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Chapter 519 'There are more unpleasant things I haven't said yet! ' [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 44K more]

"Your Majesty, I think this reward is really too much!"

Inside the main hall, an official from the Ministry of Rites bowed.

Hearing this, Xiangyang Hou blew his beard and glared at him, saying:
"Sir, if you don't reward people for their contributions, how can you get the soldiers to fight for their lives? If you don't reward people for their contributions, who will risk their lives to fight the enemy in the future? Are you going to go?"

The official did not hesitate and asked:
"Lord Gu! So this achievement was only done by the children of the Xu and Gu families? Without thousands of cavalrymen threatening outside the city, how could the bandits open the city gates and surrender?"

"Don't the Guangjie Army, the newly trained cavalry, and the soldiers under the Zheng family who rushed hundreds of miles to the front have any merit?"

Xiangyang Hou stood up from his seat, put one hand on his waist, pointed at the official with the other and said, "I never said that!"

The official ignored the Marquis of Xiangyang, stood up, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, when you reward people for their contributions, you should have real evidence, not just the words of a few people!"

"If it weren't for the Imperial City Bureau's Xiao Zhao chief who promptly sent someone to deliver the message, how could Xu Wulang have reached Beizhou as quickly as possible?"

Duke Anguo, who was sitting in the front seat, nodded a few times, then sat down and saluted, saying:
"Your Majesty, I also think that we should not follow what Minister Huangfu said and reward people based on their merits based on the supplies in the warehouse! Even if the bandits are allowed to use the military supplies stored in the Beizhou warehouse, how much can they use?"

Marquis Xiangyang looked at Duke Anguo and said, "Let you go."

The emperor glared and said in a rather authoritative manner: "Hmm?"

Xiangyang Hou immediately stopped talking and changed his words: "If they don't use it, won't it burn?"

"Then why didn't it burn?"

"It was because the Xu family's child killed the man who wanted to burn the supplies! The Feng family and Gu family's personal soldiers can all testify to this!"

"Ha! Who wouldn't exaggerate the urgency of the situation and their own actions in order to gain more credit?!"

Xiangyang Hou's fingers trembled: "You!"

After taking a few breaths, Marquis Xiangyang shook his head:

"It was not you who entered the water on that cold winter night, it was not you who killed the enemies in the city surrounded by them, it was not you who decisively captured the bandit leader's lair with a dozen men, but now it is you who has made the contribution!"

"You see other people's sons doing great things, and you see your own cowardly child, so you are jealous, right?"

When the Duke of Anguo heard this, he also stood up and asked, "Can you say it again?"

"I said I won't discipline you"

Marquis of Xiangyang glanced at the emperor, rolled his eyes at Duke Anguo, and sat down in his seat angrily.

The emperor looked at the piece of paper that Zhao Zilong had placed on the table and said, "General Bo, what do you think?"

Hearing the emperor's question,

The silver-haired veteran who had been sitting among the civil and military officials stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, the detailed report from Beizhou has not yet been delivered, so I cannot make any rash judgments!"

Marquis of Xiangyang frowned as he looked at General Bo, with whom he had a good relationship, and was about to speak.

General Bo continued: "But, no matter what, the younger generations of the Xu and Gu families are resolute and courageous!"

The emperor smiled and waved his hand to signal General Bo to sit down. He then turned to look at Xu Minghua and Gu Yankai and said, "Lord Xu, Lord Ningyuan, where are you two?"

Xu Minghua stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since this involves my son, I cannot say much!"

Gu Yankai waited for Xu Minghua to finish speaking, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have the same idea as Lord Xu!"

The emperor nodded and motioned for the two to sit down, then asked, "Duke Lian, how do you think these two children should be rewarded?"

Duke Lian stood up, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I think what the Lord from the Ministry of Rites and the Marquis of Xiangyang said makes sense!"

"The credit does not all go to the two children. The troops that went to Beizhou also made contributions! However, it was these two children who played a significant role!"

"There are also different rewards in the army, such as being the first to reach the enemy line and breaking through the enemy lines. It all depends on how you reward them!"

"But! Just like what a certain colleague did, it is too malicious to presume on a child who has made contributions to the country!"

Marquis Xiangyang looked at Duke Lian with admiration, gave him a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart, and trembled all the time.

Duke Hanguo bowed to the emperor and said softly, "Lord Lu, you are willing to say anything for your grandson's brother!"

Duke Lian bowed slightly, smiled, looked at Duke Han and said, "Lord Han, I have something even more unpleasant to say to you, brother!"

Korean Prince: “You!”

After saying this, Duke Lian ignored Duke Han, bowed to the emperor, looked at the emperor who nodded, and sat back down.

"Duke of England, what do you think about this matter? Tell me!"

The Duke of England stood up, bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

After a moment's silence,
The Duke of England looked back at the court officials and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have much to say! It's just..."

Emperor: "Hmm? Just as you said!"

Duke Ying bowed his head and said, "But I can't help but remember that a few days ago, all my colleagues in the court were here, but everyone had a sad look on their face!"

"Everyone is worried about something different!"

"I still remember what General Cao said. Beizhou City is high and the moat is deep. It will be difficult to conquer it even after a long siege!"

"When the other colleagues heard this, the ones who were in charge of the purse became even more worried. This was because, not only were the supplies in the warehouse in Beizhou City destroyed, but the rewards for the soldiers before the siege and the pensions for the dead after the siege were two other major expenses!"

"How much money is this?"

As he spoke, the Duke of England looked at Minister Chen of the Ministry of Revenue standing beside him.

Minister Chen stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, Duke, it depends on how many soldiers are deployed."

General Cao, who had been silent the whole time, bowed slightly to the emperor and said, "If ten of them surround it and five of them attack it, we will need at least 30,000 soldiers."

"Then the reward must be at least 50,000 strings of cash!" Minister Chen bowed.

Duke Ying nodded and said, "Yes! But the military report said that the bandit leader is in Beizhou City, forcing men to tattoo their faces, and is preparing to organize the people to defend the city walls. Thirty thousand soldiers, I think it is not enough!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall nodded.

The British public continued:

"When the children of the Xu and Gu families heard the message from the Imperial City Bureau, the best option would be to quickly return to the capital and report the matter in person!"

"No matter what the outcome of Beizhou is, the two of them will have the credit for delivering the message! But the two children did not make such a choice, instead, they rushed towards Beizhou without caring about their own lives!"

"Everyone, how loyal is this?"

Marquis Xiangyang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! You are right!"

"Besides, the situation on the battlefield is urgent! If we let the bandit leader stay in the city for one more day, how many people will be coerced by the bandit leader and his minions to become bandits and climb the city walls to kill our people?!"

"If there are too many thieves, how difficult will the siege become?"

General Cao, who was sitting next to him, sighed with some emotion.

Xu Minghua, Marquis of Yongyi, also looked a little painful.

These two witnessed too many deaths and lives when they attacked Baigao in the northwest.

Duke Ying looked at the expressions of the old generals Bo, Cao and others and said, "You guys were able to act decisively, enter the city to suppress the rebellion, and capture and kill the rebel leader. The merits you have made are not just what you just said, that is, reducing the loss of military supplies worth a certain amount of silver!"

"There are some things hidden in the dark, so you should also see them clearly!"

"Being the first to reach the enemy line, breaking through the enemy lines, beheading the general, and seizing the flag, these four great military achievements were all earned by Xu Wulang, Gu Erlang, and their subordinates."

"After this battle, the laughter of your majesty and your colleagues that night is still ringing in my ears! How come after a few days, there are these arguments?"

"As mentioned above, Your Majesty, I think you should be rewarded handsomely!"

The emperor looked at the expressions of the ministers in the palace and waved his hand to the eunuch.
The piece of paper placed on the emperor's desk was brought to the ministers by the eunuch.

"We have captured a spy from Northern Liao. He translated the contents of the paper based on the coded letter left in the room of the Beizhou bandit leader."

The paper was passed around among the ministers.
The Korean prince beside him nodded: "Actually, they actually gave the order to burn the military supplies. How can they burn them all?"

The Minister of Industry whispered, "Duke, there is kerosene in the warehouse."

After being stunned for a moment, Mr. Han Guo nodded repeatedly.

After handing the paper to the Duke of Lingguo, Duke of Anguo stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the evil intentions of the northern barbarians are obvious. I suggest that our Great Zhou should launch a large-scale attack on Liao next year!"

Hearing this, the emperor pondered and said nothing.

The Duke of Ying and others, who had previously suggested digesting Bai Gao and taking their time with Northern Liao, could not say anything against it after Northern Liao had dealt Great Zhou such a big slap in the face.

After thinking for a long time, the emperor said, "We will discuss this matter later!"

"Ministry of Rites, send the next letter of reprimand to Yelu Falcon."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"There are several that have border trade with Northern Liao."

"Sir, you understand!"

The minister beside him bowed.

"What do you think of the rewards for the children of the Xu and Gu families, Lord Xu and Lord Gu?" the emperor said.

Gu Yankai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am the son of a noble general of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is my duty to serve the country. Please make your decision on how to reward me!"

Xu Minghua nodded repeatedly while Gu Yan was speaking, and then said, "Your Majesty, Zai Jing was able to go to Beizhou because of your Majesty's will, and he was able to have the merits mentioned by the Duke because of your Majesty's great blessing. I also ask your Majesty to make a decision."

The emperor smiled and shook his head, saying, "You two are good, I understand!"

At this time,

An eunuch came from the back hall and whispered something in the ear of the chief eunuch.

The words from the eunuch made the chief eunuch frown slightly, and he glanced at Gu Yankai.

"What's the matter? Tell me!"

The emperor who saw this scene said.

The eunuch whispered something in the emperor's ear.

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Listening to the eunuch's whisper, the emperor nodded in appreciation and said with a smile:

"Oh? Hahaha, this child is really filial! Lord Gu, your Erlang is well-educated!"

Gu Yankai bowed again in bewilderment, and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise, but I don't know why you said that!"

Everyone in the hall also looked at the emperor.

"Haha! Lord Gu, your Erlang asked the eunuchs around the emperor to tell me that if he really has any merits, he asked me to convert them into imperial decrees and reward them to his biological mother, your Madam Bai!"

"He is a good and filial child!"

"Okay!"

Hearing the emperor's words, all the ministers in the hall looked at Gu Yankai in surprise.

Some people were whispering to each other.
Old Master Yu nodded towards Gu Yankai and praised:

"Lord Gu, the Gu family really has a good way of educating their children!"

Minister Li bowed and said, "Filial piety is the most important virtue. The Ningyuan Marquis's family has a long history of learning and is good at teaching people! I admire you, I admire you!"

Northwest of Bianjing,

Thousands of miles away in Xingqing Prefecture,

In the backyard of Dingzhou prefecture office,
In the study room with the dragon burning,

Gu Tingyu, who was sitting at the table marking official documents, stopped writing with his brush.
Then he began to wrinkle his nose and squint his eyes, his face twisted for a few breaths:
"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"

Youqing, who heard the noise, hurried in: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Tingyu shook his head in confusion.

Youqing looked at his young master who was wiping his nose and said, "How about I make you a bowl of cold-repelling soup!"

Gu Tingyu sniffed and waved his hand:

"No, I just sneezed a few times for some reason! Maybe they received the gifts I sent to my brothers in Bian Jing and are thinking about me!"

"Master, when I came here, Madam and the eldest lady gave me a lot of instructions! I'd better go and make some medicine, just in case!"

Youqing whispered.

Gu Tingyu continued to look at the documents on the table and said, "Well! That's fine."

Inside the Da Zhou Palace,

Gu Yankai looked at the emperor who was smiling behind the imperial desk.

Hurry and turn sideways.

With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands repeatedly and said:

"Duke, no, no!"

"Grandmaster, you are so kind, so kind!"

"Master Shangshu, thank you for your praise, thank you for your praise!"

Listening to the compliments to my relative Gu Yankai from all around,

Gu Yankai replied in a self-deprecating tone.

Yongyi Hou Xu Minghua licked his lips awkwardly.

Looking at Xu Minghua's appearance,

The emperor smiled and said, "Lord Xu, it's a pity that your wife has been awarded the title of First-Class Lady of the State. Otherwise, I think your brother would have the same plan as Gu Erlang!"

Xu Minghua quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty! I am ashamed!"

"Hahahaha!"

The emperor laughed again.

Many years ago, Xu Zaijing rescued the prince Zhao Fang in the palace.

Xu Minghua, who had made great contributions to the Western Army, was directly promoted from the Western Army to the commander of the Tianwu Army, one of the four upper armies of the Bianliang Imperial Guard.

Sun was also promoted.

Later, Xu Minghua was appointed as the general of the Northwest.

First, they launched a surprise attack and captured the land of Baigaohouqu;
He also ordered the Li brothers to subdue the armies of several military commanders in the north of Baigao;

They also took advantage of the great victory to capture the crucial Keyimen Fortress!
Due to her numerous merits, Sun was promoted to the rank of first-rank lady.

There is no place to use Xu Zaijing's contributions.

The emperor laughed and said, "Let your son Wulang study hard. Maybe there will be an extra plaque in the Xu family's ancestral hall in the future."

"Sir, obey the order!"

Xu Minghua bowed and said.

Everyone in the hall was a smart man. After hearing what the emperor said, they thought about it and knew what was going on.

The Duke of Anguo, the Duke of Hanguo and others all looked unhappy.

Duke Lian, however, was stroking his beard complacently, with a smile on his lips and a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Several civil officials in the palace,

He glanced at Gu Yankai, then at Xu Minghua, and there seemed to be a look of difficulty in making a decision in his eyes.

in the afternoon,

Queen's bedroom,

After Xu Zaijing, Gu Tingye and Lu Zezong left, Zhao Fang, who was a little unhappy, was looked at by the Queen. The Queen said with a smile: "Fang'er, if you want to play with the brothers, I will summon them to the palace when the time comes!"

Zhao Fang shook his head and said, "Mother, Jing'er and the others still need to study!"

The queen smiled with relief.

Seeing Zhao Fang staring blankly at the teacup on the dining table, the Queen asked, "Fang'er, what are you thinking about? Tell mother about it."

Zhao Fang raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head quickly, saying, "Mother, it's nothing! I'm just thinking about the future."

"Eccentric!"

Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

In the main hall of the front yard,
The eunuch who announced the decree had already left.

The maids and nannies were moving the incense table and other items back into the house.

Gu Tingyi smiled and pursed his lips, standing beside Bai, looking at his brother with a smile on his face.

Pingmei stood on the other side of her mother-in-law, also smiling.

Bai, who was in the middle of the two, had tears in her eyes. She looked at her youngest son Gu Tingye and said in a somewhat reproachful tone, "Ye'er, why are you so willful? You finally made great contributions, and you didn't even ask your father or me for the reward from His Majesty. You just..."

Nanny Chang beside Bai wiped away her tears and smiled: "Madam, our Ye brother is a filial child! How can a good child not miss his mother!"

Gu Yankai lowered his mouth and said, "Humph, although he is a little willful this time, he is still okay!"

Gu Tingye lifted his shirt, knelt in front of Bai, looked straight at her, and said with his hands clasped: "Mother! My elder brother can make you a royal decree, and I can also make your royal decree rise one level higher!"

Bai burst into tears and cried, "Silly child!"

Gu Tingyi also pursed her lips, and when she noticed that her sister-in-law Pingmei was wiping her tears, she held back her tears and smiled.

Gu Yankai took a deep breath: "This is a good thing, why are you crying! It's true."

(End of this chapter)