Within the Ganlu Hall.
At this moment, a reward ceremony was being held.
Li Er's face was filled with joy as he sat on the Dragon Throne. Below him, the officials stood according to their ranks. As for the generals whose ranks were not high enough, such as Li Yu, Meng Wenhao, and Iron Egg, they were all waiting in the side hall.
After a round of greetings, Li Er looked at the officials in the hall and said,
"Half a month ago, Cui Junchuo plotted a rebellion, trying to secretly take down Luoyang and fight against the Imperial Court. Luckily, Datang Daily's Li Yu and Nanyang Ye Family's Ye Fashan discovered the Cui family's plot and sent the news back to Chang An through the telegraph.
"After which, Li Er led sixty thousand troops to attack Luoyang. Duan Zhixuan fought the reinforcements of the Cui and Zheng families outside of Guancheng County. In the end, Li Er and Liu Rengui, who was hiding in the city, worked together and easily entered the city without losing a single soldier. This was the fortune of the Imperial Court and the people of Zhengzhou.
As they say, merit should be rewarded and wrongdoings should be punished. The frontline soldiers did well in suppressing the rebellion and naturally should be rewarded. Cui Junchuo, Zheng Shuwu, and Cui Wenji rebelled against their superiors and bewitched the people's hearts.
This time, Henan Circuit's military chief, Li Jing, led the troops to suppress the rebellion. In just half a month, the rebels were completely wiped out, solving a huge problem for the Imperial Court. Li Jing was given the title of Zuo Guanglu Daifu, a thousand pieces of silk, and four hundred households! "
Li Jing quickly went up and cupped his hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty! However, how can this old subject receive such a great reward? I hope Your Majesty can take back the order! "
At the end of the day, Li Jing still felt that the annihilation of the Cui family was not a challenge for the imperial army that had the telegraph. He felt that the victory of the imperial army was to be expected. On the contrary, it would be abnormal if they were defeated!
In layman's terms, Li Jing felt that the difficulty of this' dungeon 'was too low. Even if they won, Li Er did not need to reward him. This was what he should do!
It was not that the enemy was too weak, but that our army with the telegraph was too strong!
Li Er smiled, "The army wiped out the rebels. Li Er, as the commander of the three armies, why shouldn't you be rewarded? If I don't reward you, wouldn't the world say that I'm stingy? "
When Li Jing heard that, he could only cup his hands and say, "Thank you for your reward, Your Majesty!"
"Yes!"
Li Er nodded his head and continued, "Qin Qiong, the Deputy Commander of the Marching Army, Cheng Zhijie, the Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army, Niu Jinda, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army, for their meritorious service in leading the army to kill the enemy and killing the enemy's general, each of them will be conferred the title of Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince, five hundred bolts of silk, a hundred thousand coins, and three hundred fiefs!"
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Niu Jinda stepped forward and cupped their hands, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"
Li Zexuan, who was standing below, couldn't help but feel happy for these three old generals.
Yuchi Jingde, on the other hand, was a little jealous. This time, Li Er had dispatched a large army to battle, but he didn't let him participate in the battle, causing him to only be able to anxiously wait for news from the front lines in Chang 'an.
However, although he was a little jealous, he did not go to the extent of being jealous of Qin Qiong and the others. After more than ten years of friendship, how could he be jealous of such a small reward?
Next was the rewards for the local provincial governors and military officials who had contributed to quelling the rebellion.
For example, Suizhou Provincial Governor Wang Yu, Bianzhou Provincial Governor Zhao Kai, Henan Ambassador Ren Can, and so on.
Old Li's rewards were usually empty positions or meritorious titles, along with some monetary rewards. It was rare to directly promote one's official rank. It was clear that Li Er knew that with the lineup of the army, as long as any general was not muddle-headed, they would be able to win!
The awards ceremony lasted for a full thirty minutes before it finally reached the content that Li Zexuan was more concerned about.
"Marquis Yong 'an Li Zexuan, although he did not participate in the battle this time, the telegraph he created, as well as the Datang Daily editorial office Li Yu, all played a crucial role in this battle. Without the telegraph and without Li Yu, the court would not have been able to rush to Zhengzhou in time and would not have been able to coordinate with the new army in the city. Although he was not on the battlefield, he contributed a lot to quelling the rebellion! I have decided to confer Li Zexuan the title of Crown Prince's Junior Guardian, give him a thousand horses, and reward him with the right to mine three mineral veins! "
Li Er, who was sitting on the dragon throne, said slowly.
A generous reward, this was a generous reward!
It was not that Li Zexuan received more rewards than Li Jing and the others, but the rewards that Li Jing and the others received were all obtained from fighting on the battlefield. However, Li Zexuan did not go to the battlefield at all, but in the end, he received a generous reward. It really made others envious and jealous!
Li Zexuan was delighted. He had originally been waiting for Li Er to reward his students and Li Yu. He did not expect Li Er to give him such a thing in the end. It was really out of his expectations!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"
Li Zexuan stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
He would not be as polite to Li Er as Li Jing!
Li Zexuan did not care much about the promotion from the original third-rank Crown Prince Zhan Shi to the second-rank Crown Prince's Junior Guardian. However, the reward of the right to mine three mineral veins scratched Li Zexuan's itch. He did not lack power or money, he only lacked mineral veins!
Old Li gave him the right to mine three mineral veins at once. It could be said that it was not a big deal. Although Old Li did not say what mineral it was, in the ancient times when salt and iron were monopolized, it was already very good to have a private mine!
"Yes! Kid, don't be complacent. I have high hopes for your Yanhuang College. In the future, you must continue to work hard and create an even better divine weapon! "
Li Er looked at Li Zexuan and said meaningfully.
Li Zexuan understood that Old Li was urging him to quickly improve the telegraph. He bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Er nodded and ordered,
"Calling for Liu Rengui of Bian Province to enter the hall!"
As Liu Rengui was only a seventh-rank army officer, he did not have the qualifications to enter the imperial court. Therefore, he was only waiting in the side hall for the summons.
"Calling for Liu Rengui of Bian Province to enter the hall!"
Naturally, an attendant passed on Li Er's words.
After a while, Liu Rengui walked in excitedly.
He was just a small army officer in a local area. He had never thought that one day he would be able to enter the hall that symbolized the supreme power of the world. When he was in the side hall, he had already said to himself hundreds of times, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." At this time, walking on the smooth stone tiles of Taiji Palace, Liu Rengui's previously restless heart suddenly calmed down.
"This general, Liu Rengui of Bian Province, pays his respects to Your Majesty!"
Walking to the center of the officials, Liu Rengui bowed and saluted.
His voice was full of energy, neither servile nor overbearing!
Liu Rengui's appearance was not bad. On the contrary, he was quite handsome. At this moment, he was not in a hurry and looked neither servile nor overbearing. Li Er could not help but secretly nod and say,
"Liu Rengui, in this rebellion in the city, you first rescued Wei Zheng in the chaos, then assisted Li Yu to send the news of the Cui family's rebellion back to Chang 'an. Finally, you went deep into the enemy's camp and joined the new soldiers to open the city gate from inside the city, allowing the army outside the city to enter the city. You saved hundreds of thousands of people in Guancheng County from danger. It can be said that you have made great contributions. I have decided to promote you to the Right Commander of the Right Wuwei, and give you the title of Ningyuan Army General, a hundred pieces of silk, and 100,000 yuan! "
Promotion made an exception!
At this moment, in the hearts of all the officials in the hall, these four words appeared at the same time!
A seventh-rank army officer in the local area was promoted to a fourth-rank army officer in the capital's Right Wuwei Camp. This kind of treatment could only be described as an exception!
Liu Rengui was a little confused at this moment. After all, although he knew that he had made a contribution in this battle, he did not expect Li Er to reward him so heavily. This feeling was like a pie falling from the sky!
"… I, Liu Rengui, thank Your Majesty for your kindness! In the future, I will do my best for the Tang Empire until my death! "
Liu Rengui bowed deeply and expressed his thanks.
Li Er nodded and said, "Summon Han Li, Meng Wenhao, and Li Yu to the hall ~!"
Liu Rengui knew that Li Er would continue to reward others, so he wanted to retreat to the back of the officials and find a place to stand. Unexpectedly, a young official beside him coughed lightly, looked at him, and pointed to the place beside him, indicating for him to stand there.
Liu Rengui looked at the person's appearance and was shocked. Wasn't this the person that Little Yu 'er called "Mister" outside the hall earlier?
He clearly remembered that Li Yu had told him when he was in Zhengzhou that her Mister was Marquis Yong 'an Li Zexuan!
Liu Rengui knew that his rank was not high enough, so how would he dare to stand together with Li Zexuan? Wasn't this breaking the rules? Thus, he clasped his fists at Li Zexuan with an apologetic expression, and then slipped to the last row of the general's camp!
Right at this moment, Bruiser, Meng Wenhao, and Li Yu walked into the hall as well. After they bowed to Li Er, Li Er was just about to speak when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Yu's face, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned!
A trace of confusion and reminiscence flashed across his eyes.
He looked at Li Yu quietly, which made Li Yu a little uncomfortable. The officials in the hall did not hear Li Er speak for a long time. Many of them could not help but raise their heads and look at Li Er.
"Cough cough!"
Zhangsun Wuji did not want his brother-in-law to lose his composure too much, so he coughed heavily.
Li Er finally woke up from his deep thoughts. He straightened his face and said in a deep voice, "Meng Wenhao, Li Yu, during this rebellion in Zhengzhou, the two of you used the telegraph to exchange information for the imperial court and the frontline army. You have contributed greatly. I hereby confer Meng Wenhao the title of Civil Linlang and Li Yu the title of Datang Daily's gold-medal reporter. You have the right to listen to memorials. If you encounter any injustice among the people, you can directly report to me!"
Civil Linlang was a ninth-rank civil official. Although the control was small, the significance was significant. This meant that although Meng Wenhao had not taken the imperial examination, he already had the title of an official. This starting point was not ordinary!
The reward given to Li Yu was even more impressive. The right to listen to memorials was a privilege that only imperial censors had! Now, it was given to a girl. This made all the officials in the hall stunned!
"I, Meng Wenhao (My daughter, Li Yu), thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"
Meng Wenhao and Li Yu bowed and thanked him.
At this moment, Li Er continued, "Where is Han Li?"
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