Emperor Qianxi's original intention was to bring Ling Yun back to the capital. After all, in his heart, Ling Yun not only made money, but also made suggestions for him from time to time. How could Emperor Qianxi not like it?
With the idea in mind, Emperor Qianxi directly ordered Xiao Lizi to draw up an edict without saying a word.
How could Xiao Lizi dare to refuse? According to Emperor Qianxi's wishes, he quickly prepared an edict in ink. After a while, an imperial edict was issued for Ling Yun to return to the capital.
Emperor Qianxi held the imperial edict in his hand and looked at it carefully and said, "Hmm~ It's really good. I guess that brat will have to kneel down sincerely and be grateful to me when he sees this edict..."
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Xiao Lizi agreed, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. Master Ling will be very happy when he sees this imperial edict. At the same time, he will also be thinking about your Majesty's kindness and be grateful to your Majesty."
When he said these words, although Xiao Lizi's expression was flattering and attentive, his behavior was quite strange, appearing and disappearing briefly, as if he was worried about something.
After a pause, Xiao Lizi thought of something, and suddenly took out another memorial from his sleeve, presented it to Emperor Qianxi again, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have another memorial here from the governor of Lingnan. Please take a look at it."
Emperor Qianxi frowned slightly when he heard this, "Is there another one?"
He opened the memorial with doubts and found that it turned out to be about the crime of Lingnan leftist participation in politics. The more Emperor Qianxi read, the more he frowned. Until he finished reading, he was furious. He threw the memorial on the imperial desk with his backhand and said angrily, "Yang Yuanlong , Damn it, it is an unforgivable crime, you dare to harm the people, you should be punished!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
When Emperor Qianxi was angry, Xiao Lizi immediately appeased him.
Emperor Qianxi glared angrily and said angrily, "Calm down, how do you want me to calm down? Take a look at what's written here. That good-for-nothing Yang Yuanlong actually committed dozens of capital crimes. Even if he is cut into pieces with a thousand knives, he will still be dead. It is not enough to appease my anger."
When Xiao Lizi heard this, he shuddered and lowered his head in silence.
Emperor Qianxi closed his eyes, waved his hand and said, "Xiao Lizi, take the memorial and give it to the Ministry of Punishments. Tell them how to handle this matter."
Yang Yuanlong was just a local official. How could his life and death make Emperor Qianxi so excited?
It turns out that the reason why Emperor Qianxi was injured was not because Yang Yuanlong was sad.
The existence of Yang Yuanlong was a stumbling block deliberately set up for Wang Mingzhi by Emperor Qianxi. The purpose was to create trouble for Wang Mingzhi, to restrain Wang Mingzhi at every turn, and to report Wang Mingzhi's information to him at the same time.
In this way, if Wang Mingzhi made a mistake, Emperor Qianxi would have reason and evidence to punish him.
If he has a good reputation as a teacher, other ministers will not think that he is a person who spends every penny.
Emperor Qianxi cherished face but also held grudges.
Wang Mingzhi dared to insult himself in front of the Jinluan Palace. If he didn't teach him a lesson, how could he maintain his dignity?
Now that he saw this memorial, Emperor Qianxi understood that Yang Yuanlong would not survive. While feeling sad, he decisively kicked him to the Ministry of Punishment without thinking about his old feelings.
As the saying goes, half happy and half sad.
Emperor Qianxi drove Xiao Lizi out and lay down on the imperial desk. He recalled the past time. In a daze, he seemed to see that beautiful woman appearing in front of his eyes. He hurriedly stretched out his hand and spoke with all his strength. He wanted to catch her, but it was a pity that no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't catch her...
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The memories are beautiful, but it is a pity that the old man is no longer here, leaving him alone in the deep palace. Although he is the emperor, he has no freedom at all.
The next day, Emperor Qianxi was still in a low mood, perhaps because he recalled the past.
In the Jinluan Palace, facing all the officials, Emperor Qianxi asked a question, which was to recall Ling Yun back.
Regardless of yesterday, Emperor Qianxi had already drafted an imperial edict, but the matter of recalling Ling Yun had to go through all the officials in the audience, otherwise it would appear that he was arbitrary.
Of course, if he had the chance to arbitrarily decide the direction of the court, Emperor Qianxi would definitely not even frown, but it's a pity...he didn't.
"Dear dear friends, I believe you all already know the news that Nanyi Zhizhou Lingyun captured Tujia Fort."
As soon as Emperor Qianxi opened his mouth, there was silence.
If the name Ling Yun hadn't been mentioned by Emperor Qianxi, all the officials would have gradually forgotten about this person. Now that he mentioned it again, Ling Yun's figure appeared in everyone's minds again.
The officials in the audience looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't speak.
Emperor Qianxi was not impatient when he saw this, and continued, "Ling Aiqing led the army to capture Tujia Fort, opened up the territory for me, and made great achievements. How do you think we should reward him?"
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In Daqian, as long as you win a battle, there is no reason why you should not be rewarded.
Qiu Yingcai, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Qian Dynasty, those who open up territory for our dynasty will be rewarded."
As the saying goes, if you don't make a profit, you won't start early. The reason why Qiu Yingcai was the first to speak out was because it was profitable.
As the Minister of the Ministry of War, he is in charge of the food and salary of the country's soldiers and horses. As long as rewards are based on merit, the things rewarded by the court must go through the Ministry of War. In this way, the people of the Ministry of War can take advantage of them.
This can also explain why Qiu Yingcai was willing to be the first to stand up and speak for Ling Yun.
Emperor Qianxi smiled and said, "Oh~ Minister of the Ministry of War, please tell me, how should merit and rewards be discussed in this matter?"
"this…"
Qiu Yingcai suddenly looked embarrassed because he had not prepared at all in advance, so he did not know how to answer.
But since he can achieve the position of Minister of War, it goes without saying that he has adaptability. So he rolled his eyes and probably had an idea in his mind, "Your Majesty, Ling Yun conquered Tujia Fort and made a great contribution. Think back to that time, when I worked hard to found the country. Emperor Gaozu once suffered great losses here, so Ling Yun was able to regain Tujia Fort, which was an unparalleled achievement, and the title of Viscount was more than enough..."
As soon as the words fell, the officials took a breath of air, and at the same time someone stood up and stopped him, "Your Majesty, you must not..."
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Emperor Qianxi's eyes narrowed and he asked, "What suggestions does the Minister of Punishment have?"
All officials knew that Gao Anxiang, the Minister of Punishment, had conflicts with Ling Yun, so it was understandable that he would jump out to oppose it.
Gao Anxiang went straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, Ling Yun is a guilty person, how can he be knighted so easily?"
Viscount, even though the title is not high, as long as it is a title, people will flock to it. After all, this thing is hereditary. As long as the title is granted, no one in the family will rebel, the title cannot be reduced, and no one can be granted a title without military merit.
You can imagine what kind of price you have to pay to get a title.