Because the front line was still nervously preparing for the enemy, Huainan did not make a big splash about the victory of returning to the capital this time, but only sent a dozen people to return to the capital by boat.

However, the scene of welcoming the team in the capital is not small, and the queen mother personally issued an edict indicating that Sima Yue, the second son of the king of Huainan, should go out of the city to greet him. And those who followed the king of Huainan out of the city to greet him, there was no shortage of ministers and important ministers, and even if the three princes could not be present in person, they all sent their own officials to the scene.

In addition to these royal relatives and Taiwanese officials, a large number of people in the capital went out of the city to welcome them. When the Huainan army reported that the boat arrived at Qingxi outside the city, the crowd was already thunderous, and even the guards in charge of guarding became extremely nervous, and after the boat docked, the king of Huainan and a number of ministers and ministers were sent to the boat, and when the group calmed down slightly, the people in the team were invited to respond slightly, and the people gathered on both sides of Qingxi in the east of the city slowly dispersed.

Although the people dispersed, it was difficult to calm the journey from the capital to Taicheng. On both sides of the road, there are many people singing the name of Shen Hou, and there are also praising the Huainan soldiers for their heroic and considerable, so when the team travels all the way, there are many flowers and fruits thrown in the car along the way, so as to express their joy and love.

Of course, if it was just a side event, the people would be excited, but they would not react so happily. However, this victory was presided over by Shen Hou, and the meaning was different. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is not an exaggeration to see this young man gradually appear in the current situation until he becomes famous in the north and south, and this kind of psychological identity is not possessed by other border generals.

Therefore, the victory of the Huainan Army, in addition to inspiring people and maintaining stability, also makes people have an indescribable sense of intimacy and honor.

Therefore, the more than a dozen soldiers of the Huainan Army who reported victory enjoyed the treatment of throwing fruits and cars on the way to Taicheng. When I arrived at Xuanyang Gate in Taicheng all the way, more than an hour had passed.

There are also many officials of Taicheng Palace and Temple who have been waiting for a long time here in Xuanyangmen, including those who are responsible for passing on the edict, and the inner servants. As soon as the team arrived, the chamberlain read out the edict of the Empress Dowager, and the Huainan envoy did not have to get off the car, but could go straight to the cabinet by car.

The queen mother loves her virtuous son-in-law, and the ministers are accustomed to it, and even as early as more than two years ago, the concubine Shen Zhezi had the treatment of going to the palace with a sword and praising and worshipping. Now that they love Wu and Wu again, and are honored by the envoy who came to Huainan to report the victory, the Taiwanese ministers are already numb and too lazy to refute with courtesy.

However, the quality of the envoy who came to report Huainan this time was really shabby, and the incumbent generals were not only injured and difficult to walk, but they also had a heavy responsibility, and they could not return to the capital at all. As the main envoy, Tian Jingnai is the general of the Shen family, the master of the Huainan army, and his name in Taiwan is only a six-rank general.

As a deputy envoy, Wen Fangzhi was even more unbearable, although he was born in a famous family, he had long been classified as a scholar, not only did he have no registered ministry in Taiwan, but he was just an errand and errand idle in Shouchun, so he was sent back. is a complete white body, and in the past, he was not even qualified to enter Taiwan, but now he has the opportunity to take a car directly into the Taiwan Cabinet.

In addition, these two envoys were also temporarily given the military service of Hua Worm Qing to enter the palace to face the great victory in Huainan.

The two rarely faced such a situation, and they were sought after all the way from outside the city to now, and then won various awards, and they were even more dizzy and didn't know whether to accept or refuse. Before they left the town, the colt had only given them some military information that needed to be reported, and he had not taught them how to deal with such situations. If it weren't for his Lao Tzu looking at him sadly in the crowd, Wen Fangzhi would have taken the chapter uniform in a daze and planned to change clothes in the car.

The two of them chatted for a moment, and finally decided to settle down a little, not daring to be too frivolous, and hurriedly got out of the car to refuse the honor.

"If you can pretend to be a slave, how can you not obey the king? The great achievement is better than this clothes, there is no need to shirk, immediately change into the stage, don't make the king wait for a long time! ”

As the power of the matter became more and more important, Shen Ke was no longer a small transparent person who was at the end of the table in the early years, and at this time, he was standing in front of many ministers, and when he saw that the two of them didn't know how to deal with it, he said directly.

Tian Jing was originally a general of the Shen family, so he naturally trusted Shen Ke's guidance. And Wen Fangzhi also peeked at his old man, and when he saw Wen Qiao, he bowed his head slightly, but just pointed to the car and waved his hand.

So they temporarily put on a royal uniform, and the two of them, accompanied by the ministers, followed the car behind the car and walked into Taicheng.

After entering Taiwan, the two of them carried the report and presented it to the princes of Taiwan, and then answered some questions from the ministers, and by the way, explained the specifications of the complete set of honor guards of Shi Hu that were seized this time. From a symbolic point of view, Shi Hu's ceremonial guard is the main battle gain of this entry into the capital, and it is also the item that the king needs to sacrifice in the palace later.

After another moment, another envoy came to announce the edict, so the two of them followed behind a group of 2,000 stone pavilion members to the Taiji front hall to meet the emperor.

In the hall, Wang Dao first stepped forward to present the Huainan victory report to the emperor and the queen mother, and then the two stepped forward again and repeated the process and results of a battle in Yingkou. As a result, all the ministers in Taiwan also understood the current situation in Huainan, although Yingkou won a big victory and captured tens of thousands of slaves and temporarily forced back most of the slave army, but the real crisis has not been resolved.

First of all, the Huainan army repelled only one part of the Qianhu army, and the rest of the parties are still fighting, and even if this slave army is not completely defeated, there is still the possibility of a comeback. Therefore, the current situation cannot be said to be the final result of this war. Therefore, the Huainan Army is still vigorously preparing for military affairs.

Of course, the most important point explained by the horse before leaving, asking for a reward for the great meritorious soldiers in the town, Tian Jing did not forget because of nervousness, Li Chen This is not only a simple reward for meritorious service, but also an important means to stimulate morale, which is of great significance for the next war, and I hope that the Taiwan Pavilion can be implemented as soon as possible.

After saying this, their task as the messenger of Huainan was almost completed, first received some direct rewards of wealth and goods in the palace, and then was led down to the Taiji Hall to Tongyuan to rest.

When the Huainan envoy left, the ministers of the palace began to speak, and the main topic was naturally how to reward Huainan's merits.

The first to speak was the Queen Mother, who had always been resentful of her beloved son-in-law's repeated achievements, but the name was still inferior. This time Huainan won another big victory, and under the situation that all parties were not optimistic, the joy made the queen mother feel angry and raised her eyebrows, so even if there is a statement, if you want to discuss the reward, you must seal it!

Hearing the Queen Mother's statement, the feelings of the princes of Taiwan are also complicated. If they remember correctly, Shen Zhezi has not yet reached the age of twenty, and he is already a second-class founding marquis of the real fiefdom before he reaches the age of a weak crown, which is really not in touch with the aggrieved expression of the empress dowager. You might as well ask these ministers in the palace, how many people are willing to exchange their positions as county princes and county princes for Shen Zhezi's real and uncompromised position!

But the truth is this truth, but no one dares to question the queen mother so directly, otherwise it is to send the face to the queen mother to beat, and ask them how much they enjoy the national reward and how much meritorious service they have made since Zhongxing?

Looking at the meaning of the Queen Mother, it is clear that she wants to be sealed. Yigan, who had a lot of grievances against the Wu people, especially the Taiwanese ministers who had a lot of grievances against Shen Zhezi, was naturally a little resentful and refused to speak out. And Shen Ke, He Yu and other Shen clan's relatives and allies are actually worried that it is not a good time to discuss the seal now, you must know that Shen Zhezi's Wujiang feudal country is currently where the munitions are used, and it is directly related to the war in Huainan, so even if you want to seek a big seal, it is really not suitable to seize the moment, so you are not enthusiastic about fighting for it.

The queen mother was full of joy, but she was poured cold water by the ministers, and no one responded, so she naturally felt a little unfair in her heart, and even pointed at Shen Ke directly in the palace to accuse him of not having an elder to care for the younger generation, which made Shen Ke embarrassed.

In the end, it was Wang who came forward and said that the war is not completely over at the moment, Shen Weizhou is the main general, and there is no need to talk about rewards now, if there is a great achievement in the future, it will be changed again, and it is better to wait until the war is completely over to discuss this issue.

The things that the queen mother was enthusiastic about were shelved in such a kind way, of course, she was a little dissatisfied, and she no longer cared about the next discussion.

Slightly opening Shen Zhezi's reward, the rewards of other generals like Guo Yu are much easier. In this regard, Shen Ke and others no longer left their strength, and tried their best to fight for this great victory, even though others were a little dissatisfied, but now they are still in wartime, and the reward for the meritorious men of the Huainan Army is not only related to Huainan Town, but also the rest of the border towns are also watching, so they dare not have any constraints.

Therefore, the more than 20 meritorious generals reported by the Huainan Army this time have their own merits. Among them, those who performed well were also awarded the Grand Honor, Guo Yu was directly promoted to a second-class county man, Cao Na and other generals also had their own knights, and there were as many as six marquis. And although Han Huang and Lu Yong were not allowed to be knighted directly because of their old inferiority, they were also too obedient to their duties, which can be regarded as a complete line of demarcation from the previous reverse.

Because the most enthusiastic things were stranded by the Taiwanese ministers, the queen mother was displeased, and left the palace early. The discussion was late that night, and they didn't know that the queen mother had summoned the eldest princess of Danyang to the garden after retiring from the palace.

On the second day, the queen mother ascended to the palace again, no longer obsessed with the issue of Shen Zhezi's reward, but added two more to the results agreed by the princes, Shen Chong added the title of Shaobao, and the eldest princess of Danyang added the title of defending the country.

Shen Chong added the title of Shaobao, this criticism is not big, this person is now the head of Yangzhou Assassin and Gyeonggi, but Taichung has no registered number, and his three dukes are not full, and Shaobao is also a compromise. Besides, the merit is overflowing, and it has always been the father and the son, and rarely the son and the father, Shen Chong enjoys this treatment, and he probably won't be happy if he spends it with common sense.

As for Princess Danyang guarding the country, under the explanation of the Queen Mother, everyone understood what it meant, that is, Shen Zhezi's son-in-law in the future can inherit the feudal kingdom of Princess Danyang.

Hearing this, the ministers immediately blew up again, knighthoods and the like have always been father and son, and those who have not succeeded their mothers, even the sons of princesses are no exception! What's more, the eldest princess of Danyang is the title of the big seal herself, if it is really succeeded by her son, then won't she be a prince of Danyang County in the future? Moreover, even Wang Dao, the head of the Zhongxing ministers, has only more than 4,000 households. And Princess Danyang has nearly 8,000 households in two counties, which is not the specifications of a minister at all!

So for a while, all the ministers spoke out and hoped that the queen mother would not do this. However, the queen mother's attitude was very resolute, and no matter how the ministers pleaded, they did not respond. As for Shen Ke, after being named and criticized by the Queen Mother yesterday, today he also changed his past mistakes and resolutely supported the Queen Mother's decision, so naturally there was no lack of support.

The palace was at an impasse for a while, including Director Wang, hoping to bring the topic back to Shen Zhezi's reward issue, which was shelved yesterday. Even if it is a big seal, it can't be separated from the courtier, and it is not the same level as the princess's fiefdom!

The Queen Mother is resolute here, and Huainan's demand for sealing is also very urgent, and if it is delayed, there will be bad variables. At the moment, two issues are mixed into one, and they need to be resolved quickly. So after some struggle, everyone could only admit the result for the time being. It is a big deal that after the war is over, a new round of discussion will be set off by public opinion to criticize this decision, and it must not be implemented by it.

Around the discussion of the reward, there is finally a conclusion. The Empress Dowager was relieved of yesterday's sullenness, in fact, she was not such a stubborn character, but it was clear that Shen Zhezi's great achievements were conclusive, but the reward was repeatedly obstructed by the ministers, which made her accumulate a lot of resentment in her heart, so this decision can be regarded as a slight tribute, in order to warn these ministers not to bully the sovereign too unscrupulously!

As for the mood of the ministers, it is really difficult to say, and there is always some outpouring of anger. Therefore, Shihu's ceremonial weapons suffered and were burned in the south of the Qinhuai River. And there is no lack of anger from Taiwan, not only to burn the thief's ceremonial drive, but also to deal with it in the future if the thief himself is captured! A handful of old dogs turned out to be just children's praise, this is the end!