Life in Film and Television: Starting from the Jinshui Bridge

Chapter 210 Marquis of Wei

When he was overjoyed, he saw Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi walking in with a dozen generals.

What he expected, but also unexpected, was Liu Meng who followed Guo Ziyi's dragon and tiger pace, who had a relationship with him in Jinglongguan that year ago, who else could it be?
At this moment, Li Yu's mood was extremely complicated, and what Liu Meng said at the beginning also sounded in his mind at the right time:

"Your father, the emperor, was a rare and good emperor when he was young! He was brave, passionate, and determined to forge ahead! It's a pity that when he was old, he was extremely stupid... Forget it, let's not talk about him, anyway, he can't be an emperor. The emperor is here, I will secretly help you and sit in that position!"

At the beginning, I still secretly laughed at Liu Meng's brashness, but I never thought that at this moment, he really did it.

Although he, Li Bi, Guo Ziyi and others did not believe in the court at the beginning, it was impossible for Liu Meng to save Chang'an from fire and water with his own strength.

The reason why his prince Li Yu stayed in Chang'an was just to try his best to win the hearts of the people.

As for whether he can hold Chang'an City, he, including Guo Ziyi and other generals, are not absolutely sure, let alone the 15 troops that wiped out Anlu Mountain.

However, even though Liu Meng did all of this, it was still clean and tidy. In just two days, the rebels in Anlu Mountain were defeated.

What a formidable character this is!

Li Yu was also very grateful to Liu Meng at this moment. It was he who sent someone to send a letter to him and stayed in Chang'an to stick to it.

In his heart, he swore secretly that he must thank Liu Meng, but he should not trust Liu Meng too much. It would be best if he could be driven out of Chang'an City.

No matter whether he wants a high-ranking official or a beautiful woman in gold or silver, it is best to ask for some insignificant gold and silver, and in the end, he will reward him without hesitation.

In the main hall, those ministers who voluntarily stayed, originally supported the prince, and those ministers who had no time to escape Chang'an with the saint.

All looked in amazement at the dozen or so generals they didn't know.

They all guessed in their hearts that this is the master of King Qin from which Pan town, and I really have to thank them afterwards.

In fact, gratitude is secondary, the main thing is to build a good relationship with these upstarts, isn't it?

After all, when the danger of Chang'an is resolved, these people will definitely be appreciated and promoted by Prince Li Yu, the soon-to-be emperor.

Guo Ziyi and the others entered the hall, because they were wearing armor, they just clasped their fists and bowed to salute:
"His Royal Highness, fortunately, the minister did not disgrace his order. Together with Liu Meng and other generals who came to King Qin, they defeated the Anlu Mountain rebels in one fell swoop, and the siege of Chang'an was relieved. The surrendered rebels are currently under custody! Beheaded by General Liu Meng! Please show me, how should these soldiers be dealt with?"

Hearing the words, Prince Li Yu couldn't help being overjoyed, stood up from the dragon chair, and said loudly:
"Good, good, good! That's great! General Guo and General Liu Meng are worthy of being the pillars of our Tang Dynasty! 15 rebels were wiped out in an instant, what a marvelous feat! Reward the meritorious soldiers!"

Guo Ziyi felt ashamed when he heard the words, and dared not take credit for it and said:
"His Royal Highness, I dare not be covetous in this attack to quell the rebellion! General Liu Meng and Liu Meng's contribution to putting down the rebellion so quickly! Please, Your Highness, reward General Liu Meng and his generals and soldiers!"

Hearing this, all the ministers in the hall whispered to each other, asking each other which general this Liu Meng was, and which big family he came from, so that he could establish friendship as soon as possible.

Hearing this, Li Yu took a deep look, and Liu Meng, who also folded his fists and bowed, asked softly:
"Liu Meng, General Liu! You have made great contributions to the suppression of the chaos this time. Tell me, what reward do you want! I will agree to you at my own discretion!"

Liu Meng heard that he was not at all interested in the reward Li Yu said, but he couldn't let Zhang Xiaojing and others who followed him benefit, so he replied:

"His Royal Highness, it is the credit of all the officers and men to put down the rebellion so quickly this time. I dare not take credit! Your Royal Highness, if you want to reward, just give me a title. If these generals under my command want to be Officials, His Highness can reward them!"

Hearing Liu Meng's words, there was an uproar in the hall. They felt sorry for Liu Meng's words.

With such a great contribution, not to mention being a second-rank and first-rank general, at least he will be a third-rank general!
This Liu Meng, however, shied away without hesitation, as long as he only wanted a useless title, he simply had no ambitions.

But Zhang Xiaojing and the others all said together:
"I don't dare to take credit for it, as long as His Royal Highness spares me from the previous punishment! I'm still willing to follow General Liu and return to Yi County to be a farmer!"

Hearing the words of several people, the hall became more and more restless. At this time, some people recognized that some of these people were actually the ones who made a big disturbance in Huae Tower and hijacked the saint.

Fortunately, these people remembered the ferocious appearance of a few people in the Huae Tower, and abruptly stopped, and they were about to blurt out curses.

Some people with active minds who like to think wildly, even began to doubt whether everything in Huaelou was done by the prince.

After listening to the words of these people, Li Yu nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that these people would ask too much.

Let him be in front of the emperor Lao Tzu, it's hard to explain!
However, this is also good, a short title, exempting several people from guilt, is easy to handle.

As long as the emperor and Lao Tzu are not allowed, it will be much easier to see them.

Therefore, Li Yu's eyes signaled to Li Bi who was below, and said what kind of title would be better for Liu Meng and others.

Li Bi, who had long regarded himself as the prime minister, stood up immediately.

He bowed and saluted, holding the fluorene board in his hand and said:

"His Royal Highness, according to the laws and regulations of our dynasty, Liu Meng's actions are indeed due to the court and to the country! He should have been rewarded as a third-rank general..."

Having said that, Li Bi deliberately paused, and then continued:

"Since General Liu doesn't want to be an official in the court, then let's make him a Marquis of Wei! In this way, he will be highlighted, and for the protection of the Tang Dynasty, let's evaluate the merits of the rebellion!"

Hearing Li Bi's words, all the courtiers tacitly shut up, and no one objected.

Nonsense, it's just a mere title, and it's not a king with a different surname, so there's nothing to object to.

There were also people who stepped forward wisely and agreed with Li Bi's proposal.

Therefore, this suggestion was approved by all the ministers present, and Li Yu also nodded in agreement:

"Since that's the case...forget it! Draft the decree, seal Liu Meng as the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wei, reward ten thousand gold, and Yi County as the Marquis of the Kingdom of Wei! The remaining generals will be relieved of all past crimes, and given official positions such as school lieutenants! After the Marquis returns, he can make his own decision and submit it to the imperial court for approval!"

(End of this chapter)