Marshal Deng of the Conferred God

Chapter 111 meet
The troops from the Western Expedition returned to the court. According to the court regulations, King Zhou should hold a court meeting early the next morning to reward meritorious ministers to show the greatness of the emperor.However, King Zhou lingered in Gentle Township, until he was urged several times by Wei Zi, then he reluctantly walked out of the harem and went to the Jiujian Palace to ascend to the court.

If it was something else, King Zhou would not have to pay attention to it, but Deng Jiugong's triumphant return to the court is a major event for the whole country. If it has been delayed, the majesty of the emperor will be damaged. The memorials of the court officials will fly into the palace like snowflakes. Annoyance will be annoyed to death.

Seeing the arrival of King Zhou, the hall, which had been full of discussions, fell silent for a moment. The civil servants stood on the left, and the generals stood on the right.Deng Jiugong, as the head of the generals, stood in the front row, ranking first with Prime Minister Zhang Qian.

One piece of paper and one weapon are like gatekeepers, guarding the majesty of the hall.

King Zhou's face was exhausted, and he glanced at all the civil and military personnel. He was already in his twilight years, and his health was not as good as before. He no longer remembered what Deng Jiugong looked like.It's just that he is the king of a country after all, and he is good at playing with the emperor's mind, so he glanced at Wei Zi.

Wei Zi understood, and said: "The new Marshal Deng Jiugong returned to Beijing to face the Lord, and went to see you, and gave a speech to thank you."

Hearing the words, Deng Jiugong jumped out of the line, bowed to the throne of the emperor, and said loudly: "The minister Deng Jiugong returned to Beijing by order, thank you for the grace!" He raised his eyes and quietly took a look at King Zhou. His lips turned white, and his whole vitality was severely depleted. If he didn't strengthen his foundation and cultivate his vitality, his life expectancy would be ten years at most.

When King Zhou saw Deng Jiugong, his face was pleasant, and he said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me." He tasted Deng Jiugong's good news carefully several times, and when he came back at this moment, he was still in a good mood.

Deng Jiugong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Deng Jiugong, you led the army to the west, fought wits and bravery with Xiqi, won consecutive victories, swept away Jifa's arrogance, cut its foundation, quelled the flames of war, and made great contributions to the court. I am very relieved. I promoted you as the Marshal of the Army and Horses , Qing will continue to serve the country as always."

Deng Jiugong bent his waist and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty attaches great importance to this humble minister and entrusts him with a heavy responsibility. The minister must do his best and die. Assist your majesty with a long whip to impoverish the inner world, lay the foundation of a prosperous age, open an eternal omen, and praise me. The fortunes of the great merchants and the country are prosperous, and guests from all over the world are served."

Although this King Zhou is tyrannical and innocent, he is really kind to himself. He wants people to give people, he has food and food, and he spares no effort in supporting him.Since I have come to Chaoge to be an official, I still have to respect him.The king likes to listen to good words, so I follow his will, which saves me a lot of trouble, and I can devote myself to practicing Taoism.

King Zhou Longyan was very happy, and his blood boiled in his heart, and he said: "You have such a heart, it is really a blessing for the court."

These years, he hated going to court very much. The memorials and remonstrances of those civil servants were like endorsements, nothing new, but Deng Jiugong's words were interesting and pleasing to the hearts of the people.

If there were more such interesting talents in the court, I wouldn't be tired of going to court.

Deng Jiugong said neither humble nor overbearing: "I am just doing my duty as a minister, so I don't deserve such praise from Your Majesty."

King Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, Wei Zi went out to play: "Your Majesty, there is Marshal Deng sitting in front of Chaoge, Chaoge is guaranteed to be safe, and with the prestige of Marshal Deng, it will definitely have a deterrent effect on the princes of the world, so that they dare not act rashly .”

King Zhou said: "Yes, with Deng Qing here, I don't have to worry about border chaos all the time."

Since Xiqi sent the letter of surrender, the officials didn't bother him anymore. These days, King Zhou stayed in the harem all day, very happy.

King Zhou's words came from the bottom of his heart, but all the ministers were shocked. It seems that Deng Jiugong solved the problem of Xiqi, and His Majesty regarded him very highly, as if he was the pillar of the country.Most civil servants and military generals are thinking about how to make friends with Deng Jiugong when they wait for the court meeting to disperse.

Today's Deng Jiugong's status in the court seems to be close to that of the late Wen Zhong, who can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people.

Fei Lian, who was standing behind Deng Jiugong, snorted coldly, stepped out of the line, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have my own performance."

King Zhou originally wanted to award meritorious officers and men, so that he could leave the court early so that he could accompany the beauty. Seeing that Fei Lian had something to play, he was surprised and said, "What do you mean?" Every court meeting, Fei Lian said nothing, like a wooden man Today there is something to play, maybe it is deliberately targeting Deng Jiugong.

Fei Lian said loudly: "Your Majesty, I learned that Beibo Hou Chong Heihu died, and his son Chong Yingluan took over Chongcheng, easily defeated Peng Zushou, swallowed Yanzhou territory, and now has great influence in northern Xinjiang. It seems to have replaced the position of the head of the Xiqi vassals."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Deng Jiugong and said: "I want to ask Marshal Deng if he knows about this matter."

Deng Jiugong frowned, it seemed that he had become the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses, and some people refused to accept it and took advantage of this to make trouble.An empire is crumbling, and the ministers are still fighting for profit and intrigue under the court, so that the court can't see any hope for themselves.

When King Zhou heard this, his face darkened. The princes conquered each other, and the court had no right to interfere in this matter. As long as these princes abide by the way of ministers, they can express their loyalty to the court every three years.It's just that Peng Zushou is also a well-known vassal in the world, and his strength should not be underestimated. Now that Chong Yingluan is easily wiped out, what is this Chongyingluan going to do?

King Zhou looked at Deng Jiugong suspiciously, and said, "Deng Qing, do you know about this?"

Deng Jiugong said loudly: "I dare not lie to Your Majesty, Chong Heihu was killed by my minister."

As soon as this remark came out, all civil and military officials were shocked. Didn't Deng Jiugong fight Jiang Ziya in Xiqi? How did he go to northern Xinjiang to destroy Chong Heihu?

King Zhou frowned, and said in a deep voice, "How did you kill him?"

Deng Jiugong told about the emergency of the war at that time, and he had to surprise Chongcheng in the face of Jiang Ziya and Chong Heihu's internal cooperation with the outside world. Of course, he didn't mention a word when it came to top-secret matters.

Unexpectedly, Cui Ying had such great courage to win Yanzhou all at once, occupying the land of Yanzhou and Chongcheng, and became one of the best princes in the world.It seems that I saw the right person, this person can be a confidant.

After finishing speaking, Deng Jiugong confessed to King Zhou: "Your Majesty, I sent troops to northern Xinjiang privately without asking the court for instructions. This matter is against the rules of the army. Please punish me." No more concealment, I believe that King Zhou will not remove his official position because of this incident.

King Zhou pondered and said: "Although you violated the rules established by the court, you have a wish. I will not punish you this time. If there is another time, I will punish you severely." Although he ignored the government, he was not stupid. Deng Jiugong made great achievements in battle, and he asked him to blame him as soon as he returned to Beijing. After that, no one would dare to work for himself.

Deng Jiugong said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Fei Lian was unhappy. How much he hoped that King Zhou would punish Deng Jiugong for his crimes. It would be best to remove the post of Marshal of the Army and Horses, so that he would be on the same level as Deng Jiu and not be subject to his jurisdiction.

But who knows, His Majesty was moved by Deng Jiugong's few words, just a warning. It seems that Deng Jiugong has a very important position in His Majesty's heart.Thinking of this, Fei Lian regretted his recklessness, and it was fine if he didn't achieve the original effect, but he offended Deng Jiugong, his immediate boss, completely.

King Zhou sent people to announce the decree, and rewarded a group of meritorious ministers, and he couldn't wait to leave the court.

(End of this chapter)