Compared with the rainy days of Lushui, Chengdu is full of sunshine. The warm sunlight shines on the entire city of Chengdu, making people feel drowsy.

"Drive!" "Drive!" "Drive!" Outside the city of Chengdu, the dust was flying, and a horse was running towards Chengdu from afar.

Several soldiers who were dozing off guarding the south gate of Chengdu were instantly awakened by this sound, and subconsciously picked up the weapons in their hands and waited for them. The people who came and went to the city gate were frightened and moved out of the way.

Gradually, gradually, the knight got closer and closer to the city gates. When the knight was only a hundred paces away from them, they saw the true face of the knight, he was wearing the red robe and red armor of the imperial standard, and there was a red feather stuck in his helmet.

......When he was about to reach the city gate, the knight stopped, lifted a bamboo tube tied to his body, and shouted, "Good news from the southwest!" ”

Hearing the "good news from the southwest", the soldiers guarding the city gate consciously put away their weapons and made way for the knight. The knight nodded to them, thanked them, and rode out into the city.

"Southwest News" ...... "Southwest News"! The knight rode his horse and shouted at the same time, and the words "Southwest Good News" spread throughout the city in an instant. The people who were walking on the street were stunned for a moment when they heard the news, and then immediately cheered, and the entire city of Chengdu was immersed in a sea of joy.

"Good news from the southwest!" Before coming to the palace gate, the knight stopped consciously, dismounted, took the bamboo slip from his body, and handed it to the guards of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the palace gate.

The Imperial Guards nodded to him and ran inside with a bamboo tube.

"Southwest Good News ......" The soldiers of the Royal Forest Army passed the bamboo tubes one after another like running a baton, and the long sound resounded throughout the palace.

At this time, Emperor Ling Tianmu of the Apocalypse was discussing state affairs with various ministers in the main hall of Changle Palace, and when a minister was talking impassionedly over there, his voice was interrupted by the words "Southwest Good News".

Looking at the source of the voice, I saw a soldier of the Royal Forest Army rushing over, took off his boots and trotted to the middle of the court, raised the bamboo tube high, and shouted: "Your Majesty, good news from the southwest!" ”

The Zhongchang attendant, who was beside Emperor Ling Tianmu of the Apocalypse, walked down, took the bamboo tube in the hand of the Imperial Forest Army soldier, and handed it to Ling Tianmu.

Ling Tianmu took the bamboo tube from the middle attendant, opened the bamboo tube, and took out a yellowed piece of paper from it. After a quick glance, Ling Tianmu stood up abruptly and laughed: "Zhongqing, the Great General Wei Kai has put down the rebellion in the southwest a few days ago, the lost three counties have been recovered, and the powerful barbarian king who initiated the rebellion has been killed on the battlefield by our army to quell the rebellion. The general is now leading his army to Yizhou County to maintain local law and order and restore people's livelihood! I think it's now in Yizhou County. ”

It's just that when he took out the second piece of paper in the bamboo tube, his face suddenly became ugly, and he sat down again. However, Ling Tianmu had also been the emperor for so many years, so he naturally knew the truth that his mood was not revealed, and his face returned to normal.

Among the ministers, except for a few people, the others didn't notice Ling Tianmu's fickle face at all. Everyone else was talking to each other.

Seeing that the ministers above the court were talking to each other and did not express any opinion on this matter, Ling Tianmu was furious: "Are you deaf when you are deaf, didn't you hear what I said?" ”

The emperor's anger was not trivial, and the crown prince Ling Luotian, who was standing at the front of the civil official column, hurriedly stood up and explained: "Father, the emperor is angry! We all heard what my father said, but we were just wondering why Yizhou County had been pacified, and the general Wei Kai led his army to Yizhou County. ”

"I see, well, I'll explain it to you......"

After Ling Tianmu's explanation, the ministers realized that it was the general who led the army and the main force of Meng Bao's rebels to fight in the Lushui area, while the Guiyi army set out from Qiongdu and arrived at Zhuti County by small road, and then joined the soldiers of Zhuti County and took the small road again to copy Meng Bao's old nest - Yizhou County. After that, the two armies flanked and defeated Meng Bao in Lushui. This led to the situation that the general Wei Kai led the army to Yizhou County.

After understanding the battle in the southwest to suppress the rebellion, the ministers began to congratulate Ling Tianmu.

"Only by relying on Your Majesty's great fortune can our army win the ......" and what "relying on Your Majesty's merits ......" and so on, these and their flattering words came out of the mouths of these ministers.

Ling Tianmu listened to the flattery of this group of ministers, and on the surface he seemed very happy, but he was very angry in his heart: why is this group of people still so unbearable!

A few people, including the crown prince Ling Luotian, Prime Minister Bai Hua, and the imperial historian Luo Qi, listened to the flattery of this group of ministers to Ling Tianmu, and did not say a word, frowning and not knowing what they were thinking.

"That's it! Let's talk about how to reward the generals! When those ministers said the back, their words became more and more numb, and Ling Tianmu, who spoke directly, had goosebumps all over his body, and stopped them in time.

"Your Majesty, the general has won a great victory, and he deserves a heavy reward!" One of the ministers stood up and replied.

Ling Tianmu "snorted" for a moment, extremely dissatisfied: "How can I not know! Since the withdrawal to Chengdu, this is the biggest victory of my imperial army. The great general has worked hard and made great achievements, so I naturally want to be rewarded heavily! What I'm asking is, how do I seal the reward! ”

"This ......" The minister looked left and right, and saw that the ministers who were unusually enthusiastic just now were now bowing their heads like quails, so he had to bow down and say weakly: "Weichen doesn't know!" ”

"You don't know, you don't know what you're doing when you come out, don't go back!"

The minister said "no" and retreated.

Prince Ling Luotian looked back at his teacher, Prime Minister Bai Hua, who was standing behind, and looked at him with an inquiring look.

Seeing Ling Luotian's eyes, Bai Hua nodded slightly.

After getting Bai Hua's permission, Ling Luotian stood up and said, "Father Qi, the generals and all the generals have worked hard, and this reward is indispensable. However, the most important thing at present is to arrange for the immediate arrival of local officials and defenders, to appease the people, to restore the local people's livelihood and economy, and to bring them back to the kingship of our empire. ”

As soon as Ling Luotian's voice fell, Ling Tianmu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, did not get angry at all because the prince bumped into him, and laughed unexpectedly: "Hahahaha!" The prince has grown up, and he really lives up to my expectations! As he spoke, he looked at the group of ministers underground and shook his head, "This was my test for you just now, how did you think that you couldn't even pass this small test, it's really a big disappointment for me!" It's still my prince who knows what's light and what's heavy. ”

There are many ministers at the bottom who don't think so, you are the emperor, you can say whatever you want, didn't you enjoy it when we slapped your "dragon fart" just now!

All the ministers lowered their heads, listening to Ling Tianmu's "teachings", and seeing that their goals had been achieved, Ling Tianmu didn't say much, and cut to the chase: "Now that the rebellion has been put down, as the prince said, it needs to be available to make the three southwestern counties return to the empire, and I don't know who the Zhongqing will choose." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister recommends ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister recommends ......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks ......"

Ling Tianmu's words were exactly what they wanted to hear at the moment, everyone wanted to take a share of this huge fruit and benefits, and they all wanted to let their closest people go to the three southwestern counties.

The ugly faces of these ministers were all in the eyes of the crown prince Ling Luotian, looking at these ministers, he felt a deep sense of sadness for himself, did he always have to work with these sycophants? Could it be that his future ministers of the humerus are these people?

"Well, I've heard your proposal, and it makes sense! After the next dynasty, I will draw up a list. This afternoon, I will send the Yellow Gate Attendant to deliver the decree, so you can wait at home in peace. ”

"No!" The emperor made a decision, and naturally they were not able to say anything. Presumably, as usual, the emperor will give them a satisfactory answer.

"Next, the next topic, how to award the reward, everyone will discuss it!"

This time, Prime Minister Bai Hua took the initiative to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, this time you can quell the rebellion, and all the soldiers have worked hard. The minister believed that in addition to the usual money, wine, and meat to reward them and to compensate the families of the fallen soldiers, they should also be given substantial rewards. ”

Ling Tianmu nodded, very much in agreement with Bai Hua's suggestion, and said, "Be specific!" ”

"As the commander-in-chief, the general has worked hard, but he is already a general of the empire, and there is no seal. The general can be ordered to form a new army based on the counterinsurgency army under his command, and rank with the Shengjie army and the Guiyi army, in order to show His Majesty's reward and favor to the general and the soldiers under his command.

The Guiyi Army contributed a lot in this battle, and it is not an exaggeration to go down to Qiongdu, Dingyi Prefecture, and flank the rebels. can be promoted to the rank of general of each battalion of the Guiyi Army, Zhao Wutang, the chief general of the Guiyi Army, as the general of Pingxi, and the reward for the rest of the soldiers of the Guiyi Army will be doubled.

Zhuti County also contributed a lot this time, and Governor Zhang Jianke was promoted to general and was still in charge of the military affairs of Zhuti County; Taishou Lu Mao can also be regarded as conscientious, and can be rewarded with 100 gold as a reward. ”

Without waiting for the officials below to make any moves, Ling Tianmu patted the table: "Okay!" What the prime minister said is very reasonable. Come to the people, draft the edict, and write it according to what the prime minister said! ”

"No!" One of the next replied.

Wait, why hasn't Wu Cheng been crowned with any official position! After Ling Tianmu made a decision, the ministers below reacted. Why did His Majesty and the Prime Minister reward those martial artists, why didn't Wucheng, a dignified army supervisor, be rewarded.

No, we must seek justice for him, and we must not lose the face and status of our civil officials.

With this in mind, a minister stepped forward and was about to say something. However, when he only said the word "Your Majesty", he was ruthlessly interrupted by Ling Tianmu.

"The prince, the prime minister, the imperial doctor, the imperial captain, the hussar general and the chariot cavalry general stay, and the others are all scattered!"

After receiving the emperor's order, the chamberlain beside him shouted in the voice of a male duck: "Retreat from the dynasty!" ”

The emperor had already given the order to retreat from the court, and the ministers did not want to say anything more, so after a bow, they dispersed with doubts.