Chapter Fifty-Three: On the Reward of Merit and the Great Wedding Are Approaching
The new emperor, who was standing in front of the dragon chair again, turned to look at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone said in unison.
The Son of Heaven sat on the dragon chair and breathed a long sigh of relief, and then said to everyone: "Master Xun, now that the capital is in ruins, there are still anti-thieves and remnants of thieves to worry about."
"The minister has written it down." Mrs. Xun said respectfully.
Seeing that Xun Taifu responded, he spoke again: "Meng Qian, this time the Qin State is willing to raise troops and work hard, and Wang Zhen will praise him." The monarch of Qin was originally an earl, and today I am promoted to the rank of marquis of Qin. ”
"The foreign minister thanked His Majesty Longen on behalf of the lord, and the other lord ordered his subordinates to dedicate the three counties east of Kushan Mountain and south of Hexi to His Majesty in order to thank the Son of Heaven for Longen." Meng Jian knelt on the ground and spoke.
Everyone present gasped, it was a great thing that the Qin State gave land to the royal family to increase its territory. However, Lu Zhan knew very well the truth that the hustle and bustle of the world was profitable, why would the Qin State take out land and population to curry favor with the royal family. When Lu Zhan was puzzled, Zhang Yu whispered in his ear to tell Lu Zhan Qin Guo's plans.
The three counties dedicated by the Qin State to the Son of Heaven were not strategic places and were not rich, not to mention that they were taken back from the Jin State in the early years. This trick is not unbeautiful to borrow flowers to worship the Buddha, and it is really a good plan to use the land of the Jin State to curry favor with the royal family.
There are a total of five titles of duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and this time Qin was promoted to marquis, and King Qin rescued him a lot. The reputation of the Qin State was finally no longer known purely by force, but the merits of King Qin and the dedication of land made the Qin State more famous.
Among the people present, not only Lu Zhan and Zhang Yu were talking to each other, but many ministers were also discussing.
Seeing the gradually noisy crowd like a vegetable market, the Son of Heaven opened his mouth and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet, this incident is indeed a grand occasion that has not been seen for many years. But please wait a minute, and it's not too late to celebrate when I've finished the reward. ”
After hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, the noisy ministers all quieted down, and Lu Zhan saw that the current scene was back to the feeling of the head teacher of the high school meeting.
Seeing that everyone was quiet, the Son of Heaven cleared his throat and said, "Lu Zhan, the family in Heneville, is brave and resourceful and loyal in this rebellion. Therefore, I decided to split the territory and seal the land of Yanzhou to Lu Zhan, and made him a viscount. The wedding with the fifth princess is scheduled for the twenty-sixth of this month, and the generals of the Qin State will stay to drink a glass of wedding wine before leaving if they are not in a hurry to return to China. ”
Lu Zhan's face was full of smugness after knocking on the ground to thank Long En, but in the next second, Lu Zhan couldn't laugh anymore, because Zhang Yu's claws choked Lu Zhan's injured waist. Lu Zhan quietly looked back at Zhang Yu, who raised the corners of his mouth and smiled innocently, and secretly said to himself, This mother-in-law is here for me, and she really can't do anything to deal with it.
After another bunch of boring rewards and polite words, Lu Zhan finally waited for that voice to retreat.
After retreating from the court, he finally returned home from the compliments, and as soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Lu Qian standing here. Looking at the third uncle with a serious face, Lu Zhan really couldn't think of what happened.
Third Uncle Lu Qian's serious face suddenly laughed, "Nephew, now that you are the Marquis of Ripping Soil, you can be regarded as independent from your own family and set up your own door." The eldest brother should be relieved that he is in the spirit of the sky, nephew, you have only returned to the capital from Shuozhou for such a short period of time, and the third uncle is really happy for you. After speaking, Lu Qian pulled Lu Zhan's shoulder and walked into the house.
Looking at the various delicacies on the table, Lu Zhan was preparing to make a big deal and put all these delicacies into his stomach.
"Second brother, you and I haven't been in the capital for a long time, I've been communicating with you very little, and today my brother also came to celebrate the second brother's marriage to the princess and the marquis of the land." Lu Wenhua, a cousin who has always lived in seclusion, also came to congratulate Lu Zhan.
Looking at the delicacies on the table, Lu Zhan still looked at his cousin with a heart of being a foodie, and this cousin himself is rare.
After being full of wine and food, Lu Zhan lay on the bed and looked at Xiao Yezi, who was busy and asked, "Did you find that little box?"
"As soon as I came back, I went to look for it myself, and I guess it was hidden too deeply, so I haven't found it yet."
"What are you busy with right now?"
"Young master, you can have a snack, you will get married in a while. Because the days are tight, all the rituals are simple, but the preparations at home still have to be done. What's more, after the wedding, young master, you have to lead troops to recover your fiefdom. ”
Looking at Xiao Yezi, who was busy with the wedding, Lu Zhan secretly sighed that he was about to enter the marriage hall. It is said that after the wedding, he should take his people to his own fiefdom, and finally start the farming that is rumored on the Internet.
After I farmed and planted tens of thousands of elites, I had the capital to run rampant in the world, and when Lu Zhan was lying on the bed dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival, a subordinate came over and said that a friend came to find him.
Lu Zhan walked to the place where the guests were entertained and found that it was Xu Hao, Ma Xinzhao, Gongsun Xiu and Zhang Yu who came to visit together. It turned out that these four people were all here to congratulate themselves, and after the polite words, they finally talked about the real question.
Since ancient times, the biggest topic of conversation between men has been women and the country, but the content of this conversation is not Lu Zhan's wedding but about fiefdoms.
"Yanzhou is now occupied by the Song State, and if Brother Lu wants to fight back, he will definitely need to rely on external forces. Your second uncle Lu Ji is now receiving good news, and I want to support you with some soldiers and horses, but it is definitely far from enough. Gongsun Xiu touched the folding fan and said.
"Each of our families has suffered a lot of losses in the rebellion in the capital, and now only His Majesty, the State of Chu, and the State of Qin have the strength to send troops. Brother Lu can think about which one to ask for help? ”
"Needless to say, it must be looking for in-laws. However, the imperial court is now in ruins, and there are still three newly acquired counties that need to be garrisoned, and there are not many people to be drawn. Qin and Chu also had no reason to help Brother Lu. Xu Hao's brain also brightened at this time.
After hearing everyone say this, Lu Zhan leaned on the back of the chair and touched his forehead at a loss. The routines in movies and TV series are not all male protagonists who come to help from all sides when they are in trouble, and now they are almost isolated.
"In fact, it is not impossible, the Song State will not be able to occupy the land to the east of the imperial court for a long time. The main forces of the front-line field mobile forces of the Song State were all captured by us. The Song army stationed in Yanzhou should be the second-line Song army, and the combat effectiveness should be much inferior to the Song army faced before. Zhang Yu analyzed carefully.
"Don't we still have tens of thousands of prisoners, take these to let the Song State retreat."
"I still think that the Song Congress will take the initiative to withdraw and shrink the defensive line."
Looking at these people arguing with each other, Lu Zhan's head was almost big. Zhang Yu on the side finally clapped the hand and said, "Everyone don't fight." Wait for Lu Zhan to get married first and see what His Majesty's plans are. Speaking of which, Lu Zhan, shouldn't you prepare well? ”