When Li Shimin announced the reward to Zhang San in the morning the next day, the whole court was in an uproar, and officials from the family headed by Cui Dian stood up to oppose it.
However, when Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other bigwigs came forward to express their support, especially after Li Shimin asked Xu Huang to bring out a basket of potatoes, Cui Dian and others had no choice but to shut up.
Food is the most important thing for the people. This time Zhang San did a good deed that was tangible and tangible for the benefit of the country and the people. Cui Dian could not risk the disapproval of the world and openly oppose it again.
Especially at a time when people are skeptical about the reputation of the Cui family and the Zheng family, if any bad news spreads again, the Cui family will really be a bad name on the street.
Zhang San didn't know that while he was sleeping at home, a war of words broke out in the court because of him.
"Third brother, a lot of people came to see the potato field just now." The little girl opened the door and ran in and said.
"Just watch, little sister, you've already come in twice, can you let Third Brother sleep a little longer?" Zhang San said helplessly while lying on the bed.
"No, the sun is shining on my butt, and the third brother is still in bed. Get up soon." The younger sister ripped off the blanket from Zhang San, who was so surprised that Zhang San quickly pulled a coat over him.
"Little sister, how old are you? Come out quickly, third brother is up." Zhang San put on a crotch cloth to keep cool. Unexpectedly, the little sister was so naughty and even started to lift the quilt.
"Hey! Didn't you say that no matter how old I am, I am still a child in front of you?" The younger sister smiled narrowly.
Zhang San said angrily: "It depends on the occasion. You can go out first. I'm going to get dressed."
"Okay! I'm going to find Sister Xiaoyu." The younger sister made a face at Zhang San, and then ran away.
Zhang San shook his head helplessly, there was really nothing he could do to deal with the little girl.
"Third brother, come out quickly, there are a lot of people outside." The younger sister ran out for a while, then ran back and shouted.
Zhang San thought he was going to see the potato fields, so he said angrily: "I know, they are watching them, aren't you feeling hot running around?"
"Third brother, I'm not here to see the potato fields, but there are many people from the palace." The younger sister ran in and said.
"What? Someone is coming from the palace, I'm going to take a look." Zhang San quickly ran to the front hall and saw Sun Xi leading a group of people standing in the hall.
Sun Xi and Zhang San are old acquaintances. It turns out that when Zhang San was a boy from Wannian County, he was the one who conveyed the imperial edict. Just a few months later, Zhang San suddenly became the uncle of Wannian County.
"Mr. Zhang County, listen to the edict!" Sun Xi said loudly, holding up the imperial edict.
When Zhang San and the younger sisters heard this, they hurriedly knelt down and listened to Sun Xi speak in a cadence. The only central idea was that Zhang San was now the county uncle of Wannian County.
The county uncle of the founding state of the Tang Dynasty had a settlement of 700 households, the fourth grade, and 1,000 acres of Yongye land. In addition, he was given some cloth and money as a reward.
"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, please accept the order!" Sun Xi said respectfully to Zhang San.
"Thank you Lord for your kindness. Eunuch Sun has worked hard. Take this back and drink some tea!" Zhang San took the imperial edict, took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it in Sun Xi's hand, smiling.
"We have thanked Uncle Zhang and will go back to take care of him first. By the way, the emperor asked me to remind you to take care of the potatoes."
"Definitely, Eunuch Sun, walk slowly!"
Zhang San saw off Sun Xi, and the younger sister ran to Zhang San excitedly and said, "Third brother, you are now the county boss. Our family will have more fields. We want to tell our father and mother the good news."
"Okay, I'll go early tomorrow morning." Zhang San was also very happy.
"Congratulations, sir!" Xiaoyu and Suxin were also very happy.
When the people of Zhangjia Village found out that Zhang San had become the county boss, they were even more surprised. They all brought their own goodies to congratulate Zhang San.
"Sir, you are now a county magistrate, what a joy to congratulate you!" Muramasa and Zhang Sun brought a piece of cloth they had knitted and gave it to Zhang San as a congratulatory gift.
"Thank you Muramasa and Auntie, sit inside and have some tea." Zhang San asked Xiaoyu to take the gift and let the two of them sit down in the living room.
Not long after, Zhang Xin, Zhang Jin and other team leaders, who should now be called factory directors, also came to Zhang San with their families to congratulate Zhang San on his promotion to Wannian County Bo.
"Sire, there are many oxcarts coming outside, like the housekeepers of Cheng Mansion and Fang Mansion." Zhang Fu ran in and said.
Zhang San came to the door, and more than a dozen ox carts arrived in front of Zhang San. As expected, they were the stewards of the Cheng Mansion and Fang Mansion. In addition, there were some unfamiliar faces.
When these people saw Zhang San coming out, they all saluted and said hello to Zhang San, and presented greeting cards and a list of gifts. Zhang San asked Zhang Fu to accept them one by one. Xiaoyu and Sister-in-law Li also came out to help, and Zhang Fu took these people into the house.
Have a tea break. Now that their status is different, Zhang San cannot lower his status to entertain these stewards, so he has to leave it to Zhang Fu.
As for the people in Zhangjia Village, Zhang San did not have this consideration. His villagers must be treated differently.
Just as they were sent away, another wave came not long after. Many officials Zhang San didn't know, but this time they were all sent a congratulatory gift. Everyone carried the sedan chair. Zhang San became a new honorary this time.
Naturally, everyone wants to leave a good impression.
Especially after I learned through some gossip that Li Shimin was particularly fond of Zhang San, these people would naturally not miss this opportunity. They were all officials in the same dynasty and there were no permanent enemies.
"Third brother, the gifts behind are piled up like a mountain." The younger sister said while eating a box of mung bean cake.
"Let Mrs. Li and the others sort it out, distribute some pastries and other things to the villagers, and bring some other things as a return gift to the villagers." Zhang San also picked up a piece of mung bean cake and ate it.
Didn't eat much.
"Okay third brother, I saw a big luminous pearl. Can you give this to me?" the younger sister took out a luminous pearl and said coquettishly.
"Take it if you like it. Everything in the house belongs to you, so why don't you tell me?" Zhang San said dotingly.
"Hee hee, third brother is the best!" After the girl said that, she searched among the gifts again to see if there was anything good.
Zhang San didn't care about his little sister, so he called Xiaoyu and Suxin and asked them to help Sister-in-law Li sort it out.
Zhang San came to the front hall. Muramasa and the others saw many people coming and went back first. Zhang San called Zhang Fu again and asked him to call Zhang Fugui. In the past two days, too many people came to Zhangjia Village to see the potato fields.
Zhang San was worried that there were people with ulterior motives inside, so he asked Zhang Fugui to lead the escort there to maintain order and supervise these outsiders.
"Sir, many strangers have come to our village now. In addition to looking at the potato fields, some of them are also walking around in the village." Zhang Fugui said.
"You have been patrolling frequently recently, which has also made the villagers be more vigilant. There must be some fishermen in troubled waters among these people. Don't let outsiders in the industrial park. In short, be careful and wait until this storm passes."
"Okay Sir, I will make arrangements now. By the way, a man dug out a potato in the potato field today. Fortunately, Erwazi found it in time and took it." Zhang Fugui said.
"Forget about this. There must be fish that have slipped through the potato field. So you set up a cordon there to prevent people from entering the field again. Then you find some villagers and plow the potato field several times." Zhang