In other words, two thousand people died before the Hu people reached Dasheng's territory.
This fact greatly boosted the morale of Dasheng's soldiers. The Hu people had a bad start, but God was on their side!
Speaking of inspiring Da Sheng's soldiers, Li Qiao stood up from his chair and apologized to Sheng Hong: "At that time, in order to survive, the humble minister promised to reward each of us with ten taels of silver, so as to stimulate our soldiers to fight the enemy bravely. I hope the Holy Spirit will not blame you. .”
He, a third-rank official, spent his own money to reward the soldiers in the border town. His name was unfair and his words were unreasonable. He had to make this clear to Sheng Hong first.
However, given how much Sheng Hong valued him, he would definitely not blame him.
Sure enough, Sheng Hong hurriedly raised his hand to let him stand up, with a look of understanding on his face: "What is there to apologize for? What you did is right. Not to mention paying for it out of your own pocket, it doesn't matter if the court pays for it."
"Li Aiqing, you need to know your identity clearly. You are a close minister of the emperor and an important minister of the country. We cannot live without you. No matter what situation you find yourself in from now on, preserving your life is your first priority."
"As long as you live, as long as you don't overturn Dasheng's empire, no matter what you did, I will forgive you."
Li Qiao: "..."
His heart felt warm again, and his eyes turned red. This was so forgiving.
It is false to say that Sheng Hong does not play the art of emperor, but Sheng Hong's art of controlling ministers only has two words: sincerity.
What Sheng Hong said was sincere.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen will never betray your trust. Wei Chen's first priority in this life is to protect the great prosperity."
"I believe you."
Sheng Hong smiled slightly and raised his hand to ask him to stand up: "Get up quickly, stop kneeling, you are not guilty."
"The minister will send the required silver to the palace tomorrow, and you will send someone to the border town."
Li Qiao was thinking about fulfilling his promise and did not get up.
"This is natural. It just so happens that my reward for this battle has not yet been sent, so your money will be sent to the palace first."
Sheng Hong said.
"Also, because no soldiers were maimed in this battle, Wei Chen could only fulfill half of his promise, so Wei Chen wanted to treat the soldiers to wine and meat with General Chang."
Li Qiao said again.
"Yes, after such a successful battle, the soldiers should indeed eat something good."
Sheng Hong understands very well.
"A little brother wants to eat the dim sum from the Royal Dessert Shop. Can you ask the chef from the Royal Dessert Shop to go to the border town?"
Along with these words, Li Qiao's face showed some anxiety.
"It turns out it's such a small thing, why not? It's just a few snacks. If our soldiers want to eat, they must eat it."
"Get up, get up, this little thing is not worth your while. Get up."
Sheng Hong waved again.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I just have something to do."
The anxiety on Li Qiao's face has not gone away, and he does not get up.
"What's the matter?"
Sheng Hong looked at him curiously.
"Those who are disabled and can no longer stay in the military camp, General Chang wants Wei Chen to find a way out for them."
Li Qiao looked straight at Sheng Hong with his clear eyes, his face not only worried but also a little cautious.
Sheng Hong should not doubt that he has had any contact with Chang Wuchang, he has not.
"So that's what happened."
Hearing this, Sheng Hong was speechless. Is he such a narrow-minded emperor?
"You can provide those people with a job. I have to thank you. What do you have to kneel down for? You look at the arrangements. But don't be pushy. How many can be arranged? The imperial court will give them a salary. .”
The salary he paid to the Forbidden Army was definitely generous, including food, housing, and one tael of silver every month. As long as he was determined, he could live a good life even if he left the Forbidden Army with a disability.
Although it was said that these people became disabled in order to protect Dasheng Jiangshan, it was not that he did not give them money.
What a person can do in this life depends more on the person himself.
He also heard about what happened to the remnant soldiers after they returned home, but he had a clear conscience when it came to the Forbidden Army. He gave them enough money, and he could not be responsible for the lives of these people.
If he can't stand up and keep the money he earns, what can he do?
He is not the biological father and mother of these people.
As for the Red Scarf Army, their pay was far less than that of the Forbidden Army. If these people were disabled, he would indeed feel a little guilty.
But guilt is guilt, and it is impossible for him to take actual action, because although he is an emperor, his personal abilities are limited.
There are too many places where he needs to spend money.
Moreover, there were so many people who were unhappy with Dasheng's life, and it was impossible for him to take good care of everyone.
However, now that Li Qiao has stood up and is willing to find a way out for these people, he is very satisfied. He is unable to turn his guilt into practical actions. Li Aiqing takes practical actions for him, which is what he wants.
Li Aiqing just thinks too much.
He can only support this kind of thing strongly.
Li Qiao saw that Sheng Hong agreed so readily, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He hurriedly said: "This is what Wei Chen planned..."
He arranged for those with mild disabilities who could work to work in his own shop.
Those who were seriously injured were unable to take care of themselves. He wanted to build a charity hall and hire people to take care of these wounded people until they died of old age.
He wanted to build this charity hall in Sheng Hong's name, and he would only be responsible for providing the money.
In this way, the good reputation will fall on Sheng Hong.
But after Sheng Hong heard his plan, he waved his hand and said: "You built the charity hall and paid for it. You will naturally bear the good reputation."
"I won't compete with you for this little reputation. This charity hall will be built in your name."
There is no need to blame Li Aiqing's good deeds on him.
Li Aiqing's reputation in the hearts of the people has increased. When he leaves and the new emperor ascends the throne, for the sake of this good reputation, the new emperor will naturally not dare to touch Li Aiqing easily.
well.
For a courtier like Li Aiqing who is pure, kind and stupid, he has to think about the future for him.
Li Qiao didn't know Sheng Hong's plan. Hearing Sheng Hong's words, he persuaded him a few more words. Seeing that Sheng Hong didn't change his mind, he had no choice but to agree.
After finishing what he had to say, he stood up, sat back on the chair, and continued to talk about the battle.
However, when he talked about the barbarian attack and his behavior of running to the river and standing on the tower, Sheng Hong suddenly frowned so much that he could kill a mosquito.
In the report, Chang Wuchang did not tell Sheng Hong about Li Qiao's bold behavior in detail, but only asked Sheng Hong to summon Li Qiao back to Shengjing. Therefore, Sheng Hong only now knew what Li Qiao had done that day.
He stretched out his hand and tapped Li Qiao, wanting to criticize him. However, knowing that Li Qiao also wanted to let him know every detail at that time, in the end he could only tap Li Qiao twice and swallowed the blame. He ordered with a serious face: "Don't be so reckless in the future. Chang Aiqing will report those details to me. You don't need to go to danger personally."
"Although you are strong, it's a battlefield. Arrows don't have eyes, so your strength is useless."
"Remember, no matter what situation you are in, saving your life is your first priority. Don't even think about how your husband will be devastated if something happens to you."
He did know that Tao Zhu ran to the city gate on the day Li Qiao left the capital. The couple looked at each other in public, and they were separated from Shengli... Oh no, they were separated from Li Aiqing. It seems like it will take a year and a half.
It is strange that these two people have been married for more than ten years, and they are still as cohesive as newlyweds.
Li Qiao didn't expect that Sheng Hong would mention Tao Zhu. Thinking of Tao Zhu, whom he hadn't seen for half a month, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You're right, Wei Chen was reckless this time, and Wei Chen didn't dare anymore."
"It's better not to dare."
Sheng Hong glared at him angrily.
No wonder Chang Aiqing specifically emphasized in his report that he hoped he would summon Li Aiqing back to Beijing. Chang Aiqing was really troubled.
Not only is the body tired, but the mind is also tired.
After being scolded by Sheng Hong, Li Qiao could only smile bitterly and promise again that he would never cause trouble like this in the future.
After making the promise, he hurriedly asked: "Does Weichen's family know that Weichen was trapped in the border town?"
"I know. I sent Qian San and 700 guards out this time. I couldn't hide it from the courtiers. In order to prevent someone from spreading false news and worrying your family, I asked Xiao Qi to go to your house."
"...Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Qiao was grateful and had a headache.
Brother Zhu must be suffering every second these days!
He suddenly felt at home.
When Sheng Hong saw him move his buttocks, his mouth subconsciously pursed, and his brows wrinkled slightly. He couldn't help but snorted: "Li Aiqing, are you anxious now? Don't be anxious, wait until you meet your husband." "
Li Qiao: "..."
He took a deep breath and stood up: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen wants to leave the palace, and Wei Chen's husband must not have fallen asleep at this time."
"Go back. I can see that you really can't stay any longer."
Sheng Hong understood very well.
However, he was a little curious: "After Xiaoqi went to your house, your husband immediately sent someone to guard the city gate, so that if you came back, he would know it immediately. When you entered the city just now, you didn't meet your guard. Courtyard?"
"……No."
Li Qiao shook his head.
The city gate was closed when he entered the city just now. The soldiers guarding the city opened the city gate specially to let him and Qian San and his party enter the city. If Li Dao and others were there at that time, he would definitely have discovered it.
"Then go back and take a look."
Sheng Hong asked him to return home quickly and gave him a day off to enter the palace the next day.
After Li Qiao thanked him, he quickly left the palace.
You can't ride a horse wildly in the city. The situation was special when he entered the palace just now. The situation is not special now, so naturally he can't violate the rules.
But luckily his home was close to the palace, so he didn't ride a horse and planned to run back home.
As a result, before he had even taken two steps, he saw a person standing not far from the gate of the inner city. Through the dim light of the lantern at the gate of the inner city, he recognized that person as Li Chui, the guardian of his family.
Li Chui stood at the gate of the inner city, with the Li family's carriage beside him. He was overjoyed to see Li Qiao coming out, and ran towards him quickly: "Master!"
