Su Qi'an and Xie Cang, under the report of the inner servant, slowly walked into the main hall, the hall was brightly lit, and the officials of the six departments of the court and the central government sat on both sides.

In front of each long table, there were already all kinds of good wine and good food, and behind the minister, there was no sword to prohibit the army, but a servant girl who served with tea and water.

Above, Su Xuanyong sat on the dragon chair in the middle, Su Zhe and Su Tai sat on both sides, and as Su Qi'an and Xie Cang entered the hall, for a moment in the hall, everyone's eyes were watching.

With a thick smile on his face, Su Xuanyong's hearty voice sounded.

"Haha, Dongshan Hou and Lingdong Hou came just in time, hurry up and take a seat, this time in the Dongzhou war, Qi An, you really didn't disappoint the widow, say half a year is half a year."

"Not only did it quell the war that had plagued Dongzhou for many years in one fell swoop, but it also recovered Zhoushan Island, which had been lost for many years, and the Fusang Naval Division was almost wiped out, you fought this battle well."

Su Xuanyong's voice was excited, everyone could see that his happiness, the riots in the two coastal states had always been Su Xuanyong's heart disease.

Now that the heart disease has been removed, the body and mind are naturally comfortable, and the dragon face is happy.

Su Qi'an and Xie Cang sat down, and for Su Xuanyong's praise, the two of them gave up their hands again and again, saying some scenes, but when the voices of the two fell.

The officials of the six ministries on both sides put down the wine glasses in their hands and got up one after another to speak.

"Your Majesty, the battle of Dongzhou, not only fought beautifully, but also famous for the prestige of the Great Liang country, before the Dongshan Marquis, Weichen was a little offended, and now through this celebration banquet, Wechen wants to apologize to the Dongshan Marquis, it is Wechen who is too calculating, and I hope that the Dongshan Marquis can understand."

"That's right, speaking of which, Weichen has a lot of complaints about Dongshan Hou, and now it seems that Weichen has a long-term vision and almost lost a capable minister like Da Liang."

"It's not, fortunately, Your Majesty is able to overcome public opinion, has a lot of vision, and left the Marquis of Dongshan, otherwise, we will definitely make a big mistake, here, we will ask the Marquis of Dongshan for guilt."

As he spoke, the officials of the six ministries walked up to Su Qi'an and raised their glasses to apologize.

Seeing this, Su Qi'an didn't say anything, got up, picked up the wine glass and returned the salute, with the leaders of the six ministries, even Zheng Yuan, Zhao Cheng, Sima Yue, and the three first-class national princes got up one after another and apologized to Su Qi'an.

For their actions, Su Qi'an returned the salute one by one, not to mention how harmonious the scene was, Su Xuanyong looked at this scene, the smile on his face was even worse, and he spoke.

"Good! Good! Well, you can understand the general situation, resolve grievances, it is really my letter of the court, the widow is very comforted, and I hope that all the ministers can work together to recast the glory of Daliang. ”

"Weichen, you must do your best."

All the officials, including Su Qi'an, opened their mouths with their fists.

Then, under Su Xuanyong's order, this celebration banquet officially began, the dancing girl in the middle of the field twisted her graceful waist, and the ministers on both sides drank wine and ate food, and the atmosphere in the hall made people feel like they were drunk and drunk.

Su Qi'an's face was calm, looking at everything in front of him, there was an inexplicable sadness in his heart, the Dongzhou war paid more than 50,000 casualties, but in exchange for the song and dance of the court.

Everyone's face was filled with an intoxicated look, even Su Xuanyong, Su Qi'an bowed his head and was silent, and later, he even put down the wine glass in his hand.

Su Qi'an acted like this, and was naturally noticed by Su Xuanyong, and he said with a smile.

"What's wrong? Could it be that these are not suitable for Su Qing's appetite? ”

Su Qi'an shook his head, clasped his fists at Su Qi'an, and then said, "Back to Your Majesty, it's not like that, it's just the scene in front of you, which makes Weichen think of those Dongzhou soldiers who died in battle, if they are still there, they can see that the current peace is peaceful." ”

Su Qi'an's words were very light, but all the ministers in the palace heard it, and all of a sudden, the originally lively and noisy was instantly silent, and everyone looked at Su Qi'an in a daze.

The dancing girls who were dancing in the hall stopped as the hall was quiet, and they suddenly looked a little overwhelmed.

Su Qi'an's words don't sound like anything wrong, but on this occasion, it is a bit of a bad scenery.

Anyone can see that Su Xuanyong's smiling face was obviously frozen for a few points, but he quickly recovered.

The lively atmosphere in the hall briefly appeared a little solidified, but Su Zhe and Su Tai, who were sitting next to them, reacted in time, first waved away the dancing girls in the hall, and then played a round road.

"I can see Dongshan Hou's compassion for his soldiers, Dongshan Hou is right, if those soldiers who died can live, I will be relieved to see the peace now."

"That's right, the battle of Dongzhou, there were indeed casualties, but this battle must be fought, because it is to defend the homeland, their sacrifice, we will remember, come, you raise your glasses, the generals and soldiers who died for this battle, raise a glass to them!"

At the instigation of Su Zhe and Su Tai, the ministers in the palace got up one after another, raised their wine glasses, and then threw them on the ground to show respect.

Under the two of them playing a round, they could obviously feel that the embarrassment in the hall was gradually disappearing, and even Su Xuanyong was back to normal.

At this time, Zhao Cheng and Sima Yue, the two princes, got up and said to Su Xuanyong.

"Your Majesty, the compassion of the Marquis of Dongshan makes the old ministers respect, and the celebration banquet we held is not to commend those front-line soldiers who have made great contributions to this battle."

"The soldiers of those soldiers, the bereavement pensions have been in place, and now there are two military marquis left who have not been rewarded, and tonight's celebration banquet is not held for the two military marquis."

Listening to the two of them, Su Xuanyong nodded slightly, looking at Su Qi'an and Xie Cangdao.

"Dongshan Hou, Lingdong Hou listen to the seal."

The two stood in the center of the hall, half-kneeling and listening to the seal.

"In the battle of Dongshan, the two military marquis took the lead, and the merit was huge, and they rewarded a first-class marquis mansion in Donghou, 200,000 taels of silver, and restored the treatment of the ancestor of the country, although he was a marquis, he was equivalent to a second-class prince."

"We're in command." Xie Cang bowed to Xie En, and everyone could feel the excitement of Xie Cang's voice.

The rewards in front, whether they are gold and silver mansions, are not as heavy as those that come from behind.

Don't look at it as just the same as the second grade, but to be able to restore the glory of the ancestors and enjoy the treatment of the ancestors is the ambition that Xie Cang has always wanted to achieve.

The famous general Xie Yu, who made great achievements a hundred years ago, was able to serve as a military general and an official second-class public, which is enough to see the importance of the emperor at that time.

The Xie family was quite beautiful back then, but unfortunately, the descendants did not keep up, but in just a hundred years, the Xie family, which was famous, became a lonely earl.

Fortunately, in this generation, with Xie Cang's efforts, he has reached the first-class marquis step by step, but Xie Cang always has a knot in his heart, that is, to go one step further and become a second-class duke.

Don't look at the distance between the marquis and the duke, but it is this short step that blocks countless first-class military marquis.

According to the law of Da Liang, every national duke, even if it is a second-grade national duke, has a quota limit, and unless it is a great achievement, it can be promoted exceptionally.

Otherwise, otherwise you can only wait for the previous Guogong to go to one, and then you can vacate one.

If you just rely on boiling, maybe it's nothing, just slowly consume time, but this law is a hundred years ago, with the passage of time, the previous emperors of all dynasties strictly restricted the number of national dukes, especially those who were born as military generals, and they were even more fearful.

Now among the three first-class princes and the twelve second-rank princes in Daliang, there is only one who was born as a military general, and that one is now in his old age, basically living at home for a long time, and has no ability to command troops at all.

Therefore, under this double check and balance, it is almost impossible to go further and become a second-class national prince, or to be born as a military general, like a moat.

And now, although Xie Cang is still a first-class marquis, he enjoys some of the rights of treatment and is no different from that of the second-rank duke, which can be understood as an alternate prince in disguise.

As long as you take this step and enter the list of national princes, it is a matter of time before you enter the list of national princes, so how not to make Xie Cang excited by this kind of sealing.

After Xie Cang heard the seal, Su Xuanyong's voice sounded again.

"The Marquis of Dongshan listened to the seal, with the power of one fell swoop, the battle in Dongzhou was pacified, and the credit was huge, and the last war in Yuezhou completely pacified the coastal war, and the great credit was immortal."

"Special exception for promotion, Feng Dongshan Hou into the second rank of the national government, into the cabinet, a reward of one million taels of silver, a national mansion."

When all the ministers in the palace heard this, they all applauded, and it felt like they were well deserved, and no one objected, and many people even opened their mouths to praise.

But Su Qi'an, who was half-kneeling on the ground, didn't listen to the seal for a long time, motionless, looking at this scene, Su Xuanyong thought that Su Qi'an was stunned, so he didn't react.

The attendant on the side whispered to Su Qi'an.

In the midst of applause and compliments, Su Qi'an raised his head, then slowly got up and spoke.

"Thank Your Majesty for your love for Weichen, but listen to the second rank of the prince, forgive Weichen for not being able to accept the order."

Su Qi'an's words once again made the audience silent, and Su Xuanyong, who was above, had a smiling expression, frowned slightly, did not speak, and looked at Su Qi'an deeply, wanting to hear his answer to the decree.

Su Qi'an did not hesitate, and immediately spoke, "Has Your Majesty forgotten the agreement with Weichen, the half-year appointment, Weichen will pacify the war in Dongzhou, and do not want any reward, only ask Your Majesty to marry the ninth princess." ”

Hearing this, Su Xuanyong's frowning brows relaxed slightly, and he chuckled, "What did the widow think it was, but he was worried about this?" Hehe, rest assured, the widow speaks as soon as he speaks, and the horse is difficult to chase, and those who promise you will definitely not regret it. ”

"This time I am summoned back to Beijing, in addition to giving you a reward, it is also to hold a big wedding between you and the Ninth Princess!"

"The marriage of the Duke of Feng Guo and the Ninth Princess is not in conflict, as the saying goes, a long drought meets nectar, a foreign country meets an old acquaintance, the cave house spends candle night, and when the gold list is titled, you kid occupies two at once, and the widow's commitment to you, your heart can be settled."

"The widow is not thin on you, so don't listen to it quickly."

Su Qi'an stood in place, looked at Su Xuanyong, clasped his fists and saluted, and then said unhurriedly, "Thank you Your Majesty for the marriage, you must do everything to the ninth princess Weichen, but Feng Erpingong, Weichen is still the same sentence, forgive Weichen for not accepting." ”

As Su Qi'an's voice landed, all of a sudden, the originally relaxed atmosphere in the hall instantly froze, and that kind of silence could be heard even by everyone's breathing.

Some people looked at Su Xuanyong with their spare eyes, and they could obviously see the coldness on his face, and that coldness made people shudder.