Dajin royal family

Chapter 163

"Chu Luo once sent an envoy to see the minister, willing to marry our princess, donate 50 cattle and sheep, retreat beyond the Great Wall, and surrender to the Jin Dynasty forever. But the minister discovered the situation of Chu Luo's lack of troops in advance, and guessed that he was delaying the army. , so beheaded the Turkic envoy and led the army to counterattack."

Changsun Sheng said: "This matter should be reported to Your Majesty in advance, and you should not make decisions privately. This is my fault. Please forgive me."

I thought you were going to keep it a secret from me, Changsun Sheng.

The emperor glanced at the report presented by the inner guard, looked at Changsun Sheng again, and said calmly: "The battle opportunity is fleeting, and I have led soldiers before, so I understand these simple truths. Besides, Chu Luo wants to marry My princess is just dreaming. Did he think that the Jin family was the incompetent people from the former Northern Wei Dynasty? Why did General Changsun have to blame? I think you did a good job."

However, Changsun Sheng stubbornly said: "Your Majesty, I have concealed something from Your Majesty. I only ask Your Majesty to forgive me, and I dare not ask extravagant credit."

Old man, your desire to survive is too strong.

Jiang Chengxiao lowered his head and remained silent.

The emperor's face fluctuated slightly. He was dissatisfied with Changsun Sheng for hiding the Turkic envoy before, but he did not expect him to admit his mistake so sincerely, which really surprised him.

Zhao Wangdao: "Your Majesty, it is true that General Changsun made a mistake in concealing the peace talks, but he also contributed to repelling Chu Luo's troops this time. I hope Your Majesty will deal with it leniently."

Some of the ministers looked weird, your King Zhao is the in-laws of Changsun Sheng after all, now that you have won the Turkic war, it’s fine if you don’t help your in-laws to win the battle, why are you throwing cold water on it?

Changsun Sheng silently thanked King Zhao in his heart, it was a great marriage.

Yang Taisu's cheeks twitched, when did Changsun Sheng become so cunning, and he even kept a hand.

King Qi said again: "Father, just as King Zhao said, although General Changsun made a mistake in concealing it, he also deserved credit. I hope that Father will deal with it leniently. In this case, the first credit should belong to Prime Minister Yang."

Yang Taisu: "."

Gao Xun turned his eyes on Yang Taisu and King Qi, and agreed with a smile: "I think what King Qi said is reasonable, and Prime Minister Yang deserves the first credit."

This surprised King Qi, Gao Xun, an old man, would go along with him.Sure enough, the first contribution this time belongs to Yang Xiang.

"My son also thinks what the second brother said is true." Seeing Gao Xun standing up, the crown prince also came out with a smile and said: "Mr. Yang has made great achievements through hard work, and he is actually the pillar of the imperial court. The first contribution should belong to Mr. Yang."

Yang Taisu was about to say something, but he didn't want all the ministers to agree one after another: "The ministers are seconding."

The emperor nodded slightly, and said: "Yang Xiang, you should not refuse any more, this is the wish of all the ministers."

Yang Taisu opened his mouth, and found that he seemed to have nothing to refute, so he had no choice but to accept the meritorious service, and was named the Duke of Chu by the emperor, Zijin Guanglu doctor, and rewarded countless gold and silver artifacts.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor said to Changsun Sheng: "General Changsun is loyal to the country and is absolutely sincere to me. He will be named Duke of Dangkou County, Minister of Si Nong Temple, Doctor Yinqing Guanglu, and a reward of ten thousand taels."

Changsun Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, and accepted the award.

Zheng Shanyuan glanced at the aloof emperor, and murmured in his heart that although he didn't take it seriously on his face, he was still sincere in his actions.

Hey!This is dismounting and farming.

At this time, the emperor looked at Jiang Chengxiao with a smile, and said: "It's understandable that you can't achieve the first and second achievements, but if you weren't able to defend Loufan Pass this time, Taiyuan County might be in dire straits by now. That's why, I think you have made great achievements, tell me, what do you want?"

This time, none of the ministers dared to jump out and say something, the emperor thinks so, how dare you refute the emperor?

The Minister of Rites, Pei Ju, and his younger brother, Pei Yun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who were among the civil servants, stood together, and the two whispered a few words. Later, Pei Ju and Pei Yun both looked at the young general, as if they were expecting his request.

At the moment King Zhao turned his back to him, Jiang Chengxiao was a little hesitant for a while. He remembered the strong desire of his father-in-law just now, and said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the lowly position is nothing more than an insignificant body, and the five thousand soldiers of the Jin army who are sticking to the Loufan Pass are theirs. Most of them died in the Battle of Loufanguan, and I beg Your Majesty to reward their families generously."

Pei Ju and Pei Yun looked at each other, and each could see the appreciation in the other's eyes.They would not be surprised if the person who said these words was a veteran minister in his 40s or [-]s, but it would be commendable if it was replaced by a young man.

After all, there are not many young and proud people in this world who can resist the word "fame and fortune".

A good son taught by King Zhao.

The emperor smiled gratifiedly, this child is not bad.

"Don't worry, the imperial court will take good care of the family members of the soldiers who died in battle. The soldiers have merits of the soldiers, and you also have the merits of yours. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Jiang Chengxiao was slightly speechless, what if he didn't even want to reward him.He is not a fool. When the emperor asks a person what kind of reward he wants, it is not really asking what you want, it is just a polite way. How to get a reward is the emperor's own business. How can a courtier make a request by himself.

Therefore, Jiang Chengxiao said righteously: "When I was a humble official and crowned, I once said that there is no double heart for the king and the country. This is the job of a humble official."

The emperor was even more satisfied, he smiled and said: "Qingque, but you don't dare to make demands when your father is here? I have always been rewarded and punished, and rewards are given for meritorious deeds. Say, what do you want?"

Jiang Chengxiao was taken aback, the emperor didn't look like he was probing, so what exactly did he want?For the first and second merits, the emperor did not ask Yang Taisu and Changsun Sheng what their request was, and how did he come to have such a strange request.

Just when he was distressed, he suddenly saw Zheng Shanyuan nodding slightly to him.

Does that mean agree?

Well, if that's the case, let's bring that up a notch.

After the award of the Guangming Palace, the emperor ordered the three armies to be rewarded, and three days later a banquet was held in the palace for the generals.

Pei Yun greeted a minister, and seeing his elder brother Pei Ju standing in the porch waiting for him, he hurried over, and the two of them headed out of the palace together.

"What do you think of Prince Zhao?" Pei Ju asked with a smile.

Pei Yun thought of what happened in the Guangming Palace just now, and murmured: "Be careful. Make jokes."

"Hahahaha." Pei Ju couldn't help laughing.

"Brother seems to be very concerned about this eldest son, is it because he cherishes his literary talents in the "Moonlight Night on the Spring River"?" Pei Yun asked curiously.

Pei Ju didn't answer him, but instead said: "You know, yesterday, His Majesty used the excuse that Bingzhou was seriously affected by the disaster, and forcibly relocated 50 Guanzhong tenants to Bingzhou."

Pei Yun nodded, "I know, at that time Dou Wei, Wei Hong, and Dugu turned pale with anger."

Pei Ju went on to say, "When you were not in office, His Majesty ordered all over the north to enlist civilian laborers to dig the Grand Canal."

"I know, the blueprint of the Grand Canal is currently in the Ministry of Industry."

Pei Yun sighed, and said: "Your Majesty is too impatient. Although the common people have experienced the self-cultivation and growth during the reign of the late emperor, it is still not good to make such a fuss."

Pei Ju still didn't answer him, but suddenly stopped and looked at the three people not far away.Naturally, Pei Yun cast his gaze over there, and happened to see King Zhao, Zheng Shanyuan, and Jiang Chengxiao parting.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's really enviable." Pei Ju suddenly sighed with emotion, and then said: "My dear brother, this time you have joined the servant of the labor department. There are many people in Shandong who are dissatisfied. We should get closer to the Zheng family."

Pei Yun naturally understood the elder brother's meaning, he nodded and said: "I know, I heard that this time the Wang family supported Yang Taisu with one hundred thousand shi of grain, it seems that they bowed their heads."

Hearing this, Pei Ju sneered and said, "So what if you bow your head, you've done something wrong and you have to bear it with us, you shameless old fox."

The two sorted out their moods, approached Zhao Wang and his party, and greeted each other with smiles.Before leaving, Pei Ju stroked his beard and said, "Qing Que, if you have time in the future, you can come to Pei's mansion. I really like the article "Moonlight Night on the Spring River""

"If I have time, I will definitely bother Mr. Pei." Although Jiang Chengxiao was puzzled in his heart, he still said with a smile on his face.

Zheng Shanyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the Pei brothers who were going away, and said calmly: "Qingque, Mr. Pei is worried about the government, if it's for such a trivial matter, it's better not to bother him."

Jiang Chengxiao frowned, what does it have to do with you?
(End of this chapter)