open sea

Chapter 253
"Shangshu Tan of the Ministry of War, the author congratulates General Chen on his move, and congratulates Jinhua with a bottle of tiger bone wine!"

"Chief General of Ji Liao, I congratulate General Chen on his move, and congratulate him on a sword with Qilin pattern!"

"Changping General Soldier Yang, sent his generals to congratulate him, and gave him a hundred taels of platinum for the housewarming ceremony!"

"Chen, the right supervisor of the imperial horse, congratulate General Chen on his move, and congratulate a set of Su porcelain pots!"

On the day when Chen Mu officially moved into the mansion in the capital, the people who came to give gifts were far beyond his imagination, which made him have a deeper understanding of the etiquette of the officials in the capital. Sending people gifts, he didn't even know how those people knew he was living in a new home.

The officials of the Ministry of War, including Wu Dui of the Bingbei Dao, three from the seventh rank to the fourth rank, and seven who gave gifts; one from the Ministry of Rites came uninvited, and brought stuffing from outside the Donghua Gate No one from the official department came, but three messengers sent gifts, and one from the criminal department sent someone to know about it earlier but couldn't leave, so he also sent some small things.

Especially Jinyiwei, the big and small Jinyi commander Xu Jue came in person, and brought eight Jinyi thousands of households. These people not only gave generous gifts, but also wore the most flowery clothes, making the house look like Xu Jue used to. It's like turning on the lights, and there are flying fish and bullfights everywhere.

In addition, the two neighbors of the Wangfu and the guild hall on Wangfu Street, many guild halls sent people to send gifts, and in some places even adults came in person, and the house he thought was very big was packed to the brim. Even Zhang Yongshou, People like Shao Xing and Shao Yong have to wait outside, exhausting the servants in the family. If it weren't for the accompanying soldiers, they wouldn't be able to take good care of them.

There is no way, some uncles must be invited into the front hall and cannot sit outside, for example, the Minister of Rites - Shen Shixing.

That's the pie he brought.

Sometimes the relationship between people is not as close as it seems on the surface, but it must be so due to the current situation. For example, Xu Jue, who is like the second master in Chen Mu's house, has too many strangers in the house. Mu couldn't even tell the size of the official position and the seat, all relying on Xu Jue to guide him by his side.

As a result, this conductor in Jinyi, who was just dropping by to give a gift, now whispers in Chen Mu's ear like a hostess.

Sometimes it is not a problem to arrange the seats according to the color of the clothes, but sometimes it cannot be all based on the grade.

"Although this is a fifth-rank official, he is here for Cao Bangfu, the head of the Ministry of War. This needs to be taken seriously. Besides, Cao Bangfu is Gao Xinzheng's confidant, so he should be arranged at the first table outside the hall."

"Although this is a sixth-rank Xing Tai Pu Si Cheng, but he is in charge of horse administration, and his seat should be at the front. From now on, it will be up to him to raise horses."

"My virtuous brother, you can't leave that ninth-rank person behind and sit with fifth-rank two tables in front, him? He doesn't have much real power, and he is in charge of the Jiaofang Secretary. You said that you don't have many girls around you. , um, you understand what being a brother means."

Chen Mu heard that his head was getting bigger, and he had to take care of everything inside and out.The senior officials in the hall don’t need to take care of them. In fact, none of those people really need him to accompany them when they come here. Feng Guan rewards the harp.

Seeing Xu Juetian walking to the position of the fifth-rank official with his stomach full, he frowned and said to Chen Mu: "This fifth-rank should sit at the ninth-rank...he is not a fifth-rank official of our court, he will be in the same hall."

It was a young man from North Korea. He was very polite. Although his movements were a bit rigid, he was indeed more polite than many officials of the Ming Dynasty that Chen Mu had seen. When he saw his master coming, he quickly stood up and saluted. The official words of the capital said: "Congratulations to General Chen for his move. The foreign minister Liu Chenglong has nothing to offer, but only a pair of mother-of-pearl dressing boxes for his wife. I hope the general will not be offended."

It seemed that because this gift made him feel unseemly, he shyly took out the small and exotic wooden dressing box from his big sleeve, and offered it with both hands.

Liu Chenglong?
Chen Mu had two questions in his mind. The first question was who his wife was. Of course, this was not important. The thirty cannons in Xiaoxiying did not need a dressing box; the second question was why the future prime minister of North Korea would be here Time appeared in Daming and sat in the yard of his house.

And, so young.

Liu Chenglong is only three or four years older than Chen Mu.

"Hahaha!" Compared to Chen Mu's prudence, Xu Jue could be said to be extremely rude. He raised his head and laughed, and even raised his finger to Liu Chenglong and said to Chen Mu with a smile: "Brother Xu doesn't know that you still have lady!"

Xu Jue is a person who is used to being rude. Whoever walks in the middle of a decent person walks.But after he said this rather teasing sentence, Liu Chenglong's fair face flushed red.

Chen Mu looked at Liu Chenglong in a daze, because he thought of a person and something in his mind, but just as he was thinking about something, there was laughter around him.Sometimes it doesn't matter if a joke is funny, if the person telling the joke is important and he laughs, everyone laughs too.

For example, when Jin Yi directed Xu Jue to laugh, all the officials of the fifth and sixth ranks around would laugh, because his position seemed to be much more important than that of a general or a foreign minister.

Chen Mu also laughed. He raised the corners of his mouth and did not make a sound. He took the vanity box that Liu Chenglong handed over amidst laughter, and didn't even put it away. He opened the vanity box and looked at it carefully. Liu Chenglong said: "Thank you, I'm Chen Mu, I like the gift you gave my wife very much, and she will like it too, in a few years, because Chen doesn't have a wife yet."

"Chen has an unfeeling request, can you give me another one?" Chen Mu ignored the inappropriate laughter just now, and said to Liu Chenglong very seriously: "I hope to give it to my Madam Ru, please Be sure to give me another one."

As he spoke, Chen Mu took off the saber at his waist and handed it to Liu Chenglong, who was humiliated for giving him a gift, and said: "This saber went to the battlefield with Chen and made great contributions to Daming. I will give it to you." You, I hope you will use it to defend your sovereign in the future."

Chen Mu's behavior was not in accordance with etiquette, causing the dignitaries around him to stare at him, Xu Jue was very puzzled, and even the officials beside him whispered and snickered, but it also made Liu Chenglong's complexion even more reddened, and his eyes were also reddish as if he was about to shed tears.

Liu Chenglong, who came from a famous family in North Korea, can feel Chen Mu's attention. Such kindness is extremely rare in Daming, who generally feels that he is inferior.

At this moment, the welcome gong sounded outside the gate, and the family soldiers who read out the congratulatory gift seemed to be stuttering and sang aloud.

"Ti, the admiral Dongchang, the supervisor of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Feng Duzhu came in person, and presented a pair of calligraphy and painting with his own handwriting..."

Before the family soldiers had finished reporting, the Jing army swaggered in with a large open painting of green water and green mountains, and directly entered the room to hang it without any interference.

Surrounded by flying fish and bullfighting, the great eunuch in python clothes and unicorn clothes looked puzzled, frowning slightly and looked at the people who were still standing in the midst of kneeling.

Chen Mu cupped his hands, and the ceremony was over.

　Good morning!

　　There are activities, but unfortunately I can't participate, as I am a painstaking book writer, I can't participate in such activities at all, alas!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)