Before the award, the ministers of the court and the central government began to enter the palace one after another to admonish, and asked to see Shang Rui one after another, shaking their lips.

Ministers are lobbying for their own court power, factional disputes, or suppression of political opponents.

Obviously, no one will pay attention to Xiao Yuan, and everyone is concerned about the official position he wants to appoint, General Wuwei.

And Emperor Shang Rui, who was originally an indecisive person, quickly made changes to the edict under the swaying from side to side.

This change was not just once, but many times, and it was not completely finalized until the night before the ceremony.

On this day, in the early dynasty of the empire, hundreds of officials entered the palace, and the armed leaders of the chaos in various places also entered the palace one after another.

People are waiting for this conferment.

When Shang Rui walked to the dragon chair, everyone also knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live, long live, long live—"

"Zhongqing is flat."

"Your Majesty—"

People got up and stood on the left and right, and at this time, Shang Rui also said straight to the point: "Declare the decree." ”

"No." One of the attendants answered, bent down and respectfully took the golden silk silk, and then faced the people in the temple, unfolded it, and read aloud:

"Traitor Wu Yuan, go against the sky and cause trouble to the world! Troops from all over the country were raised to suppress and kill the rebels, which lasted for several months, and finally put down the war, and now, the traitors have been destroyed, and the merits of the ministers are in the community, and I should also be rewarded for meritorious deeds......"

At this point, the attendant paused slightly, and then continued:

"Ren, Zhong Bai is the general of Zhenwu, with a rank of 2,000 stones, and a silver seal and a blue ribbon ......"

"Minister, thank the emperor!" Zhong Bai hurriedly stepped out of the queue and knelt down and said.

He was the first to be conferred, General Zhenwu was a dignified second-class general, but it was not a miscellaneous name, with his merits and family background, he also deserved it, no matter how much those ministers talked, they couldn't move his head.

"Ren, Yu Anmin is the ...... of Anyang Hou"

"Minister, thank the emperor-" Yu Anmin was excited, this time he really picked up a big bargain, and he was made a marquis.

"Ren, Li Xiaowei is the right guard Zhonglang general......"

"Ren, Fang is also a general ...... the captives"

"Ren, You Jian is the general of Du Wuwei......"

The attendant read a name, and a line knelt on the ground, and in a short time, a large number of people knelt in the hall.

And when he read General Du Wuwei, Zhong Bai knelt down and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xiao Yuan.

Because with his ability, he also learned some news before, but now this official position has changed.

The attendants above continued to read, and the people in the hall also knelt down one after another, and after a while, it was finally Xiao Yuan's turn.

"Ren, Xiao Yuan is the ...... of Qinzhou"

What the!? Hearing this, Zhong Bai's eyes widened suddenly, his face was full of incredulity, and more importantly, he felt worthless for Xiao Yuan!

At that time, there was no history of thorns, too much of a position, strictly speaking, it was more like a history of thorns, and relatively, it would also be used in more special places, just like Qinzhou.

This official is the supreme administrator of a state, and has a number of counties under his jurisdiction, and if it is divided by administrative regions, it is more equivalent to the present province, but it is smaller than the province.

But what kind of place is Qinzhou, anyone knows, this is the border of the empire, a bitter cold land, the poor are the same as anything, as long as they get there, they don't want to rise again for the rest of their lives.

None of the officials wanted to go.

In the empire at that time, being brought to Qinzhou was more equivalent to being degraded in disguise.

Zhong Bai felt aggrieved for Xiao Yuan, while Yu Anmin was upturned at the corners of his mouth, smiling sinister and happy.

But the person concerned, Xiao Yuan, did not change his face, and responded in a solemn voice: "Minister, thank the emperor!" ”

At this time, the attendant also finished reading the edict and respectfully returned the golden silk brocade to Shang Rui.

"Alright." The latter waved his hand: "All the secretaries are even." ”

"Your Majesty Xie-" The people shouted in unison, and they were all quite satisfied with the official position that was sealed, but Zhong Bai said urgently: "Your Majesty! ”

"Huh? What else is going on with Zhong Qing? Shang Rui raised his eyebrows suspiciously.

Zhong Bai said: "Your Majesty is rewarded for meritorious deeds, and people in various places who quell chaos are all gracious, but Xiao Yuan has made outstanding achievements, not only in the previous battle of the ghost clan to break the moon city and guard Liucheng, but also to rescue the holy driver, plan the capital, capture the head of the thief alive, and sweep away the rebellion. ”

"Huh?" Shang Rui waved his hand and said: "Qinzhou is too guarded, and the state and county are important positions, how can they be demoted, this is also the work of Xiao Yuan to confer this official position, is Zhong Qing questioning me?" ”

When he said this, Zhong Bai could only hurriedly say: "This, the minister doesn't dare." ”

"Is there anything else wrong with Zhong Qing?"

"But ......"

Zhong Bai still wanted to fight for Xiao Yuan, but at this time, Prime Minister Dong Hua stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although Qinzhou is bitterly cold, Xiao Yuan is the best choice for Taishou here. ”

As he spoke, he also looked at Zhong Bai and asked with a smile, "Does General Zhong think that Xiao Yuan is not qualified to be the Taishou of Qinzhou?" ”

"This!" Without waiting for Zhong Bai to speak, Lu Bolin stood up again, arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the prime minister is reasonable, since Xiao Yuan is so good at fighting, staying in the capital is really condescending, and Qinzhou has been repeatedly violated by Xirong, and he will go to serve as the Taishou, and he should make the best use of his talents." ”

"That's a good point." Shang Rui nodded and said, "Ren Xiaoyuan is the Taishou of Qinzhou, this is also a thoughtful decision, so Zhong Qing doesn't need to say more." ”

After speaking, he also looked at Xiao Yuan: "Xiao Yuan, are you willing?" ”

"Of course." Xiao Yuan said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the emperor's grace is vast, after the minister arrives, he must be diligent, govern Qinzhou well, retreat to Xirong, and defend my country." ”

As he spoke, he said: "It's just that those old subordinates of the minister, can they go to Qinzhou with the minister." ”

Now Xiao Yuan, after quelling the chaos, there are only about 2,000 troops left, 2,000 people, what can they do? Shang Rui almost didn't even think about it, so he agreed directly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Yuan hurriedly thanked him.

At this time, the conferral was over, and Shang Rui didn't have the heart to go to court anymore, because the beauties in the harem were still waiting for him.

He couldn't wait to say: "Zhongqing still has something to do, let's retreat if I have nothing to do, I am a little tired......"

"Your Majesty—"

After Shang Rui left the court hall, people also began to come out in twos and threes, and many of them were smiling, obviously very satisfied with the award.

On Prime Minister Dong Hua's side, Yu Anmin followed behind him, and said with a shy smile: "The teacher's shot is really extraordinary, Xiao Yuan is the Taishou of Qinzhou, and his career is over." ”

"Huh?" Dong Hua waved his hand and said flatly: "Xiao Yuan is a civilian, even if I don't admonish, it is estimated that this is General Wuwei, and it will not fall on his head, in addition, Lu Bolin's performance today is very surprising to me, Xiao Yuan is not his person......"

On Lu Bolin's side, there were also officials who scolded him and stepped forward, and said with a sneer:

"Lu Shuai entered the palace yesterday to ask to see His Majesty, it seems that it has played a role, and now Xiao Yuan has been demoted to Qinzhou and is dead!"