Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

"Don't like it? Then why are you so happy to have them around you?"

"I don't like the feeling of being surrounded by people," Qin Ji looked out the window thoughtfully, "What I like is the torrent of countless ordinary people gathering together, shouting together, and accomplishing one thing together. 'Sports'. Seeing them get together makes me feel at ease."

"Your preferences are unique."

Lingyan expressed incomprehension.

"Is it unique? I think this is the tendency of most people. People like to gather together. This is probably our human survival instinct from ancient times to the present."

When he was talking about this, Qin Ji casually took out a few silver coins from his pocket, leaned out, touched the heads of those curious children who came up to them, and then distributed the copper coins to their hands, and took them out. The children of the copper coins jumped up excitedly, and Qin Ji also smiled: "Let's go, we still have business to do."

"Yes."

The troops passed through the urban area of ​​Tai'an City, and finally came to the gate of the palace.

Oncoming, there are groups of officials.

Accompanied by the greetings and congratulations from the officials, Qin Ji got out of the carriage, and walked into the palace gate with Lingyan.And here, Liu Songyao has been waiting here for a long time.

"Master Taiwei, Commander, please follow me. Your Majesty has been waiting for you two for a long time."

In this war, although Wei Wei and others also came to the palace with Qin Ji to meet Xia Yuxiao, the main leaders of this war are still Qin Ji and Lingyan (commander of internal affairs), so naturally the two of them are the leader. host.

"Let's go, you guys." Qin Ji turned his head, smiled and said to Weixing and the others, "From today onwards, you will probably start to make your name in history."

Chapter 43 Naturalization

Above the hall, Xia Yuxiao and Daxia officials have been waiting here for a long time.

"Minister Qin Ji, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

After entering the main hall, seeing the familiar figure sitting on it, Qin Ji saluted respectfully.

"Excuse me," Xia Yuxiao waved her hand, "Since the Taiwei went to the Samanjiang expedition, I and everyone in the court have been concerned about the frontline battle situation. Now the Taiwei has brought a victory for our country. This is a great feat. I am very happy that Qing can return safely today."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. During this period of time on the front line, I and the soldiers are fighting together, not for anything else, but for the stability of Daxia's country. Now that the battle has been decided, I can also get a period of peace in the west of Daxia. It can be regarded as worthy of my father's entrustment."

After Qin Ji finished these polite words, he began to report on his work in this war.

He presented the casualties of both sides during the battle, and also mentioned the area occupied by the battle and the spoils obtained.

Xia Yuxiao looked at the battle report and showed a satisfied smile.

In this battle, the Red Yuan army lost over ten thousand, which was not a good thing.But it depends on what the tens of thousands of soldiers who died in battle got in exchange for——

Daxi Kingdom successfully occupied several important cities on the border during this war, and since then announced that these cities will be unconditionally open to Daxia. As long as there is official permission from Daxia, then Daxi Kingdom will not restrict Daxia from entering and leaving these cities. several cities.

This actually gave a very stable right of passage. After all, judging from the terms mentioned above, even Daxia's army would not be hindered in this city.

This is Daxi Kingdom's gesture of favor to Xia Kingdom. In addition, Daxia's army has also conquered many mines, transportation centers, and vast plains. It can be said that this battle directly destroyed the original Samanjiang. All confidence was gone.

Therefore, this time, Qin Ji can be said to have given Daxia's slowly recovering body a severe injection of chicken blood, so that this country, which had accumulated internal problems due to wars everywhere during the former emperor's period, could get back on track more quickly. .

"The Taiwei and the soldiers of the Red Yuan Army have worked so hard and made great contributions. From this point of view, I should reward you heavily. How do you love me?"

Xia Yuxiao asked.

"What your Majesty said is very true. The Taiwei's expedition this time can be said to have stopped our enemy's plan to strangle our country in advance. It has made great contributions. The ministers believe that not only the Taiwei, Weixing, Li Shijing and other generals, but also Chi Yuan. All the officers and men of the army should be rewarded."

Consultant Cheng said.

This time, Consultant Cheng really didn't stand in line.He was telling the truth. After all, under the current circumstances, the Red Yuan Army had achieved such a record under the leadership of the Taiwei, and many soldiers had been sacrificed this time. It would be strange if the court did not reward them.

"Okay, I will do as you say." Xia Yuxiao waited for this sentence, "Li Shijing obeys the order."

"The minister is here."

Unexpectedly, he was the first one called by His Majesty, Li Shijing hastily saluted respectfully.

"Li Shijing has made meritorious service in combat, and handled the marching battles on the battlefield properly. I will grant you the title of General Zuo. You will officially enter the Taiwei Mansion to participate in the discussions of the Taiwei Mansion and manage the drills of the new army in North Korea. You will be rewarded with five thousand silver and given a house."

For Xia Yuxiao's reward, Li Shijing saluted without any hesitation.

Five thousand silver rewards, that is, the five thousand silver coins minted by Daxia in recent years, does not sound like much. After all, one silver coin may not be a small amount for an ordinary family, but for a general of a country, it is already enough. It's not an unusual number.

But the five thousand silver, for a person like Li Shijing who is not greedy for money and does not take bribes on weekdays, can indeed greatly improve his life, and now Xia Yuxiao has given him another house - the mansion given by the emperor, absolutely It's not too bad, so it's tantamount to making his life worry-free.

Of course, this is secondary, the most important thing is that Xia Yuxiao named him a general.

This is Daxia's permanent general, Daxia's left general, which is equivalent to making him one of Daxia's internal military talkers.

Although he was considered by many people to be the future successor of General Bai, in terms of this position, he is far from reaching the level of General Bai - because he did not become a general.

He is not old enough, and his qualifications are not old enough, and after he entered the Daxia army, Daxia didn't fight much outside the war, so that he was really good at running the army, but he was always stuck in the position of captain, promoted not up.

And this time the war undoubtedly made up for him what he lacked in military exploits and qualifications before—no matter who it is, no one can deny the attack that fought intensively and won victory on the western border, so Xia Yuxiao directly asked him to Able to enter the threshold of the general.

Even though this is just a left general, and his status is relatively low among the generals in Daxia, he can still be considered as a high-ranking officer.

"satellite."

"The minister is here."

"According to Taiwei's report, you have been calm and unhurried on the front line, and have repeatedly taken on important tasks. You are now appointed as the rear general, with a reward of five hundred and a hundred acres of land."

It is also an act of conferring a general. For Qin Ji, it is normal to confer a general on a satellite.Weixing had already become a captain when he went out to study. Now he is not only a talent returned from foreign exchanges, but also a subordinate with military exploits who he personally trained. It is naturally not difficult to be promoted to become a general.

You must know that most of the young generals who played this time are actually called generals on the surface, but in fact most of them are school lieutenants.General Chen is only a permanent assistant general, far from being a formal general.

But this time, Xia Yuxiao directly promoted all the two officers under him.

After the satellite thanked, stepped aside.

The remaining generals were also rewarded. Although they were not promoted, they were given some important tasks such as participating in system reform, training soldiers, strengthening border defense, etc., all of which could lay the foundation for future promotion. Errands, being able to get these errands means that as long as you do your job well and don't mess things up, you will naturally get promoted when the time comes.

And the next, and last, person is Qin Ji.

"Qin Ji listens to the order."

"The minister is here."

"King An and Taiwei Qin Ji have made great achievements in this foreign war. Their military skills can strategize and attack the enemy, and their literary skills can manage the city and stabilize the situation in the army. This time, the battle to calm the western border will be beneficial to future generations. However, you have nothing to say. Your Majesty, therefore, I have decided: From now on, King An Qin Ji will officially enter the Daxia royal family and be entitled to the Taimiao."

"..."

Qin Ji trembled all over.

Wait a minute, what did she say?

Has he entered the royal clan?And with the Taimiao?

For the latter, he knew that Xia Yuxiao had promised him before.

The former, theoretically speaking, is difficult to operate, after all, he is not of royal blood.

So, Xia Yuxiao, how do you want me to be naturalized now?I dare not think about it.

Chapter 44 Bundle Sales

Qin Ji knew what Xia Yuxiao meant, she had already told him about it before going on the expedition.

At that time, Qin Ji did not veto it, because matters such as marriage were related to Daxia's country and his own future destiny, and he would not really refuse this request foolishly.

However, this doesn't mean that he won't be surprised by Xia Yuxiao's sudden proposal of this "reward" in court.

Originally, his idea was that even if Xia Yuxiao was going to bring up the matter of marriage, he should at least discuss it with himself in private after he came back and then make a decision, but it was obvious that Xia Yuxiao didn't want to wait any longer. down.

It seemed that she didn't intend to delay this matter until after the news of this victory had passed, but instead planned to take advantage of the award and directly give him this honor in the name of award.

"Other than that, I admire Taiwei, who is loyal and kind for the country and the people..."

When Xia Yuxiao said this, don't say she said it out of conscience, even Qin Ji felt that it was a bit unconscionable...

He is indeed not a bad person, and he is indeed for the country and the people, but if you want to say whether he is a loyal and kind person...you can only say that everyone has a different opinion.Anyway, it's definitely not completely good.

"Three generations of the Qin family have devoted themselves to the Great Xia, and the Taiwei is young and promising, with great ambitions. I really like the Taiwei, who is a man of the world. Today, I want to discuss and conclude a marriage with the Taiwei, and recruit him as the emperor." Husband, I don’t know Taiwei, would you like to accept the order?”

Xia Yuxiao didn't hide it anymore.

The current situation is that Daxia can't wait any longer, and she can't wait any longer. This matter must be cut quickly, and the situation must be stabilized as soon as possible by taking advantage of this momentum.

However, such a decree issued by the court made Qin Ji a little difficult.

I thought I would discuss it with Xia Yuxiao in private, but I didn't expect to make the matter clear as soon as I came back.

He glanced at Lingyan.

At this moment, Lingyan looked very calm, and she also noticed her young master's gaze, so she smiled at him.

"Your Majesty, this matter..." Qin Ji just wanted to say that this matter was too sudden, but suddenly thought of one thing - since Xia Yuxiao publicly announced the engagement in front of all the ministers, it is very likely that The news that he agreed to this matter was faintly revealed in advance.

If he said that her matter was too sudden now, it would be tantamount to overturning Xia Yuxiao's original words. For her and himself, this would affect the legitimacy of the subsequent marriage.

After all, you are going to be engaged to someone else, but when they hear that you are going to be engaged to him, they look confused and don't know anything, then outsiders will definitely have doubts about your marriage.

Therefore, at the last moment, he decided to change his words: "Although this matter has been discussed with the minister, the minister also has something to ask."

"Go ahead."

Xia Yuxiao looked at him calmly.

He must impose some conditions, Xia Yuxiao knows this very well.

"Your Majesty is willing to condescend to form a happy marriage with you. It is my honor. But if it is a marriage, I hope that Your Majesty will allow you to continue to serve as an official in the court and do your best for the country." Qin Ji said.

There is an unspoken rule in the Great Xia. Although it is not written on the surface, the emperors of all dynasties will pay special attention to this unspoken rule, that is, the harem is not allowed to interfere in the government affairs.

Not even the queen/husband.

Qin Ji is not so stupid, now that he holds power in his hands, everyone in the court will be in awe of him and dare not touch him.Once he chooses to give up his power, his death will not be far away.

Strictly speaking, it was not that he asked Xia Yuxiao, but the fact that he had to do so. Qin Ji said this mainly to remind the ministers in the court.

"I promise you, after all, if the current imperial court does not have you, there will inevitably be chaos."

Now so many things need to be handled by Qin Ji, and the courtiers also need Qin Ji's suppression. Even if Qin Ji offered to retire, she would not let him retire at ease.

"in addition......"

Qin Ji glanced at Lingyan.

"The commander of the spirit has a very good relationship with the minister, and has been with the minister for many years. Now the commander of the spirit is in charge of the Huilin Department, and he is even more responsible during the war. I hope that your majesty will reward him for his service on the battlefield, and at the same time, I hope that your majesty will grant you permission. As a close servant of a minister, bring Lingyan into the palace."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the court.