Returning to the Huiyou Hall, the Queen took Li Youqing's last memorial, which was the memorial to the imperial court to allocate grain, and placed it on the Dragon Case alongside the Youzhou victory report.
She looked at these two memorials and pondered for a long time, and finally asked Nangong Wan'er: "What do you think about the matter of making a marquis?"
Nangong Wan'er was thoughtful and able to observe words and expressions, so she considered and reported:
"The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, and even the world, all thought that His Majesty was stingy with titles and only granted one 'mighty Duke' in more than ten years. But according to this slave, this is not the case."
"Oh?" The Queen was surprised and her eyes signaled her to continue.
"The title is so noble and should not be granted lightly, let alone indiscriminately. Over the past ten years, has Your Majesty decided to grant titles just for the sake of granting titles? To whom? A frequently defeated general at the border?"
Nangong Wan'er looked serious, and her expression and tone were just right.
As expected, the Queen smiled and nodded, took a deep look at Nangong Wan'er, and said with a smile: "The one who knows me is Wan'er!"
"I don't dare. I am an outsider after all. If anyone knows your majesty best, it is definitely Princess Lanling." Nangong Wan'er said modestly.
"Hahahaha..." The Queen laughed heartily, and her eyes returned to the good news. She paused for a moment on the word "Inner Guard", handed it over and ordered:
"This is the good news sent by my mother eight hundred miles away, please take a look."
"According to the order!"
Nangong Wan'er took it and looked at it carefully.
Everything was fine at first, but when she saw the paragraph later when Li Youqing recommended Su Xian to join the Plum Blossom Internal Guard, she exclaimed and the good news almost slipped from her hands.
The plum blossom inner guard is too sensitive, even as the queen's confidant, she does not dare to put too much pressure on her.
Is Princess Lanling crazy?
How dare you take the initiative to mention the inner guard.
He also recommended others to join the Internal Guard...
Nangong Wan'er's heart was beating wildly.
But soon, she calmed down. First of all, this good news was handed to her by the Queen. Secondly, the reason stated by Princess Lanling in the good news seemed to be barely reasonable——
The original Xiaoge leader has died, and the power of the Neiwei in Hebei Province has been emptied out, but Su Xian unexpectedly had a romantic connection and accidentally met the deceased Xiaoge leader and the No. 1 killer of the Neiwei...
In the process of Su Xian dealing with the crisis in Youzhou, the remaining forces of the inner guards played a significant role.
Out of concern for talents, Li Youqing recommended Su Xian to join the inner guard to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the original Xiaoge leader.
After all, Princess Lanling was aloof. She once selected the queen to enter the palace. The relationship between mother and daughter was far better than usual, so Nangong Wan'er expected that the queen would at least not get angry over this matter.
However, I won’t nod in agreement.
Nangong Wan'er was thinking a lot, and carefully put the good news report back on the dragon table, and stood by it respectfully without squinting.
The Queen looked at her with interest and asked with a smile: "Now, what do you think about the title of marquis?"
Nangong Wan'er thought about it for a long time and said, "Please ask for your Majesty's Holy Judgment."
The Queen's expression did not change at all, her eyes fell on the memorial requesting the imperial court to allocate food for disaster relief, and she said slowly: "As soon as the food for disaster relief is received, the imperial court will allocate it uniformly."
"However, the rations required for the 100,000 troops that Youniang brought to Hebei Province, as well as the rations for the 30,000 Liao army prisoners, need to be dealt with by Youniang herself."
"According to the decree!" Nangong Wan'er reported, because she would be the one to write the reply to the memorial.
The Queen's eyes turned and fell on the victory report, and she said slowly: "Ping's wife's request is accepted. Regarding the proposal of becoming a prince, as well as the suggestion of joining the inner guard, there is no need to reply now, and we will see what the consequences are."
Nangong Wan'er's thoughts were changing, but her expression remained calm as she bowed and said, "I obey the order."
After the Queen's instructions were completed, she took the two memorials, went to the Imperial Study Room, held a red pen and approved them in accordance with the Queen's wishes, then returned to the bedroom and gave them to the Queen for review.
If there are no problems, under normal circumstances, the memorial will be sent to the Shangshu Province for execution.
During this period, Nangong Wan'er thought to herself: "After all, Su Xian has achieved such military exploits, it will only be a matter of time before he is granted the title of Marquis. But joining the inner guard... it should be difficult."
The Queen read the memorial and had no questions, so she handed it back to Nangong Wan'er, but Nangong Wan'er withheld the good news because it mentioned the internal guards and could not be sent to the Ministry of Secretariat.
The response to Li Youqing and Su Xian will be implemented in the form of an imperial edict.
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same day.
Su Xian's deeds in Youzhou have been widely circulated in the divine capital city, causing a sensation and heated discussion. After all, the Battle of Youzhou was the only major victory in more than ten years, and the people in the capital felt proud and proud.
Department of Prisons.
After Shao Sikou got the news, he regretted that he had not been ruthless enough to snatch Su Xian away. The Criminal and Prison Department really needed a versatile talent like Su Xian.
But the matter has come to this, and there is no point in thinking about it.
"We can't wait for Su Xian to come to Beijing." Shaosikou thought for a while and then made a decision, "Write to Hebei Province and tell Nangong Kui, the head of the three arrests, to ask him to find Su Xian and discuss coming to our Prison Department to be the 'capital arrest' 'Things."
Duguan head catcher is a newly invented official position by Shaosi Kou. He is not affiliated with the Criminal and Prison Department at ordinary times. When he needs his help, he will come over and receive corresponding rewards afterwards.
Similar to "part-time job".
East Palace.
After receiving the message from Qian Zhongshu, His Highness the Crown Prince shook his head and sighed. The Crown Princess arrived and happened to see this scene and asked what happened?
The prince shook his head and said:
"I have already seen that Su Xian is extremely talented and beyond the reach of ordinary people. But in the end, I still underestimated him. I should have done everything possible to win him over..."
"..."
The Su family in the divine capital.
Life for the Su family has become increasingly difficult. Last time, they promised the East Palace that if they could not order Su Xian to report to the East Palace, they would compensate the East Palace for the corresponding losses...
There is no doubt that Su Xian didn't go anywhere.
The Su family was forced to pay a large sum of money to the East Palace.
This made the already stretched family even worse. The slaves had begun to wear patched clothes. Unimportant side branches and even food and clothing became problems.
When news of Su Xian's glorious deeds in Youzhou came, the Su family exploded at first, and then became strangely quiet. Everyone in the Su family looked ashen, as if they were mourning for an heir.
The bastard who was expelled from the clan actually made such a great contribution that he was almost made a marquis... This slap really made everyone in the Su family feel dizzy and embarrassed.
Liu family.
The life of the Liu family is even more difficult. The head of the Liu family has been struggling for more than ten years and has already lost all his wealth. The only thing he can do now is drink to drown his sorrows.
Today, the head of the Liu family was very drunk. Seeing that the Lin family and the Tang family, both of which were aristocratic families, had many capable people and that the family had hope for revitalization, he took advantage of the drunkenness and cursed:
"What kind of evil has happened to our Liu family? What kind of descendants are they? They are either cowardly and incompetent, or they are corrupt and ruin the family. Such children... it is shameful to tell them!"
Come and try it quickly. 】
The mistress of the Liu family was advising her, but the head of the Liu family couldn't listen at all. He threw her away with one hand and cursed:
"In a house of women, you are the one who raised a daughter of a poor man, ruined the family, and brought about the decline of my family. You mother and daughter... are the sinners of my Liu family!"
"..."
The mistress of the Liu family is Liu Huixiang's biological mother. Her daughter's rough fate has always been the pain of her life, and now she is slandered by her incompetent husband after drinking. She can't help but feel sad and sob.
At this time, the story of Su Xian in Youzhou came.
Including having achieved military exploits, almost becoming a marquis, and about to marry Liu Huixiang as his equal wife, etc.
After hearing this, the head of the Liu family woke up from the wine and asked with a pair of greedy eyes: "What did you say? That Ke Fu... no, our Huixiang is about to become... the Marquis... his wife?!"
