Three hundred and ninetieth chapters can not escape the limelight
"Okay then, Xu Mu, the Military Academy Hanlin, will listen to the announcement——"
"I hear the order." Xu Mu squeezed through the crowd and knelt down in the atrium.
"Xu Mu, the Hanlin of the Arms and Arms Academy, was brave and smart, and moved the whole Keji family to our court with wisdom: all the Hanlin of the Arms and Arms Academy returned to the country; they worked together to kill the enemy's second-rank Qinglong Temple Hall Master and a second-rank deputy hall master; Pegasus sent a message and resisted the force.
The enemy is thousands of miles away; defeating the enemy's sharpness will boost the morale of our three armies. I am specially promoted to be an academician of the Privy Council, and to be appointed as a bodyguard with a sword in front of the emperor. I will be rewarded with two hundred taels of gold. I admire this."
Xu Mu stood up with a smile to accept the order, and then said quietly to Tian Jun with a blushing face: "Eunuch Tian, if you don't have any money around, you owe it first."
"Look at what you said, are we that kind of people?" Tian Jun hurriedly defended himself.
"Congratulations, junior brother, we will be on duty in the same court from now on." Xiao Jihuai was the first to come over to congratulate.
He Qizhou was busy getting the silver, because he didn't see clearly how much Xiao Jihuai had given him. He remembered that Wan Zhiyuan had stuffed twenty taels in the Tianxing Court, so he took two silver ingots weighing about ten silver and hid them in his sleeves.
Even if you prepare to give it to the other party after listening to the order, you can't always do such a lack of etiquette.
"Mr. Xiao, why don't you come to congratulate me after we finish announcing the remaining one?" Tian Jun saw that there were more people in the middle hall, so he interrupted to ask questions.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I came here to congratulate my junior brother and forgot about you, haha, please step back." Xiao Jihuai led others out of the central hall.
"He Qizhou, the head of the Cleaning Department of the Ministry of Punishment, accepted the title——"
As soon as Tian Jun finished speaking, the people watching the ceremony began to whisper, everyone else was "Xuan", so how could the sick ghost be "Feng"? Could it be that he was rewarded more than Xu Mu?
"Wei ministers listen to the decree." He Qizhou knelt down to listen to the decree.
"Hahaha... What a fool." An official in the side hall chuckled.
"From now on, just say 'listen to the order' or 'I'm here'." Tian Jun taught in a low voice.
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"He Qizhou, the head of the Qing Dynasty Department of the Ministry of Punishment, was brave, courageous, wise and astute. He moved the whole Keji family to our dynasty. All the military officers in the military preparation hall returned to the country. They worked together to kill the enemy's second-rank Qinglong Temple master and a second-rank deputy master. They defended Yu to the death.
The pass was not lost; more than a hundred enemies were killed all the way from Zhenbeiguan to Yuguan; the sharp enemy troops were defeated and the morale of our three armies was boosted. We were granted the third-class Marquis of Jiangling and were granted three hundred acres of paddy fields;
I will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver and a branch of mountain ginseng. I appreciate this."
After Tian Jun finished speaking, everyone was silent except for He Qizhou who expressed his gratitude for accepting the decree. Those who looked down upon this sick country bumpkin never expected that he would be on an equal footing with Xiao Jihuai once he was granted the title.
When He Qizhou received the order, he quickly stuffed away the silver ingots. Tian Jun's face flushed, and he hurriedly took the rolled-up imperial edict and pushed He Qizhou's hand away, saying: "No need, uncle."
"Why?" He Qizhou took back the silver, took the imperial edict and asked: "The emperor has no gold? How come it turned into silver at my place?"
"Originally, you were given two hundred and fifty gold, which was turned into silver by the little princess. Didn't you say something like 'just give me some silver' in front of her last time?" Tian Jun said bitterly.
"It seems like it happened before, but I forgot about it." He Qizhou said.
"Congratulations, junior brother!" Xiao Jihuai was still the most generous person and was the first to step forward to congratulate him. Those who had originally looked at congratulations to Qizhou as if they were worn out, also came to congratulate the new marquis, making congratulations to Qizhou.
At a loss.
"Our family is leaving now." Tian Jun said to Xiao Jihuai. "Then I'll see my father-in-law off." Xiao Jihuai said.
"No, no, no, let this guy see you off." Tian Jun pointed at He Qizhou and said.
"Okay, okay. Eunuch Tian, let me see you off." He Qizhou took this opportunity to get rid of those guests who all changed their faces.
"Senior brother, let me go and see you off too." Xu Mu also wanted to get away from the place of right and wrong.
"Yes. Father-in-law, please go away quickly. I won't send it away." With Xiao Jihuai's arrogance, since he asked someone else to send it away by name, he would naturally not stick his hot face to her. But he felt more and more unhappy because he didn't know the eunuch's surname.
But He Qizhou was familiar with the other party. Did that guy also have a backer in the palace?
The question in Xiao Jihuai's mind is far more than this one. Did He Qizhou and Xu Muxue do anything in the first year of Beizhou? Can his marriage with Xiaoxue be successful? Even if it is successful, if Xu Mu is known to others,
This is Xiaoxue, how will she face the criticism of the world in the future? With Xiaoxue looking like this now, does she still have to marry him?
"Eunuch Tian, I really don't have any banknotes with me, am I short of gifts?" He Qizhou asked in a low voice next to Tian Jun.
"I'm convinced by you. You're already one of the Marquis's, but you're still so stingy. Do you know how much money our family spent to save up for this mission? To be honest, if Princess Xing hadn't begged me to come, I would have done it.
I really don’t want to fight for this thankless job." Tian Jun said angrily. In order to run this mission, the money he paid to the leaders and eunuchs above was worth two years' salary.
"The little princess also asked for wild ginseng? It just so happens that Xu Mu and I both need it. Don't worry, I will definitely give you double what I should give you later," He Qizhou said.
"I'm joking with you, don't take it seriously, I will get back what Guang Xiao gave me. The little princess is so happy to hear that you are back safe and sound. She has been pestering Your Majesty all day long to reward you heavily!" Tian Jun
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"Oh, how much did Xiao Jinhuai give?" He Qizhou asked.
Tian Jun quietly stretched out his hand, spread his fingers and waved it in front of He Qizhou.
"Fifty?"
"What about pretending to be stupid?"
"Okay, I understand." He Qizhou thought to himself, this eunuch in the palace is very profitable. Just one trip like this is worth his official salary for the past three years.
"Don't waste your money on me. Our family knows that you care about the suffering of the people and spend all your money on them. Now there are rumors in the capital about you and Xu Mu, and even your punishment of dirty officials in Shanxi.
It has also spread, I heard that the emperor is really angry this time, and those officials who deducted more than 200 taels from the people will be killed!" Tian Jun said.
"So fast?"
"Of course! Otherwise, how would I know that you and Xiao Jihuai are together? Now that the war is going on, there are six hundred miles of expedited reports every day regarding matters in the north." Tian Jun said.
"What rewards are there in Jiayuguan and Yuzhou?" Xu Mu interjected and asked.
"I heard that Han Chong mentioned the position of deputy commander-in-chief of Ganzhou. Zhang Cheng took over as his deputy commander-in-chief of Suzhou. Your grandfather will still hold the post of deputy commander-in-chief of Ganzhou for the time being. That kid Jiang Shuo was promoted fastest and directly replaced Zhang.
Zhang Tie, the commander-in-chief of Yuzhou, became the deputy commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, just like his cousin. Now the Ganzhou-Shaanxi area has truly become your backyard."
"How can father-in-law say that?" Xu Mu asked anxiously.
"What are you afraid of? No one will listen." Tian Jun had already taken more than a hundred steps out of the Hou Mansion and began to speak boldly. "Also, Liu Yushi's second son, Liu Xizhou, was promoted to Shaanxi Inspector. In less than a year, he was promoted from
A five-year-old fellow has been promoted from the third rank to a provincial official, awesome, awesome!"
"Grandpa Huang calls it "knowing people and being kind to them." Xu Mu said.
"Before the war, rewards and punishments were clear. The emperor wanted the three armies to sacrifice their lives. We just happened to have a good opportunity. If we really want to talk about merit, what do I have? To be honest, I am really uneasy after receiving so many rewards.
"By the way, how much pension will the people get for the soldiers who died while guarding Yuzhou?" He Qizhou asked.
"The soldiers are given the normal payment, and the common people are only given a few taels of silver each as a token fee. However, the tax exemption has been extended for two more years. Where can the treasury come from so much money?" Tian Jun said.
"When the world rises and falls, all people suffer!" Xu Mu sighed.
"The people of Yuzhou are lucky to have such a good magistrate. I heard that Liu Xizhou gave all the reward money to the people, and he even paid a lot of it himself. The father-in-law who went to issue the decree was too embarrassed to accept any more money from him.
." Tian Jun said.
"He is indeed a good official. It would be great if those princes and generals could be like him." He Qizhou sighed.
"Okay, okay, don't give it away. How many people in the world would think that they have too much money and too much power? Don't talk nonsense when you return to the capital." Tian Jun said.
"Well then, father-in-law, please go and say thank you to the little princess for me." He Qizhou said.
"If you want to thank yourself, don't forget to give a thank you note to the emperor first!" Tian Jun reminded.
"Oh, father-in-law, walk slowly."
"The little princess doesn't seem to be young anymore." Xu Mu glanced at He Qizhou.
"Well, let's go back and leave early tomorrow." He Qizhou wanted to change the subject.
"I heard that Jiang Xing left the palace several times just to see you?" Xu Mu asked again.
"Born with endless charm, what can you do to me? Don't kick me! They're already in the Marquis's Mansion." He Qizhou broke the pot out of habit.
"I'll spare you this time. I'll have a good time with you tomorrow. I won't go eat tonight. Please help me tell Xiao Jihuai that I feel a little uncomfortable after taking the medicine."
"Let the maid pass the message. I'm not going either. Those few arrows just caused some old wounds to recur." He Qizhou also thought of a countermeasure.
The dinner at the Hou Mansion was extremely lively, and the host Xiao Jihuai disappeared after a round of drinks, so the forty or fifty guests left without restraint until midnight. He Qizhou and Jiang Damin agreed to set off at 9 o'clock in the morning, but there were just enough
After waiting for more than half an hour, Jiang Damin, who was still a little confused, arrived.
Jiang Damin's reasons made it impossible for He Qizhou to blame him at all. Traveling with He Qizhou all the way, the ladies and celebrities who were interested in He Qizhou, the new marquis, all asked Jiang Damin for information. Jiang Damin even drank a lot of toasts for He Qizhou, and finally
He was carried back to the room by two brothers.
Xiao Jihuai did not return to Beijing with them. He said that the old man was not in good health these days and wanted to stay with the old man for two more days before returning to Beijing. After hearing this, He Qizhou felt a big stone in his heart. Finally, he no longer had to face Xiao Jihuai. Almost.
We can return to Luoyang in three or four days. I wonder if Lin Chuan and the others have recovered from their injuries?
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"Grandpa, do you still have to let me marry Xu Muxue? She and He Qizhou stayed in the Northern Zhou Dynasty for more than half a year. If this word gets out, where will our Xiao family's face be lost?"
"Then try not to let anyone know that Xu Mu is Xu Muxue." An old voice replied.
"But how can we stop the mouths of those people in the palace?" Xiao Jihuai asked anxiously.