Reborn as the General's Wife

Chapter 142 Unwilling to Debate
That look of being petty and humiliating made the people present a little admired, but in the eyes of Concubine De, it turned into a strong show off. Is it amazing to be promoted?No matter how high-ranking officials are not martial arts, their status will always be lower than that of civilian officials.

"Your Majesty, my concubine has something to say. I don't know whether to say it or not?" Just as the emperor was about to leave, Concubine De stood in front of the emperor.

"Oh, Concubine Ai has something to say, just say it!"

Concubine De seemed to hesitate for a while in embarrassment, before saying, "General Xu once made great contributions to the Platinum Kingdom, so he should be rewarded. But the rules of the Platinum Kingdom are that you must serve for three years if you are promoted to the third rank or above. , General Xu can jump three levels in a row in a single martial arts competition, maybe, he will..."

Concubine De did not say the following words.

Hearing her words, the officials who were envious and jealous of Xu Mu just now found a breakthrough point. If they can pull General Xu down, maybe their hearts will be balanced.

However, General Xu is now in full swing, like the sun in the sky, and he will not deal with him like this. His martial arts are so good, if he offends him now, what should he do if he fights against him in the future?
There were people with two kinds of thinking, and finally one person stood out, Yu Shi doctor Yu Zhengqing, who has always been a person who speaks with his mouth, and his status among the court officials is also very high.

"Your Majesty, I think the words of Concubine De are reasonable. Under the management of the Platinum Kingdom, officials must serve for three consecutive years to be promoted to the third rank. General Xu has only three years to become a third-rank general like this. It's not that I have selfish intentions." , but this is inconsistent with the tradition and out of the rules, I hope Your Majesty will think twice and take it back!"

Doctor Yushi was the first to speak, and the people who followed had no scruples. Anyway, they were not the ones who took the lead. If General Xu settles the score in the future, they would not be the first ones, and at that time, Doctor Yushi, he was there It's hooded, it's definitely fine.

"The minister reconsidered."

"Your Majesty's words make sense, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

All of a sudden, five or six people who asked to take back their orders knelt down.

The emperor was a little hesitant. When he was happy just now, he just forgot about this. Clan rules are really troublesome. He was promoted to three ranks in a row. Apart from being happy, he was also part of improving the status of generals.Thinking about the people in the court, among the civil servants, there are three first-rank civil servants alone, but as for the generals, the highest is Xu Mu's fourth-rank. In this way, no matter in terms of rank or status, they are obviously at a disadvantage.

He promoted him to three ranks in a row with the idea of ​​cultivating military generals, because in order to balance civil and military affairs, he had to promote military generals, but military generals did not perform any meritorious service, and they could not be promoted casually. It happened that Xu Mu gave him an opportunity. Thinking about coming one by one, first promote Xu Mu and then talk about it.

But who knows, this group of pedantic literati talk about things with rules, if they disagree with reason, what does it matter if they agree or not?The emperor wanted to blow everyone out willfully, but as an emperor, sometimes things couldn't be done according to his wishes, otherwise there would be criticism. The pens of those historians were sometimes the biggest weapon.

He would not want to leave a very bad name in the history books.

While the emperor was wandering between the civil servants and his own ideas, someone finally spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I believe that General Xu deserves to be promoted to three ranks in a row. If General Xu is not here today, then everyone, think about what kind of jokes we will encounter in the Platinum Kingdom. Is it necessary to be in the Xishu Kingdom? Can't you hold your head up in front of those barbarians? This is a major issue concerning the national dignity of our Platinum Country, and it has a big impact on the reputation of our Platinum Country. It is precisely because of General Xu that we have the courage to defeat the opponent The result of vigor. Rules are of course necessary, but they also have to be divided into big and small things. After making such a big contribution, shouldn’t it be okay to make an exception once?”

The person who spoke was a civil servant of the second grade. He was a maverick master in the court. He never joined a party and belonged to a neutral person. People dare to provoke.

People who have always treated others regardless of praise or criticism, why now they speak for a military general? Don't you know that if the status of military generals is raised, there will be no place for them to stand as civil servants?

All the civil servants were puzzled.

Master Yu immediately refuted, "Master Zhou, what do you mean? Now you want to speak for General Xu, which surprises the old man. I have always heard that Master Zhou advocates that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Now, are you going to be punished by the so-called Is the silt polluted? Have you forgotten your literati status? General Xu has made contributions, but his martial arts is nothing more than a little higher, so he only competed once. In less than half an hour, he was easily promoted to the third. level, while other people have to take many years to advance to a level. Isn’t this too chilling for others? There is no rule without rules, this is an eternal truth, and it is also the teaching of our ancestors.”

"Well, since Sir Yu looks down on people who practice martial arts so much, then, Lord Yu would like to talk about, if there is no General Xu, should Lord Yu go to battle in person at that time, and what will be the result at that time? I believe everyone here is a very far-sighted person, so you can think about it carefully."

Doctor Yu Shi still wanted to argue, but was interrupted by the emperor, "Don't say anything, I will never change my word. Although it is inappropriate to be promoted to three levels in a row, but as Zhou Aiqing said, things have priorities. The general made a great contribution, it should be so, you don't need to fight any more."

He was in a good mood at first, but it was broken by this group of people. What arguing, isn't he just an official?Where do so many opinions come from?

"Your Majesty, the old minister still thinks..."

"That's enough, Yushi thinks there is something wrong with my decision?" the emperor asked suspiciously.

"I don't dare." The old censor knelt down tremblingly.

Suddenly there was silence.

The emperor snorted coldly, flung his sleeves and left.

The crowd dispersed, and Xu Mu came to Mr. Zhou who was helping to speak just now, "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your righteous words just now."

"General Xu is polite, Zhou is just discussing the matter. General Xu's martial arts really make Zhou and other powerless scholars feel ashamed. The Baijin Kingdom needs people like General Xu to defend the country. , General Xu will lead the three armies in the future and become the pillar of the Platinum Kingdom, which is the best thanks to Zhou."

Mr. Zhou smiled, his eyes were easy-going and calm, he was impartial and selfless, and he was a gentleman.

Xu Mu was startled, and he clasped his hands and made a promise, "Lord Zhou, please rest assured, Xu Mu will definitely do his best to protect the peace on the border of Platinum Kingdom."

"In this way, Zhou will thank General Xu for his righteousness on behalf of the tens of thousands of people in the Platinum Kingdom."

The two chatted for a while, until Mr. Zhou was almost at the gate of the palace, they separated and left.

Not long after Xu Mu returned to Qingxindian's residence, the official seal of the third-rank general was delivered to him.

Unwrapping the red silk wrapped with the general seal layer by layer, Xu Mu was overwhelmed by the thought of the verbal confrontation he had just experienced. The official seal was almost out of his hands.

Thinking of just now, I couldn't help but think of Her Royal Highness.

Where did she go just now, but she couldn't be found. He worked very hard today, because he knew that Her Royal Highness was watching and watching him from the stands, so he used all his strength to try to get in the fastest way. Knock down that person within the time.

At the same time, it was also to vent her anger: at the banquet just now, that person dared to look at Her Royal Highness with such a profane look. In his heart, Her Highness Princess used to be a little star who played with him, but now she is kind and beautiful. How could the fairy-like princess be looked at by the people of Xishu country like this!

At that moment, he wanted to give that person a good beating, and it would be best if his eyes could no longer be seen!It is simply an unforgivable sin!If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was an envoy, he really wished he could beat that person to death!

However, after he knocked him down, he could no longer find the figure of Her Royal Highness, Xu Mu's body collapsed suddenly, and he sat down on the side of the bed dejectedly.

The heavy official seal on his hand seemed to have lost its value.

He was very happy to get this official seal, because Her Royal Highness once said, "Only by standing higher can you be able to do what you want to do most."

In the past, he didn't know what he wanted to do the most, but now he had a picture in his mind, which was her smiling face.

If it could make her smile happily, Xu Mu looked at the official seal in a daze. If he stood taller, he would do more for her. In this case, wouldn't it mean that she would smile more?

And at the moment when Xu Mu was thinking of His Royal Highness's smiling face, under the same roof, the person he thought of was leisurely listening to the little maid's report.

"It seems that this time it is really thanks to Mr. Zhou! Not enough that he is also a civil servant, how could he speak for General Xu? And that old censor, Mr. Yu, why is he so pedantic and annoying?"

Gu Qingxin dispelled the doubts of several people indifferently, "The concubine De's boudoir name is Yu Xin, the eldest daughter of Yushi. As for Master Zhou, there is a reason for it."

"Aunt Jing, please go out of the palace, go to the Luo Mansion, and tell my cousin that the Li Xiangqin I got a few days ago will be sent to Master Zhou's mansion."

"Yes."

Seeing Aunt Jing go out, Xiangsi and Hongdou gradually understood the reason.

(End of this chapter)