The third prince, Xia Xu, was still wearing the robe given by the Emperor of Chu, looking heroic and extraordinary. Hearing a voice ringing in his ears, Xia Xu turned his head and showed a smile of unknown meaning.

"It turned out to be the seventh brother. You and the sixth brother did a good job in this battle, but if it weren't for you, I'm afraid this battle would have to drag on any longer. Xia Xu said as if he was stating a fact.

"Brother is in love, although Qi is strong, it is just a strong outsider. Compared with being able to fight well, Zhou Yafu, the pillar of the Han State, and the Qi State are invincible even if they have 100,000 soldiers. ”

Xia Huan arched his hand and did not stop himself from taking credit for this time, but had some intention of wanting to push away.

"If it weren't for you, the seventh brother, Zhou Yafu wouldn't be so easy to defeat." Xia Xu paused slightly, and then added with a smile: "Seventh brother, you are still too modest......

Xia Xu's tone on the word "modest" was slightly aggravated, and the meaning was inevitably a little ambiguous.

When Xia Huan was thinking about how to deal with Xia Xu's words, he didn't want Xia Xu to take the initiative to avoid this topic.

"I heard that my father has asked my seventh brother for a family business?"

"Yes."

"Presumably the Queen Mother has already seen the princess of Qi Kingdom."

"Yes."

"Hehe, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and even you are going to get married. Time waits for no one, and the years urge people to grow old! ”

"My brother is just a young man, and when he is upright and has made contributions, how can he talk about old age?"

"People have good and bad fortunes, forty is not confused, fifty knows the destiny of heaven. If you think about it, who can tell if you want to live or die? ”

The third prince, Xia Xu, is only thirty-five this year, but these words sound like the words of Lao Suo, full of the atmosphere of old Chen in twilight.

Xia Huan nodded slightly, thinking about it carefully, Emperor Chu is already in his sixties this year, and this year's battle, although the battle was earth-shattering, but from the battle to the victory, there was not even half a year, and there was always a sense of haste.

The Qi State bowed its head, the Han State lost its territory, such an astonishing result, in the past, especially the battle of conquering the city, I am afraid that it will take two or three years to fight.

"I'm afraid, even my father himself feels that time is running out." Xia Huan thought silently in his heart.

As for what will happen next as soon as Emperor Chu falls, it is really self-evident.

If two dragons take the heir, one will die and one will be injured.

The state of Chu can now be regarded as the most powerful country in the world, but no matter how strong it is, it will definitely not be able to withstand the disturbance of civil strife.

Fathers and sons fight, brothers and brothers, no matter how you look at it, it seems inevitable.

Thinking that this chaotic battle would start from the court discussion in front of him, Xia Huan couldn't help but have some indescribable feelings in his heart.

The third prince Xia Xu saw that Xia Huan did not respond to him again, so he turned around again and quietly waited for the start of the court meeting.

……

"Boom!"

The heavy bell rang, and the people who had been chatting fiercely fell silent again. lined up in an orderly manner and entered the palace gate.

After the big salute, the hundred officials sat down in turn.

The great eunuch Wang Shu took out a copy of the edicts that had already been written and began to read them out in turn.

The lengthy edicts were piled up in small piles, and it looked like there were dozens of them.

The number of people who have been rewarded is more than 100, and the rest are countless.

Most of these recorded in the edict were extremely bright on the battlefield. And among these 100 people, not only Yu Meng is on the register, but even Sun Qian, who has recently been reused by Xia Huan, is also among them.

This was a little surprising to Xia Huan, but it was just a little unexpected. After all, Sun Qian's achievements are also obvious to the entire Changxiu Army.

Among the many rewards, most of them are military generals, but they are not without the merits of civil servants.

Dispatch grain and grass, stabilize the people's hearts, and all these things, there are many people who have been rewarded in the court, but they are not as heavy as the army.

However, a reward is a reward, especially if it is explicitly stated in the edict, it may be used as a promotion in the future.

Therefore, above the court, there is a hint of joy everywhere.

After nearly an hour passed, the great eunuch Wang Shu put down the last edict in his hand that needed to be read, and then continued to say in the slightest unchanged voice: "The above are the people who have made great contributions to the Northern Expedition, and the rest of the people who have done good deeds will also be rewarded. ”

"Wait, thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the mighty sound of worship, Wang Shu said again: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!" ”

"Your Majesty! Minister, the imperial historian Gu Xin has a performance! ”

Gu Xin, who was in his forties, with a small tuft of beard and wearing a red and purple robe, stood out from among the secretaries.

"What's the matter with Aiqing?"

The majestic and heavy voice was transmitted to the entire court through the beaded curtain in front of the throne.

Listening to Gu Xin's ears, it made him feel a little surging.

Ten years have passed, and he has finally found a glimmer of hope.

Taking a deep breath, and then slowly exhaling it, Gu Xin's bowed body bent a little more.

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Qi State has arrived in Shoudu, is it summoned?"

"Biography!"

"Whoa." Wang Shu, who was guarding the side, bowed his head and shouted again: "Pass, Qi envoy!" ”

As the voices spread, a middle-aged man in a uniform walked in.

"Foreign minister, meet Your Majesty!"

"Flat, sit."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"This is my imperial letter, and it is presented to Your Majesty today ......"

Wang Shu skillfully walked down the hall, took the letter of state, and handed it to the Emperor Chu in the palace.

At the same time, under the main hall, the crown prince Xia Yan and the third prince Xia Yan, who had been silent like air, looked at each other in unison.

Although there were many edicts rewarding the merits of the Northern Expedition before, most of them were only aimed at some middle-class figures in the court and the army.

The crown prince Xia last lies in Wenzhi, so naturally he will not fight on this.

However, the third prince Xia Xu can't talk more about this matter because of his special status.

However, such a great credit cannot be given away. As a result, the point of wrestling was invariably led to Xia Huan's body.

Xia Huan, the seventh prince, since he is the son-in-law born to Queen Jing, is biased towards the side of the prince from his background.

What's more, some time ago, the prince personally drove into Yingying, which also made people in the world take it for granted that there is a deep brotherhood between Xia Huan and the prince.

The national letter of Qi has arrived, and Xia Huan, who has made great contributions, is also time to start a family.

"Father's ......"

"Father's ......"

The three princes and the crown prince spoke at the same time.

"Third brother, please!"

The prince smiled and opened half of his body, like a humble gentleman.

"Prince first, please!"

The third prince also saluted the crown prince, and his tall body and the robe that belonged to the heavenly family made him even more radiant.

The war between the two, one article and one martial arts, and no beacon fire, started like this.