The content of these two decrees is very simple.

The first holy decree is that Jingyang was defeated, the soldiers were lost, and except for Yang Weiyuan, who did not mention a word, the other commanders of the Five Route Army all took the title and dismissed the officials, and their families were exiled;

Seventy-six high-ranking officials, including the secretary of the military department and the right governor of the five armed forces, were deposed and 121 officials were demoted.

The second holy decree is to reward the great victory of the Northern Wuwei Liuqingshan, and promote the deputy commander of the Northern Wuwei to make Liu Yi the general of the second rank of the dragon and tiger, and serve as the governor of the five armies; Xiao Jinwu, the commander of Beiwuwei, was the general of the second rank of Dingguo and served as the secretary of the military department.

In addition to the two of them, all the generals above the fourth rank of the Northern Wuwei were exceptionally promoted, among which Liang Tongfang and several other generals with older qualifications and no backers served as the commanders of the new Twelve Guards.

Generals below the fourth rank also have rewards, but they are not enough to be arranged by name by the holy decree, but they are only uniformly asked by the Ministry of War to draw up a list, which will be signed and approved by the cabinet and then appointed separately.

When the decree reached the cabinet, the civil officials and dignitaries who had come out of the Taihe Hall were gathering to discuss how to turn the situation around.

In the era of separatism, the martial spirit will always overwhelm the civilian officials, and once they miss the opportunity of the defeat in Jingyang, it will be difficult for the civilian officials to form a high-pressure situation against the military general group, so as long as there is still a chance they will not give up.

However, when the civil officials who were foaming at the mouth got these two holy decrees, they suddenly wilted like frosted eggplants.

Tang Huaixin, the secretary of the ministry, held the holy decree in both hands, sat on wax with a face, and sighed for a long time and said: "Xiaguan finally understands what the old Huang Ge said that the saint doesn't want to speak, and he doesn't want us to speak.

You see this holy decree, the Holy One has clearly made a decision, and he doesn't want us to interfere at all.

With the defeat of Jingyang, the group of veteran generals of the Holy General was wiped out, and then changed hands to support a group of upstarts in Beiwuwei, these new generals only have authority, no titles, and no intricate network of relationships behind them, and they will never become monolithic.

It's ridiculous that we are still fighting for red faces here, planning how to force the saint to attack the generals, who knows that people will use us as a shield, and they have already shuffled the cards quietly. ”

Hearing this, all the civil officials woke up and nodded and sighed.

Huang Tingzhi, the first assistant of the cabinet, was originally closing his eyes to recuperate, and when he heard Tang Huaixin's words, he coughed lightly, and Tang Huaixin immediately woke up and quickly knelt down in front of him.

"The official was in a trance, and he was talking nonsense, arguing about the king, please deal with it."

Huang Tingzhi raised his eyelids and said lightly: "The old man can't deal with this matter, please ask for a guilty sentence last time, the saint has always been magnanimous, and he must not be embarrassed by the unintentional mistakes of the courtiers." ”

Since Huang Ge always said that it was an unintentional mistake, then even if His Majesty wanted to deal with him, he would help intercede, Tang Huaixin was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him.

In fact, none of the people present could see through the deep meaning of this holy decree, but everyone was old and refined, and they didn't say anything if they saw through it, only Tang Huaixin was careless for a while, and he committed a taboo, and he couldn't wait to smoke his two big ears to scrape.

Just when Tang Huaixin was depressed, Du Ruo, the head of the household, rushed in, took the tea on the table and drank it dry, and said in a rough manner: "The palace...... There is news from the palace that the Holy One has seen it today...... I've seen a guy ......."

Huang Tingzhi's brows jumped, but Tang Huaixin had already jumped up from the ground.

"Who did you see?"

"He said it was called Xu Rui, I haven't heard of it, have you heard of it?"

"Xu Rui?"

This name is very unfamiliar to the big guys, and everyone looks at each other and shakes their heads.

Huang Tingzhi stood up and saluted everyone: "The old man is not in good spirits, so he will go first, don't work too hard, you need to grasp the key points to get twice the result with half the effort!" ”

After speaking, he bowed his hand to everyone again, walked out of the cabinet signing room, and everyone hurriedly got up to send them off.

After Huang Tingzhi left, Tang Huaiye immediately came to Du Ruo's side and asked, "What does Elder Ge mean?" ”

Du Ruo snorted coldly: "The so-called focus is naturally this Xu Rui, this person has such a great influence on the saint, we have to find him out as soon as possible to see who the saint is." ”

At the same time, Gonggong Cao returned to the inner house, but the troubles were everywhere, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became, the more he was afraid, the more he was afraid, the more he thought, he couldn't help but paced back and forth in the study anxiously, and he didn't even notice that the door of the study had been slowly pushed open by a pair of slender hands.

"What is Uncle worried about?"

The soft sound is like a clear spring in the mountains, sweet and soft, and it is very comfortable to listen to.

Gonggong Cao was slightly stunned, only to find that a woman had been standing in the study for an unknown amount of time.

The woman's eyes are like glass, her hair is like green silk, her waist is thin, her body is slender, and she is beautiful and graceful in plain clothes, just like the person in the painting.

She is the daughter of Cao Gonggong's brother, and her maiden name is Wanxi, which is taken from the meaning of "Qingyang Wanxi" in "The Book of Songs, Zheng Feng, Wild Vines".

Father-in-law Cao's brother died early, leaving a son and a daughter who were all raised by him, and he had a very good relationship with him.

As soon as he saw his niece, he put his worries behind for the time being, and said with a smile: "Wan'er is back, where is Siyuan?" ”

Cao Wanxi said: "My brother went out with someone early in the morning, and he will be back soon." ”

Gonggong Cao shook his head: "I'm afraid I'm betting with someone again, this kid has studied kung fu for a few days, and he doesn't do his job all day long, he only knows how brave and ruthless, he wants to be half as sensible as you, how much can uncle worry less?" ”

Cao Wanxi sat down in front of the bookcase and sighed faintly.

Only then did Father-in-law Cao notice that there seemed to be a little melancholy between her eyebrows, and her face couldn't help but change, and she asked with concern: "What's the matter, that kid from the Tao family is pestering you again?" ”

Cao Wanxi shook her head slightly and said, "Uncle doesn't have to worry about his niece, I can still handle it." ”

Father-in-law Cao snorted coldly: "What to deal with? You are a lady in the boudoir, why bother with such shameless people, if he comes again, you let your uncle come forward? ”

Cao Wanxi's beautiful eyes drooped slightly, and she said with a wry smile: "My father went early, my niece and Siyuan were brought up by my uncle, my uncle has no backer in the court, and he is angry everywhere, my niece knows my uncle's difficulties, and I just want to help my uncle more."

Although Tao Pan is frivolous, unlearned, and unskilled, he can't get into the eyes of his niece, but his father is a household servant, and his niece really doesn't want to stiffen the relationship and make it difficult for his uncle. ”

Hearing Cao Wanxi say this, Cao Gonggong's heart seemed to be cut piece by piece by a knife, he entered the palace when he was young, he couldn't have children, and he regarded his brother's son and daughter as his own.

Now that her niece Wanxi is just sixteen, she is slim and slim, but she has to be implicated by herself, and she has been with those sons and grandsons early and wronged snakes, how can he not feel pain in his heart?

Gonggong Cao sat down dejectedly and sighed: "Uncle is useless, I really wronged you." ”

Cao Wanxi smiled and shook her head: "Compared with my uncle, what is my niece's grievance?" Fortunately, my niece has been reading poetry and books since she was a child, and she is still a little beautiful, and she just hopes to find someone to rely on, so that her uncle can have a backer in the court and not be so difficult. ”

"Wan'er ......"

Father-in-law Cao was shocked and suddenly looked at her.

Cao Wanying got up and walked to the window, looking at the sunset slanting to the west and sighing to herself.

"Uncle doesn't have to feel guilty, how can the daughter's family really make their own decisions? The niece is already at ease under the wing of her uncle, how can she be selfish and only care about herself? ”

As she spoke, she suddenly turned around, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, but there were already faint tears in her eyes.

"Every time my niece sees her uncle worried, she hates why she gave birth to a useless daughter, if your uncle needs to make friends with someone, she will marry her niece, whether it is a concubine or a concubine, as long as she can help her uncle, her niece has no complaints."

"Wan'er!"

Gonggong Cao suddenly got up and stared at Cao Wanxi, his chest rose and fell, and the emotions in his heart were already as agitated as a galloping horse.

"No, no! Uncle is accustomed to seeing the filth and filth of a wealthy family, once the person entrusted to him is not a person, life is better than death, even if he really wants to ruin the family, his uncle will not mistake you for life for his own glory! ”

Hearing this, Cao Wanxi's heart was moved, two lines of tears slowly slipped down, and at the same time, a bright smile bloomed, like pear blossoms bringing rain, making people love and pity.

"My niece believes in my uncle, how could you be wrong about the person you chose?"

Gonggong Cao shook his head, and was about to enlighten a few words, but he was suddenly slightly stunned.

Yes, my niece is indeed of marriageable age, so why don't I choose someone for her who can help her and treat her sincerely?

It is said that once you enter the Houmen, it is as deep as the sea, but if you can find a promising young talent, you will not have to worry about it.

There is just a suitable candidate right now, Xu Rui happens to be sixteen years old, unmarried, although he is a little lazy, but his family is innocent, his talent is earth-shattering, and the most rare thing is that he is affectionate and righteous, worthy of being entrusted for life, and his niece can be called a talented woman.

Right now, I'm worried about how to let this kid help him get through the difficulties, if he can promote this marriage, are you afraid that this kid won't be careful?

As long as this demon king of the mixed world is willing to put his heart into it, I believe that nothing will be difficult for him!

Thinking of this, Father-in-law Cao was overjoyed and said: "Wan'er, my uncle recommends a person to you, this person is young and intelligent, both civil and military, affectionate and righteous, he can be called the first talent in the world, I guarantee that you are satisfied!" ”

Cao Wanxi was stunned: "There are still such people in the world?" Who is he? ”

Gonggong Cao said word by word: "This person's surname is Xu Mingrui, and he is the righteous son of Marquis Jingwu!" ”

I don't know why my uncle's attitude suddenly changed, Cao Wanxi was very surprised, but the name Xu Rui was extremely unfamiliar, if it was really my uncle who said it so powerfully, how could I not have heard of it?

Xu Rui...... Who is he? ”