15
Jia Huan slept for an entire day and night! Even the soldiers on the streets were the same.
The Emperor had personally ordered the soldiers of the patrol camp to personally take care of the soldiers. They had to add water and food to the soldiers as soon as they woke up.
And just as Jia Huan was unconscious, the reward came out.
Originally, according to the Emperor's love for Jia Huan, he even wanted to confer Jia Huan the title of King!
Unfortunately, the Zhou Dynasty had an ancestral rule. Other than the founding of the country, the king of a different surname could only be granted the restoration of the three prefectures of Liaodong.
However, what angered Emperor Zhou Tai was that his suggestion of making him a duke was rejected.
Not to mention the State Duke, even the County Duke and County Duke were refuted.
The reason was that Jia Huan was only twelve years old! If he was conferred the title of Duke now, how would he be rewarded for his meritorious deeds in the future?
In the end, under the Emperor's insistence, he still managed to obtain the title of Marquis for Jia Huan.
Marquis Champion! A first-grade marquis!
In an instant, Jia Huan became one of the most prominent figures in the Great Zhou Empire.
Even though the Zhou Dynasty still had a few Dukes and Commandery Princes left, they were all from the shadows of their ancestors.
Some of the nobles had made great contributions after the founding of the country, so they were given a generation of nobility, or even a few generations of nobility.
For example, it was the same for the Northern Quiet Imperial Residence. The four dukes and twelve marquises had all been demoted!
Although the signboard of the Imperial Residence and the signboard of the Duke were still hanging, the title of the head of the family was no longer the same as that of his ancestors.
The Jia family was the most miserable. They didn't even have a Lord, only a first-class Godly General.
As for King Beijing's residence, he was the only one who still retained the title of King. All of this was because the first person who had contributed the most to the founding of the country was the first King Beijing!
Furthermore, after the founding of the country, the first Prince of Beijing, as a military strategist who was skilled in both civil and martial arts, had made countless contributions, so he could still retain his title.
Therefore, when there were few high-ranking noble titles left, a first-grade marquis was already a top-notch noble title. One person was a first-rate aristocratic family.
Jia Huan had yet to wake up, but considering that Jia Huan was a descendant of the Jia residence, the cabinet directly sent Jia Huan's imperial edict to the Jia residence.
The crisis in the capital had been averted, and the people of the Jia family could be considered to have come back to life. They once again resumed the hustle and bustle of the night.
"Ancestor, the imperial edict, the imperial edict is here!”
On this day, Grandmother Jia was chatting and laughing with her daughters-in-law and young ladies when suddenly there was a commotion outside the door.
"What?"
Grandmother Jia was shocked and quickly said.
"Bathe and change! Welcome the imperial edict!"
As the whole family was ready, Grandmother Jia led all the masters of the Jia family to kneel on the ground to receive the imperial edict.
"In accordance with the heavens, the emperor has decreed. Jia Huan, a descendant of the Jia family, went to the north to kill more than 50,000 enemies!”
"Today, we are assisting the capital and defeating two hundred thousand Tartar soldiers. We are now a first-grade marquis, known as the Champion Marquis. We are also the military governor of the capital camp and lead the five guards of the capital camp!”
After hearing the imperial edict, everyone in the Jia family fell silent.
"Ah!"
The first to react was Aunt Zhao. She shouted in extreme surprise.
The Grand Eunuch Dai Quan, who was reading the imperial edict, frowned. Jia Tanchun hurriedly said.
"Eunuch, this is Lady Zhao, the mother of my brother Jia Huan!”
Jia Tanchun was smart. When he saw that his father-in-law was unhappy with his mother's loss of composure, he immediately said so.
As expected, Dai Quan immediately said with a smile when he heard that it was Jia Huan's biological mother.
"So it's the Marquis Champion's mother. Then let the Marquis Champion's mother personally receive this imperial edict.”
Dai Quan was all smiles, but this caused the expressions of Grandmother Jia and Madam Wang to change drastically. According to the rules, if Jia Huan was not around, the Imperial Edict should be received by Grandmother Jia.
No matter how bad it was, he was still the legitimate mother, Madam Wang. However, Dai Quan was in charge of the Emperor's Imperial City Department and other departments. He knew how Jia Huan was treated in the Jia residence. It was just that his clan relationship prevented Jia Huan from leaving the Jia residence.
However, he didn't mind giving Jia Huan some support to disgust the people of the Jia residence. After all, everyone knew the importance of being on good terms with Jia Huan.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Concubine Zhao hurriedly received the edict, trembling with excitement.
Dai Quan smiled slightly. Grandmother Jia gestured to Yuanyang and hurriedly gave a bag of silver to Dai Quan before asking.
"May I ask Minister Dai, where is Brother Huan now?”
After all, she was the wife of Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rong, so he said respectfully.
"Reporting to the Matriarch, Lord Marquis is extremely tired after traveling thousands of miles and is currently sleeping soundly in Taiji Palace.”
Grandmother Jia's pupils constricted. That was the place where civil and military officials attended court! Jia Huan was actually sleeping there? What kind of favor was this?
After saying a few words, Dai Quan left. The entire Rongxi Hall still hadn't reacted.
After a long time, Wang Xifeng spoke first.
"Incredible, incredible! Our family has another marquis!”
Wang Xifeng was truly surprised. Although she had never been educated, she knew what a marquis represented. Furthermore, he was a first-grade marquis!
Moreover, the military governor of the capital camp, wasn't that the official position of her uncle, Wang Ziteng? He was a dignified second-rank official! It was equivalent to the rank of the six ministers.
Although generals were not as honorable as civil officials, the six ministers were usually cabinet ministers.
Sanchun, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, and many other women were also delighted. After all, this was the relationship between clans in ancient times.
Jia Huan was so dignified, so these sisters and womenfolk would also be dignified. No one dared to underestimate them.
Grandmother Jia did not say anything. Instead, she suddenly looked at Madam Wang.
Madam Wang was shocked. She had been jealous just now. This was the Marquis! Why wasn't it hers?
However, when she saw Grandmother Jia's gaze, her entire body trembled as she immediately realized something.
"You were the one who hid Brother Huan's matter from the entire residence, right?”
Hearing Grandmother Jia's words, the eyes of the men who knew a little, such as Jia Lian and the others, flickered.
The only ones who were truly unaware were probably Jia She and Jia Zheng.
If Jia She had been hiding inside and playing with concubines all day, how would he have known about these things?
As for Jia Zheng, since the beginning of the war, he had been locked up in the Ministry of Works and had only returned today.
He was only a councilor of the Ministry of Works, a rank five official, and was not qualified to go to court.
Only officials above the fifth rank and dressed in red robes were qualified to attend the court, so he really did not know about Jia Huan.
The head of the family was actually kept in the dark. It could be seen how chaotic the Jia residence was.
Madam Wang did not know how to answer Grandmother Jia's question. Grandmother Jia could naturally see through her thoughts.
In fact, she was still biased towards Jia Baoyu, but she was more rational. She glanced at everyone and said.
"No matter what happened in the past, from today onwards, Brother Huan is the true master of this family. Therefore, you have to open your eyes a little. A first-grade marquis is not someone you can neglect.”
Everyone hurriedly agreed, but she did not know that Jia Huan might not fall for this.
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