Chapter 29 The City of Gods(1/2)
When I see Yue Liduo again, the first thing I do is to treat her with tenderness.
Didn't get out of bed for three days.
It’s not that I can’t stay any longer, but the angel in the palace has arrived.
In the main hall of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Hui and Angel were sitting opposite each other, chatting. Angel told anecdotes about Yanjing, so that Jia Hui could understand the current situation. Jia Hui also told anecdotes about the west, which made Angel enjoy himself for a while.
The host and guest had a great time.
"Hey, I was so excited, but it delayed the business!" Angel was about to eat another snack, but he didn't expect to eat it all, and then he realized that there was still business to do.
"General Jia, ah no, you should change your name to Junhou. This time our family is here to give you some peace of mind in advance and teach you various etiquettes. Do you know, does Junhou know that the two emperors
What official was given to you?"
None of the angels born in the palace are careless. I have already found out from his godfather Dai Quan that the emperor likes this little general Jia very much. He even gave him a surname when he was in the palace, and it was also because it was his first time with the emperor.
A group of honorable persons who have been canonized are even more loyal to the Emperor. If we had not established a good relationship, we would have been in vain for so many years.
"Huh? That's not clear. I would like to ask my father-in-law to clarify his doubts." Jia Hui also praised him. Although it is a serious crime to have personal relationships with internal servants, as long as they are not blatantly standing outside the Huangji Palace and whispering, not many people will care.
Even the emperor wouldn't care.
"Hey, you are now a prince this time. You have destroyed the country. If you were not young enough, you would be a prince! It is a pity for the emperor!"
"Marquis? Does Daqi still have this title?"
"No, it was there when the country was founded. It's just that the Taizong Dynasty re-confessed various nobles and judged their status based on the virtual enfeoffment of food and towns. If you are interested in this, you can ask Mr. Lu about it."
"Master? Master Lu, has he become the Duke of the country?"
"Hey, what a pity it is for you. It's also the result of destroying the country. It's more difficult for you than Mr. Lu. If you don't talk about it, do you know what else?"
"Isn't it about the title or something?"
"Exactly, you made two twelve turns in Anxi, and on the plateau, you used fewer strikes to attack more, annihilating an army of 180,000 people, conquering several cities in a row, and achieving many feats at the same time. It's another twelve turns.
Meritorious service, you have achieved three twelfth ranks, and you are now the Great Sima General! Congratulations to the Great Sima, and congratulations to the General!" The angel stood up and congratulated Jia Hui.
"Hey, no matter what, it's what Hui should do. You deserve it, you deserve it!" He said that he felt guilty, but the corner of his mouth was already grinning up to his ears.
Just pretend and continue to sit down and talk.
"There is also the matching title of Minister of the Ministry of War. Only with this addition, you are truly a great Sima, connecting the Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies.
To put it bluntly, if something happens to the official of the Ministry of War, you, the Great Sima General, will be ranked higher than the Minister of the Ministry of War who has been serving for decades. You can temporarily act as Minister of the Ministry of War until the court appoints a new Minister of the Ministry of War.
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The angel took another sip of tea.
"In the imperial court, you are the only one in the Jia family's East Palace, Ning Guozhuang Su, who has served as a public servant, and then there is you, who has two majors in one discipline.
As for the title, in order to compensate for your overflowing military achievements, the emperor specially granted you the ‘Zuozhu Kingdom’. In addition, the Queen Mother also granted a posthumous title to your biological mother. She is the Taihou’s wife!”
"Ah, the emperor's grace is so great, the emperor's grace is so great!"
Jia Hui was so excited that he couldn't speak, and kept talking about the emperor's grace.
It can be considered that the birth mother of this body has earned her life.
As for the matter of overriding the imperial mother's decree, since I have no chance of joining the Jia family, I must open another mansion. If my biological mother becomes the concubine of the Duke's mansion, then it won't matter.
This kind of thing is not unheard of in this dynasty. Many civil and military officials from concubines rely on this to feel proud in front of their aunt's mother. Anyway, it is a posthumous title. When the aunt's mother is angry, she will also be ridiculed by outsiders saying why bother with the dead.
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This incident was well received and greatly enhanced the loyalty of the concubine Wenwu. It further divided some big families.
"As for the actual official positions, the two emperors have not decided yet. Then there are the personal soldiers. According to law, the only thing worse than the county princes are the 1,100 personal soldiers raised by the state at the expense of the county. The county princes only have 1,100 personal soldiers.
500, and you have to pay part of it yourself.
In addition to the 1,000 quota of the Great Sima General, the 300 bodyguards of the Minister of War, and the 500 personal soldiers of Zuo Zhuguo, you have 2,800 personal soldiers at your disposal. However, let’s talk briefly, and we recommend that the prince
Don’t make it full, just around 2,400 would be best..."
Angel finally had the opportunity to come into contact with such a noble person, so he wanted to make all-out efforts to make friends with him. There were many benefits, and at the very least, he could help him take care of his family.
He wanted Jia Hui to be more stable, so he started to make suggestions.
Jia Hui also carefully sought the opinions of professionals in the palace.
"Master Marquis, this is the satin for sacrificial clothes, public clothes and ordinary clothes. The palace doesn't know your size, so it only brought the satin. The crown, teeth, etc. are all ready. Time is tight. We must strive for the New Year's Day ceremony.
We have to rush to the divine capital in advance, so we have to catch up on work on the road."
"Ah? Luoyang, isn't it Yanjing?"
"The prince is joking, this is the first canonization ceremony for dozens of nobles since Emperor Taizong. How could it be held in Beixingzai?"
After staying in Chang'an for another two days, the embroiderer at home worked three shifts to finally complete three sets of clothes.
All the embroiderers in Chang'an have become popular, taking orders in an auction style.
Jia Hui was not idle either. He and everyone who received titles in this campaign to conquer the West learned etiquette from Deming.
Deming is that angel.
For generals like Jia Hui who relied on skills to kill enemies in the early days, controlling one's own body was an essential skill and they quickly learned this set of etiquette, but for those brutal warriors who relied solely on recklessness to fight, it was torture.
Yanlai Tower.
Jia Hui and dozens of other people filed in. This place has been reserved by them today, and even Lao Lu Guan came over.
"Old Madam, come out quickly and hand over the most beautiful girls to me!"
The reckless man Ma Lin shouted at the old madam.
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"Hey, Mr. Ma is here. The girls have made arrangements and the hall has been sorted out. Please take a seat quickly. Girls, why don't you come to welcome the guests!"
The old madam was well-informed and had known for a long time that the men who booked the venue today were all nobles of Daqi, and they only needed to be canonized. Naturally, he did his best to entertain them, and even did a lot of favors before inviting other people.
The lady in charge of the building just wants to impress these new rich people.
They also want to have a good drink, and if nothing else happens, it will be this time. When they complete the canonization, they will go their separate ways, and there will never be so many people here again.
Northwest frontier army gathering.
The Anxi Protectorate's faction also came from the Northwest Frontier Army, and they were a family. Naturally, Jia Hui was included in the group, and he sat very close to the front, just below Lu Guan and the chief military officers of each town.
They also knew that Jia Hui was about to be granted the title of Lord Commander and Grand General of Sima. After years of struggling in the officialdom, they did not mind at all that Jia Hui was on an equal footing with them.
After all, military commanders are judged by military merit. It is his ability that Jia Hui has earned such military merit at such a young age.
Deming also followed.
If there were no embroidered clothes or eunuchs present for something like the gathering of the Northwest Frontier Army, I would go crazy and come to have a dinner.
Deming is also an old man, but he is still as steady as an old dog surrounded by beauties, frequently toasting and drinking to everyone present.
When the girls around him heard Dai Ming's voice and claimed to know who his benefactor was, they all put away their charming and slutty postures, and sat elegantly and dignifiedly next to Dai Ming to help him pour wine and dishes. Dai Ming also secretly thought
Nod.
Even the girls who were waiting among the nobles put away their charm when they saw that one of the guests was a chambermaid, and turned into elegant and talented women, serving their guests gracefully and trying not to speak.
She deserves to be Yan Lailou. She deserves to dominate Pingkangfang for more than 600 years. The service is so comfortable.
Normally, nothing was said after the dinner, but it seemed as if everything had been said. Even the nobles from the Northwest looked at Deming with cordiality.
The Northwest Frontier Army Xungui Group and Dai Ming, the liaison in the palace, became.
On the second day, the selection of personal soldiers has also been completed.
Apart from a few hundred old subordinates who followed him on the plateau and wanted to live a stable life, a total of 1,000 people chose to follow the general and become his generals. The remaining 1,300 people also followed
He joined the subordinates of Qianhu, Ru Shui Che, Niu Zhao and others who had previously led him.
Another thousand veterans of the Anxi Army who came to Chang'an were selected to join. Finally, a hundred veterans of the Anxi Cavalry also joined.
There are a total of 2,100 generals, which is 700 fewer than the stipulated 2,800. This is the result of the discussion between Deming and Jia Hui.
No more, no less, they are all elites who have experienced hundreds of battles, and they have fought side by side with Jia Hui, so they know everything about them, and they also have a hundred armored cavalry, so their combat effectiveness is off the charts.
And the number of people exceeds 2,000, and they are accompanied by two squads of honor guards of General Sima.
Fifteen hundred people were left behind to join the team escorting the nobles and their families to Luoyang. The northwest nobles took the remaining soldiers and rushed to Luoyang.
The union of heaven and earth, the harmony of yin and yang.
Luoyang City is located in the western part of the Luoyang Basin, bordered by Mang Mountain to the north and the Qianhe River to the east.
More than five hundred miles east from Tongguan, after three days, Jia Hui and others finally saw this magnificent city on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.
The largest city in the world stands like a peony between heaven and earth, showing its grace and splendor.
A giant pillar stands in the center of the city as if it is about to pierce the sky.
This is the "Da Qi Ten Thousand Kingdoms Praise the Virtue Tianshu" proposed and started to be built when Taizong died, and it was not established until the second year after the emperor ascended the throne.
Taizong ordered that the weapons and bronze sacrificial vessels from various countries captured by the Qi Dynasty during its campaigns in all directions and destroyed countless countries should be smelted to demonstrate the supreme martial virtue of the Qi Dynasty.
To be continued...