After leaving the palace, Li Wei went straight to the criminal department, and Yang Jing was very cooperative in releasing the group of imperial doctors after hearing his message.

The imperial doctors have been guests in the criminal department for half a year, and the criminal department is obviously inconsiderate, and these imperial doctors have yellow muscles, thin skin, and unkempt faces.

"Master Xie Li, the great kindness is unforgettable!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Dai Sigong and Liu Chun and other surviving imperial doctors thanked Li Wei for their kindness.

Li Wei smiled and bowed his head: "You don't have to be like this, you are innocent, Your Majesty Shengming, even if you don't have me, you will be released sooner or later." ”

The imperial doctors paused slightly, and hurriedly thanked Your Majesty.

Of course, they knew in their hearts that if there was no Li Wei's intercession, even if they could save their lives, they didn't know how long they would stay in prison, and the harsh environment in the prison might one day cause some of them to die of illness.

Li Wei also had a purpose in rescuing them, and he didn't hesitate at the moment, and said directly: "I can't hide it, I have something to ask you to help me with." ”

When the imperial doctors heard this, their hearts suddenly sank, couldn't the secret path be released to them because of some incurable diseases that they had to treat? If this can't be cured, will it have to be locked up again, or even cut directly?

"Lord Li, please command." Liu Chun said with some apprehension.

Everyone also looked at Li Wei with blank eyes, hoping that what he said was not something that could not be done like saving Queen Ma.

"Oh, that's the case, Princess Anqing, it seems that there is joy, but the time is still short, you are all famous doctors with superb medical skills, I want to ask you to help diagnose the princess to see if it is really happy."

When Liu Chun, Dai Sigong and others heard this, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, it was a happy event, although it was not difficult for them to be happy, but it was not a difficult thing for them.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best!"

Everyone hurriedly agreed.

Li Wei nodded, and then took the group of ragged imperial doctors out of the criminal department.

On the horse mansion, An Qing sat at the table, Xiaoqing, Xiaohong and others were all around him, Dai Sigong probed the pulse from the brocade, and everyone looked at him nervously.

Li Wei was also very nervous, he was a little conflicted at this time, he hoped that Youxi was true, but also worried that Anqing was too young and childbirth was not conducive to his body.

Seeing that Dai Sigong frowned and was silent, not only Li Wei and the others were nervous, but the other imperial doctors behind him were also uneasy.

Li Wei fished them out to diagnose the happy pulse, if they couldn't diagnose them, they were really afraid that Li Wei would be unhappy and stuff them back.

After a long time, Dai Sigong finally exhaled a breath and got up and bowed his hand to Li Wei: "Congratulations to Lord Li, princess, she is indeed happy." ”

"Great!"

"Congratulations to the princess, congratulations to Her Royal Highness the princess!"

As soon as Dai Sigong's voice fell, everyone suddenly burst into joy, and said hello again and again, and An Qing's little face couldn't help but show joy.

Liu Chun, the imperial doctors, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Wei also pressed the worry in his heart and said with a smile: "Thank you!" ”

"Your Excellency is gracious."

Daisy bowed in response.

Li Wei called Fufu over and asked him to take some reward money from the imperial doctor, and the female officials and servants in the palace also shared some of it, and everyone immediately thanked them again and again, and smiled happily.

Dai Sigong instructed some more things that needed attention, and then Li Wei sent them out of the house.

After sending them back, Li Wei looked at An Qing's happy face, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

I didn't expect him to be a father so soon.

Although he is in his old age, in later life, he has always felt that marriage and children are things far away from him, and single happiness is his destination.

However, after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, in just two or three years, not only did I have two little daughters-in-law of Xiaoqing and Anqing, but also the child was about to come, which was really like a dream.

Thinking of Xiaoqing, Li Wei couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at her.

Xiaoqing was earlier with him, more than a year, but now that Anqing has it, Xiaoqing still hasn't moved, which can't help but make him a little suspicious.

However, this kind of thing is not easy to ask directly, the pressure of women's inheritance in this era is very high, and he is afraid that Xiaoqing will misunderstand and blame him directly.

"Forget it, it's only been a year, maybe Xiaoqing will have it soon." Li Wei comforted himself in his heart.

Soon after the imperial doctor left, Zhu Yuanzhang's reward arrived.

Anqing, as the youngest concubine, is also deeply favored by this father, all kinds of gold and silver utensils, silk and satin, very generous, and specially explained that she needs to make up for her body, no longer need to fast and eat vegetarian, of course, Li Wei does not have this treatment.

The news of the princess's joy spread quickly, and the ministers of the court came to the Horse Mansion to congratulate, and the Horse Mansion was a festive scene.

Not only that, but the ministers also found that His Majesty's mood has improved a lot recently, and no one expected that just the happy event of the princess would dilute the gloomy atmosphere of the entire court a lot.

Many people who tend to be inflammatory, even set their sights on Li Wei, a special concubine, and everyone knows that under this situation, Li Wei will not only be able to reinstate the official, but he will go further if he can't say it.

Although Wenchen has ended with a second-grade Shangshu, there are still many titles on it, especially the three divisions and three young masters, which are the real pillars of the country, and the glory status is extraordinary.

In addition, there is a knighthood, Zhu Yuanzhang promised to give him the title of marquis first, just waiting for the return of the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Due to the cooperation of the Dali Duan clan and the advantage of firearms, the southern expedition lasted a year, and finally the Tusi were brought down, and the whole territory of Yunnan was calm, and Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the army to return to Beijing.

At the beginning of April, the weather became warmer, Fu Youde led the army to return to Beijing by boat, and landed at the Longjiang port.

After placing the soldiers, Fu Youde and other generals entered the Hajj.

On the Fengtian Palace, the civil and military are separated, Zhu Yuanzhang occupies the throne, and the scene is a little more grand than when Xu Da returned from the Northern Expedition.

This southern expedition is of great significance, after pacifying Yunnan, the Ming Dynasty basically completed the great cause of unification, west to Yunnan and Tibet, south to Liangguang, east to the coast, north to Xiongguan fortress, all under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

"See Your Majesty! Long live my emperor! ”

"All the ministers are exempt!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the generals saluted in unison, and Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others strictly obeyed the holy decree, the army lasted more than a year, and finally pacified the Tusi of Yunnan, and built a total of seven cities such as Lin'an, Chuxiong, Pengjiang, and Jingdong, so that the class teacher could be smoothly dispatched, and I would like to return my life to Your Majesty!"

Fu Youde gave a brief report on the Yunnan War, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew about these things for a long time, but now he said it for the ministers, and he also had the meaning of asking for merit for the generals.

At this time, Mo said that it was Hu Hai and Zhang Yi, who were not awarded the marquis, and even he, a veteran, was a little excited in his heart.

His Majesty promised that he would be crowned a duke after the victory of the army, the founding duke, and a supreme minister!

Zhu Yuanzhang bowed his head lightly and said approvingly: "You have made outstanding contributions to the country's territory, and I am even comforted!" ”

After praising the generals, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the civil and military ministers again, and said loudly: "Since ancient times, the reward has been given to the founder of the country, Fu Youde has accumulated military exploits every time he joins the army, and this time he led the army to cross the mountains and rivers, and take Yunnan in the west. ”

When the ministers heard this, they all set their eyes on Fu Youde, their eyes were full of envy, especially the military generals, many of them were marquises, but it was extremely difficult to enter the title of duke!

Since the founding of the Sixth Duke, only Tang He has been promoted to duke for more than ten years, and the others have hardly moved.

Although Tang He's military achievements are slightly inferior, he has a close relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang, and can even be regarded as his leader, so he does not dare to complain when he is promoted to the rank of duke general.

And now Fu Youde, they can only be greedy and helpless.

There is no way, Fu Youde's record is too dazzling, in fact, he should have been crowned a prince before Tang He, but because he was a general, he was not awarded the title for a long time.

This time he made new contributions, and it was natural for him to be crowned a prince, and the generals had to be convinced.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's words were finished, Fu Youde immediately knelt down excitedly and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will bow and die!" ”

"Flat."

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his hand, Fu Youde thanked him again, and then stood up.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang said: "The generals of the southern expedition have all made meritorious deeds this time, Wang Bi, Qiu Cheng and others have been awarded by the Hou, and this time they will be rewarded again, and they will be knighted and their descendants, and they will eat two or five hundred stones." ”

"Governors Hu Hai, Zhang Yi, Guo Ying, since the founding of the country, have worked hard repeatedly, this time from the expedition to Yunnan, and make new contributions, but also as a knight, Hu Hai Dongchuan Marquis, Guo Yingwu Marquis, Zhang Yihe Qing Marquis, all give the coupon ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth to seal several marquises, Hu Hai and Zhang Yi were indeed outstanding in their achievements, because of Li Wei's strong recommendation, Hu Hai repeatedly took the lead and charged into battle, but he made a lot of military achievements, and now he has to be named a marquis, and he can't help but feel grateful to Li Wei.

And Zhang Yi played a key role in the most important battle of Qujing.

As for Guo Ying, he is Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law......

In addition to a few marquis, other generals also received their own rewards, money and money, promotions and titles, and Song Zhong, Zuo Wei and others also added governors.

Of course, the most important deputy general Mu Ying also made great contributions this time, but he was still a little young, and it was difficult for Feng Gong to convince the public, so Zhu Yuanzhang simply let him stay in Yunnan and wait for an opportunity to be rewarded in the future.

After the generals finished the reward, they all bowed down and thanked him, and the civil ministers and military generals all praised His Majesty Shengming.

However, Song Zhong, Zuo Wei, Sun Lei and others couldn't help but make different voices after thanking them.

"Your Majesty, this time Lord Li also went out with the army, and his exploits are no less than those of the generals, and he should be rewarded."

Sun Lei arched his hand in a rough voice.

Song Zhong and Zuo Wei also echoed, Li Wei was their commander-in-chief, they were all rewarded, and Li Wei naturally should not be less.

When Wang Jie and others heard this, their eyes lit up and echoed:

"Your Majesty, what Sun Dudu and others said is extremely true, although Lord Li was urgently recalled without doing his full work, but Yunnan was basically pacified at that time, and Lord Li also contributed to this battle!"

"The minister seconded the proposal, and Lord Li really deserves to be rewarded."

Fu Youde, Hu Hai and others in the audience watched quietly, and had no opinion on the ministers' invitation.

In this battle, Li Wei's Shenji Battalion has indeed made great contributions, and they are obvious to all, even Zhang Yi, who is not dealing with him, cannot ignore these feats.

But the nobles standing on the side are different, not to mention whether they recognize Li Wei's merits or not, just because of the previous conflicts with Li Wei, they don't want to see this person rewarded.

"Hmph, a civil official, it's just a formality, wouldn't the Shenji Battalion fight the same without him?"

Chang Mao sneered with disdain.

"That's it!"

Sun Ke and others agreed.

Wang Jie and the other Wenchen were suddenly dumbfounded, they didn't know how to fight, and they really didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"I can't say that, if it weren't for Lord Li's command and training, we wouldn't have been able to achieve this victory, not to mention that the important battles of Puding and Qujing were all personally commanded by Lord Li, and the merits should naturally go to your lord!"

Song Zhong said that as generals, they naturally have the most right to speak.

"I think so too......"

Hu Hai couldn't help but speak, which immediately attracted a roll of Xungui's eyes, making him choke the words back into his stomach.

However, Wang Jie and other Wenchen found the beginning of the conversation and followed the rebuttal.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne glanced at it, looked among the ministers, and didn't find Li Wei's figure, so he asked, "Where is Li Weiren?" ”

"Uh, this ......"

Everyone in the Li Party immediately looked at each other.

Song Zhong and the others also raised their eyes to look at the sides, but they didn't see Li Wei on either side of the civil and military sides.

"Back to Your Majesty, Lord Li, he ...... He was supposed to be at home with Her Royal Highness the Princess. Wang Jie replied stiffly.

The ministers were all stunned when they heard this, and then they couldn't help but snicker.

A big man doesn't come out to do things, and he accompanies his wife at home every day, which is too unproductive!

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was also a little ugly, Li Wei stayed at home every day to accompany Anqing, he had known about this for a long time, at first he was quite satisfied with Li Wei caring for Anqing so much, but as time went by, he found that this kid really didn't do anything, which made him very dissatisfied!

"Heh, he can't come to class for such a major matter as the army class teacher, how can he be so lazy to accept the reward?"

Huang Bin sneered.

"Needless to say, Master Li doesn't have an official position now, so it's reasonable not to come." Wu Shen said loudly.

His words not only exonerated Li Wei, but also reminded His Majesty to restore Li Wei's official position as soon as possible.

"And you still call him Lord?" Sun Ke said sarcastically.

Wu Shen's tone was sluggish, everyone knows Li Wei's title, although he has no official position, they generally call adults not horses, but the court must not say that.

"It's just a title, don't mess around."

"That is, Li Yuma's exploits are the most important, and the minister thinks he should be rewarded!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The ministers asked for merit for Li Wei again and again, and the generals objected one after another, but the generals who returned from the expedition did not object to this, and the words of asking for merit prevailed for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, scolded Li Wei in his heart, and then set his eyes on Fu Youde.

Fu Youde is the main general of the expedition, and he has the most say in the merits of the generals.

Fu Youde had just received the reward, and he was not in the same group as the Huaixi generals, and when he noticed Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze, he immediately said:

"Your Majesty, when Li Juma accompanied the army, his merits were indeed no less than those of the generals, and even exceeded, the Shenji battalion he led made great contributions in the Battle of Puding and the Battle of Jingjiang with the advantage of firearms, and Li Juma not only supervised the creation of these sharp weapons of the country, but also commanded and used them in a disciplined manner, and deserved to be rewarded!"

"Well, what Ying Guogong said is not unreasonable, since this is the case, let's give him a marquis."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, reluctantly.

The generals looked at him and casually sealed a marquis, and they didn't seem to be very reluctant, and they were a little speechless.

No matter what they thought, anyway, the ministers and Fu Youde, Hu Hai and other generals immediately shouted that His Majesty was wise, and the generals could only follow and admit it.

Due to Li Wei's absence, the rewarded holy decree voucher could only be sent to his home by the inner eunuch after the court meeting, but Zhu Yuanzhang attached another edict to him in addition to the voucher.

(End of chapter)