In the next month, Jizhou received good news one after another.
The imperial troops are well-fed, and General He is good at leading troops and forming formations. Those bandits don't even have a few serious weapons. Half of the original garrison at the garrison has disappeared, and the remaining half are in debt all year round and cannot eat. If you don't have enough to eat, you can imagine how powerful you are in battle.
After several battles were won, the bandits were quickly suppressed. The garrison troops were retreating steadily.
In the battle report, the name of Lieutenant General Shen You finally appeared.
"General He fought with the garrison, and Vice General Shen led two thousand soldiers to raid the garrison's lair. Vice General Shen personally beheaded the leader of the rebel group. The rebel soldiers were disheartened and knelt down to surrender."
"This time, Vice General Shen has made a great contribution."
Wang Zhang said with a smile.
A smile flashed in His Royal Highness's eyes and he nodded slightly: "Sure enough, I was right about the person. General He is brave and good at fighting. Although Shen You is younger, he is quite talented in leading troops."
General He was once a member of the Yuan family's army. The prince not only reused General He, he also cultivated and supported his confidants.
This is the way to balance.
Wang Zhang remained calm and agreed with a smile: "The people your Highness values are indeed extraordinary."
Yuan Hai didn't know if he heard the hidden meaning of Wang Zhang's words, but he also said with a smile: "When the army returns, Your Highness will be rewarded for his merits, and it's time to give Shen You a promotion."
The Yuan family has a hundred thousand border troops and numerous fierce generals under their command. They have the confidence and self-confidence of the number one general in the Qi Dynasty.
Shen You is a hereditary Jin Yiwei, and he is also the prince's personal guard. Now the prince has released Shen You to lead the army and hone his qualifications. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, the position of commander of the Jin Yiwei will most likely belong to Shen You.
The important task of the commander of the Jin Yiwei is to drive the guard of honor and protect the safety of the emperor. They are two separate systems from the border army. It can be said that there is no conflict between the well and the river. Yuan Hai is happy to give him a smooth favor.
The prince smiled casually and said: "Let's wait until the army returns to the court to talk about rewards for merit! I will go to see my father now and report the success to him."
Wang Zhang, Yuan Hai and other officials of the East Palace resigned.
The prince got up and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
When the prince travels, there are dozens of personal guards with swords behind him, as well as several chamberlains. The leading chamberlain is none other than Eunuch Yang. A month ago, there was a young Eunuch Feng.
A large group of people arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The personal guards had to stay outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Eunuch Yang followed the prince into the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Due to Eunuch Feng's status at this time, he was not qualified to enter the palace, so he waited outside the palace.
The rules in the palace are strict, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony is even more majestic and solemn. There are so many royal guards and servants inside and outside the palace, but they are silent.
Such a solemn atmosphere would probably make the timid person's legs tremble and his whole body tremble.
However, Feng Shaojun took to the water like a fish in water and was quite happy.
Not long after the prince entered, King Qin also came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Since Xue Pan was executed and Xue Lin was dismissed from office, the illustrious Xue family plummeted. Emperor Long'an did not severely punish King Qin, but became indifferent and alienated day after day.
In just over half a year, King Qin actually had a few gray hairs, wrinkles on his forehead, and looked much older. He no longer had the arrogant and arrogant attitude he had before.
"Your Highness, King of Qin, please stay." The chamberlain guarding the door of Taihe Palace said respectfully: "The Emperor is discussing matters with His Highness the Crown Prince and strictly orders no one to disturb you. Your Highness, please wait a moment."
He didn't even have the intention to go in and pass the news, so he directly stopped King Qin.
A trace of anger flashed in King Qin's eyes, and his voice was quite gentle: "I also have something to report to my father. Please go in and let me know."
The waiter had no choice but to agree. After a while, Eunuch Shen came out.
Eunuch Shen saluted King Qin: "Your Highness, please follow me into the palace to have an audience."
King Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, responded, and followed Eunuch Shen into the palace.
Feng Shaojun glanced at King Qin from the corner of his eye and sneered secretly in his heart.
Seeing that King Yan, who had been overpowered by him, became the crown prince and his position became more and more stable day by day, while his own holy family became increasingly thin and thin. The comparison between the two was astonishing in heaven and earth.
Let King Qin savor this taste slowly!
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"My son, I have met my father and the prince."
Regardless of how frustrated King Qin was, when he met Emperor Long'an and the prince, he did not reveal anything and bowed respectfully.
Emperor Long'an responded lukewarmly: "Get up!"
The prince stood up quickly and gave King Qin a weak hand: "Brother, please get up quickly."
King Qin stood up and smiled at the prince: "I heard another good news came from Jizhou. General He won the battle, and Vice General Shen also made great achievements. The prince really knows how to recognize people!"
General He was not an outstanding military general, and Shen You had never led an army. When the prince chose these two people at first, King Qin laughed at them behind his back a few times, waiting to see the fun. He never thought about it, waiting and waiting. , all you have to wait for is good news.
Are you angry or not?
The prince and the brothers of the King of Qin have known the King of Qin's character and temper for decades. They smiled when they heard this and said: "General He was recommended by Yuan Shilang, and Vice General Shen is my personal soldier. He once risked his life to save me and is loyal to me. This time In Jizhou, no one from the East Palace was lost."
As soon as he mentioned "sacrifice one's life to save someone", King Qin felt guilty and his tone became a little softer: "This Shen You is indeed a talent that can be made."
Emperor Long'an frowned slightly and glanced at King Qin: "Is this why you came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to say this?"
The coldness and displeasure in his words made King Qin's heart tremble.
Emperor Long'an did not implicate the King of Qin in Xue Pan's matter. However, they both knew what was going on. Since Xue Pan's death, the King of Qin asked for an audience, but Emperor Long'an only met two or three times out of ten.
Today's King of Qin's status in the palace is not as good as that of King Zhao.
King Qin swallowed the humiliation and anger in his throat and said to Emperor Long'an: "My father's birthday is approaching, and I thought that there will be many happy events in the palace this year, so my father's birthday should be more lively."
Emperor Long'an's face showed no emotion: "It costs too much to organize a grand palace banquet. Now that the national treasury is not full and Jizhou is still at war, the birthday banquet can be simpler."
King Qin wanted to flatter him, but he slapped him on the horse's hoof, and he laughed a little awkwardly.
The prince opened his mouth at the right time and said with a smile: "Although the national treasury is not full, it can still afford the war in Jizhou. Furthermore, the Imperial Father's thousand-year birthday banquet will be paid for by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is better to organize it easily and let the sons and brothers eat it." Filial piety for the Son of Man.”
Emperor Long'an's expression softened, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth: "The prince is so filial, and I feel very relieved. Then according to the prince's wishes, the birthday banquet will be more lively."
King Qin: "..."
The King of Qin was so stunned that he had to force out a smile and echoed: "My father said so. I will go to the third and fourth brothers later to discuss it carefully."
Emperor Long'an hummed: "Let the prince take the lead. If you brothers have any undecided matters, just ask the prince."
King Qin drank a mouthful of blood pressure and agreed with a smile.
