Chapter 23 Award Ceremony, Expose Spies
Handan.
The reward ceremony was held on time.
On this day, countless carriages gathered in front of the palace of Zhao State. The heroes and generals from all over the country stepped in with their heads held high, ready to welcome their glory.
Le Yi also rode his own carriage into the palace.
"Xin Palace..." Looking at the huge palace located on the high platform in front of me, Le Yi murmured to himself.
This is the real power center of Zhao State and the place where the upcoming reward ceremony is held.
Le Yi actually didn't care about what he got during the reward ceremony. Although the Le family gave Zhongren City, everyone knew about the demise of Zhongshan Kingdom at that time, and this was not a huge contribution.
What Le Yi cares more about is actually his own bet.
"Can that young king really withstand the oppression of Anyang Lord? If the master father really did the destruction, wouldn't my actions push the entire Le clan into a desperate situation?"
After a moment of silence, Le Yi suddenly laughed.
"It's up to people. Since you have made a choice, why should you look forward to it?"
Le Yi walked forward.
Suddenly, Le Yi stopped again.
In front of Le Yi, a person appeared.
Sima Xi.
Sima Xi at this moment no longer had her kind appearance before, but instead became ferocious.
"Le Yi! I trust you and told you about this secret, but you ran to the king to offer suggestions and wanted to ruin the big affairs of Anyang Jun!"
Le Yi looked at Sima Xi in front of him and showed a calm smile on his face: "Mr. Sima, he has different ideas and does not plan for each other. What you are trying to do is rebellious. Since Le Yi is a minister, how can he tolerate it?"
Sima Xi gritted her teeth: "Le Yi, don't be rampant, let's see!"
Looking at Sima Xi leaving, Le Yi frowned and felt a little worried.
"I don't know if there is a countermeasure on the king's side."
At this moment, someone suddenly called Le Yi: "Brother, brother!"
Le Yi looked along the source of the sound and happened to see his clan brother Le Cheng wearing a Zhao State Imperial Guard armor, waving to him not far away.
"Hurry, the king is waiting to see you."
...
One hour later, hundreds of Zhao ministers gathered in the main hall of Xin Palace.
The master Zhao Yong sat upright at the top, and the lower position was the king Zhao He, and the lower position was the ministers and the remaining ministers stood beside him.
"Tell me the order." The master father said lightly.
The Censor Xinqi, who had been prepared, held a volume of orders in his hand and recited them loudly.
"It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of Zhao State. Since the ninth father ascended the throne, he has been thinking about making Zhao State rich and strong as his mission... Now, the Hu surrendered, Zhongshan has been destroyed, and Zhao's strength is unprecedented. I hereby reward the meritorious officials to announce to the world and let the world know the power of our Zhao State!
The minister who was the first to be a meritorious minister - Fei Yi! Fei Yi was in charge of Handan, assisting the king in governing the country within, uniting with the princes outside, allowing the widow father to have no worries, so that the three armies could strive forward and finally pacify Zhongshan! Reward 500 taels of gold, one million gold, five thousand concubines, and 100,000 acres of land, and the emperor was granted the title of "Admiral!"
Fei Yi's face was excited and went out to pay his respects: "Old minister, thank the Lord's father for his grace, thank the king for the reward!"
The Lord's father looked at Fei Yi and smiled, comforting him with a gentle voice: "Fei Xiang is the humerus of the widow. I hope he will continue to work hard in the future!"
Fei Yi said in a trembling voice: "Even if I am broken into pieces, I cannot repay my father's kindness!"
Xinqi continued to recite: "The minister of the second meritorious service - Anyang Lord, Zhao Zhang! Zhao Zhang was the general of the central army and assisted his widow's wife to attack Zhongshan three times and defeated Zhongshan Army five times. Lingshou took the lead in the battle to climb the city. In the battle of the Zhongren, he captured the enemy generals. All these military achievements were the best generals! He rewarded 500 taels of gold and one million gold, and 5,000 concubines in the central army. He promoted Pingyin and Gaoliu and entered the fief of Anyang Lord!"
As soon as the reward was released, many ministers present at Zhao State showed strange expressions, and even Zhao He's face changed a little.
As the second meritorious, the rewards received by Anyang Jun are not only not inferior to those of Feiyi, the minister who is the first meritorious, but also have even been better!
A thought emerged in many people's minds: "It is said that the Lord's father loves Anyang Jun, but now it seems that this is true!"
Anyang Jun Zhao Zhang was also very excited and went out to bow down: "I thank you for your kindness!"
The master father looked at Anyang Jun and smiled even more kindly: "Zhang'er, continue your efforts. In the future, Zhao State will conquer all directions, and you will be the general!"
The expression on Anyang Jun's face became more and more excited.
Many people looked at Zhao He, who was sitting in the top of the head, and they all knew that Anyang Jun had the intention to seize the throne. Now the master's father praised Anyang Jun in public, but I wonder what the king felt?
What disappointed everyone was that Zhao He sat there calmly, and he could not see what he was thinking in his heart.
Anyang Jun stood up, his eyes and Zhao He were about to part with each other in the air, and he retreated back to his position without any communication.
Xinqi continued to recite: "The great minister - Niu Jian! Niu Jian, a general of the chariot and cavalry..."
One after another, the generals of Zhao State were given a reward. The master's father gave him a very generous reward. While he was promoting his title, he also received a lot of money, heaven and earth, and slaves, which made these generals of Zhao State very happy and thanked each one.
This is a carnival for the winners!
During this carnival, Zhao He was not only a little out of place, but even wanted to doze off.
Whether in my previous life or this life, I have no interest in this stinky and long ceremony.
I don’t know how long it took, but finally, a name on the reward list attracted Zhao He’s attention.
"Sima Xi, a meritorious minister! Sima Xi was the former prime minister of Zhongshan. He knew the general, abandoned the dark and turned to the light, helped Zhaoping to destroy Zhongshan, and offered Lingshou City. He was the example of the ministers of Zhongshan County! He was granted the title of Supreme Doctor, and was the governor of Zhongshan County, and was in charge of Zhongshan County's affairs!"
Zhao He's expression moved slightly, and he looked over and found the old man he met at the gate of Leyi that day.
"It's him... Le Yi said that Sima Xi was a lobbyist for Anyang Jun. Hey, sooner or later, I will make this old guy look good."
Just when Zhao He was thinking, Sima Xi had already bowed to the ground and thanked him for his master's father and Zhao He.
The master's father encouraged him casually as usual, and then Sima Xi stood up.
Everything seemed normal, but when Sima Xi suddenly fell to his knees again, things finally changed.
"Master, king, old minister Sima Xi is here to report a spy who harms Zhao State today!"
"Spy?" As soon as Sima Xi finished speaking, the entire hall was in an uproar.
Where did the spy come from?
Sima Xi ignored him and did not wait for his father to reply to Zhao He. He whispered loudly: "Le Yi, a native of Zhongshan County, is the head of the Le family. This person thinks about Zhongshan Kingdom. Although he surrendered to the Great Zhao on the surface, he is actually a dead person! His purpose is to weaken Zhao and restore Zhongshan again!
Le Yi tried his best to do this and bewitched the king. He asked his brother Le to take the lead to the king's side as the deputy chief of guards. He even secretly told the king that he had a fallacy and misled the king's belief that Qin was about to go to war with Han and Wei and other countries, so as to alienate the relationship between the king and Anyang. Please be careful and kill this villain so that Zhao will not be harmed by him!"
When Zhao He heard this, he was shocked.
The first thought is Le Yi really a spy?
The next moment, Zhao He immediately came to his senses.
Chapter completed!