After discussing with His Majesty Li Er and having a meal together, Yang Fan returned to the mansion.
Chang Le and Gao Yang lived in the palace, and as daughters, it didn't matter if they stayed for a few more days.
When I returned to the mansion, as soon as I walked through the door and my buttocks were still hot from sitting, a servant came to announce that the emperor had issued an imperial edict.
Although the Tang Dynasty did not need to burn incense and bathe in an exaggerated way to welcome the imperial edict, at least respect was still needed.
As the elder, Queen Mother Xiao naturally brought her whole family to the main gate to greet the imperial edict.
The person who came to deliver the decree was none other than His Majesty Li Er's confidant eunuch Wang Huangui.
As soon as they met, the old eunuch congratulated him with a smile on his face, and then he entered the main hall under the welcome of everyone.
Standing at a high position in the hall, Wang Huangui opened the imperial edict in his hand and read.
"Under the sect: Li Tang, whose prestige is far-reaching throughout the world; his meritorious service is evident, and he is entrusted with enfeoffments in all directions. The prince-in-law Yang Fan has agreed to the civil and military affairs, and has established the outline of the imperial examination. Yang Fan is now appointed as the first-grade governor of Jiangnan Province. He can open his own government and build an office, and take charge of the military and government of Jiangnan Province.
For affairs, I will give you a bag of purple gold fish and feed 2,000 households in the town. You have conquered the Tibetans and your merits are outstanding. I will specially offer the captives to the Ancestral Temple to show your integrity. I hope you will live up to the divine grace and fulfill your duties conscientiously to emulate the kindness of the dragon."
"The Yang family is full of virtuous people. The princess Li is beautiful, Li Shiling, has a careful nature, is diligent and submissive, is yonghe and pure, has a gentle nature, and is a submissive person. She is virtuous, and she has been granted the title of Suzhou.
,Hangzhou, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou..."
"The beautiful lady of the Xiao family (Empress Dowager Xiao) is gentle, gentle, graceful, dignified, Shurui, restrained and gentle, peaceful and gentle, Yonghe pure and pure. She was immediately canonized as a first-grade imperial concubine."
"Mei Niang of the Wu family is intelligent and agile, dignified and Shurui, has a smart temperament, is polite and courteous, and works hard for the country and the people. She will be named the second-grade imperial wife immediately."
"The Xu family is famous and intelligent, knowledgeable about books and principles, noble and thrifty, follows without hesitation, obeys the rituals of the pot, has a harmonious conduct, and is kind and gentle. As soon as she is written, she is canonized as a third-grade imperial concubine."
"The rhyme of Xiao's poems, the quiet appearance, the graceful beauty, the gentle and graceful character, she was canonized as the Third Grade Imperial Lady immediately after she was written."
"Wu's Ming Ze, elegant and quiet, and Shu Shun nature, she was canonized as a third-grade imperial lady immediately."
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Wang Huangui recited almost two sticks of incense for this imperial edict.
The number of people granted the title and the breadth of the rewards can be said to be unprecedented.
Except for the two princesses, all the women in Yang Fan's house were awarded the title of Lady Haoming.
Empress Dowager Xiao, the godmother, was even conferred the title of first-grade imperial concubine.
The status of Mrs. Yipingaoming is no worse than that of ordinary princesses.
You know, Queen Mother Xiao was the queen of the previous dynasty, so she could be said to be guilty.
Of course, if these women's rewards are all illusory, then Yang Fan's reward can be said to be real.
Originally, Yang Fan thought that his position was the Governor of Jiangnan Province, but now he has become the Grand Governor of Jiangnan Province.
Although there is only one word difference, there is a world of difference between the two.
More importantly, Yang Fan has the right to open a government office, which is not something ordinary people can have.
Kaifu: In ancient times, it meant that senior officials established a government office and selected their own staff;
In the Han Dynasty, the three princes and generals could open the mansion; the Qing people used to call the governor the opening of the mansion. In the shogunate, there were generally official positions such as chief official, chief minister, military officer, chief secretary, etc.;
There were a total of twenty-four armies in the Western Wei Dynasty and Northern Zhou Dynasty. Each army had a Kaifu general, referred to as Kaifu, and the full name was Hussar General. Kaifu Yitong Sansi;
Under General Kaifu, there is General Yitong, whose full name is Chariot and Cavalry General, Yitong Sansi; Jianya, in ancient times, means setting up a military flag before leaving the army.
In the early Tang Dynasty, only princes who accepted the emperor's orders could open offices and establish yamen on their own.
Once a separate government is established, it can freely appoint and remove subordinate officials, and even have the right to formulate some local laws and policies.
This imperial edict really shocked everyone. Yang Fan can be said to have gathered thousands of graces...
It sounds so fake.
Yang Fan was secretly happy, Li Er was indeed very righteous.
This time when I went to Jiangnan, I only wanted some privileges, but I didn't expect that this guy would directly let me be in charge of all military and political affairs. He really thought highly of me!
You know, I'm not even 20 yet!
The Grand Governor, this is equivalent to the Jiedu Envoy in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the real earth emperor!
However, Yang Fan also knew that such a heavy reward was not only because of his merits, but also because he married the two princesses Changle and Gaoyang.
Of course, Li Er has a deeper plan.
Needless to say, he must use himself to pacify Jiangnan and at the same time open up sea routes...
Of course, such a reward completely pushed Yang Fan to the opposite side of the Jiangnan gentry.
Once you go to take office and touch the interests of the Jiangnan nobles, you will definitely be blocked by the Jiangnan nobles!
It can be said to be a mixture of joy and sorrow!
However, the content of the reward made Yang Fan very satisfied.
Not everyone can hold the position of first-grade governor.
There were so many princes-in-law in the Tang Dynasty, and many of them served as governors and generals.
After all, after marrying a princess, he would start as a prince consort, and then gradually be promoted to a general of a certain guard, or be sent to serve as a governor.
But this promotion process may take ten to twenty years or even a lifetime.
But how old is Yang Fan? He is less than 20 years old, and he has just married the two princesses of Changle and Gaoyang. Now he is the chief governor, which is really unprecedented.
Gangnam-do is divided into Gangnam-east and Gangnam-west.
The Governor of Jiangnan Province does not have a permanent position, but he has great power. Almost all the military affairs in the Jiangnan area are under Yang Fan's control!
This of course includes the navy and the soldiers.
Moreover, once Yang Fan established a metropolitan governor's office in the south of the Yangtze River, the governor's office would be superior to the local government no matter where it was.
Who dares to offend someone at the level of the Governor? After all, he has too much authority!
Originally, the agreement between Yang Fan and His Majesty Li Er was that he was the governor of Jiangnan Province, which was a post of the third rank.
As long as part of the navy and government troops can be mobilized, it will be fine. Now it has been raised several levels at once, which is obviously His Majesty Li Er's compensation for the past.
When Wang Huangui finished reciting, the Yang family all happily received the order to express their gratitude.
I wanted to persuade Wang Huangui to stay for a cup of tea, but I was declined!
It can be heard from Wang Huangui's words that he has great admiration for Yang Fan.
To have such real power at such a young age is simply unprecedented in history.
If there weren't still affairs in the palace and he had to go back to resume his duties, he would really want to have a romantic relationship with Yang Fan.
After Wang Huangui left, Yang Fan asked people to prepare incense and candles and place the imperial decree on the shrine to show respect.
The imperial edicts of the Tang Dynasty were not as inviolable as those of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but they still had to be enshrined for three days before being properly stored in a high cabinet and not allowed to be shown to others.
When the servants went to prepare, Wu Meiniang and the other girls passed the imperial edict back and forth, praising it with their tongues.
The most excited person is Wu Shun.
She was originally a widow, and Yang Fan belonged to her brother-in-law, so it can be said that the reward had nothing to do with her.
But the emperor's imperial edict was equivalent to acknowledging the relationship between her and Yang Fan.
This is equivalent to the emperor’s affirmation!
What's more, how can it be so easy to become the royal wife?
Although she is a concubine, she is also among the ranks of noble ladies.
Even if I have a son in the future, it will be a superior status, not a lowly status that people look down upon.
Of course, everyone also knows that it is the man in front of them who brought all this. Since Yang Fan's strong rise, this family has become more and more arrogant.
Now that he has married two princesses from Changle and Gaoyang, the Yang family has grown even more.
Not to mention Yang Fan's title and current position, even with so many royal wives, as long as it is Li Tang's kingdom, no matter who is the emperor, he will not dare to have any evil thoughts easily.
Originally, Yang Fan's status was getting higher and higher, and Wu Shun was still afraid of being abandoned one day. Now, Wu Shun has completely let go of the big stone in his heart.
She is a third-rank official, so she can meet officials without bowing. Officials lower than third-rank officials still have to bow to her.
I used to be envious of Wu Meiniang's status as a fourth-grade wife, but I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, I would be a third-grade wife!
It was like a dream.
Of course, what makes her happiest is that her sister Wu Meiniang has become the second-grade imperial concubine.
I originally thought that marrying the two princesses would make their sisters fall out of favor, but now it seems that there is no such worry at all.
What's more, if Wu Meiniang takes another step forward in time, she will have a first-grade imperial title no less than that of a princess!
By then, their status will be equal to that of the princess, and presumably the sisters will not be inferior to others in the future.
At this time, Wu Meiniang was of course smiling.
Mrs. Gaoming of the Second Grade, in addition to the two princesses, is the third mistress of the Yang Mansion.
Of course, Wu Meiniang also knew that Li Er rewarded her in this way because Junyangfang and the trading center had continuously transferred wealth to the court in the past two years and solved the court's financial crisis. This was an act of reciprocating a favor.
She knew very well that the root of all this was brought about by Yang Fan.
Looking at the resolute man in front of her, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but fall deeply into it.
However, Empress Dowager Xiao, who was given the title of First Grade Imperial Lady, did not take it seriously, and even said angrily: "Li Er is too stingy to give my son the governor of the south of the Yangtze River. In this way, wouldn't he be far away from Chang'an?
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"Besides, my son's title is still a county prince. There is no change at all. He has to be a county prince no matter what. Otherwise, what is the difference between him and other princes?"
In her opinion, it was a bit stingy for Yang Fan, who was originally a county prince, to be rewarded by the emperor but not given a higher title.
However, that is not what Yang Fan cares about. In the next year or even a few years, he will be hanging out in Jiangnan.
The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. It belongs to the real earth emperor. The authority is more important. As for the title, it is just a false name!
At this moment, Yang Fan was more concerned about the situation of the fiefdom.
In particular, Li Er made Suzhou, Hangzhou, Zhangzhou, and Quanzhou the fiefdoms of Changle and Gaoyang, which really doted on his daughter.
It's just that this guy Li Tai will be in pain.
After all, these four states were all his fiefdoms before.
Of course, even if Li Tai loses his temper, Yang Fan will not return it.
As far as Yang Fan knows, Suzhou is a good place!
Shanghai, the Window of the World in later generations, now falls under the jurisdiction of Suzhou. Although it is still mostly a tidal flat, its geographical location has natural advantages, which is really important.
If a port is established and the economy is developed here, it will surely prosper as quickly as in later generations.
Maybe we can really build a world economic and financial center in the Tang Dynasty.
Since it was unclear whether Shanghai had been developed during the Tang Dynasty, Yang Fan had to ask Empress Dowager Xiao for advice.
However, Queen Mother Xiao was also a little confused.
It is true that she was the queen of the former dynasty, and she had also been to Jiangnan, but it was impossible for her to have heard of such a small place.
Everyone kept thinking hard and still couldn't remember where Shanghai was.
Yang Fan was a little confused. Has the name Shanghai not appeared yet?
How did he know that the word Shanghai did not appear in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, this place was called "Shanghai Du" and belonged to Huating Town.
Because of the rich aquatic products, "Shanghai" is an artificially built fishing tool, and the name of Shanghai in later generations came from this.
At this time, Wu Meiniang thought hard for a while, and combined with Yang Fan's description, she interjected: "Husband, the place in Shanghai you mentioned, Meiniang thinks it should be the location of Huating Town in Suzhou in the Tang Dynasty."
Huating Town?
Yang Fan still has never heard of it.
Of course, it is impossible for him to ask his woman "Where is Huating Town?"
Doesn't the head of a dignified family have no face? It would be a bit embarrassing to ask again.
Empress Dowager Xiao gave Yang Fan a funny look. This kid usually looked very smart, but sometimes he looked like a child who had not grown up. It was really a reversal of the two poles!
Looking at the confident Wu Meiniang, Empress Xiao asked: "Meiniang, you are well-informed and well-remembered, so tell everyone about it!"
Of course, Wu Meiniang would not deliberately sell things out. She smiled and said: "Meiniang is just guessing based on her husband's description, which may not be accurate. Let's just listen..."
"This Huating Town is a town on the outskirts of Suzhou. The hometown of a manager of the trading center is there, so Mei Niang has known about it before."
"The people there make a living by fishing and are famous for their rich aquatic products. Some marine products are also supplied to the trading center. I wonder if this is the Shanghai that my husband mentioned."
After saying this, he looked at Yang Fan as if asking for advice.
In her opinion, Yang Fan is talented, talented, and a fairy-like figure, so he should know this place.
However, how did Yang Fan know about Huating Town? At this time, he was really dumbfounded.
The towns of Datang were not the towns of later generations. The towns at this time could be said to be extremely small places.
If Huating Town is really the Shanghai it is said to be, it is still a remote and remote area with no population to support it, and there is really nothing good about it.
Everyone was unfamiliar with this place name, but they didn't take it seriously.
In their opinion, since Wu Meiniang said that the place was not big, she also felt that there was nothing special about Huating Town. The reason why Yang Fan knew about it was probably because he heard other people tell him...
After all, Yang Fan even said his name wrong.
However, it was better to ask clearly, so Empress Xiao said in a deep voice: "Son, what is so special about Shanghai that it attracts your attention so much?"
"If Shanghai is Huating Town, is it a beautiful place that cannot produce any treasures?"
Yang Fan thought so deeply that Empress Dowager Xiao couldn't help but ignore him.
It's a pity that Yang Fan really doesn't know where to start.
After all, it is just an undeveloped place now, so I can only laugh and say: "I just heard a fisherman say that it is the most suitable place to build a port, so I asked..."
Since Yang Fan has said so, of course no one will discuss it anymore.
Because everyone was shocked by the emperor's reward, of course their attention would not stay on such a small and unnoticed place.
Yang Fan returned to the bedroom, and Wu Meiniang also came in and sat on the chair, pouting, feeling a little worried.
In her opinion, Yang Fan would not deliberately mention such a place if it had no great use.
Now that this husband has brought it up, this place will not be useless.
In order to clarify the situation, Wu Meiniang coquettishly hugged Yangfan's arm and said with a smile: "Husband, what is so special about Huating Town (Shanghai)? Tell me about it to Meiniang!"
Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "If this place is really Shanghai I am talking about, it will be an excellent trading place."
"After the opening of maritime transportation, it can be used as a transit station or trading center for transactions with overseas countries."
"Once it is built there, it will be much better than Junyangfang today."
Wu Meiniang looked surprised and couldn't believe it: "My husband said that once a shopping center is established in that place, it will be more lively than Junyangfang?"
No wonder she is like this, after all, the trading center in Junyangfang is Wu Meiniang's proud work.
The daily transaction volume continues to rise, and it can be said to be more lively than Chang'an City.
Now Yang Fan said that a little-known place could possibly replace Junyangfang, which really made her a little unbelievable.
Yang Fan nodded unequivocally: "Yes, if Huating Town is Shanghai, once it is established, it will indeed have a geographical advantage over Junyangfang."
Wu Meiniang blinked and asked in confusion: "Husband, as far as Meiniang knows, it's just a small town with a thousand people. How is that possible?"
Yang Fan was amused by Wu Meiniang's naive expression and couldn't help but pinch her tender cheeks.
Wu Meiniang's expression froze, feeling a little shy, and she glared: "Husband, in broad daylight..."