At Xu's time, when the husband's guards in the palace supported him back to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, Li Hongxiu, Ye Zhiqiu, Lin Yueru and others were still immersed in a huge surprise.
The one who was most shocked was of course Lin Yueru. This little boy who he looked down upon back then actually led his troops to defeat the Yinan Xinjiang Grassland Cavalry.
In her opinion, her daughter was already very outstanding for being the princess of the general's palace. However, at a young age, Li Xiaoxue was canonized by the emperor as Princess Ruyi, and was as famous as the princesses in the palace.
The sudden news plunged her into deep self-blame.
If I hadn't been so insistent back then, perhaps there wouldn't be any unclear misunderstanding between the young lady and Li Ye, and the two would still have a childhood sweetheart relationship...
Before she could recover, Li Hongxiu had already helped her husband into the living room and sat in a cushioned chair.
"Why doesn't that boy Li Ye give him a reward? Even if he doesn't get it, I can just give him one?"
Li Hongxiu mumbled while pouring hot tea for her husband.
The teacher rubbed his temples, looked at Li Hongxiu swaying in front of him, and replied with difficulty: "Do you want to be an official? Let Ye'er make you the national preceptor another day, and we, master and disciple, will go up the mountain to practice."
Li Hongxiu was stunned, and it took him a while to understand. She turned around and glared at him and said, "Okay, are you making fun of me?"
The husband smiled and ignored her.
Ye Zhiqiu looked at his husband and thought for a long time before asking: "Sir, brocade and gold coins have been sent to the palace, how should they be distributed?"
The gentleman was stunned and blurted out: "You and Hong Xiu can handle this matter without asking me. The brocade can be used to make new clothes for the people in the house. Seeing that the new year is coming, these cloths are enough."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and continued: "Someone from the palace came in the afternoon, took Xue'er's measurements, and said that some clothes would be made according to the palace's regulations. This made the little girl very happy."
"You can figure out how to do these things, don't ask me." The husband looked at her and smiled.
"I discussed it with Hong Xiu. The gold coins are 500 per person. There are only seven of us, so it only costs 3,500. The housekeeper will give him 200 during the Chinese New Year, and the other workers will each receive 5,000. ten."
"After calculating this, we only need to spend more than 4,000, and there are still more than 10,000 gold coins left. Let Sister Hongxiu take care of it. Anyway, let her take care of all the money matters from now on."
Ye Zhiqiu looked at his husband and Li Hongxiu and said quietly.
Li Hong's sleeves were stunned and she thought, besides spending money, do I know how to manage money?
He quickly shook his head and said: "Sister, you are responsible for taking care of this money. From now on, this palace will inevitably issue monthly and annual payments. How can I take care of it? We are all idlers. Ye'er is the national master today, and Xue'er is also the princess now. They are all paid."
"Will this happen in the future?" How could Ye Zhiqiu know so much? He was also stunned at the moment.
The husband looked at the two women in front of him and felt a little funny.
In desperation, she could only look at Lin Yueru and said with a smile: "Yueru, you are the general's wife. You should know the rules in this palace. Please talk to her carefully in the future."
Lin Yueru nodded, looked at the two of them and smiled: "Looking at how anxious you two are, I will talk to you slowly tomorrow. From now on, you won't have to save as much as usual on this expense."
Li Hongxiu looked at her and suddenly remembered something. He grinned broadly and said, "There's no need to save money desperately. After all, in Fengyun City, we still have a restaurant that Fatty Tang manages. We really don't have any money to spend. Let’s go back to Fengyun City.”
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said with a smile: "I don't have to worry about this. After all, we don't have much money to spend. Now we even save money to buy clothes. I can see that life will get better."
The husband thought for a while, looked at everyone and said: "Originally, the palace gave one hundred thousand, but I asked them to allocate eighty thousand to Ye'er. When he needs to spend the money for the war, don't worry too much about this. After all, All of this is thanks to Ye'er."
"How can we care about him? He deserves all the credit for this. We are just enjoying it!" Li Hongxiu looked at his man and laughed.
"He was determined not to get a reward from the emperor, so he finally gave this reward to Xue'er. Mumu's reward was earned by herself. Not long after she followed Ye'er to southern Xinjiang, she had already closed down her military exploits."
The husband looked at the women in front of him and said quietly.
"That girl Mu Mu actually made a meritorious service? Husband, hurry up and tell me." Li Hongxiu sat down next to her husband and yelled.
"It's nothing to say. Three towns were victorious. Mu Mu shot and killed an enemy general. This was his first achievement in this battle. Later, an enemy general was killed in Kaiyang." The gentleman said calmly.
"No wonder this little girl was clamoring every day to go to southern Xinjiang with Ye'er. So she went there just for the war?" Li Hongxiu suddenly realized.
Ye Zhiqiu looked at the master who was sitting silently beside him and said with a smile: "Now that Mumu is by Ye'er's side, we can finally feel at ease."
"Ye'er can protect herself by herself. There is no need for Mu Mu to protect him. I think it's Ye'er who is protecting Mu Mu. If it was her fearless nature that day, if Ye'er hadn't taken care of her, I'm afraid... In southern Xinjiang, the situation has long been overturned."
The master patted Ye Zhiqiu's hand, knowing that a son is better than a father, although he didn't know how high Li Ye's cultivation was.
"Where are these two little guys, Xiaoxue and Qiu Ming? Why are they nowhere to be seen?" The gentleman always felt that something was missing in the room, and he finally remembered it.
"Xue'er kept the people from the palace busy all afternoon. When the kid from Qiu Ming heard that there were hundreds of gold coins to spend on him during the New Year, they went crazy. After dinner, I asked her to go to bed early in the morning to rest."
Ye Zhiqiu smiled lightly.
The husband nodded and said: "For this child, some happy things are always a good thing. Just watch and don't let them go too far."
Li Hongxiu nodded, stood next to her husband, stretched out her hand to straighten his wrinkled sleeves, and said distressedly: "Tomorrow, it's time to make you some new clothes. You are dressed so shabbily even when you enter the palace. "
The teacher was stunned, turned to look at her, took her hand and smiled: "You and I are both practitioners, how can we have so many things to pay attention to? Didn't you see that Ye'er was practicing in Prajna Temple, and how could she not be wearing common clothes and mango shoes? "
When the three women heard their husband talking about Li Ye, they couldn't help but froze. Thinking about it carefully, they found that the most economical member of the family turned out to be Li Ye who was commanding the army in southern Xinjiang.
Speaking of Li Ye, in Lin Yueru's memory, he had never seen him wearing gorgeous clothes.
"When I go to court tomorrow, there will be news in the palace that two princesses have been enthroned in the Imperial Prefect's Mansion. Tomorrow afternoon at the latest, someone from the imperial city will come to visit and ask the housekeeper not to receive anyone."
"Tell the visitor that the Imperial Master is at the front to protect his family and the country. His family does not dare to receive distinguished guests in the imperial city for him. If he wants to make friends, wait until the Imperial Master returns to the court in triumph."
Sir, he couldn't help but feel an even bigger headache when he thought about the chaos the dignitaries in the imperial city would get into once they learned that the Imperial Prefect's Office had granted the title of two princesses.
Ye Zhiqiu looked at his husband and said softly to Li Hongxiu: "Sir, you are right. If Ye'er is not at home, we are not allowed to accept gifts from the dignitaries of the imperial city for him. We are not short of that money."
Li Hongxiu glared at her husband, looked at Ye Zhiqiu and smiled helplessly, saying: "Everything is subject to my sister's arrangement."
But I was cursing in my heart, how could I not use the money that was sent to my door? You are all saints, couldn't you just give it to me, this little girl?
But what she never thought about was that Li Ye, who was far away in southern Xinjiang, was just like Mr. She was unwilling to make too many connections in the imperial city.
After all, once you accept the gift that comes to your door, there will be a cause, but this cause will not fall on a few women and Li Xiaoxue. In the end, Li Ye will always spend countless efforts to pay back the result.
The only one who understands Li Ye is Mr. Li Ye, who is a born master and disciple.
...
In the court hall the next day, a group of ministers finally learned about the war situation in southern Xinjiang. When they learned of the victory in the three towns, a group of veteran ministers shed tears.
After all, a region has been at ease for decades, and most soldiers have forgotten what war is all about.
When they learned that the imperial commander who commanded the battle refused to grant the reward, and the emperor, in order to support the meritorious minister, canonized his sister as Princess Ruyi, although the officials were in an uproar, they accepted it calmly.
After all, no one is sure of going to southern Xinjiang to lead the army to fight against the grassland tribes.
For a time, everyone in the court was shocked that the Imperial Prefecture had conferred the title of two princesses.
However, the bigger shock was yet to come. When the great eunuch read out the emperor's reply to the Imperial Academy's request for students to form a team to go to southern Xinjiang, some of the ministers applauded, while others lamented.
After all, this is also an opportunity for the children of the Imperial City's nobles to make a name for themselves, but according to the emperor's will, no family wants their children to start as soldiers at the lowest level.
What's more, giving up the qualification to practice in the Royal Academy is tantamount to depriving a number of students of the opportunity to advance.
As the emperor expected, the courtiers in the hall only saw the interests in their respective bowls, but ignored the overall situation of the dynasty.
The emperor turned his head and glanced thoughtfully at Yan Wuxue who was standing by the side. Does that mean you think what I expected is good?
These are all a bunch of weaklings, who would give up their immediate interests for the sake of national affairs.
The great eunuch lowered his brows and looked at his nose and heart. He knew very well that he would not alert the fools above the court.
I thought to myself, if you can all understand His Majesty’s intention, how could it be my turn to speak in front of him by chance?
Although eunuchs do not participate in government affairs, the emperor likes slaves.
Hahaha, I just looked at it and didn’t say anything.
Yan Wuxue secretly rejoiced.
In this court, there is only one gentleman with whom I can meet His Majesty's eyes and can exchange a few caring words with him.
"How can you behave in such a noisy manner in court? I will give you a few days to think about it carefully. In another three days, the internal minister Zhuge Yuanqiu will go to southern Xinjiang on my behalf to comfort the army."
"Children of all ethnic groups who are willing to give up their qualifications as academy students and go to the battlefield in southern Xinjiang can go to Nanyun City with the army led by Zhuge Yuanqiu."
The emperor looked at the chaotic mess of courtiers above the Golden Palace and shouted in a deep voice.
The ministers were shocked and closed their mouths.
Left Prime Minister Wang Mingyi glanced at Right Prime Minister Long Jingyun, stepped forward and said to the emperor: "I believe that the students of the Royal Academy want to go to the battlefield to serve the emperor, so they should be given a chance to make their own choices."
Long Jingyun glanced at him, and without waiting for the emperor's reply, he also stepped out of the queue and said: "I think that students can just practice with peace of mind and do not need to participate in government affairs."
The emperor looked down at the two of them, and after a while he said in a solemn voice: "I will send my decree to the emperor's uncle. It is up to them to decide where to go."
After saying that, he waved his hands to the two of them. Does that mean that you can control your children and prevent them from going? Do you want me to worry about everything for you?
Wang Mingyi and Long Yun were stunned. Neither of them expected that the emperor would reject them like this. They couldn't help but feel a little angry at the moment, but they couldn't continue to say anything.
"The great victory in Southern Xinjiang is ultimately a happy event. I will hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow to celebrate. All the courtiers can bring their families to have a drink together."
After talking about the troublesome things, the emperor finally wanted to celebrate in the palace. After all, this victory was like a timely rain, giving him and the dynasty great confidence.
If this is the case, why worry that the three towns cannot be taken back?
