The matter soon reached the ears of Mrs. Tai.

"Sister Ning is really smart. A smile appeared in Mrs. Tai's eyes: "Such a large sum of silver has blocked the mouths of all the courtiers." ”

Who will be embarrassed to mention the old things of the Shen family in the future?

Who still has the face to advise the emperor to choose a concubine to enter the palace?

Having such a virtuous and generous queen is the blessing of the Son of Heaven and the blessing of Great Qin. No matter how powerful Gu Wanning's methods are, no one will make irresponsible remarks.

Gu Hai also laughed: "Mother said yes." As soon as this matter spread, everyone sang praises to the queen mother in the last dynasty, and the words were numb, and goosebumps came out of the son who listened. ”

Gu Hai's words were witty and funny, which made Mrs. Tai laugh.

Since the news of Gu Song's death came, Mrs. Tai has been frowning deeply, and she has not shown her face for a long time.

Even Gu Hai also felt relaxed and relieved.

Mrs. Tai laughed for a moment, and suddenly whispered to herself: "I have been walking for eight or nine days. I don't know if I rushed to the border gate. ”

I don't know what happened at this time.

How many people have died in the border army? How many of the Gu family's generals have been damaged? The reinforcements have already arrived at the border pass, have they reversed the disadvantage of the border army?

Gu Hai's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "The recent war report has been quite unfavorable. After the arrival of reinforcements, the battle report has not yet been delivered to the capital. In a day or two, there should be news. ”

……

Gu Hai was right, a day later, the border army finally came to the latest battle report.

A total of 40,000 garrisons arrived at the border pass. The garrison is not as brave and good at fighting as the border army, and its combat strength is a cut behind. However, with reinforcements, it is always good for the border army. It can also quickly fill the gap where the border army has too many casualties.

The border army, which had been at a disadvantage and was struggling to support, finally took a breath and won a small victory. Killed thousands of enemy troops.

Seeing this battle report, Xiao Xu's frowning brows relaxed, and an excited smile appeared in his eyes.

The war report arrived in the capital and was presented to the saint first. Then, it will be read out in public by the Zhongshu Order.

Xiao Xu habitually gave the battle report to Fu Zhuo at his side: "Fu Zhuo, you read it." ”

Fu Zhuo received the order, took two steps forward, and read out the battle report aloud.

This inspiring battle report, read by Fu Zhuo, who is handsome and has a clear voice, makes people feel physically and mentally happy. The ministers were all smiling and very excited.

In the hall, there was probably only one person who was not in a good mood.

This person is Cui Saburo.

When Emperor Yuanyou was in power, there was only one Zhongshu order by his side. When I arrived at Xiao Xu's place, there were two Zhongshu Ling, so they were divided into left and right. The left comes first, and the right comes last, which is the practice of the DPRK and China.

Fu Zhuo is the left middle book order, and he, the talented and unparalleled Cui Saburo, made the right middle book order aggrievedly and was pressed.

In the past, Cui Saburo didn't dare to have other thoughts. Fu Zhuo is the eldest grandson of Fu Ge, and he and the Son of Heaven have grown up together since childhood, and their feelings are different. He couldn't compare it if he wanted to.

Now it's different.

Fu Ge Lao was defeated in the political struggle, and now his influence on the court is far less than before. On the contrary, Cui Ge Lao is like the sky, and he has not been in the cabinet for a long time, but he has already fought against Wang Ge Lao, and he is quite valued by the Son of Heaven.

Cui Saburo couldn't help but feel a little arrogant.

It's a pity that Fu Zhuo is quite affectionate. The Son of Heaven was not impressed by Fu Ge at all, and his trust in Fu Zhuo was as important as ever. The most important decree is always drawn up by Fu Zhuo, and Fu Zhuo is mostly responsible for things such as reading the battle report in public.

Cui Saburo is gradually falling into the wind, how can he be happy in his heart?

……

Cui Saburo's careful thinking was not put on his face. He still had a handsome face, listening to the battle report quite intently.

Cui Ge's old gaze swept over Cui Sanlang, who was indifferent, and quickly moved away again.

After reading the battle report, the ministers scrambled to speak first. Some praised the timely arrival of reinforcements, some praised the bravery of the border army, and the most eye-catching was Meng Shangshu, who asked for credit for the Gu family.

Meng Shangshu, who is similar in age to Gu Hai, has just passed forty years this year, with a handsome and masculine appearance, and a handful of beautiful hair, which adds a bit of bearing. Standing side by side with the handsome and dignified Gu Hai, they are both eye-catching beautiful men.

It is worthy of the reputation of "Shuangjiao"!

“…… After the death of the Marquis of Dingbei, fortunately, the generals of the Gu family gathered the hearts of the people in the army, and the morale of the army did not collapse. also survived the most difficult days, and survived until the arrival of reinforcements in the garrison. ”

Meng Shangshu gave up his hand and talked eloquently: "The minister thinks that this victory should be attributed to the generals of the Dingbei Hou Mansion headed by Gu Yang. ”

The Son of Heaven is the head: "Meng Shangshu is reasonable. Then he looked at Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "Lu Shangshu, according to the practice of the Ministry of War, what kind of praise should be given for such military exploits?"

Lu Shangshu replied, "Go back to the emperor." Everyone should be promoted to one level and rewarded with a hundred taels of silver!"

It doesn't matter how much silver you have, the important thing is to be promoted to the next level.

The biggest difference between military generals and civilian officials is also here. Civil officials have to go through scientific examinations and accumulate qualifications and prestige, that is, they are appreciated and reused, and their promotions must be slowly planned.

And the generals who led the troops on the battlefield relied on their military exploits. To put it more bluntly, the more enemies you kill, the faster you will be promoted.

Civil officials of the third rank or above in the DPRK and China have to be about forty years old, to say the least.

And the generals above the third rank are much younger. There are even young generals in their twenties.

Xiao Xu thought for a while, and then gave an order: "For those who have made war merits mentioned in the war report, they will be promoted to two levels and rewarded with five hundred taels of silver!"

……

Gu Hai, who has been in a gloomy mood for many days, finally has a rare good mood today, and his steps are much lighter than usual.

Cui Ge Lao's voice sounded from behind him: "Gu Shangshu, please wait for a moment." I will take the Gu family's carriage today and go home with you. ”

Gu Hai's footsteps paused slightly, and when Cui Ge Lao caught up, he responded: "Okay." ”

The Cui Mansion and the Gu Mansion are not far apart, and they are indeed on the way.

However, Cui Ge Lao deliberately wanted to go with Gu Hai, so he naturally had something to say.

It was inconvenient to speak in the palace, and after leaving the palace and getting into the carriage, Cui Ge Lao gave up his hand and said happily: "Gu Yang and others have made such a feat, which is really gratifying." ”

Gu Yang and others are the generals of the Dingbei Hou Mansion, and if they make military achievements, it is the Gu family that has made military achievements.

As soon as the golden mouth of the Son of Heaven opened, everyone was promoted two levels in a row, and the Dingbei Hou Mansion raised his eyebrows.

Gu Hai smiled: "Thank you Cui Ge Lao." After a while, he said, "A victory is nothing." It may not be able to completely turn the tide of battle. What the future holds is unknown. ”

Cui Ge Lao restrained his smile and said: "The war is like this, until the last moment, no one knows what the battle situation will be." Calculate the time, and you should have rushed to the border. He had studied the art of war for many years, but he had never really led a soldier, and he was young. I don't know if he will be able to stabilize the battle. ”

In the end, it was his son-in-law, Cui Gelao's concern for the border war was far better than others, and his tone was full of worry.