Li Yuan was wearing a shiny marshal's armor, with a tall black horse under his crotch, and was surrounded by three hundred strong guards holding sharp blades. A group of people were shouting at the front to make everyone give way. The troops and horses of the marshal were returning to the court!
"The Generalissimo is mighty!"
I don't know who shouted, and everyone on the street started shouting. Li Yuan felt so beautiful that her nose was almost filled with snot bubbles.
Grandma, let’s see who dares to say that I, Li Yuan, have achieved what I am today because of my sister’s nepotism. I am also a person who can fight tough battles. The one I defeated was the Qin army. Whoever is not convinced will also fight me. Try to win a game!
Li Yuan was so confident that he even forgot who got the credit for that battle, who helped him make suggestions and attracted the attention of the main force of the Qin army. He completely forgot about these.
"General Marshal of the Army, Prime Minister Zuo Li Yuan receives the order!" A group of eunuchs blocked the way.
Li Yuan clasped his fists at the eunuch. He was the uncle of the current King of Chu. He had made such great contributions and had the privilege not to kneel when receiving orders.
"The King of Chu has a decree to reward the Marshal with troops and horses. The Prime Minister of the Left, Li Yuan, rides into the palace. There is no need to kneel before you! Our family congratulates you!" The eunuch's gender-neutral voice is a highlight wherever he goes.
"Haha, thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Yuan raised his fist towards the palace in a dignified manner.
"Congratulations to the generalissimo, congratulations to the generalissimo..."
The three hundred guards shouted loudly together, and the people around them also shouted. Li Yuan seemed to have become a star that attracted everyone's attention. He waved to everyone and kept saying two words: "Same joy, same joy" !”
When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, the guards stopped, and Li Yuan continued riding his horse until he reached the steps of the main palace, where he got off his horse.
With the privilege of not having to kneel to the King of Chu, he stood proudly and bowed his head to Li Yan, accepted the worship of the ministers, bowed three times and knocked on the mountain to shout long live. A complicated etiquette procedure lasted several minutes to complete.
"This time our Chu State was able to recover the lost territory, and Prime Minister Li Yuan deserves the most credit!" Li Yan lightly opened his lips and said, "In addition to the previous reward, I have decided to give the King's summer resort to the Prime Minister as an encouragement! We must act as prime minister and make contributions to our country. Anyone who can expand our territory or recover lost territory will be greatly rewarded!"
These words made the generals below feel excited, while the civil servants were filled with envy and regretted that they had not practiced martial arts, otherwise they would have had the opportunity to perform and be awarded a title.
"I would like to thank the Empress Dowager and the King for the reward!" Li Yuan was also a little excited. The Summer Resort was as good as the Chu Palace in Yingdu. The previous kings of Chu spent a lot of money and put in countless efforts to build it.
Now Li Yuan can be said to be one person shoulder to shoulder and above ten thousand people in Chu State.
Seeing that Li Yuan was very satisfied with the reward, Li Yan went on to say: "The second greatest contributor to this battle is the Right Prime Minister Ji Jie. I will reward him with the Xinyue Palace to the east of the palace as an encouragement!"
Xinyue Palace covers an area of more than 100 acres and is separated from the Chu Palace by a wall, which makes it easier for him and Li Yan to communicate "emotionally".
Li Yan didn't notice that when she announced the reward to Ji Jie, a trace of resentment flashed across Li Yuan's eyes.
"Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, died of illness. In memory of his many years of hard work for the Chu State, he was given the posthumous title of Bangzhi and buried with a generous burial!" Li Yan changed the subject: "But considering that he was a treacherous person during his lifetime, his descendants will never be able to serve in official positions. , not allowed to join the army!"
Huang Xie died of illness. He died under the knife sent by Li Yuan at this moment.
As for the posthumous title "Bangjie", it is basically a homophony of the two characters "Bangchui". Such a powerful word is certainly not Ji Jie's idea.
In his opinion, Huang Xie was just a big stick. He knew nothing about military affairs but still wanted to learn how to lead soldiers in fighting. He was played around and applauded without knowing that he was not a stick.
As for a grand burial, it's not much better than being buried in a straw mat without even a tombstone.
Most of the retainers who were originally supported by Huang Xie returned to Yingdu and came to Li Yuan's door with shy faces. Among them, there were many young people, and some of them soon gained Li Yuan's favor.
Then, someone secretly guarded Li Yuan, saying that Ji Jie was taking advantage of this period to place people in Yingdu, posing a great threat to the Chu State.
Li Yuan is a guy who listens to the wind and rain. Especially after he becomes a high-ranking and powerful person, he becomes more and more clueless when things happen, and he just obeys the advice of a few retainers.
As for the retainers, let's not talk about the character of these people. They naturally have to work for Li Yuan on Li Yuan's salary. Anyone and anything that can threaten him are the targets of these people.
Unfortunately, the honeymoon period of Ji Jie and Li Yuan ended so hastily.
Fortunately, Ji Jie had told Li Yan a long time ago that no outsiders, including Li Yuan, should know what happened between them. If Li Yuan knew this, his next decision would probably be to lead an army to destroy him!
Xiao Xi and Xiao Rou took very good care of Ji Jie. Sima Xueran and Chen Yao were jealous at first, but they got used to it as time went by. They were able to devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work and follow The two girls also have a direct relationship, at least they don't have to "keep an eye on" Ji Jie.
Ji Jie was a bit happy and reluctant to miss Shu. During the day, he went shopping and hunting. At night, he was accompanied by five girls with different personalities. His life was as pleasant as a god!
However, the good days ended soon, as a piece of information from Qi State disrupted the original rhythm.
"Recently, a powerful force has gone to Chu State, and the target person may be His Royal Highness Zhao Wenjun!" Sima Xueran read out the intelligence content: "This force is powerful and secretive. It has been verified by many parties and is related to the Sword Saint family. , Your Majesty Wanwang, please handle it with care!"
Ji Jie shrugged and said nonchalantly: "Isn't it the Sword Master Cao Qiudao? I only hear his voice but not his face! I have no enmity with him, so he will cause trouble for me?"
In Ji Jie's view, famous people like Cao Qiudao are generally very aloof, and people who have reached this level have a very peaceful mentality. It can be said that they have no desires and requirements, and will not bend their backs for five buckets of rice.
Sima Xueran shook his head and said solemnly: "If you think so, you are totally wrong!"
Most people think that Cao Qiudao is a lone ranger. In fact, this is not the case. Apart from him, his family cannot be underestimated. There are many masters in the family. The world does not know this because except for Cao Qiudao, the other members of the Cao family never take it seriously. Faces and names appear.
"Cao Qiudao is famous because he defeated dozens of masters at that time!" Sima Xueran added: "According to reliable information, most of these masters were not defeated by him, but were hidden in the dark. Cao family members, but they all reported the name Cao Qiudao! For such a huge family, the monthly expenses alone are terrifying. If they didn't use some abnormal means, they would have been killed long ago. Starved to death!"