Chapter 1814: Meng Family and Meng Yunzheng's Rewards

Chapter 1814: Meng Family and Meng Yunzheng's Rewards

"Ah..." Meng Pei almost choked on his tea upon hearing this statement.

He looked surprised and raised his head, asking, "Announce an imperial edict?"

"Yes," Tang Wenqian stood up, his expression serious as he continued, "Meng Pei, Meng Yunzheng, and Lu Shu Yu, step forward to receive the edict."

Meng Pei was taken aback and quickly knelt down. Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu followed suit, and the others in the room also kneeled.

Only then did Tang Wenqian take out an edict from the box carried by his attendant. Meng Pei and the others had noticed the box from the beginning and thought it might contain a New Year's gift from Tang Wenqian.

Although they found it odd that he hadn't put it down, they didn't ask any questions.

However, they hadn't expected the edict to be inside.

"By the imperial decree: In light of the recent turmoil in Chenggu County, where the people suffered greatly, I, as the Emperor, am deeply concerned. Fortunately, the Meng family had a son…"

The imperial edict highly praised Meng Yunzheng and the Meng family's contributions.

Everyone present had experienced these difficulties together. Hearing the Emperor's affirmation in the edict, each person was overcome with pride and emotion, their hearts surging.

The commendations for Master Yang and Young Master He had been announced a few days ago.

Even though their specific rewards hadn't been determined yet, hearing the imperial edict made them certain that rewards were on the way.

The edict stated that Meng Yunzheng and Shu Yu had assisted the imperial guards in destroying the rebels' lair, rescued hostages trapped within, and persuaded the local wealthy citizens to help General Huang capture the fleeing rebel, and County Magistrate Cheng.

Their actions had alleviated Chenggu County's crisis and completely thwarted the rebels' insurrectionary plot.

With the situation settled, it was time for rewards.

The Meng Family Escort Agency was granted an imperial plaque reading "Loyalty and Courage," to be displayed prominently as the agency's signboard.

This was an extraordinary reward. For a local escort agency to receive an inscription from the County Magistrate and Prefect Magistrate was already impressive, but to be directly bestowed with the Emperor's inscription was even more remarkable.

Loyalty and Courage—a signboard like this was unique to the Meng Family Escort Agency in the entire Da Su Dynasty.

Meng Pei's hands trembled with excitement. He tightly gripped Meng Yunzheng's arm, his eyes moistened.

The Meng Family Escort Agency, which had been run for several generations, had reached the pinnacle of honor under his and his brother's leadership.

With this signboard, the Meng Family Escort Agency would continue to flourish for at least three generations.

Other escorts within the agency exchanged glances, unable to hide their excitement. Their faces revealed their uncontrollable joy.

From now on, the identity of the Meng Family Escort Agency's escorts would be completely different. They would walk with confidence and radiance.

Before the rest of the Meng family could fully celebrate, Tang Wenqian continued reading.

After the commendations for the escort agency, Meng Yunzheng's rewards were announced.

Compared to the glory bestowed upon the escort agency, Meng Yunzheng's reward...

A hundred taels of gold?

Even Shu Yu couldn't help but tilt her head, looking at him with a questioning expression. Was the Emperor being stingy towards him?

After the confusion, Tang Wenqian went on to explain that Meng Yunzheng had already achieved the title of Scholar, and he would take part in the county-level examinations this year. If he performed well in the district and provincial examinations the following year, there would be a significant reward.

Upon hearing this, everyone realized that the Emperor was waiting for Meng Yunzheng to achieve a higher level of success before giving him a substantial position.

This meant that Meng Yunzheng's future was promising, and his career was bound to prosper.