When they arrived at the dock of Yingtian Prefecture, Prefect Xiong, oh no, it's now Prefect Xiong, and other people from Yingtian Prefecture were waiting with their heads bowed. Princess Bai'an got off the boat and gave Prefect Xiong instructions for a long time, which were nothing more than "involving all matters related to classics, learning, farming, fishing, trade, and criminal law, you must personally handle them", "you must be sincere and respectful to the people", "you must be sincere to the bordering diplomatic corps and government offices"... and so on.
The words he used were not very polite, and he made a lot of noise in front of more than 50 officials from all levels of Yingtian Prefecture.
Hengxi was extremely respectful to Lord Xiong and admired him immensely. He said worriedly, "...Does the Grand Princess want to save my face? I'm a new official, but I got scolded by Her Highness in front of my subordinates..."
Xianjin frowned slightly, hunched his head and said softly, "This is to give face to Master Xiong."
Xianjin paused, "Think about it carefully. The Grand Princess taught us how to handle government affairs, how to treat the people, and how to treat neighboring government officials - but she didn't mention loyalty to the court."
"What do you think this means?"
Hengxi didn't quite understand, so he frowned and shook his head slightly.
Xianjin said, "This shows that Lord Xiong is already very loyal to the court and the Grand Princess. There is no need to emphasize it."
Princess Bai'an was telling the entire Yingtian Prefecture in disguise that she was the one standing behind the new prefect who was parachuted in.
Xianjin spoke in a low voice. As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a square face and thick black eyebrows in the front row secretly turned his head to look at Xianjin.
Xianjin has seen this man before.
On the first day on board Princess Bai'an's ship, he was clearly the one being naughty, but he was the first to label Qiao Hui'an as having a "bad temper".
It seems to be the Duke of Anguo?
Xianjin's eyes flashed, and he retorted without further ado.
Duke Anguo did not seem to expect that Xianjin would fight back with his eyes without hesitation. After being stunned for a moment, his eyes darkened and he slowly turned his head away.
Princess Bai'an said this, and symbolically got off the boat and went into the city to have a meal. She rejected Lord Xiong's romantic proposal to invite her to go boating on the Qinhuai River. After the meal, she chuckled and said, "Beside the Qinhuai River, the willows are swaying in the clear sky. Lord Xiong and I are nearly a hundred years old together - I will not go on a boat trip with you!"
Xiong Ling was stunned by what he said, but later he realized that the Grand Princess was probably mainly disgusted by her because she was old and ugly.
Princess Bai'an did not delay any further and returned to the port to board the ship, heading north to Zhili.
Wen Fucheng, Xianjin, Hengxi and Li Sanshun who had left Yingtian Prefecture stayed where they were - they had to wait a little longer to decide on rewards for their merits.
Xianjin turned his head and looked aside with a frown, "Why didn't you follow me back to Beijing?"
Standing next to him was a tall and big man named Qiao Dacongming.
Qiao Hui shrugged: "It's the tenth anniversary of my mother's death. Your teacher has difficulty walking. Shouldn't I take Baozhu back to my hometown to pay tribute?"
Xianjin instantly retracted his frown and said, "You deserve it, I deserve it." He slapped himself in the face in his heart, like a peacock spreading its feathers, colorful and beautiful.
Lord Xiong was the first to respond to the Tianfu government office with a group of people. Seats were set up in the lobby, and Qiao Hui sat at the top with him. Qiao Hui sat on the left as the most respected person, and Lord Xiong, as a host, first let Wen Fucheng, who was cowering on the side, go back to hug his wife. The rest were all acquaintances.
Lord Xiong looked at Qiao Hui and sighed, "...He really is the Marquis! He used to dig up my trees and pluck my flowers. He's very clever. At the age of three, it seems he'll be a great talent in the future!"
Mr. Xiong smiled, his chubby cheeks trembling with joy as he recounted Qiao Hui's dark history. "Haha, you'll be even more naughty when you grow up. You even secretly caught a monkey from the back mountain and hid it in my yard. When your father caught it, he said the monkey was your child bride, and he wouldn't let her go back to the wild until she cried for her parents."
Xianjin:? This hobby is a bit special.
Qiao Hui closed his eyes deeply: You're just holding it in.
Mr. Xiong was very happy, and his round belly was also very happy. "Has the decree of conferring the title been issued? What other tasks have you received?"
Qiao Hui opened his eyes. "Before the negotiation group set out, the imperial decree was issued, the imperial seal was issued, and he was also appointed as the deputy commander of the Beijing Guard Command."
Mr. Xiong continued to laugh cheerfully, with the flesh on his face almost piling up. "If I had known that you were so promising, I would have found a girl in the tribe to marry you no matter what."
As if remembering something, he asked again, "I heard that Duke Anguo brought up the old matter earlier, saying that the eldest daughter in the family was old and you didn't like her, but the youngest daughter was very pretty, so he asked Mr. Zhuang's wife to contact your aunt. How far has it come now?"
Xianjin blinked.
Qiao Hui: You really have something to say!
"That's nonsense! A real man should strive to achieve great things. Now that the Japanese have just been pacified and the trade agreement has not yet started, how can I, who have received the grace of the emperor,..." Qiao Hui immediately escalated the issue.
Mr. Bear smiled and waved his hand, "Come on, I've seen you hugging the little monkey and howling like a ghost before."
Seeing that Qiao Hui couldn't get any information out of him, Mr. Xiong muttered, "Write a letter to your father anyway."
He finally showed mercy and let Qiao Hui go. He looked at Xianjin and Hengxi with a sigh, "I heard that the Japanese imperial decree specifically requires Xuan paper?"
Xianjin nodded, "Yes, temporarily decide on the water ripple paper, and the court will send a special team of people to serve as peace envoys to control the Japanese government at all times."
Lord Xiong sighed, "After more than a decade of war and peace, it finally came to an end today. If the Japanese had not detained the Marquis of Yongning, Elder Li and the Saint would not have taken advantage of the situation to attack the School of Mind. If they were left alone, they would not have been affected. There would have been no Baoyuan going out to sea, and the Grand Princess would not have returned to the capital from the northwest to pacify the situation..."
A bloody murder caused by a Yongning Marquis?
Xianjin smiled.
Mr. Xiong finished his sigh and began to look forward, "The road of Xuan paper will be wider in the future."
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