Bai Zexuan, and she said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that this matter has to be done for a while, and I'll get to know you first, lest you don't know anything by then."

Bai Zexuan nodded. He has always believed in Xie Jinhua, and he also believed in what she said. Anyone in this world could harm him, but the only impossible person is the person in front of him, his sister-in-law. .

"Father has decided to build a cement road, but the half of the road from Yongdu to Huicheng needs to be built first. If this is done, then the entire main road section of Daqing will start to build cement roads. By then Things will not be handed over to the Ministry of Industry, but will be handed over to your soldiers and horses, and some laborers will be recruited to do it."

Xie Jinhua already knew that Emperor Yuanxi had asked the people around him to secretly investigate the concrete road in her workshop that Yun Shu said, not to mention her father, even after she knew about it, she personally I went to see what the cement road in the workshop looked like. After seeing it, I felt that what Yun Shu said was not false at all. The road was flat and solid, and the rain was impenetrable. How much mud there will be.When her father heard the affirmative answer, she had already agreed to Yun Shu's proposal. Even Xie Jinzhen felt that if her father disagreed, she would also want to agree to this proposal. The construction of this concrete road is indeed a powerful It must be done.

"From my point of view, at the banquet in a few days, the emperor will probably bring up this matter. Originally, you just came back from the frontier, so you should have a good rest for a while before talking about this matter, but This matter is also on the horizon, so thinking about it earlier means earlier."

(End of this chapter)