Yutai Bi

Chapter 198 Anger

Gaozong was very surprised.Could it be that Du Yansui didn't know how to shout a little more imposingly to give himself a long face?

Then I heard the civil officials headed by Wei Xiang and Wang Xiang laughing: "General Maotou, you are not strong enough!"

Gaozong's face sank: "Xuan Duyan Sui entered the palace!"

The servant got the order, stood on the high jade steps and shouted, one by one, relaying the order.

After a cup of tea, Du Yansui entered the hall, put his helmet aside, and paid respects.

"Du Aiqing, please stand up!" Gaozong saw that Du Yansui blinked at him, and he understood that there was something inside the matter of the palace gate just now.Ask about the counter-insurgency process as usual.

I heard that the Yangzhou governor was in charge of the army and colluded with the Fangzhou governor to block the road, not to send reinforcements, not to give the army food, and not to replenish supplies.Gaozong was furious: "God damn dog!"

Said with a glance at the officials: "I remember that the year-end exams, the two courtiers gave excellent grades..."

That waited for a long time, full of majesty.The officials in charge of the annual examination fell to their knees in panic: "...the ministers have been deceived!"

Wang Xiang, who was in charge of the Sixth Department, gritted his teeth and knelt out of the shift: "The emperor is not strict, the emperor forgives the crime."

Gaozong finally got the dignity of the emperor, and he looked down at them and ignored them: "Whether someone has accepted bribes from them, or colluded with the two, go to Yushitai and Dali Temple to investigate!"

The chief of the Liangtai Temple took the order, and heard Gao Zong's gentle words: "Du Aiqing continues."

Du Yansui's voice was clear and clear, and he narrated the process of suppressing the rebellion in a simple and clear way.When it comes to the final encirclement of the rebel army on the unnamed hillside, tens of thousands of people wanted to fight back desperately, and were surrounded by the three armies, and finally captured the bandit leader Chen Shuo.He prostrated himself on the ground and pleaded guilty: "The minister failed to influence more than 1 rebels with God's grace, please forgive the emperor!"

Gaozong looked at Yushitai with his eyes, and smiled all over his face: "What is Du Aiqing's crime? Get up."

As usual, the censors of Yushitai stood out and said that Du Yansui was ruthless.After saying a few words, Gaozong understated a sentence. Didn't he hear Du Aiqing say that if he didn't give the order at that time, the rebels would counterattack and attack down the mountain?The emperor made it clear that he would defend it, so the censor had no choice but to return in embarrassment.

He also took credit for his contribution and presented it up.

Gaozong looked through it as usual, and the officials of the Ministry of War rewarded them for their merits.At this time, he slowly asked Du Yansui: "What's the matter with the palace gate showing its prestige?"

A trace of sadness appeared on Du Yansui's face: "My Majesty, the Ministry of War gave me 46 soldiers that day, and only [-] survived. Knocking at the gate of the palace to thank God, I really... have more heart than strength. I implore the Emperor to summon us to meet you." Show the mighty grace of the Holy Spirit!"

"It's all my Haoerlang from the Tang Dynasty, and I will give you wine in front of Xuandian!" Of course Gaozong agreed.

Emperor Gaozong led all the civil and military officials out of the Xuande Hall, and the servants brought a jar of fine wine. After a while, the 46 soldiers lined up in the square. After saluting, they excitedly brought the wine.

Someone cried excitedly: "If you get a bowl of wine from the emperor in a humble position, even if the emperor is dead, you will be willing!"

At this time, the team leader made a hand gesture, and everyone shouted in unison: "Long live my emperor!"

The sound echoed in the vast square, full of momentum.

Gaozong was very satisfied.He thought this was Du Yansui's intention of blinking, but saw Du Yansui blinking again.When Gao Zong Dingqing saw it, he was furious: "Liu Shangshu, are these the five hundred soldiers you picked for General Du to suppress the rebellion?"

The minister of the Ministry of War was so frightened that he knelt down: "The emperor calmed down, but the minister didn't know. Or, or the young and strong charged forward, so only the old and the weak survived."

"I don't know..." Gao Zong read these three words, hated him very much, pointed to a school lieutenant below and asked, "I ask you, how old are you this year?"

The lieutenant's hair was all gray, and he knelt down and said back: "Eight out of fifty low-ranking officers!"

Gaozong went one by one, the oldest was 59, and the youngest was 16.Among the more than forty people, there is not a single strong man between the ages of twenty and forty-five.

Asked again, the school lieutenant burst into tears: "...the ones who went there were all old and weak. One was 60 years old. Seeing that he didn't have to serve anymore, he was ordered to go, and he froze to death in Wuzhou."

Gaozong suddenly understood Du Yansui's intention.When they set off, the Ministry of War tricked and gave five hundred old and weak people.At this time, these living people are witnesses.And there is a credit list to check.He turned his head and smiled at the Minister of the Ministry of War: "Master Shangshu doesn't know, check with Yushitai and Dali Temple, who gave the soldiers? Whose idea? Give some old and weak soldiers, could it be that they are colluding with the rebels and looking forward to my peace?" The rebellion failed, so as to seize the Tang Dynasty and usurp the throne?!"

This is a big crime.Treason is the first of the ten evils.

The Minister of the Ministry of War sat on the ground in embarrassment.Baigong was silent, no one dared to help intercede.

With his hands behind his back, Gaozong felt that the air at the end of the first lunar month was extremely refreshing, and he was in a happier mood than ever: "Du Yansui has a long history of family education and has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion. I bestow upon him the Duke of Cai."

Wei Xiang and Wang Xiang were shocked, and they all came out to object: "It's just that Jiangnan quelled a small group of unruly people's rebellion. The emperor gave a first-rank Duke of the country. How can the generals who resist foreign enemies in the west and north be rewarded?"

It means that as soon as you come, you will be rewarded with a duke of a first-rank country. If there is a big battle and other generals win, then you can only be named king with a different surname.

The reason is tenable. Gaozong had already calculated in his heart: "Du Yansui's mother died of illness, but he was still loyal to the emperor and led troops to suppress the rebellion. Duke Cai was bestowed on Du Ruhui by the first emperor. The Duke of Yipin was originally hereditary. The first emperor cut his father. His father once had the title. Now that Du Yansui has made meritorious service, so what if I return the Duke of the country to him?"

"I thank the lord Long En! My mother died of illness, and I request Ding You!" Du Yansui knelt down to thank him.

King Wei Xiang opposed it, because he was afraid that if Du Yansui won the Duke's court, there would be another voice against them in front of the palace.Hearing the conversation between the monarch and his ministers at this time, he was stunned.The Duke of the Kingdom is a lord and has no real job.The emperor did not reward Du Yansui with another post because Du Yansui was about to ask Ding You to keep his filial piety for three years.If you can't go to court for three years, what else do you object to?Thinking about it this way, I also felt that the emperor was just giving the Du family face.You can't let people come back after winning the battle, just reward some money and silk, right?So the flags and drums died down.

Gaozong helped Du Yansui up with his own hands, and said gently: "I'm sure. However, if the country is in trouble, I will use my heart to invite Cai Guogong to come out of the mountain."

Du Yansui immediately continued: "Serving the emperor, I will die forever."

An elder died in the minister's family, and Ding You was three years old.The emperor refused to take a long vacation to keep him in office, which is called Duoqing.

Wei Xiangwang and others narrowed their eyes slightly, knowing that the emperor had left something to tell, and they were secretly vigilant.

When the teacher returned to the court, the emperor relieved his anger and brought out the troubles of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War. Presumably in the future, which official the emperor wants to promote, the resistance of the Ministry of Officials will be small.The Ministry of War has also weakened its voice. In the future, the emperor will be more obedient if he wants to deploy troops.

Du Yansui took back the Duke of the State, and the Duke of Du's mansion deserved its name.Both the monarch and his ministers were satisfied.

After leaving the palace, Du Yansui saw Hei Qi and Mantou riding horses, waiting for him in front of the palace gate.The two wore filial piety belts around their waists, and the steamed buns were holding a filial piety robe in their hands.Du Yansui felt sore, took the filial piety clothes, put them on, got on the horse, and said softly, "Go home!"

The main gate of the Duke's Mansion was wide open, and everyone waited quietly.

Cen Sanniang sat in the side room with the old lady, took hot tea from Fengchun and sent it over: "I'm afraid it will take some time to report on the work in the palace. Grandmother will meet on the kang first. Heiqi and Mantou have already gone outside the palace gate to pick them up." He is gone. I will invite you again when the letter of leaving the palace comes back."

"Where can I sleep." Mrs. Du pulled Cen Sanniang to sit on the edge of the kang, and said in a harmonious voice, "Yan Sui was injured, and Wu Zhaoyi sent Miss Danhua to wait on her all the way. Don't take it to heart. Yan Sui took Hurt and filial, he will never take a concubine at this time."

Cen Sanniang's eyes were full of shock: "Grandmother, I never thought about concubine or not..."

"Grandmother understands." Mrs. Du gently patted her and sighed softly, "How could Yan Sui have the heart to take a concubine at this juncture. Don't worry, grandma won't agree."

You want to promise me not to do it.Cen Sanniang was disturbed by Mrs. Du's words.

The Du family has a small population, and no matter how much Mrs. Du loves herself, she wishes that Du Yansui would be a boar for mating, wandering around the pen, as if the sows will be released next year, at least one litter will give birth to three.

Cen Sanniang could understand, but couldn't bear it.If she married Du Yansui, he would already have a group of children, or a group of concubines.She really has no choice but to face the reality, the worst is to isolate her heart and try to live a comfortable life as much as possible.But she and Du Yansui are like all the young couples in later generations, two people who are so clear, suddenly want to squeeze in all kinds of women, how can she bear it?
Previously, she was only thinking about Wu Zhaoyi and King Teng's eyeliner on Du Jia'an.After Mrs. Du said this, Cen Sanniang's eyes were full of Danhua's figure.

Beautiful face, superb martial arts... Originally, one was called Danhua and the other was called Kongqing, both of which were the colors in the painting.Thinking about it, Cen Sanniang thought of her childhood sweetheart, who were both the guards of King Teng, who lived together day and night, and fell in love with each other for a long time.

After thinking about it, she calmed down.As soon as I calm down, I want to watch a play.

A girl's voice sounded from outside: "Old Madam and Young Madam, Young Master Sun's horse has entered the alley."

Old Madam Du sat up abruptly.Before she had time to call the girl, Cen Sanniang hurriedly knelt down to wait for her to put on her shoes, and helped her to the main hall.

As soon as he stood still, he saw Du Yansui striding in with his armor still on and wearing a spacious filial robe.

"Yan Sui!" Mrs. Du shouted excitedly, tears streaming down her face.

(End of this chapter)