Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 103: Rewards based on merit, bestowed with the title of Marquis of Zhongtian!

No matter how complicated Cao Wei's mood was, after driving for another day and a half, he finally arrived at Yingtian Mansion.

Ten miles outside the city, Lan Yu, Cao Wei, and Xu Yungong led the army through the wasteland outside the city, and vaguely heard the chaotic voices in front of them.

After traveling some distance further, they finally saw that outside the gate of Yingtian City, people lined up in two long rows on both sides of the road, all looking forward to this side.

Seeing the arrival of the army, the crowd suddenly became excited.

"It's the Northern Expedition Army!"

"The Northern Expeditionary Army is back!"

"The heroes are back!"

"Dong Liang Guo killed all the people of Beiyuan this time!"

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The Northern Expedition army was on its way to regroup, and the results of this victory had already been sent back quickly.

The news that the Northern Expeditionary Army destroyed Beiyuan in one battle has become known to everyone after a month. Everywhere the army passed was decorated with lights and colorful decorations to greet them. The people of Yingtian Mansion felt proud of this battle. Hearing that the Northern Expeditionary Army was rushing back to the sky today, almost all the people in the city came out of the city to welcome them, and their enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high!
Looking at the endless sea of ​​people on both sides of the road ahead, Cao Wei's scalp felt a little numb. It was the first time that he was being treated so grandly as a bride getting into the sedan chair.

Lan Yu noticed that he was a little embarrassed, and smiled while sitting on the horse: "You will get used to it if you go on expeditions a few more times."

Cao Wei nodded but did not respond.

Expedition?

What a sign of a bird!He is about to go back to enjoy modern life.

The only regret is that I will never see Cao Ying again.

The army continued to advance slowly and reached the people who came out of the city to greet them.

When the common people saw the three leaders of Lan Yu, they all raised their hands and waved at them.

However, Cao Wei's unfamiliar face still made many people confused.

"Who are the people next to Duke Liang and Duke Wei?"

"It's very cool. I've never seen him so young before..."

"I recognize him! That's Mr. Cao from the Western Suburbs Manufacturing Bureau. My second brother works in the manufacturing bureau. I met Mr. Cao once."

Cao Wei is somewhat famous in Yingtian Mansion, but many people have never seen him. When people say this, they all understand.

It's just that the reason why Cao Wei joined the army as the boss of the Manufacturing Bureau is not something ordinary people can figure out.

Lan Yu sat astride the horse, looking straight ahead, looking majestic.

Cao Wei also imitated him and put on a proud victor's posture, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Cao Ying standing there in the crowd waving to him.

Cao Wei couldn't hold back his cold look at this moment, and he also grinned and waved in the direction of Cao Ying, causing everyone around him to cheer.

Behind Lan Yu and the others were two prison cars, in which were imprisoned none other than Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er.

As soon as everyone saw them, they immediately understood their identities. Suddenly!Countless rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were thrown at the two of them.

The military camp was outside the imperial city. More than [-] troops were led away by the Minister of War who came over. Lan Yu and the other three passed through the long line of people and entered Yingtian City.

Today, the class teachers are going to perform the pilgrimage.

At this time, rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were almost piled up into a hill on the floor of the two prison cars where Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudier were imprisoned, completely burying them.

Walking all the way to the foot of the Imperial Palace City, the three of them got off their horses, pulled Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er out of the smelly rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, and then escorted them towards the palace...

Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the high dragon chair, squinting his eyes slightly as if waiting for something.

The ministers in the hall below also stood quietly, and the entire hall was surprisingly quiet.

In fact, it is already past the morning court time. The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang and the officials have not left the court yet is because they are waiting for the Lan Yu trio who will return to the court today, as well as the Tianyuan Emperor and Yesudier who they captured alive from Mobei.

at last,

There were footsteps outside the hall, along with the sound of armor rubbing against each other as they walked.

Then, the voices of Lan Yu and the others came from outside the hall asking for permission.

"Come in quickly." Zhu Yuanzhang said quickly.

next moment,
Lan Yu, Cao Wei, and Xu Yungong escorted Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudier into the hall, which immediately caused quite a commotion in the hall.

It wasn't that everyone was excited, but that Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er smelled so bad!Just the smell of rotten eggs is enough to put people away.

Many civil servants couldn't stand the smell, so they raised their sleeves and covered their noses and leaned aside.

"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission. This battle will wipe out the remnants of Beiyuan and capture Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudi'er alive!" Lan Yu cupped her hands and said to Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting above him.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, his eyes scanning the faces of Lan Yu and the others one by one, "Okay! Okay!"

After finishing his words, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up from the dragon chair, walked down the stairs step by step, and came to the front of Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er.

As if he couldn't smell the disgusting smell, he stared at Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much dealings with Emperor Tianyuan. Those who dealt with him back then were Emperor Yuanshun and Yuan Zhaozong, but Zhu Yuanzhang could see a trace of the former people in Emperor Tianyuan.

Today, he went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to drive the Mongols out of the Central Plains and established the Ming Dynasty. What followed was a war that lasted for more than twenty years.

Today, Ming's great enemy Bei Yuan was finally completely wiped out!

This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel excited, relieved, and extremely disappointed!
Beiyuan had caused him too much pain back then. It was really not easy to see the day when Beiyuan was destroyed in his lifetime!
Sister, Biaoer, have you seen it?We finally got our revenge!
Father, mother, eldest brother, sister, Chongba has avenged you!Let’s let the whole Beiyuan be buried with you...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly burst into laughter. He laughed so loudly and hard that he even cried tears of laughter.

Only a few people present could understand Zhu Yuanzhang's laughter. He was laughing at the hardships he had endured in the first half of his life. He finally got what he wanted. He was laughing at the fact that things change and people change...

After laughing for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and waved his hand, "Take him down and kill him on a rainy day." He just wanted to see the two supreme rulers of Bei Yuan with his own eyes and witness the complete end of Bei Yuan.

Now that I have seen and read it, I will naturally not leave them alive to waste food.

Cao Wei twitched the corner of his mouth and said it would be rainy... This would make them uncomfortable even if they died!
Several guards from outside the palace came in and took out Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er who were shouting and struggling.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair again and looked at Lan Yu and the others.

"Tell me how this battle was fought. Mobei was able to be pacified so quickly. The combined strength of Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudier was quite large." Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was loud and clear, and he seemed to have seen the fall. After being imprisoned by Emperor Tianyuan, the whole knot in his heart was opened.

"No!" Lan Yu cupped her hands and recounted everything that had happened in the previous three months, focusing on the key points.

When it was mentioned that the telescope invented by Cao Wei could see any enemy's moves on the battlefield from a distance, and the huge Kongming Lantern could clearly detect any enemy's arrangements, everyone was amazed.

When it was mentioned that Emperor Tianyuan contacted Yesudier to join forces to resist the Ming Dynasty, everyone became concerned.

When talking about Cao Wei's almost evil mind-attacking tactics, killing Tianbaonu before the battle, and proceeding step by step according to the plan, causing Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudier to kill each other, everyone screamed in surprise.

Later, when Emperor Tianyuan broke out, Cao Wei led [-] cavalry to pursue them and captured Emperor Tianyuan and Yesudie'er alive. The entire hall was filled with admiration and applause.

Everyone turned their attention to Cao Wei who was standing in the field.

This kid is about to take off!
Originally, they all thought that Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for Cao Wei to go out with the army so that he could follow him to gain military merit.

But I never expected that Cao Wei would turn a crucial war into his own personal show!

According to Lan Yu, the coach of this battle can actually be replaced by Cao Wei. Lan Yu's role in this battle is to stabilize the morale of the army and issue battle orders.

This time the Northern Expedition army was able to destroy the Northern Yuan Dynasty so quickly, it can be said that Cao Wei has eight achievements!

Such a miraculous achievement, coupled with the many things Cao Wei has done before, is enough to make him a prince!

The order to go to sea and the salt-making technique that caused a lot of commotion before seemed to have been made by Cao Wei. These are all great achievements!
Everyone looked at Cao Wei. He was just an ordinary farmer at the beginning, but now he has reached a point where many people feel ashamed!
Before the Northern Expedition, many people still looked down upon Cao Wei, thinking that he had some shitty luck to be so valued by Zhu Yuanzhang.

And with the victory of the Northern Expedition, Cao Wei severely slapped the faces of those who looked down on him, and everyone finally no longer dared to look down on this young man.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened with great interest.

His intuition was indeed right. Cao Wei did have military talents that far exceeded others!This battle to destroy Bei Yuan fully confirmed this!
Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Cao Wei with burning eyes, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay! Wow!"

"Cao Wei, you were the first to take down the Northern Yuan Dynasty in this battle. There will be rewards for merit and punishment for demerits. Tell me, how should we reward you?"

Cao Wei bowed his hands respectfully and said, "It's all up to your Majesty."

This time Cao Wei did not shirk anymore. Although he knew that he would leave the Ming Dynasty soon, his contribution to the destruction of Beiyuan was so great this time. If he said those coquettish words again, it would be too inappropriate.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and murmured, "Well... you started out as a farmer and made many contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but your qualifications are still relatively young. It's inappropriate to grant a title. It's just as it should be. Let's grant you the title of Zhongtian." How about being a second-rank marquis, guarding the army, and receiving a salary of [-] dan?"

Many people in the audience took a breath. Cao Wei had never been an ordinary farmer and became a second-rank marquis of the Ming Dynasty. This promotion speed can only be compared to those of the founding fathers, right?
Cao Wei, he really took off...

Cao Wei only felt that the homophonic pronunciation of Zhongtian, farming, was quite interesting.

He nodded and bowed respectfully, "Thank you for your majesty's grace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, and Cao Wei, a slippery man, was finally placed in the court.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lan Yu and Xu Yungong, "You two have also made great contributions. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Lan Yu and Xu Yungong both said in unison, "We are entitled to the salary from the imperial court, so we should serve His Majesty and we dare not take any credit."

Lan Yu and Xu Yungong, one is the Duke of Liang and the other is the Duke of Wei. They are already in the highest position and have no title. The next higher up is the Crown Prince Shaobao and the Grand Master. But at this time, the crown prince has not been established, so how can they be promised to them? In these positions, they both understand this in their hearts and find their own way out.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and thought for a while, and finally gave the two of them three more years of salary and gold, silver and fertile land.

"Thank you for your majesty's grace!" Lan Yu and Xu Yungong said loudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up with a smile and said, "It's over, retreat from the court, retreat from the court!"

It can be seen that Lao Zhu is very happy today.

After the court meeting dispersed, everyone in the palace left one after another. Many people gathered around Lan Yu and Xu Yungong to congratulate them. The two were veteran princes with strong strength and deserved some flattery from these people.

Many people around Cao Wei came over and congratulated him.

Unlike Lan Yu and Xu Yungong, Cao Wei is a rising star, and his rise is very fast and has great momentum!It is also worth making friends with everyone.

Only Zhou Guanzheng, who once publicly "impeached" Lan Yu for having an improper relationship with Cao Wei, walked by with a few close officials around him with his head turned away and ignored him.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the crowd around Cao Wei finally dispersed.

Many people came over to introduce themselves to him just now, but now he has not remembered any of them. These people were in such a mess that they seemed to be chasing ducks, and no one could hear what they were saying clearly.

He dug his ear holes with his little finger. Cao Wei was about to leave, but the head eunuch arrived quietly at this moment.

"Hou Zhongtian, Your Majesty wants to see you for something," the eunuch chief said in a very polite tone.

Cao Wei was stunned, hadn't he seen it just now?Why meet again?

Although he felt strange in his heart, if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see him, Cao Wei had to go over obediently. Now he has become an official top soldier under Lao Zhu. Even if he only has a few days, it is quite uncomfortable for Lao Zhu to wear small shoes for himself. of.

He made an invitation gesture to the chief eunuch, and the two of them walked towards the royal study one after another.

After entering the imperial study, "Your Majesty, Marquis Zhong Tian has arrived."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and he stepped aside.

"Cao Wei, how many things are you hiding from us?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Cao Wei and asked.

When Cao Wei heard this, his whole body went numb!
What's the meaning?What are you hiding?Cao Wei was confused.

After thinking for a while, Cao Wei, who finally couldn't figure it out, couldn't help but ask: "What does your majesty mean by this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang tapped his thick fingers twice on the desk and said, "Your wheat is ripe. We sent people to harvest it for you. They said... your wheat is all high-yielding."

Cao Wei wanted to shout: Slander!This is slander!
How can they all be highly productive?The highly productive one obviously only has three acres!

(End of this chapter)