After a few sour greetings with Cao Xing, the Minister of Rites went to the place where the reward was awarded to prepare for the next reward ceremony.

It’s no wonder that the Minister of Rites knows these few sentences.

This time Cao Xing directly conferred the title of Bo, and if he returns to the court, he will at least be a Dharma minister.

Cao Xing followed the Legalist approach, and Marquis Dingguo certainly didn't care about the law.

Marquis Dingguo doesn't care, so the position of Dharma Prime Minister cannot be left vacant. Cao Xing is now undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Directly becoming the chancellor, coupled with the title of earl, Cao Xing immediately became one of the most powerful people in the court.

From now on, when he, the Minister of Rites, meets Cao Xing, he will respectfully address him as "Dharma Prime Minister".

When Cao Xing was in charge of Dali Temple before, the rank was the same as that of the Six Ministers, both of which were the third rank.

Now that Cao Xing has become a Zhengyipin, the Minister of Rites cannot be sour.

In comparison, the Minister of War, Zuo Shilang, didn't have that much thought.

He is now just a Zuo Shilang, temporarily in charge of the military department on behalf of Wang Lin.

Even if he is promoted next, he will at most become Minister of War, which is still far from the position of Cao Xing and others.

However, it is still necessary to establish a good relationship with Cao Xing, the future law minister, in advance.

After carefully inspecting the etiquette arrangements for the award, the Minister of Rites also invited Wu Xian to the stage.

As the eunuchs chanted that the auspicious time had come, Wu Xian also took out the imperial edict stamped with jade seals and read out various rewards from the court.

The person who received the highest reward besides Ning Chen was Zhao Tuo.

Zhao Tuo directly sealed a Pingyuan Marquis.

Zhao Tuo was the number one general under King Jing, so making him a marquis was not considered treason.

If this was a subordinate of Marquis Dingguo, such as Xu Muzhi, he would have no choice but to be granted the title of Uncle Dingyuan.

There is no way, who will let Marquis Dingguo still hold the position of Marquis now.

If Marquis Dingguo is now a duke, or directly becomes a king with a different surname, then Xu Muzhi may still obtain the position of a marquis.

But Marquis Dingguo doesn't want to continue to upgrade his title, and Xu Muzhi will only give you the title of earl.

In this case, Xu Muzhi would be on a par with Ning Chen in terms of title.

In addition to Zhao Tuo and Xu Muzhi, the generals of the Right Army also received the title of earl.

Then there is Cao Xing, the Ming Faber.

It can be seen from the name of this title that Cao Xing must be the best candidate for Dharma Prime Minister next.

In addition to the titles of these earls, several more viscounts were granted.

Then there are the baron titles of Wu Jinzhi and Wu Tuizhi.

General Wu burst into tears when he heard that his two sons had both received the title of baronet.

Old General Wu really didn't dare to dream like this.

He simply could not imagine that one day his two sons would receive titles of nobility.

General Wu knew quite well what kind of people his two sons were.

From General Wu's point of view, it would be great if his two sons could live the rest of their lives peacefully.

He doesn't even dare to think about being rich or wealthy.

But who would have thought that he would make a risky move and take his two sons directly to the north to find Ning Chen.

It turned out to be the right move.

With this title of baron, my two sons really don’t have to worry about it for the rest of their lives.

After announcing the baron.

Wu Xian took out another imperial edict.

This is the true decree.

The previous one was a list drawn up by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites.

Then Sun Banpan, the eunuch who held the seal, took the jade seal and stamped it with an official seal.

This newly issued imperial edict is the true imperial edict.

The imperial edict personally inscribed by Wu Zhao.

The content of the imperial edict is the official announcement of the title of Duke Ningchen.

From this moment on, Ning Chen's title changed directly from Champion Marquis to Champion Duke.

The first-class Duke, Champion Duke, was the highest-ranking person in the Wu Dynasty, and there was no one among them.

"Champion!"

"Champion!"

After Wu Xianxuan finished reading, the whole audience burst into cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

Ning Chen also enjoyed the cheers from the mountain.

"My fellow soldiers, the war between our Wu Dynasty and the Western Regions is still going on, and there are still many opportunities for you to make contributions."

"Today the imperial court awarded us a reward in Moko City. I hope that in the future, we can reward the three armies again at Leiyin Temple."

"By that day, I hope that our Western Expeditionary Army will be the expeditionary force that has received the most rewards in all dynasties."

"All officers and men, follow me and kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Ning Chen's few words directly ignited everyone's enthusiasm.

Everyone is full of fighting spirit, wishing they could take up weapons now, rush to Leiyin Temple, and chop down those Bodhisattvas and Arhats on the Buddhist altar.

Ning Chen did not stay in Moko City for too long.

The war is far from over yet.

There is still much that needs to be done.

Naturally, Ning Chen cannot stay here and delay the army for too long.

After saying goodbye to Zhao Tuo and Xu Muzhi who looked aggrieved.

Ning Chen took the Minister of Rites and others back to Baijia City before dark.

That night, Ning Chen personally accompanied the Minister of Etiquette and others to a dinner.

This definitely gives them a lot of face.

First-class merit, the champion.

Even the princes in the clan now need someone to support and chat with.

Being able to condescend to have a meal with them is really a huge honor.

After dinner, Ning Chen asked Cao Xing to hand over the battle achievements compiled over time to the left minister of the Ministry of War.

When he was asked to go back, he took it back and reported it to the Ministry of War.

Early the next morning, the reward team set off back to Beijing.

Normally, Ning Chen should prepare some local specialties from the Western Regions for everyone at this time.

But Ning Chen doesn't like this.

Ning Chen needs them to remember him, okay?

What Ning Chen needs is that they don't miss his own good.

Preparing souvenirs for them is not equivalent to buying them, right?

Ning Chen would never do such a loss-making business.

Therefore, the team that awarded the reward came empty-handed, and then returned empty-handed.

Ning Chen knew that they didn't say anything, but they must have complaints in their hearts.

But so what?

They could only watch, but they couldn't kill Ning Chen.

With Ning Chen's current status, it is really as stable as Mount Tai.

If they want to wait for Ning Chen to make a mistake and get into trouble, they really can't wait for this.

Moreover, even if Ning Chen made a mistake and was in trouble, they would not dare to retaliate against Ning Chen for an ordinary small mistake.

Unless Ning Chen wants to seek power and usurp the throne.
To be continued...