The emperor made this play, which was expected by Xiao Zicheng. As long as there is a great victory ahead, it will inevitably be rewarded, and the reward given is something that Xiao Wu's age and achievements cannot bear, which is what is customarily said to be "killing".

And now it is slightly different, because of Xiao Wu's disappearance, and Xiao Zicheng believes that the emperor must know that there is a foundation monk chasing Xiao Wu. Now that the reward is agreed, it must be to give you "full glory."

Xiao Zicheng's heart is a little cold, although the Xiao family has military power, he thinks he is also diligent. The emperor didn't do anything to the Xiao family when he made these small moves, but the emperor still did it, and he did it so directly.

Although at this time, the emperor asked the first assistant Dongfang dialect, and now he is also discussing within the imperial study. But tomorrow, he will definitely be thrown into the court.

What is the emperor's purpose? It's just to test the hearts of the ministers, to see how many people are on the side of the Xiao family, and how many people are on the side of the emperor.

Xiao Zicheng took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he didn't say a word.

There was still no one in the imperial study to speak, and Dongfang Yan seemed to be really asleep.

"Lord Dongfang?" the Emperor called softly again.

Dongfang Yan seemed to have just heard it, and hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, don't blame it, the old minister's ears are back." I respectfully request Your Majesty's Holy Judgment. ”

The emperor frowned, smiled and said, "Elder Dongfang Pavilion must have really not heard clearly, I am asking you what you think." ”

Dongfang Yan smiled embarrassedly, the age spots on the old face trembled a little, revealing his teeth with a gap, "Your Majesty, what else can the minister see, just look at it with these faint old eyes." ”

The emperor secretly cursed in his heart and turned to Yang Qinghe. "Yang Aiqing is not dizzy, Yang Aiqing will talk about it. ”

Yang Qinghe hurriedly gave a deep salute, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that since he is the head of the Ministry of War, it is naturally better to listen to the opinions of the Ministry of War." Of course, His Majesty is the master of this world, what do you say, the old minister will carry it out. ”

The emperor smiled, "What Yang Aiqing said is, what is the opinion of the military department?"

Xiao Zicheng didn't answer, this time, there are still left and right attendants in the military department, and the military department is not his alone.

It's cold!

I was most afraid of the sudden silence in the air, but the emperor laughed out loud, "Hahaha! Xiao Aiqing, you can tell me." ”

Xiao Zicheng saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the minister misses the dog day by day, and the old wife at home is depressed and sick, which is really ...... It's really nothing to worry about......" Xiao Zicheng said, tears about to flow. The meaning is very clear, the life and death of the coach in front of my son are uncertain, you are discussing this matter now, is it appropriate?

The emperor looked at Yu Jie, and Yu Jie's saluted directly, "What several adults said is extremely true, and the ministers seconded it!"

The emperor had the urge to vomit blood, what did they say? They pulled the skin for a long time! Your uncle's second!

But after all, the emperor had a good kung fu for cultivating qi, but he smiled slightly, "What do the two waiters think?"

These two people don't dare to breathe, they are both big guys, how can they have their own part in speaking. At this time, he was in a hurry, and directly clenched his fists, "The minister seconded the proposal!"

"......" The four pavilion elders and the emperor were all stunned, these two people learned very quickly.

Seeing that they were talking about it all night, it was estimated that they were pushing each other around, and the emperor waved his hand, "Let's disperse, and we will discuss it tomorrow morning." ”

The six of them bowed and exited the imperial study.

Xiao Zicheng's mood was a little heavy, and the rest of the pavilion elders glanced at him sympathetically, Dongfang Yan patted Xiao Zicheng's shoulder, "Lord Xiao, the heart of heaven is unpredictable, but you and I are courtiers after all......"

Xiao Zicheng hugged his fists and thanked, "Dongfang Shoufu's words are serious, I will take care of it." ”

A few people nodded, and Shi Shiran left.

"Bang!"

The tea cup was thrown to the ground by the emperor, and the old eunuch hurriedly stepped forward to clean it up.

The emperor said angrily, "The Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, so no one understands my heart? The Xiao family holds the military power of the Nine Sides and has been glorious for hundreds of years, whose family is this country?"

The emperor sat on the dragon chair with his buttocks, his body gasping violently, "Proposed decree, tomorrow in the court, I want to see who will oppose this reward!"

The eunuch who was waiting at any time below shook it, and a drop of ink spilled on the page below.

......

In the middle of the night at Xiao's house, Xiao Zicheng sat opposite Zhang Lanying and his wife.

"Master, let's resign!"

Xiao Zicheng shook his head, "My Xiao family has made great contributions to his Zhao family, twenty-seven generations! I can't swallow this breath! What's more, my son is protecting his country in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Zhang Lanying looked at Xiao Zicheng's defeated face, and couldn't bear to say, "Wu'er, Wu'er...... Alas, if Wu'er is fine, he is already a monk, why should we compete with the emperor for the length of the court. If something happens to Wu'er, I don't want to live anymore, so why bother looking for it again?"

Xiao Zicheng grabbed Zhang Lanying's hand, "I'm not reconciled! Tomorrow in the court, if he dares to force the ministers to agree to the reward, I will let him see if he is trying the hearts of the ministers or losing the hearts of the ministers." ”

Zhang Lanying grabbed Xiao Zicheng hard, her hands trembling, "Master, why bother?"

Xiao Zicheng stood up and looked at the bright moon outside the window, "If my son is alive, why should they curse him to die! If my son is dead, if he is dead...... Now that life and death are uncertain, why did they go to reward the commander of the First Army when he disappeared and did not see him!"

Zhang Lanying burst into tears, "What do they want to reward Wu'er?"

Xiao Zicheng said bitterly, "Taishi! Hehe, they want to seal Wu'er as Taishi! The Great Song Dynasty has been established for 300 years, but there is a living Taishi!!"

......

Above the court, the emperor asked the eunuch to take out the holy decree. Then he said slowly, "I thought about it yesterday, the great victory in the southwest is a great victory that our Great Song Dynasty has not won in recent decades! Therefore, I will first draw up a will, although it has not been drafted by the cabinet vote, but it is only a preliminary court meeting, and it is not too late to be drafted by the cabinet vote after it is passed. ”

The ministers looked at each other, but they also understood for a moment that this was to let the ministers stand in line. The Great Victory in the Southwest had been reported before, and even the whereabouts of Xiao Wu, the generalissimo of the Shang Army, were unknown. At this time, the reward was discussed again, and everyone was bitter in their hearts.

Back then, Zhao Gao pointed to the deer as a horse in order to test the ministers, but now, the emperor's actions are obviously not in line with etiquette, but there are probably not many ministers who really dare to stand up.

The faces of several cabinet ministers remained unchanged, but although the emperor's will was returned, they had all seen this holy decree drafted by the emperor himself.

The eunuch came to the stage and unfurled the decree, ready to speak to the people.

At this time, Xiao Zicheng knelt down, kneeled out of the ranks, and tears flowed down in an instant, kowtowing, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old minister has something to say!" Kowtow too hard, and even the official hat on his head rolled off to the side.

Without waiting for the emperor to reply, Xiao Zicheng let out a mournful roar, "Your Majesty, thinking that my son's life and death are uncertain, the old minister implores Your Majesty to send more men and horses to the southwest to search for my son! He is the generalissimo of my Great Song Dynasty, and he has broken the 500,000 Chu army in the southwest!"

As he spoke, Xiao Zicheng's voice was sad, kowtowing like pounding garlic, "Your Majesty! The old minister begs you! The old minister can not do it, the accumulation of dozens of generations of the Xiao family is thanks to the emperor's grace, and he is willing to sacrifice his military funds, just ask His Majesty to find my son......" As he spoke, he cried bitterly, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth!

All the ministers were moved, and they felt even more sad in their hearts, the Xiao family has a history of more than 300 years of conquest in the Song Dynasty for more than 300 years! Seeing Xiao Zicheng crying bitterly at this time, the youngest cabinet minister of the dynasty, everyone thought not of the glory of the Xiao family, but of the ruthlessness of the heavenly family.

The emperor hurriedly walked down the imperial steps, "Xiao Aiqing, I want to reward the generalissimo!

Xiao Zicheng knelt down lowly, threw himself on the emperor's shoes, touched the emperor's toes with his forehead, and said intermittently, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the old minister, the old minister is really longing......"

The emperor turned to the eunuch and said, "The Xiao family has always been favored by the previous emperors, Aiqing don't cry." Hurry up, this is the glory I gave to the Xiao family!"

The eunuch hurriedly read, "Proposed, the generalissimo of the Feng Shang Army, Xiao Wujin, the protector of the country, and the title of the imperial master ......."

"Poof~!" Xiao Zicheng spurted out a mouthful of blood again, but this time, because he was next to the emperor, this mouthful of blood still raised his head and spurted out, and it actually sprayed the emperor's face.

The emperor's expression was a little wooden for a moment, he really had never encountered such a situation.

Dongfang Yan next to him said loudly, "Quickly pass on the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Lord Xiao." He arched his hand to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, let's discuss it next time, Lord Xiao is ...... heartbroken."

The emperor's face was covered with blood, so he could only go back to wash, and this court discussion was obviously unopen. Xiao Zicheng fell to the ground all at once, his legs twitched slightly, and he muttered, "Wu'er...... Wu'er ...... My Wu'er...... The army of Chu that you repelled...... Where the hell are you......".

Yang Qinghe couldn't bear to see it and turned his head. More ministers had sad faces, and some even wept secretly.

The emperor walked into the back hall, his face flushed with anger, and he endured it for a long time before it slowly faded.