Chapter 378 The Champion
Liang Xiao didn't understand why, but he didn't insist.¥f, and he guessed that the emperor wanted to tell Sima Qian himself, so he would not show off. I have to say that the emperor had an extraordinary IQ and learned from one example. As soon as he woke up, the emperor understood the key.
Unfortunately, this clairvoyance is not perfect enough, and the magnification is not very good enough. The difference can be seen, but it is not enough to complete accurate observations. However, the telescope Galileo initially used was only three or five times.
Ancient Chinese astronomy observations have always been at the forefront of the world, but unfortunately they have never taken that step, and are satisfied with creating political public opinion or fortune-telling. The biggest reason why Liang Xiao was so disgusted with Dong Zhongshu was not the unification, but the nonsense of the heavenly beings. He was willing to help Sima Qian and his son because Sima Tan was the Grand Historian, who had the most conditions to expose this lie.
Now, he took the first step and it is hard to say whether he can continue to move forward. After staying in the palace for a few days, Liang Xiao felt that the facts were far more complicated than what he thought. The emperor was an extremely clever opponent. If he took one wrong step, he would probably lose everything.
When it was almost dark, Liang Xiao returned home.
Mama Liang renovated the East Courtyard and built two new rows of houses, where soldiers and Greek teenagers lived. The biggest renovation was the stable. Liang Xiao now has nearly 300 good horses under his name, and these horses also need careful care.
Someone has a horse, which is a wealth and a burden. After dinner, Mama Liang called Liang Xiao into the house and asked about the situation in the palace. The only question he was most concerned about: Is it possible to be a marquis?
Liang Xiao couldn't say it now. The emperor said that day that he killed King Hunxie and was worth a thousand-house marquis. But he didn't know whether the emperor was just to stimulate Tian Fu to say it casually or had this idea. He really needed this title now, not only honor, but also a practical benefit. More than one hundred people and more than three hundred horses, if he did not have a stable economic income, he would not be able to support it.
If he has a fief of thousands of households, he will not only have twenty gold tax revenue a year, but also be able to do business freely. Having a title without paying taxes is still a trivial matter, and not having to worry about being blackmailed by officials is the greatest benefit.
"There should be a chance." Liang Xiao said: "Why can't you hold on anymore?"
Li Rongqing said: "It's still possible to support it now. It takes less than a hundred gold to repair a house and a stable, but people eat horses and chew it, and the expenses are too high. These horses are war horses. If you want to feed the essence, one horse can be worth the expenses of three people. If you don't have other income, it's probably not going to last long."
Liang Xiao scratched his head, and was also a little anxious. He is not alone now, and his whole family is not hungry. He wants him to support him.
"I can't be anxious about this." Seeing Liang Xiao in a dilemma, Liang Magazine said again: "Do your job and leave it to fate. You have done everything you should do, and the rest depends on fate. By the way, Moon is a little tired these two days. Let Rongqing serve you tonight."
Liang Xiao glanced at Li Rongqing with a flushed face, and understood what I meant, so he had to nod and agree.
Mama Liang pushed Li Rongqing and said, "Okay, it's getting late, you can go and clean up too. I'll talk to A Xiao for a while."
Li Rongqing's face turned red, and quickly got up and took it to the door. Mama Liang pondered for a moment: "A Xiao, you are about to turn twenty years old. You are about to be a marquis. My mother wants to give you a crown. After the crown ceremony, you will be the head of your family. My mother will give you all these things in the future."
"It's good to take care of my mother." Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Even if I have performed the crown ceremony and I have been named Marquis, I will be at home soon. The emperor is determined to start a war against the Huns. After summer, I may have to go to Longyou. The matters in this family will be managed by my mother. Do we, the mother and son, still have to separate?"
"It's not that you want to split up, but you are not an ordinary person now. Things in the court..." Liang Mama showed some uneasiness. "My mother can't help either. Although your master is more knowledgeable, he is an old subordinate of the Wu Kingdom and a warrior, and he is not very familiar with those things. My mother thought, you... If you can marry a good woman from a noble family as your wife, you might be able to help you."
Liang Xiao was stunned. "Mother, what exactly do you want to say?"
Mama Liang did not answer and asked back: "You are unwilling to stay in the Western Regions, are you still thinking about the Master of Huainan?"
Liang Xiao was very embarrassed and didn't know how to answer for a while.
"The Master Huainan has the kindness of knowing you, and is smart. If you can marry him, you will indeed be helpful to you. But don't forget that the King of Huainan is Huang, and the Emperor is Confucianism. If you marry the Master Huainan, it will have a great impact on your career. Furthermore, although the Master Liehou Shang is glorious, if her mother's family is too powerful, will you be wronged and unable to be a real man?"
Liang Xiao scratched his head and refused, "Mother, you're thinking too much. The matter of being a marquis has not yet settled, so it's impossible for me to marry Liu Ling. You should consider the matter of the crown ceremony first."
Mama Liang sighed, frowning.
The next morning, Liang Xiao finished his breakfast and was watching Huan Yuan in the East Courtyard. Zhongli trained mercenaries and Greek boys. Paris suddenly rushed over and said hurriedly: "Master, Sister Huaer asked you to go there quickly."
Liang Xiao glanced at Paris. "Oh, Sister Huaer, the screams are quite intimate."
Paris blushed and urged, "Master, please go quickly, there are many people coming to the door, like the palace officials."
Liang Xiao was shocked and did not dare to neglect. When the Lang Guan came, there must be something wrong in the palace. He remembered the emperor's case yesterday that the emperor told him not to go out, and he became even more uneasy. I didn't go out, would troubles fall from the sky?
Liang Xiao rushed to the door and saw Wang Hui, Daxing Order, followed by Mei Gao, Wei Qing and other ten men, Huo Qubing also squeezed into the crowd. As soon as he saw him, Mei Gao laughed and squeezed his eyes. Qin Ge strode up and patted Liang Xiao on the shoulder hard.
"A Xiao, congratulations, brothers have finally won this opportunity, just to come and have a greeting."
Liang Xiao was confused. Congratulations? It seems to be a good thing.
"Okay, let the Daxing Order enter quickly. He will announce the edict." Mei Gao smiled and said, "A Xiao, you have been granted the title of marquis."
Liang Xiao woke up from a dream. No wonder the emperor told him not to go out yesterday. It turned out that he was going to wait for the edict of the title of the marquis. But the end of this... I didn't reveal any news in advance, so I was very prepared. He quickly invited Wang Hui to come in, and then turned around and said to the somewhat panicked Tu Huaer: "Sister Huaer, why are you waiting for? Go and tell my mother that I've been granted the marquis and let her come out to greet him."
Tu Huaer opened her eyes wide: "Really?"
"Nonsense, the emperor's messenger is here, can there be any fake?" Liang Xiao laughed and turned around and said to Paris: "Go and notify Master Huan. Today is holiday, let's see you together."
Paris ran away.
Suddenly, the Liang family became lively. In the inner room, the moon was talking to Li Rongqing, and the moon was gossiping. When Mama Liang heard the news, she threw down the things in her hand and rushed out. Seeing Wang Hui and others standing in the courtyard, she looked happy and tears suddenly burst out from her eyes and burst into tears.
"My son has been granted marquis, my son has been granted marquis..."
"Yes. Mother, my husband has been granted the title of marquis." Li Rongqing also smiled with tears in his eyes. "Your wish has come true, my husband has been granted the title of marquis."
Huan Yuan also rushed out and looked at the messenger, surprised and happy. He said with relief: "A Xiao, at the age of nineteen, you are the first to be named a marquis for military merits. As far as I know, you are the first one. It seems that you have the vision and have met the wise master."
Liang Xiao was so happy that he didn't know what to say. Huan Yuan calmed down and ordered: "Come on, please accept the edict quickly, don't let the envoy wait too long."
Liang Xiao woke up from his dream and quickly asked someone to clean up the atrium and bow to the reversal of the imperial edict.
Wang Hui read out the edict. The emperor used Liang Xiao's merits to kill King Hunxie and his son, and appointed Liang Xiao as the Champion Marquis with a fief of 1,800 households. The Chancellor was a newly established county, just around the Jiangdu Kingdom. The emperor had a very clear intention, which was to make Liang Xiao famous in the countryside to show his favor.
Hearing the three words "Champion Hou", Liang Xiao subconsciously turned his head to look at Huo Qubing beside Wei Qing. Huo Qubing was having fun watching the fun. His little face smiled like a flower. When Liang Xiao saw it, he was startled and quickly put away his smile and hid behind Wei Qing.
In addition to being a marquis and fief, the emperor also gave him a set of armor, a collar of battle robe, a jade sword, and a thousand pounds of gold.
After reading the edict, Wang Hui ordered the officials to carry the emperor's rewards one by one. The workmanship was exquisite, painted in exquisite armor, black and red, and the crimson brocade battle robe, especially the thousand kilograms of gold, which shone in the sun, reflecting everyone's eyes.
Liang Xiao bowed and thanked him, and asked Wang Hui and others to take their seats. Wang Hui refused and left with his subordinates. Mei Gao, Wei Qing and others stayed. Liang Maggie ordered Tu Huaer to seal a red envelope, and each Langguan who came to see the ceremony was one. The red envelope was heavy. The Langguan knew that the red envelope was not small, so he was even more happy and said a lot of auspicious words. Huo Qubing was the most likable, which made Liang Maggie happy and gave him an extra bonus.
Mei Gao put away the red envelope and squeezed his eyes at Liang Xiao. "Li Danghu, Li Shuyun also has a marquis. Li Danghu's fief is 500 households, and Li Shuyun's fief is 300 households. You are not only the most, but also the most glorious. The emperor originally ordered a thousand households. The Queen Mother said that a thousand households are not enough to reward you for your contribution, and he added another eight hundred households."
Liang Xiao was a little surprised. The Queen Mother wanted to add a fief for me? This is because the sun came out from the west. The emperor had one thousand households and the Queen Mother had eight hundred households. This is a great face.
"Don't be happy in a hurry, there is still something behind." Mei Gao and others looked at each other and laughed, but did not move their nests, and they all seemed to have nails on their feet.
Liang Xiao was inexplicably surprised. Why did Mei Gao say a word like the emperor? Look at this, it was not enough for these guys to get the reward, so they wanted to drink. He invited Mei Gao and others to take their seats, but Mei Gao and others still shook their heads and smiled strangely, but did not speak. Liang Xiao was puzzled, and the gatekeeper came again.
"Master, there are guests outside again, let you go and welcome them."
Liang Xiao did not dare to be negligent, so he hurried out and saw a group of people walking along the Lizhong Road. Liang Xiao glanced at it and couldn't help but be stunned. The carriage looked familiar, as if it was from Princess Guantao's Mansion.
As he was puzzled, the carriage stopped in front of the Liang family. The car door opened. A young man in brocade clothes, red lips and white teeth rushed over and stretched out his arm. Princess Guantao put his arm on his arm and walked down step by step. Seeing Liang Xiao staring at her with his eyes, she couldn't help but chuckled: "Mr. Liang Jun, don't you welcome me, an uninvited guest?"
Liang Xiao quickly squeezed out a smile, went forward, and bowed. "Your Highness, Princess, you are..."
"I heard that Mr. Liang was granted a title of marquis today, so I would like to congratulate you." Princess Guantao smiled kindly. She waved her sleeves and someone raised a few boxes. "I was also entrusted by the queen to bring the queen's reward to Lingtang."—
(To be continued.)
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Chapter completed!