Although the content of the emergency report was very brief, every word weighed as much as a thousand pounds.
The Chen State was in the critical stage of survival. The Western Regions and the grasslands were in trouble at the same time. If the south of the Yangtze River was in chaos again, the domestic chaos would be out of control.
Now that Jiangnan is pacified, not only will it not cause chaos behind the scenes, but it will also become a solid backing for Chen State. Even if the grasslands and the Western Regions change at the same time, Chen State will not be tired of dealing with it.
This good news from Jiangnan was like a reassurance, which finally calmed down the worries of Chen Huang these days.
Lu Ding and others had just arrived at the door of the Imperial Study Room when they heard bursts of laughter coming from the palace. Everyone was shocked. They had never seen His Majesty so happy since the incidents in Northwest and Jiangnan.
In the palace, after Emperor Chen had finished laughing, a young eunuch came in and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Minister Qian, Minister Lu and several other adults are asking for an audience outside the palace."
"You're here just in time." Chen Huang's smile became even brighter and he said, "Let them come in."
"See Your Majesty." Everyone walked into the imperial study. After the greetings, Qian Shuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, looked up at Emperor Chen and asked tentatively: "I dare to ask Your Majesty, but what happy events are ahead?"
Chen Huang laughed twice and said: "Tang Aiqing's good news has just arrived in Beijing, and Jiangnan has been decided!"
Several important officials in the court naturally knew the significance of this matter. After hearing this, they were stunned, and their faces showed joy at the same time.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate me, Chen Guo!"
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This is the first good news that the capital has heard in recent days, and it is also very important good news. If Jiangnan is certain, the people will be certain, and Chen Guo’s country will be certain...
Emperor Chen looked at the man who had traveled a long way to deliver the message, and said: "You have worked hard all the way to deliver the message, and you will be rewarded with a jade belt, a thousand taels of silver, and a promotion..."
The envoy was running all the way, and his spirit was already very depressed. He immediately cheered up after hearing this, knelt down and said thanks: "Thank you for your grace!"
"The south of the Yangtze River has been pacified, the whole world is celebrating, and the Imperial Academy is ordered to draw up a decree and announce it to the world!"
"Starting from today, the curfew in the capital will be lifted for three days, and all government offices in the capital will also be closed for three days!"
"I ordered the inner government to prepare. Tomorrow I will have a banquet for all the ministers in the palace. Officials of the seventh rank and above in the capital can bring their families to participate..."
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Emperor Chen was in a happy mood and issued several imperial edicts one after another, and the faces of several important ministers were also beaming with joy.
Jiangnan is sure, they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
These imperial edicts also hope that the people can rejoice with the country. The only thing that is a bit surprising is that at tomorrow's state banquet, seventh-level officials can bring their families to participate. As a result, the expenses of the inner government will be a large amount.
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I don’t know how much benefit your Majesty’s Imperial Household has gained from Jiangnan this time. They just allocated five million taels of silver, and now they are spending money on a grand banquet. It is completely different from your Majesty’s previous style...
After several people exited the main hall, Chen Huang thought of something and said with a pained expression: "Jiangnan must be certain, and the Western Regions and grasslands do not dare to use troops anymore. My five million taels have been wasted..."
Wei Jian asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, Hanlin's imperial edict has not been drafted yet. Do you want to send someone to take it back?"
"Bastard!" Emperor Chen glared at him and said, "I am the emperor, and you have no words to say. How can I take back what I have said?"
Wei Jian lowered his head and said: "This old slave is confused..."
"But that's five million taels..." Chen Huang paced in the palace and murmured: "He said he also paid some silver in Runzhou. I wonder if there are five million taels..."
Wei Jian thought of something again and reminded: "Your Majesty, Mr. Tang has made such a great contribution to the court this time. It seems that it is not a good reward..."
Even the messenger who delivered the message was rewarded, and the entire capital celebrated with the country. Naturally, Emperor Chen would not forget the person who made the greatest contribution.
However, at the age when he was crowned, he was already Zuo Xiao's Cavalry Guard Zhonglang General, and the official's deputy minister. He could not be promoted. There was no precedent in Chen State for a twenty-year-old general to become a general, let alone a twenty-year-old official's minister.
But as an emperor, those who have committed crimes should be punished, and those who have performed meritorious deeds should be rewarded. These are the principles that must be followed. How to reward Tangning is indeed a question that he must think about.
He rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache, and murmured: "The Zhong family is really cheap..."
If he is not married yet, just give him the position of Prince Consort. Unfortunately, he has three wives and concubines in his family. It is impossible for a royal princess to be a fourth wife.
Thinking of this, he realized that he still had one more thing to worry about.
The name of Princess Pingyang Kefu has spread out, and the high-ranking officials in the capital are more afraid of her than Princess Yiyang.
There was an heir in the family who was of marriageable age. After hearing that he wanted to choose a son-in-law for Princess Pingyang, he got married to someone else overnight. As the emperor, although he could directly propose the marriage, if he really needed to force someone to make things difficult for him,
If he appoints a consort, where will he put the emperor's face?
After thinking for a moment, he said with a trace of determination on his face: "Well, the Han Dynasty has Huo Qubing who was appointed as a general at the age of eighteen. Why can't our Chen country produce a twenty-year-old general and minister?"
He looked at Wei Jian and said: "Draw up the decree..."
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The pent-up emotions in the hearts of the people in the capital and the people that had been suppressed for a long time were finally released today.
The three-day curfew in the capital was lifted. In previous years, it would happen during the most lively Shangyuan Festival. But for the people of the capital, on this extremely ordinary day, they were even happier than during the Shangyuan Festival.
The rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River was put down, which meant that the Western Regions and grasslands did not dare to act rashly. The dark clouds that shrouded the entire Chen Kingdom dispersed. Although today is not a lively festival, it is a great day for everyone to celebrate.
In the Tang Mansion, Zhong Yi and Su Ru, who had just received the imperial edict, were still a little unable to recover.
Your Majesty has just sent a large number of rewards from the palace, as well as an imperial edict.
The rank of their imperial edicts has each been upgraded by one level. Zhong Yi is now at the third rank, and Su Ru's rank has also been upgraded to the fourth rank, because just now, their husbands have changed from Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang to General.
He became the general of Zuo Xiaowei and the right, the deputy minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and the real left minister of the Ministry of official affairs.
In the Tang Mansion, Chen Yuxian looked at Zhong Yixin's imperial edict uniform with envy, and couldn't help but look at Zhong Mingli.
The third-grade imperial edict is at least an honor that only the wives of officials above the ministerial level can have. Zhong Mingli coughed lightly, looked at Zhong Yi, and changed the subject: "Xiaoyi, you just said that Ning'er has a letter, let me take a look..."
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Tang Ning, who was far away in Runzhou, didn't know that he had already blossomed in military and political affairs, becoming General Zuo Xiaowei and Right General, and his position as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs had also been corrected... He had just taken off his outer robe and was getting ready to sleep.
Sleep alone.
Su Mei was addicted to sleeping with Tang Yaoyao, so he could only sleep alone. Tang Ning forced herself not to think about the scene of the two of them sleeping in the same bed. After finally feeling a little sleepy, there was a knock on the door.
Door sound.
He got off the bed, looked at Tang Yaoyao who was standing outside the door wearing a coat, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Come here for a moment." Tang Yaoyao glanced at him and walked back to her and Su Mei's room.
Tangning was stunned for a moment, and suddenly she lost all sleep.
He walked to their room and saw her and Su Mei sitting on the bed, both looking up at him.
Tang Yaoyao lifted the quilt and asked, "Can you judge, which one of us has the longer legs?"
Tang Ning looked at the four green and slender jade legs, feeling a little dazzled and dizzy.
He looked at Tang Yaoyao and asked, "Is this why you called me here?"
Tang Yaoyao asked, "What else?"
Tangning took a deep breath and answered honestly: "Your..."
"Are you convinced?" Tang Yaoyao glanced at Su Mei proudly, then looked at Tang Ning and said, "Okay, you can go back."
"..."
Tang Yaoyao got off the bed, pushed him out of the door, and said, "Go back quickly, we have to rest..."
Tangning lay on the bed again. When she closed her eyes, all she could think about was the four slender white legs dangling back and forth. The sleepiness she had managed to cultivate just now could no longer be found...
He sat up from the bed and sighed: "What a sin..."
