Tuqing: My first love was Cixi

Chapter 117 The Emperor’s Reward! Grant marriage!

(This chapter was originally published at 10:10, but it was reviewed and asked the editor for explanation at 11:)

A family meal.

No one asked about the war, and they didn't even want to know.

Su He said enthusiastically: "What title do you think the emperor will confer on Xiaoyi this time?"

For a veteran bannerman, what he cared about most was his title, but he didn't pay much attention to official positions, because bannermen like to compare with each other.

Su Quandao: "Before, I was a third-class light vehicle captain. This time I achieved military exploits. In addition, recapturing Yangzhou and restoring the Jiangbei camp is a great credit, so I will definitely jump up the rank."

Normally, one must climb up one level at a time.

Third class light carriage captain, second class, first class go up like this.

Su He said: "Does that mean he is directly promoted to baron?"

Su Quandao: "It should be like this."

Su He said: "Hey, dear, none of us red belts have been awarded such a serious title for decades, right?"

Tong Jia said: "Even Lord Chong'en doesn't have a title."

"Not only that, there are a lot of yellow belts in the capital, but none of them have serious titles."

"As a result, our Xiaoyi was granted the title of Baronet at such a young age."

Not only the family members thought so, but almost everyone in the capital thought so, and felt that Su Yi would definitely jump directly to another level this time.

Many people think that there is really no need to cross-level, because you are likely to be granted a marriage, which is already a huge reward. If you are knighted across levels, the reward will be too much.

Tong Jia said: "Xiaoyi, there is something I want you to tell me. Qingqing should be pregnant."

Su Yi was stunned, then overjoyed.

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Qingqing lay in Su Yi's arms, her eyes completely drawn.

Su Yi gently caressed her belly and couldn't put it down. She was only more than three months pregnant at this time and had not yet shown her pregnancy.

The two people were talking nonsense, and they just felt very sweet.

"Xiaoyi, no...it won't work..." Qingqing felt it and said: "At this time, the fetus is not stable yet, so we can't take risks."

Su Yi said softly: "I know."

Then he gently kissed her earlobe and said softly: "Then what should I do? It's been several months."

Qingqing said angrily: "Don't pretend to be pitiful..."

Then, she turned around and got inside the thin quilt.

But Su Yi lifted the quilt, and he still wanted to watch.

Qingqing gave him a stern look and said coquettishly: "Careful, I'm using my teeth..."

The next second, Su Yi took a deep breath.

You really use your teeth.

However, Qingqing knows how to use both soft and hard tactics.

In the middle of the night, Qingqing begged: "Xiaoyi, can you sleep well? I'm really in pain."

The base of the tongue hurts badly.

"You have to go to court tomorrow."

Su Yi said softly: "Okay."

Although he doesn't want to go to court now, he just wants to...

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Meeting the next day!

Su Yi, Su Quan and Chong En went to the palace together, feeling very energetic.

When entering the palace, many people's eyes fell on Su Yi.

Many young officials are filled with unconcealable jealousy.

But Su Yi also felt another emotion, opposition, even hostility.

Hostility from the nobles of the entire Eight Banners.

This time, he made great achievements and won the battle too hard.

It would be fine if they just won the battle, but the key point was that the Zhenghuang Banner Xiaoqi Battalion was also made so miserable.

In this way, all the nobles of the Eight Banners were offended.

Moreover, Boyan was the eldest son of Prince Horqin, so Su Yi also offended the Mongolian nobles.

Seeing Prince Hui Mianyu, Chongen took the initiative to pull Su Yi forward and said, "Good morning, Prince Hui."

However, Prince Hui's attitude was very cold. He nodded and turned to talk to Wen Qing.

It is said that if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. This is the posture.

Prince Hui had been on Su Yi's side before, but now it was clear that he wanted to draw a clear line.

Especially not long ago, his Fujin acted as a matchmaker for Boyan, but he was severely slapped in the face.

However, Su Yi had already made an estimate of the scene before her.

It does not matter.

Seeing Su Yi and Chong En being isolated, Wo Ren couldn't help but frown. He originally didn't want to get too close to Su Yi, lest others say he was selfish and needed to avoid suspicion.

But seeing the current posture, he stepped forward and said: "Lord Chong'en, please tell me that you were not in good health before, but you look good today."

Su Yi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This junior has met Mr. Japanese."

Wo Ren said: "Brother Su Yi, you have led the new army very well, which is refreshing."

Then, he stopped talking to Su Yi and instead talked to Chongen.

Su Ye is too young. If he acts too affectionate with Su Ye, he will appear to have a low profile. But if you are intimate with Chongen, it won't matter, and you can express your position.

After a while, Tian Yugong appeared, taking three steps and two steps at a time, and said: "Brother Su Yi, you are fine."

Another ally in the court, Tian Yugong, the Qing of Dali Temple.

His attitude is not very concealed.

Su Yi said: "Mr. Tian, ​​you are a little thin."

Tian Yugong said: "The weather in the capital is too hot. I can't even eat. Will I lose weight?"

Then, Tian Yugong said to Wo Ren: "Gen Weng is really lean. It shows that this trip is hard."

Woren said: "It's hard to buy a lot of money to lose weight with old age."

Tian Yugong smiled and said: "Gen Weng is in his prime, how can he be old?"

Most people think that Tian Yugong takes over Wo Ren's position, so the relationship between the two is on the same level, but in fact the relationship between the two is quite good. Moreover, Tian Yugong recommended Japanese scholars to the emperor again and again, and more than one memorial was published.

It's just that Wo Ren is a very aloof person and very difficult to deal with.

Of course, Ruilin is on Su Yi's side, but he can't be too close to Su Yi now because there has been a lot of discussion recently about his daughter's really little personality.

So before going to court, you can see clearly.

The largest faction in the DPRK, the Sushun Party, has the largest number of people surrounding it.

Next is Prince Hui Mianyu. Although there are not so many people around him, they are all noble.

When Mian Yu wanted to protect Su Yi before, there weren't that many people around him, but now that he had drawn a clear line with Su Yi, there were a lot more people around him.

On Su Yi's side, there were only Chongen, Woren, and Tian Yugong, so he seemed a little lonely.

In addition, the Han ministers were also hostile to Su Yi.

Zhuo Bingtian's old friends, the Hunan Army's party members, and Jia Zhen's old friends were all hostile to Su Yi.

Recently, Su Yi pushed Weng Tongshu out of office, and he has resigned.

But his father, Weng Xinchun, is still in the court. He was previously the Minister of the Ministry of War, and now he is the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is the co-organizer of the bachelor's degree and one of the big shots.

Therefore, Su Yi had offended the Weng family miserably. In particular, Weng Tong and this gentleman are really not broad-minded. Most of their fights with Li Hongzhang in another world were based on personal grudges.

The morning court had not started yet, everyone was whispering among themselves, and no one looked at Su Yi.

But... in fact, most people are paying attention to Su Yi.

In fact, a major issue in today's court meeting was Su Yi.

Everyone is curious about what kind of reward Su Yi will receive today.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

With a loud shout, the whole place fell into silence.

Everyone returned to their positions and arranged neatly.

Chongen, Woren, Tian Yugong and others also entered the Qianqing Palace.

As for Su Yi's rank, he could only stand outside the Qianqing Gate with a group of fourth-rank officials.

Although the Qing Dynasty was not like the Ming Dynasty, where the nobles and military officials were as lowly as the civil servants, civil servants still had to be more noble, and the channel for appreciation of the five senses was still relatively narrow.

Of course, the more promising people are those who are both civil and military.

Just like Su Yi.

The emperor came and sat down on the dragon throne. He was in good spirits and even seemed to be in high spirits.

And before he sat down, his eyes began to look for Su Yi.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

After saluting, the emperor smiled and said: "Today, let's get straight to the point."

"Where is Zhaobu?"

"Go back to the emperor, are you waiting outside?"

"Show him in."

A moment later, Zhaobu rushed over. Even though he was facing a saint, when he passed by Su Yi, he still looked at her with fiery and admiring eyes.

"Slave Zhaobu, please see the Emperor. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

The emperor said: "Zhaobu, you have done well in the new army. Su Yi mentioned you many times in the memorial and did not embarrass the bannermen."

The emperor also knew that Su Yi was completely opposed to the Eight Banners at this time, so he wanted to ease the relationship between the two parties. To point it out deliberately, although Zhaobu is a new army, he is also an Eight Banners.

Zhaobu kowtowed and said, "I'm a dull servant. I barely learned a rudimentary skill from Commander Yi, but I'm still far from good."

The emperor said: "Feng, Zhaobu is a third-class bodyguard, and he has been promoted to the title of Cavalry Commander, and he is the leader." Zhaobu was so excited that he kowtowed and said, "I thank you for your kindness, my slave. Long live, long live, long live!"

It's still important to be with the right person. In less than a year, his father Zhaolin's ten-year promotion path has been completed.

Then, Zhaobu retreated.

The emperor asked again: "Where is Rong Lu?"

After a while, Ronglu entered.

The last time Su He and Boyan fought, one person actually played an important role, and that was Ronglu.

On the surface, he is Boyan's confidant.

However, every time he secretly played, he always favored Su Yi.

Especially the most critical part, the secret memorial of the New Army mutiny, Ronglu's secret memorial played a key role.

Today's Ronglu is actually the second-in-command of the New Army Civil Service. Although he stayed in the Tianjin barracks, Su Yi also expressed his merits to Ronglu in the memorial.

"Slave Ronglu, I bow to the Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The emperor said: "The new army has been well trained, and Ronglu has made great contributions to you."

Ronglu said: "The humble merits of a slave are not worth mentioning, but Commander Yi is the real meritorious one through hard work."

The emperor said: "Rong Lu listens to the title, and he is promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander, and he is also a member of the Ministry of War."

Ronglu kowtowed and said, "I thank you, Lord, for your kindness."

Then, Ronglu stepped back. His position was not on Su Yi's side, but he still took the initiative to come behind Su Yi and squeezed into a position.

And when he came behind Su Yi, he silently bowed to Su Yi and said in a low voice: "Thank you, Commander Yi, for promoting me."

Su Ye smiled and nodded.

This is your reward for your last secret stand. I, Su Yi, must pay my debts.

Then, the emperor asked: "Where is Wang Shiqing?"

When Wang Shiqing entered the room and passed by Su Yi, he ignored the eyes of others and bowed to Su Yi.

Everyone looked at you sideways, your behavior was very taboo.

Although Su Yi is your commander, this is a court and you have only one master, and that is the emperor.

Wang Shiqing came from a grassroots background and didn't know much about this aspect.

It's just that the emperor is happy at this time and doesn't care about these details.

The emperor had high regard for this martial arts champion from the beginning. He elevated his status early and even gave him a ring.

Sure enough, after seeing Wang Shiqing, the emperor did not hide his admiration at all.

Wang Shiqing knelt down and shouted long live.

"Wang Shiqing, when Su Yi asked me to be the deputy commander of the New Army, I was still hesitant because I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to adapt. Besides, you also did well in the Guiliang Army. I didn't expect that after you went to the New Army, you would stand up repeatedly. Amazing achievements, Su Yi said in his memorial, in these battles in Yangzhou, your contribution should be the first."

Wang Shiqing said: "Your Majesty, I'm ashamed of myself. It's really Commander Yi who commanded well and the soldiers used their lives. Shiqing may have a little bravery, but he will never dare to do the most important thing. I'm stupid and still need to follow. Yi Shuai learns more and reads more."

The emperor said: "You guys, one of you is trying his best to express his gratitude to you, and the other is trying his best to refuse. The coach and the deputy commander are so close, so good."

This sentence sounds a little wrong, but the emperor is like this, and he said it at this time without any thorns.

Just happy.

When Boyan was the deputy commander, he had a heated argument with Su Yi, which eventually led to a mutiny and almost destroyed the new army.

Now, as deputy commander-in-chief, Wang Shiqing has a close relationship with Su Yi, and the new army is flourishing and winning many battles.

At least at this moment, the emperor had no ulterior motives and felt that it was more important for Su Yi and Wang Shiqing to unite as one.

"Wang Shiqing, be granted the title of first-class bodyguard, third-class light chariot captain, and commander of the new army's heroic cavalry battalion!"

Wang Shiqing couldn't help but be shocked at such a high reward.

The whole place was in an uproar.

This reward is too high.

First-class bodyguard, Captain of Qingchao, and leader of the new army's heroic cavalry battalion.

One of these three seals is enough, but all three seals are too heavy.

Wang Shiqing just won the top prize in martial arts this year. In just a few months, he was promoted to this level?

Is it really true that one person attains enlightenment and chickens and dogs ascend to heaven?

In fact, not only a few people present were rewarded this time, but almost all of them were promoted.

Tingren, Waitabu, Wang Tianyang and others who did not enter the capital have all been promoted to at least one level, or even two levels.

Many young officials present were really jealous.

These are all Su Yi's subordinates. They have all received such rewards. What about Su Yi?

The emperor said: "Wang Shiqing, I originally wanted to tell you to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, but now it seems that there is no need to say such words. You work hard and strive to make new achievements."

Wang Shiqing was trembling all over, with tears streaming down his face, and he kowtowed: "My lord, thank you for your kindness, long live long live!"

Then, he also retreated and came to the back of Su Yi.

Ronglu immediately took the initiative to move aside.

Everyone looked sideways. Wang Shiqing should not have stood behind Su Yi. That was the position of a civil servant. You, Wang Shiqing, were a pure military commander and should have stood on the other side.

Next, comes the main event.

Everyone pricked up their ears and gathered their spirits.

Several of his subordinates have given out rewards. How much reward will Su Yi give?

The emperor said: "Su Yi!"

Su Yi went out of the queue and entered the Qianqing Palace.

"I see your Majesty, long live long live long live!"

The emperor said: "Su Yi, your new army is well trained and fought well!"

"You said before that you need to develop a strong army and a completely different army, and you did it."

"You said you wanted me to hear only the good news, and you did it."

Although he had heard a lot of bad news about defeat in the past few months, each one was even bigger than the last.

But as long as it was Su Yi's battle reports, they were all good reports, without exception.

"Especially the battle to recapture Yangzhou is even more breathtaking. The more I watch, the more incredible it becomes."

"And your judgment on the war situation in the south is even more accurate and far-sighted."

Su Yi quickly said: "I don't dare to accept it."

The emperor said: "No, I was immediately very moved. Without you in this battle, how corrupt the war situation in the south would have been. It's scary to think about."

"I am really happy to have a talent like you in the clan."

There was even a sentence that the emperor had not said yet. Why was Su Yi from the idle clan and not from the yellow belt clan?

Then, the emperor said: "Draw up the decree and grant Su Yi the title of Bachelor of Attendant in the Cabinet!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Although this official position was only of the fourth rank, Su Yi had already received the title of fourth rank Taoist priest before.

But the fourth grade and the fourth grade are completely different.

The Cabinet Attendant Bachelor is almost the most noble fourth-grade civil servant.

Moreover, they are basically all top-ranked Jinshi. They have served as officials outside for many years and have achieved great political achievements. After returning to Beijing, they are only given experience for this official position before entering the central government.

The key point, in everyone's opinion, is that Su Yi, as the new army's head coach, should be a military attache.

Now, he has come to grab the most noble position among civil servants? Is the Emperor so impatient?

Does he want to promote you to the center within a few years?

This was also the emperor's intention. Su Yi could not be imprisoned within the category of military commanders, as that would be too narrow a path for advancement and he would not be able to truly grasp the power.

So taking advantage of this great achievement, he was directly pulled out of his position as a military commander.

Moreover, he is still the assistant of the New Army and still dominates the New Army.

This location is indeed well thought out.

At least, it has caused an inner rebound among the entire civil service group.

Your new army is staying well, why do you want to take our position? And it’s the most valuable position?

But the emperor has already spoken out, and no one can change it.

Then, the emperor asked: "Where is Zong Ling?"

Prince Zheng Duanhua came out of the queue and said: "My servant is here."

The emperor said: "Su Yi recaptured Yangzhou, restored the Jiangbei camp, and stabilized the war situation in the south. What kind of title should he be awarded?"

Duan Hua said: "Back to the emperor, according to the convention, he should be promoted to the first-class captain of light vehicles, but this time the credit is indeed not small, so it is reasonable to make him a third-class baron."

The emperor said slowly: "Third Baron?"

Duan Hua said: "Yes, this can also commend his contribution."

The emperor shook his head and said: "It's lower, it's lower."

Then, the emperor said directly: "I have made the decision, and I will be granted the title of First Class Viscount."

The whole audience was in an uproar.

This...this, how can it span so many levels?

Straight across the first and second class light carriage captains, the first, second and third class barons, and the second and third class viscounts.

This reward is simply too much.

But now, everyone has another expectation.

Is the emperor's generous reward to Su Yi another form of compensation?

Su Yi proposed to the emperor in public before and said that Yangzhou would be used as a dowry. Now he has really taken Yangzhou back.

Then the emperor must give a response to this proposal.

However, the marriage proposal from Prince Horqin's palace was rejected. Seng Gelinqin was in a high position and the emperor wanted to give him dignity, so he refused to marry Su Yi.

Then, the emperor smiled and said: "There is one last item!"

"Su Yi, before you went on the expedition, you proposed to me publicly and said that you would take back Yangzhou as your dowry."

"Now that you have done it, I will fulfill my promise."

"I will fulfill your wish! I will fulfill your marriage!"

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Note: This is the first update. I have been conceiving the plot for a long time. I wrote it until 8:30 in the morning. I couldn't bear it and went to bed.

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