Su Cheng was looking through the documents in his hand in the government office. What was recorded here was the situation of the following ten counties.
After a month of development, Meihua County has now completely embarked on the right path, earning countless amounts of money every day, which is the envy of the county magistrates of several other counties.
Fortunately, several other counties are not idle either. They are each developing their own industries. An industrial chain has now been formed, but it will take some time for it to fully develop.
These counties are not as effective as Meihua County at the beginning. After the industrial chain is formed, it needs to be slowly expanded. There are still lessons from Meihua County. Everyone is full of confidence in Su Cheng's suggestions.
Su Cheng looked at the document in his hand and found no major problems. He nodded slightly and closed the document. Now that the food had been collected, he, the county magistrate, finally had some free time.
It seems that I have to find a chance to go out with my wife, otherwise it will not be fun for her to stay at home all the time. Fortunately, the end of the year is coming soon, Liu Changfeng and Yang Lingxuan are getting married, and my wife has been busy decorating Yang Lingxuan's new house during this time.
Just as Su Cheng was deep in thought, he suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.
Immediately afterwards, Tian Dazhuang's voice appeared in Su Cheng's ear: "Sir... sir, go out and take a look. A large group of people are here, and they are wearing very special clothes. They say... they are here to see you and your wife.
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Su Cheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tian Dazhuang with some dissatisfaction: "Dazhuang, you have been following me for a while, why are you still so flustered when something happens?"
"But they said they were from the Zongren Mansion. Although I don't know what the Zongren Mansion is, why did they say they were high-ranking officials from the capital?"
Tian Dazhuang lowered his head in embarrassment.
Clan mansion?
Could it be that he was banned from above?
Su Cheng's expression changed, and without saying a word, he rushed towards the door.
Behind him, Tian Dazhuang was stunned.
Mr. Hou's speed seemed to be faster than his own, and he was still in a hurry.
Is this what Mr. Hou said, don't be anxious?
Tian Dazhuang shook his head and followed out.
At this moment, at the gate of the government office, a group of people wearing silk uniforms specially made by the clan stood outside the government office. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a fourth-grade official, who was also holding a document in his hand.
On the side, Capt. He was nodding and bowing to the middle-aged man: "Master He, please wait a moment, my master will come out soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Cheng had already come out with all the officials in the government.
Seeing the person in front of him wearing a fourth-grade official uniform, Su Cheng couldn't help but straighten his face.
It seems that the imperial court and the clan government attach great importance to me this time, otherwise they would not send a fourth-grade official to deliver the document.
While he was deep in thought, the middle-aged official looked Su Cheng up and down, and then he took the initiative and said, "May I ask if the person in front of you is Su Chenghou?"
Su Cheng nodded slightly: "It is me, I wonder who this lord is?"
"The lower official, He Xiuwen, is the Prime Minister of the clan. I am here to confer a title on you, Lord Marquis."
The middle-aged official explained politely: "This sealing of titles is related to your wife's life. Please come with me to receive the documents."
"In addition, since it is related to the title of your Marquis, after this document is delivered, you need to give a gift to His Majesty to thank Heaven for his grace, and only then will His Majesty's official edict be delivered."
Su Cheng didn't expect that there would be such a complicated procedure, but he thought that this sect would not deceive him about this matter.
"Tian Dazhuang, could you please go and ask Madam to come over."
"Yes!" Tian Dazhuang responded and left everyone's sight with a swipe.
This astonishing speed startled the people in Zongren Mansion.
"This..." He Xiuwen looked surprised.
Su Cheng chuckled softly: "This person is extremely talented, he just runs faster. By the way, I haven't asked Mr. He yet why the canonization matter is so complicated?"
He Xiuwen sighed and began to explain the origin of this matter to Su Cheng.
The canonization of a marquis requires an imperial edict from the emperor, and generally the emperor will confer the title along with the canonization.
But Su Cheng's situation was different. He was hereditary and was not even given a title in the end. This situation was very special. If he wanted to give him a title again, he had to have someone from the clan come down to inspect.
After the investigation, the clan government will report to the emperor to issue an imperial edict to seal the title, and then everything will fall into place.
But something else happened to Su Cheng this time. Before the Zongren Mansion could investigate, the emperor issued an order to seal the title!
In order to follow the rules, the Zongren Mansion could only issue a document to send the title first, and at the same time treat it as an inspection, and then let the emperor issue an imperial edict to send it after he returned.
Although it is a bit troublesome, it is also reasonable.
After hearing this, Su Cheng rolled his eyes in his heart. It was just a small matter, how could it be so complicated?
But then I thought about it, after all, this is related to the royal family and its rules. The Zongren Mansion is the institution in charge of the royal family. If even these people don't abide by the rules, then how about the royal relatives below?
Although the back and forth was a bit troublesome, it was still in compliance with the rules.
Just as Su Cheng was deep in thought, a fast horse rushed from a distance, and Shen Youwei's voice also appeared in Su Cheng's ears:
"Ms. sir, I heard that someone is coming from Kyoto?"
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiuwen and others turned to look.
Shen Youwei was seen wearing a long blue dress, her hair was tied up randomly with a hairpin. Although her hair looked a bit messy, it made her delicate face look more attractive.
He Xiuwen and others were stunned. They did not expect that the Marquis's wife was so beautiful. Even in Kyoto, the beauty of the Marquis's wife was second to none.
Su Cheng chuckled lightly, stretched out his hand and pulled Shen Youwei to stand next to him: "Yes, my canonization has arrived. Be more serious when receiving the documents later."
After saying that, Su Cheng bowed his hands towards He Xiuwen and saluted, indicating that it was time to start.
When Shen Youwei saw this, he followed suit and followed him in bowing his hands in salute.
Afterwards, He Xiuwen picked up the documents from the clan mansion and began to recite: "On November 5, the third year of Daliang Jingxuan's reign, there was Su Cheng of Liuzhou, who was distinguished in literary talent and loved the people like a son..."
What follows is a series of words of praise. In short, it is a process of praise.
Finally, He Xiuwen paused and said the key point: "Give me the title Liu Hou!"
Su Cheng frowned when he heard this, but said nothing.
Shen Youwei didn't understand the function of the title, so she didn't think it was anything. In addition, He Xiuwen had already begun to praise her, which made her smile.
"I hereby grant you the title of Lady Shen Youwei of the fourth rank, who is naturally beautiful, gentle, graceful, dignified and elegant..."
Su Cheng almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard those words of praise for his wife. His wife was so dignified and elegant. If the Zongling of Zongzheng Temple saw his wife's fierce appearance, he didn't know what he would do.
Won't regret giving this document.
"Su Cheng thanked Zong Ling!"
Su Cheng smiled and took the document and said to He Xiuwen: "Today, I am hosting a banquet in the restaurant, and I would like to invite Lord He to honor it."
He Xiuwen pondered for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly: "It's just a banquet. I just hope that the Marquis will not provoke the clan's mansion again in the future."