Chapter 557 Reward (Part 2)
The sun shone slantingly from the open door of Qianyuan Hall, casting a bright path in the hall, but the two sides were shrouded in solemn shadows.
Fu Qingzhou walked along this light path, and his eyes were unconsciously attracted to the emperor on the dragon throne in front of him - Zhao Yuan.
Today's Zhao Yuan is completely different from the brother in the past who laughed, cursed, and talked happily over wine.
Wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and a jade crown on his head, he sat on a huge dragon chair, with a domineering air of calmness and authority between his brows.
Although Zhao Yuan is very young and very middle-class, when he truly sits on the dragon throne as an emperor, he is the real emperor.
The once familiar and friendly eyes were now shining with majestic and profound light. The corners of Zhao Yuan's mouth were slightly raised, and he nodded invisibly to Fu Qingzhou, but there was no room for Ying in his smile. The spirit of emperor.
Fu Qingzhou still kept smiling.
He came to the front of the hall, bowed deeply according to etiquette, then straightened up and met Zhao Yuan's eyes.
While he was saluting, he also felt the gazes of countless officials from the shadows on both sides.
There may be some kind gazes in those eyes, but more of them are cold and vigilant looks.
"Fu Qingzhou."
In the hall, Zhao Yuan slowly said: "Why don't you kneel?"
Fu Qingzhou quietly rolled his eyes in his heart...
< br>Although Zhao Yuan's voice was very dignified and calm, he still heard a hint of joking.
"Report to your Majesty."
Fu Qingzhou bowed again and said in a deep voice: "The common people fought fiercely to destroy Xiaoyu Pavilion the day before yesterday and were seriously injured. The leg injury was particularly serious. It is extraordinary to be able to stand now. It's not easy, please forgive me."
Eunuch Huang, who was standing not far away, glared.
Are you injured? Who are you lying to? Who was that person who ran all the way with our family just now?
In an instant, sweat broke out on Mr. Huang’s forehead.
In order not to kneel to the emperor in the palace, you just made up a big lie full of loopholes? The crime of deceiving the emperor!
Otherwise, you’d better not recognize me as half of my uncle...
Fu Qingzhou naturally saw Eunuch Huang’s pale face and grinned at him, shocking Eunuch Huang. Eyelids twitching.
"Well..."
Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment: "I see, then...just give me a seat."
"Huh?" Eunuch Huang was stunned and didn't react.
Zhao Yuan was a little dissatisfied and looked down at Eunuch Huang, who was standing under the dragon chair: "Little Lingzi?"
He was a young man about twenty years old and looked at him at least The old eunuch "Xiao Lingzi" who is in his sixties or seventies is really weird.
But Eunuch Huang was so excited that he immediately put on a smile: "As you command!"
He disappeared in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, he pushed a chair. Go to Fu Qingzhou: "Young Master Fu, please."
When their eyes met, Fu Qingzhou saw the admiration in the father-in-law's eyes.
After he Shi Shiran sat down, Zhao Yuan said leisurely: "Well... today Xuanfu Qingzhou went to court to capture Beiyi spy Manar and to destroy the Xiaoyu Pavilion recently. "The case is rewarded."
"In this case, Ning Wushu and Yue Heng, who are also rewarded, should also be given a seat."
Eunuch Huang responded and moved over in the blink of an eye. Two chairs.
At this moment, Fu Qingzhou noticed Ning Wushu and Yue Heng walking out of the shadows.
They were also in the hall just now, but they were standing at the back of the crowd. Now after hearing the announcement, they walked to the front and took their seats at the same time.
Ning Wushu has an official status. She is a general in the Northern Xinjiang Army, but naturally she cannot wear armor or weapons when she goes to court. Therefore, she wears a special female official uniform.
In the Dayan Dynasty, women could serve as officials, so there was this kind of official uniform that Fu Qingzhou had never seen in various TV series and movies in his previous life.
This female official uniform is made of dark cyan as the base and is exquisitely embellished with silver moiré patterns, showing both solemnity and femininity.
Ning Wushu wears this dress, she is a little less chivalrous and general, but a little more elegant and mighty. It also makes her tall and straight, like a green pine.
After sitting down, she smiled at Fu Qingzhou and said nothing.
Fu Qingzhou turned his head and looked aside - Yue Heng still looked like a poor scholar. He sat upright and stared directly at Zhao Yuan without squinting. He did not even dare to look at Fu Qingzhou and say hello.
"Today, I want to reward you with a big reward, but..."
After they sat down, Zhao Yuan suddenly lowered his voice: "Before that, I have something to say. "Say!"
He looked around at His Majesty's ministers with blazing eyes, suddenly slapped the armrest of the dragon chair, and shouted angrily: "You, the civil and military officials, are devouring your Majesty, but you are not loyal to your Majesty!"
This scolding came so suddenly that all the court officials were shocked.
But Zhao Yuan hadn’t finished scolding him yet.
He stretched out his hand and waved it hard, his voice as loud as thunder: "Under your noses, major events such as the infiltration of Beiyi spies and the rebellion in Xiaoyu Pavilion happened one after another, but you are helpless, and you still have to Relying on a few young people to achieve great military exploits! I ask you, how can you save your face?"
Fu Qingzhou sat there, listening to the officials in the palace moving uneasily and making noises. Grinning awkwardly.
No, Brother Zhao Yuan... If you want a reward, just reward it quickly. You called us in to sit down and then cursed us here?
Is it appropriate?
But in fact, he also knew what the meaning of Zhao Yuan's actions was.
It’s about establishing prestige.
No, it’s not just to establish authority... Sure enough, seeing Zhao Yuan so furious, the entire hall fell into silence. All the ministers lowered their heads and lowered their hands, speechless - but soon, one of them stood up extremely In front of him, the senior ministers, who were clearly distinguished and of high rank, slowly walked out.
"Your Majesty, calm down."
The gray-haired veteran's voice was loud and clear: "Since ancient times, talented people have emerged in large numbers. Today's young people are the pillars of the future. It is I who can make such great contributions to these young people." Dayan’s national destiny is prosperous, and there are successors!”
After that, he bowed deeply to Zhao Yuan: “My congratulations to your majesty, my congratulations to Dayan!”
What he said was beautiful. The other officials hurriedly responded, bowed one after another, and echoed in unison: "I congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate Da Yan!"
Zhao Yuan's face softened slightly and he nodded.
Only Fu Qingzhou, who was always staring at him, could see a hint of pride in his eyes.
"Sure enough, this kid is fighting for power from the officials little by little..."
Fu Qingzhou secretly said: "Although I don't know how he wants to reward us, he is cultivating us for himself. If a power group is granted too many benefits at once, other officials will definitely object; but now, this group of people are all "congratulating His Majesty and congratulating you", and it is impossible to express their objections for a while. "
"This kid has learned a lot of messy tactics."
While he was thinking about it, Zhao Yuan said, "What Yuan Aiqing said is absolutely true. , The young man of today is the pillar of tomorrow! For this reason, I must reward him well!”
Yuan Aiqing?
Fu Qingzhou's eyes changed slightly when he looked at the old minister. Is this Yuan Ye?
He glanced secretly at Yue Heng.
Yue Heng also looked at the old minister with complicated eyes - Yuan Ye was his Chu Chumei's grandfather!
But he has already boarded the emperor's chariot, and next, he will help the emperor deal with this grandfather...
On the other side, Zhao Yuan had already called out leisurely: "Ning Wushu."
Ning Wushu stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am here."
"You You tracked down and destroyed the Beiyi spy plan, and even captured the young prince of the Beiyi army, Ashina Manar, the chief of the military book account. Your achievements are remarkable! I remember that you turned out to be the military general of the Northern Xinjiang Army? "Zhao Yuan? said in a deep voice.
Ning Wushu responded yes.
“Very good.”
Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "I now promote you to the rank of General Xuanwu of the Northern Xinjiang Army, from the fourth rank, and give you 500 taels of gold, 800 pieces of silk, and five boxes of jewelry!"
Ning Wushu looked solemn, He bowed and thanked him: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will live up to your high expectations and swear to defend Northern Xinjiang and protect my Dayan!"
"Very good, General Ning is quite like his father! He is indeed a tiger father. Dogless girl!"
Zhao Yuan smiled and praised a few words, and called out: "Yue Heng."
Yue Heng jumped up from his chair: " The grass people are here.”
Zhao Yuan smiled at him: "In the Xiaoyu Pavilion case, you assisted Mingjiange in handling the case. You also personally led Mingjiange to rescue Fu Qingzhou and others, and found out that Xiaoyu Pavilion and Jiang Baichuan had joined forces with Jinchan Temple's rebellious monk Huijue, There are clues and evidences such as Huixin's killing of people and practicing evil skills, and you have made countless meritorious deeds!"
"I now appoint you as a cabinet bachelor, and grant you a house, three hundred taels of gold, five hundred pieces of silk, and two boxes of jewelry. There are three hundred volumes of sages' books. I hope you will serve as an official diligently and take care of the country's worries."
As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were in an uproar!
Yue Heng himself was stunned.
Cabinet Bachelor? !
Although the cabinet bachelor is only a lower-ranking official in the cabinet, the cabinet is also the center of power in the entire court!
An ordinary scholar, who has made some meritorious service without passing the imperial examinations, is directly admitted to the cabinet? !
But then, all the officials were shocked to find that... Yuan Ye, the second minister of the cabinet who had just spoken, was actually nodding and smiling at Yue Heng!
Even another old official next to Yuan Ye, in the shadow, did not speak, but just smiled silently.
There are no fools in the court.
In the previous case where Yue Heng seriously injured Lan Hongjun, his background was almost exposed. Even the few secret envoys of Mingjiang Pavilion knew about his identity. How could these high-ranking officials not know?
Soon, they reacted.
Yes! My "grandpa" is actually the Second Assistant to the Cabinet! The Yuan family controls almost half of Dayan's civil service resources. If their grandson-in-law comes to take over as an official, who would dare to have any objections?
Look, even Mr. Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, has no objection!
Fu Qingzhou observed the eyes of the officials and naturally guessed that the person next to Yuan Ye was Yan Yidong.
Is this the prospective sword master of "Yi Sword"...
He didn't know why Yan Yidong didn't object, but most likely, it was Zhao Yuan who said something.
Yue Heng's identity is really subtle. It is used to check and balance various forces. It is perfect...
As he thinks about it, Yue Heng has sincerely thanked him.
Zhao Yuan also opened his mouth leisurely and called out the name "Fu Qingzhou".
Fu Qingzhou stood up slowly, raised his hands and saluted: "The common people are here."
"You... have made the greatest contribution."
Zhao Yuan said with a smile: "You are the most important person in the two cases." "You are the main force in Zhongdu and have made great achievements. Have you ever thought about what kind of official you want to be?"
Fu Qingzhou smiled helplessly: "Your Majesty, I'm not good at being an official, so why don't you say goodbye?" If you are willing, give me more gold, silver, treasures, magic weapons, and weapons, and I will certainly not refuse them; but it is not suitable for me to be an official... I am just a gangster, and I can't handle any government affairs. "< br>
"This way..."
Zhao Yuan touched his chin, thought for a moment, and said leisurely: "I heard that you have a nickname in the world, called Qianlong?"
Fu Qingzhou blinked.
The Dayan court does not seem to avoid the word "dragon" very much. Otherwise, if he were given the nickname "Qianlong", he would be labeled as intending to rebel... At present, it seems that whether it is civil or military, Neither the officials nor the emperor himself cared much.
So, he nodded.
“Very good.”
Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "Then I will confer you the title of Fengtian Yiyun Tuocheng Qianlongbo. The title will be hereditary. I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold, a thousand pieces of silk, and twenty boxes of jewelry. I will also give you a house in the capital. I will also allow you to serve in the imperial arsenal." How about choosing three magical weapons..."
(End of this chapter)