Xiao Ding went to the palace to receive the reward, but the emperor Song Yuanting was an indecisive person, and he had to ask for the opinions of all civil and military officials when rewarding a courtier.

However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were not in agreement. There is a faction of civil officials and a faction of military attachés. The military attache hoped that the emperor would make Xiaoding a high-ranking official and expand the ranks of military attachés, so he insisted on recommending it; The civil officials were worried that the emperor's official position of Feng Xiaoding was too high and would affect the civil officials, so they tried their best to prevent it.

Xiao Ding stood aside and watched coldly, sighing secretly, it seems that this court dispute has existed in all dynasties! The rivalry between bureaucratic factions has been unbroken since ancient times. Even if there is a disagreement on major national affairs, most of the ministers will expound their political ideas from the perspective of their own interests, so that the internal struggle between important ministers of the state will directly hinder the development of society and even affect the course of history.

For example, in history, Wang Anshi's reform of the law during the Shenzong period of the Song Dynasty was divided at the beginning because of the different political views of the factions, and the old faction led by Sima Guang strongly opposed the reform, while the reformist faction with Wang Anshi and others as the core strongly advocated the reform of the law. As a result, Wang Anshi's reform was finally terminated after only a period of time, and many of these officials lost their official positions or even their lives because of the change. Among them is the famous Su Shi and Su Dongpo, who was squeezed out by the faction of court officials because of his different political views on the change of law, and his official position was repeatedly demoted, and finally died on the way back to office.

For another example, the Donglin Party in the last years of the Ming Dynasty misled the country and the people, and finally buried the Ming Dynasty. This is the biggest drawback of the court ministers' private alliances. There are even many loyal ministers and good generals who have been framed because of different factions.

Xiao Ding saw that the minister of civil and military affairs was arguing over such a trivial matter as how to seal himself, and he didn't like the officialdom of the court even more.

Therefore, he repeatedly asked the emperor to be relieved and returned to the fields, to go home and farm, away from the faction of these officials. lest you stand on the wrong side and be implicated.

When Emperor Song Yuanting saw Xiao Ding say this, he also complied with Xiao Ding's wishes and said: "Since Tian Qing is bent on disarming and returning to Tian, then I will remove you from the position of the capital of Xinquan County, but your merits in this war are indelible, and I will make you the general of Pingxi, and enjoy the rank of general of the fifth grade." The official position will not be rewarded for the time being. In addition, I will reward you with a general's mansion, just some time ago, Shangshu Huan Yuanqing of the Ministry of War said goodbye to his hometown, and his mansion is now vacant, so I will reward you as a general's mansion! Then he will give thee five hundred taels of gold, and twenty pieces of brocade for the court. As for the land, if you don't want the land in Shiqiao County, northwest of Zhongzhou, then forget it, you can use the gold I rewarded you to buy it yourself. ”

"We're thanking you, Lord Longen!" Xiao Ding knelt down and thanked him. The heart said that this time I could finally go home.

Got the title of general and gave a house, which is quite good. In this era, there was a separation of office and rank. An official position is a position with real power and is responsible for specific errands; The official rank is only equivalent to the rank, and there is no real power, but it enjoys the salary, and the higher the official rank, the higher the salary. The wages of this era are equivalent to the wages of future generations.

Xiao Ding's Pingxi general officer rank is equivalent to a five-rank official, so he can enjoy the treatment of a five-rank official. This shows that Xiao Ding has become a civil servant of the state from now on, and he does not have to go to work, but he can receive a salary.

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When the ministers of civil and military affairs saw that the emperor rewarded Xiao Ding like this, they had no objections. Because the emperor didn't give Xiao Ding any authority, it was up to the civil officials. And the military attache saw that although Xiao Ding did not get an official position, it was Xiao Ding's own will, so he no longer advised the emperor to make Xiao Ding's official.

After rewarding Xiao Ding, Song Yuanting then rewarded Gao Wanjun, Luo Simao and other people who had contributed to the war. And he gave them treasures of gold and silver, brocade, cloth, and silk.

Including Huang Wenlong, who was far away on the frontier, the emperor also rewarded a lot of property, and then sent someone to the frontier. Then he discussed with Qin Gaolang, the secretary of the ministry, and sent new officials to the two counties of Jiuyuan and Yunzhong, responsible for recalling the population and rebuilding the two counties.

At the same time, he issued a holy decree to Zhou Siyuan, the governor of Yongzhou, and Shi Feiwen, the assassin of Yongzhou, ordering them to allocate as much pension as possible to the families of the soldiers who died in the war as compensation.

After dealing with the government affairs, the early dynasty ended.

Xiao Ding followed the officials to withdraw from Jinluanda. On the way, Old Prince Gao and Gao Wanjun couldn't stop saying hello to Xiao Ding. Xiao Ding had no choice but to smile in response.

Ride back to the inn. It didn't take long for King Mu Song Yinzi to come. He also brought two little eunuchs, who came together to give Xiao Ding the gold and brocade rewarded by the emperor. At the same time, the key to the General's Mansion was also delivered.

Song Yinzi is still a big pomp, fifty or sixty guards, half of them are left outside the inn, and the other half goes inside, guarding King Mu.

Xiao Ding knew about King Mu's prince, and he was polite to Song Yinzi, and hurriedly greeted him and said: "It turned out that King Mu Chitose arrived, I saw you standing behind Your Majesty today, could it be that you are the prince?" Xiao Ding asked questions, wanting to confirm his guess.

"Ah, haha, Brother Tian, you guessed it, I am the twelve princes of my father, and the people who stand with me today are my brothers." Song Yinzi said with a smile.

"I see, I didn't expect you to be the prince, how disrespectful the foolish brother used to be, please don't be surprised!" Xiao Ding said apologetically.

"Where is it, how Brother Tian was before, and what is still now, there is no need to be polite. Brother Tian has saved me many times, and it's too late for me to thank me, how dare I say that I am to blame? Song Yinzi also said humbly.

"I wonder if I was attacked on my way back last night?" Xiao Ding remembered what happened last night, so he asked with concern.

"Sure enough, as Brother Tian said, there was indeed a group of black-clothed people who raided halfway, fortunately, I made the guards more vigilant in advance, and my ninth sister and I had already taken precautions, so those people didn't hurt our brothers and sisters last night, but let me and my sister hurt several people with a beaded crossbow, and they have all been arrested and put in prison. Brother Tian, the crossbow arrow you gave to our brothers and sisters is really a good thing! If it hadn't been for that bolt last night, it might not have been so easy to catch the thief alive! Song Yinzi said happily.

"It's good that King Mu and the princess weren't hurt, but after I came back last night, I was worried for a long time!" Xiao Ding said self-deprecatingly. Thinking that King Mu's beautiful ninth sister turned out to be a princess, Xiao Ding secretly said, this crossing is not in vain, and she actually has an intersection with the princess and prince of the legendary emperor's house, and she has not lived in vain in this life.

"By the way, Brother Tian, after retiring from the court, I told my father about how you saved me and helped me several times, and my father told me that I would thank you well, and ordered me to withdraw five hundred taels of gold from my house and make up one thousand taels of gold with the five hundred taels of gold he rewarded you. Thank you for sending it to you! I hope that Brother Tian can laugh! Song Yinzi said sincerely. After saying that, he asked the two eunuchs behind him to carry the chest containing the gold.

A few people in the back also stepped forward with the twenty brocades that the emperor had rewarded.

Xiao Ding Xin said, this royal son is generous! One mouth is five hundred taels of gold, ordinary people, the whole family of more than a dozen people, working for a lifetime, can't earn so much money! I thought that I had cheated Song Yinzi for 2,000 taels of silver, but I didn't expect that with the emperor's words, Song Yinzi sent an extra 500 taels of gold.

Xiao Ding asked the men to bring all the gold chests and brocade into the room, and the small room was full at once. Originally, there was a table in this room, one, as well as Xiao Ding's mace, and a wooden box for crossbow arrows, as well as some gift boxes sent by Song Yinzi before.

These things take up a lot of space. With so many things added this time, Xiao Ding felt that there was no place to turn around in the house.

"Brother Tian, in a while, I'll take you to see your general's mansion, that mansion was originally the residence of the former military department Shangshu Huan Yuanqing, and now he has returned to his hometown, so this mansion was taken back by his father. Now that I give it to Brother Tian, you don't have to worry about the nowhere to put these things in the house! Song Yinzi said with a smile.

"Okay, then let's go over and have a look now," Ding Ying said. I thought to myself, I can be regarded as a person with a house this time, but I don't know what kind of mansion this general's mansion is?