The imperial edict caught up with Yu Wenshiji and Li Xu on the north bank of Laishui River. Seeing the arrival of the imperial envoy, the two men quickly ordered the Xiongwu Camp to be stationed on the spot, set up a Chinese army, set up incense tables, and led their soldiers to listen attentively to the holy teachings.
As soon as the first imperial edict was read, the soldiers in the whole camp became excited. In recent days, everyone has received rewards, but the court did not mention the merits of the chief general and the military supervisor. This abnormal arrangement has triggered a lot of speculation.
.Some people think that the imperial court must give a big reward to the supervisor and general, so the imperial edict came too late. Some people think that the imperial court has never been fair in dealing with things, and has been delaying rewards. Maybe it is because they want to reward the general.
Take away all the credit and reward it to any prince or grandson. If all the credit is given to others, I am afraid that all the credit will eventually go to Yu Wenshi and one person. In that case, the supervisor and the general will be at odds, and everyone will be in trouble in the future.
It was a very sad day. At this moment, when they heard that Yu Wenshiji and Li Xu were granted the title of Marquis of the Countryside, and the other was promoted to the Count, the stone in everyone's heart finally fell to the ground. The swords struck the iron shields, and they cheered endlessly.
"Don't worry, everyone, we still have two imperial edicts here!" The eunuch who delivered the edict glanced around, picked up the second yellow silk from the entourage, cleared his throat, and read loudly: "By God's blessing, the emperor
The imperial edict said, "I have heard that those who are good at martial arts stingyly kill, and those who are able to fight stop violence..." The article is composed of four parallels and six lines, which is extremely obscure. It contains more than four hundred words, but the whole article is full of criticism and dissatisfaction. Yuwenshi is used to this kind of formation.
Although they were fighting, they could still smile. Li Xu, Zhao Ziming, Murong Luo and several local leopards were so frightened that they were sweating coldly and their faces turned ashen.
In an instant, the whole army was silent. The imperial envoy finally finished reading the imperial rebuke. Several of his close generals were about to step forward to defend their general, but the imperial envoy smiled slightly and took out the third imperial edict.
.This imperial edict was written simply and straightforwardly. His Majesty the Emperor probably felt that Li Xu was from a humble background and must have read few books, so there were only a hundred or ten words. He told Li Xu that the royal family appreciated his previous brave behavior.
I admired him so much that I specially gave him a gold medal to avoid death and three thousand pieces of steel to commend him for his loyalty and bravery.
A gold medal to avoid death? Li Xu couldn't believe his ears. He could barely understand that the imperial court gave him a title and slapped him in the face. This was the emperor's way of controlling his ministers. Although he, a loyal and brave man, only had a third-class empty title.
, there is no food town, which is not a little bit worse than the Baixiang Marquis with a food of 500 households, which Yu Wenshi and the 500 households received, but since his background is not as good as others, Xuzi can accept his fate and be content with his life. But His Majesty the Emperor granted him a gold medal of immunity.
This incident completely made him faint with happiness. You must know that the Sui Dynasty only gave a limited number of death-free gold medals to its heroes at the beginning of the founding of the country and when they wiped out Nanchen. Nowadays, those veterans who have received death-free gold medals such as
Yang Su, Gao Ying, He Ruobi and others died of illness and were punished. Except for one Yu Wenshu, almost no one can enjoy such an honor again. Moreover, since the emperor came to the throne, he has never granted anyone a gold medal to avoid death.
What I’m giving you today is the first and only side!
Xu Zi felt that the blood in her veins had been ignited. From the top of her head to her knees, her whole body was warm, as if it would float up like water vapor at any time. As the saying goes, heroes also grow old. If there is no wise king to appreciate it, many heroes will be like this.
People have to waste their lives. Jiang Ziya became an official in his eighties, and later generations envied him for his youth. Li Guang was so powerful in the desert that he could not be made a marquis for the rest of his life because he could not get the favor of the emperor. And he himself became a general and an uncle, and was given a gold medal to avoid death.
, in just a few months, it was like a dream, and it happened in one leap. Xuzi couldn't imagine this kind of opportunity before, and now Xuzi is full of gratitude.
"I am waiting to thank His Majesty for your great kindness!" Yu Wenshiji extended his voice and shouted in Xu Zi's ear. Hearing the shouts of thanks from the brothers nearby, Li Xu came back to his senses from his stupor. He thanked His Majesty the Emperor loudly.
Enci, while signaling Zhang Xiu with his eyes, ordered him to quickly prepare Cheng Yi for the imperial envoy.
"The two generals are busy with official duties, so we won't disturb our family too much!" The imperial envoy presented the imperial edict and gold medals to Yu Wenshiji and Li Xu in turn, "I think the two generals understand what your Majesty meant. The war in the Eastern Capital is tense...
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"Eunuch Wen, please rest assured. Our Xiaoguo camp is mainly composed of cavalry. We will travel day and night. We will definitely reach Luoshui within half a month!" Yu Wenshi answered respectfully with both hands holding the decree and eyebrows raised.
"That's good, that's good." The imperial envoy surnamed Wen looked at Yu Wenshiji and Li Xu, and then at Zhang Xiu who hurried back with a lacquer plate in his hands. He smiled and warned: "In ancient times, all rebels were like bandits.
, I think the people of Liyang are looking forward to Master Wang every day." After saying that, he actually refused to accept the gifts from the two men. After delivering the rewards, he turned around and left.
Li Xu, Yu Wenshi and the two sent them all the way out of the camp, and then walked back to the central army with admiration. There were actually some eunuchs who were not greedy for money. This was the third thing that surprised Xu Zi today. A series of shocks completely shocked him.
His mind followed Yu Wenshi and behind him. He walked into the big tent in a daze, sat on the commander's seat in a daze, and looked at the generals who came to congratulate him and the people in front of him.
Two imperial edicts and a gold medal. He didn't know what to say or how to act.
'If you don't meet him, he will be a hero when you are old.' At this moment, he only thought about his luck in meeting his lord who had a keen eye and recognized talents when he was young. As for the various pains he had experienced in the countryside, the arrogance of officials, and the government orders
His harshness was actually diluted by this series of happiness at this time, and he took the initiative to hide it in the depths of his memory.
"That Eunuch Wen is one of the most trusted eunuchs around His Majesty. He has been with you since he was the King of Jin and rarely goes out." Seeing Li Xu's confused look, Yu Wenshiji knew that he must be like being stupid.
, lower your voice, and distract his attention with some irrelevant gossip.
"Yes, Your Majesty is so kind!" Li Xu sighed smoothly, his eyes still fixed on the gold medal, as if it would grow wings and fly away if he turned around.
"This person's surname is Wen, and his name is Jiu. The emperor gave him a sword with a small character. It is said that his literary talent is not inferior to that of Yu Shiji!" Yu Wenshiji smiled and continued chatting.
"Yes, His Majesty sent him here to read out the imperial edict, which shows how much he respects you and me!" Li Xu's answer was still true to His grace.
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh." Yuwen Shiji coughed loudly in anger, trying to get Li Xu to turn his head away from the gold medal. He coughed several times, but to no avail. He was so angry that he slapped the table hard and cursed in a low voice: "
Your Majesty is very angry about your harm to the Goguryeo people. I have never heard of such a long edict to reprimand a person!"
"Ah, really?" Li Xu finally pulled his soul back from the whirlpool of happiness and asked with wide eyes.
"You..." Yu Wenshiji clenched his fists, wishing he could step forward and slap Xuzi hard in the face to wake him up. "Idiot, do you know why Banzai sent three edicts to you and me in succession? And why?
Keep the reward for today? If you don’t want to be fooled to death in the future, you’d better wake up to me!”
He was driven to panic by Li Xu's attitude, so he used very strong words. As soon as these words came out, not only did Li Xu wake up from the scolding, but the other generals in the tent also looked awe-inspiring. Everyone was stunned by the happiness that fell from the sky today.
, the general and the supervisor were appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor, which meant that the future of all the soldiers in the battalion was bright. As for the imperial edict full of reprimands, everyone was a little scared at first, but after seeing the gold medal, they had already dismissed it
Forgot to reach the end of the sky.
Yu Wenshiji has no ill intentions towards everyone, which can be seen from Zhu Congong's behavior of trying his best to obtain official positions for everyone. No one here has as much knowledge about official affairs as Yu Wenshiji, so after Xuzi returned to normal,
The first thing is to ask Yuwen Shiji for advice.
"Please give me some advice from Supervisor Yuwen!" Li Xu cupped his hands and humbly asked Supervisor Yuwen to enlighten him.
"If I'm not wrong, the first imperial edict was issued after the court meeting. It represents the consensus reached by His Majesty's ministers after balancing the merits and demerits of you and me." Yuwen Shiji sighed,
He explained to everyone in a low voice that it would be unlucky for him to meet such a "stupid" general. If he made friends in the future, he would definitely make friends with someone whose family background is similar to his own, so as not to worry about him so much, he might not accept his friendship!
"Whether you or I admit it or not, the military discipline of the officers of the Xiongwu Camp has been corrupted in Goguryeo. If it is exaggerated by some people with ulterior motives, it is enough to make you lose your job. Therefore, you have received a title, but your military position has not been promoted. Although I have been promoted
I am afraid that when I get a title in the military, it is probably because of my father's reputation rather than my own military exploits!" Yuwen Shiji's words were full of helplessness. This was not the result he wanted to see. If the court rewarded him according to his actual military exploits, although
It won't be as thick, but it will make him feel much better.
"What kind of fault is that? When did the Goguryeo people tell us about morality?" Li Mengchang curled his lips and asked dissatisfiedly.
"General Li Lang rose to the top too quickly and touched other people's interests. Without a handle, people still want to catch him. Besides, my Sui army has always prided itself on being a teacher of benevolence and righteousness!" Yu Wenshiji glared at Li Mengchang,
Retort. "It's not up to us to decide what is right or wrong. The right to judge is in other people's hands, so you either don't make a mistake, or don't let others take advantage of you!"
"The purpose of this rebuke must be the impeachment of the ministers!" Li Xu nodded and drew inferences.
"Now the imperial court is in the midst of employing people, so I can't ask you and me to do it perfectly. Since I have been promoted out of the ordinary, we have to let us know what things we did that are not in line with the original intention of the imperial court. Therefore, the edict of reprimand comes together with the edict of commendation.
Raise first, suppress later!" Yu Wenshi nodded and responded.
"In this case, why did the emperor give General Li the gold medal?" Chief Shi Zhao Ziming took a few steps forward and asked in a low voice. Although he knew that the other party did this for Xu Zi's good, he still couldn't understand Yu Wenshi and his unpredictable painting.
appearance.
"This is the emperor's own wish. In fact, if the court wants to kill someone, even giving a gold medal will not work! Marshal Gao Ying has done this, and so has the old general He Ruobi." Yu Wenshiji pointed to the gold medal,
Smiling and ridiculing. Both Gao Ying and He Ruobi had their families confiscated and their families exterminated. They still had the gold medal given by the late emperor, but not even a single descendant could be saved.
"But by giving you the gold medal, the emperor is saying that he is more optimistic about you. In the future, if someone deliberately finds fault in the eggs, it will be like a disgrace to His Majesty! In the short term, it will be a blessing for you. What will happen in the future, Zhongjian himself has to take good care of it.
Think about it!" Yu Wenshi pressed his fingers lightly on the handsome case, making a sound. (To be continued)