Chapter Seventy-Six: On Meritorious Deeds
In the afternoon, the state banquet was attended by all the officials, including Zhao Li, Zhao Ji, Zhao Yi, Zhao Yu, Zhao Si, Zhao Si and other princes and princes.
The seats of Zhang Qi, Wu Zhi and others were arranged at the forefront, facing the official Zhao Xu, and on the left and right were Zhang Chun and other important ministers of the court and the princes and princes. Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo and other generals of the Red Guard Battalion all entered the palace for the first time, participated in such a big banquet for the first time, and faced the emperor so close for the first time. Zhang Qi was also a little excited, and Wu Zhi was as calm as a mountain.
Wu Zhi found that Zhao Xu, who was sitting on the dragon chair opposite, was in a very happy mood, and he hadn't seen him for more than two months, and he looked more energetic and ruddy. It can be clearly seen that Zhao Xu is still very persevering, and should be meditating and practicing boxing unremittingly every day, and the effect of exercise is especially significant. Wu Zhi was very happy in his heart.
"Decree, Your Majesty's Will!" After everyone entered the Jiying Palace, Zhao Xu nodded, Hao Sui hurriedly took a step forward, unfolded a volume of holy decrees in his hand, and began to read it out loud.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Jingyuan Road Jingluo appeased Zhang Qi to command the battle of Pingxia City, defeated the enemy, and specially awarded the Longtu Pavilion Duanming Hall Bachelor, advanced Yinqing Guanglu Doctor, Fengzhen Guoda General, Shangzhu State, Jian'an County Founding County Prince, promoted to sign the Privy Council, rewarded 500,000 Wen, gave the founding county mansion, 2,800 households, 800 households, 800 households, and the wife of Qin's second grade Lady; The right wing of the dragon god guard commanded Wu Zhi to make meritorious contributions, defeat the enemy, defeat the enemy chieftain, destroy Liang Yan (the name of the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang), capture the enemy's head, and make great contributions, specially awarded the bachelor of Longtu Pavilion, the advanced Xuanfeng doctor, the general of the Fengzhen Army, the upper protection army, the first-class marquis of Qinghe County, the commander of the front division of the palace and the secretary of the military department, the reward of 500,000 Wen, the founding of the Marquis Mansion, 1,800 households, and 500 households! ”
When everyone heard this, they were in an uproar, Zhang Qi was promoted five levels in a row, and directly from the fourth grade of the military attache (the general of the town army is the rank of military attache of the second grade) from the second rank of the court civil officials and important ministers, it can be said that the military attache has achieved the extreme.
And Wu Zhi is even more exaggerated, the martial arts are promoted to six levels, directly from the fifth grade of the dragon god guard right wing command to become from the second rank of the palace front division commander, and at that time the forbidden army is divided into the front of the palace, the guard infantry army and the guard horse army three divisions, the three divisions to the front of the palace division, the front division of the palace is the lawsuit of the forbidden army, the strength of the front division of the palace to govern the forbidden army is greater than the sum of the infantry army and the horse army, so Wu Zhi, the commander of the front division of the palace, is actually the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, and most of the forbidden army is in the hands of Wu Zhi! His civil service has also been promoted to five levels in a row, and he has jumped directly from the privy capital of the fifth rank to the secretary of the military department of the third grade, and the twenty-year-old member of the three-rank imperial court has been on an equal footing with Cheng An Chun in the imperial history! Moreover, the identity of the first-class marquis of Wu Zhi is even more prominent, and even the scholars of the second grade cannot be compared.
Zhang Ji and Wu Zhi are equivalent to directly entering the center of the imperial court, and they can participate in the decision-making of the imperial court on weekdays. And the mansion where both of them were rewarded, which made everyone even more envious! You must know that the housing prices in Bianliang, the capital city, are too expensive, and many honest and honest ministers in the imperial court still can't afford to buy houses, and some are still renting houses even when they are in their old age.
Zhang Chun, Lin Xi, Xu Jiang, and the generals of the Red Guard Battalion were happy and proud of the two, while Cai Jing, Cai Bian, Xing Shu and others were jealous, and the others were envious. But Zhang Qi and Wu Zhi did work hard in this battle against the Western Xia, especially Wu Zhi, who not only offered advice in front, but also killed the enemy and retreated from the enemy, almost single-handedly killed the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang, and captured Li Qianshun, the lord of the Western Xia, the credit is too great, and what kind of reward can be said to be too much. Although the people had different thoughts, they had nothing to say.
Zhang Qi was extremely excited in his heart, he was crowned with the title of Zhuguo, and he never dreamed of it, this is the highest honor of the military generals of the dynasty. Zhang Qi was ecstatic, and frequently looked at Wu Zhi, he was even more grateful to Wu Zhi, if it wasn't for Wu Zhi's help, he wouldn't have been able to achieve today's achievements.
Wu Zhi is also happy, he finally really entered the court, and mastered the forbidden army, with military power, he will be able to influence and influence some of the policies of the court in the future, and there is hope that the historical wheel of the Northern Song Dynasty will move in the direction he envisioned, so that he can finally change the course of history, avoid the tragedy of the destruction of the Northern Song Dynasty, and protect the people and their families.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Wang En, the deputy head of Jingyuan Road, commanded meritorious, advanced to the middle doctor, promoted Jingyuan Road to appease the envoy, and rewarded 200,000 Wen; Zhong Fu was meritorious in commanding the battle of Yanzi Mountain, and was promoted to two levels, Feng Mingwei general, light car captain, advanced to Zhongsan doctor, and was awarded the promotion to the deputy head of Jingyuan Road, with a reward of 200,000 yuan; Liu Zhongwu, Chong Pu, and Wang Sunchen followed Wu Zhi to fight in the Quartet, and made great contributions in the two battles of Tiandu Mountain and Wuyan Gorge, and the official was promoted to the fourth level, and Liu Zhongwu was named the general of Dingyuan, the captain of the cavalry, and the advanced Chao Yilang, and the promotion of Jingyuan Road to the jurisdiction of the city, and the title of the general of Ningyuan, the captain of the cavalry, the advanced court Fenglang, the promotion of the Xihe Road Governor, the title of Wang Shunchen as the ranger general, the cavalry captain, the advanced Chao Wu Lang, the promotion of the deputy jurisdiction of the Xihe Road, and the three of them each rewarded 200,000 Wen; The commander of the left and right battalions of the Red Guard Battalion made Lin Chong and Wang Jin follow Wu Zhi to fight for thousands of miles, and commanded and killed the enemy in the two battles of Tiandu Mountain and Wuyan Gorge, and the officers were promoted to four levels, Lin Chong advanced to the court to invite Lang, and was named the seventh rank Wen Shan official, and was named the captain of Zhenwei, and promoted the Dragon God Guard Army to command the envoy and lead the left battalion of the Red Guard Battalion from the six products, and Wang Jin advanced to Xuande Lang, and the seventh rank of the Wen Shan Officer, and was named the captain of Zhenwei, and promoted the Dragon God Guard Army to command the envoy and lead the right battalion of the Red Guard Battalion from the six products, and each rewarded 200,000 Wen ......."
Sun Qi and Li Tingliang were also promoted four levels in a row, respectively advanced to Chaosanlang and Xuanfenglang, both of whom were from the seventh-rank Wensan officials, and were awarded the captain of Zhiguo, and were promoted to the deputy commander of the seven-rank Dragon God Guard, each with a reward of 100,000 yuan; All the heads of the capital were promoted to three levels in a row, and they became the battalion commanders, and each was rewarded with 100,000 yuan; The other guards of the Red Guard Battalion were also promoted to three levels in a row, and their rewards ranged from tens of thousands to 100,000 yuan. Guo Cheng and Zhe Keshi were meritorious in defending the city, promoted to two levels, promoted to ranger general, guerrilla general, and promoted to the deputy jurisdiction of Jingyuan Road and the capital supervisor of soldiers and horses on Jingyuan Road, with a reward of 200,000 wen each. Miao Lu, Yang Weizhong, Li Jiezhong, Wang Shu, You Shixiong, Wang Gan, Wei Zhao and others were also promoted to two levels, advanced to one level, and each was rewarded with 100,000 yuan. Wang Wenyu, Lu Huiqing, and Sun Lu assisted and made meritorious contributions, and they were all promoted to one level and promoted to various propaganda envoys, each with a reward of 100,000 yuan. Other generals and officers and soldiers in the northwest were also promoted by two or one level according to their respective merits, and the rewards ranged from 10,000 to tens of thousands of yuan.
Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo and Si Fangguo were all awarded as undertakers, and they were all awarded Xuanjie Lieutenant and Battalion Commander, all of whom were military attachés of the Eighth Grade! The three of them have the official body of the eighth grade at a young age, and they are inexplicably excited.
The imperial court rewarded a lot of money, and more than 2 million yuan were rewarded with copper coins alone, but Cai Jing, the secretary of the household department, was in a hurry, and even called the household department to make ends meet, crying and crying out for poverty. But Zhao Xu was happy, this time not only won the battle, but also killed the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang and captured Li Qianshun, the lord of Western Xia, which can be described as a unique scenery for a while, and Zhao Xu's external exploits are much more brilliant than any previous emperor.
The generals of the Red Guard Battalion who participated in the banquet were overjoyed, and they followed Wu Zhi out for a trip, and when they came back unscathed, they could be promoted and make a fortune, and they respected Wu Zhi in their hearts. What was even happier was that Lin Chong, Wang Jin, Sun Qi, and Li Tingliang were promoted to four ranks, and all four of them became commanders or deputy envoys at the military level with a certain amount of authority. Especially Lin Chong and Wang Jin, who were still worried about their future a few months ago, but now they are the generals of the sixth rank of the imperial court, and they also have the rank of Wensan official of the seventh grade! They temporarily hugged Wu Zhi's thighs, they really hugged the right one, Wu Zhi, the junior brother, was the noble man in their lives.
After the award, the banquet officially began, Zhang Ji and Wu Zhi became the brightest stars at the banquet, and all kinds of people toasted and congratulated the two, and the flattery was endless. Wu Zhi didn't dare to be greedy for a cup, so he stopped tasting it, because the wine used for the banquet was "champion alcohol", thirty-eight degrees, he didn't dare to drink too much, and he would have to reunite with his family when he went back at night. Looking at the "champion alcohol" wine in front of him, Wu Zhi had mixed feelings.
Everyone was slightly drunk, and Zhao Xu was also a little drunk, so he left early. After they were full of wine and food, it was dark, and everyone left one by one. Wu Zhi was still sober and followed everyone out of the palace.
As soon as I walked out of the left door, I saw the big tiger and the second tiger standing next to the two carriages, waiting on the side of the road. Seeing this, Wu Zhi, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo, and Si Fangguo hurriedly walked over, greeted the two with a smile, and got into the carriage one by one.
Along the way, there was laughter and laughter.
When they returned home, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian and Xiao'e hurriedly ran out of the gate when they heard the news, surrounded them, and were very happy when they saw Wu Zhi and the four of them. After Wu Zhi bowed to Wu Xiu and Feng Niang, he led the jubilant Xiao'e with his left hand and the golden lotus with his right hand, and walked into the house surrounded by everyone. Suo Chao and Li Zhenguo took their parents and followed behind.
When he returned home, it was another joyful scene, especially when Wu Zhi told everyone about the rewards of the imperial court, everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers, surprised and happy. It's only been more than two months since they went out, and Wu Zhi, Suo Chao, Li Zhenguo, and Si Fangguo have made so much merit, and they have all been promoted, and everyone is really ecstatic.
And what everyone cares more about is Wu Zhi's identity as a marquis and the rewards he receives.
The prince of Wandai is the family glory that the common people talk about the most. First-class Hou Ye, that is something that Wu Xiu and Feng Niang can't dream of in their lives, but here in Wu Zhi, it has been easily realized when he is only twenty years old, and the title of prince and king in the future is just around the corner! So the happiest ones are Wu Xiu and Feng Niang.
"First-class marquis? Yes! Brother Da Lang is the Hou Ye! Xiao'e is happy, Jin Lian is smiling, her heart is as sweet as honey, happy for Wu Zhi, and happy for herself, when she marries Wu Zhi in the future, then she will be the real Mrs. Hou!
The others looked at Wu Zhi with awe in their eyes.