"All the soldiers have worked hard. I have hosted a banquet in the palace. I will not return until I get drunk today."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Lao Zhu personally received these senior generals, and the remaining generals had their own ministers do the work for them.
After all, if you receive them one by one, Lao Zhu will be exhausted, even though Lao Zhu has the energy.
In the palace, civil and military affairs were separated. On the left was the civil servant group headed by Wang Guangyang.
On the right is a group of generals headed by Xu Da.
Although they both belong to the Huaixi Xungui faction, the relationship between the two factions has become somewhat antagonistic from the proud looks revealed by the generals.
If the world is peaceful, then the strength of the civil servant group will inevitably increase, and the power of the military general group will inevitably be weakened.
This Yongqing Desert Plan is also promoted by the Military General Group and is relatively active.
They don't care about logistical issues, whether they can support it, or whether continuing the war will have an impact on the country's people's livelihood.
What they care about is whether there is a war. If there is a war, their status will remain stable, and the civil servants will not be able to ride on their heads.
The proud expression shown at this time was also a demonstration against the civil servant group.
With such a great victory, you can think about the possibility of going further. It is common to be knighted for meritorious service. You can also add some real estate to your family. Land is hard currency.
Of course, there are only some minor conflicts between civil and military forces, but real opposition is impossible.
Wang Guangyang is still a good old man who knows the golden mean.
Hu Weiyong is also a representative figure of the Huaixi faction.
The remaining civil servants are well versed in the way of struggle, but they cannot make too big a storm. The strength of the two sides is not the same.
The party is united and opposed, and Hu Weiyong's ending is also related to the fact that Huaixi Xungui was too close.
Wang Guangyang was a good old man who didn't speak much, and Lan Yu frequently toasted to the generals who returned from victory.
As the vanguard of the attack on the nobles of Huaixi, Liu Bowen's faction was also in a state of silence at this time. Without a good leader, no one dared to say any inappropriate words on this happy occasion.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
At this time, the generals were all drunk. There were people who liked low-alcohol wine and high-alcohol wine, but the amount of alcohol was different. Many people were already drunk.
A drunkard and a coward, not to mention the proud and powerful generals of this gang who returned victoriously.
At this moment, not only did he speak loudly in front of Lao Zhu, but his words with his colleagues became increasingly fierce.
I saw a general who was drinking wine and said with a loud tongue.
"In this great victory, I always take the lead. Last time, I won the title of hero, but I didn't have a share. This time I can still be honored no matter what!"
"If you don't know, I definitely have. Wang Baobao was captured by my men. I also share the credit for Emperor Yuan's arrest. I don't believe that he won't get a title this time."
Following the words of the two men, the generals who were already drunk were also ready to move, talking about this topic with their tongues wagging.
Seeing this, Xu Da and Li Wenzhong hurriedly stood up and restrained him.
However, Lao Zhu shook his head and temporarily calmed down the two people's thoughts, allowing everyone to discuss the subsequent reward matters.
He spoke a bit loudly, but fortunately no one dared to ask Lao Zhu face to face at this time.
Although Xu Da and Li Wenzhong were on pins and needles, the banquet continued slowly.
Liu Bowen's censor was about to make a move, but fortunately Liu Bowen also attended the banquet. A look stopped his subordinates from taking action, allowing the banquet to proceed smoothly.
After seeing off the soldiers, Lao Zhu, stroking his somewhat groggy head, came to Queen Ma's residence and quietly told what happened at the banquet without any emotion.
"Sister, we know that they have made great contributions this time, and we have also thought about how to award rewards. Except for Xu Da, we have nothing to award. We will give what everyone else should give, but why are they so impatient and unwilling to give to anyone? Wait what?"
"During the banquet, we also considered what kind of reward we should give them to be worthy of their contribution."
"Do you think they will rebel if they don't follow their wishes?"
Lao Zhu's slightly mocking tone startled Queen Ma. The word "rebellion" was not used casually. It was obvious that Lao Zhu was in a very bad mood now.
"How can you take your nonsense while drunk seriously? I asked you to pour alcohol on them. Get drunk!"
"It's better to be drunk. Only when you are drunk can you tell the truth."
"Sister, you said we were the stingy ones."
This question was really difficult to answer. Empress Ma was speechless and silently brought Lao Zhu some tea to sober up.
There was no sound here, and Lao Zhu immediately opened his eyes wide and looked at Queen Ma intently.
"Look at what I'm doing. Titles are rare, and only soldiers will fight bravely and bravely, without fear of life and death. Being stingy is still useful, unlike Xu Da, who is not easy to get a title now."
With just a few words, Lao Zhu's violent temper had no place to explode. Thinking that he was really a bit stingy, his expression turned gloomy and cloudy, and he had a bit of a smile.
"Hi, Xu Da is our brother who we grew up with. He has worked for us through life and death. Can he compare with others?"
"Haha, aren't they screaming fiercely?"
"We asked Mao Xiang to write down their names a long time ago. This time we are in a good mood and will not settle the score with them. We will settle the score slowly in the future."
A common problem among leaders is that if you ask for something that is not yours, he will feel uncomfortable. If you insist on giving it to him, no matter how much it is, he will be satisfied.
This is Lao Zhu's mentality. Fortunately, he has a great victory, but Lao Zhu can't do anything against these meritorious generals.
"You, why are you still acting like a child? You are drunk, and I don't really want it from you. Let me see, it is true that you are drunk."
"I'm not drunk. I think Xu Da also means this. Otherwise, how could they dare to raise this topic with us in person?"
"Wasn't he still your brother just now? What's wrong now? This brother is not good."
"Okay, that's great."
"Seriously, you have really decided to share the credit."
"It's decided, otherwise what else can we do? We can't really be crowned king."
"What should I do if Xu Da is not satisfied?"
"Don't worry about it if you're not satisfied. Anyway, it's true that we underestimated the enemy and almost led to the failure of the war."
"Thanks to Zhentian Lei's turning the tide, we achieved this great victory. If you don't accept it, just go to Zheng Xiong. It's none of my business."
"Tell me, will they settle the score with Zheng Xiong?"
"Probably not. Without what Zheng Xiong created, Xu Da underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. The outcome is between two sides. It is hard to say whether he can join forces with Wen Zhong and defeat Bei Yuan. Can I give the biggest credit to Zheng Xiong? Something wrong."
"Haha, that's the reason. Let a civil servant like Zheng Xiong ride on their head. I don't know what their expressions will be. We are all looking forward to it."
This is not only a matter of stinginess, but also a bit of pettiness. Lao Zhu's dissatisfaction with these generals is almost written on his face.
Thinking of this, I am very happy.
(End of chapter)
