The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 179 The Struggle Caused by the Award

A female general in a black robe stepped into the hall.

At the court meeting, you can't wear battle armor, you can only wear ceremonial armor or military commander's ceremonial robe.

Cao Xueyang is just a guerrilla general from the fifth rank, so there is no ceremonial armor. Fortunately, Yang Qingyuan was considerate and thoughtful, and he went to the newly appointed head of the household department, Liu Jibai, to find a ceremonial robe that fit him well.

As for why Yipao wanted to find a head of the household department?
Of course it's because Liu Jibai's father is the Minister of Rites, a professional counterpart!

"The last guerrilla general, Cao Xueyang, see my emperor, long live long live!"

When generals stationed abroad come to Beijing to have an audience, they should salute to show their loyalty. After the professional training by the Ministry of Etiquette, Cao Xueyang's behavior at this moment can't find the slightest mistake.

"Excuse me!"

Emperor Zhou also looked at this female general with great interest. He had heard it mentioned by Li Chengen, the governor of the Tiance Army, and Yang Ning, the general of the Tiance Army.

Cao Xueyang has a special status in Tiance Army, he can be regarded as the common disciple of Li Chengen and Yang Ning,
That's why she came to Beijing this time instead of Qin Yiyan, deputy governor of Tiance Mansion.

From the Emperor Zhou's point of view, although Cao Xueyang was a woman, she was heroic and uncompromising, and she did not show femininity in her actions. On the contrary, she acted vigorously and resolutely, which was different from ordinary women.

"The soldiers of the Tiance Army are guarding the border. I thought they were all bold and rough men. I didn't expect there to be such a heroine as Cao Qing. It is really rare!"

Not only Emperor Zhou, but also the king of Chu and the crown prince were slightly surprised.

Especially the king of Chu, although he had heard it, he always thought that Cao Xueyang should be a tough woman, at most she was a middle-class man, but he did not expect to be such a beautiful woman.

Originally it was only for the support of the Tiance Army, but now there are other thoughts.

Facing Emperor Zhou's praise, Cao Xueyang was a little cautious, and didn't know how to reply for a moment.
Seeing this, Emperor Zhou gestured to Cao Zhengchun who was on the side.

The tool man was courteous and courteous. Eunuch Cao stepped forward again, "Your Majesty ordered that Tiance's army guard the border and made great contributions. Your Majesty hereby rewards the entire army with 400 million taels of silver, [-] cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs each, and thousands of altars of fine wine..."

Hearing such preferential treatment, Cao Xueyang was taken aback for a while, regardless of other things, the 400 million taels of silver alone was shocking.

The Tiance Army has only 33 men, and the 400 million taels of silver will be more than ten taels in the hands of each soldier after the [-] million taels of silver are removed.

You must know that the salary of soldiers in the surrounding army is only 12 taels a year.This is almost a year's salary for an ordinary soldier, double the salary! !
As for why Emperor Zhou was so generous, of course it was because of the water transportation case that the Xungui's mansion was seized and the imperial court received a windfall, which made him so generous today.

"The last general will thank His Majesty Long En on behalf of Tiance's officers and men, long live my emperor!"

Cao Xueyang knelt down again to thank him.

After Cao Xueyang got up, an official suddenly came out and said.

"Your Majesty, I thought that not only the soldiers of the Tiance Army should be rewarded, but General Cao, who is a woman, guards the border for the people of the country, and has worked hard! How can I not reward him!?"

Li Mo, Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, made the first move, and the prince who was at the head of the right column smiled and nodded at Cao Xueyang, showing his goodwill first.

Emperor Zhou's face remained unchanged and he asked, "In Li Qing's opinion, how should I reward you?"

"The minister thought that he would be the general of Jin Tian Ce's army, and he would give money to show his merits!"

Before Li Mo finished speaking, a voice of disapproval sounded.

"Father, my son thinks otherwise!"

It was King Chu who had been keeping a low profile and silent for the past few months who spoke.

Just when everyone thought that the king of Chu was going to oppose the prince's opinion, the words of the king of Chu made everyone see his ambition more clearly.

"I believe that General Cao has meritorious deeds in defending against the enemy, and he has the great merit of beheading generals and rushing into the battle. It is difficult to show that the court rewards and punishments are distinct."

"What do you think?!" Emperor Zhou's expression remained the same, as if he had expected this situation a long time ago.

"My son thought that when he was the general of the Jin Tian Ce Army, he would be given gold and a knighthood!"

Speaking of this, the King of Chu paused for a moment, but there were voices of discussion above the court.

Since ascending to the throne today, there has been no knighthood. The current honors are all canonized by the first emperor, and most of the founding princes have basically been killed. The remaining four kings with different surnames and a group of county officials and county men.

If Cao Xueyang was conferred a title, it would be the first case in this dynasty, and it would be enough to cause an uproar.

But Chu Wang obviously felt that the atmosphere was not enough, so he continued.

"Furthermore, my son thought that General Cao was born beautiful, and he was in the prime of life, and Chang Ning, the grandson of King Kaiping, happened to be about the same age as General Cao. If His Majesty decides to marry him, it would be a match made in heaven. Husband and wife will work together to protect us, Da Zhou, Jiang Shanhe The sun and the moon are together!"

The King of Chu obviously felt that being a knight was not enough, so he even proposed a marriage. It would be fine if it was an ordinary marriage, but the object of the marriage was Chang Ning, the son of Changmao, the king of Kaiping. position!
Not only the officials, but even Emperor Zhou's complexion changed slightly, and then returned to normal.

After a while, the officials also digested the news. Although they were shocked, after thinking about it carefully, Cao Xueyang was not unworthy of the Kaiping Palace.

Not to mention Cao Xueyang's own martial arts, his appearance and background are enough to match Kaiping Prince.

Originally thought that after the water transportation case, the King of Chu was no longer qualified to compete for the Supreme!Unexpectedly, there is a backhand.

Cao Xueyang who was standing in the hall was also panicked, at this time she was not the decisive General Xuanwei, General Tiance, to put it bluntly, she was just a young girl who had not passed her twenties.

She didn't expect to be accused of marriage when she went to Beijing. Even though Cao Xueyang was resolute, she didn't have much room to resist when faced with the emperor's marriage proposal. There are two ways.

But she didn't want to choose the two paths, and the only person she knew in the court was Yang Qingyuan. In helplessness, she had no choice but to look for help.

Yang Qingyuan also saw Cao Xueyang's eyes asking for help, but he didn't panic at all. The Emperor Zhou had hinted at him three days before this matter.

I didn't understand it at the time, but now I understand everything. I didn't expect Cao Xueyang to be such a fragrant bun.

Just when there was a little commotion in the hall, Cheng Qingsong, the imperial censor of the right capital, stood up at the Metropolitan Procuratorate with his eyes closed all the time.

"quiet!"

Supervising the censor, there are picket officials, who are responsible for cleaning up the court, and seeing the supervising censor speaking, the hall instantly fell silent.

At the same time, Yu Yanyi, who was at the forefront, couldn't help but speak. Li Chengen had an old relationship with him, and he couldn't bear to see Cao Xueyang being so embarrassing.

But Emperor Zhou spoke before him.

"Yang Qing, what do you think!?"

Although no names were named, everyone knew that the Yang Qing that Emperor Zhou was talking about was none other than Yang Qingyuan, the young minister of Dali Temple who had just been promoted.

Yang Qingyuan came out to stand.

"Your Majesty! I heard from the Ministry of War that the guerrilla general Cao Xueyang rushed into the battle three times, captured and killed the enemy general, and beheaded the Khitan ranger commander five times. General Xuanwei! Reward a thousand taels of gold, a pair of precious armor, and a famous spear! In order to show the court's virtue of distinguishing rewards and punishments, Your Majesty's trust and gratitude!"

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