After several days of sailing, the army arrived in Chengdu the day before the beginning of winter. Chengdu, known as the "Land of Abundance", has occupied a pivotal position since the founding of the Tianxing Empire. After the empire retreated to Yizhou, it became the new imperial capital. Even in Mo Feng's previous life, it was a famous super metropolis.

Mo Feng stood on the boat, looking out from the side, the dock was bustling, the voices of people were boiling, and there were countless people watching. If it weren't for the Guards to maintain discipline and clear a way for the army that was about to reach the docks, the people would have surrounded the entire docks.

Not long after, the flagship where Mo Feng and the others were located was the first to dock. As soon as they disembarked, an attendant who had been waiting on the dock trotted over and took out a decree. Seeing the holy decree, everyone immediately knelt down, and the chamberlain also read it in his sharp voice: "Your Majesty's edict: I am the weight of the supreme, I have worked hard all night, and the powerful barbarians have made the southwest riot, making the empire's frontier restless. Fortunately, the general Wei Kai and the Pingxi general Zhao Wutang were brave and good at fighting and quelled the rebellion; There are also the prince Ling Luotian and the imperial historian Luo Qi to pacify the place, so that the war in the three southwestern counties is extinguished, and the people's hearts are stable.

With the counterinsurgency army stationed outside the city, the crown prince Ling Luotian immediately entered the palace, and the general Wei Kai and Pingxi general Zhao Wutang and others also entered the palace immediately after arranging military affairs. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Ling Luotian took the holy decree, led everyone to stand up, turned his head to Wei Kai and Luo Qi and said, "In that case, generals, this prince has taken the first step, and you will enter the palace immediately after arranging military affairs!" Don't make your father wait too much! Lord Luo, after the Imperial Forest Army disembarks, please take them back to the palace."

"No!"

Seeing this, Xiao Huangmen beckoned not far away, and several imperial guards led a few horses over. Ling Luotian didn't drag, and rode to the palace with a few guards.

The chamberlain stayed, and said to Wei Kai and them with a smile: "Generals, the servants are fatal to Your Majesty, and lead the generals into the palace to face the saints!" ”

"Thank you!" Wei Kai clenched his fists and thanked him.

Riding a horse and galloping, after a while, the prince and several people arrived in front of the palace gate. I wanted to turn over and dismount and enter the palace, but I was stopped by the junior colonel of the Imperial Forest Army at the door: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Your Majesty has an order, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can ride into the palace!" ”

Ling Luotian nodded, without being verbose, he said one word: "Okay!" Then he continued to gallop towards the palace.

Soon, Ling Luotian and his party arrived outside the gate of Changle Palace. After getting off the horse, the chamberlain stood outside the palace and shouted: "The son was ordered to pacify the southwest, and now he has returned with success, and he has come to ask to see his father!" ”

Ling Tianmu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, listened, his face was happy, and said, "Quickly announce that the prince will go to the palace." ”

"Prince Xuan goes to the palace!" The shrill voice of the regular attendant beside Ling Tianmu rang out.

Ling Luotian walked to the front of the main hall and knelt down: "Erchen was ordered by the emperor to pacify the southwest, and it was more than a month since he went!" Jinte reported to his father that the war in the three counties of the southwest rebellion had been subsided, the people had returned home, and the military and political affairs of the three counties had been taken over by the newly arrived Taishou Lieutenant, and they were now operating normally. Except for those who committed the most heinous crimes, all the captives captured in the counterinsurgency battle have been included in the county soldiers, and now they report to their father! ”

"Okay, the prince has worked hard! I have already seen the prince's recital earlier, and the prince's trip can really be described as a merit in the community! Ling Tianmu smiled with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your father's praise! It's a pity that Wu Cheng, the supervising army, was infected with a vicious disease on the way to Dianchi Lake, and the military doctors in the army were helpless and died! . ”

Prime Minister Bai Hua, Taiwei Yan Qin, and the hussar generals and chariot cavalry generals who were in the ranks of military generals heard this, and Wu Cheng still got the end they deserved as they had planned. But the ministers below are a little at a loss, how can this be so good!

Liu Ying, the young mansion among the Jiuqing, stood up: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince, this Wu Cheng has always been in good health, how can he die of illness for no reason!" Besides, since he is sick, why didn't the general report to His Majesty when he delivered the good news last time! ”

"Lord Liu, just now this prince also said that this Wu Cheng was sick on the way to Dianchi Lake. At that time, the general's good news had already arrived in Chengdu. Besides, it was also written in the report sent by the prince to Chengdu earlier. This is indeed the case, so why should there be any doubt! ”

Ling Tianmu also stood up and explained, "Yes, Lord Liu, it is indeed written in the prince's recital that Wu Cheng, the prison army, was infected with a vicious disease and died. It's just that the report arrived yesterday, and I don't have time to mention it in the future. The so-called unpredictable weather and people have good and bad luck, there are days for everything in this life, old age, sickness and death, and who will be able to live a good life! ”

The father and son sang and harmonized, bluffing Liu Ying and the ministers. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Liu Ying retreated and acquiesced to this fact.

Seeing that Liu Ying had retreated, Ling Tianmu nodded with satisfaction: "The overseer Wu Cheng has also made a lot of contributions in the process of quelling the rebellion, I originally wanted to wait for him to return to the dynasty and then reward him, but it's a pity, the loss of this talent is a great regret for the empire, and it is also a regret for me." I am determined to posthumously seal Wucheng as the history of Yongzhou Thorn, what do you think! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" After receiving such an answer, the ministers were comforted, and they had to stop the matter for the time being.

"So, then it's decided. The prince worked tirelessly to appease the southwest this time, and when he came, he rewarded the prince with two night pearls and gave him a thousand gold to show his honor! ”

The chamberlain then brought a beautiful wooden box and handed it to Ling Luotian.

When he opened the wooden box, Ling Luotian's heart was beating with two glittering night pearls, and Ling Luotian knelt down excitedly and kowtowed: "Son, thank you for your father's grace!" ”

"Hahahaha, the prince doesn't have to be like this, you deserve it!"

Seeing this, all the ministers also congratulated the prince: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince......

At this moment, a royal guard outside the hall ran in, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor, General, General Pingxi and others ask to see you." ”

"Xuan!"

Luo Qi and Wei Kai walked side by side in front, and Zhao Wutang led Mo Feng and more than a dozen other generals to follow behind them.

"Wechen Rocky greets Your Majesty!"

"The last general, Wei Kai, led his generals to meet Your Majesty!"

"Meet Your Majesty......" more than a dozen people kowtowed together.

"The Imperial Doctor is exempt, the general is exempt, the General Pingxi is exempt, and the generals are exempt." Ling Tianmu could not have imagined that one day, he would summon so many generals above the court, and his mood at this moment was both complicated and excited.

"This time, the generals have worked hard!" Ling Tianmu thought about it, and didn't know how to communicate with so many generals, so he said this.

"This is the last general's deserved!" Wei Kai buried his head deeply and bowed down.

Seeing the modest attitude of the generals below, Ling Tianmu was also relieved, the scene of the arrogant generals he was afraid of did not appear after all.

"In this battle, the general, as the commander of the first army, made great contributions, and I specially gave the army led by the general to quell the rebellion into a separate army, the name of the army is 'Loyal and Brave Army', and I hope that the general will continue to fulfill his duties and serve the country."

"Your Majesty, the ministers will serve Your Majesty!" The generals of the Loyal Army were lowered.

Ling Tianmu looked at the attitude of the generals below, was very satisfied, and laughed: "Come on, bring the sword!" ”

The generals looked up and saw a dozen chamberlains with more than a dozen swords appear in front of them.

"This is ......" The generals were puzzled, you look at me, I look at you, I don't understand Ling Tianmu's intentions.

"This is a newly cast sword of the swordsmith, sharpened like clay, extremely sharp, and specially given to all generals!"

With that, Ling Tianmu walked down, and handed over a sword to the generals.

When he walked in front of Zhao Wutang, Ling Tianmu helped Zhao Wutang, who was kneeling on the ground, up: "Wutang, my good brother, this battle is really hard for you!" ”

Zhao Wutang naturally understood what Ling Tianmu meant, nodded, and said, "Fighting for the country is the duty of a military general, so why do you have to work hard." What's more, Your Majesty has already given Wutang the best comfort! ”

"Alas, by the way, what about the prison army Ye Fan?"

"He was already drunk, and the last general arranged for him to sleep in the tent!"

Listening to Zhao Wutang's words, Ling Tianmu didn't say anything, just patted him on the shoulder and handed the sword into his hand, there are some things that don't need to be said, everyone understands it.

When he came to Mo Feng, Ling Tianmu stared at Mo Feng for a while before he spoke: "This is General Mo!" ”

"It's the last general, I don't know how Your Majesty knows the last general?"

"Among the generals, count you as the youngest and the youngest, and I am not an old man of seventy or eighty years old, how can I not know. Come, raise your head, and let me take a good look at what the young hero that both the general and the former general are talking about! ”

Mo Feng raised his head and looked at Ling Tianmu who was staring at him, this look actually made both of them look stupid.

"As if", this is the common sentiment of the two.

After a long pause, Ling Tianmu came to his senses: "General Mo, please hurry up, what a talent, personable!" Looking at General Mo, I thought of myself back then, and I was just like General Mo at that time! ”

Originally, Mo Feng was very moved, some people praised themselves for being handsome, can they not be moved! But after listening to the second half of the sentence, I realized that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was praising himself!

"General Mo is both wise and brave, civil and military all-rounder, he is really a rising star of the empire, and there will be a white nightless in the future!"

Mo Feng immediately knelt down again: "The last general is ashamed, and he doesn't dare to compare with the general. ”

Bai Wuye was a former general, but Mo Feng called him "General", which in Ling Tianmu's heart, was a manifestation of not forgetting his old kindness, and his good impression of Mo Feng also increased a few points invisibly.

Ling Tianmu handed the sword to Mo Feng, patted him on the shoulder as well, and walked towards the next general.

Bai Hua, who was standing on the side, was also very satisfied with Mo Feng's words, and also showed kindness to Mo Feng.

Watching Ling Tianmu give swords to the generals one by one, the ministers above the court were all mad, and the dissatisfaction that had just been calmed down instantly came to their hearts again: We civil officials have worked hard for the country for more than ten years, and the emperor has never treated us like this. These martial artists, vulgar martial artists, are just to put down the rebellion in the southwest, and how can they be qualified to receive a sword from the emperor himself.

Especially the one named Mo Feng, who is young, His Majesty actually compared him to Bai Wuye, how can a martial artist be compared to a former general from a famous family, the empire!

Ling Tianmu also had a good intention, but Mo Feng didn't know about this kindness, but he pushed him to the forefront, and even caused him to be killed.

After giving the sword to more than a dozen generals, Ling Tianmu walked to the top of the steps again and said, "I have set up a banquet in the Wenhua Hall of the Inner Court to entertain all the generals!" Today, I and Zhu Qing are accompanying the generals to catch the wind and wash the dust, and everyone is not drunk and does not return! ”

The Wenhua Hall turned out to be the Wenhua Palace, and it was the Wenhua Hall used by His Majesty the Emperor to entertain their group of virtuous ministers. Ling Tianmu's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, stirring up the flames of anger in the hearts of the ministers. Although they didn't show it on the surface, they were already angry in their hearts.

The banquet began under the laughter of the generals and the forced laughter of the ministers.