The Yanguang courtyard became quiet.
Upon seeing this, Dai Quan quickly waved to the servants in the room, telling them to come out quickly.
If it were a reward from an ordinary person, that would be fine, but if it concerns Jia Hui, who is now vaguely about to become the leader of the military ministers, then that is a different matter.
What if something gets spread out and some people take it out of context and make nonsense of it? It will cause big trouble.
After seeing the ancestor's gesture telling them to get out of here, the servants fled as if they were running away.
Alas, as I get older, my reaction has slowed down so much! They should have driven these brats out when the emperor called the eldest princess out!
After shaking his head, Dai Quan personally carried the tray and re-entered the room.
The emperor had straightened up and sat on the couch, facing the emperor.
As a son and grandson, the righteous prince Chen Si, who was so powerful outside, could only stand by the couch and serve tea and water.
"Your Majesty, come, let me serve you here," Dai Quan said softly to Chen Si.
"No, let him serve here." At this moment, the emperor suddenly spoke.
Um?
The remaining three people were suddenly stunned for a moment, but then different emotions emerged in everyone's heart.
Suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, Chen Si lowered his head with the corners of his mouth twitching.
"It's rare to see you being so stubborn. Why did you decide so early?" Although the emperor was a little surprised, he quickly recovered.
Something to be expected.
Among these boys, Yoshitaka was too sinister, and as the emperor's throne became more and more stable, Yoshitaka, the eldest son and grandson, became further and further away from the throne.
The second child is too headstrong and self-willed, while the third child relies too much on clever tricks and lacks some grandeur. If the remaining few want to get to the top, they must kill the fourth child first, but judging from their appearance, there is a high probability that they will be killed by the fourth child before the fourth child is killed.
And only this fourth child can truly suppress the power under his hands and use it for himself.
Risking one's own life and taking part in a near-death expedition is a wonderful move, and I am very pleased with it.
"Then just wait here."
call.
Hearing that the emperor also agreed to leave his fourth son to serve, the emperor also breathed a sigh of relief.
It turns out that the emperor also likes the fourth child very much.
Dai Quan was filled with emotion when he saw the scene where his grandfather and grandson were enjoying themselves happily.
"Old slave, please retire." Dai Quan respectfully left Yanguangyuan, and before leaving, he helped refill the teapot with water.
It was already very cold in Luoyang in the winter months, and it felt vaguely much colder than in previous years, so the father and son hugged Mrs. Tang and huddled there, trying not to move.
The eldest princess will not stay outside. The female officials will take her to a warm room.
Chen Si could only put his hands into his sleeves and rub them gently.
"Father, although Jia Hui's loyalty is obvious to all, he rose through the ranks too quickly."
The emperor spoke.
As one of the first batch of nobles he canonized, Jia Hui was quite trustworthy by him. In return, Jia Hui was loyal to him.
And the ability is also very strong.
It's just that it's not a good thing to be appointed as a minister at a young age. He doesn't want one day that he or his prince will turn against each other and hurt an official who has made great achievements in the country because of such issues as whether the master is rewarded or not. , loyal minister, capable minister.
"Then what are you going to do?" The emperor nodded. He thought so too. Jia Hui is only nineteen this year!
He even regretted giving him the military flag in advance.
"My son feels that the title, title and position should remain unchanged, and it would be most appropriate to give him a false title."
This is the result of his thinking all night yesterday.
To be precise, it was the result of two quarters of an hour as a great sage.
"What false title?"
"What do you think, Father, of Sangu and Prince Shaobao?" The emperor carefully expressed his thoughts.
"Minor bailout? At the age of 19, junior bailout will be added." The emperor felt that this was a bit confusing.
"You can also be a young master or a young master. Moreover, the status of this official is lower than that of a public official and higher than that of a minister. It is suitable for Jia Hui's status as a county prince." The emperor continued.
"That won't work, it's too harsh. Don't forget what Jinyu brought to the court besides suppressing the rebellion!" After thinking about it, the emperor rejected the emperor's proposal.
"What? Fourth child, what else did Jia Hui bring back?" Yesterday the emperor skipped work and went to have fun, and did not read some memorials.
"Father, Jinyu has compiled statistics on the seizures of Songjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Huzhou, and Guangzhou."
Chen Si quickly bowed and replied.
The so-called seizure here specifically refers to the money taken from the destroyed family.
"Two hundred and thirty million taels of silver, four million taels of gold!" Chen Si was trembling as he spoke.
"Ah?" The emperor was dumbfounded.
"Twenty-three million taels of silver and four million taels of gold, father! This is what was captured by Ningbo Prefecture and returned to Donghai Navy. Statistics have not yet given Jinyu accounts. When Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Jinhua Prefectures are recovered, there may even be a breakthrough Three hundred million taels is even closer to 400 million taels of silver, Father!" Chen Si said, trembling and staring at the emperor.
"Hey, four hundred million taels! Brother Hui, okay!" The emperor murmured unconsciously.
"Good-for-nothing!" Without saying a word, the emperor stretched out his hand and slapped the emperor, almost knocking him over.
"Huh? Father, Shaobao is indeed too low." The emperor regained consciousness, and the dull pain on the left side of his face made him realize that he had been beaten by his father.
Forget it, just fight, what else can you do to fight back?
"Indeed, the young master has been given a low salary, but it is too young to give him the third prince now." He quietly brought more than three years and nearly four years of taxes to the court, which made the emperor who had experienced a lot of storms reward Jia Hui. They all have some difficulties.
"My dear grandson, what do you think should be the reward?" The emperor suddenly looked back at Chen Si and asked.
"It all depends on Grandpa Huang and Emperor Father."
Chen Si replied respectfully.
"Let's talk, there are no outsiders."
Chen Si thought for a few breaths.
"You can continue the title for one or two more generations, and then choose one among the Duke of the Kingdom, the Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army, and the title of Gaoxu. Give him more rewards."
"The continuation of the title is for sure. As for the Duke, please wait a little longer. I hope that you will personally give it to Jia Hui, the Duke." The emperor almost made it clear.
Chen Si knelt on the ground and paid homage.
"Forget it as Commander-in-Chief of the Central Army. He can serve as Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army for decades. Let's give him a top-notch false title." The emperor ignored the interaction between father and son and decided on the reward strategy for Jia Hui.
"You don't have to stick to three men, three men, three men? I thought about it. What do you think of this?"
The emperor suddenly thought of something, dipped his finger in some tea and wrote two words on the desk.
The emperor and Chen Si, who were performing a show of fatherly kindness and filial piety, quickly came over.
"Taiwei? Father, do we still have the position of Taiwei in our court?" The emperor looked confused.
"Yes." As if a big thing had been solved, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the tea cup and drank it.
Well, did I just stick my finger out? Forget it, you won’t get sick if you eat it if you don’t eat it cleanly.
"Father, I remember that in the early years before the cabinet was established, there was still the position of prime minister. Nowadays, when the censor becomes an official or after his death, he will be given the title of censor. So it must be reasonable for our court to have a Taiwei."
The emperor thought for a moment and realized there was nothing wrong with his words.
"But wasn't the reputation of the Taiwei officer ruined by that person in the previous dynasty? Wouldn't giving it to Jia Hui make him dissatisfied?" The emperor still felt that it was not appropriate.
"No, Father, based on my understanding of Jinyu, he will like the title of Taiwei very much. After all, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Taiwei was the top military officer in the world." Chen Sike understood Jia Hui's temperament.
Even if Jia Hui was put in front of Jia Hui to choose from the three positions of Duke, Grand Governor and Taiwei, he would probably choose Taiwei without even thinking about it.
"Then Lieutenant?"
"For the sake of 400 million silver, let's take him as Taiwei." The emperor decided.
. . . . . .
After receiving thirty million taels of silver, Jia Hui forced himself to regain his composure after experiencing a few hours of excitement.
But even so, in the eyes of others, the corners of Jia Hui's mouth would still turn up a little from time to time and then loosen quickly.
Maybe it's because the rebellion is about to be put down and the general is in a good mood?
"General, now only Shaoxing and Jinhua and the two cities of Zhenjiang and Hangzhou have not been pacified. What should we do next?"
Two or three months of fighting have made these young soldiers completely admire Jia Hui, and their military morale and morale are no longer the kind of tofu that breaks at the touch of a touch. Rather, it is like the Tianshu, which is praised by all the nations of the Qi Dynasty and is made of copper and iron.
"What did the Donghai Navy say? It's time for the Japanese troops to come back, right?"
Jia Hui did not answer immediately.
Although he could see the whereabouts of the Japanese army on the map, he couldn't explain it, so it was better to ask.
"General, the Donghai Navy said that they are not good at land warfare and there are not many people. It is already very difficult to defend Ningbo Prefecture. In addition, they have to block the coast and they are too busy to attack Shaoxing Prefecture.
In addition, the Japanese army has arrived in Yeosu, preparing to attack Jinhuafu. "An officer stood up and reported to Jia Hui.
"Well, since the Donghai Navy's troops are already stretched thin, the Shaoxing Prefecture will not bother them. The Jinhua Prefecture will also be handed over to the Japanese army.
Where is Pingliang Beruda! "Jia Hui shouted loudly.
"General, the last general Ruda is here!" Ruda stood in the middle of the shogunate tent with a serious look on his face.
"I order you to lead 20,000 elite troops to conquer Shaoxing Prefecture!"
"Yes, general, obey the order!" Ruda stepped forward and took the military order from Jia Hui with a solemn expression.
A good relationship in private is a good relationship, but in business matters, the relationship between superiors and subordinates must be strictly distinguished.
Jia Hui nodded and stood up.
"Everyone, please be prepared, we will start attacking the city tomorrow!"
"Great Qi will be victorious! My Lord will be victorious!"
. . . . . .
The city of Hangzhou is in chaos.
The rebels in dirty white clothes kicked open the doors one after another with weapons, shouted angrily and walked in. After a while, the men came out with guns pointed at them. There were even And half-grown children!
Several more people carried bags of bulging sacks and went out. Several women in tattered clothes ran out crying, some dragged the men desperately, some grabbed the sacks and begged, and some knelt down. On the ground, I beg the military master for mercy.
The men and sacks were taken away by the white-clothed rebels, leaving only the woman with a broken head and bleeding on the ground.
The young master has ordered that the men of every household in Hangzhou City must stand up, pick up weapons, and go to the city wall to defend their homes!
The saint has decreed that the food in Hangzhou must be managed and distributed uniformly by the holy religion. The people in the city must tighten their belts and tide over the difficulties together!
"Now that the life and death of our Holy Religion is at stake, all the brothers of the Holy Religion have unanimously decided to unite and defend Hangzhou. How can we continue to suffer for them? Let's suffer for the people first!" said the young master.
General, why don't you come in?
The people are crying!
Outside the city, Daqi's army was making final preparations to attack the city.
. . . . . .
"Have you heard? The general has surrounded Hangzhou!"
"Ah, doesn't that mean this battle is about to end?"
"It's almost over. I haven't even returned home after months of fighting. I don't know if my son still recognizes me!"
The noise outside the door woke up Gao Xianye, who had been detained for several months.
Soldiers surround Hangzhou!
He, who was still in a daze, suddenly woke up.
The young master and the saint are in danger when soldiers surround Hangzhou!
Gao Xianye suddenly became anxious!
He forcibly suppressed the anxiety in his heart and returned to his lifeless look.
Several jailers carried two wooden barrels to Gao Xianye's cell door.
"Have a meal."
A spoonful of brown rice and a spoonful of stewed winter melon were put into a wooden bowl and pushed into the cell door.
This was a cell specially designed to hold high-level officials of the White Lotus Sect. At first, only he and a certain general soldier who came in two or three days later stayed here. After being detained for more than twenty days, the cell became lively.
Gao Xianye did the math and found that about seven generals, fourteen deputy generals, twenty-two colleagues, sixty-two generals and more than a hundred guerrilla generals were imprisoned here.
These are all official positions specially granted by the leader in advance in order to inspire people!
Here, as a guerrilla general, he has the lowest status.
Perhaps because of the special instructions given by the enemy's commander Jia Hui, even the seven general soldiers did not enjoy his high-level treatment - a separate household.
"General Gao, how have you considered the words of our general?" the jailer asked Gao Xianye as if he had completed the fortifications. In the past three months or so, he would ask Gao Xianye this sentence once a day when delivering food to him. A total of three times in the morning, noon and evening.
"Qi Ting and I are inseparable." Gao Xianye was also used to saying no before starting a meal. These days, if he didn't say this before eating, he would even lose his appetite when eating.
But today is a little different from the past. Is it because the city of Hangzhou has been besieged?
"General Gao, our elite troops from Da Qi have now surrounded the city of Hangzhou. I think we will be able to recover Hangzhou in a few days. When the army returns to the city and takes Zhenjiang City together, the White Lotus Sect will be gone. General Gao , you’d better take this opportunity to hurry up!
The general wants to recruit you sincerely. Just listen to my advice and it's almost done! Then the White Lotus Sect is not worthy of your following! I hope General Gao will think twice. There is not much time left for the General to think! "
After the jailer finished speaking, he walked to the next cell door with the barrel in his hand.
"Get up, come and have dinner with me! Damn it, all of them are so lazy, why do you still ask me to come over to eat?" The jailer kicked the solid wood cell door fiercely, shook the spoon fiercely, and then put the rice in. In the bowl.
Gao Xianye just moved to the cell door, sat on the ground and started eating quickly.
He needs to replenish his strength to complete his plan!
First update!
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