Chapter 1449: The Cardinal
However, it was enough to have this majestic back, and he saw his sovereign father.
He stared with bated breath, moving his steps completely on the carpet, and when he was only a few steps from the steps, he suddenly bent over, and then fell to his knees, his head pressed against the carpet.
"The ministers see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"
A big man who led troops to fight outside and traveled thousands of miles, after arriving here, he could only bow his head respectfully, and never dared to make any mistakes, the power of the emperor is so irresistible.
After he bowed, the person who was facing away from him on the stage slowly turned around and shifted his gaze from the map to Zhao Song's body.
This is a middle-aged man in his thirties, his face is square and exudes a sense of fortitude, although there are a little wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and forehead because of his age, but he does not look old, but makes him a little more calm. Although he was wearing only a black cotton uniform, and did not wear or wear any decorative items, the suffocating feeling of oppression was then transmitted to every corner of the lobby in great detail.
"Get up, don't be so formal." His voice was very low, but to Zhao Song, who was kneeling, it sounded like thunder.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhao Song stood up slowly, and then still lowered his head, not daring to hold his head high.
The emperor didn't speak again, walked off the platform step by step, and then walked to Zhao Song's side and looked at him.
"I haven't seen each other for a year or two, but it's a lot stronger." After a long moment, he whispered. "Yes, yes, it's getting more and more important."
"The minister has been fighting in Liaodong recently, and he has to fight with the troops all the time, so his body is a lot stronger," Zhao Song's heart was very happy when he heard the emperor praise himself like this, "Thanks to the emperor's Hongfu, the war of the ministers and others went smoothly, and they did not suffer any injuries......
"You have won every battle, you have done a good job, what does it have to do with me? The war is changing rapidly, you are thousands of miles away, and I never hinder you, so what can it bring you? The emperor seemed a little displeased and reprimanded, "Look at you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, how can you learn to be flattered by others?" ”
"The minister is out of sincerity, Your Majesty Mingjian!" Zhao Song's face froze, and he hurriedly bowed down to confess.
Although Zhao Song knew in his heart that the emperor was not really angry, when the emperor scolded him with a straight face, Zhao Song couldn't help but panic in his heart, and repeatedly confessed to him.
The emperor doesn't like to pretend to be majestic, and he doesn't like to call himself me like the emperors of the past, but his seemingly innate majesty has not been reduced by half a point, but has accumulated more and more with the passage of time, and even Zhao Song, a veteran general who can fight habitually, feels that he can't afford it.
"Okay, don't bow over and say guilt, how can a general not be a little majestic." Seeing that his repeated accusations were a little funny, the emperor couldn't help but smile slightly, and then waved his hand as well. "Is this how you talk to your subordinates on weekdays?"
"Of course the minister and his subordinates don't talk like this, they are all subordinates of the minister, the minister takes them to life and death, and I can't wait to whip them away every day, where will they be harmonious!" Zhao Song hurriedly defended himself, "It's just...... As soon as the minister walked in front of His Majesty, he could feel His Majesty's heavenly might, where did he dare to be strong! Your Majesty's power shook the heavens and the earth, and the ministers were really unbearable. ”
Although this seems to be flattery, Zhao Song said it from the bottom of his heart, and he really sees his monarch like this.
"You're getting better at talking." The emperor shook his head and was noncommittal, "That's right, like a heavy minister." ”
"Zhao Song only knows how to do things for the emperor, but he doesn't take it to heart if he is a minister or not." Zhao Song straightened his waist, "As long as he can serve the emperor before and after the saddle, Zhao Song is extremely happy even if he holds the horse and leads the saddle!" ”
"Can you be a groom for me if you want to? You are also a veteran general in the army, if you are a groom for me, what will people outside think of me? Who will fight the world for me? The emperor still scolded him with a straight face, and then suddenly changed his words, "Zhao Song, you have been very effective in exterminating the Jurchen thieves in Liaodong in the past two years, and I will not lose a point for rewarding you...... The will will be issued tomorrow, and you will be my Han's Xingyang Bo from tomorrow onwards. ”
A wave of ecstasy instantly surged into Zhao Song's heart. This time...... Finally became the feudal lord of the imperial court...... Dad, my son is getting ahead, you can be happy under Jiuquan!
Prompted by great gratitude and joy, he knelt down again without thinking.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
A few years ago, the emperor set the world, and then naturally rewarded the meritorious heroes, the Han Dynasty's jue system followed some of the systems of the previous Ming Dynasty, but also had its own greater innovation. The titles were divided into dukes, uncles, and men, and the viscounts and barons abolished by the Ming Dynasty were also taken out again.
The naming of these titles follows a set of rules: the dukes are named after the ancient names of the Spring and Autumn period, such as Zhao Song's superior, Chen Sheng, who commanded the army in Liaodong and further north, was named the Duke of Jiguo; The marquis is named after the ancient county names of the Qin and Han dynasties, such as General Li Dajin Li, who fought in the south, was named the Marquis of Yingchuan by the imperial court; The Count was named after the ancient city.
Viscounts and barons, on the other hand, do not have special naming rules, but are sealed with titles such as "bravery", "diligence" and "loyalty". As a result, the high-level title of Duke and Uncle, in the oral tradition of the people below, is called "Fengjun" - of course, the Han Dynasty did not seal the territory of the heroes, so it is just a joke to call it a feudal monarch.
As Zhao Song, who has followed the emperor to fight the world for a long time, he was originally named the Viscount of Yongqin by the emperor, this time, today, under the emperor's golden words, because of his years of accumulated merits, he was named "Xingyang Bo" by the emperor, which means that the emperor promoted him and made him one of the top people in the Han Dynasty. When the emperor started in Xuzhou, he rewarded and punished his subordinates clearly, and now he still hasn't changed his true colors.
How could he not be grateful for this kind of glory?
"The emperor's great kindness to the minister, the minister's broken bones are difficult to repay, the minister will definitely keep the grace in his heart, and serve the emperor all the time, but the emperor has orders, even if it is ...... Even if he goes to the soup and fire, the minister will never give up! ”
"Why are you talking so badly?" The emperor shook his head again, "You are my cousin, I am very happy to see you so desperate, loyal and diligent, and win glory for our Zhao family, you have done a good job, I should reward you, what about taking an earl?" Okay, stop kneeling, get up. ”
To tell the truth, the emperor does not like his subordinates to bow down to him, but likes them to salute himself, but as his power grows, it becomes more and more difficult for his subordinates to maintain a military salute to him. He also talked to the important ministers several times about the number of etiquette, but at the insistence of the important ministers, he had no choice but to allow these civil and military ministers to bow and salute.
Zhao Song is also a member of this group of important ministers, and he also has the same thoughts as the important ministers.
The emperor said very affectionately and kindly, and he has always taken care of him, remembering the kinship between the two people, but he didn't dare to take this kind of affection seriously at all. He has warned himself countless times that a monarch's father is a monarch's father, this kind of favor does not fall from the sky, and he cannot be allowed to trespass in the slightest, he does not dare to live as the emperor himself, and he also knows that he must repay these favors with a hundredfold loyalty and effort. It is precisely because he understands these truths that he lives well and can live even better in the future.
"Your Majesty." Zhao Song kowtowed again, and then stood up again.
He knew that the emperor specially summoned him today, and it would definitely not be just to tell him that he would make him an earl, so he continued to stand by the emperor's side, waiting for the emperor to tell him what he wanted in his heart.
"I said, you have won glory for my Zhao family, and you are a general who can fight......" After a moment of silence, the emperor finally opened his mouth slowly, "However, I want to ask you, do you want to raise the reward to another level?" ”
Another level of rewards? Doesn't that mean...... Feudal marquis? Zhao Song was shocked.
Because of the relationship between qualifications and identity, he would never dare to imagine Feng Guogong, but the manly husband had his own ambition in his heart, so when he was fighting in the south and the north, he saw that his colleagues were rewarded by the court one by one, and he naturally had a heart.
Following His Majesty to fight the world, and finally completing his meritorious deeds, is his greatest wish in this life. If it could be realized......
"Your Majesty has an order, and the minister will never give up!" Zhao Song replied loudly, expressing the desire in his heart appropriately.
"Good." Seeing that the other party was so positive, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, "I didn't misread you." ”
Although he is the emperor, Zhao Jin knows that he is not omnipotent after all, and it is impossible for him to build and rule this increasingly huge empire by himself. He needs a group of people to assist him, to govern the country and expand the territory for himself.
No one will serve him for nothing, and in order to be faithfully supported by these people, he must come up with a reward sufficient to motivate them, and only then will his system be filled with upward aspirations, and will be desperate to live and die for him, and to fulfill his every plan.
Since he is already rich all over the world, there is no need for him to be stingy with a little bit of things to snare all the heroes of the world into his own hands.
He turned, then walked back onto the platform, over to the wall where the map was hung.
"Come up!"
"This ......" Zhao Song was a little hesitant in his heart, he didn't dare to make this kind of somewhat arrogant behavior.
"If you are told to come up, come up, rub something!" The emperor raised his voice slightly, and it seemed undoubted.
"Yes!" Zhao Song subconsciously responded, then hesitantly walked up, bowed and stood next to the emperor.
The emperor was still staring at the map on the wall, not saying a word.
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