By the time Qiu Zijiang arrived at Yingchou Gorge, it was already midsummer. Fortunately, Emperor Wanlong had strictly ordered Qiu Zijiang to rush all the way without wasting time. Otherwise, by the time the group arrived at Yingchou Gorge, it would have already been autumn. ?
The king's flag was fluttering, and the imperial envoys were all in great style. Qiu Zijiang read out the imperial edict and conferred the title of Marquis of Dingtian on Li Luo.
Among the generals of Mu Tianlang, Liu Ce was promoted to two ranks in a row and was granted the title of General Huaihua. Huchajing was granted the title of General Guide. Ding Zhan, who had no military position, was granted the title of General Huaihua Zhonglang. Shi Chong was granted the title of General Zhuangwu. Kuang Lizhe stood firm at both sides. For meritorious service in Fengying, he was also granted the title of General Huaihua Zhonglang, Chi Li was granted the title of General Mingwei, Fu Xiushu was granted the title of General Gui De Zhonglang, and Qi Shaobing was granted the title of General Xuanwei.
Wu Ta was originally a prisoner on death row. Emperor Wanlong received the message from Li Luo and felt that something was fishy. He investigated the matter again and found the murderer, but the truth may not be true. Emperor Wanlong didn't take it to heart at all and just pardoned him. Wu Ta was convicted of the crime and was named General Mingwei.
Qin Shutong died in the battle, and he was awarded the title of General Guide. He was buried in a temple and buried in a grand ceremony. Among the generals in the army, it was Qin Shutong who died in the battle who was given the highest title. However, now that there is a separation between yin and yang, no one has any objections, and they may be able to explain it a little bit. Pity.
Shen Xiangdong was not granted the title of general, but was granted the position of chief military officer and was granted the title of Marquis of Cang'er. Emperor Wanlong took the opportunity to pardon Cang'er's 10% tax. Among all the people in the army, Shen Xiangdong was undoubtedly the most distinguished. Happy.
All the generals under Di Jie's command were given generous rewards, but there were not many titles. Only Shi Wei was made a general of Guide, Yun Wuyan was made a general of the town army, and Di Jie was made a marquis of the Western Expedition. After hearing this, Di Jie didn't think so. This is the second time that the imperial court has granted the title of Marquis of the West to Di Jie.
In the imperial edict, Li Luo was specifically praised for setting up the art camp, and the military adopted a policy that authorized the establishment of an additional art camp in addition to the eight battalions.
After announcing the imperial edict, the generals thanked him for accepting it. The generals in the Western Expedition were somewhat dissatisfied. However, the generals under Li Luo had outstanding military exploits and had been in the army for a long time. After being awarded the title of general, they were still not as good as themselves, so that was fine. It’s hard to say anything else. Emperor Wanlong didn’t favor one over the other. Yun Wuyan was appointed as the general of the army. Except for Li Luo and Di Jie, Yun Wuyan was the general of the army.
The most unhappy person was Hucha Dongchan. He saw that all the generals in the army were giving rewards based on their merits, except for himself. His face was full of displeasure. When Qiu Zijiu had announced the imperial edict, he did not follow the others and Qiu Zijiu into the government. I don't know. Where did he go to sulk? Li Luo saw this and smiled bitterly and was speechless. This time, the imperial court may be in an uproar again. If he were to confer a female general again, even Emperor Wanlong might not be able to do it.
The Commander's Mansion in Yingchou Gorge was renovated. However, it was uninhabited. This time Qiu Zijiang came to announce the decree, so Li Luo arranged for everyone to stay in the Commander's Mansion temporarily. Qiu Zijiang refused again and again and did not dare to go beyond the limits.
Li Luo and Di Jie politely invited them. The commander's mansion was uninhabited and it was empty. It was better to let the imperial envoys stay temporarily. After Qiu Zixiang listened, he stopped refusing and settled down in the mansion.
After a while to wash up, it was almost dusk. Li Luo ordered a banquet in the commander's mansion to greet his enemy. He ordered Qin Shutong and Zhou Linhan to take some silver and deliver it to everyone's room one by one. When it was time to attend the banquet, These powerful ministers and bodyguards who came out of Zhuo City were much more enthusiastic, and they became brothers and sisters with the generals.
After everyone exchanged a few words of greetings, Di Jie invited Qiu Zijiang to take a seat. Although Qiu Zijiang and Sikong were at the end of Jiuqing, they were in charge of the rituals of the ancestral temple. In terms of status alone, they were higher than the young masters of Jiuqing and Zhuo Zhuo. He is also a high-ranking official in the city. In addition, he has come to announce the edict for the Holy One, and his status is prominent, so he deserves to be seated.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Zijiang refused in every possible way and even said that he did not dare. The implication was that Li Luogui was the ninth prince of Dagan and should take the seat. Li Luo was speechless. Everyone made room for him several times. Finally, Di Jie took the seat. Li Luo
He Qiu Zisheng sat on both sides, and the remaining generals sat down one by one according to their military positions.
Di Jie said a few polite words and thanked Lord Sikong for his hard work and all the way to Yingchou Gorge.
Qiu Zijiang nodded slightly in agreement, then stood up, and all the generals also stood up. Qiu Zijiang coughed dryly, and then came a bunch of words of praise, all of which were inseparable from the great kindness of the emperor. All the generals should be loyal to the emperor and serve the country.
, spoke eloquently and for a long time.
Finally, he raised his wine glass and shouted "Long Live". The generals were extremely surprised, but no one could show their impatience in front of the imperial envoy, so they all shouted "Long Live" and drank a glass of wine together.
When Qiu Zijiang saw this, he was quite satisfied. He signaled to the generals not to be restrained, so he stopped paying attention. He turned around, clinked glasses with Di Jie and Li Luo, and started drinking.
The generals in the seat came to watch their glasses, and the hall gradually became lively. These people who came here to follow their enemies have been in Zhuocheng for a long time, and they know this way well. They frequently persuade the generals to drink. Often, the generals in the army will drink three glasses before they themselves drink one.
But there was nothing pretentious about it, it was quite polite.
Qiu Zijiang was slightly drunk, and all the generals in the hall came to toast Qiu Zijiang. Qiu Zijiang did not refuse anyone who came, and he was quite drunk. He picked up a glass of wine, walked to Li Luo and sat down. Li Luo bowed and bowed.
, let the enemies reflect on themselves.
Qiu Zijiang took Li Luo's arm and said intimately: "Your Majesty the Ninth Prince, everyone in Zhuocheng is praising you this time. Not to mention the emperor's sage, His Majesty the Ninth Prince, at the age of falling into the crown, led our great Gan army to defeat Xirong and others.
The wolves, tigers and leopards drove out the Xifu and took back Dizhou. This achievement was rare in the history of Dagan Dynasty. The ministers in the court greatly admired it and said that His Highness the Ninth Prince was hiding it and looked away.
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Li Luo smiled softly and said it was just a fluke.
Qiu Zisheng continued: "Your Majesty Ninth Prince, do you know how much effort the emperor has put into this time to reward the generals in the army? Whenever the pedantic ministers in the court give advice, they say that the rewards are too generous, fearing that other generals in the army will be dissatisfied.
He also said that it was easy to make the generals of the Western Expedition slack off, so they should not be rewarded so generously. Several times in court, the emperor was angry, so no one dared to say such nonsense anymore, otherwise I don’t know what would happen. His Highness the Ninth Prince was granted the title.
Regarding the matter of the Marquis, there are many arguments in the court, saying that His Highness the Ninth Prince is a prince and the throne is hereditary, so he should not be granted the title of Marquis again. However, the ministers agree with the emperor's edict. Such a great achievement is just a title of Marquis.
I feel a little smaller.”
Li Luo saluted and said: "Thank you Lord Sikong. Li Luo is in the military camp now and is a minister of Da Gan. Lord Sikong does not need to be humble. There is no need to be called a minor minister."
"Hey, you must not do it. The humble minister is in charge of etiquette, how can he mess up the rules? His Highness the Ninth Prince is the prince and has a distinguished status. For the humble minister to sit at the same table with His Majesty the Ninth Prince is already out of bounds."
Li Luo smiled and did not force anything, and drank a glass of wine with Qiu Zijiang. Li Luo also heard about Emperor Wanlong's reward for the Western Expeditionary Army, and many people in the court handed over memorials, either politely or directly.
, even though he said this was inappropriate, he asked Emperor Wanlong to take back the edict. There were so many remonstrances and dissenters that Emperor Wanlong did not expect, and he did not know who was behind the scenes. (To be continued.)