There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 769: First-class official residence and title of Taiwei!

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, the banquet is already halfway over.

During this period, singing and dancing continued, and toasts between the emperor and his ministers continued. The main hall of the Wanxiang Shrine was full of joy. It can be said that the emperor and his ministers had a great time.

However, Tang Shujing was never happy because the reward she had been looking forward to for so long had not yet arrived!

Has the Queen really forgotten it?
Just when she was frustrated, the Queen suddenly waved her hand in the air, and the dancers and musicians in the hall stopped at the same time and exited the hall one after another.

The Queen was already a little tipsy. She looked at Su Xian and said loudly: "Just now outside Jianguo Gate, I said that if Su Aiqing comes back with a great victory, I will definitely give him a heavy reward!"

"..."

The hall fell silent instantly, and the ministers knew that the Queen was about to hand out rewards. This was the most exciting part of the entire banquet, and they were looking forward to it.

Of course, the happiest person was Tang Shujing. She was secretly delighted, clenching her fists and feeling excited.

Then, she stood up with Su Xian, Yan Dashan and others and walked to the center of the hall, ready to receive the reward.

"come!"

The queen beckoned.

Nangong Wan'er stepped forward in response, took out an imperial edict and read it in court.

Tang Shujing listened carefully, and it turned out that it was a reward for the accompanying Butterfly Valley masters, soldiers of the Marquis Mansion, and internal guard killers. Most of them were gold and silver artifacts, grain and oil farms, etc., and they were quite generous.

Since these people did not go to the palace, Su Xian received the order and thanked them on their behalf.

Nangong Wan'er immediately took out another imperial decree and read it out in court, this time it was a reward for Yan Dashan, Yang Zhilan, Guan Ping, Qianmianhu and others.

Although their contribution was "small", the rewards were quite generous. In addition to material rewards, each of their official positions was promoted by one or two levels.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the generous reward!" Yan Dashan and others accepted the order to express their gratitude.

Then, Nangong Wan'er took out another imperial edict, this time a separate reward for Tang Shujing, because she was the "second hero" of the Liao Kingdom's trip.

Tang Shujing was filled with excitement and listened carefully.

Just listen to Nangong Wan'er read:

"The reward is ten thousand taels, the reward is 5 taels of silver, and the reward is one hundred boxes of jade and other jewelry..."

"A thousand acres of fertile land, a royal manor in Xiyuan, and hundreds of male and female servants..."

Tang Shujing was already happy.

So many rewards!

It was enough for her to squander it for a long time. The most important thing was reputation. Looking at the entire Tang family, who else could be rewarded by the queen besides her?

She grinned, thinking about the scene where she would go back and show off with these rewards, it would be wonderful!
She finally concentrated her mind and prepared to accept the order to thank her.

Because in her opinion these rewards are enough.

Who knows that Nangong Wan'er hasn't finished reading yet and continues:
"In addition, His Majesty has given Tang Shujing a set of python robes by special decree!"

"..."

Python robe? !
Tang Shujing dug her ears and couldn't believe it, that was a python robe!

She had seen Su Xian wearing it, and it was said that the python robe was on her body, which showed that officials would not pay homage, except for treason and other heinous crimes, other crimes would not be imposed on her!
That's a proper privilege dress!

Although Tang Shujing envied Su Xian's python robe and even touched it secretly, she was still self-aware and never expected to have one herself.

But now, the surprise comes so suddenly...

Su Xian was also slightly curious. Although Tang Shujing was the "second hero" of the Liao Kingdom trip, she wouldn't have been rewarded with a python robe, right?

He couldn't help but look sideways at the Queen.

The Queen was also looking at her and winked at Su Xian, as if to say: "I know about your relationship with Tang Shujing, how do you think? Are you surprised?"

"..."

The officials were also shocked by this, even Princess Lanling, who clearly knew the meaning of the python robe.

However, the one whose expression changed the most among the officials was naturally the young Sikou from the Prison Department.

Tang Shujing is a subordinate of the Prison Department, a subordinate of his young Sikou, but...as a subordinate, Tang Shujing actually got a set of python robes?
Think of him as a dignified young officer who has worked hard for the queen for most of his life but has not been able to win this honor...

Amidst the astonishment of the ministers, Nangong Wan'er's voice sounded again.

The ministers were stunned, the reward was not over yet?
It turned out that the Queen had rewarded some false positions, such as "Youwuwei Lushi participated in the military", "Tongyi doctor", etc. The false posts generally only received salary and did not do practical things.

After Nangong Wan'er finished reading, there was a brief silence in the hall.

Tang Shujing was dumbfounded.

She didn't expect the Queen's reward to be so generous.

Seeing this, Su Xian walked to her side and reminded her softly:
"What are you still waiting for? Hurry up and accept the order to thank me."

"Oh." Only then did Tang Shujing react. After thanking her, she accepted the heavy edict. Her face turned red and she felt like she was in a dream.

Nangong Wan'er took out the last imperial edict, glanced at Su Xian from afar, with tenderness and smile, and then slowly unfolded the imperial edict.

The officials immediately cheered up, "The second hero of the Liao Kingdom trip", Tang Shujing, her reward is already so generous, so what will the queen reward Su Xian as the number one hero?

Nangong Wan'er's voice resounded throughout the hall.

The ministers listened carefully and found out that at the beginning there were some gold and silver utensils, land and houses, but the amount was no less than ten times that of Tang Shujing's reward!
Although the amount is astonishing, it is still within the expectations of the officials. Su Xian has made such great contributions this time, and these rewards are all due.

"Added 'General Zuojin Wuwei'!"

Nangong Wan'er finally thought about her official promotion.

The officials knew that the main event was coming.

Jinwu Guard is the yamen with real power among the [-] guards in Nanya.

General Jinwuwei, the third rank, holds the post of general. He is in charge of the law of patrolling the palace and the capital day and night. He is responsible for enforcing the law and not violating it. All the fifty prefectures including Yifu and Tonggui belong to Yan.

Su Xian already has the title of "General Zuo Wuwei" and is also a third-rank official, but "General Zuo Wuwei" is more like a false position and has no real power in his hands.

Therefore, Su Xian's highest rank is still the third rank, but he has changed from a vacant position to holding real power. Generally speaking, he has been promoted.

The ministers all nodded, such a reward was reasonable and reasonable.

However, as Nangong Wan'er continued to read, the expressions of the officials gradually changed.

Because next, the Queen gave Su Xian a bunch of false posts, which were not as good as "General Zuo Jinwuwei" in terms of rank and salary.

Queen, what does this mean?
Immediately afterwards, Nangong Wan'er changed the topic and said solemnly: "I am grateful for Su Aiqing's martial arts, so I bestowed the title of Taiwei. I hope that Su Aiqing will continue to work hard and make great achievements for our dynasty!"

"..."

After hearing this, all the ministers were relieved. That was right. The Queen directly conferred the title of Taiwei on Su Xian. This alone could equal all the previous rewards!
Because Taiwei is one of the "Three Divisions and Three Dukes"!

Taiwei, the first rank, together with Situ and Sikong, are collectively known as the "Three Dukes". The Three Dukes are officials who discuss Tao.Gai is to assist the emperor, regulate yin and yang, level the country, and unify everything, so he is not called an official by one position.

It is true that since the previous dynasty, the Taiwei and other three divisions and officials have held false positions and do not hold real power, but the Taiwei's rank is high, he is a first-class official!

You must know that the six ministers and other prime ministers, as well as the Zhongshu Ling of the Zhongshu Province, and the ministers of the Menxia Province are only in the third rank.

Princess Lanling concurrently held the post of Shangshu Ling of the Province, which was only worthy of the second rank.

If Princess Lanling did not have the status of a princess, her rank would not be as good as Su Xian's. Of course, the current princess was also a first-class princess. Generally speaking, Su Xian was on the same level as her.

The point is, Su Xian is only eighteen or nineteen years old this year. At such a young age, it is rare to be a first-rank Taiwei because of his merit.

He is the No. 1 in history!
This kind of honor is enough to match Su Xian's achievements.

Although the officials were envious, they had nothing to say. They could only smile and express their congratulations. Even the prince and Qian Zhongshu were no exception.

(End of this chapter)