The Commander's Office forwarded a document to the Senate, recommending that the Senate reward Ding Kui, a recently retired Overseer general, for meritorious service. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Tian Lai Novel.23txt.

As soon as the document was sent to the Senate, the Third Elder Jiang Li and the Seventh Elder Long Dang jointly proposed to award Ding Kui the title of Third Earl, and singled out ten cities to choose one of Ding Kui's territories.

The conferment of the title of nobility requires a joint decision of the ten elders, unless, of course, the king's special approval.

Generally, the nobles of the earl rank, the ten elders will reach a series of interest exchanges in private, and proposals like this one that have not been discussed in advance rarely appear. However, Jiang Li and Long Dang joined forces, and the person who was awarded the title was Martin Kui, and the credit assessed by the Commander's Mansion was enough, and no elder immediately raised objections.

Yang Zhao is scheming and will not express his opinion until others raise objections;

Xuanyuan Xiong, Bao Lan, Yao Ai and Fan Yu are all in the West China Sea Theater, and after the West Sea War, there will definitely be a request for knighthood, and now they don't want to fight against Jiang Long's family;

Kong Ci cooperated with Ding Kui and would definitely not raise objections;

Xun Ruo and Jiang Long have no grudges, and their nephews have a fragile alliance with Ding Kui, as long as they give some benefits, they will reveal their approval votes, and opposition is not considered;

The most reluctant is Gongsun Da, who only had a head-on conflict with Ding Kui last year, and someone who took the lead in opposing him must also oppose it, but it is absolutely impossible to let him take the lead.

"Since there is no objection, then there is no need to vote on this proposal, and I will submit the knighthood plan to the king, so that the king can officially canonize Ding Kui. Jiang Li struck while the iron was hot to finalize the matter of Ding Kui's knighthood.

He calculated that no one took the lead in opposing it, and seeing that the noble assembly was about to be held, the three families of Jiang, Long, and Ding joined forces enough to make any faction fearful. Who can guarantee that the nobles will not need the help of these three when they assemble it?

"Ahem, this proposal is clear to everyone, who is against it?" the Grand Elder asked the other elders as usual.

Gongsun Da's eyes swirled on the other elders, Xun Ruo stared at Jiang Li and Long Dang, Kong Ci simply closed his eyes to recuperate, Xuanyuan Xiong concentrated on combing his beard, Bao Lan, Yao Ai and Fan Yu pretended to review the proposal document, Jiang Li and Long glanced at everyone expressionlessly.

Ken tore his face and took the lead against it, no!

According to the rules of the Council of Elders, a proposal that is not opposed is considered to be passed, without a vote of ten elders.

"Okay, let's take a look at the next proposal. Long Dang waved his hand and asked the staff to divide the new proposal document. He wanted to move the meeting forward and didn't want the other elders to have too much time to think about it.

Gongsun Da wanted to speak a few times, but two pairs of stern eyes immediately focused on him, and the Third Elder and the Seventh Elder happened to sit on either side of him, the Fifth Elder.

"Well, let's see the next one. Yang Zhao was very reluctant in his heart, but he could only accept this result.

"The captain has arrived!" the Protector Mansion ushered in a rare guest.

Shaodian Huang came to the door in person under the pretext of talking about the arrangement of the big wedding, and the Taiwei came to the door in person for the Ding family in the past hundred years.

He asked Ding Kui to retreat left and right, and when he saw that there was no one, he said, "Do you still remember the ancestral teachings of the Ding family?"

Ding Kui naturally knew the reason why the Taiwei came to find him, rolled his eyes, and replied: "The Ding family has a lot of ancestral teachings, but unfortunately the catastrophe that year caused the loss of many ancestral things, and the lower officials dare not say that they remember them all." ”

"I heard that the Senate asked to canonize you as an earl, and in the future you will inherit the protectorate, and the title of this earl can only be inherited by your children, which does not mean much to you, it is better to exchange it for other rewards. Shao Dianhuang simply made it clear.

"If the lower official only has one child, it really doesn't mean much to have an extra earl, but the lower official thinks that he can gamble that the lower official will have at least two or more children in the future. In terms of the bloodline of the Ding family, there should be no problem in keeping an earl for two or three generations, and other rewards may not be so good. "Ding Kui just didn't mention the matter of ancestral teaching.

"The bloodline of the Ding family must be the pillar of the country, and in the future, it will be in the Commander's Palace, and one more title will give you more concern, even if you change the dilemma of several generations of single inheritance, the extra military merit requirements will bring greater pressure to your children. ”

Shaodian Huang wanted to persuade Ding Kui to dispel the idea of being named an earl this time, behind which was the king's intention, and even made a condition for Ding Kui's descendants to return to the helm of the staff.

"Let Lord Taiwei laugh, the lower officials grew up under pressure, how can the children and grandchildren live an easier life than the lower officials, they can't just wait for the reward, they must rely on themselves to fight for it. Ding Kui replied very stiffly.

The king sent men to negotiate with him in order to get him to give up his title and domain, and at this time he showed irreproachable dissatisfaction, and every merit on the battlefield was not obtained by others who took care of him, but by his own ability, and there was no reason for anyone to oppose his canonization.

As for the ancestral training of the Ding family, there is a historical reason why he does not want to be fiefdom and only wants to protect the royal family, and there is a certain reason why Ding Kui does not abide by the ancestral training now, and it is also one of the reasons why the king asked Shaodian Huang to talk in private.

"Well, tomorrow morning, the king will pass you into the palace, and then you will have a chance to change a reward, before you have better think clearly, the king hopes that you can use your talents in some aspects. Shaodian Huang couldn't say it too clearly, he could only hint at Ding Kui.

If Ding Kui refuses to be knighted, then the king will replace it with other rewards, and the military can mix with other departments, and there are vacancies in the Government Affairs Yuan, the Clan Mansion and the Senate to arrange Ding Kui.

"Thank you for your kindness, the lower officials will seriously consider it. "Ding Kui wants to give Shaodian Huang the steps.

It is basic etiquette not to accept the king's quid pro quo, nor can he refuse the lieutenant to his face.

Seeing off Shaodianhuang, Ding Kui went straight to Anguo Mansion.

After listening to Ding Kui's narration, Jiang Li asked seriously: "Have you thought clearly? Giant Sheep City is so far away, there may not be a chance to exhibit in the capital city in the future." ”

"Well, Kui'er has thought clearly! It is not a matter of the king's words to be an official, so it is the same if I am removed, but the title and territory are not so easy to deprive me. Ding Kui has been thinking about this issue for two or three years, and he has long thought clearly.

"Okay, whether it is you or your son succeeding the Jiang family, there will always be a time to return to Zhenjing in the future, and it is definitely not a bad thing to have one more territory, but you have to put more effort into Long Yan and the eldest princess, and the responsibility of inheriting the Jiang family and the Ding family is on you. Jiang Li finally supported Ding Kui.

The nobility of the heirloom is very focused on territory, which is the foundation of a family. Although the earl given to Ding Kui is not a heirloom title, with the strength of the combination of the Ding family and the Jiang family, it is not much different from the heirloom title.

Ding Qi should be on the way back to Zhenjing, Ding Kui reported to his father about the plot to Juyang City, but Ding Qi has not replied to prove that he does not object.

The next day, after the king finished the meeting, he passed Ding Kui to the palace, canonized Ding Kui as a third-class loyal and brave earl in front of all the courtiers, and asked Ding Kui to choose a city as a territory.

"Giant Sheep City. Ding Kui circled a dot on the map.

Shaodian Dan's eyelids jumped, and he thought: This kid is still on the road, pick such a remote small city, but in general he is still short-sighted, his influence in the army will disappear sooner or later, and Juyang City will always be constrained by the border army in the future.

"Okay, from today onwards, Count Ding Kui will be the Lord of the Giant Sheep City. "The king stamped the canonization papers.

When he retreated from the dynasty, Ding Kui was stopped, and after a closer look, it turned out to be an acquaintance.

"Director Zhou, I haven't seen you for a long time, but the king wants to see me?" Ding Kui recognized that the person who stopped him was Zhou Ying.

Zhou Ying said with a smile: "Hehe, if you go back to Master Ma, the villain is now the director of the Department of Internal Affairs, and it is indeed the king who is invited." ”

"Oh, disrespectful, disrespectful, it turns out that Director Zhou has been promoted and has time to sit at my house. Ding Kui remembered that Zhou Ying sent Gong Xiu to the Protector's Mansion, and the two had a friendship.

"Back then, the villain could see that the horse master was deeply loved by the king, how could ordinary people get the palace show? I haven't seen the horse master in the past few years, and now I finally have the opportunity, after a few days the villain will rest, and please enjoy your face and have a meal. Zhou Ying didn't let go of the opportunity to tie up Ding Kui.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, you can call Director Yin. Ding Kui reached out and pulled Zhou Ying, slipped out a bag of gold coins from his sleeve, and stuffed it into Zhou Ying's hand.

He didn't dare to underestimate Zhou Ying, it was not easy to climb to the position of the director of the Department of Internal Affairs in a few years, and he had a certain amount of power in the palace, and it would not hurt to be good friends with him.

When he came to the imperial study, there was no one else, and the king summoned Ding Kui alone.

"You don't plan to let Luan'er accompany you to that poor country, where the climate is hot and humid, not suitable for the royal family to live for a long time. Shaodian Dan said to Ding Kuiming.

"Erchen didn't dare to hide from his father, there were still many people in Juyang City who needed to be taken care of by Erchen, and Erchen wanted to give his followers a stable home, so he had to spend some time running there. There is a princess courtyard in the Protectorate Mansion, and the old house of the Ding family has also been rebuilt, and the retainers dare not force the eldest princess, she can go wherever she wants. Ding Kui hurriedly said.

"No, Luan'er must follow you, after the wedding, you naturally know that if you want to run Juyang City, you need to consider this, and it is best not to leave Zhenjing. ”

"In fact, Juyang City is very different from the past, although it will never be as rich as the capital, but the conditions are not too bad, and there are a few capable people under Erchen, ensuring the safety of the eldest princess is not a problem, it is really not possible for Erchen to shorten the time over there as much as possible. Ding Kui bargained with the king.

"It's not that you don't want to give you territory, but you can't give extra preferential treatment when it comes to meritorious deeds, like the position of the prince washing horses, there will be some objections, and it's too late for you to change your mind. Shaodian Dan is still putting pressure on Ding Kui.

He wanted Ding Kui to stay in a place where he could see at any time, but when it came to the secrets of the royal family, he couldn't find out about Ding Kui.

"My father will have many princes in the future, and the Ding family is most afraid of getting involved in the family affairs of the royal family, and Erchen thinks that going to Juyang City is the best choice. Ding Kui had no choice but to make a trick.

Sure enough, Shaodian Dan hesitated, and Ding Kui's reason made him ponder, and inevitably remembered the past of the Ding family.

"If you insist, Lone won't stop you, but you have to agree to Lone's condition. ”