Knowing that the emperor was personally welcoming them, everyone dismounted, and Zhuge Liang also stepped out of the carriage, leading civil and military officials such as Liu Yan, Xiang Lang, Yang Qing, Zhao Yun, Guan Xing, Yang Yi, and Ma Su forward.
When Liu Chan heard that Zhuge Liang and others were walking slowly, he also walked down from the imperial chariot with the support of his chamberlain, and met Lai Gong, Meng Da, Zhang Yi, Jiang Wan, Dong Yun, Wu Ban, Chen Zhen and other ministers on both sides. The important ministers were waiting for Zhuge Liang and others to come.
"The Prime Minister Lu Shangshu Shi, Ling Sili Xiaowei, Yizhou Mu, Jiejie, and Wuxiang Marquis Zhuge Liang led the Northern Expedition army to express their great victory to Your Majesty.
Since taking the oath to go on the expedition on November 12, the fifth year of Jianxing, thanks to His Majesty's divine power and the soldiers' dedication, the king's army has played triumphant songs and won many great victories. Tens of thousands of Wei thieves have been wiped out, and dozens of cities have been recovered, including Tianshui, Anding, and Wudu. Seven counties and thirty-three counties have returned to our Han territory.
Now that I have returned to the court, I would like to express my special congratulations to His Majesty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, on this great victory! Long live your majesty, long live the great man! "
"Long live your Majesty, long live the great man..."
After Zhuge Liang finished speaking to Liu Chan, Yang Qing and others behind him also went down to pay homage to the mountain and shout long live.
Liu Chan hurriedly helped Zhuge up, held his hands and said calmly: "My dear father, please get up. This Northern Expedition has shown off our troops to Guanlong, with great power and ferocity, defeated Zhang He, and recovered all the counties. It can be said to be a great victory. This time The Prime Minister has done a great job and I will give him a big reward."
"Your Majesty, the victory of the Northern Expedition was entirely due to the sacrifice of the soldiers of the three armies. Even if the veterans have a small contribution, it is not worth mentioning.
Moreover, this Northern Expedition only recovered Longyou and other places, and it is still far from completing the great task of restoring the Han Dynasty and returning the old capital. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to just reward the civil and military heroes, big and small, and do not consider the small contributions of the veterans. "Zhuge Liang hurriedly said goodbye after hearing this.
Liu Chan nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Forget it, we will discuss the matter in a long term after the reward. I have ordered the young master to prepare a celebration banquet in the palace. I also asked the prime minister to ride in the same car with me and return to the palace to celebrate."
Zhuge Liang declined again and said: "How can your majesty's chariot and ministers ride on it? I ask your majesty to go first, and I don't want to take a chariot to follow."
Liu Chan couldn't persuade him, so he had to get in the car and go first. After Zhuge Liang said hello to Lai Gong and others, he also got into the car and followed behind. The other officials, big and small, entered the city one by one.
All the people had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the emperor's chariot and the prime minister's carriage entering the city, they all walked across the street to greet them, shouting "Long live the emperor".
Yang Qing and other Northern Expedition soldiers who were left behind also attracted much attention. They felt so honored that they straightened their chests and accepted the cheers of the people.
"Husband, how does the imperial banquet taste?" Xia Houyue asked Yang Qing, who had just returned home, while handing over the sobering soup.
Yang Qing took a sip of the hangover soup and replied calmly: "It's okay."
"It's okay? My husband has enough food in his mouth. That's the royal meal in the palace. Ordinary people can't eat it if they want to." Xia Houyue joked.
Yang Qing thought that compared to the various delicacies of later generations, the imperial meal could only be called OK. After all, the seasonings and recipes at this time were far less rich than those of later generations, but the texture of the ingredients itself was first-class, which made Yang Qing quite satisfied. For praise.
"Although the imperial meal is good, in my heart it is far less delicious than the side dishes made by Xijun himself."
Although she knew that his words were meant to be complimentary, Xia Houyue was still happy after hearing this. She smiled sweetly and said, "Husband, you are laughing at me. How can Yue'er's craftsmanship be as good as that of the imperial chef in the palace?"
After a pause, he added: "Did your husband not have enough to eat in the palace? I will prepare some side dishes."
"No need, I really didn't eat much, but I was full after drinking." Yang Qing pulled Xia Houyue and said softly: "It's rare to come back to Chengdu. Yue'er will accompany me for a walk. Let's go next door. Let’s take a look at the small courtyard and get drunk on the way.”
When Yang Qing returned to Chengdu this time, he no longer had to live in the small courtyard that Xia Houyue rented to him. Now that Xia Houyue had married him, Xiahou Mansion was naturally his residence.
It is said that this mansion is Xia Houyue's dowry. As a man, Yang Qing cannot deal with it at will, but who said he has no other wealth?
Although the salary rewards and taxes from the imperial court were large, most of them were given to the families of the fallen soldiers. Therefore, he now had no extra money to build a decent mansion in Chengdu, so he had to change the name of Xiahou Mansion to Yang Mansion.
However, Xia Houyue's parents have passed away, and she has no other direct brothers and sisters. Yang Qing and her are one husband and wife, so if Xiahou Yue is treated as Yang's house, no one else will make irresponsible remarks.
"Okay, maybe I haven't gone over to take a look for a long time." Xia Houyue responded.
The two of them didn't call any other servants. They only asked Mulan to carry a lantern and walk in front. The two of them followed side by side and walked towards the small courtyard.
After opening the side door and returning to the courtyard where they had been away for a long time, Yang Qing and Xia Houyue were filled with emotion when they saw that the scenery was still the same.
The two of them never expected that the tenant and the landlord would eventually become a family. This small courtyard left them with too many unforgettable memories.
The poems lead to meeting each other, discussing the case of the maid, planning undercover school affairs, and describing their respective affections... One after another, the past events lingered in the minds of Yang Qing and Xia Houyue. The two pointed at the old objects and told interesting stories from the past. , laughter continued.
Entering the winner's house, he saw that all the furnishings and furniture were spotless. Yang Qing said happily: "It's very neat."
"Before I left, I told the maids to come and clean them every day. Later, after my aunt came back, some of them often came to take care of me." Xia Houyue explained, and with a thought in mind, she asked: "Husband, when will the emperor grant rewards for the Northern Expedition?" Hero?"
Yang Qing replied: "Tomorrow the emperor will go to the Ancestral Temple to pay tribute to the late emperor, and two days later during the dynasty, he will reward the meritorious soldiers." After a pause, he asked: "What's the matter?"
"Let's go see my aunt together the day after tomorrow, okay?"
Yang Qing said: "Okay, there's nothing wrong with this."
"Thank you, husband."
Yang Qing shook her hand and said with a smile: "What's the point of being polite between husband and wife? As juniors, we should go and see her."
Xia Houyue hummed softly and said, "Let's go to the study and have a look. Your books haven't been moved yet. Do you want to move them there tomorrow?" As he said that, he happily pulled Yang Qing walked to the study on the right.
Three days later, the emperor held a large gathering of civil and military officials at court, preparing to reward the heroes of the Northern Expedition. Zhuge Liang came out of class and presented a merit badge. Liu Chan was very pleased after reading it and said loudly: "With so many loyal ministers and good generals, why worry about my big man not being prosperous?" He looked to the side of the servant Guo Youzhi and said: "Guo Shizhong, Proclaim the edict."
"I obey the decree."
Guo Youzhi responded, walked up to the officials, unfolded the edict and read aloud: "The edict says: Prime Minister Zhuge, in accordance with my imperial edict, set out for the Northern Expedition to wipe out the traitors. The destiny is fulfilled, the people return to their hearts, the street pavilions are victorious, and the thieves are killed. Tens of thousands, the thieves will escape, intimidate the enemy country, and regain the counties. The merits are obvious, and the ministers have served their lives. I highly commend them.
The husband's country has a permanent code, and he is rewarded for his merits. Now he will be given an official title according to his merits. General Liu Yan will be moved to the west general, Yang Qing, the prefect of Hanzhong, will be appointed as the governor of Yongzhou and former general, Zhao Yun, the general of Zhendong, will be made the general of the left. Wei Yan, the general in the north of the town, was moved to the right general, and General Guan Xinghou, the central supervisor, was added.
Gao Xiang, the general who conquered the north, was appointed general of Zhenbei and Tinghou of the capital. Wu Yi, the rebel general, was appointed general of Zhendong. General Chen Shi, who was moved to pacify the east, was appointed general of conquering the west. General Deng Zhi, general of Yangwu, was appointed general of conquering the north.
The prime minister joined the army, Ma Su, the general of the Fu army, the prime minister joined the army, Yang Yisui, the general of the army, the prime minister joined the army, Liao Hua, the prefect of Guangwei, and the partial general Wang Ping was made the general to fight against the invaders, and the capital was named Tinghou.
Jiang Wei was granted the title of Marquis of Dangyangting, Liang Xu was granted the title of Prefect of Nan'an, Yin Shang was granted the title of Jinwu Cheng, Liang Qian was granted the title of Dahonglu Cheng, Shangguan Zixiu was granted the title of Tingweicheng, and the rest of the meritorious ministers were rewarded by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and other ministers. "
Yang Qing and other officials present were all delighted and went out to pay homage: "I thank Your Majesty for His grace!"
"The governor of Yongzhou is expected, but the former general is quite unexpected." After returning to his squad, Yang Qing thought to himself.
Previously, the highest military rank among the ministers of Ji Han was former general Li Yan. Although he did not participate in the Northern Expedition, in order to appease him and make room for Yang Qing and others, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang discussed and decided to promote him this time as well. official position.
However, Li Yan's merits were not enough to be promoted to Generals of Hussars, Generals of Chariots, and Generals of Wei, which are three important generals that are higher than the three generals. So Zhuge Liang added four towns generals and four expedition generals below General Wei and above General Sifang. The eight generals with miscellaneous titles are used to reward important ministers like Li Yan whose merits are not enough to be promoted to the rank of Three Dukes and who are above the Nine Ministers.
As a result, Li Yan was promoted from the former general to the general of Zhendong, still ranking first among the Jihan generals.
Liu Yan also took advantage of this. During the Northern Expedition, he only had a small job of supervising the transportation of grain and fodder and accompanying the army to comment. However, he was promoted from a rear general to the rank of a miscellaneous general. It can be said that he has firmly established himself as Ji Han's mascot. This title.
As for Yang Qing, he is the most eye-catching among the many heroes. He made many ingenious plans in preparing for the Northern Expedition, taking over the three eastern counties, and sending troops out of Ziwu Valley. He also personally led the troops to regain Longxi County and the bloody battle in the streets. Pavilion and detours defeated Zhang He, and he was the first among the generals to claim credit.
Therefore, the former general who was directly promoted from General Anhan to the head of the four generals this time was ranked above the Jiuqing. In addition, he was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou. He was a high-ranking official in the border area and had a high position. He became one of the most important ministers in the Ji-Han Dynasty. .
