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My father’s previous dream was to hope that his son would become a high-ranking official one day and would be a noble person. Unfortunately, Zhang Chao is a lazy and unambitious guy.

Zhang Chao’s biggest dream is to have tens of millions of fertile land one day, then have a large group of wives and concubines, and a thousand servants. Every day, food comes, clothes comes, and live a life of eating and waiting for death.

If you have any pursuit of the career, you just hope to get a title and put it on your back. It would be better to find a way to make his father an official, or to let his son an official in the future.

When he went to Hebei, he just went to save people. He never thought of being a medical battalion to help the wounded and join the military, nor did he think of going to the tiger's den alone to recruit surrender and rebel. After returning to Beijing, he was a member of the Ministry of Works, and Zhang Chao was also late and left early every day.

He was actually quite happy to be dismissed from his post, but he was named Prince Sha Ma in a blink of an eye. This was really not what he hoped.

However, when the news of Zhang Chao's promotion was sent back to Zhangjiagou, Cui Yingying was very happy. Not only did her father want her son to become a success, but women actually hoped that her husband would become a success.

As soon as Zhang Chao's horse arrived at the village gate, Uncle Gen had already ringed the gong, and then the whole village crowded out to welcome him, a fifth-rank high-rank official.

Everyone looked at Zhang Chao with enthusiasm and a little awe, and they were not as polite as before.

Cui Yingying has received an imperial edict from the court today, and has granted Cui Yingying the fifth-rank county magistrate, and given him five-ring phoenix crowns and embroidered clouds and mandarin duck patterns and robes.

Cui Yingying was dressed up in a grand manner, wearing a phoenix crown and a rosy cloak, just like when she got married that day.

An ordinary woman has only one chance to wear a phoenix crown and a robe in her life, but if she gets the imperial edict and becomes an outsider, she will be rewarded with a phoenix crown and a robe in her robe.

Cui Yingying got a set today. The queen's phoenix crown has nine phoenixes and four phoenixes, while the outer wife has phoenixes but no phoenixes. The number of phoenixes depends on the grade of the imperial edict. Nine ranks of one ranks, five ranks of five ranks. They are pheasants. The cloak also has various patterns, and the fifth rank is embroidered clouds and mandarin duck patterns.

It looks really good to wear this phoenix crown and robe.

In the future, Cui Yingying could even receive a salary from the county monarch every year.

Cui Yingying felt very happy. Her wife was noble because of her husband. Her husband became a fifth-rank high-ranking official, and she was awarded the title of the fifth-rank county magistrate.

This is undoubtedly what makes her feel most fulfilled and recognized.

This makes her happier than the ten thousand dowry in her hand. All women such as Hong Shi are extremely jealous. Isn’t the greatest happiness in their life the only day to be awarded the imperial edict based on the wealth of their husband or son?

Moreover, the husband was granted the title of Prince Xima this time, which is not comparable to the official position of the Ministry of Works. Prince Xima in the Eastern Palace, only famous talents among the famous gentry can be regarded as the one. Now the husband has become Prince Xima.

Zhang Chao was already used to it when he saw everyone's appearance.

China's thousands of years of official-centered thinking is not so easy to remove. Even if the leaders of the five surnames and seven sects control academics, they still want to sell goods to the imperial family.

Zhang Chao forced a smile and said to go home.

Cui Yingying was much gentle to Zhang Chao today. As soon as she entered the door, she personally changed her clothes for Zhang Chao, and even fed hot water to come to Zhang Chao to wash his feet.

"Sanlang, you must be tired after being busy for a day outside. I'll wash your feet."

Zhang Chao was actually not happy at all. When he thought about it, he became infernal Affairs and had to be undercover for the East Palace for Li Shimin. He felt so worried. Why didn’t he keep the door at that time? He originally wanted to explain to Fang Xuanling that he was standing on the side of the King of Qin, but accidentally caused trouble for himself.

Now if the Eastern Palace doesn’t go, you have to go there. If you go there, you have to be undercover. This is so unpleasant.

Zhang Chao had no choice but to smile at Cui Yingying and said, "My wife is wearing this phoenix crown and red robe. How can you wash your feet? Sit down quickly." No matter what, things have been like this. Zhang Chao has been an undercover agent since now, and he has to perform well anytime and anywhere.

Cui Yingying smiled and said, "Even the prince knows Sanlang's talent."

Zhang Chao was so depressed that he was extremely depressed.

Zhang Chao planned to go to a sauna, but his father said he wanted to go to a sauna too.

The father and son sat in the sweat steaming room. After the hot stones were poured into water, the heat rose. The father sighed, and Zhang Chao also sighed.

The father frowned, "Sanlang, what should I do about this? Shubao is from the King of Qin, and you are close to the King of Qin. Now you have been transferred to the Eastern Palace suddenly. What does the King of Qin think? When you are afraid of standing in the wrong team, the second thing you are most afraid of is to stand on both sides. The people on the fence hate each other. If you follow the prince in the future, the King of Qin will regard you as a traitor. If you are on the King of Qin, you will be regarded as a traitor by the Eastern Palace."

After Zhang Chao talked with Fang Xuanling, he actually had a clue. In the future, he could only stand on the side of the prince on the surface. Of course, he was secretly the King of Qin, and he was infernal affairs.

He was thinking about whether to tell his father about this. Finally, he thought about it and said that such an important thing, if the father and son do not reveal their bottom line, there will definitely be trouble in the future.

He sighed and said slowly, "I think the King of Qin is ambitious."

My father was not surprised and nodded. The power of the King of Qin is not comparable to that of ordinary princes. His strength is as good as that of King Yang Guang of Jin during the Kaihuang of Sui Dynasty. He has a good reputation and strong strength, and even faintly surpasses the crown prince. Such a prince would not be willing to live under the influence of others. My father was also a person who was storm and storm. It could have long seen that many of Li Shimin's actions were competing for talents and his ambitions were great.

"Do you think the King of Qin can succeed?"

It was a bit of a forbidden thing to say, but the father and son were both their own.

Zhang Chao patted his sweaty body with the birch branches, then picked up a hot stone from the stove and put it aside, and watered it up.

"I think the prince is actually pretty good, but it's a little worse than the King of Qin. After all, the King of Qin has fought hard battles over the years. In terms of decisiveness, he will definitely not be as good as the King of Qin. As long as the King of Qin is determined to fight, he will definitely win. In terms of cruelty, the prince is a little worse. The prince transferred me to the Eastern Palace, probably because of the relationship between Cui and Zheng."

"Don't underestimate yourself. You are now famous in Chang'an. You can make a vernal plow and save lives and heal the wounded. Especially you have wisely destroyed Mingzhou City. I don't know how many people praised you. The prince's name is so famous that you can call you into the Eastern Palace."

Zhang Chao nodded, "I plan to be in Cao's camp and be in Han, and make a room for the King of Qin."

The father's face changed slightly. This approach was quite dangerous. Although this happened, if the Qin King won the world in the future, the Zhang family would not be affected by being in the Eastern Palace, and could even become the new king's subordinate Long Yuanzuo. But what if the identity was exposed, or the prince ascended the throne in the future.

Zhang Chao poured some water on the stone again and smiled, "There is no guarantee of everything in the world. Dad, you have said that the one who rides the fence is the first to die, and you always have to choose the side. The prince and the King of Qin, I will choose the King of Qin."

Dad nodded with a worried look.

"Since you have already thought about it, then do it, I support you."

After steaming three times and pouring three times, the father and son were sweating all over, and they also had a temporary relief.

The supper was very rich. Cui Yingying specially ordered Qiuyue and Dongqing to make a sumptuous dinner, which was a full dozen dishes. Even the old father, who had always been frugal, didn't say anything today.

After taking a shower, both of them were smiling, and they looked very happy about their promotion.

Zhang Chao decided to take a while at home first. Officials in the Tang Dynasty were transferred to new positions, and there was a certain vacation. The court would give them time to resettle their families and take up their posts on the way.

Zhang Chao lives in the suburbs of Beijing and does not need to take up his post on a long journey, but the Chinese New Year is almost coming.

There are seven-day holidays on the New Year, and there are holidays on the seventh day of the first lunar month and the Shangyuan Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Therefore, Zhang Chao planned to simply wait until after the New Year, the Shangyuan Festival was over before going to work in the East Palace.

During this period of time, I will think about my future days in the East Palace.

My father went to the East Palace to report to Zhang Chao the next day and asked Zhang Chao for leave. The East Palace agreed readily. Zhang Chao's immediate boss was Zheng Shanguo, the left son of Zuo Chunfang. He also asked his father to bring a message to Zhang Chao. Anyway, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I asked Zhang San, who had just married, to spend more time with Thirteen Niang at home and wait for the New Year to take office.

No need to go to work, it's boring at home.

Zhang Chao goes to bed late every day, and his life is very pleasant.

The weather was very good today. Zhang Chao came to the bath ditch. Looking at the bleak bath ditch, Zhang Chao thought of the development plan he had set a long time ago.

There is still half a month before the Chinese New Year. Anyway, my family is idle, so I just hired some people from the village to repair the dam. I thought of it and did it. When Zhang Chao returned home, he immediately called the housekeeper, the accountant and other Zhang family managers. Cui Yingying also listened with her assistant Hong Shing.

"I bought the bathing ditch before, and I thought about repairing the dam. Now there is still some time before the Chinese New Year, and everyone still has free time. There is no water in the ditch. The weather is good these days, so I plan to start work. Butler, you arrange for people to go to the village to recruit workers. Regardless of men, women, young and old, as long as you are willing to come to my Zhang family to earn some spare money, you can come to work, make three meals a day, and give you wages. A strong laborer will give you three liters of millet a day!"

Send recruitment news and ask the old craftsman to buy some necessary tools.

Basket, pick, shovel, wheelbarrow.

Fortunately, the Zhang family is now crowded, and there are also many people in charge of the Zhang family and Cui Yingying. As for the labor of repairing dams, the nearby villages shouted and said that Zhang Chao was recruiting people to work, and people immediately responded.

This is also the benefit of the Zhang family's reputation. Everyone trusts the Zhang family and knows that when working in the Zhang family, the Zhang family will give as much as they say, and there will be no shortage. Moreover, the Zhang family can eat well. Besides, what kind of family is Zhang Chao now? He is a 5th-rank high-ranking official who will help the prince to serve as the throne in the future. He will definitely be the Minister of the Shang Dynasty and the Prime Minister.

Zhang Chao personally served as the commander-in-chief of the dam and stayed with a group of villagers, and he felt that it was quite fulfilling.
Chapter completed!