"It's because of this workshop that Zhangjia Village is no longer the same as it was back then. People in Zhangjia Village used to have no access to rice, but now they are gradually building houses made of blue bricks and tiles."
"Not only that, she also invites nearby villagers to come up the mountain to collect herbs. If the villagers don't know the herbs, that's no problem. They just need to go to her workshop and ask, and she will send someone to teach the villagers to know the herbs."
"As long as there is no problem with the medicinal herbs they collected, she will take them all and never default on paying them. Look, there is one, the county lady will go to the border to transport the medicinal herbs later."
"If it weren't for the batch of medicinal herbs she delivered later, how could the elite soldiers on the border be so safe and sound?"
Having said that, Rong Zongli paused again, his heart filled with emotion.
When he learned all this from his son, he was extremely shocked.
Thinking of the rumors in the capital some time ago, Rong Zongli felt that Madam Hou was too inappropriate.
Such a good granddaughter-in-law, it is hard to find even with a lantern.
Sure enough, after hearing Rong Zongli's words, Mu Junyou was stunned for a moment, and he was unable to respond.
By the time he responded, he had already uttered "OK" several times in a row.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations to Your Majesty for having such a wonderful woman!"
As Rong Zongli said this, everyone echoed him.
After saying this, another guard rushed in.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived."
"Hurry, hurry, Xuan!" Mu Junyou said hurriedly.
"Announce the commander-in-chief, the general, the county princess and other meritorious officials into the hall!" As Eunuch Su said this, a group of people slowly walked towards the Golden Palace.
This was the first time for Jian Xiu and Zhang Zixuan to enter the palace. It would be a lie to say they were not nervous.
Jian Xiu was fine. Her nature as an agent made her indifferent to all these things.
Zhang Zixuan was the same. As a great general, he had already been excited on the day he returned to the capital.
Rather than meeting the emperor, what excited him most was seeing Jian Xiu again.
However, Jian Ming and Zhang Zifu were so nervous that their palms were sweating.
"You don't have to be nervous. The emperor is a benevolent ruler. Just do what I teach you."
Fu Guohua said helplessly as he looked at the people who were so nervous that they didn't even know where to put their hands and feet.
After Jian Ming and the others heard this, they looked at each other and started laughing again.
From the day they joined the army, they never thought that one day they would receive an imperial decree from the emperor to come here to receive a title.
I never thought that this day would come so soon.
In the hall, Mu Junyou was already looking straight at Zhang Zixuan and Jian Xiu, who were walking in front with Fu Guohua.
For some reason, when he saw the two of them, Mu Junyou subconsciously straightened his waist a little.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, your servant Jian Xiu greets you, Your Majesty..."
"Your Highness Fu Guohua..."
"Get up, everyone get up!" Mu Junyou said impatiently before the others finished speaking.
Everyone: "..." Based on the emperor's action, they can be sure that the emperor is excited at this moment.
After hearing Mu Junyou's words, the group stood up cautiously.
Fu Guohua, Zhang Zixuan, and Jian Xiu were all fine, and they were quite calm.
From the simple observation, Zhang Zifu, Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei were obviously getting nervous.
Seeing this, Mu Junyou immediately said: "My dear ministers, don't be nervous. Your expedition this time will enhance the prestige of our Dashun Dynasty and defeat the Turkic Kingdom. You are the pillars of our Dashun Dynasty and the blessing of our country."
Having said that, Mu Junyou looked at Zhang Zixuan and Jian Xiu beside him, and then continued:
"Especially General Zhang Zixuan and Anning County Lady Jian Xiu, you two have made great achievements in this battle. I am very pleased and will reward you generously to show your merits."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" everyone said in unison.
"Okay, okay!" Mu Junyou laughed.
Then he looked at Eunuch Su who was standing beside him. Eunuch Su understood and quickly took out the imperial edict that he had prepared earlier.
He slowly opened his eyes, coughed lightly, and then focused his gaze on the imperial edict and said:
"I heard that the great general Zhang Zixuan and the wife of An Ning County Lady are both loyal and brave, and have extraordinary strategies. When the Turkic country invaded, the border was suddenly in flames, and the country and the people were in distress, the couple was ordered to lead the tiger and wolf army in the midst of danger and take up arms to defend their country."
"We hereby issue a special reward to honor the merits of the general and the wife of Princess Anning. They are given the title of mighty general, a fief of 1,000 households, 1,000 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 1,000 taels of brocade, and a number of jewels and jades. They are also given a house in the capital and 100 acres of fertile land as a place to live and enjoy a prosperous life. In addition, the general is allowed to ride a horse in the palace..."
Next, Eunuch Su looked at the other people and continued:
"The rest of the soldiers, General Jianming also granted them a mansion and 100 acres of good farmland. Thousand households Zhang Zifu, Zhang Zhiyong, and Zhang Haifei were promoted according to their merits and rewarded with gold and silk, 100 acres of good farmland, and soldiers..."
(Regarding the imperial edict, the author is not good at it. I racked my brains to come up with this paragraph. I don’t know if it is right. After revising it, it is like this. I just hope you can be gentle with me! Thank you!)
What was said afterwards was not heard clearly by the few people.
It was not until they came out that they realized that not only their palms were sweaty, but even their backs were wet.
"Zixuan, did the emperor just say that he would hold a triumphal banquet in the palace three days later?" After a while, Jian Ming finally responded and asked blankly.
He never dreamed that he would be rewarded with a mansion.
In the future, they can all settle down in the capital.
In the past, he always envied those people in the capital, but he never thought that one day he would be able to live the life he envied.
"Well, there will be a palace banquet in three days. We still have three days, so let's prepare well!" Zhang Zixuan looked at them and said lightly.
Only officials of high rank and above could attend this palace banquet.
껩늀Jianming can participate, as for Zhang Zifu and his group, they are only thousand households now, not yet rank 400.
Just looking at the silly grins on their faces, he was obviously very satisfied.
After looking at Jian Xiu, Zhang Zixuan took her hand and said softly:
"Come on, let's go back!"
He didn't say where he was going back to, but Jian Xiu knew that the "going back" he mentioned did not mean going back to Pingyuan Marquis Mansion.
But return to their own home.
Thinking of this, Jian Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Are you really not curious about what I did to Zheng Guijun?"
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