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Chapter 69
When Lin Xuan got home, he ran to tell his parents the news that he had been knighted.

"What? You said His Majesty has knighted you, but you are still an earl?" Lin Dongyang was shocked.

Lin Xuan said indifferently: "Father, isn't it just an earl, why are you so surprised? You will be happy when my son brings you a duke back someday."

"I mean, how could His Majesty grant you a knighthood?" Lin Dongyang couldn't believe it.

Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, and co-authored for a long time, you don't believe it.

"Master, what are you talking about? Why can't Xuan'er be knighted? My son is so powerful, and His Majesty has the vision to confer him a knighthood." Zhang Qing said unwillingly.

Lin Xuan was overjoyed, and said, "My mother still understands me."

"Xuan'er, is what you said true?" Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't seem to be lying, Lin Dongyang still wanted to confirm.

Lin Xuan was speechless, and said: "Father, the Ministry of Rites should come to our house to announce the decree today, can there be any leave?"

"My son is really capable." Zhang Qing praised with a smile.

Lin Dongyang didn't have time to chat with Zhang Qing. Hearing that someone came to announce the decree in the afternoon, he quickly called the butler and told him to prepare the incense table and arrange for someone to clean it.

"Father, don't be so troublesome. I'm just a small official of the Ministry of Rites, not Your Majesty." Lin Xuan said speechlessly.

"You brat, what do you know? Conferring a title is a matter of honoring one's ancestors, so what if you don't prepare well." Lin Dongyang said.

Zhang Qing also nodded in approval of Lin Dongyang's approach.

Seeing this, Lin Xuan could only follow them. It seemed that he had underestimated how much the ancients valued titles.

The entire Lin family knew that their young master was about to be ennobled, and started to get busy.

The servants were very conscientious when cleaning, no one was lazy, Lin Xuan ennobled them and they were honored.

By the time of lunch, Lin's house had been cleaned completely.

After eating, Lin Xuan originally wanted to go back to the yard, but Lin Dongyang told him to wait in the living room, ready to meet the angel at any time.

Lin Xuan had no choice but to play with his sister in the living room.

After the meal, after waiting for more than an hour, but no one came, Lin Dongyang was a little anxious, "Why haven't you come yet?"

"Father, don't worry, you will always come when you should come, there is nothing to worry about." Lin Xuan comforted.

"Here we come, the master is here." At this moment, Butler Lin ran over.

Lin Dongyang said excitedly: "Go, follow me to the door to meet the angel."

When he came to the door, he saw that the battle in the Ministry of Rituals was not small. There were more than a dozen people in total. At first, Lin Xuan thought that it would be over if someone just came and read the imperial decree.

"This is Lin Xuan's house, right?" asked the leading official from the Ministry of Rites.

He doesn't know Lin Xuan well, so it's better to make sure, otherwise it will be troublesome if he makes a mistake.

"I've met this lord, and I'm Lin Xuan." Lin Xuan stepped forward to identify himself.

Although they knew that the person who announced the decree was a young man, the officials of the Ministry of Rites were still a little surprised to see Lin Xuan so young.

He was made an earl at such a young age, and he doesn't even have a title when he is a few decades old.At this moment, he envied Lin Xuan very much.

"I have seen Earl Lin, may I ask if the incense table is ready? After the official announces the decree, I have to go back to report." The official of the Ministry of Rites said with a smile.

The earl is equivalent to a fourth-rank official. Although he has no real power, he is only a seventh-rank official, and he treats Lin Xuan very politely.

Lin Dongyang said excitedly: "Angel Hui is ready, please come here."

Welcoming the angel into the front yard, Lin Xuan's family stood in front of the incense table, bowing down and waiting for the angel to pronounce the decree.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites picked up the imperial decree and read it out: "The imperial decree said:..."

The edict was full of hundreds of words, all in classical Chinese. Lin Xuan couldn't understand it at all, but he only understood that he was granted the title of uncle of Jingyang County, and 700 households in Shiyi. (Actually, the author didn’t know what the imperial decree of the Tang Dynasty was, so he had to write it down in one stroke. If he wrote something about God’s commitment, the emperor’s decree said it. It feels like it will be sprayed again.)
"Jingyang County Bo accept the decree." After the official of the Ministry of Rites finished reading, he closed the imperial decree and said with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Xuan saluted respectfully, and raised his hands to receive the imperial edict.

"Angel, please come inside." Lin Dongyang invited the angel into the living room with a smile on his face.

After ordering the servants to serve tea, Lin Dongyang quietly ordered the housekeeper a few words, and entertained the angel with a smile on his face.

Lin Xuan held the imperial decree in his hand, and didn't know where to put it. It seems that this thing can't be misplaced.

The official who announced the decree saw it and said with a smile: "Uncle Lin, you can enshrine the imperial decree in the ancestral hall, or you can enshrine the decree in the living room if there is no ancestral hall."

"Thank you sir, our family really doesn't understand these things." Lin Dongyang said gratefully.

Lin Dongyang asked his servants to find a confession frame, and Lin Xuan put the imperial decree on it.

This is only temporary, and a special shelf will definitely be built later to enshrine the imperial decree.

The people from the Ministry of Rites didn't sit for long, told Lin Xuan about the winter hunting, and then offered to leave.

Lin Dongyang quickly asked the housekeeper to bring out the prepared silver cakes.

In the Tang Dynasty, silver was not recognized by the common people, but the big families recognized silver.

After all, copper coins are not suitable for carrying in large quantities. If something happens to the family, silver is definitely easier to transfer than copper coins.

After the Lin family had more money, Lin Dongyang also bought a lot of silver and put it at home.

The people from the Ministry of Rituals accepted it after some refusals. They came to announce the good news, and this was regarded as happy money, not a bribe.

After seeing off the people from the Ministry of Rites, the Lin family returned to the living room.

Lin Dongyang looked at the imperial decree on the shelf and sighed: "I didn't expect our family to become a lord one day."

"Father, what's the matter, I'll get you a duke someday, and you'll be happy." Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Afraid of Lin Duoduo talking nonsense before, Lin Dongyang and Zhang Qing told her not to talk many times.

Lin Duoduo held back for a long time, and when the group of people left, she asked curiously, "Father, is this food edible?"

Speaking of which, Lin Duoduo still stretched out her hand to get the imperial decree.

Lin Dongyang hurriedly stopped him, and scolded, "Don't mess around with Duo Duo, you can't mess with this."

Lin Dongyang's tone was a little heavy because of his anxiety, Lin Duoduo was a little scared, and his eyes were red.

"Master, Duo Duo is still a child, what can she know?" Zhang Qing hurriedly hugged his daughter and said dissatisfied.

Lin Xuan comforted his younger sister with a smile, and said, "Duoduo, my brother bought a puppy, can I take you to see it?"

Lin Duoduo was a little moved, did not speak, and directly stretched out her hands to express her attitude.

Lin Xuan took his sister from Zhang Qing, and said with a smile, "Let's go see the puppy."

Seeing that Lin Xuan was about to leave, Lin Dongyang said quickly, "Xuan'er, what are your plans for Winter Hunting?"

"I will prepare for the winter hunting." After Lin Xuan finished speaking, he left with his sister in his arms.

After Li Shimin came to the throne, he organized a winter hunt at the end of every year.

All the lords in Chang'an must participate. Lin Xuan is now an earl, so he must participate.

It's just hunting, Lin Xuan is not worried, he is very confident in Zhao Yun's archery skills, and he has integrated Zhao Yun's martial arts, if he can't even hunt, it will really embarrass Zhao Yun.

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