Chapter 103: The Imperial Edict Arrives
When Xie Yunshang left, there was still shock on his face, and he was worried that the batch of golden wound medicine would be stolen. He quickly sent a pigeon to his father, asking him to send a team of people to help.
However, as soon as he came out, he met County Magistrate Xu. Since there was no order, the soldiers did not let him in.
Although County Magistrate Xu was curious, he did not dare to force his way in.
But when Xie Yunshang and the others came out, County Magistrate Xu was dumbfounded because there was a slap mark on Xie Yunshang's face.
County Magistrate Xu's head was buzzing. Who was so bold as to attack General Pingwei? He must want to die!
Then he saw the Chen family coming out and immediately suspected that it was the Chen family who did it, but then he thought, is the Chen family so bold?
County Magistrate Xu began to imagine again, wondering if it was because General Pingwei had touched Lord Chen's daughter, and then...
Otherwise, how would General Pingwei view your sealing off this yard for no apparent reason?
impossible!
He quickly shook his head to get rid of the idea. After all, he knew General Pingwei's character and he couldn't be such a frivolous person.
Moreover, when Chen Xue and the others came out, there were no traces of tears on their faces. They all looked happy, so it was obviously impossible for such a thing to happen.
"Xu County Magistrate, no one is allowed to enter this courtyard without my order. Anyone who violates this order will be punished according to military order."
Xie Yunshang's voice brought County Magistrate Xu back to his senses. He quickly nodded in agreement, telling his subordinates not to get close, while at the same time he was filled with curiosity.
By the way, the Chen family borrowed a carriage before, could it be that they brought back something important?
Impossible!
The Chen family is just an exiled prisoner, and they are unfamiliar with the place. How could they possibly...
Unfortunately, County Magistrate Xu will never get the answer to this question.
On this day, after resting for several days, everyone finally received a summons from the court. The person who came was a eunuch, carrying an imperial edict.
County Magistrate Xu summoned everyone, including those in the exile team, to receive the order.
The content of the imperial edict was very simple, expressing anger at the bandits attacking the team and happiness at General Pingwei's suppression of the bandits.
Therefore, the arrangement of the exile team was the responsibility of General Pingwei.
In addition, due to the death of Captain Sun, there is currently a lack of yamen runner captain, so the court appointed Xu Tian as captain.
The reason for such an order was that General Pingwei heard the oral news from the exiles and knew about Xu Tian’s heroic behavior, so he naturally reported it to the court.
The court was very satisfied with this and appointed Xu Tian as the captain of the yamen runners. As for the missing yamen runners, they would be transferred from the local county government, and the selection would be under the responsibility of General Pingwei.
"That's all"
After the eunuch finished announcing the decree, Xie Yunshang frowned, "Where are the rewards for Master Chen and the others?"
"If Lord Chen hadn't sent him a message via eagle in advance, how could he have arrived in time? If Lord Chen and his men hadn't delayed the bandits, how could they have rescued everyone in time?"
Therefore, the one who made the greatest contribution is naturally Lord Chen and his family.
However, the court has now forgotten about this matter. How can he not be angry when he clearly reported the whole incident.
"General Pingwei, I am honored. This is the entire order. As for the rest, I really don't know."
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Xie Yunshang's face turned very ugly.
The Chen family members nearby were also very disappointed. Although they knew that no matter how great their contribution was, it would be impossible for them to leave the exile team.
But they felt that at least there were other rewards, such as gold, silver, jewelry, or other...
In the end, there was nothing.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Lord Chen completely lost hope in the court and became somewhat disheartened. Originally, he still had a little thought of returning to the court, but now, it is gone.
He just wants to protect his family and doesn't care who becomes the emperor.
The same was true for Chen Xue. Although she had no good feelings towards the court, it was the most basic principle that there would be rewards for merit. However, she got nothing.
Obviously, if it was just that others did not take credit, it would be fine... But Xie Yunshang reported the credit truthfully, and given Xie Yunshang's status, no one dared to stop his memorial.
In other words, the imperial court knew that they had made contributions, but pretended to know nothing.
Chen Xue knew that this was definitely the emperor's doing. Other ministers, especially the Chief Censor and the Marquis of Pingyuan, would definitely seize this opportunity once they knew the news. Even if they couldn't clear their grievances, they could still strive for other things.
But now, judging from my father-in-law's attitude, it is obvious that there is nothing, which means that their contributions have been suppressed.
Few people can suppress their achievements, or suppress all the achievements reported by General Pingwei.
But the emperor is the most likely.
Because what he didn't want most now was Chen Yuan returning to the capital. After all, he was closely related to the disaster relief grain embezzlement case, especially because "Chen Yuan" was wrongly accused.
If Chen Yuan were allowed to return to the capital, the case of embezzlement of disaster relief grain would be over and it would be impossible to investigate further.
Let’s get back to the topic.
General Pingwei, an outsider, felt dissatisfied and unfair about this, let alone the Chen family.
"No, I want to write a letter to my father and ask him what's going on!"
"never mind."
Master Chen shook his head. "I know the reason. There's no need to ask."
Xie Yunshang and Lord Chen looked at each other, and then thought of the speculation that Lord Chen had told him before. He clenched his fists and was still a little dissatisfied.
Seeing this, County Magistrate Xu who was standing next to him became even more suspicious of the relationship between Lord Chen and General Pingwei. After all, seeing how General Pingwei stood up for Lord Chen, it was obvious that their relationship was closer than he had imagined.
"Actually, exile is not bad. I don't have to worry about the intrigues in the court anymore..." Lord Chen said with a smile.
To be honest, Lord Chen did not expect to hear that the captain of the yamen runners was Xu Tian. This news quickly made his dissatisfaction disappear.
He knew very well that it would be more dangerous for him to go back to the capital now. It would be better for him to stay in the exile team, away from the court, which would be safer.
But now, the captain of the yamen runners is Xu Tian, one of his own. He doesn't have to worry about something like what happened to Captain Sun, and he can also eat and drink openly.
So, Lord Chen suddenly felt that this was a good thing.
However, seeing Lord Chen so optimistic, Xie Yunshang felt a little emotional, and at the same time he felt that Lord Chen was just comforting him. After all, he had seen the food the exile team ate, and in editing, even the slaves ate better than them.
Moreover, how could he not know the hardships of the exile team? It was even harder than editing and fighting for years.
The more he thought about it, the more sympathetic Xie Yunshang felt towards the Chen family, and the more he wanted to help them escape from their suffering.
Don’t!
If Lord Chen only had this idea, he would definitely stop it at the first moment. What a joke, their good days have just begun.
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