dognovel Chapter 328: Grand Palace Conferment
Chapter 328: Grand Palace Conferment
"General Zhongwu has made great contributions to the country by defeating the enemy many times with his bravery since he joined the army!"
"From now on, you will enjoy a fourth-rank salary and a reward of 1,000 taels of silver!"
"All his followers are invincible and unbreakable. Each of them will be rewarded with 200 taels of silver!"
Zhao Chongxiu is very pleased today!
For many years, there have been constant wars on the border and the treasury is empty. Apart from external threats, he is also worried about internal troubles.
Everyone wants to be an emperor, but they don’t know that conquering an empire is difficult, and keeping it is even more difficult.
He knew that even if Ling Yunxiao was too partial to Jiang Yue, Jiang Yue had indeed done it, which was the fact that she had killed the Crown Prince of Beiyan.
The general of Northern Yan was brave and good at fighting, and he lost countless of his generals in succession.
Now that Jiang Yue has killed the Crown Prince of Beiyan, how can he not admire him?
This great achievement alone is enough to make her a general.
You have no joke!
Zhao Chongxiu carefully watched Jiang Yue's reaction. A young man who had achieved such great things was usually a bit arrogant, but Jiang Yue had a calm expression on her face, which was not what she should have at her age.
Then, he waved his sleeves, and a eunuch holding a military uniform and armor respectfully handed it to Jiang Yue.
"General Zhongwu, this armor was given to me by His Majesty."
Jiang Yue took it with both arms. It was a set of silver helmet and silver armor. She thanked him again.
Zhao Chongxiu: "I wonder if General Zhongwu is satisfied with this reward?"
Jiang Yue listened and stood there in shock, she couldn't believe her ears.
He gave up the imperial examination and went back to the border.
She achieved success in different ways!
"I thank you for your grace!" Jiang Yue bowed in thanks.
Behind him, Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others already had tears in their eyes.
At this moment, they felt that all the suffering they had endured was worth it.
Even if I die on the battlefield, it's worth it.
Song Jie and Wu Ding, as well as Chu Mo and Chen Yong, were originally aggressive soldiers of the Xuanwu Army, but because of Jiang Yue's extraordinary talents, they had already restrained their tempers. Now they felt that Jiang Yue was right all along.
They actually forgot to react.
Finally, they all knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord!"
The court officials standing on both sides listened carefully from beginning to end. They could not imagine that this farm boy, whom they had never met before, was directly appointed as a general as soon as he entered the court.
In the court, unlike Zhao Chongxu, the three princes looked at Jiang Yue with more suspicion.
This is too unreasonable.
The princes and court officials including the three masters of the first rank, and the six ministers of the first rank including Li Zhao all had different looks.
Some people are thinking that catching a son-in-law from the list happens all the time, and it is not known whether it is feasible to do so now.
Some people also think that being successful at a young age is not necessarily a good thing. There is a saying that goes, "Arrogant soldiers will be defeated before they are defeated." What about arrogant generals? They will perish!
"Seven days later, I will personally welcome General Zhongwu to the imperial court!"
As for why it was seven days later, the reason was that General Yue’s body was still warm.
Jiang Yue and others thanked them again.
...Today the court was very busy, and by the time the court was over, it was almost noon.
On the way out of the palace, Wu Fei, Xue Wen and six others followed Jiang Yue with serious faces and military spirit.
They walked out of the palace along with the other court officials.
"General Zhongwu, congratulations!" At this time, Li Zhao followed Jiang Yue.
The other courtiers approached her, hoping to make friends with her.
Even the current Grand Master smiled and approached Jiang Yue, even saying words of congratulations. Then he turned to look at Li Zhao.
"You still know the current situation."
The Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Rites and others also came to congratulate him, and at the same time praised Minister Li for making friends with military generals, which was a wise move.
Li Zhao wanted to say that when going to the border was originally considered a difficult job, everyone thought that it could result in death if one was not careful, so they gave the important task of going to the border to him, an honest man.
Jiang Yue just nodded in response, but she had no idea who was being hypocritical.
After leaving the palace, she said goodbye to Li Zhao, led the Xuanwu Army on horseback, galloped straight to Yue Mansion.
It was at this time that Xue Wen, Wu Fei and other Xuanwu soldiers suddenly let themselves go.
How long has this been going on?
However, while running, two uninvited guests intercepted them.
Jiang Yue looked at them carefully and found that the two people seemed to be a master and servant, and the clothes they wore were also different from their Donglin clothes.
They are neither from Beiyan nor from Xining, so which country are they from?
Xue Wen and Wu Ning were still immersed in the joy of entering the palace, but when they saw this scene, they stopped laughing.
Jiang Yue was stopped and the corners of her lips stiffened slightly.
At this moment, she didn't want to make friends with other countries, and she didn't want to see other countries at this moment.
But some people just want to get to know her.
The master and servant looked at her with surprise on their faces.
Just because she is young.
"I guess you are the young general who returned from the border?" asked the envoy Nadaman in confusion.
Jiang Yue thought, she was only a general for a short time, how could these people have heard of it? They must have been making wild guesses.
"I wonder who you two are..."
Envoy Natuoman looked at Jiang Yue with a smile, then stepped forward and said:
"We are envoys from the Great Jin, and we just want to make some friends. I wonder if you would do us the honor of having a small gathering."
As if he was afraid that Jiang Yue would reject him, he quickly added,
"I'm treating you today."
An envoy from the Great Jin? Jiang Yue's mind was stirred.
She didn't know what the purpose of the people in front of her was, but she felt that their attitude was very friendly.
Apart from friendliness and a desire to make friends, there was no other strange expression in his eyes.
She refused and said, "I'm sorry, today the soldiers from the border just returned and we rushed to the court without stopping. It's getting late now, so let's do it another day."
Wu Fei and the others just wanted to go back to General Yue's residence. They really didn't want to exchange pleasantries with this inexplicable envoy in front of them.
They are all military generals and would never speak in a roundabout way or with innuendo.
In the court, they always pointed at Jiang Yue for everything.
"It's better to do it today than to wait for another day." Envoy Tuoman did not give up. He was still full of expectations and had a flattering look on his face.
Jiang Yue shook her head again, "I'm really sorry, we have some important things to deal with."
She pulled her horse's body with a smile and bypassed the envoy in front of her, without even glancing at the master and servant's faces which had already gloomy.
Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
...As soon as Jiang Yue entered Yue Mansion, the people sent by Zhao Chongxiu also arrived and took away the spies from Northern Yan.
By the time Jiang Yue went to court, the Yue Mansion had already been completely renovated.
All the weeds were cleared away, and in the outer courtyard of Yue Mansion, there were Xuanwu soldiers sitting restlessly, waiting anxiously.
When he saw Jiang Yue coming back, he went to greet her immediately.
"It's Deputy General Jiang!"
"Deputy General Jiang is back!"
Jiang Wuni, Lin Guo and Mu Heng, as well as some Xuanwu soldiers who could cook, were busy in the kitchen in the backyard. When they heard the news that Jiang Yue had returned, they quickly put down their work.
When the soldiers saw Jiang Yue and others coming back from court, they were extremely envious of Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others.
Even though Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others followed Jiang Yue into the palace just as a foil, it was enough to make them envious.
"Deputy General Jiang, what did the emperor say?" Wu Ning was the first to come forward, his eyes full of curiosity.