"Xiao Zhuo, male of Kuaiji, Li Zhiliang, commander of Suzhou Guards, Li Jiucheng, recorder of Xicheng Branch of Suzhou Prefecture Police Station, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty!"
"Caomin Li Taiyuan/Li Xiaoxing pays homage to Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty!" In the Jinshen Hall, Xiao Zhuo and others knelt down and saluted the people sitting on the throne.
After they finished saluting, they stood up and stood at the foot of the steps. Yun said with a smile: "Xiao Zhuo, Li Zhiliang, Li Jiucheng, Li Taiyuan, and Li Xiaoxing, the five of you are all contributors to the Suzhou rebellion."
"Your Majesty has given you too much praise. This is my job, so how can I say I have merit?" Xiao Zhuo said immediately. Li Zhiliang and Li Jiucheng also said quickly: "My negligence led to the rebels being so rampant. How dare I claim credit?"
"Li Jiucheng, you are indeed at fault. As a police officer, you were not on duty when the incident occurred. Even if King An is magnanimous and sympathizes with the officials' hard work, how can you be so slack!" Yun said a few words in a stern tone, frightened.
Li Jiucheng quickly knelt down to apologize.
"However, fortunately after the incident, you were able to uphold your loyalty and patriotism and rush to rescue King An, and fought hard with the rebels. I will not hold you accountable. Your son was seriously injured while protecting King An, and I have another
A gift." Yun said again.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Li Jiucheng said with tears of gratitude again.
Yun nodded and stopped talking to him. He turned to Xiao Zhuo and said: "Aiqing followed King An on a tour of Southeast Asia, but he was not an accompanying guard. How can it be said that rescuing King An was an internal matter? What's more, Aiqing was not involved with him at the time.
His Royal Highness Prince An was in the same place and there was no need to return for rescue. Moreover, he defeated the rebels and captured the leader of the rebels alive. He has made outstanding contributions and I cannot but reward him for his merits!"
"Li Zhiliang," Yun looked at him again. "If Li Jiucheng is still at fault, Aiqing is not at fault at all. Aiqing is not the commander of the Suzhou Guard, and she has no control over whether the thousands of households in the Suzhou Guard allow the absence of soldiers.
It’s not wrong to go home to sleep in the military camp. After hearing about the changes in Suzhou City, your beloved Qing immediately led the soldiers who were still in the military camp and rushed to rescue King An and recapture the Suzhou City. I can’t help but reward your beloved. Not only do I love your beloved.
, I will also reward all the soldiers of the Suzhou Guards who counterattacked Suzhou City and rescued King An!" Yun said again. However, after he said this, he suddenly felt that the name Li Zhiliang seemed familiar, and it was not because of the recent search for Li Zhiliang.
He was familiar with Li Zhiliang's life history, and it seemed that he was remembering something related to Li Zhiliang that had passed for a long time; but when he thought carefully about it, he couldn't remember it. He turned around and told Lu Yidao: "Last time I
I once asked you to search Li Zhiliang's resume for the past eight years, so you should immediately check his previous resume." Lu Yi agreed, turned around and left.
"Li Taiyuan, Li Xiaoxing." Yun finally said to their father and son: "As civilians, you and your son can uphold your loyalty to the emperor and be righteous men to rescue King An, and have made great contributions to eliminate the rebels. I will definitely reward your father and son for their contributions.
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"Common people don't dare to praise the emperor!" After a while, Li Taiyuan knelt down and said, but Li Xiaoxing still stood there, staring blankly ahead. Li Taiyuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull him, and Xiao Zhuo also whispered a reminder,
Li Xiaoxing came back to his senses as if he had just woken up from a dream, knelt down and said: "For the first time, the common people saw the power of heaven. They were taken away by the power of the emperor and were momentarily distracted. I begged the emperor to punish him." The ancient emperor was a member of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
Most people think that it is a great honor to be received by the emperor, and the Li family and his son are no exception. So when they were able to see the emperor in person today, they couldn't help but feel a little lost. After all, how old is Li Taiyuan?
Years old, he came back to his senses after being slightly absent-minded; but Li Xiaoxing was younger, and it took him a while to come back to his senses after being reminded by Li Taiyuan, and he knelt down to apologize.
"How can I punish a meritorious person for this?" Yundao said. He had seen Li Xiaoxing's reaction many times and didn't take it seriously. Instead, he smiled and said: "You were very calm and collected when you just visited me. I thought you were
Young people become mature, but I didn’t expect that it was because of a moment of loss of concentration.”
"How can an ordinary person not be impressed by the power of Heaven when they see His Majesty for the first time?" Xiao Zhuo said with a joking smile.
"That's not necessarily the case. For example, Aiqing, when you first met me, although your words were a little stuttered, you didn't behave like him." Yun said with a smile.
"When I first met Your Majesty, I was also taken by the Emperor Tianwei. However, when His Majesty asked me what I wanted to say, I had already met Your Majesty for a while and walked for a while. Because His Majesty Tianwei, I fell to the ground once. If I still
If you can't recover from His Majesty's divine power, I'm afraid Your Majesty won't be able to question you anymore." Xiao Zhuo continued to joke.
Yun laughed after hearing this, but the other four people felt very strange. They looked at Yun or Xiao Zhuo out of the corner of their eyes, as if they were surprised that the emperor was joking with the ministers. Shouldn't the emperor be a serious person? They couldn't accept it for a moment.
The true image of the emperor.
Yun also glanced at them from the corner of his eyes. In ancient China, the myth of the emperor was very serious. Some people even believed that the emperor was the reincarnation of a real dragon incarnate as a god, and felt that the emperor did not need to poop or pee. As court officials, Li Zhiliang and others
Of course, top businessmen know that the emperor is also a human being, but their impression of the emperor is quite stereotyped, and it is difficult for them to accept the true side of the emperor for a while.
However, Yunke was not in the mood to popularize the true image of the emperor to the general public. For one thing, there is no radio, television, or Internet. If the emperor wants to convey something to the people, he needs officials to pass it on layer by layer. What will happen in the end?
; Secondly, it would not be bad for the emperor to have more majesty and mystery in the hearts of the people.
Yun joked with Xiao Zhuo for a while, then said seriously: "All of you, my dears, are ministers of meritorious service. I will not only praise you in person, but also give you rewards."
"Xiao Zhuo, a man from Kuaiji, rushed to the rescue of King An after the incident... and made a great contribution. I am determined to promote Xiao Qing to the title of Prince of Kuaiji, increase his salary by 500 stones, grant the rank of Hussar General, and promote him to General Jinwu.
Shangzhu Kingdom."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xiao Zhuo immediately knelt down to express his gratitude, and his face was filled with joy. The Ming Dynasty was very strict in awarding titles. It was easy not to grant a title without promotion. It was very difficult to advance to the next level. He was overjoyed to be promoted to Viscount.
"Li Zhiliang, the commander of the Suzhou Guard, is not only loyal to his duty, but also..., he has made great contributions. I am determined to appoint you as the commander of the Suzhou Guard, and you will be granted the title of Gongcheng, given the rank of Hussar General, and promoted to General Jinwu. In addition, the Suzhou Guard
All soldiers who participated in suppressing the rebellion will be rewarded with half a year's salary, and the disabled will be awarded first- and second-class medals."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!" Li Zhiliang also knelt down very happily to express his gratitude.
"Li Jiucheng, who recorded the incident at the Xicheng Branch of the Suzhou Police Department, was not in the office when the incident occurred. This is considered a passing incident; but after the incident..., he made great contributions. I have decided to appoint you as a county lieutenant, take charge of the Xicheng Branch, and grant him the title of Grand Duke.
In addition, Qing's eldest son, Li Xingxiao, lost his arm while guarding King An. I decided to appoint him as an official, appoint a recorder, and transfer him to the Zhongcheng Branch to assist the county captain. He was also granted the title of Dafu, granted the rank of Zhongxian Colonel, and was promoted to Zhongwu School.
Lieutenant rank."
"I thank Your Majesty for your grace." Li Jiucheng knelt down and said, his eyes feeling a little moist. He thought to himself: "Xingxiao, although you lost your left arm, not only did you become an official, you also got to be awarded a knighthood. You will also be awarded a title for the rest of your life."
You don't have to worry about your livelihood without your arm.'
"Li Taiyuan, Li Xiaoxing and his son, the Suzhou gentry, have made great contributions by sending their clansmen to rescue King An. I have decided to make Li Taiyuan a baron, hereditary and irreplaceable. I also made Li Xiaoxing five nobles, granted the rank of General of Hussars, and promoted to the rank of General of Jinwu.
Awarded the rank of General of Dragon and Tiger!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Taiyuan hurriedly knelt down to salute, and he was very happy. He just didn't dare to lose his etiquette in front of the emperor, so he endured it. Yun's reward was extremely generous, at least for them. Among these generous rewards, Li Taiyuan
The happiest thing is the words "hereditary". Since the reform, no hereditary title has been granted so far. They have to be downgraded and inherited. Some people even fell ill and died within a few days of receiving the title.
The title has to be downgraded to one level for inheritance, causing future generations to curse. Li Taiyuan won't have to worry about this problem if he gets the hereditary title. As for Li Xiaoxing, although he answered a few words just now, he was still a little absent-minded and had no idea in his mind.
, only when he saw his father kneeling down did he kneel down quickly.
Later, Yun said something that made Li Taiyuan even more happy. "Li Xiaoxing is not only willing to be a righteous man, but also personally leads the tribe to rescue. His loyalty to the emperor is clear. I have decided to appoint him as an official in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion."
"The common people thank your Majesty for your kindness." Li Taiyuan knelt down and kowtowed again. When Li Xiaoxing heard his name, he immediately knelt down to thank him.
After talking about the rewards for them, Yun sat down to drink a cup of tea and rest for a while. Li Taiyuan stood up, hesitated for a moment, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the common people have something to report to the Emperor."
"Since I have made you a baron, you are my subject. From now on, you don't have to call yourself a commoner when you call yourself a subject." Yun corrected him first, and then said: "What do you want, sir?"
"Your Majesty, I want to report to Your Majesty that the reason why I sent my clansmen to rescue His Highness Prince An was because of my daughter's persuasion. It was my daughter's persuasion that made me willing to send my clansmen to rescue him. So I report to you
The emperor requested that I reward my daughter Xiao Li." At the end of the sentence, Li Taiyuan knelt down and said.
Hearing Li Taiyuan's words, Li Jiucheng and Li Zhiliang both looked at him in surprise. When their daughter marries someone, she belongs to another family, not your Li family. You actually asked for credit for your daughter instead of giving the credit to someone else.
Is a son going crazy? Even Yun glanced at him in surprise and didn't answer for a moment.
Only Xiao Zhuo thought about it and understood what Li Taiyuan was thinking. First of all, it was Li Yonglin who saved the entire Li family. Li Taiyuan had always been very guilty because she had been abandoned, and always wanted to make up for it. This time for her
Asking for credit is one of the ways to make amends.
Secondly, it is also good for the Li family. Although Li Yonglin's persuasion to Li Taiyuan happened in the Li family's house, it would be leaked if it was not guaranteed. If the Jin Yiwei knew about it and reported it to His Majesty, His Majesty would of course know that Li Taiyuan had deceived him.
You will feel unhappy. You must know that for most nobles and officials, the holy family is the most important thing. If the Li family can always have the holy family, no matter how low the title or official position is, the future will be bright. However, if the holy family is lost, no matter how low the title or official position is,
Gao Ye's future is not bright. In order to keep the Holy Family, it is better for the Li family to be honest. Although they may not lose the Holy Family because of this small matter, for such important matters, it is better to believe what they have than what they don't.
Xiao Zhuo figured it out, but Keyun didn't understand Li Taiyuan's intention for a while, but he had learned about it from Yunzhi the day before yesterday, and it was confirmed by Li Taiyuan, which meant that Li Yonglin's persuasion to Li Taiyuan should be true. Since this
The matter was true. Li Yonglin had really made great contributions. Of course, Yun also wanted to reward her. He asked a few more questions and learned what happened from Li Taiyuan and Xiao Zhuo. He thought about it and said, "In that case, I will give her a seal."
Xiao Li is the king of the village, and after I think about it, there will be other rewards."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Li Taiyuan hurriedly knelt down and said.
"I love you for your life."
After talking about the rewards, Yun encouraged them again. Seeing that it was already getting late, he did not have lunch with these officials, so he casually praised them and asked them to leave. Li Taiyuan and Li Xiaoxing father and son are
Yun was the first to resign, although he rewarded them father and son the most, but he had never seen them before and had nothing to say, so he let them go back after a few words of encouragement.
The second one was Li Jiucheng. Like Li Taiyuan and his son, he had never met him before, so he casually encouraged him to step aside with a few words.
"Xiao Aiqing, although you have written home that you were not injured, my brother-in-law is worried that this is Aiqing's reassurance to them, so he is still a little worried. Aiqing hurried back to let his son see if he was injured. What's more, Aiqing
You have been away from the capital for nearly a year, and I miss your family very much, so I will not allow you to have meals in the palace." Yunze said to Xiao Zhuo with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Zhuo was thinking about his wife and children and wanted to go back immediately, but after hearing Yun's words, he still declined a few words before bowing and leaving.
Finally, it was Li Zhiliang's turn. Because Lu Yi still hadn't returned, Yun praised him while continuing to think about the thing related to him. But he thought for a while and still didn't think of the reason; and at this time, he listened carefully to Li Zhiliang's answer.
Finding that he had a Beijing accent, he couldn't help but ask: "You are originally from Beijing? Your resume says that you joined the army in the sixth year of Jianye's reign. What is your credit?"
"Your Majesty, I presented to the imperial court a method of pickling vegetables inherited from my family. I was named a hereditary household and was able to join the army."
