Song Huizong's grace was felt by everyone. This favor is something that has never been done since the founding of the country, not to mention that the emperor personally greeted the generals who returned triumphantly, but also said that the imperial wine was given, and the emperor personally poured wine, etc., these are extremely grand gifts.

Generally speaking, it is the civil servants who receive such a great gift, and the military generals almost do not have this opportunity. Now that they have got what they wanted, the hundred officials looked at each other, and they were worried that the military generals would really get out of the situation of being degraded and become a force equal to the civil ministers, so that their so-called superiority would disappear.

At the same time, in front of the hundred officials, the crown prince Zhao Huan behind the emperor had a gloomy face, a sneer on his face, his hands were dragged to death, his eyes were full of jealousy and envy, he had never had such grace as a prince. Now not only Zhao Gou has it, but even the generals who went out with him have also gotten it, how to keep him from getting angry, and secretly thought: "Let you be proud now!" Wait until you're too complacent, and see how you get through the next level......"

"Drive back to the palace!"

Then, Song Huizong sent a decree back to the palace, and he sat on the dragon chariot. I wanted Zhao Gou to go up together, but in the end, I thought about it. After all, the dragon chariot can only be ridden by the emperor and the queen, and if Zhao Gou really sits on it, I am afraid that it will be another bloody storm.

The court, which had finally settled down, would once again be turned upside down, and finally gave up.

Song Huizong left first, and then all the officials bowed down to greet him, and after Zhao Gou and others entered the city, they followed closely and entered the palace directly; After Zhao Gou and others entered the city, the streets and alleys of Bianjing City were all filled with people welcoming them.

The people had smiles on their faces, full of happiness, and how unhappy they were when their long-awaited wish was fulfilled. Therefore, even if there is no decree or obituary, they will personally welcome it. However, then they knelt down to greet them, as if Zhao Gou was like the emperor.

Although this was the holy decree of Song Huizong, the people did not refute it, and sincerely knelt down to welcome it, and shouted: "Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose!" ”

The shouts of the crowd were really earth-shattering, and even the departing Song Huizong heard it. When he heard this shout, he was also stunned, and then smiled. In fact, Zhao Gou really can't accept the title of 'Chitose', he is not named a prince, but a county king.

However, where would the common people think of so many things, they have feelings, and all of them are from the bottom of their hearts. If it weren't for Song Huizong's still existence, I was afraid that 'long live' would have shouted out. If it is really shouted, I am afraid that Zhao Gou's situation will really be doomed, and there are still some forces in the DPRK and China that are ready to move, and they will definitely jump out, saying that Zhao Gou supports the army and respects himself, occupies one side, and has the heart of rebellion, then he really jumps into the Yellow River and can't wash it away.

The crowd marched forward with their heads held high, straddled their horses, and smiled.

"The generalissimo is mighty, with him in charge, don't say that the Liao people don't dare to go south to attack the Song Dynasty!"

"Yes! Oh, yes! With such a marshal, our Great Song army is invincible and invincible! ”

"That's right! With them to protect the family and defend the country, we can sit back and relax! ”

……

The people on the street talked a lot, all of them praised the exploits of Zhao Gou and others, and they were very happy when they said it. Suddenly, everyone felt that everything they had done was worth it, and this was the respect that a real general deserved.

"Erchen see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!" Zhao Gou knelt on his knees and shouted respectfully, and everyone followed suit.

"Excuse me!" Song Huizong smiled slightly, "The generals have worked hard, a year ago you obeyed the order and went to the front without saying a word; Now the victory is the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty and the luck of the people. If you didn't fight in the north and south, how to destroy the Khitan and how to deter the Jin people, these are all your credits, and I will remember them in my heart. ”

"Where is Zhao Yougong, King of Chu?"

Zhao Yougong was stunned for a moment and said, "The minister is here!" ”

Song Huizong said loudly: "In this battle, you, as the deputy commander of the army, took the lead. Although there are some small twists and turns, they are also inconsequential little things, handle them properly and lead by example. Not only does I praise the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty, but also lives up to the prestige of your father, and I am very pleased. ”

"I have given you the Auxiliary General, the Lieutenant, and the Deputy Privy Council, to take charge of the Privy Council on your behalf."

"Thank you, Emperor Longen!"

Zhao Yougong was stunned, he never thought that this time it was not the eunuch who passed the decree, but Song Huizong personally rewarded him. Moreover, he was only a prince before, and he had no official position. Originally, he had an official position, but he was deprived of it because of other things, and now he is directly promoted to the second grade, which is really amazing, and it can be called rare in ancient and modern times.

"Where is the way of the planter?"

"The minister is here!"

"Planter Dao, you went out with the army, and you almost lost a lot because of a small loss, which affected the progress of the army. However, you woke up in time and helped the army in the follow-up war, and your merits outweighed your demerits. Song Huizong smiled slightly, "You have been loyal to the country on the battlefield for decades, this achievement is rare, today I reward you with 'Shaobao', in recognition of your family's merits to the Great Song Dynasty." ”

The seed master replied in a loud voice with grateful: "Thank you for the emperor's reward!" ”

"Where is Zong Ze?"

"The minister is here!"

"Zong Shuai is a talent of the pillars of the Great Song Dynasty, and today he has made this achievement, and I will give you the 'Bachelor of the Guanwen Palace'."

Zong Ze was very happy, he was originally staying in Tokyo. The official position is not high, and it is not low. However, the bachelor of the Guanwen Hall is a positive third grade, ranking in the court. From then on, it was not necessary to stand at the end or behind the people in the daily pilgrimage, but to stand in front of the people.

Next, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Liu Qi, and Liu Guangshi stepped forward at the same time to be promoted, and their official positions were the same, all of them were crowned to the general of the Sanpin Zhuwei, and were awarded the 'Protector', which can only be possessed by people with outstanding military achievements, so the four of them were very happy.

Lu Junyi, Song Jiang, Hu Yanzhuo, and the four were also promoted, and they were directly promoted to the third rank, while Lu Junyi and Song Jiang Hu Yanzhuo were left and right scattered cavalry attendants, and the three of them were also given the 'Huaihua General'; only Wu Yong was given to the civil officials of the Hanlin Bachelor. Because Wu Yong was a military advisor, he did not confer the rank of military general, but directly awarded it to civil officials. In addition, Lu Junyi and Song Jiang were also crowned as the 'Protector Army'.

Anyone who has made meritorious contributions and has been personally recognized by the emperor can enter the palace without disarming weapons and wear them with him, which is a kind of trust and a kind of grace.

Niu Gao, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, Wang Gui and others were all awarded the official positions from the four grades, which can be said to be a fish leaping into the dragon gate; Guan Sheng, Li Kui and others were awarded the official position of the fourth grade, and only Wu Lan, Wu Jue, and Yang Yi were awarded the official position of the third grade.

The reward lasted for an hour, and everyone was rewarded, but Zhao Gou was the only one who did not name him. Even Gao Chong was also awarded an official position, but Gao Chong's official position is different, and it is also the most puzzling, because Gao Chong was awarded the 'Auxiliary General', which is the same as Zhao Yougong.

Moreover, Lin Chong was also awarded the same official position, it can be said that all three of them were awarded the second grade, and Song Huizong directly gave Lin Chong and Gao Chong the gift of not going to court and not ordering Mao, which made both of them not understand what it meant.

It can be said that the generals who participated in the sixteen states of Yanyun were all promoted to three levels in a row, regardless of their official positions, and even held great power. The cities under their jurisdiction before, Song Huizong personally ordered them to be allowed, which means that what they got was not a false name, but all official positions in name and reality.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Zhao Gou, because all of this was a big victory under the leadership of Zhao Gou. Everyone received the emperor's reward, and most of them were due to Zhao Gou's contributions. Although they charged into battle, it was also Zhao Gou's trust and proper command, otherwise they would not have returned triumphantly.

Everyone is very much looking forward to Zhao Gou's reward, even Niu Gao and others have been promoted to the generals of the Zhuwei from the fourth grade, you must know that without Zhao Gou's command, how can they have such great merit. Therefore, everyone believed that Zhao Gou would receive a reward that far exceeded them.

However, in fact, Zhao Gou had nothing, which greatly surprised everyone.

"As for the king of Guangping, you commanded the battle properly, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and even led the army to capture the city like a bamboo, and it only took one year to do what the predecessors could not do, and this kind of feats are the first great achievements since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty."

Song Huizong praised him lavishly, but the next words made everyone the second monk puzzled, and they were all stunned, looking at Song Huizong dumbfounded, thinking that they had heard it wrong. It wasn't until Zhao Gou thanked them that they realized that this was true, "However, I have decided not to give the reward for the time being!" ”

Zhao Gou nodded lightly, bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

"Why is that?" Everyone was puzzled, they were all stupid, obviously they had made immortal achievements, but they didn't get anything, and they didn't have any rewards, only a few words of appreciation, everyone was unconvinced, and there was a trace of anger.

(End of chapter)