When Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong entered the palace, Xiao Puxian and other female officials had already returned to the harem to rest, and only Li Yan and some chamberlains and female officials and palace maids who were waiting for Li Yan to sleep were left in the palace.

Chen Xizhen quickly sensed the atmosphere that Li Yan was about to rest.

And then I can't help but feel a little embarrassed!

At the same time, Chen Xizhen was also afraid of arousing Li Yan's disgust!

Slowly, Chen Xizhen began to regret that he came to see Li Yan so late!

In addition, Chen Xizhen was still a little worried, Li Yan said that he missed that the two of them met for the first time, and Chen Xizhen said that he could talk to Li Yan when he met someone.

In short, Chen Xizhen looks calm on the surface, but in fact he is apprehensive!

As if seeing Chen Xizhen's anxiety and worry, Li Yan walked down from the hall, and then came to a small table with a table of meals and sat down, and said to Chen Xizhen: "Guozhang come and accompany me to eat something." ”

As soon as Li Yan said this, Chen Xi was really happy!

First of all, Yukou Jinyan, Li Yan said that he Chen Zhenxi is the national abbot, so his identity as the national abbot can be regarded as completely confirmed.

Secondly, eating with the emperor is a reward for the emperor to show his closeness, which is also a supreme honor.

Again, and most importantly, Li Yan used this short sentence to express his attitude towards Chen Xizhen.

These made Chen Xi really reassured.

Chen Xizhen hurriedly bowed: "Weichen doesn't dare!" ”

Li Yan said leisurely: "You dare to disobey? ”

Chen Xizhen hurriedly said: "The old minister will not dare to disobey his orders!" ”

Li Yan suddenly smiled and said, "Then come and sit, it's good to be a family banquet." ”

Hearing Li Yan say this, Chen Xizhen came over, and then carefully sat down.

Li Yan looked at Fan Qiong again and said, "Baochen (Fan Qiong's character) also come over and eat together." ”

Fan Qiong didn't have the identity of a national ruler, so he didn't dare to sit down, but only dared to stand at the table honestly.

Li Yan motioned to the palace maid to give Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong a meal, and then said: "This time, you two have made great contributions to the preservation of Bianliang City and the people of the city, and in addition, the two of you have also saved the daughter of the royal family of Zhao Song, so that the Han people will not be humiliated, which is also a great achievement." ”

Although Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong's greatest credit was to dedicate all the royal daughters and clan daughters of Zhao Song to Li Yan, this matter could not be brought to the table.

Li Yanneng pointed out his intentions and personally affirmed the merits of Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong, which can already be regarded as responsible.

Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong are very clear about this.

The two said in unison: "This is all what Weichen should do!" ”

Li Yan said: "It is difficult to convince the public if you have merit, so I must reward you, and I will reward you greatly." ”

When Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong heard this, they were all overjoyed!

Li Yan said again: "The reason why I didn't announce the appointment of the two of you before is that I want to talk to you first and see your wishes, do you want to be an official in the imperial court, or do you want to go to the local government as an official, do you want to benefit one party, or do you want to lead troops to fight?" ”

Li Yan asked Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong to choose what to do, and Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong were of course happy.

can be happy to be happy, where do Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong dare to say what they want to do, after all, the imperial court is not opened by their family.

Therefore, Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong said at the same time: "It's all up to the official family." ”

Li Yan was not reluctant, and said: "Since you don't dare to say it, then I will tell you a few, and you can choose for yourself." ”

Chen Xizhen and Fan Qiong bowed together: "Weichen obeys the order." ”

Li Yan looked at Chen Xizhen and said, "Let's talk about the abbot first, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, the guard of Pyongyang, the pastor of the four countries, the prefect of Yingtian, and the governor of Zhuluo, I don't know which one the abbot wants?" ”

As soon as he heard about Li Yan's positions, Chen Xizhen knew that Li Yan was really reusing him.

First of all, the Ministry of Officials has always been the head of the six departments, and the Ministry of Officials is the second-in-command of the Ministry of Officials, which is almost equivalent to the head of the other five departments.

Secondly, the stay-behind, the pastor, the prefect, and the governor are all local officials, and the Pyongyang and Yingtianfu mentioned by Li Yan are both important towns, and serving as the chief official in such an important town, who is not favored by the emperor, will never have the opportunity to serve as the official of this feudal territory.

Again, it is the grade, these official positions taken out by Li Yan are all from the third grade, and the worse ones are from the third grade, which is already a high-ranking official who can glorify the lintel.

Chen Xizhen bowed to the ground and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

Li Yan said: "Don't be busy with Xie Zhen first, these positions are accompanied by huge responsibilities, I think the Guozhang has great talent, so I gave the Guozhang these positions, I hope the Guozhang will not let me down." ”

Chen Xizhen is almost sixty years old this year, and he has been chasing fame and fortune for most of his life, but it is only now that he has met Li Yan, a master who really knows his talents, how can he not be grateful?

Chen Xizhen, who had already bent to the point where he couldn't bend anymore, went down three points again, and then choked up: "Weichen must have done his best for the official family!" ”

Li Yan said: "I will give you three days to think about it, and then tell me your choice." ”

Chen Xizhen said: "No! ”

Li Yan's tone softened, and he said, "I'll teach Liqing to see you when I go back, you haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right?" ”

Chen Xizhen's face also softened, and said, "In a few days, it will be twelve years." ”

Li Yan sighed with emotion: "Time flies so fast. ", then looked at Fan Qiong and said: "You are a fierce general, Zhao and Song military orders are inconsistent, and the war is uncertain, so you can't make contributions on the battlefield, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

This sentence immediately reached Fan Qiong's heart.

He Fan Qiong is not unable to fight, during the defense of Bianliang City, he led the troops into battle several times, and there were not a few enemies.

However, Zhao and Song's military orders were inconsistent, and the policies were changed repeatedly, and one battle and one peace, which made him unable to fight wholeheartedly, which led to defeat after defeat and extreme humiliation.

This is also the reason why he Fan Qiong did not hesitate to drive the Zhao Song royal family out of the city, how can such an incompetent royal family be worthy of him Fan Qiong's service, it is better to die early.

Li Yan continued: "I give you three choices. The first one served as the deputy commander of the palace. The second is to serve as the deputy envoy of a state capital. Third, I will give you 10,000 elite soldiers, let you form a new army, serve as the commander of this army, and then go into battle to kill the enemy and make contributions on the battlefield. ”

The deputy commander of the palace is a Beijing official, and he is a Beijing official of the fourth grade, which is one of the few high positions that military attaches can obtain, and it is a good position, and more importantly, they can live in the bustling Kyoto.

The deputy section degree envoy is a high-ranking official from the third grade, one level higher than the deputy commander in front of the palace, and can be regarded as the second-in-command of the army of a state capital, which is a good place to have a certain amount of real power and retirement, but this position is in the locality, not in the prosperous capital.

The command of an army composed of 10,000 elites, although the level is not as high as the first two (only the five grades), and there is no glory of the first two, but this is a manifestation of reuse, you know, there are only dozens of regular armies like the Liangshan Army.

In short, the three rewards that Li Yan gave to Fan Qiong are definitely worthy of the previous contributions of Fan Qiong, who was only an observer in Wenzhou (Zheng Wupin).

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