Chapter five hundred and fiftieth chapters reward cronies
Liu Huang's hand was too rough, with thick calluses on the palm, and it was also very strong. When she held it, Guo Shengtong felt as if his palm was entangled with a piece of bark. She was bored, but she would not show it.
face.
After being married to Liu Xiu for so long, could she not understand what kind of person her husband is? Even if she was bored in her heart, she still had to show joy on the outside. She bowed her head and said, "Shengtong
I’ve met eldest sister.”
Before she could complete the blessing ceremony, she was stopped by Liu Huang, who said with a smile: "My sister-in-law is very heavy, so there is no need to be polite." While speaking, she kept looking at her from one glance to the next.
Guo Shengtong.
Compared with Yin Lihua, who is as beautiful as a fairy, Liu Huang is more fond of Guo Shengtong's appearance. Xiaojiabiyu is dignified and beautiful. In Liu Huang's view, this is the image of a good daughter-in-law who can support her husband and raise her children.
If it were someone else looking at her so rudely, Guo Shengtong would have gotten angry a long time ago, but for Liu Huang, an eldest aunt, she could only endure it.
She turned to look at Yin Lihua, walked forward, and said with a smile: "You must be Sister Yin! I heard Axiu... Your Majesty often mentions Sister Yin!"
Facing Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua was filled with sadness, but she didn't show it. She said with a smile: "Sister Guo."
Guo Shengtong looked back at Liu Xiu and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been fighting in Hebei for nearly two years. Sister Yin has been staying in Nanyang to take care of the housework. It must be hard. This time she has traveled a long distance and came from afar. Your Majesty has to take care of Sister Yin."
yes."
Her words seemed to be nothing on the surface, and they also showed her welcome to Yin Lihua's arrival.
But in fact, it expresses that Liu Xiu spent nearly two years in Hebei, fighting in the south and north, conquering the east and west, and Yin Lihua did not help at all. The person who really stayed with Liu Xiu was her, Guo Shengtong.
In addition, her words revealed that Yin Lihua was an outsider, and she was the real master.
Liu Xiu, who was focused on Yin Lihua, did not hear the hidden meaning of Guo Shengtong's words. Following her words, he nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, I owe Lihua a lot in the past two years. I should take care of myself."
Compensate Lihua." wavv
Yin Lihua is not a woman who has never seen the world. On the contrary, she has a quick mind and exquisite orifices. Guo Shengtong is deliberately giving her power, but she can't feel it.
From the first contact, she realized that Guo Shengtong was not a simple woman, and she was too scheming.
She raised her eyes to look at Liu Xiu, smiled slightly, and said: "How can there be any compensation between husband and wife? It is too outrageous for my husband to say this."
When Liu Xiu heard this, his face turned red and he wanted to give himself a slap in the face. He felt that he would always say the wrong thing in front of Lihua. He cleared his throat unnaturally and said, "Yes, yes, my husband said the wrong thing."
His words were not loud, but they were enough for Guo Shengtong and Liu Huang to hear clearly. The expressions of both of them changed, and Liu Huang reminded with displeasure: "Axiu is the emperor now, how can the emperor do this?
Wrong thing to say?!"
While speaking, she glared at Yin Lihua with dissatisfaction. She felt that this woman was not only uneasy in the house, but also flirting with Deng Feng. She also scolded her younger brother whenever she saw him. She was both unruly and uneducated.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward, Liu Xiu waved to the ministers and introduced Yin Lihua and Liu Huang one by one.
The ministers under Liu Xiu's command were mostly military generals. They were all tall and round-waisted, full of evil spirits, and showed ruggedness and heroism in their movements of hands and feet.
Liu Huang didn't like these people very much and kept a respectful distance from them. Only when Song Hong stepped forward to salute, Liu Huang was impressed.
Song Hong was in his forties and middle-aged. Not only did he have good physical appearance, he also had an extraordinary demeanor and exuded the elegance of a mature man.
After Liu Huang saw Song Hong, his eyes seemed to be glued, and his eyes stayed on Song Hong.
Song Hong was just a Taizhong doctor, and his salary was worth a thousand stones.
There was no grade system in the Han Dynasty. A senior official or a junior official would have a higher salary than an official. When Liu Xiu was the Sili Xiaowei, his salary was two thousand dan. A Taizhong official whose salary was more than a thousand dan was worth more than the Sili Xiaowei.
It's two levels lower.
An official of Song Hong's level could not speak at all in front of Yin Lihua and Liu Huang. After giving the salute, he immediately withdrew. But even when Song Hong retreated into the crowd of ministers, Liu Huang's eyes continued to look towards them.
Song Hong swept away.
Liu Xiu didn't pay much attention to women's thoughts, so he naturally didn't notice Liu Huang's abnormality. Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong both noticed it, but neither of them said much.
The more important ministers in the court, such as Sangong, Grand Sima Wu Han and Grand Sikong Wang Liang, all met Yin Lihua for the first time. When they came to see her, they didn't have much to say, they just greeted her politely.
sentence.
Deng Yu, the great Situ who was close to Yin Lihua, was currently fighting in Guanxi and was not in Luoyang at all.
When it was Zhu's turn to come over, the latter was all smiles and saluted Yin Lihua and Liu Huang respectively.
He was familiar with Yin Lihua, and even more familiar with Liu Huang. Zhu and Liu Xiu grew up together, and they were both Liu Huang's little brothers. He didn't call Liu Huang the eldest princess, but called her the same as Liu Xiu.
Sister.
Liu Huang recognized Zhu after a long while, and asked with surprise: "You...are you?"
Zhu smiled so wide that he said, "Sister, you recognized me!"
Liu Huang took Zhu's hand, his eye circles were red again, and he asked in a choked voice: "Ah, why are you so fat now?"
"..." What Zhu hates the most now is hearing the word 'fat'. He shook his head helplessly and said: "My lord has become the emperor, and I, the minister, will follow suit and become fat!"
"You kid, you're still the same as when you were a kid, never saying a serious word!" Liu Huang was amused by Zhu and slapped him on the arm.
Zhu laughed loudly, turned to look at Yin Lihua, and said, "Madam has come to Luoyang, and your majesty's lovesickness has been somewhat cured!"
Yin Lihua was also amused by Zhu's words. She glanced at Liu Xiu who was standing aside, a little embarrassed. The latter was grinning at her. She said: "It has been hard for me to fight with His Majesty in Hebei for the past two years."
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Zhu Lian waved his hands and said: "It's not hard, it's not hard! Madam, look at me, do I look like I'm working hard?!" As he spoke, he deliberately turned around in a circle to show everyone his chubby figure.
figure.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu almost went up and kicked him. This kind of harmonious atmosphere between brothers and family is what he likes to see the most.
After all the ministers came forward to greet them, Liu Xiu took his eldest sister, his two wives, and the ministers into Luoyang City and returned to the palace.
Liu Xiu originally wanted to ride in the same car as Yin Lihua, but Minister Zongzheng reminded him that it was not etiquette, so Liu Xiu had to give up.
In the palace, Liu Xiu held a banquet to entertain the officials.
Even though this banquet was to cleanse Yin Lihua and Liu Huang from their marriage, according to tradition, men and women were seated separately.
Liu Xiu and the ministers ate in the front palace, while Yin Lihua, Guo Shengtong, Liu Huang and the ministers' wives who were invited ate in the harem.
Today, Liu Xiu seemed to be in a particularly high-spirited mood during the banquet, with a smile on his face all the time, and a rare kabuki performer was invited to entertain.
After the dance, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Feng who was sitting among the ministers, and said with a smile: "This time, the eldest sister and Lihua were able to come to Luoyang from Nanyang safely, and Yuan's contribution is indispensable!"
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and said: "Yuanzhi, I have to respect you for this glass of wine!"
Deng Feng was flattered to be toasted by the emperor in person. He picked up the wine glass with both hands, straightened his waist and said, "Your Majesty, you are so humble!"
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said to everyone present: "This time, Yuanzhi not only escorted the eldest sister, Lihua, but also brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and four cities. It can be said that he has made the greatest contribution!"
Everyone present knew that Liu Xiu and Deng Feng were old comrades-in-arms. They were both veterans of the earliest Chongling Uprising Army, and their attitude toward Deng Feng was very polite. The ministers agreed one after another: "Your Majesty is wise, and General Deng has indeed made great contributions.
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Deng Feng was humble on the surface, but he was still very useful and proud in his heart. He worked alone and was a good man. He was sitting in the new field and had tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. Now that he had taken refuge with Liu Xiu, he was still respected and respected by the emperor and the ministers in the court.
Holding.
He stood up, held the wine glass high, and said, "I dedicate this glass of wine to Your Majesty!" As he spoke, he raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
Liu Xiu smiled broadly and drank all the wine in the glass.
Deng Feng poured another glass of wine, bowed to everyone present, and said: "This glass of wine is dedicated to all generals, sir! I am an upright man. If I do anything inappropriate or disrespectful in the future, I still wish to express my gratitude to you generals, sir."
Please bear with me."
As he spoke, he drank the full glass of wine again.
Deng Feng's boldness won the favor of everyone present. People raised their glasses and said, "Here's to General Deng!"
Seeing that Deng Feng could blend in with the crowd, Liu Xiu was very happy and immediately said: "Deng Feng accepts the title!"
Deng Feng was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly left the table, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt down.
Liu Xiu said: "Deng Fengduan values Xunliang, is honest and honest, and has made great contributions to the country. He should be a general who breaks the captives!"
After Deng Feng heard this, he immediately kowtowed forward and said loudly: "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"
In the past, people called Deng Feng General Deng, which was just an honorific. Now Liu Xiu calls him General Polu. Deng Feng is a legitimate general. It is natural for others to call him General Deng. He accepts it.
Well deserved.
As for Deng Chen, Yin Shi, Yin Xing, and Liu Xiu who came with Deng Feng, they were also rewarded.
He granted Yin Shi the title of Cavalry Captain and Yin Xing the title of Huangmen Minister.
The Cavalry Captain was not a minor official, and his salary was less than two thousand dan, which was similar to that of the Sili Xiaowei. The Huangmen Shilang's salary was much less, only 600 dan, but he was still a close official of the emperor.
Huangmen Shilang is very similar to the Palace Visitor. They are both official positions in the palace and are responsible for conveying the emperor's edicts.
The difference is that Huangmen Shilang is an official and can discuss government affairs with the emperor and directly participate in government affairs. He is equivalent to the emperor's confidential secretary, while the minister in the middle palace is just a eunuch or eunuch, and has no right to participate in government affairs, let alone participate in government affairs.
Zheng Zheng is just a servant.
Liu Xiu did not grant Deng Chen an official title for the time being, but instead directly granted him the title of Marquis, Fangfanghou.
Deng Chen was Liu Xiu's biological brother-in-law, and the death of his second sister Liu Yuan was a permanent pain in Liu Xiu's heart.
Liu Yuan died in front of him at that time. He was close at hand but failed to rescue his second sister. Every time he saw Deng Chen, Liu Xiu felt very sorry and full of guilt.
In addition, Liu Xiu also appointed Fu Jun as his minister.
The position of Shizhong is very interesting. It is not within the scope of regular official positions, but is an additional official, that is, an official outside the regular establishment. No one can tell clearly whether the position of Shizhong is considered a high official or a minor official.
The only thing that is certain is that the closest ministers among the closest ministers are the ministers who work beside the emperor and are equivalent to the emperor's advisors. Anyone who can serve as the closest minister is the most trusted person by the emperor.
It has the same nature as Huangmen Shilang. Anyone who can work around the emperor, no matter how high-ranking the official is, must be courteous.
