After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1185 Release
"His Majesty……"

Emperor Wuxing did not give Yong Zhi a chance to object and directly ordered someone to draft an edict: "Imperial decree: Marquis Wenchang was killed by bandits in the Eastern Desert. He sacrificed his life for the country and made a contribution to the nation. Therefore, the heir of Marquis Wenchang is hereby conferred the title of Marquis Wenchang and Duke of Jinwen."

"The son-in-law of the Marquis of Wenchang of Jin, the Marquis of Yong, became the Duke of Yong."

"Bestow upon Consort Wende a complete pearl-embroidered crown and an imperial estate!"

Hiss! The ministers gasped inwardly. His Majesty had bestowed a great reward upon the three bloodline families of the Marquis of Wenchang, two of which were even promoted to the rank of Duke.

Not at the founding of the dynasty, but after a hundred years of rule, two families of civil officials have been granted the title of Duke. When such an imperial decree of favor is passed down, everyone will say that His Majesty is benevolent and generous.

After all, in the Battle of Dingmangtai, it wasn't just you, Marquis Wenchang, who died; 50,000 soldiers also perished!

Wei Dajian read the imperial edict from Emperor Wuxing again, and finally stepped down from the steps, smiling at Marquis Yong: "Duke Yong, thank the emperor."

Yong Zhi choked back tears: "Your Majesty, my father-in-law has just passed away, and his body has not yet been found. I am truly..."

"Does the Duke of Yong intend to defy the imperial decree?" Emperor Wuxing could not give Yong Zhi a chance to refuse, and said again: "The affairs of the state are of utmost importance. Quickly accept the decree, so as to raise money, grain and troops and send them to the northeastern prefecture to avenge the dynasty, the Marquis of Wenchang, and the 50,000 soldiers who died fighting for their country!"

Yong Zhi: "Your humble servant accepts the imperial decree and thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!"

If he were to openly defy the imperial decree in this golden palace, all the merits he had made in the past would be wasted.

He might even be sent home to be a useless person with a title but no real power.

Without real power, how could he use it to place his own people in various government departments and local government offices, and how could he restore the Great Yong Dynasty?!

"Hmm." Emperor Wuxing was satisfied and issued two more imperial edicts: "Imperial decree: Release Army Physician Shen, Sun Xun, and Old Army Physician Lin..."

They were also granted the official positions of imperial physicians and ordered to lead a group of imperial physicians to Lingnan Prefecture to use porous sponges to cultivate actinomycete metabolites and develop a new drug to treat rat plague.

He also bestowed the title of Imperial Physician of the fifth rank upon Doctor You, Doctor Xue, Female Physician Xue, Shen Luniang, Xiao Shanglu, and Physician Feng under Commander Ling, who had already gone to Lingnan Prefecture. He ordered the local government offices in Lingnan Prefecture to assist them and the Huang and Chen families in salvaging porous sponges to cultivate bacteria and make medicine to combat the plague!
He further ordered all government offices along the route not to obstruct the delivery of supplies to the Northeast.

"Anyone who dares to obstruct us, any local government that dares to obstruct us, shall be punished for treason and beheaded, and their entire family shall be exterminated!"

As Emperor Wuxing finished speaking, all the officials knelt down, especially the officials from aristocratic families, who all felt a chill run down their spines and longed for Ningkang...

Emperor Ningkang was much better. He never targeted those aristocratic families to exploit them for money. If the Northeast could not be defended and a plague broke out, he would only send the Grand Secretary Jin to slaughter the Wei people who fled the disaster and then give the Northeast to the Eastern Desert people.

In short, even if the enemy forces take the capital, it won't stop him from enjoying himself. There's always the option of retreating to Jiangnan. It's not like he's never done it before, and it's not like he can't survive.

But now the fierce Emperor Wuxing reigns supreme. He only knows how to fight to the death. In order to survive under his rule, they have no choice but to contribute money and effort to help him protect the country!

However, the Duke of Yan still said something ironic: "Your Majesty, if you exhaust the nation's resources to develop this new medicine and it fails to kill the rat plague, wouldn't that be a waste of manpower and resources?"

Yong Zhidu laughed... What a pair of despicable people! They had already secretly escorted people to Lingnan Prefecture to make new medicine, but at this time, they came out to say the opposite of what they meant. They were clearly trying to shut up the mouths of the noble families and officials who were really against making new medicine to cure the plague!
Emperor Wuxing said, “The evil bandits of the Eastern Desert, in order to destroy our Great Wei, disregarded the laws of Heaven and brought a plague to Wei’s land. As the Emperor of Great Wei, I should spare no expense and devote all the nation’s resources to making medicine for the people in this time of national crisis.”

"Duke of Yan, you may step down."

Emperor Wuxing then looked at his ministers: "My ministers, cooperate with the Duke of Yong to properly raise funds, provisions and troops. On July 30th, I want to see the first batch of reinforcements and supplies depart from the capital. Court adjourned!"

After saying this, he got up and left.

Grand Eunuch Wei shouted, "Court adjourned!"

"Respectfully seeing off Your Majesty." The officials knelt and bowed, only rising after Emperor Wuxing's figure disappeared from sight. "Duke Yong, congratulations!" Minister Guo of the Ministry of War was the first to come over and offer his congratulations to Yongzhi.

Yong Zhi looked at him with a gentle expression, trying to remember his appearance so as not to kill the wrong person in the future!

Yong Zhi said, “This was earned by my father-in-law with his life. As his son-in-law, I am truly ashamed. However, I dare not refuse His Majesty’s kindness and can only accept it for now.”

Minister Guo felt that Yong Zhi's words were sarcastic, so he replied sarcastically, "A son-in-law is like half a son. The heir of the Duke of Yong is the maternal grandson of the Marquis of Wenchang. The Marquis of Wenchang's favor should rightfully extend to the Yong family."

Yong Zhi almost lost control of his expression.

Seeing that things were going well, Minister Guo quickly tapped his head with his official tablet and said, "Look at me, it was really inappropriate of me to congratulate Duke Yong at a time like this... Duke Yong, please go ahead and do your work. Our Ministry of War will go to the Ministry of Justice every two hours to coordinate with you and ensure that the first batch of money, grain and troops are handed over properly before the end of the day on the 29th."

Yong Zhi could bear these words, but the other aristocratic officials felt as if they had been stabbed in the heart, their pain was excruciating, yet they dared not utter a word of dissatisfaction, and they were so frustrated that they almost vomited blood.

“What Minister Guo said is very true.” After saying this, Yong Zhi went to the Duke of Yan and said, “Duke of Yan, I’m afraid I will be frequently visiting the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel these three days, which will be a bother to you.”

Minister Guo: "..."

You little rascal, you really love to be sarcastic and sarcastic. Isn't this just telling the court that His Majesty favors the Duke of Yan and has assigned you a task that should have been handled by the Ministry of Revenue?

While the Duke of Yan was away from the capital, you began to concurrently serve as the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which was also part of your duties.

Minister Guo praised Emperor Wuxing in his heart, thinking that His Majesty was indeed shrewd, putting many official positions in the Six Ministries into the hands of one person. This not only saved on salaries but also allowed him to use the position to exploit powerful family officials, forcing them to hand over their family fortunes in order to keep their positions.

Duke Yan, holding Yan Xiaosi's hand, said to Yong Zhi, "Duke Yong, you flatter me. Now is the time to fight the enemy with all our might. I will be staying at the Ministry of Revenue. You may come to see me at any time."

Ah this?

Minister Guo lowered his head, otherwise he was afraid he would burst out laughing.

But when he looked down, he saw Yan Xiaosi, the little guy looking up at him and meeting his gaze.

puff!
Minister Guo couldn't help but laugh, and then pointed at Yan Xiaosi and said, "The Marquis of Yicheng made a face at me... He's still just a child. I won't hold it against you."

Yan Xiaosi: "...Minister Guo, I'm sorry, I was being naughty."

"It's alright, it's alright." Minister Guo was very magnanimous and had the demeanor of an elder. He pinched Yan Xiaosi's cheek to show that the boy had done a good job today and was a good teammate. "Lord Yicheng, please go back to your residence. This Minister is going to attend to official business."

"Yes, Minister Guo, you've worked hard." Yan Xiaosi was really good at teamwork.

With him around, the atmosphere in the Golden Hall became less tense.

Minister Guo hurriedly called to his civil and military officials, urging them to hurry up and leave.

Duke Yan also used the excuse of seeing off Yan Xiaosi to bid farewell to Yong Zhi.

The Duke of Yan escorted Yan Xiaosi to the main gate of the imperial city and instructed Tang Xiaoqi, who had come to pick him up, "Protect the Marquis of Yicheng well."

Tang Xiaoqi: "Yes."

Duke Yan then said to Yan Xiaosi, "The Marquis of Yicheng has done a great job. If Mr. Rong were alive, he would be very proud of the Marquis of Yicheng."

Kang Rong, who is now dead, said: That's right, my younger brother Kang Rong is such an outstanding person!