Cheng Lin listened to the words of the official book, and muttered for a long time without speaking.

The official Shangshu looked at him with blank eyes, and hoped that Cheng Lin could give him a little hint.

"Cheng Xianggong, Xia Guan really doesn't have any ideas, and I would like to give you a mention or two. ”

Cheng Lin is the most trustworthy person of Emperor Jiayou, and naturally he is also the person who understands the emperor's mind the most, if Cheng Lin can give himself a hint, he will not have to be so distressed.

The official Shangshu looked at Cheng Lin with expectation.

Cheng Lin stroked his beard and smiled, "Lord Wang, the imperial court has its own rules and systems, what kind of merit and how to reward it, my lord is a secretary of the ministry, so naturally I know better than me." ”

Lord Shangshu Wang of the Ministry of Officials paused, yes, he knew it in his heart, but he didn't know what Emperor Jiayou thought.

"But where is Your Majesty .......?" he looked at Cheng Lin hesitantly.

Cheng Lin smiled, "Lord Wang, your duty is to serve as a scholar, select talents for the imperial court, reward meritorious ministers for Your Majesty, and do things according to the laws of the imperial court is what you should do, as for Your Majesty's thoughts, how can you and I guess?"

The official's Shangshu's eyes flashed, he thought about it, and suddenly understood what Cheng Lin meant, "Thank you Cheng Xianggong for mentioning it, it's the official who is looking for it." ”

Yes, he is a secretary of the ministry, selecting talents and abilities for the imperial court, and meritorious service should naturally be rewarded in accordance with the laws of the imperial court.

All he had to do was hand it over according to the fold prepared by the law, instead of figuring out His Majesty's thoughts.

If the excerpt he presented is in line with His Majesty's thoughts, His Majesty will naturally approve it, if not, he will do it in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, and His Majesty cannot criticize him too much, even if he is a courtier, he can't find a single typo.

But if he blindly guesses His Majesty's thoughts and acts, he will inevitably suffer from gains and losses, and if what is presented is in line with his heart, it is fine, but if it is not in line with his heart, it will inevitably attract His Majesty's anger, and even the courtiers will also point fingers at him.

What Cheng Lin means is that as long as he stands upright and can stand upright, he is not afraid of others to find faults.

The official who reacted went back non-stop, and sent the prepared fold to the palace in the afternoon of the same day.

The next morning, Emperor Jiayou gave the song to the ministers to discuss the reward.

Naturally, no courtiers will have an opinion on the rewards of the Praetorian Guards with military merits, but some people are not very happy about the rewards of King Fu and Song Yanzhao.

The prince looked at the fold with a gloomy face, and handed it to Cheng Lin who was standing next to him without saying a word.

Cheng Lin knew what to do, glanced at it, and passed it back.

The prince made a color, and some courtiers stood up to object, "Your Majesty, King Fu has added another title, isn't this reward a bit too heavy?"

Emperor Jiayou raised his eyebrows, unable to see his joy or anger, "Tell me about it." ”

Some courtiers stood up and said that Song Yanzhao contributed the most to the matter of Yizhou Road, and His Majesty should consider the fairness of the reward, if you want to reward Song Yanzhao generously, you should not reward the blessed king too much.

Many courtiers seconded this.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu is an old minister, he pondered for a while, and said cautiously: "King Fu is still young, he is already King Fu, and if he adds the title now, His Majesty will inevitably be too favored, so that other princes may be ....... Your Majesty always has to think about balance. ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said vaguely, but it got to the point.

Emperor Jiayou was silent.

In fact, he was also hesitant about King Fu's reward.

From his heart, Emperor Jiayou is willing to reward King Fu, and after King Fu arrived in the fiefdom, he performed very well, and he handled the matter of Yizhou Road very appropriately.

The current Fu Wang is already like two people with the six princes who were in the palace at the beginning.

As a father, he is proud to see his son so good.

But as an emperor, seeing a son who is not a prince so good, his feelings are very complicated.

In the past six months or so, the prince's performance has disappointed him more and more, and several times, the thought he had desperately suppressed before was about to float again.

The courtiers reminded him of a balanced sentence, if he rewarded King Fu now, he was afraid that the crown prince and other princes would have thoughts in their hearts, which might be unfavorable to King Fu.

This is not necessarily a good thing for King Fu.

Emperor Jiayou hesitated, and quickly made a decision, "Since this is the case, then press the reward for King Fu again, and King Fu will reward more things, but Yan Zhao's reward, you can't fight anymore, I think the reward proposed by the Ministry of Officials is good, well, Dingnan, with Yan Zhao, the entire southwest is really stable, well, just seal Yan Zhao as the Marquis of Dingnan." ”

The courtiers were stunned and looked at each other.

If they remember correctly, the excerpt submitted by the officials just now said that Feng Song Yan Zhaoding Nanbo, right?

Unexpectedly, His Majesty was not satisfied with an uncle's position, so he directly opened his mouth and gave Song Yanzhao a candidate?

The official's eyes flashed, and he was secretly glad that he had listened to Cheng Lin's hint, and everything was according to the laws of the imperial court.

Sure enough, His Majesty didn't say anything to the excerpt, but was one level higher than the level he set.

The courtiers could not find fault with it.

suppressed the reward of King Fu, but Emperor Jiayou raised the reward to Song Yanzhao by one level, although the prince was pale and unwilling, he also knew that it was impossible for Emperor Jiayou to change his mind.

Fortunately, the title of King Fu was suppressed, and he just rewarded something, and he didn't care too much about it.

Only Cheng Lin's eyes lit up after hearing that Emperor Jiayou suppressed the title of King Fu, and an intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After Emperor Jiayou saw that the court was quiet, he frowned, "Do you have any other opinions on the excerpt of this reward?"

The court was silent, and no one spoke.

Emperor Jiayou was a little sullen in his heart, and his eyes fell on the third line of words on the fold, "I plan to seal Mu Jin as the prince of Yijia Township." ”

Xiangjun, the title is very high, thinking of the girl with a shallow smile and a calm expression, Emperor Jiayou looked a little dazed.

The girl's medical skills are really clever, so clever that she can almost deduce some ugly things in the palace just by relying on the physical condition of the emperor's eldest grandson.

Such sharpness used to make him a little scared, so he didn't want her to appear in Jinling.

Now that he wants to reward her as the king of the country, Emperor Jiayou was a little hesitant, but seeing that none of the courtiers came forward to mention Mu Jin's reward, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

This court is full of people, why don't any of them have eyesight?

In the end, it was the crown prince who stood up, "Father, there is no precedent for my dynasty to award a female title, and I am afraid that this head will be opened, but I am afraid that it will ....... Mu Niangzi has indeed made a lot of contributions this time, but Erchen thinks that the title is a little heavier, so why not reward his father with something else?"

As soon as the prince stood up, the courtiers of the prince's family naturally reacted and spoke one after another.

"Yes, that Mu Niangzi has made a big fuss in Fengtian Hall before, which really hinders the etiquette and weathering, and it is not appropriate to reward the title. ”

"Your Majesty, girls, silk and satin, gold and silver jewelry, it may be more useful to reward more. ”

"Yes, yes, doesn't she still have a medical center, Your Majesty can reward her with a plaque!"

In the proposals of the courtiers, the little boredom in Emperor Jiayou's heart finally dissipated, his heart was smooth, and the reward was decided.