Chapter seven hundred and forty first class teacher returns to court
Gai Yan led the Eastern Expedition Army and returned triumphantly. When they arrived in Luoyang, they didn't even return home and went directly to the palace to meet Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu had the rare opportunity to meet with Gai Yan, the chief general of the Eastern Expedition Army, and the three deputy generals of the Eastern Expedition Army, Ma Wu, Wang Ba, and Liu Long, in the main hall of the palace - Qufei Hall.
"Welcome to your majesty!" After the four people entered the hall, they all knelt down and kowtowed forward.
Liu Xiu looked at the four of them. They were all tired of work, but full of energy. Their faces were glowing and their eyes were bright. Liu Xiu stood up, stepped down from the throne, and first helped him up.
Gai Yan said with emotion: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Ju!"
Gai Yandu cannot be regarded as one of the first elders of the Zhu Tiandu Tribe, but before the establishment of the Zhu Tiandu Tribe, Gai Yan chose to follow Liu Xiu and was Liu Xiu's most die-hard subordinate, confidant, and favorite general.
Hearing Liu Xiu's words, Gai Yan felt warm in his heart, his eyes were hot, and he choked and said: "Wei Chen... I am fortunate to have fulfilled your Majesty's mission. However, Wei Chen failed to capture Liu Yong, the leader of the thieves. Please forgive me!"
Liu Xiu had carefully read every battle report of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The Eastern Expeditionary Army under the command of Gai Yan had never been defeated in any battle. Liu Yong's ability to escape many times was purely due to luck.
He smiled slightly, patted Gai Yan on the shoulder, and said: "Liu Yong has lost his foundation, so there is nothing to worry about if he escapes by chance."
As he spoke, he walked up to Ma Wu, Wang Ba, and Liu Long, helped them up one after another, and said with a smile: "Zizhang and Yuan Bo all contributed a lot to this Eastern Expedition!"
The characters of Wang Ba and Liu Long are emphasized. Both of them have the characters of Yuanbo, one is Wang Yuanbo and the other is Liu Yuanbo.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" The three of them stood up and saluted Liu Xiushen again.
Liu Xiu looked at the four beloved generals in front of him and said with a smile: "Tonight, I will hold a banquet in the palace to honor Ju Qing, Zizhang and Yuan Bo. In addition, all the officers and men of the Eastern Expedition Army will receive two more months."
Military pay, three days’ rest.”
Gai Yan, Ma Wu, Wang Ba, and Liu Long all looked happy when they heard this. They all bowed to Liu Xiu and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty is so kind. I thank you very much!"
The soldiers of the Eastern Expedition Army worked very hard. Even though the battle went smoothly, after the battle, both the generals above and the soldiers below were gritting their teeth and persevering. Now His Majesty has awarded two months of military pay.
And being able to rest for three days made the soldiers' hard work pay off.
Liu Xiu turned around and returned to the throne, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Gai Yan, Ma Wu, Wang Ba, and Liu Long are in charge!"
The four people in Gai Yan were shocked, and they all knelt down and kowtowed forward.
"Gai Yan, Ma Wu, Wang Ba, and Liu Long were ordered to attack Liu Yong. They won many battles without losing a single defeat. They spared no effort and made outstanding achievements in the war. They drove away the Han thieves and made great contributions to She Ji. Feng, Gai Yan was promoted to General Huya.
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"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Gai Yan kowtowed forward again. Gai Yan's previous official position was General Huya, but now a big character has been added to General Huya, which makes it different. He has jumped from a general to a general.
"Feng, Ma Wu was promoted to Capture General!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Ma Wu kowtowed forward. Ma Wu's previous official position was Prince Consort, which was one level lower than a general and almost the same as a partial general. Now Ma Wu has become a formal general, a well-known general.
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"Feng, Wang Ba was promoted to the general of fighting against prisoners!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Wang Ba grinned, his face full of joy, and kowtowed forward.
"Feng, Liu Long was promoted to the general of killing prisoners!"
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness!" Liu Long looked excited and his voice trembled as he kowtowed forward.
Taking a detailed look at the three expeditionary armies of the Luoyang imperial court, the Western Expeditionary Army should be said to be the worst. Deng Yu, the commander-in-chief of the entire army, not only did not receive a reward, but also had his title of Grand Situ revoked and was demoted from Grand Situ to Right
General.
The Southern Expeditionary Army was neither good nor bad. The battle was not going well, but it did not suffer too many casualties. A great Sima was still a great Sima. There were no rewards or punishments.
The only ones who were commended by Liu Xiu were the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Gai Yan was promoted from general to general. Ma Wu, Liu Long, and Wang Ba. The first two were captains, and the latter was a partial general. They have all been promoted now.
, obtained the official title of general, capture the general, punish the captives, punish the captives general.
The generals and deputy generals in the army were all rewarded, and they were naturally even happier.
After Wang Ba got up, he said as if he were offering treasures: "Your Majesty, when I returned to the capital, I brought back all the gold, silver and jewelry from the Suiyang Palace, and now they are placed outside the palace..."
Before he finished speaking, Ma Wu clicked his tongue and said displeasedly: "Can that shabby house in Suiyang be called a palace? There is only one palace in the world, and it is in Luoyang, at the feet of the emperor. The others can at best be called a palace.
Palace."
After finishing speaking, Ma Wu glared at Wang Ba again. The latter glared back at him angrily and said loudly: "I just made a slip of the tongue. Your Majesty hasn't said anything yet, so why do you need to talk more?"
"You said that Liu Yong's residence is the palace, which is disrespectful to His Majesty!"
"Respect or disrespect for His Majesty is all in my heart. How can I make a judgment based on a single slip of the tongue? I think you are just causing trouble and sowing discord over nothing!"
The two of them said nothing to each other, and they started arguing again in front of Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu's head hurt when he heard it. He turned to look at Gai Yan aside, who shook his head and smiled.
He said helplessly: "That's how it usually is."
Liu Long nodded loudly, indicating that Gai Yan was right.
Liu Xiu couldn't help laughing. Fortunately, he only participated in the Western Expedition and the Southern Expedition and not the Eastern Expedition. Otherwise, he would have been quarreled to death by these two people all day long.
He stood up and walked out while saying, "Let's go see the treasures you brought back from Suiyang!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Wu and Wang Ba decisively gave up their quarrel and followed Liu Xiu, talking endlessly.
Liu Yong has been running Yuzhou for many years and has collected countless gold, silver and jewelry, as well as many strange and eccentric gadgets.
On the square outside the main hall, there are no less than a hundred boxes placed. When the lid of the box is opened, the sun shines in, which burns your eyes. It is really shiny inside, with various gold and silver utensils, as well as large and small ones.
Various jewelry.
Wang Ba opened several boxes, rummaged through one of them, and found a large brocade box. He came to Liu Xiu and opened the lid of the brocade box. It contained twelve east beads.
These twelve East beads are not only as big as pigeon eggs, but the strangest thing is that each bead has a different color.
Some are white, some are yellow, and some are red or black.
Wang Ba was about to tell its origin when Ma Wu took the box and said, "Your Majesty, these twelve East Pearls are treasures. It is said that Liu Yong spent a lot of money to get them together!"
Liu Xiu curiously took out one and looked at it carefully. As expected, it was big, round, uniform and soft in color. This bead was rare in the world. It was amazing to be able to put these twelve beads together.
It is said to be priceless.
He nodded and exclaimed: "It is indeed a treasure!" Even Liu Xiu had never seen such a thing, and it made people marvel at Liu Yong's luxurious life.
Liu Xiu put the beads in his hand back into the box and looked at the other treasures curiously. Liu Xiu was very curious about these treasures, but he didn't attach much importance to them.
He looked at the box several times and felt that the gold, silver and jewelry inside were almost the same, so he had no desire to look any further.
He said to Gai Yan, Wang Ba, Ma Wu, and Liu Long: "You go back to your home to have a rest and freshen up. In the evening, come to the palace for a banquet!"
Gai Yan, Wang Ba, Ma Wu, and Liu Long all bowed their hands and saluted, saying in unison: "Wei ministers, please retire!"
Liu Xiu nodded. After the four of them left, Liu Xiu ordered the eunuch, Zhu Xuan of Shaofu, to enter the palace and collect all the gold, silver and jewelry into the treasury.
Liu Xiu did not put away the box of Dongzhu. In addition, he chose a phoenix crown and a longevity lock from these treasures.
The phoenix crown looks very big and heavy, but it is actually made of gold crochet. Whether it is placed on the hand or worn on the head, people will not feel the heaviness.
The workmanship of this phoenix crown can be described as ingenious. The phoenixes, cranes, flowers, etc. outlined with gold threads are all lifelike and beautiful.
The longevity lock is made of pure gold and is inlaid with colorful gems. It is exquisitely crafted and exquisite.
Liu Xiuling ordered his chamberlain to send the phoenix crown to Changqiu Palace and the longevity lock to Xu Xiling.
Guo Shengtong is the queen, so it is very appropriate to wear a phoenix crown. Xu Xiling has just given birth to Liu Xiu's eldest daughter, King Liu Yi, so it is also very appropriate to give the infant princess a longevity lock.
Liu Xiu was very satisfied with the gift he chose. Guo Shengtong was overjoyed when he saw the phoenix crown sent by Liu Xiu. He even called all the maids in the Changqiu Palace to come over and enjoy it together.
The value of this phoenix crown does not lie in how much gold it cost, but in its exquisite workmanship. I wonder what kind of skilled craftsman could create such an exquisite phoenix crown.
Just when the maids were marveling, one of them suddenly said: "I heard that what your Majesty gave to Lord Yin was the Twelve Eastern Pearls."
The joy on Guo Shengtong's face suddenly froze, he turned to look at the palace maid who was speaking, and asked: "What are the Twelve Dongzhu?"
The palace maid was shaken and hurriedly knelt down and said: "My servant made a mistake, please forgive me!"
"I am asking you, what are the Twelve Dongzhu?"
The palace maid said cautiously: "My maid also heard what the chamberlain who gave me the phoenix crown said..." Then she vividly described the box of twelve east beads to Guo Shengtong.
After listening to the words of the palace maid, Guo Shengtong's good mood disappeared without a trace. The phoenix crown given to him by His Majesty was probably not as valuable as one of the twelve beads given to Yin Lihua!
Thinking of this, Guo Shengtong was not in a good mood at all, with a gloomy look on her face. Looking at the phoenix crown placed on the table, she raised her hand and really wanted to slap it away, but she still did not do so.
, just waved his hand in disgust and said: "Put the phoenix crown up!"
One of Guo Shengtong's confidants, the palace maid, said to the others: "You all should step aside first!"
All the maids bowed to Guo Shengtong and exited the hall. After they left, the eldest maid named Cui'er said: "The queen does not need to be angry. In the eyes of the maid, this phoenix crown is comparable to those twelve east beads."
It is much more valuable, and only the queen in the world can wear this phoenix crown!" As she spoke, Cui'er picked up the phoenix crown, gently placed it on Guo Shengtong's head, and said with a smile: "Quickly look at this phoenix crown, queen!
How beautiful it is to go up there!”
Cui'er's words made Guo Shengtong feel relieved a lot. She held the phoenix crown on her head and pointed to the side. Cui'er quickly took the bronze mirror and knelt in front of Guo Shengtong.
The latter looked at the bronze mirror. Not to mention, wearing the phoenix crown, she looked much more graceful and luxurious.
She turned her head to the left, then to the right, and while looking in the mirror, she murmured: "The size of this phoenix crown is just right, as if it was tailor-made for me by a craftsman."
In fact, there is a strap on the back of the phoenix crown, which can be loosened or tightened. It will fit anyone who wears it. Cui'er said with a smile: "Why is the queen right? This phoenix crown is destined to belong to the queen!"
What they were talking about was the phoenix crown, but in fact they were alluding to the position of the queen. Cui'er smiled and said: "It was the queen who accompanied your majesty in conquering the world back then. If your majesty doesn't give this phoenix crown to the queen, who else can you give it to?"
Her words made Guo Shengtong happy, and he chuckled. He looked at the phoenix crown on his head, and it was pleasing to his eyes.
