"Old Duke!" Huangfu Zheng was shocked, but he immediately realized that Sima Lan had no choice under this situation.

In the eyes of the ministers, Sima Lan was the minister of regent, and it was precisely because of this identity that he could control the government. Now the emperor asked him, but it seemed that he had a simple question, but it had a deep meaning.

If Sima Lan publicly persuaded the emperor not to give him a title because of his personal prejudice against Qi Ning, he would wait for the professor to go back on his word.

The most important responsibility of the regent minister is to help the emperor maintain discipline. If the emperor violates the laws of his ancestors and even loses his morality, as the regent minister, he naturally has to make great efforts to advise and prevent the emperor from acting willful and arbitrarily.

If Longtai had just issued an order, Sima Lan immediately persuaded him that he might be able to take back his order, but when he issued the order, Sima Lan did not stop him, so he had acquiesced to the emperor's will. Now Qi Ning has successfully trained his horse. If he stopped him at this time, he would encourage the emperor to go back on his word and regard the imperial edict as nothing, and also make everyone think that this Duke of the State was to avenge his private revenge. In this way, his prestige would inevitably plummet and his reputation would be greatly damaged.

Everyone knew that Sima Lan would never want to see Qi Ning really being named Duke, but in this case, he had to follow the emperor's wishes to express his selflessness as a loyal minister of the country.

"The emperor has already made a decree. Since no one has given advice, you naturally agree." Sima Lan looked solemn and was very serious: "A word from the emperor is as heavy as Mount Tai, how can you regret it?"

When the ministers saw Sima Lan being righteous and righteous, some of them laughed secretly.

"Although the Jinyi Hou is young, you all saw it today. It is extremely brave and amazing." Sima Lan said slowly: "And the three generations of Jinyi Family have made supreme merits for our Great Chu. Even if the horse is not trained today, the emperor will be granted the title of Duke, and the old minister thinks it is not impossible."

Longtai said: "I am very pleased to be loyal to the old country." He looked at Qi Ning and said: "Qinning, you should not be named Duke with your qualifications, but since I issued an order, I will naturally not follow my words." After pondering slightly, he said: "Qinning listens to the order!"

Qi Ning knew very well that if it weren't for this opportunity today, he would have been afraid that he would not have the chance to become a duke in ten or eight years. But today it was a coincidence that he became a duke in a daze. Of course, he knew that this was not a bad thing. Without saying a word, he knelt down on the ground: "I received the order!"

"Zhen Yi waited for Qi Ning, and was extremely brave and accumulated the merits of his ancestors. Now he was granted the title of Duke of the National Protection!" Longtai looked solemn: "But I think you are planning for the country more, don't let down the reputation of Jinyi's family, and don't let down my expectations!"

Qi Ning immediately said: "I received the order and thank the emperor for his kindness. I must do my best to serve the court and repay the emperor with great kindness!"

Longtai raised his hand and said, "Please calm!" When Qi Ning got up, he said, "The Emperor Taizong was trapped back then, and the old Marquis of Jinyi took off his clothes and presented it to Emperor Taizong. He was willing to suffer from the cold himself. The loyalty of the Old Marquis of Jinyi is touching." Liu said to Liu beside him: "Get my casual clothes!"

The ministers looked at each other, but Liu quickly took a piece of brocade casual clothes. Longtai said, "I will also give you a piece of brocade clothes today. I just hope that you will see brocade clothes, and then I think of the loyalty of the old marquis back then."

Liu presented Jinyi to present him, Qi Ning took it with both hands and said respectfully: "I will never let down the emperor's honor!" He carefully hugged Jinyi and retreated. The Jinghong was temporarily led by the eunuch of the imperial horse.

The ministers around him thought to themselves that today is the first day of autumn hunting, but Qi Ning has already achieved great results. Not only has he obtained a BMW that is one in a thousand, but he has also been named Duke of the National Guardian and given a brocade garment. Such glory is really rare.

"My dear friends, Jinghong has been obtained by Qi Ning, and there is still a black flash that no one can tame. Are there anyone else who is willing to give it a try?" Longtai looked around the ministers: "I missed this opportunity and found such a good horse next time, it would not be easy."

Although some people are unwilling to accept it, they also know that if they want to go out at this time, they will undoubtedly cause trouble.

Chi Fengdian appeared to train the horse, but failed. If he went on stage at this time, it would be embarrassing to lose. If he won, then he would wait for Chi Fengdian to offend the commander of the Guards for a horse. No matter how he calculated it, it would be a loss.

Moreover, the emperor has sent people to summon the three fierce generals, but the meaning is very obvious, that is, to let the three fierce generals try to show their skills. Since this is the case, there is no need to make do with it.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Long Tai said, "Since that's the case, let's quit first. I'm tired. When Chu Cangge and the others come over, I'll come again."

At this moment, the emperor was surrounded by palace servants and returned to the tent. The ministers sent the emperor away and dispersed.

Qi Ning held Jinghong's horse and felt very happy. He thought to himself that if there was really something urgent in the future, this Jinghong could come in handy. He rode Jinghong around. It was really a Fengchi electric engine, far from being able to match an ordinary horse.

He thought to himself that if he tames the black flash, he didn't know if he could get two horses together?

Such a BMW is really worth a thousand gold. If you keep one by one and sell one by one, it would be really good.

But he also knew that if this was the case, he would definitely be angry with the public. With the current situation, it would be better not to offend him or her many people.

"Duke, congratulations to Duke for winning the BMW." Qi Ning was about to get on the horse and rode around Jinghong. He heard a voice coming from behind. He had not reacted at first, but soon realized that he was already a Duke protector. When he turned around, he was Dou Kui.

Qi Ning has always had no good feelings for Dou Kui. Now this person is bowing to him, just to rely on his big tree to shelter him from the wind and rain. However, today this guy was the first to stand up and ask the emperor for his title. It was not easy for Dou Kui. He smiled and said, "Mr. Dou, I want to thank you today."

Of course, what was Qi Ning referring to, and hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not, the Duke of the Kingdom made fun of me." He came forward and exclaimed, "It is indeed a peerless horse that can be encountered but hard to come by. Only a person like the Duke of the Kingdom can control this amazing horse."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "If it were not for the emperor's gift, Lord Dou liked it, I would give it to you."

"The Duke of the Kingdom is joking." Dou Kui smiled and said, "For such a BMW, the officials don't have the courage to ride on it." After looking around, they saw the ministers disperse in groups and whispered: "Duke, this autumn hunting is really special this year. In previous years, they were hunting in groups, and there was no matter how to train horses. This year, not only did they train horses, but the emperor also wanted to summon Chu Cangge and others. This is a new atmosphere."

"New atmosphere?" Qi Ning grabbed the reins of the horse with one hand and stroked Jinghong's soft mane with the other, and chuckled: "Mr. Dou, you seem to have something to say."

Dou Kui whispered: "Duke, the lower officials think that this autumn hunt will not only require strong morale, but I am afraid that the emperor will also want to select some brave generals from it for the Northern Expedition."

"oh?"

"Suppose the official said bluntly that General Qi has passed away and Duke Yi is old. There are not many generals in the court who can use it." Dou Kui said softly: "Even the East China Sea naval commander Dan Tai has been killed. In this way, the only general who can truly stand on his own seems to be the only general Yuehuanshanyue."

"General Yue also has a group of brave generals under his command. If he really wants to fight in the Northern Expedition, he will be able to conquer the war." Qi Ning said with a smile.

Dou Kui hesitated for a moment before saying, "Duke, please say a few words that should not be said, and I hope the Duke will not blame you."

"What are you and I still have to be polite?" said Qi Ning: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Qi Ning was kind and Dou Kui looked slightly relaxed. Then he said softly: "Duke, I don't know if you know that whenever a war is imminent, the court will send some generals to the front line. Although it is to enhance its strength, everyone knows in their hearts that it is also to monitor the generals on the front line."

"Oh?" Qi Ning was stunned: "There is still this?"

Dou Kui nodded and said, "It was. General Qi was loyal to the court when he was alive. Whether it was Emperor Taizong or the late emperor, he had great trust in the Jinyi Qi family. Even so, he often sent generals from the court." After a pause, he even approached Qi Ning and whispered: "Now that General Yue took office in the face of danger after General Qi passed away. The Duke of the State also knew that the situation in the court was quite chaotic at that time. The emperor had just ascended the throne and did not care about the front line. Yue Huanshan has always been the deputy general under General Qi. General Qi passed away. Only Yue Huanshan could control the Qinhuai army at that time, so for the sake of stability in the front, the court could only let Yue Huanshan command the entire army."

Qi Ning frowned slightly and said softly: "Mr. Dou, what do you mean?"

"Duke, the court trusts Jinyi Qi's family, but it does not mean that it will also trust Yue Huanshan." Dou Kui sighed: "Yue Huanshan was promoted by General Qi, so he is naturally grateful to the Qi family, but whether he is loyal to the court is also unclear."

Qi Ning's face darkened and she whispered: "Mr. Dou, this is the end of this. Do you know that if your words are passed to General Yue's ears, it will be the hatred of life and death."

"Duke, in front of others, the lower official cannot even mention a word." Dou Kui sighed: "But here, the lower official still needs to be explained clearly."

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before saying, "If the court does not trust General Yue, then will he be the commander of this Northern Expedition?"

"Replacing generals at the last stage will affect the morale of the army. The court will not do this unless it is absolutely necessary." Dou Kui said, "But even if Yue Huanshan is the commander, the court will definitely be on guard." After looking around, he made sure no one paid attention to this side, he whispered: "What the emperor meant today, the officials dared to guess that it is likely to be to select several generals to the Qinhuai Legion to supervise Yue Huanshan."
Chapter completed!