Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 225 Concubine Feng
Everyone walked into the main hall in an orderly manner, with Prince Yu at the head and lined up on both sides.

Prince Yu stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Go back to the emperor, and I will serve as an envoy to welcome back General Wuji. There are actually more than [-] of the [-] army, and the inventory has been completed, and the handover will be returned to the Green Camp."

The emperor laughed, "A [-]-strong army came out of Beijing last autumn, and in such a battle, only more than [-] people were lost?"

Prince Yu replied: "Your Majesty, it's not just that. There are also a group of confidantes and soldiers of Prince Dali, a total of more than 120 people, all of whom have been escorted back to Beijing."

Chen Wenyi's trip this time was far more than just being a general.

He is not only a general who leads troops to fight, but also an interrogator who escorts prisoners, and a counselor who stabilizes Horqin's political situation.

It can be said that those who can do more work.

Nalan Mingzhu stood up first, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, General Chen has made great achievements this time, and the Emperor must reward him well."

Chen Wenxin has been eavesdropping in the apse, feeling the embarrassment of the ministers.

This Nalan Pearl would really fall in love with the emperor, and knowing that the emperor favored Chen Wenyi, she did what she liked and asked the emperor to reward her well.

If he didn't say that, wouldn't the emperor still reward him?
After being told by him, he voted for the emperor again, and sold Chen Wenyi's favor again.

Tong Guowei was particularly dissatisfied among them, he was unwilling to go to the suburbs of Beijing to meet Chen Wenyi, but Prince Yu received an order to bring me to meet him personally.

It's a big deal to welcome him on my behalf, even the emperor went to welcome him, why won't he be a courtier?
Isn't this a rebellion?
Tong Guowei went there aggrieved. He didn't expect to welcome him to the Qianqing Palace, but also to see Nalan Mingzhu, a sycophant, flattering him here.

He was about to speak when Suo'etu snorted, "Your majesty is wise and brave, so he naturally knows who should be rewarded and who should be punished. Why, Master Mingzhu is still thinking about asking General Chen to be your son-in-law?"

Nalan Mingzhu's face was a little embarrassing, she didn't expect to mention this at the emperor's longevity banquet two years ago, which gave Suo'etu a chance to make fun of him.

At that time, it was Chen Wenyi's honor that he saw Chen Wenyi as his son-in-law.

Now that two years have passed, times have changed.

The current Chen Wenyi is not what he used to be. If he can marry a young lady from the Nalan family, it will be an honor to the Nalan family.

But Chen Wenyi didn't intend to get married for a long time, which made Nalan Mingzhu embarrassed.

After all, he is known as a kaleidoscope, so naturally he would not compare himself with Suo'etu in front of the emperor.

He only heard him laughing and said: "Yes, yes, I'm just talking nonsense. I just saw General Chen's dusty body. If he and my dog ​​Rongruo are good friends, I feel distressed like nephews."

Nalan Mingzhu kept calling herself a small minister to Suo'etu, assuming a humble attitude of being a subordinate.

In fact, they are all members of the first rank, so it seems that Nalan Mingzhu is generous and Suo'etu is stingy.

A nephew brought him closer to Chen Wenyi.

The implication is that even if he is not my prospective son-in-law, he has something to do with our Nalan family, so do you need an outsider to take care of him?
The emperor was in a good mood and ignored the chatter between the two.

He waved his hand, "Okay, okay, Lan Xiang has worked hard on this trip. Come here and give me wine."

Li Dequan personally brought and served two glasses of wine, the emperor stepped down from above and raised a wine glass.

"Come, let me drink this cup with you."

Seeing the emperor's state of mind, all the ministers were wondering what kind of reward the emperor would give Chen Wenyi this time.

Now the veterans who founded the country in the middle of the court are all old, and the court is at a time when it is dying.

For a general like Chen Wenyi who is capable of writing and martial arts, it is not too much for the emperor to give him a lot of grace.

Sure enough, after the emperor drank the cup, he turned and walked up to the throne.

"Lan Xiang has made great achievements in this battle, if you want any reward, just tell me."

Chen Wenyi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this battle is not entirely due to the merits of the minister. It was the Ouyang family who took the life of Prince Dalier. Now he is the vice-captain of the green battalion shotgun team and enjoys the salary of Qian Zongzong."

The emperor had heard about this for a long time, but the ministers were inconceivable.

"How can a woman be appointed as an official in the army?"

"I heard that this woman is just a servant who washes and cooks in the green camp. How can she enjoy such a high salary?"

"Besides, she is a woman of unknown origin, how can she gain a foothold in the army as a widow?"

All the speech officials and censors were not stingy with vicious words, even if the servants and widows they said were standing in this hall now.

They didn't take her seriously either, and didn't think highly of her.

There may be more ugly words, but they are too embarrassed to say them in front of the emperor.

"My lords, be careful!"

Chen Wenyi frowned, and couldn't care less about modesty and etiquette.

"Ouyang Jiaoyue is my general under Chen Wenyi's command. If she dies on the battlefield, I will never complain. But if she is humiliated in this hall today, I will never give up!"

Everyone did not expect that Chen Wenyi, who was always humble and polite, would say such words in front of the emperor.

Going to look at him carefully, I saw that the handsome young man who was famous in Jinghua in the past has grown into a mighty and tall young man.

His appearance is still as handsome as before, but there is a bit of arrogance in his brows and eyes.

This arrogance made the censors, who were chattering just now, afraid to speak for a moment.

Xiang Ming stood up from the crowd, cupped his hands to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, I think what General Chen said is reasonable. A soldier can be killed but not humiliated. With the merits of the Ouyang family, you shouldn't speak like this. "

"What's more, as long as you can make meritorious service for my Qing Dynasty, regardless of status or gender, you should be rewarded. Doesn't the emperor often reward wives and concubines? According to what the adults said, these wives and concubines are all women, so they should not be rewarded. gone?"

Xiang Ming's words were still stinging, but this time it was the censors who were stinging, and the emperor was not displeased when he heard it.

The emperor had a smile on his face, thinking that Xiang Qingyuan had finally learned his lesson and agreed with him once.

"They are all officials of the same dynasty, why are you so aggressive?"

The words "official in the same dynasty" showed that the emperor accepted Ouyang Jiaoyue as a woman and was an official.

"Lanxiang has made great achievements in this battle. I will reward the general first, and then reward the meritorious service at all levels."

When the emperor said this, Chen Wenyi had no choice but to go forward and said: "Back to the emperor, I know that I am too old, and I dare not live with the elders in high positions. Therefore, if the emperor wants to promote me, I am ashamed and dare not accept it."

Every time Chen Wenyi was promoted, he was rewarded with great contributions, but his contributions were too fast and too much, so it was indeed too eye-catching to be promoted step by step.

Big trees attract the wind, Chen Wenyi understood this truth and refused the emperor's promotion.

It can be seen that he is a humble and forbearing person who can accomplish great things.

All the ministers in the palace are also young and energetic, and they all know how much men in their early twenties look forward to making contributions.

If they were the same age as Chen Wenyi, they might not be able to refuse this kindness.

Even the censors who had just spoken out against Ouyang's appointment in the army softened a lot because of Chen Wenyi's statement.

The main general is such an extraordinary young man, and the female generals under his command will not be far behind.

The emperor wondered: "But for your great achievements, if you don't reward you with promotion, what else can I reward? Why don't I make you a first-class general?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the veterans objected one after another.

"Your Majesty, this first-class general is a first-class, hereditary title."

The emperor casually gave a 20-year-old youth a title that an ordinary military general could not ask for in his life?
Suo'etu and Tong Guowei are just first-rank titles!

Besides, these two are descendants, one is the uncle of the country and the other is the head of the country.

Chen Wenyi is young, how can he stand shoulder to shoulder with the two of them?

Even Nalan Mingzhu's expression changed. If the emperor really gave Chen Wenyi a first-class general, then he would be a joke.

How can you ask someone to be your son-in-law when the title is not as good as others?

Fortunately, all the courtiers objected one after another, not knowing how the emperor would make a decision.

Before the emperor opened his mouth, Chen Wenyi said: "The promotion of my official resignation is sincere, not for the emperor to reward my title. Your Majesty Long En, I dare not refuse any more, so I thought of a two-way strategy. "

"Oh? Let me hear it."

Chen Wenyi clasped his hands and said: "There are many heirs in this minister's family, and my father has only one daughter, who is loved like a treasure, and she is the concubine Qin. If the emperor insists on rewarding the minister, it is better to Tweet and concubine Qin."

As soon as Chen Wenyi said this, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Xi stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, since General Chen has such a humble heart, the old minister suggests that it is better to confer the title of concubine Qinqin in Jin Dynasty."

"Your majesty, the Qin concubine is better than Bangu and Debi Jieyu, she is really worthy of being a concubine."

"Exactly, the emperor did not award the rewards for the meritorious service of the concubine Qin during her tour to the south, so it is better to award them together this time."

"My minister agrees!"

"Wei Chen agrees!"

All the ministers chattered and agreed.

The emperor looked at it coldly, and even Tong Guowei had to put on a livid face, and stepped forward to say a word of support.

——He would rather Chen Wenxin's status in the harem be comparable to Concubine Tong's, and he would not let Chen Wenyi's status in the former court be comparable to him!
After all, the power of the former dynasty is real.

If he disagrees with Chen Wenxin's appointment as a concubine, I'm afraid that the emperor will really make Chen Wenyi a first-class general.

"But I still feel that Feng Lanxiang, a first-class general, can better show my heart for rewarding!"

The emperor seemed not satisfied with Chen Wenxin's appointment as a concubine, and felt that this kind of reward was not grand enough.

Another minister suggested: "Father and son of the Chen family are in the same dynasty, three of them are officials, and there are two young sons who have not yet grown up. The emperor might as well reward Mr. Chen with a title, or have a hereditary replacement."

The emperor glanced lightly at the person who spoke.

This person is Tong Guowei's vassal, he would say such a thing, not for the sake of the Chen family.

I just want the emperor to give Chen Xihai an ordinary title, so that the emperor can no longer grant Chen Wenyi the title in the future.

A father and son in a family, except for the royal family, generally cannot have two titles.

This kind of honor is too high.

The emperor will not be fooled, instead of giving Chen Xihai an ordinary title now, it is better to wait a few years for Chen Wenyi to earn a good title.

At least you have to earn a first-class general.

When the time comes to pass on the hereditary title of the first-class general of the Chen family, that will be truly respectable.

The emperor smiled slightly, "That's all, I thought that everyone in the Chen family has been rewarded, how can I send Lan Xiang a real meritorious service? There is no rush for the title, so I will reward Concubine Qin first."

(End of this chapter)