Before noon, the reward from King Wu Zhu Yuanzhang arrived. On the tray held by the four court officials were the Longquan sword that King Wu had given to Dakui, the seal of the general envoy, a hundred taels of gold, and second-grade court clothes. They entered the Yuelai Inn all the way
Two carriages pulling thousands of pieces of brocade were waiting outside the inn. Before Dakui could wake up from the wine, he received the reward in a daze.
When Da Kui woke up, he was dumbfounded again. Half the room was filled with brocade, and there was a sword and a pile of gold ingots on the table. He was wearing an official uniform, and there was a two-inch square ball next to his pillow.
Yellow cloth bag.
After patting his dizzy head, Da Kui finally remembered what was going on. He got out of bed, put on his shoes, opened the door with slow steps, and walked outside. The two guards raised their hands together and said, "My subordinate, Xu Yuan and Dong Hu, are here to see Mr. Zhang.
"Dakui was stunned and asked: "Who sent you here?" Dong Hu on the left cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu has arranged a residence for Mr. Zhang. From now on, the two of us will be Mr. Zhang's personal bodyguards. In addition, there will be Master.
Feng Yizhong and a total of twenty servants and maids are already waiting for Mr. Zhang in the mansion."
Dakui rubbed his temples and said: "In that case, you are waiting for someone to move all the gifts given by King Wu back to the house. I will go to see King Wu immediately."
Dong Hu accepted the promise, and Dakui asked Xu Yuan to help him dress up, and then he hurried straight to Wu Palace.
Above the main hall, Dakui knelt down and said: "His Royal Highness King Wu, I am here to say farewell to Your Highness today." Wu King Zhu Yuanzhang sat high on the dragon chair and asked: "Why do you love me?"
Dakui said: "My duty is to inspect all parts of the south of the Yangtze River. If you stay in the court for a long time, you may be guilty of dereliction of duty." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "You are afraid of the restriction of the court. In this case, unless there is something important from now on, you can
There is no need to come to court." This was what Dakui was waiting for, and after hearing this, he left the hall with a lot of gratitude.
After leaving the palace, Da Kui was led back to his mansion by Dong Hu. Unintentionally taking a closer look at how luxurious the mansion was, Da Kui changed into his old common people's clothes, took the Longquan Sword, put on his official seal, and grabbed three or five gold ingots.
After leaving Zhang's mansion, we rode on a fast horse and headed south.
Little did he know that there had been a royal order to go to the Zhengtong Escort Agency in Longping Prefecture.
Huang Shijie, the chief bodyguard of the Zhengtong Escort Bureau, is now recovering from a serious illness. His precious daughter went on a escort trip for him. It took nearly three months for her to come back. Although there were changes on the way, she came back safely. Huang Shijie couldn't help but sigh in his heart: 'My child
The wings are stiff'.
This morning, Huang Shijie performed a set of Tongbei Quan in his yard. His daughter Huang Ying was waiting on her side with a cup of hot tea. Suddenly, her family reported that an official was coming for business outside the door. Huang Shijie hurriedly changed clothes to greet her.
In the living room, a court official wearing a sky-blue splendid official uniform stood in the hall, and there were two government officials guarding the door. Huang Shijie entered the living room, and the court official looked Huang Shijie up and down and asked, "Are you Huang Shijie?"
"Huang Shijie hurriedly said: "That's me." The court official asked again: "Where is your family?" Huang Shijie asked puzzledly: "What do you want from my family?" The court official smiled and said: "I am here to convey the king's orders.
This has something to do with your family, call them quickly."
Huang Shijie had no choice but to go to the back hall to invite his wife Guo and her daughter Huang Ying. The court official asked again: "Who else is there in your family?" Huang Shijie said: "There are two apprentices and more than ten maids and servants in my family.
The two apprentices are on duty at the escort bureau." The court official muttered: "Call them together." Huang Shijie was anxious in his heart and called for Fang Qishan, Luo Dahai and the servants at home.
When the court officials and others arrived, they took out a roll of cloth from their sleeves, unfolded it and said, "Huang Shijie and his family receive the order." Huang Shijie then led all his family members to kneel down to receive the order.
The court official read: "According to the order of the King of Wu: I heard that Huang Shijie, the chief escort of the Zhengtong Escort Bureau, has a daughter Huang Ying, who is good-looking and good at both civil and military affairs. Now, I, the mediator of Wang Bao, have promised Zhang Dakui, the second-rank prince of the current dynasty and the Taibao Jiangnan Tongzhengshi, to be his wife.
I grant Huang Ying the title of Madam of Imperial Order. The couple will be married immediately upon meeting. If anything happens, Huang Ying will not get married without the king's order. I appreciate this."
'Plop' Huang Shijie fainted, and his family members rushed to help him. 'Plop' Fang Qishan also fainted... Huang Ying's mother, Guo, was also an old man in the Jianghu. She ordered people to take money to support the court officials and asked Luo Dahai to send her off.
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The whole family looked at the roll of yellow brocade silk on the table, all frowning. Huang Shijie woke up and sighed: "What evil has this done?" Mrs. Guo also hugged her daughter and wiped her tears.
He said in a muffled voice: "What's wrong with marrying a high-ranking official of the imperial court? When the time comes, the master and his wife will be very popular and drink spicy food." Huang Shijie sighed: "Don't even think about it, our Lord Yin Wang of Longping Mansion is only a fourth-rank official.
She is more than fifty years old, and the second-rank officials in the court must be at least seventy or eighty years old, which is very painful for my daughter." As soon as Huang Shijie said these words, Guo and Huang Ying cried even harder.
Fang Qishan, who was on the other side, felt extremely anxious and wanted to die. It had been seven years since he came to the Escort Bureau as a disciple. During these seven years, he had never said he was afraid of swords and swords. Everything was for Huang Ying.
. But today, I received a royal order, and I have spent the past seven years in vain. This is a royal order, and who dares to disobey it unless I don’t want to lose my head?
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, there was a cry from outside the gate: "Miss Huang, I am your Brother Zhang." Following this cry, a person ran in from the gate. He looked miserable, with unkempt hair and a face full of tears.
His clothes were in tatters and his feet were bare. It turned out that he had left the door open after seeing off the court officials, so he asked this man to rush in.
Huang Shijie asked Huang Ying in surprise: "Ying'er, who is this? If it's irrelevant, beat him out with a stick." Huang Ying said: "We met him on the way to Yingtian. Thanks to Brother Zhang for his help, otherwise my two senior brothers would be afraid of him."
It's more bad than good." Huang Shijie then said: "We in the rivers and lakes should repay the favor with a spring, so we invited him in so quickly."
If the person coming is not Zhang Dakui, who is that?
Dakui went into the living room and saw Huang Ying and was immediately stunned. Huang Ying did not bring a bamboo hat and rosa at home. Now she was facing the sky. Dakui couldn't help but his heart beat wildly when he saw it. "It's so beautiful. Is this a fairy?" Huang Ying's willow eyebrows are curved and her almond eyes are peach.
If the cheeks, Qiong nose and small lips are painted with red, the tears on the face will be more charming like pear blossoms with rain. The oriole in Dakui's eyes is not inferior to the moon palace Chang'e in the New Year paintings.
Huang Shijie couldn't help coughing twice when he saw Da Kui's demented face, and Da Kui became alert. Huang Ying first asked: "Where is Brother Zhang from? Why does he look like this?" When Da Kui heard this, he felt sad and had a runny nose.
She cried and said, "I was originally a wandering orphan. Fortunately, I met Miss Huang on my wanderings and was able to have food and clothing. Who would have thought that I would get into trouble after going away with Miss Huang, and all the money I had on me would be lost to others."
Now that I am homeless, I can only come here to find Miss Huang. I never wanted to go to Zhengtong Escort Agency to find you, and I was bitten by the big yellow dog in your escort agency. Miss Huang, you have to take me in." After that, he added.