Chapter 253: Great Victory Report
"All the places in Changzhou have been conquered by my disciple, and only Jinling is left, but it is surrounded by a large army. My disciple was worried about the safety of Master, so he led his troops all the way here. All the places in Wuxi have been recovered. Now that Master is safe, the war is temporarily over. We only need to return the troops and take Jinling, and it will be completely over."
"My disciple is so brave that I, as his teacher, feel ashamed of myself as he is not as good as him!" Wei Qi said with a proud laugh . His disciple was truly impressive.
Whether it is a man of both literary and military proficiency, who in the entire Daqian can compare to him?
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On September 13, a team of fast horses rushed into the Shenjing City and headed straight for the imperial palace.
The leading knight shouted, "Great victory in Jiangnan!"
The victory report was transmitted directly to the main hall where the court was being held. These days, the court had been waiting for news from Jiangnan. Fortunately, the victory report from Jia Cong's conquest of Jiangbei had already been received, otherwise, the officials in the court would have been unable to sit still.
It’s only been a month, could it be that they have conquered another city?
The Longxing Emperor on the dragon throne was beaming with joy. His son really made him proud! Originally, he thought that the White Lotus Sect had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of civilians. The whole of Jiangnan would be in trouble, and it was unknown how long it would last. However, Jia Cong won a series of great victories, and he might be able to pacify the White Lotus Sect within this year.
"read!"
Emperor Longxing said to Xia Shouzhong.
Xia Shouzhong first glanced at it, then raised his voice, "On August 20th, Champion Marquis Jia Cong swept across Jiangbei, and then led an army of more than 13,000 to cross the river to the south. On August 25th, the troops surrounded Jinling...On September 17th, Champion Marquis Jia Cong and the White Lotus rebels were defeated outside the city of Suzhou. Now all the White Lotus followers in various places have been annihilated, and only Jinling is still holding on. Champion Marquis Jia Cong has mobilized troops from all over to besiege Jinling, and has been attacking the city for several days..."
"Okay! Okay!"
Emperor Longxing laughed out loud!
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, knowing how to appoint the right people to the right positions!" All the civil and military officials in the court bowed to the ground and congratulated him.
"This battle was fought by my Marquis Guanjun. What does it have to do with my power?" Emperor Longxing waved his hand and said, "Now, only Jinling is left. There is nothing to be afraid of. All the tribes should immediately send officials to Jiangnan to appease the people!"
There was naturally no need for Emperor Longxing to steal the credit from his son at this time. Besides, what belonged to his son was also his, right?
After thinking for a while, Emperor Longxing said again, "Since my Marquis Guanjun has asked Lin Ruhai to mobilize food and fodder to pacify the people, then the officials who are going there should be headed by Lin Ruhai. After all, he knows the local situation better."
Since his son wanted to recommend Lin Ruhai, Emperor Longxing simply followed the trend. Moreover, Lin Ruhai was a loyal minister to him. He had been managing his money bag in Jiangnan for many years, and now it was time for him to come back. With this great achievement, the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was stable. Moreover, the old minister could hold on for a while longer. After Lin Ruhai became familiar with the Ministry of Revenue, he could be promoted to the position of Minister.
"Ministry of Rites, Ministry of War, please discuss the reward issue as soon as possible. My soldiers fought to the death, and I cannot let them lose heart!"
Everyone responded in unison!
After the court session, Emperor Longxing excitedly took Xia Shouzhong to Fengzao Palace. As expected, the empress who had just received the news was also very happy.
"Your Majesty is here!" The Queen came forward with a smile.
Emperor Longxing dismissed the eunuchs and maids in the palace, and then laughed and said, "Hahaha, Queen, our good son has done me a great service again!"
The Queen helped Emperor Longxing sit down and said, "I don't ask Xiao He'er to do anything. It would be best if she could stay by my side peacefully all day long."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Longxing could not help but smile awkwardly. He did not want to say much about this "womanly" queen .
"Tell me, when our son comes back, what kind of reward should I give him? Logically, I would be happy even if he was promoted to Duke, but there would definitely be a lot of opposition in the court. After all, our son is still too young. But if it is an ordinary reward, I am afraid that this kid will feel that I have treated him unfairly."
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your son is still unaware of this? How could he care about these titles? In my opinion, it would be better for Your Majesty to directly grant our son a marriage at the end of the year."
"Grant a marriage?" Emperor Longxing's eyes lit up. "Yes, yes! Didn't you say before that he had taken a fancy to the girl from the Xue family and the daughter from the Lin family? Then it's just right that I will grant him a marriage all at once! This kid is sixteen this year, and it's just right that he has passed the six rites in the past two years, so it's time for him to get married."
As a noble, everything is naturally regulated, especially for such a big event as marriage, which is even more complicated! The process of the six ceremonies alone takes one or two years, and it is definitely not the kind of marriage that can be held tomorrow after announcing the marriage today.
Moreover, Jia Cong is now adopted by the East Mansion. Although he does not need to observe the three-year mourning period, he is still in mourning. In just two years, the mourning period will be over, and it will be the right time for them to get married.
" We to get to know him. By then, you and I can organize a wedding for this kid together!"
The emperor and the empress chatted enthusiastically for a long time, and finally they quarreled over the name of Jia Cong's son, and then they stopped...
On the second day, Xia Shouzhong led the palace eunuchs to the Jia Mansion to announce the imperial edict. Although Jia Cong had not returned yet, the happy Emperor Longxing still waved his hand and gave Jia Cong some rewards first. The queen also took a lot of things with great interest and asked Xia Shouzhong to give them to him.
In fact, the Jia Mansion received the news yesterday. As soon as the court session ended, Wang Ziteng went straight to the Jia Mansion to deliver the news. Naturally, everyone in the mansion was delighted.
After getting up early this morning, the sisters greeted the old lady and then found an excuse to go to the East Palace to play.
However, just as the sisters were chatting in Xichun's room, noisy noises were heard outside.
Baochai sent someone out to inquire what was going on. Not long after, Ying'er came back and said happily, "Girls, someone from the palace has come to our house to deliver an imperial decree. I think it's to reward the Third Master."
Everyone was even happier when they heard this, but since they were unmarried girls and had no imperial decree, it was naturally inconvenient for them to go, so they could only wait.
However, after about two quarters of an hour, Jia Zhong came hurriedly and said, "The palace has issued an order to reward the master, and the queen has also rewarded the girls, so the old lady asked the girls to hurry up and thank her."
The girls were stunned at first, then panicked. They asked the maids to help them wash up, and asked someone to bring them elegant and dignified clothes to change into. Then they all chattered excitedly and headed towards the front yard.
