Chapter 484: Howling Eagle Marquis (1)

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On the magnanimous hall, hundreds of civil and military officials were standing in danger, and some low-ranking officials with knighthood stood with their faces down, and their eyes peeked around from time to time. They can stand on top of the court, and naturally have a unique sense of smell for the form of the court. In the past month, the low-key of the four major families and the strength of the crown prince have formed an extremely rare harmony and calm in the court. But this does not bode well for them, for momentary harmony often hides some kind of brutal whirlpool, and the brief calm heralds the coming storm, so that these days, every morning they have a sense of trembling.

In the sharp and rhythmic singing and cheering of the eunuchs, the yellow-robed Koluo slowly walked into the court, with a majestic smile on the corner of his lips, and sat on the throne. The cumbersome etiquette began, and after the singing of the hundreds of officials in the hall, it entered the link of asking for something to play and retreating from the court without anything.

The officials of the household department began to complain about the shortage of food in various places, which made Kolo a little unhappy and upset. After routinely instructing all departments to solve the problem together, he swept his gaze to Ling Huming, who looked solemn.

Ling Hu Ming noticed this glimmer of gaze, and he also knew the meaning of this gaze. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to let himself go out and ask for marriage for Jue'er, I have to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still takes care of the face of himself and the Linghu family, otherwise he can directly give marriage and put the relationship between Jue'er and himself on the surface. After hesitating for a moment, he took a long breath, and when all the ministers thought that this morning was going to pass without a shock, he took a step, bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, Weichen has something to play." ”

As soon as his words fell, the hall instantly held its breath, and all eyes were focused on Ling Huming's back. There was a faint sense of unease. Especially Nangong Wang and Zhong Lichao. The vision is even deeper and more complex. These days. Several of them deliberately kept a low profile, and never took the initiative to ask for a performance except for answering His Highness's inquiries.

A warm smile tugged at the corner of his lips, and Collolius replied politely: "What is the matter with the Linghuqing family?"

Ling Huming hesitated for a moment, but still said firmly: "Your Highness, as a father, for the sake of the child's future happiness, Weichen is out today." The third son of the brave Weichen proposed to Princess Colleen, hoping that His Royal Highness would grant permission. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were stunned, in the history of the Mingsi Empire, it was not uncommon for courtiers to propose to the royal family, but there was only one case in the court.

The smile on the corner of Koro's lips froze, and even the gaze of Ling Huming was a little glazed. But after coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but feel a sense of shame in his heart. Of course, he would not be so stupid as to think that Ling Huming didn't understand the meaning of his words last night, and secretly blamed Ling Huming for not knowing what to do, and being cunning. He sneered inwardly. Even his gaze became a little cold.

Seeing that many ministers in the hall had already focused their suspicious eyes on him, he coughed lightly. When you bow your head, you can hide the embarrassment and unnaturalness in your expression. Old fox. Colo scolded secretly in his heart, and when he raised his head again, he already had a countermeasure in his heart, and said with a smile: "Linghuqing's family, you really make this palace embarrassed, Colleen is not only the most beloved sister of the palace, but also the heart of the queen mother, even if the palace agrees, you must listen to the opinions of the queen mother and the princess, Linghuqing's family, what do you think?"

Ling Huming originally just used this to block the mouth of His Royal Highness the Prince, but now that the goal has been achieved, he naturally pretended to be terrified and agreed.

But Nangong Wang's eyes flashed with an extremely complicated cold light, and similarly, Zhong Lichao, who was standing opposite, also had a solemn expression, he felt that this matter was quite strange, with Ling Huming's personality, how could he do such a reckless thing. Could it be that he is ready to surrender to the royal family? Zhong Lichao secretly paid off, and the previous series of setbacks in the court had made him calm again.

To be honest, Ling Huming's hand disrupted Koluo's deployment and made him hesitate for a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, he looked imperceptibly at a golden-armored guard standing on the right side of the hall, who bowed slightly.

With a straight face, Keluo sat up straight, looked past the ministers, and then cleared his throat and said, "Liu Aiqing, tell the information you just received today to the secretaries." ”

"Yes, Your Highness. With a low and powerful voice, at the end of the hundred officials, a short and thin figure walked out, a man over fifty years old, with no flesh on his cheeks, but those eyes were very sharp, even if they didn't look at them, they gave people a feeling of going straight to people's hearts.

Most of the ministers of civil and military affairs looked at each other, they didn't know when they had such a colleague, and even the officials who had stood in front of this man were in a fog, and they didn't know when there was such a person behind them.

But Nangong Wang, Ling Huming and several other important ministers who knew the inside story changed their faces as the man moved forward. They all know this man, his name is Liu Xu, and he is the head of "Butterfly", and "Butterfly" is the secret intelligence agency of the empire that directly belongs to the royal family and never lets the four major families get involved.

After he walked calmly, he bowed and said in a clear but low tone: "Your Highness, a few days ago, the Falcon Division of the fortress completely annihilated a thousand-strong Glacier Horned Deer Wing of the enemy country and defeated the Wind Leopard Beast Cavalry Wing of 4,000 people. ”

Before the words were finished, a loud voice began to rise, and an old general in the age of a sixtieth year looked excited, muttering to himself: "This, how is this possible?" He was one of the only few generals in the hall who had fought against the Beast Cavalry Division of the Kotru Empire. It was more than thirty years ago, after a victory in the attack and defense of the fortress, when the commander of the Western Corps gave the order to pursue while he was victorious, when he was still a cavalry squad leader of the Black Wolf Division, and his squad was on the front line of pursuit. To this day, he still clearly remembers that scene, under the scorching sun, the wind leopard cavalry roared all over the field, the pursuit formation was stabbed like paper paste, and the wind blade shining in the sun attacked, and the pursuing cavalry fell in batches like mustard, and the blood filled the entire plain.

Almost in a single sprint, the cavalry of a division was routed on all fronts, and in the process of fleeing for his life, he looked back in horror, and under the harsh sun, the wind leopard with a long head became a lingering nightmare for his life.

Although the other ministers in the hall did not have such a deep feeling as him, the strength of the beast cavalry division was still known, and the reason why the Mingsi Empire had been passively beaten. The biggest reason. There is no army that can compete with the beast cavalry division. Even the god of war, Stuart, once said. His Wild Lion Legion was no match for the Beast Cavalry Division on the plains.

How did that kid do that? Some of the ministers began to ask themselves in surprise, and in their self-questioning, they turned their eyes to Ling Huming, who was standing tall. No one doubted the veracity of the information, only puzzled, bewildered, and trembled.

Zhong Lichao, Nangong Wang, and even Murong Ao and Ling Huming were not too surprised, compared with the other ministers in the palace, they more or less learned some inside information through various channels, but they were not as detailed as Liu Sha said. None of them spoke. They didn't even look at each other, because they both knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not tell this military situation for no reason, although this military situation was exhilarating and encouraging to ordinary soldiers and the people. But after all, the identity of the Falcon Division is delicate, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a rebellion. Building momentum for rebellion is definitely not the work of one person in power.

Among them, Ling Huming thought more, although he had long been aware of the attitude of the royal family. But he couldn't understand that he refused to marry in this way. What means will the forces behind the royal family use to show favor to Jeor?

In the silent and apprehensive atmosphere in the hall, Keluo motioned for Liu Sha to retreat, and then said in a high-pitched voice: "The Falcon Division has made new contributions, and General Linghu is worthy of being the mainstay of our empire.

Now, even a fool understands that the direction of the wind in the court is about to change again after a short period of calm. The royal family is showing favor to Linghu, and some officials who are close to the Linghu family are immediately in good spirits and radiant, which is also a hint to them that the Linghu family is about to rise.

At this time, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took power, he has changed his previous strength, and the taciturn Nangong Wang spoke, and his voice was still consistent and condensed: "Your Highness, the Falcon Division has long been out of the order of the team, and the soldiers under it have not been included in the army, how can you reward them?" His tone sounded tactful, but the implication was very sharp. Coupled with the aftermath of these years of precipitation, the words made the court start to talk again.

A sharp but seemingly sleek voice sounded: "Lord Nangong, why is the Falcon Division like this? Now, His Highness is wise and talented, and loves good generals, so that tens of thousands of Mingsi disciples in the Falcon Division can return to the embrace of the empire, why not?"

The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a beard under his forehead, his name was Zhi Liang, and he was the new servant of the ministry, in charge of the military registration.

"Lord Zhi's words are reasonable, now that the empire is worried about internal and external troubles, it is the time to employ people, why be too stubborn?" a royal history took a step forward and echoed. He is a filmmaker of the mysterious organization, and the real imperial history has long since died in Huangquan.

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"What General Luo said is extremely true. The filmmaker officials inserted by the mysterious organization echoed their words one after another, and for a while, the wind direction of the entire court changed subtly.

Nangong Wangyu frowned slightly, and said with a side face: "Lord Linghu, what do you mean?"

Ling Hu Ming knew that Nangong Wang's intention to ask him at this time was nothing more than to test whether he had already had a private discussion with His Royal Highness the Prince, so he smiled slightly and said modestly: "Weichen thinks that he might as well give it a try." ”

Wonderful. Almost all the ministers of the DPRK and China who were related to the Linghu family secretly admired it after hearing these four words. They are all people who are used to playing tricks, how can they not hear the implied meaning of these four words? That is to say, His Royal Highness the Prince, although you are rewarded, whether you accept it or not is a matter of the Falcon Division, and it has nothing to do with the Linghu family.

Seeing Ling Huming's leisurely appearance, Nangong snorted coldly and swept his gaze towards Zhong Lichao, in his consciousness, as a representative of the Bright Clan, he should speak out to stop it. But to his surprise, Zhong Lichao turned a blind eye to his gaze, and looked like he had nothing to do with himself.

Seeing that the matter was a foregone conclusion, Nangong Wang's eyes were even more cold, and he said coldly: "Then according to His Highness's wishes, how should I reward it?"

Kolo smiled lightly and said nothing, and his gaze was slightly dignified as he surveyed the ministers again. Zhi Liang, who he picked up with one hand, had already received the instructions of his master, and spoke at the right time: "Your Highness, in the opinion of Wei Chen, it is better to reward but not give?"

His trick aroused the curiosity of the courtiers, and his eyes flickered. Keluo also seemed to pretend not to know, and said with interest: "Zhiqing's family." What does it mean to reward but not give?"

Zhiliang knew that his next words would definitely cause an uproar in the hall. His face was slightly nervous. Even the tone of his voice was a little shaky: "In the opinion of Wei Chen, he was directly promoted to the head of the Falcon Division, Ling Hu Jue, as a marquis, and gave the Falcon Division ten barons and twenty viscounts, and let him seal himself, what does His Highness think?"

Before he finished his words, all the ministers in the palace, including Nangong Wang, all showed a trace of disdain. Who is Linghu Jue? That is a powerful man with a heavy army in his hands, how can he be tempted by these titles that sound glorious but do not have much practical meaning.

Just when everyone was scoffing, Zhi Liang's next words shocked everyone: "Your Highness can assign the territory outside of Crowe City to General Linghu as a fief to show the high grace and deep virtue of the empire and His Highness." ”

Many of these ministers were shocked by the mention of Zhiliang, in the Mingsi Empire, there were not no noble fiefs, but by no means to the point of one city and one pool, let alone exaggerated to almost half of the fiefdoms of the Pami Plain.

"Your Highness. This is absolutely unacceptable. One of the sober ministers stepped out of the sequence and fell to his knees. He said with a little crying: "From ancient times to the present, my Mingsi Empire has never had such a fief, Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible." ”

The voice was still lingering in the hall, and several ministers came out and knelt down to second, they were basically loyal to the royal family, and when they heard that they were going to cut the land and seal it, their expressions were miserable.

In the midst of this pleading, the imperial history who spoke before spoke, he seemed very calm, and said in an orderly manner: "Your Highness, Weichen thinks that it is okay to stop the adult's mention, although there is no ancient precedent for this land cutting and sealing, it shows the ambition and foresight of His Highness. After speaking, he turned to face the ministers and said, "Everyone, don't you forget? Although it is now in the hands of the Falcon Division, Lord Nangong said just now that the Falcon Division is not in the sequence of our army. Moreover, as long as General Linghu accepts the canonization, won't this area be owned by my Mingsi Empire again?"

I have to say that the filmmaker cultivated by this mysterious organization is indeed outstanding, and these words are righteous and to the point. Let the ministers who bowed and cried wake up in an instant, yes, this land is no longer the empire, what are you crying now. So, wiping snot and tears, they stood up one after another.

Ling Huming also came to his senses at this time, and had to admire the courage and means of the forces behind the prince, so that if Jue'er accepted the edict, the imperial soldiers would nominally recover the lost territory without blood, anyway, ordinary people don't know the inside story, and they will only be grateful to the empire. If Jue'er does not accept the edict, then the charge of rebellion will be confirmed, and in the eyes of the people of the empire, he is no longer a hero, but an ambitious thief. Even if Jue'er doesn't care about other people's opinions, don't forget that the soldiers of the Falcon Division are all from the Mingsi Empire, and in their bones, they all have the idea of loyalty and patriotism, if Jue'er doesn't accept it, what will they think?

At this time, Nangong Wang spoke again, and his voice was very cold: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of raising tigers?"

It was that Yushi again, he lowered his face, raised it quickly, and said very solemnly: "Lord Nangong, is it also a problem to raise tigers and drive wolves? Now everyone in the empire knows that they can't afford to fight, and they can't move, if there is no Falcon Division, can they hold Crow City with the current strength of the Western Corps?"

These words touched everyone's hearts, and people with a little brain immediately measured the pros and cons in it, and now, even the officials of Nangong Wang's family showed a trace of helplessness.

Nangong Wang knew that this time was different from the past, and it was difficult to hold it alone, so he could only focus on Zhong Lichao's body, he believed that like himself, Zhong Lichao did not want Ling Hu to sit big.

Zhong Lichao, who had been watching coldly and was invisible, finally spoke, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he extinguished the little hope that Nangong Wang had. He said very calmly: "Your Highness Shengming, the minister has no objections. ”

Ke Luo was stunned, not only because Zhong Lichao did not say anything against it, but also because Zhong Lichao seemed to be calling himself a minister in front of him for the first time. There were many doubts in his heart, and his feelings fluctuated, but he still held back and said conclusively: "Since all the Qing families have no objections, then good, this palace will canonize Linghu as a first-class marquis, with the title of Xiaoying, and the fief is all territories except Crow City." The Falcon Division was expanded into the Falcon Legion, all generals were promoted to one level, generals above the division commander, and the city guards were canonized as barons, and the viscount title was given to the Howling Eagle Candidate for his own reward. Zhiqing's family immediately went to the Falcon Division in person to convey the will of the palace, and the officials announced to the world to encourage more people to serve the country and be loyal to the country. After speaking, he also glanced at Ling Huming, and the charm in his eyes was very complicated.

Ling Hu Ming looked at each other calmly, he now understood that this marriage and reward were originally connected, the two identities of the Imperial Horse and the Howling Eagle Marquis were enough to carve the imprint of the empire on the body of Jue'er, and the blessings and misfortunes depended on each other, if Jue'er refused, then the Linghu family would be in danger in the empire, to be honest, he was a little worried.

(To be continued)