Chapter 104: You Are Not In Exile You Are Clearly Traveling!
Chapter 104: The Imperial Decree Arrives
When Xie Yunshang left, his face still bore a look of shock, and he was worried that the batch of Golden Wound Medicine might be stolen. He quickly sent a pigeon message to his father, asking him to send a team to help.
However, just as he came out, he encountered County Magistrate Xu. Since there was no order, the soldiers did not let him in.
Although County Magistrate Xu was curious, he didn't dare to force his way in.
But when Xie Yunshang and the others came out, County Magistrate Xu was dumbfounded because Xie Yunshang had a slap mark on his face.
County Magistrate Xu's head was buzzing. Who was so bold as to lay hands on General Pingwei? Did they not want to live anymore?!
Then he saw the Chen family coming out from inside, immediately suspecting them. But upon second thought, would the Chen family dare to do such a thing?
County Magistrate Xu started to speculate wildly. Could it be that General Pingwei made inappropriate advances towards Master Chen's daughter, and then...
Otherwise, why would General Pingwei inexplicably seal off this courtyard?
Impossible!
He quickly shook his head to dispel this idea. After all, he knew General Pingwei's personality and knew he wasn't such a frivolous person.
Moreover, when the Chen family came out, there were no traces of tears on their faces. They all looked happy, so it couldn't be possible that such a thing had happened.
"County Magistrate Xu, this courtyard is without my orders. No one is allowed to come over. If there is any violation, it will be dealt with according to military orders."
Xie Yunshang's voice brought County Magistrate Xu's thoughts back. He quickly nodded in agreement, instructing his men not to approach while feeling curious in his heart.
Speaking of which, didn't the Chen family borrow a carriage? Could it be that they brought back something important?
Impossible!
The Chen family were just exiled criminals, unfamiliar with the area. How could they possibly...
Unfortunately, County Magistrate Xu would never get the answer to this doubt.
On this day, after several days of rest, everyone finally received a summons from the court, delivered by a eunuch carrying an imperial decree.
County Magistrate Xu summoned everyone, including the members of the exiled group, to receive the decree.
The contents of the decree were simple, expressing anger at the bandit attacks on the group and delight at General Pingwei's suppression of the bandits.
Therefore, the arrangements for the exiled group were to be handled by General Pingwei.
Additionally, due to the death of Captain Sun, there was currently a vacancy for the position of head of the constables. The court appointed Xu Tian to the position.
The reason for this order was that after General Pingwei heard the oral reports of the exiled group, he knew about Xu Tian's heroic actions, and naturally reported it to the court.
The court was very satisfied with this, so they appointed Xu Tian as the head of the constables. As for the vacant positions, they would be filled by transferring personnel from the local county offices, with General Pingwei responsible for the selection.
"Is that all?"
After the eunuch finished reading the decree, Xie Yunshang frowned, "What about the rewards for Master Chen and his family?"
"If it weren't for Master Chen sending a message with his eagle in advance, how could I have arrived in time? If it weren't for Master Chen delaying the bandits, how could we have saved everyone in time?"
So, in terms of who contributed the most, it was naturally Master Chen and his family.
However, now the court seemed to have forgotten about this matter. How could he not be angry? He had clearly reported the matter truthfully.
"General Pingwei, I have delivered the decree as ordered. As for anything else, I really don't know," the eunuch said.
Hearing the eunuch's words, Xie Yunshang's expression became very ugly.
The Chen family members beside him were also disappointed. Although they knew that even if their contributions were great, they could not leave the exiled group, they felt that there should be other rewards, such as gold and silver jewelry, or other...
But the result was nothing.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Chen Yuan completely lost hope in the court. He was somewhat disheartened. Originally, he still had a tiny bit of thought of returning to the court, but now, it was gone.
He just wanted to protect his family well, regardless of who was the emperor.
Chen Xue felt the same way. Although she had no good feelings toward the court, there should have been rewards for their merits. However, there was nothing.
Obviously, if it was just because others didn't contribute, it would be fine... But unfortunately, Xie Yunshang truthfully reported their contributions. With Xie Yunshang's identity, no one dared to stop his memorial to the throne.
In other words, the court knew about their contributions but acted as if they didn't.
Chen Xue understood that this was definitely the Emperor's doing. Other ministers, especially the Grand Secretary and others, or Pingyuan Marquis, they knew about this news, and would definitely seize this opportunity. Even if they couldn't clear their grievances, they could strive for other benefits.
But now, judging by the eunuch's attitude, it was obvious that there was nothing. This meant that their contributions had been suppressed.
To suppress their contributions, or to suppress General Pingwei's report of their contributions, not many people could do it.
And the Emperor was the most likely.
Because he now least wanted Chen Yuan to return to the capital. After all, his relationship with the embezzlement of disaster relief grain was significant, especially because "Chen Yuan" was innocent.
If Chen Yuan were allowed to return to the capital, then this case of embezzling disaster relief grain would end, and there would be no further investigation.
Back to the topic.
Even General Pingwei, an outsider, was dissatisfied with this and felt it was unfair, let alone the Chen family.
"No, I must write a letter to my father to ask what's going on!"
"Forget it."
Chen Yuan shook his head, "I know the reason. There's no need to ask."
Xie Yunshang and Chen Yuan exchanged a glance, thinking of the speculation Chen Yuan had mentioned to him before. He clenched his fists, still feeling dissatisfied.
Seeing Chen Yuan's optimistic attitude, County Magistrate Xu guessed even more about the relationship between Chen Yuan and General Pingwei. After all, seeing General Pingwei standing up for Chen Yuan like this, their relationship was obviously closer than he had imagined.
"Actually, exile isn't bad. You don't have to worry about the intrigue in the court..." Chen Yuan smiled.
To be honest, Chen Yuan hadn't expected Xu Tian to become the head of the constables. This news quickly dispelled his dissatisfaction.
He knew very well that it would be even more dangerous for him to return to the capital now. It was better to stay with the exiled group, far from the court, which was safer.
And now that Xu Tian was the head of the constables, he didn't have to worry about things like what happened to Captain Sun, and he could also eat and drink openly.
So, Chen Yuan suddenly felt that this was a good thing.
However, seeing Chen Yuan's optimism, Xie Yunshang felt some emotion. At the same time, he felt sympathy for the Chen family and wanted to help them out of their predicament.
But no!
If Chen Yuan knew about his thoughts, he would definitely stop him immediately. What a joke, their good days had just begun.
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