The vertical arch hall of the mourning hall was removed, and it was still the most central place in the land of the Great Song Dynasty.

Thick and majestic.

At this moment, Zhao Defang was wearing a dragon crown and was sitting seriously.

Chen Lin was dressed in black and stood on one side.

Under the Imperial Steps.

Zhao Pu and Cao Bin each led a class and sat in front of the hall.

The rest of the civil and military officials stood one by one.

Between everyone's eyebrows, there was a joy that could not be concealed.

The new emperor ascended the throne, after posthumously sealing the ancestors and deceased relatives, the next step was to reward meritorious deeds.

On Zhao Defang's dragon case, hundreds of holy decrees were placed.

Zhao Defang glanced at the hundred officials, and said in a deep voice: "The reason why I was able to ascend the throne is due to the contribution of your Aiqing. At the beginning of my accession to the throne, many government affairs were not pure, but also depended on your Aiqing......"

Zhao Defang said a lot of words.

Then, he waved his hand to Chen Lin and said lightly: "Read the holy decree." ”

Chen Lin bowed, picked up a copy of the leftmost holy decree from the dragon case, and read it in a frustrated voice: "The edict is ......."

After sprinkling a lot of words that normal people can't understand, I got to the point.

"Zhao Pu of Pingzhangshi under the door of Jiazhongshu, the title of scholar of Guanwenge University, the title of Taifu, the opening of the palace and the three divisions, and the special entry into the Bianguo Gong ......"

Zhao Pu was given many titles at once, and even the title of the first duke under the prince was also given to Zhao Pu.

Of course, for Zhao Pu, these are just icing on the cake.

As long as there is no king, Zhao Pu's status has not changed much, it is nothing more than a few more titles and a few more points.

After sealing Zhao Pu, Zhao Pu got up slightly and arched his hand: "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

Zhao Defang raised his hand and said: "Zhao Aiqing is the humerus of the country, and it is the pillar of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhao Pu bowed and said, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

For Zhao Pu's edict, it was just an opening, and the real bombshell was just after Zhao Pu.

When Chen Lin picked up the second holy decree, all those in the know held their breath, and those who didn't know saw the solemn atmosphere, and subconsciously held their breath.

Chen Lin respectfully picked up the second decree, and the first two words made everyone realize the difference.

"The edict says ......"

At the beginning of the edict, it is an edict, which is generally used by the imperial family.

Then there is the canonization of a prince of the opposite sex, or a vassal lord.

After reading the gorgeous rhetoric, Chen Lin said in a heavy voice: "Canonize the privy envoy Cao Bin as ...... The king of Yunnan, the lord of Dali, was crowned as the envoy of Dali soldiers and horses, and gave a python robe and jade belt...... May Dali and my Great Song Dynasty be reconciled forever...... Chin this ......"

The edict was read.

The courtiers, who didn't know, were already dumbfounded when they heard it.

This is an edict that canonizes the rank of the lord of the subject country.

This edict fell on Cao Bin's head, which proved that Cao Bin had become the rightful king of Dali.

Even if Cao Bin is the emperor in Dali, no one will say anything.

When did the Cao family control Dali?

When did the Cao family change from Jiangmen to a royal family?

Even the courtiers who knew about it were in shock.

Since then, the Cao family has changed from a minister to a king.

Although he is a king of a foreign country, he is still a king.

Since then, the Cao family has become the overlord of a place, and he is truly the master of his own house.

The generals in the court, even if they raise the generals to the extreme, they still can't be compared with others.

Some generals who are familiar with Cao Bin have mixed feelings in their hearts.

Some lamented that Cao Bin hid it well, and some lamented that the gap between people was so big?

Of course, there are also people who secretly rejoice.

The Cao family has become a royal family, so it is naturally impossible to stay in Bianjing City anymore.

As soon as the top generals of the Cao family go, they will have a chance to vacate the position.

And Cao Bin himself doesn't care about any of this.

After trembling for many years, now the major trouble in my heart has been removed, and since then the Cao family has officially jumped into the dragon gate.

Cao Bin got up, stepped forward and bowed and said, "Minister Cao Bin, thank you." ”

Chen Lin personally sent the edict to Cao Bin, and a eunuch sent python robes and jade belts.

Cao Bin was not polite either, and took it all.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Lin read out the third holy decree, and as soon as the first two words came out, the unaware Manchu civil and military almost didn't drop his jaw in shock.

"The edict said...... Fengfu Prefecture folded Yuxun as the king of Liang, called the lord of Xiliang, added the envoy of Xiliang soldiers and horses, and gave python robes and jade belts......"

Another gate stood out and became a hegemon.

Since then, the Great Song Dynasty has one more subject country and one less general.

One or two families turned the gate into a vassal royal family, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were a little confused.

If it weren't for the emperor and the prime minister sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai and not saying a word.

I'm afraid that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty thought they were listening to folklore.

There is no one in Bianjing, and there is an edict about the canonization of the Zhi family, so it is natural to send an angel to send it, so there is no such thing as receiving the decree.

put down the edict of the canonization of the folding family.

Chen Lin raised his hand again and directly took out two edicts.

I don't know why, when I saw Chen Lin take out two edicts, a thought arose in the hearts of the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu at the same time.

The third and fourth royal families of the vassal kingdom that have broken away from the Jiangmen are about to be born.

The content of the edict read by Chen Lin did not disappoint them, and it was indeed another Jiangmen who had become a vassal royal family.

It's just that these two edicts were canonized not by two people, but by one person.

"The edict said...... Yang Yanhe, the Marquis of the Tiger Seal, was the king of Yan, the lord of the Yan Kingdom, and the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of the Yan State was crowned, and he was given a python robe and jade belt......"

"The edict said...... Yang Yanhei, the Marquis of the Tiger, was the king of Han, the lord of the southern country, and the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses of the southern country, and gave him a dragon robe......"

“……”

Regarding Yang Qi's sealing and reward, Zhao Defang was very generous, and even gave Yang Qi a dragon robe that only the emperor could wear.

He knew in his heart that if it weren't for Yang Qi, he was afraid that he would never have the opportunity to sit on this throne in his life.

And when Yang Qi was in power, he helped him solve all his troubles and helped him block the crisis of the invasion of Liao.

It can be said that without Yang Qi, there would be no Zhao Defang today.

And what Yang Qi asked for was nothing more than an edict to seal the king.

And among so many people who helped him ascend to the top, the one he wanted to thank the most was Yang Qi.

Yang Qi had countless elite soldiers and soldiers, which was enough to lay him enough territory, and Zhao Defang did not need to give a part of the land to pity him.

Zhao Defang thought about it for many days, but he didn't think of a way to repay Yang Qi.

In the end, he could only put Yang Qi one step above him in terms of the specifications of the canonization.

Two edicts, canonizing the same person, were of such high standard, which made the Manchu civil and military rush to the accident.

But when he learned the name of the person who was canonized, although the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu was also surprised, it was not aimed at Yang Qi's canonization as the king of Han and the king of Yan.

It is aimed at Yu Nanguo and Yang Qi.

Yang Qi was crowned king, which is reasonable, and it is also expected by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

With the territory under Yang Qi's rule, with the soldiers and horses under Yang Qi, and with the wealth in Yang Qi's hands, he can be crowned king, which is an ironclad thing.

Four edicts, four princes, and three major royal families were born in the court of the Great Song Dynasty.

There is no need to imagine too much, the civil and military forces in the court can know how much of a sensation this news will cause after it spreads.

Even after the reward of hundreds of officials, new upstarts appeared frequently.

But compared with the royal families of the three major subject countries, it is really like the light of a grain of rice.

After the reward for meritorious deeds.

The two teams of angels, relying on the highest diplomacy, came out of Bianjing City in a mighty way.

Meanwhile.

The news of the birth of the three major subject kingdoms spread like a gust of wind in Bianjing City.

Then, with Bianjing City as the center, it spread rapidly outward.

When the people heard this, some were shocked, some were surprised, some were abusive, and some were delighted.

And Yang Qi, who was far away in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, didn't know about it yet.

The scarecrow's spies and the volcano guard's spies seemed to have deliberately concealed this matter, wanting to surprise Yang Qi.

It's November.

Yang Qi had already arrived in Youzhou from Gubeikou.

November in Youzhou is particularly cold.

The wind was howling, the yellow sand was everywhere, the dead leaves were flying, and everything seemed depressed.

Only the few pines and cypresses in the mountains and forests add some green to Youzhou in winter.

After the war, Youzhou looked lifeless.

Only Youzhou City, in the center of Youzhou, is in full swing, adding some vitality to Youzhou.

The former site of Youzhou City.

Nearly 200,000 captives, driven by the overseers, were in full swing engaged in construction on the site of Youzhou City.

It is not advisable to build buildings in winter.

Yang Qi was unwilling to let these captives idle, so his head was hot and he decided to tear down Youzhou City and rebuild it.

Except for a few well-known temples and Taoist temples, the rest of the places were all tragically poisoned by Yang Qi.

There is no way to build a building in the winter, but the demolition is not taken into account in the winter.

The people in Youzhou City, after a series of battles, were wrapped up and fled in all directions, and they had already fled.

Therefore, Yang Qi engaged in demolition in Youzhou City, no one stopped him, and he did not need to compensate.

I didn't even need to plan, I just pushed it sideways.

After receiving Yang Qi's order, Kou Zhun, who led the civil officials to Youzhou City, almost didn't break his tongue after hearing about it.

He was filled with righteous indignation and found Yang Qi, who lived in the remaining half of the City Lord's Mansion to handle government affairs.

"Yang Yansi, do you know how much it costs to rebuild a big city with a radius of fifty miles? Have you ever counted how much grain and grass you have consumed since you went out on the expedition in the first month of the year to November now, and you have fought for almost a year?

I have emptied the stock in the homes of the people in the four northwestern provinces. Now that the people are tightening their belts to live, do you still want to live in Zhucheng at this time?

Do you want to force the people to death, or do you want to toss away the sixteen states of Yanyun that you just arrived? ”

Kou Zhun stood at the door of Yang Qi's study, like a shrew, with his hands on his hips, scolding, and not caring at all.

Yang Qi sighed helplessly, threw down the "New Army Reform" sent by Yang Da, rubbed his eyebrows, and said without being salty: "Is there any upper and lower dignity?" Are you talking to me? ”

Hearing this, Kou Zhun had a stiff expression on his face, and he bowed reluctantly, "Xiaguan Kou Zhun, see the Tiger Marquis......"

After the salute, Kou Zhun regained his face just now, and scolded and said, "Yang Yansi, don't use your identity as an official to press me. It's true that you are the master of this territory, but I, Kou Zhun, have always only recognized reason, not people. If you mess up, even if you are the king of heaven, I will not accept you, and I must argue with you. ”

Yang Qi rolled his eyes, picked up the teacup from the table, took a sip, and said angrily: "Okay, don't stand at the door like a shrew and scold the street." Anyway, you are also the first minister under my Yang Yanhei.

If you let people know that you are so virtuous, who will obey you? ”

When the words landed, Yang Qi frowned, the tea had been left for a long time, it was a little cold, and it tasted very bitter.

However, Yang Qi didn't blame anyone for this.

Now in this Youzhou City, they are all big bosses, and they are all good at fighting wars and engaging in intelligence, and they are all good at serving people.

Putting down the teacup, Yang Qi waved his hand and asked Kou Zhun to sit down.

Kou Zhun snorted coldly, sat down opposite Yang Qi, and looked at Yang Qi with a cold face.

Yang Qi folded his hands together, put them on the table, and said with a smile: "If I tell you, this time to rebuild Youzhou City, not only does it not cost money, but you can also make money, do you believe it?" ”

Kou Zhun pursed his mouth and pointed at his nose with disdain, "Look at me......"

"See what?"

"Do you see if I'm stupid?"

Yang Qi shook his head and smiled, and said, "I didn't take you for a fool, what I said was the truth." ”

Kou Zhun shouted angrily: "Rebuild a Xiongcheng that does not belong to Bianjing City, you tell me that it doesn't cost anything, are you an idiot for me?" ”

Yang Qi sat up slowly and said quietly: "Kou Zhun, I will teach you one thing today." As long as you can spend money, you will be able to make money. ”

Kou Zhun frowned tightly and looked at Yang Qi.

If Yang Qi can repeat one thing to him twice, it means that it may be true.

Kou Zhun asked tentatively, "Can you really make money?" ”

Yang Qi nodded, "Naturally...... First, let's calculate the cost of building the city. The most expensive thing to build a city is manpower, stone, and wood. In terms of manpower, we used prisoners, and apart from paying some food, there was basically no need for extra expenses.

In terms of stones, the stone demolished from the old city is enough to build some of the buildings that should be built. In addition, with the benefit of gunpowder, we can easily open mountains and take stones. The cost is not very much.

The more expensive thing is wood.

There are many trees in the mountains and forests of Danzhou, and we can easily cut down them.

Some precious timber, merchants and soldiers traveling to and from the southern country, will help us escort it, and we only need to pay a small amount of freight.

In the end, all that's left is a few bits and pieces. ”

Kou Zhun frowned and said in a deep voice: "You see that these are bits and pieces, but they add up to a lot of expenses. I know you have the money in your hand, and you are not bad for money.

Although I don't know how money is working, I do know that I have always taken money from the money store in the south and not deposited money in it.

In the end, the Nanguo Money Bank will not be able to support it, and it will be the people who will suffer when the time comes. ”

Yang Qi shook his head and said angrily: "What I said just now is only the place to spend money, I haven't said the place to make money." ”

Kou Zhun resisted the urge to argue with Yang Qi, gritted his teeth and said, "You ...... you?"

Yang Qi half lay on the chair and said leisurely: "Do you know? This time alone, the demolition of the old buildings in Youzhou City and the deep excavation of the foundations unearthed the gold, silver and jewels are worth more than 13 million taels ......."

"Poof!"

Kou Zhun stood up abruptly and exclaimed in shock, "This is impossible! ”