His Majesty the Emperor walked back to the throne and sat down. He did not let the civil and military officials get up, but glanced at these ministers.
He raised his head slightly, squinted his eyes and enjoyed the wonderful feeling of winning a complete victory in the court, and then said calmly: "Please be fine."
The ministers then stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
A faint smile appeared on His Majesty's face. He looked at the ministers and said, "My lords, how many years has it been since Master Chen has made such a contribution?"
"Although Shen Qing used the imperial army, he led the soldiers on the eastern front across the Huaihe River and made a surprise attack on the Qi camp, which was a great success."
"This battle will greatly boost the morale of our army and people."
When the emperor said this, he glanced in the direction of the Yushitai. At this time, the two imperial envoys on the Yushitai bowed their heads and said nothing. Cao Gan, the Yushi of Qiandu, also lowered his head, but his legs were already a little weak.
"Just now, there were people in the court who questioned Shen Qing's ability."
"Of course, I only received the news from the front line yesterday. Dear friends, if you don't know the battle report from the front line, you will not be guilty of ignorance."
"But later."
The emperor was extremely happy at the moment, but he still looked calm on the outside. He looked at the position of Zhongshu's five prime ministers and said with a smile: "Finally, you have nothing to say, sir? "
At this time, the ministers naturally had nothing to say, and they all raised their hands and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor smiled at the compliment, then looked at King Jin, who was also among the civil servants, and said with a smile: "Uncle, this time it was the Coastal Dusi who made the contribution. As the commander-in-chief of the Dusi, Brother Mu Wang also has great achievements. He has nothing else to do in Fuzhou now. I am going to call him back to Jiankang and reward him based on his merits."
"What does the emperor think?"
Hearing the emperor's words, Jin Wang Li Rui, who had been working as Jiankang Yin for several years, took a deep breath and felt a little excited in his heart.
Because when Li Mu went south, the condition given by His Majesty the Emperor was that King Xu Jin’s lineage would not surrender for three generations. Now...
It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is going to fulfill his promise?
He hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it is Quanzi's honor to be able to serve the imperial court. Moreover, the commander has made meritorious service in battles and has nothing to do with Quanzi. Your Majesty, please do not treat him too favorably."
The emperor touched his palms and said with a smile: "What the emperor said is a bit harsh. Brother Mu Wang has done a lot for the court in the past few years and has offended many people. I must give him the reward he deserves. I can't Let others say that I have treated my brother badly."
"As for the specific reward, we will discuss it after he returns to Jiankang."
After saying this, the emperor added: "This time, the coastal commanders and governor Shen Yi all contributed a lot."
"The imperial court should give some rewards. As for the specific reward, we will discuss it later with the officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Prime Ministers Zhongshu."
Having said this, the emperor glanced at the ministers and continued: "Okay, that's it for now. If you have other matters, please report them one by one."
The emperor spoke, and the court meeting naturally progressed to the next stage, and the ministers who had their own notes began to submit their notes one after another.
However, the Yushitai, which should have been active at this stage, lost their voices collectively this time.
Including the two imperial envoys on the left and right, no one said a word, and everyone felt heavy.
Finally, it was noon, and the great court meeting, which was quite torturous for them, was finally over.
His Majesty the Emperor stretched, stood up, and said, "As agreed before, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and several other ministers will go to the Ganlu Hall to discuss matters later."
Having said this, the emperor looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. You can go after lunch."
After that, the emperor left the main hall of Deqing Palace and returned to the back hall with his hands behind his back amid the masterful singing of the great eunuch.
After returning to the apse, His Majesty the Emperor sat in his seat and glanced at Gao Ming, who had followed him back.
"Those old men probably received the news in advance."
The emperor snorted: "What did you do so badly?"
Eunuch Gao was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I promise, in the past few days, not a single word of the documents sent to Jiankang from Huai'an was sent to Zhongshu. They were all intercepted by my servant..."
"Even the postmen and servants who came from Huai'an to report the news were detained at the post station and were not allowed to leave..."
Eunuch Gao knelt on the ground and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, Huai'an is too close to Jiankang after all. Several days have passed, and there is no way to prevent it from leaking..."
The emperor glanced sideways at Gao Ming and said in a low voice: "Don't say they heard anything, even if they didn't hear it, knowing that you detained the postman, they would have guessed that you were doing something..."
Having said this, the emperor waved his hand and said, "That's all, I'm in a good mood, so I won't argue with you."
The emperor rubbed his brows and said, "In the future, you should think more carefully about things you do."
Gao Ming lowered his head.
"My slave understands."
"Okay, let's go and pass the lunch. After I eat, I'll fight with those old guys again."
Speaking of this, the emperor suddenly remembered something. He rubbed his temples and said, "By the way, I just found out that Zhao Changping was ill this morning. This God of Wealth has done a lot for the court in the past few years and has made great contributions." You've got some work to do, take some imperial doctors to Zhao's house in the afternoon and take a look at him for me."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and said, "Yes, I will go to Zhao Shangshu's house in the afternoon."
…………
In the afternoon, while His Majesty the Emperor was still "quarreling with the Confucian scholars" in the Manlu Hall, the eunuch Gao Ming left the imperial city with two imperial doctors and went all the way to Zhao Shangshu's home.
Because they were from the palace, they naturally met Zhao Shangshu smoothly. Two imperial doctors came forward to check Zhao Changping's pulse, and sat together to discuss it before prescribing a prescription for the Zhao family.
It was not a serious illness, but he was infected with wind and cold. Coupled with his physical weakness and restlessness, he fell ill all of a sudden and had a high fever that would not go away.
After the cold syndrome is eliminated, it will take a few days to recover.
After the imperial doctor prescribed the prescription, Gao Ming walked to Zhao Shangshu's bed with a smile on his face: "Mr. Changping, the imperial doctor has said that your health is not serious. You will be fine after taking the medicine and resting at home for a few days."
Zhao Changping had already sat up with the help of his eldest son. There was indeed no blood on his face. After nodding his thanks to Gao Ming, he said: "My body is not up to par. I can't get up after suffering some cold. It's a delay." It is a grave sin for me not to talk about the affairs of the court, but also to cause His Majesty to worry about you."
Gao Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "What Duke Changping said is wrong. When His Majesty ordered our family to come over, he personally said that Duke Changping has made great contributions to the country over the years. He is an important minister who has made contributions to the country, but he must Take good care of yourself.”
Having said this, Eunuch Gao paused, hesitated, and then said, "Just now the imperial doctor said that Duke Chang Ping was uneasy, but was it because of the Huai'an front line?"
Zhao Shangshu was silent for a while, then lowered his eyebrows and said, "Quinzi has gone with the army, and I feel a little worried about him, but the illness is not entirely caused by this."
"Then our family has some good news, and we have to tell Mr. Chang Ping."
Eunuch Gao smiled and said: "At today's court meeting, His Majesty also talked about the Huai'an front line."
"Shen Langzhong was in Huai'an and led his troops across the Huaihe River. He defeated the enemy in Yangji and Tuhe towns north of the Huaihe River, wiping out thousands of enemies and bringing back many prisoners of the Qi people."
"Your Majesty is very happy."
Eunuch Gao didn't know why, but he talked more today than before. He said to Zhao Shangshu: "At this time, His Majesty is in the palace, discussing with several ministers who have bureau offices, how to reward the front line."
"After hearing this, Duke Changping feels more at ease?"
After Zhao Shangshu heard this, he looked up at Gao Ming and felt that his body felt much more comfortable. He took two deep breaths and sat up straight.
"good…"
Zhao Shangshu seemed to be in better spirits: "Okay."
"This is a great victory on the front line."
Zhao Shangshu smiled at Eunuch Gao: "Your Majesty should feel at ease."
Eunuch Gao nodded and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Duke Changping's nephew is really amazing."
"There has been no one for many years, so they went to the north..."
After the two people had a conversation, the eunuch Gao stood up to leave. Zhao Changping was not able to get up easily, so he asked his eldest son to send the eunuch away.
When Zhao Da returned to his father's bedroom, Zhao Shangshu was already wearing his underwear and sitting on the edge of the bed. His overall energy seemed to be better.
"Dad, you..."
Zhao Da scratched his head: "Are you feeling better?"
Zhao Shangshu shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine. He looked at Zhao Youzhou and asked, "Go and see if there is a letter from Huai'an."
Zhao Da nodded, turned around and went down.
After about half an hour, he actually got two letters, handed them to Zhao Shangshu, and said: "Dad, you are really amazing. The people from Guanyi just sent these two letters!"
Zhao Changping said nothing and silently opened the letter.
Two letters, one from Shen Yi, probably saying that Zhao Er was fine on the battlefield and reassuring him.
The other letter was a safe letter from Zhao Er.
They were all letters sent out on February 23rd.
Zhao Shangshu put the letter away silently and glanced outside.
These two letters.
Delivery was too slow.
He quickly figured out the cause and effect and looked towards the imperial city.
After thinking about it, Zhao Shangshu looked at his eldest son with a smile on his face.
"Let's make some medicine."
