The hall was very quiet, and the ministers had different expressions, but most of them looked at Guo Shao with a smile, including the military general's version of "Bao Qingtian". Chai Rong opened his mouth, but the first sentence said: "Guo Shao, I heard that you ordered to rob Shouzhou, and also divided the treasury of the official mansion?" ”

Guo Shao was stunned, and hurriedly explained: "Back to Your Majesty, the soldiers have besieged the city for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, and they are afraid that the city will be slaughtered after the city is broken; The minister was young and had little seniority, and he was worried that he would not be able to restrain the soldiers, so he had to do so. Huainan soldiers and civilians numbered millions, and if the Great Zhou army had just occupied the Huainan lands and immediately killed innocents indiscriminately as conquerors, the ministers were worried that it would provoke a rebellion, and the losses would outweigh the losses by consuming troops on the way......"

Chai Rong asked quietly, "Have you taken a lot of it yourself?" ”

A black line appeared on Guo Shao's forehead, and he hurriedly thought about it back and forth, so he had to tell the truth: "There are still dozens of people in the minister's family...... It's not that it's not enough, of course, the more money, the better......"

"You're a money-loving person." Chai Rong laughed.

The emperor smiled, and everyone also smiled, and the originally somewhat depressing atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Guo Shao also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Chai Rong shook his head again and smiled: "I have been using troops for many years, and the degree is insufficient, Zhao Kuangyin's contribution is not less than yours, but he can consider sealing the treasury for the country and confiscating all of them." You are quite bold, you don't say a word, you will divide it first; I'm short of money now, but can I get the soldiers to spit it out again? ”

Guo Shao pleaded guilty. Chai Rong said: "That's it, that's it." You are always better than Shi Yanchao, and you should change your thirst for killing than greed for money! Shi Yanchao, the tallest in the crowd, touched the back of his head and was speechless.

Zhao Kuangyin, a black-faced man, hurriedly said: "The minister doesn't dare to take credit." ”

Chai Rong said to Guo Shao again: "The capture of Shouzhou is in the militaristic state...... I don't care about you, I want to forgive you not only for your sins, but also for rewarding you. ”

Guo Shao said: "The minister grabbed it...... It's enough......"

Chai Rong smiled, stretched out his hand and high-fived twice. At this moment, I saw that from the inner door of the main hall, two Southern Tang palace maids walked out with a woman wearing a narrow skirt of Ayaluo.

The woman's head was covered with a light red veil, and only the outline of a face could be faintly seen, and it was impossible to see clearly. But suddenly it gave people the feeling that she was as soft as water, and her steps were so light that she seemed to float. The well-cut dress just wraps around the curvaceous figure, round and soft, and the shape of the waist and hips is the most seductive...... Among them, several ministers were stunned.

Chai Rong said with a smile: "This is the woman who was offered by Ma Xichong, the general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, when the Zhou army conquered Yangzhou, what do you think of her?" ”

Guo Shao hurriedly said: "Weak bones and abundant muscles, worthy of the national color and natural fragrance!" Congratulations, Your Majesty. ”

"Haha...... I've got you covered! Chai Rong laughed.

Guo Shao was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." ”

Zhao Kuangyin next to him was stunned as if he was stunned, because Guo Shao paid more attention to him, so he felt that Zhao Kuangyin's performance at this time was strange...... Isn't he a bad woman? Suddenly, a military general said: "General Guo, you really dare to ask for it, there is no delay at all......"

"Haha......" Chai Rong laughed happily and waved his hand. Everyone couldn't help but look at Guo Shao with a smile on their faces, maybe he was greedy for money and lustful in the eyes of people?

Guo Shao was at a loss and didn't know why. Aren't the generals of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms able to give away the robbed women as playthings, and can't the emperor accept the women? But seeing that the emperor looked happy, he was not displeased, so he was a little relieved.

At this moment, Li Chongjin's face was as red as a pig's liver, and he came out and said, "The last general's words count, so he will fry the fish for him to eat!" Ask the guards to catch a raw fish. ”

The ministers looked at each other, and Guo Shao stood silently in the main hall, just looking at Chai Rong's face with his spare eyes.

At this time, Chai Rong said with a relaxed face: "But the battle of will, don't hurt the harmony." If General Li really uses a hand plate to fry fish, the fish is cooked, and one of your hands is also cooked; You didn't make a big mistake, and I watched the general lose a hand? Before the big things in the world are over, the generals in the court have big grievances because of small things, how can it be done? Guo Shao, you give General Li a word. ”

Guo Shao was silent for a moment and said, "The minister does not dare to disobey His Majesty's orders. ”

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wang Pu said: "General Li has said everything, but it is not good to end it like this...... Your Majesty, there is a way for the minister. Cao Mengdeyan, the former man, trampled on the crops and beheaded; Unexpectedly, his mount stepped on the crops, so he had to cut his hair instead. Today, General Li threatens to fry fish with a hand, and it is not necessary to abolish one hand, but something must be done to take back what he said! ”

Li Chongjin glared and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Wang Pu said indifferently: "Put the fried fish on your hand plate, and let General Guo eat it." The meaning is on the line. ”

"You ......" Li Chongjin was furious. He is as high as the commander of the guards, and Guo Shao is just a Xiangdu colonel, a person who is several levels higher, so he wants to bend his identity to serve him a meal? Then what prestige will there be in the army in the future!

Chai Rong didn't say a word, and watched the play in the upper position as if it was none of his business.

Wang Pu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, is notoriously very difficult to get along with in the court, and he doesn't get along well with anyone, and he is not afraid of offending people at all. Wang Pu looked directly at Li Chongjin and said, "Does General Li want to sacrifice fish, or is he untrustworthy?" ”

"Don't deceive people too much!" Li Chongjin scolded.

Wang Pu said: "But if you are asked to send a fish, General Li is too stingy, and the husband can bend and stretch!" ”

At this moment, a eunuch came up with a plate and said, "Here comes the fried fish." ”

In front of everyone, Li Chongjin stood awkwardly among the ministers, finally stomped his foot, walked up and grabbed the fish and put it in his hand, came to Guo Shao, turned his face away, and stretched out his hand.

Guo Shao was not polite, took the chopsticks from the eunuch's hand, picked the fish and meat in Li Chongjin's hand, put it in his mouth and ate it with relish, and nodded with satisfaction "Hmm", and then wanted to stretch out the chopsticks. Unexpectedly, Li Chongjin had already thrown the fish on the ground, and angrily bowed to the superior: "The last general will leave!" ”

Guo Shao bowed to Chai Rong, and then thought of finding a place to stand with everyone. When he first came in, he was quite happy, but the simple and neat child's play in the main hall made him faintly feel an undercurrent.

Wang Pu said: "General Guo, are you satisfied if you get a beautiful woman?" ”

Guo Shao said: "Your Majesty said that the treasury is not rich, and the ministers dare not ask for rewards." ”

Wang Pu said: "The merit of Shouzhou can be built as a festival." ”

Guo Shao was stunned there, and he had long guessed that he might enter the ranks of the Jiedu envoys this time, but when he heard the people in the Privy Council say it, he was immediately very excited. The establishment of the festival is one of the symbols of entering the ranks of senior military generals!

Immediately, Chai Rong sang and asked again, "Where is there any vacancy?" ”

Wang Pu walked to the map next to the wooden frame and said, "Your Majesty, how about the southern region near Tokyo?" ”

"Very good." Chai Rong replied crisply.

Wang Pu looked at Wei Renpu again: "What do you think, what does Xuzhou Zhongwu Jie do?" Wei Renpu said: "There is just a vacancy there, and the prince has arranged it very well." ”

When Guo Shao heard this, he knew that he would still serve in the forbidden army. There were no soldiers in the towns near Tokyo, and all the elite soldiers were transferred to the forbidden army; But the proximity to Tokyo showed the trust and gift of the imperial court to the generals of the forbidden army. The biggest role is not to let him support the army and divide a place with self-respect, but to give him an identity, and secondly, he can open a government.

Wang Pu did a very flamboyant job, tore off a piece of the map, and walked over to give it to Guo Shao. Guo Shao took a piece of paper and thanked Chai Rong for his farewell.

Wang Pu said again: "General Guo can be promoted to the commander of the guard division, the infantry and the military division." ”

Chai Rong was silent, and everyone looked at Li Jixun. The impeachment was so large that many asked for a dismissal as punishment for his responsibility for losing the morale of the Zhou army at a critical moment. But the emperor didn't allow it, thinking that Li Jixun was just a momentary mistake, and he was still a general, and he had quite a lot of military achievements before. He tried his best to dismiss the public opinion, and only removed Li Jixun from his military post in the forbidden army, and changed it to the envoy of the Heyang Festival.

With such a major personnel change, Chai Rong decided after talking and laughing with a few people. Therefore, everyone should thank the emperor for his kindness, although Li Chongjin was angry, Chai Rong also exonerated him, and Wang Pu made him unable to step down...... But Li Chongjin can't blame others, he talks too much, and it wasn't long ago.

Guo Shao's face was flushed, and in the blink of an eye, he entered the ranks of the few high-ranking generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and served as the envoy of the festival. Holding a piece of torn paper in his hand, in an instant, his mentality completely changed...... He had to realize that people's mentality is really changing with their status, and what position they are in, even if it is just for a while, that feeling and self-positioning are completely different.

It was as if he had drunk some kind of medicine to strengthen his body, and in an instant he felt that there was more power surging in his body, and he really felt it! Although he can't catch up with Li Chongjin's status, he has no fear at all now.

Not long after, Liu Renzhan was announced. Chai Rong was very polite, he was simply a corporal of Lixian, and he wanted to make Liu Renzhan the captain of the school and the Zhongshu order, and the envoy of the Tianping Army. Liu Renzhan refused, saying that he had not surrendered.

Chai Rong was not only not angry, but praised in public: "Liu Ren is loyal to what he does, and he has no loss in resisting festivals." The former generation of famous ministers, several people can be compared! Then he sent someone to "escort" Liu Renzhan back to Tokyo and treat him as a good student.

That night, Chai Rong set up a banquet in Yangzhou Palace to celebrate Guo Shao's achievements and rewarded a horse and a jade belt inlaid with gold. Guo Shao was drunk at the banquet and had a good conversation with Zhao Kuangyin...... He remembered at this time that after the Battle of Gaoping, Zhao Kuangyin said that he would drink and talk happily in the future, but after returning to Tokyo, Zhao Kuangyin had long forgotten about it; Guo Shao is finally qualified to drink with him tonight, which is really belated.

After the banquet, Guo Shao was taken by the eunuchs to a private house outside the palace, which was already guarded. When he entered the bedroom, he suddenly saw a woman sitting on the bed, thinking that he had made a mistake, he hurriedly retreated, and only patted his head after a while: Isn't this the beauty rewarded by the emperor?

I don't know anyone at all, but my body and temperament are not bad. Before in the main hall, he "forgot" to be promoted when he got a beauty; Now that I'm back from the ascension, I almost forgot about the beauty.