Chapter 1647
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"Your Majesty, there's a report from the front. The Sky Rooster Brigade led by the King of Shu has already passed through Xinfeng County and is heading towards Lantian County. Along the way, the people of various counties and counties have lined the streets to send them off. They are estimated to arrive at Lantian County in two hours!
Chang 'an, the Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.
At this time, the morning court was in full swing. The civil and military officials were arguing endlessly over the issues of the country and the people. Suddenly, a eunuch walked in from outside the hall and trotted to the front of the hall. He bowed and reported to Li Er.
"What? Ke-er has returned with the Sky Chicken Brigade? "
Li Er was jolted awake by the eunuch's words, and his eyes focused as he sternly asked the eunuch.
"Your Majesty, it is absolutely true! It is said that the Marquis of Yong 'an has already taken all the officials of Lantian County to welcome the Sky Chicken Brigade! "
The eunuch hastily said.
Li Er's face was brimming with joy as he loudly declared to the officials.
"Half a month ago, Guanzhong was covered in locusts. If the Marquis of Yong 'an had not led the Sky Chicken Brigade to destroy the locusts, all of Guanzhong would have starved and plunged into misery and suffering. Although those children of the Sky Chicken Brigade are not Great Tang soldiers, they have saved the people of the Great Tang. Now that they are' returning in triumph ', We must personally go and welcome them and celebrate their success!"
"Your Majesty speaks the truth. The Sky Chicken Brigade has saved the people from calamity, and its contribution is no less than that of the Great Tang soldiers guarding the border. Today, they should receive this honor!"
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, all the officials were shocked. After all, since ancient times until now, those who were able to get the Emperor to personally come out of the city to welcome them were usually soldiers who had just returned victorious from battle. While all the officials were shocked, an old official immediately stood out and supported Li Er.
This man was the Minister of Revenue, Xiao Yu!
It was said that when the plague of locusts had first broken out, Xiao Yu, the steward of the Great Tang, had seen the flood of locusts and the various provinces and counties send petitions to the Imperial Court for help, his heart had turned cold. The Great Tang had only been able to recuperate for a few years, and now, a plague of locusts of this scale had broken out. Wasn't the Great Tang trying to empty its treasury?
But later, Li Zexuan took the initiative to take on the burden of eliminating locusts, and with the help of the Sky Pheasant Brigade, they were able to eliminate more than half of the locusts in the Guanzhong area. The losses of the imperial court were reduced to a minimum. In the entire imperial court, other than Li Er, the one who was most grateful to the Sky Pheasant Brigade was Xiao Yu!
Therefore, at this time, of course, he had to come out and support the Sky Chicken Brigade!
"I agree. The Sky Pheasant Brigade has indeed contributed a lot to the swift eradication of the locust plague!"
Wei Zheng also stepped forward and cupped his fists.
Although Wei Zheng was somewhat implicated in the Heavenly Dragon Sect's rebellion, not only was he demoted, he was also fined three years of salary by Li Er. However, after this matter, Wei Zheng seemed to be more at ease. He was even more fearless in the court and could say whatever he wanted.
"This subject agrees!"
As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, many other officials began to chime in as well.
Cheng Yaojin was also among them.
Old Cheng couldn't help but smile. The return of the Sky Pheasant Brigade meant that Cheng Chumo had also returned. Although he often beat up Cheng Chumo, the bond between father and son was deep, and blood was thicker than water. This was something that could not be severed.
"Good! Since that's the case, today's morning court will end here. All officials, follow Us out of the city to welcome the triumphant return of the Sky Pheasant Brigade! "
Seeing that all the officials were in agreement, Li Er made the final decision.
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