On the Zhenwu Palace, the civil and military officials are separated, and the atmosphere is warm and subtle.

After leaving Zhengyangmen, the triumphant army returned to their respective camps under the arrangement of the military department, and the civil and military officials went directly to the Zhenwu Palace.

The victory in the north and south is a rare victory in recent years, and the triumphant courtesy arranged by Emperor Hongwei is even more unprecedented, especially Xu Rui's dragon hunt is even more important to the officials scratching their heads, which is obviously the magnificent emperor is releasing a signal, but what is the signal, everyone is not sure for a while.

Therefore, when they went to the palace, all the military attaches were full of energy, but the civil officials all looked gloomy.

Tang Huaixin, the secretary of the ministry, deliberately slowed down by half a step, and when Du Ruo, the secretary of the household department, walked in front of him, he asked in a low voice: "Hey, how does Lord Shoufu decide on today's matter?" ”

Du Ruo shook his head quietly: "I'm afraid the master didn't expect that the saint would be so kind to the military general, and my Shilin Group finally trampled the military attache under his feet, and this time I am afraid that there will be twists and turns." ”

Tang Huaixin said: "Although this battle is a big victory, it is a tragic victory, is it because the Holy Lord is dissatisfied with us that will hold the generals so high?" ”

Du Ruo shook his head: "It shouldn't be enough, I have been very peaceful recently in order to let the prince fully exert himself, I don't know who the saint is targeting this time." ”

Tang Huaixin breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it's not aimed at us, we can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight." ”

Du Ruo sighed and said: "I'm afraid it's not easy, haven't you seen the courtesy of the saint to Xu Rui, this person will be the head of the army in the future, he is only eighteen years old, with him, I am afraid that we will have a lot of constraints in the future, and it will not be as convenient as it is now." ”

Tang Huaixin sneered: "Don't worry, Xu Ruishu is making a big move today, and he may not be pleased, I heard that a show has already been arranged for him over there." ”

"Oh?"

Du Ruochao glanced at the crown prince standing beside Emperor Hongwei, and asked in a low voice, "Is the news true?" ”

Tang Huaixin nodded: "It's absolutely true, do we need to add fire?" ”

Du Ruo pondered for a moment and sneered: "Of course, the fire has to be added, but it has to be added at a critical moment, greet our people first, and act with my eyes for a while." ”

Tang Huaixin nodded, stopped talking, and slowly returned to his seat.

When the hundred officials were in place, Wang Shun took out another holy decree and began to read it, which was naturally much more formal than the holy decree in front of Zhengyang Gate.

The holy decree first comforted the ancestors and ancestors of the Great Wei Dynasty, then spoke highly of the significance of the victory in this battle, and finally rewarded the main generals.

Surprisingly, when rewarding middle and lower-level officers outside the Zhengyang Gate, Emperor Hongwei was not stingy, and there were many people who were promoted three or four levels in a row, but when it was their turn, the strength of the reward was much worse.

Xiao Jinwu and Liu Yi were already in high positions, neither of them could get one step closer in their positions, Xiao Jinwu won the title of Marquis of Zhengwu, and Liu Yi inherited Yang Weiyuan's Marquis of Jingwu.

The marquis is basically the highest rank of martial arts, although the two only have one more title, but their status is very different, and they can be regarded as famous.

If the rewards of the two marshals are acceptable, then the rewards for the commanders of the twelve guards of the Beijing Division, as well as the generals from all walks of life, are shocking.

Except for Li Guangzu, who was a rival to the Rhino Horn Army, he got an earl, and the others were all barons and viscounts, plus honorary rewards, although they were all reflected, but none of them were promoted.

The atmosphere in the Zhenwu Hall suddenly changed again.

The civil officials looked at each other, and the smiles of the military attachés gradually stiffened, and no one knew what the meaning of Emperor Hongwei first praised the military attaché to the old high, but he was stingy with rewards.

"Xu Rui!"

At this moment, Emperor Hongwei, who was sitting on the dragon chair, finally spoke.

"The minister is here!"

As soon as Emperor Hongwei opened his mouth, Xu Rui immediately responded to the call.

Speaking of which, today is the first time Xu Rui has gone to the palace, and after taking the dragon all the way to the palace, he will be mixed at the end of the military attache to enter the class, who let him just go to the palace from the fifth grade, and it is very reluctant to go to the palace in terms of official position.

He was surrounded by military attachés of higher grades than him, but he could feel that everyone's attitude towards him had obviously become polite, but they were a little less close, which was the most intuitive change brought about by Fang Cai's dragon fight.

Seeing Xu Rui out of class, Emperor Hongwei stood up from the dragon chair, pointed at Xu Rui and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you just turned eighteen this year, right?" ”

Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "The saint is wise, the minister just turned eighteen last month. ”

Emperor Hongwei nodded, paced a few steps in front of the dragon case in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and said with a smile: "When you are eighteen years old, you are considered an adult, and when you become an adult, you should have a table word, you don't have a table word, right?" ”

Xu Rui didn't know what Emperor Hongwei was going to say, so he shook his head in a daze and said, "No, the war has been urgent for months, and I haven't had time to think about this." ”

Emperor Hongwei smiled: "The truth is good, but the word is the foundation of the people's ambition in the world, standing up to the sky and the earth, and saying that Mingzhi is the foundation, since you still have no words, then I will give you a word today!" ”

"What?!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Xu Rui was stunned on the spot, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and even Liu Yi opened his mouth wide, looking at Emperor Hongwei in disbelief and speechless.

"Holy not!"

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Qu Shuang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, trotted out of class, knelt down on the ground with a "poof", and admonished: "The saint can't, the word of a person is his aspiration, since the Han Dynasty, only his father has the right to give people the word."

If you have no father, you can also take the table word, but only a single word is allowed, the status is under the double word, and the word taken by the father is different, this is the ancient and modern practice, the country's heavy gift, the holy can not be abolished! ”

Qu Shuang's words were immediately agreed, unlike the other world, the words here are not just a name, but a sign of a man's adulthood, including the father's expectations for his children, and it is also the exclusive right of the father, and the same as marriage and funeral, it is definitely a major life event.

Before this, Liu Yi, who had already regarded himself as Xu Rui's godfather, had already taken it to heart, and in order to give Xu Rui a good word, he was worried that his literary skills were insufficient, and even at the most urgent moment of the war, he insisted on sending someone back to Beijing to ask the doctor for advice, which shows that he attaches great importance to it.

And Emperor Hongwei intervened at this time, and wanted to pick up words for Xu Rui, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling the world that he had regarded Xu Rui as his own?

If it is an ordinary nobleman, it may be able to be passed on as a beautiful talk, but who is the emperor, how can his heirs recognize it indiscriminately? Isn't this a bad etiquette?

Although Qu Shuang's advice was decisive, he still saved face for Emperor Hongwei and did not directly point out these key points.

When Emperor Hongwei heard this, his eyes coldly swept over the opponents of the Manchu Dynasty, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Of course I know what you said, I came to ask you, Xu Rui is my courtier?" ”

Qu Shuang nodded: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all saintly courtiers, and Xu Rui is naturally the same. ”

Emperor Hongwei asked again: "Are I Xu Rui's father?" ”

Qu Shuang knew what Emperor Hongwei was going to say, so he hurriedly wanted to defend himself, but Emperor Hongwei said in a sharp tone: "I asked you or not?" ”

Qu Shuang was taken aback, nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Emperor Hongwei said: "The sage admonished, the monarch's father is the father, since it is the father, can you take the word for the courtier?" ”

Qu Shuang's face twitched and said, "This matter ...... There is no precedent for this. ”

Da Wei also pays attention to the style and bones, usually if the emperor wants to choose words for his courtiers, he will regard himself as the father of the courtiers, which is a great shame for the courtiers, but it can be replaced by Xu Rui, a child who has no father, but does not have these considerations, which has become a great grace.

Xu Rui and the emperor today are extremely favored by the dragon, it can be said that he is an instant hit, if he is given the word by the emperor again, his position will be unshakable, this is the fundamental reason why the civil officials tried their best to prevent it.

"Good!"

Emperor Hongwei sneered and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Xu Rui stepped forward in this battle, the righteousness and martyrdom were sensitive, the gods were penetrated, the soldiers were deadly, out of ten thousand deaths, not moving China, not working as a teacher, Ling Zhenwei was in the peerless domain, and he was fierce in the past sages. ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongwei's tone was stunned, and his sharp gaze swept over everyone, and those who opposed him bowed their heads in shame.

Emperor Hongwei sneered and said: "Xu Rui is the son of the country, I am the father of the country, and I give the word to show his merits and etiquette, so today I have made up my mind, and give Xu Rui the word 'Gangfeng', which means the important weapon of the country, and sweep the universe for my Great Wei Foundation, and make immortal contributions!"

In addition, Zhu Zhen, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, once dictated a legend called "Feng Wolf Juxu"!

Legend has it that Huo Qu's age when he broke the northern barbarians happened to be the crown, how similar is he to Xu Rui?

Today, I also named Xu Rui as the champion Hou, and was promoted to the commander of the Sanpin Apocalypse Guard and the squire of the military department, in addition to expanding the Apocalypse Guard, specializing in the development and manufacture of firearms. ”

Emperor Hongwei finished speaking in one breath, the Zhenwu Hall was silent, everyone was taken aback, and Emperor Hongwei gave an order to promote Xu Rui from a minor official of the fifth rank to the commander of the Jingwei of the third rank, and he also held the rank of squire of the military department.

What's even more surprising is that he is still a marquis in the first battle, and his status is already on an equal footing with Yang Weiyuan back then, even the two bigwigs Xiao and Liu are only one line higher than him in terms of official positions.

It can be said that as soon as this holy decree is made, Xu Rui will immediately become the fourth person in the army after Hong Guangli, the governor of the left, Liu Yi, the governor of the right, and Xiao Jinwu, the secretary of the military department, and he is only eighteen years old this year, how can this not make people's jaws drop?

At this moment, Xu Rui also looked at Emperor Hongwei in astonishment, and secretly said in his heart: "Gangfeng...... Xu Gangfeng...... Grandma's, it's so ugly, how will you see people in the future? ”