Chapter 239: On Meritorious Deeds
As the saying goes, power is the best aphrodisiac. Whether it's money or beauty, these are just the added value of power.
Since ancient times, people have heard of the tragedy of those in power looting the people's fat and ointment, and it is also common to see love stories of people who do not love the country and love the beauty. It's not that those princes and generals are really stupid, but because if you hold power and can't cash it into cash beauties, then what's the use of asking for this iron rod?
Nobel XX, the man with the highest power in the territory of the Zekes Empire. He has the strongest force in the empire, and has the wealth accumulated by the Nobel family for more than 600 years, and the rest of the matter is only to loot the beauties of the world and provide more excellent genes for the next generation of the royal family!
At present, the source of this gene is none other than Cordy Li Shasha! Even if Nobel 20 was embarrassed to marry a teenage girl with a shy face, it was okay to let his son marry her and go home! What do you think, Li Jing's words of "brother-in-law" instantly shattered his two wishes -- if Su Ze and Li Shasha really fall in love, wouldn't the royal family be equivalent to losing a son-in-law of a dragon summoner and a beautiful fertility tool?
When everyone was full of wine and food, leaning back on the chairs and chatting happily, the king inadvertently looked at Su Ze and Li Shasha, who didn't seem to have a very close relationship, and said in his heart, Is there still a play in my Nobel family? Then, he clapped his hands to quiet the auditorium, and ordered someone to remove the table before the throne, and then put on his cloak, put on the crown, picked up the scepter, and said: "I believe you have not forgotten that the reason why we can gather together today is because of these seven distinguished guests who have come all the way from Panda City!" Among all of you here, there may be some people who don't know what kind of credit they have made, so I will count their achievements in front of you!"
"Count Corday, Count Vasily. ”
"The minister is here!" Hearing the king call his name, Cordai Li Yin and Vasily Chen Zhao hurriedly got up, walked quickly to the red carpet in the middle of the auditorium, bowed their heads and bent over, waiting for the next step.
After the two of them stood in front of him, the king picked up the speech that had been prepared and read it out in public: "At the end of September, Panda City was attacked by Black Cherry. In the siege team, there are hundreds of high-level Warcraft, thousands of middle-level Warcraft, and tens of thousands of low-level Warcraft, and there are more than 200 members of Black Cherry waiting for the opportunity to move behind the beast group. Fortunately, the young generation of strong people in Panda City came out one after another, and finally under the leadership of Su Ze, the dragon summoner, they repelled the beast tide and killed more than 200 people in Black Cherry, which preserved the lives and property of the residents in the city to the greatest extent!
After reading, the king glanced at the nobles, "This is how things went, do you Aiqing have anything to ask?"
If you want to ask, the nobles really want to ask, with Su Ze, a dragon summoner like Huang Feng who is ashamed of himself, how did Panda City get breached by a super demonic beast? But looking at Su Ze's cold face, how could anyone dare to stand up and provoke the thorn? In response to the king, there was only endless silence.
"Okay, since everyone has no objections, then it is up to me to announce the handling of this matter. As he spoke, the king changed a speech and read: "Count Kodai Li Zhao, as the city lord of Panda City, you are on the front line when the disaster comes, leading the elite forces of all families in the city to stubbornly resist the invasion of Black Cherry, even if the city wall collapses, you will not flinch, you can be called the pillar of the country! Count Vasily Chen Zhao, you once lost in the city lord election, but at the critical moment, you can still go all out regardless of previous suspicions, and you are also a pillar of talent! I announce: The two counts have made meritorious contributions to protect the city, and the title has been changed to hereditary earl, and the children and grandchildren will share the blessings of the empire!"
Kedai Li Yin, Vasily Chen Zhao: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I have also studied the list of heroes listed by the two counts. Among them, the representatives of the three families headed by the Tyson family performed the most prominently in the battle to defend the city, and specially conferred the title of viscount of the three family masters as a sign of encouragement! In addition, the four hundred people who defended the city will not be chaotic in the face of danger, and they will be recorded once for first-class merit and a bounty of 50 coins! Among the four, there are also 100 people in Xicheng District, Vasily Chen Zirconium is the most outstanding, with quick reaction and timely action, and has made great contributions to resisting the invasion, so he ordered him to be promoted to 500 generals, and he is also the chief of the Panda City garrison army!
"In addition, all the troops who participated in the defense of the city were awarded a third-class meritorious service, and their salaries were doubled in the following three months! The permanent troops of Panda City, with more than 100 generals, were additionally praised with verbal praise and pennants! All soldiers and civilians who were wounded in the defense of the city could receive a pension ranging from one to five gold coins depending on the condition of their injuries; if the circumstances were serious, they could be reported to the imperial capital separately, and the Ministry of Finance would take the lead in discussing how to increase the pension!"
After saying so much in one breath, the king finally put down his speech and said to the two people on the red carpet: "The two counts need not be polite, but can straighten their backs." If you are not satisfied with my reward, you can do so here, and we will revise it at our discretion. ”
It took so long for Kodai Li Yin and Vasily Chen Zhao to bend down and stand for so long before the king swore that "there is no need to be polite", which is enough to see how much power Nobel XX is a man who enjoys power. The best way to deal with such a boss is to nod your head, because no matter what objections you raise, he will certainly find a way to uphold the verdict.
It's all old fritters in officialdom, how can Kedai Li Yin not understand this, and hurriedly bowed his head and agreed: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to your subjects, and the lower officials will thank Your Majesty for the reward on behalf of the military and the people!" After speaking, seeing the king's face showing spring, he continued: "Your Majesty, the western city wall of Panda City is seriously damaged, and most of the Xicheng District was damaged in the war, and thousands of people have been displaced, and I hope Your Majesty will allocate funds for relief!"
"I've already expected what you're talking about. The Imperial Bank will send the funds to Panda City within a week, and materials such as steel, cotton clothing, and food will also depart within a month. The king said kindly, "When the feast is over, come to my study." Your input is also needed on the specific numbers of the property, the overseer and the selection of the engineering team. ”
Hearing this, Ke Dai Li Yin's trip to the imperial capital was successfully completed, and he was so happy that he quickly knelt down to thank God.
After dealing with these national affairs, the king looked at Su Ze, who was bored, and said in a slightly flattering tone, "Please invite the five young representatives of Panda City to come to me. ”
Hearing the summons, the five young people on both sides of the red carpet stood on the red carpet with nervousness, confidence, or expressionless faces. Interestingly, the other four people consciously gave up the C position to Su Ze, but Su Ze stood behind the four because he didn't like to be in the limelight, and he really couldn't see Nobel 20 crying and laughing.
"Kodai Li Jing, Vasily Chen Key. The king took the lead in naming the "younger brothers" who stood at both ends of the five: "You two are young, and you only have the strength to summon demons, but you dare to follow your father into battle to kill the enemy, and have made great achievements in the defense of the city, which is worthy of learning from your peers in the imperial capital! Now, I will give you a second-class meritorious service, and each of you will be rewarded with a meritorious service medal and ten gold coins, are you still satisfied?"
Chen Jian was honest, no more clever than Li Jing, and when the former was still stupid and didn't know what to say, the latter had already bowed at a ninety degree right angle and said happily: "Your Majesty King Xie!"
"Hehe, such a clever child. The king looked at Cordai and praised him, and asked the "younger brothers" to return to their seats first, and then said to the remaining Su Ze and the three: "The three of you have performed particularly well in the defense of the city, and the two counts are full of praise for you!