Chapter 552: Rewarding Cronies

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Liu Huang's hands were too rough, with thick calluses in his palms, and his strength was still great, and when she held his hand, Guo Shengtong felt that his palm seemed to be entangled in a piece of bark. She was bored in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face.

has been married to Liu Xiu for so long, can she not understand what kind of person her husband is? Even if you are tired of it, you have to make a gesture of joy on the surface. She bowed her body and said, "Shengtong has seen the eldest sister. ”

Before she could fully make the gesture of blessing, she was stopped by Liu Huang, who said with a smile: "My brother-in-law is heavy, so I don't need to be polite." While speaking, she kept looking at Guo Shengtong from one glance to the next.

Compared with the fairy-like Yin Lihua, Liu Huang has a better impression of Guo Shengtong's appearance, a small jasper, dignified and beautiful, in Liu Huang's concept, this is the image of a good daughter-in-law who teaches her husband and children.

If others looked at herself so rudely, Guo Shengtong would have been angry a long time ago, but she could only endure Liu Huang, the eldest sister.

She turned her head to look at Yin Lihua, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "You are Sister Yin!" I listen to Ah Xiu...... Your Majesty often mentions Sister Yin! ”

Facing Guo Shengtong, Yin Lihua was full of sadness, but she didn't show it, she said with a smile: "Sister Guo." ”

Guo Shengtong looked back at Liu Xiu and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has been fighting in Hebei for nearly two years, Sister Yin has been staying in Nanyang, taking care of housework, it must be hard, this time it is a long journey, coming from afar, Your Majesty has to take care of Sister Yin more." ”

Her words, which sounded like nothing on the surface, also showed her welcome to Yin Lihua's arrival.

But in fact, it was expressed that Liu Xiu had been fighting in Hebei for nearly two years, fighting in the south and in the north, fighting in the east and west, Yin Lihua didn't help anything, and the person who really stayed by Liu Xiu's side was her, Guo Shengtong.

In addition, her words are full of Yin Lihua is an outsider, and she is the real master.

Liu Xiu, whose mind was on Yin Lihua, didn't hear Guo Shengtong's words so much, followed her words, nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, in the past two years, I owe Lihua too much, and I should compensate Lihua well." ”

Yin Lihua is not a woman who has never seen the world, on the contrary, she is quick-minded and exquisite, Guo Shengtong is deliberately giving herself a horse, how can she not feel it.

The first time she made contact, she realized that Guo Shengtong was not a simple woman, and her scheming was too deep.

She raised her eyes to look at Liu Xiu, smiled slightly, and said, "Between husband and wife, where is the compensation?" When the husband said this, it was too outward. ”

When Liu Xiu heard this, her face turned red, and she couldn't wait to give herself a mouthful, feeling that she would always say the wrong thing in front of Lihua. He cleared his throat unnaturally and said, "Yes, yes, yes, the husband is wrong." ”

His voice was not loud, but it was enough for Guo Shengtong and Liu Huang around him to hear it clearly. The faces of the two of them changed at the same time, and Liu Huang reminded with displeasure: "Ah Xiu is now the Son of Heaven, how could the Son of Heaven say the wrong thing?" ”

While speaking, she also glared at Yin Lihua dissatisfiedly, feeling that this woman was not only uneasy in the room, but also eye-catching with that Deng Feng, but as soon as she saw the younger brother, she counted the younger brother behind, both rude and uneducated.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward, Liu Xiu waved his hand to beckon the ministers and introduced Yin Lihua and Liu Huang one by one.

Most of the ministers under Liu Xiu's command were military generals, all of them had big shoulders and round waists, full of evil spirits, and they were all rough and heroic.

Liu Huang didn't like these people very much, and stayed away, only when Song Hong stepped forward to give a salute, Liu Huang was impressed.

Song Hong is in his forties, middle-aged, not only has a good physical appearance, but also has an extraordinary bearing, exuding the elegance of a mature man.

After Liu Huang saw Song Hong, his eyes seemed to be glued, and his gaze stayed on Song Hong's body.

Song Hong is just a Taizhong doctor, and Yu Lu is more than a thousand stones.

In the Han Dynasty, there was no grade system, which was smaller than the official and the official, that is, how much was compared to the Yulu. When Liu Xiu was the lieutenant of Sili, he was 2,000 stones. Yu Lu is two levels lower than the Taizhong doctor of Qianshi, and compared with the captain of Si Li.

An official of Song Hong's level couldn't speak at all in front of Yin Lihua and Liu Huang, and immediately retreated after giving the salute. But even if Song Hong retreated into the crowd of ministers, Liu Huang's eyes still swept towards Song Hong.

Liu Xiu didn't pay much attention to women's thoughts, so naturally she didn't notice Liu Huang's abnormality. Yin Lihua and Guo Shengtong both noticed it, but neither of them said anything.

The more important ministers of the court, such as the Third Duke, the Great Sima Wu Han and the Great Sikong Wang Liang, all saw Yin Lihua for the first time, and when they came to greet him, they didn't have much to say, just politely greeted a few words.

And Da Situ Deng Yu, who is more familiar with Yin Lihua, is now fighting in Guanxi, and he is not in Luoyang at all.

When it was Zhu You's turn to come over, the latter smiled all over his face and saluted Yin Lihua and Liu Huang respectively.

He is familiar with Yin Lihua, and he is even more familiar with Liu Huang, Zhu You and Liu Xiu are young, and they were Liu Huang's little brothers back then. He didn't call Liu Huang the eldest princess, but like Liu Xiu, he called her eldest sister.

Liu Huang recognized Zhu You for a while, and asked in surprise, "Are you...... Are you Ayu? ”

Zhu You smiled so hard that his mouth opened wide, and said, "Eldest sister, you just recognized me!" ”

Liu Huang grabbed Zhu You's hand, his eyes turned red again, and he asked in a choked voice, "Ayou, why are you so fat now?" ”

"......" What Zhu You hates most now is hearing the word 'fat'. He shook his head helplessly and said, "The lord has become the Son of Heaven, and my courtiers have followed the food and spicy drink, and they have also been blessed!" ”

"You kid, you're still the same as when you were a child, you don't have a serious word!" Liu Huang was amused by Zhu You and slapped him on the arm.

Zhu You laughed, turned his head to look at Yin Lihua, and said, "Madam is here in Luoyang, Your Majesty's lovesickness can be regarded as saved!" ”

Yin Lihua was also amused by Zhu You's words, and she glanced at Liu Xiu, who was standing aside, a little embarrassed, who was grinning at her. She said: "In the past two years, Ah You has worked hard with His Majesty in Hebei! ”

Zhu You waved his hand again and again and said, "It's not hard, it's not hard!" Madame look at me, do I look like I am working hard? As he spoke, he also deliberately turned around in place to show everyone his round figure.

Seeing this, Liu Xiudu almost went up to give him a kick. This kind of brother, family, and happy atmosphere is what he likes to see the most.

After the ministers came forward to greet him, Liu Xiu took his eldest sister and two wives, as well as the ministers, into Luoyang City and returned to the palace.

Liu Xiu originally wanted to ride in the same car with Yin Lihua, but Minister Zongzheng reminded him that it was not polite, so Liu Xiu could only give up.

In the palace, Liu Xiuda held a banquet to entertain the ministers.

Even though this banquet was to wash the dust for Yin Lihua and Liu Huang, according to tradition, men and women did not sit at the same table.

Liu Xiu and the ministers had dinner in the front palace, while Yin Lihua, Guo Shengtong, Liu Huang and the invited ministers and daughters had dinner in the harem.

Today, Liu Xiu at the banquet seemed to be particularly high-pitched, with a smile on his face all the time, and he also rarely summoned Kabuki to cheer up. After a dance, Liu Xiu looked at Deng Feng, who was sitting among the ministers, and said with a smile: "This time, the eldest sister and Lihua can come to Luoyang from Nanyang safe and sound, and the contribution of Yuan is indispensable!" As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and said, "Yuanzhi, this cup."

Wine, I have to salute you! ”

Deng Feng was flattered to be able to get a personal toast from the Son of Heaven, he picked up the wine glass with both hands, straightened his waist, and said, "Your Majesty is tormenting Weichen!" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said to everyone present: "This time, Yuan Zhi not only escorted the eldest sister and Lihua, but also brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, four cities, which can be described as a great achievement!" ”

Everyone present knew that Liu Xiu and Deng Feng were old comrades-in-arms, both of whom were veterans of the first batch of Chungling rebel army, and their attitude towards Deng Feng was also very polite. The ministers chimed in: "Your Majesty is wise, General Deng has indeed made great contributions!" ”

Deng Feng is modest on the surface, but he is still quite useful and proud in his heart, he works alone, he is a good hand, he sits on Xinye, and has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, and now he is taking refuge in Liu Xiu, and he is still respected, and he is held by the Son of Heaven and the ministers of the DPRK and China.

He stood up, held his wine glass high, and said, "This glass of wine, you should pay tribute to Your Majesty!" As he spoke, he tilted his head and drank the wine from his glass.

Liu Xiu smiled and drank all the wine in the cup.

Deng Feng poured another glass of wine, saluted everyone present, and said, "This cup of wine, I salute all the generals and adults!" If you are upright, if you are inconsiderate and rude in the future, I hope that all the generals and adults will bear with you. ”

As he spoke, he drank the full glass again.

Deng Feng's boldness won the favor of everyone present. People raised their glasses and said, "To General Deng!" ”

Seeing that Deng Feng could integrate into the crowd, Liu Xiu was very happy, and immediately said: "Deng Feng listens to the seal!" ”

Deng Feng was stunned for a moment, hurriedly left the table, walked to the center of the main hall, and knelt on his knees.

Liu Xiu said: "Deng Fengduan is meticulous, honest and honest, and has made contributions to the society, so he should be a general!" ”

After hearing this, Deng Feng immediately kowtowed forward and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Thank You!" ”

In the past, everyone called Deng Feng General Deng, which was just an honorific title, but now Liu Xiu named him General of Destruction, Deng Fengke is a righteous general, and it is a matter of course for others to call him General Deng, and he deserves it.

As for Deng Chen, Yin Zhi, and Yin Xing, who came with Deng Feng, Liu Xiu also gave rewards.

He was named the captain of the cavalry, and the commander of the Yellow Gate.

The cavalry lieutenant is not a petty official, and his salary is more than 2,000 stones, which is about the same as the lieutenant of Sili. The Yellow Gate Squire's Yulu was much less, only six hundred stones, but he was a close minister of the Son of Heaven.

The Yellow Gate Squire is very similar to the Middle Palace Attendant, both are official positions in the palace, responsible for conveying the edict of the Son of Heaven. The difference is that the Huangmen squire is an official, who can discuss government affairs with the Son of Heaven and directly participate in court affairs, which is equivalent to the emperor's confidential secretary, while the middle palace attendant is just a eunuch and eunuch, and has no right to participate in government affairs, let alone participate in court affairs

It's just a subordinate.

Liu Xiu did not seal Deng Chen for the time being, but directly sealed the Hou and the house.

Deng Chen is Liu Xiu's brother-in-law, and the death of the second sister Liu Yuan is a permanent pain in Liu Xiu's heart.

At that time, Liu Yuan died in front of him, he was close at hand, but he failed to save the second sister, every time he saw Deng Chen, Liu Xiu's heart was also very unhappy, full of guilt.

In addition, Liu Xiu named Fu Jun as a servant.

The position of Shizhong is very interesting, it is not within the scope of formal official positions, but belongs to the additional officials, that is, officials outside the regular establishment. Whether this official in the middle of the service is a big official or a small official, no one can say clearly.

The only thing that can be determined is that the servants are the ministers who work beside the emperor, which is equivalent to the emperor's advisers. But anyone who can do it is the most trusted person of the emperor. It is the same as the nature of the Yellow Gate Squire, but anyone who can do things by the side of the Son of Heaven, even if it is a big official, must be polite and give three points.