"Yes, Chen Du Yu must keep it in mind!"
Du Yu glanced at Liu Mingzhi's grateful expression. He knew that Young Master Liu must have begged for mercy in the battle report, otherwise he would definitely be reprimanded!
Du Yu also knew that the battle report was recorded and recorded by the military personnel. This kind of thing could not be hidden at all. It was good that Liu Mingzhi could intercede for him!
"No gifts!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone who should be rewarded has been rewarded, except Liu Mingzhi, the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition, whose reward has not yet been announced.
All civil and military officials in the dynasty looked at the emperor curiously and wanted to know how the emperor rewarded Liu Mingzhi, the Generalissimo of the Western Expedition for his hard work and merit.
Now he is a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households. If he were to be granted another title, he would be the Duke of the Founding County or the Duke of the Founding County. However, Liu Mingzhi did not take credit for the founding of the country.
Then it can only be the Duke of the country, the prince of a county with a different surname, the king with a different surname and other nobles who can hold the top position!
Conquering nearly 1.8 million square kilometers of the thirty-eight countries in the Western Regions is a great achievement in expanding the territory. To be granted the title of Duke is too small.
Liu Mingzhi is too young to be granted the title of One-Word King. You must know that Young Master Liu is only twenty-five years old this year. If he is granted the title of One-Word King, he will not be able to be granted the title!
After much deliberation, only the two-character prince can match this great achievement.
Liu Mingzhi nodded and lowered his eyebrows, standing motionless in the palace like a wooden figure, not looking at the emperor's face, nor at the faces of the civil and military officials.
It’s as if the person being rewarded is someone else and not you!
Li Zheng squinted and stared at Liu Mingzhi for a while, then sat on the dragon chair, picked up the ink pen, hesitated for a moment, and slowly started writing in the expectant eyes of the civil and military officials.
'The king of Pingxi is hereditary, but the Duke of Dingguo is hereditary and will not be replaced!'
"Qinglian!"
Li Zheng fiddled with the ring on his thumb hesitantly, his eyes falling on Liu Mingzhi for a moment from time to time!
The ink pen in his hand lingered on the two names of Pingxi Wang Dingguo Gong.
All civil and military officials in the court looked at Li Zheng sitting on the throne in surprise. They wondered what the emperor was doing. Is it so difficult to decide on a reward?
Li Zheng closed his eyes and thought deeply for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes. The red pen in his hand lightly drew the words "Pingxi King's hereditary" and "Qinglian"!
"I conferred the title of Grand Marshal Liu Mingzhi of the Western Expedition as the Duke of Dingguo. He is hereditary and will not be replaced. I will open the government with the three divisions. I will be especially close to the general of Yingzhou and the auxiliary country. I will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!"
The civil and military officials in the court looked at the emperor in astonishment. How could he be the Duke? This was completely different from what he and others had guessed.
Although it is a hereditary throne, the title difference between the Duke and the Prince is not even a little bit different. Liu Mingzhi is only over 20 years old, so he can completely turn the hereditary throne into a hereditary throne in the future!
Liu Mingzhi's contribution can definitely be ranked among the princes with different surnames. He is the only prince with different surnames in Dalong in the past hundred years. It is really unreasonable to only reward one prince with a different surname.
Could it be Shu?
There were still many sensitive ministers who immediately thought of something and looked at Young Master Liu with a pity in their eyes.
Because a concubine actually lost the throne that he had obtained, many ministers warned themselves that they must keep their eyes open when taking concubines in the future. If a duck like Mr. Liu was taken away from his mouth, he would probably want to die.
The heart is there!
When Liu Mingzhi heard the emperor's reward, he felt relieved. He knew very well how much he had contributed. He was granted the title of Commander-in-Chief. He thought of Qinglian standing on the street and waving to him, safe and sound. Liu Mingzhi did not feel aggrieved at all.
He let out a long sigh and was about to thank Li Zheng when he spoke again.
"Liu's Qi Yun, a virtuous and virtuous lady, is granted the title of first-grade concubine, and her salary is the same as that of the concubines in the harem!"
"Liu Chengfeng, the eldest son of Liu, was granted the title of Lord of Tongyuan County! His eldest daughter, Liu Feifei, was granted the title of Lord of Ren'an County! Each of them was given a golden lock of longevity and a thousand taels of silver!"
"Your Majesty, Liu Mingzhi, thanks you for your kindness!"
"Your Majesty Song Qing!"
"Your Majesty Cheng Kai!"
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"Your Majesty Sun Mingfeng!"
"Thank you, my emperor, Long Live Long En!"
"My dear friends, please excuse me. Thank you for your hard work in suppressing the bandits. In three days, I will host a banquet in the Royal Garden to welcome you dear ladies!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Retreat!"
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
"Hahaha, Master Liu, I really miss you. Oh, oh, Master Liu, don't hide!"
The emperor had just disappeared, and the old Jiang threw Young Master Liu to the ground with a flying swoop, and kissed Young Master Liu on the cheek with two sweet kisses!
"Damn it, Old Jiang, your uncle, get up from me quickly, I don't like this!"
The civil and military officials looked at Jiang Yuanming who was riding on Young Master Liu in a joking manner. They knew that you were the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and knew that you were excited, but this was too exciting!
In broad daylight, two high-ranking imperial officials hugged each other in front of everyone. It was really unbearable and made people want to peek a few times!
Young Master Liu controlled his strength and kicked Old Jiang away, wiping the saliva on his face in disgust.
"Old Jiang, please respect yourself, I will not be polite if you do this!"
Jiang Yuanming, who did not have the demeanor of a first-rank official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, licked his face and came over: "Don't be angry, don't be angry. If you are unhappy, it will be fine if you kick me. Just kick me casually. Don't get angry when you are young. You will get old easily!"
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Young Master Liu looked at the narrow eyes of the civil and military officials around him and pushed Jiang Yuanming away.
"Get away from me. You are a high-ranking minister of the Ministry of Finance. Are you still shameless?"
"As long as you have money, I can call you daddy. It's hard for me. Money is needed for food, drink, and toilets. It doesn't matter if I don't tell you the bitter tears!"
"Yes, yes, I am too lazy to pay attention to you. I will go home to visit Gaotang first, and we will talk about it after drinking in the Imperial Garden in three days!"
"Okay, okay, walk slowly!"
"Dear colleagues, I am announcing my resignation!"
"Good riddance to Duke Dingguo!"
Liu Mingzhi walked towards the outside of Qinzheng Hall at a fast pace, walked in a big circle and returned to the empty Qinzheng Hall, where he stopped and waited.
Three poles in the sun!
The sun is fading!
The patrolling guards, eunuchs, and maids passing by all said hello, and Liu Mingzhi nodded in response!
Looking at the setting sun in the west, Liu Mingzhi stared in the direction of the harem, pursed his lips and smiled, took the Heavenly Sword from the disarming rack and tied it around his waist, and walked towards the outside of the palace.
The emperor actually didn't summon him a second time, he knew it tacitly!
"Duke Feng, you can run faster than a rabbit!"
"Hey, Lao Jia, your uncle almost misses your father and me. Come on, let daddy hug you!"
"Fuck you, uncle, go home and nurse your child!"
"Okay, let's have a drink together at Tianxianglou when we have time!"
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Young Master Liu sped towards his home. When he reached the corner of the street, he looked around and saw no pedestrians. Liu Mingzhi took out a tiger talisman that was exactly the same as the one given to the emperor, broke it with force, and threw it into the sewer.
In the sewage in the ditch.
As for where it came from, Du Yu said that it was a piece of evidence that the marshal wanted to plead for himself.
If it concerns your own life, you must keep it in your stomach forever and never mention it.
Young Master Liu straightened his expression, straightened his clothes and ran towards the door!
Two years is really too long!
Li Baiyu, the imperial study room, carefully compiled the battle reports.
"My father's record with the army records that the countries in the Western Regions compensated 7.2 million taels of silver and 100,000 taels of gold, but my brother-in-law's memorial only included 6 million taels of silver and 50,000 taels of gold. Is this a discrepancy?"
Li Zheng put down his tea cup and stroked his beard and looked out the window cheerfully: "Liu Mingzhi is still the money-grubbing Liu Mingzhi. Isn't this good? He is happy and I feel at ease too!"
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To be continued...