The autumn weather is crisp and clear. Judging from the weather, today is undoubtedly a good day, but for Li Qi, it doesn't seem to be that good...
Outside the Zhuque Gate, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty wears a golden crown and a dragon robe, sitting high on a dragon chariot, driven by six horses in front. The carriage is inlaid with gold, silver, jade, gems and pearls; the carriage is also engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns, showing his royal splendor.
Noble and luxurious style.
Civil and military officials from all over the court stood behind the dragon chariot, showing respect and respect. A five-hundred-person honor guard was arranged in two columns. The surrounding area was heavily guarded, and sharp gun heads could be seen everywhere.
"Ah---.Why aren't you here yet?"
Li Qi stood at the end, leaning against the city wall with his arms folded, yawning and looking listless.
Suddenly, someone on the side said: "Hey, you boy, please pay attention. After all, you are also a third-grade official now. How unbecoming is this?"
Li Qi turned around and saw that it was Zhao Kai. He said with a smile: "Your Highness thinks so highly of me. With so many people, who would pay attention to me as a cook? By the way, Your Highness, why are you standing behind me?"
It’s so inconsistent with your status as a prince.”
Zhao Kai also leaned against the wall and said, "Why are you hiding here again?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Am I hiding? I'm clearly giving a seat to someone so that they can show their face. I'm doing a good deed."
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "Heroes think alike." After a pause, he sighed softly and said: "But this battle has been fought like a girl. I really don't know what to celebrate."
Li Qi said curiously: "I'm also very curious about this. It stands to reason that we lost the two attacks on Liao. It makes no sense that the emperor doesn't know. Why does the emperor still value Captain Tong so much?"
Zhao Kai sneered and said: "You have underestimated Captain Tong too much. He put all the blame on the father-in-law and General Liu Yanqing early in the morning. In addition, many people in the court spoke well of him. Father
The emperor believed him."
This shouldn't be said, but the two of them already knew about it and talked about it many times last time they went on a mission to the Kingdom of Jin, so there was no need to worry.
Li Qi sighed and said, "As a prince, why don't you report it?"
"As a minister, why didn't you report it?"
Li Qi said angrily: "Someone must believe it."
"You know it and you still say it."
After saying this, they both sighed at the same time.
Zhao Kai suddenly asked: "By the way, how is your Wuxiang cooking? I heard that you started cooking it last night?"
"Last night? You are really afraid to say it. It started seven days ago."
Zhao Kai was surprised and said: "Seven days ago?"
"There are a total of eighty-one kinds of ingredients, large and small. If there were not enough chefs in the imperial dining room, I would have to arrive half a month in advance. However, I have been processing the ingredients for the past four days, and I only started cooking three days ago.
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"Eighty-one kinds of materials?" Zhao Kai felt dizzy and said with an incredible smile: "No wonder it takes so long to make three days. You don't have to watch?"
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said, "Please, you said you would do it for three days and three nights. If I had to watch you all the time, I would have died of exhaustion. But I have to go back to the imperial dining room later."
Zhao Kai frowned and said, "Aren't you going back to the main hall?"
"What are you going back for? Let's watch them receive the reward!"
"Actually speaking, your contribution is greater than theirs, but you are too young and have only been an official for more than a year. Moreover, you are a military attache. A third-grade official is already the ultimate."
"I know this, and I'm satisfied with it." Li Qi suddenly asked: "Then do you know what official positions the emperor will confer on Tong Taiwei and Cai Xuanfu?"
Zhao Kai smiled and said, "You don't want to ask me about this, but I want to tell you. I heard the news yesterday. Will your father give Cai Xuanfu any official title?"
Li Qi frowned and said, "Is it related to me?"
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "It has something to do with it. My father is planning to confer him the title of Privy Councilor."
Li Qi was shocked and said: "Privy Envoy? What about Lieutenant Tong?"
Zhao Kai said: "Either be ranked in the third division, or be crowned king."
"King?" Li Qi said in surprise: "But--but he is not a complete man."
Zhao Kai couldn't help but laugh and said: "You really dare to say anything. If Captain Tong hears this, he will fight you to the death."
The eunuch was granted the title of king? This is ridiculous, and it only appeared in the weird dynasty of the Song Dynasty. Li Qi chuckled: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously. But does Cai Xuan know how to fight? Is it appropriate to let him lead the Privy Council?"
Zhao Kai glared at him angrily and said: "Are you really confused, or are you just pretending to be confused? Since the founding of our country, civilian officials have generally been in charge of the Privy Council. Who can fight?"
Li Qi nodded and said: "That's true." He thought to himself, it seems that the future will be difficult.
Zhao Kai added: "But this Cai You may not even be a civil servant."
"How is it possible? He is the son of the Grand Master. Let alone the Grand Master. In terms of literary talent, he is still second to none in the Song Dynasty. A tiger father has no dog son. He should not be too far behind." Li Qi said in confusion.
Zhao Kai smiled and said: "It seems that you don't know the Cai family very well. When Cai Taishi was the prime minister, Cai You once served as the official of Qing Baolu. At that time, there were more than 100 Taoist officials who wrote and compiled canons, most of them were in the history museum. If you pick any of the talented and knowledgeable people in the Fuwen Museum and Jixian Academy, they are better than him. He is worthy of being a privy envoy."
Li Qi frowned and said, "Then what is Cai You like?"
Zhao Kai glanced at him slightly and said: "I can only say, you must not mess with him, especially now, otherwise you will be annoyed."
At this moment, the trumpet sound suddenly sounded.
"I'm coming."
I heard someone in the crowd shout again.
Li Qi and Zhao Kai quickly raised their eyes and saw thick dust billowing in the distance. A large group of people and horses were rushing towards them, followed by the deafening sound of horse hooves.
The leader is riding a white horse, wearing a purple and gold battle armor, and hanging a sword inlaid with gems on his waist. He is an extraordinary warrior. No matter from which angle you look at it, he does not look like a eunuch.
Going hand in hand with Tong Guan is the first middle-aged man in his forties, riding a maroon horse, wearing a gray robe, with a slender figure, and his appearance is somewhat similar to Cai Jing.
You don't need to ask to know that this person must be Cai You, known as Uncle Cai.
Damn it! Cai You looked like a eunuch when he walked with Tong Guan. Tong Guan's existence completely overturned the impression of eunuchs in Li Qi's mind.
"emperor."
"emperor."
Two shouts that shocked the heavens and the earth, as well as weeping ghosts and gods, sounded one after another, which seemed to move God to tears.
I saw Tong Guan and Cai You when they were still 300 steps away from Song Huizong, they jumped off their horses at the same time, stumbled forward a few steps, and seemed to be rolling and crawling. They opened their hands and expressed their enthusiasm like fire. Running towards Song Huizong, he was like Bolt sprinting for 100 meters, you overtake me.
Song Huizong was also very excited. He quickly got off the dragon chariot and shouted: "I love you, I love you."
"emperor."
Wow! Is it necessary to be so exaggerated? Li Qi's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt so passionate that he had goosebumps all over the place.
In a blink of an eye, Tong and Cai ran in front of Song Huizong, plop, plop, they knelt down at the same time, Cai You's eyes filled with tears and said: "Your Majesty---Your Majesty---, Wei Chen is really
I am afraid that I will never see the emperor again."
Tong Guan was so excited that he said: "Wei Chen is ashamed to have treated the Emperor and made the Emperor worried. Wei Chen deserves death for his crime."
"My dear friends, get up quickly, get up quickly."
Old Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty burst into tears. He helped Tong and Cai up, held their hands with both hands, and choked with sobs: "The two beloved ministers regained the mountains and rivers for me. This loyalty will shine brightly, and I will remember it in my heart."
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Li Qi couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly remembered the last scene in Westward Journey, the scene between Wu Mengda and Mok Wenwei, and the words "Oh, Mr." and "Oh, Madam". He immediately shuddered and said: "Your Highness, why do I
Seeing such a warm and touching scene makes me want to laugh---Hey, Your Highness, you have to hold it back. If you want to laugh, wait until I leave. I'm going back first."
He saw that Zhao Kai was more exaggerated than him, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching. It was so hard to bear it. If he laughed out loud and someone saw him, it would be terrible, so he quickly turned his back and ran away from others.
He didn't dare to enter through the south gate because Imperial Street had already been closed, so he had to go to the east gate.
However, the love scene did not end with Li Qi's departure. Firecrackers were blasting and gongs and drums were noisy. Song Huizong praised the three armies, and then he held Huang Qingcang with his left hand and Tong Guan with his left hand. Oh no, he should be holding Tong Guan with his left hand.
Holding Cai You in his right hand, the three of them entered the Zhuque Gate side by side. Even the prince and a group of princes had to follow behind and walked along the Royal Street to Da Nei.
What an honor it is to be able to walk side by side with the Emperor.
Tong Guan and Cai You stole the show and were all majestic. The people watching from a distance didn't know the war ahead, and thought that the two annihilators were really returning in triumph. Those who sprinkled flower petals and set off fireworks shouted loudly.
Hooray, the scene is so spectacular.
Arriving at the main hall, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty sat on the dragon's throne, and Wang Fu led his ministers to congratulate and celebrate that the rising sun flag was finally flying over Yanjing.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was so pleased that he immediately took off the jade belt and put it on for Wang Fu himself. This made Wang Fu so excited that he almost fainted. He really didn't know how long he had been waiting for this moment and how long he had endured it. For this reason, he said to Li
Qi Shi tolerated everything and suffered a lot of frustration. However, from today on, he really doesn't have to endure it anymore.
Naturally, it was time to reward based on merit. Zhao Kai's gossip was indeed correct. Wang Fuyin had strongly recommended Lian Jin to attack Liao and made plans. He also set up economic affairs offices in three provinces to be responsible for border wars. In a short period of time,
Raising enough military pay in one month was considered a top achievement. He was promoted to Grand Tutor and granted the title of Duke of Chu. He was allowed to wear purple robes; his chariots, horses, attendants and other honors were the same as those of a prince.
Wang Fu originally had all the power in the government, but now he is even more powerful.
Tong Guan led his army to "recover" Yanjing and other places, granted him the title of Guangyang County Prince, and rewarded him with land, maids, gold, silver, jade and silk. However, Tong Guan made an unexpected and reasonable decision.
The decision he made was to refuse this generous reward, and instead distribute all the rewards given to him by Song Huizong as pensions to the soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition. In this way, the emperor valued him even more, and the following
All the soldiers were still grieving for him.
This trick is so beautiful! It doesn’t cost anything, it’s just a pile of scrap copper and iron, but it has to be used on the edge of the knife.
And Cai You was not bad either. He was granted the title of Duke of England, promoted to Grand Tutor, inherited Tong Guan's position, and was granted the title of Privy Envoy. He was also a very popular minister.
Since Tong Guan had his own army and became a warlord, the position of Privy Councilor was not that important to him. Moreover, he also knew that if there was a war, Song Huizong would think of him first.
Then, the accompanying soldiers all received some rewards. Even Li Qi, who was not present, got the title of a champion general.
The whole court is beaming with joy. (To be continued. Baidu search: "" or visit ".", fast updates, clean pages, no need to register to download txt novels