Volume 1 Dongyu Fengyun Chapter 197 The Art of the Emperor
With the end of the salute to welcome the army, Xiao Yun led Xiao Yu, Mo Han, Lu Zetao, Wang Kai and Ye Cangnan, who had just recovered from serious injuries, followed the dragon of His Majesty the Emperor, and came to the imperial palace and court. The remaining 400,000 troops were arranged by Xiao Yun to be stationed outside the city, waiting for His Majesty's reward.
Above the court, the wine, food, musicians, and dancers have already been prepared, just waiting for Mu Xin's order, and everyone can have a banquet to celebrate. At this moment, the civil and military officials discovered that next to the dragon case, which was originally placed on the high platform, there was actually a slightly smaller case table placed side by side.
"Come, General, sit down with me. With that, Mu Xin took Xiao Yun's hand and walked up the nine-step jade steps step by step, and came to the back of the dragon case.
"This... Your Majesty, where is this made. Xiao Yun was frightened, so he knelt straight in front of Mu Xin.
"General, you are an immortal hero of my Yingzhou country, what can you afford with this mere etiquette. While speaking, Mu Xin helped Xiao Yun up and pressed it behind the long case next to him.
"Okay! The secretaries are seated, and the celebration banquet begins. Mu Xin said loudly, and then the civil and military officials above the court sat down, and a grand celebration banquet began.
"Let's be happy!" the eunuch snorted, and then a gorgeously dressed maid entered with countless delicacies and placed them on the table of the ministers. The maids stepped down from the dancers and came on the stage, and with the gentle and beautiful music, they danced in the center of the court, and the gauze skirts and water sleeves rose and fell one after another, like the fairies of the nine heavens.
"All Aiqing, I will join me in saluting General Xiao Yun and all the generals who fought bloodily. Mu Xin stood up and spoke first, leading the courtiers to raise a glass to Xiao Yun and the others.
"This first glass of wine, thank you generals for killing the enemy bloodily to protect the safety and health of Yingzhou country!" After saying that, Mu Xin drank all the wine in the cup, and then the eunuch on the side poured the wine again.
"This second glass of wine is to thank the generals for destroying the Silver Moon Royal Family and fulfilling our country's thousand-year-old wish. ”
"This third cup of wine, thanks to the generals for expanding the territory, has more than doubled the expansion of my Yingzhou country. ”
"Your Majesty... How can he be a minister? . . Xiao Yun was toasted by Mu Xin three glasses of wine in a row, and he was also a little panicked in his heart, after all, no matter what the relationship between the two was in private, but in front of the civil and military ministers, this etiquette was really bigger.
"Oh, our general who fights on the battlefield without blinking an eye is actually shy, hahaha, okay! I listen to you, come! Let's eat and drink!" Mu Xin laughed, his heart was quite happy, and he couldn't help but joke with Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yu saw it in his eyes, and his face couldn't help showing a smile, after all, Xiao Yun, who is usually quite serious, really didn't have a shameful expression that could be seen easily.
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The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. The civil and military officers above the court were all red-faced and red-eared, and their voices grew louder with the strength of the wine, even overpowering the musicians playing on the side. And more is listening to Lu Zetao and other three generals tell the anecdote of this expedition, and they look at Xiao Yu on the side while listening, because these stories are always inseparable from Xiao Yu's shadow.
"Rest easy, Your Majesty has a will. Suddenly, the eunuch shouted without warning, which instantly quieted the atmosphere in the court.
"Your Majesty has a will, in order to show the meritorious ministers of this crusade against Yinyue, I hereby award you. Gave the former general Ye Cangnan Wu Yuanhou, from a product, a mansion in the south of the city, 10,000 taels of gold. Give the left general Lu Zetao Wu Xinhou, from a product, enjoy a mansion in the east of the city, 10,000 taels of gold. After giving the general Wang Kaiwu Xinghou, from a product, a mansion in the west of the city, 10,000 taels of gold. Give the young general Xiao Shan a martial oath, from a product, reward 10,000 taels of gold. Give the pioneer battalion commander Mo Han Xingjihou, the second product, enjoy a mansion in the north of the city, and ten thousand taels of gold. Give the young general Xiao Yu, Xing Zhihou, reward 10,000 taels of gold, and then he can enter the court as an official when he becomes an adult, and temporarily remember from the second grade. Reward the rest of the soldiers with one hundred taels of silver each, and enter the third level of knighthood. With that, the eunuch put away the decree, but the generals below looked at each other, because they had not heard His Majesty's reward order for the general Xiao Yun.
"Don't you want to get the order and thank you?" Xiao Yun looked at the few people standing on the spot below, and shouted.
Xiao Yu and the others each committed their own cases, and knelt down in front of Mu Xin to receive the order and thanks.
"Hehe, don't worry, generals, I know what you're all thinking, don't worry, how can I forget General Xiao Yun. With that, Mu Xin raised his hand again, and then the eunuch took out the second volume of the holy decree and read it out.
"Your Majesty has a will, this crusade against the Silver Moon Empire, the great general Xiao Yun is hereby rewarded for my immortal achievements in the Yingzhou Empire. Give General Xiao Yun the title of King Huangling, fief 13 cities in Huangling County in the northern region of Yingzhou, self-made hereditary replacement, and admire this. ”
"Hehe, Xiao Yun, if you are an official position, you are already a very good minister, if you are based on wealth, you are honest and disdainful of yellow and white things, I really don't know how to reward you, so I have to give you this Huangling County together, and from then on I can rule the thirteen cities of Huangling on my behalf and guard this great river and mountain for me. Mu Xin smiled, but at the same time, his eyes stared at Xiao Yun without blinking, as if to see his reaction.
"This... Since hearing the reward for himself, Xiao Yun secretly frowned, and since he had not rewarded his two sons with a mansion before, Xiao Yun's face became a little unnatural.
"What's the matter? General Xiao is not satisfied with my reward? That Huangling County is a country of fertile fields and thousands of miles of abundance. Besides, you are the first one in your country since its founding!"
"The minister didn't dare, but the minister felt that this reward was a bit too big, and the minister was afraid. ”
"It's okay, it's okay, for you, I don't have anything to be reluctant to, so you just accept it. ”
"Nachen. . . Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. ”
As soon as Xiao Yun said that, Mu Xin grabbed his wrist and laughed.
"Congratulations to King Huangling!" The courtiers also bowed their hands one by one and congratulated Xiao Yun.
Only Xiao Yu and the others who were present were still confused, after all, such a rich reward showed that Mu Xin valued Xiao Yun, so why did he reluctantly accept it when he looked at him, and Mu Xin seemed to have to give it, I really couldn't understand it.
It was late at night, and the chaotic court had been calm, and in the dark harem, Mu Xin sat alone, contemplating expressionlessly.
"Hey... In order to keep my Yingzhou Kingdom, Xiao Yun, I can't help you. After a long time, Mu Xin sighed and said to himself.