The civil and military officials were waiting quietly in front of the vermilion palace gate with the scorching sun above their heads. Before the hour of the year, the sun was already as hot as fire.
Whether it was a civil servant with a crane embroidered on his chest or a military general with a unicorn embroidered on his chest, the thick official uniform on his body had been wet with fine sweat.
Wei Ye was still holding a book, sitting upright under a big willow tree, raised his head, looked at the hot sun, and muttered softly: "This ghost weather."
Beiyang values military merits. No matter how high your official position or how great your title is, it is not worth mentioning in front of the merits of Beiyang soldiers.
This court discussion was not only civil officials, but also military generals changed into official robes that they had always despised. Today's court discussion was a reward for meritorious generals. To show respect, civil officials and military generals must wear court robes.
Despite the scorching sun above my head and sweating profusely, no official complained.
After about half a stick of incense, the vermilion door slowly opened. Many officials entered one after another, and the wind was rising under their feet.
Above the magnificent hall, the north hall is majestic in the south and the north, and looks at the civil and military officials.
Kitado Jiju and Kitado Jun stood at the front of the team, Ye Junlin, Wang Bodang and Wang Dashi stood behind Wei Ye.
Ye Junlin's mood was quite calm. After all, it was not the first time he went to court. The tension in his heart had to relieve a lot. Compared with Ye Junlin, Wang Bodang seemed very uneasy, and he lowered his head tightly.
He didn't dare to look around. Wang Dashi was even more exaggerated. He saw his legs trembling and his body trembling, as if he was shaking his body.
Wei Ye saw it and smiled slightly.
After the officials were settled, Beitangxiong cleared his throat and said loudly: "This time he went to the Southern Barbarians and returned with great victory. Beiyang has always had clear rewards and punishments, and he attached more importance to military merits, so he chose today.
Rewards on merits.”
"The king is wise."
All the officials agreed and shouted loudly.
Beitangxiong paused and continued: "In this battle, Wei Tingwei dragged Wang Yan and Liu Qian's 'return' with his own strength, and killed one of the enemy generals.
The enemy should be awarded the first merit. Hereby, Wei Ye was named "Haiquhou", changed "Tingwei" to "Civilian", and was in charge of the world's supervision; and promoted to "General of the Pillar Kingdom" to control the entire emperor
The city soldiers.”
After Beitangxiong finished speaking, the whole court began to discuss.
Civil officials take "Three Dukes (Prime Minister, Taiwei, Censorate) as the ultimate, and military generals take "Zhuguo" as the ultimate. Whether it is "San Duke" or "Zhuguo", many people dream of it, and how many years they have been struggling.
, not necessarily reaching the point.
Wei Ye, a young boy who was not yet thirty years old, held these two glorious official positions in his hands at the same time.
Amid the envious and jealous eyes of everyone, Wei Ye slowly walked out of the queue, knelt down on one knee and thanked him: "My minister Wei Ye, thank you for your king for your kindness."
Beitangxiong looked at the eunuch on the side, and then Renrenmao, with a silver hair, walked to Wei Ye with a tray.
"Congratulations to Wei Dazhuguo." Ren Renmao handed the pallet to Wei Ye's hand and congratulated him from the heart.
Wei Ye smiled softly and bowed and replied, "Let Diaosi be polite."
In the tray, three items were neatly placed: the military talisman of the Great Pillar Kingdom, the jade seal and ribbon of the Censor.
Wei Ye stood up to thank him, and then slowly stepped into the queue.
Beitangxiong nodded slightly and continued, "In front of the entrance of the palace, kill Wang Liang with his own hands, and Ye Junlin should remember a great achievement."
Ye Junlin slowly walked out after hearing this, imitating Wei Ye's appearance and knelt on one knee.
"He named Ye Junlin as 'General of Wei' and commanded the Imperial Guards instead of Wei Ye. In addition, he was named 'Marquis of Liuxian'."
Ye Junlin heard this and said loudly: "Thank you for your grace."
Then, slowly enter the queue.
After that, Wang Bodang, Wang Dashi, Huangfu Tenghui, Huang Yuyang and others each received rewards of different sizes.
The most surprising thing is that Beitangxiong divided a small piece of land in the distant Jianjun, named "Yan County", while Beitangjun was named "Yan County Marquis".
Everyone was surprised, and the active-minded person had already guessed what was going on.
The reason is extremely simple: because Kitado Jiko did not receive any reward.
There was a lot of discussion, and all officials scattered in the court.
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In the evening, the entire Beiyang Restaurant was brightly lit, and the chef, servant, maid, were busy with maids, but there was no customer in the restaurant.
When the reward ended today, the entire restaurant was booked by Ti Mian, the son of the richest man of the dynasty.
There is such an unwritten rule in the Beiyang officialdom: whether officials are promoted or granted a title to marquis, they must serve in large banquets in the most expensive restaurant in Beiyang to comfort the injured little hearts of officials who have not been awarded.
This regulation has a very long history, and even Wei Ye, who has always been outstanding, cannot escape the vulgarity.
When he saw his brothers and were all named marquis and generals, he felt very proud of his face. He, who was the owner of the restaurant behind him, could naturally not be stingy.
So he waved his hand and helped his brother to book a banquet.
When the lights first came, almost all the well-known officials in the imperial city were present.
They raised their wine glasses one after another, flattering Wei Ye, the "young man" who has risen to the top, while taking advantage of the opportunity to toast, they were almost intrigued by the "official upstart" like Ye Junlin and Wang Bodang.
As a poor boy from a family background, Wang Dashi was toasted by so many "high officials" for the first time, and he was a little fluttering for a while. He was constantly persuaded to drink and kept drinking. Soon, Wang Dashi got drunk and hugged him.
A jar of wine fell into the corner of the wall and fell asleep, the continuous snoring sounds were like thunder.
The officials laughed loudly, and were almost in a more flattering manner with Kitado Jiko.
As long as you are not a fool, anyone can see that. If nothing unexpected happens, the next King of Beiyang will definitely be Kitado Jiko.
Ti Baiwan took advantage of the alcohol, walked away from the crowd and walked alone to the front of Kitado Jiju, and smiled and said, "Brother, you said that you have become King Beiyang. Should you give me a high official to me?"
Kitado Jiko smiled softly, then gently stroked Ti Baiwan's shoulder and said, "No problem, I will definitely be named a high-ranking official at that time."
"Okay, one word is certain." He raised a million people drunk, and then two more times.
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The restaurant is very lively, but Beitangjun's bedroom is deserted.
Beitangjun sat on the imperial throne with an extremely ugly face. In front of him, four empty wine jars were placed. He smiled drunk and patted the back of the chair hard: "I am not willing, I am not willing!"
Behind the throne, a black shadow flashed by. He looked at Beitangjun and smiled softly...